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The decoration is one of the crucial elements of organizing a birthday party. The backdrop forms an important part of the decoration, and it can be a difficult task to select a background which matches with the overall theme of the party. If you`re running short of creative ideas, check out the following list of unique birthday wallpapers and backgrounds ideas which we have curated for you:
1. Superhero-themed Wallpaper:
If you`re organizing a birthday party for kids, this wallpaper will make a brilliant addition to your decoration. Kids love superheroes, and a wallpaper featuring their favourite superheroes as a background for the cake table or the photo booth seems like a great idea.
2. Gold Sequin Fringe Background:
To add some shine to your party decorations, put up a gold sequin fringe background. A combination of gold background with a black birthday banner over it transforms your party from drab to fab and forms the perfect backdrop for your guests to do their photo-ops.
3. Pom Pom Flower Garland Backdrop:
These flowers are available in various colours and sizes. You can either purchase them or make them yourself with the help of an online tutorial. A pom pom flower garland forms a pretty backdrop for the food table or the cake table.
4. DIY Tablecloth Background:
This is one of the easiest and cheapest ways to accessorize a birthday party. All you need are a few plastic tablecloths, and you`re good to go.You can select the colours of the tablecloth depending on the theme or colour palette of the party.
5. Paper pinwheels Background:
Paper pinwheel backgrounds are one of the go-to party decorations. Pinwheels come in various colours and sizes. They are readily available in the market and also incredibly easy to make. Pinwheels can add a three-dimensional effect to your birthday decorations and make it stand out.
Choosing the right decoration is paramount to the success of a birthday party. This article provides simple yet effective background ideas to help you out in your endeavour of jazzing up a birthday party.


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Republicans, with their ridiculous NO! NO! NO! new taxes mantra (even if contained in a larger tax cut), make themselves an easy target.
Yes, they can be unreasonable. Yes, they should compromise. Yes, they deserve criticism.
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But it's too much to blame the failure to reach deals purely on the Republicans.
At least until you've put yourself in their shoes. For one thing, ask yourself this question: if you were a legislative Republican, would you make a deal with California's Democrats?
If I were a Republican, I'd be wary. That would be the case even if I had determined that I needed to compromise on ideological positions and that I could stand the political heat of making a deal with the Democrats.
My concern instead would be whether the Democrats would live up to their end of the bargain.
I'd be right to worry. Consider SB 202, the bill just signed by Gov. Brown. Most of the controversy over the bill focused, rightly, on how it would move all citizens' initiatives from the June primary ballot to the November ballot.
But from the perspective of a Republican considering a deal with Democrats, the legislation – approved by Democrats with no significant debate or consideration in a last-minute maneuver – had a more problematic provision. It essentially broke the terms of the deal that Republicans agreed to when they closed the 2010 budget.
That deal included a rainy-day fund measure that would go on the ballot in 2012.
But SB 202 moved that rainy-day fund measure back to 2014. Gov. Brown made a decent argument for the policy wisdom of doing that – should California be setting aside money for a rainy day in bad economic times like these – but that didn't change the fact that the 2010 deal was broken.
GOP legislators watching this got a clear message. Don't bother making a deal with the Democrats. Even if you get something you like in the deal, it can be quickly taken away.
The episode is a reminder that Republicans aren't the only unreasonable people in Sacramento.
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Copenhagen-based collector Peter Ibsen has a thing for abstract contemporary pieces, particularly monochrome and minimalist works. Peter has collected contemporary art for more than 20 years and runs Copenhagen Contemporary, a blog that supports emerging international artists. We catch up with Peter to find out more about his sophisticated Scandinavian taste and what he looks for in up and coming talent.
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Error 80070017 occurs when downloading content on an Xbox 360 console
You see the following error code when you try to download content from Xbox Live to an Xbox 360 console:
This may mean that there was a network error that prevented completion of the download.
Solution 1: Delete incomplete downloads and download the content again
To fix this problem, delete incomplete downloads and temporary files, and then download the content again. Here's how:
- On yyour Xbox 360 console, go to Settings and then System.
- Select Storage, and then select your storage device.
- Select the content type that you are trying to download.
- Find the item that you are trying to download.
- Delete the item that has a yellow warning icon. This yellow icon means an incomplete or corrupted download.
- Clear your Xbox 360 system cache.
Now, try downloading the content from your download history. Here's how:
- On your console, sign in to Xbox Live.
- Go to Settings and select Account.
- Select Download History.
- Select the item, and then select Download Again.
If you still get error 80070017, try the next solution.
Solution 2: Download to a different storage device
Download the item to a different storage device (for example, to a different hard drive, memory unit or USB flash drive).
If you still cannot download the item, try the next solution.
Solution 3: Maximise your network bandwidth
When you download content from Xbox Live, make sure that other computers in your home are not downloading or transferring files. When someone in your house browses the Internet, they use network bandwidth that could be going to your console.
Note Bandwidth is the amount of information that can be transferred over your Internet connection at one time.
You can also try temporarily disconnecting or turning off devices that are connected to your home network.
After you've maximised your network bandwidth, try to download the content again. If the download fails again, try the next solution.
Solution 4: Delete and reinstall the game
If you're trying to download new content for a game, you might be able to fix this problem by deleting the game for which you're trying to download the new content, reinstalling the game and then downloading the content again.
Note When you delete a game, the game and saved games are deleted. We recommend that you copy your saved games to a USB flash drive before deleting the game itself. That way, you can copy the saved game information back to your console after you delete and reinstall the game. For information on how to copy content to another storage device, see Copy, move or delete Xbox saved games, profiles and avatar items.
To delete and reinstall a game
- Sign in on your console with your Xbox Live gamertag.
- Go to My Settings and select System.
- Select Storage, and then select your storage device.
- Select your primary memory device (most likely to be a hard drive).
- Select Games & Apps.
- Select the game that has the problem, and then press Y on your controller.
- Select Delete. Confirm the deletion.
- Press B on the controller to return to the Xbox Dashboard.
- Clear your Xbox 360 system cache.
- If the game you deleted was installed from a disc, install the game again. If the game was downloaded from Xbox Live, download the game again. Learn how to download content again.
- Copy the saved game from your memory unit or USB drive back to your Xbox 360 hard drive.
- Try downloading the item again.
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Happy new year!
Musically, 2014 is off to a great start, with the likes of Del McCoury and MarchFourth Marching Band ushering in the year on a festive note.
And the schedule for the winter has been filling out, giving fans much to look forward to — including return visits from local favorites.
The Knotty Pine recently announced a couple of big shows, including Karl Denson's Tiny Universe on Feb. 20 and, in what has become an annual tradition, Galactic on March 11. Tickets are $25 and $40, respectively, available online.
Leftover Salmon will play shows on both sides of the Tetons during a Western ski tour: the Pink Garter on March 13 and Knotty on March 14.
The Garter also has reggae legends Black Uhuru on Valentine's Day, Pimps of Joytime on Feb. 25 and crooner Martin Sexton on March 20. Tickets are $26, $17 and $25 in advance at the theater and Pinky G's.
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Grant Imahara has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from USC. He has been featured in IEEE Spectrum Magazine for his engineering work, and has been a combat robot judge and a mentor for high school robotics competitions. However, if you ask him what he does for a living, he'll say, "I'm a TV Host." That's because Grant has logged four wildly successful years busting urban legends on the popular series MythBusters on the Discovery Channel, and straddling the divide between science fiction and science fact suits him just fine. He spilled the secrets of his geeky success, and gave us the latest on the allegedly-suppressed RFID episode, during a special visit to the MythBusters warehouse set last week. Before coming to MythBusters, Grant was in the special effects business. He worked on R2D2 for the Star Wars prequels and designed effects for Galaxy Quest, A.I., and Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. What's the main difference between working in FX and on MythBusters? Grant said:
In special effects, you can cheat to make it look good. In real science, you have to have results.
Picking the myths to bust isn't a problem for MythBusters — Discovery has a suggestion forum that receives thousands of suggestions every day. The problem is making sure the procedure and sample size is large enough to be accurate. This is not always possible, as Grant says, because television is plagued with the same time limitations working in the movies is, which sometimes makes it hard to get accurate results. Happily, MythBusters fans are a self-regulating lot. When the fans clamor enough to Discovery, Discovery will often arrange for the MythBusters to re-visit myths in specials such as The Ice Bullet, Peeing On The Third Rail, and the Biscuit Bazooka. Grant says the vibe on the MythBusters set breaks the tension when they're trying to get things right:
The vibe on the set is so intense that it would be difficult to be serious all the time, and the ribbing runs rampant. Only a tiny percentage makes it to the screen.
This intimate knowledge is often useful during shooting. For example, for a recent season 7 episode, the team asked, "Does driving while angry decrease fuel efficiency?" And the crew knew each and every psychological button to push on both Grant and Tory to maximize their aggro. Among the menu of annoyances was drinking highly caffeinated beverages, not being allowed to use the restroom, being told their beverages had been spiked with laxative, rough massages, and for Grant, the last straw was being forced to submerge his feet in a bucket filled with live goldfish and water. "It's apparently not as obscure a phobia as you might think," he commented. Such inspired thinking is de rigeur every day on the MythBusters set. Says Grant:
On MythBusters, a lot of what we do does not fall into any category of things we have ever done before. There's a lot of problem solving to figure out how to even approach a given problem. A background in science or engineering helps a lot.
That background in engineering has led him to what could be called a series of geek dream jobs. He describes waiting outside of Mann's Chinese theater, with his mother, sitting at extreme screen left, third row, when Star Wars came out in 1977. Years later, his manager asked him to open up R2D2 and completely gut and redo the electronics. "To grow up and get my degree and get a job in SFX and get 'Yeah, Monday Morning we're going to need you to open up R2D2 and replace the electronics.' What do you say?" he lapses into a weak, wide eyed squeak: "Uhh, wh-hhaat?!??!!" He adds:
I always wanted to have a technical career that was also creative. I have been extremely lucky in that sense to be able to combine those two things. First career I had right out of engineering school was at Lucas film, not working in the movies but working in home theater. I would essentially take the latest and greatest home theater equipment and take it down to my lab and try to blow it up for Home THX, for certification.
When asked what the most dangerous thing he has ever done for the show is, Grant ponders for a moment:
It always changes. The one I can remember offhand is diving with sharks at night. That one was a good one.
The hot topic lately regarding MythBusters is the buzz that they were forced to discontinue an episode on RFID security at the behest of several corporate sponsors. When we grilled Grant on this subject, he admitted that that may have been a problem, but they did eventually film an RFID-centered episode, just not technically on the subject in question. He explains:
The RFID chip is still embedded in Kari's arm (out of all of us I thought I would be the first cybernetic organism, but I guess Kari beat me to it), and the idea is that if you have an RFID chip in your arm and you do an MRI, will the chip explode? The one she has in her arm is different than the one you find in RIFD hobby kits. You could have the lights [in your house] turn on [automatically] and your car would know who you are, and it would be cool. It does involve minor surgery. But that show did get made.
When pressed for more juicy tidbits, he says:
I am not at liberty to discuss anything that may or may not have been yanked due to sponsors, nor would I comment even if I did, but I will say there have been show that have been pulled for taste reasons, you know, something that the network felt that if they aired it it wouldn't be appropriate for the audience.
That still sounds like a lot of fun. When asked how he could tell whether or not he was working, he shrugged and said "Heh, I guess I'm working if I'm getting paid!"


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Thomas Leander "Lee" Hankins died in Hopkins County, Kentucky on 23 Apr 1929. The card notes that he was 71 but he was actually a few months short of his 71st birthday which would have been June 13th.
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Ursula, Maleficent and Cruella de Vil on The Blonds runway
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NEW YORK (AP) - Bejeweled bodices, thigh-high platform pumps, stiletto nails and seductive fishnet stockings brought a new level of femme fatale among Disney villains onto the catwalk.
The catwalk of the design duo The Blonds, that is.
David and Phillipe Blond, known for edgy, provocative collections and runway shows, collaborated with Disney to merge the wicked and the sleek among its most famous villains. Ursula was there. So was Maleficent. Paris Hilton was a great Cruella de Vil in a silver studded bodysuit, a Chihuahua in hand.
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The Top 10 Germ Spots in Your House
Kitchen Sponges
The very tool that scrubs away the gunk and grime from our dishes is the dirtiest item in the household, according to a study conducted by NSF International, a public health and safety organization. Researchers found traces of coliform, bacteria that contain both salmonella and E. coli, in 75 percent of the sponges tested. Why so dirty? Germs thrive in moist and warm environments, and sponges in particular have plenty of nooks and crannies where bacteria can multiply.
Clean up: Microwave your sponges for two minutes every day and replace them every two weeks, says Donna Duberg, assistant professor of clinical laboratory science at Saint Louis University says. Soaking them for 20 minutes in a mixture of vinegar diluted with water can also sanitize them. But overall, Duberg recommends tossing the sponge and using a dishrag you can throw into the washing machine instead.
Toothbrush Holder
Researchers were surprised to find so many germs in families' toothbrush holders, says Robert Donofrio, the lead researcher or the NSF germ study. "Most people don't realize that toothbrush holders are a reservoir that will catch any of the water drained or residual on the toothbrush. Plus they're often positioned close to the toilet, so it's really ideal for bacteria." Um...gross?
Clean up: If the toothbrush holder is machine washable, include it in a dishwasher load on a weekly basis. Otherwise scrub it with soap and hot water once a week. And in case you weren't skeeved out enough about the statement above, move it to an area out of reach from the toilet.
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If you thought your toilet seat was dirty, consider this: Your computer's keyboard may be five times dirtier. A 2008 study conducted by Which?, a UK consumer organization, swabbed 33 keyboards and found disturbing results, including one keyboard that contained 150 times the acceptable bacterial limit! The culprit, researchers noted, was eating at the computer and multiple people using one shared keyboard. The NSF germ study also found that almost 60 percent of TV remotes and video game controllers swabbed contained yeast and mold.
Clean up: The best thing you can do to keep your electronics clean is to wash your hands after eating a meal or touching your face, says Duberg. Use sanitizing wipes to clean the keyboard and controllers at least once a week — more often if someone in your house is suffering from a cold or allergies.
Bed Sheets
A 2012 survey conducted by the company Crampex found that 26 percent of respondents admitted to sleeping on sheets that had only been washed once a month. Another 13 percent said they slept on sheets that had unidentified stains, sweat marks, or drool on them. Unfortunately, our linens are teeming with filth from our bodies — plus dirt from pets that sleep next to us.
Clean up: Launder sheets once a week in the hottest possible temperature allowed without ruining the sheets, says Duberg. This should get rid of any grime and also eliminate dust mites.
Carpets have long been associated with increased risk of illness, asthma, and allergies. A 2012 study published in Indoor Air found that whenever a person entered a carpeted room, 35 million bacteria were sent into the air. While researcher Jordan Peccia says the bacteria was mostly harmless and noninfectious, it's another story when it comes to dropping drinks and food onto the carpet. Residue from these foods and even pets can lead to salmonella contamination, so avoid eating off the carpet at all times — even if it's within the five-second rule.
Clean up: It depends how much foot traffic the room gets, but generally carpets should be vacuumed once or twice a week at the very least. Duberg recommends using a HEPA filter, which traps small particles more efficiently than your average filter.
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Cutting Boards
Donofrio's germ study found 18 percent of coliform and 14 percent of yeast and mold left behind on cutting boards. If not cleaned properly after each use, cutting boards collect germs and bacteria since they come in contact with a variety of raw foods, including meat, fruit, and vegetables.
Clean up: Throw your cutting boards into the dishwasher immediately after you use them — and always have separate boards for veggies and meat. To hand wash, Duberg says to soak them in vinegar for 30 minutes and wash well with hot, soapy water.
Kitchen Sink
While the volunteers in the NSF germ study thought that the kitchen sink was the seventh dirtiest place in the home, results showed it was second to the sponge. Salmonella and E. coli were found on 45 percent of tested kitchen sinks because the moist environment creates a breeding ground.
Clean up: You probably already scrub your sink regularly (experts recommend one to two times a week) but look at what you're scrubbing it with. Spray the area with a disinfecting solution made of 10 percent bleach or vinegar and 90 percent water, and let sit for 20 to 30 minutes before rinsing. To clean the drain, pour a mix of one teaspoon bleach and one quart of water down the drain.
Knobs and Handles
With constant traffic in and out of rooms, doorknobs are prime targets for funk, along with faucet handles and stove knobs. According the NSF, stove knobs ranked ninth in the dirtiest spots in the home.
Clean up: Use sanitizing wipes on all knobs and handles at least once a week, more often if someone is sick. To clean stove knobs, remove them once a week and wash them in hot, soapy water.
Reusable Grocery Bags
They may be good for the environment, but if not washed properly reusable bags can do a number contaminating food. And the bacteria count increases if the bag is used for storing other items such as gym clothes, books, and shoes. While washing reduces bacteria 99.9 percent, a study funded by the American Chemistry Council found that only 3 percent of users said they wash their reusable grocery bags.
Clean up: Immediately wash bags that have carried raw meats, fruits, and vegetables with hot, soapy water. Hand dry before reusing. If the bag is made of cloth, run it through the washing machine.
How can something that brings so much joy be so germy? Coffeemakers were ranked fifth in the germiest places at home according to NSF, with mold found in 50 percent of those tested. Again, it's the bacteria equation at work — dark, damp locations are prime areas for mold and mildew to grow.
Clean up: At least once a month, add four cups of undiluted vinegar to the machine and let stand for 30 minutes. Then, run the vinegar through the unit. Afterwards, run two to three cycles of fresh water through until the odor is gone.
Melissa Romero is a Washingtonian magazine staff writer and editor of the blog Well + Being.
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Step Four - Assemble the presents for the Advent Calendar. I originally wanted to use reusable jute bags, but they were a bit over my budget at Michaels, so I just used tiny brown paper bags. I used a stencil to paint on the numbers 1 through 24. Using twine, I tied them in loops to attach to the clothespins.
Step Six - Watch Soren's face FILL with delight when he came downstairs and saw it on December first. (When these pictures were taken I hadn't quite filled up all the bags with treats. I'll make sure to have them filled in in time for the opening day! So far the treats have included raisins, teddy grahams, and mini ornaments.)


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Named after the Masai Mara National Reserve in Africa, this quick service restaurant located in Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge is sure to please all appetites with a taste of Africa, as well as American favorites.
Mara is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and is located next to the resort's Uzima Springs pool area. Guests can dine indoors or take their meals poolside. There is a "Grab & Go" market area that features snacks, desserts, bottled drinks, breakfast items, and fruit. Hot breakfast items are served starting at 7:00 am. For lunch and dinner, the Mara features an ample selection of African and American entrees; soups, salads, flatbreads, a rotisserie chicken platter, fried shrimp, and falafels are highlighted. Cookies, a Paw Print Brownie, and cheesecake are available for dessert. A children's menu featuring rotisserie chicken, macaroni & cheese, hot dogs, or chicken fingers is also available. In the indoor dining area, a condiment bar is close to the self-serve drink station. There is a small television towards the back of the seating area to entertain guests while eating.
Mara also features a selection of African and international wines, beers, cocktails, and even choose-your-own-flavor smoothies.
Service: Counter Service
Type of Food: American, African
Location: Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
Disney Dining Plan: Yes, Counter Service Credit & Snack options
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Audi e-tron quattro Concept
The Audi e-tron quattro Concept previews the Tesla Model X-rivalling Audi Q6, which will be presented in early 2018. It uses the power of three electric motors; one drives the front axle, the other acts on the rear axle. Total output is 435 hp and in boost mode it can mobilize up to 500 hp and 800 Nm torque. It accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds, while its electronically governed top speed is 210 km/h. The battery's capacity of 95 kWh should enable a range of more than 500 kilometers. With its length of 4.88 metres, width of 1.93 metres and height of 1.54 metres, it fits between the Audi Q5 and Audi Q7, and its luggage capacity is 615 litres.
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|Wood on newspaper
I've been given a lot of rotten wood to use in my garden, as a layer in the raised beds I'm developing in the front yard. First I put down a layer of carpet or cardboard or newspaper to suppress the weeds, then I pile up rotten wood, then dollop on home made compost followed by a layer of soil on top to plant seeds and seedling directly into, then finally mulch. I'm inspired by a permaculture technique called Hugelkulture which combines carbon sequestration with soil enrichment. It's a big project and I'm progressing slowly but steadily.
|A huhu grub pokes it head out of its hole, perhaps surprised to breath fresh air?
The advantage of building up a raised bed with rotten wood is two-fold. The wood will act as a sponge, soaking up rain during the wet winters and releasing it slowing into the soil as it dries out over summer. I shouldn't need to water these beds much, if at all, the next time there's a drought like the one we've just come out of. Rotten wood doesn't just release moisture though, its chock full of microorganisms busy converting wood into compost which makes for a rich fertile growing medium. I expect these beds to grow abundant, healthy, productive plants.
|Another huhu grub reaches across the newly divided log, looking for its fellow grubs?
Some of the organisms doing this important work are not so micro. Inside one log, a family of huhu grubs, each the size of my little finger, had turned the wood to mush. They seemed quite startled to have there mushy home split in half by my axe. After photo time, I pushed the halves of the log back together to let them get back to their carbon sequestering activities.
|A third huhu grub landed on the ground letting me have a good look at its pallid, plump, caterpillar-like body.
On meeting my huhu grubs, I did consider the United Nations' recent recommendation to eat more insects as a valuable and sustainable source of protein. But... I feel I'm pretty well supplied with more palatable sources of protein just at the moment. Frankly, the wood-composting contribution of the grubs to my future diet of home grown fruit and vegetables seems more valuable than a mouthful of "buttery chicken" flavoured larvae (according to wikipedia).
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I just reread the hugelkulture article, and remembered there's a lot more advantages to rotten wood in your raised beds than I mentioned above. They are
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This highly accessible, manageable program is user-friendly for instructors, teaching assistants, and students. Known for its succinct and precise grammar explanations, its presentation of high-frequency and practical vocabulary, and overall flexibility,Hola, amigos!continues to maintain its appeal with instructors regardless of their preferred methodology. The program is designed to develop students' ability to communicate effectively in Spanish in a variety of situations as well as to strengthen cultural awareness and competence. It offers a full scope and sequence, yet is brief enough to be used effectively for a two-semester course. The Seventh Edition features all-new art and video programs as well as enhanced integration and presentation of culture. All components are fully integrated with the flexibility to accommodate a range of scheduling factors, contact hours, course objectives, and ability levels. New!More comprehensive approach to culture includes expanded unit openers that introduce target cultures through maps, flags, photos, captions, and a unit-ending cultural section enhanced by readings and integrated video. New!Additional activities accompanying lesson-opening dialogues provide increased opportunities for students to develop comprehension and speaking skills. New!NewDe paÍs a paÍssection highlights regional variations of key vocabulary to increase student awareness of linguistic diversity. New!New two-tiered video presents situational interactions that incorporate lesson vocabulary and grammar structures as well as cultural footage of the target countries and cultures. Practical, useful vocabulary presentation enables students to start communicating effectively in Spanish in a variety of situations. Clear, logical grammar presentations demonstrate practical use of the language, with explanations in English followed by examples of their use in natural Spanish. Abundance of varied practice guides students from controlled to more open-ended practice in all four skills.Jarvis, Ana C. is the author of 'Hola, Amigos! - with CD', published 2007 under ISBN 9780618873135 and ISBN 0618873139.[read more]
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Daily log, May 7
Tiffin reports
A bicycle was reported stolen Monday afternoon from the first block of Noble Street.
A 200-block Third Avenue caller reported Monday evening a CD case and change were taken from a vehicle.
A caller requested to speak to an officer Monday night about fraudulent Facebook photos.
A caller reported Monday night people at a residence in the 100 block of Fourth Avenue were watching pornographic videos with their curtains open. The residents were advised to close their windows and curtains while watching pornography.
A first-block Carl Street caller reported Monday night a man was walking down an alley holding two long guns. Police checked the area and found everything appeared to be OK.
An officer was requested Tuesday morning at Washington Elementary School, 51 Elmer St., in reference to a student bringing a taser to school. The stun gun was taken by police and was to be returned to the child's parent.
A first-block St. Clair Street person went to the station Tuesday afternoon to report the theft of a pellet gun.
A man went to the station Tuesday afternoon to report someone broke into his 100-block Jefferson Street apartment and stole a game console.
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A theft was reported Monday afternoon in the 100 block of West Perry Street.
A 2000-block South CR 17 man reported damage to a metal barn Monday afternoon.
A man went to the station Monday evening to report furniture that he had contracted to be moved to Florida may have been stolen by a subcontractor.
A 6000-block South SR 100 man reported Monday night items, including a TV, DVD player and a video game console, were stolen from his residence.
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Rebecca M. Cummings, 20, of Tiffin, was charged with selling to an underage person for an incident April 11.
Jeff B. Dahms, 43, of Fostoria, was charged with assault, unlawful restraint and possession of a dangerous drug Friday.
A 1500-block North Countyline Street woman reported Monday evening juveniles were throwing things on top of her trailer. One boy was throwing rocks at her windows.
A caller reported Monday evening a 2-year-old fell out of a window in the 200 block of East Crocker Street. The child was not injured.
A 200-block West Lytle Street man reported Monday evening his house was broken into. Items were taken.
A caller reported Monday evening people in a pickup truck picked up a girl and put her in a car. A caller also said seven people were involved in a physical altercation and a female was lying on the ground. According to the report, the incident was an ongoing issue between two juveniles.
A 600-block Park Avenue man reported Monday night someone was trying to get into his house. Eric M. Sanchez, 20, of Fostoria, was charged with criminal trespass.
A man went to the station Tuesday morning to speak to an officer because someone had been accusing him of child molestation.
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'Invisible Monsters' Is Finally Coming To Hardcover
For several years now, there has been an underground movement to get Invisible Monsters released in hardcover. Believe it or not, this beloved book of Chuck's is the only novel of his that was never released in this format. At the time, this was Chuck's specific wish. Invisible Monsters (originally titled Manifesto) was written before Fight Club but was never originally allowed to see the light of day because his publishers rejected it, due to its disturbing content. Rather than let this news set him back, Chuck did the opposite of what everyone expected and amped things up even further with Fight Club, which then ironically got published and become his "first" novel.
Three years later in 1999, the same year Chuck published Survivor, he got to finally see the release of Invisible Monsters, as a slightly revised edition. He then insisted that this novel only be released in paperback, as he hated the idea of charging his fans too much for it.
Little did Chuck know that this would turn out to be, perhaps, his most universally loved novel. So it will come as no surprise that a few years later, in the early days of this website, a movement began to get Invisible Monsters re-released in hardcover. The fans were demanding it. We even started an online petition.
Well, last year I revisited this lightening-rod subject with Steve Colca, our very awesome contact at WW Norton (the publisher's who hold the rights to Chuck's first three novels). And Steve dropped a major bit of news in my lap. It seems that Norton was making a full court press to get Monsters finally released in hardcover. At the time, he had this to say: "It's going to be pretty special...not just a new jacket. But those details are still coming together." Upon hearing this, I wanted to race back to our website to report this news to you all, but Steve cautioned me to wait until everything was official. And a year later, we can finally call it that.
Here is the latest update, straight from WW Norton, with full permission to post here on our site:
I'm happy to report that W. W. Norton & Company will publish the long-awaited hardcover edition of INVISIBLE MONSTERS by Chuck Palahniuk. Right now, the project is being called "Invisible Monsters: Re-Mixed" and will be done according to Chuck's early vision of the book. The estimated publication date is early in 2013, but there is a possibility it could arrive slightly before that. The Cult can stay informed on the project by visiting http://www.invisiblemonstersremix.com/
You probably all just screamed upon reading the first three lines and then sighed, upon reading that publication date (2013). But like it says, that date could change. For now, let's just rejoice that we're living in a world where Invisible Monsters is getting a new hardcover edition.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A plan to tax financial transactions in 11 European Union member states from 2014 is illegal, the bloc's lawyers have concluded, dealing what could be a final blow to the measure as proposed.
The opinion is not binding and Germany which backs the tax aimed at making banks pay governments about 35 billion euros a year after receiving taxpayer aid during the 2007-09 financial crisis, said it still wants swift introduction of the levy.
But the conclusions of the 14-page legal opinion will make it harder to push the measure through in its current form, particularly since it is already fiercely opposed by several EU members including Britain, the bloc's largest financial centre.
EU finance ministers will consider the conclusions and decide whether to scrap the idea, refine the proposal or chose a simpler levy such as the stamp duty Britain imposes on shares.
Germany said the legal concerns must be "cleared up". The plan needs the backing of all 11 governments to be put in place.
Britain and 15 other EU member states refused to support the transaction tax proposal raising questions about how it would work with only some members participating.
Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Slovakia and Slovenia were planning to adopt the tax on stocks, bonds, derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending.
But the legal services for EU member states said in their opinion dated September 6 and obtained by Reuters that the transaction tax plan "exceeds member states' jurisdiction for taxation under the norms of international customary law".
The plan is also not compatible with the EU treaty "as it infringes upon the taxing competences of non participating member states", the document said.
A transaction tax only in some member states would also be "discriminatory and likely to lead to distortion of competition to the detriment of non participating member states".
The tax would also be an "obstacle" to the free movement of capital and services within the single market, breaching two tenets of the EU's founding treaty.
"I think a lot of jurisdictions have cold feet already and this is going to open themselves up to legal action by businesses and other governments," said Chas Roy-Chowdhury, head of taxation at the ACCA, an independent accounting body in London.
Ben Jones, a tax lawyer at Eversheds, said the opinion could give backers of the tax a political escape route to limit its scope or scrap it altogether.
"I hope this will lead Italian authorities to reconsider the need for this tax," added Gianluigi Gugliotta, head of Italian brokers' association Assosim.
But EU Tax Commissioner Algirdas Semeta, who drafted the plan, strongly disagrees with the opinion, his spokeswoman said.
"We stand firm that the proposed FTT is legally sound and fully in line with the EU treaties and international tax law," the spokeswoman added.
It was not clear when EU finance ministers would discuss the findings.
Germany has been one of the main backers of the transaction tax as a way of reducing ultra fast high-frequency trading that helped to fuel a brief stock market plunge on Wall Street. As Europe's largest economy, it was also unhappy at being a major contributor to bank bailouts.
"The German government advocates the swift introduction of the FTT for good reasons... Nothing has changed on that. The legal concerns must be cleared up and dispelled as quickly as possible," the finance ministry in Berlin said.
A Spanish treasury spokesman said the tax plan so far is "very generic" and "remains in the air" until a new proposal that works is presented by the European Commission.
Andreas Schieder, state secretary in Austria's finance ministry, said "We will not be swayed at the last minute by those member states which were against the FTT since time immemorial".
Britain is challenging the transaction tax plan in the bloc's top court saying it was concerned it would affect transactions carried out beyond the borders of countries that sign up for it. A UK Treasury source said the legal opinion vindicated the decision to challenge the plan.
UK business lobby CBI said the opinion recognised the tax would damage growth and it was time to draw a line under the "flawed" proposal.
Faced with warnings from the industry that the tax could snarl up financing for the economy, there were already moves to scale back the levy and delay its roll out.
The EU lawyers say the tax would be unjustifiably imposed on firms outside the 11 participating states and hit the economy.
In addition, a "substantive" part of the financial institutions and types of transactions that would be taxed "have had no part whatsoever in the crisis and are not liable to contribute to any crisis in the future".
One aim of the tax is to cut high-risk trading.
The legal opinion said the levy would be imposed to a large extent on activities with a "genuine economic substance that are not liable to contribute to systemic risk and which are indispensable for the activities of non-financial business entities".
Additional reporting by Gernot Heller in Berlin, John O'Donnell in Brussels, Paul Day in Madrid, Michael Shields in Vienna and Silvia Aloisi in Milan; editing by Anna Willard


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tazza necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 80 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
Voice JET is a brand for a company in IT space. I am after a logo which can be customised for each line of business in the company. The logo also needs to incoporate a stylised image of a cheetah or a tiger and in general represent: speed, power, agility, strength.
Voice JET
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Professional, clean, sharp, has presence
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JET is a common brand for a group of businesses for a company which is in the general IT space: ranging from hardware sales and IT consulting to VOIP/voice solutions.
The logo does NOT have to immediately identify the line of business (and the line is diverse anyway since it is a group of businesses)!
The key element of the logo is the word \"JET\" since that is the common brand within the group. That part of the logo will need to be common for all of the businesses in the group, with the other part being easily replaceable. The other part of the logo/name will be modified/replaced internally in the company for each line of business.
For the contest, you should use \"Voice JET\" as the business name for the logo that you are making.
The logo should incorporate a stylised image of a cheetah or a tiger and in general represent: speed, power, agility, strength. A whole body of the animal does not need to be represented - only an identifiable part - and, again, it can be a stylised form (though not in a Disney/cartoon sense). Also, it does NOT need to have the traditional colours of the animal (eg. orange)!
I don\'t want to discriminate against other strong animals (eg. grizzly bear) and if you think you have an awesome design with another such animal, please submit it. However, I\'m a big cat sort of a person and I think that cheetah or a tiger are best at representing what the company is about.
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The colour scheme is completely open (sensible business colours), but it must also work in a pure black & white mode. I would prefer more the use of solid colours than gradients.
I will provide feedback on an ongoing basis to all the participants. I will also be upfront and honest with you. If it doesn\'t work for me, I\'ll tell you, rather than have you re-do something that I think just isn\'t going to work.
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Jay saves the day for Cardinals vs. Red Sox
ST. LOUIS -- Manager Mike Matheny has talked often about the grinding at-bats that came to define his offense a year ago, perhaps hopeful that the more it emerged as a topic of discussion, the more his club would find a way to tap into that strength again.
That call has gained some traction lately, with the Cardinals reeling off consecutive comeback wins behind late signs of life from the offense. In Tuesday's 3-2 victory over the Red Sox, the Cardinals rode a pair of two-out runs -- a game-tying run in the seventh and a game-winning run off Jon Jay's bat an inning later -- to keep pace with the division-leading Brewers.
"Guys get in there and fight," Matheny said. "They're fighting off tough pitches, which really wear a pitcher down, and then they're not missing mistakes. Those are things we probably didn't do as well up until this point [and are] what I see us doing moving forward."
For the second straight game, the Cardinals' offense took their starting pitcher off the hook. This time the benefactor was Lance Lynn.
After his own fielding fumble helped the Red Sox score the go-ahead run in the seventh, Lynn kept the deficit at one by freezing pinch-hitter Mike Napoli on a full-count fastball with two runners in scoring position.
"I threw a couple of sinkers in," Lynn said, "and then after that I was going to make him hit my best pitch."
He was referring to his four-seam fastball, though it could be argued that his sinker was just as effective on this 116-pitch night.
The Cardinals' offense, paced by the bottom part of the order, quickly delivered a momentum-shifter. Shane Robinson, in his first plate appearance since rejoining the club on Friday, drew a seven-pitch walk with one out, then evened the score by scampering home from second on Kolten Wong's two-out single to center.
"I saw [Matt] Holliday give me the sign to get down," Robinson said. "I thought the best slide was a headfirst slide, just [to] get my hand in there as soon as I could."
A string of two-out singles in the eighth then gave the Cardinals the win.
It started with A.J. Pierzynski, who dropped a single into left after fouling off Junichi Tazawa's first three pitches. It was his second hit of the night against the team that released him just three weeks ago.
"[Tazawa] threw me three mistakes the first three pitches," Pierzynski said, "and the one good pitch he had was the one I hit."
Oscar Taveras, who had grounded into an inning-ending double play with the bases full in the fourth, moved Pierzynski to third. Jay, who hadn't swung a bat in a week, sealed the win by knocking a single to center.
"It was a pitch that was supposed to be outside that sort of leaked back inside," Tazawa said. "The location probably wasn't too bad, but still I wanted to keep the ball on the outside."
A sore wrist had sidelined Jay since last Tuesday. His first swings since then had come just a few hours earlier, in batting practice.
"It felt great being back out there," said Jay, who has 17 two-out RBIs this season. "We've said it all along -- we have a good lineup, we have good depth, we just haven't been able to make things happen sometimes. We feel good about our lineup. We just have to keep battling, like we did tonight. We took advantage of some chances."
The win was credited to Pat Neshek, who struck out the side in a dominant 13-pitch eighth before Trevor Rosenthal notched his Major League-best 35th save.
It was Lynn's effort, though, that in many ways positioned the Cardinals to land the final punch.
Lynn continues to assert himself as a front-line starter, having now allowed two runs or fewer in 17 of 23 starts. He may not have allowed the pair he did on Tuesday if not for some porous defense.
Matt Carpenter's error helped the Red Sox even the score at 1 in the fifth. Lynn's miscue cost him the chance at an inning-ending double play -- or, at the very least, a forceout at home -- in the seventh.
But Matheny's willingness to stick with Lynn, his pitch count already at 109, after the blunder was further confirmation as to how much faith the Cardinals have in his ability to stop the spiraling inning. And again on Tuesday, he did just that.
"We talked about his maturing process, and you're seeing a little more consistency," Matheny said. "He's still intense, [but] I think he's found a way to keep that intensity without it negatively affecting his stuff. I think that's a huge step in his career."


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"Wise warriors are mightier than strong ones, and those who have knowledge than those who have strength; for by wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counselors there is victory." -- Proverbs 24:5,6 NRSV
The goal of the Counselor Corps is to provide loving wisdom, guidance, and help to people experiencing a crisis pregnancy and considering abortion as a solution to this perceived crisis.
Specifically, the goal is to send trained, certified, FACE-protected referral counselors to abortion clinics to lovingly offer printed referral information and help to people who find themselves in circumstances perceived to be bad enough to pay someone to kill their own children. These referrals are to organizations and agencies offering assistance, problem solving skills, and alternatives to abortion.
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The problem appears to be that CPCs are not reaching their target market. Most CPCs report that only a small percentage of the people who seek their services are even considering abortion. One recent survey revealed that only 7.5 per cent of the people who came to CPCs were even considering abortion.
This statistic does not invalidate the ministry of CPCs. They are reaching lots of people who have lots of needs. CPCs are doing a good job and are providing valid services, they just aren't making the maximum possible impact in preventing abortion because they aren't reaching very many people who are actually abortion minded.
Through no fault of their own, CPCs have been unable to reach the majority of people who seek abortions. Because CPCs are based in offices or churches they depend on advertising to bring abortion minded women to them.
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The Great Commission begins with the word GO! Churches know that they must go out into their communities to reach those in need. Missionaries know that they must go into all the world to reach those in need. To stop abortion we also must go to those in need -- people considering abortion. Where can these people be found? At abortion clinics.
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Twenty-eight years after the legalization of abortion in America, we still do not have any standardized system to train, equip, support, and protect pro-life counselors so that they can be sent as missionaries to the people who are involved in over a million abortions a year in America.
This is what the Counselor Corps is all about. The Counselor Corps is not a replacement for CPCs. The Counselor Corps acts as a funnel to provide more abortion minded clients to CPCs. The Counselor Corps is a safety net to catch those who have not otherwise been reached.
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Jerry Brown is no Andrew Cuomo. At least if you read the Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle. Each newspaper recently compared the new Democratic governors of California and New York (who are also the sons of governors) and each found Brown wanting.
Their case? Cuomo pushed his budget plan through, while Brown got almost nowhere with his plan and had to settle for a gimmick-laden budget. Cuomo fought against tax increases, while Brown fought unsuccessfully for tax extensions. Cuomo won Republican votes, particularly for the legalization of same-sex marriage. Brown famously couldn't get any GOP votes for his budget despite months of trying.
Prop Zero's reaction? We're not above bashing Brown in this space, but this comparison is terribly unfair to Brown. Why? The governing systems in the two states are too different to make comparisons useful. Yes, Cuomo has a very difficult job as governor of New York. But the broken system in California means that Brown has an impossible job.
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Brown, in attempting to balance the budget, had to confront a sea of voter-approved spending mandates and tax limits; Cuomo faced relatively few of these, many of them established by the legislature and thus subject to change. Brown needed a two-thirds vote for any kind of new revenue, making his job much harder than Cuomo's. (Though look out Gov. Cuomo, there are attempts being made in your state to impose just such a rule).
Cuomo also has gotten credit for legalizing same-sex marriage by winning a majority of the legislature. Brown could get a majority of the legislature to legalize same-sex marriage too -- but that wouldn't be enough to legalize same-sex marriage in this statel. That's because California has a ballot initiative system that permits people to do things like impose a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. That ban, known as Prop 8, can be overturned in only two ways: by the courts or by the voters.
in this, as in so many other things, a California governor has less power than a New York governor.
The real significance of these Brown-Cuomo comparisons is what they tell us about the political elites that make them. These elites don't understand just how California works, or, more precisely, why it doesn't work. If they did, they'd know that Andrew Cuomo, if he were so foolish as to come out here and run California, almost certainly wouldn't be doing any better than Brown.


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Did you know that the true yacht insurance policy is probably the most comprehensive insurance policy you will ever own. Today's yacht insurance is a hybrid of coverage types and philosophies, which have been handed down from the very beginnings of insurance in England, in the sixteenth century.
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A typical yacht policy comes in two main sections: Section I or A is generally hull and equipment coverage, with Section II or B liability or protection and indemnity (P and I). There are also additional coverage subsections, such as medical payments, personal effects, uninsured boaters and towing. In addition, there are special endorsements which may be added, such as, charter coverage, extended passaging, trip coverage, etc,.
Hull insurance is all risk-direct damage coverage, thus a very broad insuring agreement. However, every policy has exclusions, and these can vary greatly from company to company. You should be aware of what is not covered. Some of the more typical exclusions are: wear and tear; gradual deterioration; damage from insect, marine life, animal, mold; marring, denting and scratching; osmosis and blistering; electrolysis; manufacturer's defects; design defects; damage while chartering; freezing damage.
Some companies have seen fit to include these significant exclusions: damage occurring while the boat is being serviced; damage while the boat is being transported overland more than 50 or 300 miles from home port; latent defects; damage occurring while the boat is being used in conjunction with business, to name a few.
True yacht insurance will include agreed-amount hull coverage. This means that at the time the policy was written, the value of the sailboat is agreed to by all parties, and that is what is paid on a total loss. The true yacht policy also includes replacement-cost (new for old) coverage on partial losses, with the exception of sails, canvas, batteries and machinery (engines), which are depreciated. Some companies will also depreciate gelcoatings. These depreciated items can add up to a lot, so know which ones apply to your policy.
Know the warranties in your policy. These covenants, which you agree to with the policy, can include: an of navigation area, lay-up period, private pleasure use and that the boat is seaworthy when leaving port. Should you not abide by these, coverage can be voided.
Protection and indemnity (P and I) insurance is the broadest of all liability for sailboats. This is not an exposure that should be covered by your homeowner's policy or a stripped-down boatowner's liability. Maritime law is unique making it necessary to have coverage for this exposure. Harborworkers and Longshoreman's coverage and Jones Act (crew) coverage can be critical and may not be covered by some companies' boatowner's policies. Uncovered losses in this area could run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. In addition to providing payment of judgments against you, P and I also provides for your defense in admiralty courts.
In today's world of specialists, the marine insurance field is not different. Yacht insurance is a specialty. Concern should, of course, be for the company's solvency. Should an insurance company become insolvent, your loss could be uncovered, or you many not receive any returned premium for the canceled policy.
To receive the best value for your policy, be an informed buyer. Your local agent my be a friend or relative, for example, and do a great job on your other insurance needs, but he or she may not be the best agent to serve your sailboat insurance needs. Ask questions; know what you're buying.
You should realize that it's important for you to be a good risk for the company. Obviously, completion of a safe-boating course or a charter certification from a learn-to-sail program can be a strong indicator of your boathandling and sailing abilities to an insurance company. Fire extinguishers need to be on board. There's no substitute for ownership and the experience it brings. A well-equipped boat with an experienced skipper demand the lowest price. All of these aspects will affect the amount of the premium.
It is also important that the boat be in good condition. If you're buying a used boat that is more than 8 years old, you'll probably need a survey in order to obtain insurance. Insurance carriers will expect proof that any survey repair recommendations have been executed.
Like most sailing gear, when it's needed, the best is never too good. Sailboat insurance is an expense of sailing, so make sure it adequately covers your sailboat.
Michael J. Smith, an avid sailor, is marine vice president with Global Marine Insurance Agency, located in Traverse City, Michigan.
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Thursday, 22 May 2014
Lady Lyric Turns 100
The people of Cache Valley have a long tradition for loving the theater. After the unfortunate destruction of the Thatcher Opera House by fire in 1912, the elegant and practical Lyric Theater was constructed to help fill the void until a larger theater could be built. It was completed in 1913 and this year it celebrates its 100th birthday. This history of this gem of the community has been retold in a new hour long documentary.
Come and join us on one of the following days for a free showing of the film:
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Book launch for Samuel Stein's "Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State," with Samuel Stein, Raquel Namuche, Rob Robinson, Shellyne Rodriguez and Esteban Girón.
Recorded at Verso Books in Brooklyn, February 25, 2019.
Our cities are changing. Global real estate is now a $217 trillion dollar industry, 36 times the value of all the gold ever mined. It makes up 60% of the world's assets, and the most powerful person in the world—the president of the United States—made his name as a landlord and real estate developer.
As Samuel Stein makes clear in his tightly argued book, it's through the seemingly innocuous profession of city planners that we can best understand the transformations underway. Planners provide a window into the practical dynamics of urban change: the way the state uses and is used by organized capital, and the power of landlords and developers at every level of government. But crucially, planners also possess some of the powers we must leverage if we ever wish to reclaim our cities from real estate capital.
About the speakers:
Samuel Stein studies geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and teaches urban studies at Hunter College. His writing on planning politics been published by Jacobin, The Journal of Urban Affairs, Metropolitics, and many other magazines and journals. In addition to studying and teaching urban geography, he worked as a researcher, organizer, and planner on numerous New York City union campaigns, tenant mobilizations, and public policy initiatives.
Raquel Namuche is a long-time tenant organizer. Born in Peru and raised in Queens, she is an organizer with the Ridgewood Tenants Union, an independent tenant-led housing group she started in 2014.
Rob Robinson was a co-founder and member of the Leadership Committee of the Take Back the Land Movement and a staff volunteer at the National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI). He came into the land and housing movement after spending two years homeless on the streets of Miami and ten months in a New York City Homeless shelter.
Shellyne Rodriguez is a community organizer and a visual artist. As an organizer, she is an active member of radical grassroots collective Take Back the Bronx, who agitate and organize for community control of land and housing. As an artist, her work is a decolonial baroque practice which utilizes text, drawing, painting, found materials, and sculpture to depict subjects and spaces in contention with subjugation.
Esteban Girón is a member of the Crown Heights Tenant Union and serves on the board of Tenants PAC. He lives in Crown Heights with his husband Sean and his dog Chicochu, spending his days making life miserable for his landlord and the developers & politicians who are trying to empty his neighborhood of working-class people of color.


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Welcome all!
What this thread offers:
Translations from English -> Sindarin
Checking your own Sindarin -> English translations
Answers to any questions you might have about the language of Sindarin
I am also willing to offer translations from English -> Doriathrin Sindarin*
*(See note on Doriathrin below 'About Sindarin')
What I can't do:
Translations into Quenya (you should go to The Official Quenya Translation Thread)
Anything involving Tengwar (you need The Official Tengwar Transcription Thread)
If you would like a translation. please make sure you click POST a REPLY not POST A NEW TOPIC! (Easy mistake to make) and please be patient - I usually reply to all requests the same day, but I can't always guarantee this.
Once you have your translation, if you want it transcribed into Tengwar, you need to post it into the Official Tengwar Transcription thread.
About Sindarin
Sindarin was the language used by the Grey Elves in Beleriand, the Teleri who remained behind when the other Elves were called to Valinor.
In the First Age, when the Noldor returned to Beleriand from Valinor, Elu-Thingol (King of Doriath) forbade the use of Quenya (the language of the Noldor) forcing them to learn Sindarin.
During the Second Age, the Men of Numenor spoke Sindarin before they corrupted it to their own language of Adunaic, which is how Sindarin passed to their descendants, the Dúnedain.
In the Third Age, (during which the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit are set), Sindarin is the first language of the Elves, but is also known by the Men of Gondor (but not as a first language, more of a second language, spoken by the nobility).
Unfortunately, despite my best efforts, I do have to make up compounds and words from existing stems and words, that use rules set down by Tolkien to cover gaps in the vocabulary. Technically this is termed 'Neo-Sindarin', and it is what every translator uses. Tolkien simply didn't invent enough words for every eventuality. I must stress however, none of the words I use are straight out of my own head, they all come from existing ideas set down by Tolkien himself, so what you get from me is as close as humanly possible to his language.
A note on Doriathrin Sindarin
Doriathrin Sindarin is the original 'pure' Sindarin, spoken by Thingol and his kin in the land of Doriath. There are differences in pronouns, plurals and some other things, making it a full working dialect. When the Noldor returned from Valinor, Sindarin adopted some features of Quenya, and became the language we know today. (There are other dialects too, but there is too little known about them to be able to reliably translate more than a few words into them).
Doriathrin translations are aimed more at people who:
Are looking for a translation that for whatever reason they would like to be in 'Old' Sindarin. Maybe this is because you write fanfiction and your characters either come from or are set in the First/Second Ages, or you've always preferred the High Elves to the diminished Elves of the Third Ages and later, and would like the wording of your tattoo to reflect that.
Or perhaps you simply have a hankering to give me a challenge and like the sound of it :p
Whatever the reason, if you do request this, please be aware that it may take me longer than a normal Sindarin translation.
Thanks for reading!