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Swell Magnet offers surfers and beach enthusiasts a live, real-time, and FREE look at surf conditions on beaches all over the world. Our live beach cams help you keep an eye on surf conditions no matter where you are in the world. We provide coverage of beaches and surf breaks in California and Hawaii, or for some international flavor, our cams are in El Salvador and Costa Rica, too. Peek in on surf using our HD streaming service at the world-famous Huntington Beach pier, or head north on the California coast to Capitola Beach. Check out the wave conditions at famous Hawaiian surf breaks like Banzai or Waimea Bay, or zip down to South America to the surfing hotspot of Punta Roca, El Salvador.
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Gage teaching artists are exhibiting artists chosen for their merit as artists and teachers. Their goal is to communicate the "how" and "why" of drawing, painting, sculpting and art theory across a range of styles and media.
Click the links below to visit their websites. see examples of their work on our Instructor Artwork gallery page, and learn more in the Gage Video Library.
Gage Teaching Artists
Mitch Albala
Juliette Aristides
Fong Baatz
Sarah Bixler
Jess Coleman
Larine Chung
Josh Chuzi
Charles Emerson
Elijah Evenson
Gary Faigin
Geoff Flack
Terry Furchgott
Aron Hart
Willow Heath
Tom Hoffmann
Linda James
George Jennings
Mark Kang-O'Higgins
Michael Magrath
Kathleen McKeehen
Dominique Medici
Kathleen Moore
Barbara Noah
Michael Ottersen
Anne Petty
Jim Phalen
Steve Reddy
Julia Ricketts
John Rizzotto
Kimberly Trowbridge
Anthony Waters
Ryan Weatherly
John Zadrozny
Hamid Zavareei
Each year, Gage welcomes nationally- and internationally-renowned artists to present one-, two- and three-day workshops. In addition to the artists listed below – many of whom return on a regular basis – Gage students have studied with Sigmund Abeles, Susie Amato, Michael Bergt, Jacob Collins, Scott Fraser, John Nava, George Nick and many others.
Gage Guest Artists
Sharon Arnold
Colleen Barry
Valerie Collymore
Kamille Corry
Jon De Martin
Ellen Eagle
Leonid Gervits
Michael Grimaldi
Al Gury
Geoffrey Laurence
Zhi Lin
Carlos Madrid
Joel Mangin
Ewan McNaughton and Lea Vaughn
John Morra
Nicholas Raynolds
Doug Safranek
Koo Schadler
Jordan Sokol
Kurt Solmssen
Vonn Sumner
Peter Van Dyck
Costa Vavagiakis
Yuqi Wang
Eran Webber

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ALL-EAST BAY boys track
JA'MAUN CHARLES, Amador Valley, 100 meters, 200, Jr. — Charles won North Coast Section Meet of Champions titles in both the 100 (10.76 seconds) and the 200 (21.60 wind-aided). At the state championship preliminaries, he set a section-best time this season of 10.66 in the 100. Charles placed ninth in the finals.
DAVID CHUKWU, American, high jump, Sr. — The Cal-bound Chukwu finished tied for fourth in the state championship finals (6-foot-8 on his second attempt) and placed second at the NCS MOC. At the Mission Valley Athletic League championships, Chukwu jumped 6-10, which was tied for the third-best mark in the state this high school season.
MICHAEL FANCEY, Liberty, pole vault, Jr. — Fancey cleared 15-3 to lead all East Bay vaulters in the state preliminaries and finished third at the NCS Meet of Champions. His clearance of 15-6 at the Bay Valley Athletic League championships ranked second in the section this season.
BLAIR HURLOCK, De La Salle, 3,200, Sr. — The Stanford-bound Hurlock capped an outstanding season with a fourth-place finish in the state finals. Hurlock, who also placed second at the NCS MOC, is one of the few East Bay high school athletes in the past 25 years to break nine minutes in the event, which he did at the Arcadia Invitational (8:58.28) and the state meet (8:58.85).
FRANK KURTZ, Heritage, 400, Sr. — The Stanford-bound Kurtz won the NCS MOC title and at the Arcadia Invitational, ran the eighth-fastest time in the state this season (47.35). A knee injury prevented him from competing at state.
TYLER OLSON, Livermore, 1,600, Sr. — Olson won the NCS MOC title and placed eighth in the state championship finals. At the NCS Tri-Valley Area Championships, his time of 4:07.99 was fifth-fastest in the state this season.
CONNER MCKINNON, Amador Valley, 800, Sr. — McKinnon placed third in the state finals with an the third-fastest time in the state this season (1:51.64), and he also won the NCS MOC title.
NATE MOORE, Castro Valley, long jump, triple jump, Sr. — The Oregon-bound Moore became the first male to win California state high school titles in both the long jump and triple jump in consecutive years. His winning marks of 51-4 (wind-aided) and 25-83/4 were both national leaders.
MARQUIS MORRIS, De La Salle, 110 high hurdles, 300 intermediate hurdles, Sr. — The USC-bound Morris won the state title in the 300 hurdles in a personal-record 36.86 seconds. He was also second in the 110 hurdles at the state championship finals with a big personal-record time of 13.68, which ranked fifth in the nation.
MATT THOMAS, Acalanes, discus, shot put, Sr. — The Sacramento State-bound Thomas won both events at the NCS MOC with section-leading marks of 170-5 in the discus and 57-7 in the shot put. He improved his discus mark to 171-9 in the state preliminaries, and he placed 10th in the finals.


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India Home Furnishings Designs Concepts, Photos, Remodel And Decor
Adriana Hoyos Adriana Hoyos continues to be a pacesetter within the international design neighborhood. It is usually essential to maintain your furnishings in thoughts because heavy furniture, like period pieces or ancient armoires can take away the environment created by essentially decorative mural artwork positioned on the walls. Bahay features their own modern designs as well as pieces inspired by modern furniture masters of the twentieth century. He's been commissioned by shops like Acne and Opening Ceremony, and his work is exhibited at blue-chip design galleries like Johnson Trading Gallery in New York and Gallery Fumi in London.
If you learn extra on the article you will notice numerous good photos which show pretty heavy things stored on them. To create practical area is taken is one of comfort and design a dynamic and elegant. Chocolate brown, clear creams, and simple beige all mingle collectively on this classy design. The bedroom is sort of in a world of its personal in this residence with an elegant and romantic cover design that features artistic hanging lights.
INTERIORS HOME also presents a big collection of office furnishings and residential equipment. For example for a French country themed room with light floral, lace edged or pure fiber materials and lightweight furniture, go along with a peaceable country landscape design that will help tie in all of the room décor elements with its innate simplicity mirrored within the paintings.
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Album news – Wytches, Tigercub, Resonators and Bloom
It's about time we had a catch up on the new albums by local bands which are either just out, or just about to come out. The first of these is The Wytches whose new LP All Your Happy Life came out on Heavenly right at the end of September. As a taster, here's Crest of Death:
Tigercub are out on tour around Europe right now in support of their upcoming album. It's called Abstract Figures in the Dark, and it comes out on 11th November on Alcopop. If you pre-order it from Resident you'll get two free tickets to the band's instore performance on 13th November. Here's track three from the album, Omen:
The new album from Resonators also came out last Friday (although they played a Brighton launch at the Dome Studio Theatre a couple of weeks back). Their new release is called Imaginary People and is out on Wah Wah 45s. Here's album opener All The Paths:
Bloom launched their debut album What Is Life with a gig at Latest Music Bar a couple of weekends ago. Formerly the Beautiful Word, the band have grown up, and are displaying a new-found maturity and a love of synths. The band have a new video out on Friday, and are also selling a very limited run if cassettes of the demos for their album (which you can find more info about on their Facebook page). If you'd like to know what to expect from the record, here's Shout:
Album news – Cold Pumas / Hanging Valley
We dropped the ball a few weeks ago and missed posting about the release of The Hanging Valley, the new album by Cold Pumas, which came out in the middle of August on local label Faux Discx (run by Cold Puma Dan Reeves). Cold Pumas are giants of the local scene and we're kicking ourselves for missing the launch at the Hope & Ruin a couple of weeks back. It's not too late for the London launch though, which takes place tomorrow night at Moth Club. Check out the album below, buy the album digitally from bandcamp, or physically on cd or white vinyl direct from Faux Discx or from Resident.
Kovak album news
Next Monday Kovak release their long awaited second album Modern Lovers. It's being released on 74 Records and features previous singles Radiate and Swing Song. It's an unabashed all out pop record drawing influences from the likes of Blondie and Scissor Sisters. The album was actually recorded quite a while back but the band took a break between recording and releasing while lead singer Annelies had a baby. They're now firmly back on the scene and heading for a dancefloor near you soon!
GAPS / In, Around The Moments album news
GAPS announced news of their debut album today. "In, Around the Moments" is being released on 11th May on May Jane Cole's I/AM/ME label, who also put out GAPS collaboration with May Jane Coles last year. On the same day as the album comes out, a new single All Me All You, taken from the album, also comes out. Anyone who's seen the band live recently will recognise some of the visuals in the video. The full tracklist for In Around the Moments, which includes previous singles I Know It's You, Keep You and Cascade, is below the video.
I Know It's You
All The Days Are Now
Inside Your Head
When I'm Gone
Keep You
A World Away
All Me, All You
Your Own Sweet Time
In Around The Moments
What Makes You
Album news – Curxes / Verxes
Brighton Music Blog favourites Curxes have announced details of their debut album Verxes. It's coming out on 4th May on download with a single entitled What You Want appearing shortly beforehand. The full tracklist is below the video for Further Still, one of a number of the bands earlier singles which appear on the album.
Haunted Gold
What You Want
Further Still
Noise Pollution
Run From the Funeral
Pure To Last
Album news – Will Mussett / November Storm
News has reached Brighton Music Blog of local singer songwriter Will Mussett's debut album. November Storm will be released on 31st January digitally and on cd via BBrat Recordings and has been produced by fellow Brightonian Alex Wells. While the bulk of the album was written by Will there are also some collaborations from heavy hitters from the music industry – 40,000 feet was co-written with Jim Irvin (who's worked with Lana Del Rey and Chloe Howl) and John Fortis (who's worked with Paolo Nutini and Laura Marling) helped out with In Loving Memory. You can take a listen to the title track below:
The album launch is at the Green Door Store on 31st January. Head over to the Facebook event for a link to buy cheap advance tickets


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Governance and structure
UK Research and Innovation governance arrangements enable clear accountability and efficient decision-making. Our governance arrangements will:
- support development and delivery of the overall strategy for the organisation
- enable the CEO to perform his role as accountable officer
- empower each of the Councils and Executive Chairs to take a leading role in their area, consistent with the commitment to subsidiarity in the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.
Our main governance bodies are the UK Research and Innovation Board and the Executive Committee which provides strategy advice to the Board and is the day-to-day coordinating body for UKRI executive activity.
Each of the nine Councils have Council members who play a critical role in our strategy development and governance. Council members will work with their Executive Chair to deliver their council's aims and objectives and to support UKRI's overall mission .
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) framework document (PDF, 751KB) sets out the governance arrangements between UKRI and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
UKRI has its own internal governance framework, which will work with, and be informed by, this framework document, the HER Act and other relevant policies and guidance.
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With the current Maduro regime on the ropes due to increased discontent and unrest from all sectors of Venezuelan society, many analysts are beginning to ponder about what lies ahead for Venezuela's future.
A country that has not only coped with nearly two decades of destructive socialist polices under the helm of Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro, it has also experimented with socialist policies of varying degrees for the past five decades.
To fully recover from these detrimental policies, Venezuela will have to implement substantial market-based reforms. It is no secret that Venezuela is experiencing a brain drain of sorts, where estimates of nearly 2 million Venezuelans have fled the country in search of greener pastures.
With so much instability at the political and social level, it will be difficult to convince Venezuelans to return to their country. Thus, there is an urgent need for reforms that will make Venezuela sufficiently attractive for foreign investors and Venezuelan expatriates alike to come back to and help rebuild the country from the ground up.
Chile as a model for inspiration
Luckily, there is a Latin American country that Venezuela could look to as a reasonable model of economic recovery in times of political and economic crisis.
Enter the Chilean model.
Just like Venezuela, Chile had the misfortune of confronting a socialist regime that brought it to the point of economic collapse in the 1970s. Long lines for basic goods and services, hyperinflation, growing black markets, and social instability were the norm in Chile under Salvador Allende.
In 1973, the military stepped in to prevent further harm from Allende's socialist policies.
But even in his first years of power, military dictator Augusto Pinochet maintained many of the previous economic controls ushered in by Allende's government. The Chilean economy would continue to sputter with inflation and exploding public debt spiraling out of control.
Luckily, a group of economists trained at the University of Chicago, better known as the "Chicago Boys" stepped into the scene and would serve as advisors to the Pinochet regime.
Cooler heads would eventually prevail as Pinochet turned economic matters over to the Chicago Boys.
Once behind the steering wheel, the Chicago Boys did not play around the margin.
They did away with all price and exchange controls, liberalized industries that were completely nationalized under Allende, cut spending, slashed tariffs, and implemented a revolutionary social security reform that turned Chilean workers into capitalists.
And what was the result?
Chile boasted a sustained growth rate of 4.3 percent from 1983 and onwards. As of today, Chile is the most economically and politically stable country in Latin America all thanks to these far-reaching reforms.
While the authoritarian nature of the Pinochet regime should be condemned, this regime at the very least allowed the reforms that gave Chile a strong dose of economic liberty. Such unprecedented degree of economic freedom not only allowed for substantial economic growth, but it also paved the way for the democratization of Chilean society.
The period of prosperity allowed for the development of a robust civil society that helped oust Pinochet from power in 1988 during a plebiscite. This was a watershed moment in Latin American history, as Chile would be buttressed by one of the most stable constitutional orders in the region's history.
Reforms that Venezuela must make
So what can Venezuela learn from this experience?
The reality is that "shock therapy" is not only necessary to revitalize the Venezuelan economy in the short-term, but also to create a sustainable institutional foundation for the country in the long-term.
Venezuelan policymakers simply cannot beat around the bush and pursue half-measures. They must be willing to make the hard call and strike at the root of Venezuela's institutional ills.
They can do so by pursuing the following landmark reforms:
Eliminate price controls
The rampant scarcity of basic goods that Venezuela has gained a lot of notoriety for in recent years is no mere coincidence. It is the logical result of Hugo Chávez's and Nicolás Maduro's price control policies.
These policies originated in 2002, when Hugo Chávez implemented series of interventionist measures that aimed to stem capital flight following a failed coup attempt against his government. These measures consisted of expropriation of key industries, exchange controls, and price controls.
Thanks to the flow of petrodollars brought about by high oil prices in the mid-2000s, Venezuelan businesses had considerable wiggle room in importing basic goods and raw materials as a short-term, fallback measure.
However, when oil prices started to fall, harsh economic realities emerged. Scarcity would soon become the norm in Venezuela because of stringent exchange controls that did not allow for the free entry of dollars into the economy combined with a burdensome price control regime that prevented the price system from functioning properly.
Once high levels of inflation became a factor, Venezuela's socialist government would double down in its price control efforts. By passing the Fair Prices Act in 2014, the Venezuelan government aimed to tame shortages by banning profit margins over 30 percent and tightening price ceilings on basic goods.
The Fair Prices Act has only aggravated Venezuela's shortage crisis, practically leaving it in a state of famine. The Venezuelan government has followed up these polices with even more interventionism through the establishment of CLAPS, local supply and production committees, that ration food in a way that favors government supporters.
Simply put, when the government establishes an artificial price ceiling for goods and services, it will increase the demand for said good or service.
Therein lies the problem; supply does not adjust accordingly to meet this demand under price controls. Consequently, shortages emerge, as more consumers demand the good while suppliers have no incentive to keep up with demand because of the artificially low price.
To solve Venezuela's scarcity crisis, policymakers must immediately abolish all price controls so that prices can reach their natural equilibrium and allow for resources to be allocated efficiently. A transitional government can begin by abolishing the Fair Prices Act, and then continue hacking away at remaining price controls.
Eliminate capital and currency controls
Another legacy of Hugo Chávez's economic authoritarianism is Venezuela's byzantine system of exchange rates. If the black-market rate is included, Venezuela currently has a total of four different exchange rates. Established to supposedly strengthen the Bolívar and prevent capital flight, Venezuela's exchange controls have done considerable damage to the Venezuelan economy.
Hugo Chávez created The Commission for the Administration of Currency Exchange (CADIVI) in 2003 for with the aim of stemming capital flight by limiting the amount of foreign currency Venezuelans can buy or use in daily transactions.
This system would later morph into CENCOEX (the National Center for Foreign Trade) and other variants such as SIMADI and SICAD.
Akin to the effects of price controls, exchange controls have forced multiple multinational corporations, such as Ford to shut down operations in Venezuela because of dollar shortages.
These controls have also affected the airline industry, where there is now a shortage of plane tickets.
Due to these perverse controls, the border town of Cúcuta, Colombia has become the go-to airport for many Venezuelans that must travel by bus just to find an airport that has tickets available. More than just a form of financial control, currency and capital controls represent a form of social control. At their very essence, these heavy-handed policies are designed to limit Venezuelans' travel options and keep them locked in.
Venezuelan policymakers must work to repeal the "organic laws" that established these controls. Markets must be allowed to function freely in order for dollars to flow back into the economy and international companies to restore their normal operations in the country.
Constitutional reform
From its ratification in 1999, the Constitution of the 5th Republic was based on faulty institutional premises. This constitution granted the state far-reaching powers, and legitimized Venezuela's despotic regime. The power of socialism of the 21st century lies in its facade of democratic and institutional legitimacy.
Operating under the guise of democracy, 21st-century socialist regimes are viewed as legitimate in the eyes of the international public. Even the Venezuelan government's most tyrannical actions are respected by international bodies due to their "legal" status.
What Venezuela needs is true constitutional reform. Policymakers must push for reforms that can transform Venezuela's political system into a system of market-preserving federalism which fosters competition among administrative units below the federal level. A genuinely federalist system grants states and municipalities a strong degree of autonomy, so that they can vie access to labor and capital.
Privatization of the oil industry
Venezuela became one of the richest countries in Latin America thanks to a hands-off government policy when it came to managing its oil sector. From the 1920s to the 1970s, Venezuela experienced unprecedented economic growth thanks to its relatively free market economy. Unfortunately, the government decided to nationalize the petroleum industry in 1975. The nationalization of Venezuela's petroleum sector fundamentally changed the relationship of the Venezuelan state with civil society.
Instead of Venezuelans paying taxes to the government in exchange for the protection of property and similar freedoms, the Venezuelan state would take on a patrimonial role by bribing its citizens with a plethora of handouts in order to maintain its legitimacy.
Rather than buying off their citizens with generous subsidies, countries based on more liberal frameworks of governance have their subjects pay taxes, and in return, these governments provide basic public services that protect the life, liberty, and property of their citizens. The state is not the proprietor, thus giving the citizens a strong check against state abuse should the government overstep its boundaries.
In an ideal world, the state oil company, PDVSA (Petroleum of Venezuela) would be fully privatized. But due to political constraints, a more realistic alternative would be to carry out gradual privatization measures that liberalize state control of PDVSA and develop a sovereign wealth fund in the Norwegian mold. This will not only make Venezuela's petroleum sector more dynamic on an international scale, but it will also de-politicize the sector by keeping politicians hands off of petroleum revenues to finance unsustainable government largess. This will set the stage for a complete privatization of Venezuela's oil industry.
Regardless of the political circumstances and opportunities available, Venezuelan policymakers should have the privatization of PDVSA as their long-term goal.
All in all, Venezuela will need its very own Chicago Boys if it wants to not only get out of its current crisis, but also create a stable institutional foundation that promotes economic growth.
The challenges ahead are daunting and will require strong political leadership to effectively tackle them. The harsh reality is that the country needs a facelift when it comes to its economic and political institutions.
A strong dose of capitalist reforms is paramount. The good news is that Venezuela has a regional model in Chile to look towards for inspiration. By emulating the Chilean model, Venezuela can move forward and undo the horrific legacy of Hugo Chavez's socialist policies.
Now, it's just a matter of the opposition taking power in Venezuela and having the political courage to follow through with tough reforms to right Venezuela's economic ship.


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New Delhi, July 28 :
Bollywood action star Akshay Kumar will perform on the inaugural day of the Wave World Kabaddi League (WWKL), starting Aug 9 in London.
WWKL is the first international kabaddi league coming out of India and the tournament will see eight teams fighting for the trophy.
The 46-year-old will perform on some of the popular title tracks from his films, Aug 9 and Aug 10 at O2 Arena.
Akshay said his "performance" will be "dedicated" to the kabaddi fans who will come together to cheer the teams.
"The League is a step to promote the Indian contemporary sport and bring it closer to the fans of the sport spread across the world," the actor, who also co-owns one of the teams, Khalsa Warrior, said in a statement.
Some of the top players from across the world will participate in the tournament.
Pargat Singh, commissioner of WWKL, is confident that Akshay's performance will be a true firebrand opening for the event.
"The dedication being shown by Akshay to promote WWKL is commendable. As a true supporter he is making himself available to us despite his busy schedule to promote kabaddi.
"He is a global star and his fan following is spread across the world. His performance at the inauguration will be a true firebrand opening of the League – we could not have asked for more," said Singh.


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The Computer History Museum has received permission to release the source code of Apple II DOS 3.1 to the public. The code was written by Paul Laughton, a contract programmer for Shepardson Microsystems, in just seven weeks.
On April 10, 1978 Bob Shepardson and Steve Jobs signed a $13,000 one-page contract for a file manager, a BASIC interface, and utilities. It specified that "Delivery will be May 15″, which was incredibly aggressive. But, amazingly, "Apple II DOS version 3.1″ was released in June 1978.
With thanks to Paul Laughton, in collaboration with Dr. Bruce Damer, founder and curator of the DigiBarn Computer Museum, and with the permission of Apple Inc., we are pleased to make available the 1978 source code of Apple II DOS for non-commercial use. This material is Copyright © 1978 Apple Inc., and may not be reproduced without permission from Apple.
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Detect Hard Drive Issues Before Catastrophe Strikes
Hard Disk Sentinel is a hard disk monitoring software with highest possible support of HDD/SSD/SSHD (hybrid) drives. Its goal is to find, test, diagnose and repair hard disk drive problems, report and display SSD and HDD health, performance degradations and failures. Hard Disk Sentinel gives complete textual description, tips and displays/reports the most comprehensive information about the hard disks and solid state disks inside the computer or in external enclosures (USB / e-SATA). Many different alerts and report options are available to ensure maximum safety of your valuable data.
The software monitors hard disk drive / HDD status, including health, temperature and all S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology, built in most hard disks, solid state disks and hybrid drives (SSHD) today) values for each disks. Also it measures the disk transfer speed in real time which can be used as a benchmark or to detect possible hard disk failures, performance degradations.
Hard Disk Sentinel is the perfect data protection solution: it can be effectively used to prevent HDD failure and SSD / HDD data loss because it has the most sensitive hard disk health rating system which is extremely sensitive to hard disk problems. This way even a small HDD problem can't be missed.
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By using Hard Disk Sentinel, it is possible to start hardware hard disk self tests. These tests can be used to effectively find all hard disk problems because built-in hardware methods are used to verify hard disk components (for example heads, servo, internal buffer in theShort self test). The Extended self test also verifies the complete hard disk surface, finds and repairs all weak areas and re-allocates the possible bad sectors. This is not possible with the software-based hard disk surface scan methods (for example, by using scandisk).
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Seek Test – to verify hard disk noise, seek time performance and temperature. Longer tests can be used as very deep and intensive stress-tests for the hard disk and verify if additional cooling is required.
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Hard Disk Sentinel has wide range of alerts upon different problems. It can send e-mail (with e-mail->SMS gateway it can be SMS warning to your mobile), network message, can play sound alerts and so.There is an option to send daily emails about current status.
Offers option to shut down the computer on hard disk failure, HDD overheat or health degradation. This option can be used in combination of the alerts to prevent further data loss.
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View the current health status and used space in Windows Explorer or in any other application, so you'll always know the amount of used space for each partitions and the hard disk drive condition.
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Current hard disk temperatures and health are displyed on the system tray and can be displayed in a small status window, the desktop itself or in a sidebar gadget (under Windows Vista or newer operating system). Average and maximum temperatures are logged for all hard disks and these informations are displayed in graphs for statistical purposes.
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Logs how much data were read from or written to the hard disk. Displays current transfer rates for both reading and writing and estimates the maximum available (theoretical) transfer rate for a particular hard disk.
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Inventure believes in equipping their teachers with the right tools to teach better. So we invest in learning for our teachers.
Meet some of these learners who have made the time to upgrade their skills by signing up for a two year diploma with CERTAD.
Breaking mind blocks, innovating in methods of teaching and embracing newness, while breaking moulds, our eager to learn teaching fraternity, participates enthusiastically.This investment is what our students reap the benefits from. Excerpts from an on-going training session and reactions from participants and the facilitator, Geetha Narayanan.


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Abstract Jan Vansina was born in Antwerp, Belgium on September 14, 1929 and received his PhD in history from the University Leuven in 1957.He is a major figure in the study of Africa and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He published twenty monographs, over two hundred articles, and was the co-author, editor, compiler, annotator etc. for many other works. His extensive fieldwork and study of oral tradition established the context and methodologies for...


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Right after this picture, Vice-President Gidget shot a moose and put it on a barbecue spit for everyone to enjoy. Then they went surfing in the Bering Sea and shot whales who were considering abortions.
On closer inspection, the photo looks like it might be fake. Something about that neck.
Thank you, oh, great Internet's search tubes. Sadly, it is a fake.
Celebglitz found the original.
Alas, a boy can still dream.
Yesterday, I asked...
" Science writer Kate McAlpine explains the qualities of the Large Hadron Collider - a particle accelerator - via what medium?"
50% said "the world's largest home-made diorama"
- Made from the Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe's shoe box. And a lot of cotton balls and glue.
10% said "pop-up book"
- Pull on this tab to watch the earth crack in two.
10% said "pie chart made with real pie"
- Mmmmm. Photons made of lemon merenge.
30% got it right with "rap song"
According to The Lansing State Journal, "Rap and physics are culturally miles apart," said McAlpine, a 23-year-old Michigan State University graduate and a science writer at CERN, in an e-mail last week, "and I find it amusing to try and throw them together."
McAlpine wrote the lyrics on her 40-minute commutes by public transit from Geneva, convinced a friend to lay down beats and finagled permission to film herself and friends dancing in the underground caverns and tunnels where the experiments will take place.
It's become a bit of a hit on YouTube and physicists seem to really enjoy it. Very white physicists.
Rap IS dead!


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Statewatch – Council of the European Union: Standard Operating Procedures implementing the mechanism for resettlement from Turkey to the EU as set out in the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016.
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Dispatches: EU Deportations Resume, Troubles Abound
Human Rights Watch – With little fanfare or media attention, the European Union and Greece yesterday quietly resumed deporting "irregular migrants" from Greece to Turkey. After a two-week pause, boats reportedly took 31 people from Kos, 13 from Lesbos, and five from Chios – among them Afghanis, Iranians, and Jordanians. Since April 4, when deportations in connection with the flawed EU-Turkey deal began, Greece and the EU border agency Frontex have deported 375 people from the three islands.
Mülteci-Der's oberservations on refugee situation in Turkey
Mülteci-Der – It has been reported from various provinces – especially from the provinces near the border with Syria, such as Hatay, Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa – that since February 2016, registration of people for temporary protection (TP) has been getting difficult and that there is almost a suspension of issuing of TP registration cards.
Last year in Izmir, there existed five registration centres where police took ID details, finger prints and photos of those who wanted to register, and issued TP ID cards which enabled people under TP to get access to public services, including health and education. The number of registration offices was reduced to two.
Council of Europe condemns EU's refugee deal with Turkey
The Guardian – Europe's leading human rights body has issued a stinging indictment of the EU's refugee deal with Turkey, which it said at worst exceeds the limits of what is permissible under international law.
A report from the Council of Europe's assembly listed numerous concerns on human rights, from keeping migrants in overcrowded and insanitary detention centres on the Greek islands to inadequate legal protection for people seeking to appeal against rejection of an asylum claim.
The situation of refugees and migrants under the EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016
Council of Europe – The EU-Turkey Agreement of 18 March 2016 was adopted as a response to the unprecedented numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in western Europe via the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkans route. It raises several serious human rights issues relating to the detention of asylum seekers in the "hotspots" on the Greek Aegean islands, the return of asylum seekers to Turkey as a "first country of asylum" or "safe third country", the Greek asylum system's inadequate capacity to administer the asylum process in the hotspots and delays in the provision of EU support to Greece, the likely low level of resettlement of refugees from Turkey, and delays in the disbursement of EU financial assistance to Turkey's efforts to support Syrian refugees.
In order to ensure that human rights and procedural guarantees of international, EU and national law are respected, the Parliamentary Assembly should make recommendations intended to address these issues to Greece as an implementing partner of the Agreement, and to the European Union, its member States and other States participating in EU resettlement and relocation schemes.
Thousands flee for Turkish border after Islamic State launches surprise attack on Syrian refugees
South China Morning Post – A new wave of refugees has fled northern Syria for the Turkish border after Islamic State fighters opened fire on communities that had sheltered them, killing at least three people and uprooting thousands more.
The killings came as the terror group pushed back Syrian opposition forces who had edged to within 8km of Dabiq, a highly symbolic village that the group's leaders believe is the pre-ordained epicentre of a clash that will herald an apocalyptic showdown .
Eyewitness reports on Turkey sending back Syrian refugees to Syria
Nieuwsuur – Eyewitnesses say: Turkey sends back Syrian refugees to Syria. The Turkish Ambassador in The Netherlands denies the allegations. Watch our report and our interview with The Turkish Ambassador in The Netherlands.
Deported migrants call for freedom from behind barred windows
EuroNews – Some 325 migrants have been deported to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos under an EU deal. They wait to learn of their fate inside a fenced reception and removal centre in the town of Pehlivankoy. The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says it has yet to gain access to the facility. Migrants from Pakistan, Egypt, Afghanistan and Iraq call for freedom from behind the facility's barred windows. They were deported from Lesbos on Friday (April 8) under the controversial EU-Turkey deal to stem mass irregular migration to Europe.
Report by Platanos Refugee Solidarity Lesvos on the second deportations to Turkey
Platanos Refugee Solidarity Lesvos – Today at the break of dawn began the second process of deportation, from the harbour of Mitilini, while 174 individuals (100 from Kos, 29 from Samos and 45 from Mitilini) were led to Dikeli, accompanied by an equal number of body guards, that each one was in charge of the "safety" of the transported. Since the night before, the harbour of Mitilini was closed off by forces of Riot police. As the hours passed the presence of police in the area became progressively more intense.
Turkey's parliament approves agreement enabling it to repatriate Pakistani migrants
Reuters – Turkey's parliament approved overnight an agreement enabling Ankara to repatriate Pakistani migrants, as people continue to be sent to Turkey from Greece as part of an EU deal to stem mass migration to Europe. Pakistani migrants are among those that have already been sent back to Turkey under the deal.


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The spirit of giving arrived early at McCollum High School as students and staff members donated 450 shoeboxes filled with toys, personal hygiene items and school supplies to Operation Christmas Child.
The national program organized by Samaritan's Purse sends shoeboxes filled with gifts to underprivileged children in 150 countries around the world.
McCollum High School English teacher Ms. Kristina Ocampo brought the program to the English department last year.
"We were doing literature that dealt with different conflicts all over the world and I wanted us to do something positive because when you're talking about conflict it's kind of sad and depressing, so I wanted us to do something that was positive but wasn't just local," Ocampo said. "I wanted something that the students could actually physically see and something that was meaningful to them."
She suggested Operation Christmas Child to her students and they fully embraced the project. Several students brought even more than one box and got creative with wrapping paper.
When she brought up the idea for a second annual Operation Christmas Child to McCollum HS Principal Mr. Jacob Garcia, he suggested opening it up to the entire campus.
Teachers, counselors and students brought decorative boxes ready to brighten up a child's holidays. She set a goal of 400 boxes and the campus surpassed it by 50 boxes.
"I'm going to need to set an even higher goal next year," Ocampo joked.


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At this stage of the rebuild, Steve Yzerman said he wasn't focused on any specific player in his first NHL Draft as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings.
"The only emphasis was on trying to do our homework, make sure we knew all these kids well and picked the best possible prospects we could," Yzerman said after the seven-round draft came to an end in Vancouver on Saturday. "As far as position, or whatever, it just kind of plays out how it plays out from pick-to-pick."
After dealing a fifth-round pick to get an extra pick in the sixth round and the seventh round on Saturday, the Red Wings finished with 11 prospects. Five of those were defenceman, seven were from Europe and four measured six-foot-three or bigger led by six-foot-three, 208-pound German defenceman Moritz Seider, who the Red Wings took sixth overall with an eyebrow raising selection.
"As a staff, I thought we identified this as being a pretty deep draft defensively," Red Wings director of amateur scouting Tyler Wright said. "I don't think we're quite in a position where we have to start really picking by position. It just happened to be that defence were kind of heavy in this draft."
In the second round, the Red Wings added six-foot-four, 193-pound Finnish defenceman Antti Tuomisto.
"This is a guy that's six-foot-(four) with real bite to his game," Wright said. "We were ecstatic to leave with him."
With the team's third pick in the second round, Detroit added Swedish defenceman Albert Johansson, American defenceman Cooper Moore was taken in the fourth round and defenceman Gustav Berglund in the sixth round.
"At the end of the day, we just needed good players," Wright said. "It just kind of happened it was defence (heavy)."
Five-foot-10 left wing Robert Mastrosimone, the second of three picks in the second round, was Detroit's first forward. He played in the United States Hockey League along with five-foot-nine centre Ethan Phillips, who was taken in the fourth round. Both are headed to Boston University and will get time to develop.
Right wing Albin Grewe, who was taken in the third round, was the first of two Swedish forwards taken by the Red Wings along with six-foot-six, 219-pound right wing Elmer Soderblom, who was taken in the sixth round.
"Really, I'm pleased with how it played out," Yzerman said.
Detroit got another small, but dynamic, forward in Russian Kirill Tyutyayev with its first of two picks in the seventh round and closed the draft out by taking six-foot-five goalie Carter Gylander. The Alberta native is headed to Colgate University.
"All these kids had something that really, really intrigued us," Wright said. "They've all got to work on things to get better.
"Will all of them make it? Probably not, but at the end of the day we walked away and thought we got a good group of kids going forward to add to the pool we've already got."
Prospects will be on display on Tuesday when Detroit opens at five-day development camp at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena.
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- Bennett L. Bearden, J.D., LL.M., J.S.D., founding Director of the Water Policy and Law Institute at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, completed his contractual obligations to the University and returned to the Geological Survey of Alabama as the Special Assistant and Chief of Staff to the State Geologist. Dr. Bearden holds a J.S.D. degree from the McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific; Master of Laws, University of London; Juris Doctor degree, Birmingham School of Law; Master of Science degree (Geology), UA; Bachelor of Science degrees in Geology and Geography, U.A. He is a distinguished member of the Technical Advisory Committee for the Board of Directors of the Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority.
- Alabama Rural Water Association announced the ARWA'S 40th Annual Technical Training Conference to be held March 18-21, 2018 at the Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, Alabama. Registration and conference information may be found at www.alruralwater.com.
- The maximum instantaneous flow on the Choctawhatchee River at Newton, AL occurred March 18, 1990 and was approximately 87,500 cubic feet per second, equivalent to a rate of 56,700 million gallons per day (MGD).
- When you wash your car in the driveway, the soap and dirty water from your car eventually ends up in our streams and rivers causing pollution and harming aquatic life. Wash your vehicles on the grass instead of the driveway or street.
- An inch of rain falling on a square mile area is equivalent to more than 17 million gallons of water!


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The series, Downtown Shabby, airs on the FYI Network Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. CST.
- Framed burlap coffee bags:
- Materials –
Store bought canvas on a frame – or you can make one (for most - it's easier and cheaper to just buy one).
Burlap coffee sacks – easy to source and very inexpensive – if you want to go with old retro flour sacks – they are usually harder to source and more expensive.
Water based polyurethane.
Tools –
Tape Measure
Staple gun
Chip or other inexpensive brush
Steps –
Take the burlap bag and lay it on a flat surface – place the canvas on top to figure out the surface space needed form the bag – it's unlikely that you'd use the whole bag – just the most interesting part with the graphics.
Add roughly 3" on each side for enough material overlap.
Use scissors to cut out the area to be mounted to the frame along that extra 3" measurement.
Take the burlap and lay it down upside down on your flat surface.
Lay the canvas on top of the burlap and center it.
Starting in the middle of any side –wrap the burlap around/over the edge of the frame of the canvas to the back and use your staple gun to secure it in place.
Starting in the middle of the side – staple at least every two inches going from the middle to the corner.
Now go to the other side and repeat the process heading in the other direction.
Do this alternating method for each side – gently pulling taught the burlap as you go.
If you go slowly and carefully – the alternate method of stapling and pulling the burlap should get you a nice taught surface when you flip the project over.
If you choose to seal the burlap once its framed – apply two coats of water based poly (allow for 30 min dry time between coats).
This will keep the burlap taught and in place over time – plus add a slight sheen.
- Paint brush Vase:
- Materials –
Tapered vase
Enough brushes to cover the surface
Banding or ribbon to tie around and add a finishing touch
Tools –
Hot Glue Gun
Hot Glue Gun Sticks
Steps –
Clean the vase off with a glass cleaner.
Insert a glue stick into the gun - let heat up.
Always be careful of the tip of the glue gun – it's very hot and can cause a sever burn to your skin or other surface quickly.
You don't need a huge amount of glue or each brush – just dab a dot of hot glue on two areas of the brush handle and press it firmly to the glass vase for a few seconds.
Make sure to attach brushes to the vase at a slight angle – if not you'll wind up with gaps at the base of the vase – maybe that's a look you want – but if you want solid coverage – use the angle method.
Once vase is covered – use a piece of wood banding or ribbon to wrap around the vase- just adds a nice finishing touch.
Decopauge Map Chair:
- Materials -
Chair (or chairs)
Map of the country or world
Glue- one that dries clear
Water base poly urethane
- Tools –
2 Chip or other inexpensive brushes
Small paint tray
Sand paper
Box cutter or other sharp knife
- Steps –
Lightly sand the front wooden surface of the chair (s).
Cut the map with the scissors into whatever shapes you'd like.
Pour some glue into the small paint tray and using the brush – brush the glue onto the pack of your map pieces and apply to the wooden surface of the chair.
Smooth out the piece and use the brush to get rid of the excess glue.
If you're using glue that dries clear – you can brush the excess right over the front of the pieces applied to the surface – this will help keep the piece in place and also act as a sealer coat.
Repeat these steps till the surface area is covered.
Once the glue has dried – take your box cutter and placing the edge of the blade at an angle on the edge of the wood – cut off any excess of map pieces.
Once your edges are clean and clear from excess map pieces.
You can either brush on more glue to seal the edges or you can use a water base polyurethane to seal the entire wooden areas of the chair.


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As business continues to boom, Natural Paving Products (UK) has strengthened its sales team with the addition of two hard landscaping veterans, bringing its total national sales force to nine.
With the appointment of Dean Martin and Tom Newbold, the company is better equipped than ever to meet the needs of merchants nationwide.
Mr Newbold is taking on the north London, Oxford and Reading area as regional sales manager, while Mr Martin, also as regional sales manager, will look after Wales, Birmingham, Black Country and Bristol. Both will report in to Andy Toovey, southern sales manager at Natural Paving Products, and will look to increase brand awareness and sales through a targeted merchant only approach.
Mr Newbold and Mr Martin will work hard to build strong relationships with new and existing merchant partners that go well beyond the standard supplier-customer dynamic. The pair will also continue Natural Paving Products' strict merchant only policy, offering further support with back-selling opportunities and working to increase membership of its Approved Landscaping Professionals scheme.
Malcolm Gough, business development director at Natural Paving Products, said: "The addition of Tom and Dean is testament to Natural Paving Products' growth in recent times and presents an exciting opportunity to build even further upon our recent success. As we grow, we are determined to maintain the same level of comprehensive support that our customers expect and with the appointment of two additional, seasoned regional sales managers, I'm confident we can continue to go beyond our customers' expectations."


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aacreation necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 62 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Bushra Waseem
I am a Realtor and work in California for Tarbell Realtors. I sell and lease real estate. I don't want to use my personal photo on the business card and that is why I am makeing a brand with my name "Bushra Waseem".
Potential buyers or sellers of homes are my target audience. I will use the logo for mass marketing and on postcards and flyers.
The Business card can be front and back.
The Logo/Brand is "Bushra Waseem"
Then that logo is used on a business card with all the following.
1. Tarbell Realtors Logo. (Attached)
2. "Bushra Waseem" brand logo from above
3. Under "Bushra Waseem" it has to say "Realtor"
4. Address: 315 Magnolia Ave Corona, Ca 92879
5. Cell: 951-283-1183
6. Fax: 951-280-6050
7. E-Mail: email@example.com
8. Lic #: 01293063
9. MLS, Realtor, Equal housing opportunity logos (these are small logos that also need to be on the layout) - most of the time they are tiny and right next to each other.
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5 Best Chiang Mai Hotels
Chiang Mai hotels are some of the most elegant and luxurious in all of Southeast Asia. Many compare this part of the world to paradise, because of the spectacular views, wildlife and waterfalls. The people are warm and inviting and very eager to share their culture with tourists.
Thailand is filled with elegance, charm and romance and when combined with Chiang Mai tours, your vacation package is complete.
The 5 Best Chiang Mai Hotels are accommodating, convenient and located in the center of all of the most heart-stopping attractions available:
1. Tamarind Village – Located in the heart of the city, this hotel is part of many Thailand travel packages. It is only 15 minutes away from the airport, bus terminal and train station and close enough to the night bazaar that most find walking easy enough.
2. Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai – Chiang Mai resorts are infamous for exceptional service and provide a world-class experience for all visitors. Most resorts, like the Four Seasons, are all inclusive, so your meals, beverages and even attractions are included in one price.
3. Shangi-La Hotel Chiang Mai – Of all of the Chiang Mai hotels, this one is rated five-stars for the ultimate in luxury. They have over 281 rooms and the suites are extraordinary and spacious.
4. Siripanna Villa Resort – One of Thialand deals includes a stay at this resort, complete with a golf course and over 74 villa-style rooms. Almost every amenity imaginable is available.
5. Puripunn Baby Grand Boutique Hotel – This small and intimate luxury hotel has 30 rooms and is architecturally designed in a traditional colonial period.
Visiting Thailand must include booking one of the best Chiang Mai hotels available, not just for the luxury, but for the beauty and culture each represent. Speak with your travel agent and make plans to visit this country that will enchant and astound you.
Information on Chiang Mai will provide you with more information regarding Thailand's wonderful people and culture. Be sure to read on.


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July 17, 2011
New ACLU report claims California's death penalty is already dead
The ACLU of Northern California has released this notable new report on the Golden State's death penalty system. The report his titled, "California's Death Penalty is Dead: Anatomy of a Failure," and here is part of the executive summary:
California's death penalty is dead. Prosecutors, legislators and taxpayers are turning to permanent imprisonment with no chance of parole as evidence grows that the system is costly, risky, and dangerous to public safety. New polls also indicate that voters favor replacing the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole, with a requirement for work and restitution paid to the Victims' Compensation Fund.
Most significantly, only three death sentences were handed down in California from January to June 2011, compared with the same period last year when there were 13. This is the lowest number of new death sentences in a six month period since the death penalty was reinstated in 1978, and a clear indicator that district attorneys and jurors across the state are turning away from the death penalty. On average, 49% of death sentences are decided in the first six months of the year. This means that California may be on track for a total of less than 10 death sentences in 2011 -- the lowest number in 33 years.
Three other related developments reveal a system in total collapse:
California has not executed anyone since 2006 and there is no reason to believe that executions will ever resume.....
Death penalty promoters have been snubbed at the ballot box....
Death penalty costs are extraordinary and detrimental to public safety at a time of economic crisis.
Some recent related posts:
- "California's idea of the death penalty is to bore them to death"
- California legislative panel advances proposal to put state DP repeal on 2012 ballot
- Will cost arguments convince California voters to ditch the death penalty in 2012?
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I hope that the death penalty gets overturned by legislation.
That would end the $multi-billion payments going to appellate lawyers and ACLU like agencies.
The people of California will deserve their increased murder rate by absolutely immunized murderers with LWOP.
Posted by: Supremacy Claus | Jul 17, 2011 1:38:47 PM
Regardless I would have to say this report is probably correct in its conclusion. It's not like California has diligently pursued actual executions, only the initial stages of guilt and sentencing, not actually carrying it out. And that was true even before the litigation that should have been ended by Baze.
Posted by: Soronel Haetir | Jul 17, 2011 2:09:47 PM
State legislatures and Congress need to find more expeditious and less costly approaches for implementing the death penalty that still provide essential due process for defendants. Finality is important for society, victims' families, and the defendants. The current mess in Calif is an unacceptable method for implementing a valid state law. it undermines faith in the criminal justice system.
Posted by: Steve Prof | Jul 17, 2011 3:48:56 PM
Steve Prof --
Right on.
Posted by: Bill Otis | Jul 17, 2011 4:51:02 PM
Thank you very much, Bill.
Posted by: Steve Prof | Jul 17, 2011 4:58:32 PM
"State legislatures and Congress need to find more expeditious and less costly approaches for implementing the death penalty that still provide essential due process for defendants. Finality is important for society, victims' families, and the defendants."
How important is finality compared to getting the actual killer? In 1999, a Louisiana jury convicted Ryan Matthews and sentenced him to death for the 1997 murder of a convenience store employee. Matthews, who was 17 at the time the horrific crime occurred, and his friend, were stopped several hours after the homicide occurred because the car they were in matched the descriptions of the getaway car. The friend, who like Matthews, was 17 and borderline mentally retarded confessed (falsely) and said that Matthews was the shooter. Some eyewitnesses could identify Matthews; others could not.
Based on the identifications and the friend's confession, and despite some compelling evidence of actual innocence which was concealed by prosecutors, the jury convicted Matthews and sentenced him to die. Tragically, the real perpetrator committed another murder a few months later - DNA evidence collected during this investigation were compared to the DNA collected from the murder for which Matthews was convicted - forensic testing had already excluded Matthews and the friend. The second forensic examination again excluded both Matthews and his friend, and implicated the real killer.
The courts eventually vacated the conviction on the prosecutor's request.
If the real murdered had been apprehended, instead of two juveniles who just happened to be in the neighborhood at the wrong time, the second murder victim might still be alive today. If we had a "more expeditious ... approach for implementing the death penalty," Ryan Matthews might be dead.
Why should we not conclude that the elevation of finality at the expense of all other virtues - such as not killing innocents - is nothing more than a desire to avoid having our (inevitable) mistakes exposed.
Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/14/opinion/trapped-in-the-system.html
Posted by: C | Jul 17, 2011 10:10:07 PM
As I have posted before, California has never had an effective system for carrying out executions. Unfortunately for the state, the California Supreme Court back in the 80's and the 9th Circuit have beaten them up for years. Even with AEDPA, the 9th Circuit has repeatedly tried to vacate CA death sentences only to have SCOTUS reverse them over and over. I think the delay requested by the state on the Morales case is just maneuvering by the Brown administration to figure out a way to end the DP.
Posted by: DaveP | Jul 17, 2011 10:51:20 PM
That argument is equally valid when applied to prison, given the men and women who have found themselves serving life sentences and even died of natural causes for crimes they didn't commit.
Frankly, the vast majority of inmates on death row for decades are not even raising innocence based claims.
Posted by: MikeinCT | Jul 17, 2011 11:54:02 PM
When the average interval between the imposition of a death sentence and its carrying out is roughly 12 years -- and over 20 in California -- the notion that we have excessively emphasized finality is preposterous. With numbers like that, we need to be more determined, not more relaxed, about carrying out the courts' judgment.
In addition, take note of the hidden cynicism in the editorial. The same people who say we should take our time in carrying out the DP are the ones who say it takes so long that it should be abolished.
My, my, my.
Posted by: Bill Otis | Jul 18, 2011 9:38:30 AM
Bill Otis is right on this one -- in the federal system the delay is even longer.
Posted by: Steve Prof | Jul 18, 2011 9:53:20 AM
The historical data suggest that the death penalty is an aspiration not a reality in most cases. The list gives the year, number on death row, number of execution that year and the probability (in %) of execution.
1975 488 0 0.0%
1980 691 0 0.0%
1985 1,591 18 1.1%
1990 2,356 23 1.0%
1995 3,054 56 1.8%
2000 3,593 85 2.4%
2005 3,254 60 1.8%
2010 45 3,242 1.4%
Posted by: John Neff | Jul 18, 2011 10:02:56 AM
Bill Otis: "When the average interval between the imposition of a death sentence and its carrying out is roughly 12 years -- and over 20 in California -- the notion that we have excessively emphasized finality is preposterous."
I am not suggesting that we have excessively emphasized finality - I have suggested that finality may not be the alpha and omega in death penalty cases.
You have many times noted that there is no evidence that we have executed an actually innocent person. I will take you at your word - you would certainly know better than I. Yet we know for a fact that people have spent 12 years and more on death row for a crime of which they were actually innocent. Therefore, the reason you are able to make the claim you make credibly is that there is sufficient time between conviction and the execution to discover and release the actually innocent. Reducing the time from conviction to execution will assuredly serve the goal of executing an actually innocent person.
Errors are inevitable, I have read here before, yet under the current system, no ultimate errors have occurred - no actually innocent person has been executed. This sounds like a system that works to me.
Posted by: C | Jul 18, 2011 7:56:36 PM
John Neff --
"The historical data suggest that the death penalty is an aspiration not a reality in most cases."
It's aspiring that makes life wonderful.
Posted by: Bill Otis | Jul 18, 2011 8:07:11 PM
Steve Prof --
I am venturing out on a limb here, but I detect a change of outlook going on -- that discussing is better than barking. If I am correct, I believe the blog will become more appealing and informative for us.
In either event, thank you for your comment.
Posted by: Bill Otis | Jul 18, 2011 8:12:29 PM


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It's Official: Michelle Ulibarri Is The Sexiest Woman At The DUD
by Tommy Gimler
We asked you to vote for the sexiest piece of eye candy at the DUD, and you have spoken quite loudly. It appears that Michelle Ulibarri m-m-m-m-makes us all very happy.
More than 1,700 people placed votes during the two-week contest, and Michelle received almost 85 percent of them. She took home the $300 top prize as a result, and that means if she's interested in buying a house in Detroit, she's halfway there.
Meanwhile, we said that one random person who left a comment on the page would take home fifty bucks just for telling us who they voted for and why. We'll assume it's not his birth name, but "Nacho Dan" was the winner thanks to this comment:
Heather Lynn is pointing to her butthole. Sold.
Not necessarily Pulitzer Prize-winning material, but in a contest that chooses a random winner, it doesn't have to be.
Finally, we're all winners because Michelle left us with these sexy pics as an encore. Thanks again for voting, and enjoy!
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E-sensual bullet
USB bullet by California Exotic
A black bullet straight to my heartThe item made it worth it for me simply for the fact that it doesn't require batteries! The settings are just a bonus! Worth every cent!
- 7 settings.
- Battery free!
- Battery free!
This lovely little bullet is a wonderful addition for beginners and advanced users alike who stay near their computer! It definitely comes in handy! I'm the type of person that works from home and I don't leave my computer a lot. When I do have some alone time, I like to pop a DVD into my computer and have fun. It's also really handy that it doesn't run on batteries and just through your computers power supply! I don't have a lot of money to spend on things that aren't really needed, so not buying batteries is a big plus and great for someone in college. It works best along sensitive areas all over the body.
Material / Texture
I love the material! It's plastic, but it's velvety to the touch. It feels lovely on your skin. Coming out of the box, this toy had a very faint "new toy smell". I washed it off and there was no scent at all after that. It didn't really have a taste either.
Design / Shape / Size
I very much like the design of this product. The length of the wire is not too short, but not too long. It's about 4 feet long, give or take a few inches. The control is about a foot away from the bullet itself, which is definitely a plus. The controls are also very easy to navigate. One button is used to turn on and change between the settings (a simple press is all you have to do to change them) and then the second button is to turn it off. There are seven vibration settings, which really comes in handy when you want to switch it up!
Easy to hide and easy to travel with, though not discreet.
Easy to hide and easy to travel with, though not discreet.
Functions / Performance / Controls
The vibrations are all in the bullet, since it's an average sized bullet. Again, there are seven vibration settings. The first three are just standard vibrations, and the speed goes up each click. The other 4 play with different patterns and intensity. I like every bit of this bullet! It is a little noisy the faster the vibrations get, so be warned! It not as bad as others I have, though.
Since it plugs into your USB drive, batteries don't exist! It's lovely!
The only thing I found is that it starts to get warm after about 5 minutes of use. I'm not sure if that's the toy or I just have one that's a little particular, or the power coming from my computer powering it. It was worth mentioning though, and not a setback in the slightest!
Since it plugs into your USB drive, batteries don't exist! It's lovely!
The only thing I found is that it starts to get warm after about 5 minutes of use. I'm not sure if that's the toy or I just have one that's a little particular, or the power coming from my computer powering it. It was worth mentioning though, and not a setback in the slightest!
Care and Maintenance
This toy is very easy to care for! Use a damp napkin or wet wipes on the bullet (not near the wire) and it cleans right up! The velvety texture is great for that. I just store it in the top drawer of my desk.
Follow-up commentary 6 months after original review
I still absolutely love the E-sensual Bullet! It hasn't started to fade in its vibrations, and still works like a charm! Absolutely my favorite bullet to date!
This product was provided at a discounted price in exchange for an unbiased review. This review is in compliance with the FTC guidelines.
Not sure how I feel about it having to be plugged into my laptop to use. I'm glad it worked out for you!
Glad this worked out for you like Zombirella, I am not sure I would want to be plugged into something in order to use it.
Thanks for the review!
Lovely review! Thank you kindly for sharing!
Thank you!
Thanks, great review!
Great review, thank you for sharing.
Great review!
Good review!
I love this toy. Great review.
worth a try, thanks!
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Tricounty Rural Electric's objective is to provide quality reliable service to our members. Sometimes there are events that happen which are beyond our control such as lightning and wind storms, fallen trees on lines, ice on lines, equipment failures, and automobile accidents.
Cooperative Response Center (CRC), an outage call center assisting more than 200 utility co-ops throughout the United States, is available to take calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To report a power outage to CRC, call 1- 888-256-9858.
Should you lose power during normal business hours (Monday-Friday 8:00A-5:00P), call our office at: 419-256-7900. Calls made to this number after business hours are automatically transferred to CRC call center to assist.
If your power goes off, before you call:
Check your home's fuse box, breaker panel, or any outdoor disconnects to make sure the outage is not due to a blown fuse or tripped breaker.
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When calling an outage, please have this information ready:
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In case of extended outage, have the following on hand:
Flashlights, portable radio, batteries, candles, matches, extra fuel
Supply of wood for fireplaces
Non-perishables, canned goods, peanut butter, powdered milk, bread, manual can opener
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Top 10 Guitarists of Rock History
Keith Richards? Chuck Berry? Duane Allman? Pete Townshend?
Can you spell – Rock, Guitar God? Did you ever heard any rock songs? Do you ever listened any guitar solo? For your kind information there can't be any list called top 10 guitarists. At best you can make top 50 list. By the way Rolling Stones magazine top 100 list sucks. Why? Cause they put pretty useless guitarists like Kurt Kobain on that list. The band Rolling Stones itself sucks. Its among the most useless bands with huge popularity & high ratings like Beatles. Go & listen to some good guitaris. Check these guys – Al Dr Meola, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, John Petrucci, Michael Angelo Batio, Chris Broderick, Marty Friedman, Kirk Hammett, Carlos Santana, Dimebag Darrell, Jeff Loomis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonammasa, Eric Johnson, Gary Moore, Shawn Lane, George Lynch, Synyster Gates. These guys play a lot better than many on your list.


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Per the Chater, the Youth and Recreation Commission is established for the purpose of carrying out programs included but not limited to those designed to meet the opportunities, challenges, and problems of the youth in the Town of Saugus in conjunction with any similar or related programs of any agency of the Commonwealth or any agency of the Federal Government.
The Youth Commission was established around 1993/1994 in response to the youth risk behavior survey administered by the Saugus School District, in 1992. This survey showed alarming data, which ranked Saugus youth a third higher than the national average, as more likely to engage in high-risk behavior. At some point, the Youth Commission absorbed Parks & Recreation, their responsibilities, and their budget. However, the budget for Parks & Recreation was eliminated, but not their responsibilities. With that being said, we have been running and maintaining numerous programs and activities that cater to both mission statements of the Parks & Recreation and the Youth Commission. These programs have been run without the full funding that the Department had originally received. The Saugus Youth & Recreation Department is constantly looking for new ways to create fun and exciting programs for the youth of Saugus. We also provide job opportunities for the older age groups. Older teens are taught job ethics and how to act and grow in their workplace. Volunteer options are offered as well. We kept the cost for these programs extremely low to accommodate families in these hard times.
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GKIDS is extremely proud to present FROM UP ON POPPY HILL (コクリコ坂から, Kokuriko-Zaka Kara, 2011), the highly anticipated new film from Studio Ghibli, creators of SPIRITED AWAY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE, PONYO, THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY and many other animated masterpieces. Written by legendary studio founder Hayao Miyazaki and directed by Goro Miyazaki, FROM UP ON POPPY HILL marks the first feature film collaboration between father and son. The results are stunning — a pure, sincere, nuanced and heartfelt film that signals yet another triumph for the esteemed studio.
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Hello Everyone!
How are you all doing? Welcome to my June newsletter…thank-you for joining and for reading, too! I hope this time of year is bringing some joy, sunshine and prosperity to your lives. I feel like it was a long, (wet for us West Coasters…it just seemed like endless rain this past winter….uuggh!) and dreary winter and so I am glad to be in the wide-open prairie air…to be seeing some blue sky, sun and white clouds is doing much to open my heart and mind to what is possible.
I am writing to you from a sunny campsite at Pine Trails Getaway which is about an hour and half south of Edmonton near Pigeon Lake. We have parked the RV for a couple of days off and are loving being out in the country. Then, we head back into Edmonton to start a string of four shows that will take us down to Twin Butte near Waterton Lakes Provincial Park in Alberta. I'm particularly pumped about playing down in the Twin Butte/Waterton Lakes area as I have always wanted to go hiking in Waterton so now, we will get the chance because we have a couple of days off down there before we have to start heading over to Regina and Winnipeg for two more shows in the Prairies. I will take many pictures and post them on my Facebook page in case any of you are into seeing a part of Waterton!
I just want to give you a quick update on my summer shows…I have added a couple of exciting shows this summer. All the specific deets including ticket info and contact info for the house concerts (which are open to the public) are on my website: www.katereid.net/calendar. Here is a quick glance at what I'm up to over the next couple of months:
Thursday, June 14th-8pm
House Concert in Edmonton, Alberta
Hosts: Womonspace
Email for tix: firstname.lastname@example.com
Friday, June, 15th-8pm
House Concert in Airdrie, Alberta
Hosts: Janine and Nikki
Facebook for tix: Janine Cote
Saturday, June 16th-8pm
House Concert in Calgary, Alberta
Hosts: Shari, Louise and Yuko
Email for tix: email@example.com
Sunday, June 17th-8pm
Twin Butte General Store, Twin Butte, Alberta
Email Jeny for tix: firstname.lastname@example.com
Friday, June 22nd-8:30pm-presented by Grassroots Regina
The Club-Regina, Saskatchewan
Email Karen for tix: firstname.lastname@example.com
Saturday, June 23rd-8pm-presented by the Red Barn Concert Series
Balmoral, Manitoba (30 minutes north of Winnipeg)
Email Amy for tix: firstname.lastname@example.com
With Lindsay Jane
Friday, June 29-Sunday, July 1st-all weekend
Stan Rogers Folk Festival-Canso, Nova Scotia
Friday, July 20-Sunday, July 22-all weekend
Folk on the Rocks Festival-Yellowknife, North West Territories
Thursday, July 26-Sunday, July 29-all weekend
Camp fYrefly-Canada's only national leadership retreat for sexual and gender minority youth!
Edmonton, Alberta
I will be this year's Artist-in-Residence at Camp fYrefly. Youth registrations are now closed.
Tuesday, July 31st-8pm
House Concert in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Host: Gillian Snider
Email Gillian: firstname.lastname@example.com
Thursday, August 2nd-8pm
The Flying Beaver Pubaret-Toronto, Ontario
Friday, August 4-Sunday, August 5th
Blue Skies Festival-Clarendon Station, Ontario
This rad grassroots festival doesn't have a website…on purpose! Here is a blog that I found that has info about the festival: http://davidscrimshaw.blogspot.ca/2009/08/unofficial-blue-skies-music-festival.html
Saturday, August 11-8pm
House Concert in Consecon-Prince Edward County, Ontario
Hosts: Andrew and Andy
email Andy: email@example.com
Saturday, August 16-all day
Royal City Pride-New Westminster, BC
Friday, August 24-Sunday, August 26-all weekend
Music On the Mountain Music Festival-Fort St. James, BC
A quick update on my LGBTQ Family Album:
Now that I'm on the road until the beginning of July, the rest of the recording has to be put on hold until I can squeeze a couple of studio dates when I'm home in between Stan Rogers Folk Fest and Folk on the Rocks in Yellowknife! I have some more recording to complete but it feels like that part of the project is on the homestretch. And, then begins the artwork for the cover: I'm proud to say that my amazing visual artist extraordinaire sister, Amy Reid, is drawing the artwork for this album cover, in between raising three rowdy boys…my cute and ever-evolving nephews! Bronwin Parks of Feisty Design (www.bronwinparks.com) who did the art direction for "Doing it for the Chicks" will be the art director for this project and I am excited to work with her again. And, I am in the middle of also mapping out and writing the teacher's guide and activity book to accompany the album so that educators can use the songs as starting points to teach about families, diversity, homophobia and acceptance in the schools.
If you still would like to donate to this great project, we would love it and we could still use your help! Please feel free to send me an email: email@example.com and we can talk about all of the price range options for donating…and yes, you will get cool prizes in exchange for donating! Thank-you in advance for your generosity!
At the end of August, after Music on the Mountain Festival, I will get to be home at our place on Bowen Island and spend some time there with the ocean air, the trees, Ravens, Eagles and Deer. It's going to be a busy, music and fun-filled summer and I am so thrilled and grateful to be able to do what I do. It's still hard to imagine that only a decade ago I was finishing up my second year of teaching at the highschool in Midway…light-years away from the musical-activist life that I live now. Sometimes, I am so amazed at how far I have traveled backward and forwards in my life to this spot: making music, performing for great audiences, sharing stories and being open to the creative direction of the Spirits. I love it!
One final thought: I have said this to a few listeners of mine over the past couple of months who have emailed me and I want to share it with you: it is important to write. I read recently in Jeanne Cordova's memoir, "When We Were Outlaws", that someone said to her that you can write yourself out of a nervous breakdown. I believe this to be true. You may not consider yourself a writer, but everyone is a writer. You can write your past and you can write your future. The important thing is to do it, to get your story out onto the page because writing is healing. And it is your story and your life to write and no-one else's. So, the time to write is now.
Thank-you so much for reading and for joining me here. I wish you all a summer full of mystery and knowing, wonder and challenge, excitement and quiet.
Yours in words and music…


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Led by celebrated chef Michael Toscano, Le Farfalle is certain to delight. The bright, upscale space is generously laid out with an elegant bar suitable for a quick lunch of agnolotti pasta or a relaxed after-dinner conversation over craft cocktails. Dinner service starts with a slice from the restaurant's ginormous wedge of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, but matters are then in your own hands. Seasonal appetizer stand outs have included a veal tartare toast served with shoestring fries, and a sublime octopus carpaccio. You can't go wrong with the housemade pastas, and other memorable dinner selections have included a vibrant whole branzino with pine nuts and a tender fried chicken picatta. —Vanessa Wolf (Dish, Winter 2020)
Caitlyn and Michael Toscano have brought big city Italian cred to Charleston with Le Farfalle. The menu is filled with house-made pastas, seafood charcuterie like octopus carpaccio, and classic entrees like roaste duck, whole branzino, and tuna Milanese.
Features: Outdoor Dining, Sunday Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Top 50, Parking
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In 1989 VH1 held a contest where they gave a way 36 Corvettes – one for every year beginning in 1953 through 1989 – to a single winner. Dennis Amodeo, a carpenter from Long Island won the collection, but before taking delivery he sold all 36 Corvettes to Pop artist Peter Max who planned to use the cars for an art project. The project never got off the ground and the Corvettes ended up parked in a Brooklyn building where they were essentially forgotten.
The VH1 Corvette Giveaway was the brainchild of Jim Cahill. After a pitch to the network in 1988 that included toy Corvettes as props, Cahill was given the green light and began assembling his collection. The Corvettes were purchased over a couple of months in 1988 although Cahill remembers the 1953 Corvette being one of the hardest to locate. He recounts there being a big auction down in Scottsdale where if you have the cash, you can get the car you want. The cost to assemble the collection ran $610,000. The cost of the '53 Corvette itself was $60,000.
The VH1 contest was a rousing success with over 1.3 million entries received. Amodeo was notified that he won and flew out to California where he was given the keys to the collection by Mike Love, a member of the Beach Boys. It was at this time that Peter Max heard about the collection and then had what he calls "the biggest dream ever. I was in the bleachers at a football game, and suddenly these Corvettes come out of the tunnels."
Peter Max bought the collection for about $500,000 and had the cars shipped to New York City. At the time he was busy with other projects and a legal battle with the IRS, so the cars just sat. After being moved a couple of times in those early years, the 36 Corvettes eventually wound up in the parking garage in Brooklyn where they remained until earlier this year.
In 2005, Digital Corvettes founder Patrick Gramm heard about the collection and he and several others set off scouring Brooklyn until they located the cars in a former Daily News printing plant. Behind a chain link fence sat the 36 Corvettes. They were dirty as hell, many had flat tires and some of the more valuable roadsters like the '53 (E53F001291) were stored with its top down, allowing over 10 years of dust, grime and dirt to accumulate.
The buzz generated by the finding of the Peter Max collection was substantial. Gramm was very much concerned about the condition of the 1953 Corvette, #291 of 300 made, and offered to take it to the National Corvette Museum where it can cleaned up and stored properly until Max was ready to start the project. Other offers were made to allow a team of Corvette enthusiasts to come in and take car of the cars, but all were rebuffed.
Now comes word that the Corvette collected was recently moved. Pictures from twitter user show the Corvettes lined on the street as they were loaded on car haulers and taken to a new, unnamed location. Is Peter Max getting ready to fulfill his dream of repainting the Corvettes and then displaying them at Giants or Yankees Stadium?
Peter Max has signaled that he is ready to start moving forward on the project, although he now says the paining of the Corvettes will be more subtle than originally planned. I'm going to paint them so it's respectful," he said in the New York Times article. In addition to the 36 Corvettes already in the collection, Max's vision calls for purchasing an additional 14 Corvettes so that there is one from every year through 2003 – 50 Corvettes in all. After painting the Corvettes, the cars would go on an exhibition tour before being auctioned as a set.
David Borroughs of Bloomington Gold was asked by the NY Times about the value of the collection. With photos and information provided by Patrick Gramm, and without an on-site inspection, he suggested that the 36 car collection had an estimated value of $843,000 with the 10 oldest Corvettes alone accounting for $445,000.
Only time will tell whether these Corvettes will finally get the proper care and respect due. And that goes for Peter Max's claim that he be "respectful" when repainting 36 examples of America's sports cars.
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I want to highlight an article on Emergent Learning. On writing this post, I struggled to find how on earth I'd got onto this but have found that it is mentioned in the course notes for week 1 in Activity 1.1. I was so uninspired by the thought of investigating teaching machines that I latched onto the follow-up task on thinkers / approaches and the last one on the list is Emergent Learning Model. Also as I am tied to a method of working that means I print out the course notes (I know, but I like to write on them) I also wandered off into Google rather than using the provided links. So this is how I got started…and I am really pleased I did as I stumbled on this:
Williams, Karousou, Mackness (2011) Emergent Learning and Learning Ecologies in Web 2.0, Special Issue – Connectivism: Design and Delivery of Social Networked Learning
Apparently we return to learning theories in week 3 and by then I may have brought my thoughts on this article into a cohesive post but for now this is just to flag it /share it / remember it as it is amazing!
The article's key words are: emergent learning, prescriptive learning; constraints; retrospective sense making; learning ecologies; emerging learning networks
It presents a model of emergent learning / prescriptive learning in order to strategize for the future.
It also suggests a better term for prescriptive learning might be 'sutured learning, in the Lacanian sense of being sewn up and not negotiable'
Well it that doesn't what your appetite for more I don't know what will – enjoy.


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Happy First Full Day of Fall everyone!!!
Sorry about the quiet around here lately but we've been busy enjoying all the wonderful things September has brought with it!!
New school year. Here's Kira on her first day of Pre-K.
Playing in the pumpkin patch at Stew Leonards
Celebrating my birthday…
And receiving wonderful gifts from one of my amazing readers.
Dear Susie,
Thank you so much!!! As you can see someone is very smitten with her new dolls! We got home this afternoon and there was the box. She read her name and was beyond excited that someone had sent her a gift!!!! You made her day!!!
This blog has given me many things over the years but the best part is all the wonderful people I've met and become friends with! I have the best readers ever!!! Thank you all very much!!
Now aside from all the wonderful things above, September is also National Sewing Month! You wouldn't guess from the lack of posting but there are a few finished projects to share. Stay tuned!!!


text: Musharraf is under increasing pressure to quitas army commander [GALLO/GETTY] Court hearing Referring on Wednesday to Ahmed's appeal, Javed Iqbal, a supreme court judge, said: "The petition is fixed for regular hearing." Your Views "Musharraf is shouting slogans of war against terror in order to win US support" Ali Abu Hamza, Chichawatni, Pakistan Send us your viewsHe said that objections from the court registrar's office that Ahmed had no authority to lodge the appeal, were "devoid of merit". Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, is seeking re-election as president-in-uniform by parliament in September or October. "The people are fed up with the unconstitutional and dictatorial military regime," Ahmed said outside the court. The application says that under military regulations, Musharraf's term as chief of army staff had expired in 2001. No longer eligible The application also states that he was no longer eligible to continue in the post after turning 60 in August 2003. The legal challenge argues that in 2004, Musharraf had broken a public pledge to hang up his military uniform. Musharraf has suffered a series of legal setbacks since his attempt in March to sack Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the chief justice of the supreme court. The court had reinstated Chaudhry in July after months of nationwide protests and then ruled last week that Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister, could return from exile. Bhutto's statementIn Wednesday's interview with the Daily Telegraph, Bhutto said that while the deal was not yet complete, the "uniform issue is resolved"."The uniform issue is key and there has been a lot of movement on it in the recent round of talks," she said. Bhutto and Sharif had met in 2006 and agreedto oppose Musharraf's rule [GALLO/Getty]According to Bhutto, Musharraf's government would have to make "an upfront gesture of reciprocity, a clear indication of political support for the Pakistan People's Party", which she heads. Her other conditions for a power-sharing deal are that she is immune from prosecution, the lifting of a ban on prime ministers serving a third term, and a curbing of presidential powers to sack the government. In a separate interview with the Financial Times, also published on Wednesday, Nawaz Sharif, another former prime minister and Butto rival, said he planned to return to Pakistan in two weeks to lead a campaign to topple Musharraf. He called Bhutto's attempts to deal with Musharraf a "setback" and a "clear violation" of a deal agreed between them to do "no deals with military dictators". SOURCE: Agencies