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On February 14th 11:11PM (KST), 1LLIONAIRE RECORDS' The Quiett released his free mixtape titled AMBITIQN.
The mixtape totals 11 tracks and features Beenzino, Dok2, and Jay Park. Producer Prima Vista also participated in the production of tracks including Tomorrow, Get Dough (feat. Beenzino), and 2 Chainz & Rollies.
Checkout the download link and tracklist below:
[MP3 Download Link 1] http://www.mediafire.com/?4h9vvsrgo8cpsv5
[MP3 Download Link 2] http://www.mediafire.com/?cxp5qe8vqd1jtbo
[Lyrics Download Link] http://hiphopplaya.cdn.nfractals.com/image/news/20130215_AMBITIQN_Lyrics.zip
[Album Stream @ DATPIFF] http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-detail.php?id=455214
The Quiett – AMBITIQN [Track List]
- AMBITIQN (Prod. by The Quiett)
- The Greatest (Prod. by The Quiett)
- A Long Way (Prod. by The Quiett)
- Tomorrow (Prod. by Prima Vista)
- Livin' In The Dream (Prod. by The Quiett)
- Get Dough (feat. Beenzino) (Prod. by The Quiett & Prima Vista)
- Gettin' Rich (feat. Jay Park & Dok2) (Prod. by The Quiett)
- 2 Chainz & Rollies (feat. Dok2) (Prod. by The Quiett & Prima Vista)
- 1LLIONAIRE So Ambitious (feat. Dok2 & Beenzino) (Prod. by Prima Vista)
- Hotter Than The Summer (Prod. by The Quiett)
- Beautiful Life (Prod. by The Quiett)
Related Links |
The Quiett Twitter (http://twitter.com/TheQuiett)
1LLIONAIRE Records Homepage (http://www.ILLIONAIRE.kr)
1LLIONAIRE Records Twitter (https://twitter.com/1LLIONAIRE)
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Press Release for Immediate Release
12 May, 2014
The TEN33 Inc. Disaster Preparedness Consulting
Resilient Communities Initiative
year across the globe, Disasters and Emergency situations occur. The
vast majority of them are repetitious, and of natural causes; the floods
of Southern Albertan the spring of 2013, the ice storms in Southern
Ontario this past winter.Others have man-made or human negligence
origins, such as the train derailment in Lac Megantic, while others are
the result of human indifference, intolerance or despair such as the IED
bombing at the last years Boston Marathon, the stabbings at a Brampton
Ontario high school and at a mall in Regina. With every occurrence, the
devastation mounts and the toll on lives and peace of mind.Sadly, many
of the losses could have and can be reduced or prevented, and many more
mitigated if only we as a society had a stronger will to do so.
every sector of Community, Business and Public Service (our Government)
life, there are those who do have the will to initiate change. They are
far too few, and are often overwhelmed by the enormity of the task and
challenges of making change. The result is that the will for progress
and change in the area of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness is seldom
if not never acted upon, and little or nothing changes for the positive.
The time for change is well overdue, and we believe at TEN33Inc. this is that time!
This May (TEN33Inc.'s Emergency Preparedness Month) marks the beginning of the TEN33 Inc. RESILIENT COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE;a
concept program requiring the inclusion of all levels of business,
government and the populace to come together and assure that we as a
people, a nation, as a global community are prepared and capable of
surviving Emergencies and Disasters and to be as Resilient as possible
by; 1) Understanding those hazards and threats present in our
communities, 2) Educating ourselves on preventative and mitigative
techniques, and 3)Having the tools, supplies and will and knowledge to
use them to overcome adversity. In this way we mitigate or prevent the
devastating effects of Emergencies and Disasters, allowing a more rapid
and thorough return to "near normalcy" in our daily lives; the very
definition of Resilience.
The Initiative is divided into three categories, each with areas and functions that they can perform and adopt
includes residents, owners and renters alike. We encourage residents to
seek out the knowledge, training, equipment and supplies they require
to be able to respond on a personal and familial level to protect
themselves as best they can during Emergencies and Disasters.While
sometimes difficult to find, there are courses they can take that will
give them the key tool, knowledge, in responding. Supplies and equipment
to shelter, feed, clothe and rest their families. These supplies need
not be expensive, rather many can be gathered together from the contents
of an average home and require little more than storage containers,
bags and boxes to store them in. The same can be said of the equipment,
consisting of simple things such as flashlights, batteries, toiletries
etcetera. And of course the most important tool or supply of all, a Home
Emergency Plan. These plans are easily found free of charge on many
government websites, including that of Emergency Management
Ontario/Office of the Fire Marshal, or can be purchased from many
consulting organisations customised to a specific residence and
With such little cost in money anytime,
we believe it is reasonable to ask all families to acquire a Plan, to
get training, to put together Emergency or 72 Hour Kits for their
families containing the tools and supplies they will need, and then to
regularly review their plans, revise their plans as needed in order to
keep them as current as possible. This is self advocacy, the most
important part of Resilience.
hold a vital key to the Resilience of any person, family or community.
Well built and designed residential and commercial buildings should be a
place of refuge, of safety, of security and hope.
Initiative calls out to Builders,Contractors and Architects to become a
front line force in creating resilient communities by; designing homes
and other structures with a new attention given to the Evacuation of
homes easily, safely and quickly, and to including in the price of homes
evacuation equipment such as 2nd and 3rdstory
escape ladders when necessary; with a new look at Shelter in Place
considerations when Evacuation is not an option; with a new sense of
surroundings and making neighbourhoods easier to evacuate from of
necessary; and to doing a more in depth Hazard Identification and Risk
Analysis on a property before development to mitigate or prevent threats
and risks to new communities. Further, we believe it would be prudent
to begin inclusion if "dry sprinkler systems" into the construction of
all new development, from single family standalone dwelling to
multilevel multifamily high rises, and everything in between.
can play a major role in the development of a "Prepared Culture".
Approximately 95% of all resale properties sold in Canada are sold
through a realtor. As such, Realtors have the ability to assure that
every resale they prepare for the seller, and every purchase they
arrange for their buyers includes a Home Emergency Plan, and that the
plan stays with the home because the plan is specific to that home,
needing only the resident information changed (a simple prospect).
2) Business
is apart of the community at large. It employs, it serves, it funds.
Business is the heart of a thriving city or town. As such, Business
should be committed,more than ever before, to sound and solid Emergency
& Disaster systems and programs:
a) Systems
for the protection of all employees at all levels; having mandatory
Evacuation Plans and Protocols, with mandatory drills on a regular
basis, preferably twice annually, and to be followed by evaluations of
the drills and revisions of plans and protocols. Make training for all
employees on the established protocols mandatory and additional training
for volunteers to act as Evacuation Wardens. Special attention to
Shelter in Place planning; it is not always possible or appropriate to
evacuate a facility, and therefore Shelter in Place programming needs to
be established in all places of employment, including public facilities.
b) Systems to render Community Aid.The link between a community and the
businesses within is undervalued by business. Business needs the
community to utilise the products and services they provide. They need
the community to provide the labour to generate the goods and services.
Business needs the loyalty, brand loyalty, to remain healthy. In no
better way can a corporation garner this loyalty than by being part of
the solution to any major problem the community has. Many
businesses,from the largest to the smallest have something they can
offer to the community during a crisis; they can provide temporary
shelter, feed the displaced and the responder teams, they can even be a
central location for the reuniting of family members. Many can also
operate as operations centers for response and recovery activities. In
all these ways the business becomes not just another corporation, but
also part of the solution.
All levels of
Government, for all potential threats, risks and hazards, need to change
their thinking in Emergency and Disaster Preparedness.
a)Municipal Government:
the first line of the solution. From Public Education programs being
delivered, to the initial response and the last part of the recovery.
They have also been the first to reduce their programs due to budget
restraint. The programs can be improved by working together with other
non-profit and for profit organisations in their communities that can
handle the public education, train volunteer responders in programs such
as CERT and TeenCERT and many other programs. Municipalities need to
improve communications before the events with the community to keep them
informed and aware. They can also be more inclusive in Community
Emergency Exercises. Municipalities should also be more cooperative with
their neighbouring municipalities in their public information and
education programs to ensure continuity of operations and mutual
b)Provincial Government
needs to begin to establish better legislation around Emergency
Management to include requirements on business, to encourage at risk
communities to create Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT and
TeenCERT),to improve awareness in high risk communities and help the
Municipal governments prepare their communities. Provincial governments
need to improve building codes in areas with specific threats and risks,
to be able to meet the danger levels and mitigate the effects, if not
prevent them entirely.Provincial governments need to make better
affiliations with private corporations that work in Emergency
Preparedness and Response, who like TEN33Inc. can help them educate,
train, identify threats and then work to create programs to meet them,
and thus streamline the costs these programs have.Consider offering tax
incentives to residents and businesses that take Emergency Planning and
Preparedness steps at certain levels, and consider insurance rate breaks
as well.
c)Federal Government is
ultimately responsible for creating a resilient nation,and as such
should consider reinvesting in recently cut programs and funding.Federal
government needs to take a stronger position, becoming a true
associative through agencies that can cooperate with private sector
organisations in Emergency Management. Where Emergency Management is
concerned, and the implementation and continuation of programs, there
needs to be a completely non-partisan attitude so that programs
continue, grow and improve with time to meet the increasing threats and
risks in order to create a National Resilience.
In all cases, the
General Public must be made more aware and better educated regarding
self protection, family protection and community protection.The
common misconception is that people, when given too much information,
will react prematurely and in fact over-react to potential threats. This
is just not so. Through education, through awareness true preparedness
can begin, and with it better response, recovery and resilience.
Knowledge is Resilience, it's not dangerous. People want to know what to
do, how to respond, where to seek shelter and safety and when they know
what to do, lives are saved, recovery comes faster and more complete
saving millions of dollars.
It is with all of
the above in mind, that TEN33 Inc.now calls on all these sectors,
Residents, Business and Government to now join us in the Resilient
Communities Initiative.
We will be calling on the
politicians, their governments and administrators to review current
legislation and programs, and initiate the changes that have been
recommended in the past and either been reduced, cut or never enacted in
the first place. We will call on them to restore those programs that
were begun in days and weeks following 9/11, and then put aside in
recent years due to budget cuts. We will call on them to pick up on and
join our call for improved legislation in the area of Emergency
Management, Disaster Preparedness and Prevention.
will be calling on Builders, Developers, Architects, Designers and
Realtors to step up prior to any legislative intervention to help us
ensure that Residential,Commercial and Industrial designs are not only
beautiful and functional, but provide the protection to occupants
needed, to make safe and rapid evacuation a greater consideration
beginning at conception and to provide for the occupants a safe and
secure Shelter in Place standard when evacuation is not prudent. We will
call on them to ensure that every new structure, regardless of purpose
of use, includes Emergency Response Plans, based on the architectural
drawings and environmental considerations prior to occupancy. Realtors
especially should be aware of including a Home Emergency Plan that is
specific to that building and community when selling a new or resale
home, and have them provided prior to listing or at the very least
closing of the property, not because it is unsafe,but rather to ensure
the safety of the occupants and their resilience to major disruptive
We will be calling on Business leaders from
every sector to initiate Emergency Management and Business Continuity
Plans into their organisations that go above and beyond data and IT
considerations, to ensure they can respond quickly and effectively and
then retain critical operations that would allow them rapid recovery
and return to near normal operations. To prepare suitable Emergency and
Evacuation Plans for their facilities, to train Evacuation Wardens
thoroughly with refresher courses every second or third years, to have
suitable Emergency and Evacuation policies and plans and then train all
employees on those policies and plans with suitable remedial action
policies in place to ensure compliance for their own protection. To
truly become part of their communities and develop programs to assist
the community in its response and recovery, to offer temporary shelter,
food, and relief.
The TEN33 Inc. Resilient Communities Initiative
is not designed to point fingers of blame at any one or any one
organisation, nor to shame any one. The goal of the Initiative is to
reaffirm our commitment as a society to the principles of preparedness
and awareness to disasters, and to making our communities safer and more
resilient. The goal is to educate people every where of the simple and
cost effective steps they can take to make themselves resilient. The
goal is to change our human mindset from "It could never happen to me"
to one of "If and when it happens, I'm ready!".
don't need and don't want to be protected from Disaster and Emergency
warnings;they want to know how to, when to and where to respond.
do not "freak out"; they do not run around aimlessly nor lay down and
curl up in he fetal position when faced with crisis. Canadians are
strong enough to respond with purpose when they are given the knowledge
and the facts of a situation. Canadians are a hearty people with a
strong desire and capability for resilience. All Canadians need is the
truth of any given situation, to be presented the options, and the
education and tools to meet the situation.
TEN33 Inc.'s corporate philosophy is simple: "Salus Populi, Suprema Lex Est", a quote from Roman Emperor Cicero. "The Safety of the People is the Supreme Law". Combine that with our other truism, "Knowledge IS Resilience",and
the path to a truly disaster and emergency resilient Canada is clear.
So we call out to the private sector Emergency Management, Disaster
Preparedness,Business Continuity and Resilient professionals around the
Province and Nation and ultimately the Continent and Globe, to join TEN33 Inc.
in promoting the Resilient Communities Initiative, as we have presented
here and will continue to present over the coming months and years, and
the goal of creating a better prepared and more resilient World.
S. Gregory(Greg) Long,
TEN33 Inc.Disaster Preparedness Consulting
905 809 5440
May 12, 2014
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text: Earlier this month I took a break from my bundled-up New York family sessions to venture to the other coast, photograph sans gloves and parka, and soak up some sweet Los Angeles sun. Driving my rental car up a mountain to capture this darling Laurel Canyon-based family was an adventure in and of itself—and upon reaching their serene abode, I was immediately overcome with a zen-like contentment that I can't quite describe. They created the most peaceful environment in which to raise their firstborn—and meeting their two-month-old daughter was nothing short of magical. This child was wise beyond her years (er, weeks) and I think I mentioned this repeatedly as I was snapping away and admiring her otherworldly beauty and awareness. Our session felt like a restorative retreat, and it was just what I needed amid the pre-holiday chaos that was consuming me back east. Needless to say, I look forward to more California love and light in the very near future.


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These three harmonics tie together this October. Of course, the vast majority of market participants are convinced that every pullback and every downside gap are buying opportunities. The big question players have to ask themselves is whether this bullish behavior has been an indication of natural, internal market strength or induced. Has the Street been force-fed this belief by virtue of Fed buy programs to the point where it has become self-fulfilling?
I can't help but wonder if this belief won't be shaken -- if the zombie-like march of the glamours and Internet Darlings 2.0 won't be woken up by the dance of the zombies in Washington. The religion of momentum cuts both ways, often abruptly and without warning. Professional money managers can overlook many things, but it's hard to overlook the coming debt deadline on October 17 and the fiasco in Washington -- especially with so many unrealized profits at the start of the final quarter of the year. Is the door big enough for everybody to get through at the same time this October? It wasn't in October 1929 and in October 1987, both of which directly followed record runs to all-time highs.
Friday and today are 90 degrees square 1657, and the S&P 500 may be set to test this level following this morning's hard gap. Perhaps it will be a successful test and another Monday buying opportunity. However, last Monday saw a large gap down through the 50-day moving average that saw the market claw back throughout the week. Could today be a case of the second bearish mouse getting the cheese?
As the daily S&P 500 from this morning's Daily Market Report shows, this 1657ish level ties to last ditch intermediate support, a break of which demands a defensive position. The mid-point of the range from the June low to the September high ties to 1645. A 180 degree decline from the 1729.86 high ties to 1648. Acceleration below 1657 and then 1645 could cause the wheels to come off this October.
What makes this 1657ish level key?:
1) It entails a break of the May CLOSING high of 1669.
2) It snaps a trendline connecting the June low and the late August low.
3) It snaps a mid-channel line created by paralleling trendlines off a line connecting the May high, the August high, and the mid-September high.
Daily SPX from this Morning's DMR:
The S&P 500 managed to claw out a nominal close above 1687 on Friday. 1687 is 90 degrees down from the record 1729 high as well as being the May peak. The takeaway is the poor price action directly following 1729 points to a possible false breakout and throw-over 90 degrees in price above the May high. These throw-overs are often indicative of market tops, just as undercuts often define market lows. Such was the case at the last major market pivots -- the October 2007 top was a throw-over of the primary high in July that year 90 degrees later IN TIME. The March '09 low was an undercut of the November 2008 crash low with the momentum taking it just past 90 degrees in time and in price from the 741 S&P 500 November 21, 2008 low. And, of course, the big reset on October 4, 2011 was an undercut of that year's August low.
If the recent 1729 high was a false new high and an overthrow of the stampede into a May primary high, then it sets up the potential for a massive failure. This is the nature of false new highs and false new lows. Fast moves often come from false moves.
Above, we mentioned that we are at the 11-year anniversary of the 2002 bear market low as well as the sixth anniversary of the 2007 major top. On the Square of 9 Wheel, 11 and 6 are straight across and 180 degrees opposite each other. Importantly, they vector the date of September 19. This is the date of this year's record 1729 high.
Above, we noted the vibration off October 28 (the crash in 1929). As it happens, this year's 1729 high is 90 degrees square October 28 AND 1687, the May high. In other words, 1729 POINTS to October 28, which was a crash 84 years ago as well POINTING to 1687 the May high.
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In my experience of using the Square of 9 (which W.D. Gann relied heavily on a paper version of -- today there is a physical wheel) at major inflection points, time points to price and price points to time. When there are a cluster of these relationships, as there are currently, the likelihood of something major playing out is greater.
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The Niagara Falls, Canada skyline is pretty impressive. With tall hotels overlooking the falls, there's nothing quite like it. While I'm American, I admit that the US side is pretty drab and depressing. But when you stay at a hotel in Niagara Falls, Canada, one thing captures your attention. And I'm not talking about the falls itself.
Seneca Niagara, right across the bridge in Niagara Falls USA, installed their giant video display back in 2012. The display is strategically placed so that it faces Niagara Falls, Canada. That means if you're staying at any of the big hotels that face the falls, the thing that captures your attention first is a giant billboard advertising what's happening at the US casino.
Visitors to Niagara Falls, Canada have come to associate the Seneca Niagara Casino as part of the Niagara Falls skyline. But the truth is, it's not. It's one of the only tall buildings on the US side and it obviously competes with the Canadian casino. Now Canada is striking back.
Fallsview Casino is replacing their iconic but slightly boring vertical "Casino" sign with a 13-storey LED display that can advertise all sorts of things. The sign will rise above the falls and be visible to those on the US side as well as those touring the Canadian falls.
This is a smart move. Aside from just advertising concerts, poker tournaments, and the likes, Fallsview Casino could use the LED billboard to promote that the US dollar goes a lot farther up north. At the time of publication, $1 US was worth about $1.25 Canadian, so staying north wouldn't cost you as much. Sure, that means you'd win less because you put down less to begin with, but when it comes to things like dining and shows, the low loonie is a big deal.
While economically this is a good advertising move, some argue that the sign will only add to the cheese factor that Niagara Falls is famous for. Clifton Hill, the street with fun houses, mazes, wax museums, and all sorts of kitschy stuff is pretty touristy, but the area where Fallsview Casino sits tends to feel a bit classier. With the LED sign, that could soon change.
If you're concerned about other hotels creating their own signs and making Niagara Falls look a little too Las Vegas-esque, don't be. Fallsview Casino required the approval of City Hall to install the sign. We can't see the city approving more LED signs, but stranger things have happened. After all, Niagara Falls is home to its own Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum.


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Great opportunity to live near the beach. Open House Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 2-5 PM at 801 Maxine Ave in Port Hueneme CA. Bring your friends and family. I will be having a mortgage representative available to answer any affordability concerns. Everyone is welcomed!
Near 801 Maxine Ave Home for Sale is Port Hueneme Beach Park. The park is a family favorite. It is a great place to picnic by the beach or snack on delicious fish and chips from the Seafood Restaurant located within the park. Great weather is enjoyed year round. This is a very clean and safe community.
Port Hueneme Beach Park
Port Hueneme CA Homes For Sale- David Tovar- Broker Associate, Realtor at EXIT Castillo Realty. I specialize in helping sellers and buyers with their real estate needs in Ventura County, California, including Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Ventura, Camarillo, and Santa Paula. I am focused and committed to helping others achieve their real estate goals by providing top level marketing that sells houses quickly and for top dollar, effective buyer representation and real estate investment consultation. To discuss your next Real Estate move feel free to call or text me. David Tovar (805) 444-6366


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So, how does a chance to win a $550 Amazon.com giftcard for you to shop with sound?
Jenn, who blogs at Endlessly Inspired is celebrating one year of blogging and she has put together an amazing giveaway that I'm excited to be a part of. A $550 Amazon.com giftcard will go to one lucky reader. You can use the Rafflecopter below to enter. I so wish I could enter ;)


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JANET HONG's fiction and translations have appeared in Words without Borders, The Malahat Review, Kyoto Journal, Azalea, and The Korea Times.
She received a PEN American Center's PEN/Heim Translation Fund grant for her translation of the novel The Impossible Fairy Tale by Han Yujoo, forthcoming from Graywolf Press in March 2017.
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Photography by Karen Chen
Was going to hold off for a while before revealing these photos to you, but I couldn't contain myself! I know I owe you guys a major Asia update on the blog, but I'm going to hold off on those so I can share this set with you first! I filmed a video for the channel before heading out to Asia with my team, which included this monochrome nude Salvator Ferragamo piece, that will be released in 2 weeks! As I'm dawning close to my 5th year of chronicling my adventures on "The Chriselle Factor", I think it's safe to say that my personal style has naturally evolved since then. 4 years ago I started with mixing and matching a ceaseless amount of prints, patterns, and textures , all while frolicking around in extremely feminine frocks. Although I still enjoy dressing up like a cupcake HERE or a watermelon HERE, more often than now I find myself gravitating towards well tailored, minimalisitc, and strong lines. I believe that style is an extension to your own self expression , and that's why I've been wearing clothes that support my current emotional state – powerful, strong, and vigorous.
Please come back tomorrow as I will be revealing my first set of Asia photos!
Full Look: Salvatore Ferragamo
Bracelets: Svelte Metals


text: this wedding was great for me, personally :) a girlfriend of mine from my sorority days at sdsu got married, and i was the lucky gal to plan the day! about 20 of the girls from college were back together again (picture to be inserted (eventually) here :)) karla and ryan have a great story, as ryan is a navy seal and has been deployed twice. he came back just weeks before the wedding, so it was a double celebration. lavonne did such a cool job of capturing the vibe that karla wanted, and it was fun to do black, white, silver and pink for a change. josh was the photographer, and i think he had fun being back with the pi phi's from college again!!


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I love making a delicious Sunday dinner that fills the house with wonderful scents. Tonight we feasted on tortellini, tofurkey in a homemade pasta sauce, served with fresh garlic bread. It was fantastic!
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small white onion - chopped
- 4 garlic cloves - chopped
- 4 Tofurkey links - sliced
- 1/4 red bell pepper - diced
Pesto Tortellini
- 1 package fresh pesto tortellini (Trader Joes)
- Salt
- Olive Oil
- Water
Garlic and Onion Tomato Sauce
- Olive Oil
- Garlic Salt / Black Pepper
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 small white onion
- 2 cups of roma tomatoes
- 1/4 cup fresh herbs (Basil, oregano, thyme and rosemary mix)
Garlic Toast
- French Loaf
- Earth Balance Spread
- Garlic salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Preheat water in a pot, add salt and oil. Bring to boil.
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in skillet. Add onions, garlic, tofurkey and bell pepper. Heat until cook throughout and a little crisp.
- Put Sauce ingredients into blender, put on sauce setting and set aside.
- Put toast in oven and heat until warm/crisp.
- Drain Tortellini, put back in pot. Add tofurkey/onion mix and sauce. Serve hot with bread. Enjoy!


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Heart and Soul
If you ever learned to play piano, chances are Heart and Soul was one of the first songs you ever learned. You pounded the chord, then learned the arpeggio, then the melody. Then you taught your best friend and played it together as one. Something about the rhythmic repetition of playing those four chords and the confidence of mastering a simple song. Music opens you up to possibility. Just knowing a simple song can be played a million different ways and be beautifully yours is such a gift. It applies to art and design as well. I'm working on playing my version of Heart and Soul this weekend. I hope you do, too.


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|Dear Catherine,
Thank you for submitting this proposal to the Open Forum. The PIREDEU Steering Committee met at the end of June to evaluate each of the proposals. We assessed them on the basis of whether they met the following criteria:
* An explicit argument about why the proposed question/coding category merited inclusion in one or more of the PIREDEU data components.
* An explicit argument about the conceptual and theoretical foundations of the question/coding category.
* An explicit case for how the question/coding category facilitates integration and linking of several data components. The PIREDEU Steering Committee preferred proposals that allowed for conceptual integration across the five data components (i.e. voter survey, candidate survey, media study, manifestos and contextual data).
* An explicit consideration of how the proposed question/coding category linked with questions/coding categories in past data collection efforts.
The PIREDEU Steering Committee favoured proposals that ensured over time and across instrument comparability. Moreover, given that the voter and candidate surveys can only contain a limited number of question items, priority was given to proposals with succinct question formats.
On this basis we ranked each question in the proposal as follows:
(1) The proposed item will be included in data collection instrument
(2) High priority proposal that will be included if space and time constraints permit
(3) Proposal can only be included if additional funding is secured
(4) Proposed item is not a priority
The item(s) from your proposal received the following ranking(s):
Instrument: Voter Survey
Thinking of Turkish accession to the European Union, which of the following statements would come closest to your own view?
Ranking: 2
Rationale: A revised version of this question, with a list of possible future candidate countries, will be included in the final voter survey.
Thank you again for your participation in this process. We hope that you will continue to use the Open Forum to comment on the questionnaires/codebook that will be posted online on the Forum in the autumn.
Yours sincerely,
Mark Franklin
Chair of the PIREDEU Steering Committee
Sara Hobolt
Deputy Chair of the PIREDEU Steering Committee
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Watch Part 2 of Welding Tools, Tooling, and Table
I accepted a job recently that involved fabricating 10 carts that will be used to store expensive airplane parts.
I thought this simple metal framing job would be a good opportunity to demonstrate some Stronghand welding tools, and especially the mac daddy build-pro table.
Like I said, there are 10 carts to build so I thought I could really save some serious time by fixturing this job instead of fabricating each one using a framing square.
The main frame is 1 1/2" square tubing with 1/2" thick plates welded as feet threaded to accept 8" casters.
The top of the cart is stainless steel 1 1/2" angle with a 14 ga sheet of hot rolled sheet for the flat lid.
a couple of eye bolts were welded to the bottom so that that cart could be pulled around in-plant by electric tugs.
Normally, I would frame the entire cart at once lid and all... but painting was the issue.
The carts needed to be welded without the top lid so that they could be completely painted first and the very last operation was fitting the stainless angle iron and sheet lid on and welding it from underneath with no extra painting.
You will see how it goes together in the video
So what exactly is a precision welding table anyway?
...and what is this modular fixturing I speak of?
I am not too sure you will find official definitions on Wikipedia, but here are mine...
A precision welding table is one that is flat within a very close tolerance and that has precisely placed slots and/or holes that accept tooling specifically designed to hold things flat, and precisely at right angles.
Modular fixturing is tooling that is designed to make a precision welding table super useful...and can be adapted to hold just about any shape in any position.
The StrongHand tooling package and other welding tools and table helped me do a production run of 17 sewer tractors last year along with several other jobs and today, its proving to be a huge time saver for this metal fabrication job.
I have seen demonstrations where this table and modular fixtures are holding a bent tubing go-kart frame with all kinds of bends, twists, and odd angles and the tooling holds it all together by using all kinds of innovative clamps, v blocks and other tooling.
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I spent about 30 minutes to an hour on each set up, and then probably saved that amount of time on each unit.
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I arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia early evening July 18, 2009 after 28 hours of travel. Upon arrival, my greatest challenge was to hold back salty tears. Either from complete exhaustion, gratitude for three flawless connections and luggage that had made it, or from being filled with emotion that I had finally arrived in the country I had dreamed of visiting since my childhood! I failed. As I was greeted by a friend who had arrived earlier and an Ethiopian woman, Betty, the tears flowed. We drove to meet other members of the travel team and Betty's husband.
"My name is Woudneh!" he says to me. I couldn't understand what he said but I had caught the twinkle in his eye and his smile. One of those smiles that shined through his entire expression. "Woudneh. Woudneh. Woudneh" I rehearsed in my head. This is Woudneh!
He stopped the car at an open side road "shop" that looked more like a shabby lemonade stand to me. This shop was something I quickly discovered was very common throughout the city. Ethiopian Walgreens. He was buying candy: To welcome me to the country, but more importantly for his children. He hadn't seen them all week…his three beautiful children. And oh how their lives differ from the life he knew as a child.
Woudneh grew up in a tiny village called Dera (southeast of Addis Ababa about 140 kilometers) the middle of 13 children. Born in the spring of 1970, he's not really sure of the exact date. His parent's met and fell in love, married and had a child. Her parents did not approve of the marriage and so they took her away and married her to another man, whom she had a child with. Her first husband (Woudneh's father) searched for her and brought her back. They had eleven more children. Perhaps it was his employment that disappointed his in-laws; he was a school teacher, making the equivalent of about fifteen US dollars a month. Not enough to feed hungry mouths…at least not more than bad tasting lentils.
Perhaps it was these circumstances that led six year old Woudneh to live with his grandfather in Addis Ababa. It was just the two of them, as his grandmother had left to join a monastery to become a monk. Or maybe it was because his father had been illegally imprisoned for his activism and opposition against political leadership. Regardless, this was a time of hard work: wearing no shoes, he'd walk to school an hour each way, only after he'd prepared his grandfather's meals. He'd return to plow the field and sell the crops of the small farm.
Two years later he returned to join his family. But he wouldn't stay for long. At the age of ten, he was attacked by appendicitis. A Cuban doctor in a larger, neighboring village treated him and insisted he live nearby a hospital …just in case. This time he would live with a disturbed older sister and her gentle and patient husband. Again he would learn to work hard as he would now apply what he'd learned working for his grandfather.
This time he was a salesman of prepared food…working in a cafeteria. Early mornings were spent preparing food; afternoons were spent purchasing supplies and approaching people to sell it. "Today's food is very good!" I'd tell them. "We purchase very good butter, onion!" I feel that all people are my friends. I ask questions, I have a sense of what to say, I was not afraid to talk to people. And thus he developed a keen sense of business and marketing.
The appendicitis never returned. His education continued. Important lessons of patience were learned as he watched his brother-in-law patiently live with an abusive, troubled wife. My brother-in-law is a patient person. I learned from him. I cannot judge other people. I know him well. Some of his friends would start businesses and lose lots of money. They would get so upset they would go "mad". He was not like this. He knew he had to be patient. I learned that from him.
His positive attitude of learning from experience and from the circumstances of life was fostered and developed at a young age, with hard work and discipline being central themes to his story. Graduation came but didn't open any doors for improved employment.
With a desire for independence, Woudneh joined the military. With it came training by North Koreans, malaria and a civil war. The war had actually begun in 1974 when Ethiopians begun fighting with Eriterea (a province of Ethiopia, located south of the Red Sea, east of Sudan and north of Addis Ababa.) Issues of severe drought, particularly in the northern regions of the country, government corruption, and better living conditions for the poor were all important factors in the fighting. (Granville, 2004)


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What is a classified ad? We look at the definition of the term and the evolution of classified advertising through different types of media from print to digital over the last 20 years...
Visit icLocal.co.uk for classified free ads in the UK
The Cambridge Dictionary describes a classified ad as:
A small advertisement that you put in a newspaper or a magazine, usually because you want to sell or buy something or to find or get a job
Classified ads are traditionally a small advert placed within local media to advertise an item or service as available to a local audience. The item may be for sale, for rent or wanted. Wanted ads are usually adverts for items wanted for sale or rent, but can also include personal ads (advertising a person as available for dating or seeking love) or job vacancies available, whereby the employer 'wants' candidates for the position.
Classified Ads - The history and modern methods of advertising online for private and commercial sellers.
The history of classified advertising
Classified advertising was originally offered as a method for printed publication readers to advertise items to like-minded audiences within newspapers and magazines.
Before the boom of the internet circa 2000 classified advertising was predominantly done via printed media where previously-higher readerships would seek items for sale (locally in local newspapers and nationally through national newspapers and magazines) within Classified Ads sections towards the back pages of the publication.
Small, usually rectangular shaped adverts would litter the pages giving a short title and brief description of the for sale, for rent or wanted item, accompanied by a telephone number where an interested reader could contact the advertiser.
The disadvantages of smaller printed advertising for consumers were that there was a limited description and a lack of imagery, meaning that any potential buyer would need to contact the seller and then visit the seller's location in order to guage a true understanding of the item's likeness. Modern classified advertising simplifies the buyer's decision making...
Modern Classified Ads
There's no denying that the traditional printed media advertising still exists and works very well as a selling platform for some - However modern advertising methods have simplified the creation of ads as well as adding the ability to provide more comprehensive information, descriptions and photographs. At the same time, costs associated with advertising in printed publications have been minified or removed entirely, opening up the gates to classified ads to everybody, without restriction.
With the boom of the internet and with broadband speeds increasing, classified adverts have found a grand stage not just in front of local or like-minded audiences but across the whole globe. Selling a car can now be done for less or no money, to a National audience and to an extend where buyers can make purchase decisions based entirely on the information provided on one single web-page.
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Most of all-of-the websites within these categories will offer classified ads to their visitors in one form or another, allowing you the visitor to advertise relevant items for sale within it's classification. Some websites will charge, some will be free to advertise and others will offer free advertising with optional paid upgrades to get more from your advert or encourage a faster sale or higher selling price.
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The theme for this second week of Commit2Respond's Climate Justice Month is reckoning. Reckoning, as in being held accountable. Each time as I've read the word I think of another, karma. Not karma as it is popularly known in the West – a system of punishment and reward meted out for good and bad behavior respectively – but karma as I learned it from the Dharmic perspective – the consequences of one's actions. Karma is as natural and as inescapable as Newtonian laws (at the macro level). For every action, there is a reaction. For every action, there is karma, which is the consequences of action.
Karma is the ultimate accountability. Sooner or later, the consequences of our actions must be faced. There is no supernatural exemption, no way out of a mess except through.
This is in stark contrast to the traditional Christian view of sin and salvation, in which we are born guilty (of original sin) even before we've done anything, and yet we can escape the consequences of our guilt (even extreme guilt) via the sacrifice of another. This second week of Climate Justice Month also coincides with Holy Week in the (Western) Christian tradition. Today, Good Friday, we remember that Jesus was brutally tortured to death. Whether one believes that the ultimate cause was the Roman empire squashing an insurrection or a wrathful God demanding appeasement, Jesus too faced consequences for past actions.
The traditional (Protestant) Christian view is that because Jesus died for you, you do not have to face what would otherwise be the consequences of your sins. Even though many people have since rejected the theology, I think that a version of it continues to permeate the Western world. That is, people widely hold the belief that it's possible to avoid the consequences of actions, even if they no longer believe in God(s). Somehow, no matter how dire the situation seems to be, there can be some seemingly miraculous way out, such that we don't have to make a sacrifice ourselves. Our movies feed us this message over and over again. A supporting character takes the bullet for the main protagonist so that the latter can drive off into the sunset. Advertisements perpetuate the same message. A diet pill where "the pounds just melt off" rather than us having to exercise. Is it any wonder that we hope, somehow science will find ways to magically sequester carbon, or generate unlimited energy, or take us to another planet? We hope that something will save us so that we won't have to do it ourselves, won't have to change our ways. Indeed, the task of addressing climate change seems too big, too daunting to accomplish ourselves. And thus even in the undeniable face of the urgent need to act, we continue as we've been doing, simultaneously feeling hopeless and clinging to hope for miraculous salvation.
In the Buddhist view, however, there can be no miraculous salvation because there is karma, the consequences of our actions. There may be seeming temporary reprieves, but such measures only delay the inevitable. For example, finding a new place to dump garbage doesn't clean up the previous place; it only means there is now one more polluted place that we'll eventually have to clean. The use of extreme forms of fossil fuels - mountaintop removal coal, deep sea oil, fracked gas, tar sands oil - may seem like a reprieve from having to find alternative, renewable forms energy, but all these practices wreak even greater ecological havoc that we will have to address. Putting coal-burning plants in poorer neighborhoods and communities of color may seem like a way for those of us who are not living in those areas to avoid the consequences, but eventually they catch up with all of us, as they are doing now, AND we'll also have to make amends for systemic racism and classism.
We have cut down and burned forests that would clean our air. We have sent tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. We have filled the seas with oil spills, and the rivers with mountaintop debris. Our glaciers are melting. Our seas are rising. And weather patterns that we've relied on for millennia and built our civilizations around have drastically changed. Our collective karma has caught up with us ad we are in the reckoning. There is no way out of our situation except through it.
The good news, however, is that karma goes both ways. If we dug the hole we're currently in, we can also climb back out and fill it in. Our salvation, our liberation, is in our own hands, by our actions. And just as it was possible for us to do something as big as change the climate of our Earth, it's just as possible to do something as big as to repair it. "Drop by drop is the water pot filled." But it will require different action on our part.
The headline screamed across the page: "NASA Scientist Predicts California Has One Year of Water Left!" Famiglietti later said he was misquoted and that he was talking about our reservoirs, only part of our overall water supply. But it doesn't take a NASA scientist to know that, four years into record drought, California is in bad shape. The before and after pictures of lakes and snow caps show a state that is drying up.
Given the urgent need for effective action, it was alarming to see the online comments in response to the article. People blamed green lawns, swimming pools, and ultimately overpopulation. This thinking mirrors the messages from our state officials: don't water your lawn, take shorter showers, put a brick in your toilet tank. While I am entirely in favor of xeriscaping and other personal practices that lessen our impact on Mother Earth, the reality is that it isn't the number of residents nor our "water-wasteful ways" that are taxing California resources. Estimates vary widely yet still tell a similar story:
Depending on whom you believe, between 6-14% of California's water goes to residential use. All the toilets, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, dishwashers, lawns, and yes, even swimming pools, in residential properties amounts to about 10% of total water use.
Depending on whom you believe, between 40-85% of California's water goes to agriculture. (Most estimates say about 80%.) Just the amount of water needed for the miles of almond orchards alone is the same as domestic water use for the state's entire 38.8 million residents. Residents are fined $500 for over-watering lawns but corporate farmers are not required to use the most water-efficient irrigation techniques.
Despite dire drought, California continues to allow fracking, which uses billions of gallons of water per year. But that isn't the only strain that fracking poses on California's water supply. Once the water has been used and irreversibly contaminated with chemicals and heavy metals, it's disposed of underground, where it has contaminated potable ground water.
California's water crisis is so severe that Gov Brown declared a state of emergency last year and recently signed a $1 billion emergency spending bill to address the situation. But if you look at the bill, it leaves corporate interests intact while putting ever more pressure on residential "water wasters." Telling residents, who collectively comprise just 10% of our annual water usage that we need to cut back, while placing no restrictions on corporate interests that make up more than 80% of water usage does not make sense.
Some might argue that we need to support farms because of the economy and jobs. However, Gov Brown supports diverting essential water from the smaller, family-owned farms and fisheries of the Sacramento River Delta in order to bolster the larger, corporate-owned farms of the Central Valley. These same corporate farms use chemical pesticides that have poisoned the local water supplies of the people who live near and work for them.
Some might argue that we need to allow fracking for the oil and for jobs. However, federal officials have cut their estimate of the amount of recoverable oil in the Monterey Shale deposits by 96%. (That's right, less than 1/20th of original estimates.) Yet we would poison precious water so that fossil fuel companies can squeeze out what little profits they can.
One can only conclude that despite the urgent need for change, state officials continue to favor the profits of corporations over the best interests of the people. And in that respect, what is happening in California is instructive to the rest of the country.
On a spiritual level, these policies also hint at the pervasive, destructive belief that humans are somehow inherently bad for the environment (ie - "overpopulation", "too many of us"). This forces us into a false choice between caring for our own welfare and that of our Earth and sibling species. (No wonder so many people decide not to care!) In reality, the problems caused by bad environmental policies could be remedied if we had the will to change.
Do not accept the lie that it's California residents who are responsible for the water crisis. Do not let corporate interests off the hook. Please sign one, two or all of the following petitions:
A friend posted this video on Facebook this morning and one of his friends explained that it was created by a Russian missile gone awry. (Soyuz-u vehicle Oct 15, 2009) Watching it, two things came to mind:
1. Wednesday evening I attended the second in a three-week course on Process Theology at UUSF, taught by Rev John Buehrens. At one point, Rev. Buehrens explained how Alfred Whitehead felt that Western philosophy with its emphasis on "Truth" had veered too intellectual, and thus Whitehead tried to bring us back by focusing on aesthetics, our sense of awe in response to encountering Beauty. The thing that engenders humilty and recognition that there is something bigger than us.
2. Years ago I was talking with a young man sitting next to me on an airplane, and he said that nothing human-made was beautiful, that he only recognized beauty in "natural" things. I asked him whether he'd ever seen the view of Los Angeles (which we were flying into) at night from the top of Mulholland Drive. He repeated more adamantly that nothing human-made could ever be beautiful. And I wondered how strong one's ideology had to be in order to not see beauty in the view from Mulholland Drive at night.
You can't get more human-made than a missile. All metal and electronics and explosives, its very purpose is ugly, to kill. If you asked me before I saw this video whether a missile could ever be beautiful, I probably would have said 'No.' Yet here is this mesmerizingly beautiful video. (Which is not to say that it might not also have created some real ugliness at the same time.) And I am watching the video via a laptop connected to the internet. More human-made metal, plastic, and electronics. And it's still beautiful.
One of the main points that I see in process theology (or process thought) is that humans are not separate from the rest of existence. We are part of the interdependent web, impacting it and being impacted by it, no different than any other part. Together - all the parts of the web together - we co-create reality. So if nature creates beauty, then how can humans who are an integral part of nature not also create beauty? (And ugliness and everything in between.) To claim otherwise is to set humans apart from nature. It's to claim a special, exalted place, even if we claim that all we do is ugly and harmful. Ironically, true humility recognizes both the "good" and "bad", both the beauty and the ugliness.
Dear darkening ground,
you've endured so patiently the walls we've built,
perhaps you'll give the cities one more hour
and grant the churches and cloisters two.
And those that labor—let their work
grip them another five hours, or seven,
before you become forest again, and water, and widening wilderness
in that hour of inconceivable terror
when you take back your name
from all things.
Just give me a little more time!
I want to love the things
as no one has thought to love them,
until they're worthy of you and real.
Book of Hours, I 61
When we turn on a faucet, clean water comes to us almost miraculously, and just as conveniently dirty water gets taken away. But not without effects that we usually don't see. This meditation is intended to help us see them.
For the purposes of this meditation, fill a large bowl with water. Use a cup to pour water over hands as you recite the words in italics. Conversely, if you're doing this solo, you can just turn on the faucet, let the water flow over your hands, then turn it off.
Water flows over these hands.
May I use them skillfully
to preserve our precious planet.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
The water that has run over your hands came from a faucet. Picture it flowing from a faucet into the bowl (or over your hands).
Follow the flow backwards, up, through the pipes in your home.
Follow the sound of running water through pipes out of your home, underground, to the water lines outside.
Follow the flow, back, along the waterlines as they run for miles under ground.
Maybe the water was treated before it came to you, adding fluoride and chlorine. Maybe not. Where did the water come from?
Perhaps it came from a local reservoir, a lake, collecting rain as it fell on a watershed. Picture the rain, individual droplets hitting the ground, rolling along the surface, meeting each other and coalescing into rivulets, running downward together, and collecting into a common place.
Perhaps it came from an aquifer, underground water flowing through and filtered by porous rock. Picture the raindrops this time not rolling on the surface but rather sinking into the soil. Sinking deep, further down, past the dirt, past the sand, geting purer as it sinks, leaving particulates behind, seeping into the rock, where is stays held like a giant sponge.
Perhaps it came from a river, flowing from a mountain to the sea. Follow the river up, against the current, up, into one of its tributaries, the stream of water getting smaller, clearer. Follow the flow backwards, up into the mountain, to the drip, drip, drip, of melting ice and snow.
Perhaps your water came from a mixture of these sources, blending together on its way to your home.
What happens to the places where life-giving water has been diverted? More water for you means less water somewhere else, especially in times of drought, which is increasing with climate change.
Consider the affects less water could have on the plants and animals along the river, or along the lake.
Picture people living near the river who depend on the plants and animals. What effect does it have on them?
What other activities use and impact your water supply? Farming, manufacturing, and fossil fuel extraction all require water. Often those activities take water away from people, or pollute water so that it isn't safe to use.
Bring your mind back to where you are now, in your home, with faucets that bring clean water and drains that take away dirty water.
Now follow the water that has gone down the drain.
That water flows out of your house through a different set of pipes.
Waste water from your house is joined by that from all the houses around you, creating a foetid underground river.
All that sewage flows to a treatment plant. Do you know where yours is? Usually, these plants are in poorer neighborhoods. Communities of color.
Imagine the people living near the treatment facility. What is it like for them? Around many of the older facilities, the smell of sewage hangs in the air. Flies gather.
After treatment, the water is released into a river or ocean. Is it clean? How does it affect the temperture? What effect does that have on the wildlife there?
The water in the oceans evaporates with the sun and wind. Humidity forming over oceans. Lifted into the air as clouds and traversing over land. To fall as rain or snow. And the water cycle starts over again.
But it takes energy to divert water away from where it naturally falls, and energy to treat waste water. The more water we use, the more energy we use and potentially contribute to climate change.
Which changes the rainfall paterns upon which we've gorwn to depend. Such that rain falls in different places - drought and flood.
Bring your mind back to where you are now.
Know that all that you have seen and more is connected to the water that pours out of the faucet when you turn the knob.
We are the generation that stands
between the fires;
Behind us the flame and smoke
that rose from Auschwitz and from Hiroshima;
And from the burning of the Amazon forest;
Before us the nightmare of a Flood of Fire,
the flame and the smoke that consume all Earth.
It is our task to make from fire not an all-consuming blaze
but the light in which we see each other fully.
All of us different,
all of us bearing
One Spark.
We light these fires to see more clearly
that the Earth and all who live as part of it
are not for burning.
We light these fires to see more clearly
the rainbow in our many-colored faces.
Blessed is the One within the many.
Blessed are the Many who make one.
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Melmira does not claim to own any of the imagery on this mood board. The mood board is a collection of carefully selected stylistic and inspirational images.
Becoming a woman happens slowly over time.
Your first bra fitting should be a pleasant and memorable experience. Our fitters will educate you on how a bra should fit and how to recognize when it is time for another fitting. Our junior selections vary from training bras and pullovers to lightly padded bras for our more modest customers. Book an appointment with some of our younger fitters to ensure a comfortable atmosphere for your first fitting.
At Melmira, you cannot be too young to receive the warm service and professional expertise it requires to find a swimsuit. Whether in need of 97% UV protective swimwear for your baby, a poly suit for swimming lessons, or the latest halters and hipsters on the market, we have great swimwear for all of the younger generation!


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Monday, April 27, from 12 to 2pm, Saskia Sassen (Columbia) will present at the Communications Colloquium hosted by the Communications Program and ISERP.
Her presentation is entitled "Cultures of use and the constituting of digital power".
The event will take place in room 107B of the Graduate School of Journalism (in the basement).


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Birthday Surprise!
Bailey wanted to do something extra special for Stephanie's birthday. So he hired us to do a mini session for them on her birthday. After 2 months of hardly any substantial rain, it stormed & rained on our scheduled shoot day. But we rescheduled and got some amazing photos of them. The light was perfect! Stephanie was so excited about the photo session and we enjoyed being a part of the birthday surprise!
We can pack a lot into a mini session. Contact us for more details and to schedule your own session!


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Cutts - Cellular responses to anticancer drugs
Group leader
Dr Suzanne Cutts
Senior Research Fellow, College of Science, Health and Engineering
Research overview
The anticancer drugs doxorubicin (an "anthracycline") and mitoxantrone (an "anthracenedione") are widely used in cancer chemotherapy, and are classified as inhibitors of topoisomerase II. We strive to develop new therapeutic strategies for cancer treatment by understanding the mechanism of action of these currently used anticancer drugs, and building on this information to restrict their killing properties to cancerous cell types. In this way, the toxic side effects of these drugs can be minimised.
It is now well established that anthracyclines such as doxorubicin can bind covalently to DNA to form DNA adducts when activated by the simple molecule formaldehyde. We can activate doxorubicin to bind covalently to DNA in this manner by supplementing with low toxicity formaldehyde-releasing prodrugs. These lesions provide a more lethal death-inducing signal in cells than damage which occurs in the absence of formaldehyde (ie topoisomerase II-mediated damage). The combination of anthracyclines with formaldehyde-releasing agents may prove clinically beneficial.


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Brief History of Packard
The Packard Story begins in the 1820s shortly after the establishment of Warren as the "capital of the Connecticut Western Reserve."
Warren Packard, son of Lordstown's first postmaster William Packard, came to the village of Warren in the 1850s just as an era of new business and industrial growth was underway. Hardware stores, lumber and planing mills, hotels, and an iron/rolling mill manufactory all soon carried the Packard banner during the years that Packard and his wife raising their two sons and three daughters.
The sons, William Doud Packard and James Ward Packard, put their college training and business experience to practical use with the establishment of the Packard Electric Company in 1890, the year Warren entered the "age of electricity."
The first Packard Motor Car was built in Warren in 1899 at the Packard Electric Company's subsidiary plant, the New York and Ohio Company. Manufacture of a successful automobile brought about the formation of the Ohio Automobile Company, which evolved into the Packard Motor Car Company in 1902.
One of the early cars, the 1903 Model F, was sent out on a transcontinental journey that year to test and market the durability of the Packard Motor Car in a trip from California to New York City. The famous endurance run of this car, dubbed "Old Pacific," was recreated in 1983. The "Old Pacific," along with an exhibit of Packard Motor Car memorabilia, is on display at the museum.
In 1911, due to the Packard brothers' success, Warren became the first city in the United States to light its streets with incandescent bulbs. The Packard Electric Company made incandescent bulbs and other electrical products. With the building of the Packard Motor Car came the necessity of developing an improved electrical system for the automobile. The production of high quality Packard cable became a dominant part of the Packard brothers' operation.
Packard Electric became a division of General Motors Corporation in 1932 and is known today as Delphi Packard Electric Systems. From those early days as the leader in producing vehicle wiring systems, Delphi Packard Electric has built and maintained global recognition for excellence in this field.
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Do you have a replacement strategy for your job? Or have you been like me, and have just been too busy to bother with it? Now that I am changing positions, I am having to train my replacements and it is incredibly enlightening. I highly suggest you have someone sit next to you and explain what you do in an elementary fashion while that person writes it all down.
A few pieces of the training have been done with my boss present. As I have been the lead for everything Internet at Checkered Flag over the last 9 years, my boss has placed a lot of trust in me. I made connections in reports that I never needed to explain to him – I'd just say something like "with the stats from our website being up and the increased number of leads, I was shocked to see how low the sales were at Honda this month." He'd take that simple statement and get to work on the Honda store. Now I am showing him how I made these connections, and really explaining the nitty gritty, and, as a team, we are now making even more connections. In this regard, we've made new discoveries and come across new ideas.


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Keeping you updated on the city's top food news...
• The long-vacant space at 2001 14th St. NW come spring will house Lost Society,
a "boutique steakhouse" on the second and third floors. Expect a menu
featuring local grass-fed local meat and regional seafood, as well as a
bar, lounge and rooftop deck.
• Spike Mendelsohn was grabbing headlines last week. The Top Chef All-Star contestant is franchising his popular Capitol Hill burger joint Good Stuff Eatery, with more locations in the works for DC. He's also collaborating on a new kosher food truck, 6th and Rye, reports the Feast. (Watch the chef teach me to make Good Stuff's signature mayos on the VIDEO page.)
• Coffeeshop Pound The Hill soft opened today at 621 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Full service begins March 14. CityStream has more.
• The owners of Bourbon are now eying mid-April for the opening of Jack Rose, a cocktail bar and upscale restaurant helmed by chef Michael Hartzer, reports Fritz Hahn on the GOG Blog. He also has an update on H Street NE's Toki Underground.
• Banana Leaves has closed due to a damaging fire. Prince of Petworth has more.
Check out SCOOP for more of the food news you need to know.Keeping you updated on the city's top food news...


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The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has committed over £250,000 to local businesses, enabling over 100 employers to invest in training and upskilling a total of 707 staff.
The LEP's skills service, which itself is taking on 2 new apprentices, is supporting businesses to identify their training needs, and access advice, support and funding to upskill their workforces based on business growth objectives.
Businesses already benefitting from the support and funding include Epiphany, a multi award-winning UK digital agency based in Leeds, who took advantage of the LEP skills service to access leadership skills training and coaching for their staff.
Rachel Evans, Talent Development Manager at Epiphany said: "Epiphany is one of the largest search marketing agencies in the UK, employing over 160 members of staff in Leeds, London and Sydney, Australia. Thanks to the LEP we were able to access funding for staff to undertake leadership and time management training which essential skills for our staff are if we are to compete on a global scale.
"The funding and support means we can re-invest potential savings into further staff development and continue to grow our business both here in Leeds City Region and in international markets."
Other businesses taking advantage of this support include Wakefield-based leading manufacturing firm Custompac.
Jeremy Smith, Director of Custompac said: "Our contact at Wakefield Council recommended we apply to the service for support with staff training. Thanks to the LEP, we were able to get funding for Solid Solutions CAD training, enabling us to advance staff skills and stay ahead of the competition.
"For us the process was simple and easy to understand. We were able to pull together a complete training plan for our team and thanks to the funding we could provide staff with opportunities we wouldn't have been able to otherwise. I would definitely encourage other businesses to contact the LEP and see how they can grow."
Training supported so far has been wide-ranging from PRINCE2 and Leadership and Management, to more specialist training such as introduction to chemistry for contaminated land.
Stephanie Burras CBE, Founder and Chief Executive of Ahead Partnership and Chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Employment and Skills Panel said: "As a private sector representative and skills lead on the LEP board I am pleased to see businesses taking advantage of the LEP skills service offer and accessing funding support for training.
"The LEP's ambition is to grow the regional economy and to succeed, we need to support businesses to develop their workforce by investing in training. Providing employers with a skilled workforce plays a huge part in accelerating growth and unlocking the social and economic potential of the Leeds City Region."
Employers across Leeds City Region have until March 2017 to access the £13.9m funding and are encouraged find out more information and to see if they are eligible by visiting www.the-lep.com/skillsservice or contacting an experienced skills advisor on email@example.com or 0113 386 1910.
The LEP skills service is delivered by a consortium, which is made up of Calderdale College, Leeds City College, West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry on behalf of the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges. It has been partly supported by HM Government with Employer Ownership funding.
It's not too late for businesses to sign up to the Calderdale Skills Forum this Thursday 8th March. If you're a levy-paying employer, you can register here... https://t.co/FJjPXnNFyC
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Would you like advice on how to benefit from the Apprenticeship Levy? We're here to help! Attend our free event exclusively for levy-paying businesses in Calderdale https://t.co/FJjPXnNFyC https://t.co/SWMOQ7v7eC
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The Nashville Cordell Hull Chapter is pleased to announce the organization of a Young Professionals Group (YPs). Upcoming events for the YPs are posted on the Home page and on the Events page. The Group is growing fast, and new members are always welcome. If you are between the ages of 21 and 40, please consider joining!
Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC) is a program of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) that seeks to engage young professionals in discussions of international affairs, while also emphasizing the importance of multilateral cooperation and the UN. While we appreciate supporters of all ages, YPIC members are typically between the ages of 21-40, and are a diverse group of individuals from the fields of business, law, government, nonprofit, the arts and philanthropy.
YPIC provides an exciting opportunity to interact with like-minded individuals and gives young professionals from all walks of life a unique forum in which to learn more about current international issues, the UN, and the work of UNA-USA.


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American League Wild-Card Preview: Rays at Indians/
|Tampa Bay Rays
|Cleveland Indians
|David DeJesus, LF
|Michael Bourn, CF
|Wil Myers, RF
|Nick Swisher, 1B
|James Loney, 1B
|Jason Kipnis, 2B
|Evan Longoria, 3B
|Carlos Santana, DH
|Ben Zobrist, 2B
|Michael Brantley, LF
|Desmond Jennings, CF
|Ryan Raburn, RF
|Delmon Young, DH
|Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
|Yunel Escobar, SS
|Yan Gomes, C
|Jose Molina, C
|Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B
|Alex Cobb, SP
|Danny Salazar, SP
On September 1, the Cleveland Indians sat 3.5 games back in the Wild Card race, and 7.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers for the AL Central crown. When the dust settles on their regular season on September 29, the Indians had won the Wild Card, with only one game separating them from the Tigers. What happened in between? Danny Salazar, and a 21-6 record in the month of September.
Called up for good on August 7, pop-up prospect Danny Salazar struggled with command and the long ball in his first four starts. His numbers were solid on the whole, yet nothing befitting of throwing a rookie starter into a win or go home Wild-Card match-up. September, however, was a different story altogether. Salazar was utterly brilliant in five September starts, striking out 33 (against just 6 walks) in only 25 IP, wrapping up the month with a 2.52 ERA. Thriving on the strength of a mid to high 90s fastball, a devastating slider, and a split-changeup, Salazar led an Indians staff to a best in the American League 2.84 ERA and 2.87 FIP in September.
Pitching was, in general, the key to the Indians success, as the team has generally put up competitive offensive numbers. The Indians finished 7th in the league in ERA and 2nd in FIP this season, a scant calendar year removed from finishing 14th and 11th, respectively. This may be attributed to any number of factors, from luck to Terry Francona to new pitching coach Mickey Callaway, yet it is the sort of dramatic turnaround that is necessary for a team to bounce from non-contender to contender seemingly overnight.
The Rays similarly thrived on excellent pitching this season, finishing 5th in ERA and 2nd in FIP, despite the loss of James Shields. Their reputation as a pitching mill is wholly justified at this point, with Matt Moore, Alex Cobb, and Chris Archer stepping up in a big way to fill the void left by the formerly longest-tenured Ray. The bullpen, however, was something of a weakness for what seems like the first time ever, as Fernando Rodney and Jack McGee predictably fell back to earth, and only Alex Torres stepped forward as a true shutdown reliever.
That said, the Rays have more than made due with a seemingly revitalized offense. Myers lived up to expectations following his post-Super Two call-up, and garbage heap pick-ups Loney, Escobar, Young, and DeJesus performed more than adequately. And, of course, there's perennial MVP candidate Evan Longoria waiting in the middle of the lineup.
Inevitably, this match-up has been discussed as a borderline 'David versus Goliath' meeting. The Rays are a yearly contender, and the Indians overachieved relative to the expectations of most - Salazar, a rookie pitcher that missed most of two seasons with arm issues, is the epitome of the Indians success story this season. To me, however, this looks quite like a team that has been building something for awhile on the verge of seeing it come to fruition ... not unlike the Tampa Bay Rays half a decade ago. Either way, it has the makings of a great game.


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From Fields to Fairways ... In 1956, Robert S.
Crockett and his three sons Bob, Jerry and Tom, began transforming their family farm into a golf course. Since that time, the Crockett family, along with the friendly staff has welcomed golfers and set the stage for countless golf stories that are shared to this day. Always memorable and never the same, a round of golf at any of their three courses is sure to add a little spring to your step, or another could'a, would'a, should'a to your golfing scrapbook. But that's golf, and at the end of the day, it's only a game, and what a great game it is - enjoy! Green Hills Golf Course has 18 holes of rolling terrain with ponds, creeks and mature trees throughout. The course is a traditional American design. Catering to golfers with more control than length, and who can keep the ball in play, it's a good test of golf for all skill levels and a place where the long ball hitter may lose some of their advantage. A sneaky 5,933 yards gives you hope and optimism at the start followed by guessing and second-guessing during your round, leaving you humbled or proud at the end of the day. There is also a 9-hole Executive West Course. Ideal for Seniors, beginners and children, and a great place to warm up or practice your short game. There is also a driving range and practice area. Walk or ride, there are always golf carts and rental clubs available. Green Hills also features: Tavern at the tee, great food (famous hot dogs), cold and hot beverages, beer and liquor, outdoor patio with spectacular view of the 18th green, outings up to 200, and a fully-stocked pro shop with a knowledgable golfing staff.
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The NHL trade deadline looms five weeks from yesterday, so the clock is ticking on Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen.
The NHL trade deadline looms five weeks from yesterday, so the clock is ticking on Blue Jackets president of hockey operations John Davidson and general manager Jarmo Kekalainen.
The burning question in Nationwide Arena these days is "Who stays and who goes?" because it's impossible to imagine a scenario in which the Blue Jackets are "buyers" come April 3. With three first-round draft picks and a roster that is far away from winning, the Blue Jackets are building for the future.
Davidson and Kekalainen are looking beyond the horizon, though.
"There won't be a stone unturned," Davidson said this weekend. "Not a stone.
"We're going to look at everything. We're going to make whatever changes we need to make to get where we need to go."
One of the big changes will be seen by players shortly after the Blue Jackets' regular-season ends.
"The summers aren't going to be easy around here," Davidson said. "It's not going to be 'The season's over and see you in the fall,' " Davidson said. "No, no. We're going to follow up. We're going to have guys here for the summer or we're going to go to them and follow up and make sure they're doing what they need to be doing.
"We want every guy on this team to be in the best shape he's ever been."
Kekalainen, seated next to Davidson as he spoke, added: "And when they get into great shape, they have to stay there."
The Blue Jackets will have to be mindful of the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, of course. In it are established limits, per the NHL players' association, to what controls clubs have over players during the off-season.
The Blue Jackets, under previous GM Scott Howson, tried several different approaches during the summer, from having large number of prospects live in Columbus to letting players set their own off-season routines.
Strength and conditioning coach Kevin Collins and the director of player development Chris Clark have kept in touch with players.
Tyler Wright, who was Howson's right-hand man during his five-plus seasons as GM, has also played a big role in this.
Davidson will play a heavy role in setting it up this summer.
"The young guys, the veterans … we want a higher level of commitment from everybody," Davidson said. "We're going to really push for that. And if you can't fulfill that commitment, then you can't play."Slap shots
Blue Jackets radio play by play voice George Matthews will be honored before tonight's game for having broadcast 1,000 NHL games. Matthews hit the milestone earlier this month in Phoenix. … Nearly two weeks after his hiring, Kekalainen made it to Nationwide yesterday and was introduced to the staff. Kekalainen was stuck in Finland for a week waiting on a work visa, then joined the Blue Jackets for the final three games of a six-game trip. … Tonight's opponent, the Dallas Stars, played in Nashville last night. They are 1-15-2 in the second game of their past 18 back-to-backs, dating to last season. … Dallas goaltender Kari Lehtonen is questionable tonight because of a groin injury. The Stars are 7-2-1 when he starts; 2-6-0 when he doesn't. … The Blue Jackets were off yesterday.


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The Business Office is primarily under the Vice President for Finance & Treasurer with some shared management by the Vice President for Administration (Purchasing Office).
This office is primarily located on the first floor of Rodman Hall. The business office encompasses the Controller's Office, Accounts Payable, and Risk Management Office
Additionally, the Budget Office is presently located on the first floor of the Administration Building. The Bursars/Cashier Officeis located on the garden level of the Administration Building.
Hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.