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Brenda's review
ZEN Rooms Bukit Merah
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ZEN Rooms Tangerang Binong
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Roberto's review
ZEN Rooms Joo Chiat
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The Week in Los Feliz Real Estate for the Week Ending October 5, 2014/
A weekly recap and behind the scenes look at what happened in Los Feliz real estate home sales for the week ending 10/5/2014.
Last week's sales data available here.
Subscribe here to get your Los Feliz real estate sales news emailed to you weekly.
Active Homes for Sale: 57 - prices ranging from $313,000 to $4,875.,000
- 5 luxury homes for sale (over $3,000,000) - Average cost per foot: $907
Pending Home Sales: 29 - prices ranging from $405,000 to $3,500,000
- 5 pending home sales from $2 to $3 million - Average cost per foot: $660
- 4 pending luxury home sale (over $3,000,000) - cost per foot: $1002
5 sold properties:
4915 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Feliz
Majestic 2 story spanish mediterranean, built in 1927. Casa Domingo, 5,387 square feet, 3/4 of an acre lot, original charm. Two story cathedral entry, original murals on ceiling, four bedrooms on second floor, two of them masters. Strategically designed with an incredible air flow. Movie room, maid quarters, guest house, tennis court, basketball court, three car garage. Lovely gardens and pool area with jacuzzi.
Sales Price: $4,250,000
Days on Market: 29
Cost per foot: $789
2555 Aberdeen Ave, Los Feliz
Located on one of Los Feliz's most prestigious streets, Mediterranean Estate embraces the Montecito lifestyle. Gated, private , completely restored with sensitivity to original character . Four bedrooms featuring romantic Master with pitch ceilings and spa like bath. Large sprawling grassy yard, tropical foliage surrounds secluded private pool and cabana.
Sales Price: $2,940,000
Days on Market: 113
Cost per foot: $765
2226 New Hampshire, Los Feliz
Situated on a cul-de-sac North of the Blvd, this A.F. Leicht gated compound is a highly significant example of the work of his work featuring rounded rooms, neo-gothic windows with mannerist shapes & flourishes, a penchant for symbolism, & a love for sculpting floors, stairs, & entrances with magnesite. An exceptional property of definite historical & architectural significance
Sales Price: $2,325,000
Days on Market: 59
Cost per foot: $476
2018 Canyon Drive, Los Feliz
2 beds/1 bath, 1122 Square feet. Cash only, true fixer.
Sales Price: $825,000 (sold for $225,000 over asking price)
Days on Market: 1
Cost per foot: $735
4217 Russell Ave, Los Feliz
3 beds/2baths, 1428 square fee, llocated in a great and quiet Los Feliz neighborhood. Lot zoned R-2.
Sales Price: $780,000
Days on Market: 50
Cost per foot: $546


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Murder, Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Intoxication Assault, Intoxication Manslaughter
If you have been charged with Murder, Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Intoxication Assault or Intoxication Manslaughter, you need an experienced and skilled lawyer to defend your rights. Even if you are wrongly accused, the Criminal Justice System is not geared to necessarily protect your rights or determine the true nature of these types of offenses. With the hysteria ongoing concerning DWI and DUI's causing accidents, injuries or deaths, the Criminal Justice System is really set up to produce a conviction rather than make a true determination of what actually happened, what mitigating circumstances were involved, if any, and who was truly at fault in these alcohol related accidents, injuries and deaths.
This is why a skilled and experienced Criminal Defense Attorney should be hired to protect your rights, if you or someone you know is accused of such a crime.
Other types of homicides also are not investigated with the idea that justice should be the first priority, rather, the prosecution develops it's case with the idea of obtaining a conviction in mind. There is a game of hide and seek played by the prosecution, and, in order to obtain the correct information about the prosecution's case, the proper steps must be taken, the proper motions filed and heard and ruled upon, the proper investigation, including in most instances, the need to obtain expert witness testimony to counter the evidence the prosecution believes it has against the accused person.
With the prosecution, there is no second opinion obtained on any analysis of any evidence of chemical or scientific nature that could be used as evidence against the person accused. That is left up to the person accused to accomplish, and it takes a highly experienced and skilled lawyer to force the prosecution to look at what another expert may have determined from the same evidence that the prosecution is basing its case on and upon which it desires a conviction.
The prosecution will not protect the rights of the accused, unless forced to do so by a highly experienced and skilled lawyer filing the proper and correct motions and following up and forcing a hearing on these motions, and then, acquiring a ruling on them from the court in order to compel the prosecution to reveal all of the evidence it has with which to prosecute the accused. And, if denied by the court, the person accused must have the ability to appeal to any adverse ruling. This takes the experience and skill of a lawyer such as Stephen Nicholas at The Law Offices of Stephen Nicholas, who has 26 years of Federal and State Criminal Law Experience.
Additionally, there are ways for the accused to have the court provide, at the expense of the State of Texas, certain experts, investigators, and other personnel that are necessary for the proper defense of the accused's case, even when the criminal defense lawyer has been hired to represent the accused, who otherwise has limited resources other than to hire a skilled and experienced Criminal Lawyer like Stephen Nicholas.
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Poll: Possible EU withdrawal could boost independence support
Conservative referendum on Europe likely to lead to upswing in Yes votes, survey suggests.
The possibility of UK withdrawal from the EU could boost support for independence, a new poll has found.
The Panelbase poll of 1004 people for the Sunday Times and Real Radio Scotland recorded support for independence at 36% when it asked "should Scotland be an independent country?".
Meanwhile, 44% answered no, and a further 20% said they did not know.
But when asked "how would you be likely to vote in next year's Scottish independence referendum if the UK was looking likely to vote to withdraw from the EU?", 44% said they would be likely to vote yes, matched by 44% likely to vote no, while 12% said they did not know.
Commenting on the poll findings, Ivor Knox, of Panelbase, said: "The prospect of the UK leaving the EU has little impact on those Scots who have formed a view on independence, but among undecided voters three times as many tend to support independence as oppose it, under those circumstances."
The poll, which was conducted between May 10 and 16, comes after the Conservatives published a draft bill to pave the way for a referendum on Britain's EU membership in the next parliament.
David Cameron wants Britain to remain in the EU under renegotiated terms which he wants to put to the public in an in-out referendum to be held by the end of 2017.
SNP MSP Clare Adamson welcomed the poll's findings.
She said: "Plans for the UK to exit Europe change the terms of the debate - putting yes and no neck and neck at 44% - because the Westminster system getting dragged along by a Ukip agenda underlines that it is out of touch with Scotland," she said.
"It shows that only a yes vote puts the people of Scotland in charge of our own future."
The Panelbase survey also placed the SNP ahead in terms of Holyrood elections.
Asked how they would vote in a Scottish election tomorrow, 40% of those polled said they would give their constituency vote to the SNP, compared with 27% for Labour, 12% for the Tories and 5% for the Lib Dems.
The SNP also led the regional vote with 39%, while Labour recorded 23%, the Tories 11% and the Greens and Lib Dems both on 5%.


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RESOLUTE Partners, as part of the Four Points Technology team, is proud to announce it has been selected to install Veteran and Guest Internet Access (VGIA) service at two additional VA medical campuses: Canandaigua, New York and Boise, Idaho. Now than ever before, the Veteran Affair (VA) Medical Center (MC) is fully committed to meeting the needs of its patients, their families, guests, and staff: the need to communicate with loved ones and to access services via the Internet while receiving medical support on its premises.
RESOLUTE Partners Adds Canandaigua & Boise to Growing List of VGIA Locations
Most likely you've heard of The Internet of Things, or IoT for short, in the recent years. The advances in technology and wired and wireless services that are now available has given birth to an era where many devices are now connected to a central hub or each other, communicating, sharing data, optimizing our lifestyles. But, what many people don't see and often times flies under the radar, is how the public sector and government are using IoT to help create benefits to our everyday lives and be more environmentally conscious, like saving energy.
The importance of the Department of Veteran Affairs can be one that gets lost in the day to day shuffle of most people. However, the ability to provide for these veterans is something that RESOLUTE Partners thinks about every single day. Which is why we are extremely excited to hear about the the progress from the new Veteran Affairs Chief Dr. David Shulkin.
The Vermont State House is a busy place this time of year. The new legislation has just been sworn in (image courtesy of VTdigger.org) and are starting their new session. While there are lots of issues to address, one they won't have to worry about is whether or not the Wi-Fi will be working. RESOLUTE Partners is pleased to announce the completion of a recent project to optimize and expand the State House building's Wi-Fi. The project was part of an effort to accommodate additional devices and provide a faster overall experience. The project consisted of an enterprise class solution, which included equipment from Ruckus and HP Enterprise.
RESOLUTE Partners is pleased to announce that is has completed a Wi-Fi network design and installation for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) offices in Washington DC.
RESOLUTE Partners Adds Northampton & Monterey to Growing List of VGIA Locations
RESOLUTE Partners, as part of the Four Points Technology team, is proud to announce that it has been selected to install Veteran and Guest Internet Access (VGIA) service at two additional VA medical campuses: Northampton in Massachusetts and Monterey in California. To date, RESOLUTE Partners is responsible for the Installation and ongoing support of the Veterans Affairs VGIA in over 25 medical center campuses and clinics throughout the country. Most recently, Resolute Partners announced the installation of VGIA service to the Syracuse VA Medical Center campus.
RESOLUTE Partners is proud to announce the completion of an advanced guest Wi-Fi network at the von Trapp Brewery location in beautiful Stowe, Vermont. The location, part of the Trapp Family Lodge made famous by the Sound of Music, opened in 2015 and has since opened a beer garden.
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Just in time for Labor Day Weekend, travelers looking for a break, gas, food or Internet on Interstate 89 in Vermont just passed Exit 7 will now be able to stop at the new Vermont Travelers Service Center.
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With more than 20 years in the advanced wired and wireless space, RESOLUTE Partners has engineered and deployed networks for federal and commercial clients across multiple industries with a focus on energy management, rural broadband, and guest Wi-Fi. Based on that experience, we have compiled a series of free downloadable resources to help with your wired and wireless needs:
RESOLUTE Partners, as part of the Harris and Four Points Technology team, has been selected to install Veteran and Guest Internet Access (VGIA) service to the Syracuse VA Medical Center campus. The service will be similar to that found in other healthcare facilities, as well as hotels and other venues. The team will provide the installation, maintenance, and VGIA services as required on floors of the facility.


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All the action as it happened from the second semi-final in Porto.
FULL-TIME: The Czechs barely get a chance to respond as the whistle goes bringing an end to the first half of extra-time and underdogs Greece go through to the final on the silver goal rule. They will face hosts Portugal in Sunday's final.
105 mins: GOAL - Greece 1-0 Czech Republic
Greece grab a dramatic winner in the dying seconds of the first period of extra time when Tsiartas' corner is glanced home off the head of Dellas, giving Cech no chance.
103 mins: From the free-kick Dellas has a free header but Cech again comes to his side's rescue to block well.
101 mins: A frustrated Baros gets a yellow card for a clumsy challenge on Fyssas.
97 mins: Baros picks out Koller with a pinpoint cross but Kapsis does well to climb high and get enough on the ball to put it out for a corner.
94 mins: Giannakopoulous has two good chances inside a minute to put Greece in the driving seat. Cech comes out to block a header after he was set up by Charisteas and then Giannakopoulous is just closed down
as he has a good shooting opportunity.
91 mins: Extra-time gets under way in Porto with Greece bringing on Tsiartas for Vryzas.
FULL-TIME: The semi-final will now go to extra-time, with the silver goal rule applying. If a side is ahead after the first 15-minute period they will go through, if not we will play another 15 minutes of extra-time. If the tie is still level we will go to a penalty shoot-out.
90 (+1) mins: The full-time whistle goes to bring an end to normal play, with neither side able to break the deadlock.
90 mins: Jankulovski drills in a testing cross that is just taken off the head of Koller by Kapsis as the Czechs
press for a late winner.
87 mins: Karagounis goes in late on Smicer and he is shown a yellow card - meaning he will be suspended for the final if Greece progress.
84 mins: Baros has a good chance to add to his goal tally when he cuts inside Kapsis, but the Greek defence gets back well to put pressure on the Liverpool forward and he fires wide.
83 mins: A Greece attacks breaks down and Jankulovski has space on the left. His cross finds Poborsky at the back post and he does well to head the ball across the face of the goal but out of Koller's reach.
80 mins: A fantastic burst of pace from Rosicky takes him into the box and he exchanges passes with Koller. Rosicky slips the ball back into the path of Koller, but the big forward shoots wastes the best chance of the night by dragging his shot wide.
76 mins: Giannakopoulous' corner finds the head of Vryzas but he is unable to direct it on target. With less than a quarter of an hour left in the game, it could still go either way.
73 mins: Baros cuts inside Seitaridis and Fyssas before he is upended on the edge of the area. Jankulovski tries a shot from a difficult angle which is blocked and from the rebound Poborsky's shot is on target but straight at Nikopolidis.
71 mins: Greece make their first change with Stelios Giannakopoulous coming on for Basinas.
70 mins: Charisteas earns a booking for a foul on Ujfalusi.
69 mins: Poborsky is close to breaking the deadlock with an instinctive poke from the corner of the box that just rises over the bar.
67 mins: A chipped free-kick from
Karagounis finds the head of Basinas
but it floats safely into the hands of Cech.
63 mins: Cech comes out for a cross and fails to collect and the Chelsea keeper is fortunate to see Fyssas' header drift wide.
60 mins: The Czechs are back in control and Rosicky has time and space to shoot but he slices wide.
59 mins: Smicer earns the Czechs a corner and from Poborsky's centre Nikopolidis completely misjudges, but Baros gets in the way of Koller's free header and the Greeks escape.
57 mins: Greece give away another free-kick from in front of goal but Jankulovski's effort is straight at the wall.
56 mins: From the free-kick the Czechs counter-attack with Baros before he is brought down. Basinas is lucky not to go into the book and from the free-kick Poborsky shoots wide.
55 mins:
Smicer brings down
Seitaridis at full pace and earns himself a booking.
53 mins: Koller goes down in the box with Dellas appearing to have a hold of his shirt, but his penalty appeal is turned down.
50 mins: Karagounis tries an ambitious shot but it lacks pace and direction and is unable to test Cech.
48 mins: Galasek is booked for upending Charisteas.
46 mins: Italian referee Pierluigi Collina blows his whistle for the start of the second half - his final 45 minutes at a major tournament.
HALF-TIME The half-time whistle goes to bring to an end an intriguing 45 minutes of football. The Czech Republic have had the better of the chances but the Greeks have got better as the game has gone on and look far from overawed.
44 mins: Jankulovski tries an outrageous chip from long range that lands just over the bar.
39 mins: There is bad news for the Czech Republic as skipper Nedved is forced to leave the field, despite desperate attempts to run off his injury. He is replaced by Vladimir Smicer.
33 mins: The Czechs are back on the attack as a Rosicky cross is missed by Nedved and falls for Jankulovski, but his shot is brilliantly palmed away by Nikopolidis. There are worrying moments for the Czechs as Nedved stays down injured.
31 mins:
The Czechs are struggling to get hold of the ball as Greece grow in confidence. Nedved looks to inspire his side with a driving run into the box that just runs away from him.
29 mins: Greece enjoy their best attacking moment of the game as Fyssas puts in a teasing cross that Vryzas and Charisteas are close to getting on the end of. Goalkeeper Cech almost makes a hash of collecting the cross.
26 mins: A Koller flick puts in Baros, but this time Seitaridis is there to put a foot in and concede a corner.
23 mins: Baros spins Seitaridis brilliantly and the defender has no choice but to bring him down on the edge of the area - earning himself a booking. Poborsky drives in the free-kick but fails to find a team-mate and the ball is cleared.
19 mins: A looping header from Koller almost causes a problem for Nikopolidis, but the keeper recovers to gather the ball after it hits the crossbar.
17 mins: Koller makes his presence felt in the box but Baros just fails to reach his lay off.
16 mins: Rosicky goes on a fine run that takes him into the box but he wastes the shooting opportunity and they have to settle for a corner.
14 mins: Greece begin to find their feet and Karagounis is seeing a lot of the ball. A strong run earns them a free-kick within striking distance. Karagounis takes it himself but the wall does its job.
10 mins: Karagounis tries an ambitious shot from well outside the box that is blocked and is no trouble for Cech.
7 mins: Greece are struggling to offer anything as an attacking force and look shell-shocked by the way the Czechs have started the game.
6 mins: From a short corner Jankulovski powers into the box and fires in a thunderbolt that Nikopolidis does well to block away.
5 mins: Nedved tries a shot which is deflected behind for a corner.
3 mins: Rosicky almost gives the Czech Republic a sensational start with a fantastic volley that smacks off the bar and comes back into play. Poborsky tries a shot from the rebound but mis-hits his effort.
1945 BST: Greece get the game under way in Porto.
It is a windy evening in Porto but this does not seem to be bothering the supporters weaving their way towards Estadio do Dragao.
The Czech and Greek fans have been mingling in Porto all day and many were here on Wednesday to watch Portugal beat Holland on the big screens dotted around the city.
But they are now firmly focused on the match, with the Czech supporters confident of victory.
Having won all their games, the Czech team are favourites but the Greek fans are seeking encouragement from their team's wins over Portugal and France.
The face painters have been out in force again and many fans are wrapped in flags and wearing team colours, with just about every Greek fan emblazoned in blue and white.
It is the last game of Euro 2004 in Porto and many locals appear to have tickets, keen to take their last chance to see a match at a tournament they have embraced with genuine enthusiasm and warmth.
Greece: Nikopolidis, Seitaridis, Kapsis, Dellas, Fyssas,
Basinas, Katsouranis, Zagorakis, Vryzas, Charisteas, Karagounis.
Czech Republic: Cech, Grygera, Ujfalusi, Bolf, Jankulovski, Poborsky, Galasek, Rosicky, Nedved, Baros, Koller.
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy).


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Heather and Teddy are incredibly sweet people and we enjoyed meeting them both and having the opportunity to take newborn portraits of their twins! H+T are already parents of two and I think #4 came as a surprise at first. Regardless, they certainly have room in their hearts to love all four and maybe this is why God blessed them with twins!
One thing that we share in common is our education at Texas A&M University in College Station. WHOOP! They wanted to do a photo that included their love of A&M, and we went to task on that - constructing a miniature bonfire and outhouse and sewing together a couple of cute outfits for little bro and sis. We're anxious to share these with you!


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Ilion's present climate is wholly dependent on the presence of a shallow ocean at the substellar point. A tidally-locked planet would look very different if there were a landmass here instead. The land would be extremely hot and dry at zenith, leaving only a ring of habitability between the substellar point and the terminator. Ilion is not that way. The sun's heat and air currents whip the humid air at the Greater Ajax Ocean into a permanent, stable tempest. Periodically, a secondary storm will split from this system and head toward the continents. Of these, the hardest hit is Pandaros, where rainstorms supply the forests with water beyond what the trees produce themselves. Pandaros is by far the wettest continent, followed by Aeneas, where Elephant Gulf supplies ample fog to the temperate south. A surprising number of storms travel in the other direction and make it all the way to Polyxena. Near the west terminator, these systems mix with the cold subterminator air and manifest as blizzards of biblical proportion. Polyxena's climate is highly sensitive to changes in solar output. At times, conditions render it uninhabitable. The continent's few permanent residents must cope by migrating, hibernating, or sowing seeds that wait for favorable conditions before sprouting.
Barren/Ice – The peaks of mountains and areas that receive little or no sunlight do not support life.
Tundra and alpine tundra – The permafrost region is inhabited by blackbushes, cliffhangers, and other wind-resistant black plants. Furred megafauna live off the plants and, where possible, sea life. The dominant predators are nomadic pack hunters and archersnakes. In the mountains, red plants dust the sunward slopes where the snow has melted. High altitudes are exposed to higher energy rays, especially during stellar flares, giving red plants the advantage.
Savanna – Savanna on Ilion is a transitional habitat with scattered black trees, red undergrowth, and a tropical climate.
Rash and Wetlands – Rash is a marshy habitat populated by a community of fast-growing red plants that looks like diseased skin. Part of this is due to the activity of social archers that cultivate a pus-colored microbial soup for nourishment. Some of the plants are shaped like basins that collect and hoard pools of water between rainfalls. These pools host amphibious and freshwater organisms and attract small land animals that fish and drink from the puddles. More importantly to the plants, the pools are absolutely necessary to raise their larval young, which will eventually leave the water and plant themselves somewhere far away. Few black plants can take hold of the soil before being choked out by the rash.
Non-rash wetlands are found in areas with less sun and are dominated by black plants.
Desert – Deserts are populated by a broad range of plants and animals. Desiccation-resistant allorosea give the sand a pinkish tint in certain areas. Northern regions of the Great Deiphobus Desert are lifeless. Deserts on Ilion vary as widely as they do on Earth.
Temperate and alpine forest – Forests can be black-dominated, red-dominated, or mixed. Blackforests are most commonly found in colder, drier regions, while redforests are found in warm climates that receive sporadic rain.
Rainforest – Three major habitats are labeled "rainforest," but the jungles couldn't be any more different from one another. A giant silken web nicknamed "the fog of war" reduces the floor of Aeneas to a microbial soup that lives off the byproducts of its activity. A pervasive predatory plicozoan known as devil's archer excludes most megafaunal life from the lower levels of the Pandaros rainforest. Redcap forests dominate Deiphobus's tropics, where a dense layer of red epiphytes carpets the canopy, blocking most of the light from entering the lower layers. Luminescent microbes and animals inhabit the shadowed understory and forest floor.
The redcap forests are endemic to the continent of Deiphobus, where a relative abundance of certain minerals in the soil allows for an impressive accumulation of biomass. Combine this with the fact that fixed nitrogen is produced in large quantities by Ilion's black plants and black algae and the result is a dense jungle capped by a thick canopy of red plants. Canopy plants begin their lives as epiphytes until the detritus can no longer support them. At this point they send roots all the way to the forest floor. Competition is high and many species have adopted a parasitic lifestyle instead. Said the first biologist to describe the habitat:
"The forest floor defies its label, as there is no floor to speak of beneath the confusion of roots and trunks. There is no telling what grows up and what grows down; add sideways into the mix and all bets are off. Tracing a root to its origin is as fruitless as wading through the mess. All the machetes in Colombia couldn't conquer this jungle." – Bernadette Cole, biologist, Phoenix
One redcap forest holds the distinction of harboring the largest floating fruit in the world. The so-called "airships" are spacious enough to fit three grown men inside and can support the weight of one. They remain moored to their parent plant until ready to disperse. A combination of mucus and spines prevents creatures large and small from climbing the tether and consuming the developing airship. Because these fruits are a costly investment, a single plant can only produce one every two or three Earth years. The remainder of their reproduction is vegetative. Needless to say, airship docks are K-strategists.
Shrubland/Woods – Shrubland is typically hilly or rocky land dominated by low-lying black and red plants. Shrubland overlaps heavily with savanna and rash, as fluctuations in rainfall can quickly turn one into the other. Woods are shrublands with trees, distinct from savanna for having a climate more temperate than tropical. Woods can transition into forests or exist on their own.
Pelagic, abyssal, and tropical – A broad assortment of sea life inhabits the oceans. A limited community on the dark side relies on currents from the tropical region to supply the residents with prey animals, plankton, and warm water. There is less food in these regions but there is more dissolved oxygen and fewer predators. Many animals migrate here to breed.
Freshwater – Rivers and lakes shape the land as they do on Earth. They are inhabited by a variety of lifeforms including buoyphytes, which are discussed below.
Buoyphyte – buoyphytes are red plants that float in nutrient-rich water. They are the foundation of three types of habitat. Tropical buoyphytes cluster into islands in the middle of the ocean at the substellar point. The islands are kept afloat by a core of air sacs and hollow vines from long-dead plants. They are stable enough to support large animals and even trees. Temperate coastal buoyphytes are a bit more tenuous. Freshwater buoyphytes range from surface scum to thick mats that obscure entire lakes.
Ice – Pack ice is home to migratory populations of piscivorous species of wooly starrus and other megafauna, much like the coastal tundra habitats. Glaciers and ice lakes sometimes melt and shift to reveal colonies of black algae that have lain dormant for decades. Alive or dead, these so-called "inkblots" are of great interest to exobiologists looking for insight into the planet's history.
Hydrothermal – So far, hydrothermal vents are the only known self-sustaining ecosystems on the dark side. They are found to a lesser extent on the stellar hemisphere, but by far the largest system of habitable vents lies in the abyssal zone southeast of Mentes.
Razor Reef – Fully aquatic razor plaques form colonies in tropical reefs. Like the name suggests, these crystalline structures are scalpel-sharp and tipped with infectious pseudofungus and other flora. Large animals are all but excluded from these zones. Those that are carried in by the current will likely wind up in shreds and die at the site, providing nutrients for the reef life. A diverse community of hard-shelled animals and small, nimble swimmers thrive off the reef's trappings. Tiny thoracostomes have adapted to scrape the fungus off the blades without being cut themselves. Plants benefit as well from the rich waters, replenishing oxygen where it is needed the most.
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On the series: Voices del Camino is our series of stories and reflections from the company, while on tour. El camino, in Spanish, literally means "the road"; but el camino is also the journey that we're on towards witnessing, creating, and sharing the beauty and complexity of humanity, and towards transforming our world through love and movement.
Stop 1: MIDLAND, TX | Dancing Out On Faith... by Samad Raheem Guerra
Initially, I had questions about the way that our work might be received in Midland, Texas - a predominately Christian town with very liberal gun laws. How would a piece like "Agua Furiosa" sit with people, I wondered. All of my concerns seemed to fly out the door as soon as we arrived at bag-check. We were greeted by the nicest man, Mr. Fuller, who turned out to be the husband of Robbyne Hocker Fuller, one of our presenters. He introduced us to Pastor Hale and then briefly explained the strong network of faith-based communities, the Midland African American Roots Historical Cultural Arts Council (MAARHCAC), that rallied together on our behalf to make sure that we could perform in Midland. I immediately felt at home with Mr. Fuller and Pastor Hale and had questions about the role that faith plays in the African-American community in Midland. I wondered if they knew that "Agua Furiosa" conjures up the spirit of Oyá, a deity in Africa and the Diaspora, who narrates the story from Her perspective.
Pastor Hale told me that Midland, like other small towns in Texas, faith is the binding force that keeps people connected to each other, regardless of their differing political views. We also learned that faith-based organizations like the MAARHCAC, are heavily involved in local politics in Midland. Mrs. Fuller, for example, has helped educate residents about policies affecting the environment and real-estate.
Later in the week we were given copies of The Weekender, a local guide to events in Midland. On the front page was a picture of me and a large caption that read: Contra Tiempo brings themes of social justice. Whether anyone knew that some of the dances presented in our work embody African deities didn't worry me. I was excited to perform and couldn't wait to hit the stage! Before getting to my place, I peered into the audience and smiled at the almost-full crowd of predominately Black and Brown faces, young and old. If this is what faith can do, I thought, I want to be a part of it.
After my solo, the crowd clapped, which had never happened before. It must have landed and resonated with people in a way that it hadn't before. A Council member approached me after the show and said that we were the best thing that's come to Midland in a long time. I gave her a hug and introduced myself to her son, an aspiring performer. Before heading out, Mr. Fuller sat us all down and reminded us of the importance of the work we are doing. "It's God's work," he said, and the work of a true artist.


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Who will Arsenal want to avoid in Champions League qualifier?/
Arsenal will find out tomorrow morning who they will face in the third qualifying rounds of the Champions League in a couple of weeks time.
The Gunners are scheduled to play the qualifying round on 12/13 August and 26/27 August before the lucrative group stages for the competition are drawn on August 28th.
There are 18 clubs, including Arsenal that finished high enough in their leagues to merit entry into the third round. These include: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Juventus, Fiorentina, Olympique Marseille, FC Schalke, Vitoria, Steaua Bucharest, FC Twente, Spartak Moscow, Shakhtar Donetsk, Standard Liege, Slavia Prague, Galatasaray, Oympiakos and Levski Sofia.
Fortunately the Gunners are seeded in the competition, so we'll definitely involve the likes of Barcelona, FC Schalke and Juventus, as well as Liverpool. That still leaves Atletico Madrid, Marseille, Galatasaray, Olympiakos and Fiorentina in the fold as tough opposition for third round qualifiers.
Then there are the participants of 14 second round qualifying ties being played this week and next, meaning that there are a further 28 possible alternatives for the Gunners when the draw is made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon tomorrow.
The biggest names currently involved in the second round matches are Fenerbahce, Glasgow Rangers and Gilberto's new club Panathinaikos.
However, other potential opposition includes Dynamo Kiev, Partizan Belgrade, Anderlecht, Rapid Vienna, Dinamo Zagreb, Sparta Prague and IFK Goteborg.
I don't think I can stress enough how important it is to Arsenal that the club qualifies for the group stage of the Champions League, and the prospect of meeting some of the bigger clubs in the qualifying round always turns me into a quivering wreck of a pessimist, fearing for the equivalent of the proverbial footballing banana skin.
The full list of teams fighting for a place in the third qualifying round are:
Drogheda Utd, Dynamo Kiev, Inter Baku, Partizan Belgrade, SK Brann, FK Ventspils, AaB, Modrica, Anderlecht, BATE, Anorthosis Famagusta, Rapid Vienna, Beitar Jerusalem, Wisla Krakow, Domzale, Dinamo Zagreb, FC Sheriff, Sparta Prague, Fenerbahce, MTK Budapest, IFK Goteborg, Basle, Panathinaikos, Dinamo Tbilisi, Rangers, FBK Kaunas, Tampere United and Artmedia Petrzalka.
So is there any team in particular you'd like to see Arsenal avoid? Or are you confident that Arsene Wenger's squad can handle whatever UEFA throw at the Gunners? Share your thoughts on Arsenal's qualification for the Champions League here.


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During the summer I don't like to bake because it's too hot and there's so much fresh fruit available to satisfy my sweet tooth.
What I have been playing around with a lot for dessert are raw bars and cookies. They're the perfect end of summer treat because they're relatively healthy and lend themselves to improvisation. And most importantly, they don't require using an oven.
Mejdool dates are used as the main sweetener and binding agent in these delicious little raw date balls. Most of the raw date treats I've been seeing online marry lemon with coconut. While that's a natural (and delicious), I thought I'd try mine with lime and ginger.
Makes 20-40, depending how big you make them
Soak the dates before you put them in the food processor - the warmer the water, the faster they'll soften. If the dried apricots are not soft, soak them, too. And for those who've been dying to know, the difference between almond meal and almond flour is that there is no skin in almond flour. But basically they're interchangeable.
Instead of rolling them into balls, you can shape them into bars. You can also change up the fruit- dried blueberries, cherries or cranberries would be delicious. Keep refrigerated, but I carried a container of them at room temperature with me on my recent vacation and they were fine. They also freeze well.
2 cups almond meal/flour
12 dates, pitted and soaked for 10 minutes in hot water
Just and zest of 2 limes
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced or 1 inch piece crystallized ginger, finely chopped
Pinch of sea salt
5 dried California or Turkish apricots, finely chopped
½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes for rolling
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As far as rivers go, there is nothing visibly aquatic about Rio de la Piedad. Translated as The River of Piety, it is just one of 45 waterways in Mexico City that have been paved over and turned into highways and drainage canals. While urban rivers are typically used around the world to irrigate land, preserve biodiversity, and generally improve the environment, in the Mexican capital they are used as sewers, hidden from view under asphalt and encased in metal pipes. And were Rio de la Piedad still exposed to the open air, the smell would likely drive any pedestrian far away.
During the 20th century, Mexico City's rivers became so polluted that there was a saying: let the river take it. "Everyone threw in all kinds of things," says urban biologist Delfín Montañana. "That's why (the rivers) were enclosed in pipes." This solution went a long way to reliving the sewage problem that had plagued the city, and at the time it made sense to build roads on top of them to increase the city's traffic capacity. But as the city grew to its current supercity size of around 24 million people and more and more rivers disappeared underground, a new hydrological problem emerged — the concrete umbrella.
With no remaining flowing rivers in the city, save one on its Southwestern edge, the abundant rainwater that falls on Mexico City during parts of the year cannot be absorbed by any natural system. In a water-starved city, rain water should be collected in as high volumes as possible so that it could be cheaply or freely distributed to communities that most need it. Instead it falls on a solid plane of concrete and is forced underground into the often overloaded drainage network, resulting in regular flooding across the city. It is a cruel irony that families in Iztapalapa can be so short of clean water that they bathe their babies in bottled water, and at the same time face floods so severe that their homes are submerged in up to five feet of rain.


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The interventions in Dharavi Islands with the six Community Based Organizations of the Parishes has taken a new shape as they completed their initial pilot phase and are now set to move into a new partnership with Misereor to make some significant changes in the lives of the fisherfolk and farming communities with various target groups of vulnerable women and children. With Mumbai and Thane Community Based Organizations (CBOs) CSA continues to strengthen their organizational capacities to empower the target groups at the grassroots through mobilization of the community, forming them into Self Help Groups and then leading them to strengthen their financial base through income generation activities.
Being a learning organization we have had many lessons to reflect on and have been taking slow but sure steps in shaping the organization in terms of CSA staff being realigned. However let me add that the dedication of the Personnel both at the Partner and CSA level have been commendable in terms of their commitment and determination to work fearlessly with the target groups.
In the coming year we shall be looking forward to further sharpening our interventions towards achieving our target goals and further increasing our partner and resource base to ensure better coverage and impact in Thane (Dharavi Island & Kalyan), Mumbai and Raigad Districts. Thank You for your continual support and we look forward to you joining us as we journey to achieve our goals.


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DENVER, CO – The first day of operations for Colorado's new health insurance marketplace for individuals, families and small businesses saw tremendous consumer interest and quick responses to operational issues to improve responsiveness and personalized customer support.
"Day one of operations was exciting and extremely busy as tens of thousands of Coloradans visited our website to start the shopping process for health insurance," said CEO Patty Fontneau. "We're ready for Day 2 and taking all the necessary steps to enhance our customer service operations online, over the phone and in person."
As of 8 pm on October 1:
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- Accounts created: 5,500
- Average call wait time: 3 minutes 49 seconds
Individuals, families and small businesses started looking at their health insurance options, shopping for coverage that will take effect as early as January 1, 2014, and signing up for health plans. The Customer Service Center in Colorado Springs experienced high call volumes throughout the day and wait times fluctuated. Operations are being adjusted to improve responsiveness. A temporary issue with account creation was resolved.
Open enrollment continues until March 31, 2014. Individuals and families can choose from up to 150 private health insurance plans from ten carriers and small employers can create small group plans from up to 92 health insurance plans provided by six carriers. New financial assistance will be available to nearly 500,000 Coloradans to reduce costs. The Customer Service Center is open from 7 am to 8 pm Mondays through Saturdays at 1-855-PLANS-4-YOU (855-752-6749).
The marketplace is a public, non-profit entity that was established by a 2011 state law. More information is available at www.ConnectforHealthCO.com.
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Breaking Down the 'Boys: How to fix the Cowboys' red zone offense, Part III
I've spent the better part of the week examining the Cowboys' 2012 red zone offense and suggesting ways they could potentially improve, including running more often inside the 10 and emphasizing Dez Bryant over Jason Witten. Today's suggestion might be a little more controversial: getting the rookies involved right from the start.
Dallas made an obvious effort to select who they believed to be the best players available in tight end Gavin Escobar, wide receiver Terrance Williams, and running back Joseph Randle. While I think it's unlikely that any of those players will make a significant overall impact in 2013, I do believe that the trio can combine for somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 touchdowns because they're all suited to excel in the red zone.
Although Escobar has moderate 4.84 speed, you have to love his 6-6 height and nearly 34-inch arms. Height is by far the best predictor of success for tight ends, and it should serve Escobar well in the red zone. He converted 13.9 percent of his college catches into touchdowns.
The same goes for Williams. While he's certainly a deep threat, Williams also has good size at 6-2, 208 pounds. Miles Austin has the same sort of size—even thicker—but he's proven to be a sub-par red zone receiver, as you can see below.
Austin offers the Cowboys a lot of positives, but he's not necessarily as equipped at fighting for the ball in traffic as Williams. The rookie has some of the best ball skills of any first-year receiver who came out this year.
And while I much prefer DeMarco Murray over Randle as an all-around back, Randle was outstanding at finding the end zone in college. He scored on 7.1 percent of his carries—and outstanding mark—while facing stiff competition in the Big 12.
So while the majority of the offensive work will be performed by the same old faces, the Cowboys might benefit from getting the youngsters on the field in the red zone. If Escobar, Williams, and Randle can post double-digit scores in 2013, it will go a long way in helping the 'Boys get to where they want to go.
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How to Apply Winged Eyeliner Tutorial
Hey guys! I wanted to share how I have found is the easiest way to apply winged eyeliner. There are lots of ways, and once you get the hang of it you can do it in a lot less steps, but I really wanted to break it down. I also share a bit about how to make it work for heavier/hooded lids. I hope you enjoy this how to apply winged eyeliner tutorial. Let me know what tutorial you'd like to see next in the comments!
Let's get started!
I like to apply my liner as one of the last steps, so I recommend getting all your eyeshadow in order before going forward. I went for something really basic so that it would be easier to follow along, but rock whatever eyeshadow you feel like.
I am going to use the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper, but you can used whatever liner you like, this is just my favorite liquid liner. I hold my liner/brush with the point where I am starting and the body in the direction that I am drawing. You want your liner/brush to do the work for you.
When you're starting out (or forever), start with the wing. You can do this step on both eyes and make sure they are close to symmetrical before moving on to the next step. I have down turned eyes so my lid hoods a bit (and more so on my right eye), I am mindful to not put this line over the crease, so my liner goes more out than upwards. Take your eye shape into consideration and choose an angle that you like and that flatters.
Here you can see how the angle isn't too steep. Ideally, if this first line won't go over your crease, you want to follow the line of your lower lash line. If you follow your lower lash line then it makes it pretty easy to get both eyes symmetrical.
Now starting just below the very top of your first line, drag the liner to the lash line. Change up the angle depending on how thick you want your liner to be.
Holding your liner/brush drag it along the lash line from the inner corner working out. If you're still new to liner, try doing this in a few strokes instead of one swoop.
As you can see this doesn't look quite right. At this point thicken up the liner by adding more to the top (start out little by little if you're new to this). You also wanna go ahead and fill in the blank space in the wing.
As you can see this liner is pretty thin, but this is what I typically wear so I can still show off some eyeshadow with my eyes open. You can rock a thicker wing if you have more lid space or if you just like lots of liner.
If you need to clean up or if you just want a super sharp line you can use a silicone based primer or come concealer on a flat or angled brush to fix or sharpen the wing. I have a tutorial on how to clean up liner.
I like to have lashes when I wear winged liner to help open my eyes more. You can add an extra bit of mascara or opt for false lashes.
This does have lots of steps since I really wanted to break it down and show you how I think is the easiest way to apply. Once you get the hang of it you can do it in a lot fewer motions, but this is just a starting point. I hope you found this tutorial helpful and let me know what your favorite eye liner is in the comments below!


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Members of the Kelowna Yacht Club are finding a new way to launch their sailboats, out of their own pockets.
In February, the City of Kelowna closed the Queensway boat launch as part of the city's plan to improve foot traffic and create pedestrian spaces.
The boats have fins on the bottom which prevent them from being launched in shallow water, so previously, the sailors launched their boats at the Queensway launch.
The sailboats require at least seven feet of water to be able to launch, the water level at the Water Street launch is currently at six feet.
The members rented a crane in the morning, Saturday, March 18 to be able to set their boats safely in the water.
"And cranes aren't cheap," said boat owner/organizer of the launch, Brad Hallan.
He said he received a notice the city would be closing the launch only a few days before it was closed, and he wished the sailboat owners had time to launch their boats before the closure.
The closest launch would be at Shelter Bay Marina, but Hallan said it would be expensive.
About 10 sailors pitched in to rent a crane for a few hours.
The crane was able to lift the boats so they could be placed deep enough in the water.
Robert Parlane, manager of parks and buildings with the city, said a study was conducted in order to determine the cost of an extended boat launch, which would equate to $360,000 for a study and changing of the launch. A renovated launch would also require a permit from the province.
The city is not currently planning to extend the launch, but "that's not to say never," said Parlane.
Last year, a camera was set up from July to November to determine how many boat owners used the Queensway launch. Parelane said it was used only 30 times.
The deep-keel owners usually launch their boats before that timeframe, however.
Parelane said the city notified the Yacht Club back in October, and November, giving them the timeframe for when the launch would be filled in.


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The surest way to appear to have mastered the art of entertaining, is to always (yes, always!) be prepared to entertain. An impromptu cookout, a neighborly visit, or a last-minute "lets meet at your house" can easily leave you feeling inhospitable without properly being prepared for a gathering.
The secret ingredient to making you stand out as a host is all in the details. Things don't have to be elaborate, just thoughtful.
Here is a quick checklist of things to keep on hand to ensure you can whip up a
celebration for almost any quick gathering!
Cocktail napkins - consider a monogrammed napkin with your last name initial
Wine - always have at least one red & one white (chilled) on hand so guests can choose. consider something that stands out, either from a vineyard you traveled to, with a funny name or label that is meaningful to you in some way, or simply something different that you can introduce to someone who doesn't know anything about wine.
Drink - Get a nice bottle of water or gourmet lemonade and keep it in the fridge for such occasions.
Crackers & Cheese - again, keep it simple, yet impressive. go for a cracker that has some pizazz, such as herb infused or sesame seeded type that looks earthy. and a cheese that requires little to no preparation - like a small wheel of brie that you can keep on hand to quickly whip out.
Herbs - grow an herb garden - there is nothing better to add garnish than fresh herbs. Parsley to garnish the cheese & cracker plate, mint to garnish a dessert or drink, cilantro, thyme, sage, lavender - just a handful of plants can make a world of difference.
Something Homemade - Of course not everyone has fresh baked goods lying around at any given time, but having something homemade on hand to offer your guests is always a treat. I prefer keeping a jar of Grandma's homemade chocolate sauce in the fridge, with some vanilla bean ice cream in the freezer, with a mint leaf for garnish!
The Presentation - At the end of the day, it's all in the presentation. be sure to have some unique serving dishes, cake plates, bowls, glassware, etc. on hand to make a good presentation. Flexibility is key. A simple tablecloth for a patio table & a jar of candles goes a long way too.
Signature - Find a signature something to fit
your entertaining style. Maybe it's a food, a game, music, a treat or a goody bag - but find something that you can call your own & be known for it.
Would love any other wonderful tips you might have!


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Faithful Bloggers Podcast #3 - Interview with Debbie Pendell/
Today we have a great podcast for you. Kelly and I got a chance to speak with Debbie Pendell from DebbiePendell.com who is a professional organizer and home economist. Debbie gave us some great advice about balancing blogging and family life and evaluating our prioritizes. You can also find Debbie on Twitter as @debbiependell.


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During last week we had a workshop at the University of Antwerp to introduce to the product design students a bit of the wearable technology world. We used a microcontroler, leds and conductive material to create wearable experiences and concepts.
More info about this and other workshops at: http://www.workshopweek.be/
Bellow you can check some student's concepts:
Concept for a wearable that teaches CPR. The colour of the light indicates if the pressure is correct.
And here an interview I did during the event ;-)


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1959/Director: Edward L. Cahn/Writer: Samuel Newman
Cast: John Agar, Jean Byron, Philip Tonge, Robert Hutton, John Carradine, Hal Torey
This is a film I think I saw when I was ten years old or so and have not seen it again until only recently. But it is film that has stuck in my mind all this time for it images of reanimated corpses that have many people have come to feel must have been some influence on later films like The Last Man on Earth and George Romero's Night of the Living Dead. I would not go so far as to say Invisible Invaders is a zombie film in the sense that we today are familiar with zombie films but I would say it serves as a sort of bridge between old time zombie films more modern living dead features. We are definitely dealing with re-animated corpses here. The film also seems to have borrowed its concept of alien beings using re-animated corpses to attack and defeat the Earth from none other than Ed Wood's Plan Nine from Outer Space. The really early zombie films had zombies that were typically under some sort of 'voodoo' type spell and were controlled by some witch doctor or white man who has been in the jungle long enough to learn the rituals necessary to bring a dead man back to life and have said dead man do his bidding. Modern zombies, since Romero and his Italian imitators, are either the flesh eating living dead or humans infected with some virus that drives them into a homicidal frenzy. Invisible Invaders rests somewhere in the middle of these great epochs of the shuffling dead. The dead are not ravenous flesh eaters but they are still driven to kill living human beings (though not only with their bare hands as we shall see). They are not controlled by a witch doctor but they are manipulated nonetheless by some type of intelligence outside their own instincts. And unlike the army of living dead in Ed Wood's entertaing Plan 9 (an army of basically Vampira and Tor Johnson) Invisible Invaders features hordes of chalk faced corpses lumbering over hillsides (most of them wearing Wall Street suits) that created the images that haunted me as a little lad. Of course now I am much older and I watch a film like Invisible Invaders not to terrified but to be entertained with outrageously bad acting and dialog as well as gigantic plot holes, confusing stock footage and pretentious, unnecessary narration. Invisible Invaders is indeed a cheese classic by director Edward L. Cahn (It! The Terror from Beyond Space, The She Creature and and living dead classic Zombies of Mora Tau) but it is also a fairly well made film for the most part and thoroughly enjoyable.


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I have all sorts of bits I have sculpted, but getting them posted on here is a chore, working on more.
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The flash on the camera kinda messed the picture up, but hey I am no photografic genius. Anyway this door would work
well in all sorts of places. I used it for one of my Warhammer clans. The Skaven house door, and it matched the style I wanted.
It measures 1" wide x 1 1/2" long x 1/8" thick.
From Fantasy to Sci-Fi, and a few wars between, this window will make a nice touch to any building. Foam core buildings,
or card it will work on them all. It is big 1-1/4" wide by 2-1/4" tall with a few of these
you can make a cool second floor with a view. It is intended to be used as a trim piece on any type model. From the Elf castles,
to WW2 in France, to the battles in a far away Galaxy.
This one can be made to open and shut. It is a 2 piece model. It works well on sheds, or out buildings.
The door jam also makes a good mine entrance. So you can frame the door or use them seperate. The nails are hard to paint
unless you have a 0/2 brush.
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Use your imagination and my bits to make great models.
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Copper Traces - Seek
Seek is a powerful, yet compact sequencer module offering up to 64 steps per pattern. Five octaves can be employed to create melodies. Beside pitch and gate voltages, the circuit generates accent signals as well. Varying patterns is easy as pie thanks to six playback modes, a transpose function, the multipurpose reset input, a quantizer and clever random algorithms. Results can be saved in one of Seek's twelve storage locations. For synchronization purposes, there is a clock input as well as an internal pulse generator. Despite its large range of functions, handling the unit is child's play.Detailsavailability ? ...€ 19% VAT excl. €293.28 € 19% VAT incl. €349.00Excl. 19% VAT, Excl. shippingLieferzeit 1 Tag


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"I hate politics. I hate everything about it. I hate the positioning, the slippery maneuvering, the glad-handing and the lack of authenticity!" So wrote Wanda Kenton Smith last year in the July 2016 issue of Soundings Trade Only.
Known for telling it like it is, this top marketer in our industry rightly contends attending the upcoming American Boating Congress (May 15-17) might be more important to boating's future than ever before.
I suspect there's a mistaken impression by dealers that ABC is primarily a manufacturer's show-and-tell because it's organized by the National Marine Manufacturers Association's legislative staff in Washington. It's not.


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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Is the CED a "never-say-die" developer?
The Anderson Herald Bulletin's 2-24-15 editorial about the reservoir plan should have also referenced the "never-say-die" developer dynamic, a stunning example of which — The Mallard Lake landfill proposal — was reported by the HB on February 22nd.
Proposed Mallard Lake landfill near Killbuck Creek in Anderson finally withdrawn– after 37 year battle!
Developer gives up 37-year fight for landfill near Anderson
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management said the application was withdrawn last week.
Activists have fought the proposed landfill since 1979, claiming the project would hurt the region's economy and environment. The Killbuck Concerned Citizens Association battled the project in administrative, trial and appeals courts, zoning hearings, the Legislature and other venues. The city of Anderson also opposed the landfill.
Their hopes waned in 2010 when landowner and developer JM Corp. obtained the permit for the landfill. After JM Corp. founder Ralph Reed died in 2012, Kalamazoo, Michigan-based Bex Farms Inc. purchased a 254-acre parcel containing the landfill site for $1.125 million, Madison County records show.
However, Bex Farms didn't intend to use the site as a landfill, spokesman Andy Drummond maintained. The company owns landfills in Greensburg, Indianapolis and Modoc.
Drummond said it was "highly unlikely" the property would be used as a landfill, so it was not in the company's best interest to commit "significant resources that would be necessary to renew the permit."
The property has never been used as a landfill, according to the parcel's former owners and legal documents.
Landfill opponent Bill Kutschera of the Killbuck Concerned Citizens Association says the landfill is now just "an ugly memory."
"It is final and IDEM has advised that current regulations would make any new application for a landfill permit at this location virtually impossible to gain approval," Kutschera said in an email.
The property has been converted back to farmland.
Doug Berky's letter to Muncie Star Press, published 2-20-15
False assumptions in reservoir report
After reading the executive summary of the Mounds Lake Phase II Feasibility study, my first thought was to re-read an essay by Wendell Berry, "The Way Of Ignorance."
This proposal makes numerous false assumptions. First, it assumes that we, as a species, exist outside of the natural environment of our planet. Climate change threatens our world because of the kind of environmental destruction that is called for to build this lake. It is the height of arrogance and hypocrisy that the Anderson Corporation for Economic Development proposes to create a commission that can "mitigate' in a few years what God has taken thousands to create.
This proposal falsely assume a water need. Furthermore, creation of a reservoir chances polluting our abundant groundwater and aquifers.
The ACED falsely proclaims overwhelming community support. Surveys and polls often quoted in their materials are unscientific and biased. Throughout the process the ACED has proven itself untrustworthy.
The proposal falsely suggests no tax dollars will be needed to fund this project. Already, more than one half a million tax dollars has been spent. Who will be paying the people forming the commission? Taxpayers? Where will they meet? Who is paying the heat? Who will be liable when the lawsuits start rolling in?
Elected officials, do take a long hard look at this before you vote.
Indiana Parks Alliance Resolution, dated 2-20-15
"The Indiana Parks Alliance opposes the construction of a dam and reservoir on the White River at Anderson, Indiana known as the Mounds Lake project.
The proposed Mounds Reservoir would inundate approximately 1/3 of Mounds State Park, including the Mounds Fen State Nature Preserve in its entirety. These are significant and unique natural areas which cannot truly be mitigated. The proposed reservoir would also threaten the nationally significant Anderson Mounds, a National Register archeological site that was of ceremonial and ritual significance to Native Americans.
The Indiana Parks Alliance believes that our state parks and nature preserves deserve the strongest protection. The state law that established the system of dedicated state nature preserves states that the properties "are to be held in trust for the benefit of the people of Indiana of present and future generations," and are only to be taken for other public uses if there is an "imperative and unavoidable necessity." It is the belief of IPA that destruction of this dedicated state nature preserve would undermine this law, and imperil all state nature preserves."
Panel presentation scheduled for February 26th in Yorktown
Another panel of experts will discuss the reservoir plan on Thursday, February 26th at the Yorktown High School auditorium, 1100 South Tiger Drive, starting at 7:00 p.m.
Kevin Tungesvick's February 3rd open letter to Rob Sparks of the ACED
Dear Rob,
It has been nearly 2 years since the Mounds Reservoir proposal was leaked to the public. In that time, it has been repackaged from its original intent as a recreational lake and economic development proposal to a water supply project in a cynical attempt to increase its chances of being permitted. In spite of the fact that no major water utility supports it or believes the water will be needed in coming decades, you persist with this argument. While it is obvious that water conservation combined with incremental development of additional well fields is the most cost effective way to expand central Indiana's water supply, you continue to claim that the reservoir is the most cost effective alternative by comparing it to other boondoggles that will never happen such as building a pipe to the Ohio River.
For nearly two years, the hardworking people of Irondale and other affected neighborhoods have been tortured by the uncertainty of whether the homes where they have lived for their entire lives will be taken. Vicious rumors have been started that the proposal is a "done deal" or "gonna happen". The lack of professionalism that has characterized the promotion of this project began the day you naively accepted the absurd assertion of no "fatal flaws" from a consultant with a financial interest in performing the more detailed and more lucrative later phases. You have consistently failed to get second opinions from environmental and economic professionals on the viability of this project. To this day, those opinions have only been made available through the panel discussions sponsored by The Heart of the River Coalition.
Further, you continue to claim that the project is environmentally feasible in spite of very skeptical letters from the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, two of the agencies that would be deeply involved in the permitting process. Finally, you continue to publicize the absurdly low price tag of $ 450 million when expert after expert contends this is a billion dollar project. Are we really expected to believe that you can move all of the existing water and sewer infrastructure, remediate the dump sites, replace several major highway bridges, acquire the land, demolish the existing structures, build the dam and mitigate the environmental impacts for $450.00 million dollars?
Rob, it took the perfect storm of arrogance, ignorance and naivety to assume you could inflict the most environmentally destructive project proposed in decades in central Indiana on its citizens. Arrogance that a small group of people with a financial interest in the project should decide what is best for the community. Ignorance of the tremendous asset the existing corridor represents to all of east central Indiana. Naivety to believe you could force this project past the regulatory agencies and more importantly, the people of Indiana.
The White River, Mounds State Park, and Mounds Fen Nature Preserve do not belong to the individuals with a vested interest in this project. They do not belong to the city of Anderson. Nor do they belong to the current generation of Hoosiers. Rather, they are held in trust for all future generations. It is our obligation to pass them on undiminished in beauty, diversity and ecological function. Opposition to this proposal will continue to grow as more citizens become aware of the massive destruction to our communities, infrastructure, and recreational properties. It is time to quit threatening the best remaining natural areas in east central Indiana. It is time to quit inflicting the pain and suffering of uncertainty on the affected homeowners. It is time to admit this project is neither feasible nor desirable.
Rob, we have given you the perfect out with our alternative Mounds Greenway proposal. It is time to abandon this divisive reservoir proposal that will never happen and unite our community behind the greenway.
Kevin Tungesvick
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Max Factor Masterpiece Max Mascara
Max Factor claims that Masterpiece Max can give you up to 400% more volume than your naked lashes, without clogging or clumping. I found the results slightly different....
It does deliver on the bold lash front, but I find it reeeealllly hard to work with. It's very wet, so you have to be careful how you apply it or it ends up under your eyebrows. I also seem to constantly end up with mascara along my eyelid which I gather is due to the design of the wand.
The wand is plastic with shorter spikes towards the tip, to enable you to get to all your lashes. It is really good at separating the lashes and giving them definition but it takes a few coats to get your lashes looking fat; the more coats you apply, the fatter the lashes, but in turn, the more stuck together the lashes get, which can become an issue...
While I was applying the mascara for this pic, I ended up with some on my eyelid - I tried to sort it out but in doing so managed to stick loads of lashes together where they were so wet. When I then tried to comb through them again with the wand, they looked so ridiculous I had to remove all my make up from one eye and start again. Not so handy when you're in a rush in the mornings.
My lashes definitely look more voluminous using Max Factor Masterpiece Max, whether or not they're 400% more voluminous I couldn't tell you but there's definitely an essence of drama to them now. The other good thing about it is that it really does last all day long without flaking or giving me panda eyes.
I've used it for a good few weeks, so it's not even as if I need to get used to working with the formula... I just don't think it's for me.
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The proliferation of English words in German, which got some attention from The Economist this week, is nowhere more rampant than in the realm of fitness and wellness (known in German as die Fitness and die Wellness). It took me years to find a yoga studio where the instructors speak in ordinary German rather than a highly distracting stream of sentences like "im downward Hund geht es darum, zu relaxen und gleichzeitig zu stretchen, immer in the moment zu sein."
I've never belonged to a gym in Berlin – in a place where sunlight is so scarce, I prefer to just go running outside so that I can combine exercise with Vitamin D absorption. But a few weeks ago a stretch of weather too hot to run outside had me contemplating das Fitnessstudio. Also, my neighborhood women's gym was offering discounts during Ramadan, pictured above (the staff said non-Muslim ladies could also take advantage). An attempt to compare their (totally non-transparent) pricing scheme with competitors led me to the ultradenglish realm of Berlin-area women's gym names. Here's a sampling:
Lady Fitness
Womenclub Frauenfitness
Frauenfitness Ladyline
Jonny M. Women
I guess the word "lady" is generally used more in global English than in native speaker English – I heard it a lot in Southeast Asia (where I was also frequently addressed as "sir", but I digress) – but these gyms sure do lay the "lady" on thick. Is Lady Fitness the Dowager Countess of Fitnessshire? Did LadyCompany make an advantageous marriage to LordCompany? Jonny M. Women sounds like a pretty sketchy dude. Silliest of all is Mrs.Sporty, which besides its odd punctuation seems to arise from the common German-to-English translation error of assuming Mrs. = Frau. Is it just me or does Mrs. Sporty evoke the image more of Mr. Sporty's frazzled wife than of a woman who is herself sporty? Also, a lot of the names are very Ladywomenfrauensportysport – among other things, Denglish tends to lead to very repetitive slogans and names.
Also: if your ladygym is going to run a Ramadan special, you should probably consider staying open late during Ramadan so that the ladies have have time to exercise after the iftar.


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Crossover! 001 (2018)
English | CBR | 24 pages | 84.44 MB
The links between the worlds will be revealed, and the characters of Amigo Comics will meet each other! A series of one-shots where our heroes meet!
Titan #1-3 (2018)
English | CBR | 3 Issues | (of 04)
A new science fiction miniseries that gives us another vision of the cosmic horror entities! With the Gods Beyond Our Understanding, nothing is coincidence. Duplicity and greed come as standard. Titan, the "new" Mother of Monsters, knows the rule: "None Shall Be Greater Than Another." Yet deception and force keep her unwilling to bend.
Zero Jumper #1-4 (2018-2019)
English | CBR | 4 Issues | (of 04)
An ancient power source that can manipulate space and time is buried deep on a barren world and Juno, the last human, must embark on a dangerous journey to find it. Her mission is simple: go back in time and save humanity from extinction. The cost? Her life.
Nancy in Hell #1-3 (2018)
English | CBR | 3 Issues
Some people pick the weirdest places to meet. Expect the impossible! Amigo is proud to announce a crossover event between the two main characters... and two publishing houses. Nancy in Hell visits Amigo Comics with the help of the great creation by Erik Larsen... The Savage Dragon!
The Long Road
From the Eisner-nominee El Torres and Abel Cicero! It's a new start for Nancy in Hell! The wildest one in Hell and her trusty chainsaw are finally back, but it's not like you expected! After her death, Nancy awakens in Hell. A vast wasteland crossed by a single road, absorbing those who end there. Nancy just tries to survive the relentless demon chase. And, lost in the distance, the fallen angel -but still, an angel- Lucifer keeps calling her to rescue her.
Tales of Rogues! Volume 05 #1-6 (2018) Complete
English | CBR | 6 Issues | 662.73 MB
Escape from Hall-Katraz!
Want to read more stories about Bram and Weasel? Tales of Rogues! are auto-conclusive comics by new, emerging hot artists!
In this debut issue, our Rogues face one their oddest jobs: a nobleman has challenged them to test - and beat - the security of his fortress. And no thief has ever escaped from the Hall-Katraz castle!
The Last Hunt #1-4 (2017) Complete
English | CBR | 4 Issues | 436.45 MB
A routine run to the dry wasteland known as Earth goes bad when the cargo ship Ragzon, breaks down. But that's nothing compared to the nightmare its crew faces when they help out a trio of scientists on their last legs. No good deed goes unpunished in "The Last Hunt"!
Unleash #1-4 (2016)
English | CBR | 4 Issues
This series is rated Adults Only
DISCLAIMER: GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: This series focuses on themes of sexual violence that may be especially disturbing to some audiences. Reader discretion is advised.
Assault survivor Emmie wants to change the world by creating her own superhero persona. Unfortunately her plans are limited, as being a hero takes more than a costume. In a strange twist of fate, Emmie forms an agreement with the most unlikely crime-fighting partner you could imagine. Now she can lay her own brand of twisted justice down on sexual predators.
The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari #1-2 (2014) Complete
English | CBR | 2 Issues | 36.49 MB
Creator Diego Olmos presents a two-issues miniseries of his most personal work until now. The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari is based in the classic but still revolutionary silent movie.
Planet of Daemons - The Eye of Lucifer 01 (of 04) (2016)
English | CBR | 24 pages | 90.53 MB
Set in the arcane realm of the Qliphoth and 17th century New England, PLANET OF DAEMONS follows the fortunes of Amos Deathridge, a former Puritan magistrate who now serves as jailer of the daemons and evil spirits who cast their sinister influence over mankind.
Tales from The Suicide Forest 001 (2016)
English | CBR | 31 pages | 40.50 MB
At the foot of Mount Fuji lies the forest of Aokigahara, sadly famous for the hundreds of people who commit suicide here. The woods are full of legends and horror stories about ghosts who call the living to stay with them in the eternal gloom of "the sea of trees".
Rogues! Vol.3 #1-5 (2014-2016) Complete
English | CBR | 5 Issues | 243.61 MB
In the mighty city of GERADA the strong barbarian (or so he says) BRAM and the witty swordswoman
WEASEL try to survive doing what they do best: stealing, robbing, fighting and partying. They have faced
curses with chickens, angry brotherhoods of thieves and ghosts from the past... and that's just the beginning!
Rogues! v4 - Odd Parenthood #1-5 (2016) Complete
English | CBR | 5 Issues | 196.32 MB
Nacho Tenorio (Army of Darkness, Dark Shadows) and El Torres are proud to present an all-new story of your favorite thieves: Bram and Weasel! Our two loveable rogues find themselves caretakers to an abandoned infant wanted by many. These two reluctant parents do their best to keep the little guy safe from assassins sent by.. erhh... your everyday forces of evil.
Straitjacket #1-4 (2015-2016) Complete
English | CBR | 4 Issues | 146.41 MB
Enter into the world of Alexandra Wagner. She murdered her brother when she was child. She was institutionalized. Alex believes she protected of our world against "The Outer Darkness" with the help of her brother in the Otherside. Obviously, these are just deliriums, But, how... and why... she vanishes from the institution only to reappear later?
Sidney Hammer (2014)
English | CBR | 45 pages | 71.69 MB
A fascinating girl... with a hammer. And zombies... being hammered. A story with the flavor of those old horror books and fanzines. Pure fun... with a hammer! This One-Shot is plenty with insane fun for the sake of it, artwork and words by the renowned Spanish artist Massacre, with colors by Daniel Seijas.
Roman Ritual #1-4 (2014-2015) Complete
English | CBR | 4 Issues | 116.81 MB
"...and upon this rock I will build my Church; and the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." How can the Holy See last when an evilness spreads within, touching the core of the same institution? A new miniseries by master of Horror El Torres!
Knowledge #1-6 (2013-2015) Complete
English | CBR | 6 Issues | 283.31 MB
When the world's smartest and most dangerous man goes rogue, there's only one person who can handle the situation: his damaged and broken predecessor. Meet Spencer Cradle, the second smartest man on the planet. Cradle's objective: hunt down the genetically-altered super-intelligent menace known as John Knowledge. On the battlefields of the 21st Century, it's no longer important to be the strongest or most athletic soldier. You have to be the smartest.
Lunita #1-4 of 4 (2013-2014) Complete
English | CBR | 4 Issues | 168 MB
Have you ever heard of a drug that links you to the supernatural? This drug is on the streets... but only for the rich and wealthy people. The core of the dealers are in Spain... this leads D.E.A. Agent Summer to join her forces with a weird agent from a Spanish agency. This agent possesses strange powers. Moreover, she assures she's the real daughter of the Moon!
Rogues! v2 - The Cold Ship #1-5 (of 05) (2014) Complete
English | CBR | 5 Issues | 218.84 MB
This is the tale of Bram and the Weasel, two reputed thieves in the slums of a fantasy world. Two unlikely heroes... Ok, they aren't heroes or at least they don't role that way. Real heroes don't steal and never lay with the girls that they save her lifes... But they have cloaks!
Beast Commandos 01 (of 04) (2014)
English | CBR | 27 pages | 48.34 MB
Where all that Saturday morning cartoon violence isn't edulcorated anymore. Where captions are overwritten, characters have shiny big weapons and gritted teeth, and that wonderful impossible anatomy. Where duck blood splashes you as you are reading the book.
The name is BEAST COMMANDOS!
Ghost Wolf #1-4 (of 04) (2014) Complete
English | CBR | 4 Issues | 140.08 MB
Born in snow and blood. The full saga of the Ghost Wolf, the spirit of vengeance of the northern wastes. When the sons of Corr lost their courage, they were swept by the wild tribes. But there was one man decided to fight... and paid with his life. He will become the vessel for the long, forsaken spirit of vengeance... The Ghost Wolf!
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AUG. 15 | vs. RYERSON | TORONTO, ONT. | 7 P.M. | W, 86-67
AUG. 17 | vs. TORONTO | TORONTO, ONT. | 6 P.M. | W, 96-60
AUG. 19 | vs. McGILL | MONTREAL, QUE. | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
- The Duke Blue Devils are headed north of the border for the Duke Canada Tour, the program's fifth foreign tour under 39th-year head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
- Duke is set to play three Canadian universities over its seven days in Canada, with all three games airing live on ESPN+ and on TSN and RDS in Canada.
- The Blue Devils' last foreign tour was a 2011 summer trip to China and the United Arab Emirates. Duke has also played foreign tours in London, Greece, Spain and France in the Coach K era.
- Duke welcomes the nation's No. 1-ranked recruiting class this season, headlined by the No. 1 prospect, Canadian-born R.J. Barrett. The class also includes No. 2-ranked Zion Williamson, No. 3 Cam Reddish and No. 10 Tre Jones. The fifth freshman, Joey Baker, was a 2019 Duke commit that reclassified to the 2018 class.
- The Blue Devils are coming off a 29-8 season in 2017-18 and an Elite Eight appearance -- the program's 23rd consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and its 21st all-time Elite Eight.
- Duke's final AP Top 25 rank of No. 9 marked the 37th time the program finished a season ranked in the top 10.
- The Blue Devils' 114th season of basketball officially begins Tuesday, Nov. 6 against Kentucky in the State Farm Champions Classic in Indianapolis.
- Duke and Arizona enter 2018-19 as the only Power 5 programs looking to replace their five starters from last season.
- Duke will play three Canadian universities on its 2018 Canada Tour, with two games scheduled in Toronto and one in Montreal.
- Each of the three games will played under FIBA rules, with FIBA officials. (See page 2 for FIBA rules differences).
- Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Toronto is the site for both games on August 15 and 17. It opened in 1998 and configured to seat 5,200 for basketball. It is the home of the Mississauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League and to the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.
- Place Bell in Montreal opened in 2017 and will host the August 19 game. It seats 10,000. The arena is the home to the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League.
- Duke will be the home team and wear its white jersey for each of the three games.
- Both the United States and Canadian national anthems will be played prior to tipoff.
- Head Coach: Roy Rana (9th season)
- Back-to-back national runner-up in Canadian college basketball (U-Sports)
- 17-6 record this past season – averaged 81.6 points per gamE
- Ryerson has played Wisconsin, Syracuse, Stanford, Baylor, Wake Forest, Dayton and Harvard in the past seven years
- Head coach Roy Rana coached the World Selects to a Nike Hoops Summit title this past April – that team included Duke's R.J. Barrett
- Head Coach: David DeAveiro (9th season)
- Reached the Canadian college basketball semifinals, falling to eventual national champion Calgary
- Went 26-12 last season and won their fifth conference title in six years
- McGill University is the alma mater of James Naismith
- McGill has played Virginia, Alabama, Kansas, Syracuse, Indiana, Valparaiso, Harvard, SMU and Wichita State in recent years
- Head coach David DeAveiro coached Barrett on the national cadet team
- Head Coach: John Campbell (6th season)
- Went 13-11 last season
- Toronto has played Wake Forest, UNLV and Binghamton in recent years
- Head coach John Campbell has served as a Team Canada assistant coach for the last three years
- Freshman forward R.J. Barrett, the ESPN No. 1-ranked player in this year's freshman class, will wear the Duke jersey for the first time in his home country of Canada.
- Barrett, who was raised in Mississauga, Ontario -- a suburb of Toronto -- attended Montverde Academy in Florida before signing with the Blue Devils.
- The young face of Canadian basketball, Barrett was added to the Canadian Senior Men's National Team Training Camp roster for a pair of qualifying games in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers in July.
- He averaged 21.6 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists a game as Canada won a gold medal at the FIBA U19 Men's Basketball World Cup.
- He had 38 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in Canada's 99-87 semifinal win over the United States at the FIBA U19 Men's Basketball World Cup.
- His father, Rowan, played basketball for St. John's and professionally overseas from 1997 to 2008. Rowan is the Executive Vice President and Assistant General Manager of Canada Basketball.
- Barrett's Godfather is former NBA star Steve Nash.
- The Duke Canada Tour represents the fifth foreign tour for the Blue Devils under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.
- Duke has previously visited China, United Arab Emirates, France, London, Spain and Greece.
- The Blue Devils were scheduled for a tour of the Dominican Republic last summer, but the trip was canceled when Coach K underwent knee surgery.
- Current NCAA rules allow its teams no more than one foreign trip every four years.
- Of the many benefits of a foreign trip are the 10 extra practices allotted to each team in advance of the trip.