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Oru Kuppai Kadhai Wiki, Star Cast Actors, Actresses, Crew Members & Story line (South Indian Thriller Film) 2018: Hi friends, I am back to give you all the latest updates Oru Kuppai Kathai Wiki, Cast, Crew & Story line. Furthermore, this is a Tamil action film. In addition to this, Oru Kuppai Kathai has scheduled to go on floors on 25th of May 2018.
Oru Kuppai Kadhai Wiki, Full Cast, Crew & Story line (Tollywood Drama Film)
Star Cast of Oru Kuppai Kadhai
Actor Dinesh
Dinesh is an Indian actor and dance master in Tamil films. Furthermore, he is starting his new innings in South Indian movies as an actor with the film Oru Kuppai Kadhai.
Manisha Yadav
Manisha Yadav is an Indian born actress working in Tamil cinema. Moreover, she has known for the movies such as "Vazhakku Enn 18/9" (2012), "Aadhalal Kadhal Seiveer" (2013) and "Jannal Oram" (2013). She has featured in Ekta Kapoor's historic drama show "Jodha Akbar".
In fact, she is the recipient of Vijay Award for the Best Debut Actress in the year 2012 for the movie "Vazhakku Enn 18/9". Presently, she is focusing on her upcoming movie "Pottu" releasing in 2018.
Aadhira Pandilakshmi (Saroja)
Aadhira Pandilakshmi is an Indian based Tamil actress. In fact, she is playing the role of Saroja in "Oru Kuppai Kadhai". Furthermore, she has famed for the movies like "Moodar Koodam" (2013), "Kanithan" (2016) and "Kolanji" (2018).
Sujo Mathew (Arjun)
Sujo Mathew is Tamil actor of Indian origin. Moreover, he is portraying the role of Arjun in Oru Kuppai Kadhai. In fact, he has appeared in film like "Oru Kuppai Kadhai" (2018).
Crew Members of Oru Kuppai Kadhai
Kaali Rangasamy (Director)
Kaali Rangasamy is an Indian born director associated with South Indian Cinema. Moreover, he has directed 2018s movie name "Oru Kuppai Kadhai".
Mohamed Aslam (Producer)
Mohamed Aslam is an Indian born producer in Tollywood movies. In addition to this, his recently, released movie is "Oru Kuppai Kadhai" (2018).
Aravindan (Producer)
Aravindan is an Indian producer. In addition to this, he has known for the movie "Oru Kuppai Kadhai" (2018).
Joshua Sridhar (Music Director)
Joshua Sridhar is an Indian based music director and composer. Furthermore, he has composed songs for the movies like "Abhayam" (2005), "Uyir" (2006), "Aran" (2006), "Appavi" (2011), "Yuvan" (2016) and "54321" (2016) and "Oru Kuppai Kadhai" (2018).
Magesh Muthusamy (Cinematographer)
Magesh Muthusamy is an Indian cinematographer. Moreover, he has worked in movie name "Oru Kuppai Kadhai" (2018).
Gopi Krishna (Editor)
Gopi Krishna is an Indian editor in Tollywood movies. In fact, he has worked as an editor in movies like "Kutti Puli" (2013), "Ner Ethir" (2014), "Vanna Jigina" (2015), "Thani Oruvan" (2015), "Bongu" (2017), "Dora" (2017), "Mannar Vagaiyara" (2018) and "Oru Kuppai Kadhai" (2018).
Story line of Oru Kuppai Kadhai (Tamil Film) 2018
Oru Kuppai Kadhai is a South Indian movie full of action, drama and thrill. Moreover, Kaali Rangasamy is the director of the movie. Moreover, Dinesh is stepping in Tollywood with this movie. In fact, he is a renowned dance master. The story line of the movie revolves around the leading star casts of the movie Manisha Yadav and Dinesh. In the second half of the movie you will find combination of drama and exciting thrill in the movie.
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|REGISTRATION - Optometry Student Extern Registration
|An extern is defined as an unregulated student of an accredited university optometry program, an unregulated student of a non-accredited optometry program; or, an unregulated graduate of a non-accredited optometry program who is currently enrolled in the International Optometric Bridging Program. All students must work under the supervision of a Regulated Member.
An Extern Application Form must be completed and signed by the supervising optometrist, a representative of the student's School of Optometry or a representative of the International Optometric Bridging Program. The Alberta College of Optometrists also requires that the supervising optometrist either add the student extern to their liability insurance coverage or obtain a copy of the School of Optometry's global insurance coverage for students which specifies the coverage for students under their program. The extern student should also be clearly identified to the public and other staff (e.g. via a name tag).
Section 14 (1) and (2) of the Optometrists Profession Regulation states that a student who is enrolled in a program of optometry approved by the Council may perform the restricted activities specified in the regulation. The supervising optometrist would be required to meet the following conditions:
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Wildfowling is the pursuit of wild fowl in wild places. As a shooting sport it is unique in that success depends more upon the wildfowler's knowledge of the habits and habitat of his quarry than upon his marksmanship skills. It is, however, more than just a sport. For those who have responded to the call of a wild estuary, fowling can become a way of life, a consuming passion which leads them relentlessly to seek a better understanding of the birds which inhabit the land and water beyond the tideline.
In the eyes of many folk, the wildfowler must appear to be a very strange individual. Whether he sets out on a mild October morning, battles against the gale of a November storm or endures frozen fingers in late December, the longshore gunner is privy to a world which is known to only a tiny proportion of 21st-Century mankind. The marshes and saltings below the sea wall, especially in mid-winter, constitute one of the last remaining areas of true wilderness to be found in this crowded country. When the rest of the nation is asleep, a solitary wildfowler can experience a communion with nature which is well-nigh impossible in any other setting.
Not only will he share his world with a rich multitude of genuinely wild fauna, he will encounter weather conditions which would send most of his compatriots scurrying for sanctuary. To be successful at his craft he must learn to read the natural signs – wind, tide and moon – and become thoroughly familiar with the topography of his chosen estuary. Dawn and dusk will become as significant to him as "News at Ten" is to his city-bound brethren.
All the fowler's senses play their part in revealing to him the full wonder of this environment. He sees dark storm clouds scudding across a slowly lightening sky. He hears the ebb and flow of tides and the myriad calling of dozens of species of shore birds. He smells the iodine of estuarine vegetation and tastes the salt spray in the air. All of those combine to fill out the mental images which colour his anticipation as each new season draws nigh and they are all part of the memories which sustain him through the days when his gun is safely locked away in its cupboard.
The east of Scotland contains several of the UK's prime wildfowling areas – Montrose Basin, the Tay and Eden Estuaries and several sections of the Firth of Forth. In some place the wildfowling is now restricted by permit schemes but, in others, it is still pursued in the traditional manner under the ancient rights of the Scottish foreshore.
If the sport of wildfowling is to survive in the east of Scotland (and Scotland in general), it is essential that everyone who comes here for fowling supports this club. There are three categories of membership: Full Member, Junior Member and Supporter Member.


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Abike Dabiri, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora has reacted to the joke made by popular American comedian, Jimmy Kimmel on President Muhammadu Buhari being 'cloned' and replaced by 'Jubril of Sudan'.
According to Abike, she said "Cracking up on Jimmy Kimmel Live joke on the issue of Buhari cloning.
"Jimmy is a comedian, his source of livelihood. The joke is a no to the stupidly of even believing in the cloning narrative at all, not on PMB. Won't waste energy on this. That's all.
Meanwhile the comedian had earlier in his joke which was aired on ABC news in the US, taunted Buhari over the issue brought up by the leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu that the president is dead and replaced by Jubril Al Sudani.
It was reported that the President went to Poland and countered the rumour, claiming that he is the real Buhari and not cloned.


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Item Name: MINI APM V3.1 Flight Controller With GPS
Hardware version: V3.1
Dimension: 35 x 35mm
Weight : about 22g
Support mode: fixed wing,multi-rotor
Interface: 8 output, 8 way output, GPS, telemetry +OSD, I2C (for external Compass), voltage and current detection input, USB, power supply input
Function and firmware are the same as APM, can be used in fixed wing and multi-rotor.
GPS with onboard compass
8-CH output and 8-CH input
Can connect to external GPS,telemetry system and PM module
12-CH function interface
A0 – A12 interface has also been introduced in V3.1 version.
Mini APM no internal integrated compass, need customer self configuration GPS module with a compass.
Package Included:
1 x MINI APM V3.1 Flight Controller with case
1 x GPS module with compass
1 x connecting wire


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The Cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 13!! Live Blog of the Announcement!
Okay, here we go – Bachelor Pad. Real trash TV – like stopping for a train wreck. 🙂 Do not be surprised if I update this post just with commentary on this show. If I have to suffer, you have to just a little bit. 🙂 I suspect they will make us wait till the end of the show – or perhaps half in the middle and half in the end?? You know how the producers like to change stuff up. Vogue will be tweeting the announcement on Twitter, if you follow @PureDWTS and/or @TVBlog. I'll add in @PureDerekHough so she can tweet from there as well.
Blargh…Jake Pavelka.
Who wants wine?? 🙂
Can you believe there's a chick wearing a tiara on this show?? And she's talking about having good lips because she gets injections every six months. You guys OWE me. 😉
First commercial break and no sign of The Berge. I'm bored already. Corkscrew…Heh…first teaser for the announcement and you know they're waiting until the end.
Seriously, Kasey worried about guys kissing Vienna?? RE-lax, dude, she ain't that great.
I feel nauseous.
Commercial break number two and a check of twitter reveals the THIRD playboy bunny of the day tweeting Derek about how nice it was to meet him last night. Get me boobs, STAT!!!
Wow. Sweet car. What is it? Lamborghini??
Commercial Break 3. Ooohhh….good tease for Castle. I expect another tease for the reveal in 4…3…2…
Those are the most hugemongous wine glasses I've seen. I thought mine was big….
This story about this woman's mother getting killed when she was a child is horrible!! Sad. Okay now we're back to shallow and pathetic.
Oooo…hot air balloon at night. Pweeettttyyyyy. Wine. :::nom nom:::
Another manufactured awkward silence on The Pad and we're into Commercial Break 4. We should be getting something in the next 20 minutes. Please, god…
Stand by, this show is about to get violent. Things are looking up. If we're lucky there will be bloodshed.
This Blake dude is a dumb ass (tm Red Foreman).
Thanks to the person on twitter who suggested Tabasco in the eyes…that shit burns you know. 🙁
Okay, pay attention – provided that Brooke isn't completely full of crap, there should be something in the next 8 minutes.
Wouldn't it be funny if Blake hopped out of the limo and slammed the door on Holly's legs?? Just me?
Wouldn't it be funny if Holly skiied into a tree?? No?
Stand by….it should be now….and no shock Brooke has no clue…
Oh my god….super corny….no wonder he's on this show….
Okay so they just showed a countdown clock with less than ten minutes on it.
Now we need a break from the drama for some DRAMA!!! Bring on Brooke and Tommy B!!
And Here we GO!!! Brooke and Tom!!! The CAST is….
Ricki Lake – Actress and TV Show Host, Ricki is 42 and best known for her role in Hairspray and her TV talk show.
Ron Artest – Pro Basketball Player with the LA Lakers. He is 31 and also has a bit of a reputation. 🙂
Kristin Cavallari – Actress, best known for her "role" in reality shows Laguna Beach and the Hills, but has also appeared in CSI and numerous other show.
Chynna Phillips – singer and actress, best known as part of Wilson Phillips. Daughter of Mama's and Papa's band members John and Michelle Phillips. Chynna is 43 years old and married to William Baldwin.
David Arquette – David is an actor with a long Movie and TV resume, including the Scream series. At age 39 he is married to Courtney Cox.
Carson Kressley – surprise!!!Carson is best known for the TV Show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and being all around hilarious!! Carson is 41 years old.
Tom gave a hint by showing Mamma Kardashian in the audience. And the other half will be announced later.
Here we go!! Part II!!
Nancy Grace – Nancy is a legal commentator, talk show host, TV Journalist, and former prosecutor. She has her own TV show on HLN. She's 51 years old and a married mother of twins. To say that she is a controversial figure is putting it a bit mildly.
Jr. Martinez – JR is an actor on All My Children, but he's also a retired soldier and spokesman. He served in Iraq where, in 2003, he was burned over 40% of his body. He's 28 years old.
Hope Solo – Goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's Soccer Team. Hope is 30 years old and single.
Rob Kardashian – Really only famous for his family, Rob is on Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Khloe and Lamar. His father was attorney Robert Kardashian, who worked on the O.J. Simpson Trial.
Elisabetta Canalis – An Italian actress and model, Elisabetta is best known in this country for dating George Clooney. She is 32 years old.
Chaz Bono – Transgender activist, Chaz also is a musician. He is best known, probably, as being the only child of Sonny And Cher.
Tom talking to David about why he's doing the show. He says dancing makes him happy and it provides grace in his life.
Cameron Matheson – JR, you have been an inspiration to your fans…. JR – I want people to take away that positive thinking with a positive attitude you can get through anything. (I love him).
George Penachio – Nancy, how do you compare live news with the pressure of Live Dancing – lot easier to report on the news than to be the news….
Monica Rizzo from People – Ricki Lake – fan since hairspray. Will that give you and edge. Ricki – I was 200 lbs and faking it and I was younger. No edge.
Brooke – Chaz, what do you think of the competition?? Chaz – it's daunting. 🙂
Note: all of the above was me typing and paraphrasing very quickly to try and get the gist. I appreciate the reporters not giving all the attention to Chaz. Brooke was the only one to ask him a question.
Okay, that's it for the cast announcement. Later tonight I will take a stab at guessing the pairs. Stay tuned for all the Season 13 news and the Pairs announcement on Wednesday.


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Valentine's Day
Alive, Alive No.
I pulled a free copy of Alive, Ireland's Catholic Monthly Newspaper from our letterbox yesterday evening. I threw the pile of mail onto the kitchen table and took off my coat. I proceeded to filter out the junk flyers and fire them into the recycling bin. In a lazy attempt of avoiding dinner preparation, I stopped when I reached Alive. I sat down and began to flick through the pages. I had a pre-conceived idea of what the topics literature would focus on. So it's with utter disgust that I say it was far worse than my initial predictions. I got all the way to page 2 before encountering what was to be the first of 7 articles perfectly intertwined with modern day homophobia.
The initial article presented itself as a weak argument against marriage equality. In the opinion column, Derek Byrne writes that gay couples are not monogamous. He insists that the majority of gay couples don't lead monogamous lifestyles. And well, since Mr. Byrne is himself a gay man, this sweeping, generic and fact-less statement must be true. Lies! The article is a pathetic attempt to smear the assumed stereotypical over-erotic or sensuous lifestyle that gay people, even gay couples lead. Well I'm sorry to disappoint the readers, but the lives of my friends and I are just as normal as yours. I lead an entirely monogamous lifestyle consisting of regular early nights and the occasional breakfast in bed. Not exactly exotic, or any different to the rest of Irish couples. Thank you though Derek, for feeding the readers an absolutely ridiculous lie and painting a truly flawed picture of genuine gay couples in Irish society. Two pages in and Alive have already managed to plant their 'subtle-not-subtle' seed of homophobia. A seed which steadily cultivates as one reads on.
Grudgingly turning to page 4, we encounter the first of Alive's articles concerning Marriage Equality. Here we go. Author Gerard Murphy marvelously conveys a condescending and arrogant response to the Marriage Equality campaign underway in Ireland. The RTE Saturday night show had Minister Simon Coveney as a recent guest. On the show he spoke of how he is part of the campaign fighting for Irish law to introduce Marriage Equality. That's it. Plain and simple. But Murphy just can't fathom this. It's an 'odd notion' as he calls it. Poor Gerry. Butter wouldn't melt. He just can't understand why Minister Coveney (and hundreds of thousands others might I add) are fighting for this equality. It is absolutely astonishing how he manages to write the article in such a subtle passive aggressive tone. It is equally if not more frightening, that some readers might not pick up on this, and simply take what Murphy says as Gospel (excuse the pun). Looking at it through my eyes, all I see is blatant pro-inequality rambling. But what do others see? This worry's me. Finishing page 4 has turned my dinner preparation procrastination into a much more sinister affair.
On we go to page 7 where Alive have managed to pack two anti-marriage equality two onto the same page. How economical. First up, it's Ashers Bakery in Belfast. This made headlines back in November when the bakery refused to bake a cake for Queer Space, a volunteer organisation supporting LGBT people in Northern Ireland. Why did Ashers refuse to bake the cake? Well, in the words of their General Manager David McArthur,
"In the past, we've declined several orders which have contained pornographic images and offensive, foul language."
Ok David, but what has that got to do with gay people? Am I missing something? Hang on… Oh. He's grouping porn, foul language and gay people all together. As Irish Central author Cahir O'Doherty points out –
'the ease with which McArthur compares all three says all you need to know about his – and his company's [discrimination]'.
In this particular Alive article, it's the editor McKevitt who has a few words to say. He thanks the bakery for their practice of discrimination (albeit not in those words), insists that the issue at hand is not actually about discrimination, and compares equality laws to the Sharia. Sharia! After a weak argument against secularization, McKevitt goes on to say that our society is now centred on "empty notions like 'equality', 'tolerance' and 'rights'." Since when are these empty notions? Not in any society that I want to live in. I'd also like to add that McKevitt put 'Sharia' in his article title, big and bold, yet he mentions it just once. In the second last paragraph. Shameful scare tactics there, continuing to water this seed of homophobia.
I don't have to look far for the next article, as on the same page lies yet another concerning Minister Conveney and RTE's Saturday Night show. One piece just wasn't good enough for the Alive readers it seems. On it goes repeating itself, and introducing some new discriminatory views. Referencing the recent show with Minister McConveney as a guest, editor McKevitt calls RTE out for not allowing both sides of a debate to be heard. Well now, where have we heard that before? Ah yes, that small Pantigate affair. No one from Alive seemed to have a problem when only their side was being heard then did they? The editor then actually calls our equality striving government 'thugs' for this reason alone. I'm really hoping that people aren't falling for this.
Let's move on to page 10. Here we have an article shedding light on the health risks to gay men. Now I can't imagine many gay men look to Alive when they want to get some helpful medical information. So what's the point of this article in a Catholics newspaper? The only reason for this disgustingly written article is to 'gay shame'.
"American government officials have reported that men with same-sex attraction, just 2% of the total male population, accounted for 63% of all new HIV/AIDS cases in the US in 2010."
JUST 2%. Just 2%. In other words, we're going to make it look like we genuinely care about the health of gay men, when in fact we're actually just trying to portray them as a small and 'infected' minority. This is too much condescending to take. The article proceeds to highlight plenty more facts about how gay men are at risk despite knowing how to protect themselves. Why don't they just use condoms? If they were in straight or monogamous relationships then this wouldn't be happening to them. It's all their fault etc. etc. Not a very original attack, but hey, anything to help water that seed.
My patience is certainly wearing thin. Finally, on page 14 the last article is basically a repeat of the praise given to Ashers Bakery for their act of discrimination. Huzzah Ashers Bakery! Two articles in Alive newspaper. Flippin' famous. I threw the magazine in the bin and angrily began to make dinner. How in God's name (pun entirely intended) is this the written word of modern Catholics? I am a Catholic. Yet when I read a newspaper for my own faith, there are 7 entire articles that criticize who I am.
The authors of this newspaper are undoubtedly model citizens. They're probably dream neighbors. And it's these exact people who cause the biggest threat to Marriage Equality in Ireland and worldwide. No one favours an extremist. Just look at the Westboro Baptist Church. They have successfully turned the entire world against them. Unfortunately this isn't just because of their message, but rather because of their methods. People favour a more subtle approach when it comes to homophobia. You know, 'Oh I'm not homophobic, I just think that marriage just be between a man and a woman'. Awh, you said it so sweetly I could almost agree. Wait, WHAT? You are against Marriage Equality. You are against EQUALITY. That is entirely homophobic. By all means, make up your own mind. But please, do not entertain the warped views of these authors. Alive, Alive No.
At Sunday family dinner when your granny asks if you're seeing anyone
HA! Thank you for this one Rory.
Listen: Mid-Week Tune – Heathers 'Forget Me Knots'
This week we're keeping it local again with Ireland's very own twin duo, Heathers. These Dublin girls wrote their first album whilst studying for their Leaving Cert. Most of us barely manage to tackle the exams alone. In this tune they also tackle a topic close to many people's hearts. Have a listen to their upbeat and inspiring track 'Forget Me Knots'.
Depression has hit the news most recently due to the recent death of loved actor Robin Williams. And while this has been a devastating blow to many worldwide, the suffering which he endured is still an everyday struggle for countless numbers of people. When we hone in on LGBT mental health in Ireland, the stats are hard to ignore. A whopping 25% of girls, and 15% of boys have tried to end their own lives at least once*. Being a good friend to someone can be challenging at the best of times. In recent days, many people have felt the need to address the subject. I read something that hit home, 'it's the hardest thing in the world to be a friend of someone with depression. But it's also the most rewarding.' It is damn hard. But it should be harder to do nothing. Don't do nothing.
You can't walk away from this song and not have 'it's alright not to feel ok' swimming around in your head. Never a truer word spoken.
(*supporting LGBT lives study)
For support or information on LGBT depression, please contact BeLonGTo
When Some Hun Spills Their Drink On Your White Cons.
Listen: Mid-Week Tune – Chloe Jac, 'Lost to You'
And look, it's Wednesday already. A bit of home grown talent for you this week. Dublin singer-songwriter Chloe Jac is currently gigging her way through London, and making some serious tunes while she's at it. Go ahead and lose yourself to the her touching track, 'Lost To You'.
Chloe takes her inspiration from many artists, including Laura Marling and Paolo Nutini. It's an energy rollercoaster watching Chloe perform. You hear her eclectic personality in her music, so you get soft tunes and absolutely high enegry tunes in the same show. It's wonderful. There's a distinctive French flare to her music and personality too. This no doubt stems from her multi-cultural upbringing with a French father. As a result, artists like C2C and Brigitte have also made an impact on the singers' style. I've known Chloe since early school days, so perhaps I'm a little bias when I say that she's one of the best singer-songwriters around. Make your own judgement I guess. But I stand by what I said!
For more music and info on upcoming gigs, check out chloe.ie


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Two Colorado Springs health care and business professionals have been elected to serve on advisory task forces for the Blue Ribbon Commission on Health Care Reform, also known as the 208 Commission.
Steve Krell, vice president of Imaging Systems and a member of Colorado Consumer Insurance Council, and B.J. Scott, president and CEO of Peak Vista Community Health Center, will each serve on one of the commission's four task forces.
Scott will serve on the Provider Task Force and Krell is on the Business Task Force. The other task forces — vulnerable populations and rural — have no Colorado Springs representatives.
Sixty-five people were chosen from 360 applications. The advisory task forces will provide input to the commission about the four proposals being evaluated by an outside consultant, and a fifth proposal that will be developed by the commission.
"We'll look to the task forces to shine the light of real-world experience on the proposals under consideration," said Commission Chairman Bill Lindsay. "For example, how would a self-insured employer, who is not subject to state regulation, view some of the proposals being considered? What kind of benefit package is acceptable to a person living with a disability? This is a level of understanding that technical analysis can't offer."
Lindsay said the group tried to select task force members who represented a broad geographic diversity, a diversity of backgrounds and experiences, and a mix of direct service users, service providers and policy experts.
The commission was created by former Gov. Bill Owens, through Senate Bill 208. The commission is charged with developing a comprehensive proposal for health care reform to be delivered to the General Assembly by January 2008.
The goal is to increase health care coverage and decrease costs for Coloradoans, with particular emphasis on the issues of the uninsured, underinsured and those at risk of financial hardship because of the costs of medical care.
Fraud seminar planned
The Colorado Health Treatment Task Force is hosting an educational event geared toward health professionals who work in a chronic disease field and are advocates for their patients or clients.
The free conference will provide participants with the tools needed to identify health fraud, as well as fraudulent material. The event is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Holiday Inn on 455 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver.
Highlights include defining health fraud, psychology of health fraud, ethics and health fraud, legal implications of health fraud, Internet fraud and identifying fraudulent products and services.
Call Lisa Cohen at (303) 819-2264 for more information.
Medicare testing electronic health records
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched a project to encourage Medicare beneficiaries to take advantage of Internet-based tools to track their health care services and provide them with other resources to communicate with providers.
The program will allow beneficiaries to access and use personal health records provided through participating health plans at www.mymedicare.gov. The records include information about medical conditions, hospitalizations, doctor visits and medications. Other information available includes policy numbers, lists of medications and medical conditions.
The beneficiary is in charge of the electronic file and can control who is able to see the information.
CMS will launch the program in July in conjunction with four health plans: HIP USA, Humana, Kaiser Permanente and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Each plan has a unique electronic record tool that will be accessible to beneficiaries.
The pilot program will last 18 months, after which CMS will assess how useful the program is to beneficiaries.
Highest percentage of uninsured children
Colorado has the highest percentage of uninsured children in the United States — 19 percent, according to a Carsey Institute study.
The study also found that more than one-third of rural children are reliant on Medicaid and State Child Health Insurance programs for medical care. The study focused on small towns and rural areas, where one-fifth of the nation's poor children live.
"Although SCHIP and Medicaid programs are largely federal programs, they obviously differ in their impact across the states," the report said. "The large differences among the states in terms of uninsured children highlight the important role state governments play in ensuring access to health care for vulnerable children."
States with the lowest uninsured rates included Vermont, 5 percent; Kansas, 6 percent; Michigan, 6 percent; Nebraska, 6 percent; New Hampshire, 6 percent; Illinois, 7 percent; Iowa, 7 percent; Tennessee, 7 percent; and Wisconsin, 7 percent.
States with the highest uninsured rates included Nevada, 16 percent; Oklahoma, 16 percent; Arizona, 17 percent; Montana, 17 percent; New Mexico, 18 percent; Texas, 18 percent; and Colorado, 19 percent.
Amy Gillentine covers health care for the Colorado Springs Business Journal.


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ratchet, clank, quark, azimuth, havok, red skull, hal jordan, and bullseye
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
daily sketches batch 10
Posted by kris anka at 9:50:00 AM
Labels: azimuth, bullseye, clank, daily sketches, hal jordan, havok, quark, ratchet, red skull
3 comments:
That Bullseye is friggin' awesome! I love that pose.
- March 15, 2011 at 12:54 PM
- JoN Lankry said...
I like your green lantern in this series
- March 15, 2011 at 4:06 PM
- fantomette said...
where the saxy at?
i need my fix of kris anka's women
show me some
(red skull face is so cool)
(i'm not a nazi)
- March 16, 2011 at 7:23 AM
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Bigma goes to Remembrance Day 2017
I took the amazing Pentax K-3II with the equally amazing Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM for Remembrance Day 2017. The snappy auto-focus captured these fast movers. The RCAF and a pair of CF-18 jet fighters (Quill 11 callsign) from 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron nicknamed the Porcupines out of 3 Wing Bagotville, Québec. RCAF CF-18 Remembrance Day flypast, over […]Read More Bigma goes to Remembrance Day 2017


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Beginning of the week, I promised a sample made from a box, well here it is with Neil
He"upcycled" a wooden suitcase that used to have a set of paints etc in for him to keep some of jhis journaling supplies in.
It started out like this
and ended up like this
I started out by gluing tissue paper to both sides to give a bit of texture. I originally laid a random assortment of masks down and sprayed with Dylusions ink but to be honest the results were not great because the tissue is so absorbent the colours bled under. Live and learn!
Anyway, I then began to randomly add texture with the masks using Pearlescent paste. After that I spritzed some copper Perfect Pearl mist in places and left everything to dry.
Once it had dried I went in with a couple of stamps and just added a few images before sealing it with matte sealer spray so the colours won't run if it gets wet.
Dylusions ink - Brown and Blue
Masks - Shoal positive, Geometric, Sequin waste and Winged Pattern
Stamps - Purely Random - Tim Holtz
See you tomorrow


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This is the blog of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, focusing on nationalism , ethnicity and national identity around the world.
In recent years, it might have seemed that nationalism and ethnic conflict is a phenomena of the 1990s. The headlines of the 2000s have been dominated by terrorism and other themes. It is of course no secret that nationalism remains a potent force and that ethnic and national identity continue to shape politics in many, if not most, countries around the world.
Understanding the continuing relevance of nationalism is crucial not just for scholars of particular countries, but also for understanding broader trends and regional dynamics. This blog seeks to provide timely commentary and analysis on events like these. Scholars and analysts associated with the Association for the Study of Nationalities will contribute their postings and we encourage a debate on the topics and postings on the topic of nationalism and ethnic conflict. For more more in depth analysis, see the journals of the ASN, Nationalities Papers and Ethnopolitics.


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Final arguments will continue today in Starke Circuit Court in the case of Jennie Carter.
Carter is facing a count of Theft as a Class D Felony in a bench trial began last Wednesday. Three witnesses testified including the lead Indiana State Police investigator in the case, Debbie Mix of the Starke County Tourism Commission and Starke County Chamber of Commerce and Jennie Carter herself.


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Babies, Babies Everywhere!
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I've been seeing cute babies this past weekend. I don't know, but I just love looking at them. If I'd ever have a baby girl in the future, she will surely be adored by the whole family. She'd wear too much pink, and will love books and music. But for now, my dolls are my babies, and I've got a whole bunch of them. You see, everytime I buy dolls, I'd envision to give them to my future baby girl. Yes, I'm forward thinking that way.
These past few days, I've been hooked with the series, Once Upon a Time. You know the series where they put the fairy tales into real characters? Since I love babies and fairytales, I came across these cute department 56 snowbabies at christmasplace and I thought they're perfect for my collection.
I can't wait to shop for (and receive) Christmas gifts. And these stuff are perfect for those who have huge doll collections. So no baby for now? Snowbabies are definitely the answer.
P.S.: Wishlist alert! :)


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How do you judge the official arrival of autumn? The first time a southbound gaggle of Canada geese honks overhead? The first explosion of color in the trees? The first time you can rake enough maple leaves to get an aromatic bonfire roaring? The kickoff of the World Series?
All are good candidates, and all serve as good markers that the seasons are really changing. But for us, the ultimate indicator came in the dark, early yesterday morning: the first frost. Once that settles in, it's the end of the growing season for a large portion of the garden. Oh, sure, there is some cold-hardy produce which can still be harvested even later in the year: leafy greens (such as collards and kale), root vegetables (beets, potatoes, etc), and so forth. But frost means the end of the line for tomatoes, peppers, and many other cold-sensitive plants. If these sensitive varieties are still out there after frost arrives, the produce is lost.
We've had frosts here as early as the 20th of September. Yes, that's before fall has even arrived on the calendar. Get surprised by something like that, and you lose a lot of the hard work that went into growing now-wasted produce. As a result, we keep a close eye on the weather forecast after Labor Day. Fortunately, this year we were blessed with above-freezing temperatures until well into October.
But that doesn't last forever – and especially not in Michigan. When we saw lows of 30F forecast for Wednesday night, we swung into action. Once his schoolwork was finished, the 15 y.o. hit the garden and began bringing in everything he could. When his two oldest siblings got home in the early evening, they jumped in to provide reinforcements. The three of them didn't finish until well after it was too dark to see.
Where does one put that mother lode of garden produce until it can be sorted and consumed or preserved? Anywhere you can. Such as, I don't know … maybe we could stash some buckets of tomatoes in a bathtub?
And maybe some baskets of peppers could be placed in the kitchen entryway? (Note the crates of potatoes that still need to be sorted and taken to the root cellar. That's what the kids had been working on before the frost warning arose.)
I'm not even going to include a photo of the living room, the floor of which is now completely covered in butternut squashes (brought in last week, to cure, before going into long term storage).
What's my favorite part of autumn? Running the wood stove has to be near the top of the list. Thursday morning, the house was the coldest it's been in a while. I laid a fire, and in no time had a wonderful little blaze going. Absolutely nothing heats a home as cozily as a crackling fire. Note the large kettle, which from now on will provide a near-constant supply of hot water on demand. And the nice warming platform for my French press coffee. Not to mention the hanging string of peppers (far right) getting dried for preservation.
No doubt about it. Fall is officially here. I think we'll celebrate by making lamb stew for Sunday dinner this week. And throwing another log on the fire, of course.


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Accompanied by captivating visuals shot in Georgia, Heal D World explores Patoranking's musical creativity and also doubles as a call to action, addressing the current social issues and general socio political issues faced in the world making emphasis to his home country, Nigeria.
Multi-award winning African artist, Patoranking has today released an empowering and redemptive anthem, Heal D World to remind his fans that their presence and actions, can make a difference to the world.
Patoranking has always stood for positivity which is very evident in his music. When asked about the song, the singer said "Heal D World is more than a song, it's a movement. I wanted to use my voice and platform to spread love and heal the world through my music."


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The big news this year is not an amazing new geranium or plant you can walk on. It's vegetables. Swiss chard has become the new petunia.
The big news this year is not an amazing new geranium or plant you can walk on. It's vegetables. Swiss chard has become the new petunia.
And why not? Vegetables are decorative. And delicious.
Gardening is undergoing a sea change. It's becoming multipurpose. Signs of the new edible landscape were evident at the Rhode Island Spring Flower & Garden Show last weekend in Providence. The marriage of food and flowers can make sense with the spiraling cost of produce.
Blended gardens, with vegetables intermingled with flowers, can be decorative, save money and reduce concerns about pesticides or food safety. When you grow your own lettuce alongside snapdragons, you know where it is coming from.
The change doesn't have to stop at vegetables. Fruit-bearing shrubs such as blueberries and raspberries can be a yard plant of choice. Strawberries can be a ground cover. Mint and thyme can be planted in walls and stone pathways. Gardeners today are thinking pretty and productive.
Homeowners who don't have a plot can follow the same trend with containers. They are now a garden staple, not a passing fad. Containers were everywhere at the flower show, used as an accent or the main event. Kale was grown in one and pruned up as a tree form so it almost looked like a miniature palm tree.
Miniature apple or peach trees will grow in pots, too. Creeping flowers and draping vines can be added for more drama. Mesclun and herbs can be grown in window boxes and be highly decorative.
And decoration can be important. Falmouth landscaper Paul Miskovsky, who used 112 different plants to build an 1,800-square-foot exhibit at the show combining his knowledge of New England with old England, says he believes that in today's economy, "the green industry has an opportunity to brighten people's lives. People will be spending more time at home and trying to make their environment inviting. The yard will be even more important. People can enjoy simple things again."
Miskovsky thinks people will be remodeling, refining and defining the spaces they already have. Although he built a dream garden for the show — complete with bluestone patio, stone walls, fountain, mature trees, potted topiaries, huge accent stones, a colorful shed with lush window boxes and roof plantings — he expects maintenance work will be what carries him through the next year, not grand garden projects.
As for tips, he advises gardeners to take care of what they have, though to consider installing more up-to-date sprinkler systems. He also suggests using annuals to change the look of a garden.
"There are lots of new ones that are easy. There is more variety and color choice than ever before. You can change color motifs from year to year by rearranging your color palette," he says.
Miskovsky also recommends xeriscaping, a way of landscaping that conserves water. While you need to spend money initially, he considers xeriscaping a good investment. (One of his secrets: Plant grasses and drought-tolerant plants in deep, rich soil, then cover with a dressing of sand for a natural look.)
Although the economy is bleak, the flower show proved that bright colors are in, reflecting a global influence and mix of world cultures. The exhibits highlighted the warmth of Mexico, South America, Tuscany, Spain and the Australian Outback. The bold colors may be part of global awareness that has resulted from more people traveling to exotic places and bringing new ideas home.
Red is the new hot color, seen in everything from shrub roses to rhododendrons to new shades of mandevilla. Yellow is another sensation. Safe pastels are definitely out, and tropical-looking foliage is in.
Big and bright can be found in in-your-face flowers like sunflowers and dahlias. Asian, African, Indian and Middle Eastern influences can be seen in bright pots, ornaments, icons and outdoor objects d'art.
It seems that gardeners can forget staid and safe for this year.


text: The Wall Street Journal Law Blog post on Manhattan law firms dealing with the Sandy superstorm should trigger some professional soul-searching. How prepared are you for a natural (or other) disaster? If you're in the mood to think about it, check out the State Bar's PMRC material on disaster planning.


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Welcome to Journalistic Writing, Spring 2010 Semester. Here's the syllabus for our course, of course subject to revision or change at some point. I will let you know if anything major changes! Here is the Revised Syllabus (PDF) with the new assessment system included: Journalistic Writing Syllabus, Spring 2010, Revised (PDF) Your homework for next […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on Welcome: Journalistic Writing, Spring 2010
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Folks: here's a list of the homework for Week 1 (ie. due Tuesday of Week 2): Pick up a copy of a mass-market English-language magazine. As I said, I don't care whether you choose something simpler and more basic (and learn about structure and attention-grabbing) or choose something more intellectual (and learn more about complex, […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on Homework for Week 1
Folks, For Tuesday, March 23rd: Those of you who have pitched topics and got a final topic to work on, should have begun writing and researchuing your articles already. Those of you who have no pitched yet, think about your topics and improve your angle ideas and pitches. We're going to be finishing the pitching […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on Article for Critique
Sorry for the lack of an update, folks. I've been a bit busy with things like grading, and also got sick.I can't lecture today (April 27th) but I should be okay by Thursday.There were some inquiries as to your current articles and upcoming plans, so here's my plan right now: Your best draft of your […]Continue Reading... Comments Off on A Belated Update


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At odds with the image of serene Tibetan locals who wisely guide climbers up Mount Everest come reports that an unruly mob of them attacked a trio of mountaineers on Sunday. Both sides say the other started the fight.
Police, the Ministry of Tourism and the Sherpa Association are investigating the alleged brawl that involved a group of three climbers from Italy, Switzerland and Britain. The climbers say they were attacked without provocation; the Sherpas claim they retaliated after being threatened.
Involved in the tussle were Swiss national Ueli Steck, Italian Simone Moro and British national Jonathan Griffith.
In a statement released to Sky News, Griffith said that the fight took place on the Lhotse Face between Camp Two, with altitude of 24,750 feet, and Camp Three at 27,390 feet.
An American eyewitness said that Steck and Moro were asked to wait on the mountain while a group of Sherpas rigged up ropes. The Europeans, experienced and record-holding climbers, were accompanied by a photographer documenting their attempt to climb the mountain by a new secret route without supplementary oxygen. The eyewitness said they ignored the Sherpas' request and carried on.
"The Sherpas told the team not to climb above them while they were fixing the ropes but they did it anyway. Then some ice fell and hit the Sherpas, which made them angry," he said.
What followed, according to Griffith, was a confluence of events that culminated at the end of the descent back to Camp Two, where "some 100 Sherpas had grouped together and attacked us. They became instantly aggressive and not only punched and kicked us but threw many rocks as well," said Griffith.
He described how a small group of other climbers saved them from "the out of control mob."
"We owe our lives to these brave and selfless people," Griffith said, and offered his theory that the mishap was borne, "from a far more deep-rooted and long-term problem, which is the way that Nepalis feel treated by Westerners on the mountain and this was a uprising against that."
Sitaram Karki, the chief district officer in Solukhumbu, said officials were investigating but that the details were still unclear.
"There are communication issues high on the mountain, but we have received reports of a fight and deployed our team to investigate," he said.
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Written by Ken Gaebler
Published: 9/4/2014
ADT Pulse study shows the importance of technology for today's small business owners and demonstrates how much entrepreneurs lean heavily on tech tools--even when they're on vacation.
Technology plays a critical role in small business. No surprise there. But in today's constantly connected world, small business owners are becomingly increasing reliant on personal technologies to keep tabs on their companies, even when they are supposed to be on vacation.
A recent ADT survey showed that more than half (55%) of small business owners never travel without their mobile phones so they can continue to check in on their companies when they are out of town.
Similarly, 45 percent of business owners reported that they find it very difficult to "check out" when they are away from the office, prompting 44 percent to call, text or email their companies everyday.
What's motivating small business owners to remain so connected to their companies? According to the ADT survey, it's fear and guilt. While a quarter of respondents said they were nervous something would happen to their companies when they were away, 21 percent indicated that they felt guilty about leaving their businesses unsupervised.
To help mitigate the anxiety and uncertainty of spending time away from the business, ADT suggests that small business owners may want to double down and leverage additional technology tools like video surveillance (real-time or event-triggered monitoring), custom alerts (emails or text messages when a specified task is completed), and remote temperature and lighting control solutions.
"Our main priority is to address the challenges that keep small business owners up at night -- whether they are at work, at home, or thousands of miles away on vacation," said Luis Orbegoso, president of ADT Small Business.
But is more technology the best response to handling the pressures of being an entrepreneur? Although the right technology solutions can improve entrepreneurs' control and peace of mind, some business owners may ultimately need to do a better job balancing their personal and professional lives--even if that means turning off their devices and delegating responsibilities to others in the business.
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Privacy in the Age of Social Media and Radical Transparency
Bruce Schenier at Wired wrote an excellent piece ("It's Time to Drop the 'Expectation of Privacy' Test") about the need to drop the "Expectation of Privacy" test currently used as the primary case law that determines the constitutionality of government action. He cites some of the analysis and proposed alternatives from Daniel Solove, Orin Kerr, and Jed Rubenfeld.
It is crucial that the US take concrete efforts to address this issue; more information is being created (in 2008, 4 exabites of unique information was generated – more than all of the data created in the preceeding 5,000 years), digitized and held (potentially indefinitely), this will only become an increasingly dire concern. This is especially true when one considers the spectre of a privatized federal intelligence-gathering infrastructure.
The problem becomes apparent, too, when one thinks of how defamation law works given the "public figure doctrine." Under the current model, private citizens are affored more protection than public figures. But what constitutes a "public figure" in the age of social media? Does simply creating a MySpace profile qualify? What about publishing a Twitter feed?
In the book Born Digital (which I'm reading), the authors (John Palfrey and Urs Gasser) run through the lifecycle of a child born today to illustrate how vastly more data is created and available about them than in any generation in history – and how decisions that will affect the rest of their lives are made without their consent by unwitting parents.
In the area of government and civil rights, there have already been abuses of the warrantless wiretapping power that the Bush Administration claimed for itself as the administration illegally wiretapped journalists and aid workers. Perhaps the solution to this lack of privacy is more transparency: what if we requried the federal government to publish online a list of all of its active surveillance investigations? The argument that such information should be protected because it would alert criminals/terrorists to the investigation is moot because they already assume this is the case, and this might dissuade the government from abusing its power.
In the area of social norms, we're running up on some terrible uses of existing criminal law with respect to privacy – like those protecting sensitive populations like minors as teenagers are being prosecuted for sending or holding nude photos of themselves. (These prosecutions pervert the spirit of these laws becuase they're in place to protect the victimized population; they're not meant to be applied when the victim is the perpetrator).
I'm increasingly convinced that the future lies not in restricting access to information, but in protecting society after the fact in a world where everything is transparent. We should be asking ourselves what we can do to render harmless private information about us that might be disclosed (because we must assume that it will be). What will this look like? It will change everything from how we validate identity, to how we educate/prepare children, and it will likely fundamentally alter our societal/cultural mores.
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Rihanna 'Lives on a Prayer' with Bon Jovi in Madrid
"Wait … Did I just rock out with Bon Jovi tonight???"
Yes, Rihanna, you did! The red-haired singer Tweeted after she was the surprise addition to Bon Jovi's Madrid show Saturday night. She joined the veteran rockers for a rendition of their hit "Living on a Prayer" at an intimate gig in Madrid.
And, the New Jersey rockers didn't let the 1,000-strong crowd at Teatro Circo Price down with a set list including "Wanted Dead or Alive" and their new single "What Do You Got?"
"It was so beautiful. She sang great, she's a sweetheart of a girl. She's a big fan too. It was great," Jon Bon Jovi told PEOPLE at the 17th MTV EMAs Sunday, also in the Spanish capital, where the band received the inaugural Global Icon award.
Performers slated for the show include Kings of Leon, Ke$ha, Kid Rock, Katy Perry and Linkin Park.
Earlier Saturday, Jon Bon Jovi also talked about the band's award – and one of his favorite new artists.
"If Elton John and Madonna had a baby it would be Lady Gaga. I've seen her perform at a number of events. She's a college-trained musician, a student and a fantastic performer," he said. "She gives it all that she's got. When she develops with time and continues to work on her sound, she is going to have a really bright future."
Perhaps that's why most rock stars wear shades.


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ICE Kinematics Helper Operator
Quick post to share something possibly useful when you're working with Softimage and ICE.
As known ICE is currently still limited to pointclouds/particles only and doesn't officially support the setting of kinematic properties on objects in your scene yet (reading them works). This could come in handy when using ICE for things like rigging, etc. You can play already with this by enabling a variable in your xsi env.
set XSI_UNSUPPORTED_ICE_KINEMATICS=1 , more info about this: http://www.xsi-blog.com/archives/280
For the official support we'll have to await a future release, maybe Softimage 2011 (?)
In the meantime, if you do want to get some ICE data to drive object kinematics without enabling the unsupported feature, this operator might help you with that.
What it basically does is reverse the process, instead of writing position and rotation data from the ICEtree onto the object's kinematics the c++ operator will sit on the object and query those attributes from the pointcloud's data array. This way the object will constantly update it's position and rotation mimicking the behaviour of a certain point in your pointcloud. Back in ICE you can do whatever you want with the point/particle including reading kinematics from other objects in your scene, etc.
I've compiled the operator for both Softimage 7.x and 2010 64Bit (windows)
link 7.x
link 2010
What do you need ?
1. a pointcloud with at least 1 point
2. an object
3. the ICEkine operator installed (just load it as a usual plugin/put it in your workgroup)
How does it work ?
To bind the operator to an object use the following bit of python code which:
1. finds and defines both the pointcloud and the object
2. applies the operator
# Add/Find object (e.g. Null) / Find object myObject = Application.ActiveSceneRoot.AddNull( "null" ) # myObject = Application.ActiveSceneRoot.FindChild( "myObject" ) # Provide the pointcloud primitive ( .ActivePrimitive ! ) you want to remap from pointcloudPrim = Application.ActiveSceneRoot.FindChild("pointcloud").ActivePrimitive # Bind The Opertor to Global or Local Kinematics op = Application.AddCustomOp( "ICEkine", myObject.Kinematics.Global, [pointcloudPrim], "ICEkineOp" )
Once this has successfully connected you should find your object traveling along with the first point in your pointcloud. To connect the operator to another point of that cloud you can open up the operators property page and specify your desired point ID. Don't forget to initialize self.Orientation on your cloud as the operator will look for it to drive the rotation.
As far as performance goes I get 100 objects remapped running still at 60fps (on my laptop) so for remapping 'a few nulls' it should be alright.
Again, this is just a temporary helper but it might be useful until the ICE kine beast itself is unleashed, use at own risk.
Pls let me know how you get on it with it, especially in the (unlikely;) case of buggy behavior. I used it for a few applications/test and it worked fine for me so far, also gotta thank my friend Nic Groot Bluemink for testing it !
have fun !


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The right 'Energy in'
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Holiday season!! cold like the Northeast or hot like Hawaii during this season? checking out the aftermath!
How? why? what was the reason for the treason? even Spike Lee called Django Unchained disrespectful!! any cure for this thing? its usually found after we do the math!
Smart like Google music scan and match? or a smart phone with plenty of applications!
Act like you knew a bruh!! out here in the danger zone trying to make it!! no job but jobless claims are down? whose filling out plenty of applications?
The danger zone was full of so called "free radicals" ...indications were they'll cause some to jump off the fiscal cliff!
Word from Harry Reid..true indeed...but I'm no stranger to the madness....but O-Zone is going off with this!
No stranger to the madness or Total Chaos...things can blow up like shattering cookware!
Friends and Strangers by Ronnie Laws plays while a bruh cruises down I-20 in Atlanta...thoughts scattering; as a crook goes there!
Dealing with known and unknown dangers...scattered thoughts are collected / check the aftermath; but haters fire on us like New York firefighters!
Battered and bruised egos undergo the healing process after one did the math; word from these Parliament Flashlighters!
What mattered? insights were the barometer..like Morsi in Egypt some claim they made mistakes..
What mattered? revealed during the aftermath..after doing the math..as we go there..way way out there...we still deal with these fakes...
...........steady bombardment of the enemy position....suddenly and deliberately attack...It's the Sonic Assault....bringing you funk, hip-hop, jazz and rock mixes put down by the brotha O-Dog and spiritual insight sprinkled in by the brotha O-Zone..
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Doing The Math / The Aftermath
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford was dealt several major losses during Tuesday's budget meeting, as Council's 'mushy middle' rejected a radically conservative, anti-government budget and joined forces with opposition councillors to save a host of City services. In roughly 10 different motions, money was put back into services en masse. Yet, in spite of this seeming victory, one of the most conservative budgets in Toronto's history was still passed in council chambers.
Ford had put forth a budget which proposed massive cuts to city jobs and services. But he went too far, even for his own allies; the budget and executive committees revolted, rejecting cuts to arts, libraries, social services and other programs worth roughly $20 million. Council went even further by restoring almost $25 million more.
The impact is major, even beyond the dollar figure. The mayor and his supporters were obviously caught off guard, with councillors Stintz and Robinson working the room trying to keep service cuts in the budget. The opposition now knows that Ford can be beat at a budget meeting, which is very rare for a Toronto mayor. From a practical standpoint, the services saved were crucial for a wide cross-section of City residents. They include:
- $2.5 million in childcare
- $1.3 million in youth programs
- $0.8 million for ice rinks and pools
- $2.3 million in community grants
- $5 million in TTC services
- $2 million in shelters
- $50,000 for Immigrant Women's Health Centre
- $300,000 in Toronto Environmental Office positions
- $4 million for libraries
- $300,000 for community animator programs
- the elimination of new pool fees
Offices of the opposition councillors told the Toronto Media Co-op that the amendments to save services had been in the works for roughly three months. However, the coalition was seen as extremely shaky up until the afternoon of the council vote. The motions themselves reflect this, as many were passed by razor-thin margins (23-21 and 22-21).
Even more surprising was the makeup of councillors in opposition. A number of traditional Ford supporters voted against the mayor, although the anti-Ford votes changed from motion to motion, with a total of seven councillors jumping to and from the opposition at various points.
As a result, Ford may have lost control of City Council. Before leaving office during the last election, former City Councillor Kyle Rae predicted that Ford would eventually lose the ability to keep allies on council, prompting a new power structure and 'shadow' mayor which could run the City.
The emergence of Josh Colle (who moved the major $15 Million omnibus motion saving most of the services) and Ana Balaio (who helped craft the motion and worked hard during the session to bring other councillors on board), could mean that centrist councillors will be in a position of power in the future, relying on the support of either the mayor or the opposition depending on their mood.
While council horse-trading was important in how the votes played out, the budget revolt had much to do with public opposition. Both labour-dominated groups and social movements worked hard to regionally coordinate opposition to the budget cuts. Participation from the public was heavy at committee deputations, breaking records in terms of meeting length and numbers of deputants in 2011.
Ford turned out to be his own worst enemy in whipping up opposition to the budget. His Core Service Review, run by KPMG consultants, targeted every City service - including traditional supporters like the Toronto Police. His moves around the fully-funded Transit City project angered some of his own allies, while his poor maneuvering around the Port Lands alienated councillors, and resulted in his first defeat on a major issue.
"We [were] waiting for this for years," said Gord Perks, an opposition councillor, regarding the July, 2011 blockbuster KPMG report hearings which went until five in the morning. The long public deputations served as networking opportunities for those opposed to the budget cuts. Turnout was also large during councillor meetings in individual wards.
However, the gains made in the lead up to Tuesday, and during the vote itself, should not be overstated. The budget was still an under-appreciated disaster for the City and a partial victory for a conservative agenda.
Ford managed to get an overall reduction in City spending in dollar terms (unheard of for a Toronto budget), mainly by mandating massive job losses by forcing 5%-10% cuts to all City departments. Over 1,100 jobs were cut and numerous services stayed on the chopping block, amounting to over $375 million in cuts, job losses and 'found efficiencies'. These effects will be long term and difficult to guage immediately.
In addition, many of the cuts could have been eliminated with the $154 million surplus, which remained largely intact - only $40 million of it was used to save services. The remainder will go instead to capital projects and debt reduction.
Important City revenues were also lost. Tax increases in the GTA amount to 3% on average (which the board of trade recommended to Ford). Ford proposed only 2.5% after previously reducing hundreds of million in tax revenues in 2011.
No councillors mounted opposition to the mayor's 2.5% property tax increase, even though the public had suggested a 5% increase during the mayor's Core Services Review.
Meanwhile, opposition to City workers continues to run high in council. Though Labour can claim success in their role in helping to 'save' the budget, one key loss was an unsuccessful motion by opposition councillors to defer contracting custodial services at City Hall. So, although services were indeed saved on Tuesday, the road to privatization remains wide open.
City attempts to eliminate job security provisions for CUPE 416 City workers continues. The proposal to give up wage increases for City workers, in exchange for more services, did not make its way into the budgeting process.


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We've designated both July and August as Modern Quilt Month 2015. We've enjoyed seeing the modern quilts at various shows, and summer seems like the perfect time to feature these fun quilts. Here is part 4 of Modern Quilt Month !
Raindrops over the Rainbow by Jane Bachus (Arizona)
Who's to say that modern quilts can't convey rainbows in a more abstract form? Jane Bachus says that the quilt is an abstraction from a watercolor painting, which was enlarged and converted to fabric. It was inspired by a class with Katie Pasquini-Masopust. "Raindrops" appear as splotches of white paint dripped randomly onto a painter's canvas. We really enjoyed looking at all the different quilting patterns.
Gee's Ocean by Judith Putnam (Paris, Tennessee)
Judith Putnam loves The Quilts of Gee's Bend and was inspired by those amazing quilters to create her own improvisational quilt. The rich blues reminded her of the ocean, which led to the quilting designs. Quilted bubbles travel up and down the blue strips.
A Scorching Sun, ~85 x 65", by Reiko Naganuma (Tochigi, Japan)
Here's a great example of a symmetrical arrangement that is very pleasing to the eye and shows a wonderful sense of design and color. The rays of the sun are comprised of small triangular slivers, alternating with sturdy rectangles and trapezoids. Reikos' fascinating work was featured in Martha Sielman's book Masters: Art Quilts Vol. 2.
Close up, A Scorching Sun by Reiko Naganuma
Reiko enjoys weaving fabrics with different textures using various raw materials. She has embellished this work with small pieces of handwoven textiles which encase sticks and twigs to remind us of the trees in the background.
Cobblestones by Candy Grisham (Washington, Missouri)
This modern minimalist design by Candy Grisham was one of 32 quilts chosen from the first AQS Modern Quilt Challenge. These quilts were exhibited at AQS QuiltWeek events across the country in 2014.
Close up, Cobblestones by Candy Grisham
We admire all the beautiful shades of gold, maize, and apricot batik, interspersed with slender wedges of gray. The circular pebbles quilting pattern provides a nice contrast to the angular, contemporary squares and trapezoids.
Mark the X, 40 x 53", by Carol Esch and Lois Walter (Pittstown, New Jersey)
Carol was inspired by these fabrics. She pieced these blocks on telephone book paper, creating a modern-looking string quilt.
Close up, Mark the X by Carol Esch and Lois Walter
The polka-dot sashing provides a vivid contemporary contrast to the rich, purples, golds, greens, and oranges, while the bright turquoise blue serves as a focal point for the quilt. There are lots of fun fabrics in these blocks.
In Vino Veritas, 39 x 41", by Beth Markel (Rochester Hills, Michigan)
This line study with visual texture was inspired by photographs Beth Markel took of a friend's concord grape vines (hence the rich purple hues) on a beautiful autumn day.
Close up, In Vino Veritas by Beth Markel
This quilt is a fascinating arrangement of quadrilateral shapes in mostly solid fabrics. It's also a study in scale, as Beth has grouped small scraps together, within larger, more massive rectangles.
Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2015 Arizona Quilters Guild show (Raindrops Over The Rainbow) and the 2014 AQS Quilt Week in Phoenix (In Vino Veritas, Cobblestones, A Scorching Sun, and Gee's Ocean).
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Modern Quilt Month 2015 (part 4)
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I looked at myself in the mirror. I turned a bit to the side, sucked in my stomach, put my hand on my hip, raised my head a little, and studied the image peering back at me. Then I let out my breath, dropped my arms, and burst into tears. The voice that resides in my head sneered at me. "You are a fat, ugly, stupid loser. That is why no one will ever want you." The voice is not nice. In fact, she can be downright callous and mean. I don't like her. I try to ignore her heartless words, remembering that her cruelty stems from her insecurity. Still, more often than not they find their mark, making me doubt everything I believe about myself.
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"I Am Good Enough": The Lesson I'm Struggling to Teach Myself (and My Kids)
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I think you are doing a wonderful job with this lesson. Ultimately, we all have self doubt. But you are teaching your(self) and children that said self doubt, should never dominate and to always get back up. They are so very lucky to have a strong independent woman as their mom.
Stay strong girlfriend! And thanks for always making us smile, laugh and relate to this crazy journey of life!
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i just got my elink and i wanted to know if it would work with a gba and a ds
More likely than not if the package did not say GBA/DS it won't work
Mainly only the SD-Support card's support NDS
From my understanding, the Elink provides its own menu even when there's only one game flashed to the device, meaning it won't work for launching DS games. You can still use it with the DS but only in GBA mode.
so it would work on a gba
As long as it's the GBA sized one and not the Lite version, then yes.


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Spotcrime maps every shooting in Baltimore (City and County) for 2008. Hit 'start' at the top left. Whether you want Turning of the sound to hear the bang bangs is up to you. At the time of this writing, I'm still only in October.
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We're starting off with a thin veil of clouds with sunshine winning out. However, as we head into the afternoon and early evening, the cloud cover will thicken. High temperatures today stretch into the mid to upper 40's with a relatively light wind. The weather remains dry for the AFC Championship game as the Patriots take on the Jaguars, but the clouds that slide in by halftime are associated with a distant system that's bringing a mixed bag of precipitation to the upper Midwest at this hour.
It will be a wet start to the work week as a warm front associated with its parent low pressure over the Midwest, slides in from the west. We'll start off with scattered rain south, mixed precipitation to snow to the north by the afternoon. These become widespread over the course of Monday afternoon into the evening, so expect to use the windshield wipers in southern New England for the Monday evening commute, and a snow brush in far northern New England. High temperatures Monday range from upper 30's to low 40's south, near the freezing mark north.
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This week we've mostly been sanding, sanding and then sanding a bit more. Think that's enough sanding for now, time to add a bit of colour.
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- 180 g butter, room temp
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- 1 1/4 cup plain flour
- 1 tspn baking powder
- 1/4 cup walnuts, roughly diced + 10 - 12 whole halves for garnishing
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 60 g butter
- 2 Tbls milk
- 4-5 cups icing sugar
- 2 tspn milk - extra
- 180 g butter - extra
Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line a large cookie tray.
In a mixing bowl add the butter and beat for 2 minutes.
Add the sifted icing sugar and custard powder and mix until combines.
Add sifted plain flour & baking powder and chopped walnuts and mix on low to combine
Roll into walnut sized balls and place onto lined cookie tray.
Squash with a fork dusted in flour to stop sticking. Place a walnut half on top of half of the biscuits.
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove and cool.
Caramel Icing
In a saucepan over low heat add the sugar, butter and milk and stir until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
Bring mixture up to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes without stirring.
Remove from heat and let the mixture cool completly.
In a electric mixing bowl add the extra butter, milk and beat for 2 minutes, add 3 cups of the sifted icing sugar followed by the cooled caramel mixture. Beat until combined.
Add further sifted icing sugar to get the correct consistency for piping the icing into the biscuits.
Fill a piping bag with the caramel icing and pipe swirls onto the biscuit halves without walnuts on top. Place biscuits halves on top with walnuts and slightly press down.
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So pretty!