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Recently Citizens Capital Markets (part of the Citizens Financial Group) published a survey they conducted about future M&A activity. As we have seen in other overviews that examined pending deal volume, the folks that Citizens surveyed were also enthusiastic on both the sell and buy side of the equation.
The survey was conducted among U.S.-based middle market businesses ($50MM to $3B in revenue) that are currently engaged in or open to mergers and acquisitions activity. Over 600 business executives directly involved in decision-making related to mergers and acquisitions (owners/partners, CEOs, presidents and other C-level directors) completed a 15-minute survey between November 8 and December 3, 2018.
As you can see, the results of this survey are highly indicative of what these middle market executives see pending. The survey revealed that for sellers, solicitations from buyers are at an all-time high.
Source: Citizens Capital Markets
Likewise, buyers too are looking forward to 2019.
Source: Citizens Capital Markets
But the most fascinating finding in the survey is that both sellers and buyers prefer to work with M&A advisory firms on transactions.
Source: Citizens Capital Markets
A couple of key takeaways come from this information above. First, time and time again we hear from buyers who say they are actually pleased when a target has hired an M&A advisor.
Because the odds that the deal will close successfully go up dramatically if a seller has hired an M&A intermediary. Hiring an M&A advisor or investment bank does several things for the seller:
These are key benefits to the seller that cannot be underestimated. The fact that buyers also see the benefit (even though they may end up paying more for a target) is very telling. Don't just take my word for it, listen to what these buyers have said about Generational Equity over the years:
The fact is professional buyers have all the capital and financing they could ever want right now.
What they often lack is time.
Spending 3-6 months trying to close a deal only to see it fall apart because a seller is unwilling (or unable) to close is an incredible waste of their resources. So help yourself, and your buyer too, by hiring an M&A firm to support your sale!
If you would like to download the entire Citizens Capital survey, you can do so here:
If you would like to learn more about the current M&A market and where it is heading, please give us a call at 972-232-1121 or visit our contact page, provide us with your information, and we will be in touch.
By Carl Doerksen, Director of Corporate Development at Generational Equity.
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How cool is Chicks from Club-Keanu?
So cool that she has the new Details article and pictures scanned and sent them to me to share with all of you since the club is in server limbo at the moment.
There are also three black and white pics with the article...
The article is in the extended entry below.
Again, Thanks to Chicks of Club Keanu for sharing this.
When he rang the doorbell he was holding a black motorcycle half-helmet. He was diffident and shook my hand. Called me sir-perhaps through nervousness, perhaps simply because of my age. I am 10 years older but suddenly felt 60. I gave him a tour of the first level of my home. He drank everything in: walls lined with cork and newspaper clippings. German electric baby grand, and a multitude of books, a (very) few with my name on the cover. He said he was unfamiliar with my work.
While he examined one of my novels with fastidious care, I said I'd just finished a tale of Buddhism and Hollywood, two subjects I knew he was on familiar terms with. He used the downstairs bathroom, then we went up to the kitchen. Getting acclimated. Small talk. I knew I wanted to engage him in crazily serious things. Death stuff. How do you jump into that without being crude when all you have is 90 minutes?
Actually, I was surprised he'd even come by. His people had suggested we meet in the courtyard of the Chateau. Now, I love the Chateau to death but hated the thought of us sitting there. Could he please come to my house? They called a few days later and said, Yes, he would. Then the meet was postponed and I thought maybe he'd had second thoughts and the Chateau courtyard was soon to raise its airy, elegant head, but just then Keanu himself called to say he'd be 20 minutes late. There he was. Handsome as expected-you get the automatic hetero crush, metrosexpuppy love. But he's invisible, too: I doubt anyone recognized him on the hog, coming down the 10 (he rode a simple, pretty Harley. His Norton had the "flu"). I hope someone did because they'd have gotten a motorcycle Matrix goof/rush that would have been a hoot to tell a friend, family, lover.
Still he brings invisibility down on himself. He's inherently playful, graceful, humble. A tiny bit stiff. Probably just not wild about this sort of thing. Who would be? I'd met him before at a party for The New Yorker, of all places, during a book convention. I'd overheard Tracey Ullman talking to him about River Phoenix. (I wasn't going to ask about River, today.) I told Keanu that if there was anything he felt uncomfortable with, I promised not to do that "When I brought up blah, Keanu bridled, clearly reluctant, blah" thing. I'd spent the last few years immersed in the postmortem world researching my novel and said that 1 wanted to talk about death. He didn't mind.
I'd prepared a large plate of fruit for him, something I'd done only for women. "How civilized," he said. He is thoughtful and slightly anxious, and 90 minutes is such a short time. The crush washed back on me like a dumb wave, that half-Chinese, half-Hawaiian English thing. We started talking about Zen via his role in Little Buddha. He was in Tuscany shooting another movie when he got word that Bernardo Bertolucci wanted to meet. After the interview, Bertolucci hired him, saying, "You have an impossible innocence." The director as seducer; then again, he probably had more than 90 minutes to spend. Still, it's true.
Now here he is, impossibly innocent, eating fruit, you can almost smell him, very Siddhartha. One just doesn't want any harm to come to him.
Back then, Keanu says, another actor taught him to meditate. The process caused gorgeous, profound, freakish sensory perceptions; for the first time, Keanu saw separation of mind and will, volition, "how everything insists on existing-that was a revelation-beyond psychological interpretation." You see, he knows more about this than he lets on. "It's all Vajrayana," he says offhandedly. (Emptiness, indestructible like a diamond.) Oh, shit. Glance at my watch. Half our time is already gone-how can it be? Quick, artless segue to the topic of Fathers. Both of us had big separations from the patriarchs at the age of 13 ; he hasn't seen his since. (I tell him I know his dad did jail time but that he has nothing on Woody Harrelson's old man, who was convicted of killing a federal judge. Keanu laughs; seems he didn't know about that.) Says his father tried to reach him by letter while Keanu was touring through Hawaii with Dogstar but he didn't respond. "I've got his blood in me," he says. "There's nothing from him I want or need." That's how it is for now, anyway. That's how far he's processed, up to this age anyway: age of 39. We just look at each other and shrug; it's tough titties between fathers and estranged sons. He talks lovingly about his three sisters. Two younger, and one way younger, whom he says he hasn't met. Kim's the one who's been sick with leukemia. She used to train Andalusian horses. "I think," he says, with eerie, charismatic gravitas, "that she's the bravest person I've ever known." Kim has had an impossible time and her brother loves her terribly. "I've gotten bounties from her wish," he utters, cryptic, anguished, poetic. I tell him: Look, I want to talk some more about death. Can't help myself. It's all around him, all around us all. I bring up his former girl- friend, Jennifer, and the child they would have had, if one can "bring up" something so heartbreaking and elegiac in the 30 minutes left. That is the horror of it. I am thinking this when suddenly he says, "I'm going to cry." He is impossibly unguarded, unvarnished, uncynical, innocent. He tells me that Jennifer went for the last happy checkup and the doc said, "I have to send you to a specialist." She blinked and said, "What do you mean?" "I can't find a heartbeat." At the time, Keanu was making a movie in New York-Jennifer called, screaming. He rushed back. When I ask if he was in the room when she delivered, Keanu, through his misery, sitting across from me and the big plate of fruit, says, "Yes! Of course !" and the look he gives translates thus: What psychosis could have made me not be there for the delivery of the child we had already named?" There are no words. He loved Jennifer and took care of her before, during, after. I didn't ask how much later it was that she died in a car crash. Can someone just please find out. I will not ask or search the Internet. No words. He tells me, "When people say everything happens for a reason, that sticks in my craw." I say they should just leave off "for a reason" and Keanu laughs, adding, "That's very Ram Dass."
Another weird segue, forced by the ticking dock: I ask what he's going to do with the money. I'd read somewhere they were giving him an insane amount for the Matrixes, beyond salary. Says he doesn't know. Seems embarrassed by it. (A naturally modest manchild.). I ask if he has people, um, working on that or if he ever thinks about it. "Course I do," he says, not testy but still I get the feeling it makes him more uncomfortable talking about money than talking about death. (This is what I instinctively like about him.)
Anyway, his big fears, oddly, sweetly, happen to be those in the realm of acting. Actors' fears. What's the next job, the this, the that. In the realm of the normal-impossibly innocent. He loves to play music, but his band seems to have broken up. Everyone from Dogstar got in a room and said, "Hey! We can't think of a song!" He has a new group called Becky, after the drummer's girlfriend.
He just did a movie with Jack Nicholson, who he thinks is the most charming man on earth. "When we did scenes together, I had to stop myself from geeking out," Keanu says. He's open to anything and you can read that on his face-he recently wrapped a small movie called Thumbsucker with a first-time director, a video hottie named Mike Mills. Keanu plays an orthodontist who gives this teenager life advice. Keanu the dad-that's funny to me. He says, "I already had my Oh!-I'm- almost-40! moment. I can see why guys go out and buy the car. I can see why they say, 'I want to live! I haven't lived yet!' " But oh, oh, oh, the clock is ticking. Shit shit shit.
The clock imposes another segue: The longest he's cohabited with a woman is about a year, but he wants to do the relationship thing. He thinks having kids is something you need to experience. But why the hell was he born in Lebanon (asks the ticking clock)? His parents were in their early twenties, tripping around. Then the family was in Australia, then Manhattan, I think in that order, can somebody please confirm, but mostly he grew up in Toronto. That's where he would go back to, if he were to return to a place called home. David Cronenberg later told me that his wife taught Keanu at school when he was 10. In Toronto there was a shop called the Candy Store that sold sweets and switchblades. And clubs he hung at, outside though, too young to go in. Reeves the Younger drove a car to Los Angeles when he was 20. Seriously running out of time now.
He reads a lot-has a thing for Russian writers: a book by Ageyev called Novel With Cocaine (circa 1916); Chekhov's short stories; and the big one, Tolstoy. Doesn't have high-octane actor friends. His buds are people like Alex Winter (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure) and Josh Richman (River's Edge). Doesn't know what he's going to do next, moviewise. He's reading scripts. Normal actor stuff.
I ask if he has trouble going out in the world. Sometimes, he says. Mostly, though, people don't hassle him. But now he has to go. I beg five more minutes. I show him the TiVo'd Willie Nelson's 70th birthday special on the upstairs big screen. Willie, Leon Russell, and Ray Charles, singing 'A Song for You." Willie faces Ray Charles with tears streaming down his face as the blind man sings, "I love you in a place where there's no space or time/l love you for my life, you are a friend of mine/ And when my life is over, I'll remember when we were together/We were alone, and I was singing this song for you." Willie weeps, facing Ray Charles and eternity. I turn back to look at him. He is moved, subtly quaking.
I walk him to his motorcycle. He's a person you want to hug. Ram Dass or somebody said, "Less thinking, more hugging!" But one usually doesn't do that thing with an interviewee. Unseemly. But you feel like embracing him, you really do. That night, a journalist friend asks, "Get any good quotes?"
Personally, I liked (1) "Impossible innocence" (but that was Bertolucci),
(2) "I'm going to cry," and (3) "We can't think of a song!"
Not necessarily in that order.
It doesn't matter. Everything matters. Time's up...
--- Bruce Wagner / Details Magazine November 2003
[of course, after I post my bitchy little fit, some of the very things that I deem taboo are brought up in this article.....
fine, this is a freebee, comment away I take that back. Please continue to show respect for these subjects. Read the article, take from it what you will, but please do not dissect these very personal things or him because he, in a rare moment, shared them... -krix]
FYI - I liked your "bitchy little fit" and totally agree!
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Oooooo! The first B&W pic is going to be my new sidebar boy! wheeee! Bare FEET!Posted by: krix on October 22, 2003 05:28 PM
IMO there is something about this that is so NOT Keanu - or at least the one we've been privy to before. I feel like I'm intruding.
Pics were nice though.
I would love to hear what he thinks of it - like he commented on the Vanity Fair article on Charlie Rose -
CR: But is it true?
KR: Absolutely not. None of thats actually true.
CR: None of it? Look at this. (Charlie is holding up the magazine and it is open to the beginning of Keanus interview.)
KR: Absolutely none of it.
Thank you Krix and Chicks! You gals rock!!!
Now i definatly need to get this mag...i almost started crying myself
Forgot to say: TOES!!Posted by: Chianti on October 22, 2003 05:43 PM
I loved when the guy said "you don't want harm to come to him" and how you just feel like hugging him. There's a pic of the author in the front of the magazine where it describes the interview. He says about Keanu "Keanu was very unguarded and yet, at the same time, precise and dignified."
I'll just say fabulous interview and pics and go think about it all in quiet. Thank you.Posted by: kat on October 22, 2003 06:19 PM
You know, I was returning a video tonight and stepped next door to the newsstand. Giant stack of Timberlake Details. I ask the guy, when do you get the new Details? 'Oh (gestures at about 20 giant black plastic tubs) they're probably in there somewhere, I might unpack them tomorrow.' I didn't press it.
I feel weird about this interview, especially having just read the Flare interview (which I loved). Do you get the feeling this is one of those interviewers where it's all about the writer, really? (I hadn't heard of him either.)
krix, thanks for posting it anyway. I'm starting to feel guilty about even liking KR. Like it might interfere with his psychic privacy or something. :( Although surely all the positive vibes sent his way every day from us must be good??Posted by: bakednudel on October 22, 2003 06:24 PM
Thanks so much for posting this, krix (and Chicks)! I'm having a hella time finding this magazine...anywhere.Posted by: r.j.girl on October 22, 2003 06:25 PM
it seems to me that we should respect the author because at least he asked good questions and treated keanu gracioiusly. i really can't wait til someone here in the great state of South Carolina decides to unpack those damn Details, already!Posted by: lori on October 22, 2003 06:39 PM
oh, and viva la dictator! you go girl. plus: *graciously*, already...Posted by: lori on October 22, 2003 06:45 PM
bakednudel...you are too funny...psychic privacy :PPosted by: Keanu_Soul on October 22, 2003 07:05 PM
I checked out Bruce Wagner on amazon.com and he's written some "nightmare on elm street" screenplays as well as (tv series?) Wild Palms. His novels are strange Nathanael West-like takes on Hollywood. I was intrigued, except for the one that suggested you needed a strong stomach... So I apologize if I sounded snippy about the interviewer. I think I'll just take a look at those pictures again... ;)Posted by: bakednudel on October 22, 2003 07:06 PM
Thanks Krix and Chicks. Good interview -- from a really different perspective. The writer isn't trying to solve the puzzle of Keanu and give his readers a solution. Instead he's just relaying the impact speaking with Keanu had on him. Well done.
I do want to give Keanu a hug after reading that. He's such a vulnerable, heartwarming person.Posted by: Weezie on October 22, 2003 07:22 PM
*sigh* I think *I'm* going to cry. What a sweet little (well-read)boy he is.
Thanks Chicks/Krix
Hail to the Queen Baby!Posted by: Frell on October 22, 2003 07:59 PM
Baked, I know how you feel about the psychic privacy. Been feeling that way a bit myself lately.
I once heard a story about tribes in Africa who don't allow their picture to be taken because they are afraid it takes away part of themselves.
I kind of know why they feel that way now.Posted by: Tyler on October 22, 2003 08:05 PM
I will be thinking about this article tonight. Besides that, I wanna give him that hug. He looks 10 years younger than his age in these pics (he looks amazing), he truly looks like the Man-child described in this article.Posted by: Audy on October 22, 2003 09:14 PM
Most of what I'd like to say already has been said (I love different time zones!!! not), so thanks Krix and Chicks ...and why oh why do this stupid pic editors always have to severe his toes from his feet???Posted by: Niobe on October 23, 2003 12:21 AM
what is written in the pictures?
forgive me for spelling mistakes...
galiPosted by: gali1 on October 23, 2003 04:05 AM
Many thanks Chicks and krix. Beautiful pictures. Beautiful article. I don't know if I'll ever be able to read it again, the first time made me tremble.
I did smile though when he wrote, "We started to talk about Zen..."Posted by: Zen on October 23, 2003 04:42 AM
Gosh.....You guys are really blessed to live in a country where you can buy that magazine. In Holland they don't even sail magazines with Keanu on the cover. No, only commercial Orlando Bloom, Josh hartnett etc... Does anybody know how I can get that magazine on the internet? (I'm not modern, I know less than nothing about Internet)
Oh and Krix, I really L O V E your site, it's so special!! I linked you on my site:)Posted by: ShabbyShanice on October 23, 2003 05:28 AM
YUMMY YUMMY YUMMYPosted by: Jen on October 23, 2003 06:17 AM
Very moving article. Thanks to Chicks and Krix for delivering what the news stands haven't yet been able to!Posted by: lisa on October 23, 2003 06:55 AM
That interview was highly disturbing, I thought. But beautiful. I agree with bakednudel, the interviewer talked about himself too much, but I don't mean that in a bitchy way. Many people do. In fact, one of the reasons that makes Keanu more special then others, is that he doesn't :-)
and EEEE!!! "ShabbyShanice"!!!!
Another Dutch fan!!! I didn't know they excisted! I thought I was *unique*! :-D
Alles goed??? Woo-hoo, nu ben ik niet de enige Nederlandse meer!!!! :-) Ik kan me goed voorstellen dat je deze site gelinkt hebt, het is een van de grappigste die ik ken! En nu ga ik absoluut op zoek naar de jouwe! :-)Posted by: Julie on October 23, 2003 07:58 AM
I wonder when were these pictures taken??? Doesn't look like during the interview...Posted by: lusenkea on October 23, 2003 09:06 AM
I dunno ... there's something about this article that's *way* too personal. Keanu has said on many occasions he doesn't discuss his private life so why would he start with this stranger?
Nope, I'm not buying it.Posted by: Thisbe on October 23, 2003 09:37 AM
How much do I love the fact that he used the term "geeking out" ?
A lot.Posted by: krix on October 23, 2003 10:47 AM
I realized on a second reading what bothered me the most in this interview - that whole "recreation" of the doctor's office scene. That was uncalled for. Never send a novelist to do a journalist's job, I say.Posted by: bakednudel on October 23, 2003 11:19 AM
I believe this is pretty much how the interview went. The writer has an good reputation and has written some interesting books.
It kind of sounds like the old Keanu. How he was before River died. Many of his interviews then were more personal when asked about life stuff. It was only after being laughed at when expressing his feelings about River death, he become more guarded in interviews. Something some reporters noted didn't seem to be his general nature.Posted by: kay on October 23, 2003 12:02 PM
I wonder who is the author of these photos? They are so touchy and excellent!Posted by: Lily on October 23, 2003 12:18 PM
I'm not sure who the photographer is, can someone who has a copy of the mag check for us?
Oh, and gali, the text on the photos is just what he is wearing, etc, I think.
Hi and Thank you Shanice!, I love the look of your site. I can't understand it but it looks great.
....& Julie, you'd better not be saying naughty things in Dutch about me. ;)
Although I didn't see krankzinnig, dweepziek, or feeksachtig in there so I think it's OK.
I have to agree with what bakednudel said at 11:19.
thanks for the article. I don't think i'd ever have gotten to read it otherwise. not sure if we get the mag here.Posted by: zoot on October 23, 2003 05:06 PM
I have to agree with what bakednudel said at 11:19.
thanks for the article. I don't think i'd ever have gotten to read it otherwise. not sure if we get the mag here.Posted by: zoot on October 23, 2003 05:06 PM
Krix, I only say naughty things about you when I'm drunk ;-)
When sober, I usually refer to you as: "mijn lieve schattige suikerpopje"
And when I'm too tipsy to utter anything but mumbles, I use the phrase: "mijn kleine sexy inktvisje"
Ha! Babblefish(dot)com *that* ;-DPosted by: Julie on October 23, 2003 05:26 PM
thank you very much for posting this article and for my opportunity to read it!
don't you think that those strings over the photos look a bit "unseemly" after reading the article itself. who would care what he's wearing looking at these pics? :-(
sorry for my english.
Thanks for posting the article. I've read Bruce Wagner's books and they are very dark and cynical.Some of the topics discussed were extremely personal but the author seemed to be a bit smitten.Posted by: mimsy on October 23, 2003 08:58 PM
mimsy, you think the author seemed "a bit" smitten? i was almost afraid he was gonna ask keanu for a date!Posted by: casluvskeanu on October 24, 2003 02:49 PM
I've been up since 4am unable to sleep. So I'm catching up on blogs. That was a very personal article. Really great, thanks!Posted by: justjenn on October 25, 2003 05:26 AM
I love Keanu but not in a psycho kind of way..
My dad died when I was young (he lost his dad early) and my daughter was stillborn 13 years and 5 days before his. This article really touched me and so I had to say thank you for posting it and allowing me to post my comment. Cool site.
this article was really touching ,maybe i can understand keanu in more ways than one.anyways, thanks alot for sending it here for us to read.Posted by: mohoni on October 26, 2003 09:48 PM
this article was really touching. maybe i can understand keanu in more ways than one .anyway, thanks alot for sending it for veiwing .Posted by: mohoni on October 26, 2003 09:52 PM
very moving and touchy article. thanks a lot for letting us to read it. not sure if i could get the magazine here. cool site. warm rgds.Posted by: lusie on October 27, 2003 02:14 AM
I´ve never read a more touching and wonderful artikle about Keanu. I liked the thing how time is going so fast and the clock was ticking too fast. It´s the same with life I tink. 90 min. is a whole football match in Europe, so long! But if you have to spend this time with Keanu it look so miserably short. I always thought what can I ask him if I ever see him, but I´m still wondering....Maybe...Probably nothing. I would just wish him happiness, because if there is a person on this earth who desurve it, that´s definately him! 10x for giving me the oppurtunity ti read it! YOU ARE THE BEST!!! Now I feel almost like I spoke to Keanu personaly.
"Ladis and gelteman, this is the L.A.P.D., we get you out as soon as possible...Am I lied?" :))))))
"Miss Aragon, I´m still here." he said once and he is.Posted by: Si on October 27, 2003 10:20 AM


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Surprise Getaway to Milan
I was floating around on Groupon looking at holidays and saw a mystery getaway pop up. At a bargain price you say three dates and three airports and this determines where you are going on holiday. I wasn't sure about taking the risk with my children too but as it was our fifteenth wedding anniversary my husband said to book it for just the two of us. I had no idea how long it would take to find out when and where we were going but I got the call pretty much straight away to say we were going to Milan. The only problem was that they wouldn't let me have my dates (weekend) without adding an extra day (at extra cost) and plus there was no transfers and city tax to add on. Of course we also had airport parking and insurance costs too.
The boys went over to stay with the in-laws on the Friday so that we could just think about getting to the airport on the Saturday. We had parked with Ryanair and it was quite difficult to find an empty space (but possible). We then had a lovely breakfast in the airport before flying into Bergamo. The transfer (again booked through Ryanair) took us to Milan – and from there we decided to walk to the hotel. First impressions of the area weren't that great – in that it was just another city. We went out for dinner somewhere my husband had found was rated excellent on Google and it wasn't all that great. We quickly learned that they spoke little English and we were translating the menu using Google (opting for a set meal).
A Trip into Milan
The next day was a Sunday and we were unsure what would and wouldn't be open in Italy. After having a nice long lie in we decided to head into Milan. Of course there was gelato and naked statues of men, lots of fashion shops (including me shoe shopping as mine were just killing!). Again we tried eating out (for lunch) but this time the menu was in both Italian and English and the food was much nicer. Then there was more art, history and interesting buildings. Then we bought a metro card which lasted for 48 hours, meaning that we could use it until we went home. Dinner we decided to stick with what we know (and save some money) by going to McDonalds. We then bought train tickets for Venice the next day. Again our lack of Italian didn't help as they were quite instant that we could go through Verona (and even stay a few minutes) but not stay and look around and go to Venice as well in the same day.
Daytrip to Venice
We got up early to get the fast train to Venice and then we got there we bought a water bus ticket to last the day. We had nowhere in particular we wanted to go, or things to see – we just wanted to be in Venice. We headed that for the Bridge of Sighs and other than that we just went around on the water bus. We did go to the Lido where there a beach and eventually decided to have a gondola ride. We had actually run out of money and had to get money out of the hole in the wall but that going to Venice and not going on a gondola would be something I would regret. I am sure we were meant to be on there half an hour but I think in reality it was 5 minutes. Best few minutes of our life anyway, with people cheering and clapping as we kissed under the bridge.
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Don't let anyone tell you that a gondola ride in Venice isn't worth it! We took the shortest ride but it went under the Bridge of Sighs and people cheered and clapped, as well as being snap happy with their cameras. It was such an amazing and special moment as I ticked off something else on my bucket list whilst celebrating 15 years of marriage with my husband. Some times things have been really hard so it has been super nice just having this stress free time together just relaxing.
Isola Street Art Milan
It was our last morning in Italy and my husband had found that an area had lots of street art (which he knows I love). It was to do with an area had been redeveloped and some of the art was commissioned. I found a walking street map which showed us where they were located – with a good many of them being the underground tunnel which connects Isola with Garibaldi station.
Our mystery getaway was great and it made a nice change to have somewhere random selected for us. I am not so sure that it ended up cheaper that way however and even after transfers the hotel was quite a way away (which was fine for just the two of us who were capable of walking) and so not something I personally would want to risk with the children. The flights (Ryanair) and hotel were perfectly adequate for our needs however and there were no complaints. We had a great long weekend away to celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary (the first time the kids have had both of us not there for longer than one night) and it was like a honeymoon. Super duper grateful to the in-laws for taking care of the boys (who had a great couple of days out).


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Did you ever think to wonder
About the places we've been to?
Did you ever think to ponder
About the wheres, the whens, the whos?
Did you ever wish that you were with somebody new?
I'll show you how
Just ask me something that you should know
Would I care at all if you're all alone?
If you want the answer, I'll tell you so
I'll let you know
After everything we've been through
I've finally had enough
All the pain and the games
And the automatic you dont love me anymore
It's not enough to smile and stare into space
I'll make it go away
I'll bet you're wanting an explanation
Your acts speak louder than conversation
My head can't take it
I just can't fake it
When all I do
Is waste my time with you
Just ask me something that you should know
Do I care at all that you're all alone?
Now you have the answer, I told you so
Ill let you know
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My kingdom for a job.
Well, as the job offers roll in, in a slow but leviathan like pace, I have to decide who I wish to work for. When one reads items like this or that about NOVA, one wonders if it is such a good start? Should I take the first cab off the rank, or wait for the next one, which may or may not arrive. NOVA is the biggest school, and is often equated with McDonalds for it's format and teaching style. They are also, as far as I know, losing money hand over fist because of their investment in new technology. (Like I haven't seen that happen before.) Classes are conversation only, at 45 minutes and usually with 1 to 3 students, and some NOVA Kids (up to 12 yearolds.) with maybe 1 or 2 a day lessons a day.
The other schools in the line up include ECC and Linguaphone.
ECC required a grammar test, which I think I passed because they haven't told me that I didn't. They seemed to have the best working conditions, and the best interview peocess. Good pay (actually everyone pays the minimum now, but that's still quite a lot) and all public holidays and Sundays off, training in Osaka or Tokyo. Some travel is required around Kyushu, which seems okay, and to the locations in Fukuoka (but one is 5 minutes walk from where I live – and travel is reimbursed.) These seem to be a more structured class style, (I don't know how long though) with a better textbook than NOVA. They also have ECC Kids, which is up to 12 yearolds as well. I'm not sure how many kids classes I'd have to do.
Linguaphone, which I also quite liked, have only one office in Tenjin (the trendy part of Fukuoka.) But their timetable is quite busy (with 1.5 hours teaching at a time, with 30 minutes preparation,) and they don't have the public holidays off. Slightly longer working hours (but only 16.5 hours face to face with students) and working on Sundays 10AM to 6PM, which can be a bummer. But, they don't do a kids lesson at all.
Too many times in the past I've taken the first job that came along, or the job that I thought was the best, or was told the best. Now I have to go through all that again. It seems the one I really want to work for will be the one I hear from last. Not the best way to go about it but I'm just going to have to try stalling tactics really.


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Things have been insane for me lately. Between my day job, client work, personal work and the digital painting class I'm taking, poor Chris practically has to make an appointment to see me!
This is a piece I did last night for my employer's monthly newsletter. The article is about the health benefits of the Chia seed – and yes, it's the same thing that grows out of your Chia pet!


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Romance Is Boring: Did Marketers Skip Valentines Day 2015?
It just seemed a bit, you know, halfhearted this year. Oh, not Valentines Day itself—just the marketing effort put forth by a lot of brands and businesses during the run-up to Valentines Day 2015. While many were celebrating with that special someone, brands didn't seem to be cozying up to much of anyone.
While for many companies Valentines Day marketing comes easily—think greeting cards, florists, candy companies—other brands might have shied away from wanting to step on any toes or break hearts with mixed messages. It's better to err on the side of caution than risk alienating a portion of your audience with an overly cloying Valentines Day ad. Sometimes slow and steady is the best way to someone's heart, after all.
Another reason for the seemingly reduced amount of marketing around the holiday this year might coincide with the generational shift of romance and marriage to the mid-to-late twenties part of life. As millennials enter the workforce and increase their buying power, the marketing world has to increasingly adapt messages to suit where the dollars are coming from. And currently, we may be entering a time where lots of spend is coming from those who either don't have time for, or are fed up with traditional notions of romance—Valentines Day, in a nutshell.
So what's a brand to do? All dressed up and no one to market to. Keep things casual for now, sticking with the conversation without showing your hand. Millennials have been shown to prefer a realistic, consistent brand, rather than one who loads on the sappy. After all, it's about the REALationship, right?
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Joe: Mr. Slick?
Matt: Yes.
Joe: Do you have a minute?
Matt: Yes.
Joe: I wanted to ask a biblically-related question, but I'll understand if you don't have time right now.
Matt: Go ahead.
Joe: I've read your article on blasphemy of the Holy Spirit before, as well as a few others, but I'm still deeply concerned about it. You see, I've really spurned Christ so many times. I've committed many willful sins in my life after professing Christ. And I can't remember feeling convicted for it.
Matt: Okay.
Joe: So I think about Hebrews 11 and God's discipline . . . so I have to wonder, right? Then I read about Esau and how even though he came to God with tears he found no repentance in his heart, and I can't help but wonder if that's me.
Matt: What would it take to convince you otherwise?
Joe: It'd be nice if God would shoot lightning and thunder and a big ole neon sign.
Matt: Sometimes that would be nice.
Joe: But I'm guessing He won't . . .
Matt: But, he wants us to rely on his word.
Joe: Right.
Matt: Let me ask you. Have you publicly proclaimed that our Lord performed his miracles and that he cast out demons by the power of the evil one?
Joe: No.
Matt: Okay. Then you have not committed blasphemy of the Holy Spirit. That is the one unforgivable sin that Jesus told us about in Matthew 12: 22-32. Since you have not committed, then you don't have anything to worry about.
Joe: What about Hebrews 6 and 10? That's pointing to apostates, right?
Matt: There are different interpretations on that. One view that is necessary to understand is that it was written to Hebrews--most likely to those who had an eyewitness' account of the deeds and teachings of Jesus. In a very real sense they were enlightened, and then they turned their back on the Messiah, the one who was sent to Israel (Matt. 15:24). I admit that it is a difficult passage to interpret but, what I do is compare it to other verses that are more clear.
Joe: Of course.
Matt: Let me ask a question. If you have eternal life, can you ever perish?
Joe: Of course not. I accept perseverance of the saints, but I fear that I'm a false convert. And so am in danger of becoming so hardened by my toying with sin that I am beyond repentance.
Matt: Well, I am glad to know that you believe in eternal security, especially since Jesus taught in John 10:27-28, "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they shall never perish; and no one shall snatch them out of My hand." But, let me run something else by you. If you were to ask God for a fish, would he give you a snake instead? If you ask him for an egg, would he give you a scorpion?
Joe: No, Jesus made that clear. If my natural father knows how to give good gifts will not my Father in heaven give . . .
Matt: Correct, Luke 11:11-13 says, "Now suppose one of you fathers is asked by his son for a fish; he will not give him a snake instead of a fish, will he? 12 Or if he is asked for an egg, he will not give him a scorpion, will he? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?"
Matt: Okay, then what are you asking from the Father?
Joe: I feel foolish for asking these questions, but they've really been haunting me for a while.
Matt: They are not foolish questions. They are the questions of someone with whom the Holy Spirit is working.
Matt: Let me ask you again, what are you asking the Father for?
Joe: Ultimately, salvation.
Matt: If you are asking the Father for salvation, please tell me, basically, what would he tell you?
Joe: Well, He'd say yes. But what if I merely had an emotional experience? Or I'm like the burnt out district in New York where the Mormons and JWs came from? Many those had salvation experiences . . .
Matt: Let me ask the question again a little bit differently. If you were to ask the Father for forgiveness of sin, for reconciliation, etc., who would he point you to?
Joe: Christ
Matt: The Father bears witness of Jesus--John 5:37; 8:18; 1 John 5:9.
Joe: Yes?
Matt: Since the Father would point you to Jesus and Jesus says in Matthew 11:27-28 to come to him, then I need to ask if you have done that? Have you obeyed the Father by going to Christ and asking him for reconciliation, for the forgiveness of your sins?
Joe: Yes.
Matt: If God will not fake you out and give you a scorpion for an egg nor a snake for a fish, then what makes you think that he would allow you to be deceived when you go to Christ asking for the Holy Spirit to indwell you through the shed blood and forgiveness of Christ?
Joe: I see what you're saying.
Matt: It comes down to whether or not you believe what God has actually said about forgiveness. The Bible tells us not to trust our feelings, Jer. 17:9. Do not make doctrine out of experience! Let me say that again. Do not make doctrine out of experience. If you feel something that is in contradiction to the Scripture, then your feeling is wrong.
Joe: Of course. I just see more and more my ineptness and sinfulness, and I can't help but wonder if I'm an authentic Christian.
Matt: Of course you are inept and sinful! You don't think God's grace is dependent upon your ability and holiness do you? The ones he saves are all inept and sinful. So what does that have to do with your being saved or not? Are you trying to find yourself worthy of being saved? Are you thinking that you have to feel a certain way in order to be saved? Look . . . We can deceive ourselves in so many ways because we are inept and sinful.
Joe: It's just it seems like I shouldn't be so spiritually dry and not desiring of God.
Matt: So what does that have to do with you being saved? Don't you realize that there are times when we will go through spiritual deserts and not sense the presence of God at all? It is these times when God allows us to be stripped down, so that we can examine ourselves and our faith so that it can be purified. Ultimately, our faith must rest in God alone and not in our feelings and not in our circumstances. I have been through the desert several times and have wondered even if God knows I exist. But, I have always come out of the desert having my faith purified because it always came down to one thing: do I believe God at his word or not? True faith is trust in God in spite of our circumstances and our feelings . . . and our doubts. Unbelievers who do not have the Spirit of God in them are not concerned about the things of God. They cannot be concerned about them because the Holy Spirit is not working in them and because the unregenerate cannot receive the spiritual things of God (1 Cor. 2:14). But you are concerned, thereby demonstrating regeneration. Through the desert, you must trust God beyond your ability to understand and beyond your ability to feel.
Joe: Hmmm.
Matt: Remember, Moses went through the desert before he was used by God. Paul went through the desert before he was used by God. Jesus went through the desert before he was used by God.
Joe: True.
Matt: Can I give you a quick parable?
Joe: Of course.
Matt: There are two men in about in the ocean--many miles from land. There is no one around them. As they are sailing, they come upon two other men in the ocean. It is obvious that the two men in the water are in deep trouble because there is no boat around them, and they have no life preservers. One of the men on the boat takes a rope and throws it to the men in the water. One man, very tired and weak, reaches for the rope. He is struggling to get to it. The other man in the water is floating face down. He is not reaching for the rope. The first man continues to struggle, continues to reach for that lifeline. So, let me ask you, which one of those two men in the water is alive?
Joe: The one reaching for the lifeline.
Matt: That is correct. Only those who are alive struggle for life. Likewise, only those who are alive in Christ struggle against their sin. The point is you are demonstrating that struggle for spiritual life.
Joe: I see.
Matt: Do you acknowledge that Jesus Christ is God in flesh, that he died on the cross, was buried, and rose from the dead physically three days later?
Joe: Yes.
Matt: Do you also acknowledge that there is nothing you could do to earn your salvation in any way and that what you must do is completely and totally trust in Christ and his sacrificial work for the forgiveness of your sins and the deliverance of your soul for the righteous judgment of God?
Joe: Yes.
Matt: These are spiritual matters. These are not things that can be accepted and trusted by unbelievers. 1 Cor. 2:14 says, "But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised."
Matt: But you are accepting them and trusting in them. Therefore, it is safe to say that you are not a "natural man." And, you need to trust God at his word that he will not fake you out and leave you unsaved if you are asking him in Jesus Christ and trusting Jesus for the sacrifice that cleanses of sin. God is not in the business of deceit. Okay?
Joe: I see what you're saying.
Matt: What I am telling you is the truth. It is biblical. What you need to do is believe in what God has already said . . . and thus get out of the desert.
Joe: Thanks, Matt. I really appreciate your taking the time.
Matt: No problem. I hope it helps.
Joe: And I really appreciate what you're doing with CARM. It's awesome.
Matt: Thank you.
Matt: But, does this dialog help you?
Joe: Yeah, it does.
Matt: Good. You will have to let me know how you progress.
Joe: Sure, if you want.
Matt: Btw, speaking of CARM, would it be okay with you if I use this dialog in the dialogue section? I think it would help others. You are not the only one who was asked this question.
Joe: Go ahead. Now I wish I'd been more articulate. haha.
Matt: LOL . . . I will change your nickname to something else.
Joe: It really doesn't matter. After all I've gotten from CARM it wouldn't be a big deal if people didn't think I was the most intelligent person on earth. I've used information from your site to witness to several skeptics, one guy eventually made a profession of faith.
Matt: Who knows? Maybe God has allowed you to feel your despair, so that he would ask the questions so that it could be written in a dialogue and so that it could help others? I am glad to hear that.
Joe: He is that kind of crazy sovereign.
Matt: Yep. Okay . . . I'm going to take off. Cya later.
Joe: Bye
As I reviewed this dialogue I wished I had continued with the issue of sanctification, the process that God brings us through in order to make us more like Christ. As Christians we can become hardened to sin; and we do need to practice repentance.
But I was most concerned about the immediate issue of this person's salvation. If he does not believe that he is saved, great despair can enter into his heart. If he can rest in his salvation with God and realize that it is secure in Christ, then he would be less likely to try and mistakenly be good enough in order to "stay saved" or "get saved." After all, it is our tendency sometimes, even as Christians, to try and please God by being good. We need to realize that we are only acceptable to God through Christ. Once we have that truth, we can be set free to live righteously and not have to worry about perfection. We need to look to Jesus in spite of how we feel. That is faith!


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When North Shore Medical Center first adopted RL6:PeerReview to support their peer review process, its team was no stranger to incorporating technology in their peer review process.
North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) is in Salem, Massachusetts, with a second campus in Lynn, MA. The center is one of the largest healthcare providers north of Boston, with 372 beds and over 90,000 visits to its three emergency departments each year.
Prior to RLDatix, they were using a homegrown database but, according to Nancy Kerins, Quality Data Analyst, the technology was reaching its limits. As users of RL6:Risk and RL6:Feedback, selecting RLDatix for peer review in 2015 was a natural choice. "We liked the idea of having it all on the same system and being able to push things from one module to the other and linking it," says Nancy.
Recently, NSMC updated to 6.7.1, the latest version of RL6:PeerReview. With this latest upgrade, NSMC is leveraging the improved flexibility of the software to better suit NSMC's rather unique peer review process.
"Our peer review is less of a focused practitioner peer review and more of an event review," says Nancy, "We really focus on the what happened not who did it in our peer review."
This approach embodies a focus on learning and improvements and making the process the least punitive it can be. In 2017, NSMC had 374 peer review files, each linked to one or multiple peer review meetings.
"To get the providers to buy-in to the process you have to show them that this is not about them personally," says Melissa Freeman, Patient Safety Manager "It's about the system, how we can support them and how we can all learn from a peer review case."
RL6:PeerReview is involved from the beginning of the peer review process. Before opening a peer review, Quality Specialists at NSMC will evaluate the case and evaluate whether it warrants further exploration. If it does, it will be entered into RL6:PeerReview. Once the data is entered, a report is pulled that summarizes the cases that will be reviewed by the committee – it includes the timeline, base details and contributing factors.
Though NSMC's very specific workflow means that the software isn't always a perfect fit, the added flexibility with the 6.7.1 release has made integration with their process much more seamless. Alongside the flexibility, some of NSMC's favorite RL6:PeerReview features include setting up alerts, auto reports and linking between safety events in RL6:Risk and peer reviews.
"One of the most exciting new features for us was being able to re-order fields and set fields as required for submission and closure," says Nancy, this feature has helped cut back administrative workloads and makes submission easier.
Thinking of an upgrade? Tips from NSMC:
"I would recommend robust testing for anyone making an upgrade – and look at your organization's workflow and make sure that it's reflected in our test plan." – Nancy Kerins
"Leave enough time for testing because there's often some training you need to do with your end users and you want to leave time for that training." – Melissa Freeman
What can I expect in the latest RL6:PeerReview?
- Build your own framework – whether you're using a standard framework on one that is homegrown, RL6:PeerReview's increased flexibility allows the software to fir your workflow
- User-friendly interface: Set varying security levels and easily see what stage of the investigation you're in and who is involved.
- Improved Timelines: The improved timeline allows you to link information and materials and monitor progress at-a-glance


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(CNN) Robert Mueller will testify before Congress on July 17 after House Democrats issued a subpoena for his appearance, a move that paves the way for a reluctant special counsel to answer questions publicly for the first time about his 22-month investigation into President Donald Trump.
The House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees announced Tuesday that Mueller had agreed to testify after they issued subpoenas for his testimony, and Mueller would appear in public before the two panels next month.
"Americans have demanded to hear directly from the Special Counsel so they can understand what he and his team examined, uncovered, and determined about Russia's attack on our democracy, the Trump campaign's acceptance and use of that help, and President Trump and his associates' obstruction of the investigation into that attack," House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler and House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said in a joint statement.
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First impression is bloviation and general blowback against the Dems, whatever he has to say.
Seems like he's caught in a paradox now. Either he's incompetent or he was lying. We know he's corrupt.
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Samsung's Memoir: Another Level for Camphone Market
The camera phone market gets more interesting by the week and Samsung's latest announcement raises this bar yet again.
Samsung Mobile in conjunction with T-Mobile USA announced the Memoir, an 8 MP camera phone that perhaps, most notably, was announced to the media as an imaging device first. With photographer and model Helena Christensen in the mix as a spokesperson for the Memoir, the device was clearly pushed with its image-capture capability in the forefront. The Memoir is a touch-screen phone with the aforementioned 8-megapixel camera and will initially be available exclusively through T-Mobile USA beginning Wednesday.
Samsung explains that Christensen was the first to gain hands-on experience with the Memoir, using it as her official phone and camera to shoot images during her travels around New York and Barcelona. "As a photographer it was great for me to be the first to try the Memoir and to really experience everything it is capable of doing," said Christensen. "It's very important that my mobile phone also double up as a great camera, that way I always have my camera on hand to capture images at any moment. That's what a big part of photography is about." Christensen shared her images exclusively at the Memoir unveil event this week in Barcelona.
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I should totally be sleeping. And, really, I'm exhausted. But I'm to the point where I'm too exhausted. You know what I mean. Luckily this means you get Series Sunday (I haven't slept, so this still counts!), as planned! 🙂
+ Amber and I convinced each other to get off our asses and out of the house yesterday. It's hard, yo! Have you been to Chicago this winter?! Hella cold…nay, frigid!…and snowy and all the other general unpleasantries. But we went to Target. And out to dinner. Lady date for the win!
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make the mistake make the most awesome decision ever to enter the holiday area at Target. Discounted Valentine's Day candy! And, really, is there any other purpose for that "holiday"? No? No. No, there is not. In related news: Dove Dark Chocolate Hazelnut is amazing. And who doesn't love a Reese's heart!?
+ I may have also bought Easter candy. Please don't judge me (I know you're judging me).
+ I've been trial testing DailyBurn. It's a fitness app. Tons of personal trainer stuff and workout videos. It's $10 a month after your intro month. And I love it! See aforementioned comments about the dreaded winter, and you should see why working out in my living room is appealing right now. No, they are not compensating me for these comments, nor am I popular enough for them to care about my review, but I thought I'd pass it on. Because, seriously, it's a great concept!
+ Speaking of working out: yoga! I've been told it'd help me out before. It apparently suits my personality type. It was right. I sleep better. I feel less stressed. I have less back pain and headaches already. Although I do think I need the chiropractor to really fix my back.
+ Why is my Cosmo mag not here yet?! One. It's the Ashley Benson cover. And Two, I just need my smut!
+ I've spent a fair amount of time talking to a new friend lately. You know how sometimes you just click with someone way it well? No? Just me? Fine. But this is one of those situations. #keeper
+ Baseball season grows ever closer. Pitchers and catchers have reported. The Cardinals keep posting things from Florida. Man. So close, I can taste it! Eep! I wanna attend some games this summer. A lot.
+ It is supposed to hit 50 one day this week. I think that needs no further explanation. You get it.


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Following five successful editions of our National Conference on Next Generation Demand Response, this year's event will be taking place in Boston, Massachusetts on 12-13th June 2019.
The conference will once again bring together senior executives and experts from utility companies, technology providers, energy professionals and leading service providers. We will discuss the latest challenges and developments making an impact on the industry. Some of the essential topics this year include battery storage with solar, microgrids, smart devices and customer satisfaction.
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When their marriage becomes boring, Millicent and her husband create a very different date night. With dark humor, reminiscent of a Coen Brothers' film, this novel of murder and psychological suspense has so many twists and turns that you will not be able to put it down!— Marilyn
"It started out as a game, a series of hypothetical questions to liven up their marriage: Who could they hurt? And what could they get away with? With two kids and a mortgage, Millicent and her husband need all the excitement they can find. But soon conversation isn'tenough and their dream life turns into a nightmare. Because the thing about games is there'salways a winner…and a loser. Downing has written the perfect psychological thriller, a shattered scream of a book. Once I picked it up, I didn't stop reading until I reached the final, stunning sentence. My Lovely Wife is a wholly original and thoroughly terrifying read!"
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It's good to be reminded that sometimes – sometimes – Vice is a good magazine. I mean, it was always better than a lot of other shit I would read (not buy – read) at uni, like the NME (read I did not buy the NME read read read and even then I didn't read it properly god I hate the NME). But it dallied with wankerishness far too much for me to ever really get on board.
But now they gone done put Beavis and Butthead on the front cover and have a pretty good interview with Mike Judge in the mag. This makes me happy, as I like Beavis and Butthead and I like Mike Judge, even if Idiocracy wasn't as good as it should have been. Still a fine idea on paper, though.
He's a man who nails the 'normal' person thing quite well – he seems to get and appreciate the fact that inanity and boredom is a huge part of everyday life. While his output tends to be something of a rallying cry against accepting your lot, like in Office Space, or stupidity in general, like B&B or Idiocracy (and to some extent King of the Hill), there's never anything in what he makes that makes you, the viewer, feel like a worse person if you do accept your lot or you are stupid.
I have no idea what I'm on about anyway, I'm stupid and accept my lot. I love Office Space. I'm just going to put some Youtube clips here because I don't know what else to write for this, which just be glad I didn't write yesterday while drunk.


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I've said anything is better than just watching banners and trailers. These folk are out to prove me wrong!
These films can be assumed to be almost unwatchable unless rated otherwise:
(A) Star Trek first contact fan film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGPFZXGp2o(5:16). Staic, no sets, and I can't understand the dialogue.
(B) Moved to Historic Fan Films. http://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/137.html (E) (Star Trek: The Klingon Incident)
(C) Star Trek: Starfleet Marines Rating: 0.5
This seems to be more a Superman fan film than a Star Trek fan film. A really BAD Superman fan film. But, I wanted to place it here to warn anyone who bothered to check here about it. My bad joke about the J.J. Abrams Star Trek has been that it's so far into the fantasy and not the Sci Fi area, that they can now guest star Superman. Who'd have thought a collection of teenagers would have taken that idea seriously?
I can't be sure, but I think it's supposed to be Silver Age. The 'uniforms' are not of any known era. The ship is The Dauntless. g
Episode 1.1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIpPknCM2Is&feature=related
Episode 1.2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDDgNa7K-0s&feature=related
Episode 1.3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4lUqLpAFr8&feature=related
There's a crew member named Kal-el... the last surviving Krytonian, which seems like the wrong franchise. In fact, if they didn't label themselves as "Star Trek" I'd take this to be a fan film for THAT OTHER franchise with humans and aliens. There are neither sets nor green screens, but they use elevators for turbolifts and old PC with on desk full size boxes and cathode ray tubes screens for computers. The only hint of Silver Age is the choice of music and a character named Reginald Barkley. No special effects or CGI. Repeats itself, and claims the Romulans did stuff, but it's not even clear how they got the Krytonite they went down to get. It's not clear how their crew was abducted, or why, or how they found out. Bad writing, mediocre acting. No use of CGI. Hard to follow. Bad, repetitious editing. Why use Star Trek anything?
Season 2 "Lifesign" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgJ-xYmOFIc&feature=related
This might be Part 1, but I wouldn't bet my life on it. The Eradicator is beemed up in the nick of time. Well, at least Braniac is Green. It's got one on Smallville for that.
Season 2 Part 2 "Exile" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTH_kxp__eg&feature=related
This one has Supe's tights and "S" and Brainiac.
Season 2 Part 3 "Sacrifice" Opening Credits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53fGgQCAEs&feature=related
It ends with our two Star Fleet Marines cut off from their ship. But then, the whole thing made no sense, so who cares?
(D)The Best Star Trek Fan Film Ever Made These guys say this is a film they made to prepare for making the not-quite-bad-enough for this listing "Borg War" ... and I believe them.
(E) Parodies, just by their nature, are often both bad and offensive. So, it's hard for a parody to be so bad it winds up here, AND has to be moved to Star Trek Restricted! But this 3 parter made it! Star Trek: The Lost Conversations. To go to Star Trek Restricted, click here: Star Trek: The Lost Conversations
(G) Phantom of the Space Opera (TOS parody) Combination of remarkably weak idea, bad execution, bad singing voices, bad video and long length (about 90 minutes!) place this in really, really bad stuff.
You Tube Home: http://www.youtube.com/user/ifwaplayers#p/u/8/ISco-f4rpNA
Part 1 of 9 (7:47)
Part 2 of 9 (8:44)
Part 3 of 9 (8:42)
Part 4 of 9 (9:31)
Part 5 of 9 (9:24)
Part 6 of 9 (9:42)
Part 7 of 9 (8:58)
Part 8 of 9 (10:09)
Part 9 of 9 (7:23)
(H) Star Brits (British Star Trek Parody) This is obviously done by somebody who is not British.
You Tube home: http://www.youtube.com/user/Victorx92
Star Brits 1 (British Star Trek Parody) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIBOf-F0xyE&feature=related (3:44)
Star Brits 2: The Smashing Old Ship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTRRfMa4wM4 (5:19)
Star Brits 3: Attack of the Volmulans Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSguWMRsWKI (7:16)
Star Brits 4: Attack of the Volmulans Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2z3ipul8jE (7:04)
Star Brits 5: The Hunt for the Little Green One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUR-mzictHc (9:14)
This is not the worst of the Really Really bad stuff. But to rate it as a 1 would insult other 1s. The audio is purposely made hard to understand by a fake accent and having one person read all parts. The video mixes captures from Pro Trek with badly drawn stills. The fake Britishness serve neither the function of humor nor of plot nor of characterization. The story is not original, being taking closely from pro Trek. Rating: 0
(I) Deep Space 9 Parody. Moved to Star Trek Restricted for fowl language both for sexual content and racism.
(J) Two films by http://www.youtube.com/user/CD3141#p/u . Characters are violent, story is chaotic and unrelated to the characters whose names it uses, sound is poor. Also, foul language. Moved to Star Trek Restricted for foul language and violence.
(K) Star Trek: The Mirror No story. Just a game with pictures of ships fighting extracted.
You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheSimba100
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBP9c5yRZ9M (1:24)
Episode 1 Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uvfdRYkio0 (1:15)
Episode 1 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k18NFCs95Q (2:42)
Episode 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8legdqyZKI (5:33)
Episode 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ_eQkhosuo (1:49)
(L) Mash-up for a personal attack on Alec Peters. Posted as a parody of the Axanar mess, 7/1/2017, on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marc us.blazingstoke/videos/1020965 3598283334 ; On YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=oGivKtcJ-ko (3:00). The filmmaker is Marcus Blazingstoke, https://www.facebook.com/marc us.blazingstoke?fref=ufi
(N). Star Smack, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGSHkTdAQB0(7:16)(REMOVED as of March 1, 2018 and REUPLOADED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhsFt8mNewM(7:16)


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This post by Thaya Brook Knight points to this 150-page report from US Treasury on US financial system.
It picks the section on US Financial Regulation Structure:
On Monday, the Treasury Department released the first of four planned reports on the U.S. financial system. While the 150-page report, focusing on banks and credit unions, includes a number of observations and recommendations worth discussing, there is one page I'd like to highlight here. It's a single chart. And yet it speaks volumes about the current state of regulation in the financial sector. Here's the chart:
Those in Washington often talk about the "alphabet soup" of federal agencies. We do love our acronyms here. But this chart shows that the financial sector has a complete soup all of its own. There are nine federal regulators who oversee the financial sector. Additionally, each state has its own regulators, typically one each for securities, insurance, and banking. Plus, there are the self-regulatory organizations—quasi-private bodies whose decisions can have the effect of law on the companies and individuals they oversee. A single organization can be subject to as many as six regulators. An organization that does business in multiple states can potentially be subject to regulation in each of them, in addition to regulation at the federal level.
Phew! Just looking at the chart you get a headache, can't even imagine how there would be any coordination if at all amidst them. Not surprisingly, this is highlighted as one of the major problems in US.
This is not just mockery of US financial regulation structure bu also the economic advisory which tells other countries to develop financial system like that of US (though these voices have dimmed somewhat). Infact, there was a lot of research post 2008 crisis which suggested the reason for the crisis was lack of regulation in US. This obviously flowed from both image of Greenspan and his ideology which was of this free market variety.
However, not many looked at how regulated the system already was. There are players across the curve making it really difficult to figure who does what..In the end, it was more of a case of haphazard regulation rather than too little..The left hand did not know what the right hand was doing. Instead of correcting this, we have added more hands to the regulation God..


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Though he feels the pressure of an imminent assassination attempt, he comes upon an amazing find: a possible ancient E.T. skeleton, 6 inches long, is discovered in the Atacama desert. Dr. Greer, along with his team, backed by crowd funding supporters, travel to Europe to get a sample of bone fragment in order to have an IVY league university run genetic tests on the skeleton. What they find will completely change the reality of human existence.
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The pigeonhole principle is a relatively simple counting argument that can be used to demonstrate some rather counterintuitive results. It is a simple principle:
If n>m, and n pigeons are placed in m pigeonholes, there must be at least one hole with more than one pigeon. This principle relates in obvious ways to our study of isomorphisms and the use of bijectivity in various proofs. An equivalent mathematical statement that is more formal is that there is a 1-1 correspondence between two finite sets A and B if and only if the order of A equals the order of B.
More importantly, there are some interesting problems about/applications of the pigeonhole principle. Here is one good example:
1. Take a chessboard with the opposite corner squares missing. Is it possible to cover the entire board with domino pieces of length two squares?
The opposite corners are both either black or both white. Thus, either way, we have two more of one color remaining. But each domino covers one black and one white square. Thus there is a 1 to 1 correspondence between the white and black squares, established by the dominoes covering the chessboard. But removing the opposite corners will ensure that a 1-1 correspondence is impossible. So it is not possible to cover the entire board with such dominoes.


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Proudest Angel are a re-formed groove-metal/punk-metal band from Chicago. Performing at the first-ever HappyHeadbanger Fest, they're promoting their first album of new material since 2002. Entitled 'The Soundtrack to Your Next Bad Decision', it is available on their bandcamp page to stream or download. Here is their new music video: Civilly Feral.


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We've completed work on junctions at Fenham le Moor, Outchester, Adderstone Mains and Newstead.
What's next?
We're continuing with the programme of junction improvements, with work planned for Cheswick Buildings junction, Fenhamhill Junction, Haggerston Castle access, Warenford Junction, A1/B1341 Purdy Lodge junction and A1/B1342 Station Road, Belford.
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Why we need this scheme
The A1 in Northumberland is an important route between England and Scotland, especially for long distance travel along the eastern side of the country. The improvements north of Ellingham will provide opportunities to overtake slow moving vehicles through the use of overtaking lanes.
The improvements will look to improve the safety of the A1 north of Ellingham.
The scheme in detail
We propose to improve the A1 north of Ellingham by enhancing the performance and safety of this section of road. Our improvement programme includes enhancing the performance and safety of the A1 north of Ellingham, including overtaking opportunities, junction improvements and improved crossing facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.
Further detail about the proposals for the improvements can be found on our consultation page, which provides the plans presented at the recent consultation events.
The scheme aims to:
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- improve journey times and journey time reliability
- enable economic growth in Northumberland
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