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Lunar Eclipse 2014
Seattle, WA.
The April 5th, 2015 Morning Moonlight
The night following the Blood Moon/Lunar Eclipse had a pretty gorgeous moon of its own. Seattle, WA.
Canon 5D Mark III with Canon 100-100 V1 - 1/250 sec at f/16 - 400mm - ISO: 200. Canon RAW + Lightroom/Photoshop.
Milky Way - Thanksgiving Night 2017 - Toledo, OR
From my fathers driveway in Toledo, OR.
Crescent Moon - December 23rd, 2017
Taken from my fathers porch. Toledo, OR
Full Moon - August 2016
Taken around 4am, August 19th 2016. Seattle, WA.
Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon
April 4th, 2014 (Seattle, WA)
This was done on my Canon 5Dm3 with my 100-400 all the way out, no lens filter, ISO: 50, f/5.6, five bracketed exposures at 2-stop increments (base exposure was 1/125th), and composited and cleaned up in Lightroom & Photoshop.
Dat Moon.
Seattle, WA - March 22nd, 2015.
Goodbye Blood Moon
Last shot I took of the Blood Moon/Lunar Eclipse phenomenon before it slipped out of view here in Seattle, WA. Was lucky to have stayed up long enough to catch it, because I really did almost give up entirely.
Single exposure. 6:22am. Canon 5D Mark III - Canon 100-400 L at 400mm, f/5.6, Shutter 1/20th, ISO: 50. Developed in Lightroom, Refined in Photoshop.
Moon of May 27th-28th, 2015


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i have a question. basically i am looking for a NAS device that can automatically replicate to an external eSATA drive which i can the take off site for off site storgae
so basically i want to backup to the NAS and the NAS automatically syncs with the eSATA drive
has anyone come across such a device. i have searched the web and the tech specs of the devices i have found dont mention it,
i think this would be fairly nifty thing to have.

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Project management essentials : A Quick and Easy Guide to the Most Important Concepts and Best Practices for Managing Your Projects Right. / William P Athayde.
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If you're new to project management or need to refresh your knowledge, Project Management Essentials, Third Edition is the quickest and easiest way to learn how to manage projects successfully. The concepts presented are not rocket science. They're just common sense. The simple techniques and templates in this book provide you with the essential tools you'll need to be an effective project manager. It's as simple as that. Read the book and discover: -The key skills and knowledge you'll need to be an effective project manager -How to create an effective charter to start your project off right -Guidelines for building a usable project plan -Tips for breaking your project work into manageable pieces -Techniques for accurately estimating project cost and schedule -Help in building a team and different leadership styles you might apply to manage them -Strategies to deal with conflict, change, uncertainty, and risk -How to report on the progress of the project and keep everyone...
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I agree with you 100% David, great analysis!! Those in opposition are planting their flag and refusing to take what we can get now. Those voting yes recognize that we can still take the money and THEN kick the public education haters out of office!
Who cares what Wheeler thinks. He originally endorsed Courtney Frogge for the AZ House and then withdrew that endorsement and went with Kirsten Engel. Seems like he has problems making and sticking with a decision.
@David W Our public schools are not failing. That is what the corporate reformers would have you believe the the facts are that scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have been improving steadily since 2003. Fall for the "hater" rhetoric if you want, but the real problem is that our educational professionals are being stretched ever thinner to try and make up for the lack of funding our districts receive. As for @Old Pueblo Veteran, you want accountability? Don't look to the for-profit charter school and private school industry because you won't find it there.
Come on David, I seriously doubt Miller "assaulted" Douglas. I'm guessing he reached for the mike and brushed her arm. And of course, Douglas couldn't wait to file assault charges. Absolutely not saying Miller acted professionally, but we know Douglas wants to stir up controversy. And yes, it may not be incredibly detrimental yet, but neither is it contributing to the education of our state's students, nor is it setting a good example for them. Douglas needs to get recalled already and we need to beg Garcia to take the job!
No, more money isn't the automatic fix but it is interesting that the best private schools advertise small class sizes, the best teachers, wonderful facilities and the latest technology to attract students. All of these things take money. In Arizona, the average private school tuition is about $10K. State provided funding per pupil in public schools is under $4K. Can more be done with more money? Absolutely. Claiming funding doesn't matter is a myth perpetuated by those who are to selfish to do the right thing for our kids.
No matter what the "benevolent" right-wingers claim, school choice is not for the "poor disadvantaged children." Many of those kids will never have the opportunity to attend a BASIS charter school or private school because their parents can't get them to the school that's outside the community in which they live. In 2012, over 90% of the kids who got tuition help from "tax dollars", didn't really need the help, their parents could afford the school on their own. Bottom line is that parents shouldn't have to make a choice! Every public community school should be a great school. The privatization of public education will only widen the gap between the haves and have nots, just as Ducey and his ilk have planned.
Please sign our petition at www.ExpelHuppenthal.com.


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Chair of Quantitative Marketing & Consumer Analytics
The Chair and Research Group in Quantitative Marketing and Consumer Analytics at the University of Mannheim, focus on the application of analytical and empirical modelling techniques to answer business problems with high managerial relevance. We develop advanced analytical methods and tools that managers can use to obtain knowledge and insights into customer behaviour and markets in order to make better, more informed decisions. The results of our research have been published in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Marketing, the Journal of Marketing Research or the International Journal of Research in Marketing. For his research on "The Impact of Brand Equity on Customer Acquisition, Retention and Profit Margin" Professor Florian Stahl was awarded both the 2012 H. Paul Root Award and the 2012 Robert D. Buzzell / Marketing Science Institute Best Paper Award.
Thank you for your talk about about "Generalized epidemic processes" and how this could be applied to social networks. https://t.co/OUw38yK7r8
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Thank you for the insights about A/B testing used by companies and how it leads to high false discovery rates!
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text: Our new friend Dirk Lauth, #44, sent us these two great in-car videos from his car during MINI Challenge Germany. For this race, MINI Challenge was hosted by the GT 1 World Championship at Sachsenring in Germany. Some great racing action that's definitely worth a few minutes of your day. A huge thank you to Dirk for sending this our way. Second video after the break.


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925 Sterling Silver Bridal Engagement Ring 3.5 Carat Heart Created Diamond Jewelry
What is 925 Sterling Silver ?
Pure silver is 100% fine silver, It is very soft. Easily reshaped and damaged so it is commonly combined with other metals to produce a more durable jewelry. The most popular silver jewelry is sterling silver, which consists of 92.5 % silver and 7.5 % copper.
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Rhodium is a very expensive metal in the platinum precious metals group. Rhodium Plated is the best way to prevent tarnish and discolor. It looks more bright and shiny under most conditions. Rhodium plating can increase the beauty of Silver Jewelry and White Gold Jewelry . Many world famous brand jewelers also use Rhodium Plating for the precious metal like white gold.
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Alice W. – Babe of the Day
Alice W. is today's Babe of the Day. And my, what a babe she is.
All her profile on Instagram says is, "Free spirit & Good vibes ♡ All I want in life are plane tickets. Business student in Oslo." She's very much a mystery, but it's not too hard to see why this simple business student has 24,000 followers. She's incredibly sexy and her pictures reflect that. Not only is she one of the prettiest girls we've featured, but her body is to die for. Those curves make our eyes fly out of their sockets.
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Jean Michel Jarre – Rendez-Vous IV (performed live by Kebu)
Kebu on stage performing a classic Jarre song, here's what he has to say about it:
This tune by Jarre is one of the most joyful tunes in the world and always makes me smile. Therefore, I picked this one as of the very few covers I performed at my mini-tour in May 2012. This video was recorded live at my show in Doo-Bop Club, Vaasa, 12th of May 2012.
The song was performed using only analog synthesizers, either played live or sequenced. The performance was recorded line in to one of the cameras. The ambience in the club was recorded using the built-in microphones on two of the remaining cameras and mixed together with the line signal.
Equipment used in this song: Arp Odyssey Mk II; Korg Polysix, Poly 61, Mono/Poly, Micro-preset M500; Roland TR-808, Juno 60, Alpha Juno 1&2; Moog Source, Touched-by-sound DRM1, Oberheim Matrix 6R, Yamaha RM1x (only for MIDI sequencing), Behringer DDX3216, Lexicon MPX500, as well as a midi patchbay and additional preamps for my mixer. Cameras: Canon HF100 (x2), HF200 and HF406.
Interview – Synth-Aesthesia: Jean-Michel Jarre's Favorite Keys
RedBull Music Academy has made an interview with Jean Michel Jarre where he in detail talks about his ten favorite synthesizers:
Ahead of his Academy lecture at the Les Nuits Sonores festival May 16 in Lyon, the synth pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre recounts ten of his favourite pieces of gear.
While, of course, numerous parties are to be praised for introducing synthetic music to the masses, it can be argued that the French composer and musician Jean-Michel Jarre was the first to really foment the electronic music revolution. Though the early successful pioneers like Wendy Carlos, Mort Garson, and Hot Butter primed the public's ears, their output was mostly either novelty arrangements of pre-existing hits or just plain novelty. Jarre took a different tack and began composing original pop material to be played solely on synths. Selling over 80 million albums and singles thus far during his four decade career, he not only brought oscillators out of the realm of nerdery, his music also served as a late-night soundtrack of the future for music lovers the world over – and spawned a countless number of imitators as well (oftentimes poor). From his first collaborations with Patrick Juvet and Christophe to his epic synth solo albums like Oxygène and Equinoxe, Jarre's sounds now show up as ghosts in the works of contemporary electronic experimenters as varied as Sébastien Tellier, Oneohtrix Point Never, Emeralds, and Daft Punk, to name a few.
And here is the complete list:
My first synth, Europe's answer to the American Moog: a Mini versus a Cadillac. Post-war technology had led us to an European electronic sound which was very different to the American sound. The VCS3 was one of the first real synths to be developed from modular research, a technique with which I was already familiar, as it had resulted directly from the equipment that I was working with at the GRM (Le Groupe de Recherches Musicales or, in English, Musical Research Group) with Pierre Schaeffer. I've composed a lot of music with this synth, most notably on Oxygène and Equinoxe, although I'd already tried it out on Deserted Palace [one of Jarre's first projects] and the music that I composed for the Parisian Opera.
This is an American synth which quickly became the best modular/semi-modular synth on the market – different to Moogs, which didn't have pre-set sounds. When we switched the ARP 2600 on for the first time, we could instantly start to play and shift potentiometers. It cost much less than a Moog, but it was much bigger with an extremely rich sound. I used it a lot on Oxygène and Equinoxe as well as on the albums I made with Christophe such as Les Paradis Perdues (Lost Paradises) and Les Mots Bleus (Blue Words). ARPs are like the Stradivarius or the Steinways of electronic music. They were invented by craftsmen who, today, we'd place on the same level as the luthiers that built violins, clavichords, pianos – all of the acoustic instruments.
This is the big brother of the ARP 2600, created to compete with the modular Moog. Pete Townshend of The Who was one of the first musicians to use it in Europe. The ARP 2500 is the huge machine that we can hear in "Baba O'Reilly" playing that well-known sequence which would become so essential to The Who's sound. It's an electronic sound, not the sound of a guitar! I try to approach people with a similar rapport with synthesizers to my own, such as Pete Townshend or Peter Gabriel, both of whom were amongst the first musicians to possess a Fairlight, along with myself.
The Fairlight was the first instrument that I worked with which was directly linked to the training I'd received at GRM under Pierre Schaeffer, electroacoustic music, or what we'd later call 'sampling'. With the Fairlight, we could record and sample any sound – a natural, urban or domestic noise – play it on a piano and create percussion, a choir, the sounds of chords, a constructive element of music, improbable sounds of which we didn't know the origin. It's an instrument with a very lo-fi sound and with a lot of charm and warmth, a graininess that makes us think of the compositions of Bernard Herrmann or of the aesthetic that we find in films from the 30s like Metropolis. It was significant in determining the sound of Peter Gabriel and the sound of the Real World label, as well as my own. It can be heard throughout my back catalogue, on Champs Magnetiques (Magnetic Fields) but especially on Zoolook, which was made entirely on the Fairlight. Oxygène and Zoolook are two very different albums on the sonic map, because as we know, it's the tool that defines the style and not the other way around.
Roland JD-800 (1991)
This was the next synth to follow the DX7 philosophy and the approach initiated by Japanese synths, which was going to financially sink all of the American makers. I included it in my list because it was one of the first polyphonic Japanese synths that managed to resemble an analogue synth, although what I hated about the DX7 was that it left you thinking that electronic music only aimed to imitate the sounds of acoustic instruments. With the JD-800, you could modify the sound, as you can on an ARP or a Moog, but with a Japanese sound quality, which in some respects, is more refined. I used this synth a lot on Chronology and Revolution. These are the albums which spoke to people the least, but which were important in my career as they marked a period of flux where I still had a foot in analogue and another in what would go on to become digital.
The first analogue polyphonic synth. Until then, modular synths such as the VCS3 and the ARP were monophonic. If you wanted a polyphonic effect, you had to play four different sounds at the same time. It's a practice that's lost today, which is a shame because it meant you had to compose in the same way that we'd write for a string quartet: violin, alto, cello, double bass. With the Memorymoog, and other synths that came out around the same time, in one fell swoop, we could make complete chords, and that changed everything. For better and for worse. As a result, we ceased to compose electronic music the classic way, as Wendy Carlos did. The Memorymoog was the 8 Moog in the same form but with a new and different attraction: we could store the sounds we created. Before, we had to get our pencil and paper out and write down all of the operations required to produce a sound, but it was never really possible to reproduce the original sound again from the notes we'd made. From this point onwards, you could re-find the sound in its original state, even a year after you'd made it.
RMI Keyboard Computer (1974)
This is an instrument that was created in the 70s and which was revolutionary as it was the first digital synth in a period where everything was analogue. In the electronic music world of the 70s, digital had no place at all. The RMI functioned according to the principle of additive synthesis, whereas the analogue synths were based on subtractive synthesis. To simplify, additive synthesis is like an organ, meaning that you can add frequencies to each other and add layers in the same way that on an organ, you can add 32 pedals, then 16, then 8, then 4, which are actually octaves, or thirds of octaves or quintets. It's a technique that was used heavily on Deserted Palace and on the track "Oxygène 5", where the entire sequence is made using the RMI. It created a very different sound to anything else that could be heard at the time, precisely because the digital edge added a certain coolness. This synth was to music what the film Tron was to cinema at the time.
This synth defines my sound, from Les Mots Bleus by Christophe and the songs of Patrick Juvet, right up to Oxygène and Equinoxe, where I used it heavily. To this day, I still use it frequently. Along with the VCS3, this is one of the fundamental instruments of my music. It's an organ developed by the Dutch who were the first to figure out how to create chords from electronic sounds. It was from this first string ensemble that the Solina emerged, which is nowadays better known than the Eminent, even if the Eminent is three Solinas together with a notably richer sound. The Eminent can be heard on Oxygène and Equinoxe, adding that gliding, phased feel. The background story to this sound is that it's the VCS3 and the Eminent passed through a Smalltone, a phase pedal for guitars, which created this very opulent sound similar to that of chords, but of course much more electro.
Teenage Engineering OP-1 (2011)
A little new one that came out less than a year ago and was invented in Sweden [by Teenage Engineering, a company founded by 2003 Academy pariticpant David Eriksson]. It's a synth which doesn't even seem like a synth at all – it's tiny and looks like a Casio toy, but hidden inside is a very sophisticated machine, created using military technology. It's 100% digital, but defines something completely new in its size and transportability. It's been a long time since I've seen something as interesting, flexible and creative as this. And importantly, its inventors have reintroduced a notion which had been desperately lacking: humour. We have to remember that Moogs, ARPs and all of the first synths had been created by raging madmen, who created completely unreasonable and financially hazardous instruments. The inventors of this synth sold their OP-1 in drips and drabs on the internet, and the instructions are in Japanese to throw us off the scent. I met them after my tour in Sweden – the whole team came backstage and we jammed together. I chose this synth to show that any instrument, from no matter what time, can have a completely timeless value. I'm sure that musicians will still be using the OP-1 in 50 years.
This is another mythical instrument from the electroacoustic scene, since it was one of the first samplers well ahead of the Fairlight. What was interesting with the Mellotron was that it was conceived at a time (the 60s) when the philosophy of sampling wasn't on the agenda at all. It was, once again, the idea of a luminary who asked himself how to play chords electronically. The principal is to record a choir in a studio onto tape and then to install all sorts of little tape recorders with tapes that last seven seconds to create the notes on a piano. The Mellotron is a kind of small piano which, when you press a key, places the stylus against the tape, releasing a tape which will be read by the head during the seven seconds. That allows you to have a whole range of sounds. When you play a Mellotron, you feel like you're listening to soundtracks from silent films from the 30s, as there's this whining contortion that would go on to define the sound of loads of Beatles, Moody Blues and Procol Harum tracks. In fact, pop and rock in the 60s would use this instrument to record choirs with a vintage, retro feel. It's the sound of the 40s adapted for the music of the 60s.
The original RedBull article can be found here >>
Jean-Michel Jarre Megamix Arte Digisequencer in Berlin
"Jean-Michel Jarre
interviewé à Berlin par Arte pendant la tournée Europe en Concert – Chronologie
démonstration du Digisequencer, Roland JD800, DJ70, Synthi AKS, Rack Mini-Moog et démonstration du bouton on-off de l'AX1
clip Chronologie 5
avec Patrick Rondat, Guy Delacroix, Dominique Mahut, Laurent Faucheux, Francis Rimbert, Sylvain Durand et Dominique Perrier
24 11 1993"
Remixing Jean Michel Jarre's famouse "Oxygene" track
John '00' Fleming sits in for a Computer Music Producer Masterclass session. This entire series discusses the process of remixing Jean Michel Jarre's famouse "Oxygene" track. Part one, John discusses how he worked with his partner sharing files due to long distance, how he prefers to design his own pad sounds versus flipping through pre-sets and the benefits there-of.
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Jean Michel Jarre Autumn Tour 2011 Preview
Jean Michel Jarre Live 2011 Electronic Music Concert Europe Synthesizer Laser Harp Lights Video
Jean Michel Jarre – Synthesizers and stage of Monaco's concert
For those who want to see how it all came about – check this video out
Here is a short video I made of the stage created in Jean Michel Jarre's Monaco's concert, a few hours before the incredible show watched live by more than 85 000 people, and online by more than a billion !!
Watch the live broadcast of Jean Michel Jarre's concert in Monaco
On July 1st at 22:00 CET the French, Lyon based, Television station will broadcast the Monaco concert by Jean Michel Jarre live via TV, computer, cell phone, iPhone or iPad. Note that for the iOS users, you need to get the Euronews LIVE applications which are available from the AppStore for iPhone and iPad (get them right here).
Especially for the 2 hour show Jean Michel Jarre has designed a special light show which he will perform on a 200-metre-long stage (attendees will need binoculars). The show – filmed by 18 HD cameras – will include HD video effects, lasers and pyrotechnics.
The concert will be covered in a worldwide exclusive live broadcast on the international news channel and via Ustream.tv on euronews.net; The event is part of the exceptional coverage of the royal wedding week in Monaco of Prince Albert II of Monaco to Miss Charlene Wittstock on Saturday, 2 July.
Strictly analog: Kebu – Pulsar
Background info: "This tune is the second single from my upcoming album. I composed the tune already in 2008 and the tune is a tribute to one of my biggest influences, Jean Michel Jarre.
Only analog synthesizer were used in recording the tune. The tune was also recorded by analog gear only and mixed with an analog mixer. The tune is from Kebu's upcoming debut album, which is planned to be released in 2012."
You can buy this single from Ubetoo for 0.99 euro:
Equipment used: Hohner String Performer, Roland Alpha Juno, Roland Juno 60, Korg Mono/Poly, Korg Poly-61, Moog Prodigy, Logan String Melody, Arp Axxe, Touched by Sound DRM1, Vermona DRM1 MkIII, Roland TR-808 (snare attack only), Electro Harmonix Small Stone, Lexicon MPX500, Allen&Heath GS1, Yamaha MT4x. Cubase & Live only used as MIDI sequencers with the tape sync handled by a Roland TR-626.
JM Jarre with lazer beams performing Rendez-Vous
Rendez-Vous is an album of instrumental electronic music composed and produced by Jean Michel Jarre, and released on Disques Dreyfus, licensed to Polydor, in 1986. It is his fifth overall studio album. It sold some three million copies worldwide and remains Jarre's longest-running chart album in both the USA and UK, with a 20 week run in the U.S. and an impressive 38 week run in the UK. The last track on the album was supposed to have the saxophone part played in outer space by astronaut Ron McNair, but on January 28, 1986 he and the entire Space Shuttle Challenger crew were killed 73 seconds after lift-off when the shuttle disintegrated. In memory, this piece was dedicated to him. On the album the saxophone part is played by saxophonist Pierre Gossez. The album reached #9 in the UK charts and #52 in the U.S. charts.
In April 1986, Jarre performed the large-scale outdoor concert Rendez-vous Houston in Houston, Texas, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Texas, and the 25th anniversary of NASA. The show attracted a then-world record live audience of 1.3 million people. Originally, the track Last Rendez Vous was due to be played by saxophonist astronaut Ron McNair via a live link with the Challenger space shuttle. However, after the Challenger disaster, the concert became a part-tribute to the lost astronauts.
Jean Michel returned to the stage in October for another concert, the Rendez-Vous Lyon, marking the Pope John Paul II visit to Jarre's hometown.
Jean Michel Jarre talks about mastering
Essentials and Rarities – about mastering
Guess this post is pretty self explanatory and Mr Jarre hardly needs any further introductions


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The SENIA Student Award is search for exceptional students who advocate for special needs in Asia. The winner of the SENIA Student Award for 2017 is Casey Stevenson.
There are many excellent nominees who also received the SENIA Student Honorary Award citation. It is our privilege to present to you the other SENIA Student Award nominees who also inspire many with their lives and advocacy. Meet the SENIA Student Honorary Award 2017 recipients.
John V. Nepomuceno is a college student from the University of Santo Tomas Philippines. Before his formal ADHD diagnosis, John experienced challenges including hyperactivity, lack of focus and poor executive functioning. He faced academic failures and challenges in learning. After undergoing his therapies, John has overcome his challenges and has learned strategies that address his needs. As an advocate for ADHD, John has spoken in high profile events including those sponsored by the Occupational Therapy Association of the Philippines and the ADHD Society of the Philippines. John's heart to help other learners with special needs drove him to enroll in the William Glasser Institute where he garnered a certification of Basic Intensive Training in Choice Therapy, Reality Therapy and Lead Management. His leadership abilities shone through during his campaign to be the Auditor for the Student Council. John's positive influence in his college is commendable.
Kan Jiraphongtrakul is a student-athlete from Concordian International School Thailand. Diagnosed with dyslexia, Kan experienced difficulties in reading, writing, spelling, short-term memory, time management, organization and mathematics. Still, with hardwork and perseverance, Kan is enrolled in the full IB diploma program. Kan is also an exceptional athlete and has won the coveted Most Valuable Player accolade in the areas of volleyball and basketball. Kan advocated for dyslexia through a community program he initiated called "Can You Read Me?", a treasure hunt for primary students and their parents allowing them to empathize with people with dyslexia.
Nathan Marcus V. Canon is a student diagnosed with bilateral, profound, sensorineural hearing loss. Due to his condition, his speech developed late and was imperfect. Nathan advocates for learners with similar condition as his. He speaks to students, parents and educators about his experiences. He visited Singapore to speak on his experiences with hearing implants for an audience of parents and children at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Nathan is also a creative student. His artwork was selected to be part of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Artlink 2008-2009 exhibition entitled "Windows: Looking in, Looking out". Nathan's leadership is exhibited by his election as class representative during his grade school years and now as Treasurer of the Student Council. Nathan also volunteers as an artist for Teach Peace Build Peace Foundation's storybook project. If these accomplishments are not inspiring enough, Nathan also learned to play musical instruments such as guitar and the keyboard in spite of his hearing loss. (more…)


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Demi Exegesis I closed my Eyes and it was Terrifying
Tyto Alba Quartet 'First Sparrow' on Soundcloud
see also Tyto Alba page
CBS Trio at Green Street Studios, Cambridge MA
w/ Caroline Park, laptop, Beth McDonald, tuba
Duo Tyto Alba
Recorded live at 119 Gallery, Lowell
Sequester, by Matt Samolis & Katt Hernandez
Live improvised duos for violin and flute, recorded 2013
in the Lady Chapel of Church of the Advent, Boston
Endguys, Apeshit Apricot
Trio improvisations with
Steve Norton, reeds
Jeoffrey Pooser, bass
Recorded October 13, 2013 at Mamashoe World Headquarters, Wendell MA
"In the Jerusalem Hills"
a performance piece for voice, sound, and movement.
Featuring fragmented text by Leah Goldberg.
Leah Hennessey, voice, goblets
Melissa Huser, movement, singing bowls
Matt Samolis, cymbals, singing bowls, goblets
Performed Saturday Nov 2nd 2013
Nave Gallery, Somerville MA USA
Group Improv (video)
Lou Cohen, wimote/laptop
Steve Norton, reeds
Valerie Kuehne, cello
RPM trio
Petaluma Vale, harp
Randy Winchester, tuned glasses
Matt Samolis, flute
Recorded live in concert in Boston MA at the
Church of the Advent Library Concert Series on Oct 19, 2012
Bowed Metal Music (Innova #546)
Solus, for solo flute (1993)
by John McDonald
Matt Samolis, flute
The 3 French Hens recorded live at the Whitehaus in April 2011.
The subject of the improvisation is the White Birch Brewery Hookset Ale.
Matt Samolis, flute
Steve Norton, reeds & percussion
Atom Foam, manipulated field recordings, & table of stuff
Brian Ellis, poetry, text, & recorded text manipulation


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Informal meeting of EU development ministers will be organised in Brussels on 20 February
OREANDA-NEWS. An Informal meeting of EU development ministers will be organised in Brussels on 20 February 2018. Finland's representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen. The ministers will discuss, among other things, EU's financial instruments for external action after 2020, on which decisions will be made in the forthcoming negotiations concerning the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Finland considers it important that the EU's financial instruments for external action respond to the current needs and support the political priorities of the EU better than before.
"The EU must retain its lead role in development cooperation matters, and assistance must be channelled to those who need it the most. Special attention must be paid to impact and effectiveness," Minister Virolainen says.
The EU's actions on migration are currently financed from multiple sources. Finland emphasises the development of coordination between different financial instruments as a way to avoid overlap and to increase the efficiency of the activities.
The EU is shaping its relationship with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) up to the present time. The cooperation is based on the Cotonou Agreement, which will expire in 2020. Finland considers that the relations between the EU and the ACP countries should be in line with the goals of the 2030 Agenda and the priorities of the new European Consensus on Development. The special treatment accorded to the ACP countries should end and the partnership should be open to all developing countries that commit themselves to the principles of the agreement that concern human rights and democracy. The EU is to reach agreement about the negotiation mandate when the Foreign Affairs (Development) Council (FAC) meets on 22 May 2018, because the Post-Cotonou negotiations with the ACP will start in August 2018.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has made a proposal to establish a new subsidiary focusing on development finance to boost the use and allocation of EIB resources and to enhance the visibility of the EIB in third countries. Finland is prepared to look into the proposal in more detail when further information is available on the structure and possible administrative scenarios of the proposal.
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"For many years this Commission has struggled with the appropriate standard to evaluate whether a public utility can exercise market power with regard to its wholesale sales. This rule, in conjunction with other actions we have taken in the past year, will ensure that market-based rates charged by public utilities are just and reasonable and that the wholesale energy markets will remain competitive.
We had to make some difficult decisions in the Final Rule. However, given our ultimate duty of ensuring that utilities charge just and reasonable rates, I believe that the balances achieved in the Final Rule are the correct ones.
I am particularly pleased that we are now actually issuing this rule. The industry has been operating under an interim market power test and has been awaiting a decision for several years. Having read the rule and other related papers, I understand and appreciate why we needed to take the time that we did. However, I think we all agree that the industry, including consumers, will benefit from our action today because we are now providing regulatory certainty as to how market power filings will be reviewed and processed. Although the Final Rule does not make drastic changes to the interim measures we have followed over the past few years, we are providing more certainty with respect to our requirements, and that benefits industry, consumers and energy markets.
Finally, I'd like to thank staff for their hard work and persistence over the past few years. Each of their contributions has made this Final Rule a better product.
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"You saw him, sir?"
"Yes. Oh yes."
"Likewise the person with him?"
"Person with him!" I repeated.
"I judged the person to be with him," returned the watchman. "The person stopped, when he stopped to make inquiry of me, and the person took this way when he took this way."
"What sort of person?"
The watchman had not particularly noticed; he should say a working person; to the best of his belief, he had a dust-coloured kind of clothes on, under a dark coat. The watchman made more light of the matter than I did, and naturally; not having my reason for attaching weight to it.
When I had got rid of him, which I thought it well to do without prolonging explanations, my mind was much troubled by these two circumstances taken together. Whereas they were easy of innocent solution apart — as, for instance, some diner-out or diner-at-home, who had not gone near this watchman's gate, might have strayed to my staircase and dropped asleep there — and my nameless visitor might have brought some one with him to show him the way — still, joined, they had an ugly look to one as prone to distrust and fear as the changes of a few hours had made me.
I lighted my fire, which burnt with a raw pale flare at that time of the morning, and fell into a doze before it. I seemed to have been dozing a whole night when the clocks struck six. As there was full an hour and a half between me and daylight, I dozed again; now, waking up uneasily, with prolix conversations about nothing, in my ears; now, making thunder of the wind in the chimney; at length, falling off into a profound sleep from which the daylight woke me with a start.
All this time I had never been able to consider my own situation, nor could I do so yet. I had not the power to attend to it. I was greatly dejected and distressed, but in an incoherent wholesale sort of way. As to forming any plan for the future, I could as soon have formed an elephant. When I opened the shutters and looked out at the wet wild morning, all of a leaden hue; when I walked from room to room; when I sat down again shivering, before the fire, waiting for my laundress to appear; I thought how miserable I was, but hardly knew why, or how long I had been so, or on what day of the week I made the reflection, or even who I was that made it.
At last, the old woman and the niece came in — the latter with a head not easily distinguishable from her dusty broom — and testified surprise at sight of me and the fire. To whom I imparted how my uncle had come in the night and was then asleep, and how the breakfast preparations were to be modified accordingly. Then, I washed and dressed while they knocked the furniture about and made a dust; and so, in a sort of dream or sleep-waking, I found myself sitting by the fire again, waiting for — Him — to come to breakfast.
By-and-by, his door opened and he came out. I could not bring myself to bear the sight of him, and I thought he had a worse look by daylight.
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I honestly can't believe 2 years ago today my baby girl was born!!! She is the light of my life and such a blessing! She always knows how to put a smile on my face. She's amazing!
Chrissy 8 Days Old! This is one of my favorite pictures!
Chrissy 2 Years Old! How grown up she looks!!!
I am not sure what Chrissy is going to do when this week is over! She has been a busy busy girl since Saturday when we decorated my mom's house for her Elmo and Friends Birthday Party! Sunday was her party with friends and family and it was a ball! She woke up in the morning and said "I go Nana's my burthday party". I had to explain to her that she still had to eat breakfast and nap before she went anywhere. She did everything I said! She was so excited!!!
Here are an aray of pictures from the party on Sunday! The first one is of her decorating her cookie! Each kid got cookies to decorate! It definately was a hit! The second picture is of the pin the nose on Elmo game! Hanna got the closest but Emma and Chrissy apparently are on the same wave length because they put their noses on top of each other! The third picture is of Chrissy tasting the frosting of her cake right before everyone sang Happy Birthday! She even blew the candles out herself! The forth is Chrissy in front of the big Elmo and Friends banner that we got! She looks like she is right there with them on Sesame Street!!! The fifth is her awesome cake!!! Homemade by Nana (Rosanne) with her classic buttercream almond icing! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!! I want some more now!!!!
Monday Chrissy has toddle dance class so she went yesterday and was able to give all the kids in class cookies for her birthday! They sang to her and she got to pick her favorite song to do again! She chose I'm a little teapot! She goes around the house singing that all the time! I am going to try to get her on video doing it because its just too dang cute!
Today (tuesday) is her birthday and today is just going to be a quiet night with mom and dad! She was on Channel 16, WNDU, this morning for their birthday segment! Watch it here:
She gets a free small birthday cake from Dainty Maid! Yum again so that will be our cake to celebrate tonight!!!
Wednesday is another busy day! We have Chrissy's 2nd year Well Baby check up! There are no shots at this appointment so it should be a nice time unless they try to put her on the dreaded white paper! hahahaha! Then after her appointment we are going to go to dinner and we are will head to Build A Bear and to see Santa! I can't wait! She had such a good time last year at Build A Bear tomorrow is going to be a blast!
So I'm going to sign off now! I think I wrote enough of a book today! So, Happy Birthday again to be beautiful, amazing daughter! Mommy and Daddy love you with all our hearts! You are the light of our lives and we can't imagine life without you!


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The Best in Rwandan film industry awarded at Rwanda Movie Awards 2016-List of winners and picturesPosted By: Mutiganda wa Nkunda - On:27/03/2016
The Rwanda Television's favorite drama, comedy, soap 'Seburikoko' and drama feature "Ari Nkawe" collected a nod of 4 trophies. The Best TV Series, Best Director for Jones Kennedy Mazimpaka, Best Soundman for Sengabo Ally Tresor and Best Cinematographer for Mustafa Habarurema are all Seburikoko collected at the night, while the fans heartthrob Gratien Niyitegeka who plays the title character and Antoinette Uwamahoro who plays Siperansiya, his hard working, decisive wife on the show snubbed despite their highest consideration for the trophies of Best actor and Best actress respectively. Gratien lost to Damour Selemani for his performance in Urukiko and Antoinette lost to Denise Gakire who plays the lead in Inkomoko y'ishyano.
The best film was named 'Ari nkawe' with a draw wins of 4 trophies; The Best film, Best lighting for Rebero films, Best supporting actor for Ibrahim Ntakirutimana and Best editor for Murego Yusuf.
The audience at Serena Hotel during the awards ceremony waiting to see who takes home the trophies
During his opening speech, the awards president, Mr. Jackson Mucyo revealed that this 5th edition will be the last for Rwanda Movie Awards as an award ceremony for only local filmmakers. Mucyo stressed that from the next (6th) edition, the award will be competed as an international award with locals competing with international talents.
Complete list of winners:
Best Child Actor/actress: Solange Uwizeye (Igikomere)
Best Short Movie: Bad Choice*
The director of the winning short movie passed away a few days ago.
Best Lighting: Rebero Films (Ari nkawe)
Best Editor: Murego Yusuf (Ari nkawe)
Best Documentary: Izingiro ry'amahoro
Best TV Series: Seburikoko
Best Actress: Denise Gakire (Inkomoko y'ishyano)
Best Director: Mazimpaka Jones Kennedy (Seburikoko)
Best Supporting Actress: Nadege Uwamwezi (Bazirunge)
People's Choice Actor: Emmanuel 'Manu' Ndayizeye
Best Soundman: Sengabo Ally Tresor (Seburikoko)
Best Cinematographer: Habarurema Mustafa (Seburikoko)
Best Actor: Damour Selemani (Urukiko)
Best Actor in Action: Elie Nzabonimana (Package)
Best Story: Ubuhemu
People's Choice Actress: Mutoni Assia*
Mutoni Assia won the back-to-back popular actress Award, as the Intare y'ingore actress won the same award last year.
Best Supporting Actor: Ibrahim Ntakirutimana (Ari nkawe)
Best Movie: Ari nkawe
Local film stars who were nominated for Actors and actresses in their categories
Ernest Kalisa who plays Rulinda in Seburikoko with Fabiola Mukasekuru, the main protagonist in 'Amarira y'urukundo', who won the Best actress in the past
The back-to-back Popular actress Mutoni Assia
Antoinette Uwamahoro with his screen husband Gratien Niyitegeka
Kayumba Vianney, the 'Amarira y'urukundo' actor popularly known as Manzi in the romantic drama
Nadege Uwamwezi, who later bagged the Best Supporting actress trophy
Damour Selemani emerged the Best actor for his performance in Urukiko
Tanzania's movie stars Vicent Kigosi along with his fellow actor at Serena Hotel last night
Seburikoko TV Series team celebrating the trophy of Best TV Series of the year
The Rwanda Film Federation president, Ismael Ntihabose acknowledged the hard work of every party playing in the local industry
Vicent Kigosi with award winners
The show which delayed for 2 hours due to poor time management within organizing team was broadcasted live on 2 TV stations; Azam TV and Royal TV saw many local and regional stars gathered at Serena Hotel celebrating the best in Rwandan film industry. Among many were Rwandan film stars, Miss Rwanda 2016, TZ movie star Vicent Kigosi.


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Blog#6: Conduct market research for a potential event.
December is a month filled with events. The holiday season is upon us and with that comes many things to do. One event in December that is always exciting here in San Diego is December Nights in Balboa Park.
Balboa Park December Nights took place for the 35th consecutive year on Friday, Dec. 6, 3-11pm, and Saturday, Dec. 7, noon-11pm. As always, the event brought families and friends together to spread holiday joy, learn more about the cultural value of Balboa Park and kick-off the "most wonderful time of the year."
Participating Balboa Park museums open their doors free of charge from 5-9 pm both evenings and more than 350,000 visitors are expected to experience the joy of San Diego's largest free community festival. Those who attend will participate in a truly multicultural experience, enjoying food, music and entertainment from around the world.
The target market for an event of this excalibur is for really supposed to reach anyone who wants to experience Christmas cheer. I believe the demographics for this event usually falls into the family category, however.
Conducting a SWOT for this event will help us get a bigger and better picture of how to improve this event.
- Has excellent resources to venues
- Volume of attendees grows every year
- Has a history within San Diego
- The event only lasts for two days (6th &7th)
- Parking is pretty much impossible
- Does the same thing every year. Some new ideas could be good for the festival
- They could make this event last for 2, or even 3 weekends, and attract way more people towards the actual date of christmas.
- Improve parking by opening up the lots at SeaWorld, and doing some kind of sponsorship opportunity with SeaWorld.
- With new technology being discovered everyday, Balboa Park could add new features.
- Injuries due to the capacity of the event holding 300,000 people.
- Competitors are doing similar events that could take some business
- People could be detoured from coming to December Nights just due to traffic
My SWOT analysis of December nights is completely due to my own opinion. There are many positives and negatives that happen to revolve around this event, but some would say the positive drown the negatives. If you can get past the enormous amounts of people, and terrible parking and traffic issues, and manage to make it into the park – you will truly experience something like a mini wonderland.


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A year ago at this time, I was a bride-to-be. A much less stressed bride-to-be than I would be four months later, when all of our wedding plans fell to pieces, but still immensely excited about the promise of being married to my best friend and basking in the thrill of planning the day I'd looked forward to for my whole entire life. Around this time last year, Ben and I were venue hunting, budget stretching, guest-list bargaining, and secretly dreaming of eloping. Keeping the glorious end in mind - imagining how fabulous it would feel to finally be married (and do nothing but relax on a beach for our honeymoon) - was the only way we made it through the process without losing our sanity.
Brides-and-grooms-to-be, I felt the struggle of wedding planning, and I want to hug you to let you know that you are doing it right and it is going to be so beautiful in the end. I could write a whole post on the timeline of planning your wedding, what ends up being a good return on your investment, and how to not go crazy when you're wedding planning (date nights are a life saver!). Maybe I will write that post someday. But not today. Today, isn't about me, it's about you. I'm continuing on with The Experience, to help you know what it is like to have me shoot your wedding.
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Choosing vendors is one of the most stressful parts of wedding planning. It can be time consuming to schedule meetings and overwhelming to sort through all of the information to find the people who are the right fit for your vision. And as much as I'd like to tell you that it doesn't matter, from my own experience I learned that picking "your team" - the right people to carry out the different components of your dream day - can make or break the way you remember it. But the thing is, when you know, you know. You will be so grateful on your wedding day to be surrounded by people you love and trust.
One of my biggest priorities is taking the time to meet with every couple who contacts me about their wedding. I want to get to know you and your dreams, hear about all of the details you can't wait to see in person, and what you're most excited about for your big day. We'll talk about what you are looking for in your photographs and what you want to take home after the day is over. And at some point during that meeting you will know if we are the right match. I always hope that we are.
After we meet, we'll work together to pick your coverage and finalize the details. If you've picked a package that includes a complimentary engagement session, we'll make that happen. I'll check in every now and then to see how your plans are coming along, and send you an online questionnaire so that we are on the same page as the details of the day begin to take shape. Once we get to be a few weeks away from the big day, I'll give you a phone call to chat about the final timeline and make sure that you have enough time allotted to get the pictures that mean the most to you.
And if at any point during that time, you need a shoulder to lean on, an extra set of hands to help make the 1,000 paper flowers that will decorate the reception, or someone to take you out for a cocktail because you just need a wedding planning break, I'm here for you. Just give me a call.
THE Wedding Day
On the day of your wedding, all of my energy goes into making images that truly capture it as the best day ever. I'll arrive early to scope out spots with great light for portraits and them meet you while you're being pampered, getting pictures of you with the girls and him with the guys - those precious, last unguarded moments of singleness, filled with the excitement of anticipation. We'll do a few naturally posed pictures and can arrange a first look, if you want, before the ceremony, so that you and your hubby/wifey-to-be have a moment or two alone before everything gets really crazy. Aside from the time set aside for portraits (it's always good to have about an hour for bride and groom portraits and 30-45 minutes for all other requested pictures, the ones you get to choose), I'll be practically invisible, capturing your day and the special details candidly as they unfold.
After the Wedding
Once your day is over, you get to relive the fabulousness when you see the photos. You'll be on your much-needed honeymoon for awhile and then shortly after, I'll email you a link to your own personal website where you can view the gallery of photos and place orders for prints. I use an amazing system called PASS to deliver your photos, and I LOVE it because you can 1// View your gallery on almost any device using the web or downloadable apps, 2// Share your favorites directly to Facebook without having to wait for them all to upload, and 3// Download the photos directly from the gallery - no waiting for a DVD to arrive in the mail (if you opted to include the digital files in your coverage). I'm a huge fan of instant gratification, so I try to incorporate that in my deliverables as much as possible ;0). I also like to put a little sneak peek up here on the blog so that the wait seems even shorter.
Usually, I recommend that most people wait until after the wedding to purchase an album. It's hard to visualize what will work best for your lifestyle and look best with your photos until you can actually see them. An album is an amazing keepsake that is professionally designed and printed with archival materials so that it will last for generations. We'll work together to go over samples and pick the one that you will want to share for years to come.
Creating art and making photographs gives me enormous energy and passion that I bring to every wedding I capture. I absolutely love seeing how every couple uses personal details to express to the world how much love they share and being part of something that is so worth celebrating. But my job isn't just to show up and make things look as good or better than they actually were on the day of the wedding - my job is to take care of you and make sure that I'm seeing the day through your eyes so that when you look back through the photos, they feel like YOUR memories of the best day of your life.


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Derivative contracts: underlying subject matter: futures and options examples
Examples of determining the USM of a future or option
Example 1
A company buys a number of exchange-traded sugar futures, and holds them to maturity, but opts to cash settle rather than take delivery of any sugar. The USM matter of the futures is sugar.
Example 2
A company enters into a forward contract to buy US$500,000 for delivery in six months' time, at a rate of US$1.6/£. At the delivery date, the company is therefore obliged to pay £312,500. Because of cashflow problems, it is agreed that the company can issue loan notes to the appropriate value instead of paying cash. The counterparty agrees to accept loan notes with a nominal value of £400,000 - it is agreed that these have a market value of £312,500.
The sole USM of the contract is currency (US dollars) - this is the property whose price and delivery date are agreed when the contract is made. The fact that the company hands over loan notes to settle the contract does not make the loan notes an USM. This would be the case even if it was written into the forward contract that payment would be by means of an issue of loan notes. It is still the price of the US dollars that is determined when the contract is made. The nominal amount of loan notes needed to satisfy that purchase price will vary according to prevailing interest rates and the company's creditworthiness at the delivery date.
Example 3
A company enters into a forward contract to buy an option. Under the forward contract, it agrees to pay a specified premium on a specified future date. The option in question is a call option over currency. The USM of the forward contract is therefore also currency.


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I bought a 10 meter long outdoor extension cord to toss in the trunk in case I need it. It would be useful especially at my workplace, where the wallsocket is just a tiny bit too far to plug in the on-the-go charger.
I live in europe, so we use Type C /Type F plugs&sockets, at an output of 230 volts.
The cord is rated for 10A/250V/2300W, which should be just fine.
What I didn't realise (because it was plugged in itself inside the package), that the cord I bought is type C-ish, which is the same, but doesn't have the two little ground thing. (Professional explanation)
The one I bought:
The one I should have buy I guess:
Should it be fine using it? Occasional usage. Or should I just buy a new one?


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Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., May 13, 2014 – The No. 1-ranked Washington University in St. Louis women's golf team rebounded from a slow start to shoot a 328 (+40) to sit in a tie for sixth place after day one of the 2014 NCAA Division III Championship held at Mission Inn Golf and Tennis Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
No. 9 Rhodes College shot an opening round 311 (+23) on day one to take the overall team lead, while No. 2 Methodist College is 10 shots back after a 321 (+33). No. 6 University of Mary-Hardin Baylor (325), No. 7 Ithaca College (326) and No. 3 University of Texas-Tyler (327) round out the top-five of the 21 teams competing. Lisa Calcasola of Ithaca fired a three-over 75 to hold a one-stroke lead in the individual standings.
"We tried to avoid the slow start. There were some nerves and some expectations and I think it showed," said sixth-year head coach Sean Curtis. "I thought we did a good job getting it back together. We settled down and started playing our game."
Sophomore Connie Zhou was the lone player to break 80 in the opening round for Washington U., firing a six-over 78 to tie for 11th place. Zhou, who entered the NCAA Championship ranked No. 7 in scoring (76.85), is three shots off the individual lead. She fired a 39 on the front nine with birdies on No. 7 and No. 9, and followed with seven pars on the back nine to finish with a 39.
Washington U. continues play on Wednesday with 18 holes beginning at 7:45 a.m. (ET). The Bears are paired up with Methodist and Texas-Tyler for the second-straight day.
Bear Notebook: In five trips to the NCAA Championship, the Bears have averaged a 336.6 on the opening day … The 328 was the second lowest on day one in school history … Zhou has broke 80 in four-straight rounds in the NCAA Championship … Washington U.'s sixth-place finish after day one is the best start in school history at the NCAA Championship for the Bears.
Individual Results:
T11. Connie Zhou – 78
T28. Xin Fang – 82
T39. Samantha Han – 84
T39. Olivia Lugar – 84
T58. Andrea Hibbert – 86
Team Results (Top-10):
1. Rhodes - 311
2. Methodist - 321
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor - 325
4. Ithaca - 326
5. Texas-Tyler - 327
T6. Washington U. - 328
T6. DePauw - 328
T6. George Fox - 328
9. Williams - 330
10. Olivet - 333


text: i've been having some difficulty with my contacts from address book being imported onto my new 5g ipod. the ipod syncs just fine through itunes, and when i look on my ipod, all of my contacts are there. however, i recently noticed some weird 'glitches' or inconsistencies in the formatting. namely, some telephone numbers will read as just a string of digits as opposed to being separated by hyphens as they are in address book (i.e. XXXXXXXXXX vs. XXX-XXX-XXXX). also, some of the thumbnail images for my contacts appear distorted or improperly cropped when viewed on the ipod. i've tried manually exporting my contacts from address book as a vcard and then putting that on my ipod instead of the isync file, but still no luck. anyone else had this problem?


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Read these. Just do it.
Wait, what are they about? Okay, I'll tell you more. These stories are about an sister named Kendra and her younger brother, Seth. At the start of the first book, they are on their way to visit their grandparents while their own parents go on vacation. Like all kids, they are not thrilled about going to hang out with people they don't know very well, but they quickly discover that their grandparents aren't exactly who they thought and that there are some old secrets in their family. The book starts out seeming like this plot will be predictable, but flips it upside down!
Grandma and Grandpa live on a sanctuary for magical creatures, a place called Fablehaven. It is well protected from the outside world, partly to keep people out, and partly to keep the creatures IN. Kendra and Seth learn quickly that rules are meant to be followed here, no exceptions, or things can get dangerous in a hurry. Not just regular dangerous, we're talking end-of-the-world dangerous. Seth, being a young boy and very curious, finds ways to bend the rules (technically he's not breaking them, and if you're a kid like Seth, you will recognize his strategies right away!) He makes friends with some Satyrs (half man-half goats) who live in the forest. These guys, Newell and Doren, love watching television, playing tennis, and sometimes taking advantage of Seth. Together they often end up in trouble by showing Seth things he is not supposed to know about in the far reaches of the sanctuary.
Kendra, on the other hand, has encounters with fairies. She ends up receiving some special gifts that allow her to have certain fairy-like powers. She has the ability to see magical creatures for what they are, instead of drinking the magic milk from a giant cow, or eating walrus butter (!) like the rest of the family. Eventually Seth develops some talents of his own, but his powers lean more toward the dark side. Will he be able to control his impulses and use his abilities for the right purposes?
Because these two are now insiders in this magical world, they become involved in fighting against a large organization which is looking to destroy these hidden sanctuaries all around the world. There are journals and artifacts and clues to track down, other sanctuaries and guardians to visit, friends and foes at every turn, some clever time travel, and twists and tests for all involved in the cause. You never know what will happen next and just when you think you know a character…
I loved every minute of this series and I felt like I read most of the last book while holding my breath. They are so action-packed! The characters of Seth and Kendra seem real, mostly because of the way they talk to each other. Seth can get annoying at times, but I promise you that he is the most interesting character because he changes so much during the series. You can feel his frustration at being younger and not feeling as special as his sister, and you can see how that leads him to make some not-so-smart decisions.
Read these if you love fantasy stories and mythological creatures. If you liked the Percy Jackson books, you'll probably like these as well, even though this series is less well-known. Also, if you like the Narnia books, where you are immersed in a whole different world with its own rules, these are for you. The Fablehaven books aren't really scary, but some of its inhabitants are definitely creepy. For me, I like books where the alternate worlds are carefully planned out and the magical rules make sense throughout the whole story, so this book was just the right balance of being complicated and fun to read. Try the first one and you'll be hooked! These are AR books that range from 4.8 to 5.6, and the points range from 11 to 21.


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BOSTON — The median price of single-family homes in Massachusetts tumbled 9 percent in August, sinking to the lowest price for the month of August in six years, according to a report from The Warren Group.
BOSTON — The median price of single-family homes in Massachusetts tumbled 9 percent in August, sinking to the lowest price for the month of August in six years, according to a report from The Warren Group.
The median price for single-family homes sold in August was $323,000, down from $355,000 in August 2007. It was the lowest price for August since 2002, when the median selling price was $297,500.
Significant declines in homes prices on Cape Cod and the islands and in Central Massachusetts helped drag down the statewide median price in August. The median home price in Barnstable County plunged 18.8 percent to $325,000 in August from $400,000 last year. In Worcester County, the median home price was down 15 percent to $234,000 from $275,000 in August 2007.
Statewide, the year-to-date median home price was $318,000, a 9.1 percent decline from $350,000 a year ago.
"This is a continuation of the erosion of the housing market. Even though the 9 percent price decline is modestly better than the steep price drop the state experienced in July, we haven't seen anything that will lead us to believe that prices will level off before next spring," said Timothy Warren Jr., CEO of The Warren Group. "The recent shock to the financial markets isn't inspiring consumers with great confidence to make home purchases. The big threat to the recovery of the housing market is potential job losses. If the recent failures on Wall Street lead to fewer jobs in Massachusetts, the real estate slump could be prolonged."
Single-family home sales continued a downward trend. Sales of single-family homes fell 14.6 percent to 4,376 in August from 5,127 last year. It was the worst sales pace for the month of August in 16 years, according to The Warren Group. Year-to-date sales fell 16.7 percent to 27,305 from 32,778.
Condominium sales fared even worse in August, plummeting 22.4 percent to 2,302 from 2,965 in August 2007. A total of 14,371 condominiums were sold in the first eight months of 2008, down 25.6 percent from the 19,254 units a year earlier.


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Novell announced that Webster Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) the largest independent bank headquartered in New England with more than $17.8 billion in assets, selected Novell® SecureLogin and Novell ZENworks® to streamline user access and automate desktop management. Fast growing and having recently expanded from Connecticut into Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, the bank needed to integrate multiple IT environments, simplify user access, create consistency across an expanding enterprise, and ensure regulatory compliance. Working with Novell, Webster Bank increased security, built a foundation for rapid growth, and saved significant time and money after reducing the number of passwords by 75 percent and desktop administration time by 40 percent.
"We did our due diligence and after looking at alternatives knew that Novell SecureLogin was the best solution for us," said John Jahne, vice president of Network Services at Webster Bank. "We brought in a SecureLogin expert and in just 30 minutes he resolved our top five identity management issues."
Integrating SecureLogin with Novell eDirectoryTM and Microsoft* Active Directory*, Webster Bank provides its 3,300 users with single sign-on access to nearly 25 core applications. The IT staff can now quickly integrate new applications following an acquisition, giving all users access to the right information. Streamlined password management helps Webster Bank enforce tighter security policies, including frequent password changes. With a self-service option, users can reset their own passwords rather than waiting for help desk support.
Susan Heystee, president of Novell Americas, said, "Combining security, identity and resource management solutions can provide powerful tools for streamlining business processes and delivering bottom-line savings. Even more important, technology can become a powerful platform to extend an organization's reach and expand its business. Webster Bank wisely made security and identity the foundation to support its rapid growth."
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Peter Mayle: A Year in Provence
Posted by nybookworm on April 19, 2009
British writer Peter Mayle's books chronicling his relocation to and life in Provence, France have become one of the most widely read travel books around. A Year in Provence (1991) is about Mayle's first year living in Provence with his wife and their quest to restore an 18th century farmhouse at the base of the Luberon mountains. I read somewhere that when it was first published, the publisher agreed to print 3,000 copies and promised to give Mayle a discount to buy them to give as Christmas gifts. The first printing sold out within a few weeks and this book as well as his subsequent chronicles of Provencal life have now sold several million copies worldwide. No matter how many books are written on the topic and how trite the idea becomes of relocating to an idyllic southern European country with a slower paced lifestyle and fresh local food, this type of travel book will always find an audience because we've all bought into the myth (or at least those of us in big cities glued to our laptops). We use to have the American Dream- we now have the Provencal or Tuscan dream. But I digress. This book is good not just because it sells an idea whose time has come but because the story is told with just the right amount of that wry wit Brit writers are able to convey with facility. Mayle manages to poke fun at French culture and stodgy traditions while good naturedly maintaining a clear veneer of admiration for his subject. His books are immensely entertaining and even more so if you're a fan of French food (truffles, tarts, wine and various innards make several appearances). I have read all of his books on Provence (Toujours Provence, Encore Provence and Provence A to Z) and have enjoyed all of them mostly because Mayle is a great writer who manages to hold your attention and capture your imagination even while he tells you how much better his life is than yours.
Amazon link here: http://www.amazon.com/Year-Provence-Peter-Mayle/dp/0679731148


text: I didn't think of any similarities between them until I stumbled upon this article...I guess to me, they are very different characters. Maru is a very enigmatic person, who hides his heart well from others. Jung Woo on the other hand is very open with all this emotions and thoughts. If Maru is very controlled, then Jung Woo is completely unhinged. I think just personally, I prefer someone like Jung Woo. Which one do you prefer? ^^


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They are beloved by children and adults alike, symbols of global culture and performance. Puppets. And, a local gallery filled with these elaborate figures is experiencing a renaissance, like the art form itself. "The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is a collection of almost 3,000 puppets," says Dr. John Bell, director of the museum, which recently moved into space in the newly constructed Storrs Center, across from the University of Connecticut's main campus. "The new location is quite fabulous." Since opening in March, twice as many people have visited the museum than in all of 2013, thanks to foot traffic. With a dynamic summer series on the horizon, the museum is poised to become a popular destination for area families.
"Our collection includes puppets from all around the world , from Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America," says Bell. "It started as a means of preserving the work of Frank Ballard who started puppetry at UConn." A professor in the university's Puppet Arts department, a one-of-a-kind program in the United States, Ballard, who died in 2010, was well-known for spectacular performances featuring his rod puppets ranging from scaly dragons to dramatic characters. Next to basketball and research, the school has become known for this unique art form. "Puppeteers come out of UConn and they're known around the world…as highly talented and totally competent puppeteers," says Bell, pointing out a photography exhibit by Richard Termine, a Ballard student and UConn grad, showing the range of contemporary puppet performance. "From 'Sesame Street' to avante-garde theater to 'War Horse' to 'Cirque du Soleil.'"
The museum (bimp.uconn.edu) shares a stage with the neighboring UConn Co-Op Bookstore, providing new opportunities to put-on puppet shows for the community. Bell is particularly excited about an upcoming summer series on Saturdays from late June to August: "We're going to have puppet performances by UConn Puppet Arts students here in our theater space and maybe outdoors on the Town Square." Workshops are also being offered, giving children the chance to develop their own creations.
Puppetry represents a beautiful combination of art forms. "Sculpture, sculpture that moves, visual arts, drawing, painting, dance, drama, voice, music," says Bell, explaining that puppetry dates back to ancient times in China, Indonesia and Africa. "You always find super interesting ways that these sculptures played a really important part in the cultural life of the community." While kids connect to the shapes and sounds of puppets, adults may see an opera in a different way when watching this varied cast. And that, says Bell, is the beauty of this form of expression, born from creativity, wood and cloth: "I think people come in and get inspired by different aspects of it."
To see video of the museum, watch Monday's Fox CT Morning News.


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The ladies liked to keep me spread-eagled on my back. This position allowed them to do about anything they wanted. The Governess spoke the truth when she said they like to have their pussies sucked. There were times when one lady after another would prevail herself on my vulnerable mouth and tongue. This led me to the conclusion that it didn't matter that I couldn't see them; a pussy was a pussy no matter what the color of the lady was.
There were other times when I'd be double-teamed. One woman had her crotch attached to my mouth, while another would play with my cock and balls. They loved to play tease and torture games; getting my cock hard, then slapping or whipping it. They'd roll my balls in their soft hands, then squeeze them. Once they tied a rope around my balls and forced me to my knees, with my hands bound behind me. They then proceeded to lead me around, prodding and whipping my bottom while I was painfully forced to follow whoever held the ball-rope.
Another time I was once again bound with my wrists pointed together straight up and attached to a strong tree-branch. With my legs spread apart I was vulnerable to say the least. A dildo was shoved up my ass, while my cock and balls were whipped with wooden sticks. They explained that I wasn't being punished. They just liked seeing men suffer and beg for mercy. It made them wet. In this position, they'd hang weights from my nipples and balls, while I was whipped front and back.
Of course there was the required fucking every four hours, and the ladies collected on this resolutely. One lady spoke who I hadn't recognized until now. She told the Governess that she'd heard about a new white man on the island with a big dick. When the head Mistress confirmed that it was indeed I, I felt a hand touching my cock. This was after they laid me back down on the grass and staked me out again.
"Well,†said the stranger. "I've been working at the club and this is my first glimpse of the new fuck-slave.â€
"And guess what,†the Governess said? "It's been four hours since his last fuck.â€
"Well, you know, he looks like he could use a good fucking,†she said with a snicker.
"That he could!†The head Mistress agreed with guffaw.
"But, the new lady continued, we need to make an adjustment.â€
That's when I felt my left ankle being loosened, so that my leg could be bent backwards over my head so my ankle could be attached to a strong noose. When they repeated the same with my right leg, I instantly recalled the time this real/life Mistress put me in this same position and whipped my cock just before she fucked me in the ass.
Knowing what was coming, allowed me to relax my butt-cheeks and sphincter muscles and accept was about to occur. The Governess had said that I could be the one receiving the fucking, and this would be my first. So when I felt the tip of the dildo touch my unguarded anus, mixed feelings ran through me. When I accepted this assignment from my bosses in Washington, I never in my wildest dreams thought I'd be in this position.
Mercifully, she had greased-up the hard cock before the head entered. Steadily, I felt my anus walls give -way. The tightness had me gritting my teeth and grunting. "Come on Leta, fuck him good! I heard one of the ladies cheer. The Governess added her encouragement as well. Once past my sphincter, the cock entered my inner space, driving in to the hilt. At this point the pain turned to pleasure. Then she withdrew the cock until only the tip was imbedded. Then she slammed it all the way in, which hurt like hell which had me yelping, but with a split second of sensual pleasure. The women cheered. They actually began a chant. Every time the dildo was pulled back, they'd sing out, "Fuck!†And once again the mistress wearing the strap-on slammed into me, causing the pain-pleasure combination. Repeatedly, my asshole was ravaged, with even more speed. The chants served as a rhythm section to her lead, and my repeated yelps were the back-beat.
I had experienced anal sex before, but not like this. Hopefully she'd cum soon and I'd be done with this. The chants and yelps continued until finally I heard a loud, pleasurable shriek. I felt like I was going to cum, but I held out. The dildo was pulled from me, and I heard a plop to the ground, while all the ladies cheered.
"Good boy Morgan, I heard the Governess say. Then I felt a hand on my still swollen cock and then a mouth. "This is your reward.†The mouth engulfed my cock. A few up and down strokes and I blasted my juice into her mouth. The feeling I experienced right then was one of gratefulness and when they staked me out once again, I actually smiled and said thank you.


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Justin Hughes is a former Fighter Pilot and Executive Officer in the world famous Red Arrows.
Email: email@example.com
Justin started his career in the RAF. During officer training, he was awarded the Wilkinson Sword for Outstanding Leadership and graduated as the top cadet of his entry.
Following his flight training, Justin eventually flew the Tornado F3 – a fighter aircraft used for front-line air defence.
During his career, Justin took part in training and operational deployments all over the world, including UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia. Justin was qualified to lead any type of Tornado mission.
Hughes was subsequently selected to join the world famous aerobatic display team – The Red Arrows.
Justin was a member of this elite hand-picked team of only 9 pilots for 3 years. He performed in over 250 displays worldwide at took part in 3 international tours.
As Executive Officer, he was responsible for operational day-to-day management of the flying team and it's 90 support personnel.
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In 2003, Justin founded a consultancy working with clients committed to building high-performance environments.
Clients range from global corporations such as 3M and Microsoft, the public sector including the Bank of England and NATO and world renown sports franchises such as Mercedes F1.
Justin Hughes – Motivational Speaker:
Justin is a leading keynote speaker and specialises on areas including:
- High-Performance Organisations
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Decision-Making under ambiguity and pressure
- Behavioural Safety and Safety Culture
- Risk – Performance in high-risk environments and Risk vs Complexity
- Safety Leadership
Key messages:
- Outstanding teamwork is independent of people on team
- Culture, skills and techniques to empower teams
- Selection, training and leadership
- The art of effective debriefing
As an experienced speaker, Justin has delivered presentation at hundreds of management meetings, conferences, academic forums and dinners worldwide.
Previous engagements have included Europe's biggest gathering of business leaders, the Institute of Directors' Annual Convention at the Royal Albert Hall, and the Middle East's premier leadership forum, 'Leaders in Dubai', alongside Kofi Annan and Sir Richard Branson.
Justin's most popular presentation'The Business of Excellence', based on his book of the same name, explores and examines the drivers of high performance in teams and organisations, drawing on examples from business, sport, the military, and his own personal experience as a fighter pilot and member of the Red Arrows.
In addition to the subject areas above, bespoke presentations are available on request.
Justin has an MBA with Distinction from London Business School and a BSc (Hons) in physics from the University of Bristol.