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Global findings uncovered in the Q3-2015 Venture Pulse Report.
Recently, KPMG Enterprise in partnership with CB Insights released our Q3-2015 Venture Pulse Report – highlighting key trends and information relating to venture capital investment globally and in key regions around the world.
Globally, what we found is that venture capital investment continues to rise. In Q3-2015, venture capital (VC) backed companies raised $37.5 billion dollars in investment. This brings total VC investment for 2015 to $98.3 billion in the first three quarters of the year alone. That's 11 percent more than all of the VC-backed investment in 2014, and 100 percent higher than all of the VC-backed investment in 2013.
When you look at the deals making the news, it's strongly apparent that VC investors are continuing to focus on big deals. In Asia, Didi Kuadi raised $3 billion alone – making it the biggest deal this quarter. But a number of other significant rounds also made headlines globally, including Uber, Palantir Technologies and Social Finance.
With the total number of deals down compared to Q2, deal size is making up the difference and then some. In Q3, mega-rounds drove a substantial part of deal activity, with 10 $500m+ rounds and over 60 rounds in total.
On the late stage deals front, Asia far exceeded the US and Europe – primarily thanks to investments in the on demand and e-commerce space. Some of Asia's rise may be a result of VC investors looking to Asia as a high growth market for disruptive business models that have already saturated the North American market. For example, many investors believe that on demand food delivery services in the US have reached a saturation point, while food delivery service Ele.me reached unicorn status in China during Q3.
The fact VC investors are focusing on big deals, along with the continued availability of late stage deals, may be spurring the continued growth in unicorns: VC-based companies that have achieved a valuation above $1 billion. In Q3, there were 23 new unicorns globally, including 17 in the US, 3 in Asia and 3 in Europe.
Looking at investments from an industry perspective, it's no surprise that internet and mobile technologies continue to dominate the VC deals space. At the same time, healthcare is quickly becoming a key industry to watch. In Q3 alone, Immunocore and other healthcare deals (e.g. Helix, Stemcentrx, ZocDoc) grabbed significant investor attention. We expect momentum to continue to grow in the healthcare space over the next few quarters.
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The Louisiana Permanent Supportive Housing model combines deeply affordable rental housing with voluntary, flexible and individualized community?based services to assist people with the most severe and complex disabilities to live successfully in the community. PSH is not a new model of housing. Successful efforts to create PSH units in numerous states have been well documented over the years, and a significant body of research has proven that successful outcomes for people and cost savings to government are achieved through the PSH approach.
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Dear Dr. Betty,
So since the beginning of this year, excluding June, I've been getting BV or a yeast infection before every period. And sometimes I get both. I've been seeing my gynecologist about this and we have yet to figure out why this is why this is happening. I'm starting to lose it, I feel like I no longer can understand my vulva. I've been married for the past 4 years and we have done some BDSM and played with other people but we haven't played with anyone else for over 7 months.
Nothing in my life had changed to make me think that my vulva would be doing this. It had gotten pretty predictable were 3 days before my period I will start having signs and symptoms of something being wrong. I can't understand it and now I'm wondering if it's my diet or my body weight? I've been using the same products that I've always had before this started. So why now? I'm just wondering if you could shed some light on this.
Thanks for your time,
Dear R,
Since you are under the care of a medical doctor, whatever she is doing is not working. So I'd try alternative healing methods. Personally, I believe you have answered your own question when you speculated "now I'm wondering if it's my diet or my body weight?" Bingo!
My answer is yes, most likely. SUGAR is the problem in most all cases in terms of yeast overgrowth and weight. Go on a health kick and get back to me with the good new about healing yourself. Good nutrition information is easily available. Good luck!
Dr. Betty
Many of us increasingly find we don't tolerate as much sugar and carbohydrates (which metabolize into sugars) as the official health care guidelines as yet permit and even recommend.
The official health care nutritional guidelines diet that can be recognized from the magical words 'complex carbohydrates' is not for everybody. The genetics play a part in this.
There is evidence the official designers of the guidelines are recently starting to recognize the part of inherited genetic disposition by allowing doctors treating diabetics a chance to give their patients also a low-carb diet recommendation for treatment.
This piece of knowledge has yet to reach the doctors and dietitians round the world, though. But the fact is, any doctor recommending a low carb diet to a patient suffering from insulin resistence (weight problems, tendency to diabetes, full blown diabetes, etc. ) is not guilty of malpractice any more.
If you have found out over the years you cannot maintain your weight or general health by eating according to the official recommendations (that are rich in fruit, vegetable oils, pasta, potatoes and other carbohydrates), your matabolic functions may be more of a fat-burner's than a of a carb-burner's.
There is a lot of information available on this. You might want to search Dr. Tim Noakes from South Africa, or, Diet Doctor from Sweden on benefits of solid fats and a well-combined low carb way of life -eating.
My wife had the same problem for years. The doctor's methodology was to treat the individual infections and not the cause. What worked for her was airflow -- spending more time naked, in particular sleeping without panties.
I was having the same problem until my doctor suggested some high quality probiotics (you have to make sure there are enough organisms to actually reach the vagina).
Another thing that helped me was thoroughly washing my vulva right after sex or masturbation.
Another big help was switching from tampons to Instead disposable menstrual cups. Tampons and pads hold moisture where the fungus can breed and these don't. The bonus is they don't dry out or irritate your vagina or vulva.
Make sure to wear only cotton panties and keep your crotch as dry as possible by wearing breathable fabrics, drying off completely before dressing, and getting out of a wet swimsuit ASAP.
Good luck!
I had the same problem for a year. I am on the pill but have been for 4 years and last year this came on out of no where. Had a yeast problem every month. I had not changed pills, soap, etc. It happened the week before my period for almost 11 months, and it was ruining my sex life, self esteem, and my wallet, as everytime I went to the dr they said to get an antifungal and those are $20! That was $20 or more a month and they never found the cause.
I did some research myself. I tried to cut sugar down abit but it is my vice. I then found Jarrow Fempdophilus probiotics. You can buy them at vitamin stores or off amazon.com. They seriously saved me. Regular probiotics (mostly used for digestion) did little for me, but these ones have certain strains of probiotics specifically for vaginal health and ph balance. I took 1 a day for about 6 months and didnt get another infection. I now take it 2-3 times a week and still no infections. It really is a lifesaver. Look it up or something similar that is made specifically for vaginal health, as well as drink more water and cut down sugar if possible. Good luck


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CNN's Campbell Brown has responded to conservative group Citizens United, which last week threatened to sue the network after being described in a report, presented by Ms. Brown, as a "fringe militia."
In a statement to the blog Fishbowl DC, Ms. Brown says:
I'm glad that this documentary is generating discussion among those that it portrayed – "the passionate partisans on the left and right" We presented a balanced and entertaining look at how various groups of all political persuasions try to influence the process. I am both thrilled with the documentary and the fact that more than million people tuned in.
To which Citizens United's David Bossie responds with his own statement:
We look forward to it.


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A little magic to make memories
My three-year old son is a jerk. My husband made him that way.
We have a magic wand in our house. It came with a magic kit that my oldest son got for Christmas last year. Both our boys love it and use it with endless imagination.
But the three-year old BELIEVES. He hasn't yet sorted out the difference between 'real' and 'pretend,' so when he gave the wand to his father, my husband decided to play along.
"What do you want me to change you into? A dog? A cat? A chicken?"
"A jerk!" Aiden piped up.
"All right...abracadabra, you're a jerk!"
Maybe he'd meant duck because as soon as my husband tapped his head with the wand, my son ran to the other room quacking. He quickly returned.
"A chicken!" he said.
Dad said the magic words and tapped him on the head again. My son ran from the room clucking, then returned disappointed. Apparently, he sounded like a chicken but he didn't look like one in the mirror. What a rip off that wand turned out to be.
"No feathers! I not chicken!"
He quickly had a meltdown and really did act like a jerk. We tried to redirect him. "What if Daddy gives you muscles so you're super strong?" All it would take was a tap of the wand and some fawning over him as he performed some great feat of strength like lifting all the sofa pillows in one big armful.
"Dad will make you big and strong like him. Don't you want to be like Daddy?"
"No! I Ay-nen!"
This is how my son says his own name. When we chose this name we thought it was a good, solid, strong sounding Irish name. It is. It also means fiery. And we are yet another set of parents that gave no thought to the meaning of the name we picked for our child -- who is fast living up to that meaning.
The boy can hop 50 MPH in place in a good mood. Deny his will and he becomes a red-faced, fist shaking, fiery whirling dervish. Should any older sibling try to out-maneuver him as he tries to enter their room, Aiden lets go a maelstrom of curses for the injustice.
He was clearly not pleased with our magic scheme.
"But, Aiden, magic isn't real. It's PRETEND. It's all just play."
We clucked like chickens to show him how to pretend. Aiden toddled off, satisfied. Moments later we heard him crowing from his bedroom like a rooster. "Cocka doodle do! I Ay-nen. I a jerk!"
Sure this will be a story we'll share with him when he's older and can appreciate it. You can bet on it.


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I don't know why this never occurred to me before, but in hindsight it appears to be so obvious:
the cup of the "wine of the wrath of her fornication", described in the hand of the harlot in Revelation chapter 18, is remarkably similar to the remedy for the jealous husband outlined in Numbers chapter 5:
"And [the priest] shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her [to become] bitter. "
And, of course, it has been obvious for some time that the harlot, with whom the "merchants of the earth have waxed rich" through the "abundance of her luxury", but that eventually "no one buys their merchandise" any more, is Amerika.
Even though that particular water seems to have become wine in the Book of Revelation, the penalty is still for her adultery/idolatry. "For her sins have reached to heaven, and YHVH has remembered her [lawlessness]. Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her." It gets worse for her, of course, because those plagues are followed by fire.
But the first question seems to become, 'What does it look like when her thigh rots and her belly swells?"
It sounds like yet another good reason to "come out of her".


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Apple Pie Filling
5 cups peeled, cored and chopped small Granny Smith Apples
1 tbs lemon juice
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
pinch salt
2 cups water
Peel core and chop apples into small pieces and toss with some lemon juice. Set aside.
Combine sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a small saucepan. Pour in water and stir until incorporated. On medium heat, bring mixture to a gentle boil for 3 minutes stirring frequently to prevent scorching on the bottom. Once mixture is thickened slightly, add apples and toss bringing he mixture to a gentle boil once again. Reduce the head to low and simmer for 10 minutes or until the apples are tender. Take mixture off heat and allow it to cool slightly.


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eeds Jewelers said Tuesday that it is accepting bitcoin for payment in all 64 of its retail locations and online.
Wilmington-based Reeds Jewelers said Tuesday that it is accepting bitcoin for payment in all 64 of its retail locations and online.
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is exchanged online without using banks or other financial institutions.
Reeds has partnered with Coinbase, a bitcoin platform with more than 1.3 million consumer wallets and 32,000 merchants, to accept all bitcoin transactions, Reeds said.
Customers use bitcoin much like a credit or debit card or PayPal, said Mitch Cahn, director of marketing and business development for Reeds.
Coinbase and companies like it are the middle men between the bitcoin owner and the merchant, Cahn said. The companies essentially vouch that a customer has bitcoins in a virtual wallet to spend.
In order to make purchases with bitcoin at Reeds locations or at www.Reeds.com customers must have a bitcoin wallet.
"Reeds was one of the first jewelers with a digital presence, launching our website in 1998, and being the first fine jeweler to accept bitcoin in all retail locations and online at Reeds.com is a natural evolution," Alan Zimmer, Reeds president and CEO, said in a statement.
Bitcoin "is one of the fastest growing tender types, especially online," Cahn said Tuesday. "It's something that is going to continue to grow, There is a very savvy consumer that does deals in bitcoin.
Because bitcoin is not backed by a single country or central bank, like the U.S. Federal Reserve, its value can be subject to wide fluctuations.
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Bitcoin's acceptance has spread, especially online. Amazon.com, Overstock.com and TigerDirect.com are among companies that now accept bitcoin as payment.
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Comedian Lee Nelson 'renames' Sir Philip Green's £100m superyacht 'BHS destroyer'
BILLIONAIRE Sir Philip Green's £100m yacht has been dubbed "BHS Destroyer" – thanks to prankster Lee Nelson's latest stunt.
The TV comedian rocked up beside the luxury ship in a speedboat with his pals who helped him rechristen the boat with a huge banner.
Pictures of Nelson and his mates sailing to Green's lavish Lionheart yacht to attach the "BHS Destroyer" sign were posted to social media.
On Twitter the star wrote: "Good of Sir Philip Green to rename his £100million yacht to something more appropriate. I was glad to help. @All4".
Nelson – real name Simon Brodkin – is imfamous for his outrageous stunts.
Handing out Nazi-branded golf balls as Donald Trump gave a speech and gatecrashing Kanye West's Glastonbruy performance are just a few of the stunts which have propelled him into stardom.
The post, which has more than 1,000 retweets, went down a treat with critics of "greedy" and "selfish" Green.
Zaher Laher wrote: "Nice one, just the publicity he needs. Personally you should have called it Greedy McBoatface!"
It is thought the high-street magnate is currently on a jaunt to Monaco.
Last week he was spotted soaking in the sun on his superyacht in the Mediterranean.
"Good of Sir Philip Green to rename his £100million yacht to something more appropriate."Lee Nelson
Meanwhile, jobless BHS staff are struggling to make end's meet.
The iconic high street firm folded in April, affecting 11,000 jobs, 22,000 pensions and sparking a parliamentary inquiry.
After 88 years at the forefront of the UK high street, BHS stores closed their doors for the last time on Sunday.
Fuming MPs branded ex-owner Green the "unacceptable face of capitalism".
He was blasted for taking £400million in dividends from the chain, before selling it off for £1 Dominic Chappell in 2015.
MP Frank Field accused the retail billionaire of "plundering" the firm during his ownership.
Along with his £100m superyacht, the tycoon is thought to be worth between £3bn and £4bn.
Green was publicly mocked for owning several super yachts during the collapse of high street institution BHS.
Protesters were caught erecting a sign that read "BHS Yacht Club" over the threshold of the firm's flagship BHS store on Oxford Street in London.


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As a 2013 Encyclopedia of Life Rubenstein fellow, my primary goal will be to assemble a large dataset of fish shape and color based on photographs and descriptions available on EOL. This will be accomplished through crowdsourcing platforms such as Amazon Mechanical Turk, as well as image processing and text mining algorithms. The assembled data can then be used to ask whether fish with certain body shapes are more vulnerable to overfishing or climate change. In addition, this broad set of morphometric measurements can also be used by scientists to perform other types of macroevolutionary analyses on the fish tree of life.
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Pierre Richard directs and stars in this comedy about a ghost writer employed by a successful comic. He assumes the comic's identity and talks his way into a joint venture with an Italian screen star. The two travel to Tunisia to work on their collaboration and experience romantic and professional comic mishaps. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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Qihoo 360 and Coolpad release a new smartphone brand, QiKU
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Earlier today, Qihoo 360 and Coolpad jointly announced a new venture, a brand new smartphone company called as QiKU. We have been hearing a lot about this new brand name, and earlier leak even said that the brand will be named as WuKong. But it looks like the company has decided to go with a name that shows the presence of both the companies, Qihoo 360 as well as Coolpad.
Qihoo 360 Chairman and CEO, Mr. Zhou said that QiKU will unveil three new smartphones in the market. However, he failed to give us any specific details regarding the possible configuration of these devices. He did say that users will be able to uninstall all the apps that comes with the device. So, it looks like the anti-virus apps and other security apps from Qihoo 360 can be removed from the device.
As for the pricing, QiKU phones were rumored to retail for more than 5000 Yuan. However, Mr. Zhou dismisses those claims and says that the phone will be launched almost at hardware/ production cost. The company will focus on internet channels to market and sell the device to reduce overheads.
Qihoo 360 and Coolpad announced its joint venture to enter the smart phone industry back in December last year. In this regard, Qihoo 360 has a 45% stake in the company, and the other 55% of the shares are held by Coolpad.


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Images of milk white foals and enchanted swan maidens are with me on my walks these days .Mythic fables and legendary tales creep through the morning mists and tickle my toes, ruffling my hair when I step out to greet the day. Golden bears glow in the fire at night..and harpies, skinny skinny men and unicorns dance in the shadows behind the candle flame.
The land is full of such tales…any land, any place holds all the stories of its history and the jostle for space , mostly unheard as we scurry in our busy busy lives. I have been learning how to find the stories of our land, journeying in to find what lies under the turf and in the trees and rocks.
Since last Sunday I have been immersed in Stories… well truthfully, I have been immersed in many things but since a day at The west country story telling festival at Embercombe I am finding my voice as a storyteller. Tentatively, and so far just with the family, but joyfully and with such a feeling that somehow they are part of my way forward.
I have always made up stories. Stories to calm fractious children to sleep, stories to calm, stories to change direction, stories to ease a difficult time. Stories to make the hours go by on long car journeys.
When my eldest chidren were small, I lived in a little town in North Devon with hills sloping down away from the town in all directions. So coming home was always up! I had an energetic terrier at the time and every day was walk day. I had a small but reliable repertoire of tales to get Freddie's 3 year old legs back up that final hill….'The commons Elf', 'Alfie and the unicorn', 'Anver and the wolf',' Billy and the giant. Little Lily slept in her sling and I puffed and panted and wove magical stories of elves and fat dwarfs and white hares as we struggled, they helped me too!
Listening to gifted storytellers and doing a shamanic story telling workshop at the festival was like entering a bright world of rich textures and images, tapestries of every colour and cloth. Inspired and energised, I memorised four of the stories I heard and have been retelling them each night, and on journeys across the severn bridge and into Wales!
Unlike reading a book aloud, which I do love, and obviously do a lot of; when I tell a story from my heart, I become part of it. I change little details each time, I add a troublesome pig, a pesky sprite, I involve the listeners, everything comes alive and somehow enters everyone more deeply.The children shake themselves and emerge smiling as if from another world when I stop.
We are in a world of the written word, we are in a culture of literacy. I'm not saying this is a bad thing but I celebrate the huge revival of oral story telling that is swirling around us now. An ancient healing art that has swept through the centuries in costumes of the brightest hue. I know kindles may be handy on a train, but nothing beats sitting round a fire and watching the flames conjure the images around your head as the story teller plies her ancient craft.


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I was watching the Royals with my fiancee and they were eating leek and potato soup. That led me to realize I had never experimented cooking with leeks; and the soup sounded delicious. This is the result of my efforts, and I think it came out delicious.
- 3 Leeks, White Portion, Chunked
- 6 Russet Potatoes, Peeled and Cubed
- 6 stalks Green Onions, Diced
- 3 stalks Celery, Sliced
- 6 cloves Garlic, Chopped
- 1 quart Vegetable Broth
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Heavy Cream or Sour Cream
- 1 stick Butter
- 3 tablespoons Flour
- In a soup pot, melt butter over medium heat
- Add leeks, garlic and celery
- Sautee until tender
- Cover and let vegetables sweat for 10 minutes
- Add vegetable broth, potatoes, salt and pepper
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Anyone considering a summer vacation this yr may be put off by the scheme of a huddled beach on a Spanish Costa or the ended closeness of resorts jam-pawncked near British tourists. However, nearby are areas of Spain that are not over-populated by tourists and offering beaches fresh by the multitude.
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A Longford County Council official has hit back at an article printed in the current edition of The Phoenix magazine in relation to the sale of his house.
Director of Services Frank Sheridan said he believed that the article "is an attempt to besmirch my good name."
The article outlined details of the sale of Mr Sheridan's house to a company owned by a property development company which was planning to build over 300 houses in the Clonbalt area.
Speaking to the Longford Leader this week, Mr Sheridan said: "The facts are that seven years ago my wife and I sold our family home where we lived happily for over 30 years and we are entitled to rights of privacy in the same way as any other citizen.
"As a senior official of the local authority I have certain obligations and in this regard I was fully compliant as the records clearly show."
The minutes of a Co Council meeting in March 2006 indicate that Mr Sheridan informed members of the County Council that he had a potential conflict of interest in relation to the proposed variations of the the draft development plan for the area.


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Motion City Soundtrack Holds the Skydome Down
9th of March 2013 – The Skydome was the venue of hundreds and hundreds of hardcore fans, those kids who live with and love Motion City Soundtrack's music. In truth, the forceful energy of the crowd matched that of a full-house arena. As the band dished out different hits from their five albums, the full attention and appreciation of the audience focused on one thing – the music. As they banged their heads, punched through the air, sang and danced around, they lavished the experience of seeing such an awesome band performing in front of them.
"That was truly amazing! Thank you for taking the time to be here, when you can be anywhere else!"
Right after playing "The Future Freaks Me Out", the third song in the band's set list for the evening, Justin Pierre, the amusingly awkward front man of the band, appeared to be a jovial character right out of a comic as his voice trailed off in a pitch of half wonder and half disbelief. Early on, a strange furry brown thing was thrown on stage by a member of the crowd. It turned out to be a Chewbacca plushie that came with the message that it reminded the fan of the band's front man. He then kept it tied to the mic stand all throughout the concert. His eyes seemed to twinkle behind his dark-rimmed spectacles as he watched the audience. His face was filled out with the smile of a child who just received a surprise birthday present. Meanwhile, his bushy hair was still in perfect sync with gravity.
He had dared the crowd to sing the interlude of the hit in an effort to gauge the crowd's reaction. What he got was beyond his expectations – hundreds and hundreds of people singing along perfectly to every word and every tune. They nailed every word, every beat. They were everything ecstatic, bursting with so much excitement, which the band, in turn, radiated. As Justin said, the Manila crowd is one of the loudest they had ever encountered.
Motion City Soundtrack is composed of Justin Pierre (lead vocals and guitar), Joshua Cain (guitar and backing vocals), Jesse Johnson (keyboard/moog synthesizer), Matthew Taylor (bass) and Tony Thaxton (drums). They are known for creating catchy pop-punk anthems about the biting woes of being left out and the little joys of romance, all wrapped in poetically witty clumps of lyrics that inescapably spin around your head once you hear them. Interestingly enough, their music can both be upbeat and melancholic, both satirical and sincere, both awkward and cool. With that quirk, they held down the crowd in Skydome.
They played a diverse set of songs from their five albums. Some of the songs they played included "My Favorite Accident", "LG FUAD" and "Broken Heart", "Her Words Destroyed My Planet", "Timelines", "True Romance" and the last and highly anticipated "Hold Me Down".
It was great fun seeing most, if not all, of the people in the pit having the time of their lives. They crowd had such outrageous love for the band's music which made the concert really enjoyable for all the attendees. Even more notable is the fact that the band really tried their earnest to do the same. From the beginning to the end, it was indeed entertaining.Motion City Soundtrack Live in Manila Set List:
1. My Favorite Accident
2. Her Words Destroyed My Planet
3. The Future Freaks Me Out
4. The Coma Kid
5. When You're Around
6. Broken Heart
7. A Lifeless Ordinary (Need a Little Help)
8. Last Night
9. Timelines
11. This Is For Real
12. Attractive Today
13. Better Open the Door
14. True Romance
15. Point of Extinction
16. Everything Is Alright
17. Modern Chemistry
18. Disappear
19. Hold Me Down
Written by Sandra Mae Laureano
Photos by Carla Barretto
* Special thanks to CNCA Media Concepts and Red Stone Productions
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
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The Practical Proverbs
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Georgetown University Hid Religious Symbols at White House Request - First 100 Days of Presidency - Politics FOXNews.com
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Does Satan Exist?
This is from a Nightline Feature from a few weeks ago.... This has nothing to do with "The Church" Series... but i thought it was interesting. There's 10 Parts of this interview/debate. Watch them all. Very Powerful. Glad Mark Driscoll said what he did and that he had a Bible. "Christians have always believe there are distinctions between the creator and creation.... Rebellion against God caused Moral Evil. Everything God made declared to be very good and all that is very bad is because of sin, which is our responsibility and Satan's"
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
For me, over the past year of my life, I've had great opportunity. I've had great responsibility and looking back, I enjoyed it... but here's the thing, God's bringing me back to my knees, back to my core. Shaking me to my core. It is difficult for me to be super-humble, I'm an artist. When you're in the spotlight and on a platform it's difficult to stay humble, but I'm trying.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
The Journey
Where God leads us sometimes is amazing, where we lead ourselves sometimes is amazing. But what I've learned is there's a difference between success, tradition, even loyalty when it come to peace. God's Peace is an ultimate gift from Him. Psalm 34:14 says, "Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it." Now over the past year of my life, there wasn't evil, there wasn't bad, but there wasn't peace. God says to seek peace and pursue it! So many times, if we get a glimpse of His peace, we don't pursue it. One definition of pursue is to capture. To capture God's Peace, to think that we can miss it? To think that in ourselves and in our daily routines, we miss God's Peace. I want to strive for God's peace, for God's will in my life. There's a song that says "Isn't it great, when He's 4 days late, He's still on time." God's taught me more in the past 2 weeks than I would've ever imagined. I have more peace and I am thankful for God's security... Not sure yet how He's gonna provide... but He'll provide! I must just remember that I am worshipper first.
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Baby Reborn Doll Kit #14
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20" (51cm) Unpainted Vinyl Doll Kit.
A great beginners kit for Reborning.
Produced in China in Light Soft Vinyl - Phtalat Free.
Unpainted Vinyl Kit Includes:
- Unpainted Soft Vinyl Head
- 3/4 arms and legs
Eye Size - 20mm
Note: This Kit has the hair grooves on the Head.
Attention: This is NOT a finished doll. This is a Doll Kit with unpainted, unassembled doll parts.
The photos of the completed doll are shown as an example only.
Reborn Photos by Brenda of Rhode Island.
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Please try to stick to only minivans or 7-8 passenger SUVs. We have a few transition areas that are really small and cannot accommodate larger vehicles. We might give you a mildly disapproving look if we see you driving a 10-12 passenger vehicle. Fifteen passenger, church-style vans are entirely prohibited from transition 19 and are otherwise frowned upon. Motor homes and oversized limos are completely prohibited from the entire course.
We are pleased to again be working with Enterprise/National and Nextcar to supply vans for the American Odyssey Relay.
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We are pleased to again be partnering with the Wyndham Gettysburg and Courtyard Gettysburg as our headquarters hotels for 2018. Wyndham and Courtyard are located right at the start of event. They are taking reservations now, so don't delay!
Although a bit further from the start, the Bavarian Inn in historic Shepherdstown, WV, is also a good option. It's located at Transition 24 and anyone who mentions the Odyssey when booking will get a 10% discount. Call for reservations: 304-876-2551. Please note that room rates are for 2 people per room. We appreciate the support of the Bavarian Inn – they are very busy during the relay. Please be courteous to the other guests, particularly if you are coming and going late at night or early morning. Also, please consider bringing extra towels. The Inn has a limited number of towels available for each room.
We are very excited about our beautiful finish at The Wharf this year – for those who have not run with us in the past…. we've been finishing here during construction. The Wharf is complete and beautiful. For those who have participated in the past – you won't recognize The Wharf from last year! It is spectacular. There are lots of great restaurants, shops and beautiful space to relax. And there are a few hotels at the finish. We have discounted rates available for anyone who would like to get a room!
Hyatt Hotel – call 202-554-1234 and mentioned American Odyssey Relay Group – rooms are $199.00
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I have something shocking to tell you. Are you sitting down? Brace yourself. Are you ready? Here goes.
I didn't wash my car last month.
Isn't that awful? What's worse is this: I don't intend to wash it this month either. Isn't that terrible?
Washing my car is one of the things I don't do because it doesn't pass my rocking chair test. When I'm an old man sitting in my rocking chair looking back at my life, I'm not going to be saying "Gee I wish I'd spent more time washing my car. If I'd only scrubbed those whitewalls a little more often, I could have had a really happy life."
Applying my rocking chair test keeps me from doing a whole host of wasteful things from dusting furniture to holding a grudge to eating spinach. It also keeps me from doing some really stupid things. I know I'm not going to be sitting in my rocking chair thinking "I wish I'd snorted coke"
Of course it's not always that simple. Take television. It's not likely I'll be sitting in my rocking chair thinking "I wish I'd watched more television." However I might be thinking "I wish I had relaxed more" and watching television is a form of relaxation.
Even trickier is reading. Will I be sitting in my rocking chair wishing I had read more? Or will I have wished I'd spent less time reading and more time experiencing things firsthand? Tough call.
The best thing my rocking chair test does is to remind me that it's better to do than to own. I may be in my rocking chair wishing I had taken more trips, gone to more ballgames, attended more concerts. It's not likely that I'll be thinking "Gee I wish I'd bought a bigger house and a fancier car"
I've made this essay personal because the rocking chair test is personal. Thinks that flunk my rocking chair test may pass yours with flying colors and vice versa. But there's one thing I suspect is true for all of us.
That rocking chair is closer than we think.
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CHICAGO, April 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LKQ Corporation (Nasdaq:LKQ) today announced that it is in discussions with certain of its lenders and other parties concerning proposed changes to its existing credit facility, which changes, if agreed to by its lenders, are expected to include, among other things, an increase in the aggregate amount available under LKQ's credit agreement from $1.4 billion to approximately $1.7 billion ($1.25 billion under the revolving credit facility and $450 million of term loan availability). The Company expects the pricing of the amended facility to be similar to the existing facility and anticipates modest modifications to the covenants which could provide the Company with additional operating flexibility.
These discussions are still ongoing, so there are no assurances that these discussions will be successful or that a definitive amendment will be executed or that our credit facility will be increased or extended or as to the specific terms of any amendment. The proposed amendment is subject to market and other customary conditions and is expected to be consummated in May 2013.
About LKQ Corporation
LKQ Corporation is the largest nationwide provider of aftermarket, recycled and refurbished collision replacement parts, and a leading provider of recycled transmissions and remanufactured engines, all in connection with the repair of automobiles and other vehicles. LKQ also has operations in the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and Central America.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward looking statements generally include expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding our future, including with respect to proposed offering of the senior unsecured notes and our ability to complete such offering. Forward looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors some of which are not currently known to us. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward looking statements as a result of various factors. Some of such risks, uncertainties and other factors are described in our Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012 and in our Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2013, and are described in other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation to publicly update any forward looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date, on which it was made, except as required by law.
CONTACT: Joseph P. Boutross LKQ Corporation Director, Investor Relations (312) 621-2793
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Fergie & Josh Duhamel: 'Alekesam' Screening!
Fergie and hubby Josh Duhamel attend a screening of the film Alekesam on Thursday (August 23) held at Sonos Studio in Los Angeles.
The short film is a documentary about a musician, activist and father, who was exiled from his family and native South Africa for 30 years as a result of Apartheid.
Also pictured inside: Fergie and Josh leaving Crustacean Restaurant after having lunch the next day. They were nice enough to stop and take pics with fans on their way out.
15+ pictures inside of Fergie and Josh Duhamel at a screening and out for lunch…


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by Rich Young
Motionworks' tour of built-in AE filters continues with After Effects A-Z: CC Film Burn:
"Guest host James Zwadlo introduces the After Effects' CC Burn Film effect and shares some creative uses for water and displacement effects.l."
While many AE filters will work in Premiere (see details), this filter does not.
GenArts Monsters GT (see Stylize) has some built-in advantage with edges over this one, but as the Motionworks' tour showed, addition comping will take you further. Walter Soyka also had some forum advice a few months ago on how to enhance CC Burn Film.
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Research Articles
A Comparison of the Cost-effectiveness of the Prohibition and Regulation of Drugs
A Report by Transform
'The benefits of… [legalisation/regulation] – such as taxation, quality control and a reduction in the pressures on the criminal justice system – are far outweighed by the costs and for this reason, it is one that this Government will not pursue either domestically or internationally." Home Office Briefing, 2008.
* Despite the billions spent each year on proactive and reactive drug law enforcement, the punitive prohibitionist approach has consistently delivered the opposite of its stated goals. The Government's own data clearly demonstrates drug supply and availability increasing; use of drugs that cause the most harm increasing; health harms increasing; massive levels of crime created at all scales leading to a crisis in the criminal justice system; and illicit drug profits enriching criminals, fuelling conflict and destabilising producer and transit countries from Mexico to Afghanistan. This is an expensive policy that, in the words of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, has also created a raft of negative 'unintended consequences'.
* The UK Government specifically claims the benefits of any move away from prohibition towards legal regulation of drug markets would be outweighed by the costs. No such cost-benefit analysis, or even a proper Impact Assessment of existing enforcement policy and legislation has ever been carried out here or anywhere else in the world. Yet there are clear Government guidelines that an Impact Assessment should be triggered by amongst other things, a policy going out to public consultation or when 'unintended consequences' are identified, both of which have happened with drug policy in recent years.
* Alternative approaches - involving established regulatory models of controlling drug production, supply and use - have not been considered or costed. The limited cost effectiveness analysis of current policy that has been undertaken has frequently been suppressed. In terms of scrutinizing major public policy and spending initiatives, current drug policy is unique in this regard.
* The generalisations being used to defend continuation of an expensive and systematically failing policy of drugs prohibition, and close down a mature and rational exploration of alternative approaches, are demonstrably based on un-evidenced assumptions.
* This paper is an attempt to begin to redress these failings by comparing the costs and benefits of the current policy of drug prohibition, with those of a proposed model for the legal regulation of drugs in the UK. We also identify areas of further research, and steps to ensure future drugs policy is genuinely based on evidence of what works.
* This initial analysis demonstrates that a move to legally regulated drug supply would deliver substantial benefits to the Treasury and wider community, even in the highly unlikely event of a substantial increase in use.


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If you are travelling near or far the weekend leading up to Christmas here is what you can expect when go outside.
Expect a cold start Thursday with temperatures in the mid-30s in the city and dropping as low as 27 points north and west. Clouds will increase through Thursday as high temperatures near 50.
Rain moves in after the evening commute and then overnight expect some heavy rain heading into Friday morning. Some areas could see close to an inch of rain with the heavier showers.
The Poconos could be the only spot to see a wintry mix when the storm moves in late Thursday, but then changes over to rain.
While the rain is moving through Friday morning, and the cold front starts to drop temps more, we'll have a chance for a wintry mix north and west of Philly at that time. But precipitation should quickly move out, so the rain/snow mix depends on how much moisture is left by the time temps drop.
We'll see sunshine after the rain leaves, but more clouds again by Friday afternoon, then a very windy day with gusts nearing 25 mph or higher.
The heavy winds could bring in some fast-moving snow showers or flurries from the northwest where the snow will be (in Central and Western Pennsylvania). The best chance for that will be north and west of Philly.
Expect another windy day on Saturday with winds as highs as 30 mph or higher. There will be a chance for flurries as it feels like the 30s during the afternoon Saturday with the wind.


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At a fundamental level, all humans are the same – we aspire happiness. Evidence shows, that happy people are more likely to find a mate, enjoy good health, live longer, and have greater resilience and capacity to deal with adversity and trauma. They are far more likely to be creative, perform better at work and earn higher wages, and have a stronger sense of self-worth. Cultivating happiness brings tremendous personal rewards, but it also benefits one's family, community and society, so the question is, how can we be happy?
In this article, I would like to share with you some suggestions from his Holiness the Dalai Lama, on how to be happy.
How Compassion Opens Doors To Happiness:
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Science has identified that the home of happiness is in the left prefrontal cortex. This is the area that lights up when a person is happy. Surprisingly (or not), of all the participants studied, the happiest are Tibetan Buddhist monks. This has led to the understanding of the inextricable link – between personal happiness, and kindness and compassion for others. So it seems the practice of kindness and compassion is a powerful strategy to increase personal happiness. The very act of concern for others' well-being creates a greater sense of well-being in oneself. This is something the Dalai Lama practices and recommends.
The Mind Must Be Disciplined:
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The Dalai Lama says happiness can be achieved by training the mind. By bringing about a certain inner discipline, we can undergo a transformation in our attitude, outlook, and approach to living. Happiness is determined more by the state of mind than by external events. Identify and cultivate positive mental states, while identifying and eliminating negative ones.
The Path To Happiness Is Not Easy:
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You need a variety of approaches and methods to deal with and overcome the varied and complex negative mental states. You need a toolkit of techniques to practice that will gradually build up positive patterns, so the negative behaviors slowly diminish. Systematic training of the mind – the cultivation of happiness – changes the very structure and function of the brain.
By practicing new ways of thinking, we can reshape our nerve cells and change the way our brains work. This is known as plasticity.
Doing wholesome deeds may not come naturally, but we have to consciously train ourselves towards it. The Dalai Lama emphasizes the importance of sustained effort and determination as the real secret to happiness.
How Comparison Is Linked To Satisfaction And Happiness:
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Feelings of contentment seem to be strongly influenced by comparisons. We tend to compare our current situation to our past to decide if we are happy or not. We also compare ourselves to others. Thus, we can increase our feelings of life satisfaction by comparing ourselves to those who are less fortunate than us and by reflecting on all the things that we do have. To achieve inner contentment you must develop an appreciation for what you have. Cultivate an attitude of gratitude.
Self-Centered or Socially-Concerned?
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Is seeking happiness a self-centered, self-indulgent goal? The Dalai Lama says it is not! Research shows that unhappy people are most self-focused and often socially withdrawn or even antagonistic. Happy people are found to be more loving and forgiving, more flexible and creative, more sociable.
It's easy for the lines to get blurred when your quest for happiness is misguided with material pursuits and pleasures. The quest for true happiness however is free of such worldly desires. In this context, looking inward and seeking personal happiness can actually help to alleviate the suffering of others, as you develop greater empathy.
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Sunny skies and melting snowbanks throughout the region this afternoon tell the story of a far more troubling trend. One of the leading indicators of climate change, "temperature" has tested positive for the first time in recent memory.
"We're way up into the positive territory today," remarked a local climatologist. "Nearly a full degree as of two o'clock."
Indeed, while some believe it to be a brief anomaly, others fear that there is a growing trend of warming set to engulf the region.
"A while back, you'd have low temperatures you couldn't even fathom," remarked a local farmer. "But now'days you're seein' nights that are only a few degrees below, and days are getting even warmer! I can't remember the last time I felt heat like that during the day, but it feels like a lifetime. I might have to buy a lighter jacket to keep from sweating."
Far worse implications are foreseen for local infrastructure if the trend isn't reversed.
"We're talking major critical breakdowns and significant impact to traffic and quality of travel for many roads, sidewalks, and parking lots," explained a local engineer. "Much of this infrastructure is based on the frozen substrate, or using it to account for damage or neglect underneath. With rising temperatures you'll lose the ice filling out potholes, the smooth snowpack sidewalks, and traffic-directing snowbanks that are currently in place. It quickly devolves into anarchy with only a few degrees change."
Experts agree that without major changes, these trends will continue for the foreseeable future, with longer and more intense stretches of positive temperature forecasted to become the norm.
"At this point, it might be too late," the climatologist offered. "We may be past the tipping point, and nobody knows what to expect after that."


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GranTurismo, "commgitt"
This is the web site for COMGT - a company involved in consulting, development, research, and training.
|cee oh em gee tee
|[ dot com ]
|[ dot com ]
About the Name: COMGT
A play on the abbreviations COM and GT: communications (COM) and gran turismo - or grand touring - (GT) - and the meaning of those.
|v 1 fml to make (news, opinions, feelings, etc.) known: I don't think the leader of the Opposition communicates his thoughts clearly 2 fml to pass on (a disease, heat, movement, etc.) 3 fml to share or exchange opinions, news, information etc.: Has the Minister of Foreign Affairs communicated with the American President yet? 4 fml (esp. of rooms) to join; connect; be connected: Our bedroom communicates with the bathroom 5 tech to receive COMMUNICATION: The old lady communicated every Sunday
|n 1 [U] the act or action of communicating (COMMUNICATE (1,2,3)): All communication with France was stopped when the enemy gained control of the sea. | Radio and television are important means of communication 2 [U] the exchange of of information, news, ideas, or opinions: Speech and writing are man's most important methods of communication 3 [C] something COMMUNICATEd; message: This communication is secret so no one but you must see it –see also COMMUNICATIONS
|[P] the various ways of traveling, moving goods and people, and sending information, between 2 places or in an area; roads, railways, radio, telephone, television, etc.: Moscow has excellent communications with all parts of the Soviet Union. | London has poor road communications with the surrounding area, but the railway network is excellent
|adj 1 splendid in appearance: There's a grand view of the mountains 2 (of people) important, or (esp.) thinking oneself so: The king's court was full of nobles and grand ladies 3 infml very pleasant; delightful: That was a grand party 4 complete (esp. in the phr. the grand total) 5 (used in certain titles): The grand old man of British politics is old, experienced, important; and probably popular –~ly adv –~ness n [U]
|Gran Turismo
|Italian origin (1966); GT also grand touring [car]. What are the feelings you get when thinking of a true, original, GT car...? Warm, comfortable, traction, stays on the road, acceleration, high quality and trustworthy, ... Just like COMGT!
Encyclopædia Britannica 2003 [Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary]
|Another GT creature:
Maserati GranTurismo 2008, www.maseratigranturismo.com.
COMGT on the Internet; comgt, com/gt, com.gt
Some areas found when searching for comgt on the Internet include:
|COMGT the company - This Site! Congratulations - you're already here any don't need to go any further to see the light.
|If you're looking for the comgt Linux UMTS/GPRS command-line tool, go to sourceforge project page or Pharscape (project admin)
|web sites in the .com - domain and a top-level directory named or starting with '/gt' (like this area here... - comgt.com/gt)
|a commercial subdomain part of Guatemala (gt); www.iana.org/domains/root/db/gt.html, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gt
Domain Name Checklist
Based on jandp.biz/is/tech/domains/main.shtml#Checklist
|* Memorable
|Would say decent name in terms of easy of remembering: short, unique, got a meaning
|1. Length
|Five characters is good, w/o having to pay lots just for a domain name (try to find and or buy a three-pos name... Four positions can be found but not too many easy-to-use ones around any longer.
|2. Pronunciation
|Decent though need a little bit teaching / education
|3. Spelling
|Easy and quick to spell: cee ooh emm gee tee - C O M G T
|4. Keyword in name
No; don't want
|5. Unique
|Fairly unique even though google searches on comgt - name alone finds lots of other.
|6. "-", "_"
|No Hyphens or underscores
|7. Double-check
|No double-interpretations
|8. Numbers
|No numbers in name
|9. Copyright
|checked copyright database (2008-07 again) - no applicable records on COMGT found
|10. .com, or ...
|11. Google it
|Googled first time in 2003 and a that time, no findings on comgt found - clearly unique
|* typo?
|Not considered typo (reviewed 2008-07)
| * branding,
ranking ?
|Does Google turn up a lot of sites that are much better branded than yours is likely to be? Look at the top results when you put your domain name into Google. SEO Smarty uses the example of "tourwiki.com." Put "tour wiki" without quotes into Google, and the top site is Wikipedia. That's not a site that a business just starting out will be able to beat in the SERPs easily.
|* associations?
|No bad associations found (latest check 2008-07)
|* urban dict?
|NOT checked: You should also check such things
as the Urban Dictionary online, or ask Google to define the word,
or even do a search on eBay. SEO Smarty notes that "lex" means Rolex
in street slang – an association I personally never would have made.
(Words are my living and my passion; to me, it's obvious that "lex" is short for "lexicon"!).
|12. Plural form,
close name(s)
|NONE other than comgt.com considered. Finally, you may want to consider registering both the singular and plural versions of your domain name, just to be on the safe side. You don't want traffic that is trying to reach you to go somewhere else – especially if that somewhere else is a competitor's site.


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JUST two acts battled it out in the third heat of annual All About The Song competition at The Cellars, Eastney last night, with Sarah Corcoran, performing as Bluebird, emerging the victor.
Sarah received a total of three-and-a-half points more than fellow contestant Ash Watson, sending her through to the competition's finale.
The 29-year-old singer-songwriter from North End came second in last year's competition.
She said: 'When you get that close you have to come back and have another crack at it.
'I was probably more nervous this time, because I thought, if I don't get through the heats have I gone backwards in the past year?
'There was more pressure.'
The original four contestants were halved as two were unfortunately forced to withdraw from the heat due to unforeseen circumstances.
This year a wild card will allow the highest-scoring second act from all the heats to compete in the final. As the scores currently stand, this card goes to Sarah's competitor Ash, with just one more heat left.
The competition is open to all unsigned singer-songwriters and acoustic performers of original material within the PO postcode area.
It is run as part of the Portsmouth Festivities and is backed by The News and Express FM.
When you get that close you have to come back and have another crack at itSarah Corcoran
The overall winner will be offered studio time with a professional engineer/producer to record their song at Air Studios in London.
The final heat takes place at The Cellars on June 22 from 7.30pm, entry is £2.
The grand final for the top six acts will be held at the Wedgewood Rooms in Albert Road, Southsea on Sunday, June 28, when entry is £5.


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Warning to avoid motorway madness and the stress of queuing in the heat
Organisers of the country's largest motorway closure are pleading for Aucklanders to keep off the roads this weekend to avoid the city grinding to a halt with the Newmarket Viaduct Blues.
The Transport Agency yesterday called for people to plan ahead to avoid being delayed in the heat of the day - in a queue they cannot get out of.
Closure of the viaduct's northern lanes for roadworks is planned from 5pm tomorrow until 8am on Monday.
It will cut a key part of the city's Southern Motorway and State Highway 1.
The agency has also confirmed that as well as closing Newmarket Viaduct's northbound carriageway for up to 39 hours, it will block four entry points to the Southern Motorway to northbound traffic. These reach as far away as the Southeastern Motorway northbound on-ramp, which is 6km from the viaduct.
The Southern Motorway is being closed while workers prepare to divert northbound lanes on to the new 690m section of the viaduct and shift the blue 800-tonne lifting gantry used in the viaduct's construction.
Acting state highways manager for Auckland and North Steve Mutton said detours would be set up that would divert on to local roads the 65,000 cars that normally use the closed section of motorway on a Sunday.
Off-ramps would be closed in order to keep detoured traffic moving.
Mr Mutton said motorists could expect particularly heavy traffic in the following areas:
* Newmarket (Gillies Ave, Broadway, Alpers Ave, Great South Rd, Khyber Pass Rd and Remuera Rd).
* Greenlane (Green Lane West, Green Lane East and Gt South Rd).
* Remuera (Orakei Rd, Ascot Ave and Market Rd).
When the viaduct's northbound lanes closed at 5pm tomorrow, local roads would have to cope with an extra 4000 vehicles an hour and by noon on Sunday the volume would reach 4600.
The agency has put up signs as far south as Manukau to remind people to use the Southwestern Motorway in order to skirt round the clogged Newmarket and Greenlane areas if they are heading to West Auckland or north of Silverdale.
Mr Mutton said regional highways would also be busy as it was the Auckland Anniversary weekend.
He suggested people could have smoother and more reliable trip times by travelling outside peak times.
By 8am Monday, the new viaduct lanes would be open - before traffic built up in the race to the waterfront for prime viewing and picnic spots for the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.
However, roading managers are aware that the closure on Sunday coincides with the Auckland Seafood Festival, which draws up to 22,000 people to the Wynyard Quarter in downtown Auckland.
Mr Mutton recalled that in September 2010 the southbound lanes of the viaduct were closed for the same reason for 17 hours.
On that occasion, Aucklanders heeded the warning and steered clear of Newmarket.
Traffic on major arterial routes was half normal levels.
This time, the northern side has a greater choice of off-ramps to get traffic on to detour routes.
In 2010, the use of trains was credited with cutting down traffic.
Auckland Transport spokeswoman Sharon Hunter said yesterday that in the critical Newmarket area more trains would be running.
Usual weekend work to prepare for the introduction of electric trains would be deferred in order to keep the Southern Line open north of Otahuhu.
However, buses would replace trains during the weekend to carry out essential works on the Eastern Line - Papakura to Britomart via Glen Innes and on the Southern Line between Papakura and Otahuhu.
People coming from Papakura to the city would be on a RailBus from Papakura to Otahuhu then change to a train at Otahuhu Station.
This would apply tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.
Between 10am and 6pm each day trains would run every 30 minutes.
Detour information: www.nzta.govt.nz/aklsummerseason or facebook.com/switchmyroute
State highway information: www.highwayinfo.govt.nz


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