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I once entered a dive tournament and won a horse. The horse, Spirit was never really meant to be a prize but belonged to the people who hosted the tournament and when they saw him following me around and saw how much we bonded they asked me to adopt him because they were moving to another country and couldn't bring him with. I had no experience with horses and lived in Honolulu with nowhere to keep a horse. But my parents live on Maui and have a pasture so I called them and told them I had a free horse for them, to which my dad replied "there's no such thing as a free horse." Nonetheless I shipped him to Maui with the help of Tsutomu Hawaii and Angela and Rick Bettua who split the shipping costs with me and my dad finally caved in and gave Spirit a happy home. He became best friends with the neighbor's horse and got along with all the animals on the property. His best friend just died a couple nights ago while I was visiting Maui and Spirit and I were both right there in the dark, trying to save him in his final hours.
Spirit hasn't moved from the spot where he saw his friend pass that night. I spoke to his previous owner who is very spiritual and she asked me to do a ceremony with sage and cedar with spirit and tell him it's ok. I must admit I felt silly to entertain the thought but wanted to carry out her wishes. So before flying out, with the help (and constant prodding) of my 10 year old friend Lea, who came equipped with flowers, carrots, a flute, violin and together we found both cedar and sage, we had a ceremony for Spirit and his fallen friend yesterday and he watched every second so intently. When we were done he made a this happy horse noise and finally walked away from the spot he had been standing in for days. Lea looked at me and said "he said thank you" and I had to agree. Today the neighbors called and said Spirit has been doing great and is back to relaxing in the pasture. So thankful for 10 year olds who I can use as my excuse to do things I might have otherwise not done. – for their ability to believe in the magic of doing good and showing kindness.


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Growth in the construction sector is set to face a setback given the soaring costs of building materials resulting from high inflationary pressure.
According to the Construction Sector Indices released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics last week, costs in the construction sector rose by 35.3% in September 2011 compared to the same period the previous year.
The rate is also higher than that of April this year when inflation in the sector stood at 19%. Uganda had witnessed an unprecedented construction boom in the past five years, with the sector said to have been growing at about 13% per annum.
The once blossoming sector is now being threatened by the escalating prices of building materials including cement, paint, iron sheets, metal, tiles, steel bars, timber, electrical wire and bricks among other building materials that now cost a fortune.
Mr Peter Opio, a principal statistician in charge of energy and infrastructure at Ubos attributed the rise in input prices in the sector to the increasing pressure on the cost of production resulting from the weak shilling against the dollar and high fuel prices which have pushed up transportation costs.
The retail price of a 50kg bag of cement for instance has increased by UGX7000-23,000 (US$2.59-8.87) in January this year to between UGX29,500 and UGX30,000 at several retail outlets across the country.
Fuel prices which dictate the price of commodities have been rising since January. The cost of diesel has for example skyrocketed to UGX3600 per litre from UGX2200 in January while a litre of petrol now costs high UGX3,900 compared to UGX2700 at the start of the year.
The escalating prices of building materials mean that people undertaking construction projects are now paying more for the same building materials compared to the same period last year. This is expected to push prices of either renting or buying a house further up.
Players said high costs in the sector have slowed down growth in the sector as some projects have been stopped and many prospective house builders have either postponed their plans or reduced the unit size.
The President of Association of Real Estate Agents Uganda (AREA), Mr Vincent Agaba, explained that the rising costs in the sector are constraining the supply side of affordable housing units. "The capacity to provide low and affordable houses on the market is reducing. Developers are putting fewer houses on the market because of rising costs," he told Daily Monitor.
It is feared that high costs could also worsen the housing deficit in the country as most people may not be able to pay the high prices given that prices in other sectors have also increased significantly. Uganda has a housing deficit of over 550,000 units. About 160,000 of this backlog is in urban areas.
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In my short time I have been lucky enough to work with some amazing people in a few incredible places. I started working in the vineyard at 15 years of age at Montalto on the Mornington Peninsula and did my first vintage when I was 18 in Margaret River. Following that I worked a couple of vintages with Weingut Johann Donabaum in Austria, Ramos Pinto in Portugal and Bay of Fires in Tasmania before beginning an assistant winemaker position with Jamsheed in the Yarra Valley. All of these people taught me various things but what I took away most was that I wanted to grow grapes without harming the vines and the soils as well as make wines that give the purest expression of the dirt possible.
I started leasing a vineyard on the Mornington Peninsula in the winter of 2014 and in 2016 purchased a vineyard in the Otway Ranges to start my new chapter here. I now farm everything myself on my own property and a few other vineyards nearby that I lease with a focus on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The first of these new wines will be released in the Spring of 2017.
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A Practice in Compassion
Emily Porta
You are checking out at the grocery store, fumbling for your wallet, you pay and leave, never really noticing the cashier. The waiter takes your order....did you get their name? You wait at a red light, people crossing the street but you stare off, wondering about what is for dinner. No big deal really. You are just living your life, doing your thing, but in these routine activities there is another person involved - another living, breathing, human being.
They have a story to tell. That cashier is working 3 jobs so she can pay the rent on her 1 bedroom apartment and go to school part time while raising her 3 kids, alone. That waiter spends all day asking people what they want, but inside, no one ever asks him what HE would like or want. Those people crossing the road are going somewhere special to celebrate with friends.
While self compassion is so vital, so is compassion for others. When we see others around us, we begin to see the world differently. It isn't just about you. It is about all of us. Next time you are at the grocery store, look up. Look into the eye of that cashier and genuinely wish them well. Or if you see the waiter, talk to them and just ask them how they are doing. Those people crossing the side walk, send them well wishes and peace. Taking a moment to be present with those around us is a life giving experience. It will energize you, I promise.
Set the intention and practice sending love to others...even that person that cut you off in the fast lane.


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I received my doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Washington, and completed my pre-doctoral internship at the Yale University School of Medicine. I began my private practice while completing postdoctoral training at the University of Washington. In addition to private practice, I am a Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington, providing supervision to psychology graduate students.
I have had a long-standing interest in mindfulness meditation and have been practicing in the Insight Meditation tradition since 2003. Along with my colleagues Dr. Sarah Bowen and Dr. Alan Marlatt, I developed Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP), a novel program integrating mindfulness practices with cognitive-behavioral skills in the treatment of problems related to substance use and other addictive behaviors. I have facilitated numerous groups in private and community-based treatment settings and offered training for both clinicians and researchers, in the US and internationally.
I have specialized training in a number of cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based treatments including Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.
In the last several years, I have become increasingly interested in exploring the relationship between mindfulness meditation, and social justice, cultural change, and collective liberation. This is an area of continued exploration, learning and growth for me. I am committed to using the tools offered by mindfulness practice to unpack my own cultural and racial conditioning, as they relate to experiences of privilege and oppression. This exploration continues to enrich my work and my ability to bring increased awareness to the varied experiences of my clients and how they are impacted by their multiple identities and by systems of oppression.


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Wilbur Ternyik Rejoins Clatsop Ancestry
Contact: Kathy Bridges, 503-743-2245
TURNER, OR, May 15, 2006 – Dedication of a life-size bronze bust of long-time coastal leader and planning pioneer Wilbur Ternyik of Florence will take place Saturday, May 27, at the Gateway Discovery Center near Seaside.
The bronze, recently completed by internationally-known sculptor Lorenzo Ghiglieri of Wilsonville, was commissioned by the Turner-based Bridges Foundation in cooperation with retired U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield to honor the 80-year-old Ternyik for his long record of work on behalf of the Oregon Coast and in particular a landmark planning effort to ensure a healthy balance between protection of coastal resources and development.
A dedication program will begin at noon and last until about 4 p.m. at the Discovery Center at the north edge of Seaside at Neawanna Point, an area rich in natural resources and important to the history of the Clatsop Indian Tribe of which Ternyik is a proud member. Ternyik is a direct descendant of Coboway, the Clatsop chief who provided assistance to the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the encampment near the mouth of the Columbia River. Leaders of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribe will play an important part in the dedication program, and attendees will be treated to a sampling of Native American food at the conclusion of the event.
"This will be a day to honor Wilbur," said Kathy Bridges, director of the Bridges Foundation. "And this beautiful bronze will help future generations of Oregonians remember the part he played in ensuring that the Oregon Coast remains a place of special beauty for visitors and residents alike."
The bronze depicts Ternyik in a fringed buckskin jacket and bearclaw necklace holding the tomahawk he used as a gavel to chair meetings of the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission (OCCDC), a 30-member group appointed by former Gov. Tom McCall in the early 1970s to draft standards to guide coastal development and assure protection of its unique resources. The commission's work helped Oregon gain national recognition for its coastal management program and established guidelines that remain part of state land-use laws in effect today. Ternyik is also a former Florence mayor and long-time Port of Siuslaw commissioner.
Ghiglieri, whose sculptures are prized by collectors around the world, has done artwork for celebrities ranging from former President Ronald Reagan to golfer Tiger Woods. The artist will be recognized at the dedication ceremony along with Portland artist Rainy Lehrman, who has sculpted a 600-pound base for the bronze from a 120-year-old slab of Douglas fir. Lehrman, whose work will be featured in "Oregon Art Beat," a PBS television show, in September, said she carved the base to appear as if it is "wrapping around itself" and the sculpture. "It's really supposed to be about embracing nature — like Wilbur," she said.
Ternyik, an internationally-known expert in sand dunes stabilization, wetlands delineation and restoration as well as a long-time wildlife rehabilitation volunteer has close ties to nature as does Ghiglieri, well-known for his wildlife sculptures and paintings. The artist said he tried to capture Ternyik's passion for nature in his sculpture. "Wilbur has a spirit like an eagle and the courage of a bear," Ghiglieri said.
Ternyik said the creation of the sculpture and the recognition he has received because of it has been overwhelming. It's a wonderful piece of artwork, he said. "It's a tremendous honor, no question about it," Ternyik said. "And it's a real tribute to the people of the coastal commission and those who helped us."
The sculpture will remain on display through May 21 at the Florence Events Center before being moved to the Gateway Discovery Center where it will stay until placed in a new coastal nature history center to be developed in coming years on an adjacent 20-acre site acquired in 2001 by the North Coast Lane Conservancy. The conservancy as well as the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribe and other partners will oversee management of the new center. Ternyik said it is his hope that the bronze will help underscore the significance of the Clatsop Indians in the history of Oregon's north coast.
Presentation of the Bronze at the May 27 event will be made by State Senator Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose. The program will include participation by representatives of Congressman David Wu's office, Clatsop County, the City of Seaside, the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribe, the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, the North Coast Land Conservancy as well as the Bridges
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Kate Milner has won the 2018 Klaus Flugge Prize (for the most exciting and promising newcomer to children's picture book illustration) with her book My Name is Not Refugee (Barrington Stoke).
Kate studied illustration at St Martin's College and illustrated magazines on Commercial and Housing Law for a while but has since spent most of her working life as a librarian, developing a passion for children's books in the process.
When cuts to the library service resulted in her losing her job, she applied to do an MA in children's book illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and for her degree show created the story that was to become My Name is Not Refugee and with it won Student Illustrator of the Year in the V&A Illustration Awards.
Winning the Klaus Flugge Prize marks her out as an important and extremely talented illustrator with a very special gift for creating picture books.
Judge, Children's Laureate Lauren Child says: "The questions My Name is Not Refugee asks us to consider help us to think ourselves into someone else's shoes. And the illustrations do just what they should, allowing the reader time to contemplate the predicament of the storybook child, a chance to imagine and to empathize."
The Klaus Flugge Prize was founded to honour publisher Klaus Flugge, a supremely influential figure in picture books. Flugge set up Andersen Press in 1976 and has discovered and nurtured many of today's most distinguished illustrators including David McKee, Tony Ross, Satoshi Kitamura and Susan Varley.
Chair of the judges, Julia Eccleshare said: "The 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize was awarded to Francesca Sanna for her book The Journey, so for the second year running the prize has gone to a book which describes the refugee experience. Klaus Flugge has always championed picture books for children that challenge them to think about the world and how it works, from The Conquerors by David McKee to An Anty-War Story by Tony Ross, and it's fitting that the prize in his name once again demonstrates that picture books can cover the most important and most topical subjects."
Kate Milner said: "I felt absolutely amazed and delighted when I heard that I'd won. I was very, very pleased to be shortlisted but I explained to everyone at the time that there was absolutely no chance of me winning. I was quite clear about this. When I got the good news I was alone in the house apart from my son who was still asleep. I was beside myself with delight; he didn't get to stay asleep long.
I have done all sorts of things in my working life. I have painted pub signs and made prints; been a teacher and a carer. I have always made images and thought up stories, but it was a job at the local library that changed everything for me: I fell in love with children's books. Part of my job was to read to groups of pre-school children at Rhyme Time, which was an excellent way of discovering which books kept their attention, indeed which books kept my attention. I also helped with Chatterbooks and the Summer Reading Challenge, both of which involved talking to children about books. It was an education. We wondered why picture books contain lots of farm yard animals but no mobile phones, yet most children know all about mobile phones and have never met a lamb. We discussed whether Moody Margaret would beat My Naughty Little Sister in a fight, and we decided she definitely would. Despite my great age, I am, in many ways, about eight years old, and I still love to draw and make up stories. Becoming part of the world of children's book feels like coming home."
Victoria Semykina was awarded Highly Commended for her illustrations for The Real Boat (Templar). Lauren Child said: "Here is illustration that is not only exquisitely decorative but also uses the page to great effect. There are many original viewpoints, crops and changes of scale and these beautifully carry the reader across the storybook seas."
Kate Milner received her award at a ceremony in London on Wednesday 12th September 2018 and was presented with a cheque for £5,000 by Lauren Child. We were very sorry not to be able to attend the event in person this year.
Alongside Lauren Child, the judges were Goldy Broad; Charlotte Colwill of Foyles bookshop; and 2017 Klaus Flugge Prize winner Francesca Sanna. Julia Eccleshare, director of the Children's Programme at the Hay Festival, is Chair of the Judges.
The shortlist in full
The Night Box, Ashling Lindsay, written by Louise Greig (Egmont)
My Name is Not Refugee, Kate Milner (Barrington Stoke)
Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover, Markus Motum (Walker Studio)
The Real Boat, Victoria Semykina, written by Marina Aromshtam (Templar)
Big Box, Little Box, Edward Underwood, written by Caryl Hart (Bloomsbury)


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While members of the European Union continue to whine about Google's omnipresent Street View vans cataloging people at their best, ambitious students, bike riders and zoogoers were rallying to get their favorite spots included on the service. After months of voting, Google announced on Monday a list of pedestrian destinations that will appear courtesy of the relatively new Google trike.
The Rochester Institute of Technology in New York will become the first-ever college campus cataloged on Street View after tallying 70,000 votes, to be joined by Boulder Creek Path in Colorado, Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and the Detroit Zoo.
All in all, Google collected 238,000 votes to whittle the original list of 24 locations down to the final five.
This isn't the first time Google has gone off-road to capture Street View images. Just last month, the company famously attached its 360-degree cameras to snowmobiles to comb the slopes of Vancouver's Whistler Blackcomb Mountains prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The Street View trike has also been deployed in other locations too narrow to bring the van, including Legoland California.


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I have struggled to write this, words are not my strong point. I edited the photos the day I got home, on the sofa in my pj's, but it's taken this long in between all my other work to try and put this experience into words!
To say the workshop was life changing may seem a bit dramatic, but for me it's true. It made me realise how far I've come in 3 years... and how far I still have to go. It confirmed to some extent what I already knew - that there are incredible wedding photographers out there who are doing what they love because they love it, not just to make money. Photographers who are incredibly humble, open, honest and very happy to share their knowledge and passion to inspire others. And it showed me yet again what an incredible industry this is to be a part of if you are with like minded people.
There were shoots, portfolio reviews, business and technical advice which was all fantastic but for me the highlight was hearing the personal stories... how people got into wedding photography and why, what motivates them, what influences their work. It was fascinating. Something Sean said about how he'd felt growing up that he wasn't very good at anything/any job, until he found (music first, then) photography - that really resonated with me. And Thierry's story and the emotion is his images moved me to tears.
I have not cried or laughed (sometimes both at the same time) so much in months... I am so thankful to have spent a week in the company of such inspiring people - both 'teachers' and students alike - in such a beautiful part of the world.
For me this wasn't about getting photos for my portfolio but about learning, being inspired and having a much deserved break just for me. A trip where I got to indulge a few my favourite pastimes: talking about photography/shooting, visiting beautiful places and eating & drinking with good company. A lot of the time my camera was down and I was watching, listening, chatting, drinking or eating! But I did take a FEW photos... camera, iPhone and Polaroid are all here, mixed in together.
As for our 'home'... I will return to Masseria Montenapoleone at the first chance I get. If only to sample the amazing food, homemade Crema di Limoncello and rose wine again! This place is quite simply paradise as you will see - almost half of this post is dedicated to it! And that's just the tip of the iceberg. A huge thank you Giuliano, Doriana and the rest of the wonderful team for looking after us all like royalty.
Gianluca & Mary, the people who put this whole thing together - thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are both wonderful and I cannot wait to see you again in London soon and give you both a big hug.
Gianluca, Pablo, Sean, Thierry and Alejandro - inspirational and brilliant teachers all of you. Thank you for sharing so unselfishly. Hundreds of things are still going through my head! I will continue to try to forge my own path, strive to be different, get off THAT road (Thierry) and get out of THAT dance (Alejandro)!
Antonella & Andrea - the incredible models who went well above and beyond the call of duty to get the shots! Thank you!
Lucy, my most excellent travelling partner, what a giggle we had... even when we got delirious trying to get back from the airport at 3am! I loved sharing this trip with you and miss your face. <3
And last but not least.... everyone else! The Ostuni class of 2014. I have made so many new friends and we had so many laughs. I miss everyone and hope we will get to meet again one day. Particularly the Wine Club! So I only have one final thing to say.... CHEERS.


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A business proposal letter is a sales document that is sent by a business to a prospective client. It is primarily used to solicit the client's business and focuses on how the product or service being offered by the business will benefit the client.
There are two main types of business proposal letters. One type is sent when the services or products are requested by the client, and the other is sent to a prospective client unsolicited.
The letter is focused on a specific project and not intended as a general sales document. They are sent to the specific person in charge of the project, and the aim is to develop a business opportunity.
If the business proposal is being sent because of a request for proposal (RFP), the letter should follow the structure that is requested in the RFP.
The most common features are:
• A short description of the business's service or product and how they will benefit the client's business
• A short description of the project and how the business will handle it
• Answers to any questions put by the RFP
• A quote for materials, tools, delivery, labor and other costs of the project
If the letter is being sent to a potential client unsolicited, its intent is to create interest in the client for the business's products or services creating a new business opportunity.
It should follow the same format as an RFP but include more information that will answer any questions the client may have. The aim is to present a valuable proposition with a call to action.
The first step a business should take before sending an unsolicited business proposal letter is to learn as much as possible about the potential client. This will not only impress the client, it will also help the business avoid becoming connected to a less-than-standard client.
Research Client's Mission Statement
The business can research the client's mission statement, and how they make decisions. This will help the business frame its letter.
For example, most companies want more profit, but if the company is looking for something new to offer their clients, this may be the angle to take, or if the client needs an edge on their competition, this can be mentioned in the letter as a benefit.
Unsolicited Letter
An unsolicited letter needs to catch the client's attention. One of the best ways to do this is to present an offer that they won't want to refuse. Once this offer is on the table, the letter needs to make it easy for the client to accept.
If the proposal is very complicated, the client will most likely disregard it. The proposal should be simple, which means the business may need to take on more responsibility at first. Once the prospective client becomes a real client, the collaboration will become more lucrative.
Be Specific
The letter should also be specific. It's not enough to tell the potential client their profits will increase, the business needs to give specific numbers based on predictions from their own marketing statistics that show real data.
Along with specific numbers, the letter needs to be personal. A letter that appears to be from a template or generic will not be taken seriously. It will look like an advertisement and be discarded. If the letter is from a specific person to a specific person, it will be valued.
call to action
A call to action at the end of the letter is essential, but it shouldn't be overbearing, unrealistic or inaccurate. For example, the offer may expire after 10 days, or be for an unspecified limited time only. If the letter offers any incentive, it must be true.
Here is a sample of an unsolicited business proposal letter. It should be written in formal business-letter style and sent by certified mail. Emails are too easy to overlook or delete. A certified letter will be taken more seriously.
Sample Unsolicited Business Proposal Letter
Joanne Simpson
ABC Catering
5678 Business Way
Baltimore, MD, 40006
May 04, 2019
James Fine
XYZ Business
220 Georgetown Street
Washington, DC, 20008
Dear Mr. Fine:
My catering company can help you lower the cost of your events by 50 percent. We provide delicious meals and hors d'oeuvres at half the cost because we use fresh, local ingredients. I believe we can give you substantial savings on every event.
I have attended several of your events and understand the quality and amount of food you require to make it a success. I would be happy to meet you and go over menus for several different types of meals and snacks and show you how we provide quality food at reduced prices.
I have been in the catering business for 10 years and have 15 repeat customers every year. We'll provide every option including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, kosher and halal.
Please call me at (234) 222-1234 or email me at email@example.com and I will be happy to meet you at a time that is convenient for you.
Joanne Simpson


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Navalny arrested for leading anti-graft protests across Russia
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested Sunday during a huge demonstration in Moscow against government corruption.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested Sunday during a huge demonstration in Moscow against government corruption.
In two prior posts (here and here), I've talked about how American companies can do FCPA-compliant business in Kazakhstan and other emerging markets. In this post, I'd like to provide a few more practical tips.
In the prior post I looked at the significant progress Kazakhstan has made in improving its economic attractiveness and the recognition that it received from the U.S. government for its reform. But I also noted its low rank of 126 on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
President Vladimir Putin signed a law this month that allows prosecutors to declare foreign and international non-governmental organizations "undesirable" and arrest Russians cooperating with them.
Secretary of State John Kerry was in Sofia Thursday, where he told Bulgaria's leaders they need to step up the fight against corruption because it has allowed Russia to exert too much influence.
The deadline for a nuclear deal and the expiration of temporary sanctions relief is fast approaching -- November 24 -- extended from the original July 20, 2014 deadline. It shouldn't come as too much a surprise, however, that officials from different countries involved in the negotiations suggested last week that a deal by Monday is unlikely and that a second extension is under consideration.
The United States imposed a travel ban on ten Hungarian officials and businessmen, the Hungarian media reported Friday morning. By early afternoon chargé d'affaires of the U.S. embassy in Budapest, M. André Goodfriend, called a press conference and confirmed that the United States revoked the visas of "less then ten" persons.
Shruti Shah, a contributing editor of the FCPA Blog and the senior policy director for Transparency International - USA, talked about corruption and human rights during a September 3 event sponsored by the U.S. State Department.
A U.S. State Department official said corruption is hurting Nigeria's efforts to end the insurgency in the north east that's now destabilizing the entire country.
Two Liberian-Americans accused of "economic sabotage" by the African country have denied the charges and claim they have proof of large-scale graft by top officials there.
A U.S. Foreign Service Officer who was posted in Vietnam admitted accepting more than $3 million in bribes to process visas for entry into the United States, the DOJ said.
Dear FCPA Blog,
I read your blog article U.S. State Department gets an 'F' for Afghan compliance which hits very close to home for me as my company supplies government contractors funded by U.S. programs.


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Beautiful templates. Has presentation timers and teleprompter.
No support for embedded audio and video. Sketchy support for button animations. CPU hog.
Bottom Line
It's an invaluable tool for many presenters, but Ovation for PowerPoint has some limitations.
Serious Magic's Ovation for PowerPoint ($99.95 direct) can help improve both the appearance and delivery of PowerPoint presentations. But several rough edges and significant feature deficits may limit the benefits, especially for users with complicated multimedia presentations.
Working with the software is straightforward. Once you import the PowerPoint file, you can enhance it with one of 100 configurable templates. The stunning designs combine subtle motion backgrounds with enhanced fonts and text effects to create a professional look and feel far beyond what PowerPoint's templates provide. You can also insert an intermission slide that displays a countdown timer, and you can add "Deeper" slides that let you give more information, if time permits, or that supply responses to questions. Of course, you can always choose to retain the presentation's original look.
Ovation can even help you refine your delivery. This works best with a dual-monitor system, such as a laptop that can display on its own screen and use a separate integrated controller to drive the projector. During a presentation, the audience sees the PowerPoint slides, but you see a special informational view.
This Present mode provides several critical capabilities. It gives you a teleprompter that scrolls at a speed you set, displaying all text that's in PowerPoint's Notes field. You can input the target duration for the presentation and see the time remaining, or insert the target duration of each slide and track your progress through the presentation. Ovation even records the time spent on each slide, so you can look back, see where you bogged down, and budget your time more efficiently in the future.
These features will have most PowerPoint jockeys salivatingbut beware the limitations. Most critical is the inability to play audio or video files embedded in your presentation, though Serious Magic promises to fix this with a soon-to-be-released free update. Also, the software had problems making our bullet points appear correctly when using certain entry-animation schemes, and it doesn't currently support custom Emphasis, Exit, or Motion Path animations.
In addition, Ovation proved to be a CPU hog when running with a template selected, consuming about 40 percent of the processor capacity on our 1.6-GHz Dell Latitude D800 laptop. That may be an issue for those running other programs or playing video during their presentations. And the software needs your graphics set at 96 dpi, which gave impossibly small images on our laptop screen.
If you can work around these issues, though, you'll find Ovation an invaluable presentation tool. Just be sure to budget enough time to work out the kinks before stepping up to the podium.


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Easy spaghetti puttanesca
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Here is a family meal that can be made quickly, simply and cheaply using a tin of tomatoes and just a few other ingredients. The sauce is made with tomatoes, olives and capers and is traditionally served with spaghetti.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cup pitted and stuffed green olives, sliced
- 1 cup semi-dried tomatoes, sliced
- 2 tbsp salted capers, rinsed and drained
- 1 x 800g tin tomatoes
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 400g spaghetti
- freshly grated parmesan, cheese to serve
1Heat a medium-sized saucepan over medium heat. Add the olive oil and the garlic, being careful not to let the garlic burn. When the garlic becomes fragrant, add the olives, semi-dried tomatoes and capers.
2Stir until fragrant then add the tinned tomatoes. Simmer for 20 minutes then add the basil and parsley and stir until softened.
3Meanwhile, heat a large saucepan of water over high heat. When boiling, add 1 tsp salt and the pasta. Cook until al dente.
4Serve pasta in warmed bowls topped with sauce and finished off with some parmesan cheese.
- Make sure you don't let that garlic burn because if it does you will need to throw it out and start again.
- Al dente pasta still has a bit of body and bite to it.
- This recipe was created by Charlie Louie from Hotly Spiced. You can follow Charlie on Facebook and Pinterest.


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Miranda Lobs named Venom Dance Team Director
The Carolina Cobras announce today the hiring of Miranda Lobs, who will be the official Venom Dance Team Director.
Miranda joins the team with a wealth of professional cheerleading and dance industry experience. Utilizing her dance expertise, Miranda became a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins and was a part of the coveted Miami Dolphins elite show team from 2003-2004. In addition, Miranda was a member of the nation-wide Sweethearts for Soldiers, a non-profit organization comprised of alumni professional cheerleaders and was a member of the Science Cheerleaders, an elite group of ex-pro cheerleaders who have degrees and jobs in the field of science. From 2007-2008, Miranda was the Director of Cheerleaders for the New Jersey Revolution of the CIFL.
From 2010-2016, Miranda was the Director of Special Events and a Regional Director for Going Pro Entertainment, where she oversaw all national audition prep programs and consulted pro cheerleader hopefuls during the audition process for both cheerleading teams and dance teams. During her career, she has choreographed, consulted and coached cheerleaders for the Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets, New Jersey Ironmen, New Jersey Devils, Jacksonville Tomcats, Tampa Bay Storm, and Jacksonville Barracudas.
"I am excited to be a part of the Carolina Cobras as the Venom Dance Team Director, stated Lobs. I can carry on my love of dance by leading the Venom in the Triad area. We look forward to being in the community and supporting our team and our fans."
Miranda is a native of Jacksonville, Florida and attended the University of North Florida. During her time at UNF she was a member and coach of Dance Attack, the official dance team of the University of North Florida. During her early career in Jacksonville, she judged auditions for Radio Disney 600AM, Ice Girls (official dance team of the former Jacksonville Barracuda Hockey Team), Tomcat Kittens (official cheerleading squad of the former Jacksonville Tomcats arena football team), and Dance Attack (Official Dance Team of the UNF Ospreys).
ABOUT THE CAROLINA COBRAS – The Carolina Cobras are members of the National Arena League (NAL). Founded in 2017, the Carolina Cobras will play their inaugural season in 2018 at the Greensboro Coliseum. Cobra Season Ticket Memberships are on sale now call (336) 445-7232 or visit carcobras.com. Follow the Cobras on Facebook at facebook.com/carcobras, twitter.com/carcobras, and instagram.com/carcobras.
ABOUT NATIONAL ARENA LEAGUE – The National Arena League was founded in 2016 and hosted its inaugural season in 2017 as the premier league in arena football. The National Arena League will kick off its second season in April of 2018. For more information regarding expansion opportunities or partnerships, contact Commissioner Chris Siegfried at firstname.lastname@example.com or Expansion Chairman Jeff Bouchy at email@example.com. For more information about the NAL visit www.nationalarenaleague.com, facebook.com/nationalarenaleauge, twitter.com/NALfootball, Instagram.com/natiionalarenaleague.


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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LRAD Corporation (Nasdaq:LRAD), the world's leading provider of long range acoustic hailing devices (AHDs), today announced revenues of $3.0 million and a net loss of $100,000, or $(0.00) per share, for its first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2012. "Our fiscal Q1 2013 results were affected by the uncertainty surrounding the federal budget process, which is expected to continue through at least the second fiscal quarter," commented Tom Brown, the Company's president and chief executive officer. "We are encouraged, however, by the foreign orders received to date, which indicate continued demand for our proprietary acoustic hailing devices and a strong fiscal year for international LRAD® sales. Consistent with our commitment to create long-term stockholder value we are pursuing a diverse range of market opportunities and applications. Two years ago, we had sold LRADs into 35 countries. Today, LRAD systems are deployed in over 60 nations around the world." Brown added, "We anticipate fiscal 2013 financial results will improve over fiscal 2012 due to continued international sales growth." Revenues for fiscal Q1 2013 decreased 17% from $3.6 million recorded in fiscal Q1 2012, due to a decrease in U.S. military orders and the timing of shipments. Gross profit for fiscal Q1 2013 was $1.5 million, or 50% of revenues, compared to $1.7 million, or 48% of revenues, for the same period a year ago. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to lower revenues and higher contracted annual maintenance costs, offset by higher product margins as a percentage of sales due to favorable product mix. Operating expenses for fiscal Q1 2013 were $1.6 million, an 11% increase from $1.4 million recorded in fiscal Q1 2012, related to legal fees associated with a recent lawsuit, non-cash share-based compensation expense and R&D costs.
Net loss for fiscal Q1 2013 was $100,000, or $(0.00) per share, compared to net income of $314,000, or $0.01 per share, for the same period last year. The decrease in net income was primarily the result of lower revenues and gross margin in the quarter, and an increase in operating expenses. Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2012 was $16.1 million, compared to $13.9 million at September 30, 2012.Management is scheduled to discuss the Company's fiscal Q1 2013 business and financial results on a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. About LRAD Corporation LRAD Corporation is using long range communication to resolve uncertain situations peacefully and save lives on both sides of its proprietary Long Range Acoustic Device®. LRAD® systems are in service around the world in diverse applications including fixed and mobile military deployments, maritime security, critical infrastructure and perimeter security, commercial security, border and port security, law enforcement and emergency responder communications, asset protection and wildlife preservation and control. For more information about the Company and its LRAD systems, please visit www.lradx.com. Important Additional Information This release may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of a proxy contest for the election of directors to the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company will be filing a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders will be able to receive the proxy statement and other relevant documents free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or upon written request to the Secretary of LRAD Corporation at 16990 Goldentop Road, Ste. A, San Diego, California 92127. Participants in Solicitation The Company and its directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of a proxy contest for the election of directors to the Board of Directors of the Company. Information concerning these participants is set forth in the proxy statement, dated January 23, 2012, relating to the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as filed with the SEC on Schedule 14A, and the Company's 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, as filed with the SEC on January 22, 2013. Additional information regarding the interests of participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and other relevant materials, including the Company's proxy statement, will be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Forward-looking Statements: This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements that refer to expected sales growth and other improvements in fiscal 2013 financial results. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. We base these statements on particular assumptions that we have made in light of our industry experience, the stage of product and market development as well as our perception of historical trends, current market conditions, current economic data, expected future developments and other factors that we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are identified and discussed in our filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are based on information and management's expectations as of the date hereof. Future results may differ materially from our current expectations due to a variety of factors including, among others, general economic conditions, our dependence on a limited number of customers, our dependence on continued sales to U.S. and international governments and businesses that sell to governments, our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, or at all, and our ability to expand our customer base and the acceptance of our products. For more information regarding other potential risks and uncertainties, see the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update those forward-looking statements, except as otherwise specifically stated.
|LRAD Corporation and Subsidiary
|Consolidated Balance Sheets
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|December 31, 2012
|September 30,
|Current assets:
|Cash and cash equivalents
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|$ 13,860
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|$ 24,405
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|$ 995
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|$ 24,405
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|Three months ended December 31,
|$ 2,980
|$ 3,612
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|Operating expenses:
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Very much looking forward to being part of tomorrow's International Technology Conference at the Microsoft Campus in Reading.
The conference will be showcasing topical innovative technology that has an impact (now and in the future) on life and us as human beings and society in general. Here at Paragon Multimedia we believe that technology has the power to benefit everyone both professionally and personally which is why we were more than happy to support this conference.
If you are attending the conference do have a catch up with us, you might even get yourself a free pen…and who doesn't love a free pen?


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Are we still newbie-friendly?
The word newbie is a variant of 'new boy'. "Newbie" can be used as a term to identify newcomers to a game, place, or organization. - Wikipedia
When we start in a new game, all of us are newbies. We hack and slash monsters, we do quests, we level and learn as we go along in the game. When we reach a higher level, there will be other players who are also starting the game and are learning the game they way we used to. As the game gets older, new games start to enter the gaming scene and old players eventually move to other games to try them out. In this stage, the older game gets lesser amount of new players. New players are rare and when a low-level character is seen in game, one would normally think that this guy has another (high-level) character.
Let's apply that in our game Perfect World. Perfect World is not the newest game in the market. There are many high level players in our game now. Thus, newbies in the game are rarely newbies in all sense of that word, no knowledge, no friends, no items, nothing at all.
What do newbies normally do? Some new players who already have friends in game normally get help from their high-level friends. Other newbies ask help from people and even beg for items and money. Most newbies would try it out for themselves and would ask for help if they can't do it on their own anymore.
In my own experience. When we started this game, we have no prior knowledge about anything in it. We started our human characters and we try everything ourselves. Everything is so challenging. It's a very great feeling every time that we have achieved something and we conquered the challenge. The first challenge that we asked help from was the Grotto quest. Here a Wu Xia named PerFecMan voluntarily gave us assistance. We were grateful for the help he gave us coz he even died while killing the mobs for us. After that, we decided to help other people like the way he helped us.
Now i see high level people snob lowbies when they ask for help. People shouting for help in the boss quests or dungeon quests and nobody seem to take notice. Some high level players only help lowbies if they have token quests. After the tokens are used up, they don't help with the monsters anymore. Some high level players only help if they are paid to do so. There are threads in the perfect world boards ranting about people not being helpful anymore. Certain threads asking about help regarding builds and what class to choose were being closed by moderators. Yes these newbies need to use the search function. But if they are really newbies, what is the search function if they don't know what to search for in the first place?
When a game gets old and newbies are almost gone. As players, what do we do to encourage newbies to play the game we're enjoying? If newbies don't see that they are welcome, what reason can they have to continue playing the game? Do we really help newbies because we enjoy doing so or do we only help them if we are getting something in return (if that can be even called 'helping)?
Think about it? Are we still newbie-friendly?


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We thought we'd need to post one final message today to reach our year-end fundraising goal. Thanks to generous supporters like you, we are happy to report that we reached our target last week! If you didn't get a chance to donate yet, we can certainly still put your contribution to good use--click here to donate to get one of your first 2014 tax-deductible donationS or mail a check to the address below. We thought we'd focus our final post of the year on 5 ways that you can build social capital in 2014, and to share a recap of what we accomplished with your help in 2013. This post was updated slightly on Jan. 1 for those coming to it in 2014!
1) Goal reached--but you can still help! On #GivingTuesday, we kicked off a campaign to empower young leaders through 9 youth council programs In Eastern Massachusetts. We passed our $2,100 goal to provide the teens with the basic budget they need to carry out their project, but could use additional donations to cover other program costs such as the annual showcase event that brings together all of the teen leaders to share their accomplishments. We're also seeking to expand our youth leadership work to new locations, and additional donations can help make that happen--click here to support this program. Your investment in 2013 will help young people build their social capital in the coming year!
2) Get your Luncheon tickets Every year, over 350 Boston area community leaders gather for the Social Capitalist Luncheon. The Luncheon has become a "must attend" networking event that gets everyone inspired! So put March 26 on your calendar and plan to join us to build social capital that day as we honor Charlie Rose of City Year and Kevin Washington of the YMCA of Greater Boston. You can learn more and buy your tickets or sponsorship here--and do so by midnight on Dec. 31 to have the donation portion count for 2013.
3) Join us for MLK Day of Service We have received an MLK Day of Service grant from the Mass. Service Alliance that will support a Woodland Restoration Project in partnership with the Franklin Field Coalition. Volunteers that day will bundle up and help tackle an invasive species problem in Franklin Park, and also reflect on the legacy of Dr. King's promotion of service and social justice. Whether it's this project or somewhere else, MLK Day is a great opportunity to engage with others who are committed to creating inclusive communities. Visit this post for more information on our MLK project and other ways to get involved.
4) Bring SCI to your community SCI adopted a new strategic plan earlier in 2013, which includes ambitious goals for growing throughout New England and a focus on "Building social capital for youth success and healthy communities." We are eager to talk with new potential community partners as we grow--please let us know if we should be exploring ways SCI might help build social capital in your community.
5) Connect with SCI's blog & social media: SCI is very committed to helping others develop practical ways to increase social capital in local communities. Through our blog and social media updates, we're always sharing helpful tips along with the latest information on the importance of social capital for youth success and healthy communities. This post highlights 9 of our best blog posts from 2013. Let us know if you'd like to be added to receive notices when there are new blog posts or if you have ideas for social capital topics you'd like to see on our blog. And if 5 ways to build social capital isn't enough for you, we've got 50 More Ways To Build Social Capital for you! You can also get the latest from SCI on the social media platform of your choice--we're very active on Twitter and Facebook, you can join our LinkedIn group, and you can also find us on Google+, Pinterest, and as of last week, on Instagram, too!
Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2014!
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Shamus Plays WoW #7: The Cataclysm Begins!
Shamus Plays WoW #7: The Cataclysm Begins!
Who knew that pies were such a moral minefield?
They kept the inbred farmer missions? Crap.
Really fun reading. Keep it going!
They way this is wrote really reminds me of the Bartimaeus trilogy.
Shamus should write a novel like this :D
I wish there was alignment options as part of the game mechanics so you could really establish yourself as good or evil.
Pies are the best :D
Excellent. I'm dissapointed that the farmer-fued quests are still there, to be honest. I was sort of hoping deathwing would blast them in the face.
I like Pie!
Hatfields and the McCoys this ain't. Give me REAL feud Cataclysm. Is that too much to ask?
Fun stuff. Oh wait, no, helping out the MacClures has NEVER been fun, lazy, feuding jerks. At least they moved Goldtooth OUTSIDE the mine instead of putting him in the ass end of the mine swarming with annoying, fleeing kobolds.
Also, a question. I wouldn't mind doing one of these "Let's (Role)Play" blog-stories for fun, so what site would you reccomend for this purpose?
I was expecting Norman to somehow screw up and be responsible for the cataclysm. It would have been entertaining!
The more things change the more they stay the same huh!
I hope Blizzard addressed more than just the geography and the 'popular' crap quests in Cataclysm, the fetch and carry quests really get me down...
I'm looking foward to seeing the differences in post-cataclysm WoW.
"pencil-pushers from Infernal Affairs" ba-dum-cha!
Shamus Plays: In Which Shamus mostly just makes jabs at lazy quest writing!
As if I'd ask for anything else though. Norman is a huge woobie.
That kid annoyed me like you would not believe.
You can! If you play Horde, you're good. If you play Alliance, you're evil. It's simple. :D
Gotta love the twist you put on these quests. Awesome. Makes me smile :)
Bartimaeus was less of a dick all the time and more of just not giving a shit.
I'm tempted to ask you for a wallpaper of the nomnomnom shot
Urrgh. This just makes me jelous..
I was thinking the same thing :D
Fantastic Punchline XD
I'm glad I didn't get sucked in to play this thing again with the coming of Cataclysm. I had anticipated at least a complete reworking of the old level 1-10 zones - what with the hype of "rebuilding" the game and all that jazz. There's no way I'd want to go through getting little Billy his pie again, no way.
The demon in this comic really echoes a lot of stuff I thought when I played this mediocre game. Nice work, mr. Young. I'm enjoying it so far.
Yeah, but they moved Princess to the Maclure farmstead so you don't have to run for miles.
Things are pretty much the same until Westfall.
That was... Damn, Shamus. I would've never thought of the quest that way. I guess I'm as dim as Norman :(
Also, I think the first picture is awesome. The dragon really does look nomnomnom'y


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The solution breaks with parentheses however. No matter how you try to escape and protect the input it always returns:
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TEK28 Podcast - EP013 - Flocking Like Sheep/
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Episode #: 13
Date: 12/29/16
Hosts: Danny Tammaro with Clay Russell, Mike Florio & Victor Webb
Top 4 TEK Topics
Microsoft running their mouth, states more people switching to Surface after MacBook Pro disappointment
What the TEK?!
Each host brings a headline to the table. It may be outrageous, unbelievable or just downright makes you mad. We vote on whose headline best describes the feeling, What the heck? Listeners can tweet us their favorite @TEK28podcast with hashtag #WTT.
Clay: Human Flying Drone
Winner: Clay
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Palmetto Warrior Connection Hosts Red, White & Blue Jean Ball
Nearly 200 Lowcounty locals threw on their blue jeans on Thursday, April 13 in support of veterans at Palmetto Warrior Connection's (PWC) first-ever Red, White & Blue Jean Ball.
The event was the first annual fundraiser hosted by the local non-profit organization. Held at Founder's Hall at Charles Towne Landing, the night included food from prominent Charleston restaurants such as Swig & Swine, 82 Queen, Lowcountry Bistro, Graze, Smoke BBQ, Home Team BBQ and more. Guests were treated to dessert from Gelati Moto and enjoyed beer, wine and specialty drinks provided by Dixie Southern Vodka and Striped Pig Distillery. Chucktown's own Forty Mile Detour opened the evening's entertainment with their signature brand of "Authentic American Music." Guests then took in a show from rising country star Chris Hawkey.
The night was relaxed and casual but the overall message of the need in our veteran community was apparent. This event raised awareness of the needs of Lowcountry veterans and military who are transitioning to civilian life.
Leaving the Military is a huge transition, and PWC believes that Warriors and their family members shouldn't do it alone. Proceeds from ticket sales and a silent auction will directly support PWC in their mission to create awareness and cultivate a community that embraces and empowers our local veterans and transitioning military.
The money will go toward programs, services and events that address issues such as job placement, education, benefits, permanent housing and mental health support.
The next Red, White & Blue Jean Ball will be held in April 2018.


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By: Newell Durnbrooke | Photos by: Richard Lawrence | Originally published: Volume 22, Issue 12
On December 2, a VIP crowd of ambassadors and diplomats gathered at the University of Ottawa to cheer on the Lame Ducks hockey squad. The Lame Ducks consist of the Ottawa-based foreign military attachés – the vast majority of whom have never skated before being posted to Canada's capital.
As true military warriors though, the Lame Ducks practice with dedication and vigour. Their opponents in this contest were General Officers and Flag Officers (GOFOs) led by team captain, CDS Jonathan Vance. To keep the game fair, Canada's 74 year-old Commander-in-Chief, Governor General David Johnston donned the referee uniform.
Sporting their brand new uniforms, the GOFOs took the game hard against the Lame Ducks. Despite some heroic goaltending and the odd flash of offensive spark, the outcome was never much in doubt. Final score 6–3.
A great sport till the end David Johnston attended the postgame reception to glad hand the fans and players alike.
Lame duck player of the game was Captain Jorge Parga of Chile, and Major-General Al Meinzinger won the top honour for the GOFOs.
For Vance and the GOFO squad, this easy victory was a good opportunity for them to prepare for the upcoming Commando Hockey Challenge IV. The first game of this two-game series is scheduled for the afternoon of January 28 and will be played against the venerable Esprit de Corps Commando team. The Commandos won the first two Challenges, and the GOFOs won the last game. Vance intends to do everything legally possible to even the series with a victory on this next matchup. Stay Tuned.
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Photographing Beauty in the Urban Environment
Here's a relatively old image, at least as far as the world of digital photography is concerned. It features an architectural element and freeway undercarriage in Melbourne, Australia and was made below and adjacent to the beginning of the Tullamarine Freeway around sunset on a late Summer's evening in February 2006.
Camera and Lens
Made with my very first digital camera, the Canon 5D, a 12.8 Megapixel full frame camera that, for its time, was a pretty amazing piece of kit. Back then I was a dedicated fixed (i.e., prime) lens user and this photo was made with my Canon 24 mm f/1.4 L series USM lens. I loved that lens and used it frequently, sometimes at its maximum aperture of f/1.4.
The Location
The setting reminded me of the kind of location where one of those crazy car chases from the TV show Chips might have been filmed. Of course it's the introduction of the bright yellow structure in the top centre of the frame that draws the eye. Placed against the deep blue sky this structure adds a surreal quality to the image and juxtaposes a pretty funky, contemporary element against what, for some folk, would be a relatively unremarkable location.
Reading The Photo
For me it's the yellow color of the structure, made particularly vivid by the sunset, that reveals the transitory beauty of the location. Making photos at such times of day is good for the soul. I think that's because the process of making art forms a connection between location, artist and viewer that is pure and honest.
The fact that, during the making of the image, time seems to move at a different rate suggests another kind of connection all together. And perhaps that's the greatest joy there is for the photographer.
Being a big city there's lots to photograph in Melbourne, including architectural elements. I photographed the statue of the owl at dusk on a stormy evening near Southern Cross Railway Station. I like the yellow and blue color contrast that serves to frame the statue and the stormy clouds gathering in the background.
Photography | Making Something Out Of Nothing
While photography is always fun and can be undertaken in exotic locales, more often than not the secret to making a good photo is to be able to work with less than inspiring subject matter.
The notion of making something out of nothing is central to how I approach photography.
It's not so much what's around you, but the potential in what you see and your ability to translate your vision into form. The notion of finding beauty in the banal is at the heart of the philosophy that underpins my own photography.


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The Old Cigar Boxes Were Full of Treasure
Sometimes it takes years to begin to sift through the treasure saved by a loved one. My grandfather was the final living grandparent. We lost him more than a dozen years ago but it wasn't until early this year that my mother sorted through the photos and ephemera he collected in two Dutch Masters Special Blunts boxes.
She was hoping to find another, similar photo of a beloved photo of my great-grandmother Daisy standing next to a classic Cadillac that had become faded and washed out from too many days on the shelf in the bright Arizona sun. Could we find one in these boxes? What else would we find?
The boxes held all the photos and documents my grandparents thought were special but didn't make it into an album or scrapbook. The pictures spanned their lifetimes from my grandfather at Rockaway Beach, New York as a teenager to them as a retired couple relaxing in Delray Beach, Florida. I found a grocery list handwritten by my grandmother and my grandfather's Selective Service card from 1945.
Some of best photos are of them as a young couple with wide smiles and tailored clothes. They met at a tuberculosis sanatorium where my grandfather was a patient and my grandmother was a seamstress. It was several years before he was released and they could get married. Many of these photos come from that period of their lives.
We found a couple more photos of Daisy posing with her boss' car and Mom was reminded of stories about friends and cousins as we sorted. She was able to identify many of the faces appearing in the photos and gave me a better idea of when they might have been taken. When we were finished I packed the photos up carefully in my carry-on bag and we made a plan to scan the photos and ephemera.


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Far too reflective for a Monday/
Last week was one of the harder weeks I've had recently.
My company's website was brought more or less to its knees on Monday by a combination of a technical bug and a third party service. It worked, mostly, but only if you didn't want to buy something during the day. Come back at 7pm when no one else is on the site. Then you'll be fine. But during the day, with peak traffic? No such luck.
This meant working with the team until late into the evening every day, and through the weekend. Except Thursday. Because Wednesday night, I managed to crack a tooth. And had to go into the dentist for a filling. Because what I need when there's a crisis in play, what I really need is a punch in the face by a lady with a power drill. And who doesn't love to return to the office with a numb face and drool on your chin?
The same day, the Boy was scheduled for oral surgery. Because he had an extra tooth growing in right in the middle of his upper front palate. Which is just about as awkward as it sounds. There's a name for this - it's called a mesiodens ('middle tooth' - but that does sound way more medical in Latin, doesn't it?). He's 5, and is deathly afraid of doctors. However, he has no problem at all with the dentist's chair. I do not understand this. The doctor I like (except when he's got large hands, and he gets over familiar). The dentist, I dread (because it is unnatural to have someone sticking their hands in your mouth).
The Boy came through it just fine, but we did make a family pact to try not to schedule multiples of our family in for dental work on the same day in the future.
I also got a call the night my tooth broke that one of my uncles had passed away. A few days previously, we had learned he had liver cancer. And then, he died. Either he had the diagnosis, but didn't want to share with the family early on, or he had avoided going in for the diagnosis. I'm not sure. We weren't close.
When I was a kid, I remember my mother's younger brother as a reasonably nice guy, but usually drunk. He was the first adult that I remember noticing as intoxicated. As in, can't really walk upright down the driveway unassisted to his car (where he got in and drove away. It was the 70's. The cars were big and steel. I dunno). He was also one of the first adults that I ever swore at, for showing up intoxicated at one of my events when I was 14 or 15. (I think it was a horse show. I can't remember now). I remember my mother being horrified that I spoke to him that way, and my step-father saying something along the lines of 'well, he's not wrong.'
After that, we didn't talk much. But I learned a couple of things that day. About him. About my parents. About myself.
A few years later, my uncle did replace the engine of my first car later on when I blew it up through neglect. He was, by all accounts, always a pretty good mechanic. Maybe that was his way of making things a little more right.
Maybe he got sober later in life. I don't know. As I said, we didn't talk much.
I was saddened to learn of his passing. I figured his liver would get him in the end. I think we all did. Including him.
But not that way.
I wasn't sure if I was going to write about all this. It's not the fun, light stuff about eating good food or raising pigs or firing off trebuchets with the kids that I normally like to wax prolific on. And in Southern families, one does not talk about family problems. It's just not the done thing. Which (along with not being disrespectful of an adult) was what horrified my mother at the time. But not talking about the drunk in the family isn't helpful to anyone. Especially not the drunk. And in between the temporary moments of webified crisis last week, as I drove back and forth from the dentist or to the office, I had plenty of time to think. And be - well - maybe 'sad' isn't the right word. But regretful that another member of the generation before me. Something there about the irrevocable loss of those connections to my mother, our family, & our shared history which has passed away. Maybe it's just because it puts me a little closer to being the old guy in the family. But I hope it's less self-centered in origin than that.
I don't know if this story has much of a point, other than that, perhaps. And to reflect that as bad as my week was, it was ultimately trivial things like a flaky website or an extra trip to the dentist.
Not all stories have an arc and a tidy resolution.
Sometimes, it's just... life.


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Paphos Gardens hotel is located very close to the beach ( approx. 300 m.). Also there are an extensive choice of leisure facilities in the area. Nesstled amidst lush vegetation, this cosy holiday venue provides its guests a relaxing atmosphere. Numerous shops and evening entertainment venues are not to far from the hotel.
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The impecable service and the most attentive staff which are allways at guests disposal, make the holiday a really memorable one.
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The desk is tilting horribly, as it is missing pieces. There are still toys clustered in the corner. There are still empty boxes stacked to the side of the desk. The white candle I'm burning is scraped and burns unevenly. But the hardest part was finally accomplished. I finally started.
My home office had been ready for one year. About this time last year, I prepared my home office for the sole purpose of doing my intuitive work. If anyone had asked me, I could have sworn that I really was aching to get in there and do my intuitive work. And yet, there was always some excuse about why I couldn't do my work there. When I think of it now, I'm astounded at the range of excuses I had.
"I don't have a proper office chair." (I still don't actually. As I write this I'm actually sitting on a found sewing machine stool.)
"My books aren't organized."
"The pictures aren't all hung yet."
"I need a new laptop."
"I don't have an ergonomic keyboard."
"It's too messy, the kids toys are everywhere."
"I don't have all my special objects arranged how I like them."
"It's too full of furniture/toys."
"It's too empty."
"It's too….it's not….(fill in the blank here with the excuse of the day)."
I found there was always some reason why I wasn't quite yet ready sit down and work in that room. It seemed like I just couldn't get comfortable getting into that room. The smallest excuse could keep me out of there.
Even though I didn't know it until recently, what I really wasn't ready for was to honor myself with my very own sacred space to perform this work. The truth was I didn't feel worthy of this beautiful office with three windows. Surely this office was too beautiful, too roomy, to be just for me, to do my own work.
The funny thing is today when finally started this post, I had no idea I was finally ready. The thing that finally pushed me past wishing and into actually doing, was my commitment this year to babysteps.
This year, I am fully committed to doing one thing each day to show myself and the Universe that I really want to move towards doing as much of my intuitive work as I can. So I knew that day, that no matter what, I had to write even ONE word of an intuitive post. I needed to take just one action to prove to myself and the Universe that I was serious about doing this.
Today, I felt worthy of my beautiful office. Today, I released the need for perfection, and embraced the will to start. I embraced the tilty desk, the scraped up candle, the hard chair and just went for it. Thank God. Finally!! And yet while I sit here, I still struggle with ongoing perfectionism. My inner critic just keeps chattering on, and should-ing me. Surely I should have a more high-minded radio station on to accompany this writing. I should plug in this lap-top, I'm sure the battery is running down. The candlewax is running onto the desk, I should stop and clean it up. All of these constant sabotaging thoughts continue to bother me and pick at the edges of my concentration. I gently acknowledge the criticisms, and then continue on to give my full attention to my work.
Do those excuses sound like you? Is there something you would really like to do, but somehow you just never seem to do it?
If it does, then do yourself a favour, right now. Make a very easy commitment. Take a teeny, tiny, step, and make a commitment just to write 50 words for yourself. That is enough. You have started to nourish your dream, to feed it with your intention and your attention. And if you commit to do this again, and then again, soon your dream will be taking shape.
What dream are you avoiding? What is the biggest excuse stopping you?


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Author: Rachel M. McNeill, William M. DeFoor, Carlos C. Goller, and Laura E. Ott
Delftia spp. are rod-shaped, gram-negative water and soil bacteria that are resistant to many commonly used antibiotics. Clinical case reports have described infections of Delftia spp. in patients with intravenous catheters, prompting us to investigate the immune response to Delftia spp. stimulation. We hypothesized that stimulation of THP-1 monocytes with Delftia spp. would elicit a pro-inflammatory response. THP-1 cells were stimulated for 24hr with two strains of heat-killed Delftia spp.: Delftia acidovorans ATCC 13751 at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 0.6 and 6.0, and Delftia sp. Cs1-4 MOI of 0.8 and 8.0. Purified lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used as the positive control. Stimulation of monocytes with Delftia spp. resulted in increased monocyte mortality.


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For Sale: Your TSA Confiscated Items. Cheap.
Ever wonder what happens to all the knives, power tools, snow globes, baseball bats, sunglasses, jewelry and overcoats that get confiscated or left behind at TSA airport checkpoints?
Check eBay or GovDeals.com. Or come to one of the many government-run surplus stores around the country that sell TSA chattel. You'll find belts for $5, cork screws and nail clippers all 10 cents each, scissors at $3 a pair. In Austin, Texas, there's an auction of collectible knives every Friday.
The Middle Seat, which ran Monday on the front page instead of its usual Thursday, looks at how the Transportation Security Administration sends truckloads of prohibited items off for resale. (Click here for full story.) The goods range from the dangerous like box cutters, machetes and hunting knives to the seemingly harmless like baker's rolling pins, socket wrenches and small hand-held exercise weights.
By law, the federal government donates the surplus to states, which have agencies set up to sell surplus government equipment. (States keep the proceeds.) Items that get left behind are sold as well, including jewelry, phone chargers, sunglasses and belts. Lots of belts. Here's a list of state agencies that sell surplus government property from NASASP.org, with contact information.
Harried travelers rush off and leave clothing, neck pillows and valuables behind. Forgetful or inexperienced travelers show up with handguns, pocket knives – so many pocket knives! – and other things considered by TSA to be possible weapons, like scissors and corkscrews. TSA believes some travelers test the checkpoints, figuring their items won't get caught. And innocuous items get disqualified by TSA's sometimes overreaching screeners: toy guns, flimsy plastic Wiffle-ball bats and nail clippers, all of which are allowed under TSA rules.
Snow globe liberation is coming to airports, however. …


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Electrix coordinates shipping with construction phases: framing ships after wall board and before ceiling framing. Stocked components provide straight, inside or outside 90° corner runs with field adjustable telescoping sections for precise run length. 7" projection and 7.125" height perimeter frame system creates a 3.75" x 6" aperture. Designed for both drywall and drop ceilings for seamless design integration.
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