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Here's a list of facts about treadmill and how it can help to improve good health.
Running on a treadmill is an incredibly efficient form of exercise, but it is often done improperly, hindering weight loss and fitness. Read this handy guide t...
Updated June 26, 2015. Written or reviewed by a board-certified physician. See About.com's Medical Review Board. Sitting at the computer or office desk all day is bad for you in many ways. More and more we hear about how sitting raises our health risks.
Sitting Down Is Killing You Recently in the news you may have heard some rather alarming data was released about the impact sitting down for long periods of time can have on your health. When I was younger I'd sit down in front of the TV for entire days sometimes,...
Eric Recently, I asked myself why I didn't have the energy to constantly work on projects and generally get things done. After coming home from work, I would cook dinner and read a book, but generally not accomplish much else. Except on days when I worked at home.
According to a new Canadian study, test subjects retained more information and were more attentive when working at a treadmill desk compared to their seated counterparts.
A treadmill desk is an exercise machine that is adapted from a traditional treadmill by including some components of a computer desk as well. It is a relatively new invention that some have embraced in order to work in a physically healthier environment.
If your job puts you in front of some kind of screen all day, no doubt you spend a lot of time sitting. From e-mail to instant messaging, the technology designed to make our lives easier and more efficient is keeping us in, what some experts consider, an unhealthy position for an extended period of time.
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Overcoming Dangers to the Path
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Just like any other external thing used to feed an internal feeling of lack, the sensation will enter, satiate us, then leave, and we will then have to seek it … Continue reading
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As a run-up to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, the Castro is showing Chaplin's City Lights all this week. Went to see it last night. What can I say? It's a classic & perfect movie.
The audience was almost completely adults, & their response was subdued, I thought. I only saw one kid there. Maybe this movie is so old that it's just an art movie & not also a family classic.


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This easy apple cake with fresh apples is one of my favorite fruit desserts. It's super easy to put together, all the ingredients are mixed in one big mixing bowl and then you transfer the batter to a baking pan and bake. It's moist and sweet and we all love it. I'll often make it as a snack for my kids or I'll make it as a dessert and serve it warm with vanilla ice cream. This is an easy recipe you are going to love!
I don't know about you, but fruit desserts are my favorite. More than even cheesecakes and chocolate cakes.
I am not a huge fan of pies, but cobblers or a sweet, moist fruit cake with my morning coffee or with a scoop of ice cream after dinner is definitely a good way to start or finish (or both) the day.
Easy Apple Cake With Fresh Apples…
This apple cake is super easy to make. In the past, I used the batter as a base and replaced the apples with peaches, nectarines, plums, and pears. It worked so well with all of those kinds of fruits!
You throw all the ingredients in a big bowl, mix it up by hand and send it to the oven. Simple… And I am all about simple.
Start by cutting up 5 apples. I sometimes peel them before, but I don't mind if they are not peeled so this time, I decided not to peel them.
Then, to a big mixing bowl, add sugar, canola oil (or you can do coconut oil instead), vanilla extract, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, and cinnamon (you'll find all the exact measurements in the printable below).
If you like, you can also add brandy. I didn't have any on hand and I don't like to cook or bake with alcohol so I left it out.
With an egg beater or a wooden spoon, mix it all together well…
Then add chopped walnuts and raisins…
And apples.
Use a spatula or a wooden spoon to mix the nuts, raisins, and apples in with the batter.
Next, butter a 10" springform pan…
And transfer the cake batter into the pan.
Lastly, sprinkle with brown sugar and bake in a preheated oven for 50 minutes.
Here it is fresh out of the oven…
To check if it's ready, you can stick a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes up dry the cake is baked all the way.
Like almost all apple cakes and pies, this one is great warm out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla ice cream beside it…
But you can be sure I'll take it without ice-cream first thing in the morning as well!
Make sure to also check my post How to Make Applesauce And Can It and if you peeled your apples you can use your peels to make your own apple cider vinegar. Make sure to check How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar.
If you liked this recipe, you might also like my healthier banana bread, zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, and delicious honey cake.
Here is the handy printable…
Easy Apple Cake With Fresh Apples
Easy apple cake with fresh apples that you can serve warm with ice cream (or without) or as a snack or just alongside a hot cup of coffee or tea.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup brandy (optional)
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup raisins
- 5 Apples peeled (optional) and sliced to small pieces
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Heat oven to 350F.
- To a large mixing bowl, add sugar, brandy, canola oil, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
- With an egg beater, mix the ingredients well.
- To the batter, add chopped walnuts, raisins, and apples, and mix them in.
- Butter a 10'' springform pan and transfer the batter to the pan.
- Sprinkle with brown sugar.
- Bake for 50 minutes.
Nutrition Information:Yield: 16 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 338Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 108mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 3gSugar: 27gProtein: 4g


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The Topic: Easy Eats on the Streets
The Dish: Anytime I'm walking around the city, I get a major snack attack. Even if I've only been gone half an hour, there's something about being surrounded by feeding opportunities that, well, makes me hungry. Chances are that if I'm out and about, I'm shopping, which means I'm in bargain-hunting mode. Of course this carries over to my chow, which consequently tends to lean towards the junk-food variety. So without further ado:
Top 5 City Snack Attacks Under $5
- Starbucks Tall Soy Mocha Frappucino ($3.95)—I had never tried a famous Frapp before the brand-new and improved vegan-friendly version, but let me tell you: These are freaking good. I am a big coffee and espresso fan, so that combined with chocolate and a shake-like consistency equals a big, sweet win.
- Auntie Anne's Original Pretzel sans butter ($2.89)—So maybe even in a "big city" I find myself in a mall, and maybe sometimes I have nostalgic cravings for oversized, doughy pretzels dipped in mustard. This can be tricky since your timing has to be just right—catch the pretzels right out of the oven so you can wrangle one before they get dipped in butter.
- Banh Mi ($3.50)—I first tried one of these delicious Vietnamese sandwiches when I moved to San Francisco, and now I'm in love. One of the cheapest substantial eats you can get, these gems are also hidden throughout the city in a number of sandwich shops. Crunchy bread, marinated tofu, shredded carrots, and cilantro—it's a tasty combination.
- Jamba Juice Original Mega Mango ($4.75)—This smoothie is my jam. I heart Jamba Juice and all its veg-friendly ways (the website has a handy filter to help find all of its vegan offerings, including wraps, smoothies, hot beverages, and an apple cinnamon pretzel I didn't even know existed!). This filling snack makes me feel healthy(ish), while still getting in my daily requisite sweet.
- Convenience Store Duo ($3)—Believe it or not, there are stretches in the city (cough, my neighborhood) without a million restaurants. But you can always find a convenience store, and for that I turn to the ultimate snacks: Original Pop Chips and an Honest Tea. I've recently become addicted to both, and I'm making no apologies for it. The new Half & Half? Get out of here.
The Final Word: If you're out and about this month, Jamba Juice is running daily specials in honor of its 20th anniversary. I'm most looking forward to my beloved mango smoothie, which will only be $3 on Fridays. And as for the almighty vegan Frapps, Starbucks will be celebrating their official launch May 7 through 16 with a daily half-price happy hour, from 3pm–5pm. Consider yourself caffeinated.


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A controversial cake that surfaced online few hours ago, has already gone viral on social media.
The customized cake which show a couple having passionate sex in their bed is currently generating a lot of buzz online as many said it's inapropriate while others said it's a perfect gift to be presented to someone's crush.
Where, when or who the cake was presented to, was not ascertained as at the time of filing this report.


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Stylish and practical (and fit for a new little prince), Kate Aspen's Little Prince personalized glass coasters are just the thing for rounding out party favors at your prince charming baby shower or birthday. Featuring your choice of fun, regal design, these crown favor coasters are customizable with a name or event details.
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The Environment Court has found in favour of Tasman District Council's plans to access water in Motueka.
In its interim decision the Court has cleared the way for Tasman District Council to access the drinking water it needs to meet the demands of a growing Motueka and Tasman area by allowing its resource consent and confirming the necessary changes to its resource management plan.
While the urban reticulation plan for Motueka is still reliant on a subsidy from the Government and the Coastal Tasman pipeline from Motueka to Mapua is several years away, the first stage of the process – the allocation of water - has been allowed in an interim judgement from the Environment Court.
The interim judgement allows for the parties in the case to come together to work out the final details of the conditions within the resource consent for the allocation. The Council and the other parties have been directed by the Court to present the agreed conditions to the Court, failing which the Court will set the conditions.
In commenting on the outcome, Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne said the decision was most welcome as it allowed Council to put in place increased water allocation limits in the Motueka Plains and that this would provide for future supply options to the community.
"The decision is also important in signalling how the Council and iwi can move forward in managing this most valuable resource."
The Environment Court has provided that iwi and the Council should work together in the spirit of the partnership when it comes to large industrial uses of water.
"We as a council recognise and respect the significance to Māori of the Motueka River and its related waterways and this will underpin our dealings with iwi on this matter. This commitment will be a reflection of the need for an ongoing and constructive relationship with Māori in the region."
"This case has been going on for some time now and it good to reach this point where Council can look to provide access to the resources essential to meeting the district's social and economic needs in a way that is environmentally and culturally sustainable," said Mr Kempthorne.


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Get a free, no-obligation, correct market valuation from native property experts you choose. works equally to Zillow. When you attain the web site, you can enter your address and learn the way a lot your home is likely to be price. As a substitute of providing a Zestimate, nevertheless, Trulia provides the average itemizing value for comparable houses in your area.
Pulling comps is one way to determine market value without paying an appraiser, however use common sense. Just because the property subsequent door bought doesn't suggest it is a comp," Lundquist says. Laing purchased the home for $270,000 in 2009, and he stories it was recently assessed by a realtor at $460,000.
For example, single residence buildings of a given high quality are inclined to promote at a specific value per residence. In lots of these circumstances, the sales comparability method could also be more applicable. Alternatively, a a number of-building condominium complex would normally be valued by the revenue strategy, as that might comply with how most patrons would worth it. As one other instance, single-household houses are mostly valued with the best weighting to the gross sales comparability method. However, if a single-household dwelling is in a neighborhood where all or many of the dwellings are rental models, then some variant of the revenue method may be extra useful. So the choice of valuation method can change depending upon the circumstances, even if the property being valued doesn't change much.
Interest rates may be mounted as much as 15 years.
Whether or not you're a first time homebuyer or a seasoned veteran, Household Financial savings can information you thru the home-buying process. From this info, do a fast comparison of your property to provide you with an estimate of your own home's value. Add or subtract value to your house as applicable. As an example, if your own home is identical size as a lately offered property, but the your lot size is much smaller, your property will probably be much less valuable.
Every year, prior to February 1st, Maine Revenue Providers must certify to the Secretary of State the total equalized value of all actual and private property which is topic to taxation under the legal guidelines of Maine The State Valuation course of, which takes about 18 months to complete, begins with the compilation of a gross sales ratio research which measures the assessed worth of residential and sure commercial properties relative to their precise selling value. And if you happen to were all for buying the White House from Trump (utilizing a typical 30-yr fastened-price mortgage), Zillow estimates that the month-to-month fee can be around $1.6 million. The Obamas will probably be critically downsizing as of Friday, shifting out of the historic residence and into a $5.3 million dwelling in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Run a comparative market analysis on the property.
Property tax is an ad valorem tax-which means in response to worth-based mostly upon a person's wealth. About assessed value: Governments use assessed value to determine what to cost you for property taxes. This is usually decrease than the appraised value and market worth. In other phrases, do not fret when you paid $500,000 for a house and the assessed worth comes back $350,000. Look on the brilliant side – a decrease assessed value means you pay much less in taxes than what your private home is value available on the market.
Real estate appraisal, property valuation or land valuation is the process of developing an opinion of value, for actual property (usually market worth ). Actual estate transactions usually require value determinations because they occur occasionally and each property is unique (particularly their condition, a key factor in valuation), in contrast to company shares, that are traded daily and are equivalent (thus a centralized Walrasian public sale like a inventory exchange is unrealistic). There might be variations between what the property is absolutely price ( market value ) and what it cost to purchase it ( price ). A worth paid might not characterize that property's market worth. Sometimes, particular issues could have been current, corresponding to a special relationship between the client and the vendor the place one party had control or significant affect over the opposite get together. In different circumstances, the transaction could have been just one in all several properties offered or traded between two parties. In such instances, the worth paid for any particular piece is not its market "value" (with the concept usually being, although, that each one the pieces and costs add up to the market worth of all the elements) but somewhat its market "worth".
A house's appraised worth will determine how much you pay in actual estate taxes – with out an appraisal, you would be paying more in taxes than it is best to. Cancellation requires that you've got a very good payment historical past, the property value has not decreased, and you may certify that there are no liens in opposition to your property.


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No, for be sure I removed the printer's belt, I started a dry print and I put 60cm of an other belt trough the gear of one of the two steppers, I held the two ends of the belt with a little force for accompany the move of the stepper end I've clearly felt the little jerks in my hands from the stepper, no smooth movement. And that's worst when the head do a curve! I've changed de voltage, the steppers, the drivers, 1/16 to 1/32... nothing works.
Have you already adjusted the current for the drivers? Motors need a certain amount of current to hold microsteps. If you say jerks on a move I assume a low move does more hop-hop-hop between full steps making it not smooth. That is clearly not that visible in your picture. Problem with more current is that drivers get hot and might need cooling to not tuen off from overheating. Also motors should be able to stand set current. They also get hot but would say 40-50°C is not uncommon here. If all are cold you are not working where you need to be.
I use tmc2100 with cfg1 mode for more quiet, I tried all voltage between motors no move and drivers over heat (0.35v to 1.1v) and the verticals lines was every time there with no visible difference with the different voltage. I tried the same thing with drv8825 and no difference too. I will try with TL-smoother on x & y but I don't relay believe on it. I'm afraid I have to try with and other motherboard like rumba or something, more expansive and perhaps useless test .
Maybe first do a very simple test. Put some tape on a motor shaft and move step wise and see if they differ in rotation. You have no force here so it should be possible to position each micro step. Even better visible is maybe a clamp as it is stiff and shows better the moves.


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To be truthful, I DESIRED to be with him. Taking loan from him would certainly destroy the ambience that had actually been produced, undervalue it in a method I really did not desire to occur.
Greg purchased supper for both of us and also I was grateful when he asked for something instead light. I had not been really starving with my tummy in knots all evening as well as following, although I liked Italian food, it's a discomfort to consume without making a mess.
We in some way made it with supper as well as I had a little lemon sorbet for desert. Much we would certainly maintained the conversation away from anything various other than ourselves and also supper so I had no concept what his strategies were for the remainder of the night.
Greg looked me straight in the eye and also stated, "To be completely straightforward, I transformed forty 4 last month and also I began to believe concerning the reality that I'm not obtaining any kind of more youthful. I remember what it was like to be with a young ladies, to really feel the enjoyment of the chase, the excitement of the unidentified and also I desire to really feel that once more in me. I would certainly never ever desire to injure her in any type of means yet the excitement is gone as well as I require to really feel that once again, if just for one last time prior to it's also late.
Greg really did not fail me. He grinned and also gently claimed to me, "After that if it's ALRIGHT with you Kelly I would certainly like you to join me in an extra ... intimate setup will we state."
Once more I was shocked because Greg was an overall gent, never ever as soon as attempting anything thus far as touching me or feeling me. Also on normal days it had not been uncommon for me to offer head once we entered his cars and truck as well as right here I was being paid as well as yet refraining anything!
The point is, what he STATED that he desired as well as what I understood that he did, also if simply unconsciously, might not always be the exact same. I recognized that he was really feeling a little bit guilty concerning his better half and also that he liked his older child Mandy.
" Oh no Greg," I responded to, "I have no wish to go house. This has actually been a remarkable night and also I value every little thing thus far. I'm not prepared for it to finish rather yet - if that's what you desire I indicate."
After he paid the check - money I observed, I began to really feel worried once more as I waited for him to state something. "I simply desire you to recognize that supper has actually been whatever I can have really hoped for and also if you feel you need to go home currently I would entirely recognize."
Really, it engaged me to him rather. The people I would certainly fulfilled as well as talked with that whined concerning their better halves and also desired to rip off on them, Greg was a bit various. I likewise recognized what he desired for the night which I was the excellent woman for him.
For benefits benefit below I was a slut being paid to go out with this person yet in some way I was really feeling even more like a princess on a day! Neither of us was actually acquainted with Columbus so it was like a vacationer flight for both of us.


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Environmental Awareness Campaign at KL Festival City MallWritten by By Choy Pei Ching, Low Hui Cheng & Lim Siew Loon / Translated by Hew Kwee Heong
In conjunction with Earth Day 2013, the Management of KL Festival City Mall invited Tzu Chi KL & Selangor to hold a 10-day Environmental Awareness Exhibition from April 13-22. The creative works of art and interesting programmes attracted 15,000 visitors.
Daibochi Invites Neighbouring Companies to Join Earth DayWritten by By Low Siew Lian, Melaka / Translated by Ng Say Fen
For the past five years, Daibochi has been actively promoting environmental protection to reduce the amount of factory waste discharged into the environment. On Earth Day, they invited their neighbouring companies to join them in protecting and caring for Earth.
Burmese Employees' Wish to Contribute to Local SocietyWritten by By Low Siew Lian, Melaka / Translated by Hew Kwee Heong
From "Tzu Chi in Review 2012", staff of Konica Minolta Glass Tech (M) Sdn Bhd were so inspired by the image of Burmese farmer, U Win Tun, reminding his family, prior to his demise, to continue saving rice to help people, that they decided to emulate his kindness.
Promoting Recycling to Hindu DevoteesWritten by By Lee Shook Lan, Melaka / Translated by Hew Kwee Heong
Tzu Chi volunteers took the opportunity to promote recycling to the Hindu devotees during the Masi Magam celebration on February 24 and 25, 2013. Four truckloads of recyclables were salvaged.
New Recycling Centre at Bukit Jelutong, Shah AlamWritten by By Siow Lee Kien, Shah Alam / Translated Hew Kwee Heong
In 2011, Tzu Chi KL & Selangor launched "A Recycling Centre in Every Community" Campaign. To-date 60 recycling centres had been established. On February 23, 2013, another one was opened at Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam.
Tzu Chi Melaka's Participation in "My Beautiful Malaysia Day"Written by ByYong Siew Lee, Melaka / Translated by Hew Kwee Heong
One hundred and five institutions and organizations (including Tzu Chi Melaka), and members of the public were invited to join the Melaka River beautification activity held in conjunction with "My Beautiful Malaysia Day" on February 3, 2013.
Cleaning Up Recycling Centre to Welcome the New YearWritten by ByKok Ling Lin, Beh Chin Ming & Tai Fah Swee, Melaka/ Translated by Ng Say Fen & Hew Kwee Heong
On January 20, 2013, more than 80 volunteers cleaned up the Xishe Recycling Centre and had a reunion lunch prior to the Chinese New Year celebration. Recycling volunteers also used their creativity to decorate the Centre with reused New Year ornaments.
Meru Recycling Education Centre's 1st AnniversaryWritten by By Ng Chong Sie, Klang/ Translated by Hew Kwee Heong
Tzu Chi Klang's Meru Recycling Education Centre, which has been in operation since last September, has played its part well in promoting recycling and environmental protection in the community. It has also become a second home to many elderly people!
Kota Kinabalu's First Recycling CentreWritten by By Yong Chiew Fung, Kota Kinabalu / Translated by Ng Say Fen
The first recycling centre in Kota Kinabalu was officially opened recently. The developer, Sinar Pembangunan, has leased out the centre at a token rental fee of RM1/-. Senior citizens living in the vicinity have been gathering in this centre since it started operation in July this year.
Turning Bandar Country Homes into A Green TownshipWritten by By Kathy Goh Ka Ting, Rawang, Selangor/ Translated by Hew Kwee Heong
Rawang's Bandar Country Homes has been chosen by the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) for this year's "Zon Bersih (Clean Zone)" cleanliness awareness programme. On September 30, 2012, Tzu Chi was again invited to promote their environmental protection concepts to the residents.


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Our wedding day was worth the wait! The smallest details were soaked in meaning for us. This cross was given to me by my mother. It was a gift to her from my father's mom (my grandmother) Elsie. Our friend Trisha put it together with crystals on a pretty ribbon.
Thank you!
Unlike many grooms, Tedd was actively involved in the planning process for our big day. He worked until the wee-hours of the morning on the night before the wedding and still managed a refreshing jog with his groomsmen in the morning!
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When UFC returned to pay-per-view in 2001 — after its years in television exile, due to its outrageous, anything-goes reputation — Lorenzo Fertitta had high hopes.
Fertitta, his brother Frank and friend Dana White had bought the floundering Ultimate Fighting Championship for just $2 million that year. They'd negotiated the sport's sanctioning in Nevada and gotten UFC 30 onto PPV.
"It was a big disaster," said Fertitta, who turns 40 this year. "I'd hoped for 150,000 buys and figured we'd then be off to the races. Instead, we had just 25,000 buys. I kept looking at the reports in disbelief."
How could the fight have fallen so far short of the numbers that UFC had put up in the 1990s? Fertitta finally figured it out.
"We had miscalculated," he said. "We failed to understand that we were selling a different product — they were selling violence, we were selling a sport."
With that vision firmly in place, Fertitta set about to reposition and rebuild the UFC brand. While White is the consummate UFC spokesman, those who work with the company said Fertitta was the perfect person to have running the show behind the scenes.
"He guided the brand carefully, taking it from the fringe to what it is today," said Craig Piligian, whose company Pilgrim Films & Television produces The Ultimate Fighter for Spike TV.
"He is one of the smartest executives I've ever met," said Spike senior vice president for sports and specials Brian Diamond. "He's a great listener and insightful."
Marc Ratner, UFC's vice president of government and regulatory affairs, said Fertitta's strength lies in a combination of broad vision and knowing what he wants down to the "minute details."
Those macro- and micro-level skills may come from the fact that the Las Vegas native, who has a master's degree in business administration degree from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, approaches UFC as a mom-and-pop enterprise.
"My father was a super influence on me," he said. "He taught me that it was important to treat people the right way in order to gain respect. We still run the UFC with a family-business culture." (Fertitta, who has two sons, aged 14 and 12, and an 8-year-old daughter, also interrupts work whenever he's not traveling to see his boys' football practices and games.)
Indeed, Diamond comments on how nice Lorenzo Fertitta is, while Ratner mentions how much people enjoy working with him. Compared to his brother Frank and White, everyone who works with the UFC says Lorenzo provides an essential low-key yin to their yang.
"We do complement each other," said Lorenzo Fertitta. "It just plays out that way."
Lorenzo Fertitta and his older brother first partnered on building up the Station Casino, the family business aimed at attracting Las Vegas locals away from the strip. Their father, Frank Fertitta Sr., had founded the business before handing over the reins to his two sons in 1993. Building the Station from a single casino to a highly successful string not only made Lorenzo Fertitta millions, it also taught him a valuable lesson that would help in his new career.
"I learned to build and manage a company and to establish an infrastructure," he said.
In 1994 Fertitta first encountered UFC. "Someone showed me a video of UFC 2 — I had never heard of it before," he said, adding that while he was intrigued by the competition, he thought it "shocking" and "fairly brutal."
He would later serve on the Nevada State Athletic Commission during the years the sport was still banned there. But gradually, rules and regulations came to UFC and by 2001, Fertitta felt "passionate it could be turned around and made into a legitimate sport. We felt it could become something big."
Still, even after the epiphany following the UFC 30 pay-per-view fiasco, the company faced "an uphill battle" because the stigma remained so strong. While he never lost his faith in mixed martial arts, he began to question whether the timing was right and in 2004 — after pouring tens of millions into "a huge black hole" — he called White and told him to find a buyer so they could cut their losses.
But when White came back with an offer in the $5 million range, Fertitta couldn't pull the trigger and instead renewed his efforts to get the sport on television. When The Ultimate Fighter hit Spike TV, it "changed perceptions" and launched the sport toward mainstream success.
Last year, Fertitta stepped back from his role as president of Station Casinos to devote more time to his job as chairman and CEO of Zuffa, the parent company of UFC. (He remains vice chairman at Station, with his brother Frank taking over as president.)
On the job, Fertitta said he "thrives on the new technologies" — UFC has recently released its first video game and expanded into video-on-demand.
"I like digging down and understanding where we are going," he said.
But at the end of the day, he also remains a fan.
"It's still pretty exciting when Dana and I are just watching the fight and everything is out of our control," he said. "We are just spectators then. But we get really good seats."


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Civilization of man led to people developing new skills of living such as new ways of farming, domestication of animals and development of other means of production. Individual with better techniques gained some power over those who individuals who did not have similar techniques this consequently resulted to the emergence of divisions in the society: Those who had the necessary skills versus those who did not have the skills. At the crudest form of human civilization the first class differences resulted in slavery where those who had skills became masters. Eventually there was a struggle to terminate slavery so that the slaves could work in the farms of their masters who had increasingly multiplied. Growth of capitalism led to fight against feudalism; this was in order to allow a common pool of labour. Perhaps one of the most elementary fights against landlords by the capitalist was the French Revolution of 1789.
The chief catchphrase of the capitalists was: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. In real sense what the capitalist meant by 'liberty' was that they (capitalist) would get the 'liberty' to exploit workers freely and that those who were rich were equal and would be the ruling class. In the capitalist society, huge workplaces rose, where thousands of workforces were concentrated. This concentration of workers necessitated the ground for the advance of the Communist movement. Communism essentially is a political, economic and philosophical movement that originates from the works of Karl Marx. It's a socioeconomic configuration replacing capitalism and founded on communal ownership of the means of production; simply said its a juncture or phase in the mellowness of this post capitalist structure that is more complex than socialism. It's a classless social arrangement with one outline of community rights of the resources and full social egalitarianism; beneath it versatile progress of people will be accompanied by the growth of the productive forces through incessant advancement in knowledge and technology; all the springs of supportive means will surge abundantly and the great theory 'From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs' will be implemented (Programma KPSS, 1972, p. 62).
Communism is an extremely structured society of liberated, collectively cognizant working people in which public autonomy will be conventional, a society in which effort for the benefit of society will become the principal obligation of everyone, a requirement recognized by one and all, and in which the aptitude of each person will be engaged to the maximum benefit of the people. This movement calls for workers to revolt against capitalism so as to develop a workers utopia. In other words it focuses on elimination of classes in the society and replacing it with a society where there is a common ownership of the methods of production and the products of the labour.
Communism was based on the following principles: elimination of possessions in land and submission of all rents of land to public purposes, a profound progressive income tax, eradication of all privileges of inheritance, taking away of the property of all emigrants and rebels, centralization of banking, government ownership of communication and transportation, government ownership of factories and agriculture, government control of labor, corporate farms and regional planning and free education to all children. For Marx these pillars would see to it an establishment of a society with no conflict. Marxism perceived the society to be in conflict between and among the classes. Marx did not apply his ideologies and principles but predicted that at one time in history when the people will be fed up and oppressed by the capitalistic inequalities in the society the working class will eventually form a revolution and thus capitalism take place. Few countries in the world have borrowed and applied the communism ideologies such countries include Russia, China, Cuba. We shall examine communism as applied in China and Russia.
Communism in Russia was advanced by Joseph Stalin, a great admirer of Karl Marx. This type of communism is referred to as Stalinism; it defines the hypothetical and realistic interpretations and applications of Marxism. Immediately Joseph Stalin got into power he seize on the Leninist instrument of democratic centralism and employed it as a method of gaining total personal authority. Stalin's used new modes of mobilizing his country to achieving industrialization, intensifying agricultural industry, protecting the state against the Nazi assail, and reconstructing the war-devastated nation. In the foremost efforts to accomplish speedy industrialization and collectivization of farming, resistance was dealt with by a substantial secret law enforcement method that engaged fear as a custom mechanism for gaining conformity and consistency. This distorted the combined decision-making mechanism of the party and administration, and all chief decisions became a question of one man's will. All political and military people against him were executed. Stalinism incorporated a suspicious system of ever-present observation and punishments, on a scale conceivably exceptional in the modern world.
The citizens' lives became an important article of trade in Stalin's strategy to change Russia wellbeing as myriads of Russian citizen fell victims to the horror. The impacts of Stalinism were felt in Russia for several years. Stalin built oppressive party and legislative institutions of authoritarian power that were comprehensive in Russian customs of totalitarianism into the presently half of the 20th century. The majority of these institutions developed during the Stalinist years remained in place until the fall down of the Soviet Union in 1991, even if on a customized foundation. Private belongings was acceptable in the early stages of building communism but the failure to integrate it officially with controls and limitations left the door open to its own contrary development. A little effort was done on involving every citizen in decision making; this was true even in the Communist party itself. Decision making and control was directive - induced from above.
Communism did not get good grounds to build up in Russia since the Eastern European socialist's countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Yugoslavia) objected and deviated and this consequently led to Russian interference in Czechoslovakia and Hungary. The commanding attitude of the Russian government was so clear and was reflected in the relations of Russia with the neighboring Eastern European countries. The plan to expand and increase production in the military arena, space and other sophisticated forms of expertise and application of new organization took place; however, in the area of socialized arrangement for consumption, the prologue of new technology to develop the individual productivity of the labor force was neglected.
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Development of production was accomplished arithmetically instead of geometrically; this basically can be interpreted to mean that though the means of production and skills ware improved the end products were not in any way proportion to the output. It is a basic assumption that for each increase unit of input, at least a given unit increase in output should be realized. Similarly the workers wages did not match their labor strength and utilization. Russia was not readily integrated in the world economy like the China. The superpowers like USA used China against the Russian nation and prevented it into achieving a realistic communism state. Due to this reasons the Stalinism principles on achieving communism in Russia, did not bear much fruits.
Maoism is a type of communism that sprouted in China under the reign of Mao Zedong and was widely applied in military and political philosophies. Mao Zedong was a political leader and revolutionalist. He incorporated Marxism ideologies on communism to build a communist China. Maoism has been on the decline in China due to other reforms brought by other leaders, although it's commonly used in India Nepal and Peru. Mao Zedong analysed the Mao's principles in a little red book which had been given to every Chinese person by Mao Zedong as a foundation of revolutionary knowledge. Maoism involves a strong military ideology intertwined closely to the political philosophies. In Maoism frame of reference command comes from use of violence. It holds that the peasants can be brought together and empowered to undertake struggle as a unit. This may involve guerilla warfare. The first initiative of peasantry guerilla warfare involves mobilizing the peasants and forming an organization. Secondly coordination and setting of rural base areas among the organization and lastly the stage involves conversion to conservative struggle.
During the tenure of Mao Zedong lives of Chinese improved steadily, he made real efforts to see to it that the Chinese wellbeing was increasingly becoming better. He introduced insurance and made policies that led to decline of unemployment. However workers especially those in urban areas had to work in areas where they had been assigned jobs by labor offices that were established by the state. It was difficult for people to move from one area to another as they were hindered by introduction of residence permits. One was given a permit to reside in an area they were only. A working schedule was introduced where people worked for eight hours, six days in a week. A one week paid holiday a year and up to three weeks 'family visiting' holiday was provided for each worker. Men were expected to retire at 55 to 60 years and 50 to 55 for women. Pensions, a health services and education were provided. Access to education became compulsory. Housing, water, electricity and other services were all made affordable. Reforms affected some while they favored the rest. Owners of means of production were forced to surrender their property.
The property was then redistributed to the peasants. Mao made sure that every peasant had a piece of land and plot and that the landowners were tried and often executed. In real sense Mao was trying to woo the loyalty of the peasants. He made sure that the peasants were clearly seeing it was in their interests and favor that he was doing this. The population of China was continually increasing each day, there was a tremendous growth especially in the cities and the food supply was not enough to cater for the increasing population. To solve this problem Mao ordered the peasants to live in communal areas and ordered to follow the fraudulent theories of the Soviet scientist Trofim Lysenko, this did more harm farming. Probably a clear illustration of the failure of communism occurred when about thirty million Chinese died due to famine. This was because the most important industrialized improvement required resource investment, technology and planning which the peasants did not have and Mao was too afraid to lose control if he involved experts. The famine lasted for three years. The government amplified procurement of food quota from the neighborhood to pay for international imports. The Chinese people in an effort to survive engaged in all manner of illegal activities and illegitimate means of production. There was inequality and unfair distribution of food as the local communist cadres gave whomever they pleased.
An application of Marxism communism ideologies is somewhat evident in the Stalinism and Maoism communism. Both widely use the principles of Marx but utterly fail in delivering to the fullest capacity as predicted by Karl Marx. Stalinism and Maoism is characterized by a revolution initiated by individuals on behalf or in pursuit of creating awakens from the working class rather than a revolution emanating from the working class themselves against the capitalists. The distinction where communism was supposed to be a final stage in which the class division would be surpassed was lost, and it began to apply to a particular party rather than a final goal. Vladimir Ilich Lenin held that the proletariat needed proficient revolutionaries to guide it. Joseph Stalin's version of communism was identical to numerous with totalitarianism. Mao Zedong mobilized peasants rather than an urban proletariat in China's communist revolution.
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Mutational analysis of melanocortin receptors 1 and 5
Sammanfattning: The melanocortin receptor family includes five subtypes, named MC1R to MC5R. Melanocortin receptors are predominantly coupled to second messenger pathway of cyclic AMP through coupling to G-protein. This study is focused on structure-function relationship of MC1R and MC5R. Results demonstrate that (i) mutations D117A and H260A in MC1R decrease the affinity for natural melanocortins (L-isomer) but not for the synthetic analogue NDP-MSH (D-isomer), (ii) reduction of disulphide bonds in MC1R with DTT resulted in decrease in binding of 125I-ACTH in an uniphasic manner and decrease in binding of 125I-NDP-MSH in biphasic manner (iii) single point mutations of four cysteine residues to glycine in extracellular loops of MC1R resulted in a complete loss of ligand binding, (iv) mutant at position C78 in MC1R with wild type ligand binding generated a cAMP signal only in response to α-MSH but not to NDP-MSH, moreover,this single amino acid substitution converted NDP-MSH from being an agonist at wild type receptor to antagonist at this mutant receptor (v) several residues in third intracellular loop of MC1R were identified as necessary for generating a functional response, and a sequence of four amino acids K226-R227-Q228-R229 was found to be essential for coupling of MC1R to G-protein, (vi) a human MC1R variant with a mutation at codon 151 (R151C), cloned from genomic DNA obtained from an individual with red hair and fair skin was found to exhibit wild-type affinities to melanocortins, but was completely nonfunctional, in terms of generating an agonist induced cAMP response (vii) two positions in humanMC5R, Q235 and R272, conserved in all other melanocortin receptors as lysine and cysteine, was demonstrated to raise melanocortin affinities for mutant Q235K and R272C compared to wild-type human MC1R. Thus, this study has identified amino acid residues contributing to ligand interaction and functional activation of melanocortin receptors.
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ECS Helps O.Z. Tyler Modernizes Bourbon Production & Expand Distillery
ECS Solutions is proud to announce that customer, O.Z. Tyler, is growing quickly with 2019 expansion plans that include 10 new bourbon storage facilities to be built in Ohio County and an additional warehouse at their Owensboro distillery.
Every process throughout the distillery is run through a more than $1 million touch-screen operating system installed by ECS Solutions. One touch can open a grain bin, turn on the hammer mill, control the bourbon recipe and operate the cooker where grain is mashed.
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Total production from the Horse Hill well near Gatwick has now passed 50,000 barrels, operator UK Oil & Gas PLC (LON:UKOG) revealed today, while the much-awaited simultaneous HH-2/2z Portland horizontal drilling and HH-1 Kimmeridge test campaign is fast approaching
Production from the shallow Portland layer has been stable at 220 barrels per day, with production now in excess of that from the deeper Kimmeridge reservoirs.
Testing is set to continue until the second half of June when final site work will be carried out in preparation for the simultaneous drilling of the horizontal HH-2/2z and HH-1z Kimmeridge production wells.
Stephen Sanderson, UKOG's chief executive, said: "The Horse Hill Portland continues to produce strongly and consistently under modest pressure draw downs, delivering over half of the landmark 50,871 bbl test production to date.
"With the much awaited simultaneous HH-2/2z Portland horizontal drilling and HH-1 Kimmeridge test campaign fast approaching, the remainder of the year at Horse Hill now promises to be truly exciting."
UKOG owns a 50.63% interest in the Horse Hill licence while Alba Mineral Resources plc (LON:ALBA) has an 11.77% stake.
In afternoon trading, shares in Alba Minerals were 4.5% higher at 0.23p, though UKOG shares were 2.5% lower at 0.97p.
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FREE Nook Kids App for iPad
Although the nook eReader is competition to the iPad, Barnes and Noble is now offering a free Nook For Kids app for the iPad. The B&N details are as follows:
- The largest collection of kids' books all in one place
- Find books for all interests and reading levels.
- Interact with words and pictures or hear stories read aloud.
The Nook app gets you started with two free kids books. There's the hook! It's a FREE app, but the books will cost you. Smart move. I think the future of B & N will be in eBooks. Ten years from now you'll see many people sitting in waiting rooms or standing on a line somewhere reading their eReaders or tablets. Smartphones will be there too, but it's very difficult to read a book on a little phone screen unless you prefer that type of thing.
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Youtube metal detecting videos can offer some great tips. . .
Beach metal detecting can be a great hobby and sometimes very frustrating to say the least and I am always on the look out to better my chances of finding more great items on the beach. I often find myself looking at the many metal detecting video on Youtube that offer some great entertainment, along with some really good tips and advice (as you can see below)
There's nothing better than watching someone metal detecting on the beach in real time and finding great items, especially if it's filmed on your local beach. These videos can offer some great insight in your local area along with giving you hope in finding some great stuff to.
The video below is not my own, but is one of the many great video posted by Surfdigger. Great videos that are entertaining and offer great tips, well worth a look and i always love sitting down and seeing what comes out of the sand.
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For those of you who are interested in beach metal detecting, then my own Metal Detecting Youtube Channel is now live and I will be bringing you tips, advice and finds from my trips to the beach.


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EU organises special event to promote business opportunities at 'RE:THINK Mariupol Investment Forum' in Ukraine
The EU organised a special event within the RE:THINK Mariupol Investment Forum – an event in Ukraine between 28 and 29 October.
The 'Entrepreneurial Journey across EU4Business Programmes' special event gathered over a hundred aspiring and emerging entrepreneurs to learn about business development and support opportunities offered by the EU.
"The EU is committed to supporting entrepreneurship development and improvement of [the] business climate in Ukraine," said Head of EU Delegation, Ambassador Matti Maasikas. "Our EU4Business initiative also provides information and funding for the small and medium-sized enterprises – we want to make sure that aspiring entrepreneurs in Azov Sea region are aware and benefit from these opportunities."
According to the EU, it was one of the key events in the region within the 2019 European SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) Week in Ukraine.


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Reading progress update: I've read 55 out of 365 pages.
They stayed long in that good house, fourteen days at least, and they found it hard to leave. Bilbo would gladly have stopped there for ever and ever -- even supposing a wish would have taken him right back to his hobbit-hole without trouble.
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AS K21 Update
The shipping container with Craig's AS G29 and the Club's AS K21 was closed up at the Schleicher factory in Germany on 26th June prior to shipment to Australia. It was expected the ship with this shipment would sail early in July, with a time interval to Melbourne of approximately 35 days. On arrival in Melbourne, the container will be transferred for on-shipment to Adelaide by rail, where it is expected around 11 – 12 August. At some point in the latter part of the voyage, it is necessary to clear Australian Customs and Quarantine requirements.
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Once clear of the Customs and Quarantine requirements, it is currently planned for the container to be delivered to Neil Mansell Transport, 4 Hookina Road, Burton, SA, where it will be unloaded. Members are welcome to come and assist in the container unloading. The following items will be required to assist the unloading effort
- Battery powered drills (lots of screws to undo)
- Pry bars to "ease" things apart.
- Trailers, to enable removal of the wooden packing, some of it to go to Waikerie for ongoing use.
- Various tools (metric spanners etc).
It is planned to place the AS K21 into a trailer borrowed from the Balaklava Gliding Club, for transport to Waikerie.
C of A Inspection
It is necessary to conduct a "detailed Form 2" Inspection of the K21 for the issue of an Australian Certificate of Airworthiness. It is planned to do this immediately post-arrival to enable the aircraft to be placed on-line quickly.
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Former robber admits his life was once "a misery"
Trapped in a lifestyle of bad habits including drinking, partying, women and robbery, Siya Jiyane says, "My life was a misery. I never cared about the prisoner next to me – I only cared about my interests because I had no love inside me."
Inevitably, his stealing offences resulted in a prison sentence. One day in 2007 he was in his cell and heard other inmates singing, because the church hall was near his cell.
"They were singing, 'I surrender all unto Jesus blessed Saviour.' I decided go into the church, where I got so emotional that I even cried. A pastor from outside the prison spoke a message from the Bible that I couldn't resist. He said God wants to save somebody today, 'Please, if it is you, come forward.' I realised that God was speaking to me as I was the only person who wanted to be saved at that service."
The pastor led Siya in a sinner's prayer.
"I prayed, 'Lord Jesus, thankyou today that I accept you as my Lord and Saviour. I believe that you came on earth and died for me and resurrected on the third day, and now You are seated at the right hand of the Father. Cleanse me and forgive me for all my sins. The Bible says that if I believe that Jesus Christ died and rose again I will be saved. Please write my name in Your book of life. I thank you that now I have your Holy Spirit and you are now my personal Saviour. Father I thank you in the powerful and precious Name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, Amen.'
Through this genuine prayer to surrender his life to Jesus, Siya explains, "I was saved and started to attend all church activities up until I grew up in the Lord with the guidance of the pastors."
The changes in Siya's life are many, as he says, "I only live by the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
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Have you ever seen children wearing inappropriate clothes for kids? For example, the clothes are written with harsh words or use clothes that are not appropriate for their age. Surely in this world, nothing is impossible; there are hapless children who wear inappropriate clothes.
As a parent, you should choose clothes that are suitable for your child. Avoid the selection of eccentric models or clothes that can make your child as scorn. Here are the lists of inappropriate clothes for kids that you can make lessons later:
1. Kids Talk Shirt
Some parents like to buy their children's clothes that have certain writing. However, sometimes they do not know what the meaning of the writing is. In fact, the writing could have endangered your child or made your child a joke.
It might sound funny to you but it is not suitable for your child. So, please be careful if you want to choose clothes for your child. Make sure you know the meaning of the writing on each of your children's clothes.
2. Corset Onesies
Tiny Haute Couture made children's clothes with an image of the corset on it. The corset image has a complete animal print motif with animal fur. In addition, they added lace, which made the corset image look very stand out
Some people think clothes are outrageous for children. Therefore, many mothers protest at the company because it produces clothes that are inappropriate for children. So, the company stopped selling these inappropriate clothes.
3. Fake Chest Hair Shirt for Boys
Many parents are concerned about the type of sexy clothes for children. Usually, shirts like this are more common for girls. However, now many clothing companies are also producing this type of clothing for boys.
For example, there are clothing companies that produce fake chest hair shirts for boys. This shirt will make your child look silly because your child looks like they have fur on their chests. It might look funny to you, but actually this shirt is not suitable for children to wear.
4. Racist Monkey Shirts
One of the inappropriate clothes for kids is a racist monkey shirt. This T-shirt has been criticized by many people for displaying racism in children. The shirt has a monkey body with the head of an African-American boy.
Worse, the shirt created outrage and triggered a commotion on social media. Then, the company that manufactures these shirts quickly defended. They stated that this incident was just a misunderstanding.
5. Nipple Pasties on Kids Tees
The UK-based company releases editions of clothes that are ridiculous for girls. They make pictures like two cupcakes that are close together. Of course, this looks a lot like an adult female organ.
The company also added tufts to the cupcakes, which made them look very silly. The company markets these clothes to parents who have daughters between the ages of 0 and 4.
Those are inappropriate clothes for kids that make you surprised. It turns out that many clothing companies make children's clothes look ridiculous and inappropriate. So, as a parent, you have to be more careful in choosing clothes for your kids.


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Roberta Washington, FAIA, has been principal of Roberta Washington Architects, PC since 1983. Prior to starting her own firm, Ms. Washington worked as a health facility planner/designer for various New York City architectural firms and later ran a design studio for Maputo Province in Mozambique where she designed healthcare, educational and cultural projects.
Beginnings – what attracted you to architecture and how did you begin your career? Was there an influential experience or mentor that helped steer you towards this field?
As a child I was attracted to drawing and art. In school, art was my favorite subject. When I was in the eighth grade, we had an English class assignment to interview three people who had occupations that we might want to pursue. I had thought I would become an artist but I had a fast reality check with one of my teachers who convinced me that becoming an artist was difficult – but if you were black and female, it was all the more improbable. To be practical, I probably wanted to think about becoming an art teacher, I was told. I interviewed my art teacher. But I needed two more occupations to complete the assignment. I interviewed my Mom who worked at a hospital (in which I had no interest) and my mom suggested that I interview a new neighbor who was renting a house next door to us for a year. He was an architect who was teaching at North Carolina's historically black A & T College (which since became a university).
Mr. Gray talked about how architecture expanded on art to create spaces and structures that could comfort the body, soothe the soul and stir the spirit. Architecture, he said, was problem-solving. Good architecture could improve people's lives and their neighborhoods. He made it all sound incredibly cooler than becoming an artist. I was hooked. From then on I had a name to describe what I really wanted to be in life. Architect.
When I told my high school guidance counselor that I wanted to become an architect she tried to convince me that architecture was a highly improbable field for a black person to choose. But because I had met a black architect I was sure that it was possible. Although I didn't know it at the time, my chance meeting with Mr. Gray at the age of thirteen steered my life in a direction that I could not have imagined before. In the library I found a little AIA pamphlet "So You Want to Be an Architect" which I read and followed religiously. Until I entered college, I never encountered another architect.
What does "architecture culture" signify to you, and how do you go about contributing to, and or changing, this culture? What are your hopes and dreams for the future of architecture and the built environment?
Architecture Culture is the dynamic which expresses how people interact and relate in the world of architecture; capturing the hierarchies, approaches and principles adhered to in the community of practice. The architecture culture also highlights the inclusion and exclusions of the profession.
At Howard University in the late 60s, my freshman architecture class of fifty had eight females. The architecture professors where black and white men and the visiting lecturers were mostly white men, but I was always sure that there were women out there somewhere.
At Columbia University's graduate school (where I studied Hospital and Health Facility Design) there were many more women studying. However, it was programs offered by AIA NYC that I met the first practicing women architects. In time I joined the Women's Caucus at the AIA and the Alliance of Women in Architecture. It was through friendships made in the AWA that I found a study partner for the ARE and got licensed. In 1983 I joined the short-lived Association of Black Women in Architecture which was started in NYC by a black woman named Garnett Covington who herself had only recently become licensed. There I found myself in the company of 30 or so black women – all of whom were or wanted to become architects. In 1985, Howard University had a conference on black women in architecture; during which I first met Norma Sklarek, who in 1954 had become New York's first licensed black female architect. Skarlek was like the reigning mother hen to us all.
In 1997 I learned of two black women who had been licensed as architects in Illinois in 1942 and 1949. I immediately decided that I had to know more about these women – their lives and their work. Thus began a search for information that would expose and explain the lives of Beverly Greene and Louise Harris Brown. Since then I have researched and written about Beverly Greene who may have been the first black architect to work for the Chicago Housing Authority, who moved to New York, received her third architectural degree in 1945 (this time from Columbia) and worked for both Edward Durrell Stone and Marcel Breuer. Louise Harris Brown who became interested in architecture in the first place because of Mies van der Rohe lectures she attended in 1939. Brown got a second degree in engineering and worked designing the structural systems for two of Mies Van der Rohe's best known Chicago buildings before establishing her own architectural practice in Brazil.
[Editors Note: For more information on Brown's career, visit the Collection and Built By Women.]
Their lives were determined and complex and deserve to be known along with those of other early women in the profession. So in addition to trying to establish a place for myself in architecture, I've wanted to ensure that the legacies of blacks and women alike are not lost. Concurrent with my practice, which I started in 1983, I've been building my own archive of pioneering black women in the profession. Through my research I endeavor to "make a place" for these oft unheralded trailblazers, and envision publishing the fruits of my labor of love at some point soon. Perhaps knowledge of blacks and women in the profession can alter the prevailing architecture culture.
Advice for someone interested in entering an architecture-related field?
By the time a person expresses a desire to become an architect they often have already decided that it is something that they must do. I would advise them to look at the different ways that one can be an architect. Whether it is designing in a large or small firm, a public agency or corporate realm, or starting their own practice, I ask them to explore ways to pursue their interest in a particular area: educational or health care projects, preservation, the next level of Green and sustainable design, interiors or one of the many other architecture-related fields which exist.
Most recently, young people with recent degrees have asked for advice on how to get a job in architecture. A hard question with no easy answers.
Favorite site, place, building? Why does this particular location speak to you?
I'd have to say my favorite location is New York City where the choices and mixes of environment are incredible. In addition to being able to easily see what other architects are up to, there are other benefits as well.
Want to commune with nature, go to the Botanical Gardens or Wave Hill.
Want to have lunch by the sea, go to Battery Park City.
Want to be transported to the past, visit one of the City's many historic districts.
Want serenity, go to the Cloisters.
Want to lie in a meadow, visit Central Park.
Want to watch the world past you by, go sit on the red steps at Time Squares' TKTS.
For more information on Roberta Washington Architects, PC, visit: http://www.robertawashington.com/


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I grew up in Northern Virginia, in the Fairfax area. I've ridden horses most of my life and always dreamed of having a farm of my own with my horse in my backyard. In 1999 I married my husband and together we began our search for our first home. Luckily my husband shared my dream of owning land. We quickly learned that homes with land in Fairfax were well out of our budget so we ventured south to Stafford county where home and land prices were more affordable. We were able to work with a builder to build our small starter home on 6 acres of land and we've been here ever since. We built the barn and put up all the fencing ourselves and my dream of having my horse of 16 years in my backyard, finally came true! I still feel blessed to have my horses in my backyard and to have this beautiful piece of land.
My lifelong experience with riding, owning, and showing horses is a true asset to those who share my love of horses and the dream of having their companion in their own backyard, just as I did. I know the ins and outs of owning an equestrian property which helps me guide prospective farm owners to the place that will work best for them AND their horses. My experience is also an asset when it comes to marketing such a property. I am able to showcase the best features to experienced equestrians looking to purchase a horse property.
I don't limit myself to horse properties, however. My dream home was a home with land for my horse. You have your own vision of your dream home and I can't wait to work with you to make those dreams come true! In turn when it comes to selling your home, I will work with you to showcase the features you like most about your home to potential buyers. You know your home best and it's up to me to work with you as a team to highlight your home's best features and get it sold. As an added benefit, I have experience in home staging and I enjoy helping homeowners stage their homes to help them shine when they first hit the market. I have found time and time again that this extra prep work gets homes sold quickly and at or above market value!
I live by the golden rule. I put myself in your shoes and treat you as I would want to be treated every step of the way through the real estate process. I pride myself on the lasting relationships that I make with my clients and on their willingness to refer me to their friends and family. So whether you're looking for that starter home, the neighborhood beauty, or planning a move to an equestrian estate. I am eager to assist you in achieving your real estate dreams.


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Friday, November 30, 2012
Lynda Mullaly Hunt Interview: One for the Murphy's
Today we welcome Lynda Mullaly Hunt http://lyndamullalyhunt.com/,
debut author of the moving novel, One for the Murphy's (Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin 2012)
In the wake of heart-breaking betrayal, Carley Connors is thrust into foster care and left on the steps of the Murphys, a happy, bustling family.
Carley has thick walls and isn't rattled easily, but this is a world she just doesn't understand. A world that frightens her. So, she resists this side of life she'd believed did not exist with dinners around a table and a "zip your jacket, here's your lunch" kind of mom.
However, with the help of her Broadway-obsessed and unpredictable friend, Toni, the Murphys do the impossible in showing Carley what it feels like to belong somewhere. But, when her mother wants her back, will she lose the only family that she has ever known?
You can view her book trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBFUPBw7KLI
1. Is it true that the idea for this book actually pulled you away from washing dishes? Can you tell us a little about your inspiration for the book, and the path the book took as you developed it? Were there false starts and revisions along the way or did it pour out seamlessly?
I was actually working on what will probably end up being my third book. I stopped writing it to begin Murphys. My exasperated writing partners couldn't understand why I would jump from a book that had some editor interest to write this one. I finally told them that it was the book I was afraid to write and so I thought it time that I just do it.
Once it started, it poured out (Although all of the chapters were written out of order!). Although my editor, Nancy Paulsen, asked me to significantly cut the word count, and then deepen the characters of Mr. Murphy and Toni, the book was published pretty close to its original form. (Although, those are big changes huh? )
As far as inspiration, many things came together to create a book about a self-protective kid in foster care.
The first piece was that I lived with another family for a few months when I was young. Staying with that big, bustling clan gave me a close look at a kind of life I had not been familiar with—but the kind of life I knew I wanted when I got older. The first night I was there, I leaned forward and stared down the center of the dinner table. I heard myself say, "So, this is what it's supposed to look like." The time in that home changed my view on what my life could hold. And all of its possibilities…
Also, only months before starting One for the Murphys, I'd seen the Broadway show, "Wicked", and was struck by several elements in the storytelling. First off, the writing and music are incredible! I thought a lot about the idea of "Defying Gravity" since I've had my share of doing that. I played the Wicked soundtrack while writing a good chunk of the book which is surprising, as I usually cannot write while listening to music with lyrics. However, it seemed to propel the story forward.
Following this trip to see, "Wicked," I had a conversation with my nine-year-old son about Luke Skywalker of Star Wars and how, in one sense, he wanted to have Darth Vader be his father, yet also wished it away. I began to think about what that would be like. To long for something and wish it away at the same time.
And then, yes, Linda…about two weeks later, while rinsing a plate at the kitchen sink, I heard Carley speak the first line in my head. I "tore myself away" from the dishes to write the first chapter of what would become One for the Murphys. Once that was done, I just had to finish it—like having a sliver in my hand. Painful, at times, but I just had to get it out. The book was finished in ten months. However, revisions would follow. Don't revisions always follow?
2. You've said that a wish underlies everything you write. What is the wish underpinning One for the Murphys?
I guess the wish would be that someone had taken me aside when I was twelve and told me the things that Mrs. Murphy helped Carley learn. I would have worried a lot less about the future. Having a compass is so important for kids.
3. Heroism is a major theme in this book. Who are the heroes in this story? Are they modeled after any heroes in your life?
Well, I have been working on the teacher's guide and this is a question in there! Really, there are few characters in the book that aren't heroes in one way or another.
Mrs. Murphy is modeled after a teacher that I met as a young teacher. She was twenty two years older than me and taught me a lot about the world. About marriage and teaching, and raising children. She also demanded that I look upon myself differently than I had.
Carley is me. The facts of the story are made up but her emotional journey is one that I have taken. Some of my friends in SCBWI know this. I think it's heroic to come out of any difficulty life hands you looking upward and to the future. Opening myself up to Carley and the other characters in One for the Murphys was the last leg of that race.
4. Wicked plays a big role in this book. What drew you to the play personally? What does the play mean to Carley?
Well, I think we all feel like we don't fit in at one point or another. I guess this is what drew me to the story. I loved Elphaba from the beginning—not because she didn't belong, but because she is a fighter. Because she speaks up for both herself and others who have no voice. Because she is tough yet deeply vulnerable.
At the end of the first half of Wicked there is a song entitled, Defying Gravity—I have never seen anything so visually, musically, and emotionally stunning. I love the message of rising above the difficulties in your life. Let's face it—it's necessary to have a happy life. But let me be clear—rising above is not the same as forgetting or dismissing.
And, that's what it means to Carley.
5. Are you working on another book? Can you tell us a little about that? Is the process different than what you went through writing One for the Murphys?
I am working on another middle grade entitled ALPHABET SOUP. It is about fifth grader, Lucy Nickerson, who is growing up in 1973. He beloved brother is in Vietnam and she is always in trouble at school, as she uses misbehavior to hide the fact that she can't read. However, she finally comes across a young teacher who sees through her bluster.
The process is the same—a bit nutty! I typically write the initial three chapters first, then the final chapter and then I spend the rest of the time connecting the beginning to the end. A strange process but an effective one!
6. Is there a question you'd like to answer that I didn't think to ask?
Well, actually, I'd like to know a little more about YOUR Earth Day book that is coming out in the spring. Care to give us some details???
Thanks for joining me on Lupine Seeds! You can find out more about Lynda and her work at her website at http://lyndamullalyhunt.com/ and at her blog http://lyndamullalyhunt.wordpress.com/
And to answer Lynda's question, When Rivers Burned: The Earth Day Story, the story of the creation of the first Earth Day, should be out next spring.
7 comments:
- Janet Lawler said...
Thanks to both Linda and Lynda for this great interview. I'm going to send the link to my 91-yr-old mom, who read One for the Murphys after I did and loved it too. And Lynda, Wicked is my all-time favorite! Defying Gravity defies description, yet you have managed to articulate why this particular song transcends all others sung on Broadway.
Looking forward to next books by both interviewer and interviewee!
- December 1, 2012 at 11:16 AM
- Lynda Mullaly Hunt said...
Thanks, Linda. I really enjoyed doing this interview. :-)
- December 1, 2012 at 11:25 AM
- Lynda Mullaly Hunt said...
Thanks, Janet! I'm so pleased to know that your grandmother liked Murphys! That's awesome! And, yes, Wicked is really beyond compare as far as Broadway shows go. (Although I love Phantom, too) Hoping our paths cross in "real life" soon. :-)
- December 1, 2012 at 11:28 AM
- Ellen Booraem said...
I had to go listen to Defying Gravity on YouTube--never have seen Wicked on stage, although I loved the book. What a great inspiration!
I love the image of you looking down the dining room table--a real throat-catcher.
- December 1, 2012 at 11:34 AM
- Lynda Mullaly Hunt said...
Thanks so much, Ellen! Perhaps, I'll have to go watch that video now. :-) (Of course I know you like things that fly :-)
- December 1, 2012 at 12:44 PM
- ❀ Stacy DeKeyser said...
Thanks for the interview, Linda and Lynda! I always enjoying hearing about the creative process.
- December 2, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- Kimberly Newton Fusco said...
Thanks for this great interview, Linda. I love ONE FOR THE MURPHYS!
- December 16, 2012 at 7:36 PM


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Selecting a New Mexico Licensed Contractor
Make sure the contractor is licensed with the Construction Industries Division (CID). A contractor's license is required for any business or individual which bids on a project, or does construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or remodeling. Some examples are painting, paving, roofing, carpentry, siding, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and general building work.
Verify the validity of the contractor's license. Call the CID office to determine if the contractor is licensed and what he/she is licensed to do.
Find the Right Person for the Job
Develop a list of potential contractors
Ask friends, neighbors, relatives, and co-workers who they have used. Find out if their experiences were good or bad and why. Ask if they would use the contractor again.
Ask contractors for references
Call your potential contractors and ask for a list of their customers. Call references and ask whether they were satisfied with the job done, if the contractor kept to the agreed-upon schedule and budget, and whether they would hire the same contractor again.
Ask which trade associations the contractor belongs
Homebuilding and remodeling are professional work. Membership in a professional association is one sign the contractor recognizes the responsibilities of being a professional.
Make Sure to Obtain and Evaluate Bids
Ask for a free written estimate of the work you want done. Be sure everyone is bidding on the same exact scope of work and including the exact materials you want. If one contractor is bidding top-of-the-line materials and another bottom-of-the-line materials, this could account for a big difference in price and may not be obvious: be sure all quotes are in writing and include specifics of what you have asked for.
Remember "you get what you pay for" applies to home construction and improvement. A higher bid may be worth the price for better workmanship and contractor reliability. When a contractor has bid too low to make a profit, he may use cheaper materials, take shortcuts, or walk off the job to take another project.
Make sure you understand the different types of bids you receive. Be careful about hiring a contractor on an hourly time-and-materials, or cost-plus basis. Although the price may seem high at first, a fixed-price bid may give you the best protection and price. Also beware of "special deals," "demonstration projects," or "a great deal from a friend of a friend."
Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Contractor
- What experience, expertise and/or certification do you have? Do you specialize?
- Who will be doing the actual work- you personally, your employees, or subcontractors? Who will oversee the day-to-day job? (You may really like the contractor, but that person may not be the one performing or supervising the work.)
- How many other jobs will you be working on at the same time as mine? (If there are several, yours may not get the attention you want. On the other hand, the contractor's business may be large and he may be able to handle several jobs.)
- How long will the job take? What kind of mess, noise, and inconvenience should I expect? What problems may come up?
- Does hiring this contractor feel right? (Use intuition – if you do not feel comfortable, find someone else.)
- Do I have rapport with this contractor? Am I confident in his expertise and ideas? Does he care about my concerns? Will he be reliable, keep his appointments, and return my telephone calls?
- Can I work with this person for a period of time? (If you are having major remodeling done, this person may be in your home for weeks/months.)
- Can I communicate with this person? Does he seem honest and forthright? (The contractor may be top-notch at the trade, but if the final product is not what you expected, you will not be happy.)
- Can I be reasonable and let my contractor work without calling every other hour? Do I realize he cannot return my calls within minutes because he has other jobs and a personal life?
- Am I willing to be reasonable about unexpected costs that arise and to let my contractor make a profit?
- Am I ready for the unexpected, such as digging into solid rock, finding asbestos in the walls, etc.? Can I be flexible when the job takes longer than expected?
- Are my expectations so high that I will never be satisfied with my contractor?


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During the past several years, the United States Department of Justice has placed significant emphasis on the detection and prosecution of election fraud which is motivated by political corruption, rather than by racial factors. This relatively new law enforcement interest in corruption of the franchise has, in turn, required federal courts to adress and resolve significant questions concerning the extent to which the federal Constitution and statutes permit federal prosecutorial intervention in local electoral matters. In this article the author traces the history of federal prosecution of vote fraud crimes, and analyzes the current legal theories which serve as the basis for a federal presence in this area.
Recommended Citation
Donsanto, Craig C.
"Federal Jurisdiction over Local Vote Fraud,"
University of Baltimore Law Review: Vol. 13
, Article 2.
Available at: https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/ublr/vol13/iss1/2