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The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes! has opened! Hoorah! After a jam packed rehearsal period and a long and exhausting technical rehearsal process, the show opened (albeit 45 minutes late!) last Wednesday evening and press have been attending since Friday night's press night. The audience response has been nothing short of fantastic and the critics appear to share the same opinion. We have brought all the current reviews together in our 'Review Round Up' which is below.
Apologies to our faithful blog readers for the lack of blog updates during rehearsals. The workload for everyone has been immense and everyone has barely had time to rest their eyes let alone open the laptop and type!
Both Stewart and I can only begin to thank the hard work, determination and sheer grit that everyone involved in the project has invested in the production. It is quite incredible to think that just five weeks ago we all met up for the first day of rehearsals with a bizarre idea of taking an existing piece and setting it in the world of Victorian Music Hall.
I will blog more details about the work that has gone on, but for now, please enjoy our reviews and a sneak peak at the production photos. Book your tickets now! You are not going to want to miss this!
Here's what the critics have said so far:
"Treachery, turmoil, tweed!" a mantra sounded on your average night out in east London and a perfect epigram to Morphic Graffiti's The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes!
It's a story that Arthur Conan Doyle would appreciate, crammed full of intrigue, innuendo and irony all adding up to an appropriately wry homage to the Holmes writer. Andrea Miller playing the dame somehow manages to channel both Miranda Richardson's Queen Elizabeth and June Brown's Dot Branning.
These songs are certainly unique … A hilarious duet in a morgue followed by the singularly best cockney rhyming slang themed song I have ever heard intoxicate the audience and are surely a much better use of the musical form than many West End shows seem to manage.
The company certainly does not seem to need the budget of such shows either. The costumes cannot be faulted and have been clearly put together with much craft. They are paraded upon a wonderful set with plenty of appropriate trap doors and the play is eminently enhanced by working around such a ramshackle and distinctly Victorian stage.
Reviving the old music hall without simply parodying the 19th century content it once held is no mean feat, but for such a loud and proud cast, enjoying themselves and their sources, it is certainly elementary, my dear readers.
It begins from the moment you step through the doors into the old music hall…an absolutely stunning piece of musical theatre.
There are many things that make this musical worth every penny of admission and more. Not least the fantastic detailing in both the words and music, but in the set and costumes by Stewart Charlesworth as well.
The original songs and music by one of the most well regarded theatrical composer of the last few decades, Leslie Bricusse, are just perfect and when combined with the choreography of Lee Proud bring the Victorian music hall setting to true and vibrant life.
On a more serious note, the historical authenticity of this music hall style will delight any aficionados of the form. The work itself is a near perfect transposition of the Opera buffa style into a music hall setting, something referenced with a very neat joke in the performance itself.
This is theatre that relies on surprises (of which there are many) and, of course, mystery so telling any more just wouldn't be fair.
There are so many other reasons to recommend this show, far too many to mention. Suffice to say, Morphic Graffiti (the same company who gave us the hit Jekyll and Hyde last year), have created a stunner. It is sad to think that there may be some unfortunate people who will not get a chance to see this show before it closes.
If you're going to pay homage to Victorian music hall culture in 2013, how better to do so than with someone as popular now as he was back then? That's precisely what young theatre company Morphic Graffiti has done in this follow up to its well received 2012 debut 'Jekyll and Hyde'.
The joy of Luke Fredericks's production is in the detail, from the audience banter to the puppetry, magic tricks, purpose-built proscenium arch and cardboard cut-out scenery. Played across every level of the atmospheric, authentically Victorian Hoxton Hall, it beautifully evokes entertainment from a different era.
….there's much to enjoy, from Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall's brilliantly hammy opera singer to a hilarious Stephen Leask ad-libbing effortlessly as the hapless Inspector Lestrade.
Victorian venue Hoxton Hall marks 150 years with an absurdly enjoyable production of Leslie Bricusse's Holmes musical: Morphic Graffiti, following up 2012's Jekyll & Hyde, hit paydirt with this welcome revival into which a talented and exhaustingly energetic cast fling themselves with gusto. Slap on your deerstalker and string up your disbelief for this all-singing, all-dancing caper through the greatest Holmes case that never was.
….the joy of this show is that it's done with exactly the right mixture of affection and irreverence to please hardcore Holmesians and ordinary punters alike.
Bricusse's lyrics are witty, complex and sharp where they need to be, sweet when the song demands; his melodies are catchy, hummable and varied enough to retain musical interest, and his book boasts some great gags, characterful, credible dialogue and a cracker of a plot.
Luke Fredericks's peppy, beguiling production pays homage to its venue's history by incorporating elements of music-hall into the show, and this stylistic choice works brilliantly…
John Cusworth (Dr Watson) also has bags of charm and presence, yet despite looking like John Barrowman's sexier older brother, he's not just a pretty face: his cheerful, gung-ho Watson lights up the stage and garners some of the biggest laughs in songs like "Halcyon Days", a morgue-set duet which recalls the farcical absurdism of a Mel Brooks movie.
…with Stewart Charlesworth's kaleidoscopic period costumes and ingenious set, and the contagious air of loving every damn second exuded by the cast, it would be churlish to give this show less than five stars.
It's rare to find a musical even non-musical-fans can love, but with its panto panache, boundless energy, toe-tapping tunes and mischievous sense of fun, The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes is it.
After Leslie Bricusse (Doctor Dolittle, Willy Wonka, Victor Victoria) caught and approved of sharp new production team Morphic Graffiti's contemporary updating of his Jekyll and Hyde at the Union last year, he suggested that they have a stab at his 1989 Sherlock Holmes musical. Director Luke Fredericks and designer Stewart Charlesworth came up with the ingenious idea of transforming the show into a music hall romp, hence the perfect marriage of material to performance space.
None of that brief synopsis does remote justice to the unalloyed joy that emanates from every pore of every member of the superb cast. Dressed in beautiful bright period costumes on cartoon-like sets they deliver Bricusse's perky score full of tuneful ensemble numbers.
The witty cockney rhyming slang of Apples n Pears is raucously staged and choreographed by the ingenious Lee Proud and some soul-searching ballads bring pathos to Andrea Miller's superficially blousy crowd-pleasing Mrs Hudson and Leonie Heath's revenge hungry Bella Spellgrove.
Sherlock himself is brought sharply to life by tousle haired Colin Firth lookalike Tim Walton, always one step ahead of all around him. Walton is another of those West End stars-in-waiting with oodles of charisma and a calm centred presence when all around is artful chaos.
With a sense of history permeating the proceedings onstage and the building itself, it is impossible not to get caught up in the melodrama and fun, with even the darker moments played for laughs (yes the drug habit gets a mention, but not enough to scare the kids). Peppered throughout with classic illusions and with an interval singalong to encourage stragglers back from the bar, this is top notch entertainment for all the family, take your granny or your grandchild and I guarantee that they will love every moment. Take a date or a mate and you won't be disappointed.
Director and designer team Luke Fredericks and Stewart Charlesworth have collaborated with author Leslie Bricusse for this production and re-worked the problematic musical as a fantasia on Victorian Music Hall.
This conceit succeeds to a greater extent and the incorporation of vigorous choreography, magic tricks and stock characters instantly recognisible from the halls, go some way to reconciling the musical's difficulties. Charlesworth's inventive set features some charming touches.
The ensemble works extremely hard recreating the flavour of the music hall experience and there are some great moments, especially from Stephen Leask's melodramatic Inspector Lestrade, Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall's mysterious Signora Moriarty and Andrea Miller proves a firm favourite with the audience as a garrulous Mrs Hudson.
Tim Walton hits just about the right note as a musical Holmes, channelling a Boys' Own enthusiasm to bring lighter touches to the notoriously sombre detective and his relationship with John Cusworth's Dr Watson develops as a recognisable double act of sorts. Holmes' unfulfilled romance with Leonie Heath's playful Bella certainly benefits from a broader handling of the material and its conclusion is far more satisfying in this mould.
A musical delight in a Palace of Varieties
Ramshackle, spirited and frequently very funny Luke Frederick's staging of this old Leslie Bricusse musical suggests that it really is worth a second look.
Bricusse's score is sparkling, his lyrics genuinely witty – there is a terrific rhyming slang Apples and Pears number – and on the face of it the show deserves a revival. It also benefits from a good cast with Tim Walton making a very dashing Sherlock, more ladies man than the usual desiccated bachelor, and Leonie Heath a delightful Bella trying to decide whether to kill or marry the man. Andrea Miller – clearly the Hoxton Hall's resident harridan star – almost stops the show as Mrs Hudson who is presented as a man mad widow rather than a provider of comfort to two bachelor boys.
A YOUNGER THEATRETransported back to the late 1800s, the audience was treated to an intimate, hilarious performance of a play which tells the story of Sherlock Holmes's return from the Reichenbach falls, and his readjustment to a boring society without his arch nemesis, Professor Moriarty.
Introduced by the brilliant Dr. Watson – played here by John Cusworth – we are led through an adventure with chases through London, which takes on the high spirits of the music hall era with a somewhat frenetic pace that is held together by the fantastic band which accompanies the cast – and what a cast this is. With a pedigree which names at least six West-End musicals, the cast has an impressive history – and it shows in their performances. Holmes, played by Tim Walton, is especially fantastic, encapsulating the traditional, sharp demeanour of the detective, whilst also revealing his softer side as he faces the beautiful Bella Spellgrove (Leonie Heath). Soon finding himself in deep water, however, it's up to Dr. Watson, Inspector Lestrade and the Baker Street Irregulars to save the day.
Luke Fredericks and Nathan Jarvis, as Director and Musical Director respectively, have done a wonderful job to fill the small space of Hoxton Hall with laughter and song, perfectly balancing a comic self-awareness with the sincere desire to see a job well done.
In an age where Sherlock Holmes is in almost every direction you look, it's somewhat nice to see a return to the stories in their original Victorian setting, with corsets, petticoats and top hats. Though the production needs polishing, which will likely come further into the run, for such a fresh idea – to adapt the play to the space, rather than attempting the opposite – The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes is a hugely exciting piece.
There is one very good reason to see this Hoxton Hall revival of Leslie Brisusse's 1988 show, The Revenge of Sherlock Holmes: Lee Proud's choreography is the finest I've seen this year outside the West End, and is drilled with military precision into a more than capable ensemble.
And what of the show? Well, there are laughs aplenty in Morphic Graffiti(the producer)'s re-setting of the show as a 'Music Hall Entertainment', and the venerable setting of the 150 year old Hoxton Hall becomes as much a star as any single member of the cast.
The cast do sterling work with what they have been given and under the sure and witty directorial hand of Luke Fredericks make the evening an entertaining one.
Tim Walton as Sherlock Holmes is splendidly versatile in what is a physically quite demanding role. John Cusworth plays Dr Watson for laughs, but as we are watching a 'show within a show' this seems entirely appropriate. His eyebrows alone should be up for an Offie. Amanda Goldthorpe-Hall, dressed unnervingly like an ENO Queen of the Night by costume designer Stewart Charlesworth, brings operatic gravitas to her role as Signora Moriarty, able assisted by a charmingly ingénue-ish performance from Leonie Heath as Bella Spellgrove. Andrea Miller, in the role of sexually frustrated housekeeper, Mrs Hudson, is every bit the predatory cougar, and the principles are rounded off by a suitably plod-like Stephen Leask as Inspector Lestrade.
Praise should be heaped, however, on 'The Baker Street Irregulars'- effectively the boys and girls of the chorus. Ryan Pidgen, Adam Pendrich, Benjamin Bond, Rachel Ensor, Nicola Martin, and Melanie Brown are the sticking tape holding this show together.


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The Washington Times today has an opinion about the Skins this training camp taking it easy on veteran London Fletcher:
Will London Fletcher ever start to show signs of slowing down? The middle linebacker enters the year with 135 consecutive starts, fifth on the active list, and was again a tackling machine in 2008 with 133. The Redskins should take steps starting in training camp of limiting the wear and tear on the 34-year-old Fletcher. He needs limited practice reps to get ready for Sundays.
We'll see if Jim Zorn and company follow the papers plan or not.

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A regional study of gender differential perceptions of mentoring functions in accessing the superintendency
Women dominate the field of education as teachers, elementary school principals, and central office employees. However, there remains a disparity among men and women serving in the capacity of superintendent. Research indicates that effective mentors provide valuable career and psychosocial assistance for aspiring superintendents as they progress in the profession from induction to independence (Kram, 1983; Pavan, 1986; Shakeshaft, 1987, 1989). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to gather data on female and male superintendents involved in a same-gender or cross-gender mentoring relationship and to examine the perceived helpfulness of career and psychosocial mentoring functions as provided by their mentors in regards to career advancement. Questions in relation to prior mentor and protege position, gender, and differential perceptions of career and psychosocial mentoring functions were posed. Two hundred male and female practicing superintendents from the southeastern region states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida were initially surveyed. Data were collected with a questionnaire, The Career and Psychosocial Mentoring Functions Instrument, that is separated into two sections. Section I poses demographic questions. Section II consists of items pertaining to the mentor's helpfulness regarding career advancement. A group of 19 male and 20 female proteges indicated having been involved in a same-gender or cross-gender mentoring relationship. No statistically significant differences were found between combined mentor/protege group scores. However, the study revealed statistical significance between the combined group scores for sponsorship, exposure, and friendship. One implication for future proteges, mentors, and educational organizations is that if women and men are to be provided the same opportunities for career advancement, the nature of the mentoring relationship must be carefully examined, specifically, the dynamics of the mentoring relationship and the expectations and responsibilities of both the protege and the mentor. The attempts currently being made to infuse formal mentoring programs in the corporate world coincide with many of the same goals that evolving state and district leadership mentoring programs purport. If the quality of mentoring relationships among novice school administrators in terms of psychosocial and career support is recognized, then a greater understanding of ways in which mentoring functions can assist women and men in education administration access the superintendency is actualized.


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Synth pop dance duo Teengirl Fantasy have released their first video from their upcoming EP Thermal. The haunting beats paired with the sensual beauty and angelic vocals of Lafawndah make "Lung" a must-see. The video follows a woman who has fallen out of love and finds peace traveling through a tropical abyss. As she roams around the luscious green fields of Fire Island, trying to escape love, she ends up on a beach descending into a vortex of blue and green hues, and we are left with our hearts palpitating
Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi of Teengirl Fantasy formed while attending Oberlin College in the late 2000s. Since then, the pair have created three solid EP's including their critically acclaimed Nun EP in 2013.
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Friday, 12 January 2018
It's Cake Time
We came across this cake truck by chance. The truck looked very cool.
Decided to check it out. Different cakes for takeaway.
Bought one to try. It was not bad. Must try their cheesecake next.
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Had a date with Dawn who blogs at singaporesupermarketrecipes.com.For those who love to know where to get cheap deals for foods and groceries, you can browse her blog for more information. It's our first meet up for makan session. We had plans to meet up once a month to explore the foods around Singapore.So our first stop is at The Central, Clark Quay.
We were exploring the restaurants in the shopping mall and decided to try on this Japanese BBQ restaurant, Haramiya Japanese BBQ Restaurant. This is a newly open restaurant and it's full house when we decided to dine in on weekend night. We waited quite at least 15 minutes before given a place to dine in.
The restaurant display was very grand and the decoration is a mixture of chinese and japanese style. There even has a display sets of the available dishes that are shown in the menu for customers to have the visual look of the dish.
Pork Karubi Dinner Set S$14.99
Pork belly, rice, soup,salad, kimchi, side dish and dessert to complete the dinner set. The thickness of the pork belly is so slim that you can barely feel guilty to have the fats to eat together. Salad was refreshing though with the fresh lettuce. Kimchi is as usually taste very spicy for me. But Dawn thinks that the taste is just nice. So it's basically due to own preferences.
Picture of the beef tongue which looks like the pig liver except that the thickness isn't that thick.
Harami Dinner Set S$15.99
Beef outside skirt,Rice, soup, salad, kimchi, side dish and dessert to complete a dinner set. It's more like a korean version dish rather than japanese style. The beef was done perfectly well when we grilled them. So thanks to our 'talented skill', we able to enjoy the quality of the beef to the max. We have them in medium well done and it perfectly good condition to chew and taste the sweetness of the meat.
This plate of ala carte is the Beef Tongue S$7.99.
We wanted to try on the texture of the beef tongue and so turned out to be quite chewy as well. The thickness of the beef tongue is just perfect as it is not too thick nor too big slice to chew.
I was craving for salmon sashimi so we ordered a plate of Sashimi Salmon Tartare S$7.99.
The thickness of salmon sashimi is just perfect to satisfy my cravings towards the wonderful sashimi.
Overall the foods are acceptable. But the place is too noisy that i don't really enjoyed it. The crowd is good that the business is booming for Haramiya. However, i would prefer the distance of the seats to the table can be bigger gap so that it's is more comfortable for tall people especially. I can see some of the customers' legs cannot be placed into the gap between the seat and the table. The height of the table is also low as we need to bend a bit to dine in.
Neverthless one of the staff was quite friendly. She has the passion of serving and provide suggestion on the foods for us. Some of the staffs are not that attentive as we put up our hands to call for assistance, it took them quite sometime to see it and react towards it.
p/S: This is purely based on my own experience with the restaurant.
Haramiya Japanese BBQ Restaurant
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- Blue: Carlos Gracie, Sr - Nelson Monteiro Jr - Marcelo Pereira - Dominic Parker - Me
- Purple: Carlos Gracie, Sr - Nelson Monteiro Jr - Marcelo Pereira - Dominic Parker - Alex Cone - Me
From 2010 - 2014, I trained at Gracie Barra San Diego (now closed) with the following:
- Dominic Parker - Black Belt under Marcelo Pereira.
- Steve Gable - Black Belt under Nelson Monteiro.
- Alex Cone - As of 2017, training out of AOJ. Black Belt under Rafael Mendes.
- Justin McDaniel - As of 2017, teaches at Gracie Barra Sorrento Valley with Marcelo Pereira. Black Belt under Marcelo Pereira.
- Brian Leslie, Alby, Ryan, Luis, Wayne, Vince, David Yee, Tom, Sonny, Thuy, James, and many more.
In Nov 2014 to Nov 2016, I signed up to train at ATOS Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because GBSD closed down. The training here is advanced, modern, and intense! I'm working hard to stay competitive with these guys (and girls), but they're extremely good! You never know if you're gonna get your ass whooped by a 3 time world champ blue belt or a hobbyist purple belt, but I get my ass whooped and it keeps me coming back.
From Nov. 2014 to Nov. 2016, I train at ATOS HQ with the following:
- Andre Galvao - Co-founder of ATOS.
- JT Torres - As of 2017, Black Belt left to the East Coast to open up his own school. Would test some classes. Likes more pressure and smash passes.
- Michael Liera Jr. - Was a brown belt when I join and would teach some night classes. Likes DLR guard.
- Kristian Woodmansee - Was a brown belt when I join and taught more tight passes and leg locks. Now is Black Belt under Andre Galvao.
- Rolando Samson - Was a purple belt when I join and taught very dynamic passes like long step passes. Now is a brown belt under Andre Galvao.
- Jeremy Ferebee - Black Belt under Andre Galvao and always gave me insightful tips and helped me troubleshoot my game.
- Dominique Bell - Was a purple belt when I join, went to on winning Worlds and is now a brown belt under Andre Galvao. Dom has easily kicked my butt on different open mat occasions.
- Mike Perez - Brown belt under Andre Galvao would kick my ass all the time, not just open mat.
- David Yee - My buddy from GBSD was a blue belt and now a purple belt under Andre. He has always motivated me and worked with me.
- Other members from the old GBSD school include Luis, Wayne, and Vince.
Since I moved to North County San Diego in late 2015, it made more sense to me to train to a school closer to work and home. In March 2017, I started training at Gracie Barra Escondido:
- Magid Hage Sr. - Head instructor at GBE.
- Magid Hage Jr. - Famous for the Baseball Bat Choke.
On December 16, 2017, I received my brown belt from Magid Hage at Gracie Barra Escondido's Christmas Party.
Other interesting people I have met on my BJJ journey include:
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Head east on Fulton till you come to this theatre with recliners and lobster rolls and paninis...drinks soft and hard...and for us Hidden Figures a great movie for Jan 20. I even liked the art work which readers of my blog will appreciate.
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
IPIC in the South Street Seaport
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Surfish...park slope 5th&5th SURPRISE/REPRISE
When Sunfish first opened several years ago we began enjoying a Peruvian variety of tastes presented by Chef Miguel ...a Chopped TV competitor and winner. He was the key to understanding the restaurant name...a combination of his two loves :surfing and fish. Then with a new larger location in the South Slope they closed. The S Slope location is still cookin' but without interest in why, the original has reopened better than ever. Clam curry,short ribs (above the surf and above excellent), hamachi, salmon and tacos. For dessert shaved ice with passion fruit,berries and cream (OMG!).
For warmer weather there is a garden, but in the winter the cozy interior will surf-ice. Welcome back friends.
For warmer weather there is a garden, but in the winter the cozy interior will surf-ice. Welcome back friends.
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BBC Sport
John Terry: Thousands won on Chelsea captain's 26th-minute substitution
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Chelsea gave a similar send-off to former striker Didier Drogba in a fixture against Sunderland on his farewell appearance at Stamford Bridge. He was carried off by team-mates midway through the first half. FA rules on match fixing state: "Fixing is …
Chelsea 5-1 Sunderland live updates as John Terry and Gary Cahill lift the Premier League trophy
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The Rent is High, the Fish High and Dry! - Ep. XII
Oct 28th, 2017 by podkeepourland
Legislative Drafting - Vancouver By-Election - Fish Farms - Bremner Interview
Erin and Matthew conclude last week's chat with discussions on the Vancouver By-election, fish farms, and the changes to accessing the legislative drafting office for political parties. Then, Matthew interviews Hector Bremner after his victory, getting into why he thinks that "The rent is high because there's no supply", and how he intends to fix it.


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Compile is the process of creating an executable program from code written in a compiled programming language. Compiling allows the computer to run and understand the program without the need of the programming software used to create it. When a program is compiled it is often compiled for a specific platform (e.g., IBM platform) that works with IBM compatible computers, but not other platforms (e.g., Apple platform).
The first compiler was developed by Grace Hopper while working on the Harvard Mark I computer. Today, most high-level languages will include their own compiler or have toolkits available that can be used to compile the program. A good example of a compiler used with Java is Eclipse and an example of a compiler used with C and C++ is the gcc command. Depending on how big the program is it should take a few seconds or minutes to compile and if no errors are encountered while being compiled an executable file is created.
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Pipedream's 'double-digit' sales increases following Fifty Shades movie debut
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"Living Word, Living Tradition"
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In December 2011, the Australian Lutheran Roman Catholic Dialogue published the report from its most recent dialogue.
Living Word Living Tradition explores the relationship between Scripture and Tradition in the teaching of these two churches.
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Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Burford Machine Gun carrier, 1926
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Vintage Capital Group Building Undergoes Extensive Remodel.
Located immediately west of the 405 Freeway along Wilshire Boulevard, Brentwood Gateway is the premier office building in the Brentwood submarket of West Los Angeles. Brentwood is a world renowned, upscale community that is home to a high concentration of medical, legal, financial and entertainment professionals. With an average household income of $112,000 and median home sales price of over $1.8 million, Brentwood ranks as one of the most affluent communities in the nation.
Brentwood Gateway is one of the few high-rise buildings on San Vicente and the only building that benefits from 360-degree views on every floor. Tenants enjoy unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean, Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles cityscape.
Designed to deliver a distinctive and memorable experience, the building is a Class-A landmark with a sleek black glass façade and prominent exposure to upscale boutiques and restaurants on San Vicente Boulevard. A few of the upgrades to the building include the installation of two elegant steel columns on each side of the lobby creating a seamless point of entry, resurfacing of the public parking area, a newly designed parking booth complete with marble counter and wood paneling, modern lobby restrooms, and a contemporary lobby snack and sundry shop conveniently offering upscale products. From courteous valets to friendly management staff, the Vintage Capital Group Building is designed to deliver the most attentive service to tenants and guests.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Interwave iwav shares dropped more than 46 percent to $3.06 in early action. The move comes after the Mountain View, Calif., wireless communications technology company disclosed problems with its planned acquisition by Alvarion. The company said Alvarion doesn't plan to complete the deal because it believes Interwave's business "has experienced a material advers effect." Interwave, however, disagrees with this assessment and it plans to pursue all available alternatives.
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Promo: Take Flight (marQaha)
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The adage "first is best" could be an all-out truism in marQaha's case. When the company's founders—Skip Meador and Tim McDowell—first met, they imagined a new way to enjoy cannabis, one that regaled the taste buds while making full use of the plant's medical, spiritual, and therapeutic effects. After all, McDowell was a chef with special training in food safety and production, and Meador developed his own nutraceutical line governed by strict FDA guidelines.
"We came up in the early days of Colorado's medical cannabis with the idea of a dose-tested product," says Meador. "Tim and I felt, with our skillsets, we could do it and be medically minded." Their simple mission is to bring consumers closer to finding, achieving, and maintaining the plant's purpose in everyone's lives, and the close connection that comes through this relationship.
In 2010, their vision became marQaha, and it set the standard for medically centered cannabis products today. Named after the Arabic word for "bliss," marQaha has always crafted its line of cannabis beverages, tinctures, and sublingual sprays with quality and reliability in mind. It's one planet many plants: cannabis offers something to everyone, marQaha makes it better by blending it into different ingestible forms that harnesses the power of nature.
Since dosing varies between individuals, marQaha's beverages, sublingual sprays and tinctures are specially formulated for rapid, time-released, and efficient absorption by the body for quick relief and less guesswork. Each product is formulated around the bottle, designed to consistently deliver the same dose each time.
marQaha's beverages are also tailored for complete sensory experiences. Every flavor fuses a particular blend of fruit, tea, or coffee matched with a desired effect. For instance, the Lemonade Black Tea and Ozo Cold Brew Coffee Shot flavors are sativa infused to enhance the drinks' energizing qualities. For a session of relaxation, look to the indica infused Blueberry Chamomile. For a more balanced hybrid infusion experience, try Pomegranate or Fruit Punch.
"We've looked at this from the beginning as a medical product, even for the recreational market," says Meador. "Every ingredient is vetted. Every step is documented. That goes in to every bottle we make."
Repetition is the mother of perfection: they have proven this mantra for nearly a decade by bringing years of professional experience delicately balanced with their lab-verified, hands-on production.


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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Fred Savage I can understand, but everybody else?
So a friend introduced me to the shamefully self-indulgent "Celebrity look alike" program on myheritage.com. All you do is upload your picture and their state-of-the-art face recognition program generates a non-gender discriminating short list of "famous" people who look like you (or do you look like them, and how does one decide that bit of social hierarchy?) So, like my dad always said, my evil-twin is making movies in Hollywood. the question is, which one is it?
Posted by Joey at 12:31 PM
2 comments:
- Shiloh said...
Now you need to try the feature that lets you see who your children look more like! This site is a little too much fun! :)
- February 19, 2008 at 3:56 PM
- jake roi said...
Wait - you look like Lord Voldemort? Scary dude.
- February 20, 2008 at 1:27 PM
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Indian aerospace behemoth reveals why Indo-Russia 5th gen. fighter is highly feasible
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Any new fighter jet procurement deal by Indian Air Force would require the foreign vendor to set up a production line in India - a time taking process. In this backdrop, HAL's claim that it can immediately start co-producing the FGFA with Russia from existing facility holds immense significance.
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collecting and foraging
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
the shoot of which these photos are a part of was aptly named "collecting and foraging". doesn't that make you want to stop whatever you're doing and get to a shell-ridden beach or estate sale as soon as possible? (found on sfgirlbybay, photos by glen proebstel)


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Which form of talent management programs – local or corporate – produces optimum effectiveness in international companies?
Most major businesses make deliberate international expansion an imperative. Indeed, Development Dimensions International (DDI) found that 69 percent of organizations plan to add offices or facilities outside their home country. But one of the challenges businesses face when expanding overseas is figuring out when and how to incorporate both global and local perspectives into program design and implementation as they grow their talent base globally. The question for leaders is: Which form of talent management programs – local or corporate – produces optimum effectiveness?
According to DDI's research, the types of program that work best when corporate influence is heavier are senior-level leadership development, leadership selection and promotion, and performance management programs. With these programs, it is most effective to stick with a uniform set of talent practices. Though these programs can benefit from being slightly modified to fit the regional context, set standards should be used to define expectations for performance, selection and promotion.
Mid-level and front-line leadership development and succession-management programs are the types that benefit from a fairly equal blend of corporate and local influence. For mid-level and front-line leaders, failing to consider local perspectives means ignoring or undervaluing cultural differences in learning styles as well as local realities that effect on-the-ground operations. Succession management also benefits from blended corporate and local leadership. For these programs, carefully managed inconsistency is beneficial and essential.
Finally, DDI concluded that no type of leadership-focused program is most effective when controlled locally. This does not mean that local influence is irrelevant, but that corporate support is necessary when recruiting and developing talent.
The preferred approach to global program implementation is: Around 45 percent of resources should be spent driving a common framework and set of target behaviors for leaders that accommodate geographical and cultural differences, and 55 percent should be spent driving a common framework and set of target behaviors for leaders across the organization globally. Leaders in globalizing companies are advised to agree on and communicate the scope of autonomy for local decision-making, and conduct regular audits to confirm alignment. They should be cautious when scaling back central influence on programs involving selection, promotion and performance-management decisions, as these programs lose effectiveness without a common and globally agreed-upon leader-success profile.
Finally, while the quality of talent initiatives is critical, it is essential to consider scalability, technology, cultural adaptation and development plans as companies plan for their global rollout.
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When they talk about the stench of death, you think of it as something putrid and sickening.
The smell of death on Illaria is something different.
It took the best part of a day to make the transit from the Nike Atlas to the surface. The commander took no chances when he set us adrift in our re-entry suits and parachuted payloads. We coasted in our armour for hours, listening to the silence of space and wondering what would greet us on the rapidly advancing surface.
You can recognise a rotten fruit by its colour. The lush and bright surface is pock marked with shades of brown and when it has gone far, marred by the slow colonisation of green and white spreading throughout its structure.
Where we expected fields and forests, there was grey. Where we expected oceans and lakes, a hazy murk. Even the clouds took on a dark and ominous hue. All this we could see from space as we hurtled into re-entry.
We landed at night in driving rain and storms, scattered by strong winds and lighting. Little wonder that the Sansica science team disappeared from our sensors, frakking civilians.
As dawn broke, a desolate scene out of a nightmare greeted us. The roads and surrounding terrain was coated with a grey sludge. There was not a tree, bird, animal, insect or blade of grass as far as the eye could see.
Mile upon mile we travelled, gathering up the members of our recon team. In that time, we saw no living thing of any kind.
The sun came out and soon baked the sludge into a hard shell that then broke up into dust. It pervaded everything clogging up engine vents and our suits with its dry, burning smell.
Our medic ran the dust through an analyser. It used to be organic matter, he said, the residue of degraded organic matter; grass, trees, bugs, worms, crops, cows, cotton, leather and humans.
It was what remained of every living thing, man, woman and child for miles around, broken down, reduced and destroyed. The remains of a whole civilisation had invaded our lungs and engines and now covered every inch of our bodies.
We've established a base in a spaceport freight yard and are investigating the outskirts of the nearby town. Obstructions and crashed vehicles have forced us to explore on foot. In homes and offices, we find the faint outlines of bodies and their clothes arranged around them. Our comms link is jammed by strange sounds, like the wailing and jabbering of lost souls. When we try and answer, the sound stops for a while, before resuming again.
One my team is feeling ill, don't know if it's the smell or something else. Night's falling soon and that damn howling on the radio never frakking stops.
Mission log of Lieutenant Ara Mercator, Recon Group
Mission Clock: 16 hours, 23 minutes, 47 seconds
Stephanie Petite figures with Chico, Wedge and Sassy Hair from DAZ.
The XM-5 AARV is an original model created by me in Hexagon 1.21.
Fighting Armour System Mobile is an original conforming outfit model created in Hexagon 1.21, consisting of a body suit, helmet and bullpup railguns.
Scenery elements such as the ISO containers, cables and supply boxes created in Hexagon.
All meshes UV mapped using UVMapper Professional and textured with Photoshop CS2.
Figures created in Poser 6 and the scene was rendered in Vue 5 Pro Studio.
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The last picture with Sister O. (who by the way is now with Sister Calder; my last companion)
Sister Kitchen and Sister Andersen enjoying some cupcakes at Babycakes.
(Cookie Dough Explosion and P.M.S. were the names of some of the cupcakes here)
taking a picture with a random picture frame we found...
Sister Kitchen and Sister Andersen~ after church shots...
Sister Kitchen and Sister Andersen ~ I am short!
Putting together the bike...
No Elders Required!! And I finally got to use my Pink Tool Set!!:) THANK YOU Elder Rowan!!! :) I actually knew what I was doing! :)
you would think it was St. Patrick's day! Nope it's greenie day :) We made everything we could green :)
gotta get that picture with my new companion by the Brooksville sign!
LOVIN' it here!
We went out to eat at "Sheak and Shake" Sister Kitchen is a bad influence on my sweet tooth!
We went shopping on P-day!! I miss... scratch that... my feet CRAVE heals! hahaha!
Sister Kitchen says she is a GIANT with heals and she does not own a pair!!
Here we are on Sister K's first P-Day...
We went hunting for gators in the rain!!
We may have gotten a little wet!!
Beautiful views though!!
We got trapped on the way home... first by a fallen tree and then by a lake in the road...
seriously... see what I was saying? Sister K in the road lake!
haha! We liked this!
We went to another Cupcake Place... Cupcake Heaven!! YUMMMMM!
And we decorated out apartment for Halloween already!


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New job? What to watch out for before you sign on the dotted line
As the summer draws to a close and workers all over the country return from holiday, many may be thinking about moving on to pastures new. While batteries recharged by summer sun may spur the search for a new challenge,… Read on
Three things you need to know about social media and the workplace
It's hard to believe that Facebook hasn't even been around for 15 years yet but, social media is now an ever present fact of life and has radically changed the way we do things. But new technology has brought challenges… Read on
Staff handbooks, and what to include in them
Some staff policies are required by law. Some can be very effective in avoiding legal problems, and, a third category can be very helpful in setting out the standards of behaviour you expect of your staff. We do usually not… Read on
easyJet settles bacon baguette case
We report on a case that has met with much consternation amongst the HR community. But how did it come to this? Background The Claimant in this case, Shannon Gleeson, a flight attendant, was given 2 sandwiches (a croquet-monsieur and… Read on
When staff handbooks become contracts
The Court of Appeal has recently had to consider whether or not provisions in the Department for Transport's staff handbook were in fact contractual. Background The terms in question related to the DFT's absence management policy, and the number of… Read on
Non-payment of discretionary bonus: new case
We report on a new case dealing with discretionary bonuses and the steps an employer will need to take if not paying. Background The Claimant in this case, Mr Hill, had a bonus scheme with his employer Niksun Inc, which… Read on
What is a staff handbook?
Staff handbooks, contain an organisation's workplace policies, procedures and rules which supplement and stand in addition to, contracts of employment. These not only set out clear standards of behaviour which the employer expects from its employees and provide a… Read on
Damages for misleading email about ex-employee
The High Court has decided that an email about an ex-employee, sent six years after he had left, and not given as a reference, could still give rise to a damages claim. The HR Director at the employee's previous employer,… Read on
Facebook dismissal fair
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Epic Systems will offer two additional electronic healthcare packages that are an affordable option for smaller practices. So reports EHR Intelligence.
These two new options will allow smaller budget-conscious practices to customize their Epic product to fit their needs and budget.
Read the full article from EHR Intelligence.
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university for the creative arts branding
Design, Innovation & Brand Management
Our MA Design, Innovation & Brand Management course gives you the opportunity to study a combined curriculum that will significantly improve your professional and managerial capabilities.
Our course encourages you to consider the value of branding in today's competitive global environment, where organisations continue to compete in overcrowded markets. As consumers become more sophisticated and the plethora of products more similar, the need to differentiate through emotional attachment has become increasingly important.
Course overview:
The key to successful brand development is an understanding of its synergistic relationship with innovation. The popular view has been that branding is connected with logos, advertising and manipulation, whilst innovation is to do with more process-orientated development.
For us, branding is about delivering a rewarding experience to customers, while innovation is about an organisational effort aimed at differentiating a company through original value creation. In other words, each is inextricably linked yet individually defined.
As a student on this course, you'll benefit from working alongside students on the MA Graphic Design, MBA Creative Industries Management and MA Fashion Management & Marketing courses.
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Entry requirements
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Spanking Samantha Woodley – Domestic Discipline – H – Jul 17, 2009Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Spanking Samantha Woodley – Domestic Discipline – H – Jul 17, 2009
Spanking Movie Name:
Domestic Discipline – H
Jul 17, 2009
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3min 43sec
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Samantha Woodley
Petulant and badly behaved even at Christmas, Samantha Woodley tests the patience of her 'daddy' a little too far. Festive cheer turns into red-bottomed misery as he reluctantly punishes her for complaining about presents – or lack of them! An spoilt brat needs to be taken in hand, and Sam's PJs and panties are swiftly removed for the job to be done. Delicious domestic discipline!
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Translations.com was the first company in the language services and technology industry to integrate with Episerver over 8 years ago. We are an Episerver Technology Add-On partner with over 25 Episerver customers utilizing this add-on. The integration is verified and available in the Episerver Add-on Store. It supports both the Episerver CMS and Commerce.
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text: Focus: Ruling offers guidance on oppression versus derivative actionsFocus August 17, 2015|Written By Julius Melnitzer The Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Rea v. Wildeboer earlier this year suggests that counsel should think carefully about the nature of the claims they advance in corporate stakeholder litigation."What this case tells us is that it's hard to do a wrong to a shareholder as shareholder," says Monique Jilesen of Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP in Toronto. "So unless complainants have been mistreated in a personal way in a way that impacts them differently from other shareholders, they should proceed by way of derivative action and not by way of an oppression remedy."The decision refocuses the distinction and, to some extent, restricts a series of rulings that suggested there was a significant overlap between oppression claims and derivative actions. In Rea, the court, dealing with a case involving a public company, struck an oppression claim where the allegations of insider trading and self-dealing involved harm only to the corporation and not to the specific interests of an individual shareholder."Claims must be pursued by way of a derivative action after obtaining leave of the court where, as here, the claim asserted seeks to recover solely for wrongs done to a public corporation, the thrust of the relief sought is solely for the benefit of that corporation, and there is no allegation that the complainant's individualized personal interests have been affected by the wrongful conduct," the court stated.Rea arose when the plaintiffs brought an oppression claim under s. 248 of the Ontario Business Corporations Act against Martinrea International Inc., a widely held Canadian public company that manufactures auto parts. The claim alleged the defendants, including directors and an executive of Martinrea, breached their fiduciary duties to the corporation, resulting in the misappropriation of at least $50 million of its corporate funds for their own personal benefit.The appellants argued the "somewhat murky" line between oppression remedies and derivative actions had all but disappeared and that in any event, the two causes of action could overlap and weren't mutually exclusive.The motions judge disagreed. He struck the claim, concluding that the plaintiffs should have sought leave of the court to institute a derivative action.Counsel for the defendants, Don Jack of Aird & Berlis LLP in Toronto, submitted that any relaxation in the distinction had occurred, for the most part, in cases involving small, closely held corporations. He cited the necessity for leave in derivative actions in support of his argument that the distinction continued to exist, noting that the requirement serves to prevent meritless suits and helps avoid multiple proceedings.Justice Robert Blair, who wrote the unanimous decision for the Court of Appeal, confirmed that the derivative action and the oppression remedy weren't mutually exclusive. He did observe that the law was inconsistent regarding the proper procedure in the case of overlap but he noted that where courts had permitted an oppression claim to proceed even though the wrongs asserted were to the corporation, those same wrongful acts also directly affected the complainant in a manner that was different from the indirect effect of the conduct on similarly placed complainants.In the instant case, however, the plaintiffs should have pursued their claims by way of a derivative action as they sought relief that was solely for the benefit of the corporation and hadn't alleged any wrongful conduct had affected their personal interests as opposed to those of the corporation.But the Court of Appeal offered little guidance for cases that did in fact give rise to a corporate claim and a personal oppression remedy, stating that "the question of whether an oppression remedy proceeding is available will have to be sorted out on a case by case basis."For his part, Jack believes leaving the overlap issue open was appropriate."The court did as good a job as it could do in straightening out the law bearing in mind that it did not want to restrict trial judges' discretion going forward," he says.


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Oh boy! Today I got up and trudged through three miles. Yesterday I walked 11 miles on a quest to find the elements needed for my Xena Warrior Princess costume for the Heroes and Villains Run and I learned that I am old as fuck now and the young people of the costume shops do not know who Xena is. That was kind of a bummer. Thank goodness Amazon.com knows who Xena is. I also stayed out way past my bedtime to go to the movies so I felt a little sluggish.
Last night I went to see The Magnificent Seven which was amazing! I absolutely loved this movie…
Except the last shot. Don't worry, no spoilers, but I can't not talk about the laughably unnecessary and poorly executed CGI on the final shot. Why would you use CGI for some long grass and wood blowing in the wind? Why. The. Fuck? Especially if you were going to make it look as if it was created in 1998? Also, wind blowing hard enough to move wood nailed together, even if it were nailed together in a shoddy, slapdash fashion, would not gently rustle grasses. Either the wind is blowing really hard or it's a gentle breeze. Not both. Seriously I'm at a loss to explain how cheesy and embarrassing I found the last shot.
All that said, I really did love it overall. I'll probably see it again! But this is a blog about running, not movies. So go see it, but I'm not reviewing it here.
As a reminder, I am running the Rock n' Roll Brooklyn half-marathon for a cause! (You think I'm doing this for my health?) Each day I've included this information and links in my post so that I might garner a few more donations to help St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital to save a few more young lives. Recently I've seen some new donations (THANK YOU!!) and we are soooo close to the new goal of $850 maybe we could even make it to an even $900 by race day?!? So even if you only have $1 to spare, every little bit helps and I hope you will throw a few dollars this way.
Don't forget to follow Fast Girls Have Good Times on Facebook!
Here is some information about St. Jude's and the impact your donations make. Your donations are appreciated! Please donate to this wonderful cause here!
Donations make a difference
Every dollar donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital counts! Take a look at some of the possibilities that your effort could provide to the kids and families of St. Jude.
Infant Care Supplies for 10 Babies: $50
These supplies help parents and nurses care for babies in treatment and include items like diapers, baby bottles, sippy cups, pacifiers, footies and heel warmers.
Wagon: $70
Wagons can make traveling through the halls of St. Jude easier for parents and more fun for a young child.
Parties to celebrate birthdays, holidays and "coming off chemo": $75
St. Jude provides parties, decorations, cakes and more to keep spirits high during the holidays and to celebrate special occasions like birthdays and a child's completion of chemotherapy treatment.
Creative Toys: $100
Play is an essential part of every child's life, and it's important for the children to have fun as often as possible. At St. Jude, colorful, toy-filled play areas are just as plentiful as exam rooms.
Delicious Meals: $210
St. Jude provides meal cards so that patients and families can enjoy the comfort and convenience of good, nutritious meals in the Kay Kafe, our cafeteria.
One Day of Oxygen: $447
Oxygen is key to keeping the immune system strong. A gift of oxygen can help a young body thrive and help fight cancer at the cellular level.
Child-sized Wheelchairs: $700
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Airfare for a parent and child: $1,000 Average
For a patient referred to St. Jude, the hospital covers the cost of airfare for a child and one parent or guardian.


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A fabulous white for the garden and will supply superb height is this 'White Chiffon' Rose of Sharon. In it's 3rd season in my garden, she is loaded with huge white blooms.
She is such a frilly lady who has kept her cool in this blazing hot summer on the NC land.
There is a light yellow, vanilla, and lime green center to each of the mature flowers.
Multiple blooms up and down the stems with more forming regularly. It blooms for about two to three months in my garden. All my Rose of Sharon's are in full bloom this week. A very nice break from the stifling heat to look out and see these icy cool blooms.
I am going to form it in to a tree this winter. Once the blooms and leaves are gone I'll be able to see the main stems. It will be easier to get the form right without all the fuss in the garden.


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Also.... Kenny K has three new stamp released!!!!
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Kenny K´s New Realise and New Challenge
Also.... Kenny K has three new stamp released!!!!
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A lovely creation. Thanks for sharing with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges.SvaraRadera
Absolutely perfect creation for a young guy even older :) Great bright color combo. Thank you Helene for playing along with us at Through The Craft Room Door and we hope to see you again soon.SvaraRadera
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Awesome project!SvaraRadera
Thanks for joining us at Penny's Paper Crafty and I hope we see you again soon!
I love this card. It is such a perfect male card. May I post a link to your card on my Manly Monday blog post? It's a post where I showcase masculine cards for my readers. Email me link to your card so I can find it at grohcm at gmail dot com. I will send you an email when the post goes live. Thank you.SvaraRadera
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Letters to the Editor 2/1
Home-schoolers, ignore this form
To the editor:
It has come to my attention the Washington County public schools would like all home-schoolers to fill out a home-school profile to be returned at the time of review. This exceeds the requirements of the law and does not need to be filled out.
I recommend home-schoolers not comply with this request. If you feel you must return the form please return it blank, as it is not required by the law. In addition, the portfolio requirements listed in the packet exceed the requirements of the law (COMAR).
Please familiarize yourself with COMAR and only comply with the requirements of the code. If you have any questions, please contact Barbara Martin at 301-739-6502, Sandi Roberts at 301-834-7420 or a Sonlight contact, Lisa Heller at 301-432-6030.


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The Birds
The clouds of swifts (Apodidae, Apus apus) in Suffolk County last week were so dense that I pulled over to film them. They were, apparently, feeding on insects that were coming off the agricultural fields. Very strange, and a lot of Hitchcock references peppered the conversation as we watched the swarm. [NOTE: Turn up the volume so that you can hear my son's comment at the end of clip].


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In the Fall of 2000 a Young Woman from an upper-middle-class California family left the West Coast for Washington, D.C., to begin an internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Chandra Ann Levy was not unlike the thousands of college and graduate students who arrive in Washington as interns each year. She wanted to leave the familiar surroundings of her home in the San Joaquin Valley and find her own way in the nation's epicenter of politics and power. Seven months after arriving in Washington, Chandra signed off her computer inside her Dupont Circle apartment on a warm spring day and went for a walk in her gym clothes. She was never heard from again. Six years later, two investigative reporters revisited Washington's most famous murder mystery.
My Thoughts: Wow. I really had no idea how botched the Chandra Levy case was until I read this book. It was shocking to read how the simple fact that Chandra had an affair with a congressman could totally misdirect an investigation. This book begins with the disappearance of Chandra Levy and ends with the conviction of her murderer. I remember seeing all of the reports of her disappearance and the scandal surrounding her affair with Condit but it appears that the police failed to do their job properly in this case. From reading this book, one can see that the police moved all their manpower to one lead rather than looking deeper into the disappearance. Her body might have been found sooner and her murderer prosecuted sooner if the sole focus of the investigation hadn't been on Condit. I kind of felt bad for him; don't get me wrong, he is sleazy but he didn't deserve to have his career destroyed to the extent that it was. It was a pretty frustrating read and I could not believe how long it took the police to find and convict Chandra's killer. This was an easy read that kept my interest; if you like true crime books, you will like this book. 3 stars.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Review: "Finding Chandra" by Scott Higham and Sari Horowitz
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PARLIAMENT - Former South African Airways chairwoman Dudu Myeni, who has been named in the inquiry as being one of the people who interferred in the affairs of Eskom, was a no show at a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday.
Myeni, a close ally of former president Jacob Zuma, was meant to testify at the inquiry looking into corruption and other governance scandals at the state-owned electricity utility after a former Eskom chairman implicated her in intereference.
Committee chairwoman Zukiswa Rantho told MPs that Myeni exchanged a series of text messages with the committee secretary stating that her lawyer was "not around" and that her legal representatives needed more time to prepare. The lawyer was only briefed on Tuesday.
"Up to now we have an SMS, not a formal letter. Parliament wrote her a formal letter," said Rantho.
MPs were incensed.
"We've got another example here of a witness given due notice to be here. I don't accept that explanation. it's very clear there are delaying tactics at play here," said African Christian Democratic Party MP Steve Swart.
The African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) suggested another letter be written to Myeni to appear before the inquiry next week or face being issued with a summons.
Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Natasha Mazzone accused Myeni of playing games and said instead of again inviting her to appear as a witness, she should be immediately summonsed.
"It's most unfortunate that we have to summons someone to come and do their country duty," said Mazzone.
In November last year, former Eskom chairman Zola Tsotsi told the inquiry he met Myeni at the Durban presidential residence in early 2015. Tsotsi testified that Myeni told him moves were afoot to get rid of then chief executive Tshediso Matona and two other executives.
Tsotsi said he found the meeting shocking and that he told Myeni the suspension of the executives was "a recipe for inducing instability in the company", to which Myeni replied that the executive would not be accused of wrongdoing but shifted aside so the inquiry could "proceed unencumbered by their presence".
This was the position reported in the media when the three were suspended in 2015.
African News Agency/ANA


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Coffee chain Tim Hortons is investing further in the Glasgow market by setting up shop in Silverburn Shopping Centre on Thursday (November 16)
The company which opened its first Scottish branch in Argyle Street in the summer decided to snap up up a unit next to Patisserie Valerie near the main entrance.
Large crowds are expected to gather for a host of free offers and incentives at the new eaterie which is a fixture across Canada.
Gurprit Dhaliwal, COO of Tim Hortons UK and Ireland Ltd, added: "Our first Tim Hortons restaurant received an exceptional welcome in Glasgow, so we're excited to launch this debut shopping centre concept within Silverburn.
"It's a perfect location."


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Video surveillance supplier launches new products
"Ezviz will continue to offer video surveillance and home security solutions, as well as intelligent digital image and innovative cloud services in 2017", said Guo Hangbiao, the company's deputy general manager.
The Wire-Free Camera Kit includes a C34 camera and a W2S wireless gateway. Powered by four batteries, the rain-proof and dust-proof C34 camera can be installed anywhere with the magnetic base.
When strangers come in, it will start within a second and send a message to the owner. It will automatically switch into the ultra-low power consumption mode when hibernating.
The W2S wireless gateway is also designed with low power consumption and can support multiple C34 cameras and alarm devices at the same time.
The C6P is Ezviz's first generation of panoramic camera products, supporting a 360-degree image when it is suspended on the ceiling. Through Ezviz's video app, users can also watch VR video from it.
Affiliated to Hikvision Digital Technology, one of the world's leading suppliers of video surveillance products, Ezviz has also released a solution to enhance door security that includes a peephole and a fingerprint lock.
The peephole, with a 4.5in high-definition touchscreen, has face recognition, visual intercom and doorbell functions. Using a B-level cylinder, Ezviz's lock supports fingerprint, password, key and card functions.
The peephole and the lock are interoperable. When someone wanders outside the door, the peephole will automatically capture the video and instantly inform the owner via the cloud service.
This article was originally produced and published by China Daily. View the original article at chinadaily.com


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It is a pleasure to welcome you to our new Fulbright Greece E-NEWS, which we hope will keep you up to date on our activities, programs, and people. In today's society beset by immense challenges—economic, social, cultural—education continues to retain its essential role in confronting difficulties and providing new expressions of hope.
Why Greece? Greece is a gateway to cultural, academic, and professional exchange.The Fulbright Awards Program offers scholarships for academic research and/or lecturing in diverse disciplines at a number of educational, cultural and research organizations in Greece. Fulbright is much more than a scholarship.
Greek and US Fulbright award recipients currently on their grant period or recently returned from their host country (U.S./Greece) talk about their Fulbright experience and share personal photos.
Dr. Joseph Bock, a US Fulbright Specialist to Greece, was recently awarded a grant to work with and assist the Municipality of Athens (Mayor's office) on developing a plan to better handle and respond to the influx of irregular migrants and refugees.
The publication is a comprehensive guide for students interested in programs of study at American Universities and Colleges. Studying in the U.S.A. - Οδηγός Σπουδών is written in Greek and is a free publication.
Throughout the academic year the Fulbright Greece Advising Team holds numerous educational outreach and in-house events! The Fulbright Educational Advising Center–Study in the USA, is the only EducationUSA approved advising center in Greece.
As it has for two decades, Fulbright Greece hosted its 21st US University Fair in Athens, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on October 5, 2015. More than 500 students, parents, high school and university counselors attended.
Fulbright Greece offers Group Advising Sessions on US Studies, both undergraduate and graduate, on a regular basis. Sessions lasts for about one hour and a half and are offerered free of charge. Preliminary registration is required.
Every year, from October to May, Fulbright travels to universities and public schools throughout Greece, where students, teachers, scholars and artists may learn about study options in the United States and Fulbright scholarships.
For academic year 2016-2017 the Foundation launched a new grant category for Greek citizens: the Doctoral Dissertation Visiting Research Students grant.
Every fall the Fulbright Foundation Greece convenes a Train the Trainers Meeting for educators. Most participants are alumni from different Fulbright scholarship programs.
The "Art Supports Education–Fulbright Alumni Art Series" is an initiative that began in 2009. In recognition of the fundamental role of education, Fulbright artist alumni graciously donate their works in support of the Fulbright Scholarship Program.


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'God Has Always Protected Tangier'
By Margaret Carmel and Diana DiGangi
Religion is key to the culture of Tangier Island. The church provides reassurance that a higher power is watching over the island, protecting it from storms and erosion.
TANGIER ISLAND — There are two churches here: Swain Memorial, a large United Methodist church, and a smaller non-denominational church.
Swain Memorial is located at the center of town, flanked by graveyards on three sides.
Religion is key to the culture of the island. The church provides reassurance that a higher power is watching over the island, protecting it from storms and erosion. It also is a valuable source of community and aid. The island's residents pray for each other on Sundays and meet often for potlucks and fundraisers.
"It may seem like God is not present here now, because we are losing shoreline, the water level is rising, but God has protected this island up 'til this point," said Pastor John Flood, who was assigned to the island by his bishop several years ago. "God has always protected Tangier."
Despite the tight-knit nature of Tangier, there is a split in ideology that determines who attends which church's services. The mayor, James "Ooker" Eskridge, stopped attending Methodist services after the higher-ups in the church criticized Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. Eskridge is a steadfast supporter of Israel, and has painted a Star of David on his crabbing boat under an ichthys — the Christian "sign of the fish."
"The Bible talks about Israel," said Eskridge. "It says 'all those who bless Israel, all will bless. And those who curse, them all will curse.' That's pretty clear."
The services at Swain on the Sunday following Easter focused strongly on Christian revivalism, both on a global level and on the island itself. Flood impressed upon the congregation that a renewal of faith in the church would pay off for churchgoers, and that absolute trust had to be placed in God for Him to work through them. The Methodist Church places great significance on the continuing presence of God and inevitability of the Second Coming.
The congregation spent the beginning of the service praying for each other. They expressed highly personalized concerns — about residents' visits to see doctors on the mainland, for example, and the health of various pets.
Then there was a short sermon for the handful of young children on the island, who are fussed over and doted on by islanders as if they were kin to all. In Tangier, it takes a village.
"There's a lot of history here, a lot of wonderful people," Flood said. "It would be a shame to lose this lifestyle and this heritage."
The pastor is cautiously optimistic about the proposed jetty project, which was announced in 2012 as a much-needed bulwark against further erosion of the island. Without it, experts say, Tangier will be uninhabitable by 2050.
"We've had promises of the jetty," he said. "I've only been here for three years, but what I know is the money was appropriated for it, and then went to another cause. They told us last year that it would happen. We are praying that it will."
Keeping with his Methodist teachings, the pastor maintained that despite what appear to be grim circumstances, the residents of Tangier have reason to keep hoping that the island will be provided for in the fullness of time.
"There is a great need for the jetty," Flood said. "I think God has an eventual plan that will unfold. There's a reason for all this. Maybe He is teaching us patience."


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[e-loh-hist, el-oh-]
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
Compare Yahwist.
Origin of Elohist
1860–65; < Hebrew ĕlōah God + -ist
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for elohist
Historical Examples of elohist
The first belongs to the Jehovist, the second to the Elohist.The Bible
John E. Remsburg
This remarkable utterance shows how potent was the survival in the mind of Paul of the old Elohist belief.
Between the Elohist and Jahvist accounts of the creation of man, there are two differences of great importance.
A curious statement is made here (Elohist) as to the depth of the water being fifteen cubits.The Meeting-Place of Geology and History
Sir John William Dawson
According to the figures of the Elohist, Noah lives on among his descendants for 350 years, and dies at the age of 950.
Old Testament the supposed author or authors of one of the four main strands of text of the Pentateuch, identified chiefly by the use of the word Elohim for God instead of YHVH (Jehovah)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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LOST superannuation accounts with balances of $2000 and less will be transferred to the Tax Office and held in trust until they are claimed, the Government will announce in today's mid-year Budget update.
The measure will protect lost retirement savings from unnecessary fees charged by super funds, while also boosting returns for all super savers by reducing the cost to funds of administering these small "lost" accounts.
It will also generate extra revenue for the Government as it seeks to balance its books.
A Treasury analysis found lost super accounts with balances as low as $1000 were being slugged with average insurance charges of $169 a year, meaning they would disappear after six years.
The Tax Office already manages lost super accounts with less than $200. This threshold will increase to $2000 and, for the first time, the Government will start paying interest on the accounts at the rate of inflation.
"The introduction of interest means that not only will these small lost accounts no longer be eaten up by fees and charges, but they'll actually retain their value in real terms until they're reunited with the lost member,'' Mr Shorten said.
"There are 3.4 billion lost super accounts in Australia with a combined balance of $17.7 billion.''
There would also be a benefit for all super savers because, presently, the cost to super funds of having to administer these small lost accounts reduced overall returns by 0.1 per cent a year on average.
Eliminating this cost would boost the retirement balance of a 30-year-old worker on average full-time earnings by about $10,600.
Consumer group Choice chairwoman Jenni Mack said the move to protect lost super was an "extremely good step forward" on what had been an "intractable problem'' since the introduction of compulsory superannuation two decades ago.
"Fees have been exceeding earnings on these lost accounts and they have been going backwards at an increasingly fast rate. This new policy means you're going to get no fees and you're going to get interest.
"It's really good for people who lose track of their superannuation and they are typically young people, part time and casual workers and disproportionately they are women. This means that when they do aggregate their accounts there's going to be something of meaning there.''
The Government expects to earn some extra revenue from the measure which will be included as a saving in the mid-year Budget update, to be released today.
This is because once balances are transferred, the government will be able to generate a return in excess of the interest it will pay.
But Ms Mack said this was reasonable and still a big improvement for savers on losing money as they presently did.
"If the Government is managing this money that's probably a reasonable rate of return over the long term because there are costs generated in doing this. Vulnerable consumers are going to be better off."
People can search for lost super using their tax file number via the Tax Office's online SuperSeeker tool available at www.ato.gov.au.
Originally published as Taxman to guard your 'lost' super


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Rime is an adventure game coming to PC, Xbox One, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch in May 2017. The game was playable for the first time at PAX South at the end of January, and I had a chance to sit down with one of the developers and play through the first roughly 30 minutes of the game.
I left PAX South wishing I could have played more of Rime. It is my favorite demo of the show, and that's saying a lot when the Nintendo Switch and The Legend of Zelda are on display just a few feet away.
An island ready to explore
Rime throws you into the adventure immediately. There is very little exposition, and there are no explanations. You play a boy who is only referred to as "the boy," and you wake up on the beach of a mysterious island following a shipwreck. The most obvious landmark on the island is a large tower, so I figured it made sense to head there first. It wasn't long before my path was blocked by a puzzle, and I immediately began exploring the surrounding area to solve it.
As I explored, I quickly encountered wildlife on the island and learned that I could interact with them. In fact, interacting with some of the wildlife turned out to be important for solving the very first puzzle!
The first puzzle requires that you activate four statues that are scattered around the island. By the time I found all four, I had climbed and jumped along cliffs, gone swimming, interacted with the wildlife, found a collectible item, and seen a mysterious cloaked figure.
When I finally solved the puzzle, I met another character: a fox… who promptly ran away. I spent the rest of the demo following the fox.
One of the most interesting design choices is how the game explains nothing. I saw button prompts from time to time, but even those prompts lacked a description. Interestingly, Rime doesn't really need explanations. It only took a moment of experimenting (i.e., pressing every button on the controller) to learn the basic controls. I took note of two interesting commands: shouting and rolling.
The beginning of the game is paced very well. It is designed in a way that new mechanics are introduced frequently, but the game never feels complicated, and the new mechanics never need an explanation. Rime is full of interesting puzzles, but even the most complex puzzles didn't offer any advice, and solving the puzzles without help is incredibly satisfying.
An island full of engaging puzzles
I mentioned two interesting commands: shouting and rolling. Rolling, for now, was something not unlike rolling in many Legend of Zelda games; it was just a fun thing to do during the demo. However, I was teased with the promise that rolling will be used for something more important later in the game. It seems like an odd mechanic to be intrigued by, but I am. Rolling has never really been all that useful in The Legend of Zelda; I'd like to see what Tequila Works, the game's developer, can do with it.
"Rolling is an odd mechanic to be intrigued by."
On the other hand, shouting was far more important during my play time. Shouting activates special jade statues in the environment that have various effects. Sometimes activating a statue would immediately open the way forward, but most of the time it required more thought. Some puzzles required activating multiple statues at the same time, and that required standing in exactly the right place. Other statues worked with a timer, and a series of actions had to be completed in only a few seconds. The jade statues are not unlike switches found in other games, but the puzzles I solved were creative and felt new despite the simple mechanics.
Exploring the island and solving puzzles also required skills that are not unique to Rime: pushing, climbing, and swimming. I did very little swimming during my play time, but it was very memorable. The underwater environments are beautiful.
Aside from the puzzles that you activate by shouting, Rime also has locked doors with keys, blocks to push around, and cliffs to climb. This is standard fare for an adventure game. However, Rime also includes its own take on perspective puzzles, and I'm very excited to see how they are used in the later stages of the game.
The perspective puzzles are difficult to explain without seeing them. In these perspective puzzles you have to orient multiple 3D objects such that, from a specific vantage point, they appear to create a 2D shape when connected. Not only does the player have to place these objects in the correct positions, the player needs to orient the camera to view it from the correct perspective. You can see the solutions to these puzzles in IGN's playthrough of the same demo.
The environments are beautiful, but the puzzles were the highlight of my play time. Every puzzle is engaging and every puzzle felt fun. The full game has even more variety; the trailer shows a puzzle that manipulates the day and night cycle.
An island I can't wait to experience
I said before that Rime is my favorite demo from PAX South. I was already interested in the game before playing, but after a mere 30-minute demo, the game became one of my most anticipated releases of the year.
So, as a Legend of Zelda fan, what makes Rime a game worth watching? The island looks and feels like it was taken right out of The Wind Waker, but the freedom to explore and interact with the environment reminds me of my time playing Breath of the Wild. Many of the puzzles share common themes, like voice or using perspective. This is not unlike the themed dungeons that have become a staple of The Legend of Zelda series.
The difference is that Rime weaves the puzzles found in Zelda's dungeons into the overworld exploration. The result feels like an improved version of Skyward Sword's three large regions with a much larger emphasis on puzzle solving and much more freedom to explore. It's a refreshing change that left me wishing I could play more.
If you love exploration and puzzle solving in The Legend of Zelda, you will also love Rime. Fortunately, we don't have to wait long. Rime is scheduled for release this coming May.


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BwinParty Sees Growth From World Cup
Bwin Party one of the largest online gambling companies in the world has said this years World Cup would help it return to growth after all the problems it had in Greece and its move away from riskier markets. They have been concentrating on more defined markets and is expanding into the US as they relax some of their gambling rules.
One of their biggest Rivals Betfair has also decided to pursue a similar strategy. Online gambling companies are thinking that this years World Cup will increase revenues that are reflective of the growing Soccer betting market.
Bwin Party earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization fell to 108 million Euros down from 165 million Euros in 2012. This was caused by falling revenues and increased gambling taxes in Germany as well as the start up costs of their New Jersey venture.
The management of BwinParty face a ton of pressure to deliver on their promises after investment vehicle Spring Owl run by a New York hedge fund agreed last month to buy a 6.1 % stake from the two founding owners.
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