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GS Media and the evolving linking regime – Did we just wreck the Internet?
On 8 September 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union gave its long-anticipated decision in the case GS Media BV v Sanoma Media Netherlands BV and Others (the "GS Media case"), the latest episode in the line of hyperlinking cases, a subset of the convoluted CJEU case law concerning communication to the public under the InfoSoc Directive.
Introducing a new test for linker liability, and applying this test in the case, the court's finding was that GS Media had effected a communication to the public. As explained by the court, we now know that hyperlinking to protected freely available works can, indeed, constitute copyright infringement if certain conditions are met.
What were the circumstances that led to the court case? Has the risk of copyright infringement by content creators, internet users and publishers increased as consequence of the decision? And is the law concerning hyperlinking now finally settled?
These are some of the topics that will be discussed in the guest lecture by Antti Härmänmaa, head of IPR at Sanoma on the 24th of April at the University of Southampton School of Law. Those who are not members of the University of Southampton will need to email Kat Eleonora Rosati at email@example.com.
Each year young people (18-30 years old) residing in all European countries are encouraged to proactively represent the European youth throughout the EuroDIG process. There are funds available for travel and hotel costs for a limited number of applicants.
This year there will be two separate programmes: YOUthDIG - is the Youth Dialogue on Internet Governance focusing on the EuroDIG agenda and prepare young people for their participation at EuroDIG; and Copyfighters – is organised by Young Pirates of Europe focusing on a modern copyright reform. See more information here.
Join OxFirst for a free webinar on April 20, 2017 - 15.00 BST -- The approach of the European Patent Office to digitalization and the Internet of Things.
With the Internet of Things promising significant job creation and growth rates, the question arises what patent offices can do to promote competitiveness in the digital space. In this talk Prof. Yann Meniere, Chief Economist of the EPO, discusses the EPO's major steps in ensuring high patent quality and fostering transparency in this field. Registration can be done here.
Attention! Only registrations undertaken with professional email addresses will be accepted (i.e. registrations from yahoo, gmail or similar private accounts will not be accepted).
The EPO offers grants for academic research
The 10th of April marks the launch of the new EPO Academic Research Programme offering financial support for academic research on patent-related matters. The programme will award grants of up to EUR 100 000 to winning proposals. This initiative will complement the EPO's long-standing commitment to support research on patent data through its Worldwide Patent Statistical Database (PATSTAT).
The deadline for proposals is 15 June 2017. See more details here.
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The Marked Mage Chronicles, #2
by Victoria Evers
Release Date: July 14th 2017
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Heaven Wants Me Dead.
Heaven Wants Me Dead.
Hell Wants Me As Their Weapon.
And I'm in Bed With A Devil.
I was just your average seventeen-year-old girl, until I was Marked. Some may sell their souls; mine was taken. Not only are angelic hunters out to kill me, but Hell's deadliest Mage—the devilishly charming Crown Prince of Lust—is just as desperate to get his hands on me...again. No, he doesn't want me dead. This seductive trickster only has one thing on his mind: making me his new blushing bride.
I was just your average seventeen-year-old girl, until I was Marked. Some may sell their souls; mine was taken. Not only are angelic hunters out to kill me, but Hell's deadliest Mage—the devilishly charming Crown Prince of Lust—is just as desperate to get his hands on me...again. No, he doesn't want me dead. This seductive trickster only has one thing on his mind: making me his new blushing bride.
He can call me his "mate" all he wants. I'm not about ready to sign my soul away into eternal damnation, no matter how gorgeous he may be. But after two months on the run, I realize I can't escape the ugly truth. If I wish to fight another day, I may just have to make a deal with the worst kind of devil. The kind that loves me.
I thought I knew what rock bottom was, but this is only the beginning. As the great poet once said, "Hell is empty and all the devils are here."
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"Talk about bad timing," laughed Sam.
I rolled over on my mattress to see him staring out my side window. "What is it?"
"Your new neighbor's just arrived."
Hanna had spent most of the past hour stealing looks, hoping for even a glimpse of the guy in question with no such luck. Despite the humor in Hanna's horrible timing, I still groaned. The view in question looked literally right out into the neighboring window not ten feet away, guaranteeing zero privacy. So it was official. I'd have to keep my window shades permanently pulled from here on out.
"Sure it's not just one of the movers? They're all pretty young," I said.
Sam chuckled. "Trust me; this guy isn't dressed for the job. He's not really dressed, period."
"What?" Curiosity got the better of me. I climbed off the mattress, joining my friend at the window.
Sam sidled aside and flipped on the light switch to admire my new setup as I went to the music dock, using its location below the window as an excuse to steal a casual look across the way. I didn't even have to make a song selection. As soon as I touched the radio, Arctic Monkeys' "Do I Wanna Know" suddenly started playing. I scooped up my phone, which was synced with the device, searching for the song in question. Since when was this on my playlist?
"What's wrong?" asked Sam, clearly noting my bafflement.
Before I could so much as articulate a single syllable, my eyes instinctively shot up to the window at the sight of movement across the way. That building heat in my chest roared to life, making my knees out-and-out buckle.
Sam wasn't kidding. My new neighbor wasn't wearing much of anything, apart from a pair of black jeans that hung dangerously low, revealing the chiseled V-shaped section of his lower abdominals that rivaled Apollo himself.
I outright gawked, feeling my phone slip from my limp fingers. It clattered on the hardwood, but I didn't care. I just kept staring.
This couldn't be.
This couldn't be.
This couldn't be.
My new neighbor slipped on the matching black dress shirt in his hands, but didn't bother buttoning it. Instead, he simply rolled the cuffs up his sleeves just enough to display the black metallic tattoos brandishing his left arm.
"You okay?" Sam reiterated.
I didn't move—couldn't move.
My neighbor.
He all so casually looked up, not the least bit surprised to find me ogling at him, and straightened the collar to his opened shirt. That taut frame flexed as he raised his arms, lazily resting them on the top of the opened window. A slow, devious smile pulled at his lips.
Finally regaining control over my body, I stumbled back a step, still unable to peel my eyes away from him. I whirled, preparing to bolt for the door. I was cut short though, smacking into something—hard.
I'd run right into him.
"Geez!" he yelped.
My momentum toppled us over, and I landed on top of him as he smacked down on the area rug.
"Owww." He winced with a laugh, and I rolled off him with an apology. "What's with you?"
Ding dong!
He couldn't possibly have gotten over here that fast…
I shot up from the carpet, ignoring Sam's insistency, and raced for the staircase.
"Don't answer the—" I rounded the banister, just in time to see my Aunt Jenna pull the front door open. Crashing to a halt at the bottom of the landing, I was paralyzed in place as magnetic icy eyes and bleached blonde hair greeted me on the other side of the entryway.
"Hello, lovely," Blaine purred.
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On April 18 Brazilians watching any of the country's main TV stations saw a 120-second commercial called "The Flying Lap," created by Duailibi Petit Zaragoza Propaganda, Sao Paulo. The commercial shows an Indy car racing around the planet against different backdrops, such as Alaska or a California desert. The commercial ends when the fantastic car "lands" on a ship like an aircraft.
A team of 125 people under the direction of Paul Giraud took part in the shooting. The team spent 30 days traveling to six different locations. "The Flying Lap" will also be the theme of an outdoor campaign. The spot will run here for six months and Souza Cruz is considering whether to air it in markets outside Brazil.
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Review: Make Up For Ever PRO Finish Powder Foundation #117
You know how my skin is actually very
sensitive is when…well, you see it yourself that I rarely do product reviews
for complexion product! But today, I'm gonna review one face product, and it's
a base makeup (how awesome is that thing to work on me?) Like finally, I found
my HOLY GRAIL powder foundation!
It's from Make Up For Ever, and I believe this product has entered our beloved country Indonesia as well, that's why I eager to review this right here right now, to ensure you this product works the beautiful it claims to work.
(from sephora.com )
What it is: A multiuse powder foundation with a patent-pending formula that can be applied wet or dry for buildable coverage and a customized finish.
What it does:Formulated with exclusive vegetal coated bio-mimetic pigments, this breakthrough formula lets you customize your foundation result. For a matte finish with full coverage, apply it dry. For a satin finish with sheer coverage, apply it wet. Pro Finish's lightweight texture blends seamlessly with your natural skintone for a long-wearing, flawless complexion. Enriched with nourishing ingredients, it hydrates and soothes the skin for ultimate comfort. This versatile compact is perfect for on-the-go application as well as touch-ups throughout the day.
What it is formulated WITHOUT: - Parabens
What else you need to know:This product is dermatologist-tested and suitable for all skin types.
Separated For Good
It comes in a round compact packaging. Size is good, it's not too big but not too small either. The overall design is sleek and professional looking.
The compact has a decent size of mirror and is separated into two parts: the upper part has the powder foundation and the lower one houses the sponge applicator—with some holes to let air go through and through. It's good for hygiene reason!
Upgraded Version: Proved!
As for what the creator Danny Sanz claims, this powder is an "upgraded" version to those former powder foundations she created. This product is the latest version of powder foundation MUFE has, after 4 years have passed since their last foundations. Mine is shade #117 Golden Ivory, for shade reference please click here as I won't talk much about it here. It's also formulated WITHOUT Paraben, how cool is that????
If you have tried the previous Duo Mat foundation like I have before, your first impression of this foundation won't be so special instead of you hating it. Seriously, I've been through that phase. Trying this product more will let you to know why it's beautiful on its own way—the way people also like it to be, or simply to say "less is more".
The creator Danny Sanz used less talc in this foundation for a less cakey feeling and finish on our face. And yes, that's what it is. I'm not literally a sponge person as I prefer using kabuki/flat top brush to apply my powder foundation when it's possible, and using brush to apply this foundation seems to give no effect to my face. Imperfections are still shown through the thin layer of foundation, and eek it doesn't cover any pimples but only redness! I swear I almost threw this product right away because it was a total disappointment to a girl who's very fond of Duo Mat. But today I'm glad, I didn't.
The coverage is very buildable even though it's pretty sheer in one swipe, but it also depends on the applicator you use. If you're using sponge applicator, it would take less time to gain the desirable coverage, and of course using brush would take more time. As I go through and through some layer—probably 2-3 layers using flat kabuki brush—I almost didn't realize when my face turned out very healthy, not dead matte, and very…PURRFECT? I don't have perfect skin until today, but let pictures show you what I mean:
|(P.S: this picture was from this FOTD)
See my point there?
IT DOESN'T CAKE EVEN YOU LAYER IT THROUGH AND THROUGH, please refer to the side of my nose! No traces of powder there, eh????
How I Would Have My Perfect Skin Like
It gives an airbrushed look just right away—a thing not even my beloved Duo Mat can do. Duo Mat may have better coverage, but nothing can beat the finish of PRO Finish. Don't believe me? This is a much zoomed in photo after using it more than 4 hours, outdoor, while me running a bazaar with my friends at a food stall:
|p.s: NO MAGIC CAMERA/BLURRING!!!
This foundation feels very lightweight on skin too because it contains less talc in it, yet it doesn't happen to clog pores which leads to the pesky acne. It can be used in wet/dry, but I use it dry until today because I don't want to ruin the whole product just by letting water go in. Meh. Even to use it dry…it still blurs any imperfection to pores level, and no dead matte finish—I would say it has satin finish!
My teacher, my friends, my family were asking what clinic I've been visiting lately and admiring how "porcelain-beauty" my skin was. No kidding!
For the staying power, it lasts on my face around 3.5 hours before it starts to let some shine through, and of course a lengthened time with primer underneath! It doesn't fade and oxidize through the day, even I read some people were having trouble with oxidation.
Repurchase With No Questions!
Retailing for $36, it's actually not very expensive if compared to what you will have. Beside, every product has 10g of it and it's quite a lot when it comes to powder foundation. No questions and regrets, I will definitely repurchase this again and again. And today, I've hit the pan. Just few months to go before the repurchase!
Last Words?
It's definitely a holy grail. Using it dry is the way I prefer; you can set and build your foundation that way, still! Even you might want to take a look at some reviews or some shades yourself before finally placing an order. The shade selections may turn people on or off since getting wrong or right shades is only a line thin, but the quality is worth more of what you could expect—unless you're a "heavy cakey makeup lover".
So! Have I ensured you enough? Tell me about your thoughts in the comment section below, I'd love to hear from you. XOXO!
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A friend asked if I had ever eaten sambal buah binjai and I said no. She then sent me an article "Now is the season for buah binjai", which started me looking for the binjai fruit.
I recalled one of the morning walkers who walks the McRitchie trail gave me a large brown mango like fruit many years ago but I didn't know what to do with it. It ended up in the bin after it started to rot.
Despite efforts to locate the fruit I failed as the fruit wasn't in season. I went to Tekka Market as the article had mentioned it as one of the markets that will have buah binjai. Unfortunately, most vegetable stall vendors hadn't heard of the fruit. One vendor had and he told me to come back on a Saturday when the shipment arrives but he mistook my inquiry to be that of buah belinjau. This vendor also mentioned that I needn't buy them as there were plenty along Jalan Kampong Chantek, which lead me on a wild goose chase since Kampong Chantek is next to Binjai Park, which used to be where binjai orchards were found. I very nearly gave up my search but I made a last ditch effort by asking other friends and it paid off.
One friend mentioned that he knows the fruit, and will buy me some when he comes across the fruits. No more than three weeks passed since our conversation before he pings me to say that he has bought buah binjai for me from Geylang Serai Market.
I went to Geylang the next day and every single vegetable stall had buah binjai on display.
Chats with several vendors yielded information that the fruit just came into season. If you want to try it head on down now to buy it. You can find a recipe for sambal buah binjai in the "Now is the season for buah binjai" link above.
If you wondered (like me) what a Binjai tree looked like? Here's some information - the Binjai (mangifera caesia) is a relative of the mango tree. It is found from the Southern Thailand down the Peninsular and into Indonesia and the Southern Philippines.You can learn more from NParks' Tree Info Kit and you can also check out the Heritage Register for the four heritage tree locations.
|The heritage tree behind No. 70 Jalan Naung
|The hidden signage in the undergrowth


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If industry analyst IHS iSuppli is correct, a trend is building in the desktop PC world that has manufacturers moving from faster standard 3.5-inch hard drives to smaller, more power-efficient 2.5-inch units.
The El Segundo, Calif.-based consultancy said in a media brief April 13 that global shipments of 2.5-inch hard-disk drives (HDDs) to all-in-one PCs are forecast to reach approximately 1 million units in 2013, up from zero this year.
Shipments--mostly from the Far East countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan--then will increase to 3 million units the following year and rise steadily until they hit some 7 million units in 2016, IHS iSuppli said.
Western Digital of Santa Ana, Calif., is the world's No. 1-selling HDD producer, with 40 percent of the global market. Seagate Technology is right behind with about 37 percent. Both companies have most of their HDDs made in Southeast Asia.
Further reading
Now Used in Laptops, Servers, Storage
At this point, 2.5-inch HDDs are used mostly in laptop PCs and data center storage arrays and servers. Their history has shown not only lower power consumption but also better longevity.
"With a maximum capacity of 1 terabyte, 2.5-inch HDDs are proving very attractive to PC makers for use in their next-generation all-in-one designs," said Fang Zhang, analyst for storage systems at IHS. "Multiple all-in-one PCs have the potential to adopt 2.5-inch HDDs, including the iMac from Apple Inc., TouchSmart from Hewlett-Packard, Series 7 from Samsung Electronics, IdeaCentre from Lenovo, Top Touchscreen from Asus Eee and all-in-one desktops from Vizio and Acer."
These new all-in-one desktop PCs are superior in performance and features to conventional machines, thanks to recent advances in multi-core microprocessors and the thinner HDD size. As such, all-in-one desktop PCs can extend the markets for 2.5-inch HDDs, iSuppli said.
Most 2.5-inch drives typically run at 5,400 rpm, compared with 7,200 rpm for the 3.5-inch. The 2.5-inch also sells at slightly higher prices than the 3.5-inch as a whole, although the gap in price can be narrowed if 2.5-inch volumes become significant, iSuppli said.
The HDD industry was hit hard last year by heavy monsoon-created flooding in Southeast Asia that put a major crimp in production. Some manufacturing facilities in Thailand and Vietnam that had been literally under water last fall are just now coming back online. Full-scale production is expected to resume by this coming fall, industry sources have reported.
Chris Preimesberger is Editor for Features and Analysis at eWEEK. Twitter: @editingwhiz


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The parcel on McKay Avenue continues to be a source of controversy.
The "why" seems to defy logic. The East Bay Regional Park District tried to buy the site from the federal Agriculture Department when it learned it would be sold, and for months the two parties argued over the price, each bound by its regulations as to what it could offer or pay.
As I understand it, the EBRPD could offer only about half of the value the Agriculture Department was required to achieve from the site's sale. In addition, there is the issue of McKay Avenue, which has been draining sewage into neighboring properties and the Bay for its life span of more than 50 years and the $2 million price tag to rebuild it for access of whatever the use is to be. Apparently, the Agriculture Department was then instructed to offer the parcel, did so, and sold it to the highest bidder, Tim Lewis Communities.
In the meantime, the city was analyzing vacant land for inclusion in the city's application for state approval of Alameda's General Plan Housing Element — this approval is essential for city eligibility for such state programs as transportation and infrastructure grants. The McKay Avenue site was included for housing development in the now-approved plan.
Apparently, one can argue the legality of the above actions (and throw away lots of public resources to do so), but based on the above, it seems rational to hope that 48 new homes and a rebuilt McKay Avenue will soon exist in this neighborhood of duplexes and apartments.
The sad part is the EBRPD's continued argument that it was "cheated out of an opportunity to expand the park," so it has presumed to produce a drawing of what they "would have" built there, which is very revealing. It shows continuing existing parking lots, adding two more parking lots and a new park service yard. In addition to these paved areas, the park district's "chipper" is prominently featured with a potential meadow of very small proportion for group picnic areas. All of this lacks the specifics of the source of funds to do these "improvements" and rebuild McKay Avenue.
Tim Lewis Communities has a highly respected reputation as an excellent developer. It is planning to build 48 nice homes on the site and return its status to that of a taxpaying contributor to Alameda's economic well-being, not to mention the likelihood of the residents' contributions to our schools, job pool and shopping sectors, etc. Yes, the city is preparing an EIR and will fully evaluate traffic impacts. It would be even better if the residents worked here and could walk or bike to work. This development appears to be a winner for the city.
I hope all the opposing parties will take a deep breath, weigh the potential outcomes of this matter and support it moving forward. As I understand it, the developer is taking all the right steps necessary to have its application processed, and it will need to move quickly since it has a considerable investment in the site, plans and consultants. Let's all get set to welcome 48 new homeowners.
Helen Sause is president of HOMES (Housing Opportunities Make Economic Sense).


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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Making prejudice into a Canadian "value"
The PQ "values charter" would enshrine religion as a justifiable reason to discriminate against people in Quebec:
it would promote religious segregation by stigmatizing the devoutly religious, explicitly exclude them from employment in the public sector and implicitly encourage discrimination against them in the private sector.The Globe and Mail describes this as "Putinesque". Don MacPherson at the Montreal Gazette calls it as "sinister, ridiculous and pathetic." A Quebec mayor doesn't want the PQ government to "play petty politics on the backs of citizens".
In the particular case of women from minority religious communities, it would promote not the integration into the workforce that would expose them to other values, but their isolation and impoverishment.
Though in practice it would be virtually unenforceable -- and ultimately the Canadian Supreme Court would throw it out -- the whole country will be tainted by this idiotic charter, just like we were by the Quebec soccer turban ban mess last spring.
Merci beaucoup, Pauline.
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G&M: What sort of democracy tells religious minorities – Jews with their yarmulkes, Sikhs with their turbans and kirpans, and Muslims with their headscarfs – that they and their rights are less valued than other people and their rights?
Hmm, lesse -- oh, I know: France. Seriously, why the silly near-collective hypothetical Godwinization of Putin when an actually-existing example of a *democratic republic* -- one with obvious longstanding cultural ties, no less --instituting a near-identical piece of legislation nearly a full decade prior? This legislation is stupid and extremely dangerous, but hardly unprecedented within a major Western democracy.
By matttbastard, at 9:59 am
Reformers are having a field day in media discussion on the issue simultaneously cheering the PQ government on for its proposed policy seeking to inhibit the religious expression of hated cultural and religious minorities, while at the same time venting their hatred of Quebec as a cultural minority within Canada and proposing all manner of ridiculous retaliatory measures.
One contributor to the media discussion on the issue correctly pointed out:
"One of the most contradictory politicians ever…after her election win Marois went on to talk of the importance of keeping Quebec values, namely the importance of the Catholic religion in Quebec heritage…yet this is the same woman whose education reform of the late 90′s eliminated not only the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal, but also the Montreal Catholic School Board…and now this, clearly she doesn't know what she wants."
I made the following comments to such discussion on Yahoo Canada after the usual Reform outbursts combining malice with ignorance:
"Reformers don't have a clue as usual in their blanket condemnation of Quebec. The PQ is borrowing or appropriating its secularist policies from France and attempting both to rewrite Quebec's history and engineer some exclusive secularist future. In the process it is throwing out a good deal of Quebec's cultural heritage. I know my grandfather for one, a staunch Catholic, would be turning over in his grave…"
"Typical hate-mongering by impotent Reformers seeking an opportunity to vent their hatred and display their ignorance, but who don't have the courage to take their proposals to the Conservative Party national convention, where they know they would be laughed at and dismissed as some deranged fringe….."
"Quite honestly, the PQ obsession with secularism baffles me, as it is apparently designed to place a barrier between the PQ and an immigrant community which has no preconceived bias with respect to constitutional disputes in Canada, and given the manner with which it is viewed with hatred and contempt by Reformers throughout Canada, has been given little incentive to not otherwise side with the PQ in such disputes, were it not for such policies as the PQ is currently pursuing…."
The contributor's comment is relevant, that of the PQ's secularist campaign eliminating the constitutional protections of Catholic and Protestant school boards in Quebec in the 90′s, as that was just a first step in its current campaign to purge "religious expression" from public institutions. The NDP may wish to take note …


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the postcards giveaway, by rachel, showing her dab hand at and good eye for what goes on here and there (many thanks, once again!),
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I was just thinking today about you and wondering if the package had arrived! Yes! This post has lifted my spirits. I'm glad it found it's way to you safely. I've been checking in, just quietly. I need to wake up a bit!ReplyDelete
well.. perhaps i too need to find this cookery book and reignite my luster for fine foods.happy new years nadine! .xxReplyDelete
Post from a far country is always something special. :)
Have a good weekend!
Wonderful to open an envelope and have such a warm colorful world spill out!
Happy New Year to you Nadine,
love your bright new touches and layout, and that great wolf.
me too!
my fine packet of Rachel arrived!!
happy weekend
I'm puzzled, I didn't see any reference to her cookery book in wikipedia, what's it called? - I'm always game to question my relationship with food!ReplyDelete
What a treat to receive!....enjoy!ReplyDelete
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I found this wonderful artwork from Cindy Mindy Pindy's lovely blog:
I made some slight adjustments and cut them out of black cardstock.
Working outside, I sprayed them, a few at a time, with spray adhesive and then sprinkled black glitter on them. I like to press down lightly on them with my hands before shaking the excess glitter off.
If I'm being particularly good, I'll give them a coat of clear acrylic spray to seal the glitter on better.
I think they're lovely!
I was so enamored of how cute they looked (the very delicate handles on the jack-o-lantern and the tiny teeth in his mouth) that I ended up cutting out probably dozens on my robo/silhouette and sending them out to all kinds of people.
I didn't mount them on cards -- they were so sweet just as they were -- but I put them in some old glassine envelopes that my husband no longer wanted.
I wrote a short message on the backs with a white pen.
And sent them off to people all over the place!
It was fun because I know most people wouldn't be expecting a Halloween greeting from us, so it will be a nice surprise.
It's my week's offering to the 52 Weeks of Mail that I've signed up for: http://www.facebook.com/52weeksofmail


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This Italian modular charm features a handpainted brown hamster, on a Carina stainless steel base. Handpainted in the United States by California artist Maggie Apostolova, it is in the medium size. There is only one of this unique charm. Please note this is an original work of art.
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America's EuroAmerican majority is now such a stupid, decadent, porn-soaked, ignorant, pathetic, feminist, anti-family, Christ-hating, Twittering, pervert-friendly, politically correct, brainwashed (aka, educated) boobocracy that they embrace the prospect of their own eclipse and eventual extinction as inevitable and indeed desirable, like the academic morons at Portland State University who applauded Bill Clinton's 1998 upbeat announcement of the end to America's white majority:
Today, largely because of immigration, there is no majority race in Hawaii or Houston or New York City. Within five years, there will be no majority race in our largest state, California. In a little more than 50 years, there will be no majority race in the United States. No other nation in history has gone through demographic change of this magnitude in so short a time … [These immigrants] are energizing our culture and broadening our vision of the world. They are renewing our most basic values and reminding us all of what it truly means to be American.There's a good comment on the current election over at the Daily Bell, including this:
Bill Clinton, Commencement Address, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon June 13, 1998.
The West is run by an unelected banking caste that has globalization as its goal. Sociopolitical, economic and military events are created via Western intelligence agencies, mainly in the US, Britain and Israel, to further formal internationalism.The central role of bankers, or the Money Power, in running the world was clearly laid out in Tragedy and Hope, a sweeping review of world history by Bill Clinton's Georgetown University history mentor, Carroll Quigley.
The idea, eventually, is apparently to form a strong world government. Also, likely, to initiate a kind of genocide … if the Georgia Guidestones are to be believed.
Quigley was a historian of Cecil Rhodes' secret society for global governance, an organization that led directly to the creation of the Council on Foreign Relations (Hillary Clinton said by this Wikipedia article to be a member, though as a matter of optics, she may not be currently). Bill and Chelsea Clinton are also listed as members, moreover Hillary has stated that she receives her marching orders from the CFR.
Bill Clinton directly benefited from the Rhodes Trust through the receipt of a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University, the intellectual home of Rhodes's secret society, and in his Democratic Party presidential nomination acceptance speech, he acknowledged Carroll Quigley as an inspirational influence. Quigley supported the Money Power plan for global governance, which he envisaged as the globalization of Western civilization.
Since Quigley's time, however, the US elite has trashed Western civilization and seems intent now on globalization solely for the benefit of the Money Power, i.e., the bankers to whom Hillary is in thrall, and the other dynamic elements of global capitalism and their hangers on, i.e., the Zucks and Cucks.
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History of persecution - 2002
History of persecution - 2002
Jan 10
Ghulam Mustafa Mohsin, Ahmadi, was martyred at his home in Pir Mahal, district Toba Tek Singh by unidentified killer. Mr. Mohsin was an active member of Ahmadiyya community.
Jan 24
Election Commission announces to maintain separate Voters List for Ahmadis despite the fact that forthcoming general elections were being held on joint electorate basis.
Jan --
Mr. Abdul Ala Najam-us-Saqib, an Ahmadi lecturer of Punjab University was not only removed from service for his faith but he was also deprived of PhD scholarship abroad as it was conditional to his holding an appointment in the University.
Apr 05
A case was registered against Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad and his new convert wife under section PPC 298C (the Anti Ahmadiyya law) at Mangut Unche, district Hafizabad.
Apr 24
A case was registered against Mr. Mohammad Asif and his father under section PPC 298C and PPC 108 in Mirpur Azad Kashmir. Mr. Asif was arrested.
May 10
A case under PPC sections 447, 188, 298 B(4) and 34 was registered against four Ahmadis of Kotli, Azad Kashmir for initiating to build Mosque on their property.
May 23
Rana Shahzad Ahmad, a new convert Ahmadi, was falsely implicated by his uncle and arrested in a case of theft, terrorism and illegal possession of fire-arms in Bagh, district Jhang.
Aug 15
Police efface Kalima Tayyeba from Jamia Ahmadiyya building at Rabwah.
Aug 31
A criminal case was registered against Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Saggon, Ahmadi at police station Khangarh , district Muzaffargarh, under section PPC 298C of the notorious anti-Ahmadiyya law, on accusation of preaching his views.
Sep 01
Maqsood Ahmad, aged 36, martyred by religious extremists in his house at Faisalabad.
Sep 02
Mr. Waris Khan, an Ahmadi from Peshawar was arrested by the police under PPC 295A (a Blasphemy clause) and PPC 298C (a clause of the anti-Ahmadiyya law) for preaching.
Sep 21
Mr. Hameedullah Bajwa, an ex-President of the Ahmadiyya Community of District Lodhran was sentenced to three years imprisonment for preaching. The case was registered on April 28, 1994.
Nov 14
Abdul Waheed
, aged 31, martyred in Faisalabad by a Khatm-e-Nabuwwat activist Imtiaz Shah.
Nov 15
Dr. Rashid Ahmed, a leading Orthopedic surgeon and an Ahmadiyya Community official, was martyred in Rahim Yar Khan. He sustained bullet injuries on Nov. 09 attack at his clinic by religious terrorists.
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text: Source: (2004) Canberra ACT: Australian Institute of Criminology.Indigenous populations in Australia have been informally contributing to sentencing procedures throughout remote communities for some time. During the late 1990's, Indigenous participation in justice processes became formalized with the development of Indigenous sentencing and Circle Courts. Related justice practices include the setting aside of certain days in urban courts to sentence Indigenous offenders and the practice of judicial officials traveling on circuit to deal with cases in remote Indigenous communities. Judicial officials who travel on circuit to remote Indigenous communities incorporate the views of the elders or respected members of the local community into their justice practices. The authors review the emergence of Indigenous justice practices, which were necessitated by the relatively large number of Indigenous offenders and the need to establish partnerships between state governments and Aboriginal communities. Jurisdictions vary in their approaches to this liaison between state officials and Aboriginal representatives and are particular to the concerns of the populations of the areas. The similarities in Indigenous justice between jurisdictions include the requirement of an Indigenous offender; cases are usually heard in Magistrates' Court; and the offense must have occurred in the geographical region under the courts jurisdiction. An important component of Indigenous justice is the presence of Indigenous court workers whose roles and duties vary by jurisdiction. A comparison of two jurisdictions, the New South Wales Circle Sentencing Court and the South Australian Nunga Court, is offered to illustrate differences of approach. Thus, the incorporation of Indigenous justice practices has resulted in a transformation of the Australian justice system involving communication between judicial officers, Aboriginal representatives, and Aboriginal offenders. Abstract courtesy of National Criminal Justice Reference Service, www.ncjrs.org.


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Happy Friday with a Soundtrack: Jason-Mraz's-Hair-Edition
Happy Friday, everyone. I hope you are all looking forward to a fun and relaxing weekend!
I'm looking forward to the SEC Football Championship game, making some delicious wintery meals (chicken and dumplings and Hungarian Beef Stew!), finishing up Christmas decorations, and finally getting some pictures taken for this year's Christmas cards (you all know how much I love me some stationary)!
To help get you through your Friday, I'd like to suggest the song that's been stuck in my head for a week now: "I won't give up" by Jason Mraz.
However, while I like the original, the reason it has been stuck in my head is because of the version below by Masie and Lennon Stella (who play the daughters of Connie Britton on ABC's Nashville– which if you are not watching, you totally should). These 2 little girls are so insanely talented– So, enjoy! And I highly recommend checking out their other videos on youtube, which are equally impressive.
Can you believe how good they are? They are 12 and 8!
And here is the original for good measure– because really, we need to discuss WTF IS HAPPENING with Jason Mraz's hair in this video!!
What are you looking forward to this weekend? And can any of you teach me how to harmonize like Maisy and Lennon? And most importantly, do you know what is happening with Jason Mraz's crazy hair?!
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Weird! Ben and I just saw a video of Jason Mraz doing this song last night and we were like "Whaaaat's with his hair?" Then we saw this and were blown away.


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And now the Wonder Girls are back with a brand new album and instruments in tow. Not only are their hopes and dreams all riding on this album, but it's also probably the most ambitious Kpop comeback in years. No pressure, right? But will Reboot kickstart the Wonder Girls' flailing careers, or will this be another forgotten release in a busy summer? Let's find out.
The Music
First things first. Reboot is a full-length album with a surprisingly old school feel. From the first note, the listener is taken back to late '80s nostalgia when women were black widows and synth pop ruled the airwaves. And, well, Wonder Girls stays surprisingly true to that concept. The easiest way to describe Reboot would be to say that it could easily slot into Paula Abdul's discography without anyone being the wiser.
While this creates an album that feels cohesive, it also might be to the Wonder Girls' detriment. The '80s music style is not geared towards the production of club bangers, and this album very noticeably contains none. "I Feel You" is the lead single for the album, though you wouldn't guess it. It's a functional song, but would hardly stand out on a B-side. There's little in the way of a hook and nothing memorable about the music. In fact, the best part of the song might be YeEun's elongation of some of her notes, reminiscent of Prince's vocal play in "Little Red Corvette." That's hardly enough for a lead single. In a comeback showcase interview, the Wonder Girls noted that they chose "I Feel You" as their lead single because "it sounded really fresh." Of course the fact that JYP produced it had nothing to do with their choice whatsoever.
JYP had a group to reinvent, that much is clear. The idea to sell Wonder Girls as musicians was an inspired one, and sure to generate a lot of press. But what kind of music would they play? Kpop is entirely synthesized, which isn't a bad thing for a group that just began serious musical training. But JYP needed a bold new comeback that would set Wonder Girls apart from current Kpop music. So he put two and two together and searched for an era of pop music in which live instrumentation was equally as unimportant as the current era. JYP wisely skipped the instrument-heavy mid and late nineties, which saw the rise of modern rock, grunge, garage, punk, post, and alternative. And on the other side, he found the '80s, a perfect blend of pop, powerful women, and synthesizers. Thus, Reboot was born.
Following a very strong and cohesive opening to the album (notwithstanding the lack of a great lead single), the mid section of Reboot is full of highs and lows. "Rewind" slows things down a bit, mainly through a very tired sounding refrain. While the upbeat music drives "Rewind" forward, the monotony of the hook drags it right back. The women sound positively pained to be singing the lyrics at times. Their decision to perform "Rewind" at Music Bank was, frankly, shocking. Even chair choreography couldn't save it.
"Loved" and "One Black Night" are the highlights of the mid-section, and maybe even the album. Both songs feel so much more weighty and expansive than the songs around them. While "Loved" maintains the strong synth roots of the album, "One Black Night" edges closer to the current Kpop sound. It feels more like a blending of the two, and aside from some egregious rapping, is a great song that shows growth rather than mimicry.
"John Doe," stuck in the middle of "Loved" and "One Black Night" is the kind of song that could have been sung by literally any girl group in Kpop. In a blind taste test, I would be absolutely unable to identify Wonder Girls as the performers. It's an obvious mid-section filler song. Which brings us to "Back," a song whose lyrics are difficult to listen to, and even worse to read.
We Back Back Back
I'm Back Back Back
Back on back, Back on back
We have our backups behind us and we are back
We Back Back Back
I'm Back Back Back
B-A-C-K back we back
We're back now so go back go pack
I appreciate the attempt to connect the synth pop of the '80s with the nascent rap scene that was developing at that same time. But, unfortunately, the playful nature of "Back" is completely overshadowed by the immaturity of the production. And it doesn't help to be followed up by "Oppa." I actually really dig the buildup in this one, but the hook loses me. With lyrics like "I wanna go out / I wanna have fun / I wanna dance, dance, dance all night," it's difficult not to assume that they have a much younger target audience in mind, an audience which has not yet come to terms with an adult lifestyle.
Which is weird. Wonder Girls are, of course, not very old themselves. But they're not green either. They debuted over eight years ago, and have toured the world promoting their music. This album is very much a comeback, and even the title, Reboot, is intended to show a much different side of Wonder Girls. A more mature side. They are veterans now, returning with all the accumulated knowledge of their years in show business (this is another reason they are channeling the '80s, no, to show their mature years?). Instead, all of the illusion of childhood is still there.
"Faded Love," only the second slow song of the album, is a much needed break. Which is good, because after "Back" and "Oppa," I was about ready to stuff the album in my trapper keeper and never unzip it. "Faded Love" has a much more mature feel. It retains some of the synth feel, but finally seems to have transformed that style into something new. Ignoring the last two songs of the album, "Gone" and "Remember," which seem to be true filler, "Faded Love" is where I would like to have left the album.
The Live Performance
At the time of writing, Wonder Girls have so far performed in Music Bank (8/7/15), Show! Music Core (8/8/15), and Inkigayo (8/9/15). Of those performances, Inkigayo was the most fun and the most assured. Some of that has to do with becoming comfortable on stage, so the third performance in as many days will feel more practiced than the first. But another major part of it has to do with song selection. See above for why "Rewind" and "Back" failed to impress. Without a doubt, "Candle" made a bigger impression at Inkigayo.
But honestly, reviewing Wonder Girls' performances on the major music shows isn't very helpful, as none of them are set up for live instrumentation. Given that a hefty portion of the Wonder Girls' comeback campaign has been reliant on promoting as musicians (they're in a band now, did you hear?), to adequately review their comeback we need to see them performing live. And seeing as how they already admitted to not recording any of the instrumentation on their album, our only option is Yoo Hee Yeul's Sketchbook.
During the segment, Wonder Girls performed "Nobody," "Tell Me," a mashup of their teasers, and "I Feel You." It should be immediately apparent from the song selection that Reboot was in no way ever envisioned as an album to be performed live. This should have been an opportunity for Wonder Girls to perform three or four of their best new songs. Instead, they brought out old material and had to rework their teaser segments to fill the time.
I can't complain too much, however. The reworked version of the 2012 song "Nobody," though a little toned down, a little slow, was actually a killer rendition. The Wonder Girls sounded great, and their instrumentation was spot on. The only thing missing from their performance was a little showmanship. They looked completely frozen on stage, maybe by nerves.
But "Tell Me" fixed that. The Wonder Girls used their 2007 hit song as a clever way to work a few instrumental solos into their performance. And rather than fumbling over their instruments, the Wonder Girls absolutely nailed it. After Sunmi finished her solo, a smile broke across her face. Then Hyerim hit her notes, and another smile and a nod to the rest of the group. Finally, they started to have some fun on stage! It wasn't long after that Sunmi started strutting around the stage. It wasn't much, just a few walk backs, but it made a huge difference. Finally, they started looking like a band instead of robots. Even the typically badass Yubin cracked a smile! And that confidence and joy was obvious as they began their interview segment.
The Wonder Girls were still riding high off their earlier success when they performed the teaser mashup, and they nailed that one too. Hyerim stole the show, but there's a reason why the guitar player is so often the frontman of a group - their instrument is the loudest and most noticeable!
And then, the Wonder Girls performed their lead single from Reboot, "I Feel You." Suddenly, it was very apparent that these rocker chicks were all wearing heels. Yeeun's keyboard was replaced with a keytar, and Yubin was forced to play a drum set that belonged in a video game (so they could both dance along of course). The band concept gave way to a choreographed line dance involving instruments as props and plenty of hip thrusting. It felt ugly. It felt like an unfair reversion to women being treated like objects, women who had just spent the last fifteen minutes proving that they could rock.
But they were never supposed to rock too hard. They were never supposed to return and wow us with their transformation into mature, independent, adult women; they were supposed to return to exactly where they left off. Reboot is an album with a fun, '80s feel, but rather than a mature take on an old genre, JYP would have them return to childhood. They're still the Wonder Girls, just not wonder women yet.


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The Phantom Hourglass Zelda, Ds StyleReviewing: Nintendo Legend Of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass | Rating:
The Legend of Zelda has seen many different games over many different consoles. The DS version created in the cel-shaded animation style of the previous Gamecube model, Wind Waker, was hotly anticipated, named The Phantom Hourglass. On the touchscreen enabled DS, the possibilities opened up for intruiging puzzles and ideas.
Movement and attacking is done with the stylus and moving it across the screen. Although awkward at first, it becomes natural, and provides a different experience that other Zelda games have not seen. On top of this, without saying too much, the puzzles and dungeons are the most cleverly designed out of all the Zelda games I have played (all of them). Some familiar items, such as the boomerang and bow and arrow make a return, as well as some newer items that all utilize the touchscreen well. There are three early 'pre-dungeons' and six main dungeons, so the gameplay is a good length. Also, for those completionists, there are many treasures across the game to collect, so there is no shortage of replayability.
The production quality of Zelda games come with a very high standard and Phantom Hourglass does not disappoint. The innovative use of the touchscreen as well as the quirky story involving our favorite green friend makes this an excellent successor to the Zelda collection.


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Top 10 Albums of 2011
Top 1o albums of 2o11
1 | Bon Iver by Bon Iver
Bon Iver's self-titled second release was inevitable. It's so good that at some point it had to happen, otherwise what was the point of all that other music? An album this singularly good had to come along one day, and here it did.
This is an album that woke up one morning and looked in the mirror and, nervously but with conviction said, "Okay, album, today is the day." The album opens the top drawer in his bureau and reaches way in the back to grab his best pair of pants. This album takes 10 extra minutes getting dressed and runs a comb through his hair two times before he walks down to the bank.
This album is applying for a home loan.
And in this rough economic climate where even good people with good credit still get turned down for mortgages, this album got approved for one – and this album wasn't even a human, it was an album. Collections of songs seldom apply for loans.
This album walks out of the bank and down to the street to the department store. This album buys a goddamned handsome suit, drags a comb through his hair one more time, and walks out of that store smelling like like an expensive leather chair and pine trees and all kinds of other smell-good stuff. And he walks down a few more blocks and that album meets with a real estate agent. And even though it's just a group of musical recordings this album was sold a house. And this house was next to houses owned by neighbors such as, oh… Abbey Road, Dark SIde of the Moon, OK Computer, (), and other really, really amazing albums.
That is what this album is doing.
It's one of the best albums ever. I don't even have to describe anything about it because it's so good that no matter what you'll like it and you're wrong if you don't.
And Holocene? That song is good. That song is bleeding good. I kind of like Wash. a little more (which, incidentally, contains this album'ss best single moment, from 2:32 – 2:56) but Holocene is one of the best songs in 100 years of music. And Beth/Rest? Are you kidding me? How the fuck does he pull that off? He's all like, "Yeah, I'm going to make a cheesy 80's song." AND THEN HE PULLS IT OFF AND IT BECOMES ONE OF THE BEST SONGS YOU'VE EVER HEARD.
But even still… with his new suit and his new house, this album is still sad.
2 | Mammal by Altar of Plagues
Yeah, I put a black metal album in the second spot. Because this album is absolutely amazing, but also because I think something special is going on in the genre of black metal. It's something that needs to be taken a little more seriously because I think what some of these bands are doing is imperative. Here's a review I wrote about it in which I took myself too seriously…
When Profound Lore Records introduced Mammal via Twitter, they did so saying that this was their "Marrow of the Spirit" of 2o11. Referring to Washington State's, Agalloch's massive and exquisitely executed 2o1o album of the same label. It's a fair comparison: both are interesting studies into a bleak and desolate world. Mammal's approach, however, is crushing, swift, and with a singular instinct, like a prehistoric animal. Its 18-minute opener moves in like thick fog, and from that opaque mist emerges a hulking shadowy figure who continues to shift into various silhouettes; all of them as crushing as they are eerie.
YouTube | "All Life Converges To Some Center" from Mammal
3 | House of Balloons by The Weeknd
I don't care if it's a mixtape: it's well curated and well remixed. It's poignant, fresh, and extremely legitimate. The Weekend tells you 'yo, I'mma fuck you right' and then it totally delivers on its promise. Here's more things I had to say about this album when it first came out:
Building on Beach House, Siouxsie and the Banshees, etc., tracks by pouring glacial amounts of reverb into them and punctuating them with slow jams beats from an 8o8, The Weeknd has created dreary, dark, and despondent songs, are juxtaposed against his R&B falsetto. The songs are focused on four main things: drug abuse, strippers, doing it; and the remorse therefrom. I'm by no means endorsing these things, but the allure is he's going where one shouldn't go. "You bring the drugs, baby, I can bring my pain." The inherent vocal swagger of Tesfaye is belied by what are actually sad, remorseful lyrics. "Just say that you love me, only for tonight, even though you don't love me."
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4 | Burst Apart by The Antlers
Following on their virulently painful debut, Hospice, The Antlers bring Burst Apart which succeeds conquering the sophomore slump. However, where Hospice's best moments were in marrying the thematic opera with building crescendos and pinched, mournful vocals, Burst Apart's best moments are subtle and un-inquisitive. Taking cues from The Flaming Lips and Boards of Canada, The Antlers put narrative in the back seat and focus more on steady beats and comfortably repetitive guitars that become hypnotically enchanting. This album feels like the drugged, lethargic aftermath of Hospice.
5 | Eye Contact by Gang Gang Dance
Eye Contact is an odyssey that probably can't be as well experienced in individual tracks. While St. Dympha had transcendent moments in the fusion of odd world-music and synths, Gang Gang Dance demands more of the listener with Eye Contact. However, with decent effort come pretty decent things and Eye Contact holds up its end of the bargain. Taking them through psychedelic bazaars of sounds, offered up in every shape and stripe, they let the listeners drift in warm night air, mixing with opium, incense and exotic dirt, levitated by whimsical shrieks and bizarre twists of a synth knob. From that daze Gang Gang aptly pulls that listener in throughout the album as they bear down on solid beats and catchy, erratic hooks.
6 | Go Tell Fire to the Mountain by WU LYF
World Unite, Lucifer Youth Foundation (WU LYF for short) put the right channels to work for them. Hustling their image through sold-out shows and maintaining gauzy air of mystery as to their background, and it's garnered them plenty of street cred. This album was recorded in an abandoned church whose volumetrics are heard through the depth of scraping shouts rubbing against room fulls of organs and shimmering, silvery guitars. Coming in somewere between early Modest Mouse and later Explosions in the Sky, World Unite recorded a legitimate album of anthems and a unique sense of energetic malaise.
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7 | Emika by Emika
Czech-born and Bristol-raised, Emika waited tables when she was 17 to save up enough money to buy a Mac and a license for Logic. Like a girl on a mission to carry the torch of her Bristol heritage, where Portishead and Massive Attack gave birth to several offshoots of electronica, the least of which are dubstep, bass and IDM. Blending seamlessly between sensual whispers-in-your-ear to burlesque, bottom-of-the-diaphram moans, Emika keeps all of her work well under control- like a professional. And to that end, she's a chanteuse with interesting observations on prostitution and stripping that compliment the dark and devious synths on top of her her swollen, undulating bass-heavy beats.
8 | The Year of Hibernation by Youth Lagoon
If the tenor of Youth Lagoon's debut, The Year of Hibernation, is any indication, living in Idaho sounds pretty lonely – especially if you're the socially awkward and hyper romantic frontman, Trevor Powers. With an overridingly pastoral undertone, Youth Lagoon sing somber, mousey songs that never fail to build into a soaring coda with a hooky piano line. If there is a fault, it's that timidity is tiring. While often triumphant, the roads the songs take to get there can be as drab and depressing as the roads of rural Idaho.
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9 | Take Care, Take Care, Take Care by Explosions in the Sky
2oo7's All Of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, a concept album about the floods in Louisiana, was missing the epic moments of The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place or Those Who Tell the Truth… were entirely built around. I can understand wanting to change the formula up, but I was always surprised that EITS decided to keep it so small on All of a Sudden… Thankfully, Explosions in the Sky have figured out a way of keeping themselves new, while still providing the build-and-release they are so apt to deliver.
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1o | David Comes to Life by Fucked Up
Earlier this year, this album was in the number one spot. That is, before I heard Bon Iver and before I listened to it for the 24th time. David Comes to Life has been touted as the most epic punk album, and rightfully so. I have never seen a punk band bite off such an ambitious concept. Staged around two star-crossed lovers in Reagan-era America, they tell the tale of David, a sad office worker who goes through the travails of love only to have to eventually kill(?) his beloved -all told in four acts. From "The Other Shoe," which defined much of my summer with its catchy, back-of-the-throat chorus- to the very aggressive "I Was There," Fucked Up made magic out of only most of the 18-tracks and 8o minutes. However, and this is totally silly, but the very last track, "Lights Go Up," is a handicap to the entire album. It's so sappy in its summarization of everything-that-just-happened that it stains the rest of the album upon further listen. Still a totally brilliant album though.
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Traditional stone farm buildings, which have been redundant for the last 20 years, have been transformed into the North East's most sought-after wedding venue and have received national recognition.
Healey Barn, near Riding Mill, Northumberland, on the Healey Estate, was named runner-up in the best Rural Start-up category at the Rural Business Awards run by the Country Land and Business Association.
The steading conversion, which was completed in June 2015, has become hugely successful and popular with bridal couples looking for a unique alternative to traditional venues. It has hosted 100 weddings in its first year of trading and has a further 130 booked for 2017. It is run by the Cripps Barn Group and is the fourth in their portfolio of venues, but the first in the North of England.
Jamie Warde-Aldam, who owns the Healey Estate and Healey Barn says "When Land Factor introduced me to the Cripps Barn Group, I'd been scratching my head about what to do with these buildings for years, so I was delighted when they identified Healey Barn as a development opportunity.
"I worked with Land Factor throughout this complex project and they offered professional advice and support from start to finish. A whole host of issues presented themselves, including feasibility; finance; planning; business structure and project co-ordination. Healey Barn is a brilliant example of the way that new business ideas, through diversification, can help revitalise a rural estate.
"The Healey Barn wedding business is proving to be a great success. Everyone on the team is delighted to have won the award."
Healey Barn can cater for 140 dinner guests and 200 for drinks and dancing. The project has not only revitalised unused buildings, but has also boosted the local economy creating six full-time and numerous part-time jobs. There has been minimal impact on the local community and environment. The development has impeccable green credentials, with sustainable power generated by biomass and solar energy.
Tom Warde Aldam, the Director of Land Factor who advised on the project said "The Rural Business Awards recognise excellence in a range of different business categories, from innovation through to employment. We were very delighted to be recognised with this award. Offering strategic advice on diversification is a key part of our role with clients."
Rural Business Awards co-founder, Jemma Clifford, said: "Healey Barn really impressed us when we were judging the important Start-up Category and we were particularly struck by the way the business was being run in partnership with a rural landowner.
"Healey Barn is a first-rate execution of a good idea, offering a great example of diversity on a rural estate and making a great contribution to the wedding market in the North East."
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