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The last 6 weeks or so have had me heading to the hospital twice because of mum. Mum's been diagnosed with TIA which are like tiny strokes in the brain to warn her that her vessels in the brain are narrowing to a dangerous level. its been a continuous cycle of getting her blood pressure stable enough and for her to stay calm should she have an episode.
She's been feeling vulnerable and afraid and it has put a stop to her going out. Its like overnight she's become frail and old.. I know she's old, she will be 80 in September but this seems to have come upon her all of a sudden.
My sister and I have been trying to spend more time with her, as she gets lonely and wants company, but we have jobs, we don't, like most Singaporeans, have domestic help, which means we also have homes to clean, laundry and cooking to do, and sometimes its just nice to be able to sit back and relax to do our own things.. So we have been running around for mum and then a few days ago I had a scare with son no 2.
When my children were babies, I would watch them like a hawk especially when they slept, I would sit close to their cots watching them sleep, to make sure they were breathing.. and now I just want to sit by his bed and make sure he is still breathing....but that would be rather creepy..
I know the son is an adult and should be able to take care of himself, it all started with an abscess on his tonsils, heavy dose of antibiotics, and him not resting and eating properly after the infection cleared. I feel like I have failed as a parent as he obviously cant look after himself, aren't we as parents supposed to prepare them for adulthood, make them responsible! He has seemed to have taken this as a warning and I hope he does not lapse into bad habits of not eating proper meals and drinking enough water.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


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Visit the seven monasteries that Korea is seeking to be declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They represent some of the most important Buddhist sites in the country, boast a history of over 1,000 years and house important historical and cultural assets.
Here’s the scoop on the monasteries and how to get there.
Beopjusa is over 1,500 years old and is located on top of Mt. Songnisan in North Chungcheong Province. It holds National Treasure no. 55, the Palsangjeon Hall of Beopjusa,15 other national treasures and 300 Buddhist cultural assets. Adjacent to the temple are various dwellings and cliffs, which makes this temple both historically and naturally important.
To get to Beopjusa from Seoul, take the intercity bus to Boeun Intercity Terminal, and then take a direct bus to Mt. Songnisan. After getting off at Songnisan Intercity Bus Terminal, walk 20 minutes to arrive at Mt. Songnisan Ticket Box and Beopjusa.
Tongdosa is on Mt. Chiseosan in South Gyeongsang Province. It is otherwise known as the Buddhist Jewel Temple. Within this 1,300-year-old temple lies Daeungjeon Hall, which is recognized as National Treasure no. 290. Tongdosa is also known for the “Eight Famous Scenes of Tongdosa,” which consists of 700-year-old pine trees, waterfalls, a pond with rocks, an amazing sunset, and a bell and drum.
From Seoul, take the intercity bus to Sinpeyong (Tongdosa, 통도사). This direct bus runs five times a day.
Bongjeongsa is located in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, and is the largest Buddhist temple there. Bongjeongsa has an ancient wood building, Geungnakjeon Hall, which has been recognized as National Treasure no. 15. Another hall, Daeungjeon Hall, is recognized as National Treasure no. 55. There are other important architectural treasures there as well. They also have an important rock carving of the Maitreya, which is said to be the most important Buddhist rock carving in Korea.
To travel to Bongjeongsa, take an intercity bus to Andong Intercity Bus Terminal. From there, take bus no. 51 to Bongjeongsa Temple.
Seonamsa is located on Mt. Jogyesan in South Jeolla Province. Seonamsa is home to a rainbow-shaped bridge called the Seungseon Bridge (National Treasure no. 400). There are 15 other cultural assets and national treasures such as a 17-meter-tall Buddha rock carving. At Seonamsa the structures harmonize with nature.
From Busan, take Busan Metro line 1 to Seomyeon Station (서면역) or Busan Metro line 2 to Buam Station (부암역). From Seomyeon Station or Buam Station, take the Seonamsa Temple bound city bus 17 or 17-1 to the last station in front of the temple. It’s a 40-50 minute bus ride and a 20-minute walk from the bus stop to the temple.
Buseoksa is located in North Gyeongsang Province, and is said to have the most beautiful wooden structure in Korea, the Muryangsujeon Hall of Buseoksa (National Treasure no. 18). Inside you will find National Treasure no. 45, a seated clay Buddha statue. Additionally, a colorful and elegant wall painting that hangs here is National Treasure no. 46, and the magnificent architecture of Josadang Hall is a National Treasure. Buseoksa is over 1,400 years old and boasts other treasures and cultural assets.
From Seoul, take the intercity bus to Yeongju Intercity Bus Terminal (영주터미널). From there, cross the street to Yeongju Banjum Bus stop (영주반점앞 버스정류장), and take bus 27 or 55 to Buseoksa temple.
Magoksa was founded in 640 and is located in South Chungcheong Province. The Taegukcheon flows next to the temple in the shape of a tajitu. This monastery holds various Buddhist cultural assets such as Daeungbo Hall (National Treasure no. 801). There is a pagoda in the Tibetan style, one of only three such structures left in the world.
From Seoul, take the intercity bus to Gongju Bus Terminal (공주터미널). From there, take bus 610 or 611 to the Magoksa Temple Parking Lot (마곡사주차장) bus stop. Then follow Magok Stream for 800 meters to arrive at Magokasa Temple.
Daeheungsa is located on Mt. Duryun in South Jeolla Province. This monastery is said to be from the Three Kingdoms period and is over 1,500 years old. The monastery is known as the historical center of Korean tea culture, and is the site where the warrior monk Seosan Daesa trained a guerilla monk army to defend the Korean people during the Imjin War of 1592.
From there, take the Daeheungsa temple bound city bus (25-minute ride) to the temple office.
Folks, it's mass mania over Kidzania in Korea!

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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Meet FLYBi, the world’s first truly autonomous drone that gives you a first-hand flying experience.
This soon-to-be- released drone and integrated First Person View goggles and head-tracker camera is definitely a game changer when it comes to the first person view flying experience. The easy-to-use drone opens a world of new perspective for even the most novice flyer. The FLYBi Drone is capable of tracking the pilot’s head movements and streaming the drones view directly to a pair of virtual reality goggles.
The HD camera fitted on the FLYBi drone can shoot both photos and video. The video can be shot at an incredible 1080P .
Head-Tracking Goggles ,The camera on the drone mirrors your head movements allowing you to look around and explore from the skies.
RePhone Kit Create is an open source modular phone kit that will change the way you use a phone. It provides a new form of phone customization, and the easiest solution to wearable IoT development.
You can create your own phone in minutes! Using the slim modules, accessible software, and customizable phone enclosures you can build your own mobile phone.
Give inanimate objects the power of cellular communication with the RePhone. Hack the thing around you and have conversations with your pets, plants, toys, motorcycle helmets, robots, or drones through cellular connectivity.The manufacturers of this device hope that this product will encourage people to develop new and interesting ways of using and applying cellular technology. Its time to construct your very own unique, custom phone.
This hoverboard is powered by an electric motor that follows rider’s lean to accelerate or brake, and to turn rider simply needs to twerk waist to redirect it. Riding it one gets a feeling of surfing on land. The charging time is way shorter than that of its two-wheeled forerunner. The last but not least, it is significantly safer than a two-wheeled hoverboard, since it won’t keep moving unless the rider has two feet firmly on the board.
All our one-wheeled hoverboards are equipped with onboard LED lighting and Bluetooth speakers, however, these features are using up to 10% of the battery.

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Youth Fishing Derby and Mayor’s Spring Clean Up. Tree rappelling for kids, live entertainment, food, crafts, a kid’s zone, environmental vendors, sidewalk chalk art, other surprise entertainment and a tree giveaway! So, come with your family and take home a free sapling to help the environment. See you at the park!
The City of Ocala will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Join us as we will have free activities for the kids, food trucks, music, arts and crafts, vendors, educational components, nature-conscious activities, chalk art and more!

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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A Traditional Scottish Acoustic Unplugged Music Compilation CD in partnership with Bryan Livingstone.
We have tried to capture our live sound. The use of quality acoustic instruments together with the absence of significant electronic effects etc I hope has made this compilation a true reflection of the sound of our music together.
musician Bryan Livingstone shows a very different side to my music , one that I hope you like.

industry_corpus2: Film & Entertainment


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Megan “Z” Zimring, also known as the Cosmic Catalyst, is a transformational guide, speaker, evolutionary astrologer and ceremonialist.
Once an elite martial artist and Olympic hopeful who ultimately overcame a debilitating spinal fusion, Z is passionate about helping others turn trauma into triumph and wounding into warrior wisdom.
A conduit of truth, healer and practitioner of spiritual psychology, she has found her purpose in creating safe spaces for others to heal and remember themselves whole while reclaiming empowered and intentional creatorship in all areas of life.
Deeply connected to the natural world, Z is a channel committed to serving as a voice for the animals and master plant medicines, her ceremonial work infused with the frequencies of these ancient ways.
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I also offer Astrological workshops, private sessions and soul empowerment coaching programs.
For Bookings please connect via email: Megan@MeganZimring.com.


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2. Click the Import Item Submission link.
If the user of the Smart Client was connected to your agency and you know the warrant number, you can complete a search for that file. If you know the file needs to be manually imported, click browse. For example, if the agency rep walks in with a USB drive or they e-mailed you the file and it was saved elsewhere, you'll need to browse for that file.
Locate the file you want to import, select it and click open. The file must be an XML document.
Click import to start the import process or click cancel to quit.
Once the import has been completed, you'll be back in the receive evidence screen. You may see an error that says "one or more entries are in a conflicted state." This means that the user of the Smart Client entered information that isn't recognized by your ChainLinx application. You can simply work your way through the receive evidence screens and clean up the data. When you are done and there are no more conflict errors, you can complete the evidence receipt process as you normally would.

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This well-established, top performing law firm is looking for a senior commercial property lawyer to join its busy practice. You should have around 6 – 10+ years PQE, and excellent drafting and transactional skills.
This role offers outstanding career prospects for a motivated person who is keen to succeed in his or her career.
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Quavo beat the hell out of a famed jeweler Sunday night after the Grammy’s.
It looks like Quavo might be in a little trouble with the law. According to TMZ, the Migos rapper allegedly beat the hell out of a famous jeweler during a Grammys after party at 1Oak nightclub in NYC.
The alleged victim, Eric the Jeweler, reported the incident Tuesday morning to law enforcement. Sources say Eric and the Migos were in the club early Monday morning, around 4:30 AM, when smack talk over money Quavo allegedly owed Eric turned physical. Eric told cops he got jumped by Quavo and another man who was partying with the group. However, sources say that the “other man” wasn’t Offset or Takeoff though.
Eric reportedly left the club immediately after the altercation with minor injuries to the face, but as he left noticed his $30,000 chain was missing. He has since filed a robbery report with the cops for his chain.
Law enforcement say the NYPD want to talk each members of the Migos group, as well as their manager. They also want to review security cam footage from 1Oak as well. So we’ll have to wait and find out what happens.
Eric The Jeweler is a pretty big name in the industry though, having over 90K followers on Instagram and made pieces for Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, French Montana and more in the past.


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Two brother bears argue about who is the biggest. Mum and Dad arrive to stop the fight.
Dos osos grandes is written entirely in Spanish but the language is simple as it is aimed at very young children. This title is published in Spain and uses Castilian (European) Spanish.

industry_corpus2: Literature & Emotions


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I try to relax when I ride.
I try to let people get on with their lives, even if it's all cut and thrust all around me.
Not like I don't cut and thrust, or filter, or 'make time' - a very nice ride home tonight.
- sweet ride - guy seemed to be enjoying.
Smoke. Ash. There's a bit of fire going on in the hills. There's a tune about that topic that I do enjoy... believe it's Bad Religion.
Riding. Bright new bag, love my mesh jacket. Just need some new gloves and perhaps a set of boots.


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I have set aside time to meet with you on Thursday, April 7th, in my office.
This meeting is to discuss an allegation that you threw a cheeseburger at a student in your 4th period class.
You may wish to bring union representation, as this meeting may result in disciplinary action.
Now this means I have to locate Mr. Teacher and find out what happened. Did he really throw that cheeseburger? Is it on video? Is he sorry and it will never happen again? Is he glad he did it and is he going to do it again tomorrow? Will he claim the First Amendment protects his right to hurl cheeseburgers as a political statement? Or did the kid just make it up and it never happened? Did an overzealous administrator tell the kid to make it up, and is Mr. Teacher so kosher he would never lay a hand on a cheeseburger?
But then there are other messages you get. I've been published in the Daily News a few times, and there's always a little blurb that says where I teach. So every few weeks I get envelopes with hand scrawled letters, full of newspaper clippings that prove one cause or another. Often I get accused of being a communist. I'm thinking this is because what I write is pro-labor, and anyone who works must be a communist.
Sometimes I get long screeds on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. After all, I have a Jewish last name, so I must know about that stuff. Also, I must be on this side of it. Or maybe that side. But it's important I know the writer's side, and there are frequently clippings to show me the way.
Very early on, long before I was a chapter leader, I had a student named Rolando who saw me frustrated with a bunch of mail I had to pick up. He asked me what was wrong and I told him. He said the problem was that I actually looked at the mail. He told me that if I didn't look at it I wouldn't have to worry about it. In fact, Rolando was a proactive young man. He made sure I wouldn't be bothered anymore by entering the teacher check in room each and every morning before I arrived and dumping all my mail in the trash.
It really worked. I would get called into an administrator's office and asked why I never returned this or that form, and I would tell the secretary or administrator that I never got it. "Those monitors put everything in the wrong mailbox," they would say, and I'd fill out whatever the form was in front of their faces. Of course, who knows how many forms I didn't have to fill out because no one ever followed up?
I wonder where Rolando is today and what would happen if he were still around.


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Any India-Drive member with more than 50 posts can conduct quick meetup.
It can be a quick breakfast, lunch, dinner meet.
How will I get to know or find out next available road trips from Hyderabad? Would like to get notifications about this and also need contact information just in case if I want to join the event?
Please keep an eye on the Meetup section and subscribe to it.
Bidar fort has massive ruins, would be under 150 Kilometers from Hyderabad.
Bidar Fort, Bahmani Tombs, Choukhandi can be visited during the weekend.
Done, PM'ed you my number.
how about pocharam ? is it worth visiting ?
how about pocharam ? is it worth visiting?
It is a decent place, don't expect too much from it.
Drive through the Sanctuary is fun.
Seen this fort from Highway. Hyderabad-Pune.
How is the fort? Is it worth a visit?
Me too seen from highway, Did not get a chance to visit the fort.
This weekend(Sunday) we are planning to drive to Srisailam.
It is going to be a day drive.
Meetup point : Gachibowli ORR entrance.
PS: This is not an official drive.
It is a quick Meetup. Interested members can update.
I will be joining the drive.
We will be waiting at Gachibowli ORR entrance.
Meeting time sharp 7:30 am.
I'm going to miss this one.
Will definitely join the next meet up.
Enjoy the drive, buckle up and drive safe.


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I was asked by the guys at EngineYard (who have created RailsDispatch) to host this week’s topic, ActionMailer.
Of course I agreed, and the result is now online. There is a shortish (10 minute) screen cast as well as a very detailed article.
The article really goes into depth on ActionMailer, I tried to cover all the major points and walk through all the parts that I felt were important. The screen cast shows you just how easy it is to setup email now.
Please feel free to let me know what you think in the comments here!

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This year Professor Amy Greenwald, graduate students David Abel, Amy Becker, Betsy Hilliard, Michael Majzoub (seen in the photo above), and Jeff Rasley, and undergraduate Luke Camery, visited all ten Gateway to Tech classes (more than 130 6th, 7th, and 8th graders) at Nathan Bishop, and introduced them to the Scratch programming language. A handful of the students had some experience, having worked with us last year, but most were new to programming.
After about ten minutes of formal instruction, the students were free to work on their own ideas, with us wandering around the classroom giving them input and answering their questions. Mike noted, "The student projects were incredible -- ranging from cartoons to video games. I was amazed with how much they were able to do in just one class period. They were also great at helping one another out as they gained a greater understanding of the programming interface."
For me, watching kids hit “run” on their first program is always a special moment. It’s exciting to see the pure joy --joy in the creativity and joy in the empowerment-- when students realize they just programmed a computer. It reminds me why I got into Computer Science in the first place.


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We expect there to be precise reasons behind each decision authors make; we think authors always make decisions lucidly and consciously – even the most irrelevant ones. It is not always so.
Creativity constantly places us at a crossroads. Choosing which way to go is an irrational process; it is based on instinct. In certain cases it can be rational, but in that case the artistic process is manufactured.
When I was twenty years old I had no idea what it meant to manufacture the artistic process and, to be honest, I still don’t. In order to manufacture something like that you need cross-sectional data from market research, you need skills that you can show off, and, most importantly, a dupe who will fall for it.
At twenty, I had none of that. I only had this stomach ache that just wouldn’t go, made up of bits of Peanuts, some Krazy Kat residue, Pogo crumbs, and an aroma of Wile E. Coyote. And suddenly all these contents were coming back up, up… Until I finally vomited them all out.
One of the many publishers who, at the time, used to make good money with comics, decided to launch a tabloid-size publication (we later discovered that the tabloid format is very unlucky for comics!). A few years before, a publication called Off-side had been launched using the same format, introducing authors like Crepax and Bonvi.
“H-how long do I have?” I asked.
“As long as you want. Say, ten days.” Ten days.
I can still feel the devastating anxiety and can still see that first blank strip of thick white paper, staring up at me sardonically. What happened after that is all here: these first ten strips.
For reasons I ignore, Undercomics never made it to the press. I held on to those unpublished strips for quite some time. Until my very own ‘prince charming’, in the person of Giancarlo Francesconi, legendary director of the Corriere dei Ragazzi, happened to see my strips, fall in love with them, and take them back to him castle.
Was there anything, or anybody, that more than anything else helped you get to where you are?
Yes. When I was supposed to be in school for the last few months of my life as a high school pupil, I spent a lot of time at a bar by the train station instead, wasting away my chances of ever becoming a model student.
I remember that, around that time, the bar’s jukebox would constantly be playing the Beatles’ Let it Be, even though John, Paul, George, and Ringo had already gone their separate ways. Maybe it was listening to that posthumous album, or maybe it was realising that my chances of succeeding in school were fast disappearing. I don’t know what it was exactly, but something gave me the heart-wrenching feeling that it was the end of an era.
Silver, how did your passion for comic books evolve?
I’m sure that many enthusiasts – especially those who could speak a little English – already knew what a comic strip was. Despite having no knowledge of English whatsoever, I had also started to become familiar with comic strips, thanks to the fact that my parents read the newspaper Il Giorno, one of the few at the time to devote an entire page to comic strips on a daily basis.
The appeal of comic strips came not much from the characters themselves or the simple, essential graphics, as from their content. It was suddenly and unexpectedly revealed to me that comics could be more than just a form of entertainment for immature and intellectually lazy audiences: comics could help us look inside and outside of our selves, into politics, war, human behaviour, and society.
Most striking of all was the rhythm: strips were over in three or four sequences, supplemented by well-turned jokes, as fast as a ping pong game settled by a deadly smash.
All of a sudden my comic book collection looked like a sad pile of rumpled paper. The main characters – old friends who kept me company during endless lazy afternoons – stare up at me from the front covers, resigned to their fate. Amen.
Peanuts, B.C., The Wizard of Id, Bristow, and Krazy Kat were the stars that shone brightest in my new world. I wanted to draw like Johnny Hart, like Schulz, like Herriman, with those rough lines that appear almost lazy, but with not one millimetre of ink in excess, or one millimetre too little. I had to roll up my sleeves and uncover their secret. It was time I learned how to write, too.
The interview with Silver will continue in next Tuesday’s post.
Moses paces around the farm carrying his weapon of choice, a wooden bat, which he uses to protect himself and the residents of the farm. Although if you ask Albert he might tell you that it’s less for protection and more for oppression. Indeed, Moses cannot stand the fact that a wild wolf from the forest and a good, farm-bred chicken could be in love. In this respect, Moses is a dog with a simple, old-fashioned way of thinking: wolf eats chicken, guard dog must protect chicken, therefore guard dog must kill wolf.
Alberto has to constantly come up with new, ingenious ways to get to his beloved chicken Martha’s place. But, as with everything in life, there is more than one obstacle along the way, and, just like dogs, woes also comes in all shapes and sizes… But more on this in the next few strips!


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Miladyred: Thanks for talking to Timber and Steel Jeff. You’ve just walked off a blistering last show and about to do a signing, how has Woodford been for you so far?
Jeff Lang: It’s a great festival. I always enjoy it. These sort of festivals are mighty because you’ve all got all these people and the only reason they’re here is because they love live performances of some kind. You’ve got new ears to play to who are open to pick up on something new and then there are people who maybe don’t get a chance to see you that often and they get a chance to see you all in one place. It’s always a good vibe.
MLR: Now it’s been a bit of a big year with Chimeradour nominated for best Blues n Roots album and your Djan Djan album winning the Best World Music Album ARIA.
MLR: So you’ll go from Woodford to the Thredbo Blues Festival in January. What else does 2011 hold for you?
JL: Well there’ll be some more overseas touring, I’m writing some more songs so at some point I’ll do another album. I’m in the still of writing new material so we’ll see when that happens but I’ll be hoping that sometime around the middle of the year or the second half of the year, I’ll be getting a new album out.
MLR: Timber and Steel are very big supporters of up and coming acts, much like yourself. Is there anyone in particular you’d suggest we keep our eye on?
JL: Oh god, there’s so many! Liz Stringer is fantastic. Jordie Lane is great. These are great songwriters straight away. Chris Altmann, Suzannah Espie, Lindsay Phillips – I was just listening to his album the other day.
JL: I’m thinking in terms of song writing, people who are really writing great songs, there’s a lot of really really fresh songwriting talent out there and it’s great.
MLR: With touring internationally as much as you do, have you found it amazing that the world audiences are as open to Australian stories, given the very Australian voice your songs have?
JL: I guess so, it’s not something I set out to do. I don’t set out to make sure that what I do is overtly Australian. It’s just stories that come to me, story songs. I think people are open enough to it. I feel if you something a bit of heart and soul, passion and you try and take people with you on a journey, people will be open to it and if they’re not, well they’re not.
MLR: Jeff Lang, thank you very much.
JL: My pleasure, thanks for chatting.
On day 3 of the Woodford Folk Festival Mike Rosenberg (aka Passenger) took five minutes out of his busy schedule to chat to Timber and Steel’s Miladyred.
Miladyred: Thanks so much for taking the time to chat to us.
Passenger: No worries at all.
MLR: You’ve just done a wonderful set at the Grande, is that your third gig for the Festival?
MLR: How have you been finding the whole Woodford experience?
P: I have loved it. I’m actually cheating – I’m not camping in 83 acres of mud [T&S would like to advise readers that this statement may have included some artistic licence and exaggeration – T&S spent a very comfortable week camping with minimal mud!]. We’ve got a little cottage half an hour away, it’s been very civilized to be honest. The gigs have been amazing, just a whole set up here, people are just lovely and real music fans.
MLR: You seemed amazed by the response you got to the crowd joining in with your last song of the set “Holes”. It seemed to take you a little bit by surprise.
P: Yeah, well they were such a warm crowd. I often do that song at the end where you ask people to sing along and you know, people do it but there was a real enthusiasm about it today. Sometimes when you’re on stage you go through whole gigs without really noticing that you are there and your mind is all over the place. Today I had a couple of real “in the moment” moments. That was wonderful. It’s a big stage and when you look out to all the people really seeming to enjoy it, you get the feeling “I’m really starting to get somewhere with this”.
MLR: That feeling of “this is why I do what I do”?
MLR: How true is it that Flight of the Crow was funded entirely from busking?
MLR: We know that some mainstream media outlets, such as Rolling Stone were a little dubious about the claim.
MLR: Timber and Steel are definitely not in that category!
P: That’s what it should be about. People used to collaborate all the times in the sixties. Write songs for each other, it should be like a communal thing. Musicians should have a community where they can hang out and people can rely on each other and work together.
MLR: If you look at the older albums, you see it, the musicians who’d just turn up for sessions and play on each other’s tracks, like Richard Thompson, playing guitar for a track for Nick Drake on Five Leaves Left.
P: Yes, exactly that, you know, that moment when you go “that’s James Taylor playing banjo” or whatever, it’s brilliant. It should all be like that.
MLR: So you’re touring Eastern Australia in 2011 with Old Man River?
MLR: You’ve always been known as an advocate of up and coming acts, is there anyone you think that Timber & Steel should be keeping an eye on?
P: He doesn’t get the recognition he deserve. I’m sure he will in the next couple of years, once he loses the Pop Idol thing. He’s just a great artist. He’s got bags of talent and he’s going to be a huge star.
P: No problem at all, thank you.


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A rare find in Lake Clarke Shores. Enjoy sweeping open lake views from this spacious 3,062 of living multi-level, 3 story home nestled in Lake Clarke Shores. This home is sited on approximately 150 ft waterfront lot with seawall. Amenities include: First Level provides a spacious family room opening to covered patio and inviting pool on the waterway , one full bedroom and full bath are conveniently located on the first level. Second level provides a formal Dining room, and large 27x12 living room, game room, great kitchen with wood cabinets & lake views beyond! The third level completes 3 full bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Master suite opens to private wood deck to take in more lake views for the ultimate in relaxation!
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Deep in the Heart of Texas, McKinney, TX, that is, there's a special get happy place just for quilters. A great fit for this charming and historical town just 30 miles north of Dallas, the shop is housed in a building that dates back to 1898. Unfortunately I had a tough time getting a photo of the shop exterior due to all the street construction going on out front. But you can't miss the unique giant frog adorned with a gazillion buttons! He'll have you entering the shop with a smile on your face.
You immediately notice the high old fashioned tin ceilings and the pink walls adorned with quilts and wall hangings. No lack of ideas for your next project here! Shop owner Laura Kay Houser is passionate about her quilting and handwork and it shows.
The selection of fabrics is very diverse, and includes brights, civil war, batiks, 30's, novelties, Westerns (this is Texas, after all!), 1800's reproductions and more. There are wools, flannels, and even oilcloth and reproduction Dutch chintz fabrics Laura imports from Amsterdam.
Notice the beautiful quilt on the wall at the upper right. It was gorgeous. And the old Singer treadle machine used for display. A number of antiques throughout the shop added to its charm.
The shop's expansion into the adjacent building a few years ago provided space not only for more merchandise but for the many classes offered throughout the year. In addition to talented local teachers, Laura brings in experts such as Harriet Hargrave, Pepper Cory, Sally Collins, and Carol Doak. So check out her class schedule and plan a relaxing getaway to learn new skills and take advantage of McKinney's numerous and unique places to stay, dine, shop, and just generally have a good time.
Soft and pretty flannels for baby quilts and more along this wall. I always appreciate fat quarter nooks accompanying the shelves of bolts. So quick and handy.
embroidery. There were also many giftable items displayed everywhere in the store.
The area of the shop devoted to wools and wool felt. Lots of patterns to utilize them too. To the left there is also a selection of lush flannels. If you enjoy handwork using these types of fabrics, this is a plus for the shop. These fabrics can be hard to find in Texas.
This room was a gold mine for threads, threads, and more threads. Here is where I spent most of my time and money. We had visited the shop's booth at the Dallas Quilt show and discovered that they had a larger selection of threads and wools available in the shop itself. Since McKinney isn't that far from Dallas and I was going to be in the area for awhile, we decided on a day trip to McKinney. It was worth the drive.
The shop's business card. Stop in if you get the chance, otherwise you can always visit them on the web at happinessisquilting.com. Also, if you can find the Fall/Winter 2011 issue of Quilt Sampler magazine, there is an excellent write-up on the shop. Happy Quilting everyone!


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The concept of cleaning out a division is something that's been discussed with several great champions during the course of UFC history.
During Anderson Silva's reign of terror over the middleweight division, he supposedly wiped out every viable contender several times over to the point where he was taking fights at 205 pounds just to have someone new to fight.
Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre had a similar run during his career. Although, his division boasted a much deeper talent pool that still couldn't find a way to dethrone him outside of possibly the greatest upset of all time that the Canadian legend later rectified.
In current era of the UFC, there are two fighters who are in the same category as Silva and St-Pierre in regards to dominating a division so thoroughly it makes everyone else seem pedestrian despite the list of contenders actually being quite good.
Ronda Rousey has systematically laid waste to everybody in the UFC women's bantamweight division to the point where she's facing someone like Bethe Correia, who didn't even bother to beat a top-10 opponent before getting a title shot. Her upcoming opponent, Holly Holm, who is 2-0 in the UFC, will walk into her championship bout somewhere around a 15-to-1 underdog.
Then there's Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson, who once again throttled a top contender on Saturday night as he outstruck, outwrestled and outworked John Dodson for five rounds at UFC 191 en route to his seventh straight title defense.
Dodson has mangled the competition at flyweight since moving down a division after being a title contender at bantamweight while being a much smaller fighter in pretty much every bout he took at 135 pounds.
He went to a split decision with Joseph Benavidez to win the belt and then proceeded to knock him out cold in the first round of their rematch. Johnson made short work of John Moraga, Ali Bagautinov, Chris Cariaso and Kyoji Horiguchi without even really breaking a sweat. Dodson gave Johnson possibly his toughest fight at 125 pounds in their first affair and then he proceeded to get shut out in the rematch.
While Dodson clearly deserved another shot at Johnson, the fact that "Mighty Mouse" already had to face fighters ranked somewhere in the neighborhood of seven or eight in his division should have been proof he was already on his way to clearing out anybody and everybody that posed a potential threat to him more than a year ago.
Other contenders like Ian McCall and John Lineker sabotage themselves before they even get a chance to challenge Johnson in the Octagon.
The only choice likely left in the division is Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo if he can get past Jussier Formiga at UFC Fight Night in Monterrey, Mexico on Nov. 21. Cejudo certainly has the athletic resume to promote a fight against Johnson considering he's one of only a handful of Olympic gold medalists to ever compete in the UFC, but at 9-0 overall with three decision wins in the Octagon, is he really the only answer to the question who is left for Demetrious Johnson?
If Cejudo wins in November he seems like the most likely candidate to get the next shot, but realistically as gifted as he may be, he's just not ready for someone like Johnson at this stage of his career. Cejudo could absolutely be a guy to potentially give Johnson trouble -- a year from now when he's downed a couple top-10 fighters.
Following Johnson's victory, UFC president Dana White promised a new challenger is waiting in the wings, but it's something they are working on right now and hopefully they will be able to announce this stellar matchup soon.
"There's always a contender," White said. "We are working on something right now and when it happens, you'll agree."
The biggest options for Johnson right now seem like fights at 135 pounds, but realistically he's already played that game before. Prior to his reign as flyweight champion, Johnson fought at bantamweight extensively between the WEC and his first few fights in the UFC. Sure, the division has changed dramatically since Johnson challenged for the bantamweight title back in 2011, but fighters are always getting bigger, stronger and faster and that never bodes well for a smaller competitor moving up a weight class.
Add to that the fact that current bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has only defended his belt twice and his biggest challenge lies in facing former 135-pound king Dominick Cruz or avenging his last loss against Raphael Assuncao. Dillashaw might enter the mythical pound-for-pound conversation one day, but he still needs to establish himself as the most dominant bantamweight in the UFC and that won't happen by fighting a flyweight.
The honest truth is Johnson really has cleaned out his entire division almost exactly three years from the date he first won the belt in 2012. Johnson has beaten everybody put in front of him handily, and he's dispatched his toughest challengers twice already on two different occasions.
Johnson is as good as advertised and it's no promotional hyperbole to call him one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, but until a real worthy contender emerges -- and there aren't any on the horizon currently in the flyweight division --he's a champion with no equal and honestly right now there's no one even close.

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It was a holy structure - assembled by what some might consider an ensemble of 'unholy' craftsmen -erected within the unwelcoming walls of upstate New York's Clinton Correctional Facility, aka Dannemora Prison, aka 'Little Siberia.' An ambitious project set into motion by a compassionate priest, this Catholic house of worship would enter history as the first of its kind; underscored by a series of events that encompassed everything from comedy to empathy to unfortunate tragedy. Here is a tale of a 'Prison Padre,' his grand idea of building a chapel within a place of despair, the all-volunteer workforce whose labor brought the vision to life, the 'Saint' who inspired it, and even an anectdote involving America's most notorious gangster of the time.
When Father Ambrose. R. Hyland arrived to the gates of his new parish in the fall of 1937 he observed a scene of general melancholy; Dannemora's prison had a bad reputation and the faces of inmates certainly conveyed as much. There were a few positive elements - a good library and fine kitchen facility - but the landscape was missing something. "Where's the Church?" the Chaplain asked his tour guide. The query fell on somewhat dumbfounded ears. No prison had a literal free standing house of worship on its grounds. For the first few months, Father Hyland and his colleagues made do with makeshift services above the assembly hall.
Hyland dismissed the odds and allowed very little to deter his passion - to bring some peace and hope to the otherwise hopeless place. The new clergyman wasted no time in developing a plan to put a real chapel on the grounds. Notwithstanding the unusual and undeniably daunting precedent he intended to set, Ambrose was a determined. It took a couple years, but he eventually won over the necessary factions (the Governor, the Cardinal, and both his clergy counterparts - a Protestant minister and a Jewish Rabbi), and inspired two-hundred convicts to volunteer their blood, sweat and tears in constructing the building (the workforce was comprised of various ethnicity and religious denominations, even atheists). Hyland received $5000 dollars from the Catholic Church, but the rest of the funding had to come from other sources. The project, which was inspired by and named after The Good Thief - Saint Dismas - officially broke ground in 1939; the remnants of a demolished cell block served as the initial building material, donors (also from various denominations) would later supply other materials, decor and funding.
Who is this Dismas fellow anyway? The 'good thief' is commonly recognized as a Saint of the condemned, and celebrated March 25 - Feast Day. As the story goes... of the two theives cruxified with Christ, one was peninent, one was not. The former, who was not identified by name in the Bible, admitted his guilt and earned immediate salvation from Christ himself - "This day thou shalt be with me in paradise." Interestingly, although Dismas is a venerated figure within Catholicism - he is not officially recognized as a Saint in Catholic canon.
Dannemora's infamous dungeon held more than a few equally infamous criminal figures over the years. Of the convicts who volunteered their time and talents, there was a safe-cracking nitroglycerin expert, a forger, and a stick up man who made an offer the good Chaplain definitely had to refuse!
"Father, I'll get it all for you. Just give me two nights and two guns."
And then there was Charlie. One of the most notable standouts of the entire inmate lot had been placed there just a year prior to Father Hyland's arrival. Convicted of being a pimp overlord, Salvatore Lucania, aka Charles 'Lucky' Luciano , once dubbed "the most dangerous gangster" by the zealous prosecutor who rallied to have him put away for 30 to 60 years, came to Dannemora after a very short stint in Sing Sing. Despite not being a particularly religious guy himself, the incarcerated crime lord offered the kind priest some assistance... in trademark Lucky style of course.
Father Hyland told Luciano about the initial donation the Cardinal had given, but the cost of construction would ultimately far exceed the appreciated and generous (yet considerably small) sum. "You now have $5000?" the gangster asked rhetorically. "I read the New York papers every day, and I know how to pick horses." Father Hyland listened as Luciano continued his proposal, pointing to the paper, "Bet it on these three horses tommorow."
The priest gracefully declined the offer, adding - "The Cardinal wouldn't like it, even if they all won." Curiosity however got the best of Father Hyland. He looked into the results of the longshots Lucky insisted were sure bets. Indeed, Charlie Lucky's tips, had Father Hyland acted on them, would have netted the payout as promised.
"Follow my advice and your five (thousand) will become fifty (thousand)" - Charles 'Lucky' Luciano to Father Ambrose Hyland.
Not long after the incident, the young chaplain was summoned to the Warden's office. Naturally, Hyland felt confident the 'Luciano' issue probably had something to do with it. To his surprise, the Warden hadn't mentioned Lucky at all, but rather an entirely different kind of controversy brewing. "It seems a committee has been formed," Warden Snyder began. "Calls itself the New York League for Separation of Church and State." Snyder went on to explain how the group filed an injunction to stop the construction of the church. Father Hyland and his attorney went on to win the case and on April 6, 1941 the 156' by 50' structure (topped with a 106' spire pointing to the heavens) named St Dismas Church of the Good Thief was inaguarated.
Father Ambrose Hyland's dream came true and it garnered national attention. The media clammored to tell the story, even Hollywood came calling. On a deeper level, inmates would go on to speak of how the project and the good priest quite literally changed their lives for the better, which was truly all that Hyland hoped for all along.
Father Hyland had been dealing with some health problems - blood clots in particular - and left the prison in 1953. He returned to his hometown of Chateaugay, New York, but continued to visit churches and do speaking engagements. He was on his way to one such engagement on October 2, 1954 when tragedy struck. It was just about midnight when motorist John Slatcher noticed a burning vehicle on the side of the Route 9, near Schroon Lake. He quickly called for neighbors and the fire department, but it took several more hours for positive identification of the lone male victim inside the burned out car. The dead man was indeed Ambrose Hyland. The 54 year old priest was found on the passenger side of the sedan, which was parked well off the road, with the ignition off. The clues caused suspicious concern, and authorities considered an inquest. Investigators ruled out 'foul play' though, as the coroner's findings stated a "heart attack" as the cause of death. Additional factors, which included Father Hyland' fondness for cigars (a 'heavy smoker' of the product, it was reported) and of course the blood clots that plagued him for the last couple years, led to the media reporting a theory that investigators had apparently been leaning heavily toward - Father Hyland died of a heart attack and dropped a lit cigar which ignited the vehicle's interior.
1. Journalist Robert 'Bob' Considine wrote the screenplay for the purposed movie version of Father Hyland's story.
2. MGM offered Father Ambrose Hyland a handsome fee to option the movie rights, but the project was scrapped 1945.
3. The story did however get a well-received book version released - 'Gates of Dannemora' written by another priest, Jon Louis Bonn, Doubleday, 1951.
4. Father A.R. Hyland was the first 'paid' New York State chaplain.
5. The church's first organ, a $25,000 theatrical model donated by two Jewish brothers, was later replaced by a then-modern electronic model. The original organ had to be relocated to a state museum in order to save it from further damage (the extreme temperature fluctuations in the prison were to blame).
6. Sources often state Lucky Luciano donated red oak for the church pews (seating capacity = 1200). According to a 1989 interview with Father Hyland's niece - Luciano donated some special oak which was used in the church doors.
7. The church alter was made of wood from one of Ferdinand Magellen's ships, donated by a distant relative of the explorer.
8. Carmelo Soraci, convicted of forgery, hand painted all the stained glass windows and the Dismas mural behind the altar. Twenty years later his artwork (Dannemora and Sing Sing) was valued at $100,000. Soraci left the prison system for good in 1960 and went on to write an autobiography "The Convict and the Stained Glass Windows."
AP. "Prison Walls Converted to Churchly Use." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. July 23, 1939. P. 11.
Brandeis, Eric. "Looking at Life." Montana Standard. October 31, 1954. Page 4.
Considine, Bob. "Prison Life." The Cincinatti Enquirer. January 10, 1944. P. 14.
Lyons, Leonard. "The Lyons Den." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 10, 1943. Page 25.
Lyons, Leonard. "The Builder." San Mateo Times, October 12, 1954, P. 14.
Lyons, Leonard. "The Lyons Den." New York Post. January 29, 1962. P. 3.
Mooring, William H. "Hollywood Veers Away From Religious Pictures." August 31, 1945. Section 2. Page 1.


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When Clever Association was approached about integrating an elite show jumping facility that would rival the finest in Europe, there were several key considerations that would ensure that both staff and visitors would have the best possible onsite experience.
Clever Association worked incredibly closely with the architect and building contractor to make sure all routes were considered in the proposed AutoCAD duct layout plans. Once those plans were finalized, duct-grade multi-mode fiber-optic bundles were installed through the ducts to link the buildings across the expansive property. To handle the Wi-Fi needs, the integrator utilized Cisco managed Gigabit Ethernet switches in each of the main buildings, acting as distribution points to locally hardwired equipment, including 10 Ruckus Wi-Fi access points.
A total of nine audio zones were connected with a mix of HEOS By Denon for the working spaces and Bowers & Wilkins weatherproof monitors for the stables and the arena. Televisions were installed in four key areas with a centralized Sky+HD satellite receiver, distributed to them via a DVB modulator presenting it is a selectable channel alongside the standard Freeview line-up.
Customers who visit this space expect a high-quality experience from reception to meeting spaces, so Clever Association outfitted the offices with a Lutron HomeWorks QS lighting control system, which makes the entire working environment more luxurious no matter the time of day or night. This system won the 2017 CEDIA Award for Best Special Project.


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Is New Zealand grass-fed lamb and beef better for the climate than indoor, grain-fed production systems in other parts of the world? Can ‘sustainable’ grazing practices really help to store carbon within the soil, and if so, could this help to counterbalance livestock’s significant contribution to climate change?
No and no- are the resounding answers, according to the most recent report by the University of Oxford offshoot the Food Climate Research Network. The report, entitled Grazed and confused?, aimed to clear up the confusion currently surrounding grass-fed beef and its contribution to climate change.
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There has been a lot of noise and not a lot of scientific evidence.
Allan Savory, a proponent of ‘holistic’ grazing, would have you believe that livestock are in fact the solution to climate change. Graham Harvey, author of Grass-Fed Nation, claims that all of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere since the beginning of the industrial revolution could be absorbed by grazing ruminants on the US prairies alone.
Paleo and high-fat diet advocates, desperate for ways to justify the environmental implications of their eating choices, have latched onto such ideas. Zoe Harcombe, thinks that Harvey’s book is ‘beautifully written’, and this information has trickled down to NZ’s Chief Health and Nutrition Education Advisor, Grant Scofield. Tim Noakes, who writes the forward to Schofield's high-fat diet book, told the Huffington Post that eating meat is "the only way we will save the planet."
The Verdict: Soil carbon sequestration from good grazing management cannot offset livestock emissions, nor is it the solution to climate change as Allan Savory would have you believe.
According to the FCRN report, soil carbon sequestration could offset anywhere between 20-60% (the upper range being rather ambitious) of emissions from grazed, as opposed to grain-fed, livestock- a far cry from Savory’s unsubstantiated promises.
This benefit is diminished by the fact that grazing systems, like those in NZ, are generally known to be less productive and are, as a consequence (and contrary to what most people believe), actually more harmful to the climate than intensive grain-fed systems (i.e. emissions per unit meat output are higher).
Soil carbon sequestration is like sweeping climate change under the rug: any future change in grazing practice- perhaps as the result of a drought- could cause stores to be released.
A recent ground-breaking publication in the academic journal Science found that, in response to warming temperatures, soil microbes produce more carbon, which in turn causes soil carbon stores to be depleted. Soils releasing their carbon stores in response to global warming could trigger a dangerous feedback loop, which on “a global-scale…could be very difficult, if not impossible, to halt."
We ought to be focused on reducing emissions in the first place, not trying to hide a tiny proportion of them in the ground afterwards.
The Verdict: Growing the grass-fed livestock sector is no solution.
Replacing grain-fed systems with grass-fed ones is simply infeasible: existing grasslands are not large enough to support current consumption of animal protein globally, while meeting the projected future demand for meat from grazing systems would require catastrophic conversion of forests into grassland.
Furthermore, the assumption that grass-fed lamb and beef use ‘spare’ land that has no other use is misguided. Very few of the world’s grasslands today are natural: most exist as a consequence of devastating environmental destruction of forests in the past. We should remember that clearing land for grazing livestock has historically been the principle cause of this destruction.

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Young talents from Labytnangi, the ensemble “Palitra” (Palette), became laureates of the international festival “Sounds and colors of the capital” in Moscow. This year one of the most successful and full-scale contests again brought together thousands of talents from different towns of Russia, countries of the CIS and collectives from Europe.
Representatives of the dancing collective “Palitra” went to enchant the capital this year. By the results of the creative performance, the collective was awarded with the diploma of the laureate of the 1st degree in the nomination “Variety dance”.
As parents of the young dancers consider, the bright performance of the young talents did not leave the contest jury indifferent. “We consider the victory deserved, and we thank everyone, who brought our children to such high result”, they said.
The governor’s exemplary dancing collective “Palitra” brings joy to the audience with its performances during more than 20 years. During this time its representatives participated in more than 60 regional, all-Russian, international festivals and contests. The audience of Russia, Turkey, Greece, Hungary, Slovakia, Finland, Italy, France and others applauded them. In 2016 the ensemble “Palitra” was awarded with the honorary status “Governor’s” for particularly significant contribution to development of choreographic art and high performing skills.


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If you were up watching TV close to midnight last night, aside from seeing those infomercials that have you tempted to order some "As Seen On TV" products, you would've also had the opportunity to watch a great news story about a Charlotte-based company that's responsible for many of those products. Edison Nation, an idea-to-shelf product development company, was featured last night on ABC's Nightline. "Think of it as the fairy godmother for everyday inventors," says anchor Terry Moran as he introduces the segment.
If you'll recall, I wrote an article on Edison Nation, titled "Being Thomas Edison," last December for Charlotte magazine. Also, Edison Nation has flown 25 finalists into Charlotte this weekend, to choose 10 of the inventor hopefuls for season five of its PBS show, Everyday Edisons.

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To boost electronic manufacturing in the country, the government will come out with more policy guidelines if required, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.
"We came with all the policies like MSIPS, differential duty structure, ease of doing business... The entire ecosystem for electronic manufacturing was to be created... If further more is needed, we are quite open to come with new policy guidelines," Prasad said while launching Make in India phones by electronics major LG in New Delhi.
The government is working to make India a big hub of electronics manufacturing and is providing various incentives to companies to set up their shop in India. Demand for electronic products in India is expected to reach $400 billion (roughly Rs. 26,64,400 crores) by 2020.
The Minister said in one year down the line, he sees LG manufacturing latest smartphones in India. "I would expect, this is just a beginning and I am deeply impressed that they will make 1 million smartphones at this facility which they have started," Prasad said.
Speaking on the occasion, Telecom Secretary J S Deepak said India is the best place to manufacture phones and electronics in the world and in a couple of years, the production of phones is likely to reach 500 million phones a year.


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As the first female on the Carson Group executive team, Teri Shepherd brought with her a new way of thinking.
Joining the firm in 2012 as chief operating officer, she saw "gaps in the organization, and I wanted to fill them."
For example, she adjusted marketing messages to focus more on women, and she encouraged hiring a mix of male and female employees "to have a healthy culture to match the makeup of the practices we serve."
Ms. Shepherd also is addressing an unfortunate mindset she encountered as a young adult.
"When I was in college, there was an understanding that there was no path into finance for women," she said.
To right that wrong, she and the Carson Group are providing on-campus training and recruiting programs geared toward attracting women, including those returning to the workplace and recent college graduates, to the finance industry. The focus is on positions in financial advising, planning, operations and marketing.

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Yeah I don't recall if I I have vysnc on or not but I will have review. Also I am not just playing old arcade games but current PC fighting games. Wondering too if plugging in HDMI into TV screen instead of a monitor will make a different.
Hello LB Community!! So I have a question and I am sure a lot of it is going to require some more testing on my part and that is fine. Current Test PC Build before migrating to new built PC - Intel Xeon 8 Core PC -24GB memory -1060 8GB GTX -WIN 10 -ViewSonic 1ms 27 LCD Monitor connected via DVI (Highest Refresh rate support is 80hz I imported my MAME 193 full merged set into LB 9.0 (Now running 9.1) and have been playing several different games with no issues. I run the MAMEUI version of the emulator. What I did notice when playing a few rom sets of turtles arcade I noticed some screen tearing on the top mid section at different times during gameplay. I have ran the rom set on previous versions and don't recall ever seeing this before ( I have played a lot of turtles arcade). I am wondering if there is some known issues related to certain ROMs running certain versions of the MAME set or maybe something I can tweak? There are some other things I know I can try right now to see if it makes a difference such running a different MAME Turtles ROM set or another MAME emulator ( I use retroarch for most older systems).
My 4 player arcade pedestal!
So for starters I didn't even thing about doing shift commands so now I am going to have to rethink my button layout because of that so thats helpful. So Question For your focus of layout for your control panel? I see you like turtles and the turtles arcade beatemup is certainly in my top 5 most played arcade games but I am also big into playing street fighter and mortal kombat. Did you do any testing on different sticks for those games to find which is most responsive? I know having low quality, loose joysticks tend to not work wheel last all in fighting games. I am considering trying out a few different types to play test on my current PC build before making a final order. Thanks for your help and wealth of experience.
The devs/mods are generally good on reviewing posts and replying to some. However we are in the holiday season and they probably also have full-time jobs so not sure how quickly they will acknowledge it but they might of even noted it in a next beta release. I hope they start up the dev/qa live youtube qa discussions because those were pretty helpful.
So I used multiple methods. For starters I used the most recent HyperSpin XML List. Not saying this truly shows the fullest but I also hit a few different sites wiki, gamesdb, just googled for results to find a listing and went through it. I know it sounds tedious but once done your done. I do have full sets separate for non-english systems too instead of mixed in the main USA release Ex - SNES, SFC. I can share with you my AUDIT LIST if that helps to verify what you have and don't have. FYI there is no right or wrong answer on how you want to setup your collection. Some people just want the top 10 games or maybe the games they played with while others just want it all. The size of games are generally not the issue until you get into later systems such as PS2, Wii but the media side of it takes up a fair amount of space and requires more time to collection. Price of hard drives are coming down (149 8TB external USB, 199 10TB external USB). I personally just want to have it all until I get to PS2 and beyond as those systems just have a ton of shovel ware and games I just don't care to sink tons of adult hours into but will spend time with the games I gear up with arcade, nes, ones, etc.
Yeah that game pulled down correctly for me just fine. I started a fresh install of 9.0 when I did this and updated to 9.1 since. I did recache not too long after that so I wonder if that is an issue.
yeah just went through my collection. There was maybe 2 NES games that didn't get scraped that I went back and did it manually. Aside from that I did notice too that some images were labeled for SFC and not SNES even though they were USA SNES games. The media was there but it referred the other image until I changed the image type. Aside from that I have a few prototype games from older systems like Atari and some files that are BIOS that I need to either hide or put a default "BIOS" file on. Did you recall getting any errors when the scraping was done? I know I had a few awhile back when I did and it said it had a duplicate name. If there is some media missing maybe I can help if its not downloading anything.
So question then did you add the games via the folder method vs. the rom file method? I am wondering if that has something to do it with. I can look at mine tonight and see. I know you can't scan for newly added roms if you added them in via folder.
I appreciate your feedback and images of your work. I am curious on the control panel side of things. 1. How does your control panel mount on the cabinet? Is there any issues with more weight in the front that you had to counter weight the back of the cabinet to keep it from tipping? 2. Did you find the corners of the control panel? It looks like it might be a bit uncomfortable since the front corners sticking out for the 3rd and 4th players but that could just be the way the pic looks. Overall man it looks pretty good. Might be good to take pics of it with people standing in front of it to get the scale of it. Polishing up my current media collection in BB and will start working on some sketches and build of materials.
Gotcha well I know I didn't have much art missing but there are some games that don't have art period and unfortunately/fortunately the people that make art for those either sell it or contribute it to the community.
I struggled with having a complete set and then not having a complete set. For the older systems it was a bit easier to just have it as it didn't take much space up and not have to pick things out. As far PS1, dreamcast, etc when you use the right tools you can compress those sets like PS1 - PBP files and dreamcast - CHD files. It ends up saving alot of space and still maintain a full set. Aside from that I have picked the best of breed for PS2 and Wii so some of those can translate for an arcade cabinet and for a home console PC. Not really interested in WiiU as WiiU is the system Nintendo would like you to forget anyway. I will say that once I have a complete set and then the complete media its a huge weight off your shoulders knowing that your not looking around for other games you missed. Your done and you have your library now sit back and enjoy.
What is the scraping source your using? I haven't ran into that issue but I am also pulling media down from EMU movies as well with the lifetime license.
Yeah started to review and weed my collection back. I did have the complete Wii collection (2.06TB) but decided to remove alot of the shovelware leaving it at 697GB. Did a similar thing with my PS2 games.
So I am fairly certain I found it but am running into a new useable video mode error. Did you document the instructions you mentioned in the start of there post?
Just got my steam link yesterday so I haven' tried it yet but I will this weekend. Simple troubleshooting questions to verify. Do you have your controller setup in BigBox and currently works on your PC? Do you have BigBox added to your steam app and verified it launches and that your controller still works on your PC? Once you have verified the other two then it comes down to ensuring that your controller is paired with your steamlink. Also note that you will need to unpair your controller from your pc if it is paired via bluetooth first. Hope that helps. I will let you know my testing results.
My Collection sits close to 23 thousand at this point. However I have some PC titles to add still and might remove some things that I never touch anyway like MSX/MSX2.
At this point I am at the stage at doing a cabinet design in sketch and reviewing what it will take to build it. Just thinking about the measurements and what possible places I can bring it around the house. Appreciate your help and any insight.
So question what is the benefit of using this tool if you already used Dolphin to do its compression/space removal format anyway? Also I have the full Wii set in a wbfs so does that tool help with this? Always interesting in tools that help make the full sets smaller and run just fine. Done it with other tools like converting all dreamcast games from gdi to chd saving 500GB easy.
ok cool I will scope that out. If I have to I can take that rom and add it in but change the artwork so it will be known as a 2 player or 4 player game. Maybe a fix in the future possibly? Probably have to read the data of that specific rom to know its a 2 or 4 player.
So I have been trying to figure this out and confirming what might or might not be the best method. Currently I have a merged MAME set imported into my LB/BB setup and works well. The challenge I have is certain games that have multiple version of a game. For example Turtles Arcade has a 4 player World version and a 2 player Euro version. My first question is can you set the preferred ROM to open when selected on the game art or do you have to right click and select the particular rom you want? My second question is the MAME importer put the turtles game in both 4 and 2 player playlists. However the same issue stands unless I can set the preferred ROM player variant for that playlist? Aside from 4 and 2 player games maybe I want to open up a previous version of a fighting like MK2 2.1 vs 3.1. I do have split sets that I could import and set up separately just was trying to avoid that.
How can I get a copy of the game still? Been looking around but no luck so I have to differ to my PS1 copy.
Which games need to be zipped or unzipped?
My PS2 games are in a gzip format that is supported as opposed to an ISO. The difference is on first launch of the game it will create a small cached' shortcut in your game directory so it will take a few seconds on first opening. After that the boot up performance is fine after that.
I use freefilesync and set watch folders to keep your folders and files in sync in a mirror or a one way configuration. You can run compares too.

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text: What should be make of all these trade rumors? Jay Zawaski and James Neveau discuss the Keith and Seabrook reports and add a couple more names to the mix. They also discuss Jokiharju's demotion and the 4 game winning streak.


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In this file photo, a man injects heroin he bought on the street at the Insite safe injection clinic in Vancouver, Canada. Insite is North America's first and only legal injection site. A handful of U.S. cities and states are trying to develop similar facilities to curb opioid overdose deaths.
NEW YORK — In about one hundred locations across Canada, Europe and Australia, supervised drug injection facilities allow visitors to inject heroin and other drugs in a clean, well-lighted space under the watchful eye of trained personnel who can rescue them if they overdose.
Tens of thousands of drug users have visited the facilities, thousands have overdosed and, researchers say, no deaths have been reported. Studies show that a substantial number of drug users who visit safe injection sites end up in treatment, which is routinely offered to them. Research also has shown that the facilities help contain hepatitis C and HIV infections and are a cost-effective way to save lives.
The United States — with an overdose death rate that far exceeds that of any other country — has failed to open a single government-sanctioned facility.
This year, that may change.
Legislatures in California and Vermont are considering bills that would legalize and, in some cases, fund safe injection facilities. Seattle and surrounding King County have approved and budgeted for two such facilities. And advocates in Boston, Denver, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco are pursuing similar initiatives.
Political momentum for sanctioned injection sites has been building in the United States over the past three years, advocates say. And this year, more state legislatures and local officials appear closer than ever to providing the needed government support.
Groups including the American Medical Association and some state medical societies have backed efforts to launch pilot injection sites. But those and other efforts have been stymied by widespread stigma against drug users and concerns about federal drug law enforcement.
As a result, drug users who do not have a safe place to live furtively inject drugs in parking lots, stairwells, public bathrooms and hidden corners of public parks. And with the increasing presence of the deadly synthetic drug fentanyl in the heroin supply, more of those users are dying.
New York City is no exception.
But in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the northern tip of Manhattan, word has spread about a place called the Corner Project, a drop-in syringe exchange center that provides clean needles, hot coffee, access to health and welfare services — and bathrooms.
Although not sanctioned by the city or state as a safe haven for drug use, it’s an open secret that Corner Project is a place where people can inject drugs in one of two bathrooms while a staff member waits outside the door — and rushes to rescue drug users if they don’t respond to a knock after three minutes.
Opponents of safe injection sites, including some police departments and prosecutors, point to the federal Controlled Substances Act and state laws prohibiting the possession and use of heroin and other drugs. They say sworn police officers and federal agents can’t be expected to ignore people who walk into an injection facility, knowing they likely have dope in their pockets.
Many local officials also worry that allowing people to use drugs in a public facility would send a signal that drug use is acceptable.
Seattle and surrounding King County, Washington, have approved two facilities, but it has been difficult to find a place for them because officials in suburban towns outside Seattle have filed suits to block the facilities from their communities.
Similarly, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, a Democrat, opposes a bill in the Massachusetts legislature that calls for creating multiple injection facilities in the city.
But despite high-level opposition, advocates for the services say it is only a matter of time before some city, county or state sanctions the first injection site. After that, they predict the results will be so positive that the proven public health approach to reducing drug overdose deaths will spread rapidly.
“Whoever steps up first, despite the controversy, will be recognized as a leader on this in the long term,”said Daniel Raymond, policy director of the Harm Reduction Coalition, a national group that supports safe injection and other public health strategies aimed at saving lives and improving the health of drug users.
Alison Darveaux, 34, takes a break from the cold at Washington Heights Corner Project, a needle exchange facility in the northern tip of Manhattan. She and hundreds of other injection drug users visit Corner Project every day for clean needles, hot coffee and to inject drugs in the facility's bathrooms.
Earlier this month, a spell of arctic weather brought record crowds to Corner Project’s always busy second-story respite a flight above bustling West 181st Street.
Throughout the day, a steady procession of men and women of all ages checked in at the front desk and began peeling off layers of clothing, pouring cups of coffee and finding spots to rest and talk with fellow drug users.
Others headed straight to the back of the large open space where the facility’s two bathrooms are located. Before using one of them, visitors must sign in with a staff member who stands outside the door and sets a timer. Every three minutes, he checks on visitors with a knock on the door to make sure they haven’t overdosed.
If there’s no answer or he hears the thud of a body collapsing on the floor, he quickly unlocks the door, calls 911 and administers the opioid antidote naloxone. Staffers here say they have rescued overdose victims hundreds of times since Corner Project began monitoring its bathrooms nine years ago. So far, no one has died.
Alison Darveaux, 34, comes here every day for the coffee and to use the bathroom to brush her teeth, clean up and inject heroin. She’s also been working with one of the center’s social workers to get a photo ID so she can qualify for Medicaid and sign up for a local methadone treatment program.
Other visitors there last week -- most couch surfing or homeless -- said they felt the same way. In the early years, about 300 new people checked into Corner Project annually. But two years ago, the numbers started growing. Last year, at least 600 new people signed in and even more are expected this year.
The increase is partly because of greater neighborhood outreach and word-of-mouth awareness over time, Evans said. But it’s also a result of the increasing threat of deadly fentanyl in the heroin supply.
More than 64,000 people in America died of drug overdoses in 2016, a 21 percent increase over 2015, primarily due to the growing presence of the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl.
In New York, Democratic assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal said she plans to refile a bill she offered last year that would authorize Corner Project and a handful of other existing syringe exchanges in the state to add supervised injection services to their existing facilities, which would allow users to inject in the open rather than behind a bathroom door.
In New York City, the city council in 2016 funded a study of the feasibility of creating multiple injection sites in the city. Slated for release in February, the study is widely expected to recommend development of a handful of injection sites across the city. If approved, the sites would be reviewed for their effectiveness with an eye to wider adoption.
Used needles, syringes, and drug packets litter parks and walkways in upper Manhattan. Supervised injection facilities in Canada, Europe and Australia have been found to reduce the number of discarded needles and syringes in surrounding neighborhoods.
Corner Project isn’t the only unofficial safe injection site in the United States. Another syringe exchange center in the city, VOCAL-NY in Brooklyn, also monitors its bathrooms while users inject drugs. And a site run by a physician in Boston allows drug users to visit after they’ve injected drugs to be watched by health professionals who can rescue them if they overdose.
But far more injection bathrooms are located in fast food restaurants and libraries, Kral said, noting that to varying degrees, the management stocks naloxone and trains staff to rescue people who overdose.
Kral says just one truly supervised injection facility exists in the United States, where visitors can inject drugs in the open instead of in a bathroom. Created in September 2014, its location remains undisclosed to protect visitors and management from potential criminal charges.
The clandestine facility allows visitors to use drugs in open booths similar to those in Australia, Canada and Europe, where trained personnel can observe them throughout the injection process. Medical professionals also observe visitors in a “chill room” after they have injected to make sure they have no delayed adverse effects.
Kral and a coauthor, the only researchers who have access to the facility, offered limited data on its results in a recent report: No one who has overdosed at the facility has died and many have been able to get into treatment and sign up for social services.
In Vancouver, at Canada’s first supervised injection facility, Insite, the staff says it saved more than 2,700 lives and referred at least 3,500 to addiction treatment in the first decade after it opened in 2003.
Researchers also found that Insite was responsible for a 35 percent decline in overdoses in the surrounding neighborhood and a 9 percent reduction in the city overall. One study pegged the resulting health care cost savings to the city at $1.8 million per year.
At Corner Project, the staff says it rescued 65 people from drug overdoses last year and referred 150 to treatment. This year, the numbers are expected to be higher. But not as high as they could be if the facility were sanctioned, Evans said.

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F12 Week 8: Happy Thanksgiving!
at our Medical Outreach Banquet, Alay Kapwa, last night!
Thanks to all of you, PCH is well on it's way to "offering what we have to our brothers and sisters in need".
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