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Seven team records likely to stand test of timeby John Kreiser
Here are a few marks that don't figure to be broken any time soon:
Consecutive playoff series won: 19 (New York Islanders, 1980-84)
The Montreal Canadiens own the record for consecutive Stanley Cups with five from 1956-60. But that was in the Original Six era, when teams had to win just two series to take home a championship. The 1976-79 Canadiens won four straight Cups but needed to win only three series each year, a total of 12.
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The Islanders' dynasty of the early 1980s went nearly half a decade without losing a series. The Isles won their opening-round series against Los Angeles in 1980 and didn't lose until falling to the Edmonton Oilers in the 1984 Final. They won four consecutive championships, covering 16 series, as well as capturing three more in '84 before losing to the Oilers.
No team since the Islanders' dynasty ended has won more than two consecutive Cups or nine playoff series in a row. Given that no team has won back-to-back Cups since Detroit did it in 1997 and '98, this mark could last for generations.
Longest streak without a regulation loss: 35 games (Philadelphia Flyers, 1979-80)
The Flyers opened the 1979-80 season by beating the Islanders 5-2, lost 9-2 in Atlanta two nights later -- and then went on the greatest run of any team in NHL history. For nearly three months -- 35 games -- they didn't lose, winning 25 times and playing ties in 10 other games.
Philadelphia started the streak with three straight wins, then won nine in a row after a 6-6 home tie against Montreal on Oct. 21, 1979. The Flyers had four other sets of back-to-back wins and had won four in a row when they came to Met Center on Jan. 7, 1980, to face the Minnesota North Stars in the second of a back-to-back series after winning 4-2 at Buffalo the night before. The North Stars emphatically ended the streak with a 7-1 victory.
The Flyers later had unbeaten streaks of 10 and nine games on the way to finishing first in the overall standings -- though they lost to the Islanders in the Stanley Cup Final.
No team before or since has come close to the Flyers' record; No. 2 on the list is the 1977-78 Montreal Canadiens, who went 28 games without a loss.
Highest points percentage (70 or more games): .825 (Montreal Canadiens, 1976-77)
The '76-77 Canadiens may not own the record for the longest unbeaten streak -- their longest stretch without a loss was "only" 21 games -- but no team in the past 62 years (since the season was expanded to 70 games) has done a better job at bringing home points than that Montreal team.
The Canadiens started their season by blasting Pittsburgh 10-1 and kept on rolling. They set a League record (since broken) with 60 victories and added 12 ties while losing only eight times in 80 games. Their 132 points (out of a possible 160) are still the most by any team in one season (the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings had 131 of a possible 164), and they set an NHL record by losing just once in 40 home games. The Canadiens outscored their opponents 387-171.
Three of the Habs' eight regular-season losses, including the only one at home, came at the hands of the Boston Bruins -- making the sweep of their archrival in the Stanley Cup Final that much sweeter.
Longest non-shutout streak: 264 games (Calgary Flames, Nov. 12, 1981-Jan. 9, 1985)
The Calgary Flames heard plenty of boos from the fans at the Stampede Corral when they were embarrassed 7-0 by the visiting Blues on Nov. 10, 1981. Little did they know that their team would go more than three full seasons without seeing a "0" at the end of the game.
Two nights after the embarrassing loss to the Blues, Calgary began the longest consecutive-game scoring streak in NHL history by edging the Quebec Nordiques 3-2. Win or lose, the Flames kept scoring until Jan. 11, 1985, when the Nordiques blanked them 4-0 at the Colisee in Quebec.
The Los Angeles Kings came close to matching the Flames' mark, having scored in 261 consecutive games before Calgary preserved its line in the NHL record book with a 5-0 win at L.A. on Oct. 25, 1989. In contrast, no team has gone as much as one full season without being shut out since the 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres scored in all 82 games.
Largest margin of victory: 15 (Detroit Red Wings, Jan. 23, 1944)
The 1943-44 New York Rangers had been decimated by World War II -- GM Lester Patrick had wanted to suspend play when the war broke out but was talked out of it by his fellow owners, who felt a five-team League wouldn't be viable.
But the Rangers were coming off back-to-back wins when they arrived at the Olympia for a meeting with the Red Wings one night after whipping the Maple Leafs 5-1 in Toronto. Little did they know that they were going to take the worst beating in NHL history.
The crowd of 12,293 roared as the Wings scored twice in the opening period and blew the game open with five goals in the second. But that was just a warm-up for the third period -- the Wings scored eight goals against a beleaguered Ken McAuley, including three in the final eight minutes by Syd Howe. The eight third-period goals were only one fewer than the Rangers' shot total for the full game. Had the final horn been a second later, the Wings would have had another goal -- the puck went into the net an instant after the game ended.
The 15 goals are the most scored by a team since the red line was introduced in 1943. The Wings also set a mark by scoring 15 consecutive goals.
Most shots on goal in a game: 83 (Boston Bruins, March 4, 1941)
More than 70 years after the Bruins made life miserable for Chicago goaltender Sam LoPresti, no team has come close to matching Boston's fusillade against the Hawks late in the 1940-41 season. Amazingly, LoPresti made 80 saves, though the Bruins got three pucks past him and won 3-2.
Since that night, the Bruins are the only team to come within hailing distance of their own record. They had 73 in a 3-3 tie with Quebec on March 21, 1991 and 72 in an 8-2 victory against the first-year Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 10, 1970. No other franchise has broken 70 shots in a game since then, and the most shots by a team in one game in the 21st century is 61 by Toronto against the Islanders on Nov. 23, 2009.
Fewest points in a season (70 or more games): 21 (Washington Capitals, 1974-75)
The expansion Washington Capitals lost their first two games, both on the road, then tied their home opener against Los Angeles on Oct. 15, 1974, and earned their first win two nights later by edging the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on a third-period goal by Jack Egers. That gave the Caps three points after four games -- a very respectable showing for a new team.
Unfortunately for the new franchise, that win was the highlight of their season.
The Caps went more than a month before beating the California Golden Seals for their second win, and didn't win their third game until topping Toronto 3-1 on Dec. 15. Only by winning twice in their final five games were the Caps able to break the 20-point mark for the season; their 8-67-5 mark also set a record for the fewest wins in a season.
In 1992-93, the first-year Ottawa Senators and second-year San Jose Sharks came close to the Caps' mark but finished with 24 points. No other team has had less than 30 points; the fewest by any team in the last 15 years is 39 by the first-year Atlanta Thrashers in 1999-2000.


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|Shenhua (Shenmue II) - The Sword of Seven Stars... The one who holds the Phoenix... Find the proof...
Gamescom 2017: The Recap
"I will say this: if we reach the $5 millions mark, one of the things I really want to do with Shenmue 3 will become a reality. At $10 million, it will truly have the features of an open world."
Yu Suzuki
"For an extremely long time, since the project was launched in 2015, we hadn't released a video publicly. Now, since a publishing contract with Deep Silver had been reached, we wanted to make an announcement that encompassed a sense of "The project development is moving forward under a new structure; please be reassured, everybody." Discussing among ourselves, there was a general agreement that such an announcement wouldn't work without images, and so our decision came about to release a video now.
It might sound a bit like making excuses, but even though there were parts that have a long way to go and that we're not fully satisfied with, it was a case of "we can't release nothing, so let's go ahead and release it"
Yu Suzuki, Game*Spark Interview
"This is also the problem of showing the game to the public. Fans want to see our progress but of course the game is not complete yet so some elements may give a slightly negative impression even though overall work is proceeding well."Yu Suzuki Metro.co.uk Interview
"Right now the thing that's most important and the thing I'm putting as our highest priority is creating and establishing the sense of the world of Shenmue. That's most important."
"I think that if I were to take the same approach that I did for Shenmue 1 and 2 now, for a new game, I would fail. So we're taking a different approach. While if I had 300 employees underneath and 3 years to build, I could do the same thing, but… [laughs] It's not the reality any more.
Hmmm…! I'm not sure we can continue the so-called legacy of the series. I know that… of course, there are a lot of Shenmue fans, and I've been hearing a lot of requests from people that no matter what the style or no matter what it is, they just want more Shenmue. I'm not sure if I can make a legacy or not, but I will say that it'll be far better than nothing – I just want to entertain.
I think that probably after we finish this, the next one, Shenmue 4 – it will be coming. I have to do something – I have to start something – so the next one will come."
Yu Suzuki VG24/7 Interview

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In July 2010 I began a series of what I hoped would be a new collection of stories...
What Thanks Do I Get? A 100 Word Musing
Things happened and now it is the start of a new year.
I have hopes and dreams for a creative future despite everything else going on in my life.
It's time I get back in the 100 word musings game.
My friend Laurence Simon hosts the 100 Word Stories Podcast every week, and has done so since 2005.
My cat, Nikita, has submitted to the podcast, inspired to create his own series, on his blog, Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat, called 100 Word Cat Stories (7 so far, by him and Elvira Mistress of Felinity)
It's time I submitted one of my own.
The topic this week? "Mustard".
Life is Like a Package of Hot Dogs
Life is like a package of hot dogs.
You can choose what type of dog
to eat, but the number in your
pack may vary.
When you eat your hot dog
you can put a variety of mustard
on it, even wrap it in a bun,
or do something corny.
Your life can be regular, or spicy, honey,
just be aware that, sometimes,
when you least expect it, the
mustard comes off the hot dog.
Don't just keep eating the same dog,
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So I've just learnt that we lost Prince Buster on Thursday, another sad passing to add to the list this year. He was 78 years old.
The Jamaican musician was a pioneer of ska music and a profoundly influential figure on the British music scene. Without Buster, we would have no Madness, no The Specials...unthinkable really. He was The King of Ska, the title may have been self proclaimed, but it was also very very true.
There are many great tracks to chose from, but this one seems especially apt.


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Glitter nails really are awesome, but also a MASSIVE pain in the bum to remove. So what if I told you that there was a way to get the total glitter look, without the pain of removal?? Well you can – Elegant Touch have released a limited edition range of glitter covered false nails in three colours – a silvery/black shade, red and this pinky coloured shade.
The nails come in 10 sizes and these are the 'Short' size – although I do think the length is still quite long (I like my nails quite short) but they're definitely not too long at all.
I absolutely love how these are pink, but not *too* barbie pink. It's a sort of muted pink that's still girly but not too in your face.
I first used these before Christmas to cover up my blue-nail disaster (which, by the way – is still a bit of an issue!) when I need something to cover up the staining instead of leaving my nails bare or doing a quick bodge-job paint!
They're easy to apply and they last fairly well although I tend to take them off after just a day or two (that's the joy of how easy they are to remove) – they can be re-used too with a spare set of glue-tabs!
What do you think of these glitzy nails??
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Hero MotoCorp has introduced the 2017 Hero Glamour in the Indian two-wheeler market at Rs 59,067 (ex-showroom, Mumbai). The new model was revealed in Argentina early this year. The company has already started dispatching the model to dealerships across India. In fact, deliveries of the bike have already begun at select outlets. The new model costs around Rs 2,000 more than its predecessor.
Hero has also updated information about the new Glamour on its official website, although it is yet to make an official announcement. Talking about changes, new Glamour receives cosmetic updates along with minor mechanical tweaks. Like the previous model, the new model is also offered with two variants – Carburetted and Fuel Injected. Powering the motorcycle is a 124.7cc, air-cooled engine that is good for 11.4bhp and 11Nm of torque. As per company claim, the carburetted version with Hero's i3S technology has been tuned to deliver 3% higher fuel economy. Read – New-generation Hero Karizma Under Development?
In a bid to globalize, Hero is now eyeing setting up 20 production units in various international markets. And 2017 Hero Glamour will be sold in several other countries including Peru, Argentina and Colombia.
2017 Hero Glamour Bookings
However Hero is yet to reveal the official launch date, but dealers have already started taking pre-orders for the bike across India. In fact, the company has already started dispatching the motorcycle to its dealerships. Some of the dealerships have already commenced the deliveries. As a reminder, the company took the wraps off the new Glamour in January in Argentina and the bike will also be rolled-out in several other markets in a phased manner. Read More About – Hero XF3R Concept | Hero Xtreme 200S
2017 Hero Glamour Price in India
|Rs 59,280
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|Rs 69,908
With the new cosmetic and mechanical tweaks, the bike receive minor price hike. The previous model was priced at Rs 56,665 and Rs 58,665 for carburetted and FI models respectively. The new Glamour is priced at Rs 59,280 for the carburetted drum variant and Rs 61,506 for the carburetted disc variant. The FI version is tagged at Rs 69,908. All the prices are ex-showroom, Mumbai.
2017 Hero Glamour Specifications
|2017 Glamour
|125cc air-cooled, single-cylinder
|12bhp (Estimated)
|11.5Nm (Estimated)
|Top Speed
The new Glamour is powered by the same 125cc, single-cylinder, OHC engine with i3S technology that powers the previous model. The global model is reportedly gets subtle mechanical updates that increases the power and torque output by 27 per cent and 6 per cent respectively. However, the India-spec model continuous to offer the same 11.4bhp of power and 11Nm of torque. The standard five-speed gearbox is paired to the 125cc unit for transmitting power to the rear wheels. In terms of performance, the engine take just 5.46 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60kmph. Another addition on the updated Glamour also has the torque on demand that is bereft in the current version.
2017 Hero Glamour Mileage
The 2017 Glamour is claimed to return increased fuel economy opposed to the outgoing version. Using Hero's i3S start-stop mechanism, the engine automatically turns off in idle state and re-starts as soon as the clutch is pulled. With this technology, the new Glamour is claimed to achieve 3% higher mileage for the carburetted version and 7% for the fuel-injected variant. The BSIV compliant model is likely to return around 60kmpl in city and 65-70kmpl on highways.
2017 Hero Glamour Features
-Auto Headlight On
-LED Tail-lamps
-Analogue Digital Speedometer
-Mileage Meters
-Digital Fuel Gauge
-Trip Meter
-Tubeless Tyres
-Alloy Wheels
-Electric Start
-Side Stand Indicator
2017 Hero Glamour Colours
The carburetted variant in the line-up is available with four combinations-Candy Blazing Red+ Black, Black +Black, Techno Blue+ Black, Sports Red and Black and Black + Tornado Grey. While the fuel injected variant comes with all the aforementioned combinations except the Black + Tornado Grey shade.
2017 Hero Glamour Competition
In the 125cc commuter segment, the new Glamour will face off with the Bajaj Discover 125 and Honda CB Shine.
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I entered my Eco Friendly Dollhouse Pattern and Printouts into Green is Universal's The Art of ReUse competition last week.
I only just managed to get my entry in before the deadline, but I'm pleased to say I was contacted by one of the people behind the site to tell me
'Half way into voting, it looks like your project is getting a lot of good attention!"
So I am super excited!!!
Please keep your fingers crossed for me, and if you have a spare two minutes in the day and pop over and cast a vote for me, well that would be fantastic!!
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!


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Our mission to watch and review every single SyFy Channel original movie, long-dormant, returns! I saw a trailer for this, almost by accident, on Youtube one evening and decided to track it down, so delightful was it. Stephen "The Usual Suspects Was So Long Ago" Baldwin! Sharks! Bad Venice effects!
My first thought while watching was "I bet Venice's waters aren't that clean", as we see a diving expedition beneath the city. Running things topside is a fellow who sort of looks like a cross between your typical Eurotrash and a caveman – in fact, let me see if I can find a picture of the fellow:
They're after treasure left there by Marco Polo, I think? Anyway, everyone gets eaten by sharks, because of course, and if you're wondering, there is an explanation as to why Venice has sharks. It is, however, so stupid and self-defeating that you'd rather wish there wasn't; but before you've got time to enjoy the rather decent shark effects, we're in academia and being introduced to Mr Baldwin, aka Professor David Franks. Baldwin wins the non-coveted "Brooke Hogan Award" for unconvincing scientists in movies – he looks vaguely miserable, like he realises this is as good as it's ever going to get for him. One of the divers was his father, and for absolutely no reason whatsoever, the University offers to pay all his travelling expenses, as well as those of his assistant / fiancee Laura (Vanessa "sister of Scarlett" Johansson), so off we go to Europe!
While meeting the local cops and visiting the corpses in the local morgue (none of which are his father, a dropped plot thread like they were going to bring him back at the end and then just forgot to do so…or I wasn't paying attention when they did), is when I began to wonder if this was a comedy, perhaps at the expense of its star. The line "then…this was a shark", delivered with that sort of camera angle like Hercule Poirot fingering a murderer, was hilarious – it's possible Baldwin was in on it, but I'm really not sure.
This satire continues when there's a chase through the streets of Venice, and every thirty seconds or so it cuts from the stunt double (who's taller, slimmer and has different hair to our star) to an extreme closeup of Baldwin's face, trying to look heroic. He's either posing like that or wearing diving equipment from the company "Aqua Lung" (who paid a pretty penny for all that product placement) for most of the movie…well, that or getting beaten in fights. He's pretty pathetic all round, if truth be told, but hating on him is like hating on a lame dog.
So, there's a cave full of treasure, sort of protected by the hordes of sharks and sub-sub-Indiana Jones traps; the Mafia guy who I mentioned above, who wants to pay Baldwin a big stack of cash in order to find it; the occasional scene where a pitifully dubbed foreign actor gets eaten; lots of awful fight scenes; lots of awful stock footage; and a weird subplot with the obviously suspicious as hell Italian cop. The only way to get much enjoyment out of this one is to pretend it's making fun of Baldwin, that he's shown to be a pompous ass with every inappropriate camera angle and fight he loses. It probably isn't, because I'm not sure anyone involved in it gave enough of a damn.
Thoroughly underwhelming movie from Nu Image (I'm sure there's a DVD somewhere which says "from the producers of The Expendables"); it seems director Danny Lerner had a thing for sharks, having also directed "Shark Zone" and "Raging Sharks" – great title, and it's got Corin Nemec and Corbin Bernsen in it, so expect a review soon – and produced parts 2 and 3 of the "Shark Attack" franchise.
I think there's too much entertaining garbage in the world to ever complete our SyFy mission, but we'll keep trying to entertain you with our words even if we're not entertained with the movies, as often as possible.
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D-Bone Goes to Town
So there you have it, folks... My very first flash movie, comic book style. Of course it sounds better with the music and the voices, but it's better than trying to upload the whole damn thing here. I started this movie not knowing exactly where I was going with it, but then again, that's exactly how I started my newest flash cartoon. Looking back on this attempt at flash, I think I did a pretty good job with the animations, it's just that I really didn't put my full effort into the drawings. And by the way, the cartoon is around three minutes long, so it isn't as short as it looks in the still pictures above. Don't worry folks, my next cartoon (3rd time's the charm) will be my best yet. Stay tuned!


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I love my mother. She is the greatest thing in my life. I have no idea what I would do or where I would be if she was not the amazing lady that she is. I love her sense of wonder and the way she enjoys discovering new things. I loved being home when she'd take us all around London, showing us things that she loves. I love how she shows us her love for us and for the Lord. Her testimony is so strong, and just by talking with her, I can see that. I love her sense of hard work and service. I know these are things that I can incorporate into my own life. I love that she is so focused and driven. When she has a goal, she follows through. She always does her morning exercise and stretches. She always does her scripture study. She is truly an amazing woman. She is the inspiration for me when I think about being a mother.
So, thank you mom. Thank you for everything.


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Yesterday was the last day of elementary school for our district. Only one hour after he officially started summer vacation, my child complained to me that he was bored. No joke.
You know what he's doing today?
He's starting his Summer Reading Adventure! And, your kids can too! Just click here to download the map, customize it for your child, determine their rewards and get started reading. Just print and you're ready to go!
Since my oldest son was three, we've done a similar program through our local library and it's been great. This year, I decided to do my own so that I can offer rewards that I know will provide an incentive for my kids.
I'm excited to make the Summer Reading Adventure available to all the Wise Owl readers to say 'thanks' for your support. I hope the program will help you encourage your kids to continue great reading habits over the summer.


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Must-See Video: World Beard and Moustache Competition
by findingDulcinea Staff
A video from Reuter's Oddly Enough featuring the Beard and Moustache Competition held in Germany.
For many men, growing facial hair is an expression of masculinity. For the men competing in Germany's beard and moustache competition, it's the opportunity to create the most ridiculous facial hair design possible. The competition, organized by the Eastern Bavarian Beard and Moustache Club, had over a hundred hairy participants competing for the honor of "most extravagant look." From chinstraps to handlebars, judges certainly had their work cut out for them. Watch the video of the competition in this clip from Reuters Oddly Enough.


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Making money off free content, Boomerang edition
Michael Lewis's new book, Boomerang, is listed at $25.95, although you can get it for $15.04 at Amazon, or just $10.39 for the Kindle version. (It's $12.99 on iBooks.)
These are entirely reasonable prices to pay for a new book by Michael Lewis. But here's the thing: the entire book, with the exception of a very short introduction, is available for free on the web. In its entirety, the book comprises Lewis's Vanity Fair pieces on Iceland; Greece; Ireland; Germany; and California. That's it. Follow those links, print them out or Instapaper them, and you have Boomerang right there. The hardback doesn't even come with an index.
Still, that hasn't stopped the Kindle edition of Boomerang from reaching #1 on the Amazon nonfiction bestseller list, with the hardback at #2.
All of which is further proof, if proof be needed, that giving your stuff away for free can be the best way of selling it for significant sums of money. David Pogue has worked this out; Adam Mansbach turned a children's book into a money machine the same way.
Which leaves only one question: What exactly does Boomerang, the title, mean? I asked Norton; they said they'd get back to me.


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Welcome to Episode 157!
Works in Progress:
Calligraphy Cardigan by Hannah Fettig, Madeline Tosh, Stargazing colorway, size 6 needles (4.00mm)
Morticia by booknits using wandering wool and I think size 4 circulars. It's been a while.
Baby Chalice Blanket by Karen S. Lauger Using Robin Aran tweed and size 10 us needles, This is hibernating.
Basic Sock 8 sts / 1" (SK-013) by Lisa Carnahan Bergère de France Goomy 50
and size 2 circulars
A cross stitch beach theme project
Stuff and Junk
Supernatural and doctor who and a smattering of other silly clip shows
My contact info:
Jadee on Ravelry.com
Jadee666 on Plurk, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter
And you can always email me at jadeealtATgmail.com
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Misanthropy, Bops, And Tales From The 'Bu
Periodically, Mr. Right-Click will get a bee in his bonnet about how I don't have any friends.
I do have friends. In theory.
But not you know, local, close real life, in-person people that I really want to hang out with most of the time. As I write that, I'm really hoping that there's not somebody I'm going to alienate and there probably is.
It's like that Seinfeld episode where Jerry says, "I already have three friends — I cannot handle any more!" That's me. I cannot handle any more than that.
Or like when somebody says something racist and they try to prove that they're not really racist by saying that some of their best friends are black? I'm like that with people. Some of my best friends are people. Really. I mean it.
When I was younger, I was kind of one of the smart kids, I guess, but I didn't completely fit in with them, either, mostly because I did not let myself. I have never really been comfortable with the concept of fitting in. Kind of a "Wouldn't be a member of any club that would have me," kind of thing.
But in any case, the smarter kids were more accepting of me. Most of them did not seem to have a problem with me, and they were my friends. As it happened, the group of kids I went through school with had a large group of smart kids, so some of the smart kids were also cool kids. Which doesn't always happen, you know. So this was kind of weird. Because I was kind of not fitting in with the smart kids and not fitting in with the smart kids who were also cool kids at the same time.
My friend R and I always referred to the cool kids as "Bops." It was "the Bops" this and "the Bops" that. There was a "Bop" party somewhere on the East side. We could go but who knew whether the Bops would want us there. All of the Bops are wearing those stupid jelly sandals again, did you see this?
Well, anyway, part of the smart kids were mixed in with Bops in my year, and this kind of mixed things up. And by the end of my Senior year, I found myself going to parties with Bops and smart kids, and equally not fitting in and fitting in with both groups, equally confused and identifying with each, equally amused and annoyed by each, finding fodder and infuriated by each. By the end of the year I was almost a Bop by Default, much to my chagrin. It was weird. I would have Bop friends and Smart friends, and some would talk to me in some contexts but not others.
Life is weird. It goes in cycles. People are weird. Sometimes they both make me want to punch things. Other times they make me want to hug things. Now that I'm older I have to try to remember the times that have come before and just laugh.
I've been working out with Travis for several months now and occasionally, to better pass the time whilst torturing me with a round of Steppers! he will regale me with tales from life as a sort of single 22-year-old male in Los Angeles. I say sort-of single because technically Travis has a girlfriend, but you know how 22-year-olds are.
I have lived in or around Los Angeles my entire life, but never have I heard of Malibu referred to as "The 'Bu" until Travis told me about going there a few weeks ago with a friend and his girlfriend, and seeing some "exceptionally well maintained cougars" to whom he yelled out something wildly inappropriate, as they crossed an intersection, after imbibing a few too many beers at a Mexican restaurant.
To clarify, I made a point of asking Travis if his girlfriend had been in the car at the time that he said these things to these "cougars." After he confirmed this, I then asked for his girlfriend's phone number, so that she and I could have a little "talk," as well as the approximate ages of said "cougars," just so that I know, for future reference, what passes for a cougar these days, in case it should ever come up.
Say what you will, but there is a certain wisdom in the simplicity of the 22-year-old male. It is not unlike that mentality I myself had in my mid-twenties, when I thought I just needed to find an investment banker to marry and all of my problems would be solved. Some days, Travis' tongue-in-cheek life plan includes trolling The 'Bu for a wealthy cougar to take care of him. On those days, we discuss how I can write about this on my blog and spin it without alienating all of my readers for being totally antifeminist. Other days, we discuss making a workout video for Travis' "army of totally shredded housemoms."
Life takes you strange places. Sometimes you don't realize it until you're discussing a spinoff series of CougarTown blog posts with a 22 year old personal trainer in between rounds of sumo squats.


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I am a Dutch musician and songwriter. I've finished my debut album, "This Side Of Heaven", in March 2017. I sing and play most instruments myself, as well as editing and producing, except for solo's and other specialities.
Listen to some of my songs and, if you want to, like me on FaceBook, LinkedIn, Insta or whatever. Thanx in advance.
Cheers, Vincent


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|Recent months have seen increasing international interest in the safety of nuclear generators. This has been precipitated by damage to the Fukushima facility in Japan, and environmental threats to facilities in the USA. Three countries, Japan, Switzerland and Germany have indicated that they are considering the discontinuation of nuclear facilities.
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Out in Spring 2015 for a sum that has yet to be determined (I'll update this as soon as I know specific details), this foundation adopts a title so outlandishly promising that I squealed upon seeing it written on the press release.
Say hello to the All Day Luminous Weightless Foundation. They couldn't fit more adjectives if they tried, could they? And it's a title so long that I am going to have to adopt usage of an acronym for the rest of this post – ADLW.
- Last a long time – this one says it will stay on your face for up to 16 hours. That's a hell of a long time.
- Impart luminosity – AKA give a full, natural looking finish in a single drop.
- Feel like nothing on the skin – weightless enough to make you forget you are wearing foundation.
- It comes in 20 shades – the shades mimic what you see in the Sheer Glow range which is a nice bit of consistency and although I cannot confirm this for you as I haven't had access to the entire range, should mean that Sheer Glow wearers can easily transfer to ADLW.
- It's oil/paraben/alcohol/fragrance/SPF -free – it's not intending to clog your pores, give you painfully embarrassing flashback in photos or irritate you with an artificial scent.
- Texture – I just cannot get on board with the texture of these foundations. It gives me the silicon shivers. Maestro did it. Fusion Ink did it and now this does it as well. I personally prefer a gel/thick cream formula. Call me old school, I really don't care. I like what I like.
- Finish – this is Matte-Light. It gives skin a very natural texture but you know what? I don't want that. I want glowing (read: plastic perfect) skin. I want what Laura Mercier Silk Crème and Clarins Extra Comfort give me. I think this is a result of my skin type. I have dehydrated/normal skin and so a foundation like ADLW will always fall slightly flat on me. If my skin had a higher level of oil in it I think I would feel completely differently. I would definitely be interested to see how this performs in higher humidity levels for that reason…who knows, once I get my sweat on, and some natural oil hits my face my like for this foundation could rapidly turn into a love.


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Unique ornamental leadwork pieces from Turner's award winning garden collaborations are set to feature in a new reference work by garden design expert George Carter.
The new book showcases the cream of the capital's secret gardens - commissioned by top clients including writers, sculptors, fashion and interior designers, actors and celebrity hairdressers.
Designs range from minimal roof terraces and surreal spaces to a geometrically abstract topiary garden and an illusionistic stage-set of a garden with shell water features.
These exciting urban gardens - many seen here for the first time - are beautifully captured by the spectacular photography of Marianne Majerus.
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Barry Sanders Jr has been tearing it up at Heritage Hall HS in Oklahoma, with 17TD in his first few games. He's only a Junior but already has offers from nearly every major school. Scope out a video of his highlights….
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Given a raster image in QGIS (for instance, one created by using the georeferencer plugin), you can export it in a format that can be easily turned into map tiles.
Exporting a georeferenced raster file from QGIS
Select the raster layer you've created in QGIS: right click on it and select "Save as" –choose a destination layer, and, next to "GTiff," check the box for "Create VRT." That will save a file; you can upload or email that to the course web site and I'll put a version online like the one here.
Once it's saved as a VRT, it's easy on the command line to build up a set of map tiles for use anywhere. On a Mac or Linux machine, the way to do that would be to change into the directory where you're storing the vrt file, and type in the terminal:
gdal2tiles.py whatever.vrt
An aside: You can do this, in fact, on any sort of file: for example, a massive PNG generated by R:
gdal_translate -of vrt -expand rgba /tmp/Rplot01.png temp.vrt
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This blog will will contain my rather pedantic ramblings on my experiences within the miniature war gaming hobby. There will be informative how-to's, thrilling battle reports and thought provoking editorials. I fully expect that history will one day view the contents of this blog on par with Homer's Illiad or Newton's Principalia. Or it's a complete waste of time.
Monday, January 17, 2011
"Uncivil War" Play Test
What happened in the game? - I''ll leave that to Ernie to describe in a future blog post. lets just say it was a fun outing and the rules are coming along nicely.
The last photo also shows a proto-type of Architects of War's new laser cut barn model (with the roof removed) - it's a great terrain piece and very easy to put together.
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wow! Just gorgeous!
-WWPD Steven
- January 17, 2011 at 9:47 PM
- DeanM said...
Wow! Fantastic scenery. The water and boats are incredibly done. Regards, Dean
- January 18, 2011 at 12:25 AM
- Scullmeister said...
Awesome! The water board looks great, scenery is excellent! Thanks for sharing.
- January 18, 2011 at 12:54 AM
- botwt said...
Absolutely stunning gaming board...gives me so many ideas for my old west town. :)
- January 18, 2011 at 8:32 AM
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- January 19, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- Dick said...
Magnificent gaming table, great game with like minded enthusiasts!
- January 25, 2011 at 6:03 PM
- Christopher(aka Axebreaker) said...
WoW!Talk about one fantastic looking board!!
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Whether she's running for office or scaling Kilimanjaro, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark relies on the same resources: stamina, staying power and the ability to plan for the long run.
So far, they've served her well. Raised in a weathly farm family outside Hamilton, she took an early interest in politics, and became fully committed during her university years in Auckland. She joined the Labour Party in 1971 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. In 1999, she became the first woman elected Prime Minister.
She's known for her dedication to the arts, health issues and all things green.
At the helm of a country with women in many of the leading positions, from attorney general to president of the country's largest private corporation, Clark credits recent strides to a move to a proportional electoral system that requires parties to represent broader constituencies.
"Prior to the system, we'd reached a level of 20 percent women in Parliament, which I guess by U.S. standards is quite high, but it's really not high by Northern European standards," she said. "We're now up to over 30 percent. And it still needs to go somewhere yet."
She appointed herself Minister for Culture and Heritage, and is recognized for nurturing the arts. "I think that through the arts and culture, you express the soul and heart of your nation."
The PM figures the arts are a way to get the word out about NZ, which she regards, in some respects, as a bit of a hidden treasure…at least for those on the other side of the globe.
'I don't really think people in the States have much idea about New Zealand at all," she says. They have this vague notion it's a pretty place they'd like to visit someday, but never make it. "They don't think of New Zealand as a producer of the highest quality software, electronics, high fashion, beautiful music."
Part of the trouble is Kiwis' aversion to pretense, a phenomenon dubbed the "Tall Poppy" syndrome that compels New Zealanders to promptly hack down anything or anyone who appears to be boasting or garnering excessive praise.
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SugarHound has great things to say about Loukoumaki, a new Greek bakery in Arlington. On a recent visit, she sampled karithopita (a honey-walnut spice cake), ravani (a denser version of sponge cake, made with semolina), and coconut cluster cookies. The cookies were SugarHound's favorite. "The outside of the cookie is harder, and then the inside is softer with a texture more like a coconut macaroon," SugarHound says.
Swankalicious also likes what she's tried so far—a slab of spinach pie with a "piping hot, flaky crust." However, she warns that the atmosphere is discombobulating (there's no place to sit, no milk to add to coffee). "Hopefully they'll spiffy up their set-up since the pie was quite tasty," says Swankalicious.
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|Magic 101
|Natural Magic, Caster, Caster link, Juice, Scroll, Magic Item, Spell, Grandiocosmic Strings, H-strings, Channels, Nodes, Dictums
Caster proficiency: Novice – Adept – Master
Caster Creation
Casters are created in the same way as warlords; when popping a warlord, there is a chance of getting a caster instead. This inherently means that popped casters are of a random type, as well.
Proposed Canon
Casters are units that can use scrolls and cast spells. While certain units can use spells or spell-like abilities (i.e. Archons), Casters are the only units in Erfworld that can learn and cast spells beyond their unit's specific ability or spell set. Casters are further defined as being Commanders and being able to form caster links. Casters are called by their class or discipline, so a caster who casts from Lookamancy is called a Lookamancer, and a caster who does general Hippiemancy would be called a Hippiemancer.
Using Magic
Every caster belongs to a magical discipline (e.g. thinkamancy or croakamancy) and can cast spells from that discipline. Some casters can only cast spells belonging to their discipline, while other casters can cast spells from multiple disciplines.Erf-b1-p013 Multi-discipline casters are uncommon and there may be limits on what spells they can cast and how successful those spells are.
Casting spells uses a caster's juiceErf-b1-p104 so there is a limit on the amount of magic a caster can perform during one turn Erf-b1-p090. Casters can extend this limit by creating and using scrolls. Scrolls increase the versitility of casters by allowing them to cast spells they don't know or spells that are part of a discipline they can't otherwise cast from.Erf-b1-p126.
Like Warlords, Casters are commanders and can lead units in combat. Erf-b1-p084a However, they almost never do so since they are too rare and valuable to risk. Moreover, they do not have the Leadership ability and do not grant a Leadership bonus to units under their direct command. Some casters can grant a special bonus to particular units, presumably limited to those directly tied to their magical specialty. For example, Dirtamancers provide bonuses to golems under their command, and Croakamancers provide bonuses to uncroaked units.Erf-b1-p084a
In some situations, casters can also grant abilities to units under their command. For example, a Croakamancer can grant the Dance-Fighting special ability to Uncroaked units under its command. Erf-b1-p127 The Caster would likely need to possess the dance-fighting ability on their own to be able to bestow it to other units.
Caster Links
Main Article: caster link
A Thinkamancer can join one or two other casters together into a caster link allowing those casters to cast powerful spells, multi-discipline spells, or create multi-discipline magical items or scrolls. The most powerful spells and items (apart from those created and used by Titans) are created by linked casters.
Magic Kingdom
Main Article: Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is an island that can only be entered by casters through portals in Erfworld cities. Communities of barbarian casters live here, and the island is divided into eight sections, one for each class of magic. Casters of the various disciplines co-mingle freely, including those who are members of different sides, who may enter and leave through Portal Park to socialize or deal with other casters for their Rulers.
As barbarians, Casters from the Magic Kingdom may be hired as mercenaries, for use by the hiring Side, as Faq did with Vanna.
Croaked Casters
Once a caster is croaked they may be uncroaked. An uncroaked caster does not retain spellcasting abilities and functions as generic uncroaked infantry.Erf-b1-p077a
Caster Creation
Casters are extremely rare, largely because they cannot be popped intentionally.
After popping its first caster, popping another caster becomes much more unlikely.
Many sides seem to have Thinkamancers (at least three among the combatants of the Battle for Gobwin Knob). They may be more commonly popped than members of other Disciplines. Conversely, even in the Magic Kingdom, Dirtamancers are apparently rare and in demand.
Some additional possibilities on how casters' numbers might be restricted:
- As a side has existed for more turns, the chance of popping a caster decreases.
- Each time a side pops a caster, the chances of popping another decreases.
- Perhaps non-royal sides can't pop Warlords (because they are not based on the principle of dynastic rule). They must obtain their warlords though promotion or capture. But this means they also can't pop casters, and must hire or capture them instead.
- There is a limit on the number of casters in the world (could be based on each type)
- The odds of a caster popping decreases as the number of casters in the world increases
- There is a hard limit on the number of casters in the world
- It may be that sides are limited to a maximum number of casters. For example, three or fewer, with it being rare but possible to pop up to three casters. Capture, however, would be more beneficial since it allows for more than the minimum number and it means the casters may have already leveled.
Casters, Sides, and the Magic Kingdom
The Magic Kingdom is a special location that only casters can enter. Casters from active sides can enter and exit the Magic Kingdom via portals. However, some casters in the Magic Kingdom do not belong to sides on Erfworld. The number of casters in the Magic Kingdom may, at any given time, outnumber those on Erfworld.
Can a Ruler give orders to a caster in the Magic Kingdom?
Caster levelling
Leveling for casters may work differently then for other units. If casters need to kill enemy units to gain experience then leveling could be very difficult due to the fact that casters tend to be kept in capital cities. Some types, such as florists, might not even possess any magical means to croak another unit.
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Before his current laissez-faire incarnation, Gov. Romney backed, practiced extensive intervention in the market.
Mitt Romney's view that the government should stay out of the housing crisis is one of the clearest, and most controversial, of his 2012 campaign. "Let it run its course, and hit the bottom," Romney told the Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board in October. "Allow investors to buy homes, put renters in them, fix the homes up and let [the market] turn around and come back up." Democrats promptly posted the interview at RomneyHousingPlan.com.
But Romney's record as Massachusetts Governor is far from the hands off approach he backs today. Official records from his time as Governor show Romney favored, and practiced, direct government intervention in the market place, in the service of his view that "fair and affordable housing should be a right."
Romney's foray into housing started early into his term in 2003, when he named a 24-member task force to make housing more affordable. On the task force's creation, Romney said, "In order to maintain long-term economic growth and prosperity, we must attract and retain talented people to live and work in Massachusetts, said Romney. "To do that, we must not only work harder, but we need to work smarter, to increase the state's housing supply and have it affordable to those across a broad range of incomes."
Later, in June of 2003, Romney awarded $75 million worth of grants, loans and low-income housing tax credits to build and fix up 1,631 rental homes in 21 communities across the Massachusetts.
In August of 2003, Romney announced that $17.6 million in tax credits and grants had been awarded for the construction of 550 new rental apartments. Finally, in December of that year Romney announced another housing initiative, including $58.9 million in grants, loans and tax credits for 893 new rental homes in 16 communities.
In 2004 the Romney administration was less ambitious, allocating only $65 million for new housing projects. In June, Romney announced that 62.4 million in state resources would be used to create and preserve 1,058 rental homes in 14 cities and towns. Kerry Healey, Mitt Romney's Lt. Governor commented "Many of these grants and low-interest loans will be used to finance new housing for low- and moderate-income families in areas across the state where there is supportive infrastructure and access to various modes of public transportation."
In October of 2004, Romney awarded $1.4 million to build 30 new homes for Cape Cod. Of the 30 homes, 18 were built for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. While five were set aside for families earning 120 percent or less of the area median income. The remaining seven were sold at market value.
In November of 2004, Romney awarded $2.25 million to create homes exclusively for low and moderate income residents of Boston, Northampton, Harwich and Lowell. Romney commented at the time "As we work to attract businesses and create new jobs in the Commonwealth, it is essential that we also provide more housing for our working families. These awards not only help to create new housing, but they help to make cities and towns in Massachusetts more desirable places in which to work and live."
Romney's passion for the issue extended to declaring housing a basic right. In March 2004 address to a meeting of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations Romney said "Fair and affordable housing should be a right, not a privilege."
2005 was Romney's biggest spending year on housing during his tenure as Governor. The Romney administration invested more than $300 million in Massachusetts housing that fiscal year.
In January of 2005 Romney announced $45 million for the creation and preservation of 564 new rental homes in 13 cities across the state. Later in that year in April, Lt. Governor Kerry Healey awarded $2.31 million renovate dilapidated, vacant or underutilized properties into rental housing for low- and moderate-income families.
Later that year in June, Healey also announced that $75 million in state and federal tax credits, grants and loans would be awarded for the building of new rental developments in 12 cities. The housing initiative was proposed to create 820 new apartments of which 665 were to be for low- and moderate-income individuals and families.
In July of that year, Romney's Lt. Governor again released funds for housing by signing a $200 million bond bill to fund two state housing programs. 200 million was split equally among the Affordable Housing Trust Fund an Housing Stabilization Fund. The Romney administration boasted that "Both programs have supported the production or rehabilitation of over 10,000 rental and homeownership units during the past decade for Massachusetts families."
The Romney administration documents, found online, but no longer available on Mass.gov, are only available to June of 2006. As of that date, no Romney housing initiatives had been launched in 2006.
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South-East Asia
There are many landforms in Thailand. Their are plains in the central area; there are
plateau's in the east, borderd by the Mekong River. There are also mountains in the west and the north.
Almost all of Laos is mountains with thick green forest. It also has Rivers and valleys.
The overall topography is hilly. The flat areas are found in the south of Laos.
Vietnam is a country of tropical lowlands rolling green hills, and frosted mountains.
Low-level land covers 20% of the country. The Mekong Delta is a low-level plain. Thick jungles and mangrove swamps cover the
far southern areas of land.
Indonesia is an archipalgic nation countains iver 18,000 islands. Indonesia has mant
mountains and is surronded by land. The highest elevations (over 16,000 ft.) are found in Iriah, Jaya, in the east.


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NS Bank was established in October 1994. General license of the Bank of Russia No. 3124. The Bank is a participant in the system of the compulsory insurance of deposits held by individuals with banks of the Russian Federation. NS Bank is included in the Register of banks and other lending institutions which have the right of issuing bank guarantees for payment of customs charges. The Bank is accredited by the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending (AHML) as a mortgage provider. NS Bank is a universal credit and financial institution providing a full range of modern banking services.
NS Bank strives to bring the sales offices maximally to its customers. At the moment, the Bank network consists of 20 sales offices including the Central Office and 11 Supplementary Offices in Moscow as well as branches and supplementary offices in Saint Petersburg, Velikiy Novgorod, Ivanovo, Tula, Dmitrov, Krasnogorsk, and Kotelniki.
The annual indices of Bank activities show the permanent dynamics of Bank development and assessments of national rating agencies prove its liability, stability and substantial potential for development.
NS Bank proved to be an efficient credit and financial institution. The Bank has won the National "Financial Olympus" Award among the universal banks as "The Growth Dynamic and Liability Leader" and the international "Banking Business" award as "The Most Dynamically Developing Bank".
NS Bank is a unique bank. The Bank"s goal is not only to provide service to its customers. Its specialists help people find the best financial instruments for their dreams to be implemented. It is important to have the employees able to find and put into action the solutions, which respond to particular customer"s demands and NS Bank"s profit. This is the way to create new opportunities for customers and partners, shareholders and investors, the Bank employees, and hence to Russia. The mission ideally identifies the base of the NS Bank activity that is focused upon the customers, their needs, goals and objectives.
Reliability. NS Bank is responsible before its customers, employees and shareholders. The welfare of thousands of families depends on the Bank stability. Being conscious of such responsibility the Bank undertakes extra obligations on reduction of risks (additional to those set by the state).
Professionalism. The Bank"s goal is that every employee rendering service to a customer proves himself/herself to be a " professional consultant". Moreover, every employee should be able not only to answer customer questions, but also to define its real needs and offer the best solution.
Customer-oriented approach. The NS Bank most important goal is to get only positive emotions from the customers after their communication with the Bank specialists. That is the way NS Bank sees the customer-oriented approach, which must be the main principle of the interaction between the Bank and its customers at all the stages, starting with the first visit to the office or the first telephone call. The Bank specialists explain to a customer in advance all the details of every product proposal so that its terms and conditions will be clear and convenient to a customer.


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The author of this book explains to usthat we exist in an unknown, immeasurable realityand that neither being born nor dying are of themselves real.When we lose a beloved or are grieving,
or are ourselves in failing health due to sickness or aging,there comes a time when we must each face death.This book grew out of the grief the author went throughwhen he lost his own belovedand he hopes that his words will encouragethose who are facing questions of life and death now
by helping the reader to gain the awareness that we exist in a great unknown.This awareness can give readers "the power to transcend a death".It is the author's sincere hope that this book will bring innate healingto those who have lost their beloveds,who are facing death or who are simply looking for a way of life that suits them.
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"I don't belong to anything within.
Neither do I belong to any country, any religion, adhere to any specific politics,any psychology, nor any philosophy.
I am nothing, I am nobody.
If I have to say who I am,
I am nothing but a part of the whole being." MARTH
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Often times, when I'm really busy and have important deadlines to meet and to-do lists that are four pages long, I stumble upon the biggest time wasters ever.
This week was no exception. I'm putting the finishing touches on a 7-day itinerary for a Spring Break trip I am leading for 14 students to Washington D.C. and New York City. And what do I find… Google Search Stories Video Creator.
I haven't done a lot of research on it as I went immediately to playing, so I don't know if it's new or if I am the last person to find out about it. But either way, I couldn't step away from it.
These 35-second clips are nothing more than a promotion for Google and a method for forcing users to set up YouTube accounts. Creating a YouTube channel is a little out of my comfort zone. I feel I should start making covers of music like this video I am currently obsessed with. And don't even get me started on the data "they" are collecting on me.
But when I find something like this, my distraction from immediate priorities knows no bounds and my will must be done. You just input your searches, what Google method you want to use (Images, Blogs, News, etc.) and choose your music.
While I definitely plan to make 1,054 more of these for absolutely no reason other than my own enjoyment, I do actually think they would be great for quick marketing purposes for those with no budget and with no technical skills. This could be useful for us higher education professionals and student organizations to promote events and programming. You could get very funny and creative with these. And they are already online and easy to share. Again, no technical ability needed.
I created two "search stories" about the areas I'm most engulfed in right now.
Perhaps it's just the need for procrastination, but I am hooked. At least until the next distraction comes along.
What are your favorite time wasters?


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Right next door was an old church. A very, very old church. The history of our surroundings intrigued us. So one night after returning home from a long day of sightseeing, and viewing the church so majestically lit up, we decided to take some photos.
After snapping a few pictures I scrolled back through to see if I had captured the beauty I was actually witnessing. Wait! What...The...Heck?!?
I had multiple pictures showing what could only be described as a "hazy mist" between us and the church. We never saw it with our own eyes, just on the digital screen. So naturally I continued to snap away, all showing the same "hazy mist", but in different formations.
I was sure we had captured something I could have sent in to Ghost Hunter's International, and probably would have posted all over Facebook if it had existed back then. We were shocked! We were excited! We ran back to the apartment with much enthusiasm to show our findings.
After telling the story, and showing our pictures, we all walked back over to the exact location we had captured these anomalies. As luck would have it, they were gone. Well until, in frustration, I lit a cigarette and snapped a few more shots. Mystery solved! My "hazy mist" ended up being debunked by my cigarette smoke.
After telling the story, and showing our pictures, we all walked back over to the exact location we had captured these anomalies. As luck would have it, they were gone. Well until, in frustration, I lit a cigarette and snapped a few more shots. Mystery solved! My "hazy mist" ended up being debunked by my cigarette smoke.
Is a Roth or IRA best for you?
Sometimes figuring out things aren't as difficult as they seem. Take for instance the Roth IRA. Many people don't understand the differences between a Traditional IRA and a Roth IRA. Let me briefly explain...
The Traditional IRA deductionsWhen you contribute to a Traditional IRA, you may be able to claim it as a deduction (there are limitations for claiming deductions) from your taxes. Say you make $50,000 and contribute $5,500 (if you're 50 years old or under. For those over 50, you can do $6,500), it knocks your taxable income down to $44,500. That's the benefit...a lower taxable income now.
However, any contributions and earnings you make in the Traditional IRA are taxed upon withdrawal. Say you want to take out $5,000. You are taxed on the full $5,000 as income as it comes out. If you take it before the age of 59 1/2, you also get hit with a 10% penalty.
The Roth benefitsWhat about the Roth? Well, the immediate downside to making a contribution into it is that you don't get to take it as a deduction on your taxes. So why would you chose to "lock up" funds into an account when it isn't offering you a tax break? Well, while the Traditional IRA contributors are getting their piece of cake at the beginning of the party, you're getting yours at the end...
By letting those contributed funds grow in the Roth, the earnings are growing tax free. What kind of impact could this really make? Let's take a look...
Say you begin contributing to a Traditional IRA at age 25, making the full annual contribution limit until age 70. Over that 45-year span you would have contributed a total of $267,500 ($5,500 until age 50, then $6,500 until age 70. Yes, I know the limits are expected to change, but the aren't as of yet).
Assuming a 6% annual return, a rough figure gives us about $1,355,000. When you take a distribution from a Traditional IRA you will be taxed on the full amount you take. Period.
If you contributed those same funds to a Roth, that $1,355,000 could be a tax free nest egg! That's right, while you didn't get the tax benefit at the beginning, you are definitely getting it now.
The limitationsThere are some income limitation restrictions to the Roth, however. While anyone can contribute to a Traditional IRA, the IRS disallows Roth contributions for those making over a certain income. You can find the Roth income limitations here.
So what if you aren't eligible to make a Roth contribution, but really want to take part in the benefits of one? Well, there's always the Roth conversion. This is accomplished by converting Traditional IRA funds into Roth funds.
Using a conversion loopholeUsing the conversion method will basically achieve the same outcome... Just make the contribution into the Traditional IRA, then complete the Roth conversion paperwork to move the funds over. As long as the contribution and conversion are both completed by December 31, you should be good. It may take a little more paperwork to accomplish, but could well be worth the time.
Sound too good to be true, like calorie-free bacon? You're correct. You better be fully prepared to pay the taxes that will be levied with the conversion. Since those Traditional funds already received a benefit (the income tax deduction), you can't double-dip. So just like that dreaded morning weigh in after the weekend bacon bender, once the conversion is complete it's time to pay the piper.
While the Traditional IRA has some great current benefits, the Roth has some also, just later on. The one that fits your needs best depends on your particular situation.
Talk with a tax or financial expert about your specific situations. They can explain what you may qualify for, which one is right for you, and help you omit the "hazy mist" in your financial forecast.
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One of the brightest lights in the art world of Noblesville, Indiana is Randall Scott Harden, a landscape artist par excellence. Using a fresh, uncluttered, impressionistic style, a good sense of color and composition, and heavy strokes akin to Van Gogh, this artist captures his subject with a sure hand.
Randall Scott Harden does not limit himself to land and waterscapes, nor to pure impressionism. Some of his work inclines toward the abstract, especially his figures. He has a series of wonderful still lifes and another of nocturnals that exemplify the work of a highly skilled member of the Noblesville arts scene who loves his work.
Randall Scott Harden has made his livelihood as a professional painter for over ten years. Self-taught, he nevertheless consistently displays an inspired and respectful passion for both traditional and contemporary art. A prolific artist, his work is shown in countless venues, private and public, around the globe, including some Indianapolis art galleries. He has gathered numerous awards and recognitions, including five "Best of Shows" in juried exhibitions.
Currently, his work is represented by The Artist's Vineyard of Noblesville and the Castle Gallery of Fort Wayne. Though he has created paintings from beautiful sights around the world, Randall Scott Harden has a soft spot in his heart for Central Indiana and Noblesville, where he grew up and now resides, and where he maintains a working studio.
Randall Scott Harden
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Awright. It's late, I'm tired, and I just wanted to add some snarky commentary on where the top cities for TDA Training readers are located. As long as you don't go visit other cities before reading TDA Training, these stats will be somewhat accurate.
First of all, I love New York! Greatest city in the world! New Yorkers visit the most, and read the most pages, and are the coolest people in the world! At least for now.
Second comment, I am impressed with the Aussies (is that OK to call you that?) – look at all the Australian cities in the top 24 (a tribute to the TV show): Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Austin. Ok, Austin is in Texas, and I was just testing our readers' geographic knowledge.
Dublin? And you may have seen that I don't advocate headbutts, so I'm not sure how that happened. Don't tell them, please.
And who lives in (not set)? Where is (not set)?
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Date of Birth: 2 February 1947, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Arrest and conviction: He was detained in early December 2002. He was sentenced on January 21, 2003 by the Ashgabat City Court under Articles 14-101 Part 2, paragraphs "a", "b", "f", "g", "h", "i", "l"; 129 Part 3; 169 Part 1, 2; 174 Part 2; 176 Part 1; 214 Part 2; 218 Part 1, 2, 3; 231 Part 4, paragraphs "a", "b"; 235 Part 2, paragraphs "a", "b"; 254 Part 4, paragraphs "a", "b"; 271 Part 3; 273 Part 1; 275 Part 1; 287 Part 3 of the Turkmenistan Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment: 5 years in prison, the rest in a penal colony. His property would be confiscated. Following the sentence, he would live in a designated place for 5 years and would be prohibited from holding substantive and responsible management positions for 3 years.
Biography: Rustem Djumaev is a doctor by training, graduated from medical school in
Baku. In Tajikistan he worked for more than 20 years in the Ministry of Health of Tajikistan: from epidemiologist to the chief sanitary doctor of the republic. He was ranked in the highest category of doctors in the USSR. In 1992, due to the illness of his father, who lived in Bayramali, he moved to Ashgabat. In Ashgabat, he starting working in the Ministry of Defence and in retirement, he took a job at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, as the Head of Affairs, where he worked until 2001. He was then sent to work in the Embassy of the Republic of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Belarus. In August 2002, he was immediately withdrawn and fired from the post. In October, Rustem had a heart attack and was hospitalized. In December, still ill, he was arrested on false charges of involvement in the alleged "attempt on Niyazov," and friendship with Shikhmuradov.


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Just an amazingly character-laden wall in the port city of Coursuelles-sur-Mer, where Hydra and I may have been ruined forever for mussels served in any other way. Oh my gosh.
We went to a little restaurant and for 7 Euros each feasted on a huge bowl of the smallest, most tender mussels either of us have ever seen in our lives. In a bacon cream sauce, no less. With fabulous bread to soak up the sauce, and a big bowl of frites (French fries) on the side. Wow.
A man looking out over Gold Beach, somewhere south of Coursuelles-sur-Mer, where we stopped to look at the "temporary" landing platforms off the coast. That's a bunker he's standing next to. English troops landed here on June 6, 1944.


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DARIEN — Prayer can be a trusted and effective means for bringing peace, freedom and healing into everyone's life, according to Lorenzo Rodriguez, a Christian Science lecturer and spiritual healer. Rodriguez will give a public talk titled "Spiritual Solutions for Desperate Situations", on May 3 at 7:30 pm at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Darien." On May 5 Rodriguez will deliver the same talk in Spanish at 11 am at Alexis Hill Montessori School in New Haven and again in English at 2 pm in the Christian Science Reading Room on the New Haven Green.
In his remarks, Rodriguez will show how people from every walk of life have demonstrated the power of God to bring solutions to adversity of every sort. He will describe his own experience in learning to engage the power of God and the divine law of Truth and Love.
"Understanding God as infinite good brings trust in the power of good to help us overcome worry, doubt and fear," Rodriguez says.
Claiming one's divine rights as a child of God is empowering and satisfying, he asserts.
Rodriquez's talk will draw on ideas from the original sourcebook for Christian healing, the Bible, along with Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, a companion book of universally applicable ideas on practical spirituality that has sold more than ten million copies.
Born in Cuba and raised in Mexico and the US, Rodriguez graduated from the University of Connecticut with a BS in Chemical Engineering. Although he practiced engineering for a time, he felt since childhood that his calling was for the helping professions. He became a pioneer in the field of employment for people with disabilities before dedicating himself to the full-time practice of healing through spiritual means. Rodriguez, a Miami-based teacher of Christian Science and a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship , is fluent in English and Spanish.


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Home > Hebrew speaking Business Development Representative – Cloud Inside Sales
Cloud / IT Salesperson is required by a global IT sales company for an exciting initiative in Dublin. You will be calling on behalf of an international IT vendor (household name). This role requires business fluency in Hebrew working local market hours.
Experience / Skills Required
Ability to successfully communicate with contacts via the phone and email on a daily basis regarding IT related products
A background in outbound calling i.e. Inside Sales, Business Development, Account Management, Customer Service etc.
Having good interpersonal skills and a positive attitude toward client and co-workers.
Ability to identify and qualify the key aspects of a potential opportunity
Having a general knowledge of the IT industry, with the capacity to learn about individual systems and products quickly and accurately.
Meeting regular quotas of calls and qualified opportunities. Communicating information about calls accurately and effectively to the management and clients.
Daily time management and the ability to work independently or under supervision. Manage client relationships.
This is an exciting opportunity as you will be given extensive training and the chance to progress within a fast-paced organisation. Please get in touch immediately if you would be interested.
Hancock and Parsons Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Your data will be in treated in accordance to GDPR. For further information, please see our GDPR policy on our website.
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There's a story in scripture that used to confused me. If you're not a christian you may still have heard it – it's...
It has become a personal tradition to review my year and share thoughts, good and bad, about the past twelve months. Reading over my 2012...
An open letter to Twitter
Hi Twitter,
I'll keep this short, I know you're busy. I know you want to make Twitter an awesome place for people, so do I. Sadly, that's not what's happened in this case. My @CancelThatCard bot was suspended for 24 hours and I was told it could be banned for tweeting to people. I know you have rules, but other bots that do the same seem to operate fine. They're funnier than mine, but a public service has a harder time making people laugh.
I turned off my bot after that suspension and I've been trying to get a conversation started about it with you, but all my attempts have led me nowhere. So rather than just let @CancelThatCard go to waste I'm planning to turn it back on. One week from today.
I still want to discuss this with you, but I also want to keep helping people and be a tiny part of making Twitter better. You can ban the bot at any time, but I'm hoping you won't. You can ignore this letter too, but I'm hoping you won't. If you ask me to keep the bot turned off I'll respect that wish, but I'm hoping you won't.
What I hope is that nobody else has their credit card details at risk of being used by a stranger because they made a mistake and posted them online. My personal twitter account is @serenecloud, hope to hear from you this week
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I wrote some code
The following is the starting point for a talk that I hope to eventually give at a meetup or two in Wellington. I've modified it to fit better in a blog format. I'm interested to hear your feedback on it.
A weekend
I want to tell you about a weekend I sat down and wrote some code, but before I get to there, let me tell you a little bit about me. My accent is a blend of English, Kiwi and American. I'm a geek in many ways and in 2010 I spent 3 months volunteering in Philippines, working with prostitute rescue ministries, and 3 months in Hawai'i, giving IT training and doing web development, but none of that is terribly relevant, because this isn't about me, it's about you.
Everything you do has an impact on the people around you. When you include the Internet, what you do can impact a lot of people. If I wanted you to leave here with one take away, it's that you have the potential to improve the lives of a lot of people.
Everything starts small. Google started out in a garage, so did Apple. Overnight successes don't just happen, they start as small efforts and eventually get noticed. Trace the history of successful people or companies and you'll also find the failures that paved the way, so don't expect to change the world overnight with a terminal, your favourite text editor and 15 cans of Red Bull.
But everything starts small and my small project took two afternoons of my weekend and a Monday evening. I wrote a twitter bot, let me tell you why.
Last year I came across a twitter bot called @NeedADebitCard which retweets photos of debit and credit cards that people have put on Twitter or Instagram. Some of you may have seen this already but for some it's the first time. You're right to ask "why would they do that?" I did too. I followed the bot, it became a personal reminder that people don't understand security. I've never been interested in doing anything with the card numbers, but that doesn't mean others have been so well behaved.
The main type of cards being photographed are most certainly personalised cards. Generally from Chase in the USA and Barclays in England. Many are brand new debit cards and don't have much money on them.
It's tempting to think "they shouldn't be that stupid, this will teach them a lesson they deserve" but after a while I came to another conclusion – these people don't realise just how silly they've been. This isn't a case of stupidity, it's poor education.
This change of viewpoint was very powerful – I stopped putting blame on the people posting the photos and started asking "how much education is available about the risk of credit card numbers?" my conclusion: not nearly enough. At this point I could have started blaming credit card companies, banks, Instagram, camera manufacturers, you name it.
But I have the Internet and with the Internet I can impact a lot of people. I know how silly it is to share a credit card number online and I can make a website that tells others about it. I made this one step simpler and did the absolute bare minimum – I added a page to my blog instead. It explains the danger of what they had done and urging them to cancel that card. I was feeling imaginative that day so I named it Cancel That Card. I registered a twitter account called @CancelThatCard and decided this was a great time to learn a new programming language and I've always wanted to do something in Python, so I did.
The end result is 72 lines of truly awful python code that follows the @NeedADebitCard account, sees when it retweets a photo and then tweets to the person who took it, suggesting they cancel that card. There are no smarts, no image recognition, no dedicated website, just a page with useful info and a bot that links people to it and that's enough.
I set this running on my server and since then I've only made slight tweaks. Because it just keeps on running without my intervention I can go on holiday knowing that people are still getting warned about posting their photos. What I've done has not been difficult for me and I know many people who could have done it better than I have, but none of that matters.
I didn't know how well this project would be received. 200+ tweets later I've had mostly positive feedback, some minor trolling and some interesting conversations with people who posted their cards and it all makes me want to keep going and improve what I've got so far.
Now I said this isn't about me, it's about you and I meant it. I have my project to work on, do you have yours? It doesn't have to be geeky, it doesn't have to use the Internet, it just needs to make a positive impact on the people around you. Maybe like me you've had something you've meant to get to for a while – start this weekend, book time in your calendar, sacrifice an evening of TV and get cracking.
I advocate for online because I've seen how far projects can spread and connect with people but the Internet can't give you a hug and sometimes that's the best thing you can do. Play to your strengths and go for something you're good at.
Geeks are the ones with the power in the online world, but we're limited by our desire to do the job perfectly. Ignore that, it stops you doing something good and you're too busy to put the time into make it great. If the impact your work has is positive then be willing to write quick and dirty code to get there. While the bad code is helping people you can write good code – the end result is more people helped.
Now, pick your project and go make the world a bit better!