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Finding great seafood can be more difficult than the actual cooking itself. If you live far from the ocean or in a small town, your choices can be very limited. Luckily, with modern shipping and online shopping, high-quality seafood is available to everyone.
One word of caution with buying seafood online, check shipping costs. Overnight shipping can be very expensive, especially when half your package is ice. But if you're looking for some great seafood, here are some recommended companies.
Catalina Offshore Products
Catalina is a San Diego wholesale seafood company that is now selling directly to the public. They have great prices and a huge selection, including sushi-grade fish, shellfish, roe, fresh sea urchin, live California lobster, live abalone, stone crab, scallops, and shrimp. They receive fish right from the boat, as well as offering frozen products. They also have home sushi making kits.
Vital Choice
Vital Choice has an amazing selection of frozen and canned seafood from Alaska and the Northwest Pacific. Don't be fooled by the generic looking labels on their products. You will find some of the best seafood money can buy, and they have an outstanding mail order system.
The owners and executive staff have decades of experience as professional fishermen. A very enticing fact about their products is that the selection of seafood is sustainable and most of their fisheries used are certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or the State of Alaska. Vital Choice seafood is flash frozen at sea and shipped on dry ice to your home. The quality is most excellent and the prices are fair.
Giovanni's Fresh Fish Market & Galley
This family-owned California company has been operating from Morro Bay for over 30 years. They have over 100 varieties of seafood including crab and lobster, caviar, sashimi grade tunas, over 12 varieties of live oysters, tons of fish, and lots more. The seafood is shipped overnight within 24 hours of being ordered online.
iGourmet has a nice selection of premium fresh fish, including ahi tuna, lobster tails, catfish, salmon, mahi-mahi, snapper, soft shell crabs, and more. They also have a great selection of canned seafood, smoked seafood, and caviar. Great customer service, too!
The Crab Place
This Maryland company has been providing fresh seafood to its mail-order customers since 1997. Greg and Matt Cain sell fresh Maryland seafood caught daily by local watermen.
Their unique packing and delivery process keeps their crabs fresh, and their customers satisfied. In season, you can find a fantastic assortment of live Maryland crab (hard or soft). In the off-season, order them steamed or frozen. Other treats include Alaskan king crab, Maine lobster, Louisiana crawfish, oysters, and an assortment of prepared foods like crab cakes, breaded shrimp and clams, calamari, soups, and sauces.
Honolulu Fish Company
This great company sells premium seafood (including 14 species of sashimi grade fish) to some of the best restaurants in the country. You can purchase their products online through Allen Brothers.
Specialties include Hawaiian Ahi, Tasmanian King Salmon, Hawaiian Swordfish, Hawaiian Escolar, Hawaiian Pink Snapper, Hawaiian Sea Bass, Hawaiian King Prawns.
Charleston Seafood
This South Carolina seafood store carries over 30 kinds of fish as well as shrimp, lobster, oysters, clams, mussels, crawfish, calamari, and more.
Everything is processed, packaged, and shipped from a central Charleston location under strict HAACP guidelines. Unlike most companies, Charleston Seafood offers 2-day air shipping, which costs a lot less than overnight. Your order is carefully packaged to ensure it will maintain the best quality.
Isaacson & Stein Fish Company
Alaskan Harvest is an Oregon company that provides excellent seafood from the waters of Alaska, including Alaska black cod, King and Dungeness crab, Pacific oysters, razor clams, wild salmon (Chinook, coho, and sockeye), Maine and Australian lobster, sea scallops, Alaskan shrimp, swordfish, yellowfin tuna, halibut, halibut cheeks, mahi-mahi and more. They offer reasonable shipping costs and ships 2nd- day air.


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Not sure if everyone knows but me, but Maximum Overdrive is now on Netflix. This movie is one of the most amazingly bizarre stories ever filmed. If you've never seen it, you need to stop what you're doing and watch it now - if nothing for Yeardley Smith's character yelling "CURTIS" every thirty seconds.
I'll admit, this movie kinda creeped me out as a kid. I remember watching it for the first time and then being terrified of the lawn mower.
Just out of curiosity, if this happened today, what machine would you be afraid of?

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Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has called on government to immediately implement life-saving measures that will save lives and prevent serious injuries as the Zambian roads have continued to be deadly,
The Zambia Police statistics released has shown an increase in casualties and incidents caused by road traffic in 2016, with no improvement in road safety since 2011.
ZRST Communications Officer said in a press statement today that the newly released government traffic data paint a sobering picture of safety on the nation's roads as 2016 remained the deadliest year on the nation's roads.
Mailosi Mwale said the number of people who died in road accidents reached 2,206 last year, that's a 4.4 percent increase over 2015.
Mr Mwale noted that the total for 2016 was up 19% from the 2014 figure. The annual total for 2015 was 2,113, a 14% increase from 2014. The 2014 figure was less than 0.5% higher than 2013.
The Communications officer said out of the 2,206 persons killed, 237 were children amongst them 137 were boys and 100 girls.
He said 6,432 road users were injured seriously, some permanently disabled for the rest of their lives in 2016, and 8,456 were slightly injured.
Mr Mwale said the Zambia Police cited that most of the accidents have been attributed to excessive speed at 14.7%, misjudging clearance distance 14.6%, failing to keep to the near side 12.8% whilst cutting at 10.9%.
Statistically this means that every day six lives are lost on the roads, 20 seriously injured and reported 90 accidents.
He pointed out that the figures might not be statistically significant, urged people inform their family and friends about it.
ZRST Chairperson Danniel Mwamba said: "Our complacency is killing us. Zambians believe there is nothing we can do to stop crashes from happening, but that isn't true, we know what needs to be done; we just haven't done it."
Mr Mwamba said the figures are worrying, especially that the driver's conduct remains the top cause of crashes.
"We are clear on what needs to be done here. We call for road safety targets to be introduced by the Road Transport and Safety Agency- they are an internationally recognised way of ensuring reductions are measured and achieved, He said.
He also called for a greater focus on driver and rider quality and incentives for companies and individuals to continuously develop their skills.
Mr Mwamba said there is also need to focus on tackling pedestrian deaths, an area which is often ignored.
"We also need better pedestrian facilities to segregate traffic and vulnerable users where speeds are high, and campaigns to educate pedestrians themselves as they are most often at fault in crashes," Mr Mwamba noted.
He said the number of pedestrian fatalities is over 60% compared to other road users such as drivers and vehicle occupants adding that efforts should be focused on making the roads safer for everyone, and especially for people travelling on foot, including the safety of children going to school.
"As our economy improves, we can expect traffic levels to continue to increase, so we must do everything we can to make sure this does not lead to even more increases in road crashes and casualties" he said.


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It happened on August 28 at Jungle Island in Miami. A white-handed gibbon named Watson got out of his enclosure and taunted a 3-year-old Bengal tiger named Mahesh, causing Mahesh to jump his 12-foot chain link fence with a 2-foot barbed wire overhang and take a stroll through the zoo.
Lucky for Mahesh, the humans screaming and running in all directions didn't particularly interest him. At one point, he even came face-to-face with a 2-year-old girl. The big cat and the kid just stood there until the girl's mother picked her up and quietly walked away. That act earned the woman one of those excruciatingly dull "15 minutes of fame" interviews on the Today Show, where Matt Lauer tries to milk a whole segment out of what I just told you, getting monosyllabic responses to his attempts to make the experience tense and horrifying.
MSNBC even went so far as to call it a "tale of survival."
After about 20 minutes on the lam, Mahesh was coaxed into a cage and didn't even need to be tranquilized. For now, he's relaxing out of the public eye while the humans "investigate."
This incident has been compared to the experience of late Tatiana at the San Francisco zoo. She was taunted by three human boys, escaped and killed one, and was shot dead, causing Cats Working to ask, "How High Can Tigers Jump?"
If people haven't figured it out yet, Mahesh gave them the answer again: "As high as they need to."
Even though the fence is already 2 feet higher than state law requires, and no one was hurt, the state is considering charging the zoo's owner with something so they can fine him. Anything for a buck. And they want the fence extended to 14 feet with a 4-foot overhang.
But at least Mahesh is still alive and not in any trouble.


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One of the bad ideas that lawyers suffer with is that clients do not want to pay their legal fees. The bad idea is reinforced by a large number of potential clients who act as if they are somehow entitled to the lawyer's skills, experience and accomplishments without an exchange of fair value. Lawyers appreciate the potential clients who expect to pay fairly for the legal services the client is asking for. This is not a statement that fees are not negotiable, but fair fees are necessary.
The attorney-client relationship is a fiduciary relationship, which requires the lawyer to place the client's interests paramount once the attorney-client relationship is established. That is a requirement of the Rules of Professional Conduct that apply to the lawyer. So the terms of the fee arrangement need to be established prior to the creation of the attorney-client relationship, while the person seeking legal assistance is a potential client. In order to do this, the lawyer needs to have a fair amount of information from the potential client before accepting the engagement. The information is needed to determine the scope of the engagement offering. The scope of the engagement has a great amount to do with the establishment of the legal fees expected to perform those tasks.
So why is this titled "the Importance of Legal Fees to the Client?" The fees a client pays engages the lawyer. As in most relationships, quality costs more than average, and quality legal relationships cost more than average legal relationships. While it is not a universal rule (there are lots of instances of clients paying top fees for poor quality services, or modest fees for quality legal services – a future post), there is some correlation between lawyers who study their fields, attend or teach at continuing legal education seminars and the quality of their work. Getting a fair dollar's worth for the fees spent for legal services is important to our clients.
How does a client determine the fees are fair. The best way is to establish those fees up front. Clients often understand intuitively the likely fees for the complexity of the services they need. They may have a longstanding relationship with the lawyer or her firm. Just as a client know if they are in the market for a used car or a luxury sedan, they can choose to spend the amount needed for the services they are requiring. Potential clients know that an estate plan for a successful business owner will cost several thousand dollars, while the estate plan for a shift worker at the owner's business will likely be several hundred dollars.
They know that the legal issue they are concerned about is worth more than the issue that they are pulled into unwillingly. Sometimes a potential client needs to do some comparison shopping. Compare the skills of the lawyers who handle their matters, the client service they and the law firm staff provide, and the experiences of prior clients. On the list of comparisons , but down that list is the fee that is charged.
Up front fees can produce sticker shock, but with a cap, based on the scope of services. Hourly fees result in a measurement of unimportant elements for the client. It is the result most clients are interested in, a successful conclusion to the legal issue. A prompt conclusion is usually more valuable to the client than a protracted exposure to legal concerns. A fee agreed to between the lawyer and potential client, before starting the work aligns the lawyer's interests with the client's. Clarity, certainty and agreement are reached early, and the focus can move to the issue to be resolved. It leaves the client in the position to establish control over the legal issue, whether it is having important legal documents prepared or engaging in litigation.
Discuss this issue with your lawyer. It will be uncomfortable, but important to have this discussion. If your lawyer is afraid to have the discussion, ask why. If the lawyer is afraid to establish the boundaries of your relationship, how will the same lawyer establish the terms of your legal interests in the matter you have? Feel free to call a lawyer who is not afraid of you as the prospective client.


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Mina Simington, known as Mikage Sagiri (狭霧深影, Sagiri Mikage) in the Japanese version is a character from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's manga. She is an assistant to Rex Goodwin.
In the Sector Security building, Mina reported to Rex that "he" had arrived in Satellite which pleased Rex. He then asked her to begin the preparations for the D1 Grand Prix which she agreed to.[1]
Mina later observed Yusei Fudo's Duel against Greiger along with Jack, Rex and Lazar in the D1 Grand Prix observation tower[2]. When Greiger revealed he was going to perform a One Turn Kill on Yusei, Mina informed the others of Greiger's record, noting his nickname as "The Undefeated Giant" but she was quickly corrected when Jack reminded her of his victory over Greiger. Mina quickly apologized, with Lazar insulting her clumsiness.[3] Mina covered her ears when the sound of Yusei's Cross Sense destroyed Greiger's Duel Runner and damaged the stadium track.[4] When Rex and Lazar were discussing the psychic abilities of Akiza Izinski and Sherry LeBlanc, Mina questioned them on what they meant, but was ignored.[5]
Mina also watched Crow Hogan's Duel with Bolt Tanner and was surprised when Jack enjoyed the Duel.[6] During Yusei's Duel with Hunter Pace, Mina questioned the whereabouts of Lazar.[7] When Jack sensed the use of a "Duel Dragon", Mina questioned where he was going, but he ignored her and rode off on his Duel Runner.[8]
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 4: "A Showdown with Darkness"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 9: "The D1 Grand Prix Begins!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 10: "Clashing Pride!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 11: "Sense VS Sense!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 12: "Psychic Duelists!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 14: "Rivals!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 15: "Dark Maneuvers...!!"
- ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Ride 17: "Omens!!"


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text: Guest eterri Posted May 12, 2006 Almost everything you read will say that budgies won't breed without a nest box and that they do perfectly well in groups of males and females. While this is often very true, I'm finding that it is far more common than one might think for things to go horribly wrong when you mix male and female budgies together. Not only are many people surprised with eggs, but some end up with a dead or injured bird due to fighting. Male and female budgies are generally very different in personality. While each bird is an idividual, you're going to find far more females that are pushy, bossy, and downright aggressive towards the more laid back and docile male. Females can be sweet but they are also more likely to give you a painful bite. This isn't always the case, but more often than not, a bitey budgie is a girl. When people email me with a problem that involves their budgies bickering or fighting, I can often deduce that the pair they first thought was same-sex is actually a male/female pair. The female is the troublemaker but the male always comes back for a beating because budgies are very social animals. They'll put up with partners that want nothing more than to push them around just so that they can have the company. It's hard to understand why, when they are separated, the "victim" still calls out for the company of the "bully" but this is often the case. Budgies really thrive on same-species companionship no matter how much "love hurts" but I've found that you can make life a lot easier for everyone if you keep your birds in same-sex groups or pairs. Recently, I noticed breeding behavior in two of my budgies, Piper and Paris. For a while I just changed things up, made sure they were getting the appropriate amount of darkness (12 hours) and made sure there was nowhere in the cage or in the room that could act as a place to nest. No matter what, they still seemed to determined to figure out how to mate. I started getting scared that they would eventually figure it out and surprise me with eggs while I was at work. While I would've disposed of the eggs and replaced them with fakes, I still didn't want things to go that far. From what I have seen, once the female starts laying, it can be very hard to stop her and the laying itself is a large problem as it increases the chances of me losing my girls to egg binding or other complications. Rather than continue to worry about the birds figuring things out, I separated them. I put my three males together (Paris, Peregrin, and the late Pippin) and put my three females (Piper, Pixel, and Phizzy) in a separate cage. The change itself was enough to bring Piper out of breeding mode. Paris seemed frustrated, but at least he wasn't the one in danger of becoming egg bound (as males don't lay eggs, of course). Aside from the peace of mind that followed from not having to worry about egg surprises, I also noticed that the budgies got along much better. The females do a LOT more bickering than the males but since they're all pushy little devils who take nothing from nobody, it doesn't last long. It also doesn't escalate into an actual fight. An aggressive female waits for another budgie (usually a male) to show certain signs that he/she can be easily pushed around. Usually this involves him running, screaming, and sometimes making angry dolphin noises while she chases him around the cage. This is what usually causes a fight to escalate. A bully is more likely to pick on someone who they know they can take on but they're more likely to back down from someone who might just be able to put some hurt on them. That's a female budgie's world, really. The males live peacefully. Even though Pippin, who recently passed away from his tumor, wasn't in the best of health, he was able to live peacefully in the cage with the two males. I worried about him being rejected and thought I saw signs of this at first but in the end, he had no problems with the other males he was caged with. Compare that to what happened immediately after Pixel (female) was hurt by the dog and then replaced in the cage and it's a huge difference. She was rejected by one of my other females (Piper) because she looked different and weak and it was the first time an actual fight had ever broken out amongst my flock. Because of my own experiences as well as what I hear on an almost weekly basis, I really feel that keeping budgies in same-sex groups is best for everyone involved. The females will often work things out amongst each other despite a bit of bickering (though if you have one sick or injured it definitely needs to be caged on its own) whereas if a male were involved, he would be constantly pushed around. The males will often live peacefully and bicker far less than females. Egg surprises are still possible, but far less likely. Given how many young people get budgies, end up with eggs, and then decide they want to breed, this is probably what we should be advising anyway. There are far too many "backyard" budgie breeders in the world without having them pop up by accident as well. Many people aren't comfortable with freezing, shaking, or disposing of eggs so it becomes a vicious cycle that can be extremely tough to put an end to. Budgies are very capable breeders. And contrary to popular belief, budgies can and will mate and at least attempt to raise a clutch without a nestbox. It's not the norm, but it is far more common than you might think. While they generally prefer certain conditions to breed, I've seen budgies being bred in some pretty horrendous circumstances. I've seen babies hatched in food dishes and even on cage floors. I've also seen babies get splayed legs, duck beaks, or worse but never see a vet because they were "accidents." The same people who refused to shake or freeze an egg because they wanted to "give it a chance at life" also refuse to get this life they're responsible for to a vet. We're all about giving things a chance at life until it costs us money or effort. But that's a different rant completely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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The man (the myth and the legend) known as Craig Sager has made quite a name for himself via his "interesting" sense of style, aka, god awful suits and blazers. After last night's All-Star showcase, we are officially not surprised by anything Mr. Sager wears.
If you're not aware of him, he's the face often seen on the NBA sidelines interviewing coaches and players. But, unfortunately, everyone ends up paying more attention to his neon threads than the real headliners.
And if you actually like his brazen style (we won't judge … much), more than likely these blazers are 1-0f-1s, so the chances of you getting your hands on such mind bending blazers are not likely. According to him, he doesn't have a stylist, so these creations are strictly from the mind of Sager.
Not sure what kind of blazer this is, but he can surely do some duck hunting with it. Or be hunted …
Celebrating The Psychedelic Suits of Craig Sager was originally published on giantlife.com
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Ireland's Stuart Grehan will take a two-shot cushion into the final round of the HotelPlanner.com EuroPro Tour's Motocaddy Masters at Frilford Heath Golf Club.
Grehan carded a superb second round of 66 to move clear at eight-under-par for the tournament. The 25-year-old capped off an impressive display with a three on the par four 18th to finish six-under for the day. It was one of only 17 birdies to be made on the last hole so far this week.
The young Irish star is making his debut season on the EuroPro Tour and has already shown a glimpse of his considerable talent by finishing first in Qualifying School Stage One at Formby Hall Golf Club.
He will be joined in the final group tomorrow by three-time European Tour winner Phillip Price. The 2002 Ryder Cup star shot back-to-back rounds of 69 to put himself in the mix for tomorrow's climax.
Price is joined at six-under-par by Scotland's Paul O'Hara (NL Leisure) and Will Enefer (Retail Furniture Ltd), who finished in a tie for second at last season's Jessie May Trust World Snooker Golf Championship at Collingtree Park.
It was a disappointing day for first round leader Chris Gane (Lefthandedgolf at Silvermere), who went round in 76 shots to finish seven off the pace at one-under-par for the week.
A cut to the leading 50 professionals and ties has now been made, with those two-over-par or better proceeding to the final round, after which the winner will take home £10,000.
Spectator entry is free throughout and live scoring can be found at www.europrotour.com. Highlights of the Motocaddy Masters will air on Sky Sports on Tuesday May 29th.
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Praveen KL has started the editing work and he tweeted, "#Kabali mode." It is seen as an indication of the teaser release. Industry tracker Ramesh confirms with a post, "With Principal shooting done for #Kabali, Post-production / Editing is on.. FL Teaser expected anytime soon.(sic)"
While there is no confirmation on the release date, it is believed that the teaser of "Kabali" might appear before the audience in the second week of March. This would be the second big teaser release of this month after Suriya-starrer "24," which will be unveiled Friday, March 4.
The teasers of Rajinikanth's recent films had taken the Internet by storm and managed to generate good pre-talk. Not surprisingly, the audience have huge expectations from the latest teaser. As a result, "Kabali" team has huge responsibility of creating a perfect teaser, which will strike the chord instantly with the viewers across the nation.
However, the trailer and the audio of "Kabali" will be out in April.
"Kabali" is an action thriller that narrates the journey of an ageing don. Rajinikanth will be seen in the title role and he has paired up with Radhika Apte. Two-film-old Pa Ranjith has helmed the multilingual project and it is being produced by leading filmmaker Kalaipuli S Dhanu.
The shooting of "Kabali" was completed last month and the post-production works are happening in full swing. The Tamil film will hit the screens in May.


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The 14th February is better known as 'St Valentine's Day' and it is without question the most popular day of the year for romance. Dorset Folklorist, John Symonds Udal wrote about the customs and traditions of St Valentine's Day in Dorset in his book 'Dorsetshire Folklore' published in 1922:-
"Amongst my Dorset notes for this day I find one from the Illustrated London News in February, 1880, which states that on St. Valentine's day the maids suspend in the kitchen a nosegay of early flowers tied up with a "true-lover's knot" of blue ribbon. It is not stated, however, what was the object or purpose of this act; though it is not difficult, I think, to believe that it indicated some manifestation or expression connected with the young women's attitude towards those subjects to which the lover's Saint's day is dedicated.
Somewhat akin to this, perhaps, is the belief that it is unlucky if a male is not the first visitor that comes to the house on St. Valentine's Day.
Formerly in Dorsetshire, as elsewhere, large numbers of " valentines " were exchanged between young people, a practice to which this day gave special licence ; some of these, especially those sent in ridicule, being both vulgar and wanting in good taste. A great improvement has, however, set in in late years with regard to this; and now the custom is mostly confined in regard to " valentines " to the exchange or sending of presents of a more useful or valuable nature.
Hone, in his Every-Day Book, vol. i, p. 118, records a custom which prevailed many years since in the West of England, and may well, therefore, be known in Dorsetshire, although I am not myself personally acquainted with it: —
"Three single young men went out together before daylight on St. Valentine's Day, with a clapnet to catch an old owl and two sparrows in a neighbouring barn. If they were successful and could bring the birds to the inn without injury before the females of the house had risen they were rewarded by the hostess with three pots of purl in honour of St. Valentine, and enjoyed the privilege of demanding at any house in the neighbourhood a similar boon. This was done, it is said, as an emblem that the owl, being the bird of wisdom, could influence the feathered race to enter the net of love as mates on that day, whereon both single lads and maidens should be reminded that happiness could alone be secured by an early union."


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Along with the new red color, GIGABYTE G1 gaming motherboards have a whole new look about them, including new logo design. What do you guys think? Do you like the new look of G1 Gaming?
A group of motherboard enthusiasts working for GIGABYTE, sharing their insider knowledge and general ramblings of the motherboard business, the tech industry, latest technologies and trends, and other random odds and ends.
Along with the new red color, GIGABYTE G1 gaming motherboards have a whole new look about them, including new logo design. What do you guys think? Do you like the new look of G1 Gaming?
So they're going to look like every other Gaming motherboard now, Lame!ReplyDelete
The orange oc force was a good colour scheme and its counter part the G5 sniper in lime green I'd love metallic purple I'd call them Aurora seriesReplyDelete
I think it really sucks. Everyone else is doing red. The orange and the green mobos stood out from the rest of them. Looks like I'll be buying something different now.ReplyDelete
cuz they changed colours?! great reasoning thereDelete
Wow everyone complaining saying they are going elsewhere now?! absolutely pathetic! Gigabyte still make sick hardware and you are going to buy else where because they have change the colours of the logo?! shows how much you really know about hard where you sad bastards! imagine if all logos never changed?! everything would look terrible. I like the new design and the rest of you need to do a bit of research into hardware before pretty much judging a book by its cover!ReplyDelete
I think the old green color looks better than the red color that other manufacturers use for gaming boards. Perhaps you should make a few color options to choose between, so that everyone gets what they want. Also I would like to see a cyan gaming moboReplyDelete
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It may be controversial, to the point of being nearly heretical, to compare anyone to David Bowie. In the weeks since Bowie's passing, there has been a near-universal outpouring of emotion – not only of grief, but of inspiration and joy and freedom that Bowie brought to people's lives. And, despite certainly being a very different artist, Amanda Palmer has roused very similar feelings in her fans ever since debuting as one half of the Dresden Dolls in 2000 and exploding into the spotlight with her massively successful Theatre is Evil Kickstarter. To her fans, Palmer has been a beacon of originality, artistic freedom, and rebellion for over fifteen years, and now she's joined with Grand Theft Orchestra bandmate Jherek Bischoff (along with an incredible string quartet and additional vocals from Anna Calvi, John Cameron Mitchell, and Palmer's husband Neil Gaiman) to record a benefit tribute to Bowie himself. Continue reading »
Back in August, we heard British sensation Anna Calvi cover the Shirelles, Leonard Cohen, and Elvis as B-sides for various singles. Now she's gone a little more modern on a ripping cover of TV on the Radio's "Wolf Like Me." Her fashionable rock swagger keeps the song classy until the end, when all hell breaks loose on one hell of a guitar solo. Continue reading »
Anna Calvi has developed a lovely pattern on the single releases from her self-titled debut album. The main song becomes the A-side, while a classic oldies cover gets the B-side. So far this year, she's tackled Elvis Presley's "Surrender" and Leonard Cohen's "Joan of Arc" on the disc's first singles (listen to both below). Her latest, for "Suzanne and I," offers her third cover: the Shirelles' "Baby It's You." Continue reading »
Quickies: Horse Feathers, Anna Calvi, The Beautiful Girls, Bad Veins, the Good Natured
Quickies rounds up new can't-miss covers. Download 'em below.
• Any Nirvana cover that abandons electric guitar earns immediate brownie points. Any Nirvana cover that replaces it with violin, accordion, and musical saw gets a full-on gold star. Horse Feathers' "Drain You" may be the best Nirvana cover to come out of 2010. Given that 274 "Smells Like Teen Spirit"s drop every week, that's saying something. (via PopMatters)
MP3: Horse Feathers – Drain You (Nirvana cover) Continue reading »


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The Government Communications Security Bureau and Related Legislation Amendment Bill has passed at its third reading.
Prime Minister and Minister Responsible for GCSB John Key welcomed the passing of the legislation.
"Despite ill-informed claims to the contrary, nothing in this legislation allows for wholesale spying on New Zealanders. It actually tightens, not widens, the existing regime,'' Mr Key said.
Labour leader David Shearer said revelations by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden about spying had created a global disquiet and that the GCSB bill had fuelled fear about the state's ability to pry. He said New Zealand had lost an opportunity to be a world leader on the issue.
Is NZ a safer place with the GCSB law? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:
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Hello friends! A couple dresses (one that feels like a satin slip dress!), denim shorts, and even a handmade garment– I did a better job of taking pics of my outfits this past week! For my WIW post today, here's what I wore this past week:
If my wardrobe lacks anything, it's business wear. I used to have tons of suits and work dresses, but in the last 6 years of being a stay at home mom, those pieces were all sold, donated, don't fit anymore, or are out of style! So I have been slowly acquiring new work pieces that are also versatile enough to wear to church or out to dinner, so I can get good use out of them. I have also been making them! I had this light blue linen that I really wanted to make a dress with, and thought it would be perfect for the Farrow Dress– a great swingy, shift-style that would be work appropriate, but also good for church or other dress-appropriate events (which is pretty much everything, as far as I'm concerned!). I love how it turned out and am anxious to wear it again.
Light Blue Linen Farrow Dress– Made by Me!
Red Bubble Necklace (remember those?! Ha!)- Etsy
Nude Criss Cross Block Heel Sandals- Target
I found some denim shorts that I love! WalMart came through for me, and only $12! They're cute and casual and fit well, and they've been on repeat ever since!
Striped Off the Shoulder Top- Gap Outlet
Distressed Denim Shorts- WalMart
Gold Platform Sandals- Target
Like I said, denim shorts on repeat! I wore them with this red embroidered top last weekend and was casual and comfortable.
Red Embroidered Top- WalMart
Distressed Denim Shorts- WalMart
Tassel Sandals- Francesca's
Monday night, I was able to go out to a fun Mom's Night Out event, and I wore one of my favorite summer dresses! This orange and white button up maxi dress is a cotton/poly blend, but it feels like satin! So comfortable and was perfect for a night out.
Orange and White Maxi Dress- c/o Zaful
Turquoise Beaded Tassel Earrings- Target
Gold Platform Sandals- Target
White Kate Spade Bangle- Gift
My new colleague Michele and I made a whirl-wind 24 hour trip up to Bryson City, North Carolina on Monday night (we left straight from the Mom's Night Out event!), to meet with new potential Magnolia Marketing Group clients on Tuesday morning. I packed this trusty embroidered chambray Madewell dress to wear, and it never lets me down!
Embroidered Chambray Dress (a few years old)- Madewell
Remember that you can get 10% off of rompers this summer! Click the image above and use the coupon code: ZFEN01 when checking out!
I will be linking up with Lindsey over at the Pleated Poppy for WIW, so pop over and check it out! There are always tons of creative ladies sharing great ideas and outfit inspiration. 🙂


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I am always on the hunt for new beauty products out there. All the products below are items that I am hoping to purchase in the future. If you have any suggestions or your take on the products, let me know!
Here is some background…
Skin: Well, when I hit puberty, I had extremely oily skin and that made me even more acne prone than I was. Around the age of 21, I stopped getting immense acne and only had a couple here and there every now and then but my face had become dry. I now deal with dry skin that gets really dry on my cheekbones and T-zone.
Hair: My hair has always been fine but it didn't start to become thin and fine until I hit seventh grade. Great. So, I have a couple of spots on my head that are much thinner than others.
Benefit Roller Lash Mascara
Boots No7 Primer
CoverGirl Full Lash Bloom Mascara
Maybelline Lash Sensational Mascara
NYX Tinted Brow Mascara
Head and Shoulders Scalp Smoother
Organix Hydrate + Repair Argan Oil of Morocco Creamy Hair Butter Leave In or Rinse Out
Organix Moroccan Smooth Perfection Blow Out Cream
Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer with SPF 15
Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser
Bliss. Fabulous Skin-Reviving Rubberizing Mask
Bliss. Fat Girl Slim Glycolic Face Serum
Garnier Moisture Rescue Refreshing Gel Cream For Dry Skin
H2O+ Spa Sea Salt Hydrating Body Butter
Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate
Mario Badescu Whitening Mask
Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Serum
Olay Fresh Effects Dew Over Hydrating Gel Moisturizer
Olay Regenerist Luminous Facial Oil
Simple Cleansing Micellar Water
Sunday Riley Luna Makeup Sleeping Night Oil
Ulta Moisture-Intense Body Butter
Ulta Suncare Broad Spectrum Sunscreen Lotion For Face SPF 30
Yes to Cucumber Soothing Sensitive Skin Daily Calming Moisturizer SPF 30
Yes to Cucumber Complete Care Facial Hydration Lotion
Yes to Grapefruit Correct and Repair Dark Spot Erase Serum
Yes to Grapefruit Correct and Repair Even Skin Moisturizer SPF 15


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Nickolas Roberson | United States
We all enjoy and love the subscription box services and products that we pay for and receive every month. Shaving products, popular culture merchandise, or even food and water; these services deliver easy-to-access, quality goods straight to our homes. However, how do these amenity providers affect our socialization?
Subscription Boxes: An Introduction
Companies provide boxes that are filled with niche products for the consumers they are targeting. These boxes are known as subscription boxes. Routinely fulfilled payments pay for the shipped goods.
In the United States, there are an estimated 400 to 600 companies offering these subscription boxes. BlueApron (a meal kit service), Stitch fix (a personal styling service), Dollar Shave Club (a personal grooming product service), and Loot Crate (a pop culture product service) are some of the more popular services offered. This constantly innovating industry has grown from 4.7 visitors to their websites in 2014 to 41.7 million in 2018. This demonstrates increasing demand for these easy to access quality products. Additionally, a majority of the consumers of subscription boxes are 18 to 24 years old, and "prefer the convenience of online shopping." However, while online shopping and subscription boxes are extremely easy to purchase and are high in quality, this massive increase in popularity of them may have some negatives.
Marketplace Socialization
The physical marketplace has been the locality for much of humanity's socialization. It's where we learned the social skills that were vital for trading and general communication. However, the adoption of mass consumerism and the development of subscription services and boxes could harm socialization.
The vast majority of the aforementioned subscription box services are provided through online shopping. Now, this makes goods incredibly easy to access and purchase. This is tremendous, but there is no social interaction taking place. This, practiced en masse, would have a negative impact on the socialization of individuals.
New Technologies
This occurs through the immense increase in technological advancement taking place today. Cell phones read your face, voice commands control TVs, and personal computers contain alternate realities. With these new, innovative technologies and subscription boxes is a matter of time before individuals have total access to goods and services without leaving their homes. As a result, the death of socialization.
Subscription services are an amazing product of capitalism. They provide cheaper and more convenient high-quality products. But everything in life has a tradeoff, and the loss of socialization is the tradeoff for subscription boxes.
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Momentum Marketing – Staff
Momentum Marketing employs six very experienced outside sales representatives and a full time SMA (Sales Marketing Administrator). Each with many years of sales, marketing, installation, and training experience in the electronics industry. We strategically place the right sales representative in each territory based on dealer demographic, familiarity of the landscape, and acute understanding of the culture.
Territory: Houston, Austin, San Antonio, South Texas
Phone: 281-714-5742
Fax: 832-437-4131
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Hector Mena – Principal Partner
Sales/Training/Owner Territory: South Texas
19 years experience in the Electronics Industry
- 8 years- Principal Partner Momentum Marketing rep firm
- 2 years- Sales Director Momentum Marketing rep firm
- 2 years-Market Manager Tweeter Entertainment Las Vegas
- 4 years-GSM Tweeter Home Entertainment
- 3 years- Custom Sales Manager Home Entertainment
Hector grew up in South Texas and has resided there for 25 years. Hector also speaks fluent Spanish which has proved to be an advantage when building relationships with dealers in South Texas, Houston, and San Antonio. Hector's experience as a retail salesperson, outside sales manager, and business owner gives him great insight when dealing with our customer base.
Territory: DFW, Oklahoma, North & East Texas
Phone: 214-883-8835
Fax: 832-862-2312
email: email@example.com
Matt Kahle – Principal Partner
Sales/Training/Owner Territory: North Texas / Oklahoma
15 years experience in the Electronics Industry
- 3 years- Principal Partner Momentum Marketing rep firm
- 2 years- Regional Sales Manager Momentum Marketing rep firm
- 1 year – Account Manager Beam/Electrolux
- 2 years- GSM Sound Perfections
- 2 years- Custom Sales Consultant Ultimate Electronic
Matt's home base is in Prosper, TX. Matt's experience, passion, and enthusiasm has reenergized his dealer base for selling High End Audio, Home Theater and control systems. In a short period of time Matt has established himself as an industry go-to in the North Texas region and has been able to build strong relationships with the major players in the market.
Territory: Houston, Austin, San Antonio, South Texas
Phone: 281-222-9711
Fax: 888-862-2312
Email: email@example.com
Mike Fassetta – Regional Sales Manager
- 8 years as Branch Manager – WAVE Electronics, San Antonio
- 1 year as Assistant Sales Manager – WAVE Electronics, Houston
- 2 years as Inside Sales Rep – WAVE Electronics, Houston
- 1 year as Home AV Sales Rep – Tweeter, Houston
- 1 year as Car Audio Sales Rep – Tweeter, Houston
- 1 year as Car Audio Installer – Tweeter, Houston
- 1 year as Car Audio Installer – Mobile One, Houston
Mike joined Momentum Marketing in February 2015. A tech enthusiast to the core, he brings fifteen years of home AV and car audio experience to the MM team. A Houston native, he relocated to San Antonio eight years ago when he became the youngest WAVE Electronics branch manager. Though it was exciting to be an integral part of WAVE's aggressive growth through the years, the most rewarding part of the job was working with dealers and helping them grow their businesses—so he jumped at the opportunity to focus on that with Momentum Marketing.
Jimmy Bradfield – 12V Sales Rep
Territory: DFW, Oklahoma, North & East Texas
Phone: 936-718-5416
Fax: 800-759-9001
email: email@example.com
Jimmy Bradfield – Car Audio Sales Manager
- 5 years as Manufacturer's Sales Representative
- 15 years as Regional Sales Manager in Car Audio Industry (Q-Logic; Rockford Corporation; Diamond Audio; Cerwin-Vega)
- 10 years in Retail Car Audio Sales and Installation
Jimmy joined Momentum Marketing in June 2014. He has used his 25+ years of experience in the 12 volt industry to build strong relationships with car audio representatives and dealers across the country. Jimmy shares his knowledge and passion for this industry with his customers. He always takes the time to get to know them, so they can develop a strategic and beneficial business and product plan. His love of music and sound quality drive him to continually learn about new products and changes in the industry, so he can then pass that knowledge on to others.
Territory: Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Texas
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Gary Biggs – 12V Sales Rep
Heeee's Baaack! After a 2 year stint with start up Audiophile speaker company AudioFrog, Gary Biggs is back with the Momentum Marketing family! It feels good to be reunited and we are certain that our dealers and vendors will feel the same way. Gary brings years of "in-car" knowledge and expertise with him as well as new understanding of how the manufacturing side of our business works. All of this experience makes him a formidable ally to our business partners. Gary will be covering the Oklahoma, Arkansas, and West Texas markets for Momentum Marketing.
Robert Coyle – 12V Sales Rep
Territory: Louisiana, Mississippi, East of Dallas
- 7 Years Retail sales and multi-storefront management experience
- 2 years as a public speaker and Manufacturer National Product/Sales Trainer
- 4 Years as a public speaker and Manufacturer National Training Manager
- 2 Years as a Manufacturer Sales Rep covering LA, OK
- 5 Years as a Manufacturer Sales Rep covering MO, KS, OK and TX
For 7 years in
April Kahle –Inside Sales Administrator (Home Audio)
1500 Silent Brook Dr. Prosper, TX 75078
Phone: 214-491-0754
Fax: 888-862-2312
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Katie Lopez – 12V Inside Sales Administrator
1500 Silent Brook Dr. Prosper, TX 75078
Katie Lopez – 12V Inside Sales Administrator
Phone: 254-744-0060
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Copyright 2018 Momentum Marketing LLC.


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Hotels in Watermillock - 2 places to stay
Brackenrigg Inn
The Brackenrigg is a traditional Lakeland coaching inn, refurbished to modern standards while retaining its relaxed atmosphere. Guests enjoy a beautiful view of the lake and surrounding fells.... More | visit website
Other Places to Stay near Watermillock
Macdonald Leeming House (0.38 miles)
Sharrow Bay Hotel (0.66 miles)
Sharrow Bay is a legend. Reputedly, the first ever country house hotel to be so called, its reputation as a magical luxury hotel is breathtakingly beautiful setting has spread world wide. Quite simply, Sharrow Bay ... More | visit website
Rampsbeck Country House Hotel (0.76 miles)
On the shore of Lake Ullswater, Rampsbeck is an elegant, private country house offering peace, pleasure and privacy. Rampsbeck has a restaurant with 3 AA Rosettes. The candlelit dining room has superb ... More
The Brackenrigg Inn (0.76 miles)
Waternook Lakeside Accommodation (1.07 miles)
Elm House (2.18 miles)
Royal Hotel (3.32 miles)
Nestled peacefully amongst the Eastern Lakeland Fells and located on many of the best-loved Lakeland walks, this charming country retreat is ideal for a peaceful break in Dockray.
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The Royal at Dockray (3.32 miles)
The Herdwick Inn (3.58 miles)
April Cottage (4.03 miles)
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Global apparel brand Giordano recently re-opened its fully renovated and upgraded store at City Centre Deira. Located on Level 1, the store has a fresh new look, which redefines simplicity and embraces a more classic and refined concept.
Space is maximised for product displays and customer interaction, including wider entrances and larger, more comfortable fitting rooms. Products are also presented in different ways for customers' easy visualisation of styles.
Wood accents have been added to increase the feeling of warmth and natural space, while energy-efficient LED lights enhance the customer experience at the same time minimising the store's carbon footprint.
"As we upgrade our stores' design, we are confident of attracting more customers to come and shop at our stores," avers Ishwar Chugani, managing director at Giordano.
Following over two decades of consistent brand growth and with 250 stores operating in the region, Giordano has planned an aggressive expansion and will roll out the new design concept across all its stores in the region.


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After a weekend of high drama, Vancouver Whitecaps showed that they're still the daddy of the MLS Western Conference.
As the 'Caps grabbed a dramatic stoppage time equaliser to salvage a point against Columbus Crew, Tony Tchani and Kekuta Manneh stole all the headlines. We look back at all the main talking points and highs and lows of the match and hear from both head coaches, Vancouver's Carl Robinson and Columbus' Gregg Berhalter
We also look at whether the Crew are dark horses for the MLS Cup and chat with Kekuta Manneh after scoring in his emotional return to Vancouver.
Our feature interview this week is with 'Caps coach Carl Robinson. We sit down with Robbo for an in-depth chat to explore his psyche, what makes him tick, how he builds and plays his teams, and the rest of the season ahead, plus is it actually better to have had Yordy Reyna injured and now flying when it matters?
Plus we talk football with the legend that is actor Ray Winstone as we chat about Saturday's charity match at BC Place, West Ham, the Whitecaps, MLS, and more.
All this and we preview next weekend's Colorado Rapids game, find out if Stefan Marinovic fancies a chocolate digestive, and The Cockney Rejects make their first appearance in our Wavelength section.
Here's the full episode rundown:
03:28: Vancouver v Columbus review and analysis
15.43: Carl Robinson and Gregg Berhalter postgame audio
21.10: Vancouver v Columbus standout players
25.57: Are Columbus Crew dark horses for MLS Cup>
28.58: Kekuta Manneh interview and chat
34.39: The state of the West and Colorado Rapids preview
46.10: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive with Stefan Marinovic
48.37: Carl Robinson interview
70.04: Where would the 'Caps or Reyna be if he'd been healthy all year?
74.51: BC Soccer Web headlines
89.07: Ray Winstone interview
95.19: Flash Five - Best former Whitecaps still in MLS
100.34: Wavelength - The Cockney Rejects
The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links.
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Leah's 18th Birthday. 19th January.
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Virtual Surveyor is a user-friendly software dedicated to the 3D-visualization and analysis of geospatial data from photogrammetry. It allows the import of orthophotos and digital surface models to create an interactive 3D environment in which it is possible to add any 3D elements such as roads, public lighting, railways, buildings, wind turbines, etc.
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Recent Activity
Most of my efforts are now focused on getting the French LoL wiki up and running and manintaining it. Due to this, I will be pretty inactive on the English wiki, but you can contact me any time for any reason.
About me
Greetings! My name is Matt, and I currently live in Quebec, Canada. I have been playing League of Legends since the summer of 2011 and I am in no way an expert nor an elite player. I play exclusively for fun with a small group of friends but I am always open to new additions to the group. You can add me if you'd like, my summoner name is NoesisM.
Contact Me
If you ever need to contact me for whatever reason, you wan always write on my Talk Page/Message Wall or you can email me at: firstname.lastname@example.com.
I am administrating the French League of Legends Wiki. If you speak French and would like to help the project move forward, please leave me a message on my message wall on that wiki.
Favorite Champions
I've recently taken a hard turn towards playing support almost exclusively. I do sometimes play the AP mid though. Here is a list of my favorite champions in my favorite (owned) skins.
Bottom Lane Support
Middle Lane Mage
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Editor's note: An earlier edition of this manifesto was scrawled onto the walls of an abandoned underground Muni tunnel somewhere in the Sunset District.
STREETS ISSUE The magic of the word — VANDALISM — is terribly offensive. Vandalism offends all the right people and launches an offensive against all the wrong people. Wait, vandalism converts our doublemoralspeak to honesty. Vandalism affirms a number of precarious values: freedom, justice, the art of unmediated living, etc.
Vandalism is not just a word. It's a gaseous engine powering subversion, all saturated in viscous honey. A lifestyle set on boundless hope. A toy monkey you can buy on Haight Street. A self-imagined adventure ride in your Disneyland theme city of choice. A movement determined to strategically undermine deceptive imagery in favor of immediate experience — the sort of primitive amoebic goo that inspires the gorgeous muck of truthfulness. Vandalism lives in dirt and filth — the only organic material left unadulterated.
Vandalism has a healthy diet: iIt devours the monopoly on spectacle and excretes into the vast wastelands of intergalactic oil spills. Vandalism likes thrills: It's a hyperdérive on the brink of the familiar, gathering as much intensity as possible before fluxing the rules of the game into a vortex of momentous vision. Vandalism wants to hold your hand. Vandalism is so charged that you might already feel an electric rage surging forth while reading this. If you don't, you will. Does it burn and singe and bend and twist into the antennae of your fingertips? Channel that rage into acts of vandalism.
Vandalism is an awfully new phenomenon. It takes up arms all over the world: in big cities like New York and London, and in not-so-famous towns like Bakersfield and Danville. Well, maybe not Danville. Just wait, Danville.
Vandalism is an awfully old phenomenon. You can see nature desecrated, I mean subliminally mysticized, in the caves of Lascaux. Since we no longer live in pure nature but in concrete labyrinths built on top of iron cage islands, we must bring the caves of Lascaux and beaches of Eden and tornados of Jupiter to bear on today's jungle city. We must subliminally mysticize the streets. Cue air horn.
Vandalism is so important that there are white wall guardians who repress it with nervous glances and waving arms. Byzantine policies regulate it. Laws have been established to punish transgressors. Yet vandalism doesn't go away. Too many dreams fuel it. Too many imaginations keep it vital. Word on the street is that Werner Herzog is making a movie about it.
Vandalism doesn't insist on art. It doesn't get involved in arguments about whether something is or isn't art. That conversation is terribly boring. Have you been to a modern museum lately? Didn't you get the joke? OK, I admit, that conversation is irresistible. Here's a clarification: Vandalism is an art form even if the graffiti itself is not artistic — a shrouded word meaning ultimately, technically savvy, or educated and properly executed. To this, I summon the ghost of a severe-faced vandal, Norman Mailer: Art is not peace but war! And war ain't always pretty, or concerned with legality, soljah.
Vandalism would prefer to mark its ephemeral existence on the city skin, gushing down the fermented joys of unsanctioned life, mummifying itself in the cold caverns of a culture mausoleum. It would prefer to make you smile and laugh and wonder mercilessly to what happens in galleries: first confusion, then self-consciousness, and finally, the lingering pain of feeling slightly cheated. (Confession: I kinda stole that from Banksy. VANDALIZED!) No, vandalism doesn't demand legitimacy in order to die in a sea of sterilized artifacts — all rotten fish skins and busted gall bladders in excessive frames. Museums sanctify the past. Vandalism prophesies the present.
History lesson: Street kids baptized vandalism in the slums, reconfiguring our country's criminal policies of benign neglect into an acrobatic dance. They spun windmills into the future and set their gaze on the heavens. Among buildings reduced to rubble — a bombed out third world — they flipped the script and defined vandalism as bombing. The kids crucified monotony and sacrificed the crushing industrial rhythm of authority. They called themselves writers and painted their neon-tinted altar egos onto the shining armor of the behemoth subway trains and all over the walls. The names projected a faith in identity among the noise of polluted prayers.
Writers became pseudonymous in an abysmal well of city hustlers trying to make a legacy for themselves — billboard important and newsworthy. Writers preferred this life, fleeting and necessary and beautiful in the quixotic eternity of the now. The indifferent had no choice but to reckon with the writers.
Over 40 years strong, the writers still scour the marrow of their bones to re-enchant the lifeblood of the city. They craft enigmas out of the geometric lines and curves of the alphabet, making ferocious animals out of huge letters, feral and gunning in the jungle. The animals promulgate like bacteria, spawning writers-turned-shamans who cast spells of cryptic iconography wherever they go. Mummies, giraffes, and spaceships populate the jungle. An aura of prophecy emerges in the streets.
Writers wage war against the ubiquitous icons of worship mounted across the empire: those branded images manufacturing a spectacle of insurmountable desire and Sisyphean frustration. The marketers might have the money to buy permission to assault your eyes and make you feel bad about yourself; writers have the courage to forgo bureaucratic approval, stake claim on what rightfully belongs to all of us and conjure up a moveable feast. We believe in innocent pleasures, impulsive and vibrant, in order to dismantle the tyranny of monotony! More air horn, please.
Vandalism is degenerate. It's not here to promote cleanliness and genteel manners of etiquette. Vandalism will replace honorifics with its own stamp of affirmation: Vandal Basquiat, Vandal Futura 2000, Vandal Taki 183, Vandal Debord, Haring, Burrows and Proudhon. But more than any of that, all the lower-case vandals on Muni set to burn their names on your retina.
Vandalism doesn't care about rights to property. Vandalism stands by this ancient principle: property is theft. Vandalism doesn't care about copyright. Copyright smacks of self-indulgence and greed. Quote me on that. Vandalism is universal and limitless, unwieldy and unbalanced, completely unhinged and frighteningly beautiful. It's dangerous but welcoming. Come on. Give vandalism a try. Vandalism is the new gentrification; everyone's doing it. It's pushing emptiness and dullness out of the city and raising the quality of life to unpredictable heights of magnanimity. Your neutral walls do violence to our integrity. Whatcha got against color?
How does one live well and good? By doing vandalism. How does one become anonymously famous? By doing vandalism. With a flick of the wrists and a swagger of the step. Til' one can't stop and certainly won't stop. It's a terrible habit, an awfully time-consuming obsession. How can one get rid of everything grotesque and in bad taste? Vandalism. How do we reassert ourselves in the midst of corporate homogeny and increasing pressure to normalize? Vandalism. By what means do we establish our will to communicate freely and openly in the public sphere? Vandalism.
Vandalism cannot be bought or sold in your local Walgreens (maybe in Giant Robot, though). No no, vandalism is a nebulous thing, an utterly cosmic thing, dirty and scurrilous and always operating in the shadows, always slipping away from sterilization and appropriation like a rat with rabies on the run. What a charming nuisance. What a credible way to live! Street credible. The streets is a mother, and good ol' vanguard vandalism — the first lesson.
Vandalism once brought down the Roman empire. We have yet to rebuild the world in its depths. (Wooley Van Dahl)


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Can't believe my baby girl is a freshman....ACK. Where in the world did the time go? Her cousin was visting and they had their fun staging a photo shoot, and Ash is definitley not camera shy! They got some good pics and I played with the best ones, using Bo Bunny's Sophia line.. LOVE it!!
Then I just had to do a LO on her growing up, and me gushing about how proud I am of her!
And then I reused the package that the Bo Bunny buttons came in and used the idea on the Bo Bunny Blog to make this cute teacher gift! Ash's teachers birthday is today and she wanted a fun gift to give. Really easy, really cute!! Sorry for the glare, ya know..I've been working on learning photoshop and having fun with that, and the next thing I need to do, is learn how to better use my camera!


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Phuket opens free car check centre
On 10th April 2014 at the Phuket Checkpoint at Mai Khao, Thalang District Chief Officer – Khun Supoj Chanakij presided over the opening of Thalang Technical College's Car and Motorcycle Checking Service Centre which will be available to use throughout the 2014 for Songkran Festival by. The opening was also attended by OrBorTor Mai Khao and Phuket Provincial Land Transport Office.
Director of Thalang Technical College – Suthep Yongyut said "We have organized this project which sees college student's checking cars and motorcycles for roadworthiness during the New Year Festival and Songkran Festival since 2008. We are able to do so with budget support from public service organizations. We hope that by doing so we will help prevent and reduce accidents on the roads, as per the government's policy.
The project will run from today until 17th April 2014 and operation hours are 08.30 – 00.30 hrs.


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With sad predictability, the latest attempts to smear Peter Tatchell began before his documentary on the Pope had been broadcast on Channel Four. The Catholic Bishop of Paisley, Philip Tartaglia, attacked him at the weekend by quoting out of context one sentence he wrote 24 years ago - in a different publication to the one cited, and against the meaning he intended.
This was presumably a pre-emptive strike before the documentary was aired on Monday evening (13 September).
Some may have been expecting – or hoping - that the programme would be an hour of anti-papal, anti-Christian ranting. This would certainly have been easier to denounce than the far more sophisticated treatment that Peter Tatchell gave to his subject.
I was impressed by Peter's insistence that he is not attacking grassroots Catholics, a number of whom were interviewed. As a Christian, I never once felt that my religion was under attack. His exploration of certain issues was very powerful - the child abuse scandal, Benedict's personal history and the effects of papal teaching in the Philippines.
The programme's main weakness was its failure to explain the concept of papal infallibility. But ironically, it was a Catholic lawyer in the Philippines, and not Peter Tatchell himself, who said that Catholics believe the pope is always infallible. In reality, official Catholic teaching states that the pope is infallible only on the very rare occasions when he speaks ex cathedra.
Most viewers, whether or not they agree with the opinions expressed, will realise that the programme highlights questions that need answers. But some have decided to avoid answering them by shooting the messenger.
By uprooting old quotes from their context, Philip Tartaglia looks remarkably similar to Anglican Mainstream, who this year attacked the Greenbelt Christian festival for inviting Peter Tatchell to speak. They even went so far as to suggest that his presence at the festival would put children at risk.
Christians at Greenbelt gave Peter a standing ovation. This seemed only to outrage his critics further. Christian Concern For Our Nation (CCFON) decided to put inverted commas around "Christian" when describing Greenbelt as a Christian festival. In their weekly bulletin for supporters, they denounced Peter's views on "orgies, sadomasochism and public cruising for sex" - none of which were relevant to his talk at Greenbelt.
Stephen Green of Christian Voice, who may well regard CCFON as a bunch of woolly liberals, went further, accusing Greenbelt of believing that "salvation is worked out by buying Fairtrade coffee". Last weekend, he suggested that the Catholic Church child abuse scandal was caused by "homosexual men who fancy teenagers, as many do" – conveniently ignoring the reality that most victims of child abuse are abused by someone of a different sex to themselves.
These organisations may be interested to note that Peter Tatchell has also been attacked from the other direction. Matthew Adams, writing on the Guardian website, accused him of being too soft on Christians in his Greenbelt talk. Adams regards Christianity as inherently homophobic. Indeed, he describes Peter Tatchell's view that "discrimination against homosexuals is not a Christian value" as a "patent untruth". This suggests that Matthew Adams' view of Christianity is not too dissimilar from that of CCFON and Anglican Mainstream.
Whatever you may think of Peter Tatchell, you can hardly accuse him of being afraid to say what he thinks. The reason he does not attack Christians in general is because he respects the many Christians who promote human rights and he regards Jesus as a teacher of compassion. Consider his words about love:
"If we all had love for the wider human family and a zero tolerance of suffering, most of the world's great injustices, like tyranny and hunger, would soon be solved. These values are shared by many people with faith and without faith. Despite our different belief systems, we can and should work together to solve the great wrongs that beset humanity."
While I admire Peter Tatchell and agree with many of his views on love, human rights and sexuality, I also disagree with him on a number of issues - from the existence of God to the nature of the Bible to the age of consent. I share many, but not all, of his opinions on the Pope but I am fairly critical of the Protest the Pope coalition. I realise that many Christians and others will disagree with him far more than I do. I respect their right to do so, and in many cases I can understand why they do.
But what sort of example are Christians setting, how are we witnessing to Christ in the world, if we are prepared to bear false witness by misrepresenting somebody's views and smearing him instead of answering his questions? How is the Kingdom of God advanced by such behaviour?
Many of those who admire Peter Tatchell do so because they have taken the time both to listen to his words and to observe his actions. This is a man who has worked for equality and human rights not only in Britain but in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Iran, Russia and elsewhere.
I first worked with Peter when I was employed by the Campaign Against Arms Trade and we were protesting against the Saudi King's state visit to the UK. In that campaign, he spoke on television about the persecution of Catholics in Saudi Arabia. When homophobic street preachers have been prosecuted for "hate crime", Peter Tatchell has defended their right to free speech – a principle on which many of his critics seem far less keen.
By their fruits you shall know them.
© Symon Hill is associate director of Ekklesia. His book, The No-Nonsense Guide to Religion, can be bought at http://www.newint.org/books/no-nonsense-guides/religion.


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The Daily Mail has found an excuse to run one of its favourite phrases: 'New Jonathan Ross row' this time as 'BBC bars Mike Tyson from show'.
Apparently BBC bosses 'vetoed' an appearance by 'convicted rapist' Tyson leaving Ross at the 'centre of a new controversy'. The truth comes out in the second paragraph of the story:
Executives at Ross's production company, Hot Sauce, were interested in a proposed interview but BBC bosses dismissed the plan.
Right, so it sounds like it wasn't even Ross' idea, and in any case it was only 'interest' in a 'proposed' interview - quite different from the headline making it sound as if Tyson was already booked to appear when the BBC said no.
Up pops that rent-a-quote oik with nothing better to do - Philip Davies MP - to say, again: 'This is the latest in a catalogue of errors of judgment made by Jonathan Ross. The BBC should have got rid of him when they had the chance.'
Since it clearly wasn't a judgement by Ross, it's another empty soundbite.
The Mail reporter Miles Goslett, piles in too, saying the episode is an 'embarrassment' and 'points to a lack of judgment'.
Really Miles? I would say a lack of judgement was not in wanting to interview Tyson, but in being 'charmed' by him and praising his 'wry good humour laced with wicked irony'. Who would say such thing? Jeff Powell. In the Mail.
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Mail accuses Ross; conveniently forgets own past
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anyone know what the highest spec'd cpu this workstation comes with from factory?
I have checked the pdf's on the t3400 but they don't say.
Processors are listed on the 2nd page: http://www.levnapc.cz/ProductsFiles...
Not specific but my guess would be the top CPU (Core 2 Extreme 1333MHz FSB) would be the QX9650.
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Thanks for the reply. The pdf shows that the top processor has 2x4MB L2 cache. That's a total of 8mb cache. The QX9650 has 12mb cache.
That's why I am confused.
OK, I didn't catch the L2. Then it would have to be the QX6850.
Thanks riider for the replies.


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Arresting Pregnant Women is Bad for Babies: Kentucky Case Progresses and Advocates Speak Out
Tomorrow, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear a case involving prosecution of a pregnant, drug-using woman. The case has broad implications for women's rights in pregnancy and advocates for pregnant women are concerned.
Tomorrow, December 10, 2009 the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case involving the prosecution of a pregnant, drug-using woman. It is an important opportunity to understand the broader issues at stake in cases that seem narrowly focused on the very small percentage of pregnant women who use illegal drugs. Oral argument is scheduled for 10 AM and you will be able to watch a live stream of the arguments by clicking this link.
In this case, the state arrested a new mother who, according to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, "ingested cocaine" while her daughter "was in utero and thereafter gave birth." The daughter was healthy but, according to the Commonwealth, both the mother and newborn tested positive for cocaine. The new mother wasn't charged with a drug crime – rather she was charged with the crime of "wanton endangerment." Kentucky alleges that she engaged "in conduct which created a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury to" another person – her "unborn" child.
Notice that this law is directed to "conduct" that "creates a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury." Many people in positions of power think that a pregnant woman who refuses cesarean surgery, have births outside of hospital settings, or insists on a vaginal birth after previous cesarean surgery is creating a "substantial danger of death or serious physical injury" to an unborn child.
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The Commonwealth wants the Kentucky Supreme Court to interpret this law, and, in fact, every criminal law in the state, to include pregnant women in relationship to the fetuses they carry. Indeed, a close reading of the lower court's opinion and the Commonwealth's arguments makes clear that they hope, through this court case, to pass what would, in effect, be a "personhood measure." As a result, even abortions necessary to protect a woman's life or health could be charged as homicide.
Because of the broad implications of this case and the medical misinformation it relies on, sixty public health and advocacy organizations as well as numerous experts signed on to amicus (friend of the court) briefs explaining why the court should reject the Commonwealth's invitation to radically re-write state law. Not a single organization filed an amicus brief supporting this kind of dangerous judicial activism. Kentucky treatment and recovery advocates Michael Barry and Pam Scott published an op-ed in the Courier-Journal explaining why Arresting pregnant women is bad for babies. Here is what they have to say:
On Dec. 10, 2009, the Kentucky Supreme court will consider a case involving a woman who gave birth and got arrested. In this case the Commonwealth claims that because a cocaine-using pregnant woman went to term, she should be punished for the crime of "wanton endangerment" for threatening the health of her "unborn" child. Two other women were recently arrested on similar grounds. Here are five surprising reasons why arresting pregnant drug-using women is a bad idea:
Threatening pregnant women with arrest is bad for babies. Babies have the best birth outcomes when their mothers are not afraid to come in for health care, not afraid to talk honestly to their health care providers, and when they can find the right kind of help for their problems. This explains why threatening pregnant women with arrest and prosecution is bad for babies. While using drugs, smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, and many other things can create risks, the good news is women who get health care during pregnancy, whether or not they can overcome an addiction, can have healthy babies. Women who are afraid that getting health care will lead to arrest often stop coming in for health care, or if they go, keep their drug problems secret. This is one reason why every medical group in the country to address the issue, including the March of Dimes and the American Academy of Pediatrics, oppose prosecution of pregnant women.
Threatening arrests and prosecutions create an incentive for women to have abortions. Given how hard it is for most people to overcome an addiction problem quickly (even strong and successful people like Rush Limbaugh) laws that threaten to punish women who carry their pregnancies to term in spite of a drug problem puts pressure on them to get unwanted abortions. In North Dakota, a woman was arrested on charges similar to those in Kentucky. She was twelve weeks pregnant at the time and managed to obtain an abortion. The result? The prosecutor dropped the criminal charges citing the fact that she had "terminated her pregnancy." Indeed, if the Kentucky Supreme Court uses the current case to permit prosecution of women who "endanger" their unborn children, we might as well post signs saying: "If you are pregnant and can't achieve abstinence immediately, have an abortion now, before you get arrested."
Education, health care, and support work. For years Kentucky has led the country in applying proven methods for helping drug using women. Since Kentucky adopted laws supporting education and treatment over arrest, it has seen a dramatic increase in the number of women receiving prenatal care. In 1990, Kentucky was ranked 26th out of 50 states for prenatal care. In 2000, Kentucky improved its rank to 11th. Infant mortality rates fell 25 percent during that decade and in 2001, Kentucky reported the lowest infant mortality rate since statistics were first recorded. In contrast, South Carolina, the only state that has upheld the prosecution of women who go to term in spite of a drug problem, ranks near the bottom of the list on infant mortality.
Women who use drugs while pregnant are not doing so because they don't care about their babies. The truth is lots of people use drugs — legal and illegal. Some become addicted and just like people who struggle with obesity and hypertension, most would like to change their behaviors, but find that they can't do so immediately or without the right kind of help. Kentucky does have some specialized programs for women — but not yet nearly enough. Threatening arrest doesn't help them or their babies. And the good news is that we have much less to fear than we thought if recovery is not immediate.
What the medical research says about cocaine use and pregnancy is very different from what most people have heard on the news. Scientific experts as well as leading government agencies now confirm that the use of cocaine is not uniquely or inevitably harmful. The National Institute for Drug Abuse has reported that while babies born to mothers who used cocaine while pregnant "were at one time written off by many as a lost generation… It was later found that this was a gross exaggeration." And, as the U.S. Sentencing Commission concluded, "[t]he negative effects of prenatal cocaine exposure are significantly less severe than previously believed" and those negative effects "do not differ from the effects of prenatal exposure to other drugs, both legal and illegal." While health experts do not say that there are no health risks associated with cocaine use during pregnancy, the good news is that they overwhelmingly agree that the risks are comparable to cigarettes and less than the possible harm from excessive alcohol use. Exaggerated claims of harm from illegal drugs should not provide the cover for drastically changing Kentucky law, to permit treating pregnant women who do any of these things as criminals.
MIKE BARRY, CEO, People Advocating Recovery
PAM SCOTT, Director, The Healing Place for Women, Louisville 40203


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14 October 2009
A Glimpse Behind the Veil: Howard Slatkin's Park Avenue Aerie
Many thanks to reader Sacheverelle who alerted me to Wendy Goodman's profile of Howard Slatkin's own residence in New York magazine. This is a rare glimpse at the work of a designer whose clients are so private and exclusive, we can't even whisper their names.
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9 comments:
- P.Gaye Tapp at Little Augury said...
That living room is one amazing space. I have always loved it. Do you know what issue of HG the apartment was published in? I need to find it-Someone must know. Thanks for sharing.GT
- October 14, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Toby Worthington said...
I'm no minimalist, but isn't this rather too much of a good thing? The inlaid marquetry floors might have been smashing in a single room, but two or three rooms later, the eyes grow weary. My real gripe, however, is with any decoration that seems to be
over-customized. It's what Fowler and Company used to refer to as "boiled", with every nook and cranny done up to the nines. Much as one might marvel at the craftsmanship, it all adds up to something that inspires queasiness.
- October 14, 2009 at 2:15 PM
- Emily Evans Eerdmans said...
Mr. Worthington, a case of the hairdresser with the fried hair because he can't stop trying things out on himself?
I happen to be enthralled by all the rooms, with the exception of the library. The Charlottenburg-inspired parquetry floor is incredible on its own, but the entire room is so richly patterned it makes me think of Versace by way of a Byzantine Church and not a place for contemplation and study. However, I bet it's the perfect place for a kir royale with a side of gossip.
- October 14, 2009 at 2:35 PM
- P.Gaye Tapp at Little Augury said...
I can see the argument for too much in too much-I think the Living room at 40 feet can stand a bit too much-it is the one room with the exception of the gilt that is Classic. The HG photographs are much softer- One thing I do remember was an incredible painted floral dressing table skirt-stiffened.The floors are something-I can only imagine the cries if I installed the floors wrong side up etc, etc. I would truly stop in my tracks- really retire & rest on that Laurel. GT
- October 14, 2009 at 2:50 PM
- balsamfir said...
As with Tobey, it's too rich for my taste, but it's the most incredible before and after series I've seen in a long time. It is difficult to make rooms that ornate still seem have harmonious rather than cacophonous; I think he succeeds.
- October 14, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Terry said...
I want to sit at the little table for 3 next to the bookcase in the kitchen.
- October 14, 2009 at 6:41 PM
- Women fragrances said...
Gorgeous interior! I like the candle holders.
- October 15, 2009 at 7:57 AM
- Karena said...
Oh my absolutely fabulous!!
- October 16, 2009 at 1:26 AM
- vicki archer said...
Jaw dropping is the word....xv
- October 18, 2009 at 7:38 AM