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I Believe Needles and Holes Lisa Marcum
Until the age of eighteen I had never done anything rebellious before…that my parents knew of. I didn't sneak out late at night, or go to wild parties; I just went with the flow of what my parents expected of me. So, when I turned eighteen, I thought I would go a little crazy.
I wasn't sure what to do, but then I remembered when I was eleven I got my ears pierced for the first time. It was my favorite day because what eleven-year old girl isn't excited to get her ears pierced? Walking into Claire's with my mom, and being the perfect mix of excitement and nervousness was the best feeling. The second we walked into Claire's my nose filled with the scent of rubbing alcohol and backstreet boys was playing on the loud speakers. So when I went to get more piercings when I was eighteen, walking into a tattoo parlor and listening to punk rock music was something different. Within the time span of a month I went from having two piercings to eight! My nose, my cartilage, and four more in and around my ears. I don't like needles, and I have a low pain tolerance but the rush I got when I got that piercing was all worth it. What was even more worth it was the expression on my moms face when I came home after every piercing.
As I got more piercings, people starting looking at me differently. Not necessarily in a bad way, but just in an altered way. Sometimes I even felt like a bad ass. I became friends with one of the piercers at the tattoo saloon who had fifteen piercings and twenty-seven tattoos. I felt pretty cool being friends with people who were so out of my friend realm. During my senior year, I started partying more and staying out later. All the new piercings just made me feel socially accepted with the people I was going out with. I never put myself in danger, so all the partying I did was just for the fun of it.
This feeling of being mischievous was something I had never felt before. All my life I was the child that did whatever my parents said, for once I had the feeling of something unique and I liked it. Sadly, since I got so many piercings at once, I couldn't take care of all of them properly. Four of my ear piercings and my nose became infected. I outgrew my phase of rebellion, but I want to get my nose pierced again and I know I will have that seem feeling I did the first time I got my ears pierced. I went through that phase every high school kid is supposed to go through and I loved it. Piercings changed who I am now because I'm not afraid to take chances and risks. It sounds odd that something like piercings could bring me out of my comfort zone, but it did. Eight piercings later, I'm still the same girl, just more adventurous. I believe in piercings.


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Maggie May sunning herself in our sunroom.
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Christian Long was the final keynote for the CEFPI conference. He was such an inspirational speaker. Below are some TEDx talks that he has done - Empowering Learners to Redesign the Classroom and Reimagining Students as agents of change. Worth a watch!
At the conference, Christian's topic was "Designing Agile Learning Ecologies for Complex Futures." Christian discussed how we have the privilege of "disrupting" because of our time in education. School's hadn't fundamentally changed in over a century, yet the rapid introduction of technology has enabled us to be part of a new future. His advice? Don't react - EMBRACE! His question? How do we disrupt and transform with PURPOSE?
Christian challenged us to be brave enough to build the schools that will serve our students. He encouraged the audience to think of a different design pattern. By developing effective pedagogies, we can then create schools to match. Don't start with the school.
Christian is part of a forward thinking organisation, The Third Teacher +. You can also find them on facebook and twitter. The book, "The Third Teacher," is a must read for those who are interested in environments and education.
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District of Innovation
On August 15 at 5:30 p.m., the Board of Trustees will host a public hearing to gather public comments on MISD becoming a District of Innovation, a product of House Bill 1842 from the 84th Legislative Session.
What is a District of Innovation?
A District of Innovation (DOI) is a concept passed by the 84th Texas Legislative that gives traditional independent school districts most of the flexibilities available to open enrollment charter schools, including exemption from many requirements mandated in the Texas Education Code. To create a DOI, a school district must adopt an innovation plan for its district.
Why choose a District of Innovation?
- Local control: Districts decide which flexibilities best suit their local needs.
- Customization: Districts can create an innovation plan for a level of school (e.g., only high schools), grade level, or a single campus.
- Autonomy: Districts must submit a district of innovation plan to the commissioner of education, but approval is not required.
- Flexibility: Districts will have the flexibility to implement practices similar to charter schools, including exemptions from mandates such as:
- Uniform school start date
- Class size ratio
- Minimum minutes of instruction
- The 90 percent attendance rule (but compulsory attendance still applies)
- Student discipline provisions (with some key exceptions, like the requirement to have a code of conduct and restrictions on restraint and seclusion)
- Teacher appraisal system
- Teacher certification (except as required by federal law)
- Teacher contracts
- Teacher benefits
- Site-based decision making processes (to the extent required by state law)
Is there a funding impact?
Depending on the innovation plan, the District may have some flexibility in the use of compensatory education funds. As a DOI, MISD has the ability to pursue flexibility choices, especially with respect to the school calendar and attendance, which could impact funding calculations positively.
What impact could a District of Innovation have on district policy?
Policy changes will correlate with innovation plan changes. As a DOI, revisions to local policies may be required as well as adjustments to legal policies to reflect legal provisions affected by the District's innovation plan.


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Every town has its notable quirks and features that it has accumulated over its lifetime. Some History you can see around you, but some is hidden from view now, lost if we don't remember it; this week's post highlights the many Chapels and Churches in Sherborne.
Once Upon a time, a long, long time ago, when the history of Sherborne goes back well into the 6th or 7th century, we know that Christianity was established here and had probably been her for a considerable time, even before Aldhelm came as bishop in AD705.
We know this as there facts are recorded both in the Saxon Chronicles, and in Bede's Ecclesiastical History.
But whatever the exact origins, here in Sherborne was the Saxon Cathedral of 705, and it remains as we know it today in its slightly altered form as the Parish Church of Sherborne, St Mary the Virgin.
But there must have been something about Sherborne that made it seem a suitable place for Aldhelm to settle here, and for Sherborne to become the Bishopric.
Sadly there is so little knowledge, so little evidence, ant the Sherborne roots must be hidden somewhere back in the 6th and early 7th century. Perhaps even earlier, we just do not know.
The history of Sherborne is generally understood to have begun in AD705 as this was the year that the Kingdom of Wessex was divided into two Dioceses , and Aldhelm was appointed bishop of the Western section.
Archaeological evidence describes Saxon burial sin the 7th century through to the 11th century, and we know that the bones of two Saxon kings, Ethelbert and Ethelbald, the two elder brothers of Alfred the great , are buried beneath the floor behind the High Altar, and can be viewed to this day.
Alongside St Mary's, the Cathedral Church, there were other churches, here in Sherborne.
All Hallows Church was built onto the West end of St Mary's, as a result of a dispute between the monks and the townspeople. Then the dispute grew worse, ending in The Great Fire of 1437.
After the Reformation in 1540, when the Abbey become the Parish Church, All Hallows was demolished. (You can still see the remains of it embedded in the West end wall of the Abbey).
At Oborne, there was the Chapel of St Cuthbert, though later rebuilt as a church. The original Old Church was built in 1533 and was a chapel of ease to the Abbey until the dissolution in 1539. It deteriorated in later years and all but the chancel was demolished in 1860. A new Church was subsequently built on a more convenient site a mile to the North in 1861, still within Oborne, with provision for 129 sittings.
In the Saxon era there were at east 8 or more small Chapels in and around the town. You have to remember in those early years all places of worship were Catholic, and these chapels were all Daughter-Chapels to the Mother church, the Abbey.
Each chapel had its own Priest-In-Charge who was appointed by the Abbot. In those early days it was very popular to give these Chapels dedication to known saints.
Three of the original chapels are still standing, and remain in use, though one has been rebuilt, one is in commercial use, and one is still offering weekly worship.
The other six very sadly over the centuries have fallen into ruin, and after the Dissolution were demolished.
There used to be a chapel dedicated to a remarkable Saint, St Emerenciana. It was built in the Northern outskirts of the town in Coombe.
It probably dates from the 14th century, but has completely gone now, except for a tiny West window, blocked up, and incorporated into the wall of a former old farmhouse, which is standing on the edge of the ground of the International School.
(See my blog article on it here.)
St Emerenciana er-appeared in Sherborne about 100 years ago, when the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart and St Aldhelm was built by the Sisters of the Religions of Christian Instruction. The nuns had come from Belgium to found a convent and a school, and to mark the opening of the church in 1894, a statue of the Saint was donated by their Mother House. Today she stands on a plinth, high on the North wall of the nave.
There was a chapel in the town dedicated to St Michael, and a Hermitage of St John by the mill, which mill though is not known. Both are long gone, demolished, and I can find no traces of exactly where they were, or of any known history of them.
Over in Castleton, Bishop Roger held two chapels. St Probus and St Mary Magdalene, both East of the Old Castle.
St Probus's Chapel long ago decayed and disappeared, but St Mary Magdalene was re-sited and rebuilt by Sir Walter Raleigh to the West of the Old Castle, then rebuilt again by the first Lord Digby.
(Read more on Raleigh and Castleton here.)
Just below The Green, at the top of Cheap Street, was an important Chapel. The Chapel of St Thomas-The-Martyr. Sometimes known as Thomas a Beckett.
It was built in 1177 and was still standing, but unused, in 1540. Some remains were reported in 1770, but all traces now lie under the former coaching inn, The Angel, now called The Green, and has become residential apartments.
At the bottom of South Street, (previously known as Ludbourne, which means dirty stream, as this was this was the same water that had flushed the latrines from the monks' reredorter), there was St Andrew's Chapel.
This Chapel was very likely built near to where Gainsborough House is and Gainsborough could have been it's vicarage. It could potentially have been where the Bridewell was built, we can't be certain, but fascinating history!
Along Newland, where the Newland Gardens are now, was another Chapel, St Swithin's.
Newland Garden was the original market place of the medieval Borough of Newlands, which was completely separate from Sherborne.
At the east end was where the Borough Court held their weekly meetings. At the West end, many human bones were found when the house currently sited there was being built in 1956. Was this the graveyard to St Swithin's Chapel?
When the present Newland Gardens were being laid out, four large Ham Stone blocks and a large part of the shafts of a Preaching Cross, along with a very ancient font were found.
There were three very large Preaching Crosses in Sherborne. One at the top and one at the bottom of Cheap Street. The third, as parts discovered show, was at the East end of Newland Gardens. All these crosses were similar to the Cross which still stands today in the village of Stalbridge.
So to return to the two ancient chapels that are still in use today. Everyone knows them well.
The Almshouse, built in 1437, with its chapel dedicated to St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist. A divine service is held by the vicar in the chapel every Friday at noon throughout the year.
And finally, The Julian, at the top of Cheap Street, next to The George public house. No longer a chapel, but now serving the public as a Wool & Craft Shop.
Formerly the Hospice of Saint Julian of Norwich, it was given by Margaret Gough in 1437 towards the endowment of the almshouse.
Sherborne has been here for so very long. So much history to learn, so much to appreciate. I have a very deep love for Sherborne and we have a great heritage.


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The traditional way to do online marketing is to simply create a web site like my company http://www.sextonmarketing.com . However the rules are changing these days.
Social media marketing is focused on user generated content. Social media is about people having conversations online. More and more people are using the web to find information about potential vendors rather than just visit a web site and get bombarded with a sales pitch. Companies are searching for information (positive and negative) about vendors. They want to try and find out more about what their thinking process is, how it relates to them and often most importantly what do other people think of them.
As B2B companies start to explore these avenues more — they soon realize that companies that do it right often can use social media for their own sales and product development programs. They set up online venues and track the postings that are going on for that industry. They can react immediately to adverse reactions — and also see what the industry truly believes about their products and services. In other words — you can get the unvarnished truth.
Several of the business applications that I've seen for social media marketing include:
- Brand building
- Product Development
- Free Customer Support / Product Support
- Consumer Product Reviews
- Collaboration
- HR recruiting
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There is an old saying that sometimes bad news can be good news. In this particular case you are looking at social media with its increased reach, accessibility and currency of information — and it can put you out of business quickly if you are not prepared.


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One law you would like to break:
I once tried breaking traffic laws to help my brother
If you win Mr India, what would be your first big splurge?
Start my own brand
What's the craziest thing a girl has ever done for you to impress you?
Bed-tea and breakfast next morning
Any one beauty queen you would like to go on a date with?
Sushmita Sen
Rate in order of priority the three qualities that every man must possess:
Be charming, be respectful and humble
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Representing India on an international platform and winning the title
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Craziness, honesty and loving
What is the craziest rumour you've heard about yourself?
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Monday, June 29, 2009
Or, to put it another way: Michael Jackson was forgotten, for the most part, by ordinary decent people. He was, after all, Creepy and Weird. The only people who did not share this opinion were His dedicated fans, those who stayed with him long after He stopped making half-decent records and throughout the child molesting stage of his life. Why so? Answer: the dedicated fans are (a) creepy and (b) weird. They wouldn't have minded if he had been found guilty; they would have offered their own children to him. The rest of us carried on our lives, feeling vaguely uncomfortable about what we did in the Eighties.
Then He died, suddenly. It made the news. It stopped the news. Everybody remembered Him, and what He had meant to them, back then, before it all became rather sordid. And everyone felt sad. But everyone also secretly rejoiced, because His demise was an opportunity for everybody to come together, to share their feelings and their memories. And such mourning for our past is acceptable, in this post-ironic culture; not just for the Proles, who have always enjoyed mawkish sentimentality, but also for People Like Us. Look: even the Guardian is doing it.
It is better this way. Concerning ourselves with the death of a composite media figure (the King of Pop, as he insisted he be called by any media outlet that was wanting of his blessing; an insistence that has now paid dividends, since it is as the King of Pop that he is known) is so much easier than dealing with the real problems, like the millions of plastic beads flowing from exfoliating soap into the oceans, or that interview on Nine to Noon with Charles Clover about the imminent extinction of fishes.
Me? My weekend was rad. We went to Labretta Suede's garage sale, an opportunity to drink beer in a garden in New Lynn, surrounded by retro Americana. Then we played Super Mario and Kirby on the Wii. The past is so much better these days than it was back in the day.
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- Robyn said...
Most of the online grieving I've seen my pals do hasn't been for the pale-skinned, stringy-haired, micro-nosed, messiah-complexed washed-up, addicted dancer-who-can-also-sing.
But rather they're grieving the "Off the Wall" era Michael Jackson - the beautiful 20-year-old boy, with brown skin, full lips, a broad nose, an Afro do and was more a singer of really joyful songs than a dancer.
But that Michael Jackson really died sometime in the mid-80s.
- 8:32 pm
I am reminded of the outrageous, over the top hoopla that accompanied the death of Saint Diana of the Landmines. We had to endure that one while in London. The funeral cortege passed our house (we had the M1 at the bottom of the garden). It was awful.
So I have tried hard to ignore the hoopla over MJ's death. I agree, the brilliant man he was died a long time ago.
- 8:49 pm
- Giovanni Tiso said...
And so, it came to pass that a rather inconsequential event became terribly important.
Oh dear no, no no no. He might have died as an artist twenty years ago, but he remained relevant, one of the very few for whom you could actually use the word icon, and reflection seems only appropriate on the time of his demise. I wouldn't presume to engage in such speculations myself, but I'd dare you to say that pieces such as this one by K-Punk are pointless. I also liked Owen's contribution, not least for dredging up the moniker of "Stalin of Pop".
- 10:41 am
Not being a twitterer, this is how I found out:
(not the cartoon itself, but the method described?
- 11:46 am
- Philip said...
Icons are like taxis and noses. There's always another.
Word Verification: diumbea, Princess Diana and Princess Beatrice in the mouth of a more than usually sober and articulate tabloid hack.
- 9:52 am
From my son's friend at their intermediate school class presentation (though not as an official part of the presentation):
Did you hear what they're going to do with Michael Jackson?
No, what?
Melt him down to plastic and make him into Lego so kids can play with him for a change.
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He looked exactly nineteen; he was one of those people whose correct age you never know because they look exactly that and so you tell yourself that he or she cannot possibly be that because he or she looks too exactly that not to take advantage of the appearance: so you never believe implicitly is either that age which they claim or that which in sheer desperation they agree to or which something else reports them to be, strong enough and willing enough for two, for two thousand, for all. Not two of them in a New England college sitting-room but one in a Mississippi library sixty years ago, with holly and mistletoe in vases on the mantel or thrust behind, crowning and garlanding with the season and time the pictures on the walls, and a sprig or so decorating the photograph, the group - mother and two children - on the desk, behind which the father sat when the son entered; and they .. thinking how after the father spoke and before what he said stopped being shock and began to make sense, .. they paced slowly on in that rhythm which not the eyes but the heart marks and calls the beat and measure for,
to disappear slowly beyond some bush or shrub starred with white bloom - jasmine, spirea, honeysuckle, perhaps myriad scentless unpickable Cherokee roses - names, blooms which Shreve possibly had never heard and never seen although the air had blown over him first which became tempered to nourish them .. It would not matter here in Cambridge that the time had been winter in that garden too, and hence no bloom nor leaf even if there had been someone to walk there and be seen there .. and that not mattering either: what faces and what names they called themselves and were called by so long as the blood coursed - the blood, the immortal brief recent intransient blood which could hold honour above slothy unregret and love above fat and easy shame.
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Rihanna has won her High Court legal battle against fashion chain Topshop over T-shirts bearing her image. The singer sued the high-street store's parent company
Arcadia for £3.3million over the T-shirts, which featured a photo taken of the star during a video shoot in Northern Ireland in 2011.
Topshop had disputed the claim, but Mr Justice Birss today ruled in favour of the singer in the High Court after a hearing in London. He said Topshop's sale of a Rihanna T-shirt had been an act of "passing off", and that a "substantial number" of customers were likely to have bought the T-shirt of a "false belief" that it had been authorised by the singer. The judge added that was damaging to her "goodwill" and represented a loss of control of her reputation in the fashion sphere. He said it was for the singer not Topshop to choose what garments the public thought had her endorsement.


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The recently concluded 3rd edition of the annual Zzina Awards that are hosted by 100.2 Galaxy FM, last Friday went down at the City centre based Theatre Labonita. Allot of things happened among which include music performances, comedy and the main night's activity which was the awarding ceremony.
Each category out of the 17 got the final winner and who ever lost should may be wait for next year's fourth edition. People came through in large numbers to support their favourite nominated artistes plus witnessing how they tussled it out for the award winner. Like earlier promised, Chano8 was there to bring to you the highlights of the event. Below is how the event went down in pictures.


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Trump vs Comey – round 1
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Former FBI Director James Comey accused the Trump administration of spreading "lies, plain and simple" about him and the FBI in the aftermath of his abrupt firing. Comey declared that the administration "defamed him and more importantly the FBI" by claiming the bureau was in disorder under his leadership.
Trump demanded his "loyalty" and directly pushed him to "lift the cloud" of investigation by declaring publicly Trump was not the target of the FBI probe into his campaign's Russia ties." Trump, in a strange private encounter near the grandfather clock in the Oval Office, pushed Comey to end his investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. He did this after asking everyone else to leave the Oval Office.
"The Russians interfered," Comey stated firmly. "That happened. It's about as unfake as you can possibly get."
Comey was also asked if he believed he was fired because of the bureau's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election as well as Russia's ties with Trump's campaign. "Yes," Comey said. "Because I've seen the president say so."
The White House had said that Comey was fired for his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, while Trump said in an interview that Comey was fired in relation to the Russian hacking probe. Both are odd. If you believe the White house, why did he stay around when Trump took over. As for Trump's reason, you could say Trump either wasn't happy with the direction or was not going his way.
Comey said that Trump told him: "I hope you could see your way to letting [national security adviser Michael] Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go." Comey testified Thursday that he took that as "direction" from the president, even though Trump did not explicitly order him to drop the investigation into Flynn.
The RNC and other Trump allies worked feverishly to lessen any damage from the hearing, trying to undermine Comey's credibility by issuing press releases and even ads pointing to a past instance where the FBI had had to clean up the director's testimony to Congress.
Trump's defenders argued that it supported Trump's claims that the former FBI chief had told him three times that he was not personally being investigated in the Russia probe – according to their interpretations. Trump also continues to deny the allegations. Fine, but it sounds like Trump may have meddled in the investigation.
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted if something was wrong, why didn't he stop accepting contacts with his father. The obvious answer is that Trump is his boss and you don't ignore him.
A pair of Democrats in Congress are drafting up articles of impeachment against Trump, saying that his decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey constitutes an obstruction of justice.
Comey said he had never felt the need to document his conversations with former presidents Barack Obama or George W. Bush [Comey served as deputy U.S. attorney general during the Bush administration].
Trump had contacted Comey 9 times within 4 months compared to 2 times when Barrack Obama was president.
Various bars, at least around Washington, were having hosting "Comey Viewing Parties".
House and Senate investigators fired off a series of requests after Comey's testimony, seeking memos of his private discussions with Trump and any records the White House kept of their discussion including audio recordings.
Meanwhile, Trump said he was willing to testify under oath about his conversations with Comey.
After the London attacks, Trump tweeted "At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is 'no reason to be alarmed!'" But as usually he took things out of context. Mayor Sadiq Khan was actually informing Londoners not to be alarmed by the increased police presence in the city following the attack.
Trump then tweeted the day after that that Khan had offered a "pathetic excuse" and "had to think fast on his 'no reason to be alarmed' statement." What about thinking? Such a diplomat.
Senior White House adviser Kellyanne The Witch Conway condemned what she called the media's "obsession with covering everything he says on Twitter and very little of what he does as president." So what has he done again since he took office besides tweet?
Trump [or someone handling his Twitter account] started to block Twitter accounts that are unfriendly to Trump. Press Secretary Sean Garlic Spicer said Trump's tweets from his personal account are considered official White House statements. Some legal experts say, raises First Amendment concerns about what Trump is doing. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University says it'll consider a lawsuit if Trump doesn't unblock Twitter users. If Trump's tweets are considered official White House statements then is a designated public forum. Some of the tweeters claim they were block for something as simple of a joke about covfefe.
According to White House national security aide Sebastian Gorka, on Trump's tweets he says "It's not policy. It's social media." So whatever Trump tweets are not official? Or official depending on the tweet.
Trump finally came around to blast Qatar for supporting terrorism. Trump said Arab leaders he met with in Saudi Arabia last month had urged him to confront Qatar over its behavior. If so, why did it take him close to a week to come out and say something. Did Arab leaders really ask him? He said Qatar had "historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level." Wonder how things will continue as Qatar hosts some 10,000 U.S. troops and a major U.S. air base.
Trump still pushing for his "travel ban" after being blocked twice. This time he will try the Supreme Court. He then tweets "The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C." He has also hinted that UK wouldn't of had the recent attacks if they had "extreme vetting" [does anyone know what that really entails?] but how many of them were born in the UK?
Even The Witch's husband, George Conway, who declined a justice job [claiming family reasons], tweeted out against Trump's ban.
Seems like lack of diplomacy doesn't fall far from the tree. After saying critics of his father are "not even people" in an interview on Fox, Eric Trump calls DNC chairman Tom Perez "a total wackjob." Trump says Democrats "have no message of their own" and are "imploding". Yup, a chip off the old block when it comes to exaggerations.
Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord could hit his family hard in the future. The Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the soaring apartment towers bearing his name on Miami-area beaches and his Doral golf course are all threatened by rising seas, according to projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the South Florida Regional Climate Change Compact. The same goes for other low-lying South Florida properties such as his beloved National Doral Miami golf course. Other properties near water include The Trump International Hotel & Tower in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, his golf course in Ireland, Vancouver, Panama City, Uruguay and India.
As a photo op, Trump met two families while in Cincinnati who were hit with rising health care costs. He called them "ObamaCare victims" in a tweet. They may not have any coverage with TrumpCare as experts estimate that over 20 million Americans will be off the government plan. As well, Trump spoke in Cincinnati at a marina, with a barge carrying West Virginia coal behind him.
In a meeting, Trump "joked" that Jared Kushner, who is married to his daughter Ivanka and also serves as a White House strategist, has "become much more famous than me," adding: "I'm a little bit upset about that." Turn the calendar back about a few months ago. He said "He's become more famous than me" about FBI director James Comey. A month later, Comey was fired.
Scratching you head time: If true Jared Kushner suggested that it would be better if to contact the Russian government, it would be better to do it from the Russian embassy. If so, the US has no proof or documentation [or recording] of what was said. This goes against US laws which require government communication needs to be recorded.
Like many, President Barrack Obama would not use Trump's name at a speech in Montreal this week. For example, he said "Obviously I'm disappointed with the current American administration's decision to pull out of Paris," when asked about the Trump's administration to leave the accord. He continued to elude Trump's name when he said "In an age of instant information, where TV and Twitter can feed us a steady stream of bad news — and sometimes fake news…."
Remember how Trump was boasting following his Saudi Arabia part of his trip that he has deals worth $110 billion signed? Not really. Instead, there are a bunch of letters of interest or intent, but no contracts signed. With the drop in oil prices, Saudi Arabia are even cutting back on military purchases.
The family and close friends have repeatedly ask Trump to dial back or tone down his tweeting as it is costing him [what's left of his] respectability.
In another sign that the economy doesn't like the administration, Ford is offering 15,000 employees money to leave the company. If not, they'll probably lay off many.
On March 11, 45% of Americans approved of the job Donald Trump was doing in Gallup's daily tracking poll. The latest Gallup track on June 3 put Trump's job approval at a dismal 36% — a single percentage point away from the lowest ebb of his time in the White House. (On March 28, Trump's job approval was at 35%.) A Quinnipiac University poll released in late May put Trump's job approval at 37%. A Monmouth poll conducted in mid-May put Trump's job approval at 39%. In comparison, President Obama was at 61% in the Gallup tracking poll in early June 2009. George W. Bush was at 55% in Gallup at this time in 2001.
Since 1946, according to Gallup, when a president's job approval rating is above 50%, the average number of seats his party loses in a midterm election is 14. When a president's job approval rating is below 50%? Try an average 36-seat loss.


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Voted as the best bridal and evening fabric store by the Sydney Morning Herald, Saigon Fabrics is recognised as the preferred destination in Sydney for those with discerning taste looking for wedding dress fabrics, designer fabrics, and materials for custom made gowns and mother of the bride dresses.
These opulent fabrics are showcased in a heritage terrace near Wynyard station in the heart of the Sydney central business district. The historic building itself is intrinsic to the style of Saigon Fabrics, and houses both classic styles and new collections which offer an extensive choice of designs and fabrics to suit all tastes and styles.
Each season, Saigon Fabrics searches out new materials, styles and designs throughout Europe and selects those that are best suited to the Bridal and Evening Fabric market in Australia. Saigon Fabrics is proud to showcase fabrics used by Elie Saab, Valentino and Zhurhair Murad and other famous international designers. This is your assurance that whether you are after a timeless classic, or the latest in fashion, Saigon Fabrics will have something special for you.
Saigon Fabrics caters for a varied range of clientele, including designers involved in the arts and fashion, (costumes, film, TV, theatre), dressmakers and couturiers, and the public in general. We aim to work with all these creative people, continuing the philosophy that each group or individual can offer their own unique style and taste, and drawing on the sewing fabrics and designer fabrics offered by Saigon Fabrics, exciting and memorable gowns and dresses can be brought to life.
Saigon Fabrics understands the difficulty in making choices when it comes to the dream gown, which is why Jenny and Susi, and their professional designer staff, can provide invaluable and much needed advice when selecting the right layers that make up the garment. Well known and trusted in the industry, the guidance offered by the team at Saigon Fabrics can provide invaluable assistance to the individual, designer and/or dressmaker in preparation of the garment.
What's in a Name?
Since its establishment in 1983, Saigon Fabrics has built an enviable reputation for its range of amazing quality fabrics for Weddings and Formal Occasions. The name 'Saigon Fabrics' is a nostalgic reference for sisters Jenny and Susi, who were born in Saigon, Vietnam and now manage the business. Growing up in Australia, their parent's fabric store was always a part of their lives and the sisters developed a passion for exquisite and delicate textiles. Upon taking over the store, as the next generation, they applied their talents to sourcing the finest fabrics from Paris and Europe to offer an unparalled range of exclusive imported bridal dress fabrics, sewing fabrics, fabrics for mother of the bride dresses and custom made gowns.
Saigon Fabrics is the first choice in fabrics for leading designers, brides and mother of the bride looking for intricate designer fabric for their special occasion.


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The North Carolina Highway Patrol reported that a woman from Salemburg suffered fatal personal injuries in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of High House and Bearskin roads, approximately six miles northwest of Clinton, on September 10.
The report filed by Trooper J.L. Murphy said that 57-year-old Barbara Hairr Faircloth died shortly after being ejected from the Ford SUV she was a passenger in. The accident took place shortly after 10 a.m.
The report said 26-year-old La Grange resident Jeremy Ray Bryant was southbound on Bearskin Road in a 2009 Chevrolet pickup. He ran the stop sign at the intersection with High House Road and his truck collided with the SUV, which was driven west by 24-year-old Salemburg resident Ashleigh Stancil Faircloth. The truck impacted the SUV on the passenger side.
The collision caused the SUV to run off the road to the left, hit a ditch, and overturn three times. Barbara Faircloth was not wearing her seat belt and was ejected.
Ashleigh Faircloth's 11-month-old child was also a passenger in the vehicle and was restrained in a child seat in the back seat. Both received transport to Sampson Regional Medical Center for injuries not considered to be life-threatening.
The report said Bryant received transport to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, but a hospital spokesman said he was not a patient there as of September 13.
The report said that Bryant was charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to stop at a stop sign.


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Product Description
The Uwell Crown 3 MINI is newest version of Uwell's famous Crown Tank. The Crown 3 features a 2ml juice capacity, top-filling system, and an innovative plug sub ohm coil system. Each package includes a 4.5ml bubble glass to expand the Crown 3 Mini's juice capacity to 4.5ml.


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As seen at The World of Dante, an illustration by Lindsay McCulloch.
Speaking to Kotaku commenters during today's live chat, Dante's Inferno producer Jonathan Knight said that the real "ah ha" moment for him in deciding whether Dante's Inferno the book could be turned into Dante's Inferno the video game was seeing a map of hell.
"The real "ah ha" moment for me was seeing this really cool map that someone created of the 9 circles of hell. You see a lot of these maps, you know the "V" shaped cross section, but there was one in particular that had all the call-outs for the different sections, the "bosses" of each circle (Charon, Minos, Cerberus, etc.), and I just looked at that map and said, "that's a level-based game waiting to happen."
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Happy New Year! It's that time of year again-time to reset, re-evaluate, re-order and re-invigorate. Have you created your 2019 Studio Resolutions yet? As promised, I'm sharing with you my list of New Year Studio Resolutions to help give you ideas for your own list. At the turn of the new year, on my favorite list making phone app, Evernote, I check my list from the year before, add/remove items, rewrite, redo. I make a list of daily, weekly, monthly and annual Studio and Marketing resolutions that I check frequently throughout the year to make sure I haven't forgotten what I've resolved to do. Having the list in a convenient place on my phone and using an app that syncs to all of my devices, I'm easily able to check and recheck it in order to keep myself accountable.
Last year I shared with you my Daily Studio Resolutions in this and this post. This list has pretty much stayed the same, so this year I will share with you my Weekly Studio Resolutions. I combine my Studio and Marketing lists in my Evernote, but for the purposes of this and the next blog post, I will only be sharing my Studio Resolutions.
- Work in the studio 25-35 hours These studio hours reflect the hours I'm actually in the studio making something, producing or experimenting. I made this resolution way back when I was still teaching 2 days a week at Tyler and even though I'm almost three years retired, I haven't added more hours as I thought I would. What I have added are more hours devoted to things that contribute to the making such as reading and drawing, photographic journaling, hiking, etc. Keep in mind that depending on what I have to accomplish in the way of deadlines, etc. my resolution hours may fluctuate from as low as ten hours a week to 70 hours or more. However, these are extremes and will only occur a few times a year. My resolution is an average-a mark to determine my success or failure weekly and/or monthly. To see how I log my studio time hours, read the first item in Part 2 of My 2018 Resolutions in which I detail how I keep my Studio Notes.
- Experiment at least two hours each studio day OR 1-2 days per week If you're a regular reader of Art Bite, you may have read my recommendation for devoting a percentage of studio time toward experimentation, better known as the 40/60 principle outlined in this post. It is very important to do this in order to consistently grow and evolve your work. But as with anything, the world of 'shoulds' gets in the way which is why I consider it my most important resolution. If you find it difficult to devote time toward experimentation, either follow my lead as explained in the post or actually block out a day each week to experiment. It isn't imperative that you do this for exactly 40 percent of studio time, but it is so very important to make time for it even if it's an hour per month.
- Watch/listen to 8-10 art videos OR podcasts I must confess, I have become a Youtube and Podcast junkie and as a result I changed this resolution from last year's 2-4 videos/podcasts to 10-15 for this year because it reflects what I actually do. I listen while I work, while I drive, before I sleep in order to relax. I listen and watch a variety of subjects, all inclusive my listening time is way over 10-15 but I want to make sure that a portion of my listening time is devoted to art. My Instagram viewing included, I probably watch a lot more videos than this, so what I'm including here are only artist interviews, comprehensive painting demonstrations, product demonstration, artist biographies, etc. I do believe that the videos and podcasts are contributing to my studio work, not taking away from it and that is why I increased the hours. Sometimes watching videos, even if they are about art, can become a substitute for studio work and we must be careful not to let that happen.
When you do make your list, print it out and sign it. Put it somewhere that you can see it and also keep it on your phone so you refer to it and be reminded of it often. If it's your first time making a list like this, it will need to be adjusted a few times. Most importantly, don't make these resolutions and forget about them by mid-February! Really try to stick to them and if you find yourself failing, adjust the list accordingly. If you're having difficulty making a list like this and/or keeping to your resolutions, please don't hesitate to contact me for a mentoring appointment-the start of a new year is the best time to begin….
Wishing you all an amazing year of Studio Resolution keeping and creatively productive time in the studio!


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Question of the Day: Which is the toughest division in baseball? [Updated]
Writers from around Tribune Co. discuss the Major League Baseball season. Check back throughout the day for more responses, vote in the poll and feel free to weigh in with a comment of your own.
Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune
There are going to be some fascinating races this season. The National League East shapes us as a genuine three-team battle between the Phillies, Braves and Marlins, and who knows what's going to happen in either of the divisions out west?
But the best division in baseball is still the one where teams spend the most money -– the American League East. It's such a good division that the Yankees' $203-million payroll does not guarantee them a spot in the playoffs. Tampa Bay's young pitching is a real threat to the Yankees and Red Sox in terms of the East title, and the strength of the Blue Jays and Orioles could make it hard for the East runner-up to pile up victories, meaning the wild card might be found elsewhere.
The East has advanced two teams 12 of 16 seasons in the wild-card era, but this year it may be too strong for its own good.
Joseph Moskowitz, Allentown Morning Call
The mix of the old-school baseball persona and new-school raw power makes the AL East the toughest division in baseball -- still. The Yankees and Red Sox haven't had stellar starts, but with Cy Young-caliber pitching and power at nearly every spot in the lineup, it is only a matter of time before the two ticking time bombs explode.
The Rays, whom some counted out early, lead the division behind the arm of James Shields and the surprising bat of Matt Joyce. Even traditional lightweights Baltimore and Toronto are pulling their weight. The O's, having added the veteran prowess of Vladimir Guerrero and the power of Mark Reynolds, are flirting with .500; and Toronto is battling the Yanks and Sox for second place.
None of these teams likely will hold baseball's best record at season's end, but that's only because the division is so tough.
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Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times
The offensive firepower of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox and the superior rotation of the Tampa Bay Rays make the American League East the toughest division in baseball, though the National League East, with excellent teams in Philadelphia, Florida and Atlanta, is gaining ground.
What gives the AL East the edge is the seemingly endless financial resources of the Yankees and Red Sox, which make it extremely tough for any of the other three teams to win the division. The fact that the Rays won the division last season and hold a three-game lead over the Yankees and Red Sox entering Tuesday's games is a testament to their pitching and resourcefulness.
The AL East might also go four-deep this season with an improved Toronto team that entered Tuesday night with a 21-20 record and one of baseball's best hitters in Jose Bautista.
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant
If starting pitching is baseball's most important element, then one might begin and end this debate with Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Josh Johnson and Jair Jurrjens? Why wait for Johan Santana and Stephen Strasburg to get healthy?
The NL East is baseball's best division at the moment. Its teams are 55-36 outside the division -- even the Mets are 8-8. The AL East, the perennial favorite here, has not yet lived up to its 2011 billing. Its teams are 62-54 against the other divisions, but the Red Sox's tough start, which included sweeps at Texas and Cleveland, is an indication that the East may not be as dominant over the Central and West as it has been in past years. The recent Yankees slide is a sign that the East also is no lock for the wild card, as it generally has been.
In the NL East, the Phillies have established a fearsome foursome in Halladay, Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt. Yet, they are hardly running away with the division -- so good are the Braves and Marlins. This is going to be MLB's toughest race.]
Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew dies at 74
Video: Dodgers lose to Brewers, 2-1
Video: Angels lose to A's, 5-4
Photo: David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox talks to Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees during their game on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Credit: Al Bello / Getty Images


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Considering taking a DevOps approach to your product development? In this post, we take a look at DevOps architecture and how the realignment of teams and values will help you get it right for your organisation.
During our Future of Team Collaboration event last month, there was a lot of talk about DevOps.
When it comes to DevOps, there's also a lot of talk around what exactly it is. Broadly speaking, the DevOps movement is focused on bringing together development and IT operations. Why?
It removes conflict.
DevOps architecture
Development and IT teams work together, guided by the same principles, with their goals and methodologies aligned.
There's a particularly good description of this from the Agile Admin:
The old view of operations tended towards the "Dev" side being the "makers" and the "Ops" side being the "people that deal with the creation after its birth" – the realization of the harm that has been done in the industry of those two being treated as siloed concerns is the core driver behind DevOps.
DevOps is the practice of operations and development engineers participating together in the entire service lifecycle, from design through the development process to production support.
Like all movements, there are inevitably debates around what the best approach to DevOps is. During our Future Teams Q&A sessions, we got a lot of questions, not all of which we had time to answer on the day, and many were about how traditional software development teams should approach a move to DevOps. At first glance, it can seem a radical change.
With this in mind, we approached Clearvision's own Head of Solutions Architecture, Matt Muschol, for some of his thoughts on the subject.
Agile DevOps
A traditional environment where "dev" and "ops" are separate will often have been working in a waterfall manner. One team does their stage of the development lifecycle, and the project moves, in its entirety, to the next team.
So DevOps is agile?
DevOps and agile aren't strictly the same thing, but they're far from mutually exclusive. Both value feedback, continuous development, fast iterative releases and cross-team collaboration. The culture they each hope to inspire is very similar.
It could be said that at its core, DevOps is essentially an extension of agile software development. It doesn't only focus on the software; instead, the entire work lifecycle becomes more efficient and teams collaborate better. When it comes to diving deeper and really defining DevOps – much like agile – it can depend on the exact requirements and nature of your organisation. The biggest thing to keep in mind is that however you choose to approach DevOps, it's important all teams across the business are coming at it from the same direction.
Architects in agile DevOps
One big question was around where Architects fit within DevOps. Does following an agile approach and joining the DevOps movement mean a change in roles, as well as mindset?
Well, for both Software and Systems Architects, roles remain pretty much unchanged in terms of their responsibilities. The biggest difference is in the interactions Architects will have with each other and the teams they work with.
Where, in a traditional throw-it-over-the-wall-to-ops environment, the Software Architects are firmly rooted in development teams and Systems Architects have more interactions with operations, in a DevOps environment both roles will find themselves in discussions and design sessions with both development and operations disciplines. In fact, they're a lot more likely to find themselves working closer together than they would have before.
It's in this sense that agile DevOps is such an effective way of working for dev and operations teams. We see it clearly in this example of Software and Systems Architects: it encourages collaboration thanks to a more fluid position for both roles, and more widely, for both teams.
DevOps tools
There's no one set of tools that are "right" for DevOps. If they promote collaboration and work for you, that's what matters.
Of course, there are tools out there that are built with agile and DevOps principles in mind. Here at Clearvision, we favour the Atlassian tools for that very reason. They take the concepts other tools introduce to the next level, as we discovered when the Clearvision dev team migrated from Jenkins to Bamboo, and their flexibility means we're able to extensively customise them to fit our unique requirements across the organisation. They're excellent tools straight out of the box; when they're fine-tuned, you'll see the efficiency and productivity of your teams soar.
We benefit from having our consultants on hand to solve any issues we encounter and make sure we get the most out of the tools, and to ensure keep continuously improving. If you're interested in learning more about what how our consultants' expertise could help you and your teams implement DevOps and agile best practices, get in touch today.
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These are the Level 2 Front axles for the 1G FWD Eclipse/Talon. The inner and outer CV on this car are made from 4130 from the factory, so what we have done is make a set of aerospace grade torsional center bars with our special double temper, then we temper and de-stress the inner and outer housings, and also a special heat treat to make them even stronger. These axles are rated to 400HP, and are for the FWD 25-spline front differentials only.


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Cinnamon Bread Pudding
From Amsterdam, New York, Emma Magielda shares this dessert that's different and delicious. "I've used this recipe for more than 10 years," she says.
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes6-8 servings
- 12 slices cinnamon bread, crusts removed
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 cups half-and-half cream
- 1 cup milk
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Cut bread in half diagonally. Arrange half of the slices in a single layer, overlapping if necessary, in an ungreased shallow 2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Drizzle with half of the chocolate; top with remaining bread.
- In a 1-qt. microwave-safe bowl, combine the cream and milk; microwave, uncovered, on high for 2-4 minutes or until hot but not boiling.
- In a small bowl, beat eggs; add sugar. Add a small amount of cream mixture; mix well. Return all to the larger bowl; stir in vanilla. Pour over bread; drizzle with the remaining chocolate.
- Cover and microwave at 50% power for 9-11 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, rotating a half-turn one (mixture will be puff up during cooking). Uncover and let stand for 5 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Refrigerate leftovers.


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Climbers and friends, to all contributing to the Jasper rock climbing bolt fund, I want to thank you for your generosity and allowing us to expand the potential that Jasper has. Lots of exciting information and beta will be coming soon regarding several new multi pitches and new crags in the area. This summer will be a another step forward for Jasper in terms of development with several new projects in mind and some already in the work.
Tell your friends and others about the bolt fund, putting up new routes is hard work and can be time consuming but seeing the community's contribution makes developers motivated to work even harder and put up more routes from all grades.
You can contribute at https://ca.gofundme.com/jasperrockclimbingboltfund.
5 new fully bolted multipitch in Jasper!
I'm happy to announce that Northernexposurejasper.com has updates on new development happening in Jasper and the surrounding areas also as corrections from the current guidebook. While you are waiting for a second edition, you can get the latest news and updates regarding the rock climbing on this website. Here's a link to the GPS & Updates.
If you which to see more rock routes development in Jasper, contribute to the Jasper Rock Climbing Bolt Fund
Rock Climbing Updates
On March 19, 2016, the Jasper National Park rock climbing guidebook was officially launched. There are now 2000 copies published.
The guidebook is now available online and in select stores. Buy your copy now and experience climbing in Jasper like never before!
This guidebook features:
- over five hundred rock climbing routes, sport, gear and multi-pitch
- over fifty boulder problems
- detailed maps & drawings
- hundreds of high quality photos
- historical facts and much more!
Check out the media section for photos & videos of the area; or peruse GPS maps to find your way to these different rock climbing locations, all within Jasper National Park!


text: Market moved up again on weak sentiment with fundamentals remaining negative. Geopolitical risks in Turkey and Germany will add to the uncertainty for global markets. Local markets have reached 5600 again and weakening local economic outlook and emerging market risk will weigh on the index. The local market is at the mercy of the overpriced US market and we expect that to start to unravel in early Jan as the US tax period ends in December. The stronger the yields, the strong the USD, the more pressure on Emerging Markets to raise rates to keep capital….the lower the growth outlook for Emerging Markets and demand for commodities. For the full report… (VIEW LINK)


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Walter "Walt" Kelly (American, 1913 - 1973), illustrated letter and envelope with additional pencil drawing/ sketch, letter post marked 1935, written to "Pally's" family after a visit, figural cartoons throughout, envelope with mapburn and worn edges, very slight wear to letter, minor spots of foxing and mapburn, creased, 10 1/4" h. x 7 1/4" w.; along with separate paper containing two cartoons, one with bug and elf driving a stagecoach pulled by caterpillars, second a boxing elf, torn out lower section, artist address verso, creases, all pieces with toning. These are original and unique cartoons from the creator of Pogo, one of the best known and best loved cartoonists of the 20th Century.
Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) or Walt Kelly, was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo.He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. Kelly resigned in 1941 at the age of 28 to work at Dell Comics, where he created Pogo, which eventually became his platform for political and philosophical commentary.
Mr. Kelly worked for Walt Disney Productions as a storyboard artist and gag man on Donald Duck cartoons and other shorts, requesting a switch to the animation department in 1939. Starting over as an animator, Kelly became an assistant to noted Walt Disney animator Fred Moore and became close friends with Moore and Ward Kimball, one of Disney's Nine Old Men. Kelly and Kimball were so close that Kimball named his daughter Kelly Kimball in tribute. Kelly worked for Disney from January 6, 1936, to September 12, 1941, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Reluctant Dragon, and Dumbo. Kelly once stated that his salary at Disney averaged about $100 a week. During 1935 and 1936, his work also appeared in early comic books for what later became DC Comics.
Kelly's animation can be seen in Pinocchio when Gepetto is first seen inside Monstro the whale, fishing; in Fantasia when Bacchus is seen drunkenly riding a donkey during the Beethoven/"Pastoral Symphony" sequence; and in Dumbo of the ringmaster and during bits of the crows' sequence. His drawings are especially recognizable in The Reluctant Dragon of the little boy, and in the Mickey Mouse short The Little Whirlwind, when Mickey is running from the larger tornado (the tornado even blows a copy of The Bridgeport Post into Mickey's face).
Kelly never returned to the studio as an animator, but jobs adapting the studio's films Pinocchio and The Three Caballeros for Dell Comics—apparently the result of a recommendation from Walt Disney himself—led to a new (and ultimately transitional) career.
On May 25, 1960, Kelly wrote a letter to Walt Disney regarding his time at the studio:
"Just in case I ever forgot to thank you, I'd like you to know that I, for one, have long appreciated the sort of training and atmosphere that you set up back there in the thirties. There were drawbacks as there are to everything, but it was an astounding experiment and experience as I look back on it. Certainly it was the only education I ever received and I hope I'm living up to a few of your hopes for other people."
Kelly began a series of comic books based on fairy tales and nursery rhymes along with annuals celebrating Christmas and Easter for Dell Comics. Kelly seems to have written or co-written much of the material he drew for the comics; his unique touches are easily discernible. He also produced a series of stories based on the Our Gang film series, provided covers for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, illustrated the aforementioned adaptations of two Disney animated features, drew stories featuring Raggedy Ann and Andy and Uncle Wiggily, wrote and drew a lengthy series of comic books promoting a bread company and featuring a character called "Peter Wheat", and did a series of pantomime (i.e., without dialogue) two-page stories featuring Roald Dahl's Gremlins for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #34–41. Kelly also wrote, drew, and performed during this period on children's records, children's books, and cereal boxes.
This period saw the creation of Kelly's most famous character, Pogo, who first saw print in 1943 in Dell's Animal Comics. Pogo was almost unrecognizable in his initial appearance, resembling a real possum more closely than in his classic form.
Kelly's work with Dell continued well into the successful run of the newspaper strip in the early 1950s, ending after 16 issues of Pogo Possum (each with all-new material) in a dispute over the republication of Kelly's early Pogo and Albert stories in a comic book titled The Pogo Parade.
He returned to journalism as a political cartoonist after the war. In 1948, while serving as art director of the short-lived New York Star, Kelly began to produce a pen-and-ink daily comic strip featuring anthropomorphic animal characters that inhabited the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. The first Pogo strip appeared on October 4, 1948. After the New York Star folded on January 28, 1949, Kelly arranged for syndication through the Hall Syndicate, which relaunched the strip in May 1949. Kelly eventually arranged to acquire the copyright and ownership of the strip, which was not common at the time.
The Pogo comic strip was syndicated to newspapers for 26 years. The individual strips were collected into at least 20 books edited by Kelly. He received the Reuben Award for the series in 1951.
The principal characters were Pogo the Possum, Albert the Alligator, Churchy LaFemme (cf. Cherchez la femme), a turtle, Howland Owl, Beauregard (Houndog), Porkypine, and Miz Mamzelle Hepzibah, a French skunk. Kelly used the strip in part as a vehicle for his liberal and humanistic political and social views and satirized, among other things, Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communist demagogy (in the form of a shotgun-wielding bobcat named "Simple J. Malarkey") and the sectarian and dogmatic behavior of Communists in the form of two comically doctrinaire cowbirds. The setting for Pogo and his friends was the Okefenokee Swamp. Today the Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross, Georgia has a building housing Walt Kelly's relocated studio and various Pogo memorabilia.
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Hello all! My name is Jen Karvonen and I am a homeschooling mama to three beautiful children. Because being a mother is so important to me I have chosen to work out of my home to maximize my time spent with my kids. You benefit from this, too, as I am passing on the savings of renting my own business space directly to you!
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I have set aside a small studio room for giving therapeutic massages, in which I have created the ultimate in relaxation atmosphere unaffected by children and family pets. I use a slow, intuitive based approach to massage with long, relaxing strokes and love to incorporate hot stones for deeper, longer lasting work. I enjoy learning and am always actively pursing more knowledge to give you the best massage around!


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Timothèe Chalamet becomes a Netflix Family's member
He will be the young English King, Henry V
After the success of Lady Bird - nominated as best film to the highly anticipated Oscar - and the romantic film directed by Luca Guadagnino, Call me by your name, Timothèe Chalamet continues to be at the centre of the attention, always, incessantly, not only for his acting talent but also for his charm, his essential but refined aesthetic, characteristics that have made him a perfect subject of shooting, covers and ... now also of Netflix!
The famous entertainment platform has recently presented the title of one new film: The King. Apparently the beloved Timothèe Chalamet will be the young English king Henry V, certainly one of the most appreciated of the Middle Ages and famous subject of Shakespearean verses.
The start of the shoot is scheduled for June, while according to some statements, the direction will be David Michôd.
Icing on the cake? Brad Pitt has been chosen as executive producer for The King, from the moment when Netflix and Plan B Entertainment (the actor's production company) decide to confirm their collaboration.
We just have to wait for a hypothetical release of the film next year.


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WVWD's Recycled Water Program
Watch the video below to learn more about the District's Recycled Water Program:
General Information
In an effort to reduce its dependence on imported potable water, the District operates a recycled water system for use in irrigating large landscaped areas such as parks and school grounds, which have traditionally placed a significant demand on the District's potable drinking water system. The District obtains its recycled water from the County Sanitation Districts' Pomona Water Reclamation Plant. Recycled water is the official name given to wastewater which has undergone an extensive treatment process and is available for reuse after being tested and certified by the Department of Health Services to ensure that it is safe for irrigation purposes. The District's recycled water system, which is completely separate from the potable (drinking) water system, delivers an average of 660 million gallons annually of this "drought-proof" water. The recycled water supply is augmented by groundwater from the District's recycled wells.
Appropriate precautions are taken to prevent or minimize public contact with recycled water. Irrigation should be practiced during periods when the grounds will have maximum opportunity to dry before use by the public unless provisions are made to exclude the public from areas during and after spraying with recycled water. All recycled water valves, outlets, and sprinkler heads should be appropriately tagged to warn the public that the water is not safe for drinking or direct contact. Recycled water facilities can easily be identified because they are painted purple or made of purple plastic.


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Pet Grooming
Cat and dog grooming is about more than just looking nice—pet grooming is an essential part of keeping your furry friends healthy. Here, you'll find simple tips for how to trim your dog's nails, how to clean your cat's teeth, and how to brush your pet's fur to keep it soft and free of mats. Bath time has never been so fun!


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When whispers of a super-premium HTC One M8 known as the 'Prime' began doing the rounds, some of those who'd just snapped up the company's flagship handset weren't best pleased.
After all, the argument went, would they have bought an M8 if they knew an improved version with superior innards and a better screen?
Well that angst may be over following word the Taiwanese smartphone firm may have curtailed their interest in launching the HTC One M8 Prime.
According to evleaks "development on Prime has been indefinitely suspended."
Prime power
Previous rumours had suggested the HTC One M8 Prime would have a 5.5-inch 2560 x 1440 (QHD) display, which would be up in both size and resolution from the 5-inch 1080p HTC One M8 display.
It was also claimed the HTC One M8 Prime would be powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM and a 3000mAh battery back.
Has HTC ditched the phone completely, or might we see Prime's time come later than originally thought?


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Elements Affecting Scrap Metal Prices
Scrap metal is small pieces of used metal which are usually collected then reprocessed so as to make other types of metal products. Scrap metal is known to be one of the real segments of metal preparing as it can be changed into another shape in order to complete a specific capacity, however, the cost of scrap metals is known to differ every once in a while because of various components that may influence the costs of the piece metal.
The condition of the scrap often affects the price of the scrap metal this is because scrap metal that is well cleaned then tends to yield a higher price as compared to scrap metal that has not been cleaned or metal that is beyond repair meaning that it cannot be put into other use, hence if one is looking into selling scrap metal they should consider the condition of the scrap metal. The supply and demand of the scrap metal also affects the pricing of the scrap metal and this means that when the demand of the scrap metal is high, and the supply is low then the prices will tend to be much higher but when the demand is low, and the supply is high then the scrap metal will be sold at a much lower price so as to clear the supply, hence the demand and supply of the scrap metal also affects the pricing of the scrap metal.
The measure of the piece metal also impacts its esteeming, and this infers if one purchases scrap metal in mass then the expenses tends to be much lower when diverged from purchasing scrap metal in little sums as this will suggests that the individual should pay significantly higher expenses for the piece metal. Competition in the area also affects the pricing of the scrap metal this is because in areas where there are two or more scrap metal dealers then the prices of the scrap metal there tends to be fair for example the scrap metal prices per pound in that area may be relatively lower as compared to other areas, hence for individuals who are looking into purchasing scrap metal at fair prices then should look at areas where there is a competition amongst the scrap metal dealers.
The market likewise influences the valuing of the piece metals as it tends to change once a day as there are some factor that may influence the market, for example, global markets which have diverse types of money which regularly changes now and again additionally influences the evaluating of the piece metal.


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Best quote I've seen today:
Law and commerce were indelibly linked in the thought of David Hume, who argued that it is commerce itself that gives rise to notions of justice between people and peoples. Although commerce is today typically seen as something which is proactively enabled by law, it is much more accurate historically to see law as something which emerges because of its vital importance in commerce – and particularly commerce involving foreigners. Within the Roman Empire, it was the ius gentium, the "law of nations," derived from custom rather than legislation, and applying specifically to noncitizens, that governed most types of commercial transactions.
The modern notion that law is inseparable from the will of a ruler or ruling body, antithetical to the idea of a universal natural law or a ius gentium, has, in parts of the world and during epochs where it has actually been applied, been devastating to economic development.
--Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds, Money Markets, and Sovereignty
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perpetual lonely guy and now-immortalized la fitness club shooter george sodini helpfully explains how women can avoid falling prey to a serial killer.
... women bring this onto themselves. they actually create the guy to kill 'em. and they are too dense to see that they are creating the guy to kill 'em.
... women are so picky, so choosy, when it comes to the dating scene or bein' with somebody that, first look, it's over!
... even a fat ugly woman gets a guy. why? because a guy has more of a heart than a woman'll ever have.
... women are purposely, willingly and knowingfully forcing guys into loneliness. an' walkin' round with their heads all high because they know they'll never be alone. it's like one woman told me: "oh, good luck, you're gonna be alone for years. nobody wants someone like you. you're too short!"
... then you women want to complain when a guy flips out and kills ya? well y'know, a guy like that, if you wanted to have a one night stand, you know how you get it? get a gun out — and force it. because you couldn't get it any other way.
... it's just like me watching this show the one day, it was like, forensic files, seen a woman killed. wow! inside i felt happy. was like: huh? that's crazy — i shouldn't be happy just cause this girl gets killed. but i was. and i know why i was happy. i thought about it awhile. it's not that i wanted to go out and do it, but i know why i was happy. i was happy cause it felt good to see a woman get killed.
why did it feel good to see a woman get killed? well, they denied me my life all them years, they're denying these other guys their life for no reason at all. we didn't do anything to you, but we're not allowed to have a life because you deny us that. so now the guy flips out and kills the woman — just like she denied him a life, he's denying her a life. he takes her life literally. she's actually better off bein' dead. why? because him, he gets to suffer.
he gets to go home, still be alone, still be alone, still be alone. cry, feel all the emotions. y'know, all the emotions and feelings you women don't think guys have.
... use your heads. everybody's a human. everybody deserves somebody.
god did say: he put women on this earth with man so that everybody — everybody — could have a mate. and now you women, just like eve did, she picked the apple when god said not to. so what do you women do? you run over there and pick the apple. and now what're you doin'? you're destroyin' it. god said everybody'd have a mate and what did you do? you made sure not everybody had a mate, didn't you? why? i guess because your daddy's satan?
well, that's what it must be. because you're evil. and if you wasn't evil, why would you do this to another human being, for no reason at all?
think about that: why would you do this to another human being, for no reason at all? why would you treat them like dirt for no reason at all? and then complain when you get killed?
Thursday, August 06, 2009
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By Jesse Muhammad
For African-American News&Issues
HOUSTON- Over 400 Houston boys and girls were treated like kings and queens at a historic institution in Third Ward. It would be an unforgettable experience that organizers hope set the tone for these young people to have a successful school year.
Franklin Beauty School and the National Empowerment Group, Inc. hosted the 3rd Annual Girls Glam Back to School Empowerment Weekend (Girls Glam 2012) on Sunday, August 26. Sponsored by LaneStaffing, Girls Glam 2012 was held at Franklin Beauty School-South, located on Martin Luther King Drive. Glam students and their parents started lining up outside the school at 7:00 a.m., an hour before the doors opened.
The past two years, Girls Glam Weekend has been free and open to only girls ages 7 to 17. This year, the event included and offered haircuts for boys. Supporters helped to underwrite beauty products, backpacks and school supplies, in addition to food, and T-shirts.
For over four hours, Franklin Beauty School students did shampoo styles, cornrow braids and haircuts. The children were all smiles as they left their chairs and stylist were just as excited to be a part giving back to the community. While getting their free makeovers, each participant was required to attend at least three empowerment workshops on networking, being a successful student, leadership, oral hygiene, entrepreneurship, life choices, self-confidence and more. Hard working volunteers made sure every child was serviced. [READ MORE]


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Tom Gauld will hold an exhibit at the Historical Museum in Luzern, Switzerland for the International Comix Festival in Luzern. It will showcase a 30,000 year evolutionary tale of robots in the work of Gauld's minimalist and humurous drawings.
The exhibition begins on April 16th and runs through April 24th. The museum will be open from 10am - 8pm all week long, with a reception taking place on Saturday, April 23rd at 4:30pm.
Tom will also be holding a lecture for the event on Sunday, April 24th at 11am.
Head to Pfistergasse 24, 6003 Luzern, Switzerland, for this sure to be compelling exhibit!


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Greek openSUSE community in association with GreekLUG, helped 13th Scout Team of Thessaloniki, to upgrade the hardware and install openSUSE on 3 computers. Unfortunately one computer was broken broke due to hardware malfunction, but Efstathios Iosifidis found another one and replace it.
Those 3 computers are very old. One of them comes with Gnome (Pentium 4 with 1GB RAM) and the other 2 with LXDE (Pentium 3 with 256MB RAM or less) but both are very slow. Unfortunately they didn't have Internet installed yet, since this would be a good task for them.
Kids already started to check the graphical interface and of course check some games (see the pictures).


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I've been on message boards about 10 years. I generally stay on one for quite awhile. I've found that now I prefer to be among like minded people. If I want to hear what the other side has to say there's plenty of sites for that.I must being getting old but I can't take the thinking of today's youth. They just get tedious and irritating. There's know-it-alls on every board.
I have to agree with you, when I got to a conservative forum I often go just to get away from the talking point liberal madness of the news, I hate political correctness deeply and when confronted with it my hair if I had any it would stand up.If a liberal is reasonable (which is extremely rare) doesn't give me the same tired arguments and lies that are so obvious they insult your intelligence I don't mind it so much.Most liberals don't even try to make sense anymore, like this one that was just banned they only vomit endless useless information.
There's a carefully cultivated character over at the other PF named Margot. He or she shows up on a couple other sites, same name.He/She claims to be an old lady who grew up wealthy as the daughter of an oilman in the middle east, knows absolutely everything about the history of all the countries, sects, tribes, etc. of the middle east. Of course anti-America / pro Islam, anti-gun but of course he/she has owned and shot every weapon you can name, lifelong conservative republican, who of course has had to become a raving Obama supporter because of Bush..He/She/It's an expert in medical matters, legal matters, child-rearing (a whole passel of kids who are doctors, lawyers, researchers, who all own have been great athletes, shooters, writers, artists, etc.).And also knows lots of high level govt folks, entertainers, CEO's, and so on.And also had a husband who was immensely more accomplished than even she and her miracle children.It may be the same clown as this Obvious person. Who the hell puts such effort and their existence into crap like this ? Somebody in a jail or a hospital somewhere ? If it was a free person, they could just put the same effort into writing a book or a screenplay, lol.
Forgive the shudder you just felt through your PC, but this sounds like a person I used to tangle with on LNF years ago her handle was Lady Lawyer/Carol E, a few on this forum may remember her. She was quite a character she was of course "a lawyer" despite the fact she knew nothing about criminal law and never heard of such doctrines as open fields and curtilage in regards to the 4th Amd searches but of course she was an expert on everything else, claimed she was a Reagan conservative but was really a flaming liberal.She got upset with all of us and formed her own left wing forum and threw a bunch of us off when we went to post...I lasted two posts.She passed away last year thats why I put in that part about the shudder.But these "personalities" that show up I think are some kind of amalgamation of my spacers who just sort of feed off each other and do a lot of research on the internet as that and a few years of leftists indoctrination in some community college is all they have.Billy
I used to call her Tiny dancer with two Leftist feet.She joined here and died shortly after, though we never agreed, she was always pleasant.
You are correct, we used to go at it but she wasn't nasty like some of these kids, she sent me dozens of cordial PM's where we discussed law etc. I think she was heavily medicated and losing it...but God rest her anyway.Billy
Have you ever had one join here by the name satanica, that was just one of his names, he is from Fort Lauderdale.I have banned him half a dozen times on another board, every now and then we let him back in to spice things up but he doesn't last long
Sounds like our very own little ricky, who is permanently banned, even took a member poll as to whether he could stay, and since the no vote won, he's not allowed in.Very disruptive ass hole.
Now Solar, your being very very nice when you call him that.


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Cockpit Cradle Kit
The EKP V Cockpit Cradle Kit seamlessly integrates the EKP V in the cockpit, it feeds it from the aircraft power supply (with a Vibration-proof socket), and it allows connecting the external USB Antenna (included in the kit).
The Cockpit Cradle Kit is recommended for pilots who want their
EKP V conveniently integrated into their cockpit, but do not need advanced connectivity to other on board systems.
Front view
Back View
USB port for GPS receiver
Content of the box
• EKP V Cockpit Cradle
• USB GPS antenna
• Flush Mount Kit + cables fastening mount
• Plastic Protective Cover
• Power supply cable
• Manual, screws and template jig
1. Drill the cockpit with the help of the template Jig. (Dimensions: 165.4 x 106.8 mm)
2. Connect the power supply cable to the aircraft electric system.
3. Connect the GPS receiver to the USB port on the back of the cradle and secure the cable fastening the wire lock.
4. Insert the Cradle in the hole and fix it using the screws and the metal parts provided.
5. Re-calibrate the on-board compass, make sure that all on-board instruments and systems perform as expected and verify the presence of heat sources close to the Cradle.
6. Finally, fasten the wires in the back of the Cradle to avoid vibrations and stress on the connections.
How to dock the EKP V
1. Insert the EKP V in the Cradle from the Pogo Pin connector side taking care of properly blocking the hook on the right.
2. Then press the opposite part to insert completely the navigator inside the Cradle.
3. Securely fix the EKP V with the safety hook on the left side.
Once docked the EKP V will power on automatically.
Cockpit Cradle kit VS Cockpit Docking Station
EKP V offers two mounting solutions:
> Basic panel integration with the Cockpit Cradle Kit: connection to Power and GPS receiver.
> Advanced connectivity with the Cockpit Docking Station. 4 USB connection, 2 serial connections, audio input and output, video input.
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Music is a highly lucrative industry, both in the spotlight and out.
Music sharing website MusicMagpie recently revealed that 85% of artists with a number one hit over the last 50 years have had their most popular song written by someone else – and their ghost writers are just as famous.
The website analysed chart data from 1966 to 2016 to see which artists wrote their number one hits without help from other musicians.
The results showed some surprising collaborations – singers and artists from Ne-Yo to Katy Perry have all had a hand in writing for big stars.
From Harry Styles to the Bee Gees, here are 17 artists who have written songs for their chart-topping peers, ranked by their estimated net worth.
15. Jessie J — £13 million
Jessie J's net worth was estimated at £13 million in 2015. Before she released her debut single "Do it Like a Dude" in 2011, the singer-turned-"The Voice" presenter worked with Sony writing for artists including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. She wrote "Party in the USA," for Cyrus, which topped the US charts in 2009.
14. Ne-Yo — £13.1 million
Ne-Yo has written songs for dozens of artists from Lindsay Lohan to Jay Z. The artist worth over £13 million also co-wrote "Irreplaceable" for Beyoncé in 2006, which reached number one in the US for that year.
13. Kesha — £14.7 million
Kesha — worth around £14.7 million — has written songs for Miley Cyrus, The Veronicas and Ariana Grande, as well as writing "Til the World Ends" for Britney Spears as part of her 2011 comeback album "Femme Fatale."
12. Sia — £16.4 million
Sia may be a successful artist in her own right — earning herself a net worth of over £15 million — but she is also one of the most in-demand songwriters in the world. She has written an astonishing 73 songs for artists throughout her career, including "Diamonds" for Rihanna and "Perfume" for Britney Spears.
Surprisingly, she also wrote "You Don't Know" for former Pop Idol star Will Young's album "Let it Go."
11. Harry Styles — £18.9 million
Collectively, One Direction are worth almost £90 million, but Styles himself is worth £18.9 million, making him one of the youngest millionaire pop singers in the world.
He may have rose to fame in a boyband, but he's also a prolific songwriter, and has worked with Arianna Grande and Meghan Trainor.
His most recent piece of ghostwriting was a song called "Someday," written with Meghan Trainor for Michael Bublé's new album "Nobody But Me."
10. Kelly Clarkson — £23 million
Former American Idol contestant Kelly Clarkson has risen to success over the years. She made over £9 million in tours in 2015, and her net worth is estimated at £23 million.
She may sometimes use ghostwriters to record new songs, but she's also ghostwritten for one of the world's biggest boy bands. In 2011, One Direction released their "Up All Night" album, which included "Tell Me a Lie" which was written by Clarkson.
9. Ryan Tedder — £24.6 million
"Halo" was one of Beyonce's biggest hits, but it was actually written by OneRepublic lead singer Ryan Tedder, who is worth nearly £25 million.
8. Ed Sheeran — £27.4 million
Ed Sheeran became one of the UK's highest paid musicians in 2016 with a net worth of over £27 million according to the Sunday Times. He has written for the likes of One Direction, Taylor Swift and Jessie Ware. Arguably his most successful work was 1D's "Little Things," which topped the UK charts when it was released in 2012.
7. Bruno Mars — £59.8 million
Bruno Mars is hugely succesful in his own right. He is worth almost £60 million, while five of his own songs — such as RnB ballad "Just the Way You Are" — becoming number one hits in the UK charts.
He has also written for artists like Flo Rida, Justin Bieber and Cee Lo Green, and helped Adele to write "All I Ask."
6. Katy Perry — £102.4 million
The pop singer didn't quite make it into Forbe's list of America's wealthiest self-made women in 2016, but is still hugely successful with a net worth of over £100 million.
She has been writing songs for her peers, including Selena Gomez and Kelly Clarkson, throughout her career.
"Black Widow" — one of the songs on Iggy Azalea's debut album "The New Classic" – was actually written by Perry for her own album "Prism" but didn't make the cut.
=5. R. Kelly — £123 million
R Kelly has ghostwritten for legendary artists like Britney Spears and Whitney Houston. The hip-hop artist with an estimated worth of £123 million also wrote "You Are Not Alone" for Michael Jackson.
=5. Pharrell Williams — £123 million
Williams — worth an estimated £123 million — was famous as a producer before becoming a solo artist himself, but some of his biggest ghostwriting hits are surprising.
In 2003, he collaborated with The Neptunes to write Kelis' single "Milkshake."
3. The Bee Gees — £110 million
The Bee Gees' members Robin and Barry Gibb had a net worth of £110 million in 2011 before Robin's death the following yea, while Barry is currently worth an estimated £40.8 million.
They may have been famous for their disco hits and glamorous stage costumes, but they were also successful behind the scenes.
Some of their most popular works include Diana Ross' "Chain Reaction," Tina Turner's "I Will Be There," and Barbra Streisand's "Guilty" and "Woman in Love."
2. Justin Timberlake — £188.6 million
Justin Timberlake is one of the world's highest earning artists alive and has secured four number one hits in the UK. He has also written for successful artists like Rihanna and Beyonce.
Timberlake was one of the writers behind "Partition," featured on Beyoncé's self-titled album.
1. Lady Gaga —£224.6 million
Lady Gaga may have missed out on a place in Forbes' highest-earning celebrities list for 2016, but she's still one of the world's wealthiest musicians with an estimated net worth of almost £225 million. She rocketed to fame after the release of her debut album "The Fame" in 2008 but Gaga also had a hand in writing for more established pop acts.
In 2008, she initially wrote her single "Telephone" for Britney Spears' album "Circus," but it didn't make the cut, so she recorded it with Beyoncé instead.
However, another song by Gaga — "Quicksand" — did make it onto Spears' album.