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In any industry, if something is not working and the wheel has broken, one changes those who can fix it and gets things rolling again.
No one carries on with a broken wheel hoping that by some miracle everything will fall into place by divine intervention and the industry will re-create itself.
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The Hong Kong music scene- a multiple sub-division of styles, people, cultures and agendas- can only survive by taking a machete and getting rid of the who and what's not working- the same old booking agents hotels keep using, the same old musicians and all those involved with it in one way or another along with their cheerleaders and groupies sitting on the sidelines making loud sucking sounds.
(Source: Rhino Writes)
They've all had their chances and time's up. They are simply not good enough, their CVs are weak. they have not brought any change- unless doing the same-old same-old is making a difference- and it's time to bring in a new army of talent starting with new doers in Hong Kong like those trying to make small venues like Visage One and Beating Heart work and then looking into all those making music in Europe, the UK, Australia and the US without gigs and who can deliver so much more for the same budgets and re-energize this so-called music scene.
(Source: Icoc Hot Resources)
Sorry, but for way too long it's always been about a handful of artists which has made everything seem mechanical and soulless- and incredibly boring. And this boredom can be heard watching these people perform. It's addictive- like a yawn.
(Source: CNN)
Same goes for those trying to make things happen.
Love the commitment, but where's the beef?
(Source: Baby Boomer Flash Back)
After years of trying, whatever has been tried just hasn't worked and there are no results.
Music is subjective. But if no one warmed to it, perhaps it was crap or maybe it was so underground, it was buried?
It's like artists making records which no one hears as they don't even know where to find it other that going through an episode of Lost on iTunes. No one has time for anything these days. They want shortcuts to everything.
(Source: HD Wallpapers)
With Hong Kong being part of Mainland China, what about the China music market, some might say and talk about Beijing's "thriving Indie scene."
Only if Faye Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Canto-popsters from Hong Kong who have learnt Mandarin or the winner of some Supergirl singing contest from Hunan does anyone make any real money.
The China music model is all about concerts and their concerts are all about style and wardrobe changes and nothing to do with music as this is what their audiences demand.
(Source: Universal TWN)
Those outside of China and still wishing to "conquer" this much-hyped "potentially biggest music market in the world" are being fed the same crap I was asked to feed Head Office when with a music company by compensating for the region's piddly sales with promises of the motherland's "potential".
It was a stream of well-presented bollocks about the number of computers and mobile phone users there were in China plus the number of , er, bicycles.
(Source: Travel Images)
Numbers, it was all about numbers though none of these numbers had anything to do with music or how to sell music.
It was all about Head Office investing in China and some useless projects that never saw the light of day. But it made money for someone. Not me.
I was the Corporate Fool who saw the creative accounting that went on along with the back-handers and knew exactly who were involved and where the music was killed off – by music companies and all those sycophants who say they are "indie" but do somersaults to be linked to a major label and are then duped.
(Source: Say Anything Blog)
What I keep coming back to are the people- the same old people, doing the same old things and going round in circles- in every aspect of what passes off as the Hong Kong music scene.
Look at the people who have kissed Bonnie Gokson's sweet ass for decades? Why? Bonnie is cashed up, is into music, owns the restaurant Sevva which serves up 'live' music, but, perhaps, not too smart about some of the people she hires- big on the promises, short on delivery, which she, apparently, cannot see.
Why? Bonnie is living in Bonnie land and has been stuck there since her diva-like entrance at the Natalie Cole extravaganza she invested in aeons ago.
(Source: Crave Mag)
However, I am finally, seeing some new doers making things happen in different ways.
There are younger and musically superior new bands who are open to doing things in a new way.
(Source: maRK quartet- Facebook)
There are new recording studios, new producers, new songwriters and engineers- and with many suddenly visiting Adrenaline, the club at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, seeing what a great venue it already is and will become for 'live' music and how no one there will ever ask musicians to play for "promotion".
(Source: Shadow ZO)
Adrenaline PAYS musicians- and very well- and watch how this venue will work with the new doers to create quite a few paradigm shifts.
It's high time for change, time to remove one's self from the usual conversations with the usual suspects and let the ankle biters make little yelling noises amongst themselves.
(Source: Frugal Cafe)


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Hawaii Five 0
Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The Governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0).
Actor: Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim
Director: -no directors added to this movie-
Country: United States
Duration: 42
Quality: HDTV
Release: 20th September 2010
Laguage: English
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This upcoming weekend, fellow fans of vintage Universal Studios monster films and classic comedy will be in for a real treat (of horror and hilarity)!
Svengoolie Presents: "Bud Abbott & Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948)
Iconic Chicago/Berwyn-based horror film host Svengoolie will showcase the comedic duo's 1948 horror farce this Sat., Oct. 29 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Me-TV Network.
Featuring the legendary comedic team of Bud Abbott (as Chick Young) and Lou Costello (as Wilbur Grey), the duo's encounter with the Universal monsters include Glenn Strange as Frankenstein's monster, Bela Lugosi (in his second and last portrayal) as Count Dracula and Lon Chaney Jr. as Lawrence Talbot/The "Wolf Man."
Lenore Aubert played mad scientist Dr. Sandra Moray, Jane Randolph played Joan Raymond, Frank Ferguson played Mr. McDougal and Charles Bradstreet portrayed Dr. Stevens.
This was the first of several features that Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made as a cross-over with the iconic Universal monsters. Other tie-in films included "Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man" in 1951 and "Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy" in 1955, which was the duo's final feature film for Universal.


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One of the questions I'm often asked by newer members of Northside is what is the Easter Thursday service all about. Mentioning Maundy Thursday or specifically the Service of Shadows that we present can result in glazed eyes. The service of
Tenebrae, meaning darkness or shadows is a very old liturgy, having being practiced since as early as the Middle Ages. Tenebrae portrays the various different stages of suffering Christ endured in His final hours, examples including His betrayal, His denial, being accused and of course His death. These shadows are depicted through specific Bible readings that focus on key moments in the final hours of the life of Christ. As solemn as it sounds reading this, the service itself is very moving and the darkness is represented by the lack of lighting in the auditorium – not any gruesome dramatic presentation or showing of The Passion (perhaps save that for your lounge room!).
My first Service of Shadows was at Northside. Having not experienced one I was so intrigued and I have loved participating in them every year for the past decade. I can assure you all it is a very moving and powerful way to begin your Easter experience – a simple 30 minute service to get you thinking and remember all Jesus has done for us.
Good Friday, also a shorter service, is designed to be reflective and appropriate for the occasion. Through music, Bible readings, communion and preaching we take the time to remember the significance of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Easter Sunday is of course a celebration of the resurrection of the living God. It is a great day and a very uplifting service. We try to take people through a journey across the four services (or three if you come to one on the Sunday) so I encourage you to come along to as many as you can. Please also think and pray about who you can invite this year to be a part of our Northside Easter services.


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Theatre St. Thomas will be putting on two shows this year, Bertolt Brecht's A Life of Galileo and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Rehearsals are in full gear for A Life of Galileo. It's the story of 17th century researcher professor Galileo Galilei and his struggles against the authority of the church, while proving his hypothesis that the Earth revolves around the sun. TST's artistic director Robin Whittaker will be directing it with a cast of 28 people — his largest group yet.
First-year student Nathanael Telman will star as Galileo in his first production with TST. He hopes to pursue theatre as a future career, so he says the long weekend rehearsals are worth it.
"I'm there close to 24 hours every weekend, but it's fun," said Telman. "I love it so I don't care".
This year, Whittaker and other STU professors are also hosting a series of lectures and events about Galileo's life and works.
"I think also what's so important about this play is how it speaks to our times now, which was also important to Brecht, [the playwright]," Whittaker said.
Bertolt Brecht originally wrote and rewrote this play before, during and after the Second World War where he witnessed firsthand a growing Nazi authority.
"So Brecht is writing as much about Nazi Germany and World War II as he is about Galileo," said Whittaker. "[He] used a historical moment in order to make a statement about his own historical moment, I think our production is going to make a statement about where we are now."
Fourth-year student Telina Debly, who will play Galileo's daughter, Virginia, said the play's dialogue on the truth versus the status quo is "very timely."
The production itself, in line with Brecht's own philosophy, will feature an open backstage during production. The actors will be sitting amongst the audience when they are not on stage. Even the tech booth will be on the ground level.
"Brecht is very Marxist and wants the means of production to be very visible for everything," said Telman.
"His whole thing is that he wants the actor to very consciously put on the character and then kind of take it off as you step off the stage," said Debly.
"You're gonna be able to see the actors getting into costume before entering the scene. We don't have any invisible hands in the show. You see it all".
Along with the absence of the backstage, the theatre will also be set up with projections.
"There's actually going to be a planetarium from the ceiling of the Black Box," said Debly.
TST will also be doing a production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest in January 2019. It will be directed by Ilkay Silk, a member of The Order of Canada and the former director of Theatre St. Thomas. Last year, Silk directed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
"Oscar Wilde's play has been called the 'perfect comedy' whereas Galileo is more epic theatre and drama, so we thought it would be a good contrast to that," said Whittaker.
The lighthearted comedy surrounds two friends who share a name. It follows their endeavours with marriage proposals, family and cucumber sandwiches.
Silk directed The Importance of Being Earnest with TST in 2008. Although the play is scheduled for second semester, Silk has already begun rehearsals.
The Life of Galileo will premiere at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 21. The Importance of Being Earnest is set to premiere on Jan. 30, 2019.
Both productions will be held in The Black Box Theatre in James Dunn Hall. Admission for students is $5 and regular admission is $10.


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Three new recordings. We are—as usual—*very* excited about these three new projects! Vinny Golia: Intercommunications https://pfmentum.com/product/vinny-golia-intercommunications-pfmcd111nwcd329/ not only features Golia's deep and diverse skills on multiple woodwinds, but his truly wondrous gong collection. A treat to listen to, and part of Golia's continuing pilgrimage exploring adventurous music and new forms. This is the second joint release of pfMENTUM and Ninewinds. Michael …
Michael Vlatkovich: TRYYO Flying Box (PFMCD112)
TRYYO Flying Box
Michael Vlatkovich • Trombone/Composer
Jonathan Golove • Electric Cello
Damon Short • Drums
1. Pedal Sharp Four The Name (4:44)
2. Communicating Their Silence (5:11)
3. Exposed To Higher Concentrations Of Stubidity (5:10)
4. Unknown Known (7:36)
5. Thank You For Cleaning Up After the Lunatics (4:32)
6. Wanted Tambourine Player Hair Stylist (5:54)
7. Reassurances From The Apologetically Insincere (4:05)
8. The Snakes Always Talk about Ill Fitting Doll Clothes On The Chickens (5:55)
9. May I Have A Few More Polka Dots (4:11)
10. If Here Were There There Would Be Here (4:43)
All Compositions ©2016 Julius Ivory Music, ASCAP
Producers: Short/Golove/Vlatkovich
Photo: Julia Fitzgerald • Design: Jeff Kaiser
Newzone Studio, Los Angeles • Engineer: Wayne Peet
Recorded: 08/06/15 • Edited: 01/20/16 • Mixed & Mastered: 02/22/16
Michael Vlatkovich: Myrnofant's Kiss (PFMCD095)
Myrnofant's Kiss
michael vlatkovich—trombone • david mott—baritone saxophone
jonathan golove—electric cello • christopher garcia—drums
1) no victims just volunteers 07:07
2) stop scaring the toddlers and farm animals 05:17
3) hold on to your chair watch out for snakes 04:51
4) myrnofant's kiss 05:17
5) on the corner of a purple saturday 06:14
6) an illness with a countdown 05:01
7) leave the worrying to the professionals 07:03
8) a tree falls in the forest while an orange rolls in circleswatching a pickle kiss a banana goodbye 08:00
producer: peter lutek
recorded and mixed: peter lutek, toronto, ontario
front cover: william roper
design: jeff kaiser
all compositions © 2016, m. vlatkovich/julius ivory music, ascap
pfMENTUM CD095
Michael Vlatkovich: Mortality (PFMCD091)
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michael vlatkovich: trombone
dan clucas: trumpet
jill torberson: french horn
bill plake: tenor sax
david riddles: bassoon, flute, soprano sax, clarinet
andrew pask: alto sax, bari sax, bass clarinet
bill roper: tuba, bombardondino
harry scorzo: violin
jonathan golove: cello
tom mcnalley: guitar
dominic genova: bass
wayne peet: piano, keyboard
carol sawyer: voice
ken park: all percussion
[NOTE: do to a printing error, track 4 was left off the package. What you see below is correct.]
1. adeptly disguised as chairs and tables the audience listened quietly — 9:08
2. as quickly as it came — 6:31
3. or do you have change for a $20 — 5:25
4. out of the wall and into the night — 5:27
5. sometimes a red nose and big shoes aren't enough — 2:33
6. mortality — 11:32
7. hiding out as a verb — 5:49
8. goodbye — 7:06
© 2015 julius ivory music, ascap
music composed m vlatkovich
recorded 2014 wayne peet engineer
edited mixed and mastered sept. 2014
front photo chuck britt
back photo bill roper
design jeff kaiser
pfMENTUM CD091
Michael Vlatkovich Tryyo: Pershing Woman (PFMCD071)
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Vlatkovich Tryyo
michael vlatkovich: trombone
jonathangolove: electric cello
damon short: drums
recorded live 10.2.2010 by damon short • grand rapids, michigan • hugo claudin's mexicains sans frontieresedited and mastered by wayne peet • los angeles, california • newzone studio
art by julia fitzgerald • layout by jeff kaiser and michael vlatkovich
music composed by m.vlatkovich • ©2012, julius ivory music
1. our costumes should tell us who we are and what we think – 6:09
2. pursued by more past than future – 6:34
3. black triangles yellow corn and pink medicine drops – 7:43
4. with whom each dance – 4:51
5. once in a blue moon a decent wolf comes along/hostages of romance (medley) – 7:17
6. the imponderable hiding in extra large clothing – 12:18
7. pershing woman – 5:40
8. neighborhood beasts let down their hair – 7:20
9. i let my magic tortoise go – 5:17
pfMENTUM CD071
Michael Vlatkovich Ensemblio: An Autobiography of a Pronoun (PFMCD067)
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Michael Vlatkovich, compositions and arrangements
Harry Scorzo: violin
Jonathan Golove: cello
Anders Swanson: contrabass
Brian Walsh: clarinet
Jeff Kaiser: trumpet
Michael Vlatkovich: trombone/percussion
William Roper: tuba/euphonium/cimbasso
Tom McNalley: guitar
Wayne Peet: keyboard
Ellington Peet: cymbal
Mark Burdon: percussion
Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered by Wayne Peet at Killzone Studio
Cover art by Michael Vlatkovich; Photo by Tom Woodbury
Graphic design by William Roper
pfMENTUM CD067
Michael Vlatkovich Quartet: ALiveBUQUERQUE (PFMCD045)
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Michael Vlatkovich
Christopher Garcia: drums/percussion
Jonathan Golove: electric cello
David Mott: baritone saxophone
Michael Vlatkovich: trombone/percussion
1) Black Triangles, Yellow Corn, and Pink Medicine Drops 12:28
2) Poem on a Banner 9:53
3) Blue Fragments 7:28
4) Once In A Blue Moon A Decent Wolf Comes Along 9:23
5) Every Second of Every Minute of Every Hour 17:36
total: 57:02
Recorded in concert- Outpost Performance Space May 19, 2003
Recorded and mixed- Manuel Rettinger
Edited and mastered- Wayne Peet
Sculpture artist- Justo Xuana
Photos of sculpture-William Roper
All other photos- Mark Weber
Graphic design- Chuck Britt
Surely we have arrived Nefertiti. Such luminescence. Our
audience brings us forward, carrying our transcendence.
Our fate. This music like mercury silver hot upon the wheel
cycles out tentacled delicate flux rotating matter, solar,
nebraska, consonance in this tangential place ye shall
know as New Mexico. How many years has this composer
borne such honesty? The river it flows upon is specific.
Yet nothing about it holds the musicians down. There is
chance, and probability, and negotiation, and a compass
in case anybody wants to look. The delta can be treacherous
at certain times of the year. O Nefertiti how calm you are
in the center of this music.
mark weber
pfMENTUM CD045


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The Project Alloy headset incorporated Intel's front-facing 3-D camera technology, which it calls Real Sense. That gives users the ability to use hand gestures to execute commands.The headset Krzanich showed the audience was a single unit, no trailing wires, no tethering to a computer. The design contrasts with Facebook's Oculus Rift, the $600 VR headset […]
This work is part of Abe Davis's PhD dissertation at MIT, and is based on the paper: "Image-Space Modal Bases for Plausible Manipulation of Objects in Video" ACM Transactions on Graphics (SIGGRAPH Asia 2015) by Abe Davis, Justin Chen, Fredo Durand.


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Epic Vegan & Cruelty-Free Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals
If you're anything like me, you do ALL your holiday shopping during Black Friday and Cyber Monday (on the interwbs—'cause ain't nobody got time fo' that—cozied up on the couch in a snuggly, fuzzy oneise, sippin' on hot cocoa). The time has come, bish!! Hope you've been doing clickity clack finger exercises. I have! Without further ado, here are all the wicked cruelty-free Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals I could find. Keep checkin' back though, because a lot of brands aren't even announcing their sales until they go live later in the week.
Vegan & Cruelty-Free Black Friday Deals
- 100% Pure (skin, body, hair care and makeup) – Get $10 Beauty Deals On Tons Of Products! Valid 11/20-11/27
- Au Naturale Cosmetics – 70% off select items. Valid 11/23-11/36
- butter LONDON (vegan nail polish) – Buy One Get One Free Sitewide! Use Code: BOGO18. Valid 11/22 – 11/23
- Cover FX (vegan cosmetics) – 25% off sitewide + free shipping, plus spend $50+ and receive a FREE full-size Custom Enhancer Drops in their best-selling shade, Celestial with code THANKS25
- Derme e (vegan skincare)-
- Thursday 11/22 – Thanksgiving Day, 30% off sitewide + free gift with $30 purchase: full-size Hydrating Clay Mask + sampler pack
- Friday 11/23 – Black Friday, 30% off sitewide + free gift with $30 purchase: full-size Purifying Moisturizer, tote bag, sampler pack
- Saturday-Sunday 24-25 – 30% off sitewide + free gift with $30 purchase: Full-size Dry Shampoo + Hair Serum
- Monday 11/26 – Cyber Monday, 30% off sitewide + free Winter Kit with $35 purchase
- Tuesday 11/27 – Giving Tuesday, they're donating $1 from every order to Keep America Beautiful or Vitamin Angels (customers can choose), and also offering a tiered offer: Buy 1 get 20% off, buy 2 get 25% off, buy 3 get 30% off
- Ellie Activewear – Save 30% off your first month of a 3-item or 5-item activewear subscription box with code BF30. Valid through 11/24
- HUM (vitamins & supplements) – Save 50% of more sitewide during the holiday sale. Use HUMDAY18 at checkout. Valid 11/17-11/27
- GUNAS (vegan handbags) – 40% off sitewide with code BLACK40. Valid 11/21-/11/23
- Kat Von D Beauty – Get a free makeup bag, mini Tattoo Liner in "Trooper Black" and your choice of a FULL SIZE Everlasting Lipstick with $75 purchase. No code necessary. Valid 11/22-11/24
- Lulu's (clothing) – 25-90% off sitewide + free shipping. Valid 11/20-11/24
- Osea (natural skincare) – FREE Hyaluronic Sea Serum ($88 value) with purchase of $135+.
- Petit Vour (vegan and non-toxic beauty & lifestyle) – Take an additional 20% off ALL SALE with code THANKS20. Also, get 50% off your first beauty box when you sign up with code GIFTNOW. This applies to both personal and gift subscriptions. All orders $150+ get a free detox gift ($30 value) — no code necessary.
- Project Juice – Get 20% OFF Sitewide with minimum purchase of $100 using code CYBERSALE20 and at ProjectJuice.com. Valid 11/19-11/26
- Sephora – Lots of goodies for $15 and under! Valid 11/23-11/24
- We-Vibe (the BEST sensual toys) – 20% off sitewide with code TWENTY. Valid 11/23-11/29
- Zaful (clothing) – 10% off $60; 12% off $80; $46 off $300; $50 off $400. Valid 11/23-11/25
Vegan & Cruelty-Free Cyber Monday Deals
- 100% Pure – Get $10 Beauty Deals On Tons Of Products! Valid 11/26-11/27
- Au Naturale Cosmetics – 70% off select items. Valid 11/23-11/26
- butter LONDON – Get 40% off all nails and gifts. Use Code: CYBER40! Valid 11/25-11/26
- Cover FX – 25% off sitewide + free shipping, plus spend $50+ and receive a FREE Full-Size Blurring Primer with code CM25
- Derma e – 30% off sitewide + free Winter Kit with $35 purchase. Valid 11/26
- Kat Von D Beauty – Get a free makeup bag, compact mirror, mini Tattoo Liner in "Trooper Black", mini Ink Liner in "Trooper Black" and mini Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in "Lolita" with $50 purchase. No promo code necessary. Valid 11/25-/1126
- Lulu's – 40% off Sale Items + free shipping. Valid 11/25-11/27
- Sephora – Cyber Weekend Bag with 10 free trial sizes with $90 purchase with code GOBIGGER. Valid through 11/27
- Veestro – Take 30% Off Your Entire A-La-Carte Order Using Promo Code: CYBER. Offer Valid: 11/26-11/27.
General Cruelty-Free Holiday Sales
- Amazing Grass – 25% Off order with code AGDEC25.Valid 12/01-12/31
- Ellie Activewear – Save 25% off your first month of a 3-item or 5-item activewear subscription box with promo code AFFNOV25. Valid thru 11/30
- Evolve Fit Wear – 20% off sitewide. Valid 11/18 – 12/25
- We-Vibe – Save 20% on everything at We-Vibe! Use code TWENTY. Valid 11/23 – 11/29
Also, be sure to check out Amazon's INSANE Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals. And if you haven't signed up for ebates yet (free service) for money back on stuff you already buy from stores you love, do it right nao and thank me later! 😉
Which sale(s) are y'all hittin' up first? xoxo
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0 and 4. What does that mean? It could mean a lot of things, but in this case, it's how NFL teams I would have liked to see win this last weekend did. Four loses, zero wins.
To be clear, I wasn't too invested in any of the games. I used to be--I used to really get into the games, get up for them, get excited for them--especially the playoffs--and hope the teams I really wanted to win, did. I used to be more into sports than I am now. Maybe it's because I've grown up and realized that my life is not as impacted as I thought it was when a team I liked won or lost. I do know I don't spend as much time watching sports as I once did. I keep up with the scores, and because of the amazing technology we now have, I can have a game playing on my phone while I'm doing other things. But that deep-down, live-or-die attitude I once had, it's pretty much gone.
There were three games I really didn't care much about. The one team I would have liked to see win lost in a close game--bunner. My friends who love their teams and saw them win, were ecstatic. Of course, they'll face another test of their loyalty next week as the winners meet for a chance to go to the Superbowl. I was once there, hoping for just two more wins to become immortalized for all time, or at least, until all the records are destroyed in the apocalypse.
And when that time comes, no one will care either way if they went 0-4, 1-3, 2-2, 3-1, or 4-0 in NFL playoff games during the third weekend of January in the year 2017.


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Officers, Directors and Executive Director
*, ** and *** denote terms served in the current position
Tim Wright -President (2022*)
Adventuring - on bikes, kayak or afoot - is Tim's second favorite activity after spending time with family. A retired teacher from Stevens Point and long time lover of the Northwoods, Tim says, "I am excited to help connect Eagle River to some of the best trails in the state." Tim and his wife, Betty, live in the Town of Washington.
GHT's Barbara Helmick – vice-president (2020*)
Barbara lives in the Town of Washington. A retired journalist, Barbara moved to Vilas County after visiting the area for several years because of the many year-round outdoor recreational opportunities. She enjoys bicycling, kayaking and snowshoeing. Barbara is GHT's volunteer coordinator and chairs the Nominating Committee.
Mark Olson – treasurer (2021*)
Mark and his wife, Karen, live at Northland Mobile Manor in the Town of Lincoln. He is a retired CPA and moved to the Eagle River area permanently in 2014. Mark enjoys biking, hiking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
Mike Robillard – secretary (2019*)
Mike is the head of Great Headwaters Trails's project implementation team, and property manager for Tara Lila, LLC. He is also an officer of the Three Eagle Trail Foundation. Mike was one of GHT's founding board members.
Neal Adams - Director (2022*)
Neal and his wife, Cheryl, are residents of the Town of Conover, and key members of the new Friends of the Trail group for the Conover-Phelps Trail. Neal has many childhood memories of his outdoors adventures in Conover.
Rollie Alger - Director (2020***)
A resident of Phelps, Rollie is on the Town of Phelps' Trail Committee, Planning Commission and Parks Commission. He is the project manager for the Conover-Phelps Trail.
Debbie Magee - Director (2020*)
Debbie is GHT's Donor Relations Director. She lives in Eagle River on Yellow Birch Lake. She enjoys cycling, kayaking, paddle boarding, and cross country skiing.
Gary Meister - Director (2020*)
Gary and his wife, Laura, live in Sugar Camp, just a few yards down Aldridge Lake Rd from the Eagle River border. Gary was one of the co-presidents when GHT was founded in 2010, and served as vice-president until 2018.
Amy Young - Director (2022*)
Amy is the president of the Eagle River branch of Peoples State Bank. She and her husband, Adam, co-own Forever Young Bike and Ski in Eagle River. Amy is on the board of the Eagle River Area Chamber of Commerce and is treasurer of the Eagle River Business Association.
Jeff Currie – Executive Director (as of Aug. 2019)
A resident of the Town of Cloverland, Jeff is a retired high school journalism and English teacher. He coordinates GHT's marketing and fundraising. He and his wife, Ann, were among the founders of Great Headwaters Trails in 2010. Jeff is GHT's first executive director.


text: This ebook takes an in-depth look at how modern day cloud architectures involving the buildout of microservices, impact software development organizations. The microservice architectural style is an approach to developing a single application as a suite of small services, each running in its own process and communicating with lightweight mechanisms. These services are built around business capabilities and are independently deployable by fully automated deployment machinery. The article explores useful how-to's, the necessary building blocks for a microservices framework, organizing development teams, automate development and enable a 'Continuous Delivery Factory'.


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Introduction: Lazy Girl's Cup Soup
Mom asleep ? Too lazy to cook? have spare meat close to expiry? well here is the answer
I was really hungry so i came up with this recipe and this is what i did it's pretty easy even my sister could do it
Step 1: Ingredients
Cooked beef and hot water
Salt or spices (i don't care)
One spoon
You can use a bowl for all i care :p
Warning:don't use so much spice or salt
This will make it taste like the dead sea or something else
Add cooked vegetables if you like
Remember this is cup soup don't go adding cubes of uncooked meat
Step 2: Easy Peasy Livin' Greasy
Put in the beef add just enough salt
Add in hotwater into cup and wait until
A layer of fat surfaces they appear like flat bubbles in the light
Stir and add rice if you want or noodles
Whatever pleases your soul
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Active Living
This form is to enable health professionals who work with you to find out how you are managing at home, and if you need any help to reduce your risk of falling and getting hurt in the future.
If you are 75 years and older, you can fill in this form. A carer, family member or a health professional can fill in the form with you if you require help.
If the answers you give show that you are at a high risk of falling, the people involved in your care will be able to point you to further advice and support.


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A few years ago, the Seattle Public Library started a deal called something like What If Everybody in Seattle Read... [fill-in-the-blank]. The idea was to generate a community literary experience by having lots of people read and discuss one author's work (or works) at the same time - sort of a great metropolitan book group. Well, the idea caught on, and although they have shortened the name to Seattle Reads, they do it every year. And this year, the book they are reading is a graphic novel: Marjan Satrapi's Persepolis.
I have the pleasure of participating in one the events associated with Seattle Reads this year, and that has added to the academic busy-ness that has kept LSB from being as chock-full of nostalgic goodness as I had hoped it to be. I want to share with passersby some info regarding this project.
This is the info page for Persepolis from the publisher, Random House.
This is the SPL page for the Seattle Reads project.
This is the SPL page for this year's activities.
This is the detailed schedule of events. (Unfortunately, Satrapi is had to delay her visit from March, when most events are occurring, until May.) maybe you can figure out which one is me.
If you are in the area, I hope you get a chance to participate in this. I think it's evidence of how cool Seattle is that it can consider and approve a graphic novel as its library's book-of-the-year. I also think it is one more step in the mainstreaming of comics / comix / graphic novels / sequential art. (Man, we need to agree on a name for this stuff.)
Anyway, just so this space doesn't get too high-falutin', here's the cover of the next comic book:
This is the issue that has the Sidney Mellon-scripted Thunderskull "erotica." But more of that anon!
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Late and short
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Health Management
The purpose of a Health Management Structure is to provide a common, government-wide approach to the collection, management and public reporting of financial and non-financial information. It is meant to:
Illustrate the various decision-making mechanisms and accountabilities that exist within the organization to manage programs and activities towards the achievement of results;
Identify and define the strategic outcomes linked to the organizations mandate and core functions;
Provide a logical organization of the program, activities, service delivery being delivered in support of the organization strategic outcomes;
Reflect the way the organization is managed to achieve results with the resources allocated;
Link each level and element of the program activity/service delivery to planned and actual information on resources and results; and
Provide a performance measurement strategy to enable the organization to adjust program design and spending to better achieve results.
The Pinaymootang First Nation Health Management Structure consists of the following:
Organizational Chart
Roles and Responsibilities of Chief & Council
Roles and Responsibilities of Health Portfolio Council
Roles and Responsibilities of Health Advisory Committee
Roles and Responsibilities of Director of Health
Key Management Functions
Roles and Responsibilities of the Health Director
The Health Director plans, organizes, directs, manages and evaluates the development and administration of health care, service delivery, social and cultural policies to meet the First Nations mission statements. This position is responsible for the related programs designed to protect and promote the health and social welfare of individuals within Pinaymootang First Nation.
Project management, strategic and planning skills, goal setting, financial management, policy development, personnel supervision, evaluation, and monitoring are some of the key factors to management.
Key Management Functions
The purpose of this is to provide direction on the way funding is handled and the policies and procedures surrounding this will be found in our Health Plan. The Pinaymootang First Nation Health Program is accountable to its members, to Chief and Council and to our funders.
Personnel Policies
Personnel Policy, Finance Policy, Terms of Reference "Health Committee", Conflict of Interest, Code of Conduct, Confidentiality Procedures, Orientation Checklist, Training Plan., Emergency Plan, Vehicle Policy, IT Policy, Occupational Safety Policy, Confidentality Policy., Privacy and Policy, Evaluation Plan are the many different policies our Health Centre holds.


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The Melbourne's Living Museum of the West is a community museum and Australia's first ecomuseum that focuses on the unique history, Aboriginal heritage, culture and environment of Melbourne's Western Region. Set up in 1984, this fascinating museum is best known for its outreach programme and close involvement with the community. The collection includes around 500 artifacts, 5,000 archived items and 10,000 negative frames. It also keeps 400 oral histories as well as printed transcriptions covering various topics, such as migration, the role of women and the meat industry.
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World Ocean InitiativeAug 5th 2020
How four investments could accelerate a sustainable ocean economy
New report outlines huge potential to secure ocean health and wealth
a comment from David Barley, investment director at Mirova Natural Capital
"2018 certainly seems to have been a year when the tipping point for ocean innovation and importantly, responsible investment, has been reached. In June of this year we held a first close for our Sustainable Ocean Fund that provides investor access to a blended portfolio of ocean projects, ranging from sustainable fishing to plastics waste management, whilst offering an attractive financial return. Investment dollars are now flowing and people are paying attention."


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"Ensuring the care, wellbeing and protection of children and young people in Catholic schools is inherent to the Catholic tradition which celebrates the sanctity and unique dignity of each human being."
Ref: CEVN
Restorative Practice
At Our Holy Redeemer we see the area of wellbeing as primarily focused on raising the wellbeing of the whole school community. This prevention practice embraces the safety and connectedness of the whole community. When intervention is required for small groups or individual children to address either social, behavioural or learning issues we are able to provide them with valuable assistance through our teachers, student wellbeing team or school chaplain.
Our Holy Redeemer is a Restorative School and actively works towards implementing Restorative Practices, a whole school approach that aims to develop positive behaviour between individuals. The Restorative process provides people with skills and strategies to take responsibility for their choices and actions. It helps them recognise the impact of these actions on others, and encourages them to rebuild broken relationships and move forward.
We provide explicit teaching in the areas of:
- Social and Emotional Skills
- Restorative Practice (strengthening and repairing relationships)
- Values for Australian Schools
- National Safe Schools Guidelines (Drug Education, Cybersafety)
Restorative Practices at Our Holy Redeemer helps to build capacity to enable students to self regulate behaviour and contribute to the improvement of learning outcomes.
School Wide Positive Behaviours
School Wide Positive Behaviours is a major focus throughout the school. Our staff and students collaboratively worked to develop a Behaviour Expectation Matrix. Teachers use a positive incentive program to encourage appropriate behaviour and use effective consequences to discourage inappropriate behaviour. This program identifies expected behaviours of students in specific areas of the school. During the weekly assembly one expectation from the matrix is communicated to the entire school community to focus on. The expectation relates to the three main areas of :
- Respect for Self,
- Respect for Others,
- Respect for the Environment
Click here to view OHR Expectations Matrix
'Mindfulness aims to help young people:
- To experience greater well-being (e.g. feel happier, calmer, more fulfilled)
- To fulfill their potential and pursue their own goals e.g. be more creative, more relaxed, academically and personally
- To improve their concentration and focus, in classes, in exams and tests, on the sports field, when playing games, when paying attention and listening to others
- To work with difficult mental states such as depressive, and anxious thoughts and low moods
- To cope with the everyday stresses and strains of adolescent life such as exams, relationships, sleep problems, family issues'
Ref -Mindfulness in Schools Project
Mindfulness is a valuable skill that helps children to build their emotional resilience so they are better equipped to deal with the day to day stresses that life brings them.
Our Holy Redeemer has introduced the Mindfulness Meditation strategy to develop our students' capacity to bring an awareness to the present moment by being highly aware of present thoughts and feelings and paying attention with flexibility, openness and curiosity.
Buddy Program
The Buddy Program is one of the many ways we help Foundation students settle into school, as well as promoting and developing leadership skills in our senior students.
Buddies meet regularly throughout the year to complete fun activities together. These activities include literacy, maths games and craft. The program has an extremely positive impact on both the Foundation and Grade 6 students. Our senior students look forward to having a prep buddy and are therefore motivated to be the best buddy for their prep friend. The program encourages sharing, listening, taking turns, helping and supporting one another in completing tasks. The Buddy system often gives students the opportunity to form strong bonds and lasting friendships.
The Buddy system is also in years 1/2 and years 3/4.
Student Action Teams
The students in Year 6 participate in many leadership groups.
These are:
- Social Justice
- Technology
- Environment
- Library
- Arts
These leadership opportunities builds students' awareness of how decisions are made and how they impact other people. They meet regularly to plan events and discuss issues that have arisen.
School Parliament comprises representatives from each class and meet regularly with the Deputy Principal to discuss issues pertaining to the overall well being of the school.
Berry Street Social Emotional Learning
We have a whole school approach to Social and Emotional Learning using The Berry Street Education Model – Curriculum and Classroom Strategies. The areas of focus are Body, Relationships, Stamina, Engagement and Character. Teachers design weekly lessons in Social Emotional Learning
A Student Welfare Worker is funded by the Australian Government, under The National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program, and complements the care offered by the Student Wellbeing Department at Our Holy Redeemer School. The Student Welfare Program aims to assist our school community through the provision of help and care to support the spiritual, social and emotional wellbeing of students and the school community.
The Service aims to:
- provide students, their families and staff with support and or appropriate referrals, in difficult situations such as during times of grief or when students are facing personal or emotional challenges.
- support students and staff to create an environment which promotes the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development and wellbeing of all students.
- Support students and staff to create an environment of cooperation and mutual respect, while promoting an understanding of diversity.
The Student Welfare Service is available to every family within the school and offers one-on-one or group sessions with students, parents, staff and other members of the school community as required. The program is offered to the school community with the understanding that participation is always voluntary. No child is required to participate in the activities or sessions offered if they or their parents are unwilling for them to do so.
Specifically, the Student Welfare Worker:
- assists families facing personal and emotional challenges such as 'Grief and Loss' through death, divorce and separation, or loss of a pet
- mediates between children experiencing friendship issues, helping build self-esteem
- provides strategies for dealing with anger management and anxiety issues
- provides resources and support to parents dealing with 'parenting issues'
- builds relationships with both children and their families, whether simply connecting through a phone call, or just being there to listen
- organises and provides meals and a support network to families, in times of personal crisis
- provides details of outside agencies to parents seeking specialised services
- presents staff with initiatives to promote Social Emotional Learning
- trains staff and parents in the principles of Restorative Practices
- builds networks with Shire groups e.g. SFYS (Student Focused Youth Services)
- consolidates partnerships with community groups, such as St Vincent de Paul
- possesses a working knowledge of Values Education in Australian Schools and integrates these into the fabric of the school culture
- possesses a working knowledge of the National Safe Schools Framework including Cybersafety, Drug Education and Mandatory Reporting and imparts this knowledge to staff, students, parents and the local community
- assists with the transition of children entering and leaving school and
- liaises between other schools.


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Veterinary medicine is a unique profession. While caring for pets is the primary function, veterinarians can have a huge impact on people too. There are few positions where there is greater opportunity to make a difference in pets and peoples lives than emergency medicine.
Our AAHA accredited emergency practice is seeking two additional veterinarians to augment our current team. Our desire is to create a work environment that will allow you to practice high-quality medicine with an abbreviated work schedule so that you can also enjoy time at home.
If you are looking for a change, we would enjoy talking to you about how you can make a change in Dothan, Alabama. Click on the link below to see and learn about our practice.
Able to work a flexible or rotating schedule
Willing to work nights weekends and days
Strong desire to develop team members
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text: I did it! A whole day without underwear! I mean, I wore a bra, of course, but only a skirt (and short white socks) below. Of course, there was no danger, even in the office, but I could have a bit of fun pretending to be Sharon Stone by crossing my legs and uncrossing them while I was at my desk.


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So, I'm in downtown Seattle. 22nd floor of a temp housing building, even if I am living in the 17th for now.
Wandered a bit downtown, had an italian lunch and then went to Best Buy to get a cable to connect my Create Vision:M to the PT Cruiser I'm renting.
Tomorrow brunch with opti and dinner is either with him or with my italian friend that's providing this wireless connection. Dunno when I'll have my own connectivity, hopefully early next week.
Monday is NEO (new employee orientation) that'll drag on until tuesday noon. Then it's actual work time, until May 23rd when I'll travel to Victoria and Italy for a couple of weeks.
I guess one week work, two weeks vacation should be the target we all should be strive for.


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Jerome Fletcher
Jerome Fletcher is an academic/writer/performer. He is Associate Professor of Performance Writing and the MFA co-ordinator at Falmouth University. His practice-led research focuses on the relationship between digital text and performativity. He has edited issues of Performance Research Journal on Digital Writing and the Journal of Writing in Creative Practice on Performance Writing. His digital textwork, Pentimento was short-listed for the New Media Writing Prize 2012. As a page-based writer he has published seven books — three children's books with OUP, Scholastic and Corgi, 3 literary concept books with Dedalus and a translation of a French novella. His own work has been translated into eight languages. He has also made a number of artist's books and experimental texts. His performance works are collaborative and multimodal, comprising live voice, projection, digital text generation and sound. He has performed at the Barbican London, Kunsthalle Vienna, Kunsthaus Bregenz, Leo Koenig Gallery New York, as well as in Naples, Moscow, Paris, Barcelona and Prague. His latest work, The Fetch, was performed at the Centre Pompidou Paris in September 2013 and at Cerisy La Salle in June 2016. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Traces of the Body in Digital Performance
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Introduction: Repairing a "pig" Radio Housing
I picked up this radio (a 1946 Belmont) in an antique store. The radio housing was very beat up, with numerous cracks & chips, and a large chunk of housing had broken off on the bottom. This is a somewhat difficult radio to find, so I couldn't pass it up even though the housing was in pretty sad shape.
This Belmont radio is known by several nicknames because of it's unusual appearance. Some call it the "pig radio" because with the tuning knob mounted on the right-hand side it sort of does look a little like a pig's nose, and others call it the "rabbit radio" because the top of the radio looks a little like a rabbit's ears when they are swept back. But to keep thing simple, I prefer to call it a 1946 Belmont model 6D111.
The chassis for this radio was in pretty good shape, though, and didn't require too much work to get it playing once again. So, most of my work was on the housing, which is what I will be covering in this Instructable.
Step 1: Materials and Tools Required
In terms of supplies the primary materials I used were bondo (automotive body filler), super glue, various grits of sandpaper, primer, and spray paint.
Tools required were minimal: a screwdriver to remove the radio chassis from the housing, a putty knife, and a small block of wood to use as a sanding block.
Step 2: The Challenge
In the 1st photo you can see that this radio housing had hundreds of chips and cracks in it. The crack highlighted in the 1st photo went all the way to the bottom edge, then across the bottom (2nd photo) to a large missing chunk of housing (3rd photo). There were many other cracks as well, such as the long crack in the 4th photo. Obviously this radio had been dropped at some point in time.
Step 3: Removing the Chassis From the Housing
This was the easy part. I removed the tuning and volume knobs, removed the back (which was missing its 4 retainers), and removed four screws from underneath the chassis. The radio chassis then slid easily out the back.
Step 4: Repairing the Giant Hole in the Bottom
I began on the inside, taping a stiff piece of thin fiberboard over the hole (1st photo). I glued and taped this piece in place. It's purpose was to cover the hole temporarily so I could fill it from the bottom.
I then mixed the bondo (2nd photo) with the appropriate amount of harderner, and quickly filled the hole using a putty knife (photo 3) and waited the recommended amount of time for it to fully cure.
While the bondo was curing, I filled each crack in the housing with super glue. First I would glue the crack closed, then slightly overfill the crack with superglue so I could sand it down after it cured to make the crack disappear.
After the bondo had cured, I then begin sanding it down even with the rest of the housing, beginning with 100 grit sandpaper, then moving to 180 grit, then 220 grit, and finally 400 grit. Once this area was prepared, I then sanded the entire housing, paying particular attention to filling and feathering all the chips and cracks.
Step 5: Reinforcing the Back Panel.
This radio originally used some press-fit pins to attach the back to the housing, all of which were missing on this radio. So, I drilled and tapped the original holes to accept machine screws, but before I would be able to mount the back to the housing I had to reinforce where the original holes in the cardboard back had torn through. To reinforce these, I punched holes in some scrap cardboard and simply glued them to the inside of the back panel. That way the holes were now reinforced, but the patches would not show.
Step 6: Priming
Before priming the housing, I taped up all the openings from the inside to minimize any over spray, and taped up the original label that was glued to the bottom with painter's tape.
I sprayed it in the upside down position first, then when it was dry I turned it over and finished priming.
Step 7: Final Painting
After the primer was dry, I sprayed the housing and the controls with an antique white finish coat, which matched the original paint. I then set the unit inside for a couple of days so the paint would fully cure.
Step 8: Finished!
After the paint had cured, I slid the chassis back into the housing and reattached everything I had removed. My "pig radio" has now been returned to it's former glory! Or did I mean "rabbit radio?" No matter what you prefer to call it, hopefully it will have an easier life in the coming days than it had over the last 66 years.
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Verry nice. :-) looks great! ....... I'll admit I'm one of the people who replaced the insides of my old radio... I ended up using the innards of a transistor radio inside my 1947 Zenith table-top; truth be told it looks exactly the same on the outside, but it cost less and sounds better than if I'd tried to track down all new capacitors and some new tubes. I love that yours is all stock inside though. :)


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A botched pit stop has wrecked Daniel Ricciardo's hopes of success in the Monaco Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton finished ahead of the Australian for his first victory of the season.
The Australian started on pole position for Red Bull but in rainy conditions he lost the chance to win after his second visit to the pits was delayed due to his team failing to have the right tyres ready to attach to the car.
He did his best to fight back with an attacking drive but the world champion, whose decision to delay changing to slick tyres on a drying track was vindicated, stoutly defended his lead for 45 laps.
Hamilton's Mercedes team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg finished seventh - 93.2 seconds behind - after being told to let the Briton past early on.
Mexico's Sergio Perez finished third for Force India.
Mexico's Sergio Perez finished third for Force India.
Rosberg's championship lead over Hamilton was cut to 24 points after six rounds.


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Monday, October 28, 2013
What's the Backstory
Dear friends,
Among the recently coined words that people are using is backstory as in " Here's the backstory on this late-breaking news."
We used to say "background", but I think backstory is useful in a different way. Background leaves people with facts but not necessarily with an experience to walk around in.
My friend, Bill Winfield, recently died on a Friday at Strong Hospital. Two days later, his great-granddaughter was born at Strong. One backstory that allowed Bill's funeral to have a measure of joy was the realization that God claimed Bill but gave the family new-born life as well.
Backstories of faith are not necessarily seen on the faces of people we meet. We have to spend time with them. Listen to what emerges as they share their thoughts with us.
Next weekend, we'll hear the biblical story of Zacchaeus.(Luke 19.1 – 10) Go read it for yourself. Even try reading it outloud. What's his backstory? How was he raised? Why did he become a tax collector? Was he a good one? Was he honest? Did he hear Jesus tell the story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector? (We heard that one last week.in Luke 18. 9 – 14.) Did he wonder if he was like that tax collector? The text doesn't tell us Z's backstory. That gives us a chance to wonder, create Z's character, walk with him. And then there was the day that Zacchaeus and Jesus met. Zacchaeus in the tree. Jesus gazing up at him. Did they take each other's measure? Did they wonder where each had come from, why they were so aware of one another?
Jesus and Zacchaeus. Two stories. Two backstories. One shared moment of grace.
This week, find someone gazing at you. Meet his/her eyes. Respect the richness of that person's journey. What drives him/her up his own tree? Here is our own Zacchaeus whose story and backstory intersects with ours. Be conscious of the connection. Be enriched and humbled.
Blessings on your week,
Joan Sobala, SSJ
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Cee's Odd Ball Photo Challenge
We went photographing the other day. It was definitely a farm day. Not all farms are equally friendly to guests and some of these pictures require no further explanation.
It was certainly an interesting day for shooting, from the super-friendly Ironshoe Farm to the farm around the block where they are always friendly and by the way, do you need a kitten or half a dozen?
And then, there was the other one.
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Final Portrait
April 24, 2018 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under Kiko, Reviews
Starring: Armie Hammer, Geoffrey Rush, Clémence Poésy
Directed by: Stanley Tucci ("Big Night")
Written by: Stanley Tucci ("Big Night")
While it's usually never great to see "how the sausage is made" in most industries, there's always been something intriguing — at least from a cinematic perspective — about peeking into the life of an artist and witnessing the inspiration, imagination and sometimes ugliness that permeates the creative process.
From the obsessed filmmaker Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni) in Federico Fellini's 1963 surreal Italian classic "8½" to last year's neurotic dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) in Paul Thomas Anderson's romantic, stylish and strange drama "Phantom Thread," watching masters at work (or in pain from their inability to create) makes for some fascinating substance for character analysis.
It's especially true when documentarians are able to identify a compelling subject whose passion for their craft knows no limits and details something as specialized as video-game design ("Indie Game: The Movie") or method acting ("Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond") or even preparing sushi ("Jiro Dreams of Sushi"). The subgenre is one that extends across countless disciplines – none as tempestuous as visual art.
Although the tortured artist is a cliché that is often overemphasized, a number of biopics and docs such as "Basquiat," "Pollack," "Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry" and "Gerhard Richter Painting," have proven that each of these artists' insight is worthy of a deep dive into learning what makes them tick. The same can't be said, unfortunately, about "Final Portrait," a shallow, British-American drama that offers no real substance behind the paper-thin narrative and characters presented by Oscar-nominated actor-turned-filmmaker Stanley Tucci ("The Lovely Bones").
In his first foray into the director's chair in more than a decade, Tucci explores the connection between Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush) and American writer James Lord (Armie Hammer), who poses as a model inside Alberto's Paris studio in 1964. "You're my husband's next victim," Alberto's wife Annette (Sylvie Testud) tells James on the first day he steps into the studio for what is supposed to be a three-hour sitting.
A few hours, however, drag on for nearly three weeks as Alberto, surrounded by dusty sculptures and picturesque albeit dreary production design, transforms into a self-doubting, hopeless curmudgeon who curses at his canvas as much as he actually puts paint on it and delivers empty dialogue like "It's gone too far; same time, not far enough" when he makes a potential breakthrough. James is also introduced to Caroline (Clémence Poésy), a pretty prostitute Alberto considers his muse and "nighttime companion."
Alberto is a frustrating character, which was probably Tucci's desire from the get-go, but the repetition in his process, or lack thereof, which spins in a loop from self-deprecating to compulsive to selfish, also twists him into a fairly unlikeable human being. Rush plays it with compassion much like he did in his Oscar-winning role in 1996's "Shine," but it's a move that would only be helpful to the story if Hammer's portrayal of James balanced it in a way audiences could feel a real relationship was present or at least forming.
Sadly, Hammer is a blank slate — a wet napkin dressed in a blue blazer and tie, sitting on a rickety wicker chair watching Alberto dip his brush into gray paint. He's an emotionally absent pushover, and none of it is very revealing or in the interest of either gentleman. In fact, around day 12, James, through some ineffective voiceover narration, says the time he has spent with Alberto has put a "psychological strain" on him. However, Tucci, who adapted the script from Lord's memoir "A Giacometti Portrait," never gives an indication that James is stressed about the situation he has found himself in. Instead of just telling audiences that the prolonged art project is driving him nuts, it would have been beneficial to see something expressed on James' perfect face. In "Final Portrait," Hammer adequately plays what is ultimately the equivalent of a bowl of fruit.
Aside from a couple of short, thought-provoking discussions between James and Alberto about suicide and artists stealing ideas from each other, not much is memorable during their studio time. What we're left with is Alberto scowling at his work, threatening to abandon the portrait, smoking, yelling "fuck" a lot, burying his head in his hands in complete anguish and going for occasional walks.
At one point, Alberto declares that "portraits have no meaning," to which James questions with, "So, what we're doing is meaningless?" As a moviegoer watching "Final Portrait," the theory also rings true.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
May 26, 2017 by Daniel Tucker
Filed under Reviews
Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem
Directed by: Joachim Ronning ("Kon-Tiki") and Espen Sandberg ("Kon-Tiki")
Written by: Jeff Nathanson ("Catch Me If You Can")
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" is unlikely to turn any newcomers into enthusiastic fans of the franchise, but if you're planning on making the fifth entry in this 14-year-old franchise your starting point, then please do yourself a favor and watch "The Curse of the Black Pearl" before heading to the theater this Memorial Day weekend. Gore Verbinski's 2003 film remains one of the all-time great adventure films, deftly mixing sharp-witted humor, unsettling creepiness, and exhilarating action. The series has been chasing that magic to varied results ever since, but directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg have created an installment that continues to steer the franchise away from the overlong, convoluted mess that was "At World's End."
Since its inception, one of the recurring motifs of the Pirates franchise (not to mention countless other series) has been fathers and sons. That notion rears its head again in "Dead Men Tell No Tales," where a fresh-faced Henry Turner (Brenton Thwaites) is searching for the trident of Poseidon, which can help free his father from his eternal servitude as captain aboard the Flying Dutchman. The way that search unfolds is, in trademark "Pirates" fashion, complicated and devoid of logical motivations, but somehow Ronning and Sandberg fashion a slick and entertaining summer movie.
With a running time of 129 minutes, "Dead Men Tell No Tales" is the shortest entry in the franchise, and the absence of Verbinski's bombastic approach occasionally makes the film feel small in its scope. To its credit, the film never stalls or drags its feet. In fact, the script from Jeff Nathanson and Terry Rossio spends a lot of time setting up story and fleshing out characters. It's not Tennessee Williams levels of character depth, but it creates a level of investment.
That level of investment is heightened by the familiar faces of Captain Jack, Barbossa, and Gibbs. If you're a fan of the franchise, you'll be pleased with great character moments and interactions. Johnny's Depp's Jack Sparrow seems a bit dialed down and sometimes even more Mad Hatter than Jack. This is probably due to the fact that the script requires him to be a bit of a bumbling idiot and not the "greatest pirate ever" we know from previous installments. That being said, the moment between him and Paul McCartney's Uncle Jack is even better than you could have imagined.
The addition of Thwaites Kaya Scodelario, theoretically the future of the franchise, isn't as devoid of chemistry as the tepid romance we were given in "On Stranger Tides." The two make a fun bickering couple. Scodelario plays an astrologer who sports both brains and brawn. I'd be interested to see how they flesh her character out in future installments. Golshifteh Farahani steals the movie as a creepy witch, but her character exits the film far too soon, as does David Wenham's Scarfield. Finally, Javier Bardem's Salazar makes for a truly memorable and terrifying villain, injecting the dark and violent edge that had been missing from the franchise.
Characters in a "Pirates" movie are nothing without the action scenes they are thrown into, and "Dead Men Tell No Tales" has some really great set pieces. There's a "heist gone wrong" scene early in the film that reintroduces Captain Jack in a humorous way, an exciting "guillotine execution gone wrong" scene featuring multiple levels of competently filmed and slickly edited chaos, and a chase scene in the film featuring undead sharks is unarguably a franchise highlight.
This is the second time that the "Pirates" franchise has advertised its latest movie as the final adventure. Given the way the story unfolds in "Dead Men Tell no Tales," particularly an enticing post-credits tease, it's clear that Disney fully intends to keep their swashbuckling franchise going as long as it keeps selling tickets. It's a mixed bag, but an entertaining one nonetheless. If you're a fan of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, you'll find lots to love here. In a market saturated with superhero franchises (entertaining as they may be), why should we complain about more adventures with Captain Jack Sparrow?
The Book Thief
November 29, 2013 by Cody Villafana
Filed under Cody, Reviews
Starring: Sophie Nelisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson
Directed by: Brian Percival ("A Boy Called Death")
Written by: Michael Petroni ("The Rite")
In an adaptation of the immensely popular novel "The Book Thief" tells the story of Liesel (Sophia Nelisse), a young girl living in Nazi Germany. When Liesel is separated from her birth mother, she moves in with her new foster parents, Hans (Geoffrey Rush) and Rosa (Emily Watson). Liesel is illiterate, and becomes fascinated with reading after finding a book in an unexpected place. As World War II breaks out, Hans and Rosa bring in Jewish family friend Max (Ben Schnetzer) to hide from German soldiers. Soon, Liesel begins to form a special bond with Max.
One of the strengths of "The Book Thief" is its performances. As a relative newcomer, Nelisse is strong and holds her own against more experienced actors. Best among the cast is Rush, who is a great presence as a father to Liesel and quite funny in the films lighter moments. As the counterpart of the laid back Rush, Watson's uptight character plays nicely as the more complicated of the parents.
"The Book Thief" is somewhat delicate in its handling of the Holocaust. Rather than making the film about the Holocaust itself, it is merely a story that takes place within that context. Because of that construction, a lot of the impact of the atrocities is lost or absent altogether. We see Nazi flags, book burnings and the occasional rounding up of the Jewish people through a muted and pale color palate, but there is no sense of how truly terrible the conditions were. It makes sense given the target audience, yet interestingly enough, the film deals with some darker themes and plot points while at the same time feeling tame with its contextual elements. At the center of "The Book Thief" are relationships between its characters which vary in success. The relationship between Liesel and Max is supposed to be one of the more important ones in the film, but feels underdeveloped and a touch forced.
Perhaps most troubling about "The Book Thief" is that it is a movie that lacks a true climax. The film builds and then, without much warning, deflates in a series of false endings and jam-packed, overly-dramatic beats that have no room to breathe as the film stumbles to a finish. There is no grace to these moments, as director Brian Percival ("A Boy Called Death") seems to just regurgitate an ending to get the film over as soon as possible. The decision leaves the whole thing feeling piecemeal and unsatisfying.
While there is strength in the acting, "The Book Thief", unfortunately, fails to connect on many of its major themes, chiefly those of the importance of books to Liesel. That makes it difficult to connect to the film as an entire piece. Coupled with an ending that feels haphazardly pasted together, "The Book Thief" can't help but feel incomplete.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
May 20, 2011 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under Reviews
Starring: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush
Directed by: Rob Marshall ("Chicago")
Written by: Ted Elliott ("Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End") and Terry Rossio ("Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End")
On the high seas again for the fourth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" action-adventure franchise, this one penned as "On Stranger Tides," three-time Academy Award nominee Johnny Depp returns as the slurry and always-peculiar pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, a character he first brought to the big screen in 2003's "The Curse of the Black Pearl."
Eight years and two inexplicable sequels later, Capt. Jack is still up to his mischievous ways — drinking rum, wielding his sword, and looking for booty — this time in all its 3D glory. With a fantasy series like Pirates as bankable as ever, it's safe to say Disney may still have a few installments to go, despite the fact that "Tides" is basically a quest we've all been on before.
This time, Capt. Jack finds himself on the Queen Anne's Revenge, a menacing-looking ship belonging to the much-feared pirate of all pirates Blackbeard (Ian McShane). Swabbing the decks with the rest of the crew, Capt. Jack has set sail to find the Fountain of Youth, a mythical spring needed by Blackbeard to save his life should an ominous prophecy come true. On the ship with Capt. Jack is Blackbeard's daughter Angelica (Penélope Cruz, bringing the sex appeal provided in the first three films by Keira Knightley), who seems to have some kind of romantic past with our buccaneer hero.
Former Pirates Director Gore Verbinski is replaced here by Academy Award-winner Rob Marshall ("Chicago"), a filmmaker with the grandiose mindset to pull off a blockbuster like this, but who instead plays it cautiously by following his predecessor's by-the-numbers approach. Even with Marshall's enthusiasm for musicals, don't expect a song and a dance from any of the mateys here. Capt. Jack is flamboyant enough without help from Gilbert & Sullivan.
Back for another round of swashbuckling is Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush ("Shine") as the vile and peg-legged Barbossa, who proves more of an ally to Capt. Jack on this journey. Like Depp's captain, Rush has embraced his character so thoroughly that without him or Depp there would be no point to continue the charade.
Whatever the case may be, the narrative of this series needs a major wake-up-call if it doesn't want to lull audiences to sleep with the same old fantasy plotting and repetitious action sequences. Pay no mind to the four or five swordfights we get in "Tides" – the best scene comes during a mermaid battle that is heavy on CGI and imagination. Take all the scenes where the boys are banging blades and mix them in a barrel and you'd be hard-pressed to tell which one goes to which "Pirates" movie.
Besides its overall unoriginality, "Tides" just doesn't have the same magic "Black Pearl" had back when Capt. Jack was something special and not just another option for a Halloween costume. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer's had enough time to fiddle with the equation and turn it into a spectacle. For failing that, he deserves to be tossed overboard.
The King's Speech
December 23, 2010 by Kiko Martinez
Filed under Reviews
Starring: Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush
Directed by: Tom Hooper ("The Damned United")
Written by: David Seidler ("Quest for Camelot")
While it's natural for almost anyone to get a bit nervous when speaking in public, stumbling over a few words while giving a keynote address or losing your train of thought during a toast wouldn't signify the end of the world. If you were the King of England in 1939, however, disappointing an entire nation at the brink of war was a definite possibility. No pressure, right?
Directed by Tom Hooper ("The Damned United") from a script by 73-year-old screenwriter David Seidler (a former stutterer himself), "The King's Speech" tells the little-known true story of King George VI (Colin Firth), known as "Bertie" by his family and friends, and his battle with a debilitating speech impediment that causes him to panic and freeze up every time he stands in front of a microphone.
The film opens in 1925 when our tongue-tied protagonist is about to deliver a major speech as the Duke of York during the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The scene becomes more and more devastating as a terrified Bertie – with speech in hand – opens his mouth and is unable to string two words together without his stammer reverberating through the stadium speakers. Painful as it is to witness, Bertie's weakness is clearly evident through these awkward moments of silence.
Unable to overcome his stutter despite ongoing vocal treatments (one of his doctors encourages him to smoke because it "calms the nerves and gives you confidence"), Bertie's supportive wife Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter) sets up a meeting with Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an Aussie-born speech therapist and amateur actor whose unorthodox techniques don't initially impress the duke.
But with Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin looming in the east, the monarchy needs someone confident enough to speak to the masses. Although Bertie is not meant to be the next king, the responsibility is transferred to him when his older brother David (Guy Pearce ), who holds the title of King Edward VIII for less than a year, shocks the House of Windsor when he renounces the throne so he can marry a twice-divorced American socialite.
With all of Britain watching, "The King's Speech" builds toward King George VI's first wartime radio broadcast to the nation. As the ineloquent king, Firth is simply mesmerizing, as is the rest of the talented cast who bring to life this fascinating footnote in British history. Charming, humorous, and engaging throughout, "The King's Speech" is easily one of the best films of the year.


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Like many other students, Ibrahim Darhmaoui and Omar Rezk found their passion for coffee during their college years. Rezk's sister — who's also Darhmaoui's wife — is a self-proclaimed coffee addict and powerful influence in their lives.
She ignited their passion for coffee that ultimately led to the creation of their coffee catering business, Apt. N Coffee. Serving the Triangle area, Apt. N strives to bring the intimacy of a coffee shop and the history of coffee to different social events.
Traditional coffee, nontraditional places
After about two years of planning how they could combine their passion for coffee, entrepreneurship and service in a unique way, Rezk and Darhmaoui catered their first event with Apt. N in August 2018.
They started close to home, catering events in their community for free in order to spread the word about their idea.


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Your battery does not actually power your vehicle's internal and external lights, windows, sound system, defroster, and many other powered features of your vehicle. Surprisingly, it's your alternator. Your battery only provides the initial burst of electrical power to start your car.
The alternator is a part that contains a belt-controlled pulley, and it is bolted on the main engine block. While an engine runs, the spinning pulley causes the alternator to generate the required electricity for many vital engine functions. However, over a long period of time, alternators wear down and produce less energy. This leads to dimmer lighting, slower window motion, and breakdown of additional parts - as well as your car.
Fortunately, it is quick and easy to check the health of your alternator. Bring your vehicle to our auto repair facility in Brentwood, TN and we'll measure the output of both your battery and alternator. Don't wait for a breakdown this driving season. Call us today for an appointment and peace of mind!


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Archive for category Privacy
File Transfer Without Wires!
Most of us own a smartphone (w/camera) and/or a tablet (w/camera). So HOW do you transfer all those pictures to your laptop/desktop?
Do you:
A – use a "cloud service" (like dropbox)?
B – Use a memory card?
C – a usb cable
I just found a BETTER WAY – WiFi File Transfer by smarterDroid (yep – this is an Android tool 😉 It comes in two "versions": A FREE one and a paid for one ($1.40 – yes a dollar forty) the free one is limited to 5mb files.
To use it, just download from the play store (look for wifi file) to your droid device(s).. fire it up.. open a browser to the ip address:port specified and have at it.
NOTE: The app is really a web server and you are connectling directly – NOT thru a "cloud service" so your data is protected.
FireFox 23 will be a Game Changer w/https sites
There's an option in FF (version 18.0 and up) called:
When FF 23 is released (20.0 is the current release) this option will be enabled by default. What this means is ANY "mixed" https page will NOT load non https content.
So if you have constructed a site that has any http links in it and your site is on SSL (https) then users will experience "failures".
QUES: Is this a good thing?
ANS: YES! Attacks using "bad links" are buried in https sites everywhere. You typically see a popup asking if you want to display the "non-https" content. When you do you take a BIG risk of infecting your system, getting hacked, etc. KUDOS to the FF team for taking this step to block non-https data by default!
I would strongly suggest you test this out NOW to make sure things will work right when FF 23 is released. Using FF 18.0 and up you simply need to:
A – key in about:config in the url/address line
B – search for the key: security.mixed_content.block_active_content
C – change the value to true
FYI – Chrome has already made such a change (you get a warning)..
Is Low Tech the NEW High Tech?.. The Pencil
Posted by RJ Ledger in Best Practice, CRM, General, Mobility, Privacy, Technical, Uncategorized on 03/31/2012
For those who do not know – March 30 was(is) National Pencil Day…. and stats indicate sales are UP this past year on WOOD pencils and associated accessories (sharpeners, erasers, etc.).
Remember that Number 2 yellow pencil? You first learned to write with one and probably left a few teeth marks on a few as well. ..and NO you do not have "lead poisoning" because "lead pencils" were NEVER made of lead. They were always (and still are) made of graphite.
In my early engineering days we were encouraged to keep a daily journal/notebook. Always writing down little (and large) items during our day. We did this with a (yellow) number 2 pencil. I still keep a spiral bound notebook to the right of my keyboard and jot things down (in pencil ;-). Every morning the first thing that is typically done is to draw a horizontal line.. make note of the day and date.. and to make a time entry with something like ".. Read Email & NG's.." When I answer the phone I also make a note. At lunch time there is a blocked out time slot noted for lunch. If you were to take a look at my (office) supply/storage closet you would see a pile of 8.5 x 11 spiral bound notebooks filled with data/notes going back YEARS.
The pencil (and paper) is where I start when designing anything. It could be a program to solve a customer's problem, a bookshelf that I plan to build, even a remodel of a kitchen. The best part is NO BATTERIES REQUIRED.. NO POWER CORD.. all the power required is ME! PLUS it is Mobile 😉
We tend to rely way too much on technology but I believe our best ideas come from just simply putting a Number 2 Yellow Pencil in our hand.. take a piece of paper.. and dream.
Oh yes, my favorite Yellow Number 2 is made by the largest wood pencil maker in the world – Dixon Ticonderoga – over 1.5 BILLION made every year!
Sage SalesLogix Mobile Web app – hiding information from users
While in the process of developing an Asset Management application of the new SalesLogix Mobile web app, I ran into an interesting problem… users that should not see "everything" were seeing things they should not.
Specifically, when a user clicked on "Assets" he/she was getting the assets from EVERY Account in the system whether or not he/she had (security) access to that account. This was not good. The problem was traced very quickly to the AccountProduct (a one to many) table not having a SECCODEID (owner) field.
Short lesson: The SECCODEID field is the key to "row level" security in the SalesLogix Data Base. If it is there and has a value, the "system" automatically checks security against the current logged in user (except ADMIN) to see if he/she should have access. If not, the record is NOT returned, if ok then the record is returned.
What is important to point out is that the Account table/entity DOES have a SECCODEID. By adding:
Account/AccountName to my querySelect
and adding:
queryWhere: 'Account ne null'
the problem was solved. Account/AccountName in the querySelect forces the system to see the relationship between AccountProduct and Account so the Account SECCODEID "takes over". Unfortunately I needed to handle a defect this uncovered in SData and add the queryWhere to make sure the records that "failed to pass security" did not cause a problem back in the mobile app. NOTE: Even if there was no error – it was good design/implementation practice to do so anyway.
You Are Being Tracked!
By now practically everyone knows about the simple truth that some vendors (Apple, Google) have built in logging that records our every move in their smartphones. With Apple this appears to have started with the release of iOS 4. This file is in CLEAR TEXT on your iPhone/iPad and looks like it's getting "shipped" off to who knows where. The same is true w/Andriod devices.
There IS a difference between the two tracking setups – Apple's is recording (it appears) forever… Andriod only has some recient data. They are recording and logging information that would normally require a court order by a judge by law officials. So why are they doing this? Various bloggers/respected writers have their opinions on this. One noted individual (John C. Dvorak) has his own ideas on the subject: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383984,00.asp .. and I agree – It cannot be anything good….
I did see several posts on the net (besides Jon Dvorak's) where a couple of Capitol Hill lawmakers (Senator Al Franken, D-Minnesota and Rep Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts) are asking a LOT of questions about this. It may well lead to a congressional investigation (I hope 😉 So far they have been "stone-walled" by Apple and Google.
UPDATE: Just picked this up off the net … posted by the WSJ: Even if you turn off location services – it is still tracking you! http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704123204576283580249161342.html
UPDATE: April 28,2011: Apple has (finally) responded to all the questions about "tracking". You can see what they have to say and make up your own mind about it: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/04/27location_qa.html


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The English Boys
A MysteryPaperback - 2016 | First edition
Dark and Twisted Secrets Emerge in the Wake of a Deadly Wedding
Daniel Richardson and his best friend, Hugh Ashley-Hunt, both rising British actors, are in love with the same woman, the free-spirited Tamsyn Burke. Daniel reluctantly steps aside when Tamsyn decides to marry Hugh, but right before the wedding ceremony, Tamsyn is murdered. Suspicion falls on the family, friends, and associates in attendance.
Motivated by both Hugh's grief and his own, Daniel joins forces with Tamsyn's younger sister, Carey, to find the killer. As he digs into Tamsyn's past, Daniel unearths secrets she was hiding, and begins to discover why someone wanted her silenced forever.
"An entertaining contemporary crime novel about love and revenge."--Library Journal(starred review) and Debut of the Month
"A real gem...This is an excellent mystery and readers are in for quite a surprise at the end." --Suspense Magazine
"[An] eminently readable debut."--Kirkus Review
"A tightly sequenced tale with the many flashbacks expertly woven in."--Reviewing the Evidence
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Festive Afternoon Tea
Bring us some figgy pudding.....
Available Daily from December 1st - 31st from 2pm - 4pm
Recover after Christmas shopping; give the family a pre-Christmas treat or simply get in the mood for the holidays. Whatever the reason, Afternoon Tea is the perfect festive treat! Served in the cosy riverside Terrace Bar & Restaurant, Afternoon Tea is specially prepared inhouse by our expert Pastry team using the finest of their artisan 'Strand Pantry Range'. Raise your little finger and nibble from a three-tiered platter of exquisitely prepared festive sandwiches, award winning scones and equisite homemade festive desserts including home made mince pies, all served alongside a range of teas and coffee.
€35.00 per adult or with a glass of prosecco €36.95 per person (not availalbe 25th, 26th of December)
December 24th from 1pm - 3pm
Gather the family to begin the festive celebrations get ready for Santa's arrival or simply relax. Whatever the reason, Christmas Eve Afternoon Tea, will be an occasion to remember and savour.
€35.00 per adult €15.95 per child Including a glass of mulled wine for adults and all children shall be given a special take away bag with a Carrot for Rudolf & Mince Pie for Santas visit!


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He is almost in a rage when seventeen year-old Jared says, "It happens every night." Just as he lays down on his bed, the video trailer in his mind begins the vignettes of all that he has been through: all the abuse, all the loss . . . over a decade of trauma. He is in tears of anger and sorrow as he continues. "I think about those things and I get angry. The more I think the angrier I get." After a long pause he adds, "And, I get depressed." It was an unforgettable moment for me as I watched this young man so articulately and accurately express his pain. He was trapped in the world of his own experiences and thoughts. On the outside he is healthy and robust, but on the inside there are unspeakable wounds, brokenness and loss of hope. He was too frustrated to sleep and hopeless that tomorrow could be different. At The Heart of Florida Youth Ranch "Hope Begins Here" is more than a cliché or slogan. It is our mission and purpose.
Everyday our goal is to chip away at the walls of solitude that children often place around themselves as a defense from the pain they have suffered. Every child must know, "We believe in them." We believe they are fearfully and wonderfully made. There is no such thing as a bad kid. We refuse to accept hopelessness. We constantly ask ourselves, "How can we change the images that flash through their mind just before they go to sleep?" How can we change those moments from memories of past abuse and loss to images of hope and a future? Letting go of the past to embrace the future. Hope begins deep in our hearts. First they must know that we believe in them, they are worth something to us and to God.
Not only are they valuable, but they have great potential. The declaration "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!" is more than words; it is truth. Those words unleash hope and potential to become all that God created them to be. It is a scary time to Jared as he looks toward his eighteenth birthday. So many decisions, so many places for mistakes, so many opportunities for failure . . . . but also, so much potential for hope, so many opportunities for growth, so many places for success. There will be challenges . . . there will be mistakes . . . but there is hope and there is a future of potential.
It happens everyday at The Ranch, we guide children through the fog of pain and uncertainty into the reality of God's love and purpose for their life. Thank You, for allowing us to open our arms and hearts to hurting children. This spring and summer saw record numbers of children in our care. We need your prayers and support more than ever. You gift makes a difference!


text: Breast is attributed to the symbol of femininity. In fact, what else could make you feel a gorgeous woman than a beautiful perky breast with a deep cleavage that looks just as perfect? However, not every female is blessed with a natural bust. Thus, the desire to get perfect bosom remains merely a dream.


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You scream, I scream… As a confirmed ice cream obsessive, I am beyond excited that Smitten, the beloved San Francisco-born shop known for its churned-to-order house-made scoops, has brought its cult favorite ice cream down the coast to open its first Los Angeles location in El Segundo at The Point. I visited the shop last week for the grand opening and fell head-over-heels for this rich, creamy delight.
Smitten Ice Cream has its roots in the streets of San Francisco, where, in 2009, founder Robyn Sue Fisher began selling her ice creams out of a Radio Flyer wagon that carried her prototype (and now patented) liquid nitrogen-enabled ice cream machine. Smitten now has five bustling Bay Area shops and is known for serving made-to-order ice creams using only the best, locally sourced ingredients. The idea for Smitten was born out of a young girl's ice cream dreams. Robyn grew up in Wayland, MA obsessed with ice cream. After attending Stanford Business School, she turned away from a career in the corporate world to pursue her dream of a career in ice cream. She put her life's savings into researching how to make the best ice cream using the very best ingredients and then into creating her own machine to do it. In 2007, she patented the Brrr™ machine — a one-of-a-kind ice cream churner that uses liquid nitrogen and double helical mixers to make the smoothest, creamiest ice cream, made to order in just minutes.
Robyn started Smitten on a red Radio Flyer wagon, showing up at different locations throughout San Francisco and alerting followers via Twitter. Soon lines formed daily, buzz started spreading and the media took note. In 2011, she opened her first brick and mortar location in Hayes Valley; a rusted-out shipping container that the company transformed into the ultimate ice cream shop. San Franciscans continued to fall in love with Smitten, with fans throughout the city asking for one in their neighborhood. Over the next several years, Robyn opened four more locations throughout the Bay Area
All ice creams on the menu indicate a suggested pastry-chef created "pairing," from all-natural Rainbow Sprinkles to Oatmeal Cookie Crumble to organic Strawberry Prosecco Sauce and more. Smitten's dreamy sundae menu features indulgent creations including the Dough My Goodness (Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Cookie Dough, TCHO Chocolate Sauce, and Organic Whipped Cream) and the Berry Crisp (Classic Vanilla Ice Cream, Strawberry Prosecco Sauce, Oatmeal Cookie Crumble, and Organic Whipped Cream.)
Smitten's new location at The Point offers the shop's signature ice creams from classic flavors like Fresh Mint Chip to irresistible and innovative flavors like Cookie Dough with Pretzels and Chocolate Chips and Earl Grey with Milk Chocolate Chips. The menu will feature one rotating chef-inspired seasonal special, which can range from Strawberry White Balsamic in early summer to Crème Fraiche with Pear Caramel in the fall and Blood Orange with Pistachio Cookies in winter. The seasonal special being churned through December will be Maple Brown Sugar Pumpkin.


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We recommend a simple home paperwork solution from Bisley called the 10 (or 15) drawer cabinet to a huge number of our clients. It comes as 5, 10 or 15 drawers and in a range of great colours.
This wonderful piece of office furniture takes the hole punching, dividing and annoyance away from your everyday filing. I personally hate lever arch files – they take too much effort and time just to put something away, and although my negativity towards hanging files isn't quite as strong – my favourite hands down are the drawers. Remember, any system that involves faffing is much less likely to be kept up!
Piles of paperwork niggle at us all, even me. I hate filing but I do it – because if I don't the problem only ever gets bigger. The key? KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Bisley filing cabinets start at around £50 for the 5 drawer version but if you're wanting something less modern, try searching on ebay for older vintage versions.
I usually order Bisley's from Ryman as they frequently have sales on, but you can also find retailers near you from the Bisley website.
Search specifically 'Bisley 10 drawer cabinet' changing the number as desired.
Keep the headings you use on each drawer simple and divide categories if necessary within with clear folders like these.
Example – within your 'Health/Medical' drawer separate each member of the family with a clearly labelled A4 file or within the 'Car' drawer make the MOT certificate or Insurance certificate stand out again by placing it in an A4 file (labelled)
Suggested Headings:
A few heading examples you may find useful:
Home/Buildings Ins
Important Docs (Passport, Birth Certificates etc..)
Perhaps you could get a mini 5 drawer Bisley file cabinet for any kids paperwork that you'd like to keep separate?
Action Tray
On top of your filing cabinet keep a tray. This will contain anything that requires you to 'action' something e.g…pay a bill, make a phonecall, do some research . You will get used to this being your physical 'To-Do' list!