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Caution Stalks Art Market
NEW YORK CITY -- At Rockefeller Center yesterday -- milling outside Christie's sales rooms where private clients sipped mimosas as they took in one of Monet's grainstacks — people in the art world sounded guardedly optimistic about how the auctions will perform this week, after a period of uncertainty exacerbated by the contentious American presidential election, Britain's "Brexit" vote in June, and China's slowing economy.
The auction house's staid serenity contrasted with all the noise just a few blocks north coming from thousands of demonstrators protesting a Trump government.
The sales of Impressionist, Modern and contemporary art that start today offer the first test of how the art market will react to a Trump presidency and whether it will continue a softening trend that, for the past year, has had potential sellers reluctant to consign their best works.
The three major auction houses — Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips — are entering this week's sales with fewer trophies of more than $20 million than they have had in the recent past.
Over all, the estimated sales in postwar and contemporary art are half what they were last year. The evening auctions of postwar and contemporary art at the three houses, for example, are expected to draw about $536 million, compared with $1.2 billion for the same auctions in November 2015.
In uncertain times, collectors like to hold onto their prizes rather than risk a disappointing hammer price. Despite the challenging timing of the sales, the auction houses have managed to squeak out a few prizes.
Girls on the Bridge
Sotheby's secured Edvard Munch's 1902 painting, "The Girls on the Bridge," as shown here, one of only two in private hands with this subject matter that is expected to sell in Monday night's Impressionism and Modern auction for more than $50 million.
It is one of only three works in the sale with a guarantee — a pledged minimum price; the others are a Picasso and a van Gogh. (Sellers of guaranteed works typically receive all of the hammer price and part of the buyer's fees, with the auction house sometimes making a minimal profit.)
The auction house also secured the collection of Steven and Ann Ames, New York arts patrons, for its Contemporary sale Thursday evening — albeit with the help of a $100 million guarantee. It includes two colorful paintings by Gerhard Richter (one from 1986 and one from 1988), each estimated at $20 million to $30 million.
Christie's' highlights include a 1977 Willem de Kooning work, "Untitled XXV," one of the artist's large "pastoral" paintings, which is expected to sell for around $40 million on Tuesday night, at its Postwar and Contemporary sale.
On Wednesday night, Christie's Impressionist and Modern star lots include the Monet grainstack from 1891, which is expected to sell for more than $45 million, and a 1961 example of Jean Dubuffet's Paris Circus series, estimated at $15 million to $20 million.
Shortage of Masterpieces
Given a shortage of masterpieces, auction houses have been forced to get creative.
Phillips is selling Roy Lichtenstein's "Nudes in Mirror" (1994), which was slashed by a deranged woman in 2005 while on exhibition in Vienna. Typically, an auction house would play down that kind of damage to a painting. Instead, Phillips has produced a separate section of the catalog detailing its history.
Yet history suggests and art experts say, that single events rarely affect sales. "The market has been pretty impervious to just about every event with the exception of the global meltdown of 2008," said Robert Manley, who recently became Phillips's new co-head of 20th century & contemporary art after 16 years at Christie's.
In fact, most real estate developers looking to purchase major works for their lobbies, offices, and mansions probably voted for Trump.


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The Chair of the AJC's Board of Governors, Harriet Schleifer, discusses the key challenges facing American Jewish life including the lack of education in the Jewish community and the lack of engagement of Jewish youth. With Mark S. GolubRead more
Steven Bayme, National Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department of the AJC, describes the history of The Balfour Declaration and the international forces that were at play. From the AJC Westchester/Fairfield at Temple Beth El in Stamford, CT.Read more
AJC C.E.O. David Harris discusses the historical reality of Am Echad that links Jews in Israel and the Diaspora, and how many world governments ignore this reality. At AJC Westchester/Fairfield and Young Israel of Scarsdale, Scarsdale, NY.Read more
David Harris looks back at the 1967 6 Day War of 50 years ago and reviews Middle East history to suggest "What's Next" for the future of Israel. From AJC Westchester/Fairfield's Annual Gala Celebration of 2017 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in White Plains NY.Read more
JBS News Update with Teisha Bader from April 7th, 2017 Stories Include: Israel Lauds Strong Stance Agnst Syria, Israel Stands with Sweden After Attack, Hamas Commander 'Global Terrorist', Israel Inks Mega Defense with India, Beloved Jewish Comic Dies at 90, Senate Passes Bill Agnst Hate Crimes, AJC, Israeli NGO Aid Syrian Refugees, Help for Those […]Read more
Steven Bayme, Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department, American Jewish Committee, discusses the problems related to secular marriage in Israel created by the Orthodox Rabbinate's religious monopoly. A program of AJC Philadelphia/Southern NJ.Read more
Jason Isaacson, AJC's Director of Government and International Affairs, discusses the coming tests for U.S. Foreign Policy and how a Trump administration might handle them. A program of AJC Westchester/Fairfield and Beth El Synagogue CenterRead more
JBS News Update with Teisha Bader from September 9th, 2016 Stories Include: PM: Settlements Not Obstacle to Peace, WB Leader Speaks at BDS Conf DC, Jewish Orgs Address Anti-Semitism Conf, AJC, Brd of Deputies Gather in London, US Police in Israel for TrainingRead more
David Rosen, International Director of Interreligious Affairs of American Jewish Committee, describes accompanying Pope Francis on his historic visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau and what it means for Catholic-Jewish relations. "In The News" with Mark S. Golub.Read more
Executive Director of the AJC David Harris talks about the need to be a vocal advocate for Israel on college campuses, even in the face of ever-increasing hostility. A Program of AJC from Westchester Reform Temple.Read more

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Edinburgh Bowling League (Est 1996)
A MacKenzie – President 2000, R. Lee – President 2007,
2nd Division Winners 2001. 2010.
3rd Division Winners 1998. 2nd Division Winners 1999, 2001, 2010
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003,2019
Edinburgh Cup
Runners-Up – 2009, 2014
North West Bowling League
W. B. Robb – President 1993 A. M. Miller – President 1983 J. B. Linton – President 1974
1st XV1 Shield
1965, 1972, 1973 1984
2nd XV1 Shield
1965, 1966, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1987 & 1990
Edinburgh & District Bowling Leagues
2nd XV1 Trophy
1965 & 1972
Honoray Member Jackie Christie started playing bowls at the age of 18 in the Churches League for Pilrig and Dalmeny Street. During the six years he played there he won five Championships and three Champion of Church Championships. At the age of 24 he left the Churches League and joined Eastfield Public Park where he was a Member for 5 years and won four Championships and one Champion of Champions. Then at the age of 29 he joined his Father at Pilrig Bowling Club where he entered all club compititions and won everything except the Championship – then in 1956 he joined the Northern Bowling Club. He has won the Championship eight times and was capped for Scotland 70 times, won theCommonwealth Games Gold Medal in the pairs with Alex Mcintosh (Newbattle) in 1974 at Christchurch New Zealand where he was presented with his medal by Her Majesty Queen Elizebeth II.
|Alex McIntosh & Jackie Christie with their children
However due to ill health Jackie was restricted from playing Bowls for a while but come back to pass his knowledge and skill on to others. His Son Stanley is also a Member of the Northern Bowling Club and has won the Championship Four times to date. Jackie Sadly passed away in 2009.
John B. Linton became the second to receive this Honour the first being held by Jim (Mr Northern) Muir J.P. in 1979 our Centenary year . John was made "Honorary President " of the Northern in it's 125th year at the A.G.M. on 7th March 2004. He joined the club in 1963 after playing in public parks for " Robb's" shipbuilders where they played in a Factory League. He became Foreman welder, but still found time to enjoy his bowling. In 1972 he became President of Northern and was one of the members who built the existing club house. He followed this by becoming President of The North West League in 1974. During 1974 he joined the Edinburgh & Leith Bowling Associationas a Committee member progressing to the position of President in 1981. In the following years he became a "Jack of all Trades" in the bowling club, serving as Barman, Green Ranger, and Gardener. In 1989 he was made an Honorary member. Being made Honorary President is well deserved for all the dedication and loyalty he has given to the club in all his 41 years as a member. Sadly John Died Suddenly on the 19th of August 2004.
Charlie Dolan – 2015
Ian Smith – 2016.
Angus McKenzie – 2016
Jimmy Martin – 2017
Kenny Dixon – 2018


text: lekguan 0 Report post Posted August 6, 2010 (edited) My friend and I have made a 2-player game based on bluetooth which runs on android 2.0.1 or higher. We have entered the game into the local Android Developer Challenge for students, and the app is available for download from the URL for up to 31st August, upon which the judging closes: Application name: Gaimfertu Screenshots: http://gaimfertu.appspot.com/game Download: http://android.sce.ntu.edu.sg/appsdirector...unter/idapps/47 We have no plans in the foreseeable future to turn this game into a paid app, and we plan to upload the game into the android market for free once the competition is over. Please support free apps by downloading the game. If you like the game, please evaluate it with the SADC2010 Evaluation Application. Thank you all. 1) Register as evaluator: http://android.sce.ntu.edu.sg/index.php/evaluators/login 2) Download the evaluation app: http://android.sce.ntu.edu.sg/app/eval/SAD...luationApp2.apk Just a little note that prior to the competition we had no background of JAVA, only C, and spent about 2 months learning JAVA/android coding and creating the game. Edited August 8, 2010 by lekguan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The LHBE is simply a place where locked bloggers who have informative, photo filled journeys of their lock "process" can be found. Bloggers here have positive, but real stories of their journeys, some from day 1. It is meant to be a central location where many blog stories focusing on locks, be they Traditional, Freeform, Sisterlocks, Braidlocs, Palm Roll, Two-strand Twisted, etc. are easily located. Enjoy the journey stories. Do not copy photos without owner's permission.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
I debated for a while whether or not I should get my hair locked and have long admired sisterlocks. I finally decided to get locked up and my sisterlocks were installed May 19, 2008. Now I wish I would have done this years ago!
Many Lock it Up blogs have been very helpful to me, and I hope me sharing a little about my journey will be helpful to someone else.
My blog is http://sisterlocksjourney.blogspot.com/
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This look is perfect for a nice Valentines night out with a special someone. You always want to feel like the best version of yourself on such outings and I find that anytime I wear something supper elaborate, I feel self-concise and so caught up in how my outfit looks that I cannot stay in the moment. Paring this simple green pleated skirt (worn as a strapless midi dress) with a grid print black and white button-up (unbuttoned) communicates an effortless ease that is still fashionable and appropriate for the occasion. These heels remind me of something Carrie Bradshaw might wear; the simple straps, not to high heels and adorable pendant add just enough glamor and personality to the look.
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Ex-Marine Claims He Spent 17 Years Protecting Humanity from Martians
A former U.S. marine is claiming that the government sent him to Mars as part of an elite military unit of "super-soldiers" that protected the safety of five human colonies against the native inhabitants of Mars.
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The Marine, who calls himself "Captain K" and whose identity is unknown, explained that he was recruited for the secret mission after his super-soldier training. According to his story, once he reached the "Lunar Operations Command," he was given a contract that obligated him to a 20-year service tour on Mars. He then flew to Mars on a V-shaped spacecraft that was 150 feet long and 450 feet wide and had the capacity to move 1,000 troops per trip. He was assigned to the "Mars Defense Force," or MDF, and served for over 17 years. He protected the Mars Colony Corporation, which consisted of five human settlements.
He described the environment in the primary settlement, which was located inside a crater, as having breathable air and very warm temperatures, but with a "very cold breeze."
Allegedly, the MDF fought two different alien species indigenous to Mars. One was reptilian and the other was insectoid, but both were observed to be highly intelligent, aggressive, and territorial. They noted, however, that the aliens did not seem to be particularly interested in expanding their territory, only defending their established territory. As a result, the relations between the humans and extraterrestrials were "stable" as long as the humans refrained from encroaching on the aliens' territory.
Then, after 17 years of relative peace, the human combat soldiers were tasked with stealing an artifact from a cave that was sacred to the extraterrestrials. A bloody battle ensued, in which over 1,000 human men and women were supposedly killed. After this devastating battle, Captain K's devision of the MDF was dissolved, and he became a member of the "Earth Defense Force."
There is currently no corroborating evidence to support Captain K's story, particularly since his true identity remains unknown. (Plus, his story sounds suspiciously similar to the plot of Avatar, yes?)


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CRANFORD, NJ — The sixth annual Rubber Duck Race was held at Hanson Park on Sunday, Oct. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. Each year, the event takes place to raise funds to restore Hanson Park. The Hanson Park Conservancy is a nonprofit group that supports efforts to maintain and upgrade the park.
"Since the inception of Hanson Park Conservancy, our goal has been to support efforts to develop and maintain Hanson Park, provide guidance and financial support to the restoration of the Cranford Canoe Club and present educational programs." Kathleen Murray, the president of Hanson Park Conservancy, said in a press release. "A plan has been developed that separates the park into zones based on conditions such as flooding, soil, etc. The conservancy plans to continue the restoration of the park. A butterfly meadow was installed this past spring and we hope to obtain 'monarch way station' status, as well as reintroduce educational programs. This plan depends on HPC raising money through fundraisers, such as our annual Rubber Duck Race."
Residents from all areas of New Jersey gathered on Springfield Avenue to watch the race. Pink, blue and yellow rubber ducks floated along as canoe rowers pushed them along the water.
A disc jockey provided additional entertainment for the event. Numbers were announced from a raffle drawing to award T-shirts to 50 children.
"This is a great family activity that I can attend with my mother, who is a senior citizen, and my niece, who is 19 months," Cinzia Richardson of Hillside told Cranford Life.
Residents from another town said they were visiting friends in Cranford.
"I have friends here, so we went to the fair today and decided to check out this event today, too," Elyssa Canfield of Glen Rock told Cranford Life.
A local resident was attending in order to cheer on his wife, who had purchased four ducks to race.
"This is the first time my wife is in the race," Ethan Bezzyinski of Rahway told Cranford Life. "A friend of ours participated last year and told us about it. My daughter was really excited about watching the ducks race."
"Experienced volunteers signed up to ride in the canoes," Linda Livelli, a trustee of the Hanson Park Conservancy, told Cranford Life. "The mayor was in one canoe, as well as some local Boy Scouts. Nancy McHenry, treasurer for the board of trustees, rode in a canoe, in addition to the spouse of another trustee, Walter Gallagher. It was a lot of work, but it was also a lot of fun.
"I've been running the event for the past two years, but this was my first year as a trustee. I was in charge of gathering the prizes from the local businesses. Each member of the conservancy was in charge of something different, from printing the banners to coordinating the canoes, to contacting press and selling ducks. We also had to work with sponsors to organize the event."
"Scouts from Cranford Troop 80 were in canoes as well as at finish line," Murray told Cranford Life in an email. "Also at finish line was Cranford Township Commissioner Tom Hannen. Mayor Andy Kalnins was in boat that released the ducks at race time. Also, in 'Miss Cranford,' our ceremonial canoe, was Trustee Carolyn Youngs."
On race day, 1,300 individually numbered rubber ducks were released into the Rahway River at Sperry Park and they tumbled over the falls, racing to the finish line at the North Union Avenue Bridge. Numerous prizes for the fastest ducks were awarded, with the top prize being a gift card.
Sixteen lucky winners were awarded prizes from various local businesses. The winners, beginning with first place, were: Esther Matthews, Affronti family, Olivia Billingham, Mayer family, Matt Wisser, Jason Croft, Mark Pollack, Melissa Paine, Marge Shackell, Billingham family, Begonia Cubeiro, Deal family, Nancy Kramer, Tracy Reinholt, Kevin Younger and Avery Lagola.
"On behalf of the Hanson Park Conservancy, I would like to thank all our sponsors and each person who purchased one of our ducks or stopped by Sperry Park to cheer them on," Murray told Cranford Life in an email. "We were blessed with beautiful weather and are thrilled to be one of the wonderful family-friendly events scheduled in Cranford this fall. We look forward to seeing everyone for our seventh annual Ducky Race in October 2017."


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Bemacash is an innovative Point-of-Sale solution that runs on an Android tablet or Bematech's SB8010A Android All-in-One. Secure cloud based system - access your business data from anywhere!
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The Bemacash team has a diverse background in retail platforms, payment networks and mobility hardware. We are dedicated to providing a seamless customer experience and building tools that allow business owners to adapt to their changing environments.
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Bluegrass Billbug damage can resemble drought symptoms.
Caused by an infection of the grass foliage, this fungi can cause a serious disease problem
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Office 365
In a world that is dominated by information, that information is an asset as well as a liability. Managing information has become more and more a key element in your business processes. Long before information is preserved as (historic) records, your staff is spending serious time on producing that information.
During this process, it is likely that you work with others. You are part of a project, team or a department. Together you discuss content or co-author texts. Feedback is collected and formal approval of the document or content is probably needed before it is distributed both inside and outside the organization.
Although people often work together on projects, they will not always be in the same location at the same time. Nowadays, a lot of people work from home or in their favorite coffee bar. Also, people from inside the company often work with posted workers that may not have access to all the systems.
With this in mind Microsoft created the Office 365 platform. A flexible, multi-purpose, cloud platform with a user friendly experience that supports collaboration, file-sync-and-share and many more aspects of a modern information management solution.
Although working whenever and wherever gives users flexibility and freedom, to manage content correctly you must set policies or procedures. For example, it should be clear what has to be done with the information when the project ends. Change is also an element to think about. What are your procedures when Microsoft releases new apps? Microsoft only releases them from a technical point of view. Whether you want to use them, how you want to use them and when you want to use them, is again part of your policies and procedures.
The Office 365 platform is a collection of many functions and apps. Some do overlap, and we can be your sparring partner to help decide what to use. Will it be Skype and Yammer, just Skype or just Yammer? How do Groups, Teams and OneDrive fit together? Is Office 365 the only information management solution or can it collaborate with another document management solution (e.g. OpenText Documentum)? And if that is possible, how does this work to ensure a single source of truth?
One thing is for sure regarding Office 365 more than with any other information management solution: one size does not fit all. There is no best way of using this collaborative information management solution. But there is a best way of making it a success in your organization: work with the partner that understands the world of information management beyond Office 365 and beyond the technology.


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Interview with Ryan Brown from Super Rare Games about current situation in the game industry and plans for the future.
Step-by-step guide how to buy games on Japanese Nintnedo eShop by using Japanese PayPal account and Revolut card.
Second part of Hollow (Polish sci-fi survival horror) will soon be available on Nintendo Switch. Will Hollow 2 be in any kind different then the first game? I asked about it creators of the game.
There are games and there are Games - unique titles, which are detailed, delight user and are talked for a long time. And everything seems that GRIS will be such title.
On November 28th Nintendo Switch owners will be able to play a game, which is a tribute to the arcade racing games of the 90s. What creators are saying about their title?
Interview with Anton Kudin, creator of "MegaSphere" game.
Interview with George Perkins from Super Rare Games
Interview with Eva Gaspar, CEO Abylight Studios which is working on "Hyper Light Drifter" port for Nintendo Switch.


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Do I Need To Invite People In This Business?
How Do YOU Make Money With Unity Network Affiliate Program?
Unity Network business model is called affiliate marketing. And to make money with this business model (affiliate marketing), your only goal is to make people click your affiliate link.
That affiliate link is unique and coded to you. This is how we identify who refers a new customer. This is how we know who gets the commission.
When people clicks your link, the system and the marketing will immediately take over.
Your commission will depend on what product(s) your referral bought and what membership level you are in.
What's The Difference Of Inviting and Promoting?
Inviting is a one to one process. Ito yung kakausap ka ng mga KKK mo. Kakilala, Kamaganak, Kaibigan para alukan ng products at business mo. This approach is usually teach in Network Marleting and MLM types of business model. We do NOT do this and we do NOT recommend this approaches because you can not scale your business with it.
Promoting however is one to many process. You are marketing to many people. Some example of promotions that you can do is by publishing content on the internet, placing ads on facebook or youtube, sending emails to a subscriber list, hosting live video broadcast like FB live and more.
This is what we teach our students because it is more effecient and it's scalable. You can reach more people fast using this approach and you can grow your business much quicker.
Again your goal when you promote is not to sell the products of Unity Network. Your goal is to make people click your affiliate link and generate leads so our marketing systemcan do the selling for you.


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Q: I have three 20 year old pine trees in my back yard that need to be removed. It is my understanding that there are some lumber companies that will purchase the logs from you once the tree has been cut. Could you recommend someone?
A: Having a tree company buy your trees is only a possibility if you have a large number of trees (an acre or more).
The labor of taking down three trees… plus the cost of loading them …..costs more than their lumber value .
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(The Hosting News) – The Caribbean island of Antigua is moving ahead with a rather peculiar idea: Applying to run an piracy website.
According to a BBC report on Friday, the country is seeking approval from the Word Trade Organization to operate a web presence that provides movies, software and music for sale.
It, however, fails to cooperate with international copyright law – something that puts it at odds with other countries including the United States.
There, however, could be a loophole allowing for the website's existence online.
It won't compensate the copyright owners but comes after a previous ruling from the WTO. In 2005, the group ruled that Antigua could suspend U.S. copyrights for as much as $ 21 million per year, according to a report from TorrentFreak.com.
That verdict, however, arrived after the U.S. was found to be in violation of free trades statutes after disallowing Antiguan gambling providers from having access to the U.S. market.
Allowance for the website will be considered on January 28 by the WTO.
The U.S. government has warned against the website and noted it could only serve to undermine the chances of a settlement regarding the status of Antigua's gambling industry.
But despite that, the country remains defiant. "There is no body in the world that can stop us from doing this, as we already have approval from the international governing body WTO," commented Antiguan attorney Mark Mendel via TorrentFreak.
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New report gives troubling new perspective on Ontario's opioid crisis
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorials – A new report on the latest trends in opioid deaths in Ontario says fatalities have skyrocketed at the same time opioid prescribing has increased dramatically.
April 20, 2017. Editorial
A new report on the evolution of Ontario's opioid problem over the past 25 years provides troubling, but useful, new perspective on a growing public health crisis.
In 2015, a stunning 734 people in this province, or roughly two a day, died of opioid-related causes, according to a report by researchers with the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network, St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES).
That number is almost four times higher than the tally of opioid-related deaths in 1991, the first year of the study. The problem is now so bad that, for instance, in 2014, far more Ontarians died using opioids than in motor vehicle collisions. Many of these deaths, almost 60 per cent, affect a fairly young population – those between the ages of 15 and 44.
How did we get here and how do we work to help push down these disturbing numbers?
A big part of the problem is over-prescription. Opioids, drugs such as codeine, oxycodone, fentanyl and hydromorphone, are typically prescribed to treat pain. The report notes that the rate of opioid prescribing has increased "dramatically" in the last two decades.
Tara Gomes, a scientist at ICES and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, and one of the principal investigators on the study, says recent data from the province shows that in the fiscal year 2012 there were 7.4 million opioids dispensed through prescriptions. By 2014, that number had risen to 9 million.
Treating pain is tricky for doctors. It's hard to know which drug is most effective for which individual.
Some researchers say that in the past two decades medical schools have, with input from pharmaceutical companies, focused on the use of opioids, suggesting they are safe and effective for treating chronic pain. But too often patients develop a tolerance to the drugs, don't get the same pain relief when they use them over a long period of time, and become addicted, with sometimes-fatal consequences.
Last month, both British Columbia and Alberta adopted guidelines to curb the overprescribing of opioids in those provinces. Ontario ought to follow their lead.
The report also makes clear that the province must do more to help those already addicted and to prepare for and try to prevent an epidemic of overdoses.
Those who are dying accidently run the gamut from the middle class to street-involved individuals who may be using drugs like heroin laced with an opioid like fentanyl.
Training on how to administer the opioid antidote naloxone is being given to front-line city staff at agencies such as the TTC, and it seems quite reasonable that the availability of naloxone kits should be expanded to other parts of the province.
After much political wrangling, Toronto is finally getting three safe injection sites, and one is set for Ottawa, but the report makes clear that opioid-related deaths are becoming increasingly prevalent throughout the province. The government should move quickly to open more of these life-saving sites
This new report is just the latest indication that Ontario is in the midst of a deepening opioid crisis. The government should use every tool at its disposal to get ahead of – and if possible prevent – the sort of devastating overdose epidemic we are seeing elsewhere in the country.
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Shandi doesn't know that her blond god Thor has his own complications. When he looked down the barrel of that gun he believed it was destiny: It's been one year to the day since a tragic act of physics shattered his universe. But William doesn't define destiny the way other people do. A brilliant geneticist who believes in science and numbers, destiny to him is about choice.
Now, he and Shandi are about to meet their so-called destinies head on, in a funny, charming, and poignant novel about science and miracles, secrets and truths, faith and forgiveness,; about a virgin birth, a sacrifice, and a resurrection; about falling in love, and learning that things aren't always what they seem—or what we hope they will be. It's a novel about discovering what we want and ultimately finding what we need.
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I've recently realized that I'm a fan of black humor. I find it a brilliant way to discuss a heavy subject. Someone Else's Love Story contains quite a bit of dark comedy to wonderful effect. This book tackles some of the gloomiest subjects you can think of but I came away from reading it with a smile on my face. I don't think that's an easy feat for an author. Kudos to Joshilyn Jackson for making it happen.
I wouldn't call this the perfect book. There were a few too many things going on to make my best of the year list. All in all it was a very good read and the opening sentence is one of the best I've ever read.


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Corroboree SNP celebrate NAIDOC Week
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NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements. In celebration, Corroboree SNP held afternoon tea inspired by traditional Indigenous food at the Department of Finance in Canberra.
The event also marked the commencement of Corroboree SNP's newly appointed position at the Department of Finance, and the reveal of the Corroboree SNP uniforms. As part of a special collaboration, the uniform tie features artwork commissioned by renowned Aboriginal Artist – Dale Huddleston.
Attendees of the afternoon tea were joined by William Tompkins – Indigenous writer of songs and stories from the Ngunawal/Wiradjuri Clans of NSW and ACT, who performed 'Welcome to Country'. The Departmental Secretary, Rosemary Huxtable, also addressed the group.
In honour of NAIDOC Week, Corroboree SNP donated $500 to Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation. Gugan Gulwan regularly work with the community and service providers to enhance the well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders youth in the ACT and surrounding regions.
Corroboree SNP is an exciting joint venture between SNP Security and Corroboree Services Group – an Australian Supply Nation Organisation with over 40 years' experience in the Indigenous Community. Our partnership widens the accessibility of job opportunities within the security sector. Together, we are committed to ensuring sustainable change and excited to be creating meaningful partnerships and positive working relationships.


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Milagro kicks off Season 34 with ÉXODO, its 22nd Day of the Dead espectáculo.
Preview: October 19, 2017 | Opening Night: October 20, 2017 | Must Close November 12, 2017.
September 19, 2017 – PORTLAND, OR. How do you carry those you left behind? Milagro's 22nd annual Día de Muertos production brings a new, company devised espectáculo built around the theme of diaspora to the stage. Inspired by the Egyptian Book of the Dead and current refugee stories, we embark on a journey of the living and the dead as they both seek safety and peace in a new home. Éxodo is creatively guided and directed by Tracy Cameron Francis, an Egyptian-American theatre director and interdisciplinary artist, and Milagro's Producing Creative Director, Roy Antonio Arauz, in collaboration with company members Patricia Alvitez, Robi Arce, Kushi Beauchamp, Jean-Luc Boucherot, Tonea Lolin, and Samson Syharath.
Adult tickets in advance start at $27. Discounts are available for seniors, students, and groups. Tickets may be purchased at milagro.org, on the phone at 503-236-7253, or in person at 425 SE 6th Ave, Portland, OR during regular business hours. Show times are Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM and Sunday matinees at 2 PM.
About the Directors
Tracy Cameron Francis
Tracy is an Egyptian-American theatre director and interdisciplinary artist. Her work has been seen in New York at HERE Arts Center, NY International Fringe Festival, Manhattan Shakespeare Project, NY Arab Comedy Festival, Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn Lyceum, PEN World Voices Festival. Regionally with Boom Arts (Portland,OR) and Williamstown Theatre Festival, and internationally at the
Falaki Theatre (Egypt), Ubumuntu Festival (Rwanda), and LaMama Umbria (Italy). Francis has developed new work through staged readings and workshops at New York Theatre Workshop, O'Neill National Musical Theatre Conference, Red Bull Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Corrib Theatre, the Lark, T.B.A. Festival and others. As a deviser, Cameron has created original performances for Bushwick Open Studios Performance Art Showcase, Brooklyn Fireproof Gallery, the W Hotel, Alwan Center for the Arts, JAW at Portland Center Stage, and Hybrid Theatre Works. Francis holds a BA from Fordham University in Middle Eastern Studies and Theatre, is a core member of Theatre Without Borders, a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, an associate member of SDC, and former artistic director of Hybrid Theatre Works. She was named a Theatre Communications Group 2017 Rising Leader of Color.
Roy Antonio Arauz
Roy is Milagro's Producing Creative Director. He has a background in dance and choreography, with training in Limón, Graham, Ceccheti ballet, and various jazz techniques. As a theatre director and producer in Seattle since 2007, he worked with companies such as ArtsWest, Balagan Theatre, Book-It Repertory (touring), The Driftwood Players, Latino Theatre Projects, Seattle Musical Theatre, Theatre 9/12, and founded and ran his own company, Arouet, from 2011 to 2015. Directing credits include The Temperamentals (Arouet), The Hen Night Epiphany (Arouet/Driftwood co-production), La Mariposa (Book-It, touring), Anna in the Tropics (Latino Theatre Projects) and Annie (Driftwood.) Next he will be assistant directing ART's The Humans. Roy is a member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, Directors Lab West, and is a Steering Committee Member of the Latinx Theatre Commons.
October 19– November 12, 2017
Thursday – Saturday at 7:30 PM; Sundays at 2 PM
Thursday, October 19, 7:30 PM — Preview
Friday, October 20, 7:30 PM — Opening Night
Adult tickets are $27 in advance, $32 at the door.
Discount for students, seniors, veterans, groups 15+, and with the Oregon Trail card through the Arts for
All program.
Senior tickets are $25 in Advance, $30 at the door.
Student/ Veteran tickets are $20 in Advance, $25 at the door.
Tickets available at milagro.org or 503-236-7253.
MORE INFORMATION milagro.org/event/exodo-dia-de-muertos/
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and educational residencies to diverse and underserved communities across the nation. On the
MainStage, Milagro produces a full season of regional or world premieres, including one Spanish
language play each year, as well as our long-running Día del Muertos signature production. We entertain
our audiences; we give them pause to think, feel and imagine; and, through the cultural lens of
Latinidad, we reflect the full spectrum of humanity. For more information about Milagro, visit
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Hearing The Cross
Contributed by Damien Spikereit on Mar 20, 2002 (message contributor)
Summary: A look at the words spoken during the final week of Jesus' life.
Move #1: Introduction
- Every year, Ozark Christian College puts together an Easter program that's filled with drama and music highlighting the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. And for several years in a row, I was a part of the production. Not as a singer! But as one of the actors. In fact, two of the three years that I was in it, I was Pontius Pilate and I actually had the same lines both years. I was the one who questioned Jesus, who spit on him, who knocked him around. And I remember one year, towards the end of the scene, after I am done addressing the crowds, saying something like,
"Shall I crucify your King?"
And the crowds yell back, "Crucify Him! Crucify Him!"
- It's a powerful scene taken straight from the Scripture. And then I walk over to the bowl of water, dip my hands in it, and wash them saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood." And the way we did it, was after I said those words, in disgust, I would grab the bowl and flip it in the air for dramatic intensity. Well the 2nd year I did this, I really got into it, and I washed my hands, and I grabbed and flipped it in the air, and water went all over the place, but almost of it ended up on the servant girl who was on her knees holding up the bowl for me. The funny part is that the servant girl that year happened to be my girlfriend, who is now my wife. And I doused her with water. Poor Stacey!
- It's hard to get those images out of our mind when we see them. If you have ever been to an Easter Pageant that is well done, then you can see it, you can see Jesus being led, being put on trial, being crucified. Or if you have seen movies that portray all the events of this coming week, it's hard to get those images that we see out of our mind.
Move #2: Palm Sunday
- But this morning instead of seeing, I want us to hear. I want us to listen to all the sounds that fill this final week of Jesus life. As you know, this Sunday is Palm Sunday. It's the day that Jesus came strolling in to Jerusalem riding on the donkey. And you can hear the crowds in the streets, yelling, "Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! Save us, rescue us, deliver us! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord." You can just hear the desperation in their voices, as they plead with Jesus to rise up and become their King, to overthrow the Roman oppression. To establish himself as Messiah. You can hear what they wanted, they wanted a King, an Earthly King. Like King David of old.
- But that's not what Jesus came to do. In fact, listen to what Jesus said about himself shortly before Palm Sunday... "The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
- Did you hear it? Did you hear who he was, what he came to do?
Move #3: Thursday Night
- But now I want us to fast forward a few days. Sunday he enters on a donkey. On Thursday he gathers his disciples, shares a final meal with them. He indicates that Judas will betray him, and then Jesus stands up and goes over to the basin. The water used by the slaves. He takes off his outer garment, kneels down at the feet of each disciple and gently washes their dirty, grimy, smelly feet. He then rises, breaks the bread and lifts the cup and you've already heard what he said,
"Take and eat, this is my body. Drink from it, this is my blood which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."
- You can almost hear the astonishment, the confusion in the disciples gasps as they watch and listen to Jesus. Then later that night, you can hear Jesus in the garden, laying prostrate on the ground, sweating drops of blood. His disciples asleep. And did you hear what Jesus prayed,
"My father, if it is possible, may this cup, this suffering I am about to experience, may it be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.
Move #4: The Cross
- Then comes the guards, the betrayal, the arrest, the trial. It's Friday morning, Jesus has been beaten and mocked, and now comes time for his death. I want you to hear it this morning. It's important that we not only see the cross, we must also hear the cross.
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A new Spelunker game, Minna de Spelunker Z, is coming exclusively to the . As you can see in the trailer above, much like Spelunky, Spelunker is a 2D platformer, where you venture into a cave, jump around, climb ropes, and collect treasure.
Minna de Spelunker Z is being developed by Tozai Games and will release in Japan on March 19. It will be free-to-play, and while it's not yet clear how Square Enix plans to monetize it, we can see an inventory system in the trailer where you can equip your character with different items and outfits.
Numerous Steam machines debuted at CES 2014, but Alienware's solution, the Alpha, stood out from the pack. It wasn't an underpowered or rebranded product, and it also wasn't sitting next to a four figure price tag. Alienware's little box looked to be the most viable looking console-sized and console-priced offering of the lot.
Alienware started shipping the Alpha late last year for $549 (the high-end version with a faster CPU, more RAM, and an SSD costs $849), but it recently cut that price down to $499. The Alpha is still more expensive than consoles, but also fairly cheap as far as gaming PCs go. Obviously it's not as powerful as the quintessential PC gaming tower, but it may give Sony and Microsoft's latest consoles a run for their money.
With a slightly overclocked 860M GPU based on Nvidia's GM107 chip (the same one that's found in Nvidia's 750 Ti desktop GPU), 4GB of RAM, and Intel's Core i3, the Alpha has all the makings of a good, entry level gaming PC. The 5400 RPM hard drive is a slight disappointment, and it's likely the source of the Alpha's occasionally long loading times. Otherwise, the rest of the components make for a surprisingly capable gaming PC given the Alpha's relatively low cost.
The Alpha doesn't offer an experience that's as composed or seamless as a console, but Alienware has done a decent job of consolizing the PC, outpacing the competition in some meaningful ways. The UI creates the illusion that using a console, and it's a disappearing act that almost works 100% of the time. Though you can't tap into Origin or Uplay within the Alpha's console mode, you can if you boot into the Window's desktop. Though the Alpha isn't quite a console, it offers so much more as a PC than the Xbone One or PlayStation 4 ever could. Taking the Alpha out of the home theater and putting it on a desk with a mouse and keyboard open a wealth of functionality that cannot be overlooked. Apart from being able to upgrade the GPU and motherboard, you can do anything with the Alpha that you could with an equally powerful, traditional desktop computer.
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Oh, Dying Light, how I love you. I love the way you let me leap across rooftops and climb tall towers like an acrobat with endless supplies of energy. I love how I can dropkick a zombie and watch its flailing body knock over others like a fleshy bowling ball. I love looking over my shoulder as I run through the darkness, only to see a crowd of undead sprinting towards me, growling hideously and baring their ghastly teeth.
But oh, Dying Light, how you irritate me. I hate you for the gunners that ambushed me as I swam underwater, because there was no way to know how to react until I emerged and discovered that I wasn't meant to peek my head out--not yet. I hate you for that time you filled the screen with so much haze and bloom during a boss fight that I couldn't see properly. I hate that sequence when you made me leap from one pole to another, because you made it hard to get a good look at my surroundings, and your button prompts are hardly generous. And I hate these moments most because your systems are strong enough to let the open-world gameplay do the heavy lifting. The harder you try to direct the action, the weaker you become.
If you count yourself among the
Dying Light succeeds when it remains confident in its systems. The combat isn't as fulfilling as it is in Dead Island--you won't be breaking any arms--but out in that wild world, you aren't meant to wade into the horde anyhow. What drives the action is the promise of discovery and self-improvement. There are locks to pick and supplies to nab before the opposing faction gets to them. The balconies harbor new people to meet, who share their stories if you stick around long enough to hear them. When a zombie or six draw near, you swipe, kick, and bash until the blood is flying and the grunts are silenced, and you can return to your pillaging. Dying Light most often approaches greatness when it allows you to improvise your own tune instead of clumsily trying to conduct the entire orchestra.
That a game of such wild fluctuations can still give rise to so much fun speaks well of its high points. Those peaks rise even higher when other players are involved, and you have a few friends (up to three) join you, distracting the speedy virals while you take care of a ground-pounding beast swinging his giant hammer around. Competitive zombie invasions are liable to have you tensing your muscles even further invasions when they turn the game into a nighttime arena. This is Be the Zombie mode, and while using your tentacle to grapple your way around as a zombie is enjoyable, it is the tension you feel as a hunted human that makes these moments stand out. You can tweak your setting to allow or disallow these sudden multiplayer matches, and there's no shame in wanting to explore without distraction. But if Dying Light's nighttime pressures appeal to you, allowing zombie attacks further extends that drama.
I am rooting for Dying Light's success, even as I shake my head at its avoidable foibles. I understand it, I get it, and so I find pleasure in it even as it disappoints me, even when I land between a fence and a rocky cliff and get stuck there, even when I don't grab a ledge or pole after a jump for reasons that I can't quite understand. My dearest Dying Light, I am so grateful for your specialness, for it shines through even when I am prepared to damn you to hell.
Join in us over the next few days as we look at all of the leading games consoles and platforms out right now and try to convince you why you should spend your hard-earned cash. Today, Kevin VanOrd tells you why the PlayStation 4 is the console to own in 2015.
The PlayStation 4 has had undeniable market success, so it seems pointless to regale you with tales of sales numbers and game attach rates. Needless to say, if you buy one, you will have no trouble finding a community for the online games you love, and you'll have all of the multimedia applications you should expect: YouTube, Netflix,
By name alone, that this beta constitutes the game's launch. Nonetheless, it comes with the bugs and glitches associated with a game in progress. There are times when your vampire may refuse to completely vault over a ledge onto a rooftop, which is particularly bad during a hasty escape, when his pallid backend may become a pincushion. Worse, however, are the rare connection errors with the server, which vary in range from bolas and arrows flying through enemies, to warping from one wall back into the original without warning. But these are standard-issue problems for the most part; what stands out above all is the fickle party system. At times, accepting an invite doesn't place you in a party according to your screen, though the host's screen shows otherwise, and trying to join a match with a broken party never works. But at least that isn't as bad as when the game decides to crash, which it does on occasion after you accept a game invite.
Nosgoth is surprisingly fun, given the glaring problems. Sure, matchmaking is a mess and glitches need to be ironed out, but Nosgoth at its finest is still a promising multiplayer game, and I look forward to seeing how far it goes. It does need more: more classes, more maps, more game modes, more everything. And for the most part, the developer has been upfront that updates are coming quickly, starting with a new map and a female vampire class, both to arrive in the following weeks, with a new human class to arrive soon after. No, Nosgoth is not the Legacy of Kain everyone wanted, and it isn't exactly bold or fresh either, especially considering that it evokes bitter memories of a failed game from 2007. But with additional content, bug fixes, and needed matchmaking tweaks, Nosgoth could be something that stands strong on its own, worth returning to time and again.
"It was a dark and stormy night." So wrote novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton, creating the writing cliche to end all cliches, and inadvertently describing Life is Strange's opening scene. There's also a lighthouse in this scene, that old signaler of melodrama to come, rising above you amid the falling rain. The torrential imagery bookends the first episode of this five-part adventure, but most of the drama is of the teenage type. There are snotty girls to contend with, and privileged jocks accustomed to people bending to their will. Students fuss passive-aggressively on social media, and older adults are either mentors or bullies. This is the world seen through a young adult's eyes, a world in which every sight, sound, and whisper is full of life-ending, life-making meaning.
The particular young adult you play is Max Caulfield--no relation to The Catcher in the Rye's Holden Caulfield it would seem, though Life is Strange's references are not subtle, so I presume that Max's similarities to her namesake are not accidental. Like Holden, Max attends a private school, though her primary interest is photography and not football or fencing. She's back in her Oregon hometown to attend school after spending the last several years in Seattle, where life wasn't quite what she had imagined. "When we would play pirates in our room and in the woods, it seemed like Seattle was that fabled faraway island of treasure and adventure that we were always seeking. With coffee shops," writes Max in her diary. "But Seattle wasn't like a fable."
As it turns out, life at Blackwell Academy isn't idyllic, either. After a stern lecture by her photography professor, Max wanders through the school's halls to the bathroom. She's out of sorts: she had what seemed to be a nightmare in class--that dark-and-stormy-night scenario that began the game, and which showed a tornado roaring towards the town. As Max, you walk past blue lockers covered with posters that admonish students not to text and drive, and comment silently to yourself about the classmates you pass. When Max plugs earbuds into her ears, you hear the light indie-rock you imagine an angsty teen from the Pacific Northwest might listen to--the kind that plays when you enter a Starbucks. This may not be your reality, but it is easy to believe is it Max's. The themes and characters are familiar, in any case: the aloof school principal, the quiet religious girl, and the anxiety of being called on in class when you don't know the answer.
Well, there is one aspect that is decidedly unreal: you can rewind time. You discover your special skill during your restroom visit, when a heated confrontation between a psychopathic rich kid and the girl that confronts him ends with a bullet in the young woman's abdomen. In that moment, you reach out to help and time quickly zips back to minutes before, when you are still in class. Now you know the answers when Prof. Jefferson asks you. Now you can tell him what he wants to hear about the photography contest he wants you to enter. And now you have a chance to save an old friend's life.
Time reversal is Life is Strange's most unique element, but also its most problematic. The game is rooted in the adventure formula that has made Telltale Games's Walking Dead series so popular. You walk around the environments, interacting with people and objects, and making choices during dialogue that turn the story in a particular direction. "This action will have consequences," the game tells you, and you then wonder about the potential consequences, and mentally note them when they occur. After a single episode, it is hard to tell how intervening when a security officer is harassing a student will shift the future, but should you not like the immediate reaction, you just rewind a bit and do it over again. It's a nifty effect at first, but the rewind as a whole undermines one of the formula's most treasured elements: ownership of your decisions.
Granted, there are limitations, so you can't return to the moment of truth when a consequence becomes apparent hours later. But undoing a line of dialogue because a classmate reacts poorly to you diminishes the choice's power. I rarely sweated my decisions, because I could just try again until I landed on the one I liked best. I suspect that I may come to regret seemingly easy choices when more episodes are released and the repercussions play out. For now, however, I don't feel much ownership of Max; In , it was clear that I was playing my Bigby, but after a single episode of Life is Strange, Max isn't my Max--she's just Max.
The rewind mechanic also allows for a few light puzzles. When you rewind time you keep what you have recently picked up, and of course, you have new information you didn't have before. As a result, you might be able to perform new actions and have new conversations. Rewinding only affects the people and events surrounding you; you remain in place, with any items you may carry, while time retreats everywhere else. In this sense, rewinding your surroundings is like fast-forwarding your own body. You can avoid falling objects, for instance, by rewinding time, moving forward, and resetting time with you further ahead than when you started. Annoyingly, however, Life is Strange breaks its own time-bending rules when it suits the narrative. When you first discover your skill, for instance, you are moved back into your classroom seat, and do not remain in the bathroom. Developer Dontnod has its cake, and eats it too.
Inconsistencies of time reversal aside, Life is Strange is an involving slice of life that works because its situations eloquently capture a peculiar early-college state of mind. Some of the characterizations are too on-the-nose: of course Max's rebellious friend Chloe smokes weed and talks back to her stepfather, because that's what rebellious teens do, and of course that stepfather is an ex-military authoritarian with a buzzcut and a bad temper. This is storytelling shorthand, but much of it rings beautifully true. When Max is reunited with Chloe, the tension chokes the air: Chloe feels abandoned and angry at being left behind when Max moved, and at being ignored when Max returned to town. Max doesn't necessarily have answers for all of her choices, only apologies. These interactions can break your heart specifically because you might have had such conversations yourself. The performances, especially those of the actresses that play Max and Chloe, amplify the laughs, the groans, and the tears in equal measure, even when the dialogue takes a clumsy turn. (As it does, for instance, when you meet Blackwell's creepy janitor.)
Life is Strange sets the stage for later conflict, foreshadowing the storm to come and informing you of a young local woman gone missing. At the same time, the game makes everyone look like a guilty party. The rich frat boy with a gun, the smug school administrator, the stepdad in need of anger management skills--these and other characters have plenty to hide, though it's impossible to guess what all their secrets might be. The looming tornado and the inconsistent time mechanic seem almost unnecessary as a result, for Life is Strange's most important drama is the one developing in Max's own mind.


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On of the benefits of "working" a show like Art in the Park is my children get to come with me. Yesterday my eldest daughter came, and today my son. I enjoy having them with me. I don't to take them to my real job, so this is where they get to see me relate with people and be a professional. It is an extra classroom for them, and a place for me to be a Dad by introducing them to the world outside of the home. It also gives a me a few moments to catch that glimpse of my children Mom gets everyday in homeschooling. The glimpse of the real child of mine. What good kids they are! They each endured several hours of slow times, but they engaged other adults with conversation. They learned a great deal, and were very courteous and respectful to all they met. They even did a good job talking to people about the prints we had for sale. We also had some time to laugh and talk to each other…all in the warm golden light of early fall.
To celebrate afterwards I snapped a few images of Kalen this afternoon. I had nothing current of him in my collection, and I really was missing that.
Got to celebrate the good times…for in just a few years they'll be out and on their own!
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It was also during the 1970's when tan and brown became the signature color for Fanwood's ambulances. Members report the lighter color, actually called Casablanca Yellow by GM, was the color of member John Kraus' Pontiac. Kraus was on the ambulance committee. Other committee members came up with the brown accent color and the rest is history.
1939 LaSalle
1951 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac
1956 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac
1961 Cadillac
1966 Cadillac
1971 Cadillac
1977 Dodge Van
1980 Chevrolet Mini Mod
1990 Chevrolet/K&S Concept
1991 Wheeled Coach
1998 Braun Chief
2001 Road Rescue
2009 Braun, in service as 579
2017 Ford/ Braun Signature Series, in service as 578
1939 LaSalle1939 LaSalle, our first ambulance, bought used from the Scotch Plains Rescue Squad. LaSalle was Cadillac's "budget" brand.
1951 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac1951 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac
1956 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac1956 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac
1961 CadillacSquad founder Bill Mathews, Captain Bill Crosby and President Wilbur Childers inspect the inside of the '61. No standing inside the Caddys!
1966 Cadillac1966 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac
1971 Cadillac1971 Sayers & Scovill Cadillac debuted the trademark tan and brown colors of FRS ambulances. Tan (GM stock color called Casablanca Yellow) was the color of a squad member's Pontiac and the brown accent was suggested by the dealer. The color combination endures to this day.
1977 Dodge Van1977 Dodge Van
1980 Chevrolet Mini Mod1980 Chevrolet Mini Mod
1990 Chevrolet/K&S Concept1990 Chevrolet/K&S Concept
1991 Wheeled CoachThis rig, bought used from the Watchung Rescue Squad, was a temporary second rig until the new 78 arrived. Thus, the squad elected not to spend money to paint it the signature brown and tan of the other rigs.
1998 Braun Chief1998 Braun Chief
2001 Road Rescue2001 Road Rescue
2009 Braun, in service as 5792009 Braun, in service as 579
2017 Ford/ Braun Signature Series, in service as 5782017 Ford/Braun Signature Series, in service as 578


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In the autumn of 1957 the group contacted with producer John Madara who send the group to local DJ Larry Brown and Artie Singer of Singular Records.in this label the group recorded the original ballad_Sometimes(When I'm All Alone). and the Madara & White rockin tune_Do The Bop. but before the disc was released DJ Dick Clark suggested the song was re-recorded as_At The Hop.
LISTEN_Do The Bop.
In November the 45 was released under the group name of Danny & The Juniors without any success,in December Dick Cark invite the group to his TV show and the nation discover_At The Hop. ABC records release the disc for their national distribution and in early 1958 charted # 1 and became an international hit England #3,Australia #16...the group have big live perfomances,toured with Alan Freed and form part of the movie Let's Rock.
Following to their hit the group released another rockin tune_Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay. and charted # 19 on March of 1958.
In the summer of 1958 the group charted # 39 with_Dottie. this is the last chart of the group in the 50's.in 1958-59 they recorded four singles_A Thief/Crazy Cave, I Feel So Lonely/"Sassy Fran, Do You Love Me/ Somehow I Can't Forgety ,Of Love/Playing Hard To Get" for ABC without any success(in 1959 they recorded the first stereo 45 rpm with the_Somehow I Can't Forget. Single).
Left to right;Joe Terry, Frank Maffei, Danny Rapp, Dave White and John Madara.
Left to right;Dave White, Joe Terry ,Frank Maffei and Danny Rapp.
In late 1960 Dave White leave the group and was replaced by bill Carlucci later of Billy & The Essentials(see in this blog),the guys signed with Swan Records and charted #27 with the tune_Twistin' USA. In 1961 charted #60 with_Pony Express. and #80 with_Back To The Hop.In 1962 charted #68 with_Twistin' All Night Long. and finally # 93 with_Doin' The Continental Walk.(with Freddy Cannon)
In 1963 the group moved to Guyden and charted #99 with_Oo-La-La-Limbo. In 1964 recorded one single for Mercury and broke up.
In 1968 the guys back for an update recording of_Rock & Roll Is Here To Stay. on Capitol Records and back up to Dean Christie on their tune_Mona.
Danny & the Juniors have unreleased sides as_Let's Stomp Again.written by the group and recorded in 1962 on Guyden Records by The Sherrys.
To Listen or Download please visit;http://www.box.net/shared/oneeeuuadv
Or go to Youtube...
Additional notes.
-Their tune_Sometines. is considered one of the first ballad with a white doo wop sound.
-Frank Maffei brother was part of The Leisure Lads(see in this blog).
-In 1983 Danny Rapp dead of suicide.
-More information at;http://www.dannyandthejuniors.com/
Below two rare footage of the group on Dick Clark's American Bandstand...


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09. 17. 2009
LG's New Chocolate Gets Luxury Wrapper
By now you've seen screenshots of consumer electronics company, LG's latest interaction of the Chocolate, the BL40 and let's face it, delicious and delectable are totally appropriate descriptions. Not one to rest on their laurels, LG has teamed up with fashion label,Twenty8Twevle to create limited edition designer cases for "the supermodel of cell phones."
Creative Director Savannah Miller and her sister, actress Sienna Miller have outdone themselves. The Twenty8Twevle cases are done in bespoke leather and feature a stainless steel tag bearing the labels' name. Instead of going for an overblown design, the sisters produced something that is sleek, sexy, and exudes effortless cool, which is right in tune with the much-hyped Chocolate.
In addition to creating the luxury cases, the Chocolate will be making it's runway debut September 21st at London's Fashion Week. But for those of you that want to get a sneak peek at the Twenty8Twelve's wares or just need another reason to drool over the new Chocolate, check out newchocolate/lg.com to catch behind the scenes footage of the Miller's preparing their runway show.
No word yet on when the 128 x 51 x 10.9mm, 129g beauty with 5 megapixel camera, 4-inch HD display, and dual screen user interface will grace U.S. shores, so chocoholics everywhere are left with a serious craving for what LG's cooking.
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when someone hides something, they have something to hide! i believe that obama's original birth certificate will prove that he is NOT eligible to serve as president.
one of the entertaining sub-narratives running through the certifigate™ "controversy" tells of the epic struggle undertaken by barack "the usurper" obama and his brainwashed minions to forever keep his birth records — if they indeed exist at all — away from public scrutiny, especially scrutiny from the tireless, free, god-fearing, constitution-loving natural-born™ patriots of hardcore right-wing blog free republic.
after all, inescapable logic forces all rational citizens to conclude that ...
... there's no legitimate reason for obama not to simply release the document in question and put all this to bed. no president should begin his term with any cloud of doubt surrounding his legitimacy.
i am content to see how president obama reacts when foreigners start yanking his chain knowing how sensitive the birth certificate issue is -- else why doesn't he just release the standard form of his birth certificate.
you see, our most conscientious protectors of freedom are only concerned for the integrity of the incoming administration — for obama's sake. because this entire controversy is all of his own making!
this whole debate is unnecessary. obama should be made to show proof he was born in the US.
just show us the standard little-people form of your birth certificate and end this crazy stuff, mr. obama. TIA. (fat chance)
... he spends hundreds of thousands of dollars arguing the plaintiffs have no standing. i think he should spend the $12 and get a certified copy of the original long for birth certificate and present it at a news conference. what is he hiding? i make no claim that obama was not born in hawaii, but his strategy makes no sense to me from a legal standpoint.
once again the question arises: why would someone spend $800,000 to keep from producing a $24 document?
why aren't you asking the simplest questions, like: why doesn't he just do this, with so much riding on it? why spend upwards of a million dollars fighting the release of a $10 document?
he has spent somewhere around $1mil using 3 law firms fighting against showing his long form birth certificate. the only BC he has shown was on his dailykos web site and it was proven a forgery by no less than 3 experts. his word means nothing either.
(uh-oh ... did the great orange figurehead just get outed?)
if all the states enact requirements to produce a valid BC,will all the candidates spend in excess of 1 million dollars in each state to avoid the laws?
of course, the well-informed already know full well that there's no way in hell the usurper can ever release those records:
if it is so legit, why doesn't his legal team submit the "public" certificate of live birth to courts? would submitting a forgery be grounds for disbarment?
the constitution is nothing, if it is ignored. obama can resolve this by requesting hawaii send his certified long form birth certificate to congress. he won't. he knows he wasn't constitutionally eligible and so do a lot more politicians and judges who are just going along. it is a SAD day for the republic.
he can't make it go away.... he has no original BC to make it go away.
well, since one of his close advisers is ex CIA higher up, and had a look at his passport files illegally, i'd say a well made forgery is about to be sprung upon the courts. that is likely the reason he has stonewalled for so long, getting the best forgery money can buy and getting it into the vault in hawaii. the internet forgery could not be used to stand before a court so the new forgery must be so close to perfect that it will pass scrutiny. and many of the sheeple will exhale a sigh of relief even if they suspect the forgery. you know there are nine black robed oligarchs who will be relieved if he presents a really good forgery!
the obamanoids never address the most obvious question: if obama would produce a document for factcheck and his campaign website, why is he spending so much money resisting presenting the document to a court of law? ... i answer that by stating the obvious, he's afraid that the forgery will then be open for authentication and he cannot allow that even if he spends millions to keep it from a court's hands. he's spent close to a million sending lawyers and detectives to bury every scrap of daocumentation from his adult life. there is a very deep and abiding reason for such behavior, and it isn't aimed at being 'open and transparent'.
this flattering fiction, of obama fighting certifigate™ with tooth and nail and tons of cold hard cash, of course ignores two cavernous plot holes. first, in common with most state policies for handling vital records, hawaii state law prohibits access to certified copies of anyone's birth and death certificates — not just obama's — to those unable to demonstrate standing to see them:
[hawaii state health director dr. chiyome] fukino, however, repeated the health department's position that state law prohibits her or any other officials from actually releasing the birth certificate, which obama's campaign says shows he was born in honolulu on aug. 4, 1961.
"there have been numerous requests for sen. barack hussein obama's official birth certificate," fukino said in the statement. "state law (hawai'i revised statutes §338-18) prohibits the release of a certified birth certificate to persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record. ... no state official, including gov. linda lingle, has ever instructed that this vital record be handled in a manner different from any other vital record in the possession of the state of hawai'i."
so i think we can safely conclude that "persons who do not have a tangible interest in the vital record" would include — you guessed it — freepers.
effort required on obama's behalf: zero.
second, none of the court filings pending or already dismissed (numbering at least ten thus far) have legally required any response whatsoever from obama or any of his representatives. he's not even named as a defendant in most suits. accordingly, there's been no reported pushback from the obama side — that isn't an unsourced talking point from freeperville. there's not a single shred of evidence that a single case has been anything but routinely ignored, thereby incurring not the expenditure of a single cent in fees, nor a single drop of ink, nor a single second of thought, much less a single molecule of sweat, on obama's behalf.
effort required: zero.
if anyone's been working up a sweat, it's the freepers. our stalwart heroes have been swatting at empty air the whole time, in a magnificent kabuki crusade, which, to be honest, is the only kind of crusade these keyboard commandoes know how to wage.
and some of the rank-and-file have started to notice:
i've tried to get this information on how much was spent on any of these cases and i can't find anyone who can document this. i've heard assertions, but they were always absent any documentation or even any rationale. i would like to see that documentation that outlines who spent what and where ...
well, the research indicates that people are guessing. that's all that is going on with those figures. once someone gets some documentation (which they haven't, and which is why it doesn't exist), then we'll be able to tell. at this point in time, we've got nothing but people speculating.
another interesting thing that i saw, was that one poster was embellishing on another poster's figures. if it was one hundred thousand for a few days or a week, then it started to be two hundred thousand. then someone else would post three hundred thousand, and on it would go. finally it cleared one million dollars ... LOL...
it was sort of like telling the story in another person's ear and they would pass it on. the last person had a story that in no way resembled the original story that started it all. that's what i've seen of those figures and that "one million dollars"... :-)
... but hearing such arguments mouthed by purported fellow freepers only further demonstrates the frightening reach and magnitude of the usurper's desperate, all-encompassing machinations!
... what does this little platoon of deceivers say about the obama that he needs deceivers workign the internet to deflect people from the truth about his deciets?
i am starting to think you are a TEAM of obama lovers and/or constitutional haters who roam this site looking for BC threads.
... this is our ball and we are going to finish this game. no one picked you for the team. go home.
you are useless as a FReeper and an american.
waver not, faithful freepi, for we have the usurper on the run! how the bards shall sing of our victories!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
the certifigate kabuki crusade
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SisterBatik fabric origami cranes are folded using 100% Dutch wax print Cotton in a celebration of colours and patterns.
These make fantastic wedding and celebration favors as special keepsakes from the occasion. Or thoughtfully added to any gift box for a special touch. Also great for decorating an event tree or hung on branches and perfect table adornment; making great place card holders. At home, they also look stunning as a collection in a beautiful vase and can look magical hung on a mobile.
Mix set of 12 cranes - wing span measure 2" - 5". These are folded to keep their shape.
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This week we held our monthly strategy call with a detailed discussion on energy. Setting aside the price fluctuations that might occur in the short term, I wanted to highlight two charts from that call that are very critical for any supply analysis of oil.
The first is the long term production chart (which is posted below), which highlights the flat lining of production globally over the past five years. From 2001 – 2004, global oil production CAGRed at 1.8%, while from 2004 – 2008 it CAGRed at only 0.4%. The long term average, over 30 years, is for 0.9% annual growth in oil production. We are clearly seeing a slowdown in the rate of production growth globally.
The second chart that is critical is that of global rig count, which has been ramping dramatically for the last 10-years. Global rig count CAGRed at 5.8% from 2001 – 2004 and then 8.6% from 2004 – 2008. So investment in finding and producing oil ramped in a period in which production flat lined.
Combined, while these two charts and data sets don't necessarily validate peak oil, but they most certainly validate the fact that oil has become much more difficult to find and will require much more substantial investment than we have seen historically to grow production rates. These are two facts, and charts, to keep front and center as you position your portfolios for the tail duration on oil (three years or less).
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Last Sunday was the first half marathon in the MRTC Road Race Series. I would have posted about this race sooner, but it has been a long and terrible week. I will post about that later when I am mentally ready. For now, a quick race review.
This was race number 9 of 10 in the Road Race Series and I am 9 for 9 thus far. Just another 13.1 miles until Road Warrior status!
This race also was my eighth half marathon of the year, and thirteenth overall. This race certainly had the least amount of amenities of any half marathon that I have participated in thus far, but that was known coming into the event. No electrolyte replacement drinks, no medals, and no extra race swag. It was just a boring out and back course along Singleton Parkway from Memphis to the Millington Naval Base and back.
It was a very cool morning, which helped with my run. I love to run when the temperature is in the forties, and my results typically reflect this. This was my fastest half marathon of the year (and third fastest ever) with a time of 2:16:04, and it felt great! And this even included my fall around the halfway point of the course! This was my first fall while running in a long time, which is a surprise.
I have decided to include swag from a couple of virtual races into my two half marathons in the MRTC Road Race Series. Basically, I found two physical races that offered virtual options, and did what I needed to do to qualify for the events. Then I just but the medals away until each half in the Road Race Series, then I awarded them to myself as if the race awarded the medal. I still ran the miles for both events, but now my medal rack accurately reflects the number of completed events by me.
For the first half, I used the medal and shirt from the ODDyssey Half Marathon. You probably have seen the medal from this event since it is already popping up on the best medals of the year lists all over the place. It is a mountable bottle opener, which is awesome ans quite unique. I ran the 13.1 miles for this medal back in July, but waited until last Sunday to "award" it to myself.
All and all, it was a good day of running, but I am very happy that there is only one more race in the Road Race Series.


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The electric powered Mcrae Dune Buggy will be the first green dune buggy to attempt to traverse 5,500 miles of the grueling desert terrain for the 2010 Dakar Competition in South America which kicks off January 1st and lasts till January 15th. This electric powered Mcrae Dune Buggy will be surrounded by a bunch of gas guzzling competitors and can possibly change the way of things if it prevails. Part of the Anglo-Dutch team that's headed by Alistair McRae, the ultra-lightweight McRae Buggy boasts a 54-kWh lithium-ion battery pack and a robust 200-kW electric motor that features three power settings (eco, standard and full attack). The green buggy also features an aerodynamically optimized body and trick shock absorbers that convert kinetic energy from ruts and bumps into usable electric power. And instead of refueling with gas, its' pit crew will consist of vehicles equipped with DC quick chargers. Badass!
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At 99 years old, Grace Lee Boggs has spent most of her life involved with many of the major American social movements of the last century. Reel Asian is so proud to have screened AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS last year, where it went on to win the Best Feature Film Award at the festival. The film documented Grace's life through her work as a social activist, philosopher, feminist and writer.
Here are the photos from last year's packed screening – director Grace Lee was in attendance for intro and Q&A.
The team behind AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS sent a message to friends and supporters to help contribute to Grace's hospice fees. All DVD purchases of AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY: THE EVOLUTION OF GRACE LEE BOGGS for the month of December 2014 will be donated towards Grace's hospice care. See the message below:
I had a chance to visit Grace Lee Boggs recently in Detroit.
As some of you may know, Grace has been in hospice care since September. We held hands as she talked about subjects as diverse as aging and dying, growing up Chinese American in Queens in the 1920s, and how we need to listen to the young people of Ferguson. It was a strain for her to speak, but at one point she expressed how nice it was for us to be there with her as she struggles with what it means to be 99 years old.
I'm sharing this story because Grace's friends and colleagues have set up a trust to help defray the expenses of her very costly long-term 24-hour care — which allows her to make her final transition at home, surrounded by those closest to her. Her monthly costs are $8000 — and her own personal savings are being rapidly depleted.
Here at American Revolutionary, we have committed to donate all of the proceeds from our DVD sales for the month of December towards Grace's care. If you don't have your own copy yet, this is a great opportunity to re-connect to Grace's story and to give back to someone who has been fighting for all of us. Having just watched the film again with a Detroit audience this weekend, in light of Ferguson the conversations continue to be lively and inspired.
If you would prefer to donate directly to this fund, either a one-time donation or on a recurring basis, you can find more information here.
The DVD features include:
• Deleted scenes
• A Conversation with Grace Lee Boggs: USC, 2009 & On Revolution
• A Conversation Between Grace Lee Boggs and Angela Davis, UC Berkeley 2012
• Filmmakers Commentary
• Grace's reaction to the film
• Spanish subtitles and closed captioning for the feature film
Purchase the film here.
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Thanks again for your ongoing support of the film and of Grace Lee Boggs.
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We here at the Philly Burb Mom sites are REALLY excited to introduce you to our newest contributor, Bridget Burns-Walsh. Bridget will be bringing us up-to-the-minute fashion trends, tips for dressing stylishly on a budget, and spotting steals and deals as part of our bi-weekly Trendy Thursday column. We welcome Bridget into the Philly Burb Mom family and look forward to being just a bit more fashionable here in the Philly 'burbs!
2. When did you start Bridie's Baubles? How did you get the idea to launch this type of store?
Bridie's went live in November 2006! Owning my own boutique is the dream of a thirteen-year-old teenager captivated by big cites, upscale boutiques & large department stores!
While planning our wedding and always in search of unique accessories I found a lack of upscale accessory boutiques. Looking to retire from corporate America and end the sixty-hour traveling workweeks to raise my family, the concept of an E-commerce boutique was born! Our name Bridie's is a Diminutive form of Bride, and Anglicized form of Bridget. And well a Bauble is a showy shiny trinket so the two were married!
3. What do you like best about being an independent store-owner?
This career choice allows me to keep my family as my first priority while enjoying the fringe benefits of great accessories! I am afforded the opportunity to learn and grow in a career I love. I am the master of my own domain, defining my own style one day at a time.
4. Tell us a little bit about what trends you are seeing in the bridal accessory industry right now.
Romance and dreamy style is key this Spring, it was all the buzz at the Bridal Market week. It is all about dimension, soft fabrics & texture, organza, tulle & lace with lots of texture, ruffles, layers & flowers. Surprisingly enough many designer dresses are donning Pick up skirts accompanying the runway with Trumpet & full flirty skirt styles! Accessories are dramatic necklines, cuff bracelets, feather fascinators, hair accessories & hats. Black & white weddings are making a large imprint this Spring as are saturated bright colors like turquoise & kelly green matched with yellow for a little eccentric touch! Peacock inspirations and hair accessories are bold new looks turning an average Bridesmaid into a Trendsetter!
5.You also sell jewelry to people other than brides, right? Tell us about that.
Bridie's offers Fashion & Couture styles. Our objective is to offer affordable unique accessories that transform from the "I Do's" to a Night on the Town or Everyday Chic. Bold Swarovski crystals & funky pearls both full of color and edgy styles, unique satin ribbon & cuff bracelets, statement necklaces & monogram jewelry & gifts, fun hair accessories, lil girl sparkling jewels &, fashion forward purses & chic bolero jackets. Most of our items are customizable and Bridie's offers free style consultations for your everyday style or special event!
6. So, here's the age-old question Bridget, How do you manage being an on-line store-owner and consultant with your duties as a mother and wife?
Let me know when you figure it out! Each week I set out with a To Do list by day and it is driven by my lil men's schedules. From there I fill in the blanks. Some days are dedicated to merchandising the boutique with new lines, others to social media or bridal consultations. Life moves fast I guess I just jump on board and juggle just like the next Mom!
Bridget, we can't wait to read your bi-weekly Trendy Thursday column here at Philly Burb Moms. Thanks so much for sharing your industry experience and eye for fashion and trends with all of our readers!
Bridget's first article will be posted here next Thursday, March 10th. Make sure you come back to check it out!