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Don't get me wrong, I will always love journalism. The feeling of being in a newsroom on deadline day is a drug that requires an extra special kind of rehab.
But after awhile, I got to the point where my patience with newsroom journalism had reached its end. I kept running into folks that seemed to have forgotten everything (and I do mean everything) that they learned in J-School and were content to allow themselves to be twisted like a pretzel to keep advertising revenues and subscriptions flowing.
And don't get me started on the fact that I always seemed to get the one editor, usually a female, who lacked self-confidence, and seemed to have a problem with me because I didn't do the same.
One of those editors, who shall remain nameless, was the person I thought of when I was watching Fox News' Chris Wallace interview former Vice President Dick Cheney this past Sunday. I specifically remembered a conversation that I had with her that became strangely relevant to this particular interview.
When I came to my last newspaper job from the one I had left, I was a much different person. Having to take a different route home, check under the hood of your car for Klan-planted bombs, and watching as police came by your house every night to make sure you made it into the house tends to do that to you. My bullshit tolerance no longer existed and I didn't really care who knew it.
Anyway, I had this editor who was, to put it frankly, a little too "Desperate Housewives" for me. She and I used to go knuckles on a pretty regular basis. (She also used to have this nasty habit of yelling at me which almost got her dragged around the newspaper's parking lot face down by her hair, but I won't get into that.)
One day, we got into a discussion about one of the municipalities I covered. Apparently, one of the township councilmen didn't appreciate the fact that I was covering some of the more ignorant shit that was going on. Mind you, this was a guy that would occasionally say the most ignorant things possible in front of a live microphone, but that didn't stop folks from calling this particular editor and telling her that I was unfair.
I make it my business to get both sides of every story I do whether I believe both sides make sense or not. But what this clown wanted was deference. I don't do deference when it comes to journalism. Facts are neither Republican or Democrat. They're simply plain, old, garden variety, facts.
When I explained this to this particular editor, she told me that I needed to learn how to "kiss a little ass".
Now if you are easily offended, please skip this next section. I don't want to offend anyone, but sometimes when someone has pissed me off to the level that this woman did, things come out. Having delivered this warning, please feel free to continue reading.
Because I'd been a journalist for a lot of years by this point, I understood that in order to get information, you need to kiss a little ass, I told her.
However, I continued, the problem with you is that you don't seem to know the difference between kissing ass and giving head. Giving head is a much more intimate act that I really have to like you a lot in order to perform. Since it is obvious to me that this is what you want me to do for these people, and I don't like them that way, we're kind of at an impasse.
That I didn't get fired that day still amazes me. But while I didn't get kicked to the curb then, it did show me that it was time for me to start looking for another way to do what I love that wouldn't lead to my having to get rid of all of the mirrors in my house.
As much as I hate to admit it, the main thing that I got from watching the Cheney/Wallace interview is the conclusion that quite a few folks in the journalism business seem to be laboring under the same confusion as my former boss.
I can understand that in order to get the chance to talk to Cheney after he's heard the news that Attorney General Eric Holder has appointed a special investigator to take a much harder look at the Bush Administration's torture policy, you had to kiss a within reason amount of ass. This was a pretty big "get" for Chris Wallace. Everyone who used the footage had to give Fox props for getting it.
But Wallace took the wrong turn at Cheney's hip bone and ended up somewhere he shouldn't have. I understand that you had to be really, really, nice to get that interview, but do you have to pretend he's your boyfriend in order to keep him talking? Geez!
What makes this even sadder is that it was a Wallace doing it. Chris Wallace is the son of Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes", a man so terrifying that everything from "Saturday Night Live" to "The Far Side" has parodied his ability to find the truth, no matter how deeply you try to hide it.
What's up with your kid, Mike?
While I can understand that you have to follow the rules of your workplace, you have to draw a line. Even if you work for Fox News.
It might be time for Chris Wallace to realize this.
Or if he chooses not to, it might be time for him to make it less obvious.


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It has been officially announced tonight by an unnamed Downing Street Source that the much speculated upon "Iguana Secret" shall be staying secret for many years to come. It was thought that the records regarding the subject were to be declassified and published today, but apparently not.
A crowd gathered outside the gates of Number 10 this afternoon in anticipation that they might finally receive some news on this mysterious subject. Many were relative of victims hoping for news of loved ones but they were severely disappointed. David Cameron himself was heard to say "The Iguana secret shall stay Secret" Nick Clegg inadvertently confirmed the situation further when he was heard telling a senior MI6 operative of his shock that anyone could even consider issuing public documents on such a sensitive subject.
The Iguana secret has been a closely guarded secret in the Houses of Parliament since the end of world war 2. It is believed to concern the disappearances of innumerable people in the latter half of the last Century. The disappeared people were believed to be ordinary civilians with no evident enemies. Most were reported missing on damp, dark, foggy nights in London. Some had only planned on leaving the comfort of their homes for no less than half an hour in order to walk their dogs. The only thing they had in common was that their last planned route took them past the houses of Parliament and none of them were ever seen again.
The Government has always denied there ever was an Iguana secret. They have dismissed rumours of sightings on numerous occasions. For half a century people have wondered, though, about the creature who stalks his pray in the night, but never before had there ever been any official acknowledgement until last Tuesday.
This acknowledgement came in the form of a leaked document dropped on the desk of an unnamed labour MP. It said that the Monstrous creature could be responsible for up to half of all unexplained disappearance in London every year. The document also hinted that their was evidence the creature had connections to a wealthy London family with financial connections right at the heart of Government.
A note attached to document advised the Minister to keep pushing the boundaries of secrecy on this one until he found the truth about the Iguana secret. Then, and only then, would Londoners be free to walk the streets on foggy nights.
The PM refused to deny or confirm the story. But MI6 are believed to have re-doubled their deployment of secret troops to the banks of the Thames. Word on the international spy underground has it, that Britain is ready to do battle with a modern day dragon, and they're not sure if they'll win. The next months will be crucial. This story shall be updated at a later time when my computer has been de-spybotted and I can once again deliver news without censor.
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This Thursday's an electoral rarity for the United Kingdom: a moment when, mid-Parliament, absolutely everyone is going to have a vote. Perhaps more than one. We've tried to popularise the idea that this is a truly 'MegaThursday', but for some reason that doesn't seem to have caught on, so we'll limit ourselves to just talking about a truly Super Thursday - the biggest test of public opinion, and the parties' relative strength, between now and May 2020. Forgive us if we don't delve into the electoral politics of Northern Ireland, or the Police and Crime Commissioner elections (where many Independents make things livelier than they might otherwise be), because - fascinating as those contests are - we're interested here in the Great Britain parties' relative prospects.
We've looked before at the benchmarks by which to judge Labour's performance, but how might the night as a whole shape up? Let's look at the contests in turn, in no particular order.
Scotland. Here the Scottish National Party is almost certainly going to form another majority government. We take that so much for granted these days, accepting the yellow tide across Scotland's electoral map without a thought or a comment, that it's worth pausing for a moment and considering just how astonishing that is. The SNP can now scoop up (just about) half the vote. Their priorities and questions dominate Scotland's political and even cultural landscape. They are able to reach the majority finishing line at Holyrood (above) without breaking much of a sweat - in a proportional system deliberately and explicitly designed to prevent that outcome. That won't always be the case, of course (the eventual electoral fate and crisis of the Parti Québécois in Canada shows that clearly enough) - but for now, and probably for some years to come, there's little point in the other parties shouting at them. They're just locked in a fight for the crumbs from the SNP's table. Here the only question is: can the Conservatives come second? The popularity of their tough and impressive leader, Ruth Davidson, as well as unionist voters' antipathy to a Labour leadership that seems a little ambivalent about the independence question, says yes: cultural antipathy to the Conservatives, and the stigma of actually voting for them, says no. We expect Labour to scrape into second: if they do not, the Conservatives will be able to point to a modest and gradual, but real, recovery in Scotland, while Scottish Labour will have had another of their miserable, miserable nights. There are probably many more to come.
Our call: An SNP majority of about the same size as now; Labour to come second, but lose all, or almost all, of their constituency seats. An SNP majority government in Edinburgh.
Wales. Here things are even more uncertain. Labour seem pretty certain to lead the next government in Cardiff Bay, but everything else is a little, well... up in the air, especially as Labour seem at the same time quite likely to fall to their lowest ever share of the vote for these contests. Two trends in the fight for second, third and fourth are notable. During the campaign, recent years' relative improvement in Conservative fortunes in Wales seems to have stalled - little surprise, perhaps, given the Government's uncertain handling of the Tata steelworks imbroglio - while Plaid Cymru, the Welsh Nationalists, do seem to have wrapped up the fight to come second and form the official Opposition. Behind them, a surge of support for the United Kingdom Independence Party exactly where you would expect to find it - among older, less educated and more excluded voters in South Wales - is on the way. UKIP seem poised to win seven or eight seats. That will change the electoral geography of Wales for the next few years, and perhaps make governing there much harder. It may force Labour, Plaid Cymru and any Liberal Democrats that remain in the Senedd closer together so as to meet this threat from the populist Right - though we wouldn't count on it. One other thing to note here: Welsh polls usually come from just one firm, which over-rated Labour's chances in the last Welsh election by about five points on the constituency vote, and seven points on the regional list. If that happens again, Labour will be in big, big trouble, and may even be struggling to cling to power at all. The company in question (YouGov) have done everything they can to change their polling methodology since the debacle of the last General Election, but have they done enough to factor in widespread Labour apathy and the attractions of a UKIP vote in South Wales - at a time when Labour have definitely gone backwards on the last time these seats were fought? If they haven't, Labour is set for a miserable night indeed.
Our call: Labour to do badly on vote share, but to hang on to most of their seats, returning 27-28 AMs; Plaid to come second, with the Conservatives perhaps disappointing on the night and UKIP securing 6-8 AMs. A Labour minority administration in Cardiff Bay.
English local government. Here things are even more complex, and you should ignore any temptation to tell big old stories just as soon as the polls are closed. It is true that Labour should be doing well here, six years into a not-particularly-popular government austerity government; on a historic basis, they should be winning hundreds of seats and growing their vote share. Anything below a high-30s finish in terms of National Equivalent Share of the vote is a very, very clear indicator that they are about to lose the next General Election (if you needed any other hints in that direction). Though this number may have come down a bit given the rise of UKIP, Labour finishing behind the Conservatives in vote share, as they are forecast to do, would be just one more signal that everything the polls and local by-elections are telling us is right: that Labour are utterly becalmed, perhaps even sinking a bit since last year. On the other hand, Labour did well in just these elections when they were last fought on a comparable basis, in 2012, and UKIP are doubling their candidate count: this seems likely to exaggerate any seat loss (or dramatically shrink any gain) that we would have been expecting. In places such as Thurrock and Harlow, in Essex - both Parliamentary seats Labour held very recently - UKIP's increased presence since 2012, when many still regarded as them as something of a fringe party, may have a very profound impact indeed. They will take seats themselves; but they may also hand seats to the Conservatives by eroding the traditional Labour vote in many wards. It'll be a confusing picture. Labour will probably do well in some urban areas, but perhaps poorly across the South of England. The electoral geography of all this is important: keep an eye out for where the parties actually do well, rather than just the raw seats total. Away from the Labour-UKIP dogfight, the Liberal Democrats will probably continue their relatively pleasing progress in local by-elections with a small push forward - they are thick on the ground where they have recently lost Parliamentary seats, and seem up for a fight. The Conservatives will probably have a very good night given their recent travails, splits and rows - an amazing achievement, really, when you keep in mind how bad things have seemed for them at times in recent weeks.
Our call: Labour may well lose seats, but perhaps not as many as our statistical models suggest; very little precision is possible here. Tribal loyalty and voters' desire to re-elect Labour councils trying to protect services may shelter the party from its constant tragi-comic blundering at national level. UKIP may seem to have a really great night, though that may have more to do with putting up more candidates than an increase in their vote share where they do contest council wards.
Our call: Sadiq Khan will almost certainly be the new Mayor, and he might win quite easily - not by the landslide you might expect from some polls, but at a canter nonetheless. If he doesn't, you can expect full-on hand-to-hand fighting within the Labour Party to start immediately. It's been lucky for them that Mr Goldsmith has fought such a poor campaign, though Labour would probably have won narrowly anyway.
So it's set to be a good night for UKIP, a so-so night for the Liberal Democrats, an unexpectedly not-as-bad-as-it-might-have been result for the Conservatives, and a disappointing (though not we think cataclysmic) result for Labour, who will at least be consoled by victory in London. Or, just maybe: none of the above. We'll soon know - and then we'll be able to test all those numbers we've been harvesting so far this Parliament, and tell you exactly why the actual results differed from these projections. Print these predictions out. Hold us to them. Some of these battles may look a bit esoteric or a little dry, but what they tell us about the British people and what they think certainly are not. At least one thing is clear, among the statistical fog: for the moment at least, British politics is never, never dull.


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Elocution lessons
Elocution lessons are a necessity for a strict upbringing.
The posh tutor made us recite the following until we were catatonic:
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper, where's the peck of pickled pepper Peter Piper picked?"
We wondered if it was all worth the wacking wad she wanted for her wages.
stiff upper lip
father's welsh accent
slips past the guard
Failed Haiku Journal of English Senryu Vol 2, Issue 14, March 1, 2017


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From June, local FM stations will be able to apply to Ofcom to co-locate and share programming within approved areas, which Ofcom said would allow them to merge to form more financially viable stations.
However, Ofcom said local FM stations would have to continue to meet their licence obligations to provide local material, relevant to the listeners in their licensed areas.
As Ofcom research shows news is valued more than other content on local commercial radio, stations will be able to request to reduce the number of locally made programme hours from 10 a day to seven a day, in return for committing to providing local news bulletins throughout weekday daytime.
Local AM stations will be able to make a request to Ofcom to be freed of any requirement to provide locally made programming, except for the existing licence requirement to produce 10 hours a day of daytime programming (including breakfast) on weekdays, from within their home nation.
To encourage UK-wide services, large regional analogue stations will be able to request to drop their regional programming, in exchange for providing a national version of their service on DAB digital radio (on either a national multiplex or a combination of local and regional multiplexes).
In addition, operators of DAB local and regional multiplexes will be able to request to make changes to the areas they serve, to bring local DAB to new areas and increase the viability of multiplexes.
In a statement, Ofcom said: "In recent years, declining advertising revenue combined with regulatory constraints have led to an uncertain future for many local stations, particularly smaller ones.
"New provisions in the Digital Economy Act 2010 allow Ofcom to take a number of steps to ease these pressures and enable stations to make necessary cost savings. The aim is to create a sustainable future, where stations continue to deliver services that listeners value."
Today's statement from Ofcom sets out its policy decisions on regulating for localness, in light of the proposals made in its consultation in July 2009 and using the relevant statutory powers afforded Ofcom by the Digital Economy Act 2010, which was passed last week.
Ofcom to deregulate local radio
LONDON - Broadcasting regulator Ofcom will relax programming and location rules for the local commercial radio sector when the Digital Economy Act comes into effect this summer.
From June, local FM stations will be able to apply to Ofcom to co-locate and share programming within approved areas, which Ofcom said would allow them to merge to form more financially viable stations.


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US SEC suing firm's CEO, financier Hazem Khalid Al-Braikan, over suspicious stock trades.
Kuwait's Al-Raya Investment Co said on Saturday it has committed no violations after the US Securities and Exchange Commission sued its CEO, financier Hazem Khalid Al-Braikan, over suspicious stock trades.
"The board of directors of Al-Raya Investment Company has reviewed all pending issues related to the civil lawsuit against it, its chief executive and other companies by the SEC," Al-Raya said in a statement obtained by Reuters.
"The board ... confirms the correctness of these dealings made by the CEO on behalf of the company," added the company, which is 10 percent owned by Citigroup Inc.
Al-Braikan said in a separate statement that he had named a US attorney for the case.
He could not be reached for comment when Reuters called.
On Thursday, the SEC sued Al-Braikan and entities linked to him, saying they earned millions from trades after "fraudulent" takeover reports sent the shares of US firms Harman International Industries and Textron soaring.
Al-Raya also denied having links to any leaked information to the media and voiced confidence in its legal situation and its CEO.
Other defendants in the SEC suit include Bahrain-based investment bank United Gulf Bank and Kuwaiti fund manager KIPCO Asset Management Co (KAMCO). Both are part of the Kuwait Projects Co (KIPCO) group, a major holding company affiliated with senior members of Kuwait's ruling al-Sabah family.
On Friday, KAMCO and United Gulf Bank said they made no gain from trading in the shares of Harman and Textron.
The SEC won an emergency court order on Thursday freezing the trading profits in various US accounts.
In a memorandum filed in the US District Court in Manhattan on Friday, the SEC said some of the defendants had asked for funds from the purported illegal trades to be transferred. (Reuters)


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Beyond the Internship
May 10, 2017
When we say our employees explore their passions here, we make sure to enable them to do so. For our interns, this means helping them explore avenues where they can steer their career towards. This is why so many of our interns go on to stay at Adobe, where they continue to grow and develop.
This is the case for one such employee, who started off as an intern, and is now the first Hardware Research Engineer on the Adobe Research team. Starting off in 2015 as an intern through the GEM Fellowship Program, TJ Rhodes made the most of his internship and, as he likes to call it, "the long interview process."
When TJ joined Adobe as an intern, he was picked by Adobe. "I always like to say that I didn't choose Adobe. Adobe chose me." This is because TJ was part of the GEM Fellowship Program, which means that a company would sponsor him for a guaranteed 2 internships. "I was very surprised, but thrilled."
Packing his bags, TJ left Connecticut and made his way to the Adobe Headquarters in San Jose. And in 2016, things really picked up. "Gavin Miller personally contacted me to do a project. It was right in my expertise and he basically wanted me to build a machine that didn't exist and asked if I was up for it."
TJ's answer? "Time to show my stuff."
And he certainly did. TJ's project involved developing a method for rapidly capturing materials for photorealistic 3D rendering. He even had the opportunity to attend this year's Tech Summit to participate in a co-talk with Gavin about inventing robots. "Tech Summit blew me away. I got to do a demo with Gavin and we talked about robots for Adobe and what it could mean," he said.
After TJ finished his internship, he was approached by some high-profile tech companies, but he knew he wanted to stay with Adobe. "I can grow here, and not be thrown into a 'system.' I would be joining Adobe as their first Hardware Research Engineer. I hope to lead a team here one day."
Since joining Adobe as an employee, TJ has been keeping himself busy with new projects. "My role exists on collaborating with other researchers in the lab. Gavin has so many ideas, and it's my job to turn them into a reality. I'm working on multiple confidential projects now, and the pressure is on to top my last project." TJ said.
But he's already set his sights on his BIG goal this year. "I'm obsessed with the idea of going to Adobe MAX this year and presenting a new project. I know I can make it!"
When we say our employees and interns make an impact at all levels, we don't exaggerate. From intern to research engineer, TJ has been exploring his passion since he stepped through our doors. As for his words of wisdom to incoming interns, he said "Have fun. Learn something new. That's the point of an internship. But also treat it like an interview. It's your one shot to showcase your talents to Adobe."
Where will your career take you? Check out openings on our career site and find out.


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Standing at 6'3" with a tall, sandy brown afro and icy blue eyes, Chicago producer Mulatto Beats is physically striking. His appearance led to his producer handle, which comes from a nickname his peers gave him during his freshman year of high school. When he started making beats at the age of 16, he ran with it, creating new social media accounts with the moniker, and tacking on Beats at the end.
"I actually didn't even realize how racist the word mulatto was until I got older," he told me over the phone last week, his tone even-keeled, matter-of-fact. "I don't take offense though; I'm cool with it. Nobody calls me by my real name." If anything, the way in which Mulatto Beats answered the question is the best description of him: quiet, contemplative, and balanced.
Today, we're premiering the producer's debut solo project .22SUMMERS, featuring a handful of notable Chicago rappers: Lucki (f.k.a. Lucki Eck$), King Louie, Warhol.SS, Alex Wiley, Qari, Mick Jenkins—as well as emerging Madison emcee Trapo, and Atlanta emcee Thouxanbanfauni. The project is full of bangers united under the theme of summertime Chicago, something that's a catch-22 for many Chicagoans.
"A lot of the songs touch on things that you deal with being in Chicago during the summer," Mulatto Beats explained, hinting at the violence that typically spikes seasonally along with the block parties and long afternoons. "It's a lot, it's hectic."
Mulatto Beats—née Devin Smith—was born on the city's South Side in Jeffrey Manor before moving to the North Side neighborhood of Rogers Park. The first time he really encountered music production was in his home: His oldest brother was on house arrest, so he bought a keyboard with a floppy disk. Smith would come home after school and watch his brother make beats. By the time he was 16, Smith's middle brother, who was also a producer, gave his younger sibling a copy of FL Studio.
At just 22 years old, Mulatto Beats has already gained some steady Chicago rap alliances. When he was a freshman in high school, he joined the rap group Supreme Regime, which included his frequent collaborator Qari as well as SaveMoney producer/DJ Smoko Ono. Mulatto Beats also started hanging out with Lucki, securing his first beat placement for Lucki's 2014 song "Xan Cage."
Supreme Regime broke up around 2013, when Smith was heading to college. But he left after the first semester: "I was making beats all day, not even focusing on school," he said. When he came back to the city, he began interning for Chicago producer collective OnGaud. One of the group's producers, SolarFive, had helped record Supreme Regime, "so when I came back I just hit him up… and he was showing love," Smith said. Through Solar, Smith learned how to use ProTools, mix, and run sessions. Solar also introduced his collaborator to Jenkins and Jenkins's DJ Green Sllime; later on, Smith met Supa Bwe, and they teamed up with Qari to form the group Hurt Everybody. Unfortunately, Hurt Everybody broke up in 2016.
Still, those early relationships have formed much of the foundation of Mulatto Beats' debut .22SUMMERS; the featured artists are "pretty much just homies I fucked with and made music with." He spent a few months working on the project in New York, sending beats to some of the rappers like Wiley, who lives in California, or Trapo. Others, like King L and Jenkins, just ended up being in the studio, and they cut their records then. The project took a year and eight months to finish—there was a pause in the middle to finish a collaborative tape with Qari called _Space Jam—_and involved making over 100 beats.
"Throughout the process, I couldnt really like figure out the specific theme, the central theme I wanted," Smith said. He added, "I got better at just making a sound that's pretty much solid all the way through, same aesthetic, and at the same time, just working on my mixing and making songs actually bang for when you're in the car."
For a debut that encompasses eight different rappers' sounds, .22SUMMERS is indeed sonically cohesive. Mulatto Beats' production style is equal parts heavy bass and ambient tones, which means Warhol.SS gritty delivery on "Plottin" works just as well as Qari's hazy, sing-songy raps on "Good to Lose." On standout cut "Long Live the Kings" featuring King L, Mulatto Beats manages to make his bass feel ethereal, as King L casually spits about his blessed life and details his recovery after getting shot in the head in 2015. On another exceptional track "Guilty Automatic," over a somber, swirling bassline, Jenkins goes a little deeper than the others, referencing his famed water metaphors, as well as police brutality.
.22SUMMERS' thudding basslines and star-studded cast might distract you from the aforementioned catch-22. While the project's title is a hat tip to Mulatto Beats' age, it's also connected to how chaotic Chicago can be during the summer, the decimal before the 22 alluding to the caliber of a gun. "I'm not trying to make my project too political or anything, but I think like the songs do fit the theme of the drama you gotta go through every summer in Chicago, even though it's a good time in the summer," he explained. ".22SUMMERS is definitely about Chicago."
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Buying a house with no money downJanuary 29, 2009 | In Buy Home, Tips |
One of the things that potential home buyers find difficult is that they have trouble saving up the money to put down on their new house. In this type of situation, they should consider looking into buying a house with no money down.
The first thing that needs to be done is to find a mortgage company that offers programs for 100% loans for homes. Because it finances your whole house, you don't have to put any money down. Something to remember about these programs is that even though you don't have to put any money down, you may still need to pay closing costs because are separate from the down payment. If closing costs are a problem, let the loan officer know because there may be other programs that will cover the closing cost of a house as well.
Before you meet with the loan officer, you might want to do some research and see what the status of your credit score and report are. This is something that the loan officer is going to look at as well, and you don't want to have to worry about any unpleasant surprises.
When you meet with the mortgage loan officer about buying a house with no money down, talk to them about your credit. It may be that your credit won't let you qualify for a no money down program. If that is the case, ask the loan officer what you can do to help get your credit score where it needs to be.
If your credit is good, you can proceed with looking for a house to buy.
The next step will be to find a real estate agent and start looking for a house. You should let them know exactly how much you are looking to spend on a house, and they will give you some suggestions on houses in your price range.
Once you have decided on a house, you should have the real estate agent write up a contract and see if the current homeowner is willing to pay for the closing cost. Once the contract is accepted by the homeowner, closing should be no longer than 45 days. There are, however, five items that you should expect to have to pay as the buyer. There is the cost of the inspection, the cost of the appraisal, the earnest money that takes the house off of the market, and the homeowner's insurance, which is something you will need to have before closing.
Remember that there are two very important things that should be done before you sign the final contract – the inspection and the appraisal. These two things are done to make sure that the house that you are buying is sound, and that you are not being overcharged. This is to protect both you and the seller of the house.
Home ownership is something that most everyone strives towards, because the thought of owning your own home is something that you can be proud of.
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FREE Smart Landscape Design Workshop THIS WEEKEND
St. Petersburg, Fla. (May 31, 2018) – How does YOUR garden grow? If you're looking for help, there's a FREE Smart Landscape Design Workshop Saturday, June 2, 2018 at the City's Water Resources "Green" Administration Building at 1650 Third Avenue North from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm.
Participants will learn "Landscape Design 101" – including knowing your site, identifying the right plant for the right spot, capturing rainwater for landscape use, and how to avoid common planting mistakes. They'll also be able to tour a Florida-friendly Demonstration Landscape after class.
Refreshments will be provided during the session, and while it is free of charge, pre-registration is required through www.SmartLandscapeJune.eventbrite.com.
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I had an epiphany this morning as I grumpily drove to work: My biggest problem in life is that I'm an optimist.
Wait, WHAT???
Anyone who knows me knows that I am anything but Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows! Not that I behave like an incorrigible pessimist – I try to be positive, but I'm not the "peppy" type. Simply put, I have high standards for myself and I hold others to the same standards. I give my best and I expect others to do the same. In this sense, I am an optimist. But this is a sure track to rampant disappointment.
Like Tracy Lord in "The Philadelphia Story," I have little or no regard for human frailty. This is not to say that I am incapable of feeling empathy or understanding another's viewpoint or position; often, I simply argue that if I must follow a certain rule or standard, there's no reason why someone else shouldn't. Perhaps it's a case of the Golden Rule gone wrong. You know: "All things, therefore, that you want men to do to you, you also must likewise do to them." (Matthew 7:12) I do my part and naively expect the same treatment in return.
Time to wake up to the cold, hard facts. While there may be some people out there who appreciate my efforts to treat them as I would like to be treated, the majority do not really care. I continue to hold myself to higher standards and at best am disappointed – at worst, crushed – by the failure of others to reciprocate. So what should I do?? Stoop to the level of those who hurt me, or take the high road – that is, hold myself to higher standards while accepting the fact that many people I encounter will not hold to those standards?? It would appear that the high road, while more difficult initially, will be easier on my peace of mind in the long run. And maybe, just maybe, it will eventually make me a better person.
"You'll never be a first class human being or a first class woman until you've learned to have some regard for human frailty." – C. K. Dexter Haven, The Philadelphia Story


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Delivered by a partnership of Bollington Town Council, Cheshire East Council and Mark Pinches.
Bollingtons Skatepark has a brilliant location. It is just off Adlington Road, right next to the viaduct with a river running alongside, surrounded by green tree's and fields. The park itself is a low level open bowl complex with some unique features like the flat bank to rock which you can wallride or stall on. Also there is a quarter pipe to curb stone incorporated into the bowl feature. You can ride around this park all day without needing to push and everything is linked together really well. All the pockets lead you nicely into the pumpbumps or the flatbank hip. Bollington is well worth a visit!
Designed and built by Wheelscape with the help of three local expert users it has proved to be very popular. The week before it opened it was being tested by visitors from all over the North West and this popularity has continued.
Local Photographer - Gabriela Boczkowska in preparation for her end of year 2015 photography show in Macclesfield College captured photographs of talented young skaters refining their skills in Bollington Skate Park
Below is a collage with some of her pictures. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Click on any of the photographs below to see the full Wheelscape gallery


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We put out an article yesterday wondering if 25 year-old Andros Townsend who played so well for us in the first part of last year was still a transfer target, after Rafa wanted him signed in the January transfer market but Newcastle didn't get the job done at that time.
But now there is news coming from the local paper down in Croydon – the Croydon Advertiser – that Newcastle are ready to make their move for the England International.
Andros Townsend and Rafa Benitez in last game PL game of last year
We won 5-1 against Spurs in case you had forgotten
The release clause of £13M was in Andros' contract in January and we assume that release clause can still be activated.
And as we said yesterday he would be a great buy at just £13M in today's transfer market, but only if he is keen to rejoin the Rafalution on Tyneside.
Rafa has made it clear he only wants players who want to play for Newcastle at the club, but since the two of them have a great working relationship, we are hoping Andros will jump at the chance to return.
A massive 85% of fans in our poll in mid-January would be ready to welcome him back.
Would You Take Andros Townsend Back At Newcastle?
- Yes (85%, 7,647 )
- No (15%, 1,377 )
Total Voters: 9,024
Andros has played 13 times for Newcastle with 4 goals and 2 assists – so far.
We think the signing of the 13 times capped England International soon – would lift the spirits of everybody associated with Newcastle United at this crucial time.
Comments welcome.
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Not totally against the idea of Townsend, but think (if this story is true) we should be setting our sights a bit higher.
It's a tough transfer window that has become very frustrating, but that might be down to player prices being over inflated due to the vast amounts of money floating around in the premiership, seems everyone wants a slice of it.
With Everton throwing money around like confetti clubs think they are entitled to add 60 or 70 percent to the value of their players so this window will not be easy, especially for the newly promoted clubs.
I think Rafa and the board will be working hard to try and strike the right deals for the club, but are we still going for value for money pound for pound? As Ashley once said, or will Rafa be given a little more leeway in his efforts to strengthen the squad?
Another point is maybe that we still have a lot of players on our books, and might well need to wait for offers to get them out before we can replace them like I said this is a tough window for us.
I'd take Townsend back in the blink of an eye however I can't see HBA as a player that Rafa would bring back – HBA has absolutely fantastic talent when he's "in the mood" but he's far to lazy to fit in with what Rafa would want at Newcastle United. Sadly HBA has had numerous clubs since leaving The Toon….. does that not tell it's own story?


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Model Demo Weekend: Bradford Model Engineering Society
Sat 17 Aug 2019 - Sun 18 Aug 2019
To celebrate the temporary exhibition Model Mania, throughout 2019 model clubs and groups from the Bradford District will take over Bradford Industrial Museum to showcase and demonstrate their models. A fantastic day out of model enthusiasts and novices alike.
This weekend Bradford Model Engineering Society will be on-site presenting their engineering models in a static display and demonstrating live models. Come see their miniature engineering marvels and meet members.
In addition to the demo weekend, there will be a static display of some of their models in the exhibition Model Mania from Tuesday 6th - Sunday 18th August.


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Last Updated on March 25, 2020
The Beginners Guide To Intermittent Fasting
Everyone wants to lose weight, and even more than that, they want to lose weight quickly. With so many people claiming to be professional dieticians, there are a lot of different diet plans going around the internet claiming to be the best way to lose belly fat.
Intermittent fasting is another one of these diet trends, based on the idea that fasting for a large portion of the day can help boost your metabolism, lose fat, lower your risk of type 2 diabetes, and provide you with many other benefits. Continue reading The Beginners Guide To Intermittent Fasting to learn everything you need to know before you decide to start this diet trend.
What Is Intermittent Fasting?
First of all, intermittent fasting goes against one of the most widely spoken diet rules ever heard. Never skip breakfast. I'm sure everyone who's ever tried to help you lose weight over the past 30 years has told you, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Intermittent fasting, however, says the otherwise.
By choosing to skip breakfast, and continuing to work out, you are putting your body in a state where it needs to get energy from the fat stored in your cells. Cutting out a meal every day will reduce your overall calorie intake for the week. It's okay if you are eating more during the time period where you are allowed to eat food because you will still be eating fewer calories overall.
Intermittent Fasting is a pattern of eating that forces you to not eat anything during certain time periods and fitting all of your calories within the rest of the day. There are a few different patterns for accomplishing this, which we will discuss further.
Fasting and Feasting: The first way people go about intermittent fasting is by a method known as feasting and fasting. People stop eating at 8 pm, and then fast till noon the next morning. This is a 16 hour fast, leaving the remaining 8 hours of your day open for eating.
Eat Stop Eat Method: This type of intermittent fasting allows you to eat normally, but twice a week you commit to a 24 hour fast. This means no calories from dinner one day to dinner the next (or lunch or breakfast).
The 5:2 Method: This method allows you to eat normally 5 days a week, and eat much less during the remaining two. It calls you limiting your calories to 5-600 during two days of the week.
Does Intermittent Fasting Work?
Intermittent Fasting can work if you stick to the diet over time. At the end of the day, what you are doing is trying to get yourself to eat fewer calories, which will guarantee you to lose weight. In addition to that, the metabolism boosting effects of Intermittent Fasting can also get you burning more calories on a daily basis.
In order to burn one pound of fat, you need to burn 3,500 calories. If you are working out regularly and eating fewer calories, there is no reason for you to not lose weight by Intermittent Fasting. There are many ways to make Intermittent Fasting easier, which we will talk about throughout the remainder of this article.
Is Intermittent Fasting Safe?
Intermittent Fasting is generally a safe diet trend, but not for everyone. When employed correctly, there aren't many negatives that can be seen to your health, but there are some negative side effects that can arise.
For example, the idea of restricting your caloric intake two days a week, or limiting your eating time to an 8-hour time frame during the day, can actually cause rebound overeating. This rebound overeating happens due to the intense cravings and preoccupation with food that many people experience after fasting for a long period of time.
Another problem with Intermittent Fasting that can disrupt your health, is poor sleep. Changing your diet changes the way your body functions. It alters your metabolism, your sleep cycle, your digestive system, and many other processes. The human body is one that likes habit, and disrupting your habits is sure to have some adverse consequences. Your quality of sleep has a lot to do with your ability to manage your weight. If you don't sleep enough, you might find yourself much hungrier and with intense junk food cravings.
When many people choose this diet trend, they tend to stop diversifying their diet during their allotted eating period. This makes it so they get less of the essential nutrients they need to be healthy and manage their weight properly.
Another big problem with Intermittent Fasting (specifically for bodybuilders) is the fact that fasting does not only trigger your body to burn fat. Fasting for long periods of time can trigger your body into breaking down muscle for energy, which is not what you want when you are working on your summer body.
What Are The Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting?
One thing you should not try to forget is that fasting is an incredibly natural thing for humans today. During out hunter and gatherer times, we did not have food readily available at all times of the day and night. People would go without eating for long periods of time, while still expending energy at a very high rate.
Intermittent Fasting can help regulate your insulin levels in ways that can help facilitate fat burning. The whole point of intermittent fasting is to burn fat, and can help people get their metabolisms back on track.
Fasting has been shown to help increase levels of human growth hormone in your bloodstream. This hormone can help provide your body with benefits that include burning more fat, gaining muscle, and many other incredible things.
Our bodies have a very special ability when we limit the amount of food we provide it. When the body does not have food to break down for energy, it actually targets the weakest cells first. This includes diseased cells that can eventually make you sick or hold you back from performing at your best.
In a nutshell, Intermittent Fasting can help you lose weight, reduce insulin resistance (lowering your risk of type 2 diabetes), reduce oxidative stress, benefit your heart health, induce various cellular repair processes, help prevent cancer, benefit your brain health, and potentially help you live longer.
Can You Get Fast Results By Intermittent Fasting?
Intermittent Fasting should be looked at more so like a lifestyle change. The idea of fasting throughout the day can help you lose weight quickly, but a good rule of thumb is that the faster you lose weight from a diet, the faster you can put it right back on.
If you are practicing Intermittent Fasting and working out, you can expect to see results within your first two weeks. The combination of limiting your calories, boosting your metabolism, and spending more energy at the gym can help you make sure you are burning fat and getting fit.
Combining Intermittent Fasting with a fat burner can help make a huge difference. Fat burners act like stimulants on your metabolism and push your body to burn more calories while also providing you with extra energy to do even more at the gym.
Tips For Getting Through The Fasting Phase
If you have never fasted before, it can seem like one of the hardest things in the world. Going from eating what you want when you want it, to eating nothing at all requires a level of discipline and mental fortitude that many people are not blessed with. However, there are things you can do to make this time easier, and make sure you are able to succeed.
When you end your last meal at 8 pm, you have to make sure that you don't put anything in your body until noon the next day. Now the difficulty of this revolves around what time you have to wake up. If you feel like you're having problems with not eating after 8 pm, make sure your last meal is a good one, and then just prepare yourself for bed. Let's say the average person wakes up at 7:30 am, and takes about an hour to get ready. After that, you have to fast for 4 hours before you can start eating again. Try to find things you can do to fill the time if you don't have work or have a job where you find yourself snacking way too often.
If you can get to the gym in the morning, do it. Not only is this a great time killer, but you are also burning calories and boosting your metabolism. While you may feel exhausted after your first couple workouts, you'll soon find yourself with more energy then you know what to do with.
List of Drinks You Can Consume During The Fasting Phase
During the fasting phase, you want to limit your caloric intake as much as possible, so no sodas or juices or anything that is filled with sugar. The following are all drinks that you can have while you are fasting:
- Coffee and Tea
- Water
- Lemon water
- Branched Chained Amino Acid Drinks
- Apple Cider Vinegar
Now, Branched Chained Amino Acid drinks are a touchy subject when it comes to Intermittent Fasting. Since they technically have calories, they kind of break your fast, BUT they often have very few calories (around 5-10 per serving). Checking the nutrition label is extremely important, you want to try to find one with no sugar or salt or any additives like that. Branched Chained Amino Acid Drinks are great to use if you plan on working out while you are fasting (which you should be).
Our Conclusion On Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent Fasting is a very effective diet trend that utilizes the natural eating habits of early humans. People didn't always have 24/7 access to food, and the same people were much more physically active then we are today.
Combining Intermittent Fasting with fat burners can help boost your metabolism, burn more fat, and make sure you have more energy in the gym. Additionally, utilizing a hhigh-qualityprotein powder during your feeding window can help you feel fuller, while also reducing calorie intake and increasing protein intake. We hope you now understand what Intermittent Fasting is, what it can do for you, and how you can maximize your results.
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Since coming back to the States, I have been overwhelmed by the exciting change of transition. I've reunited with friends and family, spent a month reveling in the green gorgeous Virginia summertime, and, most recently, made a cross-country move to the great metropolis known as the Bay Area.
This most recent life path twist, while premeditated, was not for any particular reason besides the fact that I felt the call of the west. "A few friends (and my beau) live there, I've always liked the area, there's a lot going on in my field, I'll make it work," were the answers I routinely gave out to the overwhelming wave of questions I encountered themed "why California?"
While the transition is fresh and I'm still wondering if this was the right move for me, I do know that I've found myself thinking back to the good ole days of Peace Corps Pre-Service Training sessions in Elbasan more frequently than usual recently – mainly those (at the time, doze-worthy) sessions about IRB-ing, or intentional relationship building.
I didn't realize it at the time, but IRB-ing is just a sneaky fancy-speak term for networking. In the Peace Corps, you have to get to know your community to be successful, and we were encouraged, as volunteers, to reach out and intentionally approach people we did not know in order to make connections and establish our cache of community contacts. Through living and working in Lezhe, I had the "I don't know you, so I won't talk to you" beaten out of me, and it's served me well during the trial of recreating my professional network in yet another "foreign" community. Though people are not as interested in me just because I am American anymore, I'm meeting so many creative, interesting people, and look forward to continuing to create a community for myself here. It's not home yet, but I'm getting there.
Many thanks to all the friends and family who have helped me start out here by introducing me to people and showing me where and how to start off. I look forward to updating you as things roll along!


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Renato Lima de Oliveira - XVI International President General – elect
The emotion is truly very strong, my friends. I never thought that one day I could be here, in this position, elected International President General of the SSVP in order to lead this work of divine inspiration, following the footsteps of our co-founders, above all of the beloved fellow member Emmanuel Joseph Bailly, the first President General.
I am very happy and moved, and I hope that I will never disappoint you! It is a great honour for me!
When I joined the SSVP, in 1986, I simply wished to help the families in need, seeking to create a better world, with more equality and more opportunities, bringing hope to those who were sad. Just that! Now, you have made me "the servant of every one", of you and of the poor!
As we know, works of charity for the poor belong to God. Therefore and first of all, I want to thank God for our being here together, attending this Extraordinary General Assembly and voting for a new International President General.
Every six years, our association meets to renew itself, looking at the future with hope and generosity. For this reason, it is always worth repeating the maxim that "this work belongs to God", and therefore, we must do what pleases most the Lord: love and service to the poor. This is our vocation and mission!
Without God's blessing, we could do absolutely nothing. The Holy Spirit guides us and inspires us to make the best decisions for the sake of our Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The forces that I, and the new leaders of the International General Council, need to work correctly in order to fulfil the institutional role of the Council come from God.
My gratitude to the Holy Mary, through Our Lady of Aparecida (Patron Saint of Brazil) and to Our Lady of Fatima (the patron saint of Portugal) for the strength that She gave us to get here.
On Tuesday, June 7th, I will share with you a deeper reflection on the 20 points of our work programme and I will speak about my ideas for the international structure.
Before concluding, I wish to express my opinion about the changes in our young Rule from 2003. I consider many of the proposed adjustments as "significant progress" for the implementation of the Vincentian works. On the other hand, there are extremely complex and sensitive issues, which will require major, irrevocable decisions that will cause a deep impact on the future of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul all over the world. We cannot leave this Assembly divided.
Therefore, I ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten you to make the best decision. You have to reflect deeply on the decision that you will make! This is what your elected President is asking you, with love!
This is what I had to say at this moment. Thank you for your trust and for your support! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!


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Gina's Bio: Gina is a performance coach that works predominantly with collegiate and professional athletes who are experiencing performance issues within their specific sport. Gina is also the co-host of Sexy Marriage Radio and also works under the brand, Winning At Romance With Gina Parris. In this podcast interview we chat about everything from quantum physics to you guessed it, sex! Besides the links I've already have provided above for you, you may also find Gina on twitter here or your Facebook Winning At Romance page here.
By Gina Parris
"Wow, " Paul said, "There is a magazine for every single possible subject."
We had stopped in the store to grab a greeting card, but the rack behind us caught our attention.
I picked up a magazine completely devoted to zombies. Flipping through the pages, I felt slightly nauseated by the gory images. I didn't know if I should laugh or groan.
I looked at my husband and made a face. He shrugged and reached for a familiar Muscle and Fitness.
I walked out thinking of zombies and modern culture. Hmmmm. If you are a fan of gory fantasy, more power to you. It's just that most of my mindset triggers back to the bedroom and well, this reminds me of a problem:
Zombie sex.
I don't mean gruesome monster -acts where a bloody creature bites you and you turn into a zombie. No. I'm pretty out of the loop on such things, but for all I know, that kind of weird fantasy is probably in vogue somewhere.
No, this true pandemic is zombie sex of a different nature.
It's homo-sapien sex all right, but void of passion and pleasure and connection.
Zombie-sex is love-making without the love. The only thing in the making then, is stress and frustration.
Modern zombie sex is what happens when people are not connected to their true essence or to their spouse. It's empty.
Can passion be revived in this case?
Let's take some action against the death-blows.
Here is Rule #1:
Love without Passion is NOT an option.
When your intimate life is suffering, your whole life is suffering, so it's time to shake off the zombie and make a move:
1. Wake it Up
Wake up your masculine or your feminine passion. Stand in your strength. Revel in your beauty. Get in touch with your senses and look at what is right instead of what is wrong with your mate, your body, your life. Something is worth celebrating. Get in touch with whatever that is.
2. Shake it Up
Shake Up your routine. It's been said that a rut is just a grave with both ends kicked out. What rut are you in? Climb out. Do something TODAY that will shake up your routine. You can start with something as simple as your diet, your exercise routine, your surroundings, your wardrobe. Become more congruent with who you really want to be.
Then change the approach you make towards your mate. Be sexy. Be seductive. Expect something good to happen and get comfortable with being uncomfortable!
Challenging the status quo in the most intimate part of your life is a little scary. It's not safe, but neither is wasting away in an unconscious stupor.
Shake it up. There's an erotic break-through across that threshold of "comfort."
3. Make it Up
Throw away the old script about how sex is boring and your mate is unadventurous. Throw away the script that says sex always happens in this order just like last time. You really might be boring your mate to tears. Make up a new story. Play a new role. Get intimate. Be present and try something different than last time.
You can focus on pleasure. You can focus on breathing. Yes, breathing. Try this:
Sit across from your mate and place your right hand on each other's heart. Then look into each other's eyes as you synchronize your deep breathing. Look for that soul that you fell in love with. See into their heart. You might find this moment more intimate than sex.
Make up your own happy ending and be open to following a connection that goes someplace you did not expect.
If you do these things, you will start to rekindle the passion.
What is Rule #2?
That would be to refer back to Rule #1:
Love without passion is NOT an option.
Now get after it!
I believe in you.


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If you find yourself soliciting senior people to attach themselves to your project be prepared for questions – lots of them. And when this happens the most important thing is not to get your back up. I have encountered several individuals who suddenly became smart asses, trying to cover for the fact they didn't know why I was asking the questions I was… and obviously did not have appropriate answers prepared.
About a month ago I was approached on LinkedIn by a person with a non-existent resume. They were asking me to attach myself to a docu-drama as an Executive Producer. Due to the nature of the material I had a variety of questions I needed answered. I was met with a message layered with sarcasm and "Don't you know". It stopped me dead in my tracks. This message told me two things. I would not want to go down any path with this human being due to their tone and obvious bitchiness. Their tone also told me they were as green as the hills, and were trying to cover for what they did not know and could not answer. I could not live with either the first or the second part.
If you are new to the game there's no shame in admitting that. People can see it by the list of production credits you either have or don't have. It's not news to them. If they've responded to you that means they are interested in the material and want to know more. And really in the getting to know more, it's as much as about who you are as your project. A lot can be gleaned from an email or brief telephone conversation.
People are sussing you out from the beginning. Working with people who are new can be a big headache. It's a lot of extra work and a lot of handholding. Despite this fact people do it anyway because they want to give back to the community. A lot of professionals are into mentoring. The key here is: are you someone they want to mentor and go down a road with? You need to learn how to be an attractive commodity. That's as simple as being a real and authentic person, and not pretending to know things you don't. Don't put on airs or get sassy.
I've seen a lot of women going into a meeting, or talking to someone at a conference, and you can tell just from the look on their faces they are trying to be more than they are. They are playing a game they can't win. All somebody has to do is ask you what you've done before, and they can read between the lines. It's easy to fill in the gaps. Pretending to be something you're not is not a good thing… and that includes lying. A lot of professionals will ask for copies of what you've done before, so they can see the quality of your work. Pulling a George Costanza and telling them you did an off Broadway play called La Cocina… but you don't have a copy of the script available, generally doesn't work. And looking haughty while you're telling them this will only shoot you in the foot!
Who you are, and how easy you will be to work with, is what people are looking for. They want to love you, and love your work. Both things have to be there, or no one is going to be willing to entertain the idea of working with you. It's not hard to sense who will be a difficult personality to deal with. And never forget if you are attempting to hide things, pretending to know more than you do, this will bleed into your work.
An Executive does not want to deal with someone who will potentially cover up and hide things during a production, because they don't want to ask for help when they need it. Having a lot of pride and ego is not a good plan when things are rolling and the game is in play. I want to know, and others want to know, that you will put your hand up and ask for the answer when you don't have it. A crew member who hides their ineptness is a cause for big problems later when things come to light. Trust me, they will come to light one way or another.
I worked with an individual like this who was not familiar with union rules and legalities. A lot of things slid by the wayside. They finished their job and moved on and left the other Producer holding the ball. It turned into a flaming ball that they were not prepared to handle. Because this person was inexperienced, they left the senior partner with a whole load of trouble on their hands. There can be a lot of trouble to be had, and the person you are soliciting to help you get your project made is well aware of this fact. If they sense you are not someone who can be taken at face value, and may be a source of problems, you can forget about it.
Yes it's important to look and sound like a professional. Be aware you can do this without blowing smoke up people's behinds. A warm greeting, a firm handshake, direct eye contact, and being able to talk about your project backwards and forwards goes a long way. A lot can also be taken from the way you communicate in writing. Think and re-think before hitting the send button. Passion and enthusiasm coupled with a real and likeable personality rule the day. Authenticity wins every time!
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Beginning her career in 1994 as the Producer's Assistant on the TV series Highlander, Katherine was eventually awarded an Associate Producer mentorship by the CMPA on the Showtime series Dead Man's Gun. She went on to gain a broad knowledge base throughout her work at Peace Arch Entertainment and Omnifilm Entertainment in the areas of development, production and business affairs. During her career she has been involved on many projects including Francis Ford Coppola's sci-fi series First Wave, David Steinberg's comedy series Big Sound, the ½ hour dramedy Robson Arms, five Lifetime Network movies, the animated series Pirate TV, along with nine documentaries. She also did two stints at Creative BC as an Analyst. She has done work for over 20 broadcasters and won numerous international awards. Katherine just produced the movie "Rio Heat" – a Canadian/Brazilian co-production featuring Harvey Keitel.


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Danbury mayoral candidates differ on city services
DANBURY -- Mayor Mark Boughton said residents have more city services than ever, while his challenger, Gary Goncalves, said services have dwindled under Boughton's leadership.
The issue was just one of several the candidates differed on when they discussed their vision for the city's future during a meeting with The News-Times Editorial Board Friday.
Goncalves said that while Boughton has talked a lot in the campaign season about creating efficiencies in government, taxes have increased in the last eight years from $149 million to $202 million "and for that the city has seen core services decrease."
The Democrat cited several examples, including reduced hours at the library and a City Hall that is open four days a week.
Boughton disagreed. "We've offered more services to the city than any other administration," he said. "The fact is we have more services than ever before."
Boughton said that while City Hall may be closed on Friday, it's also open later in the evening, providing more convenient times for residents to stop by after work.
Goncalves said he would restore a five-day work week at City Hall, bring back teaching positions that were lost during the last round of budget negotiations and return a police bicycle patrol to downtown.
"We have the new police station," he said. "When are we going to see more officers on the streets?"
Boughton said city officials are in the process of civilianizing certain positions within the police department, such as hiring a payroll specialist -- a duty overseen by a lieutenant in the department "who can now be redeployed."
Economic development also dominated the discussion Friday -- as well as most of the rhetoric during the campaign season.
Boughton defended his decision to change the position of a full-time economic development director into a part-time coordinator, whose focus would be on outreach and recruitment. He also proposed the creation of an economic development center downtown that could help entrepreneurs develop their business plans as well as partner with local banks to provide a pool of funding for business ventures.
Goncalves, meanwhile, said the city needs to return to a full-time economic development director who would actively pursue businesses as well as partner with the local chamber and CityCenter in an effort to fill empty downtown storefronts.
"There are too many empty storefronts," he said. "We need an economic development director who can aggressively attract businesses and help small and mid sized businesses prosper."
Boughton said the initiatives proposed by Goncalves, including a full-time director, more teachers, an expanded bike patrol and new charter schools would cost the city in excess of $62 million. He asked his opponent how he would pay for all the projects without tax increases.
"Not all these things can be done at once," Goncalves said. "But we have to develop a plan for the city and see what the budget can sustain in coming years."
Goncalves, meanwhile, questioned Boughton on rumors that he might pursue a congressional run.
"If elected will you serve out the entire term?" Goncalves asked.
Boughton said that while he has been approached about a congressional bid, he is very happy serving the city of Danbury.
"In the past I've told legislators that I get more done in a day than they get done in 20 years," Boughton said. "At this point I have no plans to run for Congress."
While the candidates differed on several fronts, both seemed to be in agreement on at least one issue. Both Boughton and Goncalves said they would rather see expanded rail service than the construction of a Super 7 highway that stretched from Danbury to Norwalk.
"It took 80 years to widen (the regular) Route 7," Boughton said. "I don't think we are going to see construction (on a Super 7) any time soon."
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Charter School Network in Chicago Averts Strike
Teachers at one of Chicago's largest charter school networks last week reached a deal to avoid a strike.
Union officials noted that the language of the two-year contract is not final, but the United Educators of UCSN and the UNO Charter School Network reached an accord over such issues as pension contributions, the length of the workday for high school teachers, and class size.
The threatened strike had promised to upend the academic year for about 8,000 students. The charter's union had said their walkout would have been the nation's first for privately operated charter schools. The action comes just as the much larger Chicago Teachers Union begins the process of ratifying a separate tentative deal with the city.
Vol. 36, Issue 10, Page 5Published in Print: October 26, 2016, as Charter School Network in Chicago Averts Strike
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This should be discussed. There are many clocks in Berlin. Which might be most applicable to this puzzle?
Mengenlehreuhr? Maybe. Its an interesting clock.
Taking a look at the puzzle, does the content of K3 have any cooperative links to previous points in the puzzle? Yes, it does. We know the Q in K1 may be related in terms of a calendar convention for the date Nov. 26th. If we knew all of K4, would we see some kind of evidence a priori? Are more calendar clues or dictionary clues to be had? Hard to say.
Id like to think the next step is pursuing the topic of TIME. We learn K4 has something to do with a clock in Berlin. K2 has lat/long coordinates, which are perfectly synonymous with a clock time. I'm curious how it might be related positionally to Berlin or in the case of the Mengenlehreuhr's interesting grid system of 1-4-4-11-4 (second-hour-hour-minute-minute), could there be some alphabetic substitution and positional overlay on the sculpture itself or transcription of the K4 string to a construction similar to the Mengenleuhr design that produces a solve such that once decrypted we see it gives credit to that specific clock for its inspire code system? I think it might. I hope to prove it.


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A happy memory for all of us that did this. From the film The Boy and the Bridge 1959,actor Ian Maclaine. Ian Maclaine's real name was Ian McLenahan and he was born in Brighton.
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You can never have too much of a good thing. Having proven that with a string of successful CSIs, CBS now is looking to capitalize on NCIS' strongest season ever by spinning a new series off of what was essentially a JAG spin-off.
"It's happening. We're doing it," CBS Entertainment president Nina Tassler confirmed Wednesday at the TCA Winter Press Tour. "We've seen an outline. We're in great shape, and we're just waiting to get the script. But we're going to cast, and we're going to shoot."
It's yet to be cast, you say? Here's a provocative thought. CBS long ago inked a development deal with Alex O'Loughlin, who had cultivated quite a fan following as the star of the (too) short-lived Moonlight. Perhaps the Aussie hunk could return to the fore as the front man for NCIS 2? Asked separately about the status of O'Loughlin's deal with the Eye, Tassler said, "Hopefully we will [see him soon]."
As for the origin of the NCIS spin-off — which, sources say, will simply follow the cases of a team situated elsewhere — Tassler said that just as the Mark Harmon starrer "was [born of] an episode of JAG, this will be an episode of NCIS" airing later this season.
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Oh MY GOODNESS. THESE ARE AMAZING!!! YOU are VERY GOOD AND CREATIVE!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT GREAT JOB!
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I really like this one. My mom's favourite animal is raccoons. I just linked it to her on facebook. You are going to be her hero.
These are the exact idea I was looking for! I'm doing woodland animals for a baby shower & needed a raccoon sample. Do you mind if I ask what you used for the ears & nose?
Soooo cute! My best friend loves raccoons and I made these for her birthday! Thanks for the great idea ;-)
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Monthly Archives: April 2017
Veganuary 2017 Survey Results Are In!
The Veganuary 2017 Survey results are in and are as follows:
- 77% ate vegan food for all of January!*
Of the 23% who did not eat vegan food for the month, 75% were vegan over 50% of the time. And of that 75%, most ate a completely vegetarian diet for all of January. Also, many people are including small slip-ups as failing to complete the entire month, whereas we regard it as a natural part of transitioning. It's a learning curve! It's also worth mentioning that a high proportion of omnivores (76%) and pescetarians (75%) completed an entire vegan month. That's a really fantastic effort by all.
- 97% feel healthier after taking part!**
And 87% have noticed an increase in their energy levels, with another 87% also confirming some weight loss.
- 67% are staying vegan!*
Such amazing news! This figure is made up of 59% of the meat-eaters who responded to our survey, 64% of the pescetarians, and a whopping 75% of vegetarians. Interestingly, 21% are unsure of whether they're staying vegan or not… If you are one of them, then we recommend you join our Facebook group for kind chat, recipes, and ideas. It's helped (and helping) a lot of people feel more relaxed during their transition to veganism.
- A huge number are reducing their consumption of animal products!*
95% have stopped eating or reduced their consumption of meat from cows, 94% have stopped eating or reduced their consumption of pigs, and 92% have stopped eating or reduced consumption of chickens. This is life-changing news for animals like Rocky, Ernie and Little Eric!
- 99% recommend Veganuary!*
Veganuary is very much a sum of its parts… We're nothing without the people who take part. Thank you for trying vegan with us, and for recommending the experience to others. It will make a world of difference to the animals, and to our planet.
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Mobile commerce may be at the heart of a new revolution
eBay has high hopes for mobile commerce
Online retail giant eBay believes that mobile is leading a revolution in the commerce sector. According to eBay, this revolution will change the way consumers purchase and search for products around the world. This week, the retailer has unveiled a new three-year growth strategy that has a heavy emphasis on mobile commerce. eBay expects mobile commerce to play a major role in its future business and is working to ensure that it is as accommodating to mobile consumers as it can possibly be.
eBay and PayPal experience heavy activity in the mobile space
eBay has already experiences strong performance in the mobile commerce sector through itself and its subsidiary PayPal. Where eBay is concerned, more consumers are opting to use their smartphones or tablets to shop for products. These consumers are also more apt to purchase products from their mobile device rather than from a PC. PayPal has been reporting a growing number of transactions being made from mobile devices, whether they involve purchasing products or transferring money from one account to another. This activity has built up eBay's confidence in the mobile commerce sector.
Mobile commerce expected to reach $300 billion by 2015
By 2015, eBay expects global mobile commerce to reach the $300 billion mark. The company notes that this will translate into revenue growth of 50% or more by the end of 2015. Mobile commerce will be behind much of the growth that eBay is expecting to see over the next three years and the retailer estimates that it will be able to beat out its competitors in its given industry. Amazon, which is eBay's only major competitor, has also been showing strong interest in mobile commerce. Whether eBay will be able to overcome Amazon may depend largely on the mobile commerce plans of the latter.
Consumer interest powering mobile commerce growth
eBay suggests that mobile commerce is becoming more important for consumers as they become more comfortable with the concept. As more consumers get their hands on smartphones and tablets, they are becoming increasingly exposed to the prospects of mobile commerce. As such, they are becoming more likely to purchase products and shop with their mobile devices than they have ever been in the past few years.


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Contemporary studies suggest an association between venous thromboembolism and a higher incidence of major cardiovascular events, mostly attributed to arterial atherothrombosis. Using data from the Nateglinide and Valsartan in Impaired Glucose Tolerance Outcomes Research ( NAVIGATOR ) trial, we assessed the association of venous thromboembolism with major cardiovascular events.
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