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|Chief Chesty Forlock
As I predicted, Jade and Dino got the flick.
I like the task this week. The housemates have to not scream, and Big Brother is going to try to scare them all week.
It seems John is coming out of his shell a bit. I don't think he'll chase Dani, though.
|Scroll Guardian
I reckon they'll fail
they're alla bunch of pussy's
|Chief Chesty Forlock
Jamie and John reckon that they are gonna attack anything and everything they see, in order to pass the task.
If they attack the other housemates that might not be such an effective strategy ...
|Chief Chesty Forlock
I was surprised that Danielle went tonight but she was who I wanted out.
I'm starting to really like Camilla, so I'm glad she's not up this week.
I found it tacky that they had Dino on AO tonight to harrass Dani. Then again, they always do that sort of thing.
Be interesting to see who goes this week as they all seem to be quite popular. I've got a feeling it might be Katie.
|Scroller Needing Therapy
Yay, I'm so happy Claire won the trip to China. She'll really appreciate it ^_^
And how cute was the giant cockroach obstacle course? Claire's was so determined
|Chief Chesty Forlock
I could see how much she was convinced that the cocky could understand her talking it through the course.
I'm glad she took Rob into the rewards room, even though he's not one of my faves. They are already having lots of fun in there.
I think it's between Rob and Jamie to go on Sunday.
And maybe Perry, coz she's so bossy.
|Besotted Scroller
i'd vote out darren if i wasn't SO sure that david was going to try and pash him soon.
|Chief Chesty Forlock
Anyone who doesn't know why John and Ashley were removed from the house - at about 4 am on Saturday morning John held Camilla down on a bed while Ashley pushed his penis in her face.
Then John was going to do the same thing, when Camilla was able to get them to stop.
I liked both John and Ashley but that is taking a "joke" too far. It's not funny to have someone else's genitals slapped against your face, without your consent.
|Chief Chesty Forlock
I want David to go so I don't have to listen to his self-righteous observations any more.
|Scroller Needing Therapy
I just hope Claire is safe. The rest can all.. do something.
I'm just happy that Camilla is there, since she was the one the got my attention on the first night, and she's lasted this long. Normally the people I like in these things are eliminated straight away
|Besotted Scroller
i've been doing surprisingly well lately . jamie and david are still in, and last series the logans won! the series before that though, the guy i liked got kicked out the first week. i didn't watch it after that -__-
well i did... but i wasn't willing to tape the daily show while i watched home and away anymore -__-
|Scroller Needing Therapy
Yay! Vesna was the 2nd most favourite housemate
Anyway, fun games. Sucks to be them though, having their own fines taken off the $500,000. Poor Camilla
Good on her for doing the jump. Shame Vesna wasn't there. Would've been great to see her try it
I reckon walking across the beam suspended in the air in last years Friday Night Games would be harder than doing the leap of faith they had to do tonight. They were making out that the beam would have been easy. They must have forgotten how high it was, the wind making it move, and the fact they had to grab ties on the way across..
But anyway, Camilla to win! Woo!
|Chief Chesty Forlock
Yeah, I want Cami to win, too.
I don't reckon Vesna would have done the Level 4 jump of this year. Maybe the Level 1 or 2.
It was sweet to see David reunited with his boyfriend. Good luck to them both.
I'm glad he's not gonna win, though. I found some of the things he said this year to be nasty.
Max was awesome. Nice guy. Very funny, too.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jamie wins this year, but I would like it to be a woman, for a change.
Oh well, time will tell. I hope it's a fun finale.
|Besotted Scroller
jamie won! i am pleased! and david and sharif, awwwww!! ^_^
|Scroller Needing Therapy
I'm happy for Jamie. I was happy with either outcome. Camilla was happy with her prizes and car ^_^
I liked Danielle's song. She has a nice voice
|Scroll Guardian
I really enjoyed danielle's song, but i do already like that song
I wanted camilla to win, but only marginally, so i was happy either way
so, who'll watch idol this year?
|Besotted Scroller
i will . i'm too caught up in reality tv now. i've fallen victim to channel ten's ingenious programming . plus i miss james and andrew.
|Scroller Needing Therapy
I'll be watching too. I'ma sucker for trashy reality tv..
Now that I'm thinking about it, I can't remember who my favourite was last year.. I know I liked Kate, but I'm sure I just latched onto her when my favourite was voted out.. Did I even have one? Help..?
Everyone pales in comparison next to Chanel..
|Scroller Needing Therapy
heh. Your Big Brother's different from ours.
For this season we've got a bunch of people from past seasons all together. It's awesome
|Chief Chesty Forlock
Ooooo, that's what I've been waiting for in Aussie Big Brother land.
Anything has to be better than the boring lot of people they had on this year.
|Scroller Needing Therapy
As long as Vesna is involved, I'm so there Jackie O.
|Chief Chesty Forlock
I'd want Vesna, Fryzie, Sara Marie, and Nathan for a start.
|Scroller Needing Therapy
Ooh, Sara Marie is a must. I'd also like Chrissy (I think) from the 3rd season. The runner up. Was her name Chrissy?
I don't remember who Nathan is..
|Chief Chesty Forlock
Yeah! I'd like Chrissy too.
Nathan was from Season 2. He had short, red/blonde hair and a beard. He is gay.
I found him very funny.
Actually, I wouldn't mind Jess being on, as well.
I can think of more gals than guys.
|Scroller Needing Therapy
Ohh yeah, I remember Nathan now. He was on the Friday Night Games on the Big Brother team against the Idols this year..
Yeah, I can think of more females too.
Maybe they'll bring back Carlo
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[quote="Chris P"]When the turkish pop diva & the kurdish roots diva hooked-up:
(Pauline do you know what they're saying in the joking talky interlude?)
Well I WAS going to ask Aydın but I persevered...not good but I got enough to understand Aynur accused Dev Dev (da bald guy!) of being lazy & letting the girls do all the work! He feigns to go offstage then Sertab calls him back ... more I listen more I like - all of them superb (tho' I'm no expert - only a 'listener' here nr Izmir) - PS When is Phil going to keep his promise & venture to see us here for a day in Foça (or Izmir??) nxt time he's at Mt A?? (probably more difficult than I think - any fares to Turkey (from anywhere!) seem horribly expensive....thank goodness people visit me from afar - I never go anywhere out of Turkey these days - no complaints - beautiful country, people and culture.

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Steve's Digicams - Breaking News - Kodak 01/03/2006 Press Release
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The brokerage industry's self-regulatory organization has not ended the battle to extend its reach to include investment advisers, but it is holding fire.
Last year, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. advocated for legislation that would shift adviser oversight from the Securities and Exchange Commission to one or more SROs. That measure bogged down in the House Financial Services Committee – and Finra is indicating that it might not be revived this year.
"We're realistic enough to know that there doesn't appear to be any strong momentum to move forward in Congress, given other priorities," Finra chief executive Richard G. Ketchum said in an interview with InvestmentNews.com on Thursday.
Mr. Ketchum said that Finra, which has positioned itself as the best choice to fill the SRO role, is not giving up. Backers argue that an SRO would strengthen investor protection because it would have the resources to conduct more adviser examinations than the SEC can perform annually.
"We haven't changed our view," Mr. Ketchum said. "We've been at this for four years now. The SRO approach is the most effective, least duplicative way to oversee [advisers]. If an SRO is not approved, the SEC should be given more resources to oversee [advisers]. If an SRO is not approved, the SEC should be given more resources to address a significant investor exposure. Any way you look at it, the SEC needs more resources."
A 2011 SEC study mandated by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law indicated that the SEC could conduct annual examinations of only 8% of the approximately 12,000 advisers under its aegis at the time. After some adjustments ushered in by Dodd-Frank, the SEC now oversees about 11,000 advisers.
Finra examines the 4,275 broker-dealers registered with it about once every two years.
Finra has spent nearly $2 million lobbying Congress over the last two years, with the SRO bill as its top issue, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.
But that muscle ran into a difficult political reality last year. Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced an SRO bill that drew bipartisan skepticism and failed to make its way to a vote by the panel.
In the new Congress, there doesn't appear to be a SRO champion. Mr. Bachus, who has given up the chairmanship of the Financial Services Committee, has not reintroduced the bill. The new chairman, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, has not indicated any interest in an SRO bill. Neither Mr. Bachus nor Mr. Hensarling was available for comment.
Investment advisers and their lobbying organizations fiercely opposed the SRO bill last year, arguing that it was a costly new layer of regulation.
They instead backed a measure introduced by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., now ranking member of the Financial Services Committee, that would allow the SEC to charge advisers user fees for exams. Ms. Waters has not reintroduced her bill.
Observers say that Finra's ceasefire doesn't mean the war is over.
"It's good news that they're not working the bill on Capitol Hill at this time," said Duane Thompson, senior policy advisor at Fi360 Inc., a fiduciary training company. "It doesn't mean they're going to forget about it or walk away completely."
One investment adviser agreed.
"This is good news, but it's not the final chapter," said Dave O'Brien, owner of O'Brien Financial Planning Inc. "Not for a minute do I think this is the end of the story."
Neil Simon, the IAA's vice president for government relations, said that Finra may be rethinking its legislative priorities but probably is not abandoning the SRO idea.
"It is essential that advisers remain vigilant," Mr. Simon said. "This issue is not going away. It is essential that advisers educate their members of Congress about what their concerns are."
A Finra ally on the SRO issue, the Financial Services Institute Inc., said that it is reassessing the political situation but not giving up.
"We agree with Richard Ketchum's analysis of the legislative environment," FSI chief executive Dale Brown said in a statement. "We plan to continue working with all involved parties to achieve the goal of effective investor protection."
As Finra moves the SRO issue down its priority list, it will focus on other regulatory topics, such as broker-dealer conflicts, structured products and high-frequency trading.
"Job No. 1 is to be the best independent regulator we can be," Mr. Ketchum said.


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Published January 13, 2015
Mike Napoli belted a grand slam and Daniel Nava went 4-for-6 with a three-run shot and four RBI, as the Boston Red Sox hammered the New York Yankees, 11-1, Saturday night.
Felix Doubront (4-2) scattered six hits and gave up one run while striking out six batters and walking three over six innings to win for the first time in his last six appearances.
J.D. Drew tacked on a solo homer in the ninth inning. Napoli finished with three of Boston's 18 hits, as the AL East leaders evened the weekend series after CC Sabathia pitched New York to a 4-1 triumph Friday.
Phil Hughes (2-4) fanned seven over 4 1/3 innings, but surrendered seven hits and five runs in New York's sixth loss in seven contests and eighth in 11 tries.
Jackie Bradley Jr. doubled to center and Nava singled to start the Boston third inning. Mike Carp then doubled into the left field corner for a 1-0 lead. The ball hit the chalk line before a sliding Vernon Wells could get to it.
With one out, the Yankees elected to intentionally walk David Ortiz to fill the bases. That led to Napoli crushing a 2-2 pitch over the wall in right- center field for his fifth career grand slam.
"It's my job to be his protection," Napoli said of Ortiz. "When something like that happens it feels good to come through."
Jayson Nix scored on Chris Stewart's sacrifice fly to center field in the bottom of the fourth, but the Red Sox turned this game into a rout in the eighth. Jose Iglesias and Bradley singled ahead of Nava's blast to right off Adam Warren.
"That guy was on his game tonight against us," Stewart said of Dubront. "Tip your hat to him. He was able to get out of some situations and settle down after that."
Drew hit a one-out homer to right in the ninth. Warren, who was charged with eight hits and six runs on 70 pitches over the final three innings, continued to struggle. Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a ground-rule double to right-center and scored on an Iglesias single to left. Bradley doubled to left and Nava drove in the final run with a groundout.
The Yankees had only one man on base after the fourth inning, and that was a David Adams single in the sixth.
Game Notes
Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury was out of the lineup a second straight game due to a tight left groin ... Hughes threw 100 pitches, three less than Doubront ... Stewart departed the game after the fourth inning due to dehydration and was replaced by Austin Romine ... Yankees fan Bernando LaPallo, who is 111 years old, attended the game and chatted with shortstop Derek Jeter and manager Joe Girardi on the field prior to the contest.


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About Oskar Enander
Oskar is based out of Engelberg in Switzerland but grew up in Gothenburg on the west coast of Sweden. His photography career started when he moved down to Switzerland in 2002 after dropping out of engineer school. He works with numerous magazines worldwide and some of the main outdoor brands in the industry like Patagonia, TNF, Peak Performance, DPS Skis to name a few and some of his career highlights has been Powder Magazine Photo of the Year twice, Redbull Illume finalst 2010, IF3, Best European Ski Photographer 2013, World Ski & Snowboard Festival finalist 2013.Website: http://www.oskarenander.com/


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Preparing a Revolution
Astronomy is experiencing a golden era. The past decade alone has brought amazing discoveries that have excited people from all walks of life, from the first planets orbiting other stars to the accelerating Universe, dominated by the still-enigmatic dark matter and dark energy.
Europe is at the forefront of all areas of contemporary astronomy, thanks in particular to the flagship ground-based facilities operated by ESO, the pre-eminent intergovernmental science and technology organisation in astronomy. The challenge is to consolidate and strengthen this position for the future. This will be achieved with a revolutionary new ground-based telescope concept, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), with a performance that is orders of magnitude better than currently existing facilities. Such a telescope may, eventually, revolutionise our perception of the Universe, much as Galileo's telescope did, 400 years ago.
The green light for the construction of the 39-metre Extremely Large Telescope was given by the ESO Council in late 2014, with a planned construction period of about a decade.
The telescope's "eye" will be almost half the length of a soccer pitch in diameter and will gather 15 times more light than the largest optical telescopes operating today. The telescope has an innovative five-mirror design that includes advanced adaptive optics to correct for the turbulent atmosphere, giving exceptional image quality. The main mirror will be made up of almost 800 hexagonal segments.


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- Uninstall Bonkey, restart the machine and download the newest version of Bonkey (see http://thebackupmonkey.blogspot.com/2009/09/update-improved-background-backup.html).
- Go into the Windows MMC (Microsoft Management Console) > Services, and check that the Bonkey Service is "Automatic" and "Started". If yes, close the MMC and go to Step #4. If not, go to Step # 3.
- Set the Bonkey Service to "Automatic" and "Start", close the MMC, and re-boot.
- In Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\Bonkey\ and locate the following 2 executable files: Bonkey.exe, and wrapper.exe. For each file, Right click, select "Properties" > "Compatibility" > and place a check-mark in "Run as Administrator". Close Explorer.
- Open Bonkey, and configure your back-ups. When you close the UI, the Service will run effectively according to schedule.
Monday, 21 September 2009
Bonkey on Vista
10 comments:
Hi many thanks for Bonkey, which looks like exactly what I (and plenty of other folks) need for peace of mind. It's surprising how many programs either don't allow scheduling in any straightforward way (MS Sync Toy) or archive in some format that means you can't see where the the file you need to retrieve is (too many to mention). I haven't actually managed to drag a folder over to a Backup Group yet, but hopefully I'll see what I'm doing wrong pretty soon. It would be real frustrating if I couldn't get Bonkey working, because it seems ideal and is nicely laid out too. Cheers from England, Geoff Kendall (imagecoder)
- 16 November 2009 at 03:01
- bonkey said...
Thanks Geoff, glad to hear you've found what you are looking for. When adding files and folders to a backup group, drag the folder from the location tree on the right to the backup group, and put it right on top of the backup group icon (see the picture here: http://sites.google.com/site/thebackupmonkey/help/getting-started).
- 16 November 2009 at 09:22
- Scott said...
Has anyone figured out how to get Bonkey running on XP? My installation on my wife's computer fails, pointing to a log file which itself contains no useful (to me) information.
(FWIW, it's working great on my Mac Mini, and is just what I've been looking for!)
- 16 November 2009 at 12:07
- bonkey said...
Hey Scott,
I've been running Bonkey on XP for a couple of years now, without problems.
My usual advice is to try updating your version of Java.
- 17 November 2009 at 09:49
I'm running Bonkey on Windows 7, and it works fine (mostly).
One thing that doesn't seem to work is "large files" support with FTP. When I Ctrl-drag a large file to an FTP target location, it does not display with the "large file" icon and does not copy in chunks. Is this a limitation due to FTP target locations?
- 25 November 2009 at 18:09
- bonkey said...
Large files should work with FTP. How long ago did you download Bonkey?
- 27 November 2009 at 01:16
- Iona64 said...
Does this work on Windows 7?
- 30 November 2009 at 01:41
- bonkey said...
I have no idea - give it a try and let me know!
- 30 November 2009 at 09:03
- Dustin said...
Bonkey is great! Is there any way I can do a 'Run Now' from command line? For example I would like to put it in my Windows Scheduler and have it backup each time I login...
- 7 January 2010 at 09:21
- bonkey said...
Thanks Dustin! There's no command line only version; there should be.
I can't think of a good workaround to do something like "backup on login" either. The config files are simple XML though, so you could write a script to play with frequency that runs on login.
But really I should add command line options. I'll add it to the todos.
- 8 January 2010 at 13:50


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By KEN THOMAS
Associated Press
Who would Mitt Romney like to see play him in a movie? (Gene Hackman)
What's Romney's guilty pleasure (peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk).
And what exactly, does the Republican presidential hopeful wear to bed?
Romney held hands with his wife, Ann, during a lighthearted interview that delved into topics rarely found on the Sunday talkshow circuit and gave the Republican nominee a chance to show his knowledge of pop culture. Like whether he knew much about MTV's "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi.
The Romneys sat down with hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan in an interview scheduled to air Tuesday that covered more typical topics _ Romney's plans for reducing unemployment and jumpstarting the economy along with his positions on gun control and health care.
Asked to name something the nation doesn't know about the presidential candidate, Ann Romney said, "He's got a good heart, and I don't think people know that about him."
But the chat took a fun-loving turn when Ripa and Strahan decided the Romneys should participate in a special "Romney Rapid Fire Round." "If you think a political debate is tough, just buckle up," Ripa warned.
The questions got pretty personal. Asked about a "guilty pleasure," Romney admitted to peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate milk, while Ann Romney confessed to enjoying donuts. When the questions turned to who would play Mitt in a movie, Romney said he'd like to see his "favorite actor," Gene Hackman, in the role. Romney cited Hackman's work in "The Birdcage," where he plays Kevin Keeley, a conservative senator from Ohio whose daughter wants to marry the son of a gay couple. For the role of Ann Romney, the Republican suggested actress Michelle Pfeiffer.
If they could have dinner with anyone, Romney named Nelson Mandela, calling the former South African leader "a world hero." Mrs. Romney said she would have liked to have had dinner with Mother Teresa.
Ann Romney recounted a visit to the White House a few years ago, when she accidentally opened a door and found President George W. Bush in the middle of a massage. "He was covered up but I was so embarrassed," Mrs. Romney said. She saw the president later in the day, and he helped defuse any awkward feelings. "He looks at me and winks, `I look pretty good,'" she said.
Strahan asked Romney to name his favorite football team, and the former Massachusetts governor was ready: "Sorry about that Mr. Giants," Romney told Strahan, a former lineman for the New York Giants. "But for me it's the New England Patriots."
Both Romneys prefer iPhones to Blackberries, and Mrs. Romney finds it hard to keep up with the Kardashians.
The former Massachusetts governor is a fan of ABC's "Modern Family," a pleasure shared by first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha.


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Even though it's only July, car enthusiasts are already looking ahead to next year. While many of them are sizing up 2013's models to determine price, fuel economy and durability, others only want to know one thing: how fast does this thing go?
What follows is a list of the 10 fastest cars of 2013. It was provided by Karl Brauer, CEO and editor-in-chief of TotalCarScore.com, an online review aggregator and information resource for cars currently on the market.
"Entry into the '200 Miles Per Hour Club' doesn't come easy, or cheap," Brauer said in an e-mail. "As speed increases so does the horsepower it takes to push a car through the air -- at a geometric rate. … but ask any speed demon about what 200-plus miles per hour feels like and they'll likely say the engineering (and monetary) requirements are well worth it."
The list does not include cars made in extremely small numbers, so if a car company has fewer than 20 dealers worldwide or sells fewer than 20 models a year worldwide, it isn't included.
Read ahead and see which cars made TotalCarScore.com's list of the fastest cars of 2013.
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Friday, July 31, 2009
13 comments:
These days it can be hard to tell the difference. (Between a clown & a chaplain that is.)
- July 31, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Elephantschild said...
Maybe those aren't balloons... maybe they're some sort of symbol of life...
Umm, yeah. Let's stick with balloons. That's bad enough.
- July 31, 2009 at 6:20 PM
I think this is the only vestment on this website that I've seen with an actual Christian symbol on it - the dove.
Maybe this one is for the chaplain for Ringling Bros.
- July 31, 2009 at 10:24 PM
- Steve Martin said...
Actually, that is a great vestment for much of tody's theology.
Pump up the church with helium so that we might ascend higher and higher.
They had a 50/50 shot at getting the dove to point in the right direction..and they lucked out.
- August 1, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- cmsigler said...
Indeed, the Spirit in the form of a dove descends upon the Church. And the stole is even the right color!
OTOH, balloons of celebration rise to heaven. Quite appropriate for most modern Christian denominations. Oh, for the days when prayers and incense ascended on high.
- August 1, 2009 at 4:23 PM
- Pastor Joelle said...
This was my first stole. I had it given to me at my ordination. I love it. Loved it so much I used the symbol of the dove and balloons for my wedding.
I also had a clown at my wedding. Remember clown ministry?
Just not seeing this as bad vestments...
- August 2, 2009 at 6:16 AM
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- August 2, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- PS (PSanafter-thought) said...
Who made you the vestment god? While I wouldn't defend many of the vestments on your blog, especially since I'm not a fan of chasubles, I would say that this blog reminds me of the Republicans Party: good at criticizing but not so good at offering good alternatives. Where are the vestments that you have designed and offered to others as alternatives to those you don't like?
- August 2, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Today your site was featured on Beauty Tips for Ministers...and I for one think your blog is hilarious! Keep up the good work! But all I have to say is...cue the humorless liberal feminist blogger response.
A feminist blogger with a *sense of humor*
- August 2, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Joelle, your blog is really harsh. This site just happened to suggest your stole is funny. Your blog happens to suggest that the people who run this site are hateful. Now tell me, in whose "ass" does the stick seem to be stuck up?
- August 2, 2009 at 10:22 PM
- Diane said...
Interesting that the people who make these enlightening comments choose to be "anonymous." very courageous of you.
- August 4, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- Jim Olson said...
The first thing I teach my students is "the liturgy is not about you." If you are wearing vestments that are a personal expression of your theology or your opinion or your theological position on anything, you've missed the point. If it has anything to say except that you are a servant of the people of God, you've missed the point. If it is designed to be a unique expression of your personal theological position, you've missed the point. If it reflects some portion of your past or life or history or whatever, you've missed the point.
The whole point of vestments is that you, the individual, become invisible and secondary to the office which you are fulfilling; to be servorum servei dei ; servant of the servants of God.
It is not art for artistic sake. If there is more than one person participating in the liturgy the vestments should all match. A reserved soberness is essential. Vestments that are a political statement (such as those abhorrent South American woven stoles) or a political statement are unacceptable. Protestant or Catholic does not matter; each tradition has appropriate and inappropriate vestments.
- August 5, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- Allen Lewis said...
Under certain circumstancs, this stole might be appropriate. But only under those circumstances.
This reminds me of some of the things I would see at a Cursillor Clausura Eucahrist. It would not (in my view) be appropriate for regular use in day-to-day services.
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They were Katie Sparks and McKenna Wetzel, the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls.
If the Eader Elementary School classmates got a question that they didn't have a passionate answer to, those were their typical replies. McKenna's mother, Kristine Wetzel, might ask what they wanted to do that afternoon or where they felt like going, and she could often predict the answer — so much so that she anointed them both with a nickname.
"That was their reply to everything," Wetzel said. "Katie was 'I don't know,' and McKenna was 'I don't care.'"
For McKenna, that apathy resided largely on the surface. The Huntington Beach resident developed a love of philanthropy early in life and often donated proceeds to charity from the lemonade stands she set up on the corner near her house.
A year ago, McKenna died of a brain tumor at the age of 7. And this weekend, her friend is honoring the legacy of the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls with an act of decisiveness and empathy.
Katie, 9, joined nearly a dozen friends Tuesday afternoon to paint signs for a pair of lemonade stands to benefit the McKenna Claire Foundation, which the Wetzels set up in October to fund brain cancer research. The stands, one of which may go up on McKenna's favorite corner at Polynesian Lane and Bobbie Circle, will operate on what would have been her ninth birthday Sunday.
Moreover, they won't be the only two stands. The foundation, which has donated all its proceeds so far to a research team at Stanford University, has called on people worldwide to set up stands on Sunday and divert the proceeds to a charity of their choice.
"People seem to gravitate toward the foundation, and then they take it in a whole new direction," said Dave Wetzel, McKenna's father. "It shows you the effect one little girl can have on people."
A short, blessed life
McKenna Claire Wetzel came into the world Aug. 5, 2003, after her mother endured six months of bed rest. That rest proved to be the last calm for awhile; with both parents working and McKenna and her older sister, Jordan, engaged in sports and other endeavors, the Wetzel home always seemed to be on the go.
Still, amid all the activity, the Wetzels could see that their younger daughter was more than a hyperactive child.
With Jordan, Katie and other friends as her accomplices, McKenna got the enterprise bug early on. One of her favorite pastimes was to paint signs, set up a table on the corner and sell lemonade and sweets to passersby. Sometimes, she and her partners kept the proceeds, but other times, they forwarded them to Children's Hospital of Orange County, the Orange County Humane Society and other groups.
Then, in January of last year, McKenna began having health woes of her own. She promptly found herself on the receiving end of that charity.
At first, the Wetzels thought she had the flu, but when she began throwing up violently and developed a wandering eye, she underwent a CT scan that showed a mass growing on her brainstem. Doctors soon diagnosed it as an incurable form of brain cancer called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, better known as DIPG, and gave her no more than 18 months to live.
While McKenna was out of school, a group of friends created the Tuesday Homework Club to keep her up to date with homework. Even after she returned to Eader, they continued to meet every Tuesday at a different member's house to study and socialize.
True to her nickname, McKenna didn't much care where the group gathered — the camaraderie was enough for her. In between school and treatments, she lived what her parents call "a rock star life," vacationing to Hawaii and Las Vegas, sitting on the floor at a Lakers game and attending tapings of"American Idol"and "Dancing with the Stars."
By June, her condition appeared to be improving; tests showed that the tumor had shrunk. Within weeks, though, it had grown again, and McKenna gradually lost her ability to move, talk and swallow. Her body eventually gave out July 21, two weeks before her eighth birthday.
Making a stand
With a group of friends, the Wetzels formed the McKenna Claire Foundation to help search for a cure to DIPG. Both Kristine, a continuation high school teacher, and Dave, a senior consultant for AutoNation, work full time, but they devote hours every week to the group's fundraising efforts.
In April and May, the foundation hosted a pair of parties in Seal Beach and Huntington. A golf tournament is planned in Rancho Santa Margarita in October. During Brain Cancer Awareness Month in May, the foundation worked with Chevron to set up a donation program for customers around Southern California; the drive netted more than $292,000.
On the receiving end of those funds is Michelle Monje, an assistant professor in the Stanford School of Medicine who leads the university's research efforts. The Wetzels provided Monje with more than funds; they also donated McKenna's brain tumor for study.
The tumor is just the fourth the school has received. Monje, who said about 400 children are diagnosed with DIPG in the United States every year, called each contribution invaluable.
"The more samples we have, the more strong conclusions we can make," she said.
So far, according to Kristine, the foundation has raised more than $100,000 for Stanford and is working to set up a grant program for other brain cancer researchers.
How much money Sunday's fundraiser will net for research, the Wetzels have no idea. A few weeks ago, they sent out a mass email urging friends and family members to set up stands for charity; the event's official name is Stand Up and Shine. The responses promising stands have come from as far away as Massachusetts and Australia.
The Wetzels have just one request for those who join the fundraiser: that they email the foundation declaring how much money they raised, and for whom.
For Katie and her friends, the charity was an easy pick. On the Wetzels' driveway Tuesday afternoon, they gathered on a huge tarp to paint signs for Sunday, clad in white McKenna Claire Foundation T-shirts. Among their slogans were "Macky's Lemon-Aid" and "We [Heart] Macky" — Macky being McKenna's nickname.
Katie, who last saw her friend in the hospital shortly before she died, imagined that McKenna would feel honored to have started a movement, however long or profitable it turned out to be.
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J.P. Morgan Memo on M&A Co-Head Jim Woolery's Departure
J.P. Morgan's co-head of M&A Jim Woolery is leaving the bank after a short two-year stint to return to the legal field, as WSJ reported Sunday.
Woolery exits as the bank has recently claimed the top spot in global M&A league tables after landing credit for several on the biggest deals of the year.
Here's a copy of what was sent to J.P. Morgan employees by Jeff Urwin, the head of the investment bank, which also confirms Woolery's co-head Chris Ventresca will now be sole head of the M&A unit.


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My favorite character was the merman, because in the story, he didn't want to give up. It reminds me of our gym teacher, because he tells us not to give up. I liked the book, because the artist drew the merman very good. The book would be special on a very gloomy day to keep your hopes up.
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Hey all, long read comming up here. There's something I've been working on for quite a while now, and whether I have any authority to propose something like this or not I'd like to finally share it with you all.
When I first came to c-c.com, it was by way of something I'd heard of called the CCC standard. "This is amazing," I thought to myself, enthralled by the thought of people from all over collaborating on huge castle. But while the displays that came about as a result of 3CS look great, it seems to me that often there is something lacking in the pictures I've seen. We have great looking walls and buildings, but often they're just surrounded by uninterrupted green 32x32 baseplates, the uniform rows of studs throwing off the organic look that is expected of natural terrain. What I believe is that the community would benefit from a Modular Classic Castle Terrain/Landscaping standard.
Now I may not be the best person to put this together, seeing as I've never coordinated a large display let alone participated in one. But I have been working this out for some time now and what I have are a lot of ideas. They all start from this basic principle:
Everybody's got a green 32x32 baseplate or two, right? Maybe some blue ones? If not, you can pick 'em up for $5 on shop-at-home or about the same on bricklink. So why not when coordinating a display have everybody bring, along with their tudor houses and 3CS walls, any spare 32x32s they have already spruced up (no pun intended) with a few trees, rocks, bushes, and a minifig or thirty (in the case of battle scenes)? All it takes is a few plants and 1x1 gray bricks for rocks and any flat plain can be turned into a decent landscape. Observe:
It doesn't have to be hardly this detailed even. Just a few little things to break up the rigid green monotony is all that's required.
This isn't all though. There's something I've come up with, and chances are I'm not the first, that for now I'm calling BPPB. It's a bit hard to say out loud, but it stands for BasePlate Plus Brick. First the reasoning behind it: water. Bodies of water, such as rivers, lakes, and sea, just look wrong when you slap a bunch of blue plates on a green baseplate or line a bunch of blue and green baseplates up next to eachother. What looks much better and more natural is when they're sunk a little below ground level. So how do you achieve this when laying a display out on a tabletop? Raise the ground level of course.
What I envision is this: every ground-level baseplate should be kept raised on a plate + plate + tile base, something like this:
Nothing fancy, just enough to keep it off the ground. Then, if you were to make a river by taking a blue baseplate and building up the banks with gray and green to the height of one brick, the two should match up flush along the sides. Picture is worth 1000 words so look at these if what I'm saying isn't totally comprehensible.
Hence, BasePlate Plus Brick is the standard ground level.
Now, for actual standards past that there's a lot that could be done. Edge standards, like the point where two 3CS walls or moonbase hallways meet, could be made for everything from rivers to roads to cliffs to battle lines. Here's some initial ideas from just messing around on my own…
Rivers: Blue baseplate base, with ten studs of green along each side and a two-stud wide grey/tan "bank" between the green and blue, leaving 8 studs of blue for the river itself.
Roads: Tan plates broken up by grey and brown on a green baseplate , 8-10 studs wide, making a path from the middle of each edge (11-12 studs of green on either side)
Seashores: Blue baseplates with 4 studs of green, followed by 4 studs of tan along edges.
Cliffs: Cliff bases should start 10-11 studs out from the edge of a plate, and height should be a multiple of seven (one LURP is seven bricks high, 2 LURPS is 14, etc). Cliffs I imagine would mainly be used on the edges of displays, and a decent amount of planning would be required to pull them off. Any subsequent baseplates placed behind cliffs would need to be raised on (multiple of seven) + 1 BPPB bases, like so:
By keeping cliffs within 10-11 studs of the edge of the plate, instead of running down the middle like roads or rivers, it is possible to include them on most other terrain pieces. You could potentially have a road running along the base of a cliff with a waterfall and a bridge all on the same baseplate.
Battles: Define ahead of time what factions will be fighting, what general direction armies will be attacking/defending from, and people can bring terrain pieces with minifigs already in place.
You may be thinking, how do we make non-roman roads that curve around hills, or natural looking beaches instead of something that looks like a checkerboard? Well remember that no one is limited to a single baseplate. As long as the edges match up, you can do anything. People can build whole mountainsides with a river running out that matches up to anybody else's river pieces, or build their castles with roads running out that match the standard edges. Such is the beauty of a modular standard, right?
If you hit this brickshelf page you can see a few more images. Note that on the bridge module I ran out of tan plates, but was able to fill in the road with bricks with no visible difference, an advantage provided by BPPB
Now then, I think I've rattled on long enough, so, any thoughts?


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The number of U.S. English-language networks carrying soccer has more than doubled in the last three years and ad revenue spent on the sport has increased more than 40%, according to a new analysis by Nielsen.
In 2010, five English-language networks had some soccer coverage. Last year, 13 networks had games. The number of Spanish-language outlets carrying soccer also grew, from six to eight during the same period.
The growth reflects not only the popularity of soccer in America, but also the increasing number of sports-centric channels in the U.S. television space.
The total number of Soccer telecasts in the U.S. for 2013 was almost 3,900. In 2010, the number was 2,613.
Naturally, with that much more soccer on television, advertising also dramatically rose. Last year, advertisers spent about $400 million on soccer, up from $266 million in 2010.
The World Cup Tournament starts Thursday.
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Turkey Chili Recipe
Low Fat Turkey Chili
This is a super easy and healthy turkey chili recipe. I'm a big fan of comfort food. The Martha Stewart MACARONI AND CHEESE recipe I made for Thanksgiving is still one of my favorites, but this recipe is definitely an old standby for when I'm in the mood for yummy comfort food. This chili has great flavor from the added dark beer and plenty of kick from the peppers!
Turkey Chili recipe in the second part of the post…
- 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes
- 2 cans of Crushed Tomatoes
- 3 cans of red kidney beans
- 1 whole small onion
- 3 cloves of Garlic
- 1 large Chipotle Pepper
- 1 tablespoon of the sauce from the Chipotle peppers
- 2 tablespoons of canned green peppers
- 2 Jalapeno peppers, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 ½ tablespons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 package of ground Turkey, about 2 lbs.
- Half a large container of Chicken Stock
- 1 Guiness beer
Heat a bit of oil in the bottom of large sauce or stock pot. Lightly brown turkey until it is nice and brown, but not totally cooked. Dump remaining ingredients into the pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until beans are tender and liquid has reduced and thickened. If liquid is not reducing, uncover and continue to simmer for an additional 10 minutes. Serve with diced onions, sour cream, or cheese!


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Bertramtalespinner wrote:I was in my new much closer Walmart a few days ago and noticed a number of those price drop plastic holders on the Lego shelves, so this morning I checked the online flyer:
Hyena Bomber: 22.86
Vader's Tie: 33.86
Magna Droid: 46.96
Rogue Shadow: 54.96
Ashoka fighter: 54.96
Looking at the suffix, I'm thinking it's on the first two that are significantly on sale, I haven't been paying close attention to Clone Wars prices as I'm not interested. I'd like Vader's Tie, I think it's normally 39.95?
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Is this going to be THE thread?.
onions wrote:Darth Sillyus wrote:
Is this going to be THE thread?.
start a new thread with your find.
RogueJedi007 wrote:I actually did not doubt Ara. From the stores I have seen, there are a LOT of the Ahsoka's fighter sets around and I bet they will all be $25 shortly.
ricefields wrote:Wal Mart in richmond hill (north of toronto) has the ahsoka set for $45cdn. Still, I think ebay is the best place to get them as they can go for $20-$30us in ontario.
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School of Rogue
The Rogue Film School is about a way of life. It is about a climate, the excitement that makes film possible. It will be about poetry, films, music, images, literature.
Excerpts of films will be discussed, which could include your submitted films; they may be shown and discussed as well. Depending on the materials, the attention will revolve around essential questions: how does music function in film? How do you narrate a story? (This will certainly depart from the brainless teachings of three-act-screenplays). How do you sensitize an audience? How is space created and understood by an audience? How do you produce and edit a film? How do you create illumination and an ecstasy of truth?
Related, but more practical subjects, will be the art of lockpicking. Traveling on foot. The exhilaration of being shot at unsuccessfully. The athletic side of filmmaking. The creation of your own shooting permits. The neutralization of bureaucracy. Guerrilla tactics. Self reliance.
Censorship will be enforced. There will be no talk of shamans, of yoga classes, nutritional values, herbal teas, discovering your Boundaries, and Inner Growth.
Related, but more reflective, will be a reading list: if possible, read Virgil's "Georgics", read Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", The Poetic Edda, translated by Lee M. Hollander (in particular the Prophecy of the Seeress), Bernal Diaz del Castillo "True History of the Conquest of New Spain"
- Follow your vision. Form secretive Rogue Cells everywhere. At the same time, be not afraid of solitude.
The Rogue Film School is not for the faint-hearted; it is for those who have travelled on foot, who have worked as bouncers in sex clubs or as wardens in a lunatic asylum, for those who are willing to learn about lockpicking or forging shooting permits in countries not favoring their projects. In short: for those who have a sense for poetry. For those who are pilgrims. For those can tell a story to four year old children and hold their attention. For those who have a fire burning within. For those who have a dream.


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Bringing the Outside In: Decorating With Branches
With autumn officially here, the trees will soon be shedding their leaves and sparse empty branches will prevail. Gather them as they fall and decorate! I've gathered a few images for inspiration.
In these examples, branches are placed in vases, nailed to the wall, and hung from the ceiling — how have you integrated fallen branches into your home decor?
(Images: 1 via Home Sweet Home, 2 Desire to Inspire, 3 via delikatissen, 4 Emma's Design Blog, 5 Polly Wreford via Sarah Kaye, 6 Tim Evan Cook via Sarah Kaye, 7 via decorology flickr, 8 via delikatissen, 9 Yvestown, 10 John Paul Urizar)
• Repurposed Branches For Hanging Clothes and Curtains
• Decorating With Flowering Branches
• A Reader DIY How-To: Tree Branch Chandelier
• Look!: Lichen Branches at the Dwell Home: Silicon Valley
• Flickr Finds: Cody's Branches


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Sourdough Starter
After several failed attempts, I finally got a starter going. I didn't realize that it had to be fed twice a day. That is a lot of flour I am throwing away, is there a way around this? Also, since it wasn't feeding it twice a day it's become a alittle limp. I fed it last night then against this morning. I appears to be doing better. Can it be resuscitated at this point? I have an abundance of soft white wheat that I can't seem to find a use for. It doesn't work in breads. Can I use that to feed my starter?


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If you're going with a metal line, all you need is what's shown in the photo in reply #36. The tiny tubular inserts in the photo in reply #37 are only used inside the ends of the nylon line if you have to cut the line, and if you buy the complete nylon line kit, the ends will already have the inserts installed - they keep the line from collapsing when you tighten the fitting.


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Yesterday I went with a few old high school friends to a Celebration of (Kimiko's) Life on the Island.
Kimiko von Boettic
her 1968-2010
Although I'm okay with death, it's hard to believe she is gone. Actually, to be honest, I just don't want to believe it.
I could write page after page about how much I liked Kimiko and why. And all the things I remember about her. But I won't. Not here. Kimiko was diagnosed with ovarian cancer around 16 months ago. Everything happened so fast.
These are two paintings I named after her. The second painting, the red one with the trees, is called Kimiko's Haida Gwaii. I found out yesterday that it was her husband Andrew (Andrew and I met on a trampoline at a Halloween party in 8th grade) who purchased the painting for Kimiko for Christmas. I found out when I turned over the ceremony schedule and saw it, reproduced on the back.
Walter, Kimiko's brother, shared with me how Kimiko's Haida Gwaii had hung by Kimiko's bedside and that it had brought some comfort to him and Kimiko's family during this very difficult time.
The first painting is called Kimiko Tree.
I was painting the Kimiko Tree in my studio the day Kimiko died. Sunday, January 4th, 2010 at 12:12 in the afternoon. I had emailed Walter to ask about Kimiko, as I had not heard from Andrew in some time. I shared with him how Kimiko, Andrew and Kimiko's family had been on my mind so much in the studio that morning.
A couple hours later, Walter replied. Kimiko had passed away four hours before.
Painting that afternoon happened inside conscious intent: to surrender to anything Kimiko might like to do. I welcomed her spirit to paint, if she wanted to. This painting had been a struggle for so long. In no time, it soon came to life. I felt Kimiko playing, like a blissful child. Painless, ecstatic and free.
The Kimiko Tree will live with Kimiko's family in Victoria, BC.
It has been an honor and privilege to share in this very sacred transition in Kimiko's life.
Kimiko gave us all her favorite quote to meditate on. I've been sitting with it a lot. I think I'm beginning to understand and like it. A lot.
"The cost of hating others is loving yourself less."
Happy travels, my friend. May you rest in Great natural Peace.


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When former Massachusetts senator Scott Brown was named last September as an adviser to an obscure Florida company, Global Digital Solutions Inc., the chief executive announced that Brown would offer "invaluable advice and guidance" on its upcoming merger with a small firearms company.
A month later, the news got even bigger. Global Digital announced that its pending new partner, the struggling firearms company, had an agreement worth an estimated $95 million to sell grenade launchers to an unnamed client.
But the head of that arms company, Airtronic USA Inc., later declared in a court document that there was no $95 million order. The value of all of Airtronic's pending orders was $1.3 million, she swore in a court statement. And she said the press release quote saying she was "thrilled" about the deal was made up.
It is unclear what role, if any, Brown played in the press release and failed merger. His office declined questions Thursday.
"Your conspiracy theories and assumptions are completely wrong," Brown's communications director, Elizabeth Guyton, said in response to queries. She did not elaborate, and Brown would not agree to an interview. During a campaign event Thursday, Brown's campaign refused to make him available for questions and hurried him into a car.
In recent days, Brown has said he was a "sounding board" for the company, but not involved in day-to-day activities.
Brown, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat in New Hampshire, resigned Wednesday from the company and said he would relinquish his 1.5 million shares of its stock after he was bombarded with questions about his involvement in the Florida penny stock, saying it was becoming a distraction. In comments earlier this week, Brown called the company a "legitimate" start-up.
Executives from Global Solutions did not respond to an interview request and e-mailed questions on Thursday.
The Globe reported last Sunday that Brown received stock initially worth $1.3 million to join the advisory board of the firm, which has no revenue, no products, no trademarks, no patents, and only a "virtual office." The stock has since declined by more than half.
Originally founded in 1995 to sell beauty products, Global Digital morphed into a wireless data company before repositioning itself last year as a weapons maker. Accountants who have looked at the company have said it was a risky investment.
Global Digital has announced a series of acquisitions that have not been completed. Among them was an announcement in March that it intended to buy Remington Arms Co. LLC, one of the world's largest gun manufacturers, for more than $1 billion. That was greeted with derision by Remington and others in the industry. Global Digital has just four employees, and a market value of about $40 million.
But the complaint about the Airtronic press release — and the company's boast about $95 million in pending agreements — raises fresh questions about whether Global Digital misled investors, and it could draw attention from the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to lawyers who specialize in securities.
"If those statements aren't true, there's the possibility for a securities fraud case to be brought," said Thomas A. Sporkin, a former SEC enforcement official, now in private practice with BuckleySandler in Washington.
Global Digital announced on Sept. 9 that Brown was coming on board as a senior adviser, highlighting his importance to the pending Airtronic merger. While it was not known then, Brown was given stock initially worth $1.3 million in exchange for his service. At the time, Global Digital was trying to reinvent itself as an firearms company, and Airtronic was a small arms company trying to emerge from bankruptcy.
"I personally look forward to benefitting from Scott's invaluable advice and guidance with regard to the Airtronic merger and our overall strategic direction," Global Digital's president, Richard J. Sullivan, said in the press release.
Brown was quoted in the release as saying that "I see a great deal of upside potential for the GDSI and Airtronic combination. . . "
'I am not aware of any basis that could render the statements in the press release truthful.'
A month later, on Oct. 8, Global Digital announced that its merger partner had a $95 million deal to sell grenade launchers, and investors touted the press release on the stock message board. The stock jumped 8 percent.
It would be several days before Airtronic's chief executive and owner, Merriellyn Kett, would even see the press release, after she was told about it by a supplier, she later said in a sworn statement.
"I am not aware of any basis that could render the statements in the press release truthful," Kett said in a Nov. 25 declaration to the bankruptcy court.
Kett said she later asked Global Digital's chief executive for an explanation, but Global Digital repeated the claim about the $95 million deal in another press release a week later.
It is unclear where the $95 million figure came from. In court documents, Sullivan said Kett "had no basis for complaining" about it and that she had agreed to the release of similar announcements about the deal (without the dollar figure).
Sullivan said he was simply responding to inquiries from investors and potential investors who wanted more information about a June 2013 announcement that Airtronic had agreed to supply grenade launchers to a "major international defense contractor." The June 2013 release called it "the first of many expected orders" for the launchers, but did not have a dollar figure. A similar May 2013 release quoted Sullivan saying "this is a substantial contract that is expected to be followed by similar contracts in the future."
Sullivan also pointed to an e-mail Kett sent him in September 2013 discussing a $307,000 order for grenade launchers.
The gun company, Airtronic, terminated the merger with Global Digital and recently emerged from bankruptcy. As part of an agreement with the company, Airtronic last month repaid Global Digital $1.5 million that had been lent, according to a bankruptcy court filing. Global Digital also agreed to remove all references to Airtronic from its website. It even amended the press release announcing that Brown would join the company as an adviser, removing Airtronic's name.
Though Global Digital settled its dispute with Airtronic, it is suing the chief executive, Kett, individually, for $90 million for refusing to close the deal. Citing the ongoing lawsuit, Kett and her lawyer declined to comment for this article.
Richard M. Gelb, a Boston lawyer who handles securities cases, said he believes the press release would violate securities laws if it contains significant misstatements.
In this case, he said that Kett's affidavit raises serious questions about whether the press release was accurate and could prompt government regulators or lawyers representing shareholders to investigate further.
"I would assume a regulator would take steps to determine why the press release and affidavit contradict each other," said Gelb, a partner of Gelb & Gelb LLP, who reviewed the press release and affidavit.
In explaining why she wanted to call off the merger with Global Digital, Kett also said in court documents that the company failed to secure approval for the merger from federal regulators or disclose that Sullivan and his business partners have been the subject of several shareholder lawsuits involving separate companies, including one settled in 2004 for $5.6 million.
The Florida attorney general's office said it has received no complaints about Global Digital. The SEC, the main agency that investigates securities fraud, said it could not say whether it has received any complaints about the company or has any active investigations into the firm.


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A group that gave a little more than half the U.S. a failing grade last year when it came to price transparency in health care now says virtually every state is flunking.
The Catalyst for Payment Reform and the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute are giving 45 states an "F" when it comes to monitoring health provider pricing, up sharply from the 29 states that flunked the organizations' test in March 2013.
No states received an "A," unlike last year, when New Hampshire and Massachusetts were at the top of the class. In fact, the groups gave New Hampshire an "F" this year for letting its website that offers details on pricing become inoperative. Massachusetts received a "B," along with Maine.
Maine was one of the few states that maintained its grade from 2013, not including the states that flunked last year as well. Colorado, Vermont and Virginia were the only states to receive a "C" grade. Vermont maintained its status, while Colorado and Virginia slipped from "B" grades a year ago.
"Some states have robust price transparency laws and regulations, requiring them to create a publicly available website with price information based on real paid claims information," the report, released Tuesday, says, "but in reality, the public can't readily access that information because the website is poorly designed, or poorly functioning."
The groups say this year's assessment is harsher because they're not grading on a curve. They also say they took a deeper look at whether states were really giving consumers a deeper look at health-care pricing information.
Several states have "voluntary price transparency websites," but if unregulated their presence may be only temporary and/or dependent on an organization to be maintained, the report says.
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Nokia is poised to launch the Lumia 920 in Jordan.
It's the first Windows Phone to be released in the region due to lack of language support in the operating system. With the advent of Windows Phone 8's greater language support, including RTL abilities, Nokia (and other OEM partners) can now push hardware in the market. Nokia's reportedly a popular brand in Jordan, so how well is it expected to perform?
Nokia has some work to do to rejuvenate the brand with youngsters and re-establish itself in Arabic markets. Should the company continue marketing the Lumia line of Windows Phone hardware as it has already done so in Europe, the US and beyond, we should be looking at a strong reception in Jordan. The Asha series of phones are also presently available.
The Lumia 920 will be available for 480 JOD (approx. $680), and will include a wireless charger. It's expected to go on sale shortly.
Update: Due to our lack of cognizance, we were incorrect about the whole "first phone" thing as the HD7 was launched in Egypt sometime ago and places like UAE, Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon have all had recent Windows Phone 8 launches, with more to come. --Daniel, EiC
Thanks, Linking1990, for the tip!


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Meat is a delicacy and a major diet component in many parts of the world. They type of meat consumed in a certain area is greatly influenced by the tradition of a people and environmental factors. Other factors that influence the consumption of meat include religion and ethics. For instance, fish
dishes were prevalent in communities that settled near water bodies.
Though a few changes to diet might occur over time, the diet is predominantly based on fish. The choice of the type of meat might also be influenced by social and economic factors where the cheapest, most available type will be the preferred option. Globalization has also played a major role in changing people's eating habits (the result of multinational food outlets). It is now common to find restaurants that specialize in a particular culture's cuisine outside the country of origin. Most liberal economies of the world have vibrant meat markets.
Types Of Meats
All meats are a rich source of proteins and other minerals. The most common sources of protein are meat and poultry. Every type of meat is packed with various minerals that are essential to the proper functioning of the body. Meats are categorized according to their source and the part from which they have been obtained. They also have varying fat contents. Meat prices differ according to location, weight and type. In the U.S, poultry meats retail at the lowest prices of all meats in the market. (According to the statistics from U.S Department of Labor).
How Is Meat Processed?
Until recently, butcher shops were the most common meat distributors. Today, the meat industry is highly advanced as meat has become a major commodity in most countries. The meat supply chain has led to growth of a number of enterprises that are specialized in meat production from farm-to-fork.
It is now possible to buy meat online and have the meat delivered to the doorstep as long it is properly certified and is obtained from credible meat suppliers. Meat processing plants are an integral part of this chain. The meat is cut into primal cuts for meat wholesales and further into retail cuts. Prime meat is also available in special restaurants that form part of this chain. Restaurants also provide a number of meat foods and products like meat pie, smoked meats among others as provided on the meat menu.
The chain involves producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and consumers. More interestingly, these actors are not necessarily found in the same area. This has also led to an upsurge of emerging markets in various parts of the world. Notably, meat quality and safety systems are also a huge part of this industry. The broad categories of meat include; poultry, pork, beef and seafood. This meat is bought in cuts, mince and joints. The meat can also be processed into sausages, burgers or ham.
Online Meat Purchases
Just like any other online product chain, it is that easy to order meat online as simply as logging in to a meat site. Buying beef online is easy as buying a watch online. The meat beef can be bought in various forms ranging from raw to cooked meat. It can be either in form of ground beef, sausage beef, beef steak, canned meat, aged beef, all natural beef etc. processed meat has a longer shelf-life than raw meat.
First, it is important to know exactly what type of meat cuts to buy. Buying quality meats is not just a factor of prices. Most online meat suppliers provide comprehensive meat products lists that you can browse from. Since beef is a perishable commodity, it is important that you ensure all the safety standards of processing and packaging are adhered to.
Mail order beef can be obtained from traditional steak outlets. There are over 10 certified mail order meat companies in the US. Farm direct sellers are dealers in fresh beef products like grass-fed meats. There are also online butchers that offer meat home delivery services. An online shop works more or less the same as an ordinary meat store where various cuts of beef are displayed and sold. For bulk meat you might consider channeling your efforts to a meat wholesale outlet.
It is a primal cut obtained from the lower chest or breast of beef. These are the muscles that support 60% of the cow's activities and weight and therefore have a lot of connective tissues. The brisket is tough and contains quite an amount of fat. It is ideal for making soups. It is also favored for making bbq meat because it can be smoked for longer hours without destroying the flavor
Beef Ribs
This tough section of beef and is therefore very chewy. It is also one of the most flavorful parts of beef. Ribs often need to be tenderized to make before cooking. Common ways to tenderize include barbecuing, braising or marinating. Ribs can be bought in large racks or as smaller cuts.
The subcategories of beef rib cuts include; short ribs, back ribs and ribeyes. Most people prefer to barbecue back ribs. Back ribs are better braised due to the marrow which is a perfect host of flavor for stews, and the fact that they have little meat. Ribeyes are commonly sold boneless. Short ribs are the best rib cuts that are obtained from the lower ventral section. These are the best for barbecue.
Pork Belly
This is a boneless cut obtained from the belly of a pig. Pork belly is a common delicacy in North America, East Asia and Europe. In Asia, it is a popular cuisine in the Philippines, China and Korea. It can be diced or stripped and braised, fried or marinated and grilled.
In Europe pork belly is either slow roasted or barbecued. In the U.S uncured pork belly is quite popular. Bacon and spare ribs are made from the belly. Bacon is very common in the U.S. A survey in 2015 estimated that at approximately 80% of American households use bacon.
Lobster Tails
The lobster has two strong claws that should be carefully secured during preparation to avoid the risk of injury to the handlers. The tail is the meatiest part of the lobster.
It has a sweet mild flavor. Lobster tail can be broiled, grilled, boiled or seared on a pan over medium heat for about 15 to 18 minutes depending on the size of the lobster. The lobster tail is a delicacy for the American people and continues to gain popularity in other parts of the world.
Beef is a common meat dish all over the world. It is a good source of protein and fat. It is also rich in iron, zinc and B vitamins (riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, B6 and B12).
Its nutritive value varies with method of preparation because the protein structure is denatured by high temperatures.
Beef should be cooked at the right temperatures to avoid undercooking or overcooking it. Under cooked meat is usually unsafe for consumption. Beef is a type of red meat obtained from cattle. The top cattle breeds reared for beef are the Angus, Hereford, Limousin, Simmenthal and Charolais. Most beef available in meat stores is obtained from 18-24 months steers. Angus beef is marketed as superior quality because of its marbled appearance.
Beef meat is prepared and packed into various forms; mince, cuts and sausages; or in other regions kebabs. Wholesale beef is usually divided into 8 primals; the loin, the rib, the chuck, the sirloin, the brisket and the small flank. Variety meats (liver and kidneys) are also found separately. The liver is a good source of iron.
Retail meat products are packed in various quantities. Meat beef cuts are named according to the part of the cattle they are obtained from. These cuts make buying and cooking convenient. Lean cuts are beef obtained from less fatty parts. They contain less than "10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol per serving* and per 100 grams –where a serving equals 85grams or an equivalent tree-ounce cooked portion" (The 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act definition).
Beef Cuts
Beef Cheeks
This is facial meat of a cow that is obtained from its cheeks. The beef is tough but when braised transforms into a tender,
flavorful meaty delight. This is usually a premium beef cut that is rare to find and might have to be ordered in advance from your local butcher. The cheek is a lean beef cut and often very juicy. Beef cheek recipes can be substituted with the brisket when beef cheeks are unavailable.
Beef Wellington
This is pastry wrapped steak that is prepared by coating a fillet steak with pâté and duxelles. To retain the steak's moisture, some recipes might include wrapping the coated meat in a crêpe. The steak is made from tenderloin. The loin is the best source of steak as it is the tenderest beef. It is also the most expensive.
Products from the loin include; the boneless New York Strip steak, Shell Sirloin Steak (Bone-In), the boneless sirloin steaks, Porterhouse Steak, T-Bone Steak, the beef tenderloin Steak or Filet Mignon, Whole Peeled Tenderloin. It is recommended that loin meats be cooked dry by grilling, sauteing or roasting.
General Guidelines On How To Buy Beef Cuts:
These are the considerations you need to make when you want to buy meat
• Generally, the forequarter has more muscles per cut and contains a lot of connective tissue and therefore gives tougher beef; particularly, meat from the neck and shoulder muscles has more connective tissue and long thick fibers. The forequarter works more than the hind part; it supports general activities of the animal body.
• The hindquarters have less muscle, less connective tissues, shorter fibers and are therefore tender compared to cuts from the forequarter.• Beef steak is a boneless cut of beef. Lean cuts are lower in fat content. They are easy to cook and are suitable for a variety of cooking methods. Cooking beef requires an understanding of various cuts of meat. To buy steak, learn which parts provide tender cuts.
• Grain-finished beef is beef obtained from cattle fattened with corn for 3-6 months on feedlots.
• Grass-finished or grass-fed beef is obtained from cattle that feed on grasses and legumes. This meat is lower in saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories than grain-finished. It has a distinct flavor, often described as bold and real.
Grass-fed meat is believed to be a more sustainable choice. The only limitation is that grass feeding requires larger spaces and therefore impacts on end user prices because production is both costly and time consuming.
• The rib offers some flavorful and tender cuts which can also be dry cooked. They can also be available as bone-in or boneless cuts. They make a good choice for mail order beef.
• The chuck is a very economical option with lots of muscle and lean. This can be ground into mince. The chuck is ideal for meat stews.
• Natural beef is obtained from cattle that are fed on organic feeds: can be either grain or grass- fed. It should be purely organic grass fed beef i.e the cattle should not have been treated with antibiotics or enhanced with hormones. The beef should not contain any artificial ingredients. Consider free range beef too mostly available from an organic butcher.
• Dry aged beef is made by hanging meat to dry for several weeks in a controlled cold environment. The meats can loss up to 50% of their weight. It is said to improve tenderness and flavor. The time consuming process makes it among the most expensive meats in the market. Dry aged steaks are becoming popular and can be found in most meat restaurants.
• Most meat shops deal in meat products that can be traced back to particular meat farms. This is a good way of ascertaining the type of beef production and whether the meat company meats the required quality standards. Always buy beef from an accredited met supplier.
• Beef is graded by USDA in accordance to the marbled fat. (Prime, select, choice, free range meat etc). Meats labeled as prime beef are the highest quality meats in the market. They cannot be bought from regular meat shop but are only available in high end restaurants.
Pork is meat obtained from domesticated pigs. Pork is a common delicacy in South East Asia, the East and America. Some religions however forbid the consumption of pork. The pig was among the earliest animals to be domesticated. Pig husbandry dates back to the 5000 B.C. The most desirable quality about pigs is that they are omnivorous and this makes them easy to domesticate. Cooking devoted to pork products is known as charcuterie.
Pork can be consumed either freshly cooked or preserved. Pork is tender and is good for making steaks. A typical hog weighing 265 pounds can produce a 200 pound carcass that translates to about 150 pounds of retail pork cuts. Only the squeal remains unused.
The bristly hog hair is often used for brushes, pig's feet can be pickled, the skin can be fried and sold as snacks, and rendered fat and lard are often used for baking and frying. In other places, the snouts are cooked. Unlike beef, pork meat has no grades. There are several breeds of pigs from which pork is obtained.
A common misconception about pork is the fat content. Research has shown that the old breeds of hogs produced pork with higher fat contents than the newer breeds. The American Yorkshire drew the attention of many producers and marketers for its low fat content in recent years.
However, improvements in feeding and breeding techniques have enabled production of much leaner pork with the old breeds. Other exotic breeds have been introduced in the pork meat industries and have proven to be richer in flavor. This also makes them more expensive.
The Berkshire is quickly gaining popularity and is already available in most grocery stores.
Pork is now as lean as chicken meat and cooks very fast because it tenderer than beef. For example, pork tenderloin is considered extra lean according to the USDA guidelines with less than 5 g fat, 2 grams of saturated fat and 95 mg cholesterol. The total fat content in skinless chicken breast and trimmed pork tenderloin is the same. It is therefore has no artery clogging effect. In addition to proteins, pork is a good source of a lot of vitamins and minerals.
General Guide To Pork Cuts
At wholesale level, there are four different cuts of pork traded as the primal cuts; the shoulder, the loin, the leg and the belly/side. The shoulder is well marbled with fat and has a lot of connective tissue. Meat from this section often requires slow cooking methods like stewing, braising or barbecuing.
The loin is the area between the back legs and the shoulder. It is the leanest and most tender part of the pig. Meat from this area should not be overcooked as it will lose its moisture and flavor.
Ham is made from the rear legs of the hog. Cuts from here are sold as large chunks. The belly on the other hand, is the fattiest and is where bacon is obtained from. This primal cuts are further divided into smaller retail portions in meat packing plants.
Pork Chops
The meatiest chops are removed from the loin. They are very lean and boneless. It is best not to overcook them as they tend to dry quickly. The best chops should be at least an inch thick to ensure they remain adequately moist while cooking. Pork chops can be boiled, pan-fried or grilled.
Pork tenderloin – This cut is very tender with fine grains and contains very minimal fat. It is cut from the end of the loin. It can also be pan-fried, grilled or roasted.
Baby back ribs/back ribs/baby backs – These are small slabs obtained from the hog's rib cage. A complete rack has 8 ribs. They are juicy and full of flavor. They are ideal for roasting and grilling.
Spareribs – these are longer than baby back ribs. They have more fat too. A complete rib rack weighs about 3 pounds and has at least 11 ribs. In addition to grilling and roasting, these can also be braised.
Bacon – these are the fatty slabs of pork that are cut from the belly of the pig. They are then smoked and cured with salt to concentrate the flavor. There are also varieties of leaner bacon often obtained from the loin. Canadian bacon comes in cylindrical form. Bacon can stay fresh for longer because it is cured. It can stay refrigerated for up to a week and frozen for up to 3 months. Bacon is ideally pan-fried.
Ham – this is removed from the leg. It is sold boneless. However, ham can also be available semi-boneless or with bone in. Smoked ham is more flavorful and meatier. For baking purposes ham can be used fresh. Often, ham is cured in brine and spices to give a complex flavor. Precooked ham can stay fresh for a while especially if refrigerated.
Pork butt – this is obtained from the top shoulder from the shoulder socket up to the spine without the picnic. They are often tied with strings because they fall apart easily. This cut is best for pulled pork but can also be cut into roasts, steaks, or ground for sausage meat and patties.
Any sea/aquatic life that can be consumed by humans is termed as seafood. Seafood includes fish, various species of mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms, mammals and edible sea plants.
Seafood is a great source of proteins, essential oils, micro-nutrients and minerals. Sea food is common in coastal areas where it is obtained from fishing and processed into various food products for both humans and animals.
The consumption of seafood dates back to the Paleolithic age. Archeological evidence in South Africa shows that man has harvested marine life from as early as 165,000 years ago. Seafood is very perishable and should therefore be handled carefully and consumed as fresh as possible. Currently Japan, Iceland and Portugal are the leading seafood consumers.
Seafood are gourmet meats that fall into two broad categories: fish and shellfish
It is a form of white meat. It is packed with proteins, vitamins A and D, magnesium, phosphorus, iodine and selenium. The fish protein is useful for complementing the amino acids available in vegetable foods.
Fish has fatty acids essential for proper brain development and functioning. Fish is often sold fresh. The prices are determined by the weight. They are sold either whole, or fillets or in pieces. Fish can be fried, grilled, smoked or steamed depending on the type and size of fish.
Marine fish – these fish either live near the water surface or at the bottom of the sea. Edible marine fish include sardines, salmons, eels, sprats, mackerel, cod, flatfish, herrings, tuna etc.
Freshwater fish – these are found in fresh lakes, rivers or can be reared in ponds. Common freshwater fish include tilapia, catfish, trout and carp.
Shell fish – these include mollusks, crustaceans and echinoderms. These include oysters, sea snails, crabs, shrimps, lobsters, krill, mussels, squids etc.
Common Seafood Cuts
Fillets – these are boneless cuts that can be obtained from almost any type of fish especially flat fish or trout or salmons.
Cheeks – cut from the cheeks of a large mature fish like the cod, haddock, or monk fish.
Steaks – can be obtained from swordfish or tuna. They can be also available as fillet steaks.
Tails – this is obtained from the back end of a large fish. This portion is meaty and savory. The lobster tail is one of the popular seafood cuts in U.S that is prepared using various cooking methods.
Rare meats
There are a number of exotic meats that are available on meat websites that are worth sampling. These meats are not available in regular meat stores and are usually specially pre-ordered from meat butchers. This is especially useful for those who like to send meat gifts for special occasions. Examples of these exotic meats include game meat like ostrich meat, bison meat, deer meat/venison meat, kangaroo meat.
In various parts of the world, other animals are reared for meat and that is where you find goat meat, rabbit meat, turkey meat, horse meat. These prime meats can be sold as raw cuts or as processed meat products. Lamb meat is also gaining popularity in most parts of the world.


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The Society for Army Historical Research (SAHR) is a learned society, founded in 1921 to foster "interest in the history and traditions of British and Commonwealth armies, and to encourage research in these fields." It is one of the oldest societies of its kind. Past members include notable British Field Marshals Wavell, Auchinleck and Templer.
The Society's interests embrace both army and regimental history, military antiquities and pictures, uniforms, badges and medals, arms and equipment and the history of land warfare in general. The study of campaigns, commanders and the political aspects of war are covered from the sixteenth century to the 1970s.
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Background: In South Africa, respiratory protective equipment is often the primary control method used to protect workers. This preliminary study investigated how well a common disposable P2 respirator fitted persons with a range of facial dimensions. Methods: Quantitative respirator fit tests were performed on 29 volunteers from different racial, gender and face size groups. Two facial dimensions width (bizygomatic) and length (menton-sellion) were measured for all participants. Results: In this study 13.8% of the participants demonstrated a successful fit with the medium sized mask. These included participants from three different racial and both gender groups. The large percentage of failed fit tests (86%) indicates that reliance on off-the-shelf respirators could be problematic in South Africa. Conclusions: The limitations of this preliminary study notwithstanding, respirator fit appear to be associated with individual facial characteristics and are not specific to racial/ethnic or gender characteristics.
This is one reason why I think the Totobobo mask is so useful. It is much easier to modify the mask to fit different faces. The Totobobo mask really needs to be tested in a place like Alaska where we have faces from many different populations. See the Flickr set at Respirators masks for pandemics, volcanoes, dust, woodworking, cycling
Primary entry about respirators is Masks — Types, Choosing (PPE)
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