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Steal the Look: Paris Fashion Week SS18 Edition
In a city where I'm given a double take for wearing ripped jeans, I'm hesitant to accept the practicality of some of the outfits presented at the SS18 Paris Fashion Week. However, I'm a reasonable woman and know I shouldn't judge too quickly, so I put my theory to the test and let the designers of fashion week inspire six new looks for me to try.
I decided to start with a look that only broke one of my usual fashion rules: denim on denim. Vanessa Seward sent model Birgit Kos down the runway in a "Canadian tuxedo". I gave it a chance and dared to go denim.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
Though probably not the worst thing I've ever worn (my mind immediately goes back to my middle school days), I don't think it's particularly Paris appropriate. Seward made it look cute, but I'm going to have to stay true to my original rules and avoid the clashing of materials.
Next on my radar was Kenzo's Spring 2018 Ready-to-Wear collection. The first look I decided to try was reminiscent of the aforementioned middle school days when the principal demanded we layer our spaghetti strapped clothes with thicker sleeves underneath.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
It was definitely an outfit that I had tried in the past, and certainly, one that should have stayed in the past. It didn't work for me then, and it's not working for me now. However, I wasn't giving up on Kenzo's line too quickly. My forgiving self offered the spring collection an additional chance to impress me.
Figuring that I had similar items in my closet and that, therefore, it must be adjacent to my taste, I decided to put together articles of clothing that I liked individually. Although, the result was a combination that was more questionable than the pineapple on pizza debacle. For the original look, here's Kenzo's model making it look fashionable.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
Maybe it would be acceptable if I had put on the clothes in a different order (shirt usually on top of my bra), but I think that this look could use some rethinking. I can reassure my worried mother that this look, in particular, is "just a phase", and I will not be seen in public in a similar outfit anytime soon.
I decided to give Kenzo a break and see what the Saint Laurent's show had to offer. The first look I attempted (seen here), seemed easy enough.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
For what I lacked in chunky jewelry to complete the outfit, I made up for in copious amounts of camera equipment, namely a spare flash. Not pictured here is what I dubbed the "cringe fringe" on the boots in the original look. Not only did I lack the fabric necessary to achieve those boots, but I also lacked the bravery to allow myself to be seen in a shin-length of fringed boots. The result was a look that wasn't quite my taste, but also not completely repulsive to me.
For the next look, I decided to stay 'truer' to myself. I'm a woman who dresses for comfort, so this next Saint Laurent ensemble immediately caught my attention when Celine Bouly wore it here.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
I didn't have an outfit that looked exactly like the one Saint Laurent sent down the runway - or so I thought. I was lying in bed thinking how a college student on a budget, like myself, could achieve a high-fashion look, but then it dawned on me; a blanket reminiscent of the texture of the Saint Laurent look made the perfect dupe. It's a look that I probably wouldn't make it out the door in, but it's the perfect nap time ensemble. It receives a score of 10 out of 10 for comfort, but a zero out of 10 for the potential of me walking the streets in it.
The rest of Saint Laurent's line proved to be equally challenging to pull together. As a shameless "Maxxinista" who gets the majority of her clothes from bargain stores, it's no surprise that my wardrobe wasn't up to date with the latest fashion trends. But that didn't mean I wouldn't still attempt to achieve the look.
The little black dress is a closet staple. Of course, I have one, but not with the volume of the skirt that Saint Laurent showed here. Again, I had to improvise.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
I considered this look breathtaking, mostly due to the material I used to achieve it. What started as empty garbage bags to fill the skirt soon turned into filled ones, as I realized I had not gone to the store to replenish my supply in a while. And this is where the breathtaking component comes in, as the outfit got rather stinky rather fast. A few things came from this experience. The first being a realization of what it means to dress trashy, and the second being the newfound knowledge that I'm a size 30 (gallon). It's not a look I could wear, but it offered me some ideas of high-end ways to take the trash outside.
My creativity was now at an all-time high, and I looked to Saint Laurent for one final challenge. Sure enough, I found it.
Usually, I stay away from white on account of my very nature of being an absolute slob and prone to staining any light color I attempt to wear (always armed with a Tide to Go-stick), but this was a look I couldn't resist. Maria Miguel wore it well here, but Jacqueline Wegwerth was about to wear it even better.
Image Credit: Jacqueline Wegwerth
The immediate reaction from this outfit when I let my Snapchat followers see it, was laughter, but I believe I'll be the one laughing when my superior fashion sense is finally noticed and appreciated. It's not a look I could practically wear, as it would result in me sleeping on a bare mattress afterward, but these sheets were rather comfortable and could potentially make the base for a wearable outfit.
Overall, I'm impressed and inspired by the fresh perspective on fashion offered by the designers showing at Paris Fashion Week. However, though captivating on the runway, I'm not convinced that the streets of Paris are ready for these looks, quite yet.


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So, it looks like El Salvador is going to go ahead and murder-through-neglect a 22-year-old woman who needs an abortion to live. I wish I could say I was surprised, but I'm not. The only way this is surprising is if you believe that "pro-life" policies have anything to do with life. This was entirely predictable, if you correctly believe that opposition to abortion is rooted in a belief that women should give birth whether they like it or not—or die trying. This woman is a human sacrifice made by the government of El Salvador to demonstrate their fealty to the belief that women are subhuman baby factories who don't deserve rights.
The woman in question, who is being called Beatriz by the press, is suffering from lupus and kidney disease that will likely kill her if she gives birth, and her fetus doesn't have a brain, meaning that it will not survive if brought to term. If/when she passes, she wil leave behind a young son and a husband.
When I say "human sacrifice", I am not exaggerating. The Catholic Church has responded to the surge of feminist energy around the world in no small part by doubling down on their denunciations of contraception and abortion, and making it clear that women should put being subservient baby-makers over every other consideration, even their own basic survival. In fact, there's a lot of romanticizing of women who die in childbirth, to the point where it's treated like it's the most awesome thing you can do as a woman. At least one woman I know of has been sainted for dying rather than choosing abortion, and anti-choicers frequently spread slobberingly worshipful propaganda exalting death in childbirth as the best thing that ever happened. (Here's a typical example.) The misogynist longing for female death isn't even really subtextual at this point, but right there on the surface. And if you won't choose death, well, they'll choose it for you.
All of this is why it's really just so, so disingenuous for a bunch of death eaters like the hardcore Catholics to claim that pro-choicers are pushing a "culture of death". Nothing is more pro-life than the belief that women's lives matter, independent of their fertility. Anti-choicers in the U.S. know that pushing for these really hardcore policies that ban abortions with no exceptions exposes how anti-life they actually are, so they usually don't go this far, but don't be fooled. Bans on abortion for the health of the mother might as well be bans on abortion in the case of the mother's life. Cases like Beatriz's, where the chance of death is near 100% if she gives birth, are pretty rare. Doctors will generally be reluctant to push for legal abortions in cases where the chance of death is more like 50% or 75%. Plus, if women are granted life-saving abortions in some cases, such eclampsia, they regain their health pretty quickly right after the abortion, giving misogynist prosecutors leverage to say that she wasn't "really" sick and prosecuting the doctors and their patients anyway.
Anti-choice politics are always about the sacrificing of women's lives. They start with sacrificing women's ability to live their lives freely, and eventually move on to terminating women's right to have those lives at all. This is but one really egregious example.


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Everyone prefers a slimmer silhouette, but realistically, it's not that easy to maintain. Even if you keep fit, we find we can always use a little extra "support." It's a gal's best kept secret, including celebrities.
Until now, shapewear was something that we did our best to hide. Until Jewel Toned came on the scene and changed the way we 'view' our shapewear. It's "Perfect for women who make their own rules."
Jewel Toned is a hip line of shapewear that you'll actually want to wear. It's layer-able and versatile and comfortable. It serves a purpose besides just holding everything in place. It looks great as outer garments and comes in an array of gorgeous "jewel-tone" colors.
CEO of Jewel Toned, Rachael McCrary is a formidable figure in the Intimate Apparel Industry, having begun her career with Victoria's Secret, and moved her way up to Vice-President of Design at Maidenform, before launching Jewel Toned.
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Celebrity fans, including Amy Schumer and Lena Dunham both slipped into the shape wear for their Hollywood Reporter cover shoot. Aubrey O'Day has flaunted Jewel Toned on Instagram.
Jewel Toned is multi-functional shapewear that can be worn on the go for either work or play. Instead of being self-conscious about wearing shapewear, with all the different gorgeous colors and styles, you'll proudly wear it and look sexy doing it.


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The Moneyfacts Pick of the Week showcases the best of the latest products or rate changes to hit the consumer finance market.
Brief product details together with independent Moneyfacts analysis can be used with confidence in your finance sections. You can select one or two products to sit beside a relevant story or use them all as a general feature.
Paragon BankParagon Bank has increased the rate on its two-year fixed rate bond, which now pays 2.40% upon its anniversary or 2.37% monthly. Savers must invest from £1,000 up to a maximum of £100,000. Additions are permitted within five days of the account opening, but early access is not permitted. This deal is for savers aged 18 and over and must be operated online.
Internet investors will be delighted by this latest update from Paragon Bank. Paying 2.40%, this two-year fixed rate is the highest paying two-year bond in the market, heading straight into the Moneyfacts.co.uk Best Buys as a result. However, with no early access to funds, savers will need to be happy to lock their money away.
Virgin MoneyVirgin Money has increased the rate paid on its one-year fixed rate ISA, which is now 1.76% yearly or 1.75% monthly until 15.10.16. Savers can invest from as little as £1. Additions are permitted within 30 days of the account opening and early access is also allowed subject to a penalty of 60 days' loss of interest. Transfers in from both cash and stocks & shares ISAs are accepted. This deal is for savers aged 16 and over and can be operated in branch and by post. An internet-only version is also available.
The 1.76% one-year fixed rate ISA is highly competitive and sits comfortably among the top five of the market. This is a great choice for savers who want to earn a great rate while keeping their savings safe from the taxman.
Nationwide Building SocietyNationwide Building Society has reduced its 10-year fixed rate mortgage, which is now priced at 3.99%. This deal is for first-time buyers only who borrow between £25,000 and £750,000 at 85% loan-to-value. A fee of £999 is payable, all of which can be added to the advance of the mortgage. An incentive package of a £500 rebate is available. This deal has the flexibility of being able to make overpayments of up to 10% of the outstanding balance and make underpayments.
Borrowers looking for a long-term mortgage deal will be surprised by this latest offer from Nationwide Building Society. At 3.99%, this deal is highly competitive and sits comfortably in the market. With the extra bonus of a £500 cash rebate, this deal will be a popular choice for borrowers who are looking for the extra security a 10-year fixed rate provides.
Nationwide Building Society's lending area includes Scotland.
Loughborough Building SocietyLoughborough Building Society has launched a new two-year discounted variable rate mortgage, which is priced at 1.99% (3.00% discount). This deal is for all customers who borrow between £25,000 and £500,000 at 85% loan-to-value. A fee of £299 is payable, all of which can be added to the advance of the mortgage. This deal has the flexibility to make overpayments of up to 10% of the outstanding balance.
The 1.99% two-year discounted mortgage from Loughborough Building Society is highly competitive, sitting within the top five of its sector. With a low fee of £299, this is likely to be a cost-effective option for many.
Loughborough Building Society's lending area does not include Scotland.
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Tesco BankTesco Bank has removed its £5 monthly fee on its current account. This account pays 3% AER credit interest on balances up to £2,999.99 and customers can also fall back on an authorised overdraft rate of 18.9% EAR. Account holders will be able to benefit from earning Tesco Clubcard points with debit card spending too.
The removal of the monthly fee from Tesco Bank's current account puts this deal firmly in the Moneyfacts.co.uk Best Buys. The account is a great all-rounder, offering not only competitive credit interest but a good overdraft facility, which is likely to appeal to customers looking for fuss-free banking wrapped up with the added bonus of extra loyalty points.
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Ratings from banks typically don't have an time horizon beyond a year. In the following video, Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman dissects changes for three midstream companies. For him, the two upgrades should hold for longer than a year given the market prospects for natural gas liquids. ONEOK Partners (NYSE:OKS) is even a company that he has been following for quite some time. Why might this company and a peer have been upgraded while a somewhat similar midstream company lost a spot on the ratings ladder? Tune in below for our take.
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Dr. James A. Davies, M.D. is the Medical Director of Davies Eye Center and The Surgical Eye Care Center. As a surgical pioneer, Dr. Davies has been recognized as the authority in the field of cataract and refractive surgery with experience in a wide range of procedures, such as corneal and anterior segment eye surgery, corneal laser refractive surgery and cataract surgery.
With a special emphasis on the Crystalens accomodating lens implant, he was the first in Southern California to implant the first generation Crystalens in 2003. In 2008 he was the first in the world to implant the FDA approved Crystalens HD500. This year Doctor Davies is proud to be 1 of 10 doctors in the US approved to implant the newest FDA approved lens the Trulign Toric for cataracts and astigmatism.
He has been a part of numerous studies becoming the Lead Investigator for the Crystalens HD 100 and HD 500 studies as well as the latest Trulign Toric study.
Dr. Davies is an innovator, often introducing new technologies in the field of ophthalmology. Over the years Dr. Davies has been involved in every aspect of cataract and refractive surgery, traveling the world to learn and teach the latest cataract and refractive surgery techniques. He has presented at multiple conventions for ophthalmologists, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, New York, Chicago and San Diego.
He has extensive surgical experience, having performed over 30,000 surgeries, including over 13,000 cataracts and lens implant procedures.
- Graduated from Brigham Young University with High Honors with Distinction and with the University Scholar designation, and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
- Medical Degree with Honors, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Medical Internship & Ophthalmology Residency, Sinai Hospital/Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, Michigan, where he served as Chief Resident
- Has performed over 13,000+ cataract surgeries and counting, with outstanding results, and in those, has implanted over 1,300+ Crystalens accommodating lenses
- First in the world to implant the FDA approved Crystalens HD500
- Davies Eye Care Center was designated a "Crystalens Center of Excellence"
- First in the United States to implant the HD100 third-generation Crystalens
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- First in Southern -California to implant the first-generation Crystalens
- First in San Diego to use endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation (ECP), a revolutionary new treatment that uses a small handpiece that has a video camera, light source and laser for treating glaucoma patients
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Seattle-based photographer Andria Lindquist has an amazing talent for capturing relationships, as seen in these gorgeous winter engagement photos featuring Meagan and Chase. View more from this shoot on Andria's blog, and be sure to check out more of her work (including her amazing travel photos) while you're there!
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Split Band Claddagh RIng
This Claddagh ring has a classic design with a band that on either side spits into two.
Stands for love, loyalty, & friendship.
Legend has it that shortly before he was due to be married, a fisherman Richard Joyce was captured at sea by pirates and sold into slavery in Algeria. He became the property of a rich Moorish goldsmith, who sensing his potential began to train him in his craft. In time, Richard Joyce became a fully proficient master craftsman and with thoughts of the girl he had left behind close to his heart, he fashioned the first Claddagh Ring. The heart symbolizing love, the pair of hands representing friendship and the crown for loyalty. In 1698, after an agreement with King George III to release all his subjects held in slavery, Richard Joyce found himself once more a free man. His master, who had by now grown very fond of him offered his only daughter in marriage and half his wealth, if he would remain in Algiers, but Joyce declined and returned home to Galway. There he found that his sweetheart had waited for his return, and presenting her with the Claddagh Ring they were married. Today, the Claddagh Ring is used as a symbol of unity, whether it be for an irish wedding band, friendship ring, or promise ring.
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9 years experience within the music industry. Have worked in various areas, but most extensively: Music Management P.R Tour Management Marketing Companies I've worked for: Columbia Records - Kings of Leon, Calvin Harris, Bob Dylan Island Records - Drake, Strome Co-Operative Music/PIAS - Block Party, Major Lazer Quietus Management - Suede, Simply Red, Bad Breeding, Chrissie Hynde LD Communications - Wireless Festival, Download Festival, V Festival
Day to day personal assistant to select artists – booking travel & hotels, account management, family & business/estate management – organising personal holidays, gifts, maintenance at properties, personal appointments, assisting in recruitment of new staff members – nanny, tutor etc. Press – working with PR companies to find suitable matches in media promotion for each artist/project Assisting in promotional opportunities for artists – TV/radio/print media interview co-ordination for tour and album promotions in both Europe and Internationally Tour management – compiling budgets for shows, booking travel, advancing shows & hiring crew, guest list management – Arena tours – family, guests and press allocations Show/Promotional wardrobe - working alongside stylist and artist to develop strong tour wardrobes and looks for press photoshoots. Endorsement management – pairing brand endorsement opportunities with suitable artists and negotiating social media promotions etc. Radio and TV promotions – supplying relevant companies/pluggers with all promotional material from the artist Event organisation – finding suitable event spaces, working with artists to compile guest lists, working with PR team to develop a coverage strategy for the event Company expenses for directors, booking travel, diary organisation and booking meetings on directors behalf
(Temp position) Assisting Radio Promotions team – booking travel, travel, ordering promos for radio distribution Collating and distributing radio reports to team and label team members Managing mailing lists for radio distribution of latest releases Collating and ordering tickets for national and regional artist shows for team Managing budgets sent from Tour Managers – ensuring they meet Universal rates Booking and coordinating artist promotional tour schedules Assisting management during radio sessions/promotional tours Managing and approving Uniport invoices Providing radio producers up to date PR on artists featuring on show Liaising with Marketing and A&R to ensure correct content is available to be sent to radio contacts
P.A to Managing Directors - booking travel, meetings, diary management, collating press cuttings for clients Assisting in creating/developing PR plans / stunts & photo ops for Media Digital PR Assistant – online promotion of events via blogs, social media & online publications inc. office management Artist & Media Liaison Download Festival, Wireless Festival, Hard Rock Calling, V Festival, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, NME Awards Event Launches / Press nights – Dirty Dancing West End Show, Lapland UK, Natural History Museum Ice Rink, The Clash Black Market pop-up shop
Liaising with artist management to arrange promotional trips/interviews etc Liaising with P.R firms - scouting best match for individual bands/artists Music management – responsible for preventing leaks of new albums, supplying correct media with protected streams, creating/maintaining database of contacts Assisting with development of Artist marketing timelines, music selection for radio, visual marketing – underground/billboard/poster ad placement, online campaigns Social networking – promoting label artists online across social media sites Maintaining up to date statistics of artist activity - digital - social media & online press/radio plays/tv etc Analysing/creating reports of artist fan base statistics Liaising with/assisting radio pluggers - meetings with radio stations/DJs, arranging playbacks of new music P.A to company management – organising travel/meetings
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The Nutana Legion is set to become Pokémon central this weekend.
The legion branch is holding its first meet-up event for players of the hit Pokémon Go smartphone game on Sunday.
Vice-president John Davis said he hit on the idea during a visit to the Dundurn military base.
"When we got to the base all the soldiers had their phones out on their (lunch) break, and they're all playing it," he said.
Davis said it's part of a push to get serving soldiers interested in coming to the Legion — as well as just generally bringing in a younger crowd.
"We also have a venue, and we need to stay current. And we still need to act as a business, even though we don't like to say that. Not-for-profit, but we still need to survive so we can carry on doing what we do as a Legion," he said, stressing that they remain committed as always to serving veterans and remembrance activities.
Davis said the Legion has bought a few lures from Nintendo — which will attract many of the digital creatures at the heart of the game to the area around the hall.
He said they hope to make the meet-ups a weekly event. If they really take off, he said there's a good chance of a sweet reward for participants.
"When (Nintendo) sees patterns forming,such as meet-ups, then there is a big chance that a rare Pokémon will turn up," he said.
Acknowledging stories that have hit the news of Pokémon Go players so absorbed in the game on their phones that they walk, or even drive, blindly into dangerous situations, Davis said Legion volunteers would be on hand to make sure someone with their eyes not glued to a screen is present to keep people safe.
The event runs from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Nutana Legion Hall on Sunday.
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On August 28, 2013 citizens from across the country will converge in Washington, DC to commemorate and celebrate the historic March On Washington which occurred 50 years ago on August 28, 1963.
My dad was there. 250,000 other people were there. Don't you want to be there for this one? Oscar Grant, Trayvon, and growing economic inequality demand we show up. I'm going with my kids.


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We took a fun drive starting up Logan Canyon for our family night activity on Monday night. The girls were not expecting it and I said, "I'm bringing my camera! We leave in five minutes." Zee said, "Mom! I need to shower and do my hair if you are taking pictures. You didn't warn us." My response was, "Since when would I NOT have my camera with us for anything?" That was the end of that discussion. wink-wink!
These two girls are so cute, they don't take a bad picture. We were laughing so hard while trying to catch a few shots. This place that they are standing is where Doug and I got engaged. We love to take a drive up to this, one of our favorite spots on earth!
There's just no denying that things are just plain different without Quayd. I missed his humor on our drive. I missed watching him find the spot that would give me heart failure as he climbed or crawled through it. He's definitely a dare-devil. So, this was a very tame drive. We were gone for almost four hours and there was not one scare or "thrill". Well... other than when we saw a black cow grazing and I said, "Look at the bear!!!" The girls fell for it for about two seconds!
As for wildlife, other than lots of cattle and sheep, we did see these deer grazing about ten feet from the side of the road. We stopped to look at each other for a minute or so before they left.
Several beautiful waterfalls, some only a foot or so. But, the moss was so green and the water so clear. We are so blessed to live in these beautiful mountains!
The sun went down as we reached the summit, so most of our drive was on a shady path... then again, it's usually like that up the canyon.
Left-hand Fork comes out at the south end of the valley. We have only driven this trail a few times in our years together. I was in awe of these rocky ledges. How anyone could not look at these mountains and know that there is a God, I'll never understand!
At the summit, there was a herd of sheep and their sheepdog. We had Zulu with us. That sheepdog was not going to let us come anywhere near those sheep! He came running at a full pace, so Zulu ended up inside the car. I don't think that Zulu minded the security of the car at all. Notice the color of the trees... this was taken at the summit just before the sun set. The light on the trees shows the truer color than the rest of the pix taken in the shadows of the mountains. So beautiful!


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Self education is not the responsibility of any institute of higher learning. It is up to the individual to seek out ways to invest practically. Read books and research specific methods of investing. There is no need to take complicated investment or financial classes before making an investment.
Write down and take notes on key pieces of information that is learned. Reviewing these notes helps to build on the knowledge that has been learned. Start to listen to audio records and online discussions that talk about different methods of investing. This is a great way to use investment vocabulary in the proper context.
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text: I am hoping that someone can shed some light on my situation. I own a Brian Bromberg 5 string by Peavey. I took out all the electronics and pickups and replaced them with Lane Poor pickups and electronics. The problem is Lane went out of business as you all probably know and I am left with a preamp with no active tone controllers. I am interested in the Bartolini ntmb183g preamp and possible the bartolini MPB2-918 to use with the wilkenson bridge with piezo pickups. The piezo option is not as important as just getting a good preamp but would be nice if I could incorporate it. Does it make sense to use these two bartolini components together with my lane poor and wilkenson bridge? Does anyone recommend any other options I might consider? Thanks for any information and/or advice. John Iden


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6 September 2017
Birmingham's bin workers once again have had to strike to stop job losses and pay cuts, after the Labour council reneged on a previously agreed deal.
Disgracefully the council has issued 113 redundancy notices to workers and is clearly setting out to try and break the bin workers' struggle.
The council claims it has no choice but to sack bin workers and cut up to £5,000 a year from the remaining staff's pay because of lack of funds. Like every council it has suffered savage cuts in funding from the Tory government, but that is no excuse for inflicting austerity on the council workforce.
In fact, the council has over £100 million in its 'unallocated' useable reserves which it could use to avoid any cuts in public services, jobs or pay and conditions, while building a movement to defeat this weak divided government.
Instead the council has shown it is prepared to spend money - to try and break the strike! It has so far spent £2 million on employing scab labour.
A striker explained: "We're happy to discuss any terms and conditions that the council want to change, but we can't accept a pay cut plain and simple. People have mortgages and they've got families to feed so a cut out of their wages of up to £5,000 a year is just not acceptable.
"What we need now is for the union to organise a rally that brings all the depots together. We need to take this more public now. We've got the majority of public support and we can win.
"We're fighting for our jobs and we're probably the strongest workforce. If we win this, I don't think they can touch any other department. But if we lose this, every single department, and the city's public services, will go downhill."
The Birmingham bin workers are at the forefront of the national battle to stop cuts to local government. Building solidarity should be a vital part of the TUC congress taking place next week. The National Shop Stewards' Network (NSSN) rally taking place before the congress will be demanding coordinated action to stop the cuts and smash the pay cap.
"I'm attending because I'm sick and tired of the working men and women of this country having the life squeezed out of their conditions to appease austerity, gross incompetence in management, and fuelling the wages of their fat cat bosses. So I'm making a stand to say enough is enough."
A solidarity movement in support of the Birmingham bin strikers is urgently needed. All the council unions, plus other trade union bodies in the city, should be organising workplace meetings to explain what has happened and to hold collections to make sure the bin workers can't be starved back to work.
At the same time the other council unions, GMB and Unison, are also facing job losses as a result of cuts. They should be balloting their affected members, hold workplace meetings and argue the case for strike action.
This should be combined with a major public rally in support of the bin workers, mobilising workers from across Birmingham and beyond.
Strikers are rightly demanding the immediate resignation of the Blairite Labour councillors John Clancy and Lisa Trickett, plus the chief executive Stella Manzie, who have been instrumental in reneging on the deal.
However, the silence from other Labour councillors, and MPs locally and nationally, is deafening.
Events in Birmingham show clearly that Labour is two parties in one. Labour councils in Birmingham and elsewhere are implementing savage Tory austerity, whilst at the same time Jeremy Corbyn won popular support in the general election by standing on an anti-austerity manifesto.
Jeremy Corbyn is rightly known in the trade union movement for his long record of supporting workers taking strike action. It was very good that he immediately backed the McDonald's strikers which then embarrassed even some ultra-Blairite MPs to follow suit at least in words.
Unfortunately, however, as yet Jeremy Corbyn has not come out to support the bin strikers or to oppose the strike-breaking, anti-worker, pro-austerity actions of this supposedly Labour council.
In the past right-wing Labour leader Neil Kinnock viciously attacked Liverpool's Labour council (in which Militant, now the Socialist Party, played a leading role) for issuing redundancy notices.
This was a mistaken tactic to buy time, but the council made clear to the workforce that not one single worker was to be made redundant - and none were. On the contrary, the council defied the Tories and succeeded in increasing the workforce, building 5,000 council houses and dramatically improving public services.
Birmingham, by contrast, is laying workers off and attempting to break a strike. It is urgent that Corbyn condemns the council's actions, linked to a campaign to democratise the Labour Party, pledging to remove the cutters from office before next year's local elections, and to stand candidates who are prepared to defy the Tories and refuse to implement cuts.
Unite, and other Labour-affiliated unions, should refuse to give any funding to Labour cutters as part of such a campaign. If this doesn't happen workers in Birmingham and elsewhere are bound to conclude that, despite Jeremy Corbyn's positive policies, Labour in office - at least at local authority level - remains a pro-austerity, anti-working class party.


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For details, call Dawn Breon at 410-955-6614.
Nursing Accreditation -- The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing will undergo the accreditation process with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education next spring. The site visit is scheduled for March 3 to 5, 2003. Students, faculty, alumni and the practice community are invited to provide input into the deliberations of the evaluation team.
Written and signed comments concerning the school and its academic programs will be accepted by the CCNE until Feb. 1, 2003. Mail comments to the attention of Mark Jenkins, Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, Suite 530, 1 Dupont Circle, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1120; or call 202-887-6791.
Villa Spelman Graduate Student Fellowships -- Applications are invited from graduate students who want to participate in the Seminar in Italian Studies at the Charles S. Singleton Center for Italian Studies at the Villa Spelman, Florence, in spring 2003.
The Seminar in Italian Studies, which will be led by Alan Shapiro, chair of the Classics Department, is a work-in-progress seminar for all scholars conducting research in Italy. Students from all departments in the humanities are welcome to apply providing they can demonstrate a need to spend a period of residence in Italy for successful completion of the Ph.D. They should also have completed all requirements except for the dissertation by the time they arrive in Florence in January and are expected to remain until the end of June. Students will receive a fellowship and a travel allowance, but tuition is not covered.
Eligible students should apply to Mary McDonough in the Villa Spelman office, 407 Gilman Hall, by Friday, Nov. 22. A one-page statement from the student describing the subject of his or her research should be provided. A brief letter of recommendation from the student's supervisor testifying to the completion, or plans for completion, of other requirements should also be included. The final piece of the application is a letter from the chair of the student's department, simply stating that the student has the permission of the chair to attend the seminar. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as possible.
Certificate in Nonprofit Studies -- The Institute for Policy Studies is accepting applications for its spring Certificate in Nonprofit Studies Program. This part-time program is designed to develop the knowledge and practical skills needed by nonprofit staff and volunteers to run a successful organization. The certificate can be applied to a Hopkins MBA. For more information, call 410-516-5389 or e-mail email@example.com.
Cancer Education Program -- The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center's Continuing Education in Psychosocial Cancer Care is announcing two fall courses available to social workers, nurses and psychologists. The courses are Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment: A Necessity for the 21st Century, scheduled for Nov. 6; and Care of the Cancer Patient: Psychosocial and Spiritual Dimensions of Care, Nov. 7 to 8. For information, contact Kim Bell at 410-614-1308 or email@example.com.
AIDS Advisory Board Meeting -- This is an opportunity to discuss the HIV clinical trial process and ways that infected and affected communities can participate in the future direction of research into the disease. HIV advocacy and education are the primary goals of the group, which meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m. in the Tumulty Room of the 1830 Building in East Baltimore. For more information, call Scott Barnett at 410-614-5820.


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Chief Creatologist
Subject: Technology
Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:01 am
In both Aisling's Reach and the Crescent Plain, technology abounds. Over the centuries, the Elementals came to realize that their talents, while sufficient on their own, could be combined with man-made items to create powerful weapons, intelligent communications and transportation, uncontested defense systems, and engaging entertainment. Ever since this discovery, Elementals and humans alike have strove to improve these technologies and enhance their life with them.
Under the earth, in Aisling's Reach, several brilliant humans have made some of the most stunning advances in technology using the help of their brethren's Elemental powers. Though in the Crescent Plains, humans are thought as nothing more than slaves or beautiful breeders, this technology eventually leaked up to the surface and is used in Loftas every day. In much the same way, the advances the Plains Elementals have made in technology have made their way to the Reach and are employed there.
-- The History of Technology
It were two Elementals by the name of Jesov and Nandune who first discovered their powers could be trapped inside of inanimate object. Jesov, a Light Elemental of a young age, once challenged Nandune, who was of Metal, to trap a ball of his own light inside a small glass sphere. Nandune was reluctant at first, but she eventually gave in to the younger's insistance and nagging and began to form a ball of glass around Jesov's light.
Both of them expected the light to be extinguished when it was cut from Jesov by the glass cage, but the light persisted. With their newfound ability, Jesov and Nandune rushed to the Council that sat in the Cathedral of Aisling's Reach. This was only just after Aisling had brought the Brigitites beneath the surface, and the construction of the city was still underway. The Council was impressed at the two young Elementals' accomplishment, and they immediately set out to replicate the success and to find new ways of merging their powers.
Soon, orbs of light were decorating roads and homes throughout Aisling's Reach and even in the Crescent Plains, where the technology had somehow been leaked. As soon as it was common knowledge that powers could be combined to find such success, there was a scurry of activity among all Elementals to find new ways to power inanimate objects. It was not long before archaic weapons and crude communication systems were born, soon followed by simple transportation and even entertainment.
After this initial influx of new technology, the excitement died and many abandoned their pursuit of technological advancement. It was not until a group of five Elementals and three humans residing in Aisling's Reach began their pursuit of bettering current technology, hundreds of years after orbs had first been created, that Elementals realized the full potential of this merging of the Elements and the inanimate had not even been touched.
-- Current Technology and Ethics
Since the first light orb was created, Elemental technology has made several leaps forward, transforming a small, faintly glowing ball of light trapped in glass to a powerful and controllable source of light inside and out of homes. Technology has become something of an art, those who practice is are considered artists by most. It takes a good deal of patience, intelligence, and the ability to learn from past mistakes (theirs or others'.)
For the most part, standards have been created for the various parts of technology. Elementals have also discovered a way to infuse their powers into parts that can be built into larger pieces. This is how the humans of Aisling's Reach are able to contribute to technological advances, and if they need something not yet in existence, they find an Elemental who is capable of creating that part or object.
Though quite a business could have grown out of technology, cyartists (the common term for anyone who devotes themselves to technology and the ideals of the technology community) have decentralized themselves and grown a set of ideals and ethics that do not allow for a monopolistic takeover of society. Cyartists are generally very open-minded people with a dislike (even a hate) of a central authority. They are unbiased people who focus on their passion for technology and their love of creativity and stimulation in thought. They are intelligent people, very patient and generally considered reclusive. They band together, sharing amongst each other and welcoming anyone who wishes to learn and further their knowledge. It is said that their sole purpose in life is to enhance society and to gain knowledge.
Due to these ideals, particularly those of an unbiased and open-minded attitude, Aisling's Reach is the home to the majority of cyartists, though there are still those who live in Crescent Plains, for varying reasons. Some cyartists, though they despise the culture and the attitudes of the Crescent Plains, believe that by living in the Plains, they can spread their ethics to others. Some cyartists refuse to be forced underground by the Plains authority. And, though few and far between, there are brilliant-minded elements with an inclination for technology who do not associate themselves with the common cyartist ethic and community, yet still produce advanced technology that is widely employed.
++ Weaponry and Offense
One of the most astonishing discoveries to date was that by merging the Elements with inanimate objects, powers could be shared among Elementals and even humans. The creation of Elemental weapons took several decades to be perfected, but once it was, it greatly enhanced warfare and the chance of a human rebellion on the surface grew greatly. Since that time, the Elementals of Crescent Plains have taken great pains to ensure humans would never lay their hands upon an Elemental weapon, while humans beneath the surface were actively allowed, and even encouraged, to use and fight with them. It is not uncommon for humans below the surface to be seen bearing an Elemental weapon and human raids of the surface have been known to occur.
Elemental weapons are limiting. They resemble the guns of our own modern society, but are sleeker and much lighter in design. They must be loaded with ammunition before use and are capable of running out of ammunition. Ammunition is propelled from the weapons by Electric powers. Most weapons are capable of utilizing a wide range of ammunition, though there are several different models of the weapons.
++ Defensive Systems
Aside from the weapons used to both defend and offer resistance, there are programs in play much like our computer systems of today that cover the largest basics of defense. As long ago when Aisling's Reach was shielded from outside dangers, lines of powerful Elemental magic stemming from Fires, Lights, Darks, and Electrics line the underground megalopolis from top to bottom, above and below. Invisible to all aside from Dark Elemental, these lines of defense act like laser beams that are able to sense the use of unfriendly power nearby, whether it be the enemies above attempting to burrow through the earth in search for the hidden Reach, or a captured Plain's child attempting to escape. It is a net of protection that is virtually indestructible, though not entirely impregnable.
As with the Reach, this net of protection also extends to the Crescent Plain, where Loftians have employed a system very close to the one used in the Reach to examine all those who venture into the city limits. This system, originating mostly from the highly intuitive and empathetic Water Elemental, is able to search the intent of each person entering into Loftas. Should any be found with either violent or harmful purposes towards the city and/or those that live within it, a signal will be pulsed to a centralized database that alerts the Loftain army and the city is put on high-alert. Because of this highly sensitive dome of protection it is difficult for any who attempt to enter into the city with the intent of sabatoge, kidnapping, or for the purpose of a military strike, but not impossible. The art of meditation, taught to all Elementals and the humans belonging to the Reach, comes into play with these infiltrations as those who wish to enter into Loftas must stamp down as much of their intent as possible.
++ Communications
Communications was at the beginning virtually impossible to do aside from messenger birds, word of mouth, and a sort of Morse Code generated by Light Elementals. Since then, it has grown exponentially and has proven to be one of the most entertaining feats for the cyartists to accomplish. First as archaic as the ancient Elementals themselves, communications between individuals has grown to computer-like consoles that enable both video feed and voice linking between systems. Called vid-phones, the pictures projected of either participating individuals can either be shut off or enabled, allowing for whatever level of privacy a speaker wishes.
Communications between groups, such as strike forces or meeting councils, work much the same way. Handheld or tabletop units are employed for various purposes, though distance can play a factor. Once topside, strike forces from Aisling's Reach are cut off from the Reach itself, and fifty miles or more cause a blackout of communications from individual members as well as those venturing forth into the Wilds from Loftas.
++ Transportation
Bicycles, the only form of manual transportation available in both Aisling's Reach and Loftas are a favorite of the health-minded individuals. Hover boards, seen only within the walls of Aisling's Reach, are used primarily by children and were originally produced by Earth and Air Elementals out having a bit of fun. While these elements are still somewhat needed to produce these fun and somewhat dangerous toys, the human scientists in Aisling's Reach have found ways around exhausting these powers through the use of simple science.
Transportation units are in every home, office, school, and are on every city block in both Loftas and Aisling's Reach. Created primarily through accident by a random group of Fires, Metals, Airs, and Electrics, this astounding technology allows for an individual to step into a Transporter, take an address number either from memory or from a book, input it into a data console, press a button, and transport themselves immediately to the needed location. Painless except for when a unit malfunctions (during which a small shock can be delivered to whatever person is unfortunate enough to be inside), these serve as the only real means of transportation wanted, and therefore available.
Smaller versions of the above mentioned transporters, called Food Sivs, are set into the walls of kitchens where food is transported directly from a central canteen into a person's home, office, or breakroom. The food used to supply these areas are farmed out in special districts of both Aisling's Reach and Loftas, and are cared for primarily by Earth and Water Elementals (as well as humans in Aisling's Reach).
Clothing cannot be transported due to an unknown hiccup in the system that seems to shred cloth and stain leather. It is therefore up to each individual to either make their own clothes, or buy them at small shops located in various places within both cities.
For those in Aisling's Reach to both venture forth from and to return home to the Reach, an Electric and Air Elemental is needed to lift them gently upwards towards the cavernous ceiling and down from above. When above ground, a complicated message is tapped out on a selected, hidden boulder which sends an all-clear, friendly code to those down below to open the passageway, and lower their comrades home.
++ Entertainment
Entertainment is simple, and is kept by most individuals to doing what their personalities deem the most satisfying, whether it be walking through a wooded area, gardening, painting, or engaging in an enlivened, heated debate. Though some are considered by nature to be loners, most do prefer the company of others with which to engage in these activities, and boredom is a word heard normally by children who are too young to find such entertainment for themselves.
Another form of fun for the more technologically minded is tapping away endlessly on their computer consoles, programming in lines of code, creating software to be presented to and perhaps used by those who run the technology centers in both Loftas and Aisling's Reach. Some prefer interaction with others by vid-phone, while others find vast amounts of joy from simply reading a book.
Firework displays are seen often in Aisling's Reach as it is not uncommon for friends of varying elemental gifts to show off, igniting the sky above with spectacular shapes of made of fire, ignited earth, and shimmering hot metals. Water Elementals find delight in creating water sculptures out of thin air, while their Air cousins devote their more mischevious natures to attempting to knock these scupltures down.
++ Aid and Intelligence Systems
Health care systems are in place in both Aisling's Reach and Loftas. In Loftas, these healing centers are ran entirely by a select group of elitist Light Elementals. Everything but the basest of health care is kept for the upper echelon of Loftian society. Slaves and Breeders are given only what medical care will keep them alive until their services are no longer necessary, though Breeders do get more attention due to their supplying Elemental children.
Loftas's healing centers are as archaic as they were when first developed, as the overall philosophy of their people is that power is everything, and any amount of technology to aid in the healing process is scoffed at; if anyone's life is not saved, it is then considered a weakness on the part of the injured individual and that loss of life is not widely mourned.
In Aisling's Reach, hospitals are ran more by humans than Light Elementals. Technology is more affluent here, as it is viewed that one cannot, at all times and in all things, rely on Elemental power. More modern medications, such as aspirin, anti-inflammatory, and pain relievers are used, as well as inoculations against diseases. Surgeries are more prevalent so as not to drain a Light of his or her power, and if a bone is broken, it is set by Light's powers and then casted for the duration of the healing process.
Basic field medicine is a practical must for all of Sabine's residents, and is left primarily to the Light Elementals, though humans from Aisling's Reach can also be looked to for this necessity.
Those who live in the Wilds are ignorant of a great many things, healing not being the least of them. Very few Light Elementals who come to Realization in the Wilds have knowledge of this power embedded within, and as such rudimentary wound patches, sutures, and fever reducing care techniques are employed.
Aid for the material betterment of life is not truly a factor of city living, as all head-of-households in Loftas are required to work and all jobs pay blue-collar salary and above. In Aisling's Reach, while there is an hierarchy of decision makers such as Councilmen and women, food and housing resembles more a communistic society than a democratic one. All are provided homes, and all are provided food. Not one person eats while another goes hungry, and it is considered against moral ethics to keep the knowledge of another's suffering to oneself, and to not offer help. All of adult age, that is 25 and older, are required to work in one way or another, be it in the hospital, Academy, fields, or militarily, humans and Elementals alike.
Aisling's Reach attempts, with each expedition into the Crescent Plain, to reach those who live in the Wilds. They look for signs of the small bands that live there, and offer help to all they come across in the form of food, water, health care, and asylum.
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KISMAYU, June 4 - Internally displaced persons including vulnerable children and expectant mothers living in squalid camps in Kismayu are spending sleepless nights in the cold without food and medicine after flush floods submerged their makeshift houses for the second time this week after 3 children died with fresh fears now mounting of diseases outbreak in the congested camps, victims and officials said on Thursday.
In one IDP camp known as Tawakal or to depend in English which houses 350 families majority of who are children, pregnant women and others suckling babies who are victims of a heavy down pour that pounded Kismayu on Tuesday night totally submerging their entire camp and forcing the poor people to spend outside in the cold and rain with their children without food or shelter.
The 3 children who died last week are said to have succumbed to complications after nearly drowning and gulping the contaminated water only to have been saved too late by their shell shocked parents.
Interim Juba Administration leader Ahmed Mohamed aka Ahmed Madobe visited the affected IDP camps and his administration has already identified a high ground government land with Kismayu where the IDPs will be moved.
Shankaron Sidi, a mother of 5 children said she is overwhelmed by the problems crying out that she urgently needs milk for her 2 months old baby boy as well as food and medicine for the rest of her children.
"My house has been totally submerged by water. I have not cooked anything since yesterday for my children because the food I received last week was washed away. We slept on top of those stones with my children," Shankaron said inside her former shack that is now inhospitable with water almost reaching her knees.
She said her biggest worry now is clean drinking water, baby powder milk, food, medicine and shelter which they urgently need now before they fall sick and die.
"Please anyone who gets my message including the UN, ordinary Somalis and the international community should come to our rescue," she pleaded almost in sobs as her youngest son cried on her back while the other four children stood in a state of bewilderment in a pool of stagnant water almost drowning them outside their makeshift house made of sticks and pieces of clothes patched together.
AMISOM sent a team to assess the situation led by sector Kismayu engineer captain Salim Mohamed from Kenya to investigate level of damage in the flooded IDP camp as well as several other roads rendered impassable by stagnant water and will work with IJA to come up with a permanent solution to tackle the perennial flooding issue.
Even though Kismayu city is relatively peaceful since IJA security forces and AMISOM re-captured the city from Al-Shabaab in September 2012, humanitarian agencies are yet to fully resume their operations rendering vulnerable groups like the IDPs situation to worsen due to lack of rapid humanitarian intervention whenever calamities like flooding hits Kismayu just like now.
"The submerged camp now has stagnant water mixed with sewage and to make matters worse within the same camp there is 3 fresh graves of the three children who died last week. If these people don't get urgent help we are in for a humanitarian disaster in Kismayu," Nur Omar, a senior Juba administration official said speaking after assessing the damage at the affected camp together with AMISOM peacekeepers.
Both victims and officials called for immediate help to avert an unfolding disaster likely to cause more death especially among vulnerable groups like children and women who have been forced to sleep rough on empty stomach in sodden and poor conditions.


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At SEGA's pre-E3 event in late April, IGN grabbed its first look at the newest version of Sonic the Hedgehog. After Sonic's re-emergence from his rather somber Saturn days to the initially exciting Sonic Adventures revitalization on Dreamcast, followed by a mind-numbingly odd Shadow the Hedgehog, a dark version of Sonic with guns, Sonic is a tough nut to crack -- and an easy one to break. Think about it for a second, after his stunning debut as a 2D furry mascot with an attitude in the Genesis days, Sonic has wavered to and fro in the 3D landscape, an environment that's not his natural habitat, per say. That's why, when we watched the first live, in-game footage of Sonic, we knew SEGA was listening to its critics.
The key to re-introducing Sonic on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, a crowd of journalists was told at SEGA's San Francisco, Ca. headquarters, is focusing on the impact of his speed and sense of control from Sonic's early Genesis days, and the wild aerial jumps introduced in Sonic Adventures. In its 15-year anniversary, SEGA's new Sonic is one in which crisp high-res visuals, 60 frame-per-second gameplay, and an evolution of the hedgehog's general form will set the tone for his new games.
Sonic is no longer the stubby, kid-like bullet of blue spiky fur. While retaining his general form -- smirky smile, giant blue head spikes, and classic white and red outfit, replete with white gloves -- SEGA has grown Sonic into an adult by means of a few simple techniques. The team has basically stretched his legs and arms to relatively human proportions. Thus, Sonic still looks just like he always did, but now he's about 5'10". In fact, all of the characters we saw, Dr. Robotnik (Eggman) and Sonic's new nemesis, a white hedgehog, retained a relatively human-sized height. The effect is a little alarming at first. Sonic looks like a skinny dude in a Sonic suit now, at least when he's standing still. Once he starts running, it's all different. But still, you'll need to take second and third glance to get accustomed to his new look.
Due on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall, Sonic's new game follows a simple narrative premise. In a pristine kingdom holding a royal family, a certain Princess Elise retains a chaos emerald -- and a deep secret. In an inevitable turn of events, Dr. Robotnik learns of the emerald and kidnaps the princess, and thus the emerald, and Sonic is compelled to retrieve her and the precious stone. The new rival, basically a cream-colored furry that looks remarkably like Sonic, appears in the following cutscene, peering down from an overlooking hill into a village, and proclaims, "I've finally found it, the Iblis Trigger." The Iblis Trigger we're told is Sonic, and this new rival is going to cause him great pain due to vaguely revealed supernatural powers. You'll also be able to play as the new character.
It's all a little cryptic at this point, honestly, but Sonic has, no doubt, got to rescue the princess, fight this new punk hedgehog, defeat Eggman (like always), and set the record straight on who the bad-assiest hedgehog in town really is. We all know it, but in a world of super-hero hedgehogs and all-powerful emeralds and techno-savvy fat men, well, things just work a little differently in that universe. You just have to go with the flow.


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Today I'm going to talk about the topic that is probably the first and most important topic for you and that's how to choose a good lawyer and what do you need to collect or know in advance of going to see this lawyer. So there are many things you need to look at. First of all, how do you pick the lawyer because not all lawyers are equal. A lawyer that has one year of experience is not equal to a lawyer with 25 years of experience, like myself. There are lawyers who do certain areas and don't do other areas so you want to chat with them and find out what they specialize in. You want to make sure that you consult in person with this lawyer. It's better than consulting over the phone. If you live in another state you may only be able to consult over the phone. You want to ask about their success rate you want to check them out on Google and check their rating.
What do you want to hear from them? If they are telling you yes yes yes we can do this but they're not giving you any information. Maybe they are not the best lawyer to choose. You want an honest opinion. You want a lawyer that will treat you like they would treat their own family.
What to Bring to the Meeting?
So what do you need to bring before you speak to the lawyer because if you don't bring documents, lawyers look at documents. You may not remember or understand from your prior experiences what happened in your case. You need to know and the lawyer needs to know what happened. First of all always bring your passport, bring your visa, if you have a 994 bring that, bring your birth certificate, bring your divorce decree, bring any marriage certificates, death certificates ,if you have a criminal record be sure to bring that and try to bring a certified criminal record because these documents are very important. They will determine whether the lawyer will proceed in one way or another way or they may just tell you this is probably not a case that you should pursue.
So what do you need to bring other than these basic and biographical documents to your lawyer? You want to bring updated documents. So I always like to find out from the client what was the last document you had? What was the last decision you got, is there a deadline? Do you have any court decisions? Do you have any documents from the US like new birth certificates or children here? You will need to bring expungements if you have those and also the certified criminal records. The lawyer should look at those. If they aren't looking at those then they probably don't understand criminal records and aren't the right lawyer for you. You want to find a lawyer that has done the kind of case you have and has that kind of case many times and does it on a regular basis.
Do They Know Your Case?
You want to see if they have procedural information they can tell you about and talk about your case specifically. How will they approach your problem? These are questions you want to ask. What is the procedure and the steps you're going to take? Are there options because sometimes there's many different ways to take. Look at timelines, how long is this going to take? What are the problems and pitfalls? Clients never want to hear about the problems and pitfalls but I always tell my clients because I want them to know the difficulties they will encounter. I also like to tell them the things they would like to avoid.
If nobody asks you this information, perhaps they just don't have the experience to ask you. Or perhaps they just don't know.
Sometimes it's hard to determine timelines because there are lots of things that can affect the timeline, even down to the judge on the case.
So you're looking at all of these factors and if they lawyer says this case can't be done, you need to ask them why and then get a second opinion. It could be that this lawyer has done these cases in the past and they just don't work or again because they don't have enough experience to be successful.
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I was channeling my mother this week.
My mom has a gift for arranging things and making them look good. She has an eye for balance and color and style and can whip up a beautiful bouquet out of WEEDs found on the side of the road. She's always done this. She tinkers with her space constantly. Growing up I would hear my dad complain on the morning after coming home from a business trip that he bumped his knee on the sofa/table/lamp in the night because my mom rearranged the furniture. again. Every time I come to visit her, the first thing I do is walk through the house to see what is different, to see what she had shifted or switched out or brought out from the depths of her storage to have a new life on the shelf or wall.
This is the mantle display she did this year.
She will hang a picture on the fireplace and you will think that it is the BEST picture to hang on the fireplace EVER! because of the colors or the subject or something and you will be in awe of how perfect it seems there. Until you come the next time and she's hung a quilt there instead, and IT is the perfect thing to be on the fireplace.
These things are easy for her. Part of her makeup. She does it all the time.
I think it is a dormant gene in me until a situation arises and then it pops up and I swing into action arranging those flowers/pictures/teapot display like nobody's business and then it goes dormant again.
It hit me this week as I was visiting with a friend and we were standing in her kitchen and she was lamenting how tired she was of looking over into the playroom and seeing all the toys out and having to walk through them to get to the laundry room and I popped up and said: "maybe you should move your playroom into the dining room and move your dining room in here!"
We talked about it for a moment and then I said, "Let's just move the table in here NOW!"
3 1/2 hours later we had rearranged her entire house. Loveseat goes here, bookshelves go there. Bring in the plant from over there to here. And it really had been transformed - we could feel how the whole energy of the house had changed and we were amazed and surprised. It looked totally different and it felt really really good.
That experience made me think about change.
I could tell my friend was a little hesitant to try out the dining room in the new place, she was unsure. It's like that in our personal lives too, isn't it? Something happens in our life, an opportunity comes along or you have to make a big decision and we hesitate, unsure of this change, afraid to move forward, because it is a change and that can be scary because it is unknown. But like with my friend, once we moved that huge, heavy dining room table (even getting it totally stuck in the kitchen for awhile) once we did that, everything else fell easily into a new place.
I'm looking forward to making some changes and letting things fall easily into place this year.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
3 comments:
- Sinda said...
Excellent post, except for the part where you LIED. That talent is NOT dormant in you, you've got the same excellent design taste & vision. :)
- Vetmommy said...
I agree, your gene is not dormant, your mom's is just so expressed that you don't recognize your talent.
I haven't rearranged my house for years. But Anna came up with a totally new floor plan for her room after she painted and it is fabulous.
Great post.
- peevish said...
Wow, this is a really good post. And you've given me quite a bit of food for thought.
You are very, and inescapably, design-y.
Accept it.
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|me and my two looks from my collection.
We were promised the list of the garments chosen will be posted by 6, but we were delayed (with one student screaming "you have to meet your deadline too" haha), and it was a really nerve wrecking time period waiting. Luckily my classmate handed out chocolate to calm ourselves.
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Fats Domino, one of the most influential rock and roll performers of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 89.
The American rock and roll artist was best known for his songs Ain't That A Shame and Blueberry Hill.
The New Orleans singer sold more than 65 million records, outselling every 1950s rock and roll act except Elvis Presley.
His million-selling debut single, The Fat Man, is credited by some as the first ever rock and roll record.
An official from New Orleans coroner's office confirmed the death, which was earlier announced by Domino's daughter to a local television station.
This was one of the most popular entertainers ever. He never changed his style, and was emulated by the best of them-including The King, Elvis Presley. I saw him perform in 1985 and he was just wonderful. He was in a show with Jerry Lee Lewis. Mr. Domino said his first song in his concerts was done in memory of someone very special to him-Elvis Presley. That song was Blueberry Hill. I thought that was so nice of him. Rest in Peace, Mr Domino. Thank you for your years of entertainment.


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This amount cleared my bank on 3/22/10. I also charged 25.00 on 3/20/10 (this transaction did not go thru until 3/22/10) and I made a full payment of 25.00 on 3/20/10. This amount also cleared my bank on 3/22/10. The reason I charged the credit card and paid it in full inmediately is because I want to build up my credit after bankruptcy.
Up to today, 3/30/10, HSBC still has a hold on my account in the amount of 425.20, leaving me with 74.00 available credit. My account should have 500.00 available credit since charges were paid in full.
I have called and written to customer service for them to remove the hold from my account but they have not done it. It might be that this hold is kept on my account so some finance charges will be charged.
This is not legal because I paid in full before the monthly cycle ends. I requested to speak to a supervisor but they do not allow me to speak to no one but the same people in customer service.
The responses customer care writes to me does not satisfy my request of taking this hold off from my account. I believe this hold can show on my credit report like if I had my credit card max up which is not tru becouse I paid the charges in full. This account is not serving for the purpose intended and I have lost trust in HSBC."


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2 fatalities in Mendocino County, more expected
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | October 9, 2017
A deadly Redwood Valley fire has caused at least two fatalities with more deaths expected and Monday night the blaze was spreading toward Willits, forcing more evacuations, according to a Mendocino County sheriff's official.
By Monday night the fire had reached an estimated 19,000 acres, up from 4,500 acres in Redwood Valley as of Monday morning. The burned areas included parts of northern Potter Valley, northern Redwood Valley and offshoot roads, and flames now are threatening areas including Pine Mountain Estates south of Willits and a strip of area near Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, said Mendocino County sheriff's Lt. Shannon Barney.
The second fatality was confirmed later Monday. Both deaths occurred in Redwood Valley and sheriff's officials declined to release any details but said more are expected due to the fast‑moving blaze that struck at night as people slept in the rural area.
"We are anticipating multiple fatalities," said Sheriff's Capt. Greg Van Patten.
An early estimation included 75 homes destroyed, according to fire officials.
The heaviest destruction was in the northern end of the valley. The fire leveled blocks of homes and businesses, said Van Patten, comparing it to the devastation in Middletown during the 2015 Valley fire. "That's what we're looking at right now."
The fire at its start was spotted about 1 a.m. by a sheriff's sergeant on patrol in northern Potter Valley near Hawn Creek Road. The sergeant reported severe wind gusts with trees and power lines falling. The fire took off up a hill, crested and swept down into northern Redwood Valley in one direction and also into Potter Valley.
Once firefighters found the extent of the blaze, sheriff's officials launched the automatic phone notice for residents to evacuate, but the fast-moving fire got ahead of the calls in some areas, Van Patten said.
"We tried our best we could to get to everybody. Some, by the time they got it, it was literally at their door," he said. "We heard stories of people getting out just in time."
As well as the fatalities, at least two people suffered serious injuries, according to Cal Fire. Further details weren't released.
Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, on his way back to Mendocino County from Las Vegas, declared a state of emergency in the county due to the Redwood Valley fire.
Evacuations included Redwood Valley spreading up offshoot roads including Tomki Road at the north end. Deputies later Monday also issued an evacuation warning for the hospital neighborhood as well as Lake Van Artsdale Dam area north of Potter Valley, Barney said.
"It's moving quite a bit. The last word we heard was it was close to 19,000 acres," the lieutenant said. Sheriff's officials Monday night were trying to get a sense of how many people had evacuated.
Cal Fire officials were arriving Monday night to help coordinate the firefight and law enforcement mutual aid was arriving from Humboldt County and local police departments.
Evacuations remained in place in Redwood Valley and areas of Potter Valley and Golden Rule. Shelters were open at Ukiah and Willits high schools, Ukiah fairgrounds for people and animals, and the Ukiah animal shelter is taking animals.
The fire started north of Highway 20, west of the Mendocino National Forest, south of Black Bart. The fire at one point crossed Highway 101, heading up the Willits grade. Road closures were at Highway 101 and Ridgewood Grade, and Redwood Valley to Black Bart in Willits.


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Miss St. coach Rick Stansbury retires
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State men's basketball coach Rick Stansbury announced Thursday that he is retiring after 14 seasons.
A red-eyed Stansbury said at a press conference on campus he "thought long and hard about this, but it's time to start a new chapter and step away from coaching."
"My emotions are about happiness," Stansbury said. "I promise you."
Stansbury has led the Bulldogs to a 293-166 record, including 11 postseason appearances — but last went to the NCAA tournament in 2009. He averaged more than 20 wins per season and ranks ninth in wins in Southeastern Conference history.
But the Bulldogs collapsed at the end of this season, losing seven of their last nine games. The season ended on Tuesday with a 101-96 loss to Massachusetts in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.
Stansbury, 52, said he and MSU athletic director Scott Stricklin met for more than two hours on Wednesday morning, and both of them agreed the veteran coach would likely retire. Stansbury said he slept on the decision Wednesday night, and felt comfortable on Thursday morning.
"A lot of coaches can stay at one spot too long," Stansbury said. "I don't want to be one of those coaches."
Stansbury has two years remaining on a contract that pays about $1.5 million per year with incentives, but Stricklin would not disclose details about a buyout.
Stansbury said he plans to keep his family in Starkville and work in some capacity for Mississippi State, where he's been for 22 years, counting time as an assistant coach. He was an assistant under head coach Richard Williams in 1996 when the Bulldogs went to their only Final Four.
Stricklin said Stansbury's role in the athletic department hasn't yet been defined, but he was pleased the coach "will keep his talents at Mississippi State."
"This place owes Rick and (his wife) Meo (Stansbury) a huge thank you," Stricklin said.
As the head coach, Stansbury won one SEC regular-season championship, two SEC tournament championships and five SEC Western Division titles. He has a 122-102 record in SEC play. His teams played in six NCAA tournaments, but never advanced past the second round.
The program struggled over the past few seasons on and off the court. The Bulldogs finished with a 17-14 record in 2011 in a season best known for a nationally-televised fistfight between Renardo Sidney and Elgin Bailey in the stands during a tournament in Hawaii.
Stansbury said he didn't know if he would have retired had the Bulldogs rallied and made the NCAA tournament this season. But he was adamant about his peace with the decision.
"That's a good question, but I can tell you this, it's not about being tired even though I've done it for 28 years," Stansbury said. "It's really about this stage of my life."


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A federal judge has upheld the Virginia Military Institute's xTC males-only admission policy. U.S. law clearly states that such schools as VMI, which have always been single-sex, may continue to be, but opponents of this policy in public institutions believe it is unconstitutional. Yet this is not as easy an issue to dispose of as it looks. The federal judge's ruling will definitely be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Virginia women are right that as taxpayers and citizens they should not be denied a "unique" educational experience the state provides for males. But VMI is just as right when the school claims its males-only policy is in large part what makes the experience unique. The questions for the Supreme Court will be: 1) Does VMI's policy further an important state objective? 2) Can VMI do so only by following this exclusionary policy?
VMI's objective is to produce civilian and military leaders. Its models used to be the service academies. Those now have women in increasing proportions. As President Bush noted at West Point recently, 1,000 women have graduated from the U.S. Military Academy. But a VMI attorney said at its trial, after a West Pointer testified that its standards had changed, "We don't want to be like West Point, we don't want to be a half-baked, watered-down version of what we are now."


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Front Suspension Alternatives for 1948 – 1960 Ford Trucks, Part Eight
Ford Aerostar "clip" alternative
This alternative involves adapting the front suspension from a 1986 through 1997 Ford Aerostar mini-van to the Ford trucks. Not a true clip job in the normal sense as it involves adapting the donor front suspension to the earlier Ford truck frame. It requires some fabrication and welding.
- It uses a Ford donor, so your truck remains all Ford.
- Donors are plentiful and cheap in most areas. Ford Aerostars are not presently valued as collectible.
- Age of donor is newer than many other IFS alternatives that may mean wear parts are in better condition.
- Potentially improved handling with rack and pinion steering, and power disc brakes.
- People that have done the install say it is relatively easy compared to other IFS options.
- Gives you the Ford 5 on 4�" bolt pattern found on many later Ford rear differentials.
- Airbags can be incorporated into the install to enable slamming her at shows.
- This is one of the lowest cost IFS alternatives. Possibly less expensive than a stock axle rebuild. Figure the cost of the donor pieces, some steel and welding, and probably some new wheels.
Important considerations
- There are no dropped spindles or other aftermarket products available for this application so you need to factor your desired ride height into the installation. If you desire extreme drop, it can only be achieved by building a frame box considered unattractive by some people.
- Some folks worry about the weight rating of the donor, but this seems to be a non-issue.
- Expect some difficulty lining up the steering shaft.
- This set up is just gaining popularity now (c.2002-3). With no commercial kit to aid installation, you need to interface with others that have done it before to fully understand how to do it unless you're particularly skilled. There are several folks on this forum who have done it though and are willing to provide some level of support.
- Track is apparently wider than the stock F-100; offset will have to be used in the front wheels to compensate for it. This clip is probably too wide for practical use in the narrower F-1 chassis.
- To our knowledge, there are not many Aerostar equipped trucks on the road. This is not yet a time tested alternative. To our knowledge reliability issues have not surfaced yet.
Average installation time – 20 hours.
Ride Height – Expect 2" to 3" drop from stock. 5" is likely achievable.
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Once accepted into college, the next task is often preparation for a move into a dorm room. Of course there are many obvious needs like books, clothing, a laptop for homework, and a cell phone for communication. Few college students will forget about their entertainment needs either. That MP3 player and a laptop for movies, video, and social activities won't be forgotten. However, there are some items that are equally important which are necessary merely for living and living comfortably when you're miles from home and have only one tiny room in which to store all of your things.
The following is a list of items that a first time dorm room dweller might not consider until too late.
1. A small refrigerator.
There is usually a dining hall or eatery in the residence hall or located a short distance away, but when you're up late studying, hanging out with friends, or whatever, having a few critical items on hand can be a life saver. This is particular true when that inevitable flu hits a student the first time and they're trying to fend for themselves without dragging themselves off to the public dining area.
2. A desk fan.
Some dormitories are air conditioned but many are not. Even if you'll be living in a temperate environment those first few weeks of college can be intolerable if your habitat is a sweltering dorm room. A desk fan can be a life saver or, if you have a bit more cash and the residence hall allows it, small window fans can be even better. On the other end, space heaters aren't generally needed but having a blanket to cuddle, a "snuggie", or something similar is wise.
3. A filtered water pitcher.
It's not always true, but it's not uncommon that the water in the dormitory doesn't have the best taste. A simple pitcher with a nice filter can help assure the availability of good water to drink.
4. A power strip/surge protector.
Dorm rooms can be a little like hotel rooms, there are seldom enough outlets to meet all of your needs. You plug in a refrigerator, a fan, and maybe a light and suddenly you have to use battery power every time you turn on your laptop. The answer is a power strip that provides some extra outlets and, ideally, some surge protection for your more precious gadgets.
5. A table top ironing board.
You many not iron many clothes, but when you want something to look good it can be a life saver to have an ironing board and iron. A tabletop ironing board is very compact, and can fit under a bed making it perfect for a dorm room and a college student's budget.
6. A travel iron.
Again, small and affordable, but perfect for those times when something needs to be pressed out to look better. Many of these also offer a steamer function so that clothes can be steamed if an ironing board isn't available.
7. A laundry bag.
Forget baskets, they take up space. A laundry bag fits on a hook and requires no space until you fill it up and by then you have space in the closet.
8. A small desk lamp or lighted mirror.
Most dorm rooms are shared. Your roomate may not keep the same hours as you. A small lamp can save the relationship and allow you to do work, apply make-up, or whatever without keeping them up.
9. A good alarm clock.
Of course you know you need a reliable alarm clock to assure you make it to classes on time. Mom won't be there to wake you up. However, a couple of suggestions are in order. First an electric model that has a battery back up is best. This way, if batteries go dead, it still goes off. If the power goes out, the batteries will still make sure it does it's job. Secondly, if you opt for a vibrating pillow alarm clock, you can get up as early as necessary without disturbing a roommate who doesn't have a class until noon. Again, it's just a relationship saver.
10. A small TV.
Yes, most students will spend more time online than they will watching TV. However, don't think that you can stream or download all kinds of movies online. Most colleges provide the connection and they frown on hogging a lot of bandwidth. So, a small TV (or perhaps a portable media player) can bridge the gap.