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The working day has become easier for Peab after they started using the collaboration platform Gemini Connected.
Gemini Connected is a cloud solution that makes it possible to gather all project data in one place. Peab in Sweden has relatively recently started using the platform in connection with both a road- and a windmill project.
"Now we have all project data gathered in one place. This means that we save a lot of time and energy looking for files and e-mailing them to each other. The work flow has become more efficient," says Daniel Sjølund, surveying manager in Peab.
Less errors and misunderstandings
Software from Powel Construction has long been a market leader when it comes to infrastructure projects in Norway. In 2015, several large contractors in Sweden also started using the 3D tool Gemini Terrain (Gemini Terreng). Terrain is used for planning and completion of road, bridge and tunnel developments, to name a few. Peab has now also started using Gemini Connected.
"If one of us makes an update in the model, this is automatically made available for everyone in the project through Connected," explains Sjølund. "This means that we no longer have people working in the wrong version of the project model, which could happen before. People would upload the wrong model and work in that one."
Cooperation across borders
Another advantage that Sjølund highlights is that knowledge sharing and cooperation across projects is made easier.
"I am now able to work on several projects simultaneously, without travelling around. My place of work is in Sundsvall, Sweden, whereas many of our projects are in other locations in Sweden," says the surveying manager.
Collaborations are also happening across borders. At Hitra, an island in the Trøndelag region of Norway, Peab is currently in the process of constructing a large wind park. Right now, they are doing the groundwork, but later on 26 new windmills, each with a height of 85 metres and a wing span of 117 metres, will be lifted into place.
"This is a very exciting project. A lot of the work involves sending updated models to machine control whilst also measuring in the completed work," says Børge Herefoss, surveying manager in Peab.
Bigger potential than today
Another surveyor also works at the project at Hitra and he commutes from Sweden. Using Gemini Connected ensures the communication between them is easier.
"The greatest advantage for us is that we work in the same project and that the models are always updated. We normally work at different locations within the site and we are not always working at the same time. Using Gemini Connected makes it easier to work together more efficiently," states Herefoss.
He says that so far, only the surveyors are using Connected for the Hitra project. Long-term, he envisions that all the various groups in a project can make use of the collaboration platform.
"We could probably make more use of Connected than we are today, but we have to start somewhere. My experience has been very positive, so I think this is the future," he says with a smile.


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"The Music Man"
What's old is new again, and in the world of theatre, it's called a revival.
This weekend, students at Reed-Custer High School are not only reviving a classic piece of musical theatre, but a part of the school's theatre history.
As the theatre department approaches its 25th year of producing musicals, an all-student cast will bring back "The Music Man," the first musical to be staged in the school's auditorium.
Director James Reinbacher said the idea of staging Meredith Wilson's six-time Tony Award winner was under consideration for next year's 25th anniversary show, but moved up a year because they had the right group of students.
"It's one of my favorite musicals ever, so we just decided to go with it, it wasn't a hard sell," Reinbacher said.
"The Music Man" follows a fast talking con man by the name of Harold Hill, a role being played by senior TJ Sforza, who said he sees a bit of himself in the character he plays on stage.
"Hill is a con man, but yet he's charming and I feel like I can charm people. I have a smooth personality so (the role) comes naturally," he said.
Sforza is no stranger to the stage as this, his senior show, is his 13th production. He first took the stage as a fifth grader playing a munchkin in the high school show, so he finds it exciting to have local fourth and fifth grade students take the stage this weekend.
Reinbacher said the entire cast seems to be enjoying working with the younger students.
"Overall I believe they love the whole show, but anytime they get to be with the little kids they really enjoy it," the director said.
For senior Alyssa Faurot, one of the highlights of this year's production is the choreography, especially the high energy number known as "Shipoopi."
"It was a lot of work and a lot of fun," she said, noting she likes all of the dance numbers in this year's show that is set in River City, Iowa.
Hill arrives by train from Rock Island, Illinois with the intention of coning the townsfolk into buying musical instruments and uniforms for the boys band he intends to start. Really he plans to take their money and move on to the next town, but that all changes when he meets the librarian, Marian.
Freshman Kayla Lockhart will take the stage as Marian, and Faurot said her performance is sure to blow audience members away.
Of his stage partner, Sforza adds, "as a freshman, she's super talented."
Sforza, Lockhart and Faurot will take the stage this weekend with 25 of their peers and a children's ensemble comprised of 10 Reed-Custer fourth and fifth graders.
The shows original Broadway run was in 1957, and most students in the cast had no idea what the show was about when they stepped into the audition room. Sforza was one of them, and to this day he hasn't seen a single scene of the show, saying he likes that the content is fresh and new to him.
Unlike Sforza, Faurot knew a little about the show as she sang "Till There Was You," for a solo and ensemble contest.
Heading into rehearsals she was a bit nervous if she'd land a role in the production, given Reinbacher was new to the program.
In fact, he's the fourth director in four years, but he knows the program well, having been a part of it as a student at Reed-Custer.
The one constant in the program is pit director Addie Dennis, who serves as the school's instrumental music director.
"I look up to Mrs. Dennis, it's been a rough couple years for our program with new directors and she's the one who's always here through the changes. She's a constant at our school," Sforza said.
Reinbacher hopes to provide some additional stability to the program as he plans to stick around, he even has next year's production in mind.
The director said moving from performing to directing has been a rather smooth transition.
"The people I am working with are the people I worked with as a performer," he said, noting the creative team that includes Dennis and vocal music director Kevin Mangan has developed a good friendship.
What he enjoys most is the students he gets to work with.
"The highlight is definitely working with these children every day. They keep me grounded in a way," he said.
Sforza believes the addition of Reinbacher is the turning point for the theatre department.
"This is probably the biggest show our school has done in years and its success is due to the creative team, fresh faces like James. It think this is what is going to get us back on track," the senior said.
The director firmly believes the success of the show and ultimately the program is in the hands of the student actors, and he makes it clear he's incredibly proud of the work they have put into the show from choreography rehearsals to set building.
"It's important for me to give them responsibility, because overall it's their program. I'm just here to guide them. This has been a collaborative process and they have some good ideas," Reinbacher said.
Point to anything on the stage and the director can tell you who was involved in its creation, from the library book shelves to the paint color on the footbridge.
"Being involved in the various stages gives them a sense of pride and ownership and they have put a lot into this and I've been very impressed," Reinbacher said.
Audiences will get a chance to take in all facets of the production when the curtain goes up on Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. Additional shows are Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Reed-Custer Auditorium. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 per person. Senior citizens and RC students with an ID enter for free.
"I think kids will definitely enjoy this show, people who know the show will have their opinions on it and will enjoy it and I know all our parents will love seeing us on stage," Faurot said.
Taking the stage with Faurot, Sforza and Lockhart are Jake Ehrsam, Jesse Hernandez, Logan Sharper, Tyler Wenberg, Jessen Valone, Payton Neu, Jake Tazelaar, Chayton Domrzalski, Emily Anderson, Emma Tonkovic, Megan Haley, and Leah Tomano, who serves as the dance captain.
Also, Cheyenne Towe, Darby O'Shea, Ember Van Duyne, Amber Piemonte, Vanessa Votta, Liz Fetzner, Megan Davis, Abbie Haley, Jessica Boyd, Sylvia Carter, Julia Mills and Savannah Ley.
Children's ensemble members include Reese Brown, Joe Burgess, Abigail Cousins, Aubrie DeBoard, Julia Eaker, Leah Milton, Tristan Randall, Colton Waldvogel, Austin Wietting and Skylar Wilkins.
The creative team is further comprised of choreographer Kim Scerine, children's director Austin Rupert, and Cirsten West, costumes.

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What a start to 2015/
Going Goofy
All the coffee in the world couldn't keep us up after the past two weeks of runDisney racing we've completed. We started our race calendar out in cold, rainy Orlando, Florida. Wait what? Yes, the weather during the Walt Disney World Marathon weekend was not ideal and it was challenging but we sucked it up and raced the 10 Year Anniversary Goofy Challenge. This consisted of a Half Marathon on Saturday and a Full Marathon on Sunday.
The Half was so much fun. We agreed to take it easy, save our energy for the Full and snap a few pictures along the way. The course was fun running through two Walt Disney World parks. While it was tempting to run fast to escape the chilly weather we stopped at most of the character stops along the course to preserve memories. We couldn't have asked for a better race. We talked, took pics and even ran with new friends along the way. So far, a great way to start off the new race calendar.
The following day, after another early wake up call we made our way to the start line of the marathon. This is the Super Bowl race of Marathon Weekend and the fact that it was Paula's very first marathon made it even more exciting. I couldn't help but feel proud of what she's been able to accomplish. Registering and training for your first marathon is daunting on it's own but doing it as part of the Goofy Challenge is borderline crazy.
Since we used the Half Marathon to take pictures the previous day, we focused on the run at hand and kept the phones tucked away. This race holds a special place in my heart since it was my very first marathon as well and running through the four Walt Disney World parks is really something special. The course is amazing. Running around the Walt Disney World Speedway was insane. We felt good running together and could feel the challenge that was Goofy around the later miles of the race.
A special thing happened at around mile 19 of the race when Paula's sister surprised her by showing up with our four sons to cheer us on. Her sister and I worked together to complete the surprise which was a perfect boost at the perfect time. We finished the race with smiles on our faces, and even jumped over the the finish line holding hands. (At least we attempted to jump. I don't think either of us got that high). We recovered from the race by exploring some of the resorts on the Disney property and walking the junk out of our legs.
May The Course Be With You
Immediately after returning home from WDW Marathon Weekend we did laundry, packed up the suitcase and headed down to Disneyland for the Star Wars Half Marathon Weekend. Since it was an inaugural race, we just had to sign up for it. Coming off of the Goofy Challenge, paula's first marathon, Walt Disney World park touring, and traveling, we vowed to have a fun race and soak up the fun of an inaugural race.
Since we didn't have anyone to watch the young ones on Saturday, I did the Star Wars 10k solo. It's part of the Rebel Challenge which consists of a 10k on Saturday and the Half Marathon on Sunday. So let's stop and recap a bit: two @runDisney challenges in two weekends, two different states, 4 races and 58.6 miles of racing. It sounded like a good idea last year when registering for these darn things. The race was fun. Again, I brought my phone and took pics along the course with the cool characters throughout the parks. The course was awesome. We ran inside the parks (some backstage) for the most part and the support was excellent.
The Half Marathon on Sunday was exciting. The course was brand new, and we enjoyed it tremendously. Beware fasties, it's a very fast course and you could easily get carried away and throw down a Disney PR if you tried. I'm a big Star Wars fan and seeing all of the cool creative costumes put a smile on my face. The best part of these races is running them together with @prvilladelgado. When we run together, we finish together. It was an amazing race and one we will continue to do in the future.
It's already been a fast start to 2015 and it's a good sign of things to come. We are tired. So very tired and will rest up in the mean time while planning the rest of our calendar. Was it stressful flying cross-country, and racing at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland two weekends back-to-back? Of course but we wouldn't trade it for anything. Earning a Coast to Coast medal (running at least a half marathon in WDW and Disneyland in the same calendar year) in two weeks is pretty darn cool IMHO. I'm proud of what we just accomplished and even more proud that Paula ran her first marathon. Most importantly we had fun doing it.


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Ok, ok. Everybody's always hassling me about the mugs.
"Gimme a mug, gimme a mug," is all I hear. Well, maybe not all but I hear it a lot.
So, here it is.
The Great Haze Guitars Mug Caption Competition Thing
I'm doing this here on the blog to make it fair to those that don't use any particular social network. Here's how it'll work.
- Absorb the awesomeness of the image* below.
- Leave an appropriate CAPTION for the photo in the comments.
The caption I find most amusing (or deeply moving) will win a mug. And, to be extra fair, I'll pick one other caption at random and send a mug too.
Behold and caption me…
Rules: My decision is final so don't whinge or sue me—it's only a bloody mug. No, you can't have money instead—it's a bloody mug. I'm not responsible if you scald yourself with hot beverages from the mug or if the handle falls off and the mug breaks your foot. Entries close at midnight GMT on Wednesday October 7th, 2015 so if it's after that, no mug for you. If you win, I'll post the mug through normal postal services and it'll ship when I can manage to get to the post office so don't whinge—it's only a bloody mug.
*Note: I've tried pretty hard to find the original owner of this photo but can't. It's too widespread over the web and there doesn't seem to be a definitive first post. I'm sort of assuming it's fair game at this point but, if this is yours let me know if you'd rather I removed it.


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We'll be there from the 26th of August to the 29th and we'll be doing signings, stage shows, and a special After Hours event!
You can buy tickets to Insomnia 58 here, but if you want to come to our special Yogscast Sports Day show you'll need to grab an EXTRA ticket from here.
What is the Yogscast Sports Day you ask? Teams of creators will compete to represent their... factions... in a variety of sporting challenges in order to win tokens of Bronze, Silver and Gold. We're sure you can see where this is going. It's going to be tons of fun and with a lot of laughs!
Who's attending from the Yogscast?
Duncan, Hannah, Kim, Lewis, Caff, Sjin, Turps, & Hat Films (No Martyn or Nilesy)
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Whaaaat, almost three months in Thailand (again) and I haven't done a food post yet? Something is wrong.
New fruit alert! They look like miniature coconuts that were left a little too close to the bonfire. Wikipedia calls these the fruits of the Palmyra Palm.
Crack them open and somehow you get these little pods; scrape off the skin (or just bite through it) and you reach a translucent, nearly tasteless solidified jello mass. Allegedly there's also a sweet juice that comes out that can be refined into alcohol or reduced to palm sugar, but given the boringness of the little fruit pockets, I find that difficult to believe.
After three months of being bored by the food in Vietnam and by my own cooking in Cambodia, I was excited to return to Thailand, land of smiles and ubiquitous vegetarian joints. I went in search of one in the first town I passed through and quickly found it with some help from locals. Too bad it was closed.
A little more sleuthing led me to a little vegeterian supply shop not too far away, stocked with sauces, dried protein balls, shiitake mushrooms, noodles, and all sorts of other kitchen necessities. Not knowing that it wasn't a restaurant, I asked if I could eat. The women looked at me perplexedly, went into the kitchen in the back, and brought ought several plates' worth of leftovers.
Two grandmas' home cookin'!
Hey, it's a fried thing that I haven't seen before. In Thai, it's pretty easy to ask what's inside: "Sai arai." (Put what.) She told me it was rice, so I bought a few.
Fried rice with lemongrass, galangal, chillies, and some other Thai herbs, rolled up, breaded, and fried one more time. Reminds me of my Italian host mama Donatella's arancini, where a ball of risotto with a mix of cheese, ragu, peas, or mushrooms in the middle is then breaded and deep-fried.
I considered waited till morning to take a better picture, but…nope.
I later learned that you're supposed to let the lady take the rice balls and mash them up for you after adding peanuts, friend anchovies, red peppers, fish sauce and green mangoes into the mix.
Also at the market: kidney beans, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and some sort of seed or grain gone gelatinous. Perhaps chia? Swerved with a few spoonfulls of sweetened coconut milk, this dessert is generally so rich that I regret buying it after my first or second spoonful. I still keep coming back for it since I can't resist all those beans.
Another dessert option: coconut ice cream in a coconut husk. A nice, cool option when I'm feeling to hot or too busy to stop for a real meal.
A normal breakfast at a countryside temple. While the kids are at school and the men and younger ladies are in the fields, the grandmas take charge of "making merit" for the family by coming out and supporting the monks. They bring loads of food in plastic bags and metal tiffin apparati, decant it into dozens of bowls, offer some to the monks and leave some aside, and then eat once the monks have said the morning blessings and had their fill.
If I plan on staying at a temple that night, then I try to pick up a few things at the market to contribute the following morning. I do this because I know that, if given the chance, these ladies will absolutely load me down with food.
For instance, that morning I received several boxes of soymilk, a bowlful of rice, bags of grapes, watermelon, and papaya, sticky rice desserts, and a bag of fried fish. Enough food that I didn't have to buy lunch and I couldn't even think about eating dinner…despite having cycled 100+km that day.
If there's plastic bottles, styrofoam, and meat, you know I got it from a monastery! This score included 1.5L of sweet teas, 1L of bottled water, a plate of rice and chicken, a bag bamboo and pork soup, and a coconut and black rice dessert. I felt so guilty that I stopped visiting monasteries for the next few days.
Yet another camping dinner: fresh veggies and some fresh noodles from the market a few towns back.
Stands with racks of bamboo tubes are always a welcome sight.
Because there's grilled sticky rice inside! The top one there is black sticky rice cooked with coconut milk. The lower one is white sticky rice cooked with sugar cane juice.
Might as well turn this into a snack section. These mini-pancakes made with rice flour (maybe?), sugared and salted coconut milk, and sometimes chives and corn are a perennial favorite.
More or less the same batter, this time fried into a puck.
Another perennial fave: battered bananers and sweet potaters.
12-3: Sesame donut with salty yellow lentil paste inside
4-6, 8-11PM: Mini glutinous banana wrapped in shredded coconut, battered and fried.
7PM, Center: Don't remember what this was (ate it nearly two months ago and haven't seen it since), but I'm pretty sure it had coconut and brown sugar. One thing's for sure: it was fantastic.
Wonder of wonders! Riding through hundreds of kilometers of coconut plantations, I came across one shop where a few grannies were sitting on the floor hacking at coconuts with tomahawks. Somehow, they were able to separate the woody shell from the flesh without spilling any of the water.
Another whaaaaaaaaaat moment. Baguettes are easy to come by in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, but are sorely lacking in Thailand. Probably because of the whole "never colonized by a western power" thing.
These specimens were from a tiny, tiny, tiny, almost nonexistent town at the intersection of two roads that nobody ever travels on. And yet, the bakery totally kicked ass. I haven't even seen bread this nice in Bangkok.
Spaghetti all'aglio from a "Steakhouse" in rural Thailand. Tasty, but far too tiny and definitely not worth triple the price of a standard Thai dinner. I only ordered it because I was planning to ask the owner if I could camp in his back yard and use his bathroom/shower.
Though I guess I should admit that it was exquisite. Sometimes I forget how magical even just a few shreds of parmeggiano and a few drops of olive oil can be.
And, now, time to get down to business. Wherever you see the yellow sign with "Chay" written in Thai (up top) and the Chinese character 齋 ("Zhai1"), you can be sure there will be some miscellaneous vegetable goodness. No menu, just a few trays or buckets of mock meats, stir-fries, curries, and in-betweens. Usually 30-40B ($1-$1.33)/plate.
Something I don't remember, but it looks like it had bamboo, pea-sized eggplants, shiitakes, and soy protein balls. Probably spicy and sour.
Definitely have no recollection of this dish. Gluten nuggets there on the right?
Another miscellaneous dish; something with bean sprouts, something with radishes and beans, some fake ground meat.
If it looks clean, slightly bland, and you can tell what's in it, it means it didn't come from a veg restaurant. More likely from a street stall where they don't understand me trying to ask for a curry.
Nice but meh.
Filling but meh.
Pretty but meh.
Slightly more interesting: a noodle stand at a market just across the river from Myanmar.
A bunch of vegetables I can't identify or even describe.
Whatever, the noodles are noodles and the broth is coconut-based. Just dump stuff in and it'll turn out great.
Pad Thai from a street stall.
Sometimes they'll even make a vegan one for me.
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Récompenses Zycko attribuées par nos constructeurs partenaires
Zycko est un distributeur international à valeur ajoutée fournissant des solutions IT innovantes. Nous avons une réelle volonté de promouvoir des technologies innovantes et pionnières dans leur domaine, en les distribuant en Europe. C'est pourquoi nous nouons des relations fortes avec nos constructeurs partenaires qui décernent régulièrement des récompenses Zycko.
Les équipes Zycko sont pro-actives pour faire connaître les start-up montantes et évangéliser nos clients revendeurs afin qu'ils s'approprient les technologies de demain et qu'ils puissent se différencier sur le marché.
Pour chacun de nos constructeurs partenaires, nous garantissons toute une gamme de services pour l'accompagner dans les relations avec les revendeurs et déclencher des ventes : formations techniques, formations commerciales, accès à un lab pour tester la solution, campagnes de détections de projets, revues de comptes, analyse des besoins, Proof-Of-Concept …
Depuis la création de Zycko, nous sommes régulièrement primés pour nos efforts par nos constructeurs partenaires qui attribuent des récompenses Zycko.
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- 2014 – Riverbed EMEA Distribution Partner of the Year Riverbed Technology has awarded Zycko with EMEA Distribution Partner of the Year again for 2014. The awards were announced during the Riverbed Partner Summit 2015, and recognise companies for excellence in delivering on customer needs and driving business results. Zycko is the largest, most extensively resourced, qualified and experienced Riverbed partner in EMEA.
- 2015 – Network Computing Awards Distributor of the Year Finalist Zycko has been nominated as a finalist in the Distributor of the Year category of the 2015 Network Computing Awards. Zycko was nominated for the award by a number of its vendor and reseller partners for its contribution to the channel. The awards are organised by Network Computing magazine.
- 2013 – KEMP Distribution Partner of the Year for Northern Europe KEMP Technologies has named Zycko, a leading international distributor of innovative IT solutions, as Distribution Partner of the Year for Northern Europe (2013). Leigh Bradford, Regional Director for Northern Europe at KEMP Technologies said: "Having been a KEMP Technologies distributor since 2011, I am personally delighted to see Zycko secure this accolade. Being the first […]
- 2014 – Lifesize Marketing Partner of the Year Zycko's marketing team has been recognised for their valuable services to Lifesize and its partners. The team have been awarded EMEA Marketing Partner Award 2014 by Lifesize, a division of Logitech.
- 2014 – Riverbed Star VAD Nordics Award Riverbed Technology has acknowledged the success that Zycko has seen in the Nordics by presenting the Zycko team with the Riverbed Star VAD Nordics Award. Zycko received this reward due to the value they bring to the channel, its engagement with Riverbed and the revenue delivered to the vendor.
- 2013 – Riverbed EMEA Distribution Partner of the Year Zycko has received Riverbed's EMEA Distribution Partner of the Year award again for 2013. Zycko is the most successful Riverbed distribution partner in EMEA with Riverbed Authorised Support Partner (RASP), Riverbed Authorised Consulting Partner (RACP), Riverbed Advanced Access Program (RAAP) and Riverbed Authorized Training Partner (RATP) accreditations. Zycko offers a portfolio of value add services […]
- 2012 – Riverbed EMEA Distribution Partner of the Year Zycko has been awarded EMEA Distribution Partner of the Year for the third year running. Zycko has been a Riverbed distributor since 2005, and is the largest, most extensively resourced, qualified and experienced Riverbed partner in EMEA.
- 2012 – Lifesize EMEA Distributor of the Year – Cross Regional Zycko has been recognised by Lifesize Communications as the Lifesize EMEA Distributor of the Year – Cross Regional for the second year running. This is the third time Lifesize have rewarded Zycko's efforts in supporting and developing the Lifesize channel business.
- 2011 – CRN Networking Distributor of the Year Finalist Zycko reached the final stage of the CRN Networking Distributor of the Year 2011. Highlighting Zycko's optimisation and efficiency strategy with disruptive technologies against the broadline proprietary distribution.
- 2011 – Riverbed EMEA Distributor Partner of the Year Zycko, the pan-European value-added distributor of leading edge IT solutions, is the recipient of the Riverbed Technology EMEA Distributor Partner of the Year 2011 Award. The Riverbed® Partner Awards recognise companies that have demonstrated success in implementing Riverbed IT performance solutions for customers, grown revenues and business and invested in their relationship with Riverbed.
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You create a script as follows and use it to stop or flush the iptables rules.
Please don't type rules at command prompt. Use the script to speed up work.
Procedure for Debian / Ubuntu Linux
A) Create /root/fw.stop /etc/init.d/fw.stop script using text editor such as vi:
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(B) Make sure you can execute the script:
# chmod +x /root/fw.stop
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Hi folks Kathleen here with my review of Innuendo by Gabor. This is not a new style but she is new to me. I wanted something short for the summer but not pixie short. Image 2 lists all the specs of Innuendo. Sweet bangs and some length on the sides but still pixie short in the back. She looked adorable. The color in the product photos is Ginger Mist G27+. I bet you're thinking it looks like my color choice right? Mine is Cayenne Mist G29+. After researching online etc it looked to me that unlike the color descriptions or what the color codes indicated Cayenne Mist would be lighter than Ginger Mist. I wanted a strawberry blonde and Cayenne Mist G29+ is exactly what I was hoping for.
Innuendo is a basic open cap with no monofilament features. Gabor wigs can be roomy on me but this one fit pretty well. I little roomy over my ears but not anywhere else which is good.
Image 3 illustrates Innuendo right out of the box. Adorable with a bit of box hair. I loved how she looked, her fit, and comfort, and for me just as important, I loved the color. Perfect. I wanted a real strawberry blonde. Estetica's R30/28/26 and Tony of Beverlys Sangria come close but they are darker than I wanted. Both of those colors I consider more of a natural light auburn. The fibers on Innuendo were a bit shiny. I usually don't use products etc on my wigs. In this case I wanted to wear her right away….I had no time to wash her so I sprinkled some powder on her. That works just fine and when I wash her that initial shine will go away.
Image 4 illustrates how little you need to reduce that too shiny wig hair look. Image 5 illustrates the after..no shine. Works every time…easy peasy.
This style is sooo dang cute. I did trim a few little sections of hair on one side that seemed too long. But honestly I didn't need to. 😉 This is a true shake and go style. The length on the sides is great for hiding my bio hair.
This style has a very natural density and even though she has permatease she doesn't have that unnatural pouffy top you get on some permateased wigs. Lots of razored layers. I didn't but you could go to town with some Jon Renau piece out creme and bring all that texture out.
Image 7 illustrates the adorable profile of this style. Very flattering especially those longer face hugging layers.
So what is a basic open cap. Image 8 illustrates what an open cap is. If you are a wig newbie Innuendo is great first time wig. She does not have a lace front or mono part or mono top or even a mono crown. What does that mean for a first time wig wearer? No itching. It takes quite awhile (some folks never get used to it) for you and your brain to get used to the feeling of monofilament features. I don't recommend mono features for a first time wig wearer. Most of the cap has open tracks (wefts) his allows air circulation so you won't get as hot wearing your wig. The rose lace covered area on top is where most of the permatease is. Think permanent teased hair. 😉 It's there to support the style of your wig and to obscure the wefts. This wig only weighs 2.5oz so super light on your head.
All I did was move one section of hair over. Easy peasy 😉
Images 12 & 13 illustrates this color very well. You can see the light auburn and the warm blonde highlights on top. There are more highlights around the face. This is definitely a red lovers blonde..lol
I'm crushing over the back. Love the flips. The darker color in the back adds dimension to this color as well. I don't know about you but I can't stand anything on my neck when its hot. I am glad the nape is only 2".
So if you are looking for short but not pixy short realistic density no frills wig for the warmer months or for a first wig you will love Innuendo. Enjoy!
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Do you know why most people in our country distrust financial institutions in general and banks in particular. It's because often they have good reason to. This past week saw the changing of the guard at Citibank, with Vikram Pandit unceremoniously sacked as CEO. COO, John Havens was given the axe concurrently…..who cares really. Two overpaid executives long receiving entrepreneurial pay for managerial behavior.
On Monday October 16, Citibank announced their third quarter earnings. The numbers were quite good and the stock reacted favorably. All the right things were said….the mortgage portfolio was under control and rumors swirled that Federal Reserve permission was not far off for dividends and share buybacks. On Friday, four days after earnings were announced, Bloomberg reported that Citibank was "carving out" various hedge funds from their Citi Capital Advisors (CCA) division. Citi has $5 billion of its own funds in this division. "Citi has begun transitioning certain CCA businesses from being wholly Citi-owned to being owned primarily by management," announced spokeswoman Danielle Romero-Apsilos. Presumably the reason for this divestiture is to comply with upcoming Volker Rule restrictions on proprietary trading.
There are lots of unanswered questions that the board needs to investigate or disclose to make sure that shareholders' interests are being protected in this transaction. Citi has about $155 billion in tangible common equity so $5 billion is over 3% of that amount. Will this $5 billion continue to be at risk in hedge funds? Next, current CCA co-chiefs are James O'brien and Jonathan Dorfman, old crony's of Vikram's from his days at Morgan Stanley. After Vikram arrived at Citibank from Morgan Stanley, he was head of CCA and one of his first moves was to buy Carlton Hill Global Capital, LLC the hedge fund run by Dorfman and O'brien at Morgan. I read that Dorfman and O'brien may own 24% of the new entity that is buying the hedge fund division from Citibank. CCA currently manages a total of $18.6 billion including Citi's $5 billion. The big question is how much are they paying? An equally relevant inquiry whether a transaction of this size is being put out to bid or auction to maximize shareholder value? How many of these assets are they getting besides the Citi $5 billion? So far Citi is being pretty sneaky about their disclosures. There was no mention of this on their quarterly conference call. There was no 8K filed so they don't consider it material. If you look at all recent 8K filings most of them involve a lot less than $5 billion. The only mention of this deck shuffling is on page 2 footnote 3(a) of the Supplemental Disclosure Statement released in conjunction with Q3 earnings. The note says that "during the third quarter of 2012 Citi executed definitive agreements to transition a carve out…..". Shareholders have right to know about these "signed agreements". The Citi record in the hedge fund business has its blemishes. In 2007 they bought Old Lane Partners from Vikram and his partner, outgoing COO John Havens for $800 million. Vikram netted $165 million and I have to assume that as a partner Havens got some similar amount. Fast forward to the end of 2008 and Old Lane was losing money and was shuttered and Citi, and its shareholders lost all its $800 million investment. So now in 2012, Citi is selling this CCA unit to insiders in a completely opaque transaction. Interestingly Old Lane had about $4.5 billion in assets. So if Citi paid Vikram and partners $800 million for Old Lane. I would expect that all participants in this management buyout are paying Citibank at least $800 million for their $5 billion. Also, what additional compensation are they going to pay for any of the other assets from the CCA portfolio that they are contemplating owning? Where is the board oversight? Where is the transparency? Shareholders voted down Vikram's 2011 pay package, arrogantly announcing it before it was even voted on. Large institutional shareholders need to demand answers to all of these questions. I am also curious to know if Vikram and Havens have any stake in these new arrangements. I hope not because it would constitute a horrible conflict of interest and a breach of fiduciary duty to the company and its shareholders. As an aside why did Vikram and Havens get their heads chopped off? Just a specualtion, but did CCA play any part in the decision?
It is probably a wise course for Citibank to divest hedge fund assets from bank balance sheets. Under Basel III risk weighted asset rules, one must assume that hedge fund assets carry the highest (most onerous) capital requirements of just about anything a bank might hold on its balance sheet. Therefore owning hedge fund assets may detract from Citi's ability to repurchase shares and pay dividends. That said, shareholders deserve a fair shake here: maximize the value of these assets. Crony capitalism has damaged this company and our country enough already, don't you think?


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Independent developer Fatshark in collaboration with Indie team Toadman Interactive, released a new gameplay trailer today, highlighting the vicious and strategic co-op action of Bloodsports.TV. Set to launch Monday, March 30th on Steam (PC), Bloodsports.TV puts players in an arena style battleground where players must control their deadly Gladiators and work together to achieve rewards and battle glory. Players can pre-purchase Now and receive an extra copy of the game to send to a friend (does not apply to 5-pack purchases) and additionally, all owners of Krater on Steam will receive an additional 10% off during Pre-Purchase.
To pre-order Bloodsports.TV visit: http://store.steampowered.com/app/336420/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/336420/
Bloodsports.TV takes place in a Gladiator style arena set in a ravaged post-apocalyptic Stockholm, that's been feeling the effects of nuclear detonations, kinectic impacts, bio-weapon plagues and all-consuming nano storms. Combatants battle an endless onslaught of angry villagers, mutants and animals to the sound of a quirky commentator, who provides a minute by minute commentary to the vicious, bloody entertainment, in this fast-paced approach to strategic co-op games.
Team up with your friends to form a murderous crew and choose from a wide variety of deadly Gladiators, each with their own unique abilities and play style. Work together to shoot, smash, stomp, electrocute, drain, and melt your enemies. Or support your fellow Gladiators through healing and buffing up their skills! Find your own strategies in the Bloodsports arena to become an increasingly infamous and prestigious Gladiator in the world of Krater. Achieve higher scores and climb global leaderboards with your friends to become the greatest crew of Gladiators in the world.
Visit the website: www.bloodsports.tv
About Fatshark
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and established in 2004 independent developer Fatshark is comprised of a team of over 50 experienced games developers, who strive to create compelling interactive experiences. The team have previously developed titles including Lead and Gold, Krater and War of the Roses, as well as recently announced Warhammer®: End Times Vermintide™. For more information, visit www.fatsharkgames.com
About Toadman Interactive
Toadman Interactive is an independent game company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden that builds games of many genres, with an ambition to create the perfect gameplay experience. The team consists of 15 skilled developers, Toadman Interactive has previously worked on titles such as Killing Floor: Calamity.


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If you follow us on instagram you probably know by now how much we love heading over to the Downtown Farmers Market every Wednesday and snapping photos of all the beautiful flower arrangements. We decided to take it a step further by finding actual Benjamin Moore paint colors that match the gorgeous hues of these natural beauties.
See our color analysis below with links to the paint colors starting from left to right:


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On Self Love || The Book
This book has truly been a work in progress and it has been a long time coming. Back story.
If you have known me in real life, or via social media, for the past few years, you know that I co-wrote and released a book called Her Crown in 2014. It was the love of my life and I was beyond proud of myself for releasing a book at such a young age. Who would have known that things would have turned out the way they did.
*everything that I am about to say is from this point on, is from a place of observation and reflection, not judgement.
I was young and naive. I genuinely did not know what I was doing, I simply had a calling, a push, from Spirit, I followed through, and I learned as I went along (as with everything I do in life). I did what I was capable of doing at that moment, but it was not good enough for the other person. I will say that that experience taught me so much, even through the tears and the pain. There were so many valuable life lessons that were learned.
As much as I did not want to give up on or release something that I worked so hard on, I had no other choice. All in all, I had to let that go. It hurt me to my core to have to let my first book go, but it was something that had to be done. With no compensation from book or product sales, I walked away and cut ties with the woman that I thought was my friend. I cried SO much over that book and the negative energy and situations that were unfolding. I am not even mad at her anymore, really. I learned some more things recently that made me come to peace with what had occurred.
I let Her Crown go and funnily enough I was asked to work on another book project with a friend and a woman that I thought was my friend at the end of 2016. I will not get into full details of this "partnership" either, but long story short, I started to notice that this woman, who I thought was my "friend" started to display behaviors that mimicked the woman that I co-wrote Her Crown with. Actually, these behaviors may have been a bit more amplified being that I was actually in that persons space (living with them) for a period of time. I noticed these things and at the same time, I was going through a major life transition. I had to pull away from that project for numerous reasons, and needless to say this woman hated me for it. She hated me for standing up for myself and standing up against her need to control me. She still hates me to this day, but I am perfectly alright with that because I see past the facade that she puts up.
With both of these situations, every time I stood up for myself, I was countered with projections or an attempt to guilt me or invalidate my feelings. I realized that both of these women attempted to make me feel like I was no one, I was nothing, and could not do anything without them and their "resources", basically feed off of what I could give/my creative energy while making me feel as though I needed to depend on them for any kind of success. I had to learn through experience I that I am, indeed, enough.
Last year (2016) was truly the catalyst for my real self-love journey. I realized that although I was claiming all of these wonderful things, I did not fully and truly believe them (even though I really wanted to), therefore, I could not embody them.
I was doing so much for other people, I was giving so much of myself that I felt completely naked, exposed, and drained. I was, and am still, going through one of the roughest patches of my life. So many things were stripped from me and I have not been comfortable since I moved to Georgia....but in the space of discomfort, the best growth happens.
I had to go within. I had to isolate myself. I had to be quiet and get still. I took breaks from social media, breaks from people, breaks from the outside world. I spent so much time with myself, I still do. I learned so much about Who I Am as a Spirit, and who I am as a person (those are two different things that my spirit sister Hasnaa helped me understand, which I will expand on at a later date).
In this silence, I channeled everything into writing. I wrote every day for months. Old, unresolved, and pent up emotions came up for me. I wrote about it. Things were happening in my present moments, I wrote about it. I was hurting. I wrote about it. I hoped for so much love. I wrote about it. I was so quiet, I heard God/Goddess, I heard myself, and I wrote all of that down too. I wrote about my thoughts on life, love, the sun, the moon, the stars, depression, my future, the pain, the joy....I. Wrote. It. All.
In the midst of the releasing, the title came to me, On Self Love. Literally, it just came to me, while I was sitting down on my bed one morning, out of nowhere. I wrote it down on my whiteboard and thought nothing of it. As I kept writing the downloads, the thoughts, the messages from the universe, the cosmos, my highest self, I felt like I was remembering who I was. I was remembering who I was based off of the situations that happened, which helped me remember that which I am not. My revelations and downloads were "oh, yeah!" moments for me. That is where the subtitle, The Remembering, came from. The more I wrote, it was like this amnesia was being lifted, slowly but surely. My book is literally a compilation of thoughts and words that helped me navigate back to the knowing of Who I Am, it was my way to help me remember me.
The words that fill the pages of this book are very raw. They come straight from my heart, straight from my soul. There are no filters. There is no making things pretty or acceptable to the majority. This book is literally me. It is an extension of me and my mind, me and my spirit.
As I was remembering, I started to record videos of my downloads and uploaded it to my youtube channel. Some people resonated with what I was saying, some people tried to come for my life, but I am okay with that. Most people react vert negatively or aggressively when you challenge something that you have been or known your entire life.
Also through the remembering came the amplification of my love to help people remember to love themselves. I started making herbal blends and bath salts to help people put some kind of ritual in their lives to honor themselves. At this moment, I had to stop since I decided to follow Spirit and uproot and replant back in NY. Everything will resume once I set up my own place to reside.
All in all, it has literally been a journey. Many ups and downs. Many tears. Many moments of uncertainty, doubt, and fear. Many moments of depression and anxiety. Many moments fighting to stay true to myself while everyone wants me to conform. Many enlightened moments. Many instances of pure love and direct connection to Source. Many things have happened in the past year and a half, but they were absolutely necessary.
This book is necessary. It is necessary for me. I wrote this book all by myself. Drew out the cover. Figured out how to arrange and lay out words and pages. This book is proof to myself that I can do things by myself (with the help of others of course). This book is physical proof that I AM ENOUGH.


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Happy, happy release day to Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2! Star Stuff is now available everywhere! Pick up your copy from the Company shop, iTunes or a record store near you. The album is also streaming over at Apple Music and Spotify.
"We all got together after that first encounter, meeting at Chaz's home studio in Berkeley. We had no set musical ideas because we wanted this to be fresh and pure and 100% collaborative... The songs started morphing and the camaraderie got so strong, inspired, and positive that it was absolutely exhilarating working together! We had the utmost trust in one another. It naturally became a joint record so it became fitting to call it a "meets" project." - Jared Mattson
April 12th - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
April 13th - Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse
April 14th - Washington, DC - U Street Music Hall
April 15th - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
April 16th - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
April 18th - Somerville, MA - Once Ballroom
April 19th - Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
April 20th - Toronto, ON - Great Hall
April 21st - Ferndale, MI - The Loving Touch
April 22nd - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
April 23rd - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
**All dates with Madeline Kenney


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Hospital clipboards and bulletin boards have become a thing of the past. Hospital and health centers must now invest in electronic medical software to better manage their workflow and processes.
Choosing the right electronic medical record (EMR) software for your facility will help increase efficiency and streamline workflows. Choosing the wrong software can hamper your processes, generate obstacles, and generally make it more difficult to work and keep patients happy.
It can be challenging to choose the right EMR. It takes time, effort, and a lot of communication with software providers and facility staff. But if you choose a system that is suitable for your needs, it will pay off in the long run.
1. Define your needs, identify what features you want your EMR to have like scheduling, automated billing, or e-Prescribing? To help you figure this out, map out your patient visit and ideal practice workflow and look for areas where an EMR can provide support, notes an expert from Raintree Systems.
2. Choose a system that's easy to use. Your system may have all the fancy bells and whistles, but if your staff finds it difficult to use it could end up costing more in the long run through failed implementation. Look for a system that is intuitive and easy-to-use. If patients are frustrated by trying to find their pertinent info and what to click they won't citing, it's too hard to use.
3. Be specific. Software that is specially designed for your particular needs (such as a hospital) is more likely to produce favorable results and user experiences. Generic EMR applications are okay, but you'll have to deal with unused features and features you really need but don't have.
4. Clarify your budget before shelling money out for an EMR. Ask about all upfront costs and recurring expenses you'll have to pay for the software and hardware, as well as ongoing maintenance and support from the vendor.
Ask about payment terms as well, and make sure everything is put down in a written agreement.


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Review: Nock Co. Dot Dash Notebook Black
Nock Co. continues to grow their business and adding new products to their storefront. The latest addition is their Black Dot Dash Notebooks. If you've read my review on the Yellow Dot Dash Notebooks, you know that the paper wasn't ideal for fountain pens. They remind me a lot of the Field Notes notebooks; awesome product but less than stellar paper. Nock Co. has listened to their users and have now released the Black Dot Dash Notebooks to their line to remedy that particular problem.
The first thing you'll of course notice when comparing the books is the new, more subdued, black cover. A lot of bloggers/reviewers, myself included, weren't the hugest fans of the bright yellow cover with the brown logo. I have to say I am really digging this new cover - definitely more my style.
Nock have really done their homework on this one - the paper doesn't feel much heavier, but it is considerably smoother than the old books. It is incredibly fountain pen friendly in comparison as well - in my tests, there was no feathering to speak of, even with my 1.1 mm stub.
The color of the Dot Dash pattern has changed as well. As opposed to the grey pattern on the Yellow books, the Black books sport a nice purple pattern. You'll also notice the awesome "USA" logo on the back showing that they continue to stick to their tradition of US-made products.
I have avoided pocket notebooks for some time because of their lack of fountain pen friendly paper. Nock Co. has changed that entirely. These are truly a pleasure to write on and I know I'll be using them frequently. Brad and Jeff continue to outdo themselves with excellent customer service and top-notch products. I can't wait to see what other awesomeness comes out of Atlanta this year!


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10th Annual Conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP 2015).
The CREATe Centre, School of Law will host an important event from 1-3 September 2015: The 10th annual conference of the European Policy for Intellectual Property Association (EPIP 2015).The conference programme and companion is now available for download.
Close to 200 delegates from all over the world will attend.
Two sessions will be open to all graduates and postgraduate students of the Law School, and interested academics across the University.
1. The Principal of the University of Glasgow, Professor Anton Muscatelli will open the conference on Wednesday, 2 September at 8.30 – 9.30am in the University Chapel, followed by a keynote by Professor Ian Hargreaves (author of the UK government's Hargreaves Review of IP & Growth), and a response from Julia Reda (Pirate Party MEP, and rapporteur of the European Parliament's review of the 2001 Copyright Directive). 2. A second semi-public session takes place on Thursday, 3 September, 4.45pm – 6.15pm in Bute Hall. Four chief economists (European Commission, World Intellectual Property Organization, UKIPO, OHIM) will respond to a keynote from Joel Waldfogel on "Data Needs for Assessing the Function of Copyright".
Then the conference closes with a reflective keynote from Pamela Samuelson (University of California, Berkeley, one of the leading US IP law academics), and some words from Rick Rylance (chief executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council AHRC and chair of Research Councils UK).
Welcome to EPIP 2015 The European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) Association was founded in 2005 with the aim "to promote research regarding economic, legal, social, political and historical aspects of intellectual property rights at national, European and international levels". This interdisciplinary approach was visionary. It is not an overstatement to say that EPIP's annual conferences opened a new field of enquiry. Intellectual Property Law left the back office. The difficult questions how to promote innovation, creativity, productivity were now exposed to empirical research.
From the beginning, the EPIP Association intended to make a difference beyond academe, by contributing "ideas, concepts and discussions that will promote innovation" and "inform and encourage policy-oriented discussion". As the 10th Annual Conference arrives in Glasgow (and for the first time in the UK), EPIP is well established as a forum where the best new research meets a wide range of policy makers, from international organisations and governments, to industry and trade bodies.
We are very pleased that our now regular collaboration with the European Commission is continuing, involving pre-discussion of topical issues that feed into our call for papers and panels. If you look through the list of delegates and speakers, you will also notice an extraordinarily diverse range of representation, from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), OECD, the European Trade Marks and Designs Office (OHIM), to think tanks, law firms, and stakeholders such as the British Film Institute, Society of Authors, UK Music and Fundación Autor SGAE. The UK IP Office contributed as conference sponsor, as did Microsoft and NESTA for specific panels. There are not many conferences where academics mix that easily with Members of Parliament, government officials and firms.
Will we make a difference? This year, we are focussing on the Creative Economy and copyright law. Here, evidence based policy continues to be a particular struggle. We have facilitated a cross-pollination with the SERCI Congress, the annual event of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues, including joint keynotes, panels and mutually free attendance. We are also pursuing our traditional topics, with some excellent plenaries and sessions, ranging from the role of disclosure in patent systems, to 3D printing, big data, and a panel on trade dress (the visual characteristics of a product that signal its origin – which will take a more central role at the conference in Oxford next year).
We had to turn down many paper submissions, and are reaching the limits of what can be accommodated in a two-day conference. I believe it is important that, as an Association, we take our responsibility seriously for the next generation of researchers. If we want interdisciplinary academics who can shape policy in this important field (and we need them), we must offer development opportunities, even a job market for economists, social scientists and lawyers with a focus on innovation. During my tenure as president of EPIP, creating such opportunities through links between innovation centres will be a particular priority, building on our successful pre-conference PhD workshops.


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I made it to Monday! WoooHoo! Okay, making it to Monday is not necessarily a BIG thing; not even a MEDIUM thing, still I'm glad to be starting a brand new week, full to overflowing with all kinds of possibilities.
For those of you in the know, Mondays around these parts also are tied to the unveiling of a brand new, K'lee and Dale's Cosmic Photo Challenge round!
For those of you happening past my humble site, know that my buddy Dale and I for some time now have been alternating weeks to create Friday prompts for the following Monday's challenge. We both enjoy the creative process enough to keep it going AND, as luck would have it, we are often times joined in on the fun by various creative members of our blogosphere.
Now, this week, or should I say last Friday, I sent out the following prompt:
Some of you may be asking yourselves just what that term means? Dale's and my response will more than likely be… whatever YOU choose it to be if you decide to join in! We actually do prefer those taking the challenges we offer up to be as creative and experimental as you want; define the prompts any way you like. That's the fun of it all!
So, having told you both the title of this week's challenge and the unveiling happens… well, it happens TODAY… you must, by now, be wondering what I came up with as a response to my own challenge?
Oh, just these few meager works:
Bees, birds, and the power of the Mighty Pacific Ocean at sunset. Color tweaks of actual photo works, blended with a bit of graphical experimentation while ramping the COLORS up to one thousand.
Those are my takes…
What about yours?
I know you're dying to jump in, so let me tell you how to go about it:
Create your post as you normally do. Cosmically Created Color or any combo of those words should let us know you mean business. Once your amazing post it complete, copy its URL and paste it into the comment section of either this challenge post or the one you're going to find over at Dale's site (as always, he's linked up above!) Doing this creates what's known as a 'pingback', a fancy way to say you'll make it much easier for others to find your work.
Lastly, be sure to use our #CosPhoChal tag, along with any other tags you deem necessary or cool…
Hit the big blue 'publish' button and you're all done!
Here's to a great week ahead, filled with lots of Cosmically Created Colors, of course!
K'lee L. © 2018


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Compressor Station Fire Spurs Evacuations/
From Van Buren County Democrat
A compressor caught fire Monday afternoon at a natural gas well site on Oakland Road.
The fire, at a BHP Billiton site, began after a compression station engine exploded. The fire lasted for about an hour before BHP employees arrived to shut off a feeder line.
About 35 to 40 people in 20 or more homes were evacuated during the event. They were allowed to return home within about 90 minutes, according to Van Buren County Office of Emergency coordinator Jeana Williams.
Sheriff Scott Bradley said the homes were evacuated due to concerns about the dangers from a gas fire.


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Writers: Don't be ceremonious about your writing. When time's available, WRITE.
Some great advice from Cory Doctorow in his "Writing In The Age Of Distraction" piece for Locus Online: Don't be ceremonious.
"Forget advice about finding the right atmosphere to coax your muse into the room. Forget candles, music, silence, a good chair, a cigarette, or putting the kids to sleep. It's nice to have all your physical needs met before you write, but if you convince yourself that you can only write in a perfect world, you compound the problem of finding 20 free minutes with the problem of finding the right environment at the same time. When the time is available, just put fingers to keyboard and write. You can put up with noise/silence/kids/discomfort/hunger for 20 minutes."


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If the public reaction to The Huffington Post Canada's report on income inequality and housing prices is anything to go by, Canadians are growing worried about a housing bubble, and about the influence of foreign investors on major real estate markets.
In the first article in its Mind The Gap series, HuffPost reported on the apparent effect that growing income inequality is having on housing prices in Canada. As the country's wealthy grow richer and middle class wages stagnate, house prices rise, meaning ever-larger debt burdens for working Canadians.
Among commenters, not everyone agreed that income inequality is at the heart of the problem.
"Home ownership in [C]anada is at 70 per cent -- the highest it has ever been," wrote Guy Smiley Too. "This stat alone seems to debunk the income gap theory."
The commenter went on to suggest that Canada is in the midst of a housing bubble.
"Canadians are up to their eyeballs in dangerous debt and the banks are complicit. And why wouldn't they be when all the loans they give are insured by the government (read "public") via the CMHC? Everyone has seen the studies showing how many people could not afford a rise in interest rates. Yes Virginia, there IS subprime lending in Canada. It's your neighbors and friends. … It looks like a classic bubble, it walks like a classic bubble..."
More at Mind The Gap: Why You Should Care About Income Inequality.. What $350,000 Will Buy You In House Markets Across Canada.. 1 In 5 Vancouver Homes Now Sell For More Than $1 Million.. Full Coverage..
Readers zeroed in on Canada's prolonged period of low interest rates as contributing to the problem.
"The Bank of Canada should have raised interest rates ten years ago and kept them going up steadily," wrote Peacefrogg. "I've seen homes go up as much as 200 to 500 [per cent] in less [than] two years, this was not done by demand but by greedy speculators, developers and realtors."
Yet others suggested the whole issue makes a mountain out of a mole hill.
"The difference is Canada is not the US, we have a better banking system that keeps watching for bubbles and corrects the problems as they happen," wrote Grizzly Bear55. "I know misery loves company, but it's not going to happen in Canada."
"But it is happening here in Canada, albeit at a slower rate," responded commenter Phreaked.
Others said the focus on Canada's large markets is skewing perceptions.
"Extrapolating national trends from regional markets is ridiculous. Vancouver has a number of factors affecting its property market that do not apply in any way to the rest of Canada, yet all the alarmism seems based on that one market, or how it's numbers have affected the national average," wrote Gender Nonspecific.
Yet others pointed to an aspect of the issue that has been gaining attention of late.
"What the article overlooks is the amount of real estate in Vancouver that is purchased by off shore money especially from China which has greatly inflated housing prices," wrote BritishColumbian.
A recent report indicates that 20 per cent of Vancouver's housing stock is being snapped up by foreign investors, with much of the properties bought at the high end of the market. The situation has prompted some local politicians to push for restrictions on foreign ownership of residential property.
Some housing market experts have expressed concerns that Canada's real estate market could suffer price declines if foreign investors were to withdraw.
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A New Fresh Energy
"There's a fresh energy, a kind of post-ression, post-farm-to-table spirit that celebrates creativity, vision and technique. It flows through the new high end (Buckhead's luxe Atlas), the new bistro (Inman Park's fabulously meat-crazed Cocktentrice) and the new low-key (Kirkwood's funky Dish Dive).
Dish Dive- This excellent, inexpensive and tiny BYOB is the kind of restaurant Atlanta has long needed.


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When it gets cold outside and family is gathering, comfort food, much more than sugarplums, dances in my head. The problem is that I don't spend much time thinking about recipes and food; instead, I need someone to guide me. It is like a liturgy for worship. I don't need to invent new ones; I just want to go through the old moves and feel the presence of God. So, my forgiving and sweet family knows that when the cold wind blows, and they are predicting snow in Nashville that has a 90% chance of not falling, I will pull out these old recipes. I thought I would share two recipes in the spirit that I would welcome any new suggestions.
Veggie Chili Pie
1 lb. of vegetarian ground meat (You can use real meat.)
1 can of corn
1 can of kidney beans
1 can of diced tomatoes,
1 package of chili spices
1 onion
2 packages of corn bread mix
Put all the ingredients (except for the corn bread mix) in a pan for about thirty minutes on medium heat. At the same time mix the corn bread mix in a separate bowl. Then pour the chili in the bottom of a deep cooking pan and gently spread the cornbread mix over it.
Put it in the oven for about an hour at 350 degrees. It is so good.
Grandma's Orange Cake
This recipe was supposed to guarantee me a win at St. Augustine's potluck, but I don't think I was judged fairly, because I didn't even get an honorable mention. Part of me wonders whether the judge, Kay West, really knows how to judge a potluck.
1 box yellow cake mix
4 eggs
1 stick of butter
½ orange
3/4 cup of warm water
1 package lemon pudding mix.
1 cup of powdered sugar
½ orange
a tiny bit of milk
Squeeze the orange ½ and mix the juice with the other cake ingredients. Cook at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
Squeeze the orange ½ and mix the juice with the other icing ingredients. Poke some holes in the top of the cake and pour the icing over it slowly. Yumm.


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Instrument Insurance
Musical instrument theft is an all-too common occurrence which you should be aware of. Most home contents policies provide cover for named items; however, it pays to check the small print carefully. We've made a list below for you to check with your current insurer.
Even if you have a home insurance policy that includes named item cover, there are still many advantages to having a policy with a specialist insurer, as they usually offer cover for a much wider range of situations, and often with a lower excess than standard domestic policies.
Insurance policy checklist
- Does a child take the instrument to school or college? If stolen from a classroom or locker, household insurers tend to class this as loss and are unlikely to pay out. Newmoon covers loss.
- Do you use your instrument professionally? If playing or teaching with your instrument, household cover is unlikely to cover you in the event of a claim. Newmoon covers professional use.
- Do you sometimes take your instrument abroad? Unless you notify your insurer first, you may not be covered. Newmoon covers you for 60 days' travel outside the United Kingdom.
- Do you take your instrument out by car or public transport? If stolen from a car or left on a train, household cover may not pay out. Newmoon covers theft from a locked car as standard.
- What is your current excess? Newmoon has zero excess as standard.
- Repairs and replacements Will your household insurer know the best place to repair or replace your instrument?
- Replacement value Will your household cover pay out enough to replace your instrument? Newmoon policies are on a "New for old" basis.
Just Flutes is an appoined representative for Newmoon Insurance, who offer market-leading musical instrument insurance including cover against loss, theft and accidental damage - with zero excess as standard. Newmoon's policies are designed to meet the needs of all kinds of musicians at competitive prices. They have extensive experience of musical instrument insurance and empathy with musicians, instrument repairers and instrument retailers: the Newmoon team are musicians themselves.
As introducers for Newmoon, we have negotiated special discounts for new policyholders using one of the following voucher codes:
- If your instrument is valued at £1500 or less, use code JMM1M3 for one month free cover, via the Natural policy.
- For instruments values above £1500, use code JMM12411 under the Harmonic policy to get 12 months' insurance for the price of 11.
Newmoon Insurance Services Limited is registered in England No. 6610290. Registered Office: 85 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1XP. Newmoon Insurance Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Newmoon Insurance Services Limited is an appointed representative of Herald Insurance Brokers who is registered in England No 2332789 and are authorised by the FSA under registration number 306274. Newmoon Insurance Services Limited administers this insurance on behalf of IGI Insurance Company Limited. Jonathan Myall Music is an appointed representative of Newmoon Insurance and is registered with the FCA, number 498667.


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Allowing, Choices, Clarity, Completing cycles, Destruction, Falling away, Higher consciousness, Leo, Moving forward, New Moon, Nurturing, Opportunity, Recreation, Self-care, Self-love, Shifts, Stillness, Transformation, Void
This ending moon cycle is certainly living up to its promise…requiring courage to walk through even just one of the open doors to the change and growth for which we've been seeking.
What we cannot see or know is that when these tremendously transformative moments occur, it is because we have shifted our perceptions and consciousness to a higher vibration. When that happens where once no hint existed a full-blown reality has appeared. Indeed, we went to sleep in one reality and woke up in a different one…as if by magic.
As always, before such shifts can occur, there is a falling away of the old…the completed. This is necessary in order to make room for the new to grow and flourish. And it happens because there is an opportunity to choose…to take a new road or new path or do something you have never done before. There may even be a sense of destiny in this experience…that there is no logical explanation for your choices; you simply have to do them. And in choosing to move forward, there are always those things, circumstances, relationships, and people who will not move forward with you…at least not in the ways they've been with you in the past. They too are choosing…to either stay where they are, or transition into a space where they can be of greater service to you and the rest of humanity. And while the results can feel painful, all that truly has happened is that we chose to wake up in the new reality…they didn't.
And in this new reality, there is a different pace…a different flow…a different process. It's simultaneously joyful, and uncomfortable, and exciting, and sorrowful, and terrifying, and…big. Regardless…it's overwhelming. Our sense of edge…our boundaries have shifted. Our perception of center and balance has shifted. And, our tools for holding boundaries and staying centered and balanced need refining.
When experiencing this disorientation, the natural response is to grasp…grasp for that which is falling away…grasp for the familiar…grasp for the logical…the tried-and-true…the ways of childhood teachings and memories. Yet, these will not nourish you. They cannot, for they do not hold the light or the wisdom or the love that exists in the newness that now surrounds us. As long as we insist on trying to make these old ways work in this new choice, we will experience dissatisfaction, irritation, and isolation. Allow that which is finished to fall away. Just be in that stillness…that void before creation is renewed in the coming cycle this weekend.
And, if you must grasp, grasp your essence…your light…deep within. Find your solace, comfort, support, peace first within your Divine Line…for it exists there in tremendous amounts…beyond what anyone else can provide for you. Listen to and discover those rituals of self-care that nurture you and bring you into a clearer, higher alignment with your essence. Take the time to indulge in yourself…to feed yourself…to relish yourself in all of your magnificence. Let these practices that you discover be your intentions for this cycle, and allow the humble, abundant love to flow out and strengthen you…encouraging others to do the same.
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Passion is a husband and wife two-piece vocal group using high-quality backing tracks.
Steve started singing in the Australian pub scene in the 80's with the band Snapshot and has been lead vocalist in many Auckland bands over the years such as Echo Park, Legend and more recently Top Shelf and Triple Treat.
Debbie began her singing career treading the boards in various Auckland theatres before making the change to working with live bands as both a backup and lead vocalist. Steve's grunty funk voice stands out above the crowd and the harmonies are exceptional with this couple, something for everyone.


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The perfect skin?
Damn it, we all want that, even guys!
The problem with dark spots is that it hides under your skin. So no matter how much you scrub the surface of your skin, obviously it is not going to work.
The trick with dark spots is to work into the skin. So this is what the new Shiseido White Lucent Intensive Spot Targeting Serum does, it mimics laser treatment. Though, obviously this is way cheaper than going for Laser and apparently Laser treatment only works for a few months, after that your dark-spots will re-occur.
Step 1: Stop spots before they start - m-Tranexamic Acid targets the excess condition of persistent spots.
Step 2: Target the root of spot formation - 4MSK helps diminish the activity of enzyme tyrosinase.
Step 3: Reduce melanin production - Multi-Target Vitamin C reduces its volume.
*NEW* Step 4: Remove signs of melanin smoothly - MelanoCrush Energizer targets trouble spots and crushes melanin. 4MSK regulates cell turnover. Darkened melanin is smoothly removed.
If you're a noob on these freaking terms just like me, I usually skip reading the bombastic scientific terms. In layman term, this new technology will target spots and crushes the roots of their pigmented appearance. Those pigments that has been crushed to fine particles will then be pushed up to the skin surface when then be cleanse away!
To Use:
Apply morning and evening, after softening lotion and before moisturiser.
Push pump twice to dispense serum onto palm and smooth over face.
This is the consistency of the serum. Not thick, watery-based for easier absorption.
I have my mom trying it out for me and she told me that after using it for about 2 week, she sees a lighter skin. Of course, not fully removed spots but it is visible that it is working slowly for a clearer complexion.
This bottle is 30ml and will only be available in March 2012 onwards. So do drop by your local Shiseido counter for information.
Check this Special Shiseido link out to for more comments on this product. (the link will only work after 16 January 2012)


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post by Catarina Ferreira, AIA
archi-TEXTUAL is known for clean, contemporary architectural design. While that is our preferred style, our work always tries to be more than skin deep.
From time to time, we run into a client that challenges us to go against our norm, and asks us to tone down our stylistic preferences, in favor of a more timeless, 'warmer,' more marketable look. How to do that without compromising our integrity, without selling out and going mainstream, is the question. Can we really do beige instead of pure white? Well... maybe warmish light grey. Is that warm enough for the mainstream?
I happen to believe that good architecture is so much more than skin deep, that when it is good, style is truly just a detail. Still, you will not catch me designing a 'neo-colonial in this lifetime'...
How to please our clients while sticking to our belief that contemporary architecture is more than just a style and is here to stay is a true challenge. Is it possible to produce 'style neutral' architecture? That is an old question... when modernism first emerged, one of its goals was to be the 'non-style.' These days, even 'transitional' (whatever that means) is a style.
We don't actually think, or design, in a style; contemporary aesthetics are the default given the times we live in, the materials and technology available to us, and our desire to push the envelope. Our focus is much more on the quality of the building/space, though, not what it looks like.
I guess the answer is YES: we can do 'style neutral' without selling out. How exactly can we do it?
Let us take a look at our Shaw Multi-family project as an example. We recently published a short blog entry about this project here
While the exterior of the building was a design challenge in itself, the true challenge was fitting four 2-bedroom luxury condos into it, while maintaining design and spatial quality. Our strategy was to try to produce clean simple spaces, with lots of natural light, tall ceilings, functional, elegant interior layouts, no matter what our client wanted them to look like.
The only way to fit 4 units into this building was to create open floor plans, with open kitchens and undefined living spaces. These were not going to be traditional apartments... The size of the units and the desire to maximize their perceived spaciousness also dictated that the railings on the stairs should be as open as possible, that our material palate should be simple and light-handed, and that our fixture selections should reinforce that. These are all non-traditional moves. Dark colors were selected for windows, railings, fixtures, adding consistency and a light handed industrial mood, again non-traditional. That mood is a carryover from the building's exterior, where red brick meets black steel bay window was our concept for merging old and new. The apartments in this building were never going to be anything but of this day, even if we tried otherwise.
Fitting the units into the building predisposed many other aspects. The difficulty of this task made style a non-issue. First and foremost, we had to solve the problem!
The biggest design challenge was reconciling the program of requirements for the units and the open floor plans with the old building's inherent quirks and unusual footprint. Ultimately, the problem became the solution. We used the building's quirks as a guide by locating dining areas in the buildings bay windows when possible, and setting the stage with an attractive, timeless pendant light fixture over them, immediately gave the spaces a sense of 'timeless elegance.' Configuring the living room seating in the area adjacent to the new upper level French (not sliding) doors onto the balconies did the same for that space. Locating these functions strategically introduced a dash of formality back into the spaces, and, again, that timeless elegance we were looking for. Secondary spaces fell into place, and we even ended up with a decent amount of modularity in kitchen and bathroom layouts.
Finish selections fell quickly into place: walnut hardwood floors, timeless white and grey marble countertops and backsplashes in the kitchen, grey and white marble tile in the bathrooms. A light cove around the perimeter of the living spaces evokes crown moldings often found in buildings from the time period this one was built in without being too literal.
Little by little, the project developed its own aesthetic; its own 'text.' It fell into place without us having to force an aesthetic onto it. Is it conservative, or elegant? Is it timeless? Hopefully it is whole and true to itself.


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Mid-Week Connect is led by our pastors and meets at the Ministry Center, on Wednesday nights from 19:45 to 21:00. Worship, prayer and a dynamic, interactive study give opportunities for deeper discipleship and spiritual friendships. Currently, we are studying about God's deliverance from bondage to a life of freedom in the book of Exodus.
Youth Connect for ages 12 to 19 also meets occasionally at the Ministry Center for a special time of fun, learning, and fellowship; specific dates and times are announced at our services.


text: Bunny produced and moderated Taking Doctor and Patient Communications to The Next Level – Tips And Techniques For Pharma for the Social Media, Mobile and Gaming for Pharma conference in December 2012. The panel was based on an article Bunny wrote: Access to Information Changes Everything, Including the Nature Of The Physician-Patient Relationship. Panelists included Dr. Wen Dombrowski (digital doctor), Robbie Freeman (nurse at Beth Israel who created NurseNet, a mobile app) and Michael Weiss (e-patient), who all weighed in with their views. The conference was organized by the Advanced Learning Institute.


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The man who used to be the "Kremlin's banker" argues that Vladimir Putin is a born-and-bred Sovetskiy chelovek (Soviet man) — and that it has informed his view of the world.
"Everything in his consciousness flows from the Soviet Union," Sergei Pugachev told The Guardian's Luke Harding. "He's of this epoch. He saw [former Soviet leader Leonid] Brezhnev and the politburo. Like any simple person he formed his opinions from watching Soviet TV."
During Putin's first two terms, Pugachev was a big player in Moscow. He founded Mezhpromback (International Industrial Bank) in Moscow in 1992 and soon became known as the " Kremlin's banker." He even claims to have been one-third of threesome that put Putin into power.
However, relations between Putin and Pugachev soured in 2010, and he ultimately fled to London in 2011.
Pugachev said that the Russian president "isn't a strategist" and "is still not a politician."
Instead, he "listens to the politburo that surrounds him, made up of KGB people. They are very aggressive."
Furthermore, Pugachev argues, the influence of those KGB advisers is clear.
"I don't think he's an evil genius who wanted to set up the criminal regime that exists today," he added. "He surrounded himself with like-minded people whom he didn't know very well and who had served with him in the KGB. They immediately began enriching themselves."
In The Guardian interview, Pugachev also highlighted a darker connection to the communist past: He believes that Putin will remain in office for life, not unlike Soviet leaders Brezhnev and Stalin.
"I don't see any guarantees for him [if he steps down]. Putin doesn't see them either."


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International professionals visit with high school students
The average American will visit less than 15 places outside of their home state during their lifetime. However, that is not the case for a panel of international professionals who visited Hillsboro High School's Academy of International Baccalaureate on Wednesday morning. Ronald Schlincher, former American Ambassador to Cyprus, Mary Pat Silveira, former United Nations consultant, Charles Richard (Dick) Bowers, former U.S. Diplomat in Panama, Poland, Singapore, Germany, and Bolivia, and Patrick Ryan, former Intelligence Officer with the United States Navy, spent the morning visiting with high school students at Hillsboro about their careers and experiences. Student were then offered the unique opportunity to ask questions and hear personal advice and anecdotes.
Afterwards, students were able to have one-on-one conversations with the panel members and learn even more about the process of being an international professional. Thank you Ronald, Mary Pat, Dick, and Patrick for visiting with our students today and sharing your stories!
Ronald Schlicher served as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State from 1982-2011. Among the assignments he held were Ambassador to Cyprus (2005-2008), Consul-General and Chief of Mission in Jerusalem (2000-2002), Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs (2009-2011), Principal Deputy Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (2008-2009), and State Department Coordinator for Iraq (2004-2005), and Charge d'Affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Beirut (1994-1997). He is fluent in French and several dialects of Arabic, and also speaks conversational Greek. On his retirement, Schlicher, who was raised in Chattanooga, relocated to the Nashville area. He is currently a freelance consultant on international and security affairs, and also serves as Distinguished Adjunct Professor at the Near East and South Asia of the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Schlicher received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he served as Executive Editor of the Law Review and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He currently resides in Nashville.
Mary Pat Silveira retired from the United Nations in 2006 and is currently working as a consultant on issues related to sustainable development, public policy, and international organizations.
Silveira joined the United Nations in 1977. During her 30-year career, she traveled on behalf of the UN to more than 100 countries and lived for several years in New York, Maputo (Mozambique), Luanda (Angola), Mitrovica (Kosovo) and Geneva (Switzerland), working on issues ranging from science and technology for development to sustainable development and from policy-making to emergency relief and peacekeeping.
A native of Nashville, she returned to Tennessee, where she teaches courses related to foreign policy at Vanderbilt University's Osher Lifelong Learning Center. In April 2012 she completed two two-year terms as President of the Nashville Cordell Hull Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA.
Silveira earned her Ph.D. in international relations and political science at the University of California, Berkeley and has published a number of books and articles on international relations, public policy, and sustainable development. She currently serves on the Boards of the local chapter of the United Nations Association, the Tennessee World Affairs Council, and Vanderbilt's Osher Lifelong Learning Center, and is a member of the US Global Leadership Coalition's Tennessee Advisory Committee, the Steering Committee for "Our Muslim Neighbor," and the Organizing Committee of the Family of Abraham.
Ambassador Charles Richard (Dick) Bowers is a retired career Foreign Service Officer who served in U.S. diplomatic and consular positions at the American Embassies in Panama, Poland, Singapore, Germany and Bolivia. During tours of duty in Washington D.C. at the State Department, he traveled to over 75 counties on negotiating, fact-finding and trouble-shooting missions. He retired from the Foreign Service in 1995 after serving as the American Ambassador to Bolivia.
He studied political science, economics and international relations at the University of California, Berkeley, earning his BA, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1966 and his MA degree in 1967. He then immediately entered the U.S. Foreign Service. From 1961 to 1964 he was on active duty with the U.S. Army and served in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War as a Russian linguist.
After leaving his diplomatic career, Amb. Bowers "thru-hiked" the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine and then hiked all 900 miles of marked trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In 2004 he became the first Tennessean to reach the highest point of each of our 50 states (Mt. McKinley took 22 days). He is an avid and active member of Rotary International, and a board member of the TN World Affairs Council and the Nashville chapter of the United Nations Association
Patrick Ryan served 26 years in the United States Navy. He completed ten years of enlisted service reaching the rank of Chief Petty Officer before completing a BA (International Studies) at the University of South Carolina and commissioning at Officer Candidate School. His assignments as a submariner, surface warfare officer and intelligence officer included Bahrain, Italy and Japan as well as travel to about 50 countries, and tours of duty at sea and major headquarters including the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, the Center for Naval Analyses and US Central Command. He retired at the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1998 to Washington, DC where he worked as a defense consultant and then as Vice President of the National Council on US-Arab Relations. In 1999 he founded Ryan & Associates, an editorial consulting firm that he moved from Washington to Cookeville in 2001, that focuses on international affairs projects. He has created a variety of Internet projects for international clients with an emphasis on Middle Eastern affairs, especially Saudi Arabia, and serves as Editor in Chief for several online news services. In 2007 he founded the Tennessee World Affairs Council, a nonprofit, non-partisan educational charity which aims to bring global awareness education programs and resources to Tennessee communities and schools. He serves as its volunteer President. Lieutenant Commander Ryan is active in the community and is a Past President of the Cookeville Breakfast Rotary Club and former Boy Scout Troop Committee Chairman


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Opioid Architectures as New DNA Binding Molecules
McStay N, Molphy Z., Gathergood N. Kellett A.
Symmetry: Culture and Science, 28 (2), 195-198, 2017.
Abstract: Herein we report the discovery of C3 symmetric opioid architectures as efficient DNA binding molecules. To our knowledge these agents are the first opioidbased structures with nucleic acid recognition properties. These architectures may now pave the way toward the development of a new class of semi-synthetic DNA binding molecule with potential applications in gene delivery
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Wick Village Traders Association
It all started when...
The Wick Village Traders Association was set up in 2007, initially to form a partnership with Littlehampton Town Council to fund Christmas lighting in the Wick Shopping area, and to address the many issues facing local businesses.
Since then it has gone from strength to strength, working closely with Wick Information Centre, All Saints Church, Littlehampton Town Council and several local organisations to promote the traders interest while at the same time actively and financially supplementing many community initiatives such as the popular 'Wick Week' and the spectacular 'Wickmas' Christmas event.
Some of the trader's stage in store events, such as the Flower Shop's charitable fun days, which are always well supported. And now we proudly present the jewel in the crown, our brand new website, which has been initially paid for through 106 funding by the new Morrisons supermarket. The site will actively promote all the shops, businesses and organisations in Wick, along with forthcoming events and attractions. If you are a trader please feel free to showcase your business on these pages, and if you are a local resident or just visiting the site we feel sure you'll be amazed by the strength and diversity of all the companies shown.
We would love to hear your views on our new venture so please leave a comment or if you feel we need to highlight any other issues just drop us an email. There is a vibrant community spirit in Wick that we feel is quite unique, and hopefully our site will further enhance and enrich this spirit.
Happy Browsing
Roger Arthur