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In January, the University Club hosted its annual Professional/Amateur Doubles Squash Tournament as part of the International Squash Doubles Association Pro Tour Championships.
On Jan. 4, Felix G. Arroyo was sworn in as a Boston city councilor at-large.
On Feb. 11, Gov. Deval Patrick approved the "green ticket bill," providing municipalities with a more effective way to address the issues of illegal dumping, unacceptable trash removal and improper snow and ice removal.
On March 30, 52-year-old Vincent Cedrone of Newton was arrested in connection with the theft of bronze plaques from the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, several of which were recovered from his home.
On April 7, a nine-alarm blaze broke out at a 10-story condominium building at 483 Beacon St., displacing 174 residents and causing an estimated $3.5million in damages. An electrical short was ultimately determined as the cause of the fire.
On April 8, the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) sponsored its 15th annual "Taste of the Back Bay" at the Prudential Skywalk.
In April, the city joined the Newbury Street League to improve conditions on Newbury Street, including the replacement of all streetlights between Arlington Street and Massachusetts Avenue.
In April, Jenny McClary was named manager of marketing and membership of the Back Bay Association (BBA).
In May, the Friends of the Public Garden – the non-profit dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of the Boston Common, Public Garden and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall – celebrated its 40th anniversary.
In May, the city installed bike lanes on Commonwealth Avenue.
On May 26, Mayor Thomas M. Menino presided over the reopeningcelebration for the restored Brewer Fountain on the Boston Common.
On July 16, the French Library resumed its outdoor Bastille Day celebration, at Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon streets.
In August, a Texas real estate investment trust purchased the Fairmont Copley Plaza for $98.5 million.
On Aug. 17, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approved Liberty Mutual's planned $300 million expansion of its Back Bay headquarters.
On Sept. 16, the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) held its annual meeting at the Algonquin Club.
In October, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) unveiled plans for the proposed Esplanade Playspace – a $1.5 million playground for 5- to 12-year-olds that would be privately funded with an endowment for maintenance and programming.
In October, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) approved revised plans for the 93 Massachusetts Ave./407 Newbury St. project.
In October, the American Planning Association designated the Back Bay as one of the "Top 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2010."
On Oct. 21, the Department of Conservation and Recreation broke ground on its $2.8 million rehabilitation of the Community Boating docks on the Charles River Esplanade.
On Oct. 29, MBTA General Manger Rich Davey joined Mayor Thomas M. Menino and other elected officials for the grand opening of the $61 million modernization of Copley Station on the MBTA's Green Line.
In November, incumbent State Rep. Marty Walz was reelected to her 8th Suffolk District seat, besting her Republican rival Brad Marston.
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Reversal rings are probably the least expensive way for you to create a pseudo macro lens. If you aren't a dedicated macro shooter, there is no reason to put out the funds for a dedicated macro lens. Reversal rings, as well as extension tubes, are your alternatives.
1Be sure that the thread is the right size. This example is a 52mm reversal ring. You can also use adapter rings, called 'step up' or 'step down' adapters.
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6Remember that you lose all electrical connections that you would normally have with your camera.
7Be prepared for some degree of softness to the image.
8Experiment with light options. Because the lens is turned around, what you expect to happen in regards to light, may change.
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There are two things
that come with this CD, that will cause you to be all
prejudiced about it. The first thing is the self printed
cover, that is then explained as necessary, due to some
copyright hassle. And the second, the one regular pic
you get, shows the Funkghost, chilling on a tiger fur,
and looking like Big Daddy Kane during his most macking
days. Then again we don't even know who Funkghost is.
And there are a bunch of different emcees rhyming, and
they are not credited on the one print out paper we
got (but we probably should have asked, huh?). So these
things will let you be suspicious when it comes to putting
the record in and checking it out. But the pleasant
surprise is only the bigger, once the album starts to
play, and you are asked to "surrender your ears, surrender
your ears to the supremely exotic sounds, and pulsating
beats", and after only a few minutes, you as if willingness,
do so.
Funk says this quote
on "Introduction",
an opening cut, complete with jazzy organs, and other
peoples voices, who you wonder who that is, and wish
there'd be a proper cover to let you know. But there's
not much time to ponder such thoughts, as we are already
entering "Ultra-Boogie Highlife".
You will hear that Funk is actually not about macking,
as this is on some good old bragging and boasting vibe,
that is spit in a rather quick flow, over a not totally
pleasing whistle and hopping beat. Much better is "The
Fabulous...", that is actually returning
to velvet like sound structures, and opens with a collage
of nifty voice samples. Rather quickly the track changes
though, still remaining in soft clusters, as we enter
some Tampa (where he is from) night travel. The beat
is definitely cool on this track, and lyrically we remain
in the same ballpark as the track before.
Living up to his name,
well, more the first than the last part, Funk hooks
up a guitar for "U Can Get
Down", with guests lending their voice to
the track, that is rather interrupted than completed
with the chorus. And so we continue to "Melodic
Nectar", that takes us into darker atmospheres,
that sound familiar, without us having heard 'em before,
but with it settling in on us so comfortable. With more
reflective lyrics, the track is once more a big extra
to what we feared this album would be limited to. And
the incredibly silky production, that is as smooth as
the slickest hustler outta the funkiest Blacksploitation
movie, is further continued on "Soul
Emporium Suite", that consists of a host
of people giving props to the man behind the boards.
On "Grand
Incredible Sound", and it gets rather
unneeded to actually mention it, the beat once more
is very nice, with a lot of voice elements, being added,
scratches and the jazzyness giving this track again
our full approval. The voice Funk does his braggadocios
rhymes is just as smooth and he keeps the flow accessible,
still leaping a little behind though, if we'd had to
say what he does better, beats or rhymes. You can hear
how easy it must be for him to sex ladies up, when he
goes into the talked "Mic Flam's
Midnight Moodiness". The production on "Instructions
'S.F.D.P. Anthem'" once more is miraculous,
magical with the female singing, the ease it has. This
is the chilling on sofas track, and being content with
accomplishments. And that's actually the vibe it gives
you, being content, pleased with oneself. People that
are always running after the what they don't have and
neglecting the what they have don't make music like
With all the praise
that we pour down over the record, maybe there's one
thing that we could mention, that's on the other side
of the spectrum of things to say: once "Flavor
Splash!" comes on, you might be wondering
if Funkghost has a completely different style in him
too. Things do sound somewhat similar, or very much
of the same family, throughout the album. Putting a
female emcee on this track, does give you a new rock
though, to continue to building of your pile. Maybe
Drive" is as switched up as this gets,
with the pace picking up, and us getting a party track,
that will get you moving, and not just lounging. Lyrically
the content is definitely fitting the vibe the track
gives you, and so we got another success story. And
just like always, once you try to conclude something,
you are proven wrong, as "Tampa
International" is not as silky and velvet
like, as the other tracks, it still being smooth though.
Funkghost is not keeping that up for long though, as
he goes back to the guitar, the good time emotions of
And Direct 'From The Casbah'", that is
just one example of the incredibility the tracks have,
here with all the voices, heck even the seagull at the
end. The production is so complete and totally rounded
out, it deserves the name of compositions, what is much
more than just a beat. And once more the vibe is fitting
the content confidentially. We are then only being left
with "Starshine",
that does more of the elaborated styles of before, without
losing a step though.
So what now? Are you
stuck in a place where the sun don't shine, and where
the gritty concrete of the streets you walk on, prevent
you from even thinking of better days, of warm glistening
sunbeams tickling your skin, that have you chill back,
have your sprits be heated up and lay your head on the
smooth surface of a blanket that good moods give to
you to find a moment of true relaxation? Man, rid yourself
of these shackles and board the Funkghost ship that
will carry you into the sunset.


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Israeli Real Estate Increases Aren't Expected
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A new survey conducted by business information company BDI says half of Israeli contractors expecting no change in real estate pricing. 40% of Israeli contractors expect housing prices to increase in 2013, 51% expect Israel real estate house prices will remain flat and 9 % expect a decline in prices.
Major real estate players like Ron Hershco, Clal and others are confident in the market. The contractors don't believe there will be a bubble in the market.67% of the contractors expect that in the final quarter of 2012 there will be an increase in activity. 31% expect the volume of activity to remains unchanged and only 7% expect the volume of the Israel real estate activity to decrease.
For 2013, 56% of Israeli contractors expect an increase in activity and 44% do not expect a change or view a decrease in activity. "The sharp decline in housing demand after the outbreak of the protest, along with government promises that prices will fall, and the credit crunch – significantly increased financing costs and led to a decline in investment contractors," said Eyal Yanai of BDI.
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Will Owen's PTSD get worse before it gets better? It sure looks that way.
As Kevin McKidd shares in Part 1 of his TVGuide.com video Q&A, the haunted Dr. Hunt once again — and to an even scarier degree — misdirects a nightmare at his lady love, Cristina, in this Thursday's episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
Previewing this latest dark moment, McKidd tells TVGuide.com, "It's going to become a catalyst for him to really sort his stuff out and become whole again. He really loves [Cristina] and wants to make things good for her, and not to be this burden."
In tackling such tricky fare, McKidd declares himself "lucky" to have Sandra Oh as a scene partner, saying, "She's such a committed artist."
McKidd also gives kudos to Grey's for journeying down this rocky road with his war vet. "Post-traumatic stress has a stigma attached to it, so I think it's great that the show is telling this story properly and exploring it and getting dirty with it," he says.
McKidd goes on to share how the depths of Owen's despair — and the advice of a certain peer — will lead him to seek help from Dr. Wyatt, the psychiatrist played by Amy Madigan. "It's hard for him," notes the actor, "because he's not the most verbal guy ... but they work through a lot of stuff."
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When we promise a product or service to customers, we form an immediate interdependence with them. They are now "depending upon" us to deliver on our promise. Our promise connects them with our living people system. They are not "outside" our enterprise. Every enterprise exists to deliver on its promise to its cus-tomers. The four fundamental enterprises discussed in this book are each named by their customer promise--predictable and dependable, enrichment, best-in-class, and customized. Everything starts with your customer promise. Customer promise determines your culture and leadership approach. There is no one right culture or leadership approach. One size does not fit all.
Culture means how we hire, structure, deploy, compensate, and develop our employees to deliver on our customer promise. It establishes and underpins, among other factors, structure, membership criteria, conditions for judging effective performance, communication patterns, expectations and priorities, the nature of reward and compensation, the nature and use of power, decision-making practices, and teaming practices. It is about our community of employees. It is about how we do things in order to succeed. It is all about implementation. Over time, if we are more and more successful, culture becomes equivalent to our identity (e.g., the GE way, the Disney way, the Apple way). The more successful our enterprise is, the stronger our culture becomes. Culture is not a compilation of individual people's values. Culture is essentially formed by what it takes for your people to fully deliver on your enterprise's customer promise. It is driven by the nature of your business and what it takes for you to succeed in your marketplace.
Leadership means to set a direction for your enterprise based on customer promise, to mobilize commitment, and to build enterprise capability. It is where greater power exists in order to influence events within the enterprise. Leadership includes people who lack observable rank or title. The more versatile the leader, the more effective he or she is. Versatile leaders understand their core approach to leadership and adapt that approach to the strategic and cultural requirements inherent in their type of enterprise. They create conditions for their whole enterprise to fully deliver on its customer promise. At the end of the day, leadership is about creating unity and empowering people to live up to the enterprise's customer promise.
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Carls Jr. simply couldnt sit still too long while KFC hopped into the sandwich game with their Double Down from days ago. It looks like theyre trying to make some waves with this new Footlong Cheeseburger theyre testing out at one of my local Santa Ana, CA, locations. The sandwich comes along with some chuckles, to say the least. It sells for $4 (the plain cheeseburger), and the deluxe is set at $4.50 (comes with all the fixings, lettuce, tomatoes, onions). The combo meals are set at $6.50 for the cheeseburger version and $7.00 for the deluxe footlong.
The 12-inch burger is wrapped like a sandwich, and sticks out of most of the to-go bags offered up at the location, so it was definitely an interesting sight. Im not sure how well the burger will fair, its basically just a few patties and ingredients mimicking a sub sandwich, which may end up not helping its overall appeal. The dough on the bread seems a little off, but the execution of the entire sandwich still remains interesting and Im intrigued to say the least. As for the patty, it actually consists of smaller individual patties, instead of one larger piece (which may have earned it some more craziness points). Maybe they will make some modifications if they decide to roll this burger out nationally. Until then, what do you guys think of the pictures, or if youve tried it yourself, please share your thoughts with us!
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VCA South Shore in Quincy is located on Adams Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. Appointments are available six days a week, from 9:00 a.m. until the last appointment at 8:40 pm on Monday through Thursday , 5:40p.m. on Friday and until 3:40 p.m. on Saturday. We share doctors with our sister hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, which is a 24-hour emergency facility with very flexible scheduling.
There are many diseases that can affect our pets, especially here in the Northeast. Two of these conditions include Lyme disease and leptospirosis. Lyme disease is transmitted to dogs through the bite of a tick. Once in the blood stream, the organism that causes Lyme disease is carried to many parts of the body, and is likely to localize in joints. Symptoms can include lameness, swollen joints, sudden fever and loss of appetite. Veterinarians use blood tests for confirmation of Lyme disease, and treatment usually consists of antibiotic therapy...
We invite you to explore the biographies of our doctors and staff and learn more about them. Our doctors and staff have a wide variety of backgrounds and interests.
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Explore our staff biographies and learn about the people who make our facility an excellent choice for your pet care needs.
VCA Charities is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that directly helps pets in need. Through its 32 Pet Food Pantry locations in 18 states, VCA Charities has helped to provide over 2 million pet food meals to pets in need. VCA Charities also provides free veterinary services, medication, and annual funding to over 100 humane societies, animal rescues, animal shelters, and service dog organizations across the country.
VCA Charities recently raised over $565,000 through the Pennies for Pets Program. Donations are always welcome at participating VCA Animal Hospitals or online at vcacharities.org.
At VCA Animal Hospitals, your pet's health is our top priority, provided through high-quality, professional care and genuine personal service. We pledge to instill client trust and confidence that your pet will always receive compassionate, gentle care, as well as the highest standard of veterinary medical service available. We pledge to provide the finest personal service and facilities for you, our clients and your special pets.
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10. Someday in the future, all of our energy will come from renewable sources. Being proactive toward that future will be better than being reactive years down the road. Fossil-fuel sources are becoming increasingly expensive, difficult and destructive to recover. The amount of money and energy it takes to get oil, gas and coal out of the ground continues to rise. This future is approaching quickly.
9. Global Threat Analyses put out by the military, economists and think tanks indicate that competition for global energy resources will continue to rise. Locally, Fort Carson seeks to be a "net zero" installation — producing as much energy as it consumes — in a few years, reducing its dependence on nonrenewable energy systems. As the computer in the movie War Games concluded, "The only way to win is not to play."
8. Renewable energy systems have fewer negative environmental implications overall. Years ago a local science teacher estimated his photovoltaic system had a 16-year energy payback period — the time of operation needed to recover the energy that went into making the system. This has dropped to four years today — see 1.usa.gov/1IWjuZ4. His system will produce for more than 50 years. As technology and material science evolve, the ability to create clean energy systems will increase.
7. Why is it OK to raise rates to cover the increasing expense of buying fuel and installing more and more emission systems? This was the cause of rates going up 5 percent early this year. The rates for the typical home and small business are set to go up 2.3 percent for 2016. So why is increasing rates to cover this OK, but raising rates to break the dependence is not?
6. We would very much like to attract and keep young entrepreneurs here. Yet they want to live in a community that has their future and their health in mind. I'd bet a sawbuck that nearly all of this demographic would not want to live in a community that dedicates itself to endless pollution and rate increases due to more emission controls and depleting resources.
5. All the excuses to not go down the clean, renewable path are fading away. It is the human endeavor to solve problems, not avoid them. It won't be very long before a creative effort figures out how we can power our community with 50 percent renewable energy. Then we'll figure out how to use renewables to power our base-load electricity needs with fossil fuels picking up the slack. Don't say we can't, say, "How can we?"
4. Renewable energy does not cost more. A recent study of the electric rates of the Top 10 states with renewables — based on share of total electricity generated from all renewable sources — shows no statistical difference compared to those with the least. This will change as the cost of renewable energy continues to go down while the cost of fossil fuels and their emission systems goes up. If Colorado Springs Utilities customers who subscribe to the 100 percent wind program from Xcel Energy weren't also required to pay for emission control systems and other Utilities expenses related to coal-generation facilities, their rates would likely be lower than the rates of those not subscribed. Renewable energy systems owned by Utilities, including six hydroelectric units, will have the most stable rates in the future, with little to no annual cost increase.
3. The smart folks want a different product. Fort Carson, Manitou city government, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado College and many others have opted out, or plan to opt out, of the fossil-fuel generation of today. Technology will make it easier for users to opt out of the Utilities electric system entirely, leaving the rest to pay even higher rates.
2. Based on the Toxic Release Inventory data that Colorado Springs Utilities submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for 2012 (1.usa.gov/1JQ2ENk), the coal-burning Martin Drake Power Plant emits the following from its chimneys: barium, dioxin(s), hydrochloric acid, hydrogen fluoride, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, vanadium, all totaling 61,600 pounds annually. Other chemicals include arsenic, cobalt, molybdenum, selenium and zinc. The chimneys don't eliminate them, they just release them high enough that there is some dilution. But those chemicals (being heavier than air) fall quickly back to earth after leaving the chimney. And not reported is the 4.5 billion pounds of CO2 annually.
1. Polluting our air and water is not a Christian value. I only know of one spiritual or logical system that doesn't subscribe to the obligation that we take care of our natural systems so that they take care of us. I've read the environmental positions of Evangelicals, Catholics, Baptists, Jews, Methodists, Buddhists, Mormons and others. That one system that doesn't share these values is the Church of Money. Despite all the positive rationale for a clean energy future, the one we're stuck on is money, even though that additional cost to pursue a clean energy future might be the cost of a single movie ticket each month for a utilities customer.
What future do you want? This is your utility, get involved. Visit csu.org/Pages/eirp-r.aspx to track CSU's current Electric Integrated Resource Plan (EIRP) and express yourself to email@example.com.
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The players stand squarely in the middle of an evolving set of conflicts that will shape the history of their world for the coming millennia.
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STATE OF OREGON, Plaintiff-Relator,v.LAURIE ANN BENOIT, Defendant-Adverse Party.
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On alternative writ of mandamus order dated January 29, 2013.[*] CC 111051946.
Jeremy Rice, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, argued the cause for relator State of Oregon. With him on the brief were Ellen F. Rosenblum, Attorney General, and Anna M. Joyce, Solicitor General.
Cody Hoesly, Larkins Vacura LLP, Portland, Cooperating Attorney for amicus curiae ACLU Foundation of Oregon, Inc., argued the cause for adverse party. With him on the amicus brief was Kevin Diaz, Legal Director, ACLU Foundation of Oregon, Inc.
Bronson James, Portland, filed a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.
The right to a jury trial under Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution, extends to "all criminal prosecutions."[1] The issue in this mandamus proceeding is whether the state's election under ORS 161.566(1)[2] to "treat" the misdemeanor offense of criminal trespass as a violation effectively decriminalized that offense and thereby deprived defendant of the jury trial right afforded her under Article I, section 11.[3]
On October 11, 2011, defendant was arrested, handcuffed, booked, and lodged in jail along with other 49 other "Occupy Portland" protesters. She was then charged with second-degree criminal trespass, a Class C misdemeanor. See ORS 164.243 (so providing). At defendant's arraignment, the state elected to treat that charge as a violation pursuant to ORS 161.566(1). Under ORS 153.076, violation proceedings must be tried to the court, and certain other protections for criminal defendants are unavailable.[4] After the state made its election, defendant filed a motion for a trial by jury. Relying on the Court of Appeals' recent decision in State v. Fuller, 252 Or.App. 391, 287 P.3d 1263 (2012) (holding that the defendant was entitled to a jury trial on charges of third-degree theft, notwithstanding the prosecutor's election to treat the offense as a violation), the trial court concluded that the violation charge against defendant qualified as a criminal prosecution under Article I, section 11. The trial court therefore granted defendant's motion for trial by jury, and the state filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in this court on that issue. For the reasons explained below, we agree with the trial court that defendant is entitled to a jury trial on the violation charge, although our reasoning differs in some respects from that of the Court of Appeals in Fuller and the trial court here. Accordingly, we dismiss the state's petition.
For various reasons, including budgetary constraints, legislatures around the country have relatively recently begun to treat certain offenses as violations. In Oregon, the legislature created an offense classification for violations in 1971, as part of a general revision to the criminal code. Or Laws 1971, ch 743, § 65; ORS 161.505 ("offense" is either a "crime" or a "violation"). Under that new classification, a violation was punishable by only a fine, forfeiture, or other civil penalty, and offenses that were either specifically designated as such or were punishable by only fines, forfeitures, or other civil penalties were to be considered violations. Or Laws 1971, ch 743, § 71. In 1987, the legislature enacted a statute giving trial courts the option to treat any misdemeanor charge except a misdemeanor created under the Oregon Vehicle Code as a violation if, before the defendant entered a plea to the charge, the court declared that it intended to do so and the state did not object. Former ORS 161.565(2) (1987). In 1989, the legislature altered the statutory scheme to provide that all misdemeanor charges would proceed as violations unless, before the defendant entered a plea to the charge, the district attorney declared on the record that the case would proceed as a misdemeanor. Former ORS 161.565(2) (1989). Finally, in 1999, the legislature repealed former ORS 161.565 and replaced it with ORS 161.566, which remains in effect today. Or Laws 1999, ch 1051, § 47, 49. In doing so, the legislature established a scheme in which misdemeanors now are tried as crimes rather than as violations, unless the state elects otherwise.
Under ORS 161.566(1), subject to exceptions not pertinent here, "a prosecuting attorney may elect to treat any misdemeanor as a Class A violation."[5] The state merely needs to make that election by the time of the defendant's first appearance. The violation is then prosecuted without a jury or appointed counsel, the standard of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence, and various other rights of criminal defendants are eliminated. See ORS 153.076(1), (2), and (5) (setting out procedures for trial of violations). Thus, defendants in violation proceedings lose certain procedural safeguards against the risk of erroneous conviction. However, when a misdemeanor is treated as a violation, a conviction cannot lead to incarceration. See ORS 153.090 (setting out possible contents of judgments in violation proceedings).
The question in this mandamus proceeding is whether, notwithstanding the prosecutor's election to treat the misdemeanor offense of second-degree criminal trespass as a violation, defendant was entitled to a jury trial in this case. As an initial matter, we observe that, as a result of the prosecutor's election, defendant is not entitled to a jury trial under any statute. Although ORS 136.001(1) provides that defendants in "criminal" prosecutions "have the right to public trial by an impartial jury, " ORS 153.030(1) specifies that "[t]he procedures provided for in [ORS chapter 153] apply" to the prosecution of all violations described in ORS 153.008. ORS chapter 153, as we have noted, eliminates trial by jury and certain other rights of criminal defendants in violation proceedings, and ORS 153.008(1)(d), in turn, defines covered violations to include cases in which the prosecuting attorney has elected to treat an offense as a violation under ORS 161.566. Thus, notwithstanding that defendant initially was arrested for and charged with committing a misdemeanor offense, the prosecutor's election to treat that offense as a violation means that, under the applicable statutes, defendant is not entitled to a jury trial.
ORS 153.005(4) does not compel a different conclusion. That provision defines a "violation proceeding" as a proceeding initiated "by issuance of a citation, " which a "reduced" misdemeanor prosecution is not. As explained above, however, ORS 153.030 declares that the procedures set out in chapter 153 apply to all violations, including violations reduced from misdemeanors pursuant to ORS 161.566. That is, ORS 153.030 expressly incorporates all procedures from chapter 153 -- including those found in ORS 153.076 -- into proceedings that involve "reduced" misdemeanors. Thus, ORS 153.030 requires the application of ORS 153.076 in this case.
We turn, then, to consider whether the Oregon Constitution permits defendant to be deprived of a jury trial in this case. As noted, Article I, section 11, provides, in part, that, "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to public trial by an impartial jury in the county in which the offense shall have been committed." Under Article I, section 11, whether a proceeding is a "criminal prosecution" is key to determining whether a jury trial and the other protections that Article I, section 11, affords defendants are required.
This court addressed the issue of what constitutes a "criminal prosecution" for purposes of the jury trial right in Article I, section 11, in Brown v. Multnomah County Dist. Court, 280 Or 95, 570 P.2d 52 (1977). In that case, the defendant had been charged with a first offense of driving under the influence of intoxicants (DUII), which the legislature had designated as a "traffic infraction" rather than a "traffic crime." Under then-applicable statutes, defendants being tried for traffic infractions did not, among other things, have the right to appointed counsel, the right to a jury trial, or the right to have the charged offense proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The issue before the court in Brown was whether, despite the legislature's effort to decriminalize a first DUII offense, that offense nonetheless remained a "criminal ...
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Einee, Meenie, Minee Moe: 2010 WPS All-Star Rosters SolidifiedJune 30, 2010
Abby Wambach and Marta Vieira da Silva, more commonly referred to as Marta, are perhaps two of the most notable names in women's soccer. Marta is, of course, the brilliant Brazilian striker who has not only been honored four times as FIFA Woman's player of the year but is also the star forward for F.C. Gold Pride of Women's Professional Soccer.
Wambach, a big, physical player with skill to match has been a mainstay on the United States Women's National team for almost a decade. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Abby scored the game winning goal in overtime against Brazil to help the U.S. win the gold medal.
Wambach is now enjoying her second stint with the Washington Freedom; 2002-2003 in the Women's United Soccer Association and currently with Women's Pro Soccer.
Tonight, Marta and Wambach will captain their respective teams in the second annual WPS-All-Star Game in Atlanta's KSU Soccer Stadium, home of the expansion Atlanta beat.
Wambach and Marta were selected as captains by virtue of being the top two vote-getters in 2010 WPS All-Star voting. The All-Star coaches are Albertin Montoya of F.C. Gold Pride and Paul Riley of the Philadelphia Independence, who teams currently sit first and second in the league table here at the All-Star break.
Kudos and high fives to WPS for thinking outside the box on this one and going with an idea that I would love to see filter over to other professional sports.
The teams for tonight's All-Star game were picked one player at a time by Marta and Wambach, much like we used to do back in grade school when we would pick teams for kick ball or tag.
Hey—rock, paper, scissors would have been pretty rad too.
Each side had just 30 seconds to make their selections. So as top vote getter Abby XI and Coach Riley went first and picked Atlanta Beat goalkeeper Hope Solo. Marta and Montoya then followed with the selection of Sky Blue keeper Karen Bardsley. Unfortunately, Bardsley was injured in a training session yesterday and had to be replaced by FC Gold Pride goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart.
After the keepers, the coaches and captains when through defenders, midfielders, and forwards sequentially.
In all there were 22 WPS All-Star starters voted on by media, coaches, players ,and fans with the All-Star reserves picked through coaches and commissioners selections.
If you are missing your daily dose of World Cup Soccer from South Africa and would like to see some of the World's best women's players then check out tonight's All-Star game on Fox Soccer Channel or check your local listings. At Least you won't have to listen to that annoying buzz of all those Vuvuzelas, although by now you are probably entranced by the noise.
I am the game day PA announcer for the Philadelphia Independence so I get to see these ladies play on a regular basis and trust me when I tell you their skill set is just as good as the men.
2010 WPS All-Stars
Abby XI (green/home; Abby Wambach – Captain, Paul Riley – Head Coach)
#1 – Hope Solo, GK, Atlanta Beat
#3 – Amy LePeilbet, D, Boston Breakers
#6 – Lori Lindsey, M, Philadelphia Independence
#7 – Shannon Boxx, M, FC Gold Pride
#8 – Tina Ellertson, D, Atlanta Beat
#9 – Eniola Aluko, F, Atlanta Beat
#10 – Heather O'Reilly, M, Sky Blue FC
#11 – Lauren Cheney, F, Boston Breakers
#17 – Lori Chalupny, M, Atlanta Beat
#20 – Abby Wambach, F, Washington Freedom
#84 – Cat Whitehill, D, Washington Freedom
#4 – Angie Kerr, M, Atlanta Beat
#14 – Karen Carney, M, Chicago Red Stars
#19 – Kelley O'Hara, F, FC Gold Pride
#21 – Laura Kalmari, M, Sky Blue FC
#66 – Tasha Kai, F, Sky Blue FC
#85 – Jillian Loyden, GK, Chicago Red Stars
Kate Markgraf, D, Chicago Red Stars (injured/not rostered)
Marta XI (white/away; Marta – Captain, Albertin Montoya – Head Coach)
#1 – Karen Bardsley, GK, Sky Blue FC
#3 – Allison Falk, D, Philadelphia Independence
#4 – Rachel Buehler, D, FC Gold Pride
#7 – Kelly Smith, M, Boston Breakers
#8 – Sonia Bompastor, M, Washington Freedom
#9 – Ramona Bachmann, F, Atlanta Beat
#10 – Marta, F, FC Gold Pride
#12 – Christine Sinclair, F, FC Gold Pride
#13 – Kristine Lilly, M, Boston Breakers
#14 – Brittany Taylor, D, Sky Blue FC
#24 – Aya Miyama, M, Atlanta Beat
#5 – Christie Rampone, D, Sky Blue FC
#11 – Becky Sauerbrunn, D, Washington Freedom
#17 – Amy Rodriguez, F, Philadelphia Independence
#18 – Erin McLeod, GK, Washington Freedom
#22 – Alex Scott, D, Boston Breakers
#78 – Cristiane, F, Chicago Red Stars
Caroline Seger, M, Philadelphia Independence (injured/not rostered)


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Recently I was configuring my pc (windows XP service pack 2) and was rebooting it when I got a message on screen which I foolishly ignored and continued shutting down the pc.
When I turned it up again some of my desktop icons (not all of them) and also some of the icons on the windows explorer changed color! The image of some icons on the desktop is sometimes transparent (showing the background wallpaper), other icons have changed color completely (red is now blue.. etc) and other icons surprisingly remained the same.
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It is not because of number of colors or anything.. I still have the PC configured with the same number of colors and also it wouldn't explain why on windows explorer, some icons now have a light blue border... agghh.. it is driving me nuts!
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Our latest feature makes tricider much more beautiful. You can choose different wallpapers for your tricisions! There are four different themes you can choose from:
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Ok, you decided to press the red button right? 🙂
From all the 230+ responses which I got in the last survey, it seems you want 3 main app types, an RSS newsreader/Wordpress app, Business apps and Photo gallery apps.
And the most requested for features are social sharing, database connection, ability to change themes/designs on the fly…and so much more.
I asked and you have given… Much more than I asked for. Well I can't complain 🙂
So here are some more screenshots from the first app I decided to work on. It will be a Blog/Wordpress/RSS reader app with loads of social features.
For now, here are some features I was thinking about adding to it.
Ability to change designs on the fly
The screenshot above uses the Bizapp template, I plan to bundle a couple more templates so you can switch back and forth.
Facebook/Twitter sharing
The app will be able to connect to the embedded Facebook/Twitter accounts on the phone and allow you to share articles.
This will also pull down the twitter/Facebook streams of any user you configure in the app via JSON mod display them.
Loading an RSS feed
This will show RSS feeds from WordPress blogs or any valid XML RSS feed.
What do you think? First off I need a name. What do I call this app? Any other ideas of what will be a good fit? Please leave a comment and let me know.


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Updated: 21 March 2014
Below find the existing locations for Bitcoin ATM Machines.
Please note: there are lot's of announcements on planned installation of Bitcoin ATM Machines around the Globe.
London is expected to recieve the shipment of the first ATM Machine by March, however in most countries there is no legal framework and therefore Bitcoin ATM Machines might not be allowed to be installed.
Example: In New York there are still discussing.
Albuquerque, New Mexico (since February,18,2014)
Location: Bar Imbibe, Nob Hill
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Boston (since February,19,2014)
Location 1: Boston South Station
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Location 2: Harvard Square, Clover Food Lab, Holyoke St
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Austin, Texas (since February,20,2014)
Location: Handlebar, backroom, East Fifth Street
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Austin, Texas (since March, 03, 2014)
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All things must pass. And so it went with Tito Ortiz, who found himself on the business end of a "y'fiyahd" last night on Celebrity Apprentice. Coerced into leading Team Empresario by Omarosa (who knew the next losing project manager would likely get pink-slipped), Ortiz had to develop a four-page ad spread for Dove Yogurt Bodywash or some shit, with Omarosa, Trace Adkins, and Stephen Baldwin as his associates. Unfortunately, Ortiz was a bit lost on how to approach the challenge, and Baldwin stepped in as the team's de-facto leader, organizing a photo shoot that saw Trace seducing a hot model in a desert. It turned out surprisingly well, but Ortiz was a shifty, stammering mess when he was called on to present their work to a trio of Dove executives. Here's one line from his pitch:
"Of course we used Trace, the reason why we used Trace is the demographics that we did have were from ladies ranging from the age of 20, or excuse me, 30 to 59, which, uh, most country folk ladies that would love Trace's, uh…y'know, kinda push the product exactly."
And such as. He also pronounced perfect (adj.) as per-FECT, and risque as RISK-ay. In the end, the Dove execs picked Team Hydra's advertorial, which featured Carol Alt taking a bath and getting bitten, Marv Albert-style, by a male model. Thus, Ortiz was on the chopping block. And though Omarosa was called out for dodging a challenge that fit into her area of expertise (marketing, not washing), and Baldwin was criticized for being an overbearing prick who was directly responsible for their losing concept, the buck stopped at the project manager, and Tito was dunzo.
But Trump was so impressed with Ortiz's performance on the show that he gave the HBBB $50,000 anyway for his charity. He called Tito "really special" and "the best there is," which is strange because Ortiz honestly didn't do that well on the show; he never got a chance to show off his leadership skills or business acumen, and only lasted as long as he did by hiding behind the greater failures of others. It reminded me of that SNL sketch "The Sinatra Group" where Frank Sinatra (Phil Hartman) tells 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell (Chris Rock) "you don't need to work blue, kid, you got talent," and Rock is like "no, I really don't." I wish that video didn't cut off in the middle so you could actually see what I'm talking about.
"Issue #4: Milli Vanilli, what is this faggot crap?" Classic.


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It seems more and more gluten-free products are on the shelves these days. Gluten is a protein that is found in grains such as barley, rye and wheat, as well as any food that contains even small amounts of these. People who suffer from celiac disease are allergic to gluten and therefore must find gluten-free alternatives to add to their diet.
Celiac Disease
Celiac disease occurs when a person has an immune reaction when he consumes gluten. The small intestine becomes damaged and the person suffers diarrhea, weight loss and pain in the abdomen. The damage to the small intestines means that essential nutrients cannot be absorbed, leading to nutritional deficiencies causing conditions including osteoporosis, skin rashes, anemia, pain in the joins and certain cancers. If celiac disease goes untreated, the risk of death is quadrupled. Avoiding gluten in the diet is the treatment for celiac disease.
Foods to Avoid
People with celiac disease need to avoid specific foods. These include wheat, spelt, triticale, bulger, barley, farina, graham flour, farina, matzo meal, kamut, semolina and rye. These foods need to be avoided no matter how small the amount and are commonly added as ingredients to other foods, so it is a must to read the ingredient list.
Gluten-Free Products
With one out of every 133 Americans suffering from celiac disease, food production companies and restaurants are starting to cater to those seeking gluten-free foods by making and labeling gluten-free products. There are some foods that should be avoided if they are not labeled gluten free and are not made in a facility where gluten-containing products are made. These include everything from soups and salad dressings to beers and breads. Basically, any processed food, even luncheon meat, needs to be labeled gluten free in order to be safely consumed.
Naturally Gluten Free
Not all flour contains gluten. Flours made from foods that are naturally gluten free are safe for people with celiac disease to consume. These are readily available in supermarkets. Naturally gluten-free starches and grains are arrowroot, corn, cornmeal, quinoa, rice, amaranth, buckwheat, polenta and hominy grits. Flours will be marketed as gluten free, and these can be made from beans, nuts, soy, rice, corn and potato. It is still important to be sure to look for gluten-free labels to be sure that the food has not been contaminated during processing.


text: SodScrap Report post Posted March 14, 2011 Hello Ladies!! Ok-I am looking for an online calendar/organizer system. In past years, I have used the Franklin Covey day planer (paper) system, and love it. In today's technology age, I hate to think of lugging around that "big old paper binder"...lol They have PlanPlus Online which is exactly what I am looking for. It's available online so I can access it from any computer/smart phone, etc. What I like most about it is the fact that I can track my to do list. There are so many things on my to do list that can't be done today, but I need to write it down today. (like following up with a customer in a week) I can put it in there and not have to think about it again, until it reminds me on that day. LOVE it. I can mark things complete, and they disappear! I like that I can search for notes/tasks. Handy to go back for reference. So, the reason I am looking for something else is that they charged me (after my 14 day free trial) for 3 users at $499!! I have been trying to resolve this for a month now. I cannot speak with anyone, it's all online! I get automated responses but seriously, it's crazy! I e-mailed them and told them I am canceling if I don't receive a refund in 24 hours. I really think I have been patient waiting an entire month!! Any ideas??? TIA!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Tranmere can put their league woes to one side on Tuesday evening when they welcome Oxford United to Prenton Park for an FA Cup second round replay.
Tranmere Rovers' season to date doesn't make for good reading. They sit third bottom of the League Two table with only Carlisle United and Hartlepool looking up at them, therefore a win tonight against fellow League Two side Oxford United would be welcome news for the Prenton Park faithful.
Tranmere exited the Capital One Cup at the hands of Nottingham Forest in the first round and were sent crashing out of the Johnstone's paint Trophy last week, therefore their involvement in this competition represents the only remaining alternative to the drudgery of their league campaign.
Rovers managed to secure a stay in the tournament thanks to a stunning late strike from Jason Koumas, however it remains unclear whether the former Wales international will play a part in this encounter due to an achilles injury.
The green light has been given to the Prenton Park loanees however with Calaum Jahraldo-Martin, Steve Jennings, Janoi Donacien and Shamir Fenelon all expected to feature in the starting line-up this evening.
It is hard to get too excited about the home side considering their form in both the league and cup competitions, however the Rovers have been showing the first signs of slight improvement of late, losing just three of their last eleven matches in all competitions, including a 5-4 penalty defeat to Walsall in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and odds of 17/10 at Bet365 for a home win are worthy of some consideration.
Something that we can expect at Prenton Park tonight is a few goals however. The hosts have managed to get their name on the scoresheet in all but one of their last ten outings and they will be in high spirits following their hard-fought 1-0 win away to Dagenham & Redbridge last weekend, a result which lifted them out of the relegation zone.
Oxford have also been in decent scoring form recently, failing to score in just one match since late September. As such, we'll be backing Over 2.5 Goals in this match.
The signs of improvement are there for the home side and they will just edge a victory tonight at Prenton Park. Nevertheless they will be made to work hard for a place in the next round and the visitors will likely get onto the scoresheet at some point.
Our betting tips
Tranmere win with both teams scoring – Coral 9/2
Over 2.5 Goals – Paddy Power 11/10
All odds were correct at time of posting.


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The Undergraduate Internship Program, offered by the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, is an intensive short research experience for talented undergraduates, who will have the opportunity to participate in state-of-the-art research projects, interact with prominent research teams, and be mentored by leading faculty and researchers, in a cultural immersion at Carnegie Mellon University.
´The Undergraduate Internship Program is specifically designed for candidates affiliated with a Portuguese research institution, university or company, who
(i) holds a bachelor degree enrolled in a master program, or equivalent, at the time of application;
(ii) or holds a master degree, or equivalent, granted less than 2 years before the time of application.
The Undergraduate Internship Program will grant students access to high-quality research opportunities, and allow them to develop their knowledge and skills as researchers, while opening perspectives for graduate studies and career opportunities in cutting-edge fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
To apply to the Undergraduate Internship Program the candidates should send: Curriculum Vitae, motivation letter, two recommendation letters, support statement from the host at Carnegie Mellon University, support statement from the sponsor in the Portuguese organization that the candidate is affiliated with, and a completed application form. The documents should be sent by email to the National Director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, João Claro (email@example.com).
The goals and activities, as well as the timeframe of the internship should be defined by the candidate, in agreement with the host at CMU and the sponsor in Portugal.
The sponsor in Portugal can be a professor or a mentor in a Portuguese organization (university, research lab or company) with whom the candidate is working.
The host at CMU can be a faculty member or a researcher already linked with the CMU Portugal or not.
The candidates may visit the CMU Portugal Program webpage, where they will be able to find the profile of faculty members at CMU who are already working with Portuguese faculty members in the scope of the Program. The candidates can invite faculty members at CMU that are not linked with the CMU Portugal Program, but that are carrying out research in the ICT area. The ICTI offices are available to bridge this contact, if needed (email@example.com).
The candidates admitted to the Undergraduate Internship Program will receive an international bachelor-level mobility grant to cover their living expenses during the eight to twelve week stay at CMU (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia – Stipends values). Additionally, the CMU Portugal Program expects to provide support for the plane trips between Portugal and Pittsburgh.
To be able to receive the international bachelor-mobility grant, the researcher has to suspend the other grant.
Who will review the applications?
A panel of academics reviewers will assess the submitted applications, according to the criteria: (i) Curriculum and references; (ii) Motivation; (iii) Work program; (iv) Hosting conditions.
The number of applications funded will depend on their scope and quality, as well as on the availability of funds.
The CMU Portugal Program will send all candidates an email, informing them on the results of the applications. The selection process is expected to take one month.
Last update: January, 2016
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In case you need to get caught up to speed, here is the OP. http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/the-gender-reveal#axzz2m33hQYPL
I will explain what happened for those who can't or don't want to watch the video, but it was well worth it. Some things went according to plan, some didn't, but overall it was hilarious, and we were SO happy with the outcome.
After the ultrasound (and for those that don't know yet we are having a little boy and my ultrasound experience was absolutely amazing) we went shopping after. We found the black balloons, but Party City didn't have green confetti. They had blue, red, and gold, but no green. We ended up buying green construction paper at Walmart (which was also a bitch to get through since they had all their Black Friday pallets in the aisles, so you couldn't even see what was on the shelves).
I called my mom to ask how Napoleon was, and she was SO horrible. She was trying to make me crack under questioning and spill the gender. 2 minutes of her interrogation felt like an hour, and finally she is like, "You're just not going to crack, are you?" Darling Husband and I spent the remainder of the night (until midnight) cutting green construction paper and filling balloons, which is a pain in the ass by the way. We filled somewhere around 13 or 14 balloons with green paper. The last balloon has the blue "it's a boy" confetti in it.
Thanksgiving and the big reveal came. Darling Husband started coming in with all these black baloons, and my mom is like, "OMG you better not be popping those." She was already panicking before she even knew what was going on. My brother did the video with my phone, so sorry it is kind of crappy.
Ladies, when we told my mom what she had to do, she got tears in her eyes because she was so scared. She had a panic attack, lol.
Mom also cussed a lot, lol. Darling Husband decided to just lay the balloons on the floor and let her pop them that way since she was freaking out so bad. She put her goggles, and right away thought she could throw the pin at the balloon to pop it. Well, she ended up losing the pin, so Darling Husband had to go searching for it (in the video she says well hopefully its the dog that steps on it and not us, lol). They found it, but in the meantime I had gotten her a longer pin. Armed and ready, she would shove her butt out at the balloons and pop them from behind her, lol. As she got going, my dad guessed they would all be green confetti. She kept saying if they were all green confetti she would be so mad.
It was so much fun watching her pop the balloons because it never really got easier although she did manage to pop 4 in a row without much thought. After popping ALL green confetti, we brought in the balloon with the actual confetti. We kept it hidden because we wanted to make sure that was the last one she popped. I had Darling Husband hold it, and the blue confetti spilled out everywhere. She immediately screams, "IT'S A BOY!!" and gave me a huge hug and cried. My dad was visibly pleased as well. After it was all said my brothers even said congrats and gave me a huge hug. He was beaming ear to ear that he gets a nephew.
She really, truly thought it was going to be a girl, so she was so surprised. She even says on the video something like, "Girls are so much easier to buy for and dress up." Lol. I ended up buying some outfits already, and while girls are more fun to dress up, I think I'll be able to manage some cute outfits for our son.
SO without further ado, you can visit the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLrBWLUn0Sk
**I want to note that even I was able to recognize my very strong Northern, Norweigan accent, and I am not even Norweigan, lol. I am from ND, so if you are trying to place my accent, that is where I am from. I also hate my voice, lol.
There are also plenty of Napoleon videos on there to keep you busy too in case you want to watch some videos of our Saint being silly.
THANK YOU TO ALL BEES! Your suggestions and interest was amazing. I hope you enjoy!


text: I had about $165 last month, and this month about $120 by far, but the problem is I add 4 domain names and about 50 blogs. It's seems like something wrong with it. I have doubled revenue in the first 10 days of this month, then I deleted a lot of posts of my old blog which generated by WP-O-MATIC, then the CTR and ad impressions drop a lot. Like yesterday, I had 1000+ ad impressions, but only less than $4 earning, that's crazy! And the other 4 days I didn't check out my account, the earning were $4 total! I am not sure what happen now, I expected to duplicate my old blogs and try to earn more, but it doesn't work as I thought. Man, i am kind of worry now, if I only depend my day job, then I will never overcome my financial problem and get a REAL life.


text: Hello, I'm new to this forum and have come seeking advice on a purchasing a new MBP. I'm long past due to upgrade from my dinosaur 2003 PowerBook G4 12". I am a touring musician and occasional composer, and I used my trusty G4 for many years to run Logic 7, mostly for amateur/hobby home recording projects. It worked ok but never really had the processing power to handle projects once they got to a certain size. Too many tracks or plugins would overload the poor little guy, not surprisingly. I'd like to start being able to get a bit more serious about my home recording projects and have the ability to record and send tracks back and forth with producers in other locales, etc. So I plan to gradually start investing in some more serious gear. Nothing crazy, not planning a full service studio or anything, but would like to build a serviceable home recording setup with minimal gear. So, first thing's first, I'm ready to upgrade my Mac. I've done a fair amount of research, and from what I gather, to run larger projects on Logic smoothly requires lots of processor power and RAM. I know desktops are the best option for pure processing power, but being that I'm on the road all the time and I can't afford both its got to be a laptop so I can use it for my everyday stuff too. Aside from Logic (I plan to upgrade to Logic X) and Finale, and maybe eventually some other music production software like Pro Tools and Abelton, I don't really plan to run a lot of other power hungry apps, and if it weren't for wanting to do music production stuff I could probably get away with a MBA or less powerful 13" MBP. But I'd really like something I can grow into. So from the current line of MBP's, it seems the 15" quadcore is the way to go, both for screen size and processing power necessary for running Logic smoothly. The retina display doesn't seem necessary to me, and I would miss the built in superdrive, as I'm one of those people who still use optical drives, however the retina line seems to offer the most in the way of maximum processor speed and most importantly ram, 16GB vs only 8 on the non-retinas, and also flash storage is attractive for me since I travel a lot and it seems more durable than a serial hard drive. I found a Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Quad-core Intel i7 with Retina Display and 512gb flash storage on the Apple store for $2189, which seems like about as good a deal as I can find for those kinds of specs. I'm tempted to jump on it, but wondering if anyone has any insight or advice. I know the new Haswell MBP's are supposedly coming soon, and all the tech blogs say to wait for them, but I'm not sure if they will be worth the wait for my needs. Improved battery life would be great, but I don't anticipate often being in situations without power for hours at a time, as most of my use would be at home or in our touring vehicle which has a power inverter. If I knew for sure they'd be upgrading the specs of the cMBP's I'd be tempted to wait, but that seems unlikely, and it doesn't seem like the rMBP's will get a major jump in performance other than added battery life, and they'd presumably be more expensive than a good refurbished current rMBP. Thoughts? Should I pull the trigger or wait for the Haswells? Should I spend a few hundred more bucks and get the 2.7 or 2.8 GHz refurbished i7? From what I've read they're not that much faster for the extra $$, but I'd be curious to hear from anyone running music production suites on any of these machines. Would a non-retina quadcore with only 8gb of ram be a huge dropoff in performance? Thanks for any insight!


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"This music is just bam-bam-bam."
"The traditional music is only about walking on the beat."
"It's like a march."
From time to time, people tell me that they don't like the traditional / Golden Age music. Recurring arguments are that it's too rhythmical, and that newer tango music is much more interesting because the tempo changes throughout each piece. People want to "play with the rhythm" (i.e. tempo changes), describing the beat as some kind of prison that prevents them from being creative, from expressing themselves through the dance.
And so people get stuck with this idea of the beat being something boring and monotonous. They focus so intently on what they are missing in the music that they don't notice the things that actually are there to play with.
The most important thing to remember is that we don't have to step on every beat. As a matter of fact, on behalf of followers worldwide: leaders, please don't step on every beat. It can't be said often enough. "Walking in tango" doesn't mean "walking on everything". Instead, think of the beats you don't walk on as guidelines for your next step, like light posts in the street at night. This way, you'll be able to keep track of time and pinpoint the timing of your next step.
I'd like to describe tango music as a weave of instrumental voices, like a carpet. Each tango is a unique carpet with different colours and textures, with its own pattern where some colours and textures are dominant and others less dominant or even absent. The beat is just the warp that is the base for this carpet; the strings we need to weave all the different-coloured threads around. It's what keeps the piece together. If we listen actively, we might discover that not all instruments are playing new tones on every beat. We'll always find pauses, and tones that stretch past the next beat and maybe even the next one, giving us the opportunity to break our own movement patterns.
This doesn't mean that we're not allowed to step on a whole series of beats, if the music inspires us to do so! The key word is, like with so many good things in life, variation.
Good examples for beginner listeners: Poema and Invierno - there's a steady beat, but if we rest throughout the long tones in the melody theme, we'll get a much more varied dance.
Poema - Francisco Canaro with Roberto Maida 1935
Invierno - Francisco Canaro with Roberto Maida 1937
Also: a post I wrote about this last year, with examples from Noelia and Carlitos.


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Reviewed by Emma L. (age 7)
I enjoyed Pinky and Rex and the Mean Old Witch because it reminded me of when I had a mean neighbor. When I made some noise, she would stomp up the stairs and bang on the door. I was angry when she came up, so I think that Pinky is angry too. I like the illustrations because they really show me what is happening in the story. I also learned that you should get to know the person before you think that they're a mean person.
If you like friendship books, this book is for you because the most important part is about friendship. When you read this book, I think you will like it a lot.


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I've added some photos of Portia attending the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California (December 11). Many thanks to AliKat!
I've added some photos of Portia attending the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California (December 11). Many thanks to AliKat!
Portia attended SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversations with Mr. Robot, held at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles, California (November 30).
Warning: contains spoilers from the finale of Mr. Robot.
Mr. Robot's Portia Doubleday Takes Us Behind the Scenes of That Crazy Finale
Mr. Robot's Angela Moss talks season two, fan theories, and that cryptic final scene.
Elliot may be the character at the center of Mr. Robot's narrative, but over the course of the show's second season, no one has had a more fascinating arc than Angela Moss. Over the past 12 episodes, we've seen her rise through the ranks at E Corp, carry out a daring hack on the FBI, and endure one seriously strange conversation with a precocious little girl. And though Angela hardly appears in the season finale, her single scene sets her up to be one of the most intriguing and powerful characters in Mr. Robot's third season.
What's it like to be at the heart of TV's most cryptic drama? On the heels of that insane finale, GQ talked to Portia Doubleday about Angela's arc over the course of the season, and where she thinks the story might go from here.
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The gallery has been updated with photos of Portia attending the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California (September 18). A big thank you to Holly!
Portia Doubleday on How She Learned to Love Self-Help Tapes and Reading Mr. Robot Reddit Theories
Spoilers ahead for tonight's episode of Mr. Robot.
Poor Angela Moss. Things have been rough for Mr. Robot's fastest-rising junior executive: She was coerced into a wildly dangerous hack of the FBI; she poisoned her relationship with her father; she endured an extremely anxious journey through E Corp's bureaucracy; she felt she had no choice but to turn herself into the authorities and abandon her childhood friend Elliot; and in tonight's episode, she was kidnapped and forced to play mind games with a prepubescent girl before getting read within an inch of her life by White Rose. What's a gal to do? We caught up with the actor who bears Angela's stress-molting ponytail, Portia Doubleday, to talk about hearing a child ask her if she's ever cried during sex, how she learned to stop worrying and love self-help tapes, and reading Mr. Robot fan theories on Reddit.
Let's talk about Angela's big scene in tonight's episode, the one where she's in the weird room with the strange, ponytailed child, played by Mabel Tyler. Was she a challenge to work with?
She was amazing. Super-pro. Way too sophisticated. She was way calmer than I was. That was such an interesting scene. You expect a certain dynamic from a child, but I didn't know what this was gonna be. I didn't know how she was gonna play it or what I was getting into. But that works for the scene, because it's incredibly ambiguous. I loved the moment where I'm walking around the room and discovering it. That was the day that I thought, Wow, I'm just grateful to be on this show. To be in this room with a weird fish tank and this copy of Lolita and all these weird clues, it was just such a departure and so imaginative and creative.
And then to have this girl come in and start asking these questions, it wasn't as hard as I expected it to be because the environment and the dialogue aided my uncertainty. It was incredibly fun. I didn't know if I was gonna relate to her or think of her as a child, but when she started to have this weird, deadpan sophistication, it was really startling. Especially when she lifts her shirt and Angela has no idea what's going on. That was one of my favorite days of shooting.
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Why Angela Looks So Amazing on Mr. Robot This Season (It Has to Do With Tilda Swinton)
Mr. Robot is not known for its fashion (sorry, Sam Esmail). Sure, Rami Malek's black hoodie is as important to the show as Elliot Alderson himself (as faithful viewers know), but let's be real, the hacker drama is no techie version of Sex and the City.
Except for… Angela Moss.
In season two, the AllSafe employee-turned-E Corp rising star (portrayed by Portia Doubleday) is bringing all sorts of sartorial savviness to the show, using her fashion choices to show that (a) she's newly loaded and (b) you better take her seriously. It's a pretty obvious departure from season one, too — this time she's got enough beautiful blouses, slick blazers and tailored trousers to make any J.P. Morgan first-year jealous.
So, where are all of these new clothes coming from? That would be the result of a lot of hard work by costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, who joined the series for season two. "We felt really strongly that at the office we wanted her to be this very no-nonsense sort of masculine, strong character," Thomas tells PeopleStyle. "So what we wanted to do was take menswear and make it this empowering, feminine armor." Oh, and she did that, all right.
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Linea Pelle Espresso Leather Hayley Large Satchel
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I have to be honest before the Bag Forum and Bagbliss days I never knew who Linea Pelle was until I read on the forum that they were having a sample sale. When I checked out the Linea Pelle sample sale, I wasn't very impressed but to my surprise a majority of the bags did sell out. While browsing through all of the new handbag arrivals on Bluefly yesterday, I came across a beautiful brown bag that kind of reminded me of a mix between Balenciaga and Rebecca Minkoff. That beautiful brown handbag was the Linea Pelle espresso leather hayley large satchel and my is it super cute. I really love how the handbag comes with a detachable shoulder strap, giving a bagista not one but two ways to carry her handbag. The Linea Pelle Hayley can be worn on the shoulders with either the two handles or the strap. I personally love carrying any handbag on my shoulders with the handles, and having the strap gracefully dangle off the handbag. The Hayley also has plenty of room for your belongings and even has zebra lining inside to style the bag up even more. Only downfall about the Linea Pelle Hayley is that alone it weighs a 3 pounds. Once you add all your fashionable items the handbag can weigh over 5 pounds. Cute handbag but seems like it can be like toning exercise with all that weight on your arm.
The Linea Pelle expresso leather Hayley large satchel retails for $585, but we are in luck because our friends at bluefly have it in stock. Bluefly is currently selling the Hayley for $351, and I must say that is not bad these days for a gorgeous handbag.
See the Linea Pelle Hayley at: Bluefly
November 5th, 2008, 12:45 AM #2
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That's a great price! Just not for me..
November 5th, 2008, 05:24 AM #3
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I think it's super cute. And that is a great price!
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Great price, but I'm not sure about the bag.
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