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The dental study done on the Adicchanallur human remains has come up with a conclusion that the people on this part of Tamilnadu (South-east) belonged to 4 races of mankind, that include Negroids and Australoids. The time period is at around 2500 BC. Similar findings can be expected from Tamilnadu and in the sub merged parts in Indian Ocean. The findings go well with the theory on Lemuria that the present day Tamilnadu was part of a bigger landmass connecting Australia and Africa. It is hoped no newer theory on Dravidian migration is conceived on the basis of this finding. The genesis of this mix-up must be traced to the undivided or non-submerged landmass that existed 50,000 years ago.
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'TN inhabited by people dissimilar to Tamils in pre-historic times'
Chandigarh (PTI):
The south east coast of Tamil Nadu was inhabited in pre-historic times mainly by Caucasoids, Mongoloids, Negroids and Australoids rather than people similar to contemporary Tamils, a dental anthropological study has found.
A team of anthropologists came to the finding after studying more than 1,000 teeth from Adichanallur's pre-historic harbour site on the south-east coast of Tamil Nadu that dates back to 2,500 BC.
"Most of the teeth belonged to people of the four races and very few represented contemporary Tamil populations," a member of the study team Dr. P. Raghavan of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University at Canberra told PTI here on Sunday.
Optical microscope techniques were employed to study the teeth, which have shown the various growth stages, ageing and wearing processes, racial and ethnic and geographical affinities, dietary patterns, jaw mechanism, constitutional abnormalities of the jaws, pathological problems including the infections and inherited diseases, Dr. Raghavan said.
The other members of the study team were Dr. Gayatri Pathmanathan from the Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh and Dr T. Satyamurthy, Director, Academy of Archaeological Sciences of Ancient India, Chennai.
"Our study will be presented at an International Ancient Tamil Archaeological Research Conference to be held at Chennai from March 4-6," Dr. Raghavan told PTI.
Throwing more light on their study, Dr. Raghavan said that considerable number of cheek teeth or molars were found in different stages of tooth wear.
"In many cases, unequal tooth wear was observed on the left and right sides. Consuming hard food grains like pulses and nuts were the probable reasons for quick and heavy wearing along with the age factor," he said.
Many pathological conditions were observed on the jaws and teeth. "Some were genetically controlled while others resulted from malnutrition including lack of vitamins and essential minerals. No deficiency cases were reported due to lack of iron or calcium," Dr. Raghavan said.
Many cases, particularly relating to Negroid and Australoid skulls showed the mechanical removal of the upper central incisors by application of high force.
"Even today, such cultural practice can be seen among certain tribes of Africa and Australian Aborigines," he said.
According to Raghavan, the recovered skeletons showed many striking pathological and structural abnormalities, which were caused by a number of genetic variations, nutritional factors and bio-cultural alterations.
"A large number of tumorous growths, sexually transmitted diseases and epidemic diseases including infectious diseases, age and work-related sicknesses particularly on bones were also identified," he said.
Raghavan also said that observations on cranial fractures and crushing injuries on the recovered crania were caused by a number of lethal weapons used at that time.
"On the basis of the nature of injuries, they were divided into sharp-edged incisions caused by metal/flint axes, penetrating wounds created by pointed weapons, linear fractures on the skulls which reflect the application of blunt and small weapons and gross crushing injuries caused by use of large stones and clubs," he said.


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Yom revi'i, 9 Tishrei 5769, Erev Yom Kippur.
I saw one of those human interest stories on Jerusalem Online the other day. Sort of a random "man in the street" interview about Yom Kippur. People were asked what bad things had been done to them in the past year. There were various responses, from the general to the specific. A few people expressed such happiness with their lives that they could think of no one who had wronged them.
Then the interviewer apparently asked the same people what they had done wrong in the past year. The responses were interestingly patterned, and in some cases, disturbing.
Those who had felt that the world had not wronged them were consistently able to name some thing that they had done wrong. "Maybe a little lashon hara, which I try not to do," said one jovial woman, looking embarrassed. "I'll try to get better about it." Thus expressing the three-part Jewish formula for teshuva, repentance: owning the mistake; expressing regret; and sincerely stating the plan to improve the behavior.
Others mentioned — on camera, and with no apparent remorse — such "little naughties" as getting drunk (this from a twelve-year-old), and from a middle-aged man, having a relationship with someone who is married. I felt very sad for them, and for their families and friends who might have seen the interview.
But the most troubling of all were those who felt they had been wronged, but who themselves didn't wrong anyone else. "I don't do bad things," was said by two of these interviewees.
To those whom I have wronged through a careless or flippant word: I'm sorry.
To those whom I have wronged through neglect: I'm sorry.
To those whom I have wronged by being less than honest in any dealings: I'm sorry.
To those whom I have failed to give the benefit of the doubt: I'm sorry.
And to those whom I have hurt without my knowledge: I'm sorry.
(There's a lot more to type… but we all have things to do before sunset… Please feel free to let me know of any specifics.)
I really will try to improve my behavior. And if you think you did something wrong to me, you should know that I forgive you. May we all be sealed in the Book of Life. I so want to be there to see the Geula, hand in hand with you. May it be very soon!


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The museum concentrates on the region of the Jerichower Land, a countryside rich in traditions situated between the rivers Elbe and Havel on the one hand and the area of the Fleming on the other hand. It is described the development since the Ice Age, prehistoric and early-historical settlement, medieval colonisation, economic development and People's culture up to the 20th century. It contains exhibitions to the historical role of the ostelbische small aristocracy of the region, about ameliorations and channel building under Friedrich II. and the Jerichow traditional costume. The history of brickworks and traditional weaving craft are shown. The staff of the museum is pedagogically prepared to deal with groups of children.
Next to the museum there is a free space where an early-historical rune stone, an eight meters long dugout canoe and old post milestones can be seen.
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Review: Avengers: Endgame is a fitting tribute to Earth's mightiest franchise
Movie Review | Matt Looker | 25th April 2019
Fan or sceptic, hardened critic or casual movie-watcher, there is no denying that Marvel Studios has changed the face of cinema. These past 20-odd Marvel movies – for all the good and bad, for all the shawarmas and dramas, the Lady Sifs and Malekiths, the Jotunheims and Ed Norton times – have been a historic undertaking and seen record-breaking success. And Avengers: Endgame knows it. Not only does this film reach the narrative culmination of the Avengers to date, but it's simultaneously a beautiful send-off, a greatest hits tour and a lap of honour. This is Marvel celebrating Marvel, and it is thoroughly deserved.
Marvel's Cine-CHAT-ic Universe: Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
Movie Feature | Matt Looker, Ali Gray, Becky Suter, Luke Whiston, Ed Williamson | 10th April 2019
We have two weeks to go until Avengers: Endgame brings about the end of an 11-year-long story arc and changes the MCU as we know it forever. So what better time to revisit an old Avengers movie from four years ago? That's right, we're back with another instalment of our less-than-semi-regular Marvel movie email discussion feature, which might even have been a better title than 'Marvel's Cine-CHATIC Universe'.
Marvel's Cine-CHAT-ic Universe: The Avengers (2012)
Movie Feature | Matt Looker, Ali Gray, Becky Suter, Ed Williamson, Luke Whiston | 7th December 2018
Guess who's been emailing again! That's right, we're back with our regular feature that I'm only just now realising we should have called 'We see you, MCU'. Hmm, maybe not actually. But a better title than the one we went with certainly does exist somewhere. Anyway, please enjoy the latest of our rambling chats that are pieced together during an editing process so painstaking, that this article is its own heroic assembly.
Avengers: Infinity War
Movie Review | Matt Looker | 25th April 2018
In every way that matters – and it matters in every way – Avengers: Infinity War is basically the biggest movie ever. Ten years in the making, producing some of the highest grossing films on record and some of the most recognisable characters and franchises in the world, it's astonishing that this climactic crossover event combining all of them in one big-screen adventure is even possible. What's more astonishing is that it somehow meets every single impossible expectation you have for it.
Thor: Ragnarok
Movie Review | Matt Looker | 19th October 2017
There's a lot that could be said about Taika Waititi being hired at this stage of the MCU. Is it a risk to give a giant special effects blockbuster property like Thor to a director known for off-kilter, low-budget comedies? Is it merely a cynical move in an attempt to mimic the quirkiness of the hugely successful Guardians Of The Galaxy films? Can a unique creative tone even shine through within the confines of the strict Marvel model? And does Waititi's brand of humour even translate to the big-budget world of EXCEPT IT TOTALLY FUCKING DOES AND YOU CAN FORGET ALL THESE THINGS BECAUSE THIS FILM IS SO MUCH FUN.
Now You See Me 2
Movie Review | Becky Suter | 4th July 2016
Wanna a see a magic trick? Yeah you do. Everyone loves magic. Think of a number between 1 and 5. Multiply it by 9. Add the two digits of your answer together to get a single digit. Subtract 5 from this number. If A is 1, B is 2 etc, find the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to your number. Pick a country that starts with this letter. Now think of an animal that starts with the second letter of that country. Now imagine what colour that animal usually is. By the end of this review, I shall reveal the animal and the country you were thinking of (*pauses for astonished but also mesmerised silence*). But right now, I can tell you're thinking, "isn't this a somewhat laboured and overlong opening paragraph for a 3 star film?" You are, aren't you? (*waves arms*) THAT'S MAGIC (*dead dove drops from sleeve*)
Movie Review | Ed Williamson | 19th January 2016
Spotlight appears to tick all the boxes as far as the true-life awards-season investigation drama goes. All-star, mainly male, ensemble cast to demonstrate serious dramatic heft; weighty subject matter in dealing with the cover-up of institutional child abuse. It makes a few choices you aren't expecting, though, and I can't figure out whether or not this elevates it.
Avengers: Age Of Ultron
Movie Review | Matt Looker | 21st April 2015
For how much longer can superhero films rule the box office? Everyone's waiting for comic-book movies to implode, and while it probably won't happen with one disastrous misfire that has a big Comic Sans 'Ker-dunk!' hanging overhead, this second Avengers assembly would seem like the logical start of a more gradual decline. After all, genre fatigue is already setting in, and The Avengers' USP - superhero all-stars teaming up for one mega-big movie - is no longer a fresh, never-before-seen idea. Just in terms of living up to the sheer excitement levels of its predecessors, Avengers: Age Of Ultron would already seem like a failure.
LFF 2014: Foxcatcher
Movie Review | Ali Gray | 20th October 2014
There is a subtle moment in the first few minutes of Foxcatcher - a moment between moments, really - that I just couldn't shake. Gold medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) sits down alone at his table in an apartment that seems almost comically small for a man of his size. He has prepared himself some ramen noodles, presumably for his evening meal. Sitting in silence, framed against blank, beige walls, Schultz raises the spoonful to his lips but pauses for several seconds, staring intently at the noodles before putting them in his mouth. There is so much unsaid in that arresting pause; even this basic act of nourishment seems to be a struggle. It's a moment indicative of Foxcatcher as a whole; a glacial, passive drama where true emotions seethe beneath a surface of calm - until they can be contained no more.
Top 10 films of our lifetime #4: Zodiac
Movie Feature | Ed Williamson | 23rd September 2014
Possibly the most underrated movie on this list, Zodiac was nominated for a big fat ZERO Academy Awards, which is insane, because it's by far the best film David Fincher has made this century, and it's teeming with quality: flawless cinematography, invisible CG magic, and a cast groaning with talent. Testament to its thrilling three-hour running time is the fact that only after I had finished watching it recently did I realise it marked the first meeting of Avengers 'Science Bros' Robert Downey Jr and Mark Ruffalo - Ali.
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Monolayers at liquid/air and liquid/liquid interfaces play a key role in stabilizing complex fluid systems, such as emulsions and foams, as well as in controlling the mass transfer through the interface, e.g. multiphase reactors. Besides interfacial tension, interfacial rheology (both dilational and shear) is known to determine the behavior of systems in which interfaces play an important role.
During the Ph.D. project the candidate will set-up an equipment for measuring the high-frequency dilational rheology (elasticity and viscosity), and will perform studies of dilational and shear rheology studies of polyelectrolyte + surfactant mixtures of cosmetic interest, and of polyelectrolyte + particle systems. Different experimental techniques already existing in the laboratory will be combined to cover a broad frequency range (0.01 Hz – 2 MHz). Special attention will be paid to the description of the interfacial rheology at low frequencies in the low-frequency range.
The project will be done in close cooperation with the laboratory of Dr. Reinhard Miller at Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces (Potsdam-Golm, Germany), where the student will perform some of the experiments. The economic conditions will be those established for Spain by the People Action – Marie Curie Program of the European Union.
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Hello, lovelies~ Last Saturday, I was invited to the launch of Bio-Oil, which has been an internet cult product for the past few years. Bloggers of all walks of life has sung praises to this magical cure for skin problems, one of them being stretch marks. Excited and all spruced up, I headed to The XXI Lounge at Plaza Senayan where the event took place.
When I got there, there were a couple other bloggers that were already there. I snapped a few pictures before comfortably sharing a table with Sheilla, Raden, Suu and Yuri. As usual, we took selfies right before the event. Suu was sitting at the far left, so I couldn't take a selfie with her. Oh well, maybe next time. :)
Since it was lunch time, there were food and beverages prepared for the guests. I already ate, so I just waited patiently for the talk show to start. Okay, I lied. I ate chocolate mousse and bugged Sheilla about it, lol.
Not long after I finished that scrumptious chocolate dessert, the show started with a brief introduction from Ms. Tiara Dwijayanti Lestari, the corporate spokesperson. With the growing demands for a product to treat problematic skin, Bio-Oil has expanded to Indonesia in the hopes of helping those troubled skin individuals and promoting their 'Hello, Happy Skin!' campaign.
The next speaker in the talk show is dr. Novita Sari Mujahid, SpAk., a specialist in medical acupuncture, who stressed the importance of providing enough nourishment for our skin in order to heal itself properly. Even if there are stretch marks, immediate treatment is necessary to prevent it from worsening. You know the saying, prevention is better than cure.
I am familiar with Bio-Oil, but I haven't used it myself, so I listened intently on Ms. Nurhayatini, the product manager of PT Radiant Sentral Nutrindo. "As it is categorized as dry oil, it sinks into the skin fast, leaving no greasy residue behind, unlike conventional oils," she explained.
One of the active ingredient inside Bio-Oil is called PurCellin Oil, which is the miracle behind this product. I haven't heard about this, so I'll have to do more reading on this and update you in future blog posts. It also has other essential oils like lavender, calendula, rosemary, and chamomile to further soften, smooths, soothes, and brightens the skin. Or so it claims.
After a session of dance, testimonials from loyal Bio-Oil users, and games, the talk show came to an end. However, Bio-Oil are still having roadshow talkshow and exhibition in selected malls all over Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung from October to December 2014.
Their vision is to be the first product of choice to treat scars and stretch marks in Indonesia, they are spreading information to the general public to start a healthy lifestyle and treating problematic skin through their "Hello, Happy Skin!" campaign.
Their vision is to be the first product of choice to treat scars and stretch marks in Indonesia, they are spreading information to the general public to start a healthy lifestyle and treating problematic skin through their "Hello, Happy Skin!" campaign.
Yes, no more ordering online or asking relatives abroad to get your hands on a bottle of Bio-Oil. It is now available in Guardian drugstores for Rp 120,000.


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A stop at Kwik Trip reminded us that eight current Major League Baseball franchises have never won a World Series. It is amazing what a gas pump can tell you. It took the drive home to figure out the eight franchises in question. Remember that it is franchises and not cities and you should get it.
It is also interesting that the two combatants in this year's fall classic have the first and second longest streak without a World Series win. The eight without a win started after the Indians won their last Series. If the Cubs lose this World Series they will have lost eight consecutive World Series and continued their bad century, no World Series wins since 1908. If they win, then the Indians inherit the mantle of the team with the longest time competing without a World Series win. At least with a Cubs win then everyone with a win would have won since World War II.


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Swarm detects asymmetry
Strong electric currents in the upper atmosphere are known to vary according to the season, but ESA's Swarm mission has discovered that this seasonal variation is not the same in the north and south polar regions.
Named after Kristian Birkeland, the scientist a century ago who first postulated that the 'northern lights' were linked to electrically charged particles in the solar wind, these currents flow along Earth's magnetic field lines in the polar regions.
Magnetic field measurements from ESA's Swarm satellite constellation are allowing scientists to understand more about these powerful currents, which carry up to 1 TW of electric power to the upper atmosphere. This is about 30 times the energy consumed in New York during a heatwave.
It is important to understand the interplay between these Birkeland currents and the solar wind that bombards our planet and that can potentially cause power and communication blackouts.
New findings, presented this week at the Swarm science meeting in Canada, show how three years of measurements from the mission were combined with measurements from Germany's earlier Champ satellite to produce global climatological maps of these currents.
Moreover, these results show differences between currents in the northern and southern hemisphere, how they change with the season and how they vary according to the strength of the solar wind.
Karl Laundal, from the Birkeland Centre for Space Science, explained, "Interaction between Earth's magnetic field and the interplanetary magnetic field – meaning part of the Sun's magnetic field carried by solar wind – depends on how the interplanetary field is orientated.
"While this sounds complicated, it means that hardly any solar wind can enter the magnetosphere and arrive at Earth if the interplanetary magnetic field points north, parallel to Earth's magnetic field.
"On the other hand, if the interplanetary field points south, the opposite is true and this allows a connection to be made with Earth's magnetic field.
"Part of the energy in solar wind then further energises the charged particles that are responsible for the visible light displays of the auroras."
Birkeland currents therefore tend to be weak for a northwards interplanetary field and strong for a southwards field.
Importantly, these new results also reveal that the strength of the currents is not the same in both hemispheres. These hemispheric differences may relate to asymmetry in Earth's main magnetic field.
In fact, the two geomagnetic poles are not geometrically opposite to one another, and the magnetic field intensity is also not the same in the north as in the south.
Dr Laundal said, "The main reason for this probably has to do with differences in Earth's main field. Such differences imply that the ionosphere–magnetosphere coupling is different in the two hemispheres.
"In particular, the magnetic pole is more offset with respect to the geographic pole in the south compared to north, which leads to different variations in sunlight in the 'magnetic hemispheres'. Because of these differences, the two hemispheres do not respond symmetrically to solar wind driving or changing seasons.
"Swarm is a fantastic tool for space science studies. The high-quality measurements and the fact that there are three satellites working in concert hold many new clues about how our home planet interacts with the space around it. It's a fascinating time."


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According to TMZ, Ultimate Fighting Championship light-heavyweight champion Jon 'Bones' Jones tested positive for the steroid turinabol.
According to the New York Times, if the test result, announced late Tuesday, is substantiated, he might not return to the octagon for a long time — if ever.
Jones returned to the octagon after a one-year suspension, defeating Daniel Cormier to reclaim the UFC light-heavyweight championship.
The United States' Anti-Doping Agency said in a statement:
"Jones 'has been notified of a potential anti doping policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample" collected the day before his title bout against Daniel Cormier at U.F.C. 214 last month."
Jones' status is up in the air. His manager, Malki Kawa released statement stating:
"Jon, his trainers, his nutritionists and his entire camp have worked tirelessly and meticulously the past 12 months to avoid this exact situation." The statement also said that they would have his samples tested again."
Cormier spoke with MMAFighting.com last week and said:
"It's hard to find words to describe how I'm feeling right now. I'm disappointed to hear the news. It's very emotional.
"We as athletes are entitled to due process, and I will refrain from saying much more until I know exactly what happened.
"In my mind, on July 29, I competed and I lost. I thought Jon Jones was the better man that day. I don't know what to think anymore. I can't believe we are going through all of this again. We will see what happens next.
"Thank you to all my fans who have supported me during this dark time. I love you all very much."
In a recent interview on Scoop B Radio, Jones said that if he was no longer a UFC fighter, he'd he a police officer. "I know it's not the most popular profession," Jon 'Bones' Jones told Brandon 'Scoop B' Robinson.
Added Jones:
"But, being a cop is cool to me. These guys are here to serve and protect, there the one's that rescue your mom when you're not there, help your grandma when she falls down. I look for the good guys in the law enforcement agencies and what they have to offer."
Jones indicated that his perception of law enforcement changed when he was in high school.
"On lunch breaks, a police officer would stand and watch over us during recess," recounted Jones. "I used to go up to police officers and would talk to them about their career. They used to teach me a lot of life lessons about people and some of the negative things of the world and things I wasn't aware of and I just found it very fascinating. I made up my mind that I would be like the guy carrying the gun and helping others out. It didn't happen like that, but I'm glad I chose the path that I chose."
Among employment, Jon Jones also discussed diversity in UFC:
"You don't see a lot of MMA schools in the inner city," Jones said. "You don't see a lot of MMA schools in the hood."
Jones said it starts with change:
"The main start would be to give more black kids opportunities," Jones said on Scoop B Radio. "You have local boxing programs at the local Boys & Girls Club—that's the way a lot of great boxers got started. You don't typically see a lot of black males join wrestling teams and wrestling is a great avenue to get into mixed martial arts."
Jones came from a wrestling background like Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans. "Us black fighters need to just continue winning and showing what MMA can do for you can just change the minds of young men globally," he said.
"They'll see that it's an avenue for success and they don't just have to be a basketball player, or a boxer or the next NFL player—they can be the next UFC fighter. They can be the next Rampage, they can be the next Jon 'Bones' Jones."


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Last April I finished the developmental edits on my fourth novel and sent it off to my publisher. I'd turned the manuscript in three weeks earlier and had spent the time with my fabulous editor to polish it before my husband and I left for a week of vacation. Typically, edits take me four weeks of back and forth with my editor. I like to take my time, and I want to know my editor is taking her time to make it the best it can be. We finished up the day before I left for vacation. I deliberately left my laptop at home. On vacation I had three days of nothing to do but read, sleep, and lay by the pool before the email arrived.
Sometimes I curse my smartphone. I like my email and Facebook at the touch of a button, but I should know to leave it behind when I'm trying to relax.
The email was from an editor I didn't know at my publishing house. She asked if I had any short stories under 20K lying around that I'd like to submit for a new imprint. I snorted. Short stories? I don't write short. Most of my books are 90K to 100K words long. I don't like to read short stories or novellas. I like a long, meaty book with lots of characters and twists. The longer, the better in my mind. If I'm in love with the world the author has introduced, I don't want it to end.
I showed my husband the email. He simply shook his head. He knew I didn't have spare stories, and he knew my opinion on short stories. We'd visited the topic several times in the past; he loves to read them and I do not.
Then as I lay in the tropical breeze, I started to reconsider. Book four of my series wouldn't come out until nine months after the third book. That's a long stretch. I'd hoped for six months, but my publisher couldn't fit it into the schedule. Would a novella be a good idea?
I was between stories. I hadn't even decided what character to write about for my fifth book, and I'd given myself a nice long deadline to write it. Could I squeeze in a short story and get something out before my January 2014 release? My other books always take a nice jump in sales when I have a new release. Could a short story do the same? How long would it take me to write? I like to do at least 2K a day when I'm cranking out the first draft of a novel. In theory, I could write a short in 10 days. If I had an idea. I asked the editor when she wanted the story, and she said two and half weeks.
I immediately emailed Allison Brennan to ask for advice. I'd paid attention when she wrote her first novella several years ago and had learned it's a whole different animal than a novel. Here's what she told me:
- Write linearly. Go from point A to B to C. Don't jump around.
- Avoid subplots to limit tangents
- Choose the romance or the suspense angle. There isn't enough time to develop both.
- Narrow down the setting. Pick an isolated location for the story. It keeps other factors away.
- Stick to one or two POVs
- To keep pacing strong, avoid too much introspection and downtime.
She also suggested that I think of it as a TV episode, not a movie, and to plot the entire story. I spent the rest of my vacation brainstorming a plot. I decided to go with an established couple, Jack and Lacey, from my first novel, HIDDEN, and eliminated a developing romance storyline. I wrote only in Lacey's POV, put the couple in a remote luxury hotel, and put a dead woman wearing a wedding dress in the hot tub. Instant story.
By the time I had the details worked out, I had five days to deadline. I wrote twenty thousand words in four days and edited on the fifth. Then sat back to wait to see if they wanted it.
I liked writing the story. I'd always planned to return to this couple and write another book for them. Since I wrote the story within a few days, I was able to keep the whole story line in my head and not forget anything. It drives me crazy when I'm working on a novel, and I completely drop a thread or never use a red herring I'd planted.
The editor loved the story, but I had to wait while the publication date got pushed back over and over. Amazon was gearing up to launch StoryFront, an imprint devoted to short fiction. The new store and my story, VEILED, debuted on December 4th. Guess what I'm writing and plotting now? Sure enough, another novella.
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Welcome to Quiver Farm, We are a family owned and operated farm started in 1990 by Margaret A. Hailey who dreamed of reaching children and adults by using animals and incorporating them as a way to get the feel of life on the farm. She started by planning and developing a way to transport live incubated eggs to their center and setting them up to hatch at their location. With every delivery she would bring a live rooster and hen to show the children and describe the purpose of our visit. Margaret started this at her small farm in Horsham, PA.
A few years later we were growing in popularity and customers were asking if they could come and visit, we did not have a property large enough for most places and were not able to accommodate everyone that was interested in a visit. So by 1992 Margaret and her daughter Rebekah got together on being able to transport a variety of animals to serve as a traveling farm to the customers location for the children/adults to be able to pet and feed the variety of animals including a cow, sheep, goat, pig, ducks, goose, turkey, rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs and baby chicks.
While business was growing we started to explore more ideas as we had to sheer our sheep, and we were milking our goats, we began to think maybe we could show people the way wool is spun, or how milking was performed. Now here at Quiver Farm there is a third generation of farming starting with Eric and Emilie, Rebekah's oldest son and daughter. Eric's focus is on managing the programs and always seeking to improve and expand the programs that Quiver Farm has to offer. Emilie is in the office speaking with customers each day and sending out mailings to those that are new in the area.
Though, we are located in PA, we have started serving many areas in NY, NJ, DE, MD, and of course PA. It is our goal to serve each of these areas to the fullest extent of our ability and to reach out even further as the family and the business grows. We would like to thank all of our customers for our support and we look forward to every year serving you!
This is a great project for Roshashana, the Fall and science studies of food processing and simple machines. All around fun for anyone who still loves to learn.
Perfect program for your Christmas time events. We supply a cow, a sheep, a goat, a llama or alpaca, and a donkey for your manger scene, and we bring some extras along as well.
The pilgrim comes to visit your facility with a live turkey and tells the story of the first Thanksgiving.
Bee's are so fascinating with the societal order and the chemical communications that this little honey factory runs on.
This is the project where you can learn about milk and milk products. You will actually milk a goat.
The best variety of animals brought to your location, for a fun and educational way to pet and feed the animals.
This is an excellent way to bring this traditional holiday song alive. We bring all the birds in the song and teach you about them as we have a sing & dash & dash long.
We bring and press olives to extract the oil. We also bring animals that like to eat olives for you to pet.
We have 3 different, age appropriate approaches to this old craft of spinning wool into yarn to make clothes! Everyone gets to try the wheel and feel over 20 different fibers.
Need to bring new life into the class room? Try our in home programs. Chicks, ducks, bunnies or cavies its your choice which baby animal you want!
We bring a sheep, llama and donkey to tell the story of the very first Christmas from the Wiseman's and Shepherd's point of view.
The site will change periodically, keep coming back to see if there is anything new to check out.
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Landry Elected to New Role Within the LSBA
On Thursday, April 14, Mike Landry, a member in the firm's business section, was selected to a new role within the Louisiana State Bar Association Corporate and Business Law Section. He was elected a member of the Council and will serve through the 2014 annual meeting of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
The section organizes and sponsors technical meetings, publishes practice guides and publishes a periodic newsletter, featuring reports on legislative developments, substantive law developments and the activities of the section's substantive committees.


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Introduction to Laura Ingalls Wilder: An Interactive Author Study for Fifth Grade Students
Whether you plan to teach all of the books in the Little House series, teach just one, or use chapter excerpts from different books in the series with your students, it is important that they first have a good grasp of what life was like for this woman.
When we say Laura Ingalls Wilder, we are talking about a person who lived for a time in a hut under a creek bank and who lived long enough to see airplanes take flight. It is truly an amazing span of history that this one woman has lived through. It is hard enough for teachers to wrap their minds around her extraordinary life, so it is even harder for students to see all the changes she lived through.
Introducing the Text: Send Your Students on a Webquest
Before reading any of her novels, have your students, in partnerships, embark on an internet based author study, which will allow them to read and gather a great many facts about her life. Ask your students to pick the ten events they think are the most important to place on a timeline and then to illustrate those events in some way.
Use the downloadable power point to give them guiding questions for the research and then, have them present their findings to the class. Display the timelines around your classroom, as each will contain at least some different historical facts and keep them on display for the duration of the unit of study on Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Finally, before you hand out whichever reading material you are going to be using, show the very first episode of the television show, which ran successfully for many years on NBC. It captures perfectly, in that first episode, what life was like on the frontier; how people dressed, how they traveled, what the farming and education worlds were like back then. It will even give students a peek into the sod house, before the family moves to their famous house on the prairie. While the show, after a while, tended to vary greatly from the novels core stories, that first episode will help students become immersed in their readings and provide you with a great point of reference as you begin the novel or author study.
Download the PowerPoint and get started!
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This post is part of the series: Little House on the Prairie
Explore pioneer life by reading the Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. This series of lessons are intended for students in Grade 5.


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Posted by KatNip on September 22, 1998 at 19:41:12:
In Reply to: What is "supreme Law"? posted by Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S. on September 22, 1998 at 13:37:33:
This Constitution and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby; any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. Art. VI, Const.
Treaties. "[I]t is declared that treaties shall be the supreme law of the land, care is taken to include, by express words, the Treaties made by the confederated States. The language is: 'and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land.'" Dred Scott v. Sandford, 19 How. 393, 441 (1857).
"the citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the federal States, ..." Annals of Congress, 8th Cong., Senate, The Louisiana Treaty, p. 51, November, 1803.
Woodrow Wilson wrote: "Our constitutions are comparable [. . .] to the charters of great corporations, our statutes to their by-laws, our treaties to their contracts [and] the chief object of the Union and of the revision of the Articles of Confederation which gave us our present federal Constitution was undoubtedly commercial regulation." Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States (Columbia University Press, 1909, reprint 1961), p. 147.
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: The Constitution for the United States of America
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: United States (federal government), and all
: Treaties made under authority of the
: United States (federal government), shall be
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: And all state judges shall be bound by this
: same supreme Law.
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: federal treaties are all supreme Law.
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Heavier Docs Less Likely to Tackle Patient Weight
Normal-weight physicians more likely to think doctors should model healthy diet and exercise habits.
SUNDAY, Jan. 29, 2012 (MedPage Today) — A physician's body mass index (BMI) may have an impact on how he or she cares for overweight and obese patients, according to a nationwide survey.
Physicians with normal BMIs were more likely to engage their patients in weight-loss conversations compared with those who were overweight or obese, reported Sara Bleich, PhD, and colleagues from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Medical Institutions in Baltimore.
The study, published online in Obesity, also found normal weight physicians had more confidence in their ability to provide counseling on diet and exercise compared with their overweight or obese colleagues.
Physician body weight may be a barrier to obesity care. Understanding how a doctor's BMI influences his or her treatment decisions regarding weight management is critical, given the important roles practitioners play in helping their patients lose or gain weight, the authors stated.
They conducted a cross-sectional survey of general practitioners, family practice physicians, and general internists, recruiting doctors from The Epocrates Honors panel, an opt-in group of 145,000 American Medical Association-verified U.S. physicians.
Participants were given a 49-item questionnaire that covered how they recorded an obesity diagnosis, initiated weight-loss discussions, rated self-efficacy for providing counseling, and prescribed weight reduction medication when indicated.
The researchers also looked into differences in outlook on modeling healthy behaviors and whether physicians believed that patient trust of a doctor's advice might be less if given by an overweight or obese doctor.
All of the 500 physicians who responded were given a $25 incentive for completing the survey. After excluding two practitioners who were underweight, there were 498 responses used in the analysis.
The results showed that normal-weight physicians were more likely to believe that doctors should model weight-related behaviors, such as maintaining a healthy weight and exercising regularly compared with their overweight or obese counterparts.
Those with healthy weights also said they believed that overweight or obese patients would be less likely to trust advice given by a physician who also was overweight or obese.
A physician's self-impression also seems to be a factor in weight loss counseling. Doctors were more likely to record a diagnosis of obesity or start a weight loss conversation if they perceived the patient's body weight met or exceeded their own. These factors remained significant even after adjustment for covariates.
However, obese and overweight physicians had higher self-efficacy when prescribing weight-related medications. They also were more likely to think they were successful in helping their patients lose weight, although the actual percentage was very low. These remained significant following multivariate analysis.
Limitations of the study included the use of a cross-sectional analysis, which only allowed for the finding of associations rather than the establishment of causal relationships. Self-reporting may have lead to an underestimation of those in the overweight/obese group. The authors also noted that use of body images of different patient sizes, rather than BMI percentages, may have been interpreted differently by responding physicians.
"Physician self-efficacy to care for obese patients — regardless of their BMI — may be improved by targeting physician well being and enhancing the quality of obesity-related training in medical school, residency or continuing medical education," they concluded.


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Peter Hitchens writes a stern column most weeks in the Mail on Sunday. It expresses disdain not only for today's politicians but also for those of us who vote for them. The weekly Hitchens can leave even his fellow right-wingers feeling demoralised. He argues that David Cameron's Tories are no better than Gordon Brown's clowns. Anyone who swallows campaign promises from Wesmtinster's stinking fraudsters — a plague on all their second houses — is, in his view, a fool.
Hitchens is brave and clever. He writes fluently, with the eye of a shrewd reporter. The best newspaper columnists have always been contrarians, but surely few have been so consistently against everybody with such Old Testament hotness. His unyielding lack of trust in our rulers — his un-negotiable refusal to believe them even just once in a while — can appear vehement to the point of unreason. How can anyone be so lacking in faith in all his fellow human beings?
His new book offers an explanation of sorts. He does have faith, but it is in a higher kingdom than the sorry thing the atlas still calls Great Britain. The Rage Against God is a magnificent, sustained cry against the aggressive secularism taking control of our weakened culture. It is informed by the years the author spent in Russia shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union. That posting showed him the emptiness of a society without God and encouraged him to study the way the revolutionary Bolsheviks ostracised Christianity.
Citing F. A. Mackenzie, a British writer who lived in Communist Russia in the early 1920s, Hitchens describes how Christianity was driven from Soviet schools. The state insisted on a mono- poly of welfare. Religious symbols were banned from public buildings. All this, as he notes, 'came long before anyone had heard of Alexander Solzhenitsyn or the Gulag Archipelago'.
Is it too much of a leap to hear echoes of that totalitarian secularism in today's Britain? Five years ago we might have said so. Today can we be so sure? Richard Dawkins languidly asserts that the real abuse by Roman Catholic priests may not be the 'groping of child bodies' but 'priestly subversion of child minds'. Liberal theorists plot against church schools. In Devon a nurse is told by her hospital that she must not wear a small cross around her neck.
Hitchens is particularly good on the dotty old Webbs, Sidney and Beatrice, unpicking the naivety of their vast 1935 book Soviet Communism: A New Civilisation and the way it was so desperate to believe in an earthly paradise. For Hitchens, today's suave atheists are successors to the Webbs, ready to 'slander the Kingdom of Heaven while mistakenly praising the fanciful utopias of man'.
The benevolent Cameron might feel Hitchens is taking things too far. Isn't this all a little harsh? Is Hitchens not a conspiracy theorist? He acknowledges the possibility of this reaction when he writes that as an ex- Trotskyist himself, he knows how revolutionaries think. He writes at length about his 'godless' days as a Trot and describes how he reverted to Christianity after a chance encounter in France with a 15th-century painting of the Last Judgement.
The Rage Against God started life as a reply to the urbane atheism of Hitchens's brother Christopher (four years his senior). Actually, Christopher is soon forgotten. Readers looking for fraternal fireworks will be disappointed. The final chapter does return to Christopher, but it takes a merciful tone. Peter plainly thinks Christopher's secularism has peaked and, in a touchingly Anglican way, he is now reluctant to bark 'Ha! Told you so!'
Far more than a brotherly riposte, however, this book may be a manual to understanding Peter Hitchens. His anger about today's politicians is not driven by the shallow envy and nihilism that fuels some of Cameron's critics in the right-wing press. Rather it is a reaction against the boastfulness of mortals who, with their big state and their soundbites and their stratagems, promise far, far more than they can deliver. Hitchens is a caution against the sinful pride of today's politicians, of whatever stripe.


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The entire property can accommodate 34 guests in total:
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There are 2 swimming pools, a barbecue area, bocci court, table tennis and billiard tables and so on.
In the main villa garden there are 2 terraced areas, divided in four separate lawns, in the traditional "Italian Garden" style – with fountains and statues, water tanks and lined with mature trees and cypresses. A blessing can be set here, sing the decadent, formal symmetry of the gardens for best effect.
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Poor Devin. He can never really ever tell if he's coming or going, and the NY Daily News has the latest: "Just over two months ago, when the Nets wrapped up a 12-70 season in Miami, Harris had no idea where he was headed. With the Nets locking up the best chance to secure the No. 1 pick, which would mean drafting Kentucky point guard John Wall, odds were Harris had just played his final game as a Net. But going into Thursday's draft, it now seems unlikely that Harris will be used the same way that Richard Jefferson and Vince Carter were in the previous two offseasons – as trade bait. While Jefferson and Carter were both sent packing on the afternoon of the previous two drafts, all indications are that Harris will make it through the day and begin next season as the Nets' starting point guard. In addition to finishing third in the draft lottery and likely losing any chance to land Wall, the Nets hired Johnson, who coached Harris in Dallas for 3-1/2 seasons before the point guard was traded to the Nets in the Jason Kidd deal. During his introductory press conference on Tuesday, Johnson made it seem as if he was preparing to spend a lot of time with Harris in the months before the Nets start their season. 'I'm really excited about us working together again,' Johnson said. 'I got to see him grow from a rookie in the NBA to a young man, and we're going to get Devin playing the type of basketball that I know he's capable of playing.' Harris and Johnson had a rocky past but acted like best friends during the press conference, which Harris attended after cutting short his vacation. At one point, Harris grabbed a microphone and asked a question during the televised event, grinning ear to ear the whole time. He later admitted that he and Johnson had 'butted heads' over philosophical differences and the coach's tendency to be overly critical of him during their time in Dallas. But while saying that he doubts the head-butting will completely go away, Harris made it clear he's happy that Johnson is his coach again, and just as happy to have a future in New Jersey. Harris apparently spoke just as highly of Johnson during a private discussion with team president Rod Thorn late in the season, when Thorn asked his opinion on Johnson."
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I am a member of several groups. After finally having the opportunity to read the information provided in the text, I have come to understand on a much deeper level what is truly involved in and considered as effective group communication. Prior to today, when I was not able to put my hands on a copy of the text, I would have classified all of my groups' communications as effective. Chapter 4 has forced me to reassess this opinion and has made me come to see things that I was not aware that I was even overlooking. Overall, I have come to appreciate more than ever my chosen group, and the potential and benefits that a strong leader can bring to a group, as well as to me personally.
My chosen and most effective group is the one I work with. I am a relatively new member of this group, yet caught on very quickly to the group's pre-established communication patterns upon joining.
I credit this to our supervisor. She treats us all as her peers; her equals. She encourages our team to share our thoughts, insights, feelings, and concerns about our individual tasks and responsibilities, and offers plenty of feedback accordingly. Being the newest addition to the team, I felt quite nervous and feared it may take me some time to get up to speed. This was not at all the case. She was extremely patient, and extended her assistance to myself, as well as to the rest of our group, without limitation. The single most significant element I attribute to my rapid professional growth as well as my team's success is my supervisor's willingness and ability to communicate effectively.
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By Andrew Liszewski
The Inferno Flexi-Light from Gerber looks and functions like a normal flashlight until you realise that the 7 LED bulbs each have their own hidden articulating legs. When extended the LEDs can then be pointed in multiple directions illuminating different areas all at once. While this feature is kind of useless when carrying the flashlight it can be invaluable when used as a hanging or table-top lantern.
The Inferno also has 5 different lighting modes including a focused white flashlight, a diffuse white area light, a red night vision area light, a red night vision focused light and a flashing red emergency beacon. On 3 AAA batteries the flashlight will run for about 40 hours which isn't that bad considering it's powering 7 seperate lights at once.
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Dez Nado
**Available TODAY on iTunes, TIDAL, Spotify, Amazon.com, and under the "Products" tab as a feature track on the FUTURISTIC EP
Rapper, Poet, Lyricist, Musician, Artist; all titles collectively constitute an accurate description of "Dez Nado", an acronym for The D.efinition of E.ffort and Z.eal iN A.mbition and D.edication to O.pportunity.
Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, Dez Nado was introduced to rap at very young age. It's 1998, Hip Hop had just lost its two biggest icons to ever bless a mic, and a young, 6th grade 11-year-old Dez Nado drops his first rhyme on wax with his older brother, his brother's stereo tape recorder, and his two cousins from the birthplace of hip hop; New York, New York. Dez instantly fell in love with the art of rhyming, and even set out to record his own mixtape (actual "tapes" back then) and distribute it independently at his junior high school. Since then, Dez has honed his skills and become one of the most legit up-and-coming Florida artists in the game by studying his craft and mastering his art with the same independent passion and grind that he's had since day 1!
He saw his first successes after high school as an independent artist; generating a fan base by plugging his own projects at local shops and hot spots, working part-time and attending school full-time splitting funds between books for class and studio time, as well as booking, promoting, and organizing his own shows by the age of 19 as a college freshman. Word of his ridiculous work ethic rapidly spread as one of Jacksonville's premier rap websites (Duvalcountyluv.com) recognized him with the title of Jacksonville's Grinder of the Week for several weeks between 2006-2009. Dez was at the peak of a three-year run of good fortune in 2009 when, after being recognized by Source Magazine executives at a local showcase as one of the city's top 7 performers (out of over 50 competing), and winning the Duval Oscar Awards in 2008 for Performer of the Year and Rookie of the Year, he was shot after leaving a club in the chest, just inches from his heart. Dez used the opportunity to re-focus and change his message from self-destructive to self-productive, and made a promise to himself that he would never take another minute for granted. After he took a brief hiatus Dez quickly returned to the studio and dropped "No Hands", which gained enough attention to land him a distribution deal for a follow-up album "No Hands 2" with KKR/Island/Def Jam in 2011. Dez began to break out of the local scene with the No Hands series and shine in bigger markets like Atlanta, Orlando, and Las Vegas (as evidenced by the feature interviews and fans calling in on his 2011 & 2012 projects "Freestyle Filez: Volume 1" and "Freestyle Filez: Volume 2"). To this day, Dez has made good on his promise to not take one minute for granted, going from inches away from dying to becoming one of Florida's most promising rappers, a producer/studio engineer, self-started CEO, college graduate recently receiving his Master's in Science degree, DJ of his own college radio show and radio programming specialist at the largest university in Florida. His name is much more than just a name; it has become something that he lives by.
Most Recently, Dez has added "promoter" to his long résumé; promoting, coordinating, and booking his own bi-monthly regional showcases and putting other independent artists on, creating his own avenues to build his brand (photos of past events up at www.whoisdeznado.com). Dez's work ethic and growing popularity was recognized in summer 2014 outside of the Jacksonville market as he was nominated for a 2014 Georgia Music Award in the Hip Hop (Male) category for the second consecutive year. The awards ceremony is held annually at The Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Dez's 2013 track "#DoSumn" , which features Kanye West and JANA MiziK, has also been featured in several online media outlets (links included in press clippings) since 2013, as well as his appearances on the All Star remix of YMCMB/Cash Money records artist T. Rone's smash hit "Hello Love", whom Dez also opened up for in April of 2013 at the YMCMB signing party at Roc Bar in Jacksonville, FL, which were some of Dez's first dealings with major artists. Following the momentum of these accomplishments, Dez was named "Next to Blow" by Music Connectz Mag, and one of 2013's "Artists to Watch" by New York's Underground Music Awards committee with his follow-up singles "STFU" and "Ride Tonight" getting radio play from California to the UK, Germany, and France. It's no surprise that Dez's 2013 compilation project, "#FLAsFinest", has received over 100,000 plays and 3,500 downloads, let alone 900+ downloads during its first week on thatcrack.com. His buzz has lifted him to become one of the most talked about artists in the north Florida/south Georgia area, as evidenced by his winning of the title of 2014 Jacksonville Artist of the Year at the Duval Music Festival last month (DuvalHipHop.com – Void Live Magazine Write Up – http://voidlive.com/music/dez-nado-wins-artist-year-duval-music-festival/ ). This is a significant achievement that Dez has added to an already solid resume, which includes 2007's Rookie & Performer of the Year (Jacksonville Underground Oscars), 2011 Album of the Summer (No Hands 2; Hip Hop Stardom Mag), 2013 & 2014 Male Hip Hop Artist of the Year (Georgia Music Awards), 2015 Mega Sum Fest (Hip Hop Stardom Mag) performer invitee, Official 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards weekend performer & official affiliate, and 2015 BMI Hip Hop/R&B Awards special invitee (invite-only; Saban Theatre – Los Angeles). He recently appeared on the local news in promotion of his latest project [full interview on main page of www.whoisdeznado.com], "VIPSquad All-Starz Volume 3" featuring Lola Monroe, Bruno Mars, and YMCMB's Caskey, among others.
Currently, Dez is promoting his newest release: a rap compilation album, entitled "VIPSquad All-Starz Volume 3", featuring collaborations and production/engineering from/with UK artist Master Shortie, YMCMB's 212 Recording (Orlando) and Caskey, YMCMB artist T-Rone's producer MgeeZy, and several up-and-coming Florida artists. The lead single "Swang My Way", along with the follow-up singles "Futuristic" and "Got Mo" are available online via iTunes, Amazon.com, Spotify, and all other major online retailers. He's coming off the biggest buzz he's had in his career, thanks to the signing of a 52-week deal with regional Cable television network Bounce TV to air a one-of-a-kind documentary/reality-style TV show called "Life & Grind" that has aired every Saturday since August 1st at 8pm and will continue to air until Summer 2015 to an audience of over 3,500 households in the North Florida/South Georgia market (approximately 7,000 viewers per week; www.facebook.com/LifeGrindDuval). The show, negotiated, edited/produced, and partly filmed by Dez himself, is a smash hit after its first season and was the most watched TV Show on the regional network in Fall 2014 (add another title, "executive producer", to Dez's résumé). Building on the buzz and success from the TV Show, he plans to air season 3 in spring 2016 and branch out to regional markets like Dothan, Chattanooga, and Atlanta among others who have shown interest in the Life & Grind movement while touring surrounding markets in promotion of a new indie album entitled "LaDolceVita", which he plans to release in the 1st quarter of 2016 and promote throughout 2016 specifically in those markets.
His music videos (KindaDed Music Video on Youtube), online TV shows (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vipsquadtv), along with his cable TV CW17/BounceTV Docu-reality series "Life & Grind" (self-produced) and thousands of plays/views/downloads recorded on his various sites have all become indicators of Dez Nado's versatility, one-of-a-kind work ethic, and growing popularity. With a steady, unshakeable "grind state of mind", Dez delivers from the smallest 16 bar verse to the full length LP. It's becoming more and more clear, to more and more people, that he's not just a threat, he's a promise!
- Street Drop: No Hands (Mixtape – Hosted by Melle Mel) – July 2010 – Indie release – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 654 plays/downloads, 750 CDs distributed
- No Hands 1.5 (Mixtape – Hosted by Dez Nado) – February 2011 – Indie release – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 218 plays/downloads
- No Hands 2 (Album – MTV/Island/Def Jam/VIPSquad Ent) – April 2011 – KKR/Island/Def Jam (Digital Release; Currently MTV.com) – over 1,100 units sold, Vegas Life Radio Feature Album
- Freestyle Filez: Volume 1 (Mixtape – Hosted by Dez Nado) – May 2012 – Indie release – DatPiff Rating: 3 Stars; 332 plays/downloads, 500 CDs distributed – Album of the Summer 2011 (Hip Hop Stardom Magazine)
- Freestyle Filez: Volume 2 (Mixtape – Hosted by Dez Nado) – October 2012 – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 1,302 plays/downloads, 350 CDs distributed
- #FLAsFinest (Mixtape – Hosted by VIPSquad Entertainment) – June 2013 – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 93,330 plays/downloads | www.soundcloud.com/flasfinest
- NO HANDS: IRIE – (Mixtape – Hosted by Dez Nado, Bob Marley) – December 2013 – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 1,604 plays/downloads, 1,200 CDs distributed www.soundcloud.com/nohandsirie
- #FLAsFinest2 (Mixtape – Hosted by VIPSquad Entertainment) – July 2014 – Indie – DatPiff Rating: 3 Stars; 8,576 plays/downloads | www.soundcloud.com/flasfinest2
- VIPSquad All-Starz: The Album – Volume 3 – November 2014 – Indie ALBUM – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 1,724 plays/downloads | www.soundcloud.com/vipsquadas3
- Freestyle Filez: Volume 3 (Double Mixtape – Hosted by Dez Nado & VIPSquad DJs) – Sept 2015 – Indie – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 3,916 plays/downloads www.soundcloud.com/freestylefilez3
- Florida's Finest 3 (Double Album – Hosted by Dez Nado & VIPSquad DJs) – Nov 2015 – DatPiff Rating: 5 Stars; 7,003 plays/downloads www.audiomack.com/artist/flasfinest3/
"Kindaded" appeared on Episodes 1, 2, and 9 of Life & Grind: Duval
Appeard as a cast member of Life & Grind: Duval, Season 1 – CW17/BounceTV August 2014-August 2015 (4,500 households)
Straight Rida (2007-2008) – 105.7 FM Jacksonville FL
Throw It Back (2008- Present) – 105.7 FM Jacksonville FL – 93.3 Jacksonville FL – 99.5 FM Washington, D.C. – (nationwide –> http://www.983kissfm.com/new2/artists/i/130144?psid=190979 // http://www.kyld.com/new2/artists/i/130144)
Check Out My Lean (2010) // I'm Paid Now (2011) – JACKSONVILLE FL – 93.3/97.9 FM
- Light It Up Radio – Edmonton, Canada
- Simply Radio – Orlando, FL, USA
- ADO 97.8 FM – Paris, France
- Flava – Auckland, New Zealand
- Vegas Life Radio – Las Vegas, NV, USA
- MyRadioNetwork – Charleston, VA, USA
Hosted own 1 hour radio segment on A105 Radio (Atlanta) (KindaDed – 2013)
#DoSumn & STFU (2013 – Freestyle Filez 2 Singles) played on:
• Xsite Radio (Feb-April) Do Sumn
• Earbits Radio (Jan-Feb) STFU
• Jango/Radio Airplay (Feb-Current) gained 73 fans and 84 likes Do Sumn
• BBC – BBC London Introducing… (Feb-April) Do Sumn
• Hear Me Now Radio Do Sumn (Feb-April)
• Gud Tymez Show (LA) Do Sumn (Feb-Current) and Interview 2/27/13
• Organically Grown Radio STFU (March-Current)
• Big Music Radio (Mar-April) Do Sumn
• Assault Radio (Feb) DS
• War Stories Radio (Live 365) (Feb) DS
• 93.5 WTMB DS (Feb)
• Hot1079 hot1079.net (Feb) DS
• IOU Radio (Live 365) DS Feb-Mar
• NUVI Radio (L365 Feb-Mar) ds
• Rudeboy radio (L365 Feb ds)
• CHHL Radio l365 Feb-Mar ds
• QPower Radio l365 feb ds
• IMcradio.com l365 ds feb
• Talawa Radio l365 feb ds
• Indiemadmp3.com feb ds
• Thesoulof Iowa ds l365 feb
• Buss Radio l365 feb ds
• WESL sho me radio feb ds l365
• SD hip hop cali muzc Mar
• The Wave The Real 1 Mar
• DJ Sonny G Show Mar
• Top 40 hit release – Live365/National Online Radio Mar-May
• Po Politickin Mar
• DJ Peefunk Show Mar
Urban Beats Radio II – Mar-April
- http://www.myspace.com/deznado
- http://www.youtube.com/deznado
- http://www.twitter.com/deznado
- http://www.whoisdeznado.com
- Clear Channel Home
- KLASSIC KLIQ Records Home
- Pure Cash Magazine Feature
- International Hip Hop Feature
- http://www.numberonemusic.com/deznado
- http://www.datpiff.com/profile/deznado
- Indie Charts NATIONAL
Windsor Square Dez Nado feature (Canada) http://www.windsorsquare.ca/2013/03/get-out-and-do-sumn/
Music Connectz Mag ?@TheMCmagazine
[Next to BLOW] – @DezNado Rapper, Poet, Lyricist, Musician, & Artist All in One http://goo.gl/fb/dWsmu
4/20 YMCMB/Cash Money Signing Party featured on First Coast News ABC 25/NBC 12 (Jacksonville, FL) http://events.firstcoastnews.com/T_Rone_Cellox5_Mr_Whitty_David_Frost_H_Boogie_Blue_Steel_Dez_Nado_David_Frost/272667856.html
Feature in Folio Magazine (Jacksonville, FL) http://www.folioweekly.com/April-17-23-Live-Music-Calendar,4225
"Reaching out to his fans, you can really feel Dez's energy pouring out and it feels like he wants to party with the whole world till the break of dawn. This collaboration has to be one of Dez's greatest accomplishments to date and it's clear that he has been blessed with talent and that fame does not just come knocking at your door, you gotta DO SUMN! – Melissa Arditti, Vents Magazine
Placing a nice spin on the single, Dez Nado's lyrics do remind me of Kanye West from the College Dropout and Late Registration albums. Influenced by many big rappers of the 90?s and early 2000?s and life around him, Dez Nado strives to stand out in the rap game for the long haul." – Matt Bible, Mattbible.com
Magazine/Blog features – Feb/March 2013
"The hip-hop scene has been saturated over the past decade with artists who are clearly brilliant at their craft of rapping, but fail to create a memorable presence that shows the world who they really are. No doubt, Dez Nado's acroynm: The D.efinition of E.ffort and Z.eal iN A.mbition and D.edication to O.pportunity. is a mouthful, but coming straight out of Jacksonville, Florida, he rightfully earns his title by not only perfecting his style as a lyricist/musician, but taking every opportunity he is given in life and turning it into something meaningful.
The highly-anticipated release of Dez's new track "Do Sumn" features iconic superstar rapper Kanye West, alongside multi-talented singer/songrwriter Jana MiziK. The song has a lot of strong points, from flirtatious vocal call and answer formula with the sassy Jana to the fast guitar strumming accompanied with playful lyrical momentum. The party vibe can go all night long with this song. It has a whimsical nostalgia throwback to old skool rap of the early 90s which so many can appreciate, and Dez hits it out of the park with some wicked rapping skills to complement Kanye's undeniable style that has gained a worldwide following.
Reaching out to his fans, you can really feel Dez's energy pouring out and it feels like he wants to party with the whole world till the break of dawn. This collaboration has to be one of Dez's greatest accomplishments to date and it's clear that he has been blessed with talent and that fame does not just come knocking at your door, you gotta DO SUMN! Check out
Dez's website: http://whoisdeznado.com/
by Melissa Arditti"
– See more at: http://ventsmagazine.com/do-sumn-by-dez-nado/#sthash.fSi5DXpy.dpuf
Dez Nado Intent On Waking Up The Hip-hop Industry Rising Star Releases "Do Sumn" Featuring Kanye West And Jana Mizik
Jacksonville, Florida (Top40 Charts/ Grit PR) Just two semesters away from getting his Master's Degree in Mass Communication, and with three mixtapes and two albums under his belt, Hip Hop artist Dez Nado is poised to make his dreams a reality. After battling through some rough times, he is back with a new perspective on life and ready to drop his hot new single "Do Sumn," which features iconic rapper Kanye West and JANA MiZiK.
"Do Sumn" is an older track, but with a brand new spin to it. As Dez says, it's "one you can throw in ya CD player or pull up on ya computer and literally say 'this sounds like absolutely nothing else out right now.'" Creative juices were flowing throughout the process of making the single, and everyone was completely on board, including Jana, who miraculously recorded her vocals in less than an hour. Although Kanye wasn't present in the studio, the vibe was incredibly strong and the collaboration has truly set the bar high for Dez Nado in the Hip Hop community. "Regardless of distance, it's clearly an honor to have him featured on the new track, states Dez."
Going for a grassroots approach first, Dez wants to get the track out to the streets, hitting college, community, and Internet radio stations throughout the world with the goal of making the single an international hit. "Not everybody is going to like me or think I'm talented, but if they are real they will respect the grind, they will respect the hustle, and once I get that respect on a noteworthy level my mission will be accomplished because that means I earned it. Then it'll be time for part two of the plan!"
Video production is in the works for the track, as Mastermind Productions has started the shoot in Florida. The concept behind the video is one that Dez calls "crazy, but in a good way." If you actually listen to the song, you'll see the video emerge in your imagination. The debut is aimed for Spring break, where excitement is at every turn for young people across the country.
For more information on Dez Nado and his new album, please visit: www.whoisdeznado.com
Urban Music Awards Committee Review March 2013
Our Talent Scout staff gave the song an evaluation rating of 8 out of a possible 10. It's a good song. We feel that the music is industry Standard.
We were impressed with the writing skills, lyrical skills, cadence, delivery, rapping skills, production and flow on the song.
Hence, we would like to place the song on The Underground Music Awards Artist To Watch Music Sampler, which will be hosted by Jesse Jess, sponsored by Exclusiv Vodka.
September 2013
Appeared on 291 & Campbellton TV Show in Atlanta
Took over A-105 Atlanta Radio for an hour and did own show "VIPSquad Takeover Hour"
Released single "Kindaded" on iTunes, Amazon, online retailers
Music video for Kindaded
Music video featured on Internet Music Video database and other sites
Appeared on Gsnaps Radio – Las Vegas debuting Kindaded
Appeared on power 106 Los Angeles GudTymezRadioShow debuting KindaDed
December 2013
Cliche Magazine feature – "We loved the music and posted Dez's Vid on our Blog and Cliche TV….." – Wilson Greene, Cliché Magazine (22,000+ Likes FB)
RUNTV Champion Television feature (Freestyle) http://nealheart.com/ctv/run/s1/run1.html#.Usv_jQiWhMk.twitter
Power 106/Hot 89 Los Angeles/Las Vegas GudTymezRadio Awards Show Nominee for
Male Artist of the Year
Single of the Year "Kindaded"
January 2014
Duvalfest 2014 (Jacksonville, FL)
Top ten reverb nation charts week 52 2013, week 1 jan 2014, for Jacksonville FL region
Duvalhiphop.com January 2014 Video of the Month "Kindaded"
Feb-March 2014
Was a "focus character" and starring cast member of Jacksonville's First and Only Reality TV Show, "Life & Grind: Duval" (Season 1; aired Fall 2014 on CW 17/Bounce Tv, yourjax.com)
May-July 2014
Created, booked, and coordinated Jacksonville's largest independent Spring and Summer annual concerts, Duval Spring Fest 2014 and Duval Unity Summer Fest 2014
August-October 2014
Dez's show "Life & Grind: Duval" Season 1 airs and achieves #1 ranking for new programs in Fall 2014 on the Jacksonville network; Dez lands official sponsorship from Clique Vodka/Premier Innovations Group (Pittsburgh) for the show
December 2014
Off the success of the reality TV show, Clique Vodka/Premier Innovations Group extends their sponsorship for another year and grants marketing/distribution rights to VIPSquad Entertainment (Dez's independent label) for the entire region of Florida/Georgia
"Life & Grind: Duval" Season 1 picked up for additional airing on a second TV channel; local channel 18.1/Mee Mee TV Jax ( Mee Mee TV – Jax Homepage )
Dez Nado officially named a Rude Boy Clothing artist; International Magazine Rude Boy Lifestyle Magazine and Clothing Line Rude Boy Clothing officially offers Dez Nado and "Life & Grind: Duval" a clothing sponsorship (www.rudeboymag.com)
Jan-Feb 2015
Featured in Void Magazine/Void Live for winning 2014 Artist of the Year http://voidlive.com/music/dez-nado-wins-artist-year-duval-music-festival/
Awarded DuvalHipHop.com's title of 2014 ARTIST OF THE YEAR
— FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— March 2015
Jacksonville, Florida— Jacksonville-based rapper Dez Nado notched another big win in his rapidly growing belt of successes this past Saturday night as DuvalHipHop.com awarded him the much coveted title of "2014 Artist of the Year". The award, given to Dez during the Duval Star Awards ceremony at the 4th Annual Duval Music Festival at 1904 Music Hall in downtown Jacksonville, comes amidst an undeniable rise in buzz and regional notoriety for the rapper since he independently launched and produced Jacksonville's first and only reality TV series "Life & Grind: Duval", which airs locally on Comcast channel 225 (Bounce) every Saturday at 8pm EST.
Dez says he's "learned a lot" since he won his first local, music-related awards in 2008 for Performer of the Year and Rookie of the Year:
"I'm not big on awards, but it means a lot to be recognized for all the work you put in," the rapper remarked, "It's motivation, and validation to keep the grind up…work harder and see what else you can push yourself to achieve…"
While Dez Nado (www.whoisdeznado.com) is becoming known for his work ethic and his grind, he didn't deny spending a little time celebrating at the awards show in his hometown after receiving the award Saturday night. The celebration was definitely deserved, as he won with over a third of the total votes received in a competitive group that included artists signed to both major and independent record labels.
Sticking to his promise to push himself to the next level and see what else he can achieve, Dez Nado is staying busy in 2015 with several projects, including Season 2 of his Clique Vodka-sponsored cable TV reality series "Life & Grind: Duval", which premieres Saturday March 7th at 8pm EST on Comcast channel 225 (Bounce), along with the incorporation of his own independent record label "VIPSquad Entertainment" in March, hosting of several parties and showcases for his Life & Grind movement during Jacksonville's One Spark festival in April (250,000+ attendees expected this year), and hosting and performing in his Duval Spring Fest 2015 ( https://www.facebook.com/events/1412900665674605 ) concert, his own creation that has become North Florida/South Georgia's biggest independent annual spring concert. If you're just picking up on the moves Dez is making and the spectacle going on in north Florida, you're late. We're definitely staying tuned to see what's next to come out of Duval county from him and his movement.
March 2015
Commentary featured on International Political website DailyCaller.com
Featured as an Official Rude Boy Clothing sponsored artist in international publication Rude Boy Lifestyle Magazine (via @RudeBoyAsia)
April-November 2015
Appeared on ABC25/NBC12 daytime television show "The Chat" in promotion of his 2014 album "VIPSquad All-Starz" (Full Interview viewable on homepage @ www.whoisdeznado.com)
Duval Spring Fest 2015 & Summer Fest 2015 host and performer (featured on jacksonville.com, Florida Times-Union, VOID Magazine, First Coast News, Folio Weekly, and more)
2015 Mega Sum Fest (Hip Hop Stardom Mag) performer invitee
2015 BMI Hip Hop/R&B Awards special invitee (invite-only; Saban Theatre – Los Angeles)
Freestyle Filez 3 (mixtape host) release – www.soundcloud.com/freestylefilez3
VIPSquad Entertainment presents #FreestyleFilez3 – a collection of exclusive and VERY rare freestyles from the hottest major and independent lyricists of all time spanning 20 years of hip hop, specially mixed and cut by up-and-coming VIPSquad DJs (Full FREE download @ www.whoisdeznado.com )
Florida's Finest 3 (mixtape host and feature artist) release – www.soundcloud.com/flasfinest3 — FULL Free .zip MediaFire download HERE
VIPSquad Ent presents #FLAsFinest3 the only mixtape bringing you the hottest all-genre indie and major music from Florida artists/bands — soundcloud.com/flasfinest3 | whoisdeznado.com for FULL free .zip download | email@example.com for inquiries mixed by VIPSquad DJs Hosted by @deznado
Official 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards weekend performer (Hood Critic Magazine Feature: http://hoodcriticmagazine.com/2015/10/07/meet-up-and-coming-indie-hip-hopreggae-artist-dez-nado/
Orlando, FL
Indie up-and-coming hip hop/reggae artist Dez Nado announced earlier today that he was one of the few artists selected to perform at this year's BET Hip Hop Awards. The event is held annually at the Atlanta Civic Center in midtown Atlanta and is part of a full weekend of highly publicized events collectively regarded as the "Super Bowl" of hip hop. Past Hip Hop Awards performers have included several big names in the hip hop world such as Lil' Wayne, T-Pain, Outkast, Ludacris, 2 Chainz, Kanye West, Eminem, and more major artists as well as rising independent artists who are gaining the industry's attention. Dez Nado is the first and only indie rap artist from Florida to be selected to perform at the Awards, which will be hosted by hip hop legend Snoop Dogg and televised nationally on the BET Network Tuesday, October 13th at 8pm EST.
The BET Hip Hop Awards has become a staple event not only to the hip hop community here in the U.S. but to international music industry executives, artists, and fans throughout the world. The Awards event regularly gives several rising independent stars a chance to shine in the national spotlight between the performances of A-listers like J Cole, Drake, and Atlanta's own breakout star Future. Dez said that he felt "blessed" and is looking forward to representing the state of Florida this year during BET's famed Red Carpet Experience, which is one of the aforementioned segments that will be filmed and televised as the stars arrive at the Awards. The local rapper neither confirmed nor denied the rumor that being selected to perform at such a premier, red carpet event like the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards means he's close to inking a deal with a major label, stating that "right now anything can happen, [the independent artists selected] are competing for a chance to achieve a dream in front of the people with the power to make that happen".
Dez, who graduated from UCF in 2013, is most known in central/north Florida for producing and starring in his own locally airing, cable reality TV series "Life & Grind" (airs Sundays at 8pm on the Bounce network). He remarked that he felt "slightly nervous, but confident and relieved" when he first heard the news.
"A year ago, I was just starting a new TV show to showcase the talent here in town, like myself, that very few people even know about, now I'm performing on national TV at the Hip Hop Awards", he commented.
Benefitting from a noteworthy buzz that more and more people are picking up on, Dez Nado gave credit to the supporters of his TV program, "Life & Grind", which highlights independent musicians and entertainers and gives viewers a firsthand look into their daily efforts to "make it big". Support for Dez's movement is evidenced by his recent accomplishments, including being named 2014 Artist of the Year over other artists like YMCMB's T-Rone, and heavy hitter Swordz by Jacksonville's hip hop music hub duvalhiphop.com, being nominated twice (2013 & 2014) for Best Male Hip Hop Artist at the Georgia Music Awards, and being featured on daytime television show "The Chat" (ABC25/NBC12; viewable at www.whoisdeznado.com) following the success of his TV show becoming the most watched new program on the Bounce network for Fall 2014.
Currently working on an independent project featuring Lola Monroe of Wiz Khalifa's Taylor Gang, Caskey of YMCMB, and Super Bowl XLVIII halftime performer Bruno Mars, Dez stated that he intends to take full advantage of the opportunity to perform in front of the industry's heavyweights as well as a national television audience, with the ultimate goal being to "put central and north Florida on the map" in the often overlooked and under-appreciated genre of indie hip hop.
For info on the Awards, passes to attend, or info on Dez Nado, please contact VIPSquad Entertainment at firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit his website www.whoisdeznado.com and/or www.facebook.com/deznado, or contact manager J Scott at 904-651-7960. Season 1 and 2 of "Life & Grind" can be viewed at www.youtube.com/LifeGrindDuval
American Dream (feat. Jana Mizik, Tyler Norris)Dez Nado 3 plays
KindaDed (Futuristic EP Version) feat. Mystic Dino, LionheartDez Nado 1 play


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The Nuclear Non-Protestation Treaty
Susan Watkinsfrom the NEW LEFT REVIEW The roar of crashing banks and stock markets has drowned the drumbeat for war on Iran of late; but behind the headlines of economic turmoil, a nuclear-weapons crisis persists. Obama has vowed that he will do 'whatever it takes' to stop the Iranian enrichment programme. The threat of military force [...]
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