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Let's Change What We Can Change for the Better
Singapore, 10 October 2019
In recent weeks, I have been following developments in the global economy while also joining APEC meetings focused on helping the region's small businesses.
While we should keep a close eye on the evolving economic outlook, the time I spend with hopeful entrepreneurs – whether at APEC SME Week or the APEC Women and the Economy Forum or next week's Finance Ministers' Meeting– provides a different reality check.
Yes, the global economic outlook impacts an entrepreneur's bottom line. But usually the worries of entrepreneurs are more immediate. Consider these typical concerns. How to obtain a loan when the potential collateral is under the name of one's spouse – or parent. How to receive payments for contracts on time and before the due date of next month's utilities bills. Or, how to navigate the byzantine menu of procedures for export.
Small businesses, from micro-enterprises to medium-size firms, account for more than 95 percent of APEC economies. Yet they routinely face challenges that can make or break their business. Imagine what our economies can achieve when more of our small businesses thrive.
Chile, APEC host economy for 2019, got it right when they announced this year's theme as 'Connecting People, Building the Future'. Connect our small businesses to more markets and global value chains. Connect women entrepreneurs to investors and mentors. Connect our government agencies so that they may simplify regulations that encroach instead of empower.
APEC has carried out many initiatives to help small businesses. The 2015 Boracay Action Agenda includes various efforts to ensure that as economies grow, so do small businesses. Our efforts at trade facilitation have been particularly helpful. International trade can be incredibly daunting to a company with less than ten employees. Two employees alone can be fully occupied with learning the long checklist for exporting.
Technology is the buzzword of today. But all the talk of e-commerce and a digital economy does not eliminate the physical world. A business still has to comply with all the rules and regulations to deliver products and services to markets.
Here, APEC plays a critical role. APEC helps small businesses to understand rules, regulations, standards to meet, and customs procedures. Numerous facilitation mechanisms are in place.
Some economies have systems in place that can fast-track qualified exporters. But becoming 'qualified' can be a full-time endeavor in itself. Again, APEC provides capacity building for small businesses so that they can meet the qualifications.
For businesses that prefer an alternative way to grow, APEC also helps companies to tap into the global value chains of larger corporations. There are myriad ways that we assist small and medium enterprises to become 'international'.
But as someone who spent her career developing and issuing policy, I can vouch that government plays the key role in improving the prospects of a business.
Recently, I joined the launch of the updated APEC Women and the Economy Dashboard, which consists of 95 indicators of women's capacity for advancement in the economy. While many APEC economies have carried out policy reforms that have improved women's lives, the dashboard reports, much more can be done.
For example, many women still can't obtain credit because she is a woman or unmarried. Only 9 out of 21 APEC economies have laws that mandate non-discrimination by creditors based on gender. Only 7 economies prohibit credit discrimination based on marital status.
Given that many small businesses are led by women, these barriers can be crippling.
For these small businesses who drive the growth, innovation and optimism of our communities, the news that matter most are those that ease their day-to-day operations. The changes that matter are those that their governments can deliver.
Let's change what we can change for the better.
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Ambassador Muhamad Noor Yacob2010 - 2012
Ambassador Michael Tay2009
Ambassador Juan Carlos Capunay2008
Ambassador Colin S. Heseltine2007
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Ambassador Choi Seok Young2005
Ambassador Mario Artaza2004
Ambassador Piamsak Milintachinda2003
Ambassador Alejandro de la Peña Navarrete2002
Ambassador Zhang Yan2001
Ambassador Serbini Ali2000
Ambassador Timothy James Hannah1999
Ambassador Dato' Noor Adlan1998
Ambassador Jack A. Whittleton1997
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I pitched in as camp cook for the 154th Guides in November and one (among many) of the really neat things they did was a bleached out T-shirt craft. Thanks Guider Michelle and your Guides for asking me to come to camp. I loved seeing the older girls in action.
For the craft, they used the Spray Bottle Method like this one outlined on gomediazine.com. But I really like the designs from Designmom.com in her post called DIY Bleached out Tees (she dabbed bleach directly on the shirt instead of using a spray bottle).
Camper Supplies:
- Campers bring a dark t-shirt. Make sure it has been washed at least once to remove any sizing or other new t-shirt chemicals that may prevent bleach from setting in.
Guider Supplies
- Tarps, plastic sheets, or shower curtains. Bleach is, well, bleach. Protect surfaces. Where possible, consider doing this outside (but still cover your space).
- Bleach sprayers (Guiders or older girls) should wear old clothes that they don't care about ruining.
- Masking tape in various widths. The instructions from the reference sites above suggest Duct Tape, but Michelle provided masking tape and it worked perfectly.
- Cardboard with no ink – cut to go inside shirts to protect the back
- Bleach and water (70% Bleach/30% water)
- Spray bottles, Squirt bottles (like you get with hair dye), Paint brushes, Sponges
- Disposable gloves
- A place to hang wet shirts (like a drying rack or clothes line).
- Provide girls with tape and give them free reign to create a design on one side of their t-shirt. (the girls at camp were extremely creative and the results were pretty amazing)
- When the tape design is done, Guiders sprayed the shirts with the bleach mixture. Older girls can probably do it themselves, but Guiders should definitely do the bleaching for Brownies.
- Let the bleached t-shirt sit for a bit to allow the shirt to fade.
- When you're satisfied with the fading, pull the tape off and rinse the shirt. Hang to dry. Parents are probably going to want to wash the shirt before wearing.
This was an amazing craft. I made a red shirt with an approximation of a trefoil on the front – it'll probably be my camp PJs now. Thanks 154th Guides!!

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AS Scotland is the Home of Golf there are a dizzying array of courses to choose from.
Join me now as I take you on a tour of 9 courses you must play before you die, with some real surprises alongside the big names.
And the good news is that even if your handicap is just a complete lack of experience we've courses for you!
The Old Course
Let's start with the granddaddy of them all - The Old Course. The Open has been played 29 times here in St Andrews and you are in good company on a round on the famous links as Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are among the illustrious names who have all won here. You will need a handicap of 24 for men and 36 for women to snare a round.
The Balgove
The antithesis of the Old Course. At this St Andrews nine holer anyone can just turn up and play. No handicaps, no posh club membership required – The Balgove is golf at its very simplest and purest. The gentle greens and light rough make it ideal for beginners too.
PGA Centenary, Gleneagles
PGA Centenary, Gleneagles is one of the world's most famous courses following Europe's thumping win over America in last year's Ryder Cup. This gorgeous Perthshire charmer is a treat scenically set amidst hill and glen. Handily the five star Gleneagles Hotel is on site with its spa and Scotland's only two Michelin star restaurant.
The Roxburghe
Said to be one of Sam Torrance's favourites, this Dave Thomas designed inland gem spreads across the expansive Roxburghe Estate in the Borders, which is owned by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe. Not many courses can boast a clubhouse set in a Jacobean mansion. With trees, rolling hills and the River Teviot running through this is a scenic wonder.
Musselburgh Links
Arguably the real Old Course and the 'Home of Golf'. Musselburgh Links is often ignored course is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest. Playing this nine-hole gem, bathed in golfing history with Arthur's Seat in the background, is an unmissable experience.
Carnoustie Championship
Carnoustie Championship is a course that has held the Open an impressive seven times and many golfers reckon this is the toughest links course in the world. This 6,941yds par 72 monster was designed by legendary golf guru James Braid. Warning – the deep bunkers here are famously unforgiving!
Poor Dumfries and Galloway often gets forgotten by golfers, but I'm bringing it back into the fold. This 6,308yds James Braid designed parkland treasure at Stranraer wraps its grassy claws around Loch Ryan with views out towards Arran and Ailsa Craig. It's quite a test too and the few people who I know who have played it have gone back for more.
Isle of Barra Golf Course
The surreal Isle of Barra Golf Course is my wild card and it's seriously wild! Set on remote Barra this 9-hole gem is utterly unique. It may not sound too testing at 2,396 yards, but there are Atlantic beaches for bunkers, ridiculously rough rough and fences around the greens to stop the cows getting in! No course in the world enjoys better views.
Ok, so I'm going to cheat a little here. The beguiling Isle of Arran is home to no fewer than seven golf courses. They range from the nine-hole courses at Lochranza, Corrie and Machrie, through to the 18-hole courses at Brodick, Whiting Bay and Lamlash. Then there is there highly unusual 12-hole Shiskine Golf Club at Blackwaterfoot. One of the most spectacular courses anywhere in Scotland, golfers may well need the inspiration of Robert the Bruce (who is said to have seen the famous spider try and try again in a nearby cave) when tackling the mighty Crow's Nest and then playing off The Shelf. Snare an Arran Golf Pass and you can play them all.
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Autobiographical memory (ABM), personal semantic memory (PSM), and autonoetic consciousness are affected in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) but their relationship with Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarkers are unclear. Forty-five participants (healthy controls (HC) = 31, MCI = 14) completed the Episodic ABM Interview and a battery of memory tests. Thirty-one (HC = 22, MCI = 9) underwent β-amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Fourteen participants (HC = 9, MCI = 5) underwent one imaging modality. Unlike PSM, ABM differentiated between diagnostic categories but did not relate to AD biomarkers. Personal semantic memory was related to neocortical β-amyloid burden after adjusting for age and apolipoprotein E (APOE) ɛ4. Autonoetic consciousness was not associated with AD biomarkers, and was not impaired in MCI. Autobiographical memory was impaired in MCI participants but was not related to neocortical amyloid burden, suggesting that personal memory systems are impacted by differing disease mechanisms, rather than being uniformly underpinned by β-amyloid. Episodic and semantic ABM impairment represent an important AD prodrome.
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Goodwood Park, West Sussex We know you love a great day out and dressing up like we did at Vintage at Goodwood a few weeks ago, so thought you might like to know about another fantastic event taking place at Goodwood later this month.
The Goodwood Revival is now established as the world's premier classic motoring event and a unique chance to revel in the glamour and allure of motor racing in the romantic time capsule of the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
Now the longest running and most successful tour to the Revival, we only have places for two more cars.
So if the Revival is on your bucket list, why wait any longer?
Here's some tour highlights:
• 14 Day Luxury Fully Escorted Self Drive Tour
• Tour starts on September 3rd and ends on September 17th
• Luxury car Hire Included
• Fine Dining and Luxury Hotels
• 3 Days reserved Grandstand Seating at Goodwood
• Williams F1 Private Tour
• Salon Prive with Champagne & Lobster Lunch and open bar all day
• Brooklands Motor Museum
• Morgan Motor Company Factory Tour
• Gaydon Heritage Centre
• Stonehenge and Haynes Museum
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Jirachi Wish Maker
Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker centers around the Millennium Comet. This comet appears in the night sky for seven nights once every 1,000 years (hence, its name). The legendary Pokemon named Jirachi also awakens from its slumber when the comet comes in order to absorb the comet's energy. A magician named Butler, along with his partner Diane, find the stone that encases Jirachi.
Ash and his friends arrive at a festival that is celebrating the arrival of the comet. May buys a novelty item with seven panels; it is said that if a panel is closed each night the comet appears, one wish will be granted. While at the festival, they catch one of Butler's performances. Max hears a voice coming from the stage when Diane displays Jirachi's stone to the audience, and rushes up to the stage to investigate. Ash follows in hot pursuit.
When they get to the stage, they end up being "volunteered" for a magic trick by Butler. After the performance, Ash and his friends meet Butler and Diane, and learn about Jirachi being inside the stone. Butler allows Max to take the stone, and it hatches into Jirachi. Ash and his friends learn that Jirachi's wish granting power is really a form of teleportation. And it also turns out that the group learns that Butler's intentions for Jirachi aren't as innocent as they seem. Can Ash and his friends save Jirachi from Butler's plans?
Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker clocks in at 81 minutes, which is just the right length for the story being told in the film. Like the other Pokemon films, some attempts were made to combine computer graphics with the 2D animation. Unfortunately, the computer animated portions are still standing out too much from the 2D animation and calling attention to itself.
On this disc, the short "Gotta Dance," which was shown before the film in Japanese theaters, is included as one of the special features. In this short, Team Rocket has built a new base. They have captured three Whismur to help provide entertainment when Giovanni (the leader of Team Rocket) arrives to see the base. Meowth creates a special baton to make the Whismur cooperate. Pikachu, as well as some of the Pokemon owned by Ash and his friends, find themselves at the base. Much of the humor in the short is derived from the running gag of the baton being inadvertently turned on or off.
The next special feature is a trivia game. This is exactly like the trivia games that appeared on Pokemon 4Ever and Pokemon Heroes. The disc randomly chooses a set of seven questions, and the viewer uses the remote to answer them.
Next is "Message from the Director, Mr. Yuyama." This 45-second feature is in Japanese with English subtitles. The director thanks the audience for watching the movie, and he says he is location scouting for the next movie.
The "Make a Wish" music video is for the song that is used in the ending credits of the film. The video, which runs for about six minutes, combines footage of the singer with footage from the film; most of the film footage used features Jirachi. At the beginning, the video is labeled as "Pokemon Edit"; I assume that means that this version of the video included footage from Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker.
The "Pokemon Character Scrapbook" is a series of still images that not only include pictures of most of the Pokemon shown in the film or the short, but also include the name, the height, weight, species, and abilities for each one. The Pokemon included in this feature are: Absol, Flygon, Dusclops, Kirlia, Pikachu, Whismur, Torchic, Mudkip, Lotad, Ludicolo, Loudred, Seviper, Wobbuffet, Treecko, and Cacnea. However, it should be noted that Meowth was not included in this feature.
The final extra on the disc is "Jirachi Wish Maker Original Artwork," which is a series of still images. The images included in this feature are stills from the movie, production art, and even a storyboard.
Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker is a good film. The DVD extras are also a little better than what appeared on some of the earlier DVD releases of the Pokemon films. If you're a fan of Pokemon, you should have this film in your DVD collection.
In order to write this review, I checked out a copy of the DVD through the King County Library System.
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Today I visited the Castell del Vi (castle of wine in Catalan), a fabulous museum chronicling winemaking in the Priorat region. Housed in the Falset Castle, the Castell del Vi beautifully presents the history of Priorat winemaking (begun in the twelfth century with the arrival or Carthusian monks – the name Priorat is derived from the word prior, as the region corresponds to the domain held by the prior of the Carthusian monks at the monastery of Escaladei – and continued until a devastating Phylloxera plague struck in 1893, all but wiping out the industry, not really recovering until the 1970s and '80s) as well as some of the characteristics of modern Priorat wines.
The essence of my project – right there on the sign! I hope to explore how this incorporation of science into such traditional methodologies really plays out in practice. It is very interesting that many of the Priorat winemakers are very young, as the Priorat renaissance occurred so recently, yet they largely remain committed to upholding longstanding traditions of the area. This is a thread that I will certainly be following during my stay here.
Llicorella (bottom left) is the local name for the predominant type of soil in the Priorat. Llicorella is a slate held so directly responsible for the essence of Priorat wines that there is a saying – Si ets Prioratí, de les pedres treuràs vi – If you are from Priorat, you will extract wine from the stones.
Though the creative use of video, relief maps, and lighting was quite impressive, the Castell del Vi appealed to the sense of smell as well. Glass vessels such as the one pictured above captured aromas commonly found in Priorat wines – ripe fruit, licorice, spice, mineral, toasty, etc. – to smell individually.
We also took a quick stop at one of the wineries in the region – Ferrer Bobet. Located in the spectacular Priorat DOQ outside of the village of Porrera, this stunning, modern winery is jointly owned by a Spanish pharmaceutical tycoon and a technological advisor for Torres – a large Spanish wine company. Though we only had time for a brief look around (I'll be going back for a more detailed tour soon), this winery stands out as fairly unique in the region for its focus on adopting modern technological approaches to winemaking – as reflected in the architecture that also mimics the long, low lines of the llicorella slate landscape.
View from Ferrer Bobet of the more modern, terraced style of planting vines.
The more traditional bunch method of planting, originally thought to be better for harvesting. The terraces were introduced to increase fruit yields, which are characteristically low in this region (one of the reasons for the high wine prices), but there is debate about which method is really best.


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Yesterday, newly appointed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue traveled to an elementary school in Virginia to announce an "easing" of the Obama-era school food nutrition standards pertaining to whole grains, sodium and flavored milk. (You can watch his statement here.)
Given the Trump administration's zealous quest to roll back many other food policy advances achieved under President Obama—restaurant menu labeling, improved Nutrition Facts boxes, food safety measures, and more—it's understandable why Perdue's announcement has caused a lot of consternation among those who support healthier school meals.
The fact that the USDA's press release about the announcement was titled, "Ag Secretary Perdue Moves to Make School Meals Great Again"—coupled with President Trump's avowed love of fast food—likely only ratcheted up the alarm.
But while I'm certainly no supporter of any weakening of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) nutrition standards, I do think it's important to put this latest development in context.
Let's start with whole grains. The HHFKA standards currently require that all grain foods served to kids (pasta, bread, etc.) be "whole grain-rich," meaning they must contain at least half whole grains. That standard never struck me as extremely rigorous; there are varieties of whole grain "white" flour out there that, at least for my own kids, can easily be slipped into baked goods without notice. But some school districts have long complained that procuring palatable whole grain-rich products on the open market has been a challenge, at least in some parts of the country.
Perdue announced yesterday that districts facing this problem will be able to obtain a waiver to serve grain foods that are not whole grain-rich. But while that might sound like a big step backward, this is exactly the same system we've had in place ever since the 2015 appropriations bill (remember the "CRomnibus?"). So while health advocates (rightly, to my mind) believe the 100 percent whole-grain-rich standard should be enforced across the board, Perdue's announcement didn't change the status quo.
Similarly, the announced relaxing of sodium standards also will have no effect on current school meals, which are already meeting the HHFKA's preliminary lower sodium standard ("Target 1"). However, schools are now relieved having to meet the laws more rigorous sodium-reduction targets 2 and 3. This move has been decried by many health advocates, including the American Heart Association, which said in a press release, "Children who eat high levels of sodium are about 35 percent more likely to have elevated blood pressure, which can ultimately lead to heart disease or stroke. Earlier this year, the USDA gave schools a one-year extension for target two compliance. We should stick with that plan."
Finally, while opponents of flavored milk in schools were likely alarmed by Perdue's statement to reporters yesterday that "I wouldn't be as big as I am today without chocolate milk," it's important to remember that even under the HHKFA standards, kids can take flavored milk daily. Now, however, schools will be able to offer flavored milk in a 1 percent variety (as opposed to fat-free), which was already the case with white milk.
The upshot? The Perdue announcement does move school meals in the wrong direction, but most of the very significant gains made by the HHFKA remain intact. We still have common sense calorie limits for school meals, for example, as well as a ban on trans fats and a requirement that kids get a greater variety of vegetables each week. And despite years of lobbying by the School Nutrition Association, Perdue made no change to one of the most important advances of the HHFKA—a requirement that kids must take a half-cup serving of fruits or vegetables at lunch, instead of passing up those healthy foods on a daily basis.
In other words, we're not going back to the days of the "all-beige" tray.
That said, there may be future Trump administration efforts to further weaken HHFKA advances, including a possible gutting of the "Smart Snacks" rules that cleaned up the junk food sold to kids via fundraisers, vending machines, school stores and a la carte lines. And we may also see attempts to undercut other laudable provisions of the HHFKA such as the Community Eligibility Provision, which currently allows schools and districts in high-poverty areas to provide free meals to all students, without paperwork or stigma.
My message to concerned parents is this: voice your opposition to Perdue's actions, but don't over-inflate them. We may have bigger battles yet to come.
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- Friday, May 5th, 2017On balance, these changes aren't significant. What remains of concern is whether more substantive changes are to come. What's important to know is:
-More than 98.5% of schools across the US met or exceeded Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards by December 2015 (according to a study by Pew Research Center)
When it comes to waste in schools, no conclusive research has shown any increase in waste as healthier food rules have been implemented. School nutrition directors continue to validate this. In fact, many school nutrition directors have seen their school meal programs increase in participation since the initial changes.
Most importantly, we must address one critical question: should we lower nutrition standards for our children or, instead, ensure the more than 30 million children who are moving through the lunch line every day are fed as they deserve? We must take charge of the rising and alarming rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, heart disease, behavioral disorders, and more affecting our kids. We must choose the latter.
The Life Time Foundation is committed to continuing to fight this fight alongside our school partners to eliminate the Harmful 7 from the food served - so every child receives the healthy food they deserve.
We choose our kids. And, we choose good nutrition. Politicians will come and go and policies will change, but we can choose healthy, nutritious meals for our kids. We know that doing so will help them grow stronger and live healthier lives.
-Megan Stinchfield, MPH, RD, Nutrition Program Manager, Life Time Foundation (ltffoundation.org)


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CLINTON TWP. — The Delaware Valley High School boys soccer team has used an unconventional tactic — deliberate or not — to win the majority of its games this season. Wednesday evening's tilt with North Hunterdon in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex semifinals was no exception.
The Terriers found themselves in a familiar early hole when North Hunterdon's Lino Suriano converted a penalty kick in the fourth minute.
But they battled back, eventually knotting the game at 1 when Jacob Stoner assisted on a goal by Karl Stephen four minutes into the second half.
Eventually, the game went to penalty kicks where Delaware Valley prevailed 7-6 after Eric Norian of the Lions sailed the eighth penalty shot just over the top of the crossbar, sealing the Terriers' 2-1 win and giving them a date with Newton in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex final at 10 a.m. Saturday at Vernon High School. Delaware Valley will be looking for its first county tournament title in boys soccer.
"That's our senior leadership," Delaware Valley coach Dan Kirschenmann said of his team's never-say-die mentality. "They don't quit. They won't quit."
The Lions, who were playing without five starters, including goalie Alex Westlin, were forced even further behind the eight ball when second-string keeper Jon Scott left the game late in the first half with an apparent concussion.
Junior James Balance got his first varsity opportunity off the bench and did an adequate job.
"It's disappointing to lose, but our kids gave everything they had," North Hunterdon coach Jon Simpson said. "I'm proud of our boys. Penalty kicks is a tough way to decide the game, but I understand why they go to that format. Somebody has got to advance.
"I thought Del Val played a fantastic game. They've had a great run here for two years," Simpson added. "It was a great soccer game, and I'm just nothing but proud of the effort my boys gave and I'm proud of (Balance) for the way he came in and played great."
After each team failed to convert its first penalty kicks, they each hit six in a row. In round eight, Dan Weldon converted to give Delaware Valley the game-winning goal before Norian's shot sailed just over the crossbar.
"We knew from last year not to panic," said Weldon, "because we got down early in that game.
"We played the whole game as hard as we could. We wanted to come here and show them that we're here to win it. We got a goal, had a few chances and had a lot of the play in their half for the majority of the game after the goal."
On his team's reputation for starting slow, Weldon said, "Sometimes it takes a little while to get into our rhythm, but once we do we keep the ball on the ground, pass well, connect with our forwards, and get chances, and that's what we did. We worked all season for this. That's what our goal was — to get here to the finals, and we're here."
Delaware Valley lost 6-1 to North Hunterdon in last year's semifinals.
The Terriers improved to 15-1, while North Hunterdon dropped to 9-6.


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1. (⇑) Kitchener Rangers (3-0-0-0 | 6 points) last week: HM
Just four goals against in three games, and successfully killing off all seven powerplays they've faced so far on the young season. Still very early in the season but the Rangers have had a much better start than many expected, me included.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Friday vs Saginaw, Saturday at Sarnia, Sunday vs Sudbury
2. (⇓1) Niagara IceDogs (3-1-0-0 | 6 points) last week: 1
Ivan Lodnia has chipped in nicely to start is IceDogs career, with three goals and two assists in his first five games. Kirill Maksimov (3g 3a) and captain Ben Thomas (3g 3a) have also enjoyed strong starts. Stephen Dhillon has struggled a bit in net, but don't expect that to continue for too much longer.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday vs Sudbury, Friday at Mississauga
3. (⇑1) Peterborough Petes (3-1-0-0 | 6 points) last week: 4
The Petes have been a really nice surprise to start the season. They've had fairly balanced scoring, with four players scoring at least three goals. Hunter Jones has also been great in net, other than a rough start against Hamilton.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday vs Sault Ste. Marie, Saturday at Hamilton
4. (⇑4) Sarnia Sting (3-0-0-0 | 6 points) last week: 8
Unbeaten through their first three games, The Sting have only allowed four goals against. They've also yet to allow a powerplay goal against in ten opportunities.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Wednesday at Owen Sound, Friday at Guelph, Saturday vs Kitchener
5. (⇓3) London Knights (2-2-0-0 | 4 points) last week: 2
The Knights will continue to get better as their NHL guys work their way backs into the line up. Evan Bouchard and Alex Formenton are still with their NHL teams, obviously two very key guys.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday at Windsor, Friday vs Owen Sound
6. (⇓3) Barrie Colts (2-1-1-0 | 5 points) last week: 3
Barrie hasn't had much difficulty scoring goals, Ryan Suzuki (4g 7a), Matej Pekar (3g 5a) and Lucas Chiodo (4g 4a) have been pacing the offense nicely through the first four games.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday vs Mississauga, Saturday at Ottawa, Sunday at Kingston
7. (⇑2) SSM Greyhounds (2-1-1-0 | 5 points) last week: 9
Morgan Frost is the go-to guy for the Greyhounds this season, and that has been the case through the first handful of games. With 65 OHL wins coming in to this season, Matthew Villalta will be relied on heavily in the Soo net.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday at Peterborough, Friday at Kingston, Sunday at Ottawa
8. (⇑) Sudbury Wolves (3-2-0-0 | 6 points) last week: not ranked
No OHL team is more thankful for the return of European goalies. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has won every game he's started do far. Quinton Byfield has had a good start to his OHL career with three goals and six points in five games.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday at Niagara, Friday at Erie, Sunday at Kitchener
9. (⇑1) Hamilton Bulldogs (2-1-1-0 | 5 points) last week: 10
Arthur Kaliyev has a goal in all four games he's played this season, and isn't showing much signs of slowing down. The same can be said for Brandon Saigeon, who has ten points in four games. Overage Dman Nicolas Mattinen has enjoyed a good start, with three goals and six points in four games.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Friday vs Oshawa, Saturday vs Hamilton, Sunday at Windsor
10. (⇑) Missauga Steelheads (2-1-1-0 | 7 points) last week: not ranked
Back-to-back wins for the fish. Captain Cole Carter has led the way offensively in the early going, while Owen Tippett and Ryan McLeod have made immediate impacts since their return from NHL camps.
GAMES THIS WEEK: Thursday at Barrie, Friday vs Niagara
Honourable Mentions:
Owen Sound, Ottawa, Windsor


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How Shall I Remember Monday, 12th October 2009?
3 months of Pipelaying Project in Miri (ongoing).
3 days of UWILD inspection under Bureau Veritas in Labuan.
6 months of relationship.
1 break-up.
Sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs.
How to tell the ones who want us from the ones who don't. The ones who will stay from the ones who will leave.
— He's Just Not That Into You (2009) via Bianca's entry
Funny. When I commented on Bianca's entry, it was meant for Ebb, not Sue.
The day after, it looks like I'm still "inside the blind spot".
The reason?
The haunting of past memory — made anew — fueling the distrust, basking in its flame.
P.S.: I never watch the movie, of which the quote comes from.


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Spotlight: Debbie Cole
Debbie is a self-taught decorative painter and mixed media artist who has loved to create since childhood. Author of numerous books and pattern packets, Debbie is a sought-after instructor who has taught throughout the United States, Japan, Argentina, and Canada. Inspired by nature and nostalgia, Debbie enjoys painting both whimsical and realistic images. While she is proficient in watercolor, colored pencils, mixed media, and oils, her favorite medium is bottled acrylics. Best known for its attention to detail, Debbie's work encompasses a wide range of subjects including animals, flowers, fruit, seasonal, and whimsical designs. Debbie was a licensed artist for over a decade. Her artwork has been found on many gift products, dinnerware, home décor items, fabric, greeting cards, and more. She has served as editorial advisor and is a frequent contributor to many leading decorative arts and mixed media publications. She has been a member of the Society of Decorative Painters since 1990 and received the prestigious title of Certified Decorative Artist in 1997.
For three years, Debbie worked as the artistic consultant for Stampendous where she created the Stamp & Paint Program for them. It has been her passion to bring new and innovative techniques into the decorative painting community. She was very excited and honored to be the 2016 Convention Artist for the SDP. It truly was the highlight of her career.
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normal to bitch?? is that even possible?? :O
This is the farmost untrue thing I've heard. I mean I am not a bitch. And the truth is that I actually can't be a bitch. I either end up forgiving people or most of the time I'm nice to my enemies to be exact. If I am a bitch then I would be one with you from the start to keep you on guard. But if I'm not a bitch then I won't be one with you even if you hurt me to the extent of my tolerance. I might explode with fury (I'll start crying most likely ) but you can be sure as hell that I won't become a bitch. Yes it's true my action are based on who I am but my reactions are based on you but still, my reaction won't be those of a bitch.
But apart from all this, girls one word of advice. It's healthy to be a bitch. Believe me. Don't let them think you are easy or that they can hurt you as much as they want. Because they will. And when you can't be a bitch then there is nothing you can do. You are just helpless.


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Dear Journal,
Here's what I learned during January of 2019 on social media.
Let's start with LinkedIn, It appears there are many people who like to come on and tell us that they've been away from social media for a few weeks, are glad to be back in the groove, then we don't hear from them again until February or possibly March.
Oh, I'm almost to 800 followers on my LinkedIn business page You might be asking why are business pages important? Well, if you ever want to advertise it has to be done via a business page. Building that up now is important. Just remember eventually every social media platform monetizes. Don't expect massive post and video views to continue without eventually paying some money. Hey, they gotta eat and it is their platform.
If you have a business page that you'd like me to follow please let me know what it is.
On Twitter, I learned that Mark Hammil and Ice T are super cool. They like some of my Tweets. I've also learned that Elon Musk and Gary V have not yet donated to help support the film – Social Media Does Not Have to Suck!
I encouraged them both to grab some of the $5 perks – times must be tough for them. Oh, and if you follow me I'll be doing more retweeting this month. I'm sure one of them will eventually grab a perk.
Speaking of GoFundMe perks several people seem to be enjoying the new $75 perk. Where you get two hours of one-on-one content creation development, coaching, strategy, monetization tips, or content development.
On Facebook, I learned that groups and business pages can be fun. I'm thinking a FB live soon. Maybe an ABA – Ask Bobby Anything. If you've got questions send them my way.
I'm still scared of Instagram and Pinterest
If you're reading this blog, what did you learn in January of 2019?


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We continue to work with our partners at the Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina on creating a plan to resume HIV and STI testing at the Center and will make an announcement by the end of July!
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Archive for March, 2015
OSAPS Meeting this weekend
This weekend, March 27&28, 2015, will see the Spring Meeting of the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society (OSAPS) at Kent State University. The focus will be on "The Physics of the QCD Phase Diagram". All information is online at: http://cnr2.kent.edu/OSAPS/.
The conference is a Friday afternoon/Saturday morning event, and free for students. Although there is a set of plenary talks on the main theme of the meetings, many short talks with topics from all areas of physics are scheduled in the parallel sessions.
The OSAPS conferences (one in spring plus one in fall every year) are a great opportunity for undergrads to go a first professional conference.
It's official: Rocky Mountains safest spot to hide from US zombie outbreak
Cornell University physicists have analyzed the statistical mechanics of zombies, and suggest that in the event of a zombie outbreak the best place for Americans to hide during the full-scale takeover would be the northern Rockies – or just about anywhere but a major city. Read the associated 2015 APS March Meeting abstract.


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A young couple (Jason Mewes and Samantha Lockwood) shopping for wedding rings witnesses a jewel heist gone awry, and becomes the target of a vicious mob boss (Danny Trejo) who's determined not to leave any witnesses. Meanwhile, two brothers (Nic Nac Nicotera and Mike Hatton) are forced to hitch a ride to work after getting stranded on the road, and find themselves hopelessly drawn into the fiasco when they accept a ride from the fleeing couple. Fred Williamson and Nick Turturro co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan...more
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Many of us Finn Campers have known Edwin as a long-time member (since 1953) and for his work with the Tax committee (chairman since 1996) and Audit committee (member since 2000). But perhaps you don't know the story about Edwin's last name, which doesn't sound very Finnish. Years ago, Edwin's grandfather and great-uncle were in the tombstone-polishing business in Quincy, Massachusetts. Many of their Irish and Italian customers had a hard time pronouncing their Finnish last name, Hirvimäki. So they changed it to Elkhill, from the Finnish hirvi meaning "elk" and mäki ("hill").
Edwin was born in Highland Park, Mich., on May 6, 1933, to John ("Toivo") and Hanna Elkhill. His parents were Finn Camp founding members who built camp 118 in the 1940s. Edwin is said by others to have spoken fluent Finnish, though he didn't make this claim for himself.
Edwin graduated from Northwest High School in 1952, following which he attended what was then Lawrence Institute of Technology, at Woodward and Puritan in Highland Park, before being drafted into the army in 1956 and serving in the Yukon Command at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. After being discharged, he served in the reserves at Fort Wayne, Mich., and continued his studies at Acme School of Design Engineering in Highland Park. Edwin worked for many years in the automotive industry, for Stellar Engineering in Warren and James Tanuery Associates in Troy. These firms worked closely with Fisher Body, then General Motors in their body shops. Edwin's functions included serving as senior checker, writing engineering summaries, performing cost studies, monitoring tooling operations and reviewing and writing specifications for body shop operations in the assembly plants.
Edwin served on the Wixom senior citizen commission as well as doing all he did at Finn Camp, where he was known as being an avid swimmer.
A memorial will be held at Finn Camp's clubroom on January 7 at 1:00 p.m.
Our condolences.


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Birth Month Mini Dish
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Birthdays come just once a year, but these decorative dishes by Ellen Bartfeld celebrate the big day all year round. Taking inspiration from traditional birthstones, each dish is carefully handcrafted from stained glass to represent each month's special gem. The catchall is crowned with a line of beads and crystals threaded along copper wire, making an elegant display for your most treasured pieces. Handmade in California. Sold individually. Choose your month below: January: Red Quartz and Garne


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The outstanding father and son combination, synonymous with the very best in fine dining, and who own and run the famous London restaurant Le Gavroche, are pleased to confirm the extension of their involvement with Jockey Club Racecourses, following on from announcing their presence at The Cheltenham Festival.
Chez Roux on the Prince's Lawn will bring a bistro inspired offer to the two day festival. Albert and Michel will produce a menu created exclusively for the Princes Lawn with a series of signature dishes. Guests will be able to enjoy a 3 course meal including dishes such as English Asparagus, Hen Egg, Feta Cheese, Aubergine Caviar and Truffle Dressing, followed by a Assiette du bouché - Roast fillet of beef with mushroom, pork belly with apple sauce, venison sausage with mash potato and onion gravy, lamb chop with ratatouille or the choice of a Plateau de fruits de mer. The restaurant is one of the most sought after restaurants during the Investec Derby Festival due to the far reaching views of the racecourse. Prices start at £549 per person + VAT.
Albert Roux commented, "I am delighted to be involved with the Investec Derby as this race meeting is a major part of the British social calendar and I feel immensely proud to be showcasing our food at this prestigious event."
Michel Roux Jr took over the running of Le Gavroche in 1991 from his father Albert and gradually changed the style of cooking to his own – classic French with a lighter, modern twist. He is seen on our TV screen as a judge and presenter on the BBC's popular prime time show, Masterchef: The Professionals and has been a presenter on all three series of 'Great British Food Revival'. Michel also recently fronted the highly anticipated return of BBC 2's 'Food and Drink'.
Rupert Trevelyan, Regional Director of London Racecourses, said: "We are very excited to be working alongside two outstanding Michelin Starred chefs to provide an additional dimension to the creative thinking behind the Investec Derby menu development."
The Investec Derby Festival is a highlight of Britain's sporting and social calendar which attracts more than 125,000 people during the two day festival to enjoy a combination of spectacular horseracing, fabulous fashions, fine dining and an unbeatable atmosphere.
Investec Ladies' Day on Friday 6 June attracts a wealth of stylish ladies for a classic day's racing and headlining the day's entertainment will be the Investec Oaks, which features some of the world's finest three year old fillies battling it out for £425,000 in prize money. The Investec Derby Day on Saturday 7 June 2014 remains one of the most famous events in the world's racing calendar and the Investec Derby, in its 235th year, is the UK's most valuable race worth £1.325 million in prize money.
Chez Roux on the Princes Lawn is available for lunch during the two days Investec Derby Festival.
Michel Roux Jnr and his Father Albert bring their Michelin stars to the Investec Derby
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The outstanding father and son combination, synonymous with the very best in fine dining, and who own and run the famous London restaurant Le Gavroche, are pleased to confirm the extension of their involvement with Jockey Club Racecourses, following on from announcing their presence at The Cheltenham Festival.


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Henery, Amukamara Named AP all-Americans
Nebraska seniors Prince Amukamara and Alex Henery were honored on Tuesday as first-team Associated Press All-Americans. Husker Blackshirts Lavonte David and Eric Hagg were second- and third-team selections, respectively.
The first-team selection for Amukamara continues an impressive postseason award list for the senior cornerback. Amukamara has been a unanimous first-team selection by the four major selectors recognized by the NCAA who have released their teams—Associated Press, AFCA, Walter Camp and FWAA. Amukamara ranks among the national leaders with 13 pass breakups this season and his play anchored a Nebraska secondary that ranks fifth nationally in pass efficiency defense.
Henery's first-team recognition from the Associated Press is his first honor from one of the major selectors. The place-kicker becomes Nebraska's 109th all-time first-team All-America selection and the 95th different player to earn that accolade, including 14 two-time All-Americans. The Omaha native has connected on 18-of-19 field goals this season and is perfect on extra-point attempts. He has become Nebraska's all-time leading scorer with 396 career points, and in the Holiday Bowl Henery can become just the 12th player in NCAA history to record 400 career points.
Nebraska was one of five players with two first-team AP All-America selections, and the first-team All-America honors for Amukamara and Henery marks the first time NU has had a pair of first-team picks since 2003. In that season, punter Kyle Larson and safety Josh Bullocks were first-team honorees.
Amukamara and Henery were also named to the SI.com first-team All-America listing on Tuesday. While Amukamara has been a unanimous first-team pick, Henery was also a first-team selection by Rivals.com and CBSSports.com.
David was a second-team All-America pick by both Associated Press and SI.com on Tuesday. The junior has recorded 145 tackles this season and is just five tackles from establishing a Nebraska season record for tackles. The 6-1, 215-pound David was a first-team All-America pick by both CBS Sports.com and Rivals.com last week.
Hagg has been a key member of the Nebraska secondary for the past three seasons and excelled during his senior campaign. He has a team-leading five interceptions from his nickel spot and also has made 46 tackles. In addition to his third-team All-America selection by AP, Hagg was a second-team pick by Rivals.com and an honorable-mention choice by SI.com.
Junior defensive tackle Jared Crick was also tabbed a second-team All-American by SI.com on Tuesday. Crick leads the team with 9.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss. Last week he was a first-team choice by Rivals.com and a second-team honoree by CBS Sports.com.
Also on Tuesday, Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez was named to Rivals.com's freshman All-America squad. Martinez has rushed for 942 yards and 12 touchdowns this season and pass for more than 1,500 yards and nine touchdowns. He has already set Nebraska freshman records for passing yards and total offense.
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A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC) in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, seeking a CBI probe into all riots in the state in the last 18 months.
The period would cover the regime of the Samajwadi Party (SP) government led by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, that came to power in Uttar Pradesh in March 2012.
Petitioner Nutan Thakur has said that the action and policy of the current government and its officials has been such that it shows a definite tilt towards a particular community.
"In all the riots that took place in last 18 months, the administration shied away from taking action against the culprits of a particular sect," the petitioner has alleged.
Thakur narrated that various communal riots, beginning with Mathura June 1, 2012 to
Pratapgarh, Bareilly, Lucknow, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Faizabad, Azamgarh to Meerut and Amethi, pointed to partisan and ineffective action.
The petitioner has sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or by the one-man Justice Vishnu Sahay Commission appointed by the Akhilesh Yadav government to probe the Muzaffarnagar riots of Sep 7 that have claimed 38 lives.
The petitioner said a probe by the premier investigative agency, as is underway in the Gujarat riots of 2002, was necessary to get to the bottom of the chain of violent clashes in Uttar Pradesh.
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Fiend Wrap
Price: 100 AC
- First 24 Hours: 90 AC
- After 24 Hours: 25 AC
Rarity: Rare Rarity
Description: Woven out of the combined energies from the Shadowscythe and the Nulgath Nation, this item does 15% more damage to any monster, and gives 25% more class points, XP, gold and rep when equipped. protects you from sun and other nasty outdoor things. Suggested by Ferozakh.
Note: Also see ShadowFiend Cloak.
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Trying to describe Cartoon Network's Regular Show is a bit of a task. It's part classic animated slapstick, part new-school ensemble sitcom, and all weird. It is, more to the point, the brainchild of writer-animator J.G. Quintel, who also serves as part of the principal voice cast.
Tuesday marks the release of Regular Show: Slack Pack, the series' DVD debut. It's a collection of a dozen episodes, six from each of the first two seasons. Stand-outs include the mystical musical debut "The Power," rock 'n' roll fantasy "Mordecai and the Rigbys," time-traveling radio freak-out "The Night Owl" and the positively infectious "This Is My Jam."
Obviously music plays a big part in the show's unique charm, as does an eclectic cast of characters ranging from the principal players Mordecai and Rigby, a sarcastic blue jay and mischievous raccoon, to an unflappable yeti and an angry anthropomorphic gumball machine. This DVD collection does a fine job of highlighting all that's great about this wholly surreal property, but sadly – like the recent Adventure Time release – it's light on the bonus features.
The special short "Rah-ha Ring Tone" is interesting enough, but it's hard not to think that the fans deserve more. Like maybe a real ringtone. Still, Slack Pack is a must-buy for Regular Show devotees of all ages.
Quintel was nice enough to talk to me about the show itself in a way that only a giant, stoic bird truly could. He shed some light on the writing process as well as the staff's unwavering devotion to the property, which goes a long way in explaining the bizarre magic of Regular Show.
Wired: The title of the first Regular Show DVD release is Slack Pack; are Mordecai and Rigby just slackers, or do they have some redeeming qualities?
J.G. Quintel: You know, I think they have redeeming qualities, but it all comes down to how most people are. When you have to do your chores you're like "Uh, God, I don't want to do that." It's just the reluctance to go do something that isn't fun. So I think that they tend to go there, but then when stuff gets important that's when they turn it on and they actually get the job done ... or get off their butts to go do something.
Wired: What about the rest of the cast – Pops, Skips, Benson and the rest of the crew – what are their roles within the show?
Quintel: Benson, he's the boss of everybody – he manages the park. And he's a gumball machine, so it's kind of like he represents the machine. Pops own the park, but he doesn't run it because he doesn't really want to. He's like the aloof old man whose happy all the time and kind of running around. And then Skips, he's kind of the guru of the park that actually – he's been around longer than anybody at the park. And he knows… everything. Like he pretty much knows everything, and anybody that has a question can ask him and he can help them figure out what they should be doing.
Wired: What about Muscle Man and fan-favorite High Five Ghost?
Quintel: Well, Muscle Man and High Five Ghost, they're kind of like the equivalent of Mordecai and Rigby. I think they have a little bit more experience than them – they've been there longer at the park – but they're about equals as far as how they're employed at the park. They do the same types of jobs. But Muscle Man's just like the guy that does his work, but at the same time is always calling out inappropriate stuff. Making jokes – cracking jokes at everybody's expense – and thinking he's funny, but everybody else just looks at him like, "Huh, what did he just say?" And High Five Ghost is kind of his sidekick. He doesn't say a whole lot, but he laughs and is always around for the supportive high five.
Wired: Which is an important role in and of itself.
Quintel: Oh, yeah.
Wired: Regular Show boasts a pretty unique collection of voice actors: you and Sam Marin voice a lot of the characters, but Skips is actually done by Mark Hamill. Is it weird to have Luke Skywalker as the voice of your cartoon yeti?
Quintel: You know it is because the voice – I mean when you watch the show it's so distinctive and so… gritty that you couldn't imagine that it comes out of him! But Mark is like such a pro. He comes in and… When he comes in he sounds like Luke Skywalker to us, but then he turns on the Skips voice and it's like "Wow, that's crazy!" So it's really neat to have him around and we're really glad that he wanted to do it.
Wired: Obviously you're the voice of Mordecai – and if I ever doubted that, I am totally convinced now – but is that the character you most identify with?
Quintel: He is actually. He really kind of embodies what I think I was like during college. Specifically when I was going to art school at Cal Arts.
I don't know, I took it seriously, but at the same time you, like, mess around and you're going to parties. That's that time when you're hanging out with your friends and getting into stupid situations, but you're also taking it seriously enough. He was that guy, and my regular voice felt like the right fit for that.
Wired: One of my favorite episodes is included in the Slack Pack DVD release: "This is My Jam" from season 2. Who among you actually penned "Summertime Loving, Loving in the Summer (Time)," likely the best worst of all time?
Quintel: Did it ever get stuck in your head?
Wired: Oh, it's my ringtone! I'm not even lying. When you called in that's the song that played.
Quintel: That is great! Actually that is one of our board artists, Sean Szeles, who I went to school with. He was ahead of me, and then we worked together on Flapjack. And when Regular Show got green-lit and I was looking for board artists he was one of the first people I went to, and he wanted to do it.
And he knows how to play guitar. He composes a lot of the songs that are original songs on the show. Yeah, that was one that really stood out. And when we were producing that episode, especially when we were recording it, everybody had it stuck in their heads. We were like, "Great, this just will not go away."
Wired: But that's how you know he did his job correctly, when everybody around the office is singing "Summertime Loving."
Quintel: That's right. And that episode has two really catchy songs, where you're having, like, a battle of catchy songs in your brain.
Wired: I'll not lie, I'll cop to singing "Oh Snap" every once in a while, but primarily it's "Summertime Loving."
Quintel: Nice! Especially during the summertime.
Wired: Now speaking of music, Regular Show does something that few other cartoons do in that you license real world music in several episodes. You've included Mountain's "Mississippi Queen" and "You're the Best," which most people likely know simply as "that Karate Kid song," not to mention iconic tracks by Pat Benatar and Kenny Loggins. Is music an important part of your creative process?
Quintel: It is actually. At the beginning of the show, when we were putting together animatics of the boards before we had any animation done, we would use songs that we liked – licensed songs – to put together the music montages to see how it would flow and play. And the executives saw the animatics and they really liked how it was playing, and they said, "Why don't we see if we can get some of these songs for this?" And we were totally down with that.
So they checked it out, and some of them were actually cool about us using their music. And so we license some of the songs when we can, when it fits with the story, and we always try to go for that '80s feel. We really like how that kind of grounds the show in that era.
And just also that people who are watching the show – specifically adults – will remember those songs and go, "Oh, man, that song is awesome! I remember that song!" Whereas kids, I know that some of them probably haven't heard those songs, but if they haven't and they're hearing them for the first time those songs are still really good.
It's just cool that we get to use them.
Wired: As soon as the guy says "Mississippi Queen" in the "Weekend at Benson's" episode, I'm looking at my son going, "They're about to play a song, and it's going to be awesome!"
Quintel: "It's going to happen!"
Wired: You don't say "Mississippi Queen" and then not play Mountain. There's some sort of rule there.
But let's talk a little bit about setting. Regular Show takes place in a world that's like our own, if you set aside pesky things like, you know, evolution and the basic principles of physics. How do you determine what can and can't be done in this world of the show? Are there hard and fast rules, or is anything possible as long as it serves the plot?
Quintel: That is the most important thing; it needs to make sense to the plot. I know that things get pretty out there and weird, but we don't try to go to a weird place just for the sake of showing something that looks cool. We try to make sure that it's central to the story.
You know, the structure tends to be like a regular, everyday kind of plot, I guess you'd say, where a character just wants something really simple. And they're going for it, but because of the way they choose to get at it causes this really crazy thing to happen.
We really wanted to add that sort of supernatural, magical element to every show so that we'd feel like – we really like the way it takes advantage of animation as a medium. We really get to play with how things look and go to really cool worlds.
I think as far as all the things you see we try really hard to make it feel like the physics of it make sense once you're there. So that it's not just – I know we did an episode that aired a little while ago where they're chasing after this graffiti artist. And when they get to his house it's just completely white, there's like nothing in it. We thought that that looked really cool, and then they start bumping into things and realize they're in his house and outside of his house he likes spray painting on stuff but inside his house he just wants it pure, clean white like you can't see anything.
That was a really neat one. There's just been a bunch of different things where it's really fun to explore where you can go with animation because I don't think we'd be able to get away with this stuff in live action.
Wired: Not the least of which is a ghost with a hand on its forehead.
Quintel: Yes.
Wired: I guess this is my follow-up fan service question: Rigby is a raccoon, and while he can stand and walk upright, he often runs on all fours like a quadruped. By the same token, Mordecai is a blue jay: can he fly?
Quintel: I have seen that question many times! I don't think he's ever going to fly… in the way that I think people are hoping he will fly. I think he's the shape of a bird, but I don't like to think of his so much as a bird as a person. He's a person. The same thing with Rigby, although he does get down on all fours to run because it looks pretty cool.
I don't know that Mordecai would be able to escape a problem just by flying.
Wired: If it serves the plot, Mordecai can fly.
Quintel: Yes, pretty much. I think the only place where it will ever be acceptable for him to fly is in that live action short that we just released through Facebook.
Wired: Okay, we've talked a bit about the '80s element in the show, but let's talk timeframe. It's distinctly modern – there's commercial internet, obviously, and viral videos – but there's all this throwback technology like cassette tapes and cartridge-based game consoles. How do you explain all this antiquated tech? What's the allure?
Quintel: I think part of it was growing up in the '80s and '90s and having all of those types of this: living through that upgrade of technology and seeing how it changes. Going through, like, VHS and Laserdisc and DVD and Blu-ray. There's all these things, but to me probably one of the most memorable times, the most watching of TV, was going on back when there was cassette tapes.
I can remember VHS tapes and having to rewind the movie when you were done with it. And having a tape recorder where you'd record your voice and laugh at it; you'd be on that cassette tape. And cassette players in cars. All that kind of stuff was really funny to me, and I felt that in this world they would have mostly that stuff, as if it was almost like hand-me-down technology that they're living with.
In their world people do have computers and internet and all that stuff, so that we can explore that as well.
But yeah, mostly I just thought it was funny.
Wired: Somehow I had managed to miss it in the original Cartoon Network rotation, but I finally saw the crank call episode, and it had those giant '80s cell phones! There was definitely something to the aesthetic of Rigby and Mordecai with these enormous cell phones that I at least found very appealing. And hilarious.
Quintel: Yeah, that was a fun one. From the beginning we were like, "We've got to get an episode with '80s cell phones; it'd be so cool!"
Wired: All right, J.G., Regular Show is TV-PG. There's maybe a little bit of language and the occasional fist fight, but in last year's Halloween three-parter "Terror Tales of the Park" Muscle Man is actually skinned alive by an angry wizard. How do you determine how far to push things with regard to content, and have you ever run into trouble with the network looking to censor Regular Show?
Quintel: You know, from the beginning it was a TV-PG show and they told us they wanted us to age it up from the TV-Y7 stuff we'd been doing in the past. And as soon as we found that out we tried to push it as far as we could, and, you know, there are limits to that as well. There are things that the network isn't going to want to put on the air, and we understand that.
But we always push to get as much as we can, and then we'll get notes, things that need to be toned down. Like Muscle Man being skinned in that episode – originally he was just skinned and says, "I told you I was ripped," and then he just falls and dies. But, like, when we toned it down we had him flex then say the thing, so it's like we were making almost this morbid joke that he hiked all the way there just to say this stupid joke. And I think those are the types of things where it's like – you know, sometimes we can't find a way to tone it down and we have to cut it out.
Like the most recent episode – we're doing another Halloween special, like we want to try to do that yearly. I really like the idea of making a cartoon that's kind of scary. I remember growing up and being allowed to watch movies that I probably shouldn't have and actually having nightmares. But at a certain point you grow up and you don't get those nightmares anymore. So it's kind of like maybe it's a cherished time. I can remember what that felt like; it's kind of weird that it goes away to the point where you're like, "Yeah, I can watch this, it's not scary." I don't know if that's being desensitized or what.
But in the one that we most recently did, we did push it so far that we did have to completely rewrite the last three minutes of the episode. It was so scary that they weren't going to air it!
Wired: You mentioned earlier your work on the Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, and I know you also worked on Camp Lazlo prior to that: both sort of delightfully strange properties. And now you and fellow Flapjack alum Pen Ward are holding down Cartoon Network's night-time block with your own, admittedly bizarre, shows. Does the success of this surreal style of animation say anything about the current state of American entertainment? Are people specifically looking to that style now for some reason?
Quintel: You know, I'm not sure if it's per se the surrealism, although I think that sets it apart a little bit compared to other shows that are on right now, but I think that it's the story. I mean, we really work hard to try to make sure the stories are really strong and it's always the first thing on our minds before we move forward to make any episode. It's always about making sure that it's a good story. I think as long as you have that you can kind of do whatever you want and people will like it.
Wired: Well, that makes sense, and I know we're certainly enjoying it.
Quintel: Thanks!
Wired: Hey, no problem. And I guess I have time for my bonus, ridiculous question: who was High Five Ghost before he died?
Quintel: I'm not really sure who he was before he died, but I think his hand connected with his head, like, when he died to combine that thing. Maybe.
Wired: See? There you go; you're building that mythology on the fly. That's the sign of a true artist!
Quintel: I'm trying. I just hope that doesn't come back to bite me.
Wired: Yeah, you're going to be at Comic-Con and somebody's going to come up just furious about High Five Ghost's origin story. And I'll know it was all my fault.
Quintel: I know! I'll tell them, you know, "It can change; it wasn't on the actual show. That was me just thinking out loud."
Wired: "It's not canon!" But seriously, J.G., thanks for taking the time and answering all my ridiculous questions.
Quintel: Thanks. It was great!
Review materials provided by Cartoon Network.


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That's a far cry from two years ago when the highly pathogenic avian influenza — or HPAI — was responsible for the deaths of 7.5 million turkeys nationwide, creating a turkey supply shortage in 2015 and leaving many Maine growers with nowhere to turn to obtain that season's new birds.
This year, there should be no issues for anyone looking to roast a fresh Maine turkey on Thanksgiving.
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After leaving WCB unannounced, Rich Mavoko has come out to say that he doesn't owe anyone at the record label any apology.
He told Dosen Selection that:
When I got there, I never found anyone that was successful than the one that is the owner of the label. What am I apologising for? What wrong did I do? I have no problem with anyone at WCB
He says he cancelled the contract after things went south between him and his former management.
My contract never ended, though there are things that went contrary to what I wanted. I stayed for a long time with songs that I never got a chance to release. There is a time my mum even called them to ask about my songs. I didn't see a future with them anymore.


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After being in a boy band, Harry Styles was a blank slate.
Speaking recently about recording his debut solo album — which has, for years, felt like a foregone conclusion, given his status as the most breezily winning member of One Direction — the floppy-haired 23-year-old Mr. Styles said: "When we started, I didn't know what it was going to sound like, or what I wanted it to sound like."
Where he landed, while not entirely predictable, considering the beat-driven pop sounds of the day, was close to home: "Pink Floyd, Beatles, Stones, Fleetwood — all the stuff I grew up listening to," Mr. Styles said. And as unlikely as that may sound, it's true: His self-titled LP is a paean to classic rock and its English progeny (Oasis, Blur), built around fingerpicked acoustic guitars, McCartneyesque jangle and lyrics about one-night stands with devilish women.
"She's all over me, it's like I paid for it/I'm gonna pay for this," Mr. Styles, who is not running from his essential Jaggerness, sings on "Kiwi," a sleazy-sounding number with grown-up references to cigarettes and cocaine. Softer and more broadly sensitive are the first single, "Sign of the Times" (a homage to Prince in title, and Bowie in practice), and the more believably adult closing track, "From the Dining Table," which begins: "Woke up alone in this hotel room/Played with myself/Where were you?"
Yet, for all the earthbound introspection and insistent maturity, Mr. Styles, who was discovered, along with his former group, by Simon Cowell on "The X Factor," remains as slippery in conversation as any megafamous pop star who's been dodging tabloids since he was 16. On the phone from London this month, he insulated his vagueness with polite deflection and generalities while declaring that his new album was his most open work to date.
"I just realized that I find writing to be very therapeutic — I think it's when I allow myself to be most vulnerable," Mr. Styles said. "It's exciting to kind of share a piece of me that I don't feel like I've really put out there before." These are edited excerpts from the conversation.
How did writing and recording in Jamaica influence the album?
I went there because I didn't want to be around distractions. The thing with being in London, or L.A., or pretty much anywhere that you know people, is it's tough, because you go into the studio for 10 hours, and then, at some point, everyone has to eat, and you go home. I just wanted to really dive into it and immerse myself. It became this fluid thing that we were just doing all of the time, rather than going in from 9 to 5. I also didn't want to be around people who might tell me what [the music] should sound like.
Was there added pressure in being the one who had final say?
The guys that I was working with [the writers and producers Jeff Bhasker, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon], we were kind of all working it out together. But in terms of choosing the songs and the track listing, it was probably time for me to have to make some decisions for myself and not be able to hide behind anyone else. As a person, too, probably. Everything, workwise, that I'd done since I was 16 was made in a democracy.
There aren't a lot of mainstream pop stars going the rock route right now. Did that feel like a risk?
That's just what my references are. A lot of people, when they make music, they build a wall between them and fans. They think: "We'll do this because people will get it." I really wanted to make an album that I wanted to listen to. That was the only way I knew I wouldn't look back on it and regret it. It was more, "What do I want to sit and listen to?" rather than, "How do I shake up compared to what's on radio right now?"
There's a handful of more PG-13 subject matter on the album. Was it liberating to be able to act your age?
Starting out with no reference points for the actual sound, the only thing that I knew I wanted to be was honest. I didn't want to sit and edit lyrics. In the times of going, "Oh, can I say that?" I wanted to be like, "Yeah, I can — because that's what I wrote."
On "From the Dining Table," the opening line about masturbation is pretty raw —
Is it? Is it?
Well, given how closely fans like to parse your every word, little things can create an uproar.
I've never felt the need to explain myself in terms of my personal life. I very much feel like writing is the way you get to say what you want to say and be like, "That's all I have to say on it." With that one, I think it's up to everyone's interpretation, which is obviously an incredibly diplomatic answer. The line in particular, in context of the verse, paints the picture of the feeling that I was going at. It's much more powerful when not taken simply as what it is.
Was that an all right answer for that question? I think it was all right! I think we danced around that O.K.
You've spoken with a real respect for the tastes of teenage girls, who have driven a lot of your popularity.
When people have fans that are younger girls, people assume that their opinion on the music is tainted by desires that aren't based around music. When, in fact, I believe that fans that I've had in the past, if anything, expect and demand more. Fans are usually the first people to tell you when stuff's not good enough. And I just think it's a little naïve to just write off younger female fans, in particular, in the way people do. Like I've said, young girls were massive fans of the Beatles. It's crazy to think that they're not intelligent.
You were making this album in the time of Brexit, Black Lives Matter and Donald Trump. Did any of that outside chaos make it into the songwriting?
We're in a difficult time, and I think we've been in many difficult times before. But we happen to be in a time where things happening around the world are absolutely impossible to ignore. I think it would've been strange to not acknowledge what was going on at all. For example, "Sign of the Times," for me, it's looking at several different things. That's me commenting on different things.
What kinds of things?
Everything you were talking about — just the state of the world at the moment. It's very much me looking at that. It's a time when it's very easy to feel incredibly sad about a lot of things. It's also nice sometimes to remember that while there's a lot of bad stuff, there's also a lot of amazing people doing amazing things in the world.


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Garden Party 2010
On Saturday 24th July, it was the Pirate FM Garden Party at the Royal Cornwall Showground. We had a full day of live music and entertainment, including live music from Pirate FM's girl band EDEN.
The day was a massive fundraiser for over a hundred charities and community groups, who had their own stall.
The money taken on the gate was split 50/50 between The Pirate Trust and The Precious Lives Appeal.
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