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North America's all-time leading jockey by victories, Russell Baze, is approaching another major milestone in his Hall of Fame career.
Baze, 54, is scheduled to get a leg up for his 50,000th career mount in the sixth race on Friday at Golden Gate Fields.
Baze, who has 11,836 career wins through Jan. 24, has 49,994 Thoroughbred mounts to date and is scheduled to ride in each of the first six races on Friday. If all goes as planned, with none of Baze's mounts scratched, he would reach the milestone aboard Finish Rich in NYC in the sixth race, a six-furlong claiming race.
Baze, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame on Aug. 9, 1999, along with trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
Baze has won 44 riding championships at Golden Gate Fields, and also led the jockey standings 40 times at now-defunct Bay Meadows Race Course. Has led the nation in victories 12 times.
Baze was honored with a special Eclipse Award in 1995 for being the first jockey ever to win 400 or more races in a year for four consecutive years. He has won 400 races in a year 13 times; no other jockey has won 400 races in a year more than three times.
Baze recorded his 5,000th career win aboard Cyrus Says on July 29, 1995 at Sonoma County Fair and then continued to pile up victories. He passed the legendary Bill Shoemaker and moved into second place on the all-time win list for jockeys when he notched his 8,834th career win aboard Hollow Memories in the seventh race at Golden Gate Fields on Jan. 22, 2005.
He then overtook the great Laffit Pincay, Jr. as the winningest jockey in North American Thoroughbred racing history when he recorded career victory No. 9,531 aboard Butterfly Belle in the fourth race at Bay Meadows on Dec. 1, 2006. Pincay was forced into retirement by injuries in 2003 with 9,530 wins.
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Baze became the first jockey in North America to win 10,000 races when he recorded the landmark victory aboard Two Step Cat in the third race at Golden Gate Fields on Feb. 1, 2008. He recorded his 11,000th career win on Aug. 14, 2010 at Santa Rosa when he won the fourth race aboard Separate Forest. He trails only South American jockey Jorge Ricardo for most all-time victories worldwide.
According to statistics provided by Equibase Company, North American all-time leading rider by wins, Russell Baze, is scheduled to make his 50,000th career start on Friday, Jan. 25, at Golden Gate Fields where he is listed to ride in the first six races. Baze will become the first North American rider to reach that number. Since January 1, 1976, Baze's races total 343,354 furlongs which equals 42,919 ¼ miles and the total time elapsed for those races is 1,144 ½ hours which equals nearly 48 days (calculated based on one furlong averaging 12 seconds).


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Computer science
Steering the information age into the next era
Put yourself at the forefront of modern technology and prepare for a career where your problem-solving and creative expertise makes you the cornerstone of any organisation.
Why study computer science?
Our reliance on computers continues to increase and so does the demand for skilled professionals with a firm foundation in computer science.
Within our supportive learning environment, you'll have the opportunity to study object-orientated programming, Java and C++, computer systems and design. You'll also study databases, artificial intelligence, computer architecture, networks, multimedia systems and games technology. The diversity of this foundation will open you up to a world of career opportunities.
With technology moving into all aspects of service-delivery and innovation, all organisations have need for sophisticated systems, programs and databases. Computer scientists have a unique versatility with the capacity to work across creative industries, medicine, science, education or IT. Here at La Trobe, we work closely with industry to ensure we teach what is needed for a successful career in computer science. We also ensure that our students gain industry-based experience through project work and placements, giving you the perfect balance of practice and theory.
Here at La Trobe, we work closely with industry to ensure we teach what is needed for a successful career in computer science. We also ensure that our students gain industry-based experience through project work and placements, giving you the perfect balance of practice and theory.
Where can computer science take me?
Many of our graduates find work in major companies such as Telstra, Qantas, Oracle Australia, Ericsson Australia, Oakton Consulting Technology and the Victorian and Federal Government. Others create their own entrepreneurial opportunities.
Depending on your interests, you may find a career as a systems analyst, analyst programmer, developer programmer, software engineer, database engineer, security and network expert and multimedia and game designer.
Opportunities in the field of computer science continue to grow and the demand for highly skilled graduates is consistent.
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This year the Karate Club held the Christmas Party at the local Sports Centre. There was a football tournament where the slightly younger karate members thoroughly outshone the more senior individuals.
After the Seniors recovered everyone congregated in the Bar for drinks and a buffet
Some still had energy to play Twister, football, basketball, pool etc while some could only look at the old photo display that Sensei had provided and convince themselves they had improved with age!
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PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Changeover Ceremony for his Military Secretary
Source: PMO, 11-26-12
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, made the following remarks at the changeover ceremony for the post of Prime Minister's Military Secretary:
"First, I would like to express personal appreciation to Defense Minister Ehud Barak. We have known each other operationally for many decades. I am familiar with your great contribution to the IDF and the security of Israel, and your contribution in the Government, in both counsel and action, on matters that are very important to the security of Israeli citizens and the state. Therefore, I would like to thank you.
I have great faith in all of you – generals, commanders, soldiers, in the IDF and in the Israeli people. It is becoming more and more clear in the annals of the Jewish People that the great difference is not in those who wish to destroy us. Anti-Semitism exists, it changes its forms – and the Jewish People have still not found rest, and it is doubtful if it will come in the form that our prophets hoped it would. The only thing that separates the fate of our people from that of the dark periods in our past is the IDF, the security services and our ability to realize the mighty potential that there is here in order to defend our people. The power is great, the achievements are very great and so is the mission. I have no doubt that we will meet it together."


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Huge housing plan for Silverdale not the right fit
Wollondilly councillors are set to vote on a development which could change the face of Silverdale forever at next week's council meeting.
The Eltondale Release Area Planning Proposal seeks to rezone approximately 1,595 hectares of rural land to accommodate almost 9000 homes for approximately 26,000 people.
Council staff have recommended that councillors should not support the proposal because it "is of a scale that is not consistent with the character of the area and would detract from the existing rural village character of Silverdale".
Councillor Matt Gould said the huge proposal was not suitable for Silverdale.
"It is rare to see a proposal with as many issues as this one has," he said.
"The plan eclipses the current village.
"Significant coal reserves have been identified at the site so it is likely to be mined in future and some of the land has been identified as possible flight corridor for the new Western Sydney Airport at Badgerys Creek.
"Why would you put tens of thousands of people under direct flight paths to an airport with no curfew?"
Council staff also stated that the proposal was not suitable under the Metropolitan Rural Area guidelines.
It is rare to see a proposal with as many issues as this one has.Matt Gould
The guidelines allow for a couple of hundred homes to be built in Wollondilly's villages to accommodate natural population growth but not large scale developments.
Councillor Gould said the Eltondale proposal did not support Wollondilly Council's ethos on rural living.
"Council has made its position clear on rural living and supporting agricultural production," he said.
"Some of the land in that area is good agricultural land."
Cr Gould said many residents had contacted him to express their concerns with the huge proposal.
"We had the proposal on public exhibition a while back and we received several hundred responses," he said.
"There was also a community meeting and people were spilling out of the Warragamba Town Hall because there wasn't enough room for everyone.
"People are telling me that they moved out here for rural living so they don't want anything [the size of this proposal] in Silverdale."


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British Muslim Student Khadijah Mellah Ready To Race At Goodwood
Khadijah Mellah, an 18 year old student from Peckham in South London is all set for the race of her life when she lines up in the Magnolia Cup at Goodwood racecourse in a week's time. On Thursday 1st August she will line up against the likes of Olympian Victoria Pendleton and model Vogue Williams for the biggest day in her sporting life.
Khadijah, who has just finished her A-Levels and is set to study mechanical engineering at university in September, learnt to ride at the charity Ebony Horse Club in Brixton but only sat on a racehorse for the first time in April. Her journey from South East London to one of the most famous racecourses in the world where she will compete in a ladies only charity horse race, the Magnolia Cup, will be the subject of a documentary called Riding a Dream which will air in the autumn.
You can find out more about her journey to date and the documentary here
Since the end of her A-Levels and Ramadan, Khadijah has been based in Newmarket as part of her preparation for the race. She said, "I had my exams so I joined the party quite late and only started riding racehorses in April. I know it sounds weird but you don't understand how fast they are until you've sat on one! But I have put in a lot of hard work – riding out two or three times a day, as well as time in the gym and on the equicisers so I feel like I have learnt the ropes.
"It will be incredible to line up in a week's time against the likes of Victoria Pendleton. I don't really get too nervous and I have been to the races a couple of times in Newmarket so I have a better idea of what to expect.
"It's crazy to think of my journey over the last couple of months but a big part of my life has been proving people wrong. There are definitely a fair few guys out there who would struggle to do what I am doing and I am thrilled that I am part of shift in social understanding of what women can achieve and what they can be good at. There's quite a stereotype around Muslim girls and them 'not being able to follow their sporting passions and dreams'. I want to be a role model to anyone who wants to do something that they wouldn't initially believe was in their comfort zone and allow people to follow their aspirations and dreams."
The documentary, Riding a Dream is being directed by Mattia Reiniger and Tom Bolwell and is being produced by ITV Racing's Oli Bell and his brother Philip Bell. It is being funded by Great British Racing, Goodwood Racecourse and The Racing Foundation, all of whom are official partners of the film.
Executive Producer of the film, Oli Bell said, "For the documentary Riding a Dream to be successful we needed someone who was determined, ambitious and brilliant and we found that in Khadijah. When we started out on this project she was doing her A-Levels, it was Ramadan and she was having to learn to be a jockey which is a huge physical challenge in itself. Since her exams she has really dedicated herself to her training and we are hugely grateful to everyone who has helped her, particularly the British Racing School. The improvement that Khadijah has shown has been truly remarkable. It's a wonderful story because you see someone who never would have expected to ride in a race and you can see her blossom. Hopefully it will show that whoever you are, whatever your background, you can achieve your dreams."
Khadijah will ride a horse called Haverland in the race which is trained by Newmarket-based Charlie Fellowes. Alongside the British Racing School, Charlie has been instrumental in Khadijah's training and said, "Khadijah has worked so hard since she has been based in Newmarket and to say she has improved in her riding is an understatement. She has ridden out with my team practically every day and has built a really close bond with Haverland who adores her. She has been so determined and focused and all of the team here wish her every bit of luck for the race next week."


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Information Technology department receives fall upgrade
Students in the Information Technology Division will soon be staring at two monitors instead of one when using lab computers, and using a faster operating system in the classrooms, Computer Aided Technology Department Chair John Helton said.
Helton said the multimedia lab on the third floor of the Keith Leftwich Memorial Library will have its computers fitted with two screens each.
The dual monitors will "give the student more screen real estate," Lab Supervisor Gary Dominguez said.
The monitors are 19-inch full-screen monitors and will sit next to the pre-existing screens, Dominguez said.
Additionally, the computers in two classrooms will be upgraded to the Windows 7 operating system.
"The change will happen in the fall," Helton said, with all the upgrades ready to use by the start of the fall semester.
Student Computer Center Supervisor and adjunct instructor Michael Reeves said he believes Windows 7 is a better operating system for the kind of work IT students do.
"There's not as many processes running in the background," Reeves said.
The general lab on the library's third floor will continue to run Windows Vista, he said.
Reeves said this is because introduction to computer classes are taught in the general lab and the curriculum doesn't yet cover Windows 7.
"So we can't put Windows 7 on our computers yet because were still teaching Office 2007 with Vista," he said.
"The books aren't ready yet to teach Windows 7."
Yearly software upgrades on programs taught in the IT division make up most of the division's budget Acting Dean of Information Technology Tom Ashby said.
At presstime he did not have information about the exact cost of the upgrades.
Evan Hardesty, OCCC graduate and Multimedia Lab student tutor, said program updates are essential for students in this field.
"I honestly like it [be]cause it keeps everything up to date with what the industry is doing," he said.
"That's the whole key for everything is the students, and their success or their ability to be successful," Reeves said.
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Administrative Law (LAW-601-001)
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This course explores, through caselaw, statutes, and various types of regulation, select parts of the body of law that describes, discusses, and governs administrative agencies. Administrative agencies (federal, state, and local) are the primary contact point for interaction between private citizens and government. Although the courts, congress, and executive are decisionmakers, it is the agencies that actually govern. Agencies act based on the authority delegated to them by legislatures. They react based on ever changing directives given to them by their supervisors, the executive. Finally, they are restrained from erroneous action (or compelled to action) by courts. However, the power to contact directly individuals and businesses, to sanction, to regulate, is vast. The fundamental objective of this course is to develop familiarity with the above concepts and achieve success achieving the goals set out below. Goals and output expectations To understand how agency power is exercised and curtailed, the class will develop familiarity with: 1. The Administrative Procedure Act; 2. The nature and content of various regulatory regimes; 3. The role of courts in shaping and confining agency action; 4. The nature of rulemaking (in its many and varied forms); 5. The nature of agency adjudication (ranging from highly informal to formalized process); 6. The ways in which the Constitution affects the power and action of government agencies; 7. Strategic considerations that affect a broad array of potential interests and clients when dealing with administrative agencies.
Textbooks and Other Materials
The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.
Popper, McKee, Varona, Harter, Niles, & Pasquale, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH, 3D ED. (West, 2016). This is both a conventional hard-cover law school casebook and a fully interactive casebook. On the bottom of the inside cover of the text you purchase is a lengthy alpha numeric code. Sign in, enter your number, and you will have access to the entire casebook on-line, including full text versions of most of the cases, notes, case documents, and other materials in the book, a search function, an electronic annotation (note-taking) function, sample multiple choice questions and answers and other features. The interactive features of this book should be of great value as you study in this field. However, rest assured, what we will do in class will follow the traditional format for upper level law school courses. Helpful but not required: Popper, McKee, Statutory Supplement, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH. (West, 2009).
First Class Readings
1. First assignment: For the two classes please read pages 1 - 70 as marked in the list of cases and materials below. Remember, you are required only to read the materials in bold. The first chapter is an overview of the field and includes a number of principle cases that provide a backdrop for rulemaking and adjudication as well as cases on the power and independence of agencies and the executive. 2. Beyond the first two classes: I hope to cover up to five cases per class. The cases to prepare for class are in bold below. To stay ahead of the game, read and prepare at least five cases per class.
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I need to take a pause in recapping our Europe adventure to "get real" with our experiences while traveling. Because it wasn't always an adventure and it wasn't everything I wanted it to be. I was chasing after a Nepal 2.0 and the experience of our trip didn't necessarily meet those expectations. Even now as I process the trip through blog recaps – it's being distilled down to a few words and some pretty pictures that make it all look like quite a beautiful time.
But the truth is that traveling can be scary, exhausting and sometimes even boring. Sometimes I felt like we were spending hours just trying to figure out where to go, what to eat and which train to get on for only minutes of payoff. I felt like when I was chilling out, taking advantage of free wifi over a cup of cappuccino or glass of wine, that I was missing out on meeting interesting locals or having stimulating conversations with Jeremy or good people watching or falling in love with the world.
Here are some of my expectations and challenges I came against. If you have any advice on how to overcome some of these I'd love to hear from you in the comments.
The Desire: To Experience a Place Like A Local. The expectation was to go off the beaten path and eat at the local dives and make friends with the people who frequent them.
The Reality: We're Not Locals. We're Tourists. Veering off the beaten path is a bit scary and you just don't know what you're going to get beyond boiled potatoes topped with a fried egg in a place that smells like mold. The truth is that cities that are set up to handle tourists make you feel like you're not squandering the precious and limited time you have abroad because there is lots to see. That's why tourists visit. Also, when you're traveling in a couple it's hard to make friends with locals (especially if you're in a city full of tourists). People think you're on a date so they leave you alone.
The Solution (A): Travel Where You Have Friends. I'm lucky in that I have this blog and enough people reading it that I have friends (and friends-to-be) all over the world. I didn't take advantage of that during this trip because I wanted to spend time reconnecting and adventuring with Jeremy. But we were both spending so much time figuring shit out that we didn't have much energy left for falling in love with each other all over again. It would've been nice to make friends with people we already have things in common with. People who could safely take us off the beaten path and share their favorite places with us.
The Solution (B): Spend More Time In One Place. Because I work for myself, I'm location independent and can work from anywhere. I think to truly live like a local I should rent a flat in a city for 3 months or more and not cram every touristy thing possible into two days. Instead of just being on vacation I could balance work and play (just like at home) in another city. I would get the satisfaction of being productive with my work while also taking my time to really explore the ins and outs of a place. Jeremy's not quite so location independent yet with his job but maybe one day.
The Desire: To Drink Lots of Coffee and Wine. And stare dreamily into each others eyes while doing so.
The Reality: This is All Good and Fun Until You're Jittery, Drunk and/or Hungover – all at the same time. We actually got really good at drinking lots of coffee and lots of wine. But at the same time we were usually taking advantage of free wifi to figure out how to use the public transportation, post Instagram photos, read up on TripAdvisor and organize and book our next move. There were no dreamy staring contests.
The Desire: Be Spontaneous! Go wherever! Whenever!
The Reality: Travel Takes Planning. If we had booked everything in advance from home we wouldn't be having to do it from our iPhones on the road.
The Solution: Research ahead of time. The idea of being spontaneous was more romantic than the reality of it. I think we would've been happier and would've spent a little less time with our faces in our phones if we had planned in advance and had a little more structure.
Without the risk of coming across like a spoiled brat who had a horrible time I should reiterate here that I learned and saw a LOT and will continue to focus on the positive and share more of those insights with you throughout my recaps.
So let me hear it – what's your advice for having a kickass time while traveling? How do you balance being a tourist with true local experiences?


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Dirty babe giving a hot BJ while being blindfolded
Here's a horny blindfolded redhead girlfriend in slutty lingerie and stockings who can't get enough of her boyfriend's dick. She licks, sucks and swallows his dick deep down to the balls while he keeps taking pictures of his slutty cock sucking girlfriend. She looks to me like one of these girls who really likes having a hard dick between her lips and judging by the pics She must be really good at it.


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CRITERIA is the use of FLOWERS on your work
Sadly this month we say goodbye to team member Lesley French who has had to leave our team earlier than expected. This is also the last month we will have Stina Westbom with us - so sorry to see you go ladies, we will miss you and wish you all the very best in whatever life brings your way.
I was inspired by the lovely colours of red and Yellow and the flowers of course.
Inspired by the field of flowers - all different shapes and colours.
I was inspired by the contrasting figure and the layered progression of colour.
I just loved the colors on this artwork, so I just had to use them on my project. Since the background was so vibrant with colors I chose to have only black on my embellishments.
I was inspired by the colours in this artwork and the random look of the background with splashes of paint here and there. I have used a vintage photograph of my mother as a baby - one of very few I have of her as a child.
Now it is your turn, we'd love to see what you can do ...
Remember we happily accept all forms of paper crafting for your entry including digital and encourage international submissions. All we ask is that you create a new entry for our challenge and you are most welcome to combine with a maximum of two additional challenges. We offer two prizes determined by team vote and one other prize purely chosen by random draw - so anyone can be a winner regardless of style or level of experience. You have until 11.55pm on the last day of the month to submit your entry.
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The Officeworks Geelong store are a strong supporter of the Caring For Our Bays program. They contribute to many aspects of the program and are viewed as being a local leader in sustainability. Each store has recycling facilities for eWaste, ink and toner cartridges, used mobiles and office paraphernalia including pens, coffee pods and other desk items.
In addition to their baseline recycling system, the Geelong store have created a parking ticket waste disposal system to try and combat the amount of parking tickets found in stormwater drains. Drain stickers featuring some of the 'Be a Hero' species have also been installed on various drains around the parking lot to remind guests and customers about the pathway that litter can take through stormwater drains into our beautiful bays.
Officeworks Geelong have also recently put their heads down and raised over $1,000 to go towards the Caring For Our Bays program. They are also aiming to have a CFOB and environmental focus during future corporate days.
For more information about Officeworks, visit their website: https://www.officeworks.com.au/
Officeworks Geelong with drain sticker installed adjacent to parking ticket machines. These stickers were installed in the hopes of reminding visitors that stormwater litter makes its way into our beautiful bays.
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To Avoid Korean Law, YouTube Disables Some Features
YouTube's cat-and-mouse game with governments abroad continues.
To avoid a South Korean law that would require users who upload or comment on videos to first register with their real names, YouTube last week disabled those two features on its local Korean site, according to the company. The move garnered new attention Monday, after it was reported by a Korean publication, Hankyoreh.
Scott Rubin, a spokesman for YouTube parent Google (GOOG), said it devised the compromise because it believes in users' rights to be anonymous online. He notes that users in Korea can upload and comment on videos by changing their country settings to another geographic zone. And users of the Korean site can still watch videos anonymously.


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ASU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
In addition to the electronic theses found in the ASU Digital Repository, ASU Theses and Dissertations can be found in the ASU Library Catalog.
Dissertations and Theses granted by Arizona State University are archived and made available through a joint effort of the ASU Graduate College and the ASU Libraries. For more information or questions about this collection contact or visit the Digital Repository ETD Library Guide or contact the ASU Graduate College at email@example.com.
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- The Effect of Disability on Subjective Well-Being across the Adult Lifespan: The Moderating Roles of Age at Disability Onset and Disability Type
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- Attribute-Based Encryption for Fine-Grained Access Control over Sensitive Data
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The structure-function relation in Biology suggests that every biological molecule has evolved its structure to carry out a specific function. However, for many of these processes (such as those with catalytic activity) the structure of the biomolecule changes during the course of a reaction. Understanding the structure-function relation thus becomes a question of understanding biomolecular dynamics that span a variety of timescales (from electronic rearrangements in the femtoseconds to side-chain alteration in the microseconds and more). This dissertation deals with the study of biomolecular dynamics in the ultrafast timescales (fs-ns) using electron and X-ray probes in both time and frequency …
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Behold J. Cole "Born Sinner (Ep. 1)" Video, a new offering from J. Cole, which was released on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013. J. Cole's rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most definitely evidenced on J. Cole "Born Sinner (Ep. 1)" Video. His ever - expanding catalogue is definitely better for it, and we're looking forward to the next piece of the puzzle - aren't you?J. Cole kicks off a new series in support of his upcoming album "Born Sinner." In this first episode of the "Bornsinner.com" series documents the day of J. Cole's mother, Kay Cole, at her job for the United States Postal Service. Each week will feature
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11 Keys to Mastering Horse-Show Makeup
11 Keys to Mastering Horse-Show Makeup
By Tara Matsler for The American Quarter Horse Journal
The sentiments women have for makeup seem to fall into one of three categories.
- The contingent who would like to see Sephora, Ulta and the Mac counter added as the eighth, ninth and 10th Wonders of the World.
- The group who would rather not touch makeup with a 10-foot pole. (I'd say this opinion will save you a lot of money in the long run!)
- The rest of us who recognize makeup as a necessary evil.
For the women in Groups 1 and 3, allow me to introduce Emma Koprowski.
As a youth, Emma competed in 4-H at the county, state and national levels, picking up titles along the way with Zippo Prime Time. Now a sophomore at the University of Arizona, Emma juggles her competing on the U of A Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team, studying equine science, producing videography projects, interning with Adamcin's Performance Horses, working part-time at Sephora and training her 3-year-old, NIcantescapefabulous.
And then there's vlogging. It's through video blogging that Emma combines her love for horse showing, makeup and teaching.
On her YouTube channel Horse Show Beauty, Emma dishes out how-to's, step-by-step tutorials, product reviews and helpful tips. What makes Emma's makeup videos unique, as its name suggests, is their application to horse showing.
Emma has three tips for equestriennes aspiring to up their makeup game.
- Research: "As silly as it may sound, it is important to research horse-show makeup. I always study riders' makeup when I go to top shows. There are certain do's and don'ts for different classes. An example of this would be for a pleasure look, you can go crazy colorful and bold, while a showmanship look should stay on the more earthy, 'natural' side of things since you will be up close with a judge. (I just recently uploaded a Pleasure vs. Horsemanship look with more information)."
- Practice: "The one thing I see most in the comments of my videos is, 'I'm horrible at doing makeup. Thank you for the help!' or something along those lines. Find a makeup video online that you like and sit in front of a mirror and mimic the hand motions and techniques the artist is using. Practice makes perfect – or so they say!
- Hold your ground: "Lastly, don't feel pressured to go out and splurge on a ton of high-end makeup products just for a horse show. Sure there are a million and one high-end products that will last all day and make you look flawless. However, there are just as many great products at the drugstore. I often prefer drugstore items over high-end products and use them in my videos quite often. Especially when starting out, go pick a few more inexpensive items up and play around with them. See if the whole makeup thing is really for you before investing in luxury products."
In some of her most popular videos, Emma provides her take on AQHYA world champion Deanna Green's most popular looks, which were the work of makeup artist Devin Territo.
She also tackles makeup palettes for various outfit colors: navy, red and purple.
That's just scratching the surface of what the Horse Show Beauty YouTube channel has to offer. If you have a passion for makeup or the desire to learn a little bit more about it, be sure to subscribe to Emma's YouTube channel and follow her on Instagram at @horseshowbeauty.


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Monday, April 7, 2014
The following students received awards or recognition at the Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society scholarship competition:
- Valerie Rountree (Natural Resource Studies) won the 1st place Graduate Award
- Yee Huang (Water, Society, and Policy), Chase Voirin (Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology) and Daphne Szutu (Watershed Management and Ecohydrology) all won Graduate Student Research, Travel, Training & Project Funding.
- Rachel Wehr (SWES Student in Papuga Lab) won the 3rd place Undergraduate Student Award
- Emily Pecilunas (Ecology and Management of Rangelands) won the Undergraduate Honorable Mention
The Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society (SAEMS) is a volunteer-run organization, committed to enhancing environmental education opportunities and developing innovative future environmental leaders. Th e SAEMS Scholarship Committee consisted of: B.J. Cordova of Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Inc.; Nancy Turner of Turner Laboratories; and Kim Stone, of Sanofi. The committee recently awarded a total of $10,500 in scholarships to several University of Arizona students.
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Phishers Exploit Financial Crisis to Their Advantage
Though the latest economic crisis brought doom for most of the business organizations, phishers community found a silver lining in this upheaval also. On October 9, 2008, USA's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an advisory, advising Internet users to look out for spam connected to the Wall Street turmoil.
The FTC advised users to beware of messages that seemed to have originated from a financial organization that had just taken over the user's bank. These e-mails could be from phishers waiting to steal private data - like banking details, passcodes and Social Security numbers to accumulate bills or perpetrate other offenses in the user's name.
The agency alleged that though phishing messages for personal information were common, phishers are now capitalizing on the financial crisis to deceive users into divulging their private data.
According to computer security analysts, online scammers are generating phony Websites, junk e-mails, phishing strikes and malware meant to capitalize on the angst created by the fiscal crisis, making them frantic for details.
Majority of these cyber frauds that revolved around phishing scams are spurred on by a chain of bankruptcies by banks, mergers and acquisitions. The clients of Washington Mutual and JPMorgan Chase were being flooded with phishing e-mails while Chase led a takeover of Washington Mutual. Furthermore, the clients of Citigroup and Wachovia are also likely victims of phishing.
Several bank consumers succumbed to requests for updation of data by the phony Websites since majority of them had not received any communication from their merged banks, where their entire life savings are banked.
Meanwhile, clients have been advised against falling prey to such lures. The FTC has also suggested various methods of escaping from phishers. But the cautionary issued by computer analysts asking customers to watch out for previous kinds of phishing scams is all the more significant since October is the Cyber Security Awareness Month.
A study conducted by Symantec and Zogby International covering 3,000 Americans indicated that though 80% believed they have deployed a firewall application, in reality just 50% have it fixed on their PCs -highlighting ignorance among computer users.
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HP FAX 310 Printer Review:
The HP FAX 310 printer is a monochrome unit. It can answer
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Bulawayo Transport
It's fairly easy to get around Bulawayo city itself on foot, although you may want to consider hiring a car as a safer option; walking around parts of the city is fairly safe during the day, but walking is not advisable at night. Several international car hire companies, such as Avis and Europcar, are represented at Bulawayo Airport.
Driving is one of the most convenient ways to get around, but travellers should note that the roads have deteriorated over the last few years. Local taxis are also a good way to get around; taxis are usually light blue. The minibus taxis used by locals are cheap and convenient, but tend to be overcrowded and poorly maintained which can make catching a ride a hair-raising experience.
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Five Steps to Get You Ready for the Citizenship Test and Interview
Taking the naturalization test and interview are big steps. If you can show a basic understanding of English & U.S. civics and were truthful on your written application, you're prepared to pass. Here's what you need to do to get ready.
1. Watch the USCIS Naturalization Interview and Test Video
This official video produced by the United States Customs and Immigration Service provides an overview of the test and interview. You'll see simulated questions and learn more about how the process works.
Your knowledge of English is important for this test. Make sure you understand everything in the English version without relying on translations.
2. Get Study Materials
USCIS provides free study materials online to help you prepare for both the English and civics portions of the test. The agency has other materials in its bookstore. Also, classes and study materials are offered by many private companies.
Start with the free materials to test your knowledge and decide if you need to pay for extra help. If you don't have internet access at home, you can view these materials in most public libraries.
3. Practice Makes Perfect
Read and watch political news coverage. Use English at home if you don't typically do so. Don't be afraid to ask your family, friends, and neighbors questions. You might also consider offering to help someone learning your language in exchange for them helping you learn English.
As you go through the study materials listed above, be sure to listen to the audio version of each question to perfect your English mastery. Also look up the School House Rocks America Rocks videos online. These videos have short, entertaining civics lessons using beginner to intermediate-level English.
4. Keep Your Record Clean
Any legal troubles could delay your application. This could result in your application being denied or even lead to you being deported. Take extra care to obey all traffic laws, avoid confrontations, and stay away from people engaged in any illegal activity.
If you're working, be sure you're following the rules for your current work status to the letter. File and pay your taxes on time even if you're being paid under the table. You can use USCIS Self Check to verify your work status, and file your taxes for free using IRS Free File.
5. Review Your Application
While waiting for the test and interview, review your application for accuracy (always keep a hard copy of anything you submit). Correct any errors or omissions before your interview. It's worse to appear dishonest than to admit to small problems in your past.
You can review your application status online. If there's anything in your background you think the interviewer might question, try to gather supporting documents in advance. To make sure you're fully prepared, review your application with an immigration attorney in San Antonio to help you decide if you have everything you need.


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Quiet Sun
Quiet Sun were an English progressive rock/jazz fusion band from the Canterbury scene consisting of Phil Manzanera (guitars), Bill MacCormick (bass), Dave Jarrett (keyboards) and Charles Hayward (drums).
Having originated from a Dulwich College band by the name of Pooh and the Ostrich Feather,[1] Quiet Sun was formed in 1970 after MacCormick had made friends with Robert Wyatt,[2] the son of a friend of his mother's.[3] The band integrated jazz elements and sparkling keyboard sounds into their complex music—similar to Soft Machine—but Manzanera's energetic guitar made their music very different from the Softs' who had not been using any guitar (other than bass guitar) on their regular albums before the 1975 release of Bundles, and had used reeds as the main other melody instruments aside from keyboards.
Quiet Sun split up in 1972, Manzanera to Roxy Music, MacCormick to Matching Mole, Hayward to This Heat, and Jarrett began to teach mathematics.
In 1975, Manzanera booked a studio for 26 days to record his album Diamond Head and got Quiet Sun together again to record an album from their old composed material in the studio at the same time.[4] This first and only album of theirs, with participation of Brian Eno and the late Ian MacCormick, titled Mainstream, was critically acclaimed and became the New Musical Express' album of the month. Reworked versions of "Rongwrong" and "Mummy was an asteroid, Daddy was a small non-stick kitchen utensil" both appear on the album 801 Live (the latter is consolidated with a track from Diamond Head, "East of Echo", with the result titled "East of Asteroid").
|Quiet Sun
|Phil Manzanera
|Manzanera Archives: Rare One (includes 4 previously-unreleased Quiet Sun demos)
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|Mainstream (deluxe book presentation with 3 of the above bonus tracks plus one more)
- 2015: Romantic Warriors III: Canterbury Tales (DVD)
- ^ Phil Manzanera biography at AllMusic
- ^ "Quiet Sun Interviews and Articles No. 2: Allan Jones, Melody Maker". Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2010.CS1 maint: unfit url (link) from manzanera.com
- ^ Bill MacCormick biography at AllMusic
- ^ "Quiet Sun Press Pack". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.CS1 maint: unfit url (link) from manzanera.com
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- "Phil Manzanera - Recordings". Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2006.CS1 maint: unfit url (link) from manzanera.com
- "Quiet Sun Press Pack". Archived from the original on 21 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.CS1 maint: unfit url (link) from manzanera.com
- Bill MacCormick - a 1995 interview with Bill for Facelift, illustrating his musical development from 1966 through the early 1980s, with many details from various musicians' activities over the years
- Charles Hayward interview
- Collapso - Canterbury Music Family Tree


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10 Steps to Faster Leasing by the Leading San Antonio Texas Property Management Company
With the average vacancy lasting longer than a month, it's natural for rental property owners to be anxious about filling vacancies as quickly as possible. For many inexperienced property owners, lacking the knowledge and resources to fill that vacancy quickly can lead to even longer vacancy periods, which can take a toll on your cash flow. That's why having Specialized Property Management, the leading company in rental property management San Antonio, TX, has to offer, at your disposal can be a game changer, providing you with valuable leasing resources.
10 Leasing Steps from San Antonio Texas Property Management Leader
With their proven leasing process, Specialized Property Management can help you find the most reliable tenants who can shorten vacancy times and save you money.
- Prepare: we get your property to a rent-ready state by rekeying the home, installing a lock box, cleaning and repairing the property as needed.
- Set Rent: our rent rate assessment helps your rental will be profitable and lease quickly.
- Advertise: using proprietary marketing strategies developed exclusively for our San Antonio Texas property management firm; we advertise your property aggressively across dozens of sites and local outlets.
- Answer Inquiries: our on-demand customer service team makes it easy for applicants to call or text with information requests; being diligent to respond promptly to prospective applicants.
- Schedule Showings: with responsive and professional leasing agents, we can schedule property showings quickly.
- Collect Applications: accepting as many applicants as possible allows you to have a large pool of prospective tenants to choose from.
- Screen Applicants: our San Antonio Texas property management team is careful to screen applicants using criminal, credit, employment and rental history background checks.
- Select Tenants: helping you select the best possible applicant based on the results of our screening process.
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How UC Berkeley killed BDS
Last month, in a five-thirty a.m. vote that followed ten hours of speeches and deliberations, the University of California Berkeley student government passed a momentous resolution calling upon the university to divest from three companies that help Israel defend itself against Palestinian terrorism. One might well ask how this could be considered momentous. Doesn't the Berkeley student government divest from this or that every other day? And hasn't the university administration nullified all such calls to divest within hours of their passage?
Yes and yes, but this particular bill stands apart in one significant way. In the past, all efforts to divest from companies doing business with Israel (the only state against which University of California students are calling for divestment) were authored by the BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanction) movement, an international organization that rejects Israel's existence and seeks to replace it with a Palestinian state. At Berkeley, astute student leaders recognized BDS as the true author of the bill and refused to pass it unless the resolution explicitly denounced that movement.
And so it came to pass that radical anti-Israel students, at Berkeley of all places, were forced to insert into their bill, at five different places, language saying the resolution "does not support Omar Barghouti, the leader of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS), and his end goal of a one-state solution that would replace the state of Israel." His movement, they proclaimed, "calls on a cultural and academic boycott, which hurts more people than just policymakers, is counterproductive to academic and cultural growth, and is an inherently different tactic than divesting from companies." And they reiterated that their actions "should in no way be misconstrued as support for any other goals or beliefs related to the BDS movement."
This comprehensive rejection of BDS characterized not just the bill but also the speeches that preceded the vote. Amazingly, speakers from both sides of the aisle joined in condemning BDS. Even divestment supporters realized that distancing themselves as much as humanly possible from the widely-reviled movement was key to persuading voters. Student government president Connor Landgraf later echoed these sentiments in his wholesale denigration of the bill. In an official statement, he cautioned: "The international BDS movement, which has been known to attach itself to this legislation, cannot and should not take this as its victory. In no way do I endorse the movement's call for cultural and academic boycotts…"
For years now, the BDS movement in the United States has failed to enact any boycott against, or divestment from, Israel. Not once has it harmed Israel's pockets or stature. Not once has it benefitted Palestinians, let alone the cause of peace, because it rejects entirely the concept of peace between a Jewish state of Israel and an Arab state of Palestine. Two weeks ago, the student government of America's most radical student body rejected it outright, explicitly and repeatedly. If it cannot succeed at Berkeley, how can it ever hope to succeed elsewhere? It cannot. Berkeley killed BDS.


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Strict protocols needed | Study finds the deadly illness can even be transmitted by feed dust
A U.S. study proving porcine epidemic diarrhea can be transmitted through feed has Canadian veterinarians on alert.
Feed containing dried porcine plasma has been linked to PED transmission and has led most producers to stop using products containing those ingredients.
However, the latest study shows the illness can be spread through other feed and even feed dust.
Dr. Frank Marshall, an Alberta-based veterinarian with Marshall Swine Health Services, said the U.S. research shows the need for Canadian producers to ensure feed suppliers have strict protocols in place.
"They were able to clearly show that this is certainly a method by which we can transmit PED," Marshall said in an Alberta Pork conference call Aug. 22.
"This was basically a paint roller sample of the inside of the bin, and the dust taken off of that was used to infect these pigs. We've got what we've all come to believe is true, that feed is a source for us."
PED virus is almost always fatal to young piglets and reduces production efficiency in infected hog operations. To date it has killed an estimated eight million piglets in 30 U.S. states and is considered endemic.
In Canada, PED has affected 63 farms in Ontario and one each in Manitoba, Quebec and Prince Ed-ward Island. The last reported Canadian case was confirmed July 22 in Ontario. Marshall said Canadian monitoring and testing has revealed PED presence in various feeds and some byproducts.
"This still brings to light the fact that … if mills are using some of these byproducts in (feeds for) other animal species, the potential for cross contamination and that has to be addressed."
Dr. Julia Keenliside, veterinary epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture, shared Marshall's concerns about feed as a PED vector.
"I agree that there seems to be a case now for feed being contaminated beyond just porcine byproducts," she said.
"We really need to be looking at feed as a vehicle here and working with our feed suppliers to minimize that risk as much as we can."
Keenliside said two feed samples, tested outside Alberta, were positive for PED, but the material never came into contact with pigs and the feed companies involved were quick to respond and co-operate.
Cooler weather favours PED, and both veterinarians warned producers to review biosecurity and in-crease vigilance as fall and winter approach.
"It is truly a cooler weather winter disease as a generality," said Marshall. "It's more easily tracked around in winter and certainly with our knowledge base today we should be armed to be able to keep this off our farms."
Keenliside said fall manure spreading also increases risk of spread. The seasonal nature of PED is evident when looking at U.S. numbers, which rose markedly last winter and spring, she added.
The U.S. made PED a reportable disease in June. It is also a reportable disease in Alberta ,and Keenliside encouraged producers to come forward quickly if they suspect the virus has infected their animals.
The province will not impose quarantine if positive cases are found, she said. It will work with producers and veterinarians on traceback to contain and eliminate the virus.
"Early reporting and early detection and early containment is really the way to go here and is our only chance of containing a break should it occur in Alberta," she said.
Ben Wooley, vice-president of Sunterra Farms, said his company, which manages 350,000 pigs in "PED central" of northwestern Iowa and South Dakota, has managed to keep 80 percent of its nurseries free of PED.
Sunterra also manages 13,000 sows in Alberta and Ontario.
Wooley has prepared a checklist for producers designed to help them remain PED-free. It is posted on the Alberta Pork website.
"We feel reasonably confident that we know how to keep it out. We have had (PED outbreaks) and some we've been able to identify the source and some not," Wooley said about the company's U.S. sites.


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05 Mar Great Time Staying at Northern Outdoors
We had a great time staying at Northern Outdoors. We were part of a group of 12 that stayed in a 5 bedroom cabin. It was a great set up for our group.
The people at Northern Outdoors were very friendly and wanted us to have a great time. The food and beer at the resort were fabulous!!!! The wait staff were fun and very attentive.
We had two items that we wished could be improved: 1. More hot water for showers, and 2. Better water pressure for the showers. That was the only negative.
The trails around Northern Outdoors were absolutely some of the best riding we've done!!!! Every gas/food stop was a good experience. The people that we met and dealt with in Maine were very nice!!! We would definitely go back to Northern Outdoors for another trip!!!!
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5 ways to enhance your home's external beauty
When it comes to beautifying our homes, most of us spend a good portion of our time and money making the inside as beautiful and as fitting to our tastes as we can. Fitting fancy new Scandinavian kitchens, even when the old one still had plenty of life left in it, decorating the walls with prints and paintings and cramming it with bits of furniture we simply 'had to have'.
When it comes to the outside however, we tend to ignore our properties a bit. After all, we don't actually spend that much time looking at the outside of our own homes. That's for everyone else to do, right?
Well, you can take that attitude, but think about it those remote, quaint cottages you see when walking through the countryside, those grand Georgian town houses you see in the fancy part of town, and those gloriously ambitious properties being put together on Grand Designs. It's not the kitchen or the dining room you instantly fall in, you dream about living their because of that external wow-factor.
Wouldn't it be great if you felt the same way about your own home? Whether you're trying to sell your home and want to boost its kerb-appeal or you simply want to beautify it for your own enjoyment. Here's 5 simple ways to enhance your properties external beauty.
Image credit: romana klee . Via Flickr. CC License
Rendering / Cladding
Perhaps the most obvious way to boost your home's exterior appeal is to give it some new rendering or cladding. Many homes, particularly post-war built, feature pebbledash or fake stone cladding that is not to a lot of peoples contemporary tastes. This can be a large project, but it does make a huge difference, in some cases making the home completely unrecognisable.
There's a huge range of options whether you bring back the original brickwork, render over or go for super-modern timber cladding as in the picture above.
Many cities illuminate their landmarks to create stunning night skylines. Now, we're not for one moment you light your home up like the Eiffel Tower (unless you really want to distress the neighbours). However, adding sconce lighting either side of the front door or an overhead caged lamp are great ways to welcome yourself home in the dark each evening. Other options can be underfoot lighting along your path to guide you in.
Landscape the front garden
The British are considered by many to be a nation of gardeners. Spending much effort and time working in the garden year-round to get it ready for the warmer months. We tend to focus on the more private back garden and neglect the front. In many houses it's simply a small patch of lawn, with perhaps a seldom used bench next to the drive.
Show the front garden a touch of love and see how it improves the appearance and character of your entire home.
The front door
The front door is the portal to your home, and is an important characteristic of the entire building. Think about the significance of the simple black door of 10 Downing Street. Not only that psychologically your front door probably harbours feelings of positivity, it's the object that instantly provides you with shelter from the rain and cold when you're carting your shopping back on a freezing Saturday afternoon.
Showing the front door then some attention is a great way to boost kerb-appeal. A lick of paint can make all the difference, but investing in a new knocker and letterbox will also improve its looks.
Photo credit: Stormcladhomeimprovements . Via Flickr. CC License
Lastly consider your home's windows. Whether you have Victorian bay windows, sash or modern uPVC varieties keeping them clean will vastly improve the appearance of your home. If you're considering upgrading your windows to a more energy effecient type but don't like the aesthetics of the white uPVC frames that are most popular in the UK remember there are other options.
Wood and metal frames can be purchased and are available in a huge varieties of styles and colours. It is also possible to purchase UPVC frames with a coloured effect from some manufacturers.
Beautify the outside of your home with Opun
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Find Missing Eric Grady Smith!
Find missing Eric Grady Smith!
He went hunting one day.
He was an experienced hunter but was never seen again.
That happened over five years ago.
Where is Eric Grady Smith?
Find Missing Eric Grady Smith!
Find Missing Eric Grady Smith! Eric Grady Smith has been missing since November 8, 2013. He is missing from Cedar Bluff, Virginia. Eric Grady Smith is classified as an endangered missing person. His year of birth is unknown. At the time of his disappearance, Smith was 42 years old. His current age is 47 to 48 years old. Eric Grady Smith is a Caucasian male. He is described as 6'1″ tall and 210 pounds. His hair is brown and his eyes are brown. Smith has a brown knot on the front of his left shin. He is blind in one eye.
When he was last seen, Smith was wearing camouflage-print hunting clothes. He also wore a titanium Timex watch. He was carrying a Thompson Center .50 caliber muzzle-loading gun with a stainless steel barrel and a camouflage-print stock.
Find Missing Eric Grady Smith!
Eric Grady Smith was last seen in Cedar Bluff, Virginia on November 8, 2013. He left home on foot during the early morning hours to go hunting on his property on west Hurt Buggy Road. He's an experienced hunter and very familiar with the area. When he failed to return home by evening, his family began searching for him and notified the police. Smith has never been heard from again. An extensive search turned up no indication of his whereabouts.
Smith worked for the Consol Coal Company at the time of his disappearance. He was foreman of the Buchanan No. 1 mine. He was in charge of over 500 people. And he is described as a careful and conscientious person who was respected by the workers. He studied all the safety regulations and made sure to abide by them. His loved ones don't believe he would have walked out of his life and abandoned his wife, children and career.
There is some speculation that Smith met with foul play. But little information is available in his case. It remains unsolved.
Find Missing Eric Grady Smith!
Eric Grady Smith has been missing for five years. On its face, one would believe that Smith had gotten hurt or lost in his hunting trip. But he was an experienced hunter. And an expensive search did not turn up any sign of him. Foul play is possible. What was Smith's state of mind when he was last seen? Whom did he know who would have had any motive to harm him? Do you have any information concerning the whereabouts of Eric Grady Smith? Do you have any information concerning the person (s) responsible for his disappearance?
Find Missing Eric Grady Smith!
Contact Information
If you have any information, please contact the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office at: (276) 988-0645. You may contact the Virginia State Police at: (276) 889-7660. If you have information about Eric, please contact Cedar Bluff Police Department at (276) 964-4889 or Lebanon BCI Office at (276) 889-7660, Claypool area State Police (276) 964 4477 or We Help The Missing Tip-line at (866) 660-4025. You may call 9-1-1 or your local police.
Agency Case Number: 13-84-02-5029 (Virginia State Police)
NamUs Case Number: MP26485
Help Find Missing-Eric Grady Smith is a Facebook page set up for him. Use Facebook? Click here to "Like" this page.
Eric Grady Smith has a NamUs profile. Click here to view it.
This article was written after ERic GRady Smith reached his 4th annual missing date. Click here to learn more.
This is a short post about Eric Grady Smith, followed by many comments. Click here to learn more.
The above information is found on Eric Grady Smith's Charley Project page. I have adapted and remixed it. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial 4.0 International License.
The above image is courtesy are courtesy of the Aware Foundation.


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So I pawned off my beautiful, classic, 7 year old computer to the fortunate soul of one beloved Dustin Pilkington a couple days ago. This is the wallpaper that greeted him:
It's optimized for 15″ mac book pros, but feel free to use it for yourself on any device if you happen to be named Dustin, wear cool shirts, and look anything like that. Drawn by Taylor Miles and colored by me. Also, speaking of things drawn by other people, we also did this recently:
I spent my lunch yesterday doodling with my homie at jamba juice in a major way so i though i would color some of them haha
This is a character for one of the cartoon pitches I'm working on. That white steam is in fact coming from her jet pack, and not farting, but but i guess she could be farting too if you want.
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Finding Nemo
Darla is the niece of Philip Sherman, a dentist. She is not evil or malicious intent but rather through rambunctious behaviour and the overexcitement of having pet fish, which ironically has frequently resulted in her killing them by accident.
Gill and the other fishes in Sherman's fish tank describe Darla as a fish killer and that Nemo is supposed to be her new pet fish. The last fish she received, Chuckles, was killed by her because she wouldn't stop shaking the bag Chuckles was in. In the scene where Darla is about to take Nemo from her uncle, Nemo plays dead, but Darla thinks he is just sleeping and starts shaking the bag. Gill then fires himself out of the tank and lands in her hair, causing her to drop Nemo bursting his bag. After Gill catapults Nemo into the air, Darla tries to grab him, but she misses and he lands in the sink and is swallowed into the drain leading to the ocean. Darla then grabs the sink, looks down the drain, and screams, "FISHY!" The drain harshly squirts water in her face as she breaks it. It is unknown what happens to Darla afterward.
Toy Story 3
Darla was seen in the magazine that Molly Davis read after organize her donations to Sunnyside Daycare in Toy Story 3.
Finding Dory
Although Philip Sherman does not appear in this film, Darla's photo that her uncle has in his consulting office makes a cameo appearance in the Marine Life Institute when Dory meets Hank in the quarantine office in Finding Dory. This may imply she may have relatives working at the institute.
Disney Parks
Darla appears in some Finding Nemo related attractions such as the Finding Nemo: The Musical show at Disney's Animal Kingdom playing the same part she did in the film, and in the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage attraction in the lagoon diving with her uncle. In Tokyo DisneySea's Nemo & Friends SeaRider, Darla appears in a sequence taking place at the Marine Life Institute's touch tank where she grabs the SeaRider submarine, but drops it when Hank grabs it from her grasp.
- According to one of the Finding Nemo books, the shirt Darla was wearing in the film was given to her by her uncle after her pet fish Chuckles died.
- Darla was named after Darla K. Anderson, a Pixar employee.
- Darla, in a way, is very similar to Sid Phillips, as they are both naughty human children who serve as antagonists towards the main character's races (toys and fish, respectively), although while Sid is a genuinely nasty child (in the first Toy Story) who relishes in his sick experiments, Darla appears to be much more innocent and seemingly did not mean Chuckles and Nemo any real harm, and apparently genuinely caring for Nemo (evidenced by her calling out to Nemo when he went down the drain).
- The music that plays when Darla appears at her uncle's office is the theme from Psycho (1960).
- Even though she is the main antagonist in the film, she is mostly seen in her picture rather than in person.
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Creme Caramel
Category : Recipes
Caramel Creme
A stylish gluten-free dessert which everyone will most definitely enjoy!
- 1 1/4 cups caster sugar
- 300 ml thickened cream
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 6 eggs
Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Combine 3/4 cup sugar and 1 cup cold water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sugar has dissolved. Increase heat to high. Bring to the boil. Boil, without stirring, for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat. Set aside for 2 minutes to allow bubbles to subside. Pour sugar mixture into six 1 cup-capacity, ovenproof dishes. Set aside to set.
Combine cream, milk and vanilla in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 6 to 8 minutes or until small bubbles form at edge of pan. Remove from heat.
Whisk eggs and remaining sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy. Slowly add cream mixture, whisking constantly. Strain mixture into a jug. Divide between dishes.
Place dishes in a large baking dish (see tip). Pour boiling water into baking dish until halfway up the sides of smaller dishes. Bake for 30 minutes or until just set. Remove baking dish from oven. Remove dishes from water. Set aside to cool. Refrigerate overnight. Run a thin knife around edge of each dish. Turn out onto 1cm-deep plates. Serve.
Recipe Notes
This is an advanced recipe, so you (might) need a bit of practice before you get the perfect creme caramel like the ones you see on Google images. Nevertheless you could be a dessert making pro without even knowing it!
Not suitable for vegans.Contains gluten and dairy.
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WASTE NOT WANT NOT was one of the catch-phrases that kept us going through the War years when food and clothing were in short supply and we had to do without things which we had come to think of as necessities. My childhood recollection is that it was not so bad. School food was never that great anyway and when sweets were rationed we developed a taste for cough lozenges, melloids, megazzones and zubes; and we were all in the same boat, except those swanky Americans with their much coveted chewing gum. It wasn't the end of the world. But now, nearly 70 years later, it looks as though it may be; so let's take it seriously. For a start, Put out that light!
Recycle unwanted articles which others might need
Some things we grow out of (like children's bicycles) and see the sense in selling them on. But there are other things which we need to get rid of, like furniture, fittings, computers, carpets and white goods, which may not be in very good condition and hardly justify a front garden sale or putting on Ebay. Yet someone somewhere might be looking for that very thing. The answer is to go to one of the many Freecycle websites. There is, for example a local Haringey-wide free-cycling group you can join at groups.yahoo.com/group/Haringey-freecycle; or you can go to one with a bigger catchment area like www.freecycleuk.co.uk or start one for Muswell Hill and these parts by tapping into groups.yahoo.com/group/FreecycleLondon.
Do take a shopping bag or two with you when you go round the stores; and buy products which are loose rather than packaged whenever you can. Otherwise you are simply adding to the pile of domestic rubbish to dispose of.
There are still a few skilled craftsmen about who know how to do repairs. Sometimes it can be a false economy, but not always. Better than throwing away and buying another one. Jeremy Green is compiling a list of repairers who may be able to put things to rights for you: firstname.lastname@example.com
Refuse collection
We now have all these green bins and boxes and bags for garden waste, so let's use them. The recycling of garden waste and kitchen left-overs in Haringey involves turning it into compost which goes back into our parks and borders, which is good. The compostable material is collected in a separate part of the vehicle from the rest. Paper can be recycled (but remember to shred anything with credit card details etc on) and so can some plastics, metals and glass. But collecting them all together ("commingling") for separation at the site in Kent is probably not very efficient. If you can, it is better to take them to bottle banks, paper banks etc or to a Recycling Centre like the one in Hornsey.
If you can do your own composting then so much the better. You can obtain suitable bins and info by following the Haringey trail: start at www.haringey.gov.uk and follow the links through environment, refuse/recycling and then on to recycling the garden.
Recycling waste
Finally there is the lovely Recycling (Amenity) Site off Hornsey High Street where you can get rid of all sorts of stuff which won't go into the green bins eg clothes, shoes, Christmas trees and tetrapaks (those waxy cartons for fruit juices).
Keep Working on that Wasteline!
Peter Thompson , 9 Hillfield Park , N10 3QT


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This is a summary of some of our current and recent activity. We undertake many short -term projects alongside longer term initiatives at any one time so a full list would be very long! If you want to know more about these projects or to see a fuller list of our work please contact us.
This is a summary of some of our current and recent activity. We undertake many short -term projects alongside longer term initiatives at any one time so a full list would be very long! If you want to know more about these projects or to see a fuller list of our work please contact us.
- Community-led development (2010-current) with Inspiring Communities in Auckland and nationally in a wide range of ways that include supporting local initiatives, running workshops, training sessions and events, and assisting with noticing change and evaluation. Currently this work involves supporting Sport NZ to develop their Locally Led Delivery program, Te Ora Hou's Takimano initiative in five locations nationwide, Great Fathers' work in Taranaki, contributing on the steering group of Neighbours Day Aotearoa as well as supporting numerous local groups across Auckland and Northland organising speaking tours with people such as Jim Diers, Liz Weaver, Richard Conlin and Dee Brooks.
- Project facilitation, mentoring and research support (2016-current) of Shore to Thrive, a partnership project between Auckland North Community and Development (ANCAD), Takapuna Methodist Church, North Shore Family Violence Prevention Network and Lifewise. The work comes out of a research project undertaken by Catalyse in 2015. Shore to Thrive is using strengths-based and community led approaches to improve the wellbeing of whānau and children in North Shore Communities. You can find out more about the project here.
- Placemaking Week Tamaki Makaurau (2018-current) with NativebyNature, The Open Fort, Fresh Concept and Panuku to support a series of community-led activations happening in public spaces across Auckland in October 2018 and again in Ocotber 2019. Supported by Project for Public Spaces and based on the Lighter Quicker Cheaper principles, Placemaking Week Tāmaki Makaurau is building on a strong foundation to offer a week of placemaking in ways that matter to local people, involves them and is fun! See more at placemaking.nz.
- Community-led Placemaking in Kaipātiki (2019-current) with Social Ritual to support a range of locally-led placemaking activations to take place in ways that are valued by local people and which promote a sense of belonging, pride and community. The focus is on areas and community groups that have not had a lot of placemaking in them to date.
- Community Engagement in Albany (2019-current) using place-based activations to gather information from diverse groups about future community aspirations and needs as well as how community connections can be better supported by the Upper Harbour Local Board. Also with Social Ritual.
- Building Social Cohesion in Roskill South and Ōwairaka (2019-current) with the Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Local Boards, this project will develop approaches and activities to facilitate the successful integration of existing and new community members during the redevelopment of social and affordable housing in Roskill South and Ōwairaka.
- Community Engagement (2018-2019) with Eden Park Trust to grow stronger relationships with key local stakeholders and explore innovative use of the facilities in ways that support neighbourhood aspirations. This initiative is strongly supported by Nick Sautner, the CEO, builds on internationally recognised work by Eden Park such as The Hood and led to activities such as Food Truck nights.
- Project facilitation (2015-2018) of The Exchange Collaborative with Belong Aotearoa, the New Zealand Red Cross, New Zealand Ethnic Women's Trust, Shanti Niwas and Multi-Educational Support and Services to reduce social isolation among migrant and refugee background women with. Our role has been to help refine the intiative scope by exploring innovative collaboration and experimenting opportunities with a wide range of potential partners; to inform and facilitate a leaders group and support kickstart initiatives. More information is here and here.
- Neighbourhood Sustainability (2006-2016) with Beacon Pathway. Denise contributed to the development of a framework and tools to measure neighbourhood level sustainability through the built environment and managed the Neighbourhoods stream of work on a part time basis. Catalyse also led successful study tours to Canada and the US (2013 and 2015) to view and meet people involved in innovative and high performing medium density housing. These tours have attracted designers, planners, developers from local and central government as well as from private practice and also led to a tour of Aotearoa by Milenko Matanovic in 2015. Read Denise's blog on that here.
- Community led planning and placemaking (2016) with SPICE (Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment) to create a community-led plan for Sandringham that you can find here. Believing that creativity could help activate the local area as well as generate information, this group of local residents has undertaken a range of activities and engaged with hundreds of local people to contribute to the creation of a vision and plan for Sandringham. Our role involved providing some overall guidance, data collation and participatory analysis as well as leading the drafting of two reports.
- On The Verge (2014-current) is a Facebook community that Catalyse administers. Its focus is to provide a gathering place for ideas, examples, thoughts and suggestions for planting verges (berms) in things other than grass and specimen trees. Find it here.
- Shamba Letu Aotearoa (2018-current) is a garden run by migrant and refugee background women from Africa with support from NZ Red Cross, NZ Aids Foundation and Positive Women Inc. It is a place that grows and sells organic food and provides a place for women to work together and connect. You can follow their journey here.
- Morningside Urban Market Garden (2018-current) is a not-for-profit project developed with Crave Cafe, Kind Cafe, New Zealand Red Cross, Positive Women Inc. and Belong Aotearoa. MUMG is developing as part of Grow Space at Gribblehirst Community Hub and is a social enterprise focused on developing business skills among migrant and refugee background women by growing micro-greens and edible flowers for sale to local businesses. Find out more here.
- Gribblehirst Community Hub development (2015-2019) with local residents, this voluntary role has involved leading the writing of the successful Expression of Interest to turn a disused lawn bowling club into a community space focused on making, creativity and sustainability and the former bowling greens into event, maker and grow spaces collectively called The Commons. Denise was the founding Chair of the Hub and a trustee. More information is here and here.


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Practical Law Company has just published a resource, General Solicitation and Startup Capital Raising.
The work is a collaboration between me and Lauren Hakala, Editor at Practical Law Company.
Lauren was incredible to work with. I feel fortunate to have had the chance to work with her on this project.
The subject of the article is general solicitation and fund raising for startups.
Here are some of the questions we tackle:
- Implications of Using General Solicitation
- Public Website, Social Media and Print or Broadcast Mentions of Offerings
- Online Funding Platforms
- Product Advertising and Business Announcements
- Demo Days, Pitch Events and Other Meet-Ups
I hope you enjoy it!


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Steps Followed By Creation Of A Trustworthy Brand.
Successful businesses venture are created through the clients having faith in the services of the business. In the event a firm can be trusted there will be more sales due to numerous purchases. Attaining Trust from the customers is an uphill task for the small business. However, the larger enterprise do not endure problem. This happens because it is difficult to convince a customer of good services without any evidence. The businesses owner should, however, take measures to achieve the desired customer loyalty even if it might be quite challenging. There are various considerations that one can put in place to achieve a positive reputation for the business.
It is crucial for a business to incorporate an image to the face of the enterprise. It is hard for clients to trust a business with no image. It is a probability that people trust other persons hence creation of a good rapport is key. This is achieved through presenting the business with people who have similar interests. It is difficult for customers who frequent the business to turn to services from other firms. One of the ways in which trust can be achieved is by introducing the people in your business and also offering basic information about them. When there is a sense of personality in a brand it is more pleasant.
Utilizing advertising services that are appealing to clients is a way of maintaining a brand. Over the years advertisement has been through constant change. This makes it necessary to design a brand in a way that it is appealing to the modern generation. When the advertising of a brand is a poor negative image of the brand is portrayed. Substandard advertising shows that the service provider does not take a client as a priority. Ensure always that you find a niche which sells your clients on your morals as well as your products.
During the advertisement of a brand it is crucial to maintaining high privacy levels. Through this, a client is assured of the commitment to offer ideal services by the brand. It is vital to maintaining the privacy of the clients even after a business deal. The customer expects total secrecy of their health details if revealed to the firm. There should be secrecy in terms of addresses of the clients. Customers who offer their email addresses do not expect them to be revealed. Ensure that you employ the right privacy measures for the customers to be more comfortable.
The concerns of the customers should be catered for. When a customer is treated well they have the urge to go back to the receive a service. One can use the internet to promote the services. Internets can be a good implication to a firm but can also impact on the firm negatively. Through writing reviews customers offer their views on the internet. Free promotion of the brand can be attained in the business. There is consumption of a lot of time while involving private customer lines. However some agencies can assist in the communication with the clients. Ansafone call centre is a service that provides trained professionals who are able to monitor a variety of contact services. These contacts services include phone calls, emails, social media services and live chat box.


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Ohio Cooperative Living Magazine
Ohio Cooperative Living readers can access the magazine online here for a complete experience. You will also find additional content, news, and photos from each monthly issue.
To view the magazine with Tricounty Rural Electric's local pages (usually pages 19-22), check out our digital links by simply clicking on the month you wish to view:


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I've just finished talking to Kevin Hickey [http://newlearning.wordpress.com/] and James Clay [http://elearningstuff.wordpress.com/] on Skype – as part of what should become 'elearning stuff #23'. Part of the discussion made me think of something – which I will relate here:
Tags – how important are they?
My Flickr site (see alongside) contains many of the photos I wish to share with others, whether the reason is for fun (e.g. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/3032786376_610d4beb38.jpg?v=0) or because I think the image might be useful to someone (most of them).
The image shown here was taken by me at the National Science Learning Centre (NSLC) last year and I posted it because it might be useful to some. It must be useful to many because it is the second most visited image on my site. I tried to think why this image is so popular and can only come up with the idea that it is the tags I used (quite unthinkingly).
I suspect therefore that there are many people out there searching for Human, Body, Parts. Weirdo's!
The first in the list of most popular images on my site by the way is: http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1384/1463841108_1c8609d7dc.jpg?v=0 has been on Flickr much longer and is part of a specialist 'Flickr Group' – which attracts wider interest.


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Pastoral Care
The test of a good school is how well it understands and supports boys through their sometimes-difficult teenage years. Our dedicated teachers and carers are keenly interested in the welfare of their pupils. Centred on the tutor system and House communities, a strong, individualised system of pastoral care ensures that every pupil enjoys his time at Taylors'.
Tutors are supported by the Heads of Section, Chaplain and the School Counsellor, who can be contacted independently and confidentially by any pupil or parent. There is also extensive mentoring of younger boys by older ones.
We have extensive, formal mechanisms of support, but boys will often turn to a friend rather than anyone else. The real strength of Merchant Taylors' is the network of friendships amongst the boys, singled out as 'outstanding' in the Inspection Report of 2014. "Pupils demonstrate an exceptional standard of personal development… The outstanding levels of behaviour and the significant generosity shown through so many facets of school life result in well-rounded and mature pupils who make a substantial contribution to the wider society. Relationships between staff and pupils, and among the pupils themselves, are positive and highly respectful throughout. Tutors exercise a key role in supporting their tutees".
We keep the school rules are kept as simple as possible. Good behaviour is warmly encouraged: unacceptable behaviour dealt with swiftly. Of course, boys are boys, and most will make the odd mistake along the way. That is what learning is all about and the atmosphere here is positive, never punitive.


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