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Redemptive stories
It's a tricky thing to embrace being off work long-term. I'm sure people think, that would be amazing, but the reality is quite different: it's lonely and tedious, obsessing over every nuance of your health. Every. Single. Day. Life was previously so full of things that gave me meaning, my job, my role as a… Continue reading Redemptive stories
Inside the mind of someone chronically ill at night
I'm lonely. I'm going to die too soon. I must write a will. I hope I don't give my children my illness. I'm a terrible mother and a failure. How am I going to get everyone to school tomorrow? I hurt. I wish I didn't hurt. Damn it I forgot to put the washing on.… Continue reading Inside the mind of someone chronically ill at night
Lessons I have learned
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Shifting sands
It's a new year, and the beginning of a new chapter for me. Single, pushing forty, mother of four, chronically ill. To say the concept of that version of 'me' was daunting is an understatement. It's not the dream to have four kids with two different fathers and be in the position I am currently… Continue reading Shifting sands
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Latin Arts Saturday Market events are convened throughout Pierce County. Community groups and event sponsors are most welcome to contact the Latin Arts Saturday Market through the Contact section of this website or call Centro Latino SER (253) 572-7717.
The Latin Arts Saturday Markets are sponsored by Centro Latino, City of Tacoma Central Area Neighborhood Council and the Tacoma Housing Authority. The purpose of the Latin Arts Saturday Market is to model a typical outdoor street market found in North, Central and South American and Caribbean countries.
Latin Arts Saturday Market vendors dress in native costumes and their goods for sale feature Arts and Crafts, food, music and dance from their country of origin. In addition, for the 2019 market season local foundations are sponsoring several Art Workshops for Saturday Market shoppers and youth to learn and produce modern day Artworks characteristic of indigenous cultures.
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Meet Doja Cat, the Artist Behind the Viral Cow Anthem "Mooo!"
Cows are currently having a moment in popular culture, and they owe it all to Amala Dlamini a.k.a. Doja Cat. The Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter and rapper recently released a bop about cows called "Mooo!" where she nonchalantly drops bars like "Got milk, bitch? Got beef?" The accompanying visual is essentially a gamer's wet dream brought to life so it immediately gained interest online. Both the song and video only took her 12.5 hours to make and proceeded to instantly go viral for a variety of reasons that we already covered here.
Believe it or not, the music video was not part of a grand scheme—despite how it appears from the outside, Doja Cat didn't expect "Mooo!" to spiral into an overnight success. While this is certainly a big break for an artist on the rise, fans that have been following Doja Cat are fully aware that she has a catalogue of hits that date back as far as 2014 with her Evil Needle-produced single "So High." Back in March, the 22-year-old released her debut full-length album Amala on RCA. We're not entirely sure if "Mooo!" will make the cut for her sophomore album, but Doja Cat is currently embracing all the positive attention around it.
Highsnobiety recently hopped on the phone with Doja Cat over breakfast to find out the origins of "Mooo!" and learn more about her life in general. Get to know Doja Cat better in the interview below.
Could you tell me the story behind "Mooo!"? Where did the inspiration for the song come from?
OK, so I love cosplay—not really cosplay in the nerdy way, I just like to dress up. That's a huge part of what inspires me to make music, pretty much. I usually get on Instagram Live and I had bought a ton of costumes. The one costume that I wore that day was the cow one. It was such an obnoxious shirt, the sleeves were so ridiculous. I loved it and I just didn't know what to write about in that moment. And I thought, "You know what, fuck it. I'm tired." I stayed up really late that night before. I was just like, "Alright, fuck it. I'm just going to make a song about cows. Why not? That might be interesting." I wanted it to sound good, I wasn't trying to go into it in a joking way. It's supposed to be a joke, right, but it's supposed to sound good too. It's not just a piece of comedy, really. That's how that came about, just from that outfit.
How did the concept for the video come together?
I was alone in my room, lying in bed and I thought "Why don't I just use the green screen effect on Photobooth because nobody uses it?" I'm shocked that I haven't used it yet. So I just opened that up and I started looking for GIFs of farms and cows. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find a cheeseburger GIF and a cow GIF. It took two and a half hours to find something sort of cute. That's how that came about, just GIFs off of Google and dragging those in and recording them. It's a pretty daunting process. It seemed easy. I mean, the video isn't incredible. It's definitely not like a regular music video. It's definitely the DIY approach.
Oh, another part of that is I had these sheets that were bright, bright green that I haven't used. I was like a kid for a moment. I made my mom get me green bedding and I never used it. I just let it collect dust in a closet. I thought, "You know what? I'm going to just nail this to the wall and see what happens." The lighting in my room was terrible. The sun was setting, so I had to do everything pretty fast. So I just used some sheets for the green screen and sunlight and the Christmas lights. I don't have a lot of good lighting in my room, it's pretty bad.
It's definitely become a very iconic visual. Did you expect it to go viral?
Totally not, which sounds weird. A song about cows. I honestly thought it was going to dissolve. I didn't know what it was going to be. I made one song with the intent that I wanted people to make a dance to it. I thought maybe that would be cute. It's actually like video games and it's called "NINTENDHOE." Not Nintendo, but "Nintend-HOE." I put that on SoundCloud and my fans liked it, but it didn't pop off, probably because the hook is so obnoxious. I can't even explain it, but it's a ridiculous song. I love it, but that didn't take off. This did and I really didn't think this would take off at all.
In the YouTube description, I saw that you wrote, "My hide is not your prom dress" and I was wondering what that means… Could you elaborate on that?
Have you seen that meme? It got pretty popular—it's not really a meme, it's like a meme to me and maybe to some other people. There's this girl that wore a Chinese traditional dress to prom. She was white, clearly not Asian. I don't know how it went viral, this girl is just a regular girl. I don't know where, but she wore it to prom and she got a bunch of hate on Twitter from Asian people and they said, "My culture is not your prom dress." I think this happened last year, but it caught on and I just thought it was super funny to make that the description because I have one fan that has a cow as their icon. Their name is Squishy Cow Feet and they go into my Instagram Live and say, "How dare you disrespect my culture." We're super cool, but they do this. It's a running gag. They joke about it all the time. They really try to act like a cow. I didn't plan this, but this Squishy Cow Feet person would come into my Live before I made the cow song. They probably inspired the song. That's pretty much where that came from. Yeah, that one girl.
Why did you decide to use the Kelis and Wu-Tang songs?
I don't know if there are any more songs that hint to dairy products in the hip-hop genre. I think that was perfect-"C.R.E.A.M." and "my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard." What was the other one? Ludacris, "moo-ve it," because he kind of sounds like a cow, "moo-ve." I thought "That was perfect, let's do that."
How have you been feeling about the reactions to the song and to the video since you dropped it?
It's funny, the first day that this popped off, I thought "Oh, it's so annoying. I have so much of this stuff out." Then I was wallowing, I was sad. Then I thought, "You know what? Let me just embrace this. This is great." It's good to see people have a sense of humor and how much people appreciate that. It's just great, it's really great.
Moving away from the cows, I would love to hear about your childhood because I know you grew up in a creative household. I was wondering if that impacted you to become a music artist.
Yeah, my mom is a painter. She's more of a visual artist. She likes to sing. She actually told me she wanted to be a rock star. That was really cool. But she never really took up singing. She was mostly a painter. And they my grandma also paints like crazy. She opens at galleries and stuff. She likes to paint fat people on the beach. I don't know where that comes from, but she likes to do that. My dad is a dancer. He's from Durban, South Africa. My mom and grandma are both from New York. My dad danced a lot. He was in Broadway shows like Lion King on Broadway.
My brother was a producer long before I was. He rapped a little bit and listened to a lot of Tupac. He took music way more seriously than I did. I was more dancing when I was a kid. Loved to dance. I took ballet, tap, jazz, all of that. I didn't pay attention in school a lot because I mostly was focusing on dance. I had a dance crew and that's where my love for music came from. I wanted to start making the songs that I danced to. I thought that would be interesting so I tried that out. I've just been doing that for the last five years.
How would you describe your music for people that aren't familiar with your work and are unfortunately discovering you because of cows?
I always liked to be liberated by music from anyone. I love the feeling of the self-esteem boost that you get from music or the emotional thing. I don't like to make sad music. Sometimes sad and emotional music makes you happy and sad at the same time. I love that whole effect and I do want to achieve that, but for the most part I really just like to make people feel good. I just want to make feel-good music. That's all that I care about. It's just making people want to dance, you know or show the song to their friend. That's all I care about.
A few months ago you dropped your debut album, Amala. Could you talk about some of the themes on it or the journey that you're telling through the songs?
That album definitely was kind of a collection, songs that I've made over the last few years. We didn't really go into it wanting a concept or anything. We looked for powerful songs that I had and tried to compile those, but we weren't thinking too hard about the story that it had. I'd say it's love songs, songs about self-love, sex, drugs, drinking and things that happen in the world. I definitely try to stray from political songs. It's really just feel-good music like dance music, party music. I like high energy stuff. If it's low energy, I like R&B and I try to add a rap mood in there.
I meant to ask this earlier, but where did the name Doja Cat come from?
When I was 16, I thought smoking weed is what made me cool. I thought weed was great because everybody else thought weed was great. Then I realized after years of smoking it that I didn't need it, but I thought the word "doja" was super cute. It sounded more like a girl's name to me, like JoJo or Brianna or Jessica or Wanda… So I thought "Doja is perfect." And then I guess I have an obsession with cats. Well, not really, to be honest. I like the concept of a cat. I love cats, they're so great. So I just threw a cat in there to fuck it. So that's where it comes from, Doja Cat.
It's funny because a lot of people were saying that you swapped out the cat for the cow for this moment.
Yeah, people want to do that more than I do to be honest. They just want me to be a cow!
Yeah, now you're going to have to-I hate to make a pun, but milk the cow. You're going to have to roll with it for a bit… How have you grown as an artist since you dropped the Purr! EP?
It's really crazy because the fan base that I created through the Purr EP is stoners, hippies, and woke people. I don't even know what that word means anymore, but pretty much my fans were dopey young hippie hipsters, you know, smoking types. I feel like that wasn't me after a while. I'm not that person. I tried it out, that lifestyle, but I feel like I really found who I was in the last couple of years. I'm really just for everyone and some people say, "Oh, what happened to your serious stuff?" It's really cool to watch it blow up like this because my video for "So High" got 17 million views or something like that, around that number It happened pretty quickly. It was really cool to watch that, but it never really went viral. It just kept collecting views, but people weren't saying, "Oh, shit. This girl's talking about smoking weed, wow."
That's not really surprising. I don't think that gets people out of their seats anymore, to be honest. It's just cool. This is cool, right? I think I want to definitely keep doing what I do and having fun and being funny and being humorous and stuff. I think that will be a big part of my career and the longevity of it.
What is next for you? You have the one album out and this video is still taking off. What else do you have going on?
I have a tour coming up in September. This is what is the most interesting thing about this—this song about cows that I thought was going to dissolve into the atmosphere blows up right before I go on tour. I'm about to be on tour in two weeks from now, maybe less. I don't even know, but very soon I'm announcing it. I'm supposed to announce it tomorrow, but I guess we're just a day early. We're doing a tour in September on the west coast and it's to promote the album. That should be really fun. That's when I really want to perform the songs.
I'm sure people will be chanting "moo." That's what I would expect.
I'm planning on it, for sure.
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We officially survived the first day of school yesterday and I am very relieved!
Our lovely helper (I hate using the word Au-Pair as it feels like it puts us in a certain category, which could not be further from the truth as my grey hair and unmanicured nails will testify to) started on Monday so she had a chance to settle in.
We sent Daniel off to holiday camp at his new school with his BFF on Monday and Tuesday, so he had a chance to get a little aquanted with his school, but yesterday was still a big day for him. Of our kids I worry about him the most (stop me if you've heard this one before), because the girls are mostly fine wherever they end up as they are always together.
First we all went to Daniel's school so The Sussies could see his classroom and have a look around. Here he is on the playground, thoroughly gatvol of me with the camera:
And here he is with the girls, Mignon on his right ad Isabel on his left:
As you can see, they were also rolling their eyes at me. (which reminds me, Isabel has this little exasperated sound she makes these days, too funny)
I left Etienne in charge of The Big Goodbye and the Girls and I went off to their new school. Here they are, humoring me in the road. I don't know how they put up with me 🙂
Incidentally, I had to take 6 pics to get this one, and still Mignon refused to look at me.
And finally, here they are, playing at their school. I even managed to get both of them to look at me AT THE SAME TIME.


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This is another letter I wrote to my friend Beth while I was on a residency at Provincetown. I had been reading a thick collection letters by Jack Kerouac and had read a poem by Denis Johnson in one of the workshops I took at Provincetown (with Mark Conway). –TW
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Dear Beth,
It was around 11:00 at night and the street was alive with people who were happy and having a good time, but it wasn't rowdy. I stopped and had a brief conversation with a couple I recognized from FAWC. They sat on a bench; she was eating chips, and he was leaning forward on his cane. He was older than his wife. I told them I never wanted to go back home, and he said, "Do you think we want to go home… to Virginia?"
I was so happy to take a shower that night and wash all of the street smells out of my hair. I laid on the couch in my robe to let my hair dry a bit and fell asleep. At a little after 2:00, I dragged myself from the couch, put on my jamas and got into the bed. Man, did I ever sleep good.
The next day…
It is now 2:25 a.m. I hear the foghorn. I guess I'll never hear a foghorn again without thinking of Denis Johnson's poem.
I guess I will end this with a quote from one of Kerouac's letters, this one to Allen Ginsberg. In the letter Kerouac talks about the importance of his inner life and how he needs to get it to the surface through his art:
The bigger and deeper this inner life grows, the less anyone of you will understand me…Putting it that way may sound silly, it may particularly amuse Burroughs, but that's the way it is. Until I find a way to unleash the inner life in an art-method, nothing about me will be clear. … After all, my art is more important to me than anything … None of that emotional eccentricity that you all wallow in, with your perpetual analysis of your sex-lives and such. That's a pretty past-time, that is. … I was telling Mimi West
Last summer how I was searching for a new method in order to release what I had in me, and Lucien said from across the room, "What about a new vision?" The fact was, I had the vision … I think everyone has … what we lack is the method.
Beth, we've got to dedicate ourselves, too, to finding the method to unleash what is inside us. It isn't any less important than what was inside Kerouac. Don't you agree? Is this letter ridiculous? Do you see any "terrible crystals"? How strange is this life.
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KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council (MBKS), Kuching North City Commission (DBKU) and the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) are considering standardising their fees and charges in a new initiative to bring greater harmony in their services to the people.
In a recent interview with The Borneo Post, Kuching South mayor Dato Wee Hong Seng said the local authorities, which were neighbouring each other, had their first formal inter-council meeting on Dec 3 to explore ways in which they could work together.
Wee, who mooted the collaboration between the local authorities when he was appointed mayor on Sept 3 this year, said as a start, they had discussed charges for services like waste management and parking, and also the rental of facilities and equipment such as barricades, banners and mobile toilets.
He told The Borneo Post that the councils were looking into standardising their charges for the convenience of the people and he hoped that it could lead to an infrastructure masterplan that the councils could collaborate on.
Wee said it had been his wish to see the councils working closely together ever since he was appointed one of DBKU's nine commission members – a post he held for some six years prior to becoming mayor.
"We don't want to have one bylaw, but enforced two different ways or charges differently. Some people might feel that this or that local authority is not so friendly; why this city hall practises that type of enforcement, but with the other, it is so free," he said.
When asked then why not have only one local government, Wee replied: "Some of the things we can do together; some of the things we can support each other; but some things we cannot do together because the culture is different. It is, however, not about restrictions, but respect."
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An Er3+:Yb3+:LuAl3(BO3)4 crystal doped with 24.1 at.% Yb3+ and 1.1 at.% Er3+ ions was grown by the flux method. The polarized spectroscopic properties related to the operation of 1.5–1.6 μm laser of the crystal were evaluated at room temperature. The laser properties of a 0.7-mm-thick, c-cut crystal were investigated in diode-end-pumped hemispherical and plano-plano cavities, respectively. Compared with those of Er3+:Yb3+:YAl3(BO3)4 crystal obtained under similar experimental conditions, higher maximum output peak power, higher slope efficiency, and lower threshold were achieved in the Er3+:Yb3+:LuAl3(BO3)4 crystal.
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Come and see Amanda and Sarah Stafford in Studio 42, St John's Square site.
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Crystalline Consciousness Technique can sometimes be a difficult concept to grasp… there is nothing physically tangible to describe. If I held up a basketball, for instance, you could describe it to someone fairly easily… it is spherical; it is approximately 14″ in diameter; it is orange in color; it has dimples around the entire outer surface; it is made out of rubber and has black rubber lines running around it; you can bounce it on the ground and throw it through a hoop that is suspended up in the air; and so on. Describing something that has a physical presence in the world is easy to do, because you're using your 5 senses to describe it and essentially 'judge' it against other things you know. But how do you describe something you can't see, touch, smell, taste or hear?
One of my gifts is being able to explain CCT in a way that is easy to understand. This blog post is intended to help you understand how energetic traumas 'appear' and how CCT helps release them!
In order to explain how energetic traumas show up in your body, mind, emotions, etc., I must first establish a 'control' of sorts, that will help you understand the energetics. When someone wants to build a house, they have an architect draw up the blueprints of the house first. The blueprints help to lay out the floor plan, ensure stability, allow proper flow, lighting, heating and a/c, amongst many other things. Without the blueprint, you technically could build the house, but the likelihood that mistakes and issues would happen would astronomically go up, and if the house was ever successfully built, it would probably not last as long as if you had planned it out a little at first.
Now that we have established that baseline understanding, I want you to imagine that you have a set of blueprints yourself, which are the instructions that determine what makes you YOU. But instead of it being just a few blueprints (like most houses have), your 'set' of blueprints looks more like an Operations Manual! The blueprints necessary to bring you in to 'form' (your body) are WAY more complicated and intricate than what could fit on a few pages.
So, when you experience a traumatic experience (an Energy Trauma), one or more of the pages (blueprints) in your proverbial Operations Manual develops a set of instructions that cause you operate in a negative or 'traumatic' way. Whenever you come face to face with this page, you react the same way each time because that is what the instructions say! Over the course of time, you will make little addendum's and subtractions and slowly change the 'formula' that's written out, but it takes a really long time to officially make a major change. This is exactly what Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is… it is a page in your Operations Manual that says "When (this) happens, I react in (this) way." It can be as broad as "When 'life' happens, I am depressed." or as acute as, "When someone yells at me, I run away and hide." or "When I hear what sounds like gun shooting, I hit the floor."
When you receive a CCT session, you get to do something MUCH different than slowly update your pages… When you receive a CCT session, you get to rip out the page or pages (blueprint(s)) that are no longer serving you, and insert a new page with the written instructions of what you want, need, or intend in your life. You essentially can re-write your Operations Manual! Exciting, isn't it?!
One of the things you learn in the 'Become An Empowered Being' study course is how you can release these Energetic Traumas and re-write your 'Operations Manual' throughout the rest of your life. You learn how to recognize when these energetic blueprints are indicating something that isn't what you want anymore, and you have the ability to change them. To learn more about the program, go to www.RayofLifeHealing.com/Become-An-Empowered-Being/, or call me at (419) 376-3740 and we can chat about it!
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Embedded in the DNA or LifeAssist, is a culture of care that pervades our relationships with clients, colleagues, affiliates, service providers and the broader community where we have influence.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) begins at home – with our people. We recognise that our people generously invest their talent, knowledge and energy. In return we ensure that the business is sustainable.
'Giving' is an essential ingredient for wellness. As a matter of integrity, we invest company resources and encourage our people to give of their time and talents to touch lives in the community in which we live, to uplift, support and empower people with special needs.
The REEA Foundation is one of the initiatives adopted by LifeAssist.
LifeAssist actively supports the REEA Foundation as an Enterprise Development (ED) Programme – lending expertise of our Chairman (Angus Rowe) and Managing Director (Chris Stevens) as business mentors to ensure that the foundation is sustainable, and by initiating income-generating projects.
The involvement of businesses and volunteers is welcomed.
REEA Foundation (previously known as REEA Care Centre and originally as the Rand Epilepsy Employment Association) is a charity that was founded in 1935 by doctors at the Lady Dudley Nursing Home in Johannesburg. The Foundation is situated in idyllic settings on the banks of the Braamfonteinspruit in Craighall Park, Johannesburg. For the last 76 years the Foundation has relied on government grants and the very generous goodwill of a number of companies as well as individuals, both in our country and abroad.
REEA is a registered not for profit or gain organization (section 21 company). Its primary focus is the provision of 24/7 care for more than 40 epileptics and persons with mild neurological disorders.
REEA also operates outreach programmes in the following areas:
- HIV & Aids Orphan Outreach programme
- Food security programmes for disabled and previously disadvantaged individuals,
- Day Care programme for persons with mild neurological disorders; and
- Literature outreach programme.
REEA's Mission
REEA's mission is to nurture a culture of excellence through commitment and professionalism to enhance the functioning level and quality of the life of people with physical and mental disability, entrusted to its care by providing protective employment opportunity, for those who are able and offering scope of advancement. Further to assist through continuous spiritual, moral, medical and residential support.
REEA's Philosophy
All therapeutic interaction with residents operate within the framework that views our residents as multi-dimensional physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual socio-economic, political and ethnic self. Within this framework residents are treated equally, irrespective of colour, creed, religion, socio-economic standing or cultural background. Residents should be treated with respect and human dignity at all times.
Caring for the caregiver
In line with our core business, we are able to provide psycho-social supervision and counselling in our 'Care for the Caregivers' programme – supporting the care givers who work in our CSI projects. Their wellbeing is critical as there is a shortage of resources in a region where there is a growing burden of care.
Awareness and fund raising
In addition, we embrace every opportunity to raise awareness of, and funding for, community-based organisations. This is most often achieved at Wellness Days. Some of the organisations that have benefit from such exposure are;
- Saartjie Baartman Shelter for Abused Women and Children
- Reach For A Dream
- Child Welfare SA
- Epilepsy SA
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Good evening, Billingsbury. I'm Clive Crowley. Coming up, a man with a gun and two bullets has taken over the city of Manchester. But first, our top story tonight, Her Majesty The Queen will be passing through our very town tomorrow. With details, we now go live to Indian reporter Tricia Dasgupta. (EXAGGERATED INDIAN ACCENT) Oh, my golly, there is much commotion.
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Use these foundational design decisions to create your final cooking and gathering house—a true coronary heart-of-the-house, hardworking work core. So, if you are trying to find an easy and quick fix to your kitchen cupboards downside, then hire these professionals for the renovation of your kitchen. One of many foremost aspects of your kitchen that needs to be considered is the layout. This has led to the revolutionary kitchen island which sits within the centre of the kitchen and sometimes houses the sink, work surfaces and normally the hob.
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Here at Bridge It NZ preserving the natural environment and creating all weather access is an immediate priority
Our forestry bridges are the best in the business for loading capacity and access. Forestry bridges typically need heavy loading and can be in hard access areas. Bridge It designs and builds bridges for the forestry industry that can withstand heavy vehicles or provide a temporary solution for the tenure of your forestry harvest. There are a lot of external issues to consider when deciding which bridge is appropriate for the specific area for example: environmental factors, loading capacity, stream bed stability and access.
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Feb 15, 2014
In 1999, there was a lot of interest in listening to satellite transmissions and trying to overhear analogue links that probably were not meant for public consumption. In this edition of Media Network we talked to Dr Dish, a German satellite specialist who gave several insights in what could be done in those days.
This is another episode on the Media Network radio series that ran from 1980-2000 and is scheduled to resume transmission shortly.
That sounds promising !
Taking a wild guess : since you mention Dr Dish, will this be via TecTime TV ?
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You mention Dr. Dish : via TecTime TV on Astra ??
Wait a moment ... does this mean there will be new editions of Media Network? That would be great news.


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Latest album release: AWA
Maciek's new album, AWA is Inspired by the three rivers that have formed anchors at differing times in his life, the unequalled beauty and nature of Aotearoa New Zealand and indigenous Maōri culture. AWA forms the soundtrack for Maciek's sensual experiences of this Pacific Island.
Enjoyable Planet FM interview (in Polish)
Fajna stacja radiowa w Auckland Planet FM robi programy w różnych językach, między innymi po polsku. Więc wczoraj (2-11-2019) w programie Halo Tu Polska, dałem wywiad miłej pani redaktor Violetta Abrasowicz-Madej o moim nowym albumie AWA. Zainteresowani mogą posłuchać tutaj:
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Out of the Blues at Tauranga Jazz Festival 2017
Two clips of Out of the Blues performing at Tauranga Jazz Festival in 2017: Revelation written by Russell Ferrante and Learn To Treat Me Right by the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
Vintage guitars are better, right? Why guitarists want that vintage guitar look?
How come after 60 years of electric solid body guitar evolution, we still buy and desire guitars which are essentially the same as the ones made by Gibson, Fender and Gretch in the 1950s? Why are guitarists so conservative? Why are vintage guitars apparently better?
Fishman Fluence Strat Pickups – after 3 months
There was a lot of noise about the Fishman Fluence pickups when they were released in 2014. Here is my experience of using them, as well as a short YouTube demo.
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Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhahkim, right, meets with his visiting Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 28, 2019. (HADI MIZBAN / AP PHOTO)
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BAGHDAD – Turkey's foreign minister is in Iraq to discuss trade, border security and water resources.
The two-day visit beginning Sunday will include stops in the autonomous Kurdish region and Basra, Iraq's main oil hub.
Turkey is expected to rebalance its oil supplies after the U.S. announced it would end the waivers that have allowed Turkey to import from Iran despite sanctions. Iraq is one of Turkey's leading suppliers of crude oil.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met with his Iraqi counterpart, Mohamed Alhakim, in Baghdad on Sunday.
He said Turkey would send a special representative to Iraq to discuss water resources after an exceptionally wet winter filled reservoirs and caused flooding in both countries.
Alhakim said Iraq would facilitate trade with Turkey and called on Turkish firms to invest in Iraq.


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if you ever want to just be in a good mood for absolutely no reason…parade around your house in a sparkly bikini. [note: if the guys try this i think there might be other issues] so that's what i was doing while i was waiting for my neighbor to come take my pics as we go into week 4 of this thing. but i was sporting one of the new competition bikinis per the request of my trainer…so here we are at the start of week 4 trying out my silly new little pose. please excuse the frizzy 'do and lack of make-up…all my pics are taken post workout!
apparently i need to build up my lats so i get more of a v-taper so i literally kicked my butt at the gym today working my back doing lat pull-downs, iso lat pull-downs, single arm cable rows (with the flexsolate straps which were the first time i've used them and – love them!!), and dumbell rows…all circuited with sets of 10-15 pushups in between each set. ouch. and then – my body must completely be used to having sundays off and starting fresh monday…because i could totally feel it today that i worked out yesterday. holy camoly. i almost died doing my leg routine…thanks to my girl jamie (and my amazing new workout playlists)…i made it through my workout!
so i had lunch with my best friend (and finance genius) last friday to look over fitlosophy's financials and everything and she just gave me a reality check on the things i need to be doing to ensure fitlosophy is a success. little overwhelming! i'm an entreprenuer at heart – so i fly by the seat of my pants and while most of the time i make pretty good, well-thought-out decisions, it's always nice to have a reality check every now and then. fitlosophy is my passion in every sense of the word so i get carried away, excited at opportunities and sometimes lose focus. so that meeting was enlightening – but also scared the you-know-what out of me too! don't get me wrong, fitlosophy is rockin' and rollin' given the economic climate and we're super grateful for everything we've got going on…we just have to be smart and make sure we're around for the long haul. which right now means my focus is sales…sales, sales, sales. that said: i'm going to throw this out there completely on purpose because – hey you never know who's reading this thing right?! my goal in the next 30 days is to close a big corporate wellness deal where we do fitbooks with the company logo on the front. we've done a couple big ones last year with companies like chevron…and the best part is they are given to employees as part of their wellness programs to help employees get healthy. so there it is – complete and utter shameless plug, but hey – a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do!
so talk about the power of writing down goals (which is why i created the fitbook!)…last night i sat down to my workouts for the week, and in the 'other' goals section i just jotted down the following: "close one new corporate wellness and one new wholesale deal by friday." yeah – so i had a call at 2pm today and 'check' – we've got a new retailer, fitness town, based in canada which is awesome for all my canadian customers – so amazing how things happen. one down, one to go! this week is a big week for fitlosophy – some great meetings coming up so keep this little company in your prayers as we aim to make america (actually – make that the WORLD!) just a little bit healthier one person at a time!
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Robbie is a left back who played under-age football at Cherry Orchard before beginning his League career at St Patrick's Athletic in 2002. In 2003 he went on loan to Dublin City where he helped the Vikings to the First Division title.
In 2004 Robbie signed for Dundalk, staying for just one season at Oriel Park before decamping to Kildare County in 2005. At the end of the '05 season he was part of a mini exodus with several players making their way from Kildare to Shamrock Rovers.
Robbie won his second First Division title with the Hoops in 2006, forming part of a back four that conceded just 13 league goals all season. In his two years at Rovers Robbie made 69 appearances, scoring once.
In 2008 Robbie joined Waterford United and made 35 league appearances for the Blues as they finished fourth in the First Division. 2009 saw Robbie return to Co Louth, this time signing for Drogheda United. It was a difficult season for Drogheda who finished second bottom of the Premier Division. Despite making 32 league appearances, he was released at the end of the season.
In 2010 Robbie signed for Dermot Keely at Shelbourne where he played with the club's A Championship side, leaving the club on 17 August without having made an first team appearance. After several months out of league football, Robbie signed for a second spell at Drogheda United in June 2011. He made 6 league appearances and left the club at the end of the season.
Robbie next surfaced in January 2013 when he signed for Roddy Collins at Athlone Town and was part of the club's First Division title winning squad that year. He made his debut for Athlone in an EA Cup defeat to Longford Town on 11 March 2013 and went on to make 21 league appearances that year.


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As Calculated Risk shows, the US non-oil trade deficit has been flat for sometime now. If you project out a flat non-oil trade deficit and a falling petroleum deficit, the overall deficit should head down. And for that matter, if you can project out recent non-oil import growth (7-8%) and recent export growth (13-14%) and flat oil prices, the trade deficit should head down. David Greelaw (in today's Wall Street Journal) argues: "With each month of data, it's more and more suggestive that the tide has turned."
The following chart shows why the non-oil trade balance has stabilized. Year over year export growth picked up in 2005, while non-oil import growth slowed significantly.
So why am I a bit more pessimistic?
Well, if the US economy avoids a recession, I wouldn't expect y/y growth in non-oil imports to fall below 7% or so – about where it is now. The recent deceleration came after an acceleration earlier in the year. The fall in the pace of import growth won't last forever. Not with US imports from China growing at 25% y/y. Lower gas prices may mean more savings -- but they also could mean more money to spend on everything else, including on imports.
And it seems to me like the recent acceleration in the pace of export growth is petering out – after rising from around 10% in 2005 to 14-15% in the summer, the y/y pace of increase now seems to be falling (i.e. the pace of US export growth is decelerating).
That shows up more cleanly if you look at the actual level of exports, not the y/y increase. In the past three months, the average m/m increase in exports has been $0.65 billion. Project that pace of monthly growth out through 2007, and y/y export growth would fall back to around 6% … the blue line in the following graph is the y/y growth rate that corresponds with a $0.65b monthly increase in US exports
If export growth falls back to 6% (nominal) and non-oil import growth stays at 7%, the non-oil trade balance would start to deteriorate again.
The next graph is probably a bit too busy, but it shows monthly (non-oil) imports and export under this scenario. The monthly non-oil trade deficit is on the right hand axis, in bright yellow. The red bar represents that last real data point – everything after that is a projection. The overall non-oil balance has been bouncing around between $35 and $40b a month for some time now – and generally has been on the lower end of that band. The average in 2005 was $38.3b, in 2006 it was $38.5b. That constitutes stability in my book. But in the "slowing export growth" scenario, it rises to above $40b a month.
Is this a plausible scenario if the US economy avoids recession and the global growth remains robust, even if it slows a bit from its current torrid pace?
Possibly. What's the story?
First, global growth isn't likely to be stronger in 2007 than it was in 2006, when pretty much all of the world outside the US was growing quite strongly. Europe grew as fast as the US (and faster on a per capita basis), China grew really, really fast (though it relied heavily on exports), Japan grew, all the emerging world grew and so
Second, the lagged impact of the dollar's big fall v. the euro in 2003 and 2004 may start to dissipate. US firms may have taken as much market share from European firms as they are going to. The dollar is entering into 2007 a quite bit weaker v. the euro than it entered into 2006, but it isn't weaker than where it was in early 2005.
Moreover the dollar has actually appreciated significantly since 2004 against the yen.
Third, the US may start to hit capacity constraints on the export side. I won't repost the graph, but exports as a share of US GDP have now rebounded to around 11% of US GDP on the back of recent strong export growth. That is about what they were in 2000. To rise higher – to 12 or 13% of US GDP, the US might need to invest a bit more in additional capacity. And I am not sure the needed investments have been made. Private equity deals to date, to quote breaking views in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal, have been "exercises in financial engineering." US business has been more interested in leveraging up existing assets than in investing in new assets.
Boeing has been doing some real engineering, not just financial engineering. But Boeing already exports almost all of its widebody production. The only way its exports can increase is if its production increases. And I doubt that will happen in 2007 on a big scale.
Only 27 767s remain to be built; that line is winding down. The first 787 won't be delivered before 2008 – and probably the big numbers won't come until 2009. The goods news is that most 787s will be exported: by my count, US airlines account for about 10% of Boeing's 787 order book. The bad news is that they won't be exported in 2007. Boeing will deliver lots of 7s and more 4s than it had any right to expect (thank you Airbus …). I wouldn't expect Boeing's exports to increase by another $10b over their 2006 total …
Boeing's total deliveries rose from under 300 in 2005 to about 400 in 2006, but they aren't projected to increase at a similar pace in 2007. Obviously, Boeing isn't the entire US export sector (though it sometimes seems like it), but the Boeing story may be replicated in other parts of the economy. Until more capacity comes on line, it won't be able to export more.
Conversely, I would expect Toyota to import both more Japanese design and engineering (real dark matter, as Toyota's profits don't appear in the US data ...) as well lots of parts and cars. And probably more parts and cars in 2007 than in 2006. Hybrids proved to be kind of popular …
I hope I am wrong on this – and, given how strong global growth is right now, I would be surprised if US export growth really did fall all the way to 6%. Projecting on the basis of a couple of (relatively) slow months is risky. On the other hand, I am not comfortable projecting 13-14% growth out either. Not without a bit more help from America's leading export sector ...
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Easton is something of a hidden gem. To strangers, it's a mysterious land, accessible only by the Stapleton Road train station, and often overlooked in favour of the trendier Stokes Croft, North Street, and Clifton scenes. To those in the know, however, wandering round Easton is the hot ticket to a fabulous weekend of tasty, authentic, and varied food and drink. Allow us to enlighten you!
Baba Ganoush is a vibrant new arrival on the Stapleton Road, and well on its way to becoming an integral part of the Easton food scene. Owner Shad places an emphasis on community - which is clear from both the warm welcome which the staff here offer up to every single visitor, and the typically Bristolian graffiti on the walls. The food is super-fresh Middle-Eastern fair - think monstrously large grilled chicken, falafel or halloumi wraps (perfect to grab-and-go), or large mezze platters, ideal for sharing with pals, with a choice between meat or veggie.


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CUPE Nova Scotia Higgins Insurance Scholarships are awarded by CUPE Nova Scotia. Two scholarships valued at $1,000 each are available annually.
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1) Union members in good standing with a local union affiliated to CUPE Nova Scotia; and,
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Wedding Crashing Story Comes Full Circle
The WSJ is developing a sense of humor, it seems.
"This past April, a wedding invitation arrived from an unfamiliar address. "Dear Marc and Tara," an enclosed note said, "We crashed your wedding on our second date. We would be honored if you would attend ours. Sincerely yours, Todd and Liz."
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Breakthrough by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Tuesday, July 31 2012
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute along with a team of other research facilities have linked mutations in specific genes to each of the four recognized subtypes of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor of children. Scientists say the discovery provides doctors with potential biomarkers for guiding and individualizing treatment and reveals prospective therapeutic opportunities. The study was reported online July 22 in the journal Nature in a paper called "Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations". Congratulations to Dana-Farber for another incredible breakthrough in the fight against cancer. We are all extremely lucky to have such talented and hardworking researchers working to help knockout this terrible disease. To read the entire article: Click Here


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Innovative Web-Design
By outsourcing an innovative website architecture firm to plan your new website when contrasted with a more customary web firm, you give yourself an unmatched edge over your opposition according to your planned clients. Customary plan firmstend to concentrate on just getting a website set up together with suitable data that practically works. Enter Web 2.0 and more customary promoting roads offering into the commercial center, and related firms have come into the situation.
Specialists allude to websites which still have the usefulness and apropos data clients have generally expected, however have a tremendous concentrate on the engaging angle, and utilize conventional showcasing 'wow factor' to grab the clients consideration, and last lengthier in their psyche than those of the rival.
Envision a bulletin with superb visual computerization and ideal decision of symbolism, contrasted and a promotion in favor of the street only with a name and number. While you may have taken a gander at both, the inventive strategy will caution you, the group of onlookers, to recall the imaginative board.
Presently picture two websites, next to each other. One with a blaze introduction page, quickly demonstrating a scene of pictures and snatching our consideration; which leads into an outwardly excellent website where each pixel is flawlessly made into arrangement. Next, a flat website indicating you simply message and an essential route. The change is so monstrous it resembles contrasting Black and White TV and a 3d Movie Theater.
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Once a plan is acknowledged, an engineer paces in to change over this to a web organize in gauges agreeable code. This may involve usage of a Content Management System (CMS), and by and large incorporates some mellow Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and in addition cross-program consonance. When this is finished, your fresh out of the plastic new innovative website architecture is good to go for the web.
You have to choose a phenomenal firm that can finish the majority of your needs from making a website which coordinates your image picture and enthralls the client, to something which will explore with no inconvenience, rank well on web crawlers, work the same over your entire client base, and in the long run prompt more changes in your market.


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RETU - Resilienssi ja tulevaisuususko
The aim of this project is to recognize which factors hinder students' learning ability and motivation to plan their future. This project will help teachers and guidance counsellors to find students with troubles in their studies. The TOTEEMI-project research produced questions that form criteria, which can be utilized during counselling sessions. In this project the criteria will be transformed into a digital tool that measures students' needs for services and support. We call this tool A Service and Support Need Indicator.
- Implementation date10/1/2018 - 12/31/2020
- FunderESR 2014-2020
- Research areaHolistic health and well-being
- Project typeKansallinen TKI


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Remember Sunday Movie Review 2 min read
The movie has its moments.. in a skating rink with the Abba's Dancing Queen playing; then again when Gus shows Molly a shooting star and explains how we are all made from Stardust.. Calcium being in our bones and Iron in the blood. One funny scene which is actually sad is when Gus is horrified everytime Jerry mentions his break up and divorce with ex Brenda which Gus just doesn't remember. Also the grouch Baptiste, owner of the cafe Molly works at gets his share of laughs for his one liners. To fall in love with someone every single day.. Again and again.. May be romantic and does linger but leaves a dull ache in the stomach which a sequel would help cure…... Read More


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Landing pages: sweat the details
Reading time: about 2 mins
You've used awareness marketing to build your brand, and drive traffic to your website. Now what? In this lesson, we'll be covering the basics of a good destination page. This is one of the most important factors of turning traffic into clients.


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Sing (2016)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
4K UHD Released: 3/21/2017
All Ratings out of
Extras: ½
Review by Mike Long, Posted on 3/6/2017
As someone who has dabbled in screenwriting, I can tell you that it presents many challenges. (Not the least of which is actually sitting down and typing.) One of these is deciding just how dense the script should be. Once the writer has the initial idea in place, there is typically a number of details and subplots which can accompany this central premise. Should every character's backstory be fleshed out? Should there be a lot of detours on the way to the conclusion? These kinds of questions (should) challenge most writers, as they don't want to be accused of creating a story which is too shallow, but something which is overwritten can create movie which is difficult to digest. I was very surprised to see that Sing, which appeared to be a simply family film, ran into that second issue.
Buster Moon (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) fell in love with show business at a very young age, and he's the proud owner of his own theater. Unfortunately, he has never been very good and picking shows which the public likes and his theater is about to be in foreclosure. He comes up with the idea of having a singing competition, and puts the word out for auditions. This attracts a diverse group of individuals. Rosita (voice by Reese Witherspoon) is an overworked housewife who can't imagine leaving her 26 children. Johnny (voiced by Taron Egerton) dreams of being a singer, but he's also tied to his father's criminal empire. Ash (voiced by Scarlett Johansson) is a rocker who is part of a duo with boyfriend, Lance (voiced by Beck Bennett). Mike (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) is a street performer who favors the saxophone and the style of crooners. Meena's (voiced by Tori Kelly) family encourages her to audition, but she has stage fright. Buster is surprised to see the number of performers who come to try out and once he's paired them down to a select group, it's time to plan for the show. But, Buster's financial problems and the personal issues of the singers will put the extravaganza in peril.
In the past, we've discussed how, when I watch films, I will often imagine how the idea was presented to producers. With Sing, it doesn't take a great imagination to envision someone saying, "Hey, American Idol and The Voice are huge. Let's do an animated movie where animals have a singing competition." This is a total no-brainer. In theory, Sing should have been a slam-dunk. But, there was one small problem. Nine months before Sing hit theaters, a little movie calledZootopia was released. The fact that both movies involve cities filled with various kinds of animals didn't necessarily affect the quality of Sing, but it did force those who'd seen Zootopia to automatically make comparisons when watching Sing, despite the fact that their stories share no similarities. (This may sound like a wacky theory, but while watching Sing, I couldn't help but wonder if there had been a change with the Rosita character due to Zootopia. It seemed sort of odd for a pig to have so many kids and it would have felt more organic had Rosita been a rabbit. Was she originally a rabbit and it was changed due to the Judy Hopps character in Zootopia?)
Again, none of that directly affects the quality of Sing. And, again, this movie should have been an easy win for Illumination. There's no doubt that the film has some positive features. The character design is interesting. (Not unlike Zootopia) It straddles the line between scientifically accurate and cartoony. The movie has a very playful sense of humor, which doesn't skew too adult like so many other modern animated films. The plot surrounding an old-time venue like Buster's theater is somewhat of a gamble, as it will most likely mean nothing to most kids, but it comes across as charming. And, as noted above, the idea of a singing competition with animals is fun, and the music used in the first half of the movie is fun and energetic. I really respected how the movie dispensed with any pre-text and individually introduced the main characters in a very systematic way.
The problem with Sing is that it is in desperate need of editing and streamlining. I hate to repeat myself, but an animal singing competition is a born winner and the film could have simply been the beginning and the ending and it would have been a ton of fun. But, the makers of Sing clearly felt that the movie needed more...a lot of more. At 108 minutes, the movie is way too long. (Here's a clue Illumination -- We know that you want to be Pixar. Emulating their long movies isn't the way to do this.) I guess that they didn't want the movie to be accused of being underwritten, so the middle part of the film focuses on subplot after subplot involving each of the main characters. For the performers, we get to see the things which are holding them back from fully committing to the show. For Buster, we see his continuing struggle to keep the theater afloat. There are a few funny moments here and one surprising twist, but it also makes the movie feel bloated. Things don't improve in the third act, when the competition finally begins. We are presented with each contestant's full performance. Of course, it the song doesn't work or isn't appealing, this runs the risk of losing the audience, and other than Rosita's song, I found this section ponderous.
In the end, Sing is a missed opportunity. Sure, if it had simply been a movie about singing animals, it could have been dismissed as pandering and shallow, but at least it could have been fun throughout. As it stands, the movie is awash with stops and starts as it tries to balance its jubilant musical number with more serious moments and the most bizarre car wash scene ever.
Sing reminded me that I don't like modern pop music on 4K UHD courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The film has been letterboxed at 1.85:1 and the Disc contains a 2160p HD transfer. Simply put, the image here is flawless. The picture is bright, but not overly so, and the colors nearly leap off of the screen. The film offers a nice mixture of pastel shades with some darker colors and the contrast looks great. The crispness of the image is second-to-none, which leads to a clarity that makes it look like we could walk into the picture. The depth, even in this 2D version, is quite impressive, and the level of detail in notable, as we can make out textures on objects, and we can see the animal's fur. The Disc carries a Dolby Atmos 7.1 track which provides clear dialogue and sound effects. As one would hope, the music sounds very good, as it fills the speakers and some songs delivering noticeable bass. The stereo and surround sound effects are very active, and the big plot twist moment delivers a symphony of effects from all of the channels.
The Sing 4K UHD features three "Mini-Movies" -- "Gunter Babysits" (4 minutes), "Love at First Sight" (4 minutes), and "Eddie's Life Coach" (4 minutes) -- all of which are presented in 4K UHD and all of which contain a few funny moments. The remainder of the extras are found on the Blu-ray Disc which is included here. "The Making of Sing" (5 minutes) features interviews with the filmmakers who talk about how the project came together and their approach to the material. We also see the actors at work and get a glimpse at the character design. "Finding the Rhythm: Editing Sing" (3 minutes) has Editor Gregory Perler explaining how animated films are edited. "Character Profiles" (12 minutes) offer brief vignettes which examines six of the film's characters. (What? No Seth MacFarlane?) We get the MUSIC VIDEOS for "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" and "Faith", along with LYRIC VIDEOS for "Faith" and "Set It All Free". "Making a Music Video with Tori Kelly" (3 minutes) takes us on-set to show the video being shot. "Sing & Dance! - Faith" (7 minutes) offers a dance lesson for viewers. "The Sing Network" offers five fake commercials from the film's universe offering characters from the movie. "The Best of Gunter" (1 minute) is a reel of clips from the film.
Review Copyright 2017 by Mike Long


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If we are accompanied by friends and found a game arcade, we cannot miss the opportunity to take some pictures known as Purikura プリクラ, the fancier photobooth. It is very popular in Japan for taking photos with friends before selfie became a trend.
The operation is as follows:
When the time is up we have to wait a few minutes for the pictures to be processed and printed. Best of all is that photos are stickers too, so you can stick it anywhere easily. Some modern purikura machine has the ability to transfer the photos right into your phone.


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Edge computing is a way by which organizations can streamline traffic flow from IoT devices and provide real-time local data analysis. It is done by processing data close to its source of origin rather than sending it across multiple paths, thereby eliminating the problems caused due to poor connectivity and latency sensitive processing of information.
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Subtle blue hues in the kids' rooms
Blue is easily a popular choice among the kids, and there are some many gorgeous ways to inject some subtle blue hues into their room without it being too "in your face", you know what I mean? If you're thinking this summer holiday might be a good time to revamp the space a little, here are some inspirations coming your way.
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Defy Superstition Day – September 13th #DefySuperstitionDay
Defy Superstition Day September 13th History and Pictures – Happy Defy Superstition Day Images and Download photo free. Defy Superstition Day is your opportunity to break those superstitious beliefs that you have been living with most, or all, of your life. Did you note that Defy Superstition Day is celebrated on the 13th? It was established on this day for a reason.
Many people have a long list of superstitions. Tops on the list, is the unlucky number 13. Black cats are also also an object to be wary of. Walking under a ladder has always been viewed as something to avoid (actually, there is some logic to this superstition). The list goes on, and on, and on.
Origin of Defy Superstition Day:
We found no individual or group who claims to have originated this special day. This special day dates back to at least 1999.


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Mumbai: When Jadeja was dropped from the test squad, he swallowed his pride and put up a brave front. He remained unflustered when he was snubbed by the selectors ahead of ODI and T20 series against South Africa.
But when Chintu, his society's cricket team captain, dropped him from the playing eleven, he couldn't take it anymore and announced his retirement in a Facebook post that read, "I hereby announce my retirement from all formats of the game with immediate effect."
Facebook immediately flashed a message – 'End of an era' on its homepage, Google paid tribute to the master with a doodle, whereas Twitter decided to shut down its services for a day as a mark of respect.
Though he would have loved to make that announcement in front of a capacity crowd chanting, "Raviiindraaa…Ra-vindra," but since the chances of him entering a packed stadium again did not look that promising, the only way he could have addressed a live audience was by screaming, "I am retiring," inside a shopping mall. But then he would have been mistaken as an aggrieved security guard who had lost his sanity due to work pressure.
And announcing his retirement at the end of a Ranji Trophy match would have only strengthened the notion about his sanity, as those 15 people who watch a Ranji Trophy match couldn't have paid attention to his speech as they are required to cover the pitch as soon as the match is over, and he would have come back home after delivering his soliloquy to the sky, trees, and a few apathetic crows.
Speaking to faking news, the legend said, "I feel it's time to move on. I wasn't able to spend time with my friends and family members. That's why I decided to retire and focus on more meaningful aspects of life."
However, sources close to him told us that after CSK was suspended and Dhoni started losing his grip on the team, he realized there was no point in slogging in the domestic circuit for the next 10 years and ending up running after the ball for no apparent reason.
But he has achieved everything a cricketer can dream of. He shared dressing rooms with the legends of the game, he sledged the likes of Anderson (and when language became a hindrance, he decided to fight with Raina instead), and he was auctioned for millions.
A few eyebrows were raised when CSK dished out 2 million USD, hitherto highest by any franchise, to buy him during 2012 IPL auction, but he proved his critics wrong. He may not have answered them with the bat or ball, but his iconic CSK haircut was a slap on the faces of those who assumed that the decision to raise the paddle at $2 million by Srinivasan was carried out under the influence of alcohol.
The carefully carved 'CSK' on his hair, much like how auto drivers paint – 'hypothecated to SBI' on the rear of the vehicles after they purchase them with SBI auto finance, created more brand awareness during 2012 IPL season than all the marketing efforts put together.
His mere presence on the cricket field sent chills down the spines of his oppositions as they could never predict whether he would play as a bowler who doesn't bat or a batsman who doesn't bowl, or would just stand at short cover making faces at the batsmen.
He remained a mystery on the cricket field, just like that gully cricketer who is part of every match but whose primary job is to retrieve the ball from the neighbor's house.
And just when everyone thought Dhoni would recommend his name for Bharat Ratna, he was dropped from all formats of the game without any prior notice. However, there are unconfirmed reports that once the news of his retirement broke out, cricket fans across the nation started contributing one rupee each to buy a Made in China replica of Bharat Ratna and present it to the champion cricketer for his contribution to Indian cricket.


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- Pre-registration began on September 5th and took only 57 days to reach 7-million threshold, breaking the record of Lineage M (550 million)
- Congratulatory message event on the official community; rewards include 'Samsung Galaxy Note 10'
- Pre-character creation in progress…users can choose character's race, class, and name.
PANGYO, Korea (November 1, 2019) – NCSOFT, a global premier game developer and publisher, today announced that the company's upcoming flagship mobile MMOPRG, 'Lineage2M', recorded over 7 million pre-registrations, which marks the highest record in Korea.
Started from September 5th, Lineage2M's pre-registration took 57 days to reach 7 million mark as of November 1st. This broke the record of Lineage M, which took 68 days to reach 5.5 million. The pre-registration for Lineage2M took only 7 hours to reach 1 million, 18 hours for 2 million, 5 days for 3 million, and 32 days for 5 million which all are the highest records among the games that had pre-registration events.
NCSOFT celebrates the 7-million pre-registration with users on the official Lineage2M community. Among those who create congratulatory message, 77 users will be selected for rewards including Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus and Google Gift Card (KRW 10,000).
Pre-registration will continue both on Google Play and Apple AppStore until the official launch. Rewards such as Chronicle Heir Ring, Soulshot Pack, and Adena will be offered to those who pre-register.
Pre-character creation is also in progress on the official Lineage2M website. The initial servers reached their maximum capacities only after 11 days from the beginning. Additional 10 servers ('Irene' 1 to 10 servers) were opened on October 28th. Users can decide certain features such as race, class, and name for the character that will be used after the launch of Lineage 2M. If a user plays the mini game after creating a character, various items such as Hero's Weapon Pack, Soulshot, and Adena will be offered in advance.
NCSOFT will be launching Lineage2M on 27th November. More information can be found on the official Lineage2M website.


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If you're interested in my comics, these are my most popular series:
Surprise, about being thrown unexpectedly in touch with genetic relatives via a DNA site
Cultural Scripts, about how society communicates
Inktober Comics, because INKTOBER IS AWESOME!
If you enjoy what I create and would like to buy me an iced chai, I'm sharksketchbook on Ko-Fi.
Rapunzel is currently on hiatus while I find ahome for it that isn't Tumblr…
I'm @sharksketchbook on Instagram (and Twitter). I'm the most active on Insta, so DM me there if you need to get in touch.