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Restoring the Divine Circulatory Flow
Barbara Valocore
A talk given at the Arcane School conference in London, May 2010
The Divine Circulatory Flow; it is us and we are it. No human, animal, tree, rock or Chohan can be outside of the divine flow and all are in relationship, connected and bound together, through spirit and matter, life and breath. All forms, no matter how tiny, are part of the body of manifestation of the Planetary Logos; we are entwined in the flow of this Great Life and in some minute way He is affected by our actions and thoughts, in cooperation with or in opposition to divine intention and purpose.
The wholeness vision is rapidly emerging today, and 7th Ray energies are stimulating a newer sense of synthesis and a clearer recognition of relationships within the whole. The new vision can be seen unfolding in every field of human activity. People are demonstrating the understanding that if we poison the waters, the air and the earth, we are literally poisoning ourselves and our home, a truth indigenous peoples have known and practiced for millennia. "All my relations": the birds and animals, the waters and earth, the sky; everything. Likewise, loving and harmonious life affirming thoughts have a proven positive effect on the environment. Science has verified that feelings of love change the electromagnetic field of the brain and that this can be registered by other brains. The planetary field, the etheric field, is one field, one "pool of thought" and completely interconnected, affecting all and available to all.
One of the central principles of the newly developing Yoga of Synthesis is this idea of relationship, "the great underlying theme of our Planetary Logos." In new ways ordinary humanity is experiencing its various relationships and becoming aware of itself as a synthetic whole. Your economic crisis is my economic crisis. Events on one side of the planet, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, or oil spills affect people thousands of miles away and one can communicate instantly across the globe through the internet. This interrelatedness is seen especially through the lens of the global financial crisis, the disastrous effect of our long term wrong thinking about money.
The 7th Ray Ashram is in process of externalizing and the striving to understand the nature of synthesis and wholeness are all signs of its activity. "The 7th Ray is the relating factor between life and matter upon the form side", the Tibetan says; the Binding Force, and the influence of this powerful synthesizing force challenges us to realize that the densest forms are no less spiritual than the highest Cosmic Being we can imagine. The 7th Ray concretizes and controls the physical plane, producing the infinite forms of natural beauty in all kingdoms of nature. We especially value the beauty and geometrical perfection of precious stones, the crystalline forms that are the mineral life expression of God, and humankind has always been fascinated with all things gold, the most tangible representation of the money energy, unfortunately so often used to express our most base and separative impulses.
Today, especially in the US, the money question is central in the public debate. The horrendous abuses and scandals caused by an out of control and unregulated selfish materialism are being revealed by the powerful light of public opinion and an angry demand for transparency. The system is ripe for change and we can see the old and secretive ways of manipulating money for selfish greed unraveling with every news report. Ordinary people fundamentally realize that the flow of goods, services and capital in the form of loans and available money has been blocked and dammed up by corrupt, powerful and selfish individuals and corporate institutions. There is great pain and suffering due to the crisis of loss of homes and livelihoods, but this presents a tremendous opportunity to rethink our values and change our thinking. Relationships to the commons, of the parts to the whole, are being re-shaped and healed and habits are slowly changing to honor the new ways. We have to restore the flow of the money energy and the 7th Ray is helping to sweep clean our excess, destroying separatism and fostering oneness.
So, what is money? Money is solid, it's precious gems and metals, gold and silver. Oil, livestock and land are all currencies. Money supplies us with the material aspects of living; food, shelter, clothing etc. and we most easily think of it in material terms, as something we can depend on, something we buy things with. But wait. It's paper too, but not much else now. The paper used to represent gold stored in a place we never could see. We were told it was there and we believed that. Now, we've all agreed that a particular piece of paper is worth something, has value. You agree that because I've written a certain number on a check that it's worth that amount of money to you and we're all passing around little pieces of paper with numbers written on them. Now, with credit cards, we all agree that an electronic blip on a computer screen could be thousands of dollars or euros, and it just moved halfway around the world in one second. Money is moving faster, has become less dense and more electric, more pranic and etheric. We seem to be moving closer to an understanding of money as energy.
In essence, money is a mutual agreement and an agreement implies relationship. Money is a medium that brings us into many kinds of relationships and agreements and we all have some kind of personal relationship with money. In a very real sense, money forces us to deal with things at the most physical level and it provides opportunity to have proper relationships with matter and physical substance. Money has a unique ability to bring to the surface inner qualities that need to be examined and transformed, in the light of the soul, into the realm of oneness and wholeness. We usually handle it in some way on a daily basis, and when we do, do we use it or think of it as energy, as prana or as Hierarchy sees it, as "the consolidation of the loving, living energy of divinity"? Are we handling it as a disciple of the Masters should handle it? What would that look like? How would that feel? Are we ready to see money as divine?
The New Group of World Servers are holding up the vision of the new life and the new ways before all of humanity. It is the group that stands between Hierarchy and Humanity, is the group forerunner of the Christ and its members are responsible for creating the conditions through which the Christ can manifest, on both the inner and outer planes. The teachings emphasize the work of preparation as one of our primary duties, our only "life intention". Our work is to make the soul visible on the physical plane, to bring soul values "down to earth" and to create appropriate and beautiful forms and structures through which the soul can manifest and express itself, a 7th Ray process. Part of the work of preparation involves anchoring the idea of sharing firmly in public consciousness; "the principle of Sharing…. is a soul quality", and this spiritual principle is central to the restoration of the divine circulatory flow. Money is meant to move around, to circulate and flow. The world's abundant natural resources rightly belong to all of humanity, not just a few big corporations, and occultly, all these resources belong to the Christ.
One of the characteristics of the new energies being released today is "a clearer vision of the Whole" and the good news is we can see many groups responding to these energies by demonstrating the spirit of sharing and cooperation through new agreements about money. There are more than 4,000 local alternative currencies flourishing alongside exchangeable national currencies. There are more than 12,000 eco villages worldwide, and Co-housing schemes are springing up everywhere. These are large and small land settlements organized around the principles of resource and currency sharing. People are exchanging time, air miles, and skills as currency and through barter and exchange are transforming relationships into loving modes of communication thereby practicing right human relationships. The newer philanthropists, and there are many, are funding projects that support social healing and oneness. The front page of the website for the grant making Kalliopeia Foundation states: "The time has come to affirm the fundamental unity of Humanity, to work for that which unifies us, and not what divides us". The mission of the foundation I started in 1992, the Lifebridge Foundation, is to "promote the concept of the interconnectedness of all life and one humanity" and it "supports transformative action in a changing world."
A particularly new way of working with money can be seen through the Rudolph Steiner Foundation, whose core mission is to "transform the way the world works with money." One of its central values states that, "the primary role of money is to serve the highest intentions of the human spirit." On the website of one of its projects called Reimagine Money and the Transforming Money Collaborative, there is an extensive resource list of organizations and individuals creating new agreements and relationships around money. These people, and many others are thinking deeply about money and their writings and group work are pioneering the new structures and the new Aquarian "money philosophies".
We are the esoteric group within the NGWS working subjectively on the inner planes, or at least we're supposed to be! We are meant to perform a particular service in the preparatory stage of the Reappearance of the Christ. The rhythmic daily occult meditation work, the Triangles work, the new and full moon meditations, all these group services are slowly but surely evoking the energies of the Plan; of light, love and the will-to-good. Our shared work is to anchor these energies, to lay the groundwork and prepare the field for the emergence of the new energies of synthesis and wholeness brought in by the 7th Ray. Our work is to help stimulate the divine circulatory flow. In this regard, the Tibetan asks us to do 2 special meditations "at least" once a week: on Thursdays, the reflective meditation on preparation for the reappearance of the Christ, and on Sundays, the reflective meditation on attracting money for Hierarchical Purposes. These meditations, which act as a single unit, are a service for the Christ, the Hierarchy and aid in the redemption of matter and especially of humanity.
I think of all the meditations offered by the Arcane school, the Sunday "money meditation" gives many of us the most difficulty, or is perhaps the most confusing. Why are we asked to meditate for money? The powerful 7th Ray is challenging us to break away from centuries old habitual and wrong thinking, particularly that money is dirty or something that can't possibly be used for spiritual purposes. The emerging energies are moving us to embrace new thinking and really know that the material and spiritual realms cannot be separate and apart. The highest and the lowest must meet, blend and fuse. We can no longer put money in a separate box from anything spiritual. Oneness thinking more than anything can restore the divine circulatory flow.
The deeply occult Sunday meditation evokes the spiritual will through love. The Tibetan suggests we begin the meditation by attempting "to feel true love sweeping through you", which immediately sets up an alignment with the heart center. For the whole meditation, love is central and it is crucial to feel the flow of divine love throughout. Love is the magnet. Love is the tool to attract money for Hierarchical work and we are asking for money in the name of Christ, with full faith in the response. We visualize a "flowing golden substance in the hands of the Forces of Light". This meditation also asks us to consider money, the concretized energy of divinity, in the highest and most abstract context and to dedicate it in meditation to the Christ. We voice an invocative prayer to "the power that can make all things new," we demand of this power to "turn to spiritual purposes the money in the world." And finally, the Sunday meditation reminds us that we must share; we won't be able to evoke or attract money if we don't share it, and small amounts do matter. We must give generously to put things right, to restore the balance, and to help in the preparation for the reappearance of the Christ, to foster goodwill and build right human relationships.
Human need at this time is very real; we can see it around us every day. One out of 6 people are hungry, and even in developed countries hunger is becoming a serious problem. Poverty breeding homelessness and disease seems to be getting worse and national debts are crippling governments. Money needs to flow and circulate to the least among us. We are told that "Need, love and magnetic power are the three things which…attract money."
We have seen through recent natural disasters how ordinary people can manifest large amounts of money
very quickly by giving small donations to relief agencies. Humanity does recognize the need and ordinary people give through love, and through the power of love, we are united and bound together. The work of world salvage can succeed although it seems the task is too huge. Hercules thought the task of cleaning the Augean stables was impossible, but through the insight and perspective of the soul, through creative, new and broader thinking, he succeeded. The Tibetan tells us in the book The Reappearance of the Christ that, "…the workers are there and the power to work is adequate to the need."
As we feel the tide of new life sweeping, divinely flowing through us, we are charged to work with renewed and sustained effort to meet human need with love, and begin to think in new ways and to handle the newer energies more skillfully, especially the energy of money. The Binding Force is moving us toward a clearer recognition of money as a loving and divine energy and as a vital tool in the work of restoration and redemption. We can all become philanthropists in the truest sense, that is lovers of humanity, and use our money to bring beauty and order to the world and to build a new and unified humanity.
Sri Aurobindo said, "Money is the visible sign of a universal force, and this force in its manifestation on earth...is indispensable to the fullness of the outer life. In its origin and its true action it belongs to the Divine." The binding force of love holds all things together and in the end, it's not about the money, it's about love.
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In the past, once a year I deviate from my usual Community & Clubs column for the Thanksgiving Turkey of the Year column and with this column, I will deviate again.
A trip to Cuba
I was among a group of 65 who flew on a charter flight from Los Angeles International Airport direct to Havana, Cuba, for an eight-day People to People mission sponsored by the Palm Desert Area Chamber of Commerce for which my wife, Barbara, serves as the chief executive.
Cuba is the largest of the Caribbean islands and has a population of 11.4 million with a birth rate of 1.4 per family. The weather while we were there was in the 90s in the day time with 85% to 90% humidity daily. The temperature would drop after the daily rain and was usually in the 70s in the early morning. The splendor of mountain and coastal regions stood out along with the lush green landscapes and farmland and Spanish architecture in the cities we visited.
Cuba is untouched by commercialism. There are no McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken or Starbucks. The only billboards extol the virtues of socialism and celebrate the long past revolution and its heroes.
Cuba appears to be frozen in the 1950s with American cars like Chevies, Fords, Plymouths, Studebaker, Nash, etc. from 1959 or before dotting the roads. Most are in great shape and would be valuable collector items in the U.S., but are work vehicles for Cubans. Newer cars (1990s) are from Russia and in need of repair. If you don't have a car, the method of transportation would be oxen drawn carts, scooters, cargo vans, buses, truck buses or by foot. There are a lot of people waiting for a ride along all roads. Locals can make some money if they pick up a person or two who is willing to pay to get their destination.
We started and ended our trip in Havana, staying at former Hilton Hotel that was due to open in 1959, months before the revolution. Havana is a city stuck in 1959. Few building were built after the revolution, and few have been renovated. We spent two nights at an all-inclusive beach front resort built in the 1990s along a 10-mile stretch of a white sandy beach with newer resorts in both directions. Canadians and Europeans are regular visitors to the resorts beginning in November through April.
Among the many opportunities to learn about Cuba's history and culture, and to interact with her people, included visits to Old Havana, Presidential Palace, Bocoy Rum Factory, a fascinating cemetery, National Museum of Fine Arts, the Che Guevara Memorial and Museum, cigar factory and sugar plantation, a printing house, central plaza in Remedios, Cuban Literacy Museum, a tobacco farm and Ernest Hemingway's home. We enjoyed musical performance by a student orchestra (to which we presented school supplies) and salsa dancing at a seniors center.
Erick, our tour guide said the goal of the revolution was to get everyone equal. No more upper or middle class. The 1.1-million-strong middle and upper classes fled to Miami after the revolution when Fidel Castro nationalized all businesses and property. Cuba is left with one class, the poor.
Erick was a high school English teacher in Cuba for three years. His monthly salary was $30. He notes that Cubans do not live on their salary. They get subsidized housing, electricity, free medical and dental, and a monthly food rationing card that provides rice, beans, one cup of cooking oil and a quarter of a chicken every 15 days. If you want veggies or fruit you go to a farmers market and buy them. There are no fat dogs in Cuba!
Barbara and I visited a "department store" and found a 24-cubic-foot Frigidaire refrigerator for sale at $2,800 compared to a price in the U.S. of $1,200.
Unemployment is "officially" 3.6% but is actually about 30%. Lots of idle hands, but not a lot of crime. The Cubans we met seemed happy. While a Cuban might have a computer, they don't have Internet access. While they may have a TV, they only receive four channels, two of which celebrate the revolution and two are Cuban generated programs. There is no news for Cubans from the outside world, especially the U.S. and vise versa. For example, Cuba says they have a vaccine to prevent HIV infection that 20+ other countries are using to prevent the spread of AIDS. At the hotels, visitors to the country have access to the Internet and watch 30 plus channels including CNN, BBC, CBC and ESPN.
When Raul Castro became president of Cuba several years ago, he legalized 125 professions such as restaurateur, watch repairer, shoe repairer, etc. If you are in one of those professions, you pay 65% of your gross income to the Cuban government each month. Raul Castro is allowing people to buy and own property once again. The U.S. government is allowing Americans to visit Cuba on People to People, cultural and educational missions, but not as tourists.
The hope that many Cubans have is that things will change after the Castro brothers are gone. As Erick said, the United States and Cuba need each other for trade, medicine and tourism. There will be a new day coming in Cuba in just a few years from now.
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This is a weekly feature that will highlight The Good, The Bad and The *fill in the blank* exciting things that are currently happening in the NHL. Is Seattle really going to get an NHL team? Wouldn't it be funny if Rick Nash didn't get traded from Columbus at all? Will Bleacher Creatures ever make an Alex Burrows plush doll? Hockey: the excitement it creates is contagious.
The Good: David Booth
Has there been any Canucks player as exciting as David Booth lately? In my house the answer is no. We are very Booth friendly here. I remember back in October when yet another Canucks/Panthers trade was announced. Ryan Kesler needed a new line mate and who better than someone that he'd already played with (in the junior and minor league.)
When that tanned American with the permanent grin came up from the sunshine state, he had no idea what he was getting into. I actually thought he was going to cry in his first interview with the media; probably from the realization that it rains a lot in Vancouver and his tan was diminishing by the minute. Or perhaps he had heard the rumors that being a Canucks player means that you are basically signing away the rights to your privacy and that everything you do on and off the ice will be scrutinized. Fortunately for Booth, Vancouver has no shortage of tanning establishments. It's almost like the real thing, minus the Vitamin D.
His chemistry with Ryan Kesler was as promised: they had it and it was magical. It took him 15 days to score his first goal as a Canuck and he was quickly embraced as the fresh meat of the franchise. Another thing that Canucks fans require in their hockey players is a presence on twitter. Once again, David Booth did not disappoint. He is very fan friendly.
Oh yeah, and he can also score goals. Big goals. Fast goals. In Wednesday's game against the Avalanche, it took 13 seconds and a pass from Mason Raymond for the Booth show to begin. The game before that, Monday against the Coyotes, it was also David Booth who not only scored first, but scored the only Canucks goal in regulation. He has been a solid presence in the Canucks lineup since returning from a knee injury in mid January. He is dependable, dynamic and electrifying to watch on the ice. With all this, I cannot wait to see what he brings to the Canucks team come playoff time. I will own his jersey by then, yes I will.
The Bad: Chris Higgins
"Why Marda? Why would put Chris Higgins in the bad list? Have you no heart?"
Calm down. I have nothing bad to say about Chris Higgins (I've seen the famous abs, come on). I don't think anyone in the NHL could find anything bad to say about Higgins and certainly not with those dreamy eyes of his. He has been a tremendous addition to the team since being acquired at last year's trade deadline and brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the Canucks lineup. Enter the "bad" portion: his time in the lineup and the reason that accounts for its absence. I wish there was a way to revamp, or just completely replace, Higgins immune system so that he could repel the horrors that the staph infection has caused him to endure. Screw you staph infection. You're like Mark Messier. Vancouver hates you! Yes, I just compared Mark Messier to a staph infection. They're both gross.
Not having control over your health is a terrifying thought. Higgins has been out of the lineup three times now due to complications from this evil staph infection; most recently it was his body's adverse reaction to the medication he was taking to treat it. This bug needs better drugs. There is only so much one can do to ensure and maintain their health. When you think about the access that professional athletes have to doctors, trainers, specialists, not to mention that their bodies are machines that are carefully tuned with exercise and nutrition, it almost makes you think they would be impervious to suffering from any ailments at all. Then you think about the abuse that their bodies endure on a daily basis, it makes you appreciate everything they sacrifice and do to win. Or attempt to win.
What is going to happen to the career of Chris Higgins? Will he be healthy enough to deal with the pressure and intensity come playoff time? Will this infection come back and cause him to miss games? Is there any way that we can blame Messier for this?
And Working Overtime
Those Canucks just insist on getting as much ice time as they can. They apparently love playing games so much that it is nearly impossible to get them off the ice after 60 minutes. They are like that kid who doesn't want to get out of the swimming pool until he goes down the slide just ONE more time. Only one more time turns to ten more while his dad is yelling that he's been in there long enough and it's time to go. 70 minutes is the new 60 minutes. Welcome to the new Canucks hockey.
In their last 14 games, only 4 were completed in regulation. 10 games went to overtime and 8 went on to shootouts; 5 of which were won by the Canucks. Really though, I can't blame them since their first game of the year went to a shootout. My mom used to say that how you spend the first day of the year will determine how you spend the rest of that year. If we believe the logic of my mom, who does not think that Rick Nash is getting traded to Vancouver so she is a fairly credible source, then the Canucks are only following what they established in early January.
The good news is that all this overtime work that they are putting in is good for them. They are getting used to the grueling physical demands that the playoffs will require. Playing just one OT, that is a piece of cake. But how are the shootouts helping? They are, I assure you. The pressure of a 'must win' mentality is not something to be taken lightly. And I think we can all agree that the more pressure Luongo faces in shootouts, the better his mental agility will develop and that is something that he is going to need in the playoffs. As long at the Canucks keep winning, I don't mind them putting in the extra time. Of course, now I also have higher expectations of their playoff performance and expect them to prove me right.


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The American Society of Appraisers announces the hosting of a conference: How to be a Successful and Effective Expert Witness (March 5-6) to take place at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, California.
Demand for the event stems from a growing need for valuation professionals to be able to effectively communicate and present conclusions in courts of law.
2013 has been a year for high-profile tax court cases involving works of fine art. One current valuation dispute between the IRS and the estate of artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat , shows a difference of $66 million. Earlier this year the Sonnabend case in which the estate's appraisers valued a work by Robert Rauschenberg at zero was contested with an IRS valuation of $65 million. Less well known is the case involving the valuation of 64 works of art in the estate of James Elkins .
It's not only in the world of art valuation that the role of the appraiser has become more complicated. According to Dennis A. Webb, ASA , who is both a business valuation and real property appraiser, "It only takes reading a small number of Tax Court cases to realize that valuation expert testimony often fails to persuade. Experts that find the facts, connect the dots and tell the story provide testimony that attorneys can relate to and that the Court needs. Persuasive experts make a major contribution to the Court and to the profession – we need a good deal more of them."
This spring ASA in collaboration with SEAK will be offering a 2-day conference: How to be a Successful and Effective Expert Witness (March 5-6 in San Francisco). Topics will include common cv and website mistakes, what goes into a defensible report, preparing for deposition, trial, and dealing with difficult cross-examinations. 14 hours of CE and CPE credits will be offered, which have also been approved by California's Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) .
Immediately following the expert witness event, ASA will also be hosting a special 1.5-day connoisseurship conference, Personal Property Issues and Insights: SFO (March 7-8), which will be devoted to the special collections and sites of San Francisco with lectures and tours. 10 hours of CE credits will be offered.
To register or for complete event details visit www.appraisers.org/Events/asa-mini-conferences or call (800) 272-8258.


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Since the founding of the Mechanic's Institute in 1885, students with an interest in theater have formed groups to produce plays or even more informally, produce skits and shows for the amusement of their classmates and teachers.
In 1912, the yearbook records a Dramatic Club and notes their staging of Pygmalion. An image shows 30 members in costumes. Drama clubs seemed to come and go, with announcements appearing every few years of new clubs with names like Gargoyles and Masquers Guild. All had basically the same goal—to provide an outlet for students with the interest, but also to give students the experience of working together to produce something as complex as a dramatic production, with the need for casting, stage setting, making costumes, lighting and the discipline to attend rehearsals.
Faculty have been involved in many ways, advising students, directing, acting in plays and even providing the scripts. Faculty member Milton Bond, a well-known Rochester artist and member of RIT's faculty for 30 years, also had a lifelong interest in the theater. In 1920, he directed the students in a play of his own. Then in 1966, Dane Gordon, professor of philosophy and author of RIT's history, provided the script of his play Don't Touch the Principle.
In 1965, after another short hiatus, a group called the Drama Guild was formed. The comedy See How They Run had been staged by a group of students during RIT's 1964 homecoming, and the effort was so successful the students were inspired to launch a permanent organization. In the spring of 1965 the club performed a series of one-act productions including Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden by Thornton Wilder and The Sandbox by Edward Albee. The following year, the organization began touring with several productions, travelling to local coffee houses, retirement homes and hospitals, and participating in the Theatre Festival Association's annual competition in Corning, N.Y. The club welcomed other theatrically inclined students, announcing try-outs for a variety show between acts in 1966. Anyone with a vaudeville act was encouraged to give it a try.
The move to the new campus complicated the efforts of the group. Brochures in the archives note they were ready to "blast off" and realize all the potential of the RIT Drama Guild on the new campus. They had hoped to stage plays in the new Ingle Auditorium in the 1968-1969 school year, but because the building was not finished, they had to wait until April to present the musical comedy The Amorous Flea as the opening production. In 1969, the club was absorbed by the Cultural Affairs Committee of the College Union Board, and was replaced by the Brick City Players in the early 1970s.
In the 1970s, Bob Panara, NTID's first deaf faculty member, began staging productions with students in NTID. Beginning as a club activity, their efforts grew into the extraordinary NTID performing arts programming that RIT now enjoys. All productions were open to hearing students, providing another outlet for the theatrically inclined.


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LUOGO DI ORIGINE : Core of Eternia
ARMI : Beast-man's Whip
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Big Jeff needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 119 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
We're looking for a logo for our new web series: ManSkate
It's all about finding old school skateboarders who are losing their will to skateboard, and giving them a reason to get back on their boards. Participants will compete with each other in a series of bizarre and quasi-extreme skateboarding competitions.
ManSkate (http://www.manskate.com)
Our logo will be used for all company branding purposes, including digital & print advertising, website, letterhead & stationery, t-shirts & swag, business cards, stickers.
Logo should be inspired by old school skateboarding designs from companies such as Powell Peralta, G & S, Sanata Cruz, Vision, Tracker, Independent, Kryptonics, etc.
The project is all about old guys skateboarding... again!
The letters "M" and "S" in ManSkate must be capitalized or in a noticeably larger font. Other letters can be lower case or upper case.
Big, bold and meaty. Targeting male skateboarders aged 30+.
- Fluorescent colours.
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beantribe needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 17 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Bean Tribe (beantribe.com)
Beantribe.com is a start-up with a target launch in March. We're an online coffee of the month club that introduces customers to new micro-roasted coffees from across the country every month for a subscription fee. They pay $X to receive one or two pounds of specialty coffee/month from a different roaster.
Coffee is usually mass produced just like beer. But, there are artisan roasters (just like microbreweries) who focus on crafting organic, free-trade coffees that are appreciated by those who love a good brew. We cater to those folks and our service gives them a chance to discover a coffee they otherwise would have never found on their own.
- 18-34, 50/50 male/female
- Lovers of coffee, though not necessarily coffee snobs.
- Organic and free-trade consumables are important to them.
- They are earthy without being hippy, and environmentally conscious
- They also buy products like microbrewed beer and shop at organic markets.
- They appreciate being part of a movement or small group of people.
- They do not want to be marketed TO.
- The logo should NOT look corporate or like it was designed on Madison avenue. It needs to have a somewhat casual feel to it, be approachable and have a vintage edge to it (see notes below on New Belgium and Breckenridge Brewery).
- The logo must incorporate a coffee bean. It does not necessarily have to be a black/brown bean, however a bean is central. We do not have a specific color palette in mind.
- It does NOT necessarily have a have a tribal feel to it. The word "tribe" is meant more to denote a small, rabid group of people who love the same thing. A "Survivor" feel would be the wrong direction. No grass skirts or natives.
- Some examples of branding we like:
-New Belgium brewery: http://www.newbelgium.com (Our fave comp. LOVE what they did with their logo and also the cardboard cut-out looking images. Also love how everything has a vintage edge to it.)
-Breckenridge Brewery: http://www.breckenridgebrewery.com. Love the whole look/feel of the site and the label designs.
-Spirit of Nashville print series: http://www.andersondesigngroupstore.com. Love the look of the prints, specifically the one for Bongo Java (https://www.andersondesigngroupstor…?S=1&cid=2)
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Lightning Reclaim Smolenak; Assign to Norfolk
The Tampa Bay Lightning have claimed prospect forward Radek Smolenak on waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks and have reassigned him to the Norfolk Admirals, it was announced today by Lightning Executive Vice President & General Manager Brian Lawton.
Smolenak, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound left wing from Prague, Czech Republic, skated in one regular season game with the Blackhawks and recorded five penalty minutes on Thursday in Detroit. Last season, Smolenak made his NHL debut by playing six games with the Lightning, recording an assist and 10 penalty minutes while averaging 8:20 in ice time. He made his NHL debut on December 2 at Philadelphia and recorded his first NHL point with an assist in that game.
Smolenak, 22, ranked third in goals, fifth in points and tied for fifth in assists with the Admirals last season. In 71 games with the Admirals he recorded 24 goals and 25 assists with 165 penalty minutes. In 147 career AHL games between the Admirals and Springfield Falcons, Smolenak has 39 goals and 37 assists with 281 penalty minutes. He also has appeared in 43 career ECHL games between Johnstown and Mississippi, scoring 15 goals and 20 assists with 35 penalty minutes.
Smolenak was originally drafted in the third round (73rd overall) by the Lightning in 2005. He appeared in 132 games with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League from 2004-06, scoring 74 goals and 70 assists with 167 penalty minutes.
The Admirals and Manchester Monarchs will square off again tonight at Scope.
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Caril Ann Fugate & Charlie Starkweather
In the early morning hours of December 1, 1957, teenage spree killer, Charlie Starkweather and his girl friend, Caril Ann Fugate, murder gas station attendant Robert Colvert for refusing to sell him a stuffed animal on credit. Starkweather returned several times during the night to purchase small items, then finally, brandishing a shotgun, forced Colvert to hand over $100, then drove Colvert to a remote area. After Colvert was injured during a struggle over the gun, Starkweather killed him with a shot to the head.
Starkweather later claimed that after killing Colvert he believed he had transcended his former self, reaching a new plane of existence in which he was above and outside the law.
Starkweather along with his 14-year old girl friend Caril Ann Fugate, murdered eleven people between December 1, 1957 and January 28, 1958, all but one during a two-month road trip through Nebraska and Wyoming. The couple was captured on January 29, 1958 in Douglas, Nebraska. Starkweather first claimed Fugate was captured by him and had nothing to do with the murders; however, he changed his story several times, finally testifying at Fugate's trial that she was a willing participant. He would later claim that Fugate was the "most trigger happy person" he had ever met. But Fugate always maintained that Starkweather was holding her hostage by threatening to kill her family, claiming she was unaware they were already dead. Judge Harry A. Spencer did not believe that Fugate was held hostage by Starkweather, as she had many opportunities to escape. Starkweather received the death penalty for the murder of Robert Jensen (the only murder for which he was tried), and Fugate received a life sentence on November 21, 1958. Her sentence was eventually commuted, allowing her to be paroled in June 1976. After her parole, Fugate settled in Lansing, Michigan, where she changed her name and worked as a janitor at a local hospital. Starkweather was executed in the electric chair at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, Nebraska, on June 25, 1959. The Starkweather–Fugate case inspired numerous films such as The Sadist (1963), Badlands (1973), and Natural Born Killers (1994).
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Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe (1801-1876) was appointed Director of the Medical Department of the Greek fleet in 1826, during the Greek Revolution. Greek independence from the Turks was declared in 1830. This open letter to the Ladies Greek Committee of the United States is a thank you for all the clothing that was donated to the people of Greece. He says that Greece owes the Christian world a dept of gratitude for the help it received during the struggle. The revolution happened at a time when there was a religious revival in America, and many missionary and relief organizations were formed as a result. The Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 26, 1827 to June 27, 1837. It changed its name to the Gazette & Mercury.
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News | March 13, 2008
JPL Technologies Chosen for Space Technology Hall of Fame
ArterioVision is used with a standard ultrasound to precisely measure the thickness of the two inner layers of the carotid artery, known as the carotid intima media thickness. Doing so allows doctors to determine the age and health of a patient's arteries and better predict and minimize his or her risk for heart disease.
JPL, Medical Technologies International, and the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine-Atherosclerosis Research Unit, will be inducted into the 2008 Space Technology Hall of Fame for ArterioVision. Initially developed at JPL in the 1990s, ArterioVision is derived from the Video Imaging Communication and Retrieval software used to process pictures from NASA spacecraft imagery.
Medical Technologies International, of Palm Desert, Calif., licensed the space-imaging software and USC tested and adapted it for diagnostic medical use. JPL's Innovative Partnership Program managed this and other industry partnerships that result in commercialization.
The individuals who developed and adapted ArterioVision will also be honored April 10 in Colorado Springs at the 24th National Space Symposium, an annual gathering of the global space community.
These individuals are:
- Robert Selzer, Medical Technologies International's chief engineer and the former head of JPL's Biomedical Image Processing Group
- Gary Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer of Medical Technologies International
- Dr. Howard N. Hodis, Director of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit at USC's Keck School of Medicine
In addition, the Space Foundation will commend Helenann Kwong-Fu, a JPL mission-assurance manager for the Phoenix Mars lander and Spitzer Space Telescope flight projects. She helped develop the technology and standardize protocols for image acquisition.
Petroleum Remediation Product, the second technology that the Space Foundation will honor, originated at JPL and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, Ala. JPL demonstrated the feasibility of encapsulating live cells, while technology developed at Marshall for experiments in orbital production of microspheres gave the basic design of the delivery system. Industry scientists then worked with researchers at both NASA centers to develop the technology.
The natural and biodegradable product cleans up oil and other contaminants via thousands of microcapsules -- tiny balls of beeswax with hollow centers. Water cannot penetrate the microcapsule's cell, but oil is absorbed into the beeswax spheres. This way, oil is caught before it settles into soil or water.
Besides honoring the technology itself, the Space Foundation will also induct the company that makes and distributes it -- Pittsburgh-based Universal Remediation, Inc. The company stepped up production and expanded availability of the product to such clients as Alcoa and U.S. Steel.
More information on the Space Technology Hall of Fame is at http://spacetechhalloffame.org/ .
More information on JPL is at http://jpl.nasa.gov . More information on ArterioVision is at http://i-mti.com/the_technology.htm . More information on Petroleum Remediation Product is at http://unireminc.com/ .
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Mets pound Nats
Washington, DC – Marlon Byrd belted a pair of homers and the New York Mets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 10-1 win over the Washington Nationals.
Byrd and Anthony Recker both drove in three runs, while David Wright had a two-run homer and Daniel Murphy had an RBI double for the Mets, who recorded 15 hits to even the three-game series entering Thursday's finale.
New York starter Dillon Gee (4-6) had seven strikeouts and allowed one run on nine hits and a walk over seven frames. He also contributed offensively by driving in one run.
Ian Desmond knocked in the lone run for the offensively struggling Nationals, who have mustered just 11 runs over their last six games. Starter Dan Haren (4-7) lasted four innings, giving up five runs on seven hits.
"I laid another egg tonight," Haren said. "I have to be better."
Denard Span doubled to begin the home half of the first and scored on a two- out single by Desmond to give Washington an early lead.
However, Byrd's two-run blast in the second would give the Mets the lead.
An inning later, Murphy -- who came into the game hitless in his last 13 at- bats -- singled with one out. Wright then homered on the first pitch thrown to him by Haren to make it 4-1.
Following a fly out by Lucas Duda, Byrd hit his second homer of the night into the stands in left.
"It was nice to extend the lead and tack on runs," Wright said.
The Mets scored two more runs in the fifth. Murphy drew a walk to lead off and Wright delivered a single to left. After Duda and Byrd struck out, Ike Davis walked to load the bases. Recker then smacked a single to left, plating Murphy and Wright.
The Mets weren't done yet, though, as they added three more runs in the seventh. Recker ripped an RBI double, advanced to third on a Juan Lagares single and scored on a single by Gee. Two batters later, Murphy doubled deep to left to bring Lagares home.
After 107 pitches, Gee was replaced by Greg Burke, who allowed a one-out double by Anthony Rendon but nothing else.
Robert Carson came to pitch the ninth for New York. He hit Jeff Kobernus with a 1-1 pitch to start the inning, but got Span, pinch-hitter Chad Tracy and Ryan Zimmerman out in eight pitches to end the game.
Game Notes
Murphy hit his 19th double of the season, most in the National League ... Washington was 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position ... Desmond has hit safely in nine straight games ... Adam LaRoche went 1-for-2 for Washington and is 36-for-105 (.343) since May 2 ... The Nationals are 24-23 all-time against the Mets at Nationals Park.


text: Monday, September 12, 2011 Scorecard Ranks State Support for LTSS Some states significantly out-perform others in the delivery of long-term services and supports (LTSS) to older adults and people with disabilities, according to a report recently released by AARP's Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund, and The SCAN Foundation. However, even the top 3 states—Minnesota, Washington, and Oregon—have a long way to go to create a high-performing system of LTSS, the authors add. Raising Expectations: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People With Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers examines 4 key dimensions of state LTSS system performance: affordability and access, choice of setting and provider, quality of life and quality of care, and support for family caregivers. It assesses each state's performance as a whole and on 25 individual indicators. The scorecard shows that generally states with the highest level of performance have enacted public policies designed to improve access to services and choices in their delivery by directing Medicaid programs to serve more people in need and offer alternatives to nursing homes that most consumers prefer, establish a single point of system entry to help people find needed information and more easily access services, and enhance support for family caregivers by offering legal protections as well as other services to address caregiver needs. Wide variation in performance in specific dimensions shows that all states can do better in areas where performance lags, say the author. For example, the report found that the percent of LTSS spent on home- and community-based services is 60% in the top 5 states, but only 13% in the bottom 5. The average is 37%. Additionally, the top 5 states cover 63% of Medicaid LTSS, while the bottom 5 cover 20%. The national average is 36%.


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Another iPhone 5 rumor has surfaced overnight and again it is emanating from a Chinese site that claims to have some engineering diagrams of the iPhone 5.
The images resemble the current iPhone 4 with the exception of the screen. The screen appears larger and takes up most of the front face with an extremely slim bezel. The images do resemble a previous leak of the front panel which many claimed were fake.
We just got what appears to be mold engineering drawings for iPhone 5. These would be used by case designers to create plastic, TPU, aluminum, silicone and leather cases. A while back we hear rumors that iPhone 5 would have a curved back but these images show iPhone 5 with the same form factor as iPhone 4 but with an edge to edge screen.
It is certainly not unusual for case manufacturers to receive information in advance of a new Apple product launch. We have recently seen iPad 2 information leaked in a similar way and turn out to be accurate.
We don't know if this is real at this stage but the idea of a larger screen in a similar sized form factor is very appealing. There are a few more images after the break; take a look, then let us know what you think? Would you like a larger screen without a dramatic increase in the size of the device?
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Today we are touring the studio of Moda Bake Shop Chef Lisa Calle of the blog Vintage Modern Quilts.
{Have you joined our Show Off Your Stash Link Party yet? If not, you can link up here.}
Let's take a peek! Lisa tells us, "I frequently make changes to my sewing space. I can never seem to find the perfect arrangement or the right furniture pieces. I suspect the real problem is that I have too many supplies, too much fabric, and too many WIPs!"
Lisa's space is filled with inspiring little objects and art, and she tries to keep everything tidy on shelves and tucked into drawers. She has a special spot for her Moda pre-cuts. That's a very inspiring shelf, indeed.
Lisa keeps her one yard and larger pieces on mini bolts, and she says that it has given her a lot more storage space. Jars keep notions like thread and buttons from getting dusty or spilled on the floor by little hands.
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Who do you work with?:
We work with female and transgender individuals involved in sex work. Also a large segment of our members and clients are low-income, African American women. Additionally our clients are primarily adult (24- 50+)
How are sex workers involved in your organisation?:
Sex workers actively participate in the development of advocacy, participatory research, health education, health programmes and services.
Which of NSWP priority areas does your organisation work on?:
Oppose the criminalisation and other legal oppression of sex work and support its recognition as work
Advocate for universal access to health services, including primary health care, HIV and sexual and reproductive health services
Speak out about violence against sex workers, including violence from police, institutions, clients, and intimate partners, while challenging the myth that sex work is inherently gender-based violence
Oppose human rights abuses, including coercive programming, mandatory testing, raids and forced rehabilitation
Challenge stigma and discrimination against sex workers, their families and partners, and others involved in sex work
What are the two main challenges that the sex workers you work with face:
Women and transgender women involved in sex work in the US South experience increased criminalisation and incarceration. Additionally, they have been excluded from needed health and social services.
Describe other areas of your work:
WWAV works with primarily African American women to improve their health and well being. We understand the connection of physical and emotional health to broader social justice issues and apply structural interventions to public health issues experienced by our members and clients.


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With increasing frequency, we are seeing individuals and institutions claiming a right to discriminate—by refusing to provide services to women and LGBT people—based on religious objections. The discrimination takes many forms, including the following:
- Religiously affiliated schools firing women because they became pregnant while not married
- Business owners refusing to provide insurance coverage for contraception for their employees
- Graduate students, training to be social workers, refusing to counsel gay people
- Pharmacies turning away women seeking to fill birth control prescriptions
- Bridal salons, photo studios, and reception halls closing their doors to same-sex couples planning their weddings
While the situations may differ, one thing remains the same: Religion is being used as an excuse to discriminate against and harm others.
Instances of institutions and individuals claiming a right to discriminate in the name of religion are not new. In the 1960s, we saw objections to laws requiring integration in restaurants because of sincerely held beliefs that God wanted the races to be separate. We saw religiously affiliated universities refuse to admit students who engaged in interracial dating. In those cases, we recognized that requiring integration was not about violating religious liberty; it was about ensuring fairness. It is no different today.
Religious freedom in America means that we all have a right to our religious beliefs, but this does not give us the right to use our religion to discriminate against and impose those beliefs on others who do not share them.
Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, the ACLU works to defend religious liberty and ensure that no one is discriminated against or denied services because of someone else's religious beliefs.
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GO PUBLIC Screening and Pre-Film Festivities
Pasadena Educational Foundation
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
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A community celebration featuring the GO PUBLIC documentary film. On May 8, 2012, 50 crews followed 50 subjects on 28 campuses and captured a day in the life of the Pasadena Unified School District. Exactly one year later, May 8, 2013, we gather as a community to watch this unique documentary that provides a window into the world of our public schools.
6:00PM Pre-film festivities will take place in Paseo's Garfield Plaza. Meet the 50 directors and the 50 subjects they followed. Music provided by the Muir High Jazz Ensemble. Food and drinks will be available for purchase with a % of all sales going to support the Pasadena Educational Foundation.
7:30PM Screening of GO PUBLIC: A Day in the Life of an American School District followed by a brief Q&A with the Producers
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PDT)
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The Week In Music: Ladies And Gentlemen, MTV Is 30
"Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll." With these six words, followed by the Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star," Music Television officially opened for business on Aug. 1, 1981. MTV blew out the candles on its 30th birthday on Monday on Wall Street with GRAMMY-winning artist Usher representing to help the network ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange. "I'm really happy to not only be a part of the stock exchange, but MTV, [which] has remained relevant for over the last 30 years and will continue to evolve," said Usher, who was just 2 years old when the network launched. With MTV celebrating such a milestone, it's hard not to reflect on what has been quite the 30-year ride — low-budget videos to "Thriller"; hair metal, rap, grunge and boy bands; Madonna prancing onstage in a wedding dress at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1984 to her kiss with Britney Spears at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards; the televised Live Aid benefit concert; "Unplugged"; entertaining comedy such as "Celebrity Deathmatch" and "Beavis And Butt-Head"; genre-specific programs such as "Headbanger's Ball," "120 Minutes" and "Yo! MTV Raps"; game shows such as "Remote Control" and "Singled Out"; "Dial MTV" and "Total Request Live"; reality TV in the form of "The Real World," "Laguna Beach" and "Jersey Shore"; and the network's many personalities, including Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, Downtown Julie Brown, Kurt Loder, Tabitha Soren, Rikki Rachtman, Cindy Crawford, Jesse Camp, Carson Daly, Snooki, and Lauren Conrad. And that's just scratching the surface. As MTV moves forward, can the network withstand the natural aging process to remain cool and current? You know the old cliché, don't trust anyone over 30. We're not sure if this applies to networks so the jury will remain out. For now, let's test your MTV knowledge: Do you know the second video that aired on MTV? Come back next week to see if you know your MTV trivia.
In other birthday news, just how does a GRAMMY-nominated rapper celebrate his 21st birthday? If you're Soulja Boy, you go out and buy yourself a private jet…or not. According to a report, news that the rapper was going to gift himself with a $55 million private jet for turning the big 2-1 turned out to be false. Instead, Soulja Boy celebrated his birthday by throwing a modest $300,000 bash in Miami. "MTV [is going to] be doing my birthday party," Soulja Boy told 'em. "MTV is going to be doing it just like I did my swag 18th party. It's going to be my first time being 21. So I'm just gonna do me." His first time being 21? How many times is Soulja planning on turning 21 and "doing himself?"
Whether for personal enrichment or professional pursuits, learning an instrument can be both fun and puzzling at the same time. If you're a musician who is big on the latter type of enjoyment, you might be interested in the first-ever 27-string guitar. Invented by Tennessee native Keith Medley, this particular guitar is akin to playing three instruments at once. "Building this guitar turned out to be the easy part," said Medley. "The hard part has been learning to play it." We are inclined to agree. Learning how to play a guitar with only six strings can be dicey, but a guitar with 27 strings would be tough for even Eddie Van Halen. According to best-selling author Malcolm Galdwell, the path to excellence in any pursuit lies through 10,000 hours of practice. At three times the instrument, advanced calculus tells us that mastering a 27-string guitar would mean putting in 30,000 hours in the practice room, or roughly 3.5 years. While you ponder such a time-consuming musical commitment, you can get a taste of the fruits of Medley's creation here.
She may not be musically tamable, but Miley Cyrus is keeping busy on the film front. The former "Hannah Montana" actress is set to star in and produce an as-yet untitled comedy film along with her mother, Tish Cyrus, under the pair's Hope Town Entertainment company. The film, which will reportedly tackle the "high-concept" topic of religion and involve a broken promise made to God, is just one item on the busy to-do list for the girl with the Gypsy Heart. In 2010 Cyrus starred in the romantic film The Last Song, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, and she currently has two other comedy projects on the horizon, So Undercover and LOL. Will the young Cyrus be able to stay focused, or will she give it up for a "Party In The USA"? With her mama on board, order is likely to be maintained.
Looking for the latest hairstyle? Maybe something with lots of color, like Nicki Minaj? Or Katy Perry's new peroxide blond locks? Or maybe a hot indie Mohawk? Well, don't go see Buenos Aires-based barber Gerardo Weiss. His current specialty? Beatles cuts. Weiss, who has plastered his shop with photos of the Fab Four, will cut most any of the styles the members of the Beatles wore throughout their band and solo years, but his favorite is Paul McCartney's mid-'70s Band On The Run-era mullet. "I'll carry the Beatles in my soul, my spirit, my blood for the rest of my life," Weiss said. Apparently in his scissors, too.
Have you ever wanted to live like a country music star? With artist names such as Big And Rich and Johnny Cash, who wouldn't? It turns out country music stars have been quite active on the real estate front recently, so you may just find a famous home on the market. If you have a pretty penny, that is. Yahoo has compiled a list of some of the more cozy (read: lavish) country properties that are up for sale or recently sold. Taylor Swift's former 1925 historical Nashville estate carries a cool price-tag of nearly $1.5 million. The GRAMMY-winning starlet also has a 4,000-plus square-foot penthouse in Nashville and a $3.5 million crib in Beverly Hills, Calif. Other notable country pads include Alan Jackson's 19,000-square-foot former home in Jacksonville, Tenn., (with a garage large enough to house a collection of 20 vehicles) that sold for $28 million; Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman's cuddly $3.34 million honeymoon residence in Beverly Hills; and Dixie Chick/Court Yard Hound Emily Robison's San Antonio loft that sold for $1.5 million. These are some hefty price tags, but don't let that discourage you from pursuing a lifestyle of the big and rich just yet.
LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem" featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock is tops on the Billboard Hot 100 and the iTunes singles chart.
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Ultimate Taco - Part CuatroPosted in Ultimate Adventure: 2004 on December 2, 2004
Ah geez, it's time to go on the big trip, and the truck isn't exactly dialed in. You would think that big-time magazine guys would have plenty of time to get their junk done, but as usual we kept pushing the buildup of our Ultimate Tacoma further and further so that even with extra time we had even more extra work. Funny how that works. We keep promising ourselves that we'll start a project and build it really simple to keep it on time, but you know how that goes.
So this month we'll give you a quick recap, show you some of the final touches, and then next month fill you in on all the extra bits and pieces that we brought along for fun. Also next month we'll give you an overview of how the truck did on the trip, what we would change, and where you can see it in person. So dig in.
As you may recall, we started with an '01 Toyota Tacoma, and went straight to Marlin Crawler to get some dual transfer cases. Then we headed for 4-Wheeler's Supply in Phoenix, where we did a dual axle swap and put a high-pinion Dynatrac Pro-Rock 60 in the rear and Dana 44 in the front. Both axles are stuffed with Detroit Lockers, gears, and shafts from Drivetrain Direct, and are attached to the frame with a four-link suspension with a Panhard bar and Bilstein's Rockcrawler shocks.The truck was also given a complete rollcage and bed bobbing while there, and then outfitted with Teflon-coated wheels from American Racing and 37-inch Krawlers from BFGoodrich. Meanwhile, the front of the Taco got a Poison Spyder Custom's bumper and a Warn 9500XP winch.
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Next we built a framework out of some tubing to support the fenders and attached them with some buttonhead cap screws. At the axle we welded a piece of 1 1/2-inch tubing to the link tower, and then the fender's framework of 1 1/4-inch tubing would slide in. By using another angle-cut piece of 1 1/2-inch as a sleeve, the fenders would line up perfectly. Then to keep them in place on the highway we used some removable pins. This allowed us to remove the fenders once we were at the trail, and store them in the bed of the truck, or at camp. Thus we were legal for the trip, and since a few of our friends got warnings along the road portions of UA, we felt like smart guys for having our "ugly" fenders.


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Playcraft Oak Knight Slate Pool Table
The Playcraft Oak Knight slate pool table offers one of the best values in the market place. The professional, precision book matched, 3/4" - 3 piece slate system is honed to 1/1000ths of an inch. Stylishly designed, and available in 7' or 8' models in both drop pocket or ball return configurations. With many cloth colors to choose from, there is sure to be an option to suit any home or institutional setting. Professional installation and playing equipment sets are available options.
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I interview writers every week here on the Booktopia Blog.
My Ten Terrifying Questions have been answered by over 250 published authors ranging from mega selling global stars like Jackie Collins and Lee Child to brilliant, relatively unknown debut authors such as Miles Franklin shortlisted Favel Parret and Rebecca James.
In each of these interviews I ask the following question:
Q. What advice do you give aspiring writers?
Now, for the edification of aspiring writers everywhere, I will pull together answers to this question from three very different writers and post them here once week. Some will inspire, some will confound but all will be interesting and helpful in their own way…
"Write. Start writing today. Start writing right now. Don't write it right, just write it – and then make it right later. Give yourself the mental freedom to enjoy the process, because the process of writing is a long one. Be wary of 'writing rules' and advice. Do it your way.
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Maybe they will marry, ride off in the sunset, and we will be through with them.Why were they at a sexy singles event? Just for the press?
NOBODY cares about the cry baby and her whipped bf. These 2 have no redeeming qualities. They ruin every season they are on and thank God these closets will be nowhere to be seen this year. Did you watch the amazing race? That showed how much people hate them.
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If action movies are your thing, 12 Rounds should fit the bill.
Well, provided you're not allergic to stupid.
WWE superstar John Cena stars in 12 Rounds as New Orleans police officer Danny Fisher.
The story begins with the FBI pursuit of an international terrorist named Miles Jackson (Aiden Gillen) who's in New Orleans to get a case full of diamonds; by chance, Danny Fisher and his partner are responsible for catching the guy.
They get promoted.
The villain goes to prison.
A year later, things change.
Miles Jackson escapes from prison. He wants revenge. He kidnaps Fisher's girlfriend (Ashley Scott) and sets up a series of 12 difficult tasks for Fisher to take on. Shades of Hercules! It's sort of a game, says the bad guy, and if Fisher is successful, he gets his girlfriend back.
Fisher has to follow clues, engage in one death-defying stunt or another, dodge exploding cars and other detritus, and then start all over on the next challenge.
It's a bit like a scavenger hunt with carnage.
Highlights of those 12 tasks? You'll see some jumping out of a burning building, a bit of bomb juggling, a touch of running amok in a fire truck, the odd car chase, big runaway vehicles, tragic falls, people wired up with explosives and fisticuffs on a helicopter.
12 Rounds is too long, and about 80 minutes in you'll give up trying to make sense of the thing. There's no logic to it, which the filmmakers quickly solve by finding another motive altogether for the bad guy. In film terms, that's called cheating.
John Cena is a decent leading man, good enough at the action genre to one day become governor of California, we have no doubt. He's got some help in the corners from Brian White, who plays his police partner, and from Steve Harris, who plays a bad-tempered FBI agent.
In general, however, character development has no part to play in 12 Rounds.
The movie has decent moments of humour and plenty of adrenalin; the stunts are better than average, too. Trouble is, there isn't much you haven't seen before.
And you know what familiarity breeds.
1 Hour, 48 Minutes
Starring: John Cena, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Scott
Director: Renny Harlin
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Young Conservatives launch $1 million effort to reform GOP platform on marriage
April 16, 2014
Today, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry launched a $1 million campaign to reform the Republican Party platform by striking anti-gay language and replacing it with unifying language. The campaign, called "Reform the Platform," officially kicks off today with emphasis on early primary states and will run until the 2016 GOP convention.
The goal of the "Reform the Platform" campaign is to strike anti-gay, anti-marriage language that currently exists in five different sections of the Republican Party platform. In addition, the campaign seeks to replace these sections with unifying language that respects differing views on marriage and unifies the Republican Party around common values of strong families, limited government, tolerance, and personal freedom.
Read the proposed Republican Party platform language about why marriage matters here.
We believe that marriage matters both as a religious institution and as a fundamental, personal freedom. Because marriage - rooted in love and lifelong commitment - is one of the foundations of civil society, as marriage thrives, so our nation thrives.
We believe that the health of marriage nationwide directly affects the social and economic well-being of individuals and families, and that undermining families leads to more government costs and more government control over the lives of its citizens. Therefore, we believe in encouraging the strength and stability of all families.
We recognize that there are diverse and sincerely held views on civil marriage within the Party, and that support for allowing same-sex couples the freedom to marry has grown substantially in our own Party. Given this journey that so many Americans, including Republicans, are on, we encourage and welcome a thoughtful conversation among Republicans about the meaning and importance of marriage, and commit our Party to respect for all families and fairness and freedom for all Americans.
The campaign was created in response to increased Republican support for the freedom to marry and a growing division between older and younger GOP voters: This year, polls have tracked overall support for marriage among Republicans at 40%, with 61% of Republicans under the age of 30 saying they support marriage for same-sex couples.
A GOP report following the 2012 elections affirmed that young voters see social issues "as the civil rights issues of our time," adding: "We do need to make sure young people do not see the Party as totally intolerant of alternative points of view. Already, there is a generational difference within the conservative movement about issues involving the treatment and the rights of gays…If our Party is not welcoming and inclusive, young people and increasingly other voters will continue to tune us out."
"The future of the Party is clear on the marriage issue - a seismic shift is already underway in support of the freedom to marry." - Tyler Deaton
"Reform the Platform" is also a reflection of pockets of grassroots activism that have already begun to change official Republican stances in a growing range of states, from Nevada to Indiana and California to Oregon, where party leaders are modifying their state platforms to make the language less divisive. Most recently and prominently, Republicans in Nevada removed language restricting marriage to different-sex couples.
Tyler Deaton, campaign manager for Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry, explained today:
It's time to modernize the Republican Party. Our aim is to make the national platform less divisive toward gay people and their families - and more focused on unifying all conservatives around our core beliefs of freedom, family, and individual liberty. The future of the Party is clear on the marriage issue - a seismic shift is already underway in support of the freedom to marry.
Between now and the 2016 presidential election, Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry will tour the country to actively engage conservative advocates, beginning in the key primary states: New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina.
Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry is the campaign to highlight and build support for the freedom to marry among young conservatives across the United states.


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JeffH needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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My partner and I teach Social Marketing to entrepreneurs and local businesses. Our students & clients have been asking us if our team can do some of the social media marketing for them and we're listening!
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This may be something to look into. If you have COPD or know someone who does, picking up the harmonica may be very beneficial to you.
The actor, Leonard Nimoy, was one of more than 11 million Americans suffering from the chronic lung disease. There is no cure for COPD, but some patients at a Colorado clinic have found that a certain type of music is good medicine."
"Treatments for COPD include rehabilitation, such as playing the harmonica.
"The harmonica playing is so good for our lungs, and not only just playing the harmonica — but the laughing, the support we get from each another," Schmied said.
The Harmonicats are half musical group, half support group, but fully committed to breathing easier. They do some concerts, but mostly they play and laugh and leave feeling like, despite their lung issues, they can do anything."