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New Found Glory – Makes Me Sick
New Found Glory exists currently for about 20 years. I know people who are younger than this band. This is so bizarre. Recently I sat with a friend and we reflected (or lamented, or celebrated) the fact we're getting older. What makes this all the more bizarre is that New Found Glory works in the genre of youth. Even if you weren't a teenager in the days of Punk Pop – I was, but was more of a Nu Metal kid – this still sounds like music for teenagers to get loud to. It was catchy, it was loud, it was angry and victorious at the same. For the 30-year-old man, a song like "My Friends Over You" means nothing. For a 16-year-old kid trying to convince himself that he's not attached to a girl, this song means everything.
In a way, this album is an acknowledgement that these dudes are getting older. Whatever their previous albums sound like, "Party on Apocalypse" is the sound of an out-of-touch adult who remembers being young, yet realizes his youth has been replaced. In style it's what you expect from a grown-up Punk-Pop band. The riffs are moved to mid-tempo and they discovered you can dance to something other than pounding drums, so you get a slightly funk rhythm. Musically it updates the genre for parties, and many bands went this way. Eventually we find our friends and want to chill with them.
The lyrics are different. Many heard about how the current generation is stupid. Just ask Socrates and how he hated writing. The lyrics are full of discorn, of venom towards the current generation. It doesn't come from an adult perspective or reminisincing on better days. It's just as suited for any 16-year-old today who's confused about how to have fun.
The first verse immediately kicks off with how the 'living for the weekend' mentality is stupid. Coming from the band with that nasty tone, they sound like the ones who are actually having fun. All these people who pass out in parking lots and care so much about their image look ridiculous. The band doesn't get angry over it, but confused and mocking. Later there's even a slight at Social Justice. It's the outsider perspective, how things look from the outside. All those people putting pictures on Facebook of them with beer bottles and all this identity politics thing, where people think their race or gender must be their whole meaning. Thankfully the chorus saves it from being just a song about being grumpy about waiting for all the trends to die. In the end it's a party song about looking at the world from outside, thinkinkg it's ridiculous and knowing you have more fun.
Two more other songs take this delusional approach – "Call Me Anti-Social" and "Your Jokes Aren't Funny". The latter is pretty obvious. Someone's jokes lost their spark, like when you're 22-years-old and memes about rape jokes just don't do it for you and actually look offensive. "Call Me Anti-Social" continues from "Apocalypse" with being even more anti-social, but there's something charming about it. Like the previous song it's another response to a world where we're surrounded by images of people being social (Which is not the same as actually being social). In this world, it's far easier to feel isolated and alone. Unless you're sticking your tongue out in Ibiza, you're no fun. As an anthem of tiredness, it's fantastic and exactly what I'd expect from a rock band who notices how different the rock landscape is now.
Everything else after that is just a retreat of Sticks & Stones. That's okay, because New Found Glory have more charm than any band they influenced and overtake them. Anyone else would've ruined "Party On Apocalypse", but it's their everyman, ordinary people with loud guitars approach that makes it so charming. So when they talk about being used for sex ("The Cheapest Thrill") or a weird unstoppable love ("Barbed Wire") it's cute.
It also lacks vigor. It lacks the authenticity of youth. I'm not saying they are pretending. I'm sure they really care about these songs and the only time a song is close to bad is because the melody is dull, like how uninspired "Blurred Vision" is with repeating a single phrase over and over. Yet what made their original material so powerful was how youthful it sounded, that it wasn't a professional band knowing their genre but a bunch of dudes who had passion for romance and were really confused over being young. "Barbed Wire" is really cute and the lyrics are adorable, but I wonder what it would've been like if they played it 15 years ago. They do sound grown-up, which is excellent for some songs. When talking about broken hearts though, they're just professionals going through the motions. It's still good, but this isn't the heart of Punk-Pop.
"Party On Apocalypse" is a fantastic and should be at the top of end-of-year lists talking about the best songs. It's everything I want from New Found Glory now that they're older. Someone should've expressed disillusionment and confusion over contemporary times and this nails it. Besides that, it's just a rehash of old material without the same youthful energy. It's fun, sure, but besides "Call Me Anti-Social" I can get everything here in better form in previous albums. Get these two tracks though.
I wish they would've used a better album title. What could be more generic?
2.5 apocalypses out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on May 1, 2017 May 1, 2017 Categories music, reviewTags +33, a loss for words, acceptance, album, album review, alkaline trio, all downhill from here, all time low, allister, amber pacific, american hi-fi, apocalypse, armor for sleep, as it is, autopilot off, bayside, better luck next time, blink-182, bodyjar, bowling for soup, box car racer, boys like girls, brand new, cartel, chunk! no captain chunk!, city lights, classic rock, cute is what we aim for, dance punk, emo, every avenue, face to face, fall out boy, farewell, fenix tx, fireworks, forever came calling, forever the sickest kids, four year strong, garage rock, go radio, gob, goldfinger, good charlotte, halifax, handguns, hard rock, hardcore punk, head on collision, hey monday, hidden in plain view, hit the lights, home grown, houston calls, i am the avalance, i call fives, indie rock, jimmy eat world, just surrender, kids in glass houses, knuckle puck, lagwagon, less than jake, linkin park, lit, lucky boys confusion, major league, makes me sick, man overboard, matchbook romance, mayday parade, me vs hero, mest, midtown, millencolin, moose blood, motion city soundtrack, music, music 2016, music album, music review, mxpx, my friends over you, neck deep, new found glory, no use for a name, over it, paramore, party on apocalypse, patent pending, plus 44, polar bear club, pop punk, pop rock, post punk, punchline, punk, punk pop, punk rock, quitedrive, real friends, relient k, rock, rock music, rock review, rufio, saves the day, say anything, seaway, senses fail, set your goals, simple plan, slick shoes, spitalfield, sr-71, state champs, such gold, sugarcult, sum 41, taking back sunday, teenage bottlerocket, the academy is, the all-american rejects, the ataris, the audition, the dangerous summer, the get up kids, the matches, the menzingers, the movielife, the red jumpsuit apparatus, the startling line, the story so far, the summer set, the swellers, the wonder years, this time next year, tonight alive, transit, turnover, unwritten law, useless id, valencia, veara, we are the in crowd, we the kings, with the punches, yellowcard, you me and everyone we know, you me at six, youth, zebraheadLeave a comment on New Found Glory – Makes Me Sick
Orson Scott Card – Children of the Mind
'Children' is an appropriate word in the title. As for the 'Mind', not so much. Card's finishes his quadrilogy – which started with two classics – on a ridiculous low. It's not that the novel is bad, but that the flaws are brand new. Card succumbs to all the flaws he avoided when he first started.
Why did the two books split up? Considering how much Card had to say in Speaker for the Dead, it makes sense. His intelligence and complex philosophy still shines through. Instead of shining through storytelling, it's one essay after another. Sometimes it's inside the characters' heads. Sometimes they ruminate and we get the whole thing, uncensored and unabridged. If this was part of a style, fine. It's not. Rather, it's a collection of notes – events, ruminations, extended dialogues that all should've been trimmed down.
The quadrilogy has philosophical weight, but in the end these novels aren't pure philosophy. There is an engaging story beneath them about saving the world and what it means to be human. The constant ruminations are like a decent guitar solo extended for 10 minutes. One or two profound phrase is okay since it helps us focus on the themes. When there are whole paragraphs where nothing happens, that's when you know the editors were dead.
If Card is so against destroying other species, why are the editors extinct? This is a flaw I encounter a lot when reading works by unpublished writers. They're confused, not sure entirely what their story is about and afraid the audience won't get them. The fear is justified considering how everyone loved Fight Club for the wrong reasons. So they fill their stories with character thoughts and speculations.
When I get these stories fresh from the oven, I don't mind. Nobody has gone over them to trim the unnecessary stuff and what should remain as notes. A story doesn't come fully formed from our minds. We must write it down, see how it looks like on paper and then play around with the pieces. You don't really know how your story works until you actually write it down. If I read a story where half of it is notes the author should've kept to himself, that's fine. They needed to write this to get the information out of their heads, to acknowledge it exists.
When I read a story filled with notes by a published author, I get angry. Card doesn't show ideas. He doesn't even let characters' personalities filter them. Philosophies are the main characters now. The novel is filled with philosophical conversations and ruminations, and it's all so disconnected from the story.
Philosophical essays contain ideas, but fiction is how we imagine them taking from. We need literature because that's how we imagine the effect philosophies have on our live. I can write an essay about how everyone should have assisted suicide easily available for them, but through fiction I can imagine how such an idea might impact society.
The danger of piling philosophical conversations and ruminations in your novel is this. If they overpower the story, they lose connection. We no longer see the ideas in action, so we no longer see the importance. A good story doesn't just give me insight into an idea, but makes me care about it. By having an emotionally engaging or thrilling story, I get emotionally invested and see the importance of the idea.
The philosophical conversations have no element of humanity in them. They rarely inform us about the characters or their big worldviews. Watching them is like watching a discussion on CMV-Reddit. You see the ideas isolated from a person dissected, analyzed and evolved. That's fascinating, but that's not a story. Moreover, CMV has an abundance of people. This novel written by one person. It's really one long monologue in disguise, which is a shame. A monologue by a person – especially a talented writer like Card – could've been fascinating.
Children of the Mind isn't an unrestrained novel. It's a novel without purpose that jumps from topic to topic but in the end goes anywhere. We shouldn't kill other people. We should try to understand people. Haven't we heard this all before? Wasn't it more convincing when characters were either morally grey, or when we saw the weight of heroism? The absence of Ender makes his character duller. Without him to show us the weight of his virtues, everyone just opens up a fanclub.
Everyone also acts like douchebags towards each other. Suddenly 21st-century internet lingo caught on and characters swear. Dirty words don't offend me, but their sudden appearance is odd. Even more similar to stereotypical internet talk is how many dialogues go. So much belittling, being sarcastic and condescending you have to wonder why these people are doing with each other. Nothing actually happened between this novel and Xenocide, so when did everyone started swaggering like Tarantino?
The basic idea behind the ending couldn't have been better. It ties the novel directly to the first one, but it's still anticlimatic. Besides that tie to the first novel, nothing actually happened in that ending. The conflict was solved, events happened but no conclusions reached. The people of Lusitania may feel better and may be able to expand their colony, but I'm in the same place.
Children of the Mind gets by only because it's a part of the Ender Saga. There are interesting ideas, but Card is trying hard to push himself when he ran out of things to say. It even lacks the occasional outrageous moment of Xenocide. That novel was empty, but you could trim it to a decent novella. A kind editor should've told Card that he's writing a story, not a hodge-podge collection of conversations with self, ruminations and the occasional encounter with aliens. At least the first two books are constructed well enough they stand on their own.
2 children out of 5 minds
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on December 8, 2016 December 8, 2016 Categories reviewTags 1984, 2001: a space odyssey, a space odyssey, alien, aliens, arthur c. clark, bacteria, book, book review, books, brave new world, child, childhood, children, children of the mind, christian, christianity, dan simmons, disease, douglas adams, dune, ender, ender sage, ender's game, ender's shadow, evolution, fahrenheit 451, family, fascism, foundation, frank herbert, genes, genetic design, genocide, george orwell, george r. r. martin, h.g. wells, hard sci-fi, harlan ellison, harry potter, homicide, homosexuality, hyperion, isaac asimov, j.k. rowling, joe haldeman, john scalzi, kurt vonnegut, larry niven, literary, literature review, margaret atwood, messiah, murder, neal stephenson, neuromancer, new found glory, ng, orson scott card, outer space, philip k dick, race, racism, ray bradbury, read, readig, ringworld, robert a. heinlein, robert heinlen, robots, savior, sci fi, science, science fiction, snow crash, space, space travel, speaker for the dead, starship troopers, stranger in a strange land, the eye of the world, the forever war, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, the hunger games, the time machine, time enough for love, violence, virus, wheel of time, william gibson, xenocideLeave a comment on Orson Scott Card – Children of the Mind
Fall Out Boy – Take This to Your Grave
Anyone remember Teen Rock?
I use this as an umbrella term for the Rock that came out around the late 90's into the mid-00's. It was criticized for whining, for being angsty and being derivative. You don't have to look at two bands from different genres to realize that was bullshit. Inspired by New Found Glory as they are, their demeanor is different. It seems most of the criticism came from people who either were metalheads (In general, not people to talk about music to) or people who didn't realize hooks were a good thing.
Time does its thing. Now that these bands aren't in everyone's face and no one can hate them for having teen fangirls, we can actually listen to the music. There are plenty of surprises, like realizing My Chemical Romance is more of a Glam Rock act and that Linkin Park were pretty experimental. Perhaps the biggest surprise is that Fall Out Boy used to be Emo.
Fall Out Boy aren't Emo. This isn't an attack on either Emo or the band. The genre is fantastic and the band is responsible for ridiculously catchy songs. Their later output is too happy, too hook-heavy to be called Emo. It lacked the sensitivity, the vulnerability and the sloppy sound that Emo so earnest.
Here, though, they're gloriously Emo. It's easy to miss this. They don't rely on one-liners like Texas Is the Reason or sound like American Football. Stump has yet to gain rockstar confidence, so although he's got stadium-sized hooks he spends the records looking back at how shitty his youth his.
I'm sure that sounds whiny to most, but these people can go listen to Slayer. What the hell does 'whiny' mean, anyway? What band didn't sing about their troubles? Art is one way of humans to cope with the bad stuff. Heartbreak was a constant theme from the beginning. If you approach an album filled with songs about relationships and think to yourself that it's whiny, you suck at human psychology.
Now, this subject can lead to a lot of embarassing lyrics. Politics can also lead to embarassing lyrics, though. Just look at Rage Against the Machine. What's important is how the band approaches these subjects. Do the lyrics explore the subject? Can they put into words feelings you've been unable to describe, or are they regurgitating cliches?
Maybe this is what people meant when they said 'whiny'. Some bands' lyrics are just a collection of random words about how bad stuff is. The key to a good, emotionally releasing song is being specific. Either that, or just have good one-liners.
Where Nu Metal failed and Emo succeeded was the lyrical department. As much as I love Nu Metal, many bands just sung about how things are bad in general. Fall Out Boy are specific. It's the great tradition of looking at your youth, looking at all these people (or single person) you hate and finding new ways to say 'I hate you'.
Take This to Your Grave is a very hateful album. I'm talking about Glassjaw-level of hatred here. Wentz's lyrics don't go off about the gender of the assailant, but the hatred overflows the record. Here are some lines:
"Stop burning bridges and drive off of them
So I can forget about you"
"Every friend we ever had in common
I will sever the tie, sever the tie with you
You can thank your lucky stars that everything I wish for will never come true"
"You want apologies
Girl, you might hold your breath
Until your breathing stops forever, forever"
"I want to hate you half as much as I hate myself"
Poetry is about finding new ways to say old feelings. Fall Out Boy never repeats the same words too much. Each line is specific to a situation. Most of the album is either about hating yourself or hating another, but there's wit in them. The band doesn't just repeat "I hate you".
It's shocking to read these lyrics. The music isn't pure Emo and their path towards pure Pop is evident. Stump's voice, the fast playing and the ridiculous catchiness of it makes it sound happy. "Dead on Arrival" and "Where Is Your Boy?" are so gloriously melodic you can imagine teens singing along to them at the end of a party celebrating their summer. The lyrics are so vile though. The former is one of the least hateful songs here, but Stump teasing a girl about how she'll grow to like him has bitterness in it. The latter condescends towards both the girl and her new guy.
If it sounds like Fall Out Boy are another band who sold out and let go of their aggression, it's not. This record did have hits and the band's lives improved incredibly. Of course they wouldn't be so hateful after selling so many records. Take This is hateful not because the band's mission statement is to make hateful music – they're not Slipknot or Korn. The album often plays like a Greatest Hits records with only "Reinventing the Wheel" letting things down. At their heart, they were always one of the best Pop bands.
The album does suffer from a repetitive sound. The band hadn't discovered varying tempos yet and most of the songs alter slightly, but even the most deviating songs (the incredibly melodic "Saturday") don't do much to add new color. All these 12 songs stay firmly in Punk-Pop territory as if no other genre exists. It's impressive they could mine this narrow genre for 11 great songs, but the effect is tiring when listened to in full.
Fall Out Boy are a brilliant band and were great since their inception. People who hated the whole 'Teen Rock' movement won't enjoy a thing here. The slightly raw sound doesn't make this any less radio-friendly. That movement contained a lot of great music, riffs and hooks and is one of its classics.
3.5 postcards from a plane crash out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on May 21, 2016 May 21, 2016 Categories music, reviewTags album, album review, all time low, american football, blink-182, bowling for soup, boys like girls, boys night out, brand new, cartel, classic rock, cobra starship, cute is what we aim for, dance punk, emo, emo pop, emocore, empire! empire!, every avenue, fall out boy, forever the sickest kids, gerard way, good charlotte, green day, hard rock, hardcore punk, heavy metal, hey monday, industrial rock, jack's mannequin, joie de vivre, kids in glass houses, korn, linkin park, marianas trench, mayday parade, metal, midtown, motion city soundtrack, music album, music review, my chemical romance, new found glory, new politics, nu metal, on the might of princes, panic at the disco, paramore, patrick stump, pete wentz, pianos become the teeth, pop, pop music, pop punk, pop rock, popular music, post punk, power pop, punk, punk pop, punk rock, rap rock, rites of spring, rock, rock music, simple plan, slipknot, stoner rock, sum 41, take this to your grave, taking back sunday, texas is the reason, the academy is, the all-american rejects, the audition, the cab, the maine, the red jumpsuit apparatus, the starting line, the used, tonight alive, we are the in crowd, we the kings, yellowcard, you me at six2 Comments on Fall Out Boy – Take This to Your Grave
Panic! At the Disco – Death of a Bachelor
Panic at the Disco were never 'emo'. They were never even similar to the bands that people mis-classified as Emo. They had Punk-Pop elements, yes, but they were more experimental and glam than their peers. When Fall Out Boy and Chemical Romance traded the punkish hooks for experimentation, it sounded like a band trying to justify their huge fanbase. When Panic reinvented themselves over and over, it was just something they were made to do.
"Emperor's New Clothes" isn't surprising. It was inevitable. Urie stomps and brags over a Hip-Hop backing while forgetting to rap. Fall Out Boy released a very similar song recently too. This is what happens to all successful rock bands. After you're victorious, selling records and getting groupies what is there to sing about?
Stadium is the logical end of any band that relied on hooks for success. Some bands still pretend they have a serious message to deliver. Others, like Papa Roach, still give us angsty lyrics only with friendly melodies. They make it clear that the bands aren't struggling, but they hope the songs will help you.
Since Panic never complained much about life, they choose (more correctly, Urie chooses) the hedonistic approach. There are a lot of lyrics about partying, drugs and being a bad motherfucker. The biggest influence on this album isn't Frank Sinatra. Did Frank display the arrogance Urie shows in "Victorious" or "The Good, The Bad…"? For most of the album, Urie tells people either to fuck off, step their game up or how great he is. When he's not doing that, he tells us he parties hard. It's no different than your average Rap song on the radio.
That's not a bad thing, of course. It's actually what Rock music needs right now. Rock music suffered too much of over-seriousness. Ever since Nirvana, every rock star decided to make the audience a psychotherapist. Some Nu Metal or Punk Pop bands added a little fun, but a lot of Rock was just noise to think deep thoughts during recess. I can still remember the days when we considered fun music to be meaningless and therefore bad.
These songs are great. Urie is convincing in his arrogance and I don't expect anything less of a rock star with fan girls. Urie sounds so confident that "Crazy=Genius" almost sounds stupid. What kind of lover would doubt him after hearing him on "Emperor's New Clothes"? On "The Good, the Bad…" he sounds like he will continue smiling even if he'll receive 1000 punches.
Urie also experiments with genres a bit, but they're never full-blown experiments. It's odd to hear no guitars on "Emperor's New Clothes", but he never lets the genre he experiments with to take over. I don't know whether it's a good or bad thing. Urie is a charismatic enough singer to hold his own. The hooks are better than ever, but you do wish Urie would go further. If he's so confident as he presents himself, why doesn't he try to rap on "Emperor's New Clothes"? Why doesn't "Victorious" contains a Skrillex-inspired bass drop although it begs to?
As expected, it's the ballads that fail. They're not terrible, but they're a huge step down. They reek of tokenism. Urie may like Sinatra, but he doesn't have the same kind of voice. He can't replicate that atmosphere. A few horns and vocal acrobatics don't make you Sinatra or Dean Martin. They have a specific style of melodies and of singing.
The title-track doesn't suffer too much since it still has the old rock star arrogance. The obligatory closing ballad is a huge step down. Instead of channeling the influence and making a throwback, it's just your ordinary piano ballad at the end of a rock album. Ballads often stick like a sore thumb in an album full of party tracks.
These two and a few other, more serious tracks make the record less focused. Urie plays the party tracks with full conviction, but he's unsure how exactly to imitate Sinatra. Without this focus, the album fails to be the big statement it should have been. It's still a great record full of hooks and variety, though. Maybe Pretty Odd was Panic's classics and they will never improve on it, but Urie is far sounding out of ideas.
3.5 naked emperors out of 5
Author The Brain in the JarPosted on January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 Categories music, reviewTags bass, brendon urie, dance music, daughter, david bowie, dean martin, dillon francis, disco, dj, drum, electric wizard, electronic, electronic dance music, electronic music, electronica, experimental, fall out boy, fallout, forgive durden, frank sinatra, guitar, hip-hop, horn, jazz, kanye west, lostprophets, music, music album, music review, my chemical romance, new found glory, new music, new vegas, panic, panic at the disco, pete wentz, pop, pop music, pop punk, popular music, punk pop, punk rock, pusha t, rao, rapping, rock, rock music, skunk anansie, standard, story of the year, the academy is, victorious, victoryLeave a comment on Panic! At the Disco – Death of a Bachelor


What do you guys think about new brokers?
I invested 250 to Banc de Trust and account manager is trading for me. I see some profits although he doesn't trade very often. Should I be worried or stay calm?
trade for you. New brokers = stay away. Go with regulated brokers and never let a broker rep trade or give you advice on trading.
It seems nice now. But I will put on withdraw and get the money back on my credit card. Be back in couple days with the result.
Yes, they usually show some good results then ask for further deposits.
you and the broker. You lose = they win. You should not have them trade for you.
This is a new bucketshop regulated by NOBODY and with fake virtual offices on offshore Islands. You two are just promoting this and not actually traders.
Besides you two have been posting the same nonsense everywhere else lol... At least you could have been smart enough to change your nicknames or your stories a bit.


I literally watched this movie about twenty times when I first got it, VHS , a box-set of the original three. But this one is best! It was the most exciting, it kept you on the edge of your seat and your mind the whole way through. Although, I have to say, Lucas has become very lazy in the Star Wars saga since the Phantom Menace, which was quite poor. This is vintage Lucas and this your vintage space movie. Star Wars (any of the original 3 and Episode 3) is a must see! It includes many household names. Some, though, hate Star Wars with a vengeance. Those people lack in creativity and are subject to boring, lack-luster films. All I can say is have fun because I know you won't for missing out on this 5-star, one of a kind classic. Must see, it's too great for a 10 out of 10 rating. It was way ahead of its time. It's a film of the ages and has caliber modern films dream to re-create!


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Capitán Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, (16 de noviembre de 1836 – 27 de octubre de 1905) fue un científico anglo neocelandés quién aplicó la teoría de selección natural para explicar los orígenes y naturaleza de la historia natural de Nueva Zelanda. De joven, fue oficial del ejército, luego hizo una carrera académica en geología y biología. Fue un prolífico naturalista de Nueva Zelanda.

Biografía

Nació en Gate Burton, Lincolnshire, Inglaterra y concurrió a la Escuela de Gramática Southwell y a la Academia Naval en Gosport, Hampshire. Estudió Ciencias aplicadas en el King's College de Londres antes de ser comisionado en el Real Welch Fusiliers y luchó en la guerra de Crimea y en la Indian Mutiny.

En 1860, regresó a Inglaterra, y continuó estudiando geología en Sandhurst, y siendo elegido en la Sociedad Geológica de Londres en el mismo año. En 1861,  revisó el trabajo de Charles Darwin sobre El Origen de las Especies para The Geologist. A lo largo de su vida, Hutton siguió siendo un fiel exponente de las teorías de Darwin sobre la selección natural, y el propio Darwin expresó su agradecimiento en una carta a Hutton..

En 1863, se casó con Gouger Montgomerie, y dimitió en su comisión en 1866 para viajar con su mujer y dos niños a Nueva Zelanda, donde vendrían cuatro niños más. Vivieron inicialmente en Waikato, donde Hutton probó suerte en un molino de lino, pero pronto cambió por estudios en geología, uniéndose a Geological Survey de Nueva Zelanda en 1866 y deviniendo geólogo provincial de Otago en 1874. Al mismo tiempo, fue nombrado conferenciante en geología en la Universidad de Otago y curador del museo allí junto con Emile Campbell-Browne (1830–1925). Devino profesor de biología en la Universidad de Canterbury en 1880.

En 1892, elegido miembro de la Royal Society en 1892. Al año siguiente, también asumió la curadoría del Canterbury Museo. Luego fue hecho presidente de la Real Unión de Ornitólogos de Australasia.

Le fue otorgado la Medalla Clarke  por la Real Sociedad de Nueva Gales del Sur en 1891.

Fue presidente fundante de la Sociedad Real de Nueva Zelanda desde 1904 hasta su deceso en 1905; siendo seguido por Sir James Hector.

Trabajó sucesivamente en el Museo Colonial, de Wellington (1871–1873); Otago Museo, Dunedin (1877–1879); y el Canterbury Museo, Christchurch (1887–1905)

Falleció en el viaje de regreso a Inglaterra el 27 de octubre de 1905, y fue enterrado en mar fuera de Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica. Se lo conmemora en el Hutton Memorial Medal and Research Fund, otorgado para trabajos científicos en zoología, botánica o geología de Nueva Zelanda. Y le fueron puestos epónimos en su honor a Puffinus huttoni, un ave de mar.

Publicaciones
 1873. Catálogo de Mollusca marina de Nueva Zelanda, con diagnosis de la especie.

 1881. Catálogos de Diptera, Orthoptera, Hymenoptera de Nueva Zelanda; con descripciones de especies.

 1887. Darwinismo

 1896. Explicaciones Teóricas de la Distribución de Faunas Del sur

 1899. Darwinismo y lamarckismo: Viejo y Nuevo

 1902. La Lección de Evolución – 1.ª edición

 1902. Naturaleza en Nueva Zelanda (un trabajo popular coescrito con James Drummond)

 1904. Índice Faunae Nova-Zealandiae (lista completa de todos los animales grabó en Nueva Zelanda)

 1904. Los Animales de Nueva Zelanda (un trabajo popular coescrito con James Drummond)

 1905.  Revisión del Terciario Brachiopoda de Nueva Zelanda. John Mackay, Impresora de Gobierno, 1905.

 1905. Hutton, Frederick Wollaston, y James Drummond. Los Animales de Nueva Zelanda: Una Cuenta de la Colonia Vertebrados que respiran Aire. Whitcombe & Tombs, 1905.

 1905.  La formación del Canterbury Llanuras. John Mackay, Impresora de Gobierno, 1905.

 1905. "Antártida Antigua." Nature 72 (1905): 244-245.

 1907.  La lección de evolución. Circulación privada, 1907.

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Enlaces externos
 Barry C. Russell, especímenes tipo de peces de Nueva Zelanda descritos por el Capitán F.W. Hutton, F.R.S. (1836–1905); Revista de la Sociedad Real de Nueva Zelanda 26 (2) 1996
 Bruce Un. Marshall, Molluscan & Brachiopod taxa introduced por F. W. Hutton en La revista de Nueva Zelanda de ciencia; Revista de la Sociedad Real de Nueva Zelanda 25 (4) 1995
 ,  (1892).
 Varios escritos de F. W. Hutton en la Biblioteca de Patrimonio de la Biodiversidad
 Frederick Wollaston Hutton en la 1966 Enciclopedia de Nueva Zelanda

Carcinólogos del Reino Unido
Biólogos de Inglaterra del siglo XIX
Geólogos de Inglaterra del siglo XIX
Miembros de la Royal Society
Biólogos de Nueva Zelanda
Ornitólogos de Nueva Zelanda
Zoólogos de Nueva Zelanda
Alumnado del King's College de Londres
Personas de la Guerra de Crimea
Fallecidos en el mar
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The blessed work which has been going on in the different towns and villages for some time past has now fairly begun in this village. The services are held in the local schoolhouse, and latterly that many who have been moved to attend the meetings have scarcely been able to gain admission-each succeeding Sabbath certifies the fact that this truly is the work of God. Inquiry meetings are held every Sabbath evening, and many of them have found peace with their Saviour. Week-night meetings are also held, the attendance at them also being very large, composed of all Protestant denominations.


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Q: ASP MVC Rotativa (wkhtmltopdf) to Virtual Directory I don't want to raise this as an issue / bug on the git page as I imagine I am simply using the package wrong.
I have an ASP MVC site running on IIS10. Actual folder structure is:
x:/
    library/  <-- Physical
    Web Sites/
        Site A/
            Files/  <-- Virtual
        Site B/
        Site C/

And using IIS10, I've made a virtual folder called Files under Site A, of which the physical path is X:/library/ (the reason for this is to share resources between sites and to take the content outside of the web-site path).
Users are able to upload / download files to / from the virtual directory fine. I can load images from there without issue also.
However, I cannot seem to get Rotativa to write to the virtual directory from within my application. Obviously command line does not see the virtual directory anyway, but creating a file from cmd to the physical directory works fine.
From within the app though:
X:/Web Sites/Files/Test.pdf results in Unable to write to destination
X:/library/Test.pdf results in Access to the path is denied (despite already giving NETWORK SERVICE full control of the library folder and sub-folders)
The code I am using is:
var pdf_output= new ActionAsPdf("Summary", new { id = id }) {
        FileName = String.Format("Summary_{0}.pdf",id.ToString()),
        CustomSwitches = "--print-media-type"
      };
byte[] pdf_data= pdf_output.BuildPdf(ControllerContext);
System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes(String.Format("xxx",id.ToString()), pdf_data);

with a variety of directory path combinations in place of "xxx".
Has anyone had any experience with this before that might show me where I am going wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

A: Never mind, solved it. I needed to grant the respective Application Pool permission to the physical library directory by adding the user IIS AppPool\Site A.

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Amid intensifying global demand for workers who can extract insights from zettabytes of data, the University of California, San Diego held a dedication ceremony Friday for its new Halicioğlu Data Science Institute.
The center, made possible by a $75 million gift from UC San Diego alumnus and early Facebook employee Taner Halicioğlu, is intended to encourage the development and use of new data science technologies in just about every field on campus—and beyond. According to UC San Diego, the donation—announced last year—was the largest ever received from one of its alumni.
At the center's unveiling Friday, UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla said data science "is going to be the discipline of the future," and predicted the new institute would "compel a physical, intellectual, and cultural transformation on this campus." More than 100 faculty have said they want to incorporate data science in their work, Khosla added.
"UC San Diego is making a major statement here that is going to carry a lot of weight about the importance of data science," Lee said.
Halicioğlu, who graduated in 1996 with an undergraduate degree in computer science engineering, urged administrators to incorporate data science as part of the university's general curriculum requirements as a way to enhance critical thinking. In recent years, he has taught a seminar in computer science as a guest lecturer in the Jacobs School of Engineering.
At the outset of the event, Khosla invited those gathered to practice pronouncing Halicioğlu's name. "The 'c' is like a 'g' and the 'g' is silent," Khosla said. "If you say it fast, you can slur it." Khosla also joked that Halicioğlu has become a familiar figure around campus in his cargo shorts and T-shirts, and seems to live at the Round Table Pizza in the university's student center.
As a super angel investor who has backed more than 90 startups, mostly in San Diego, Halicioğlu said he often works with teams who don't know how to apply machine learning or predictive analytics to data they collect.
Over the past 20 years or so, Halicioğlu has worked chiefly as a computer operations and production engineer. According to UC San Diego, Halicioğlu joined Facebook in 2004 as the company's first non-founder employee, when the social media company operated 15 computer servers and had about 250,000 users. When Halicioğlu left five years later, Facebook had 30,000 servers and 300 million users.


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Praxis, full name Praxis Doe-Het-Zelf Center B.V. (Praxis Do-It-Yourself Centre B.V.) is a Dutch Hardware store-chain, with head-office in Diemen. The company started in 1978 in Venlo and as of 2009 it has 136 stores spread over the Netherlands of which 26 have an extended assortment, the so called "Megastores". Praxis employs about 5000 people.

Praxis focusses on construction products and on decorative do-it-yourself products. It also supplies garden materials. It is known to the general public for its sponsoring of the RTL 4 television program Eigen Huis & Tuin since 1990.

Praxis is part of the Maxeda retail group. Current board member of Maxeda responsible for the DIY section is Nick Wilkinson.

References

External links
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 Praxis on maxeda.com

Retail companies established in 1978
Companies based in North Holland


(W/A/CA) Yoshihiro Tatsumi/Thirty years before the advent of the literary graphic novel movement in the United States, Yoshihiro Tatsumi created a library of comics that draws parallels to modern prose fiction and today's alternative comics. The stories collected in The Push Man are simultaneously haunting, disturbing, and darkly humorous. A lone man travels the country, projecting pornographic films for private individuals while attempting to maintain a normal home life. An auto mechanic's obsession with a female TV personality turns fatal after a chance meeting between the two.


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#ifndef MULTIPLAYER_RPC_H
#define MULTIPLAYER_RPC_H

#include "core/multiplayer/multiplayer.h"
#include "core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h"
#include "core/object/ref_counted.h"

class RPCManager : public RefCounted {
	GDCLASS(RPCManager, RefCounted);

private:
	enum NetworkNodeIdCompression {
		NETWORK_NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_8 = 0,
		NETWORK_NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_16,
		NETWORK_NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_32,
	};

	enum NetworkNameIdCompression {
		NETWORK_NAME_ID_COMPRESSION_8 = 0,
		NETWORK_NAME_ID_COMPRESSION_16,
	};

	// The RPC meta is composed by a single byte that contains (starting from the least significant bit):
	// - `NetworkCommands` in the first four bits.
	// - `NetworkNodeIdCompression` in the next 2 bits.
	// - `NetworkNameIdCompression` in the next 1 bit.
	// - `byte_only_or_no_args` in the next 1 bit.
	enum {
		NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_SHIFT = MultiplayerAPI::CMD_FLAG_0_SHIFT, // 2 bits for this.
		NAME_ID_COMPRESSION_SHIFT = MultiplayerAPI::CMD_FLAG_2_SHIFT,
		BYTE_ONLY_OR_NO_ARGS_SHIFT = MultiplayerAPI::CMD_FLAG_3_SHIFT,
	};

	enum {
		NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_FLAG = (1 << NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_SHIFT) | (1 << (NODE_ID_COMPRESSION_SHIFT + 1)), // 2 bits for this.
		NAME_ID_COMPRESSION_FLAG = (1 << NAME_ID_COMPRESSION_SHIFT),
		BYTE_ONLY_OR_NO_ARGS_FLAG = (1 << BYTE_ONLY_OR_NO_ARGS_SHIFT),
	};

	MultiplayerAPI *multiplayer = nullptr;
	Vector<uint8_t> packet_cache;

protected:
	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectID p_id);
	void _process_rpc(Node *p_node, const uint16_t p_rpc_method_id, int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len, int p_offset);

	void _send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, uint16_t p_rpc_id, const Multiplayer::RPCConfig &p_config, const StringName &p_name, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount);
	Node *_process_get_node(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, uint32_t p_node_target, int p_packet_len);

public:
	// Called by Node.rpc
	void rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount);
	void process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len);

	String get_rpc_md5(const Node *p_node);
	RPCManager(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) { multiplayer = p_multiplayer; }
};

#endif // MULTIPLAYER_RPC_H

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Condos at Belleayre Resort don't violate zoning law, Shandaken ZBA rules
By Lissa Harris, Wed, 2/15/2017 - 11:54 pm
In a meeting on Wednesday evening, the Shandaken Zoning Board of Appeals voted to affirm that Belleayre Resort developers' plans for more than 200 condo-style "lodging units" do not violate the town's zoning law.
The decision is the latest development in the 17-year saga of the Belleayre Resort. Once fiercely controversial in the region, the ambitious resort project was the subject of a 2007 landmark agreement between developer Crossroads Ventures, environmental groups, New York City and the state of New York, a deal brokered to scale back the size of the resort. But even in a downsized form, the resort was subject to a long and complex environmental review process at the state level before developers could even seek permits from Shandaken and Middletown, the towns straddled by the mountaintop resort site.
Along the way, the developers have faced continued opposition and litigation from the Catskill Heritage Alliance, an organization representing a small group of wealthy neighboring landowners and local environmentalists.
The Shandaken Planning Board voted to issue permits for the Belleayre Resort more than a year ago, but the permits were held up by a lawsuit by the Catskill Heritage Alliance, who argued that the lodging units were not covered by the town's zoning law, and that the Planning Board acted beyond its authority by granting permits for them. A court ruling issued by Ulster County Supreme Court Judge Richard Mott last October referred the issue to the town zoning board for a decision on whether the lodging units, which the developers plan to sell as timeshares, are allowed in residentially-zoned areas like the land slated for the resort.
In a letter to the Zoning Board of Appeals asking them to take up the issue, the Shandaken Planning Board suggested that the zoning board could define the lodges as "for transient occupancy," similar to a hotel or motel -- a permitted use under local code.
At a public hearing held by the town last December on the issue, sentiment was largely in favor of allowing the resort plans to proceed, although several commenters urged the zoning board not to show favor to the resort in their interpretation of the law.
The zoning board's decision on Wednesday paves the way for the Planning Board to issue permits -- unless they are challenged again in court.
In a statement Wednesday evening, Kathy Nolan of the Catskill Heritage Alliance expressed disappointment with the zoning board's decision, and said that the group was "evaluating our options":
We are disappointed that the ZBA decided to follow the Shandaken Planning Board in bending over backward to find a way to permit Crossroads Ventures to place multiple-family dwellings, or 'condominiums,' in residential zones. This is an important decision, and we are concerned that letting the ZBA's decision stand could open the door to massive over-development, not only at the site of the proposed resort but throughout Shandaken. We will be evaluating our options, both in regard to this case and in regard to our action against Crossroads and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Meanwhile, the Catskill Heritage Alliance continues to support New York State providing funds on a regular basis to upgrade the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center and to expand nearby offerings to include mountain biking and more opportunities for cross-country skiing.
Crossroads spokesman Gary Gailes applauded the ruling, saying in a statement that the ZBA's action brings the resort project a step closer to fulfillment:
Clearly the ZBA, together with their attorney, gave considerable attention to the matter before them, namely to provide the planning board with an interpretation of what a "lodge" is in a vacation resort and that the lodge units planned for the Belleayre Resort were in conformity with existing zoning regulations. The fact that the ZBA's decision was unanimous should put an end to this latest effort by the Catskill Heritage Alliance to delay the resort project from moving forward. Crossroads looks forward to the day when the resort project can begin to fulfill its promise to help restore the region's economic vitality. This decision by the ZBA brings that day ever closer.
Permits not the only roadblock
Even if permits are issued and the litigation ends, developers have another obstacle in their path: The state-owned Belleayre Ski Center next door, whose facilities are showing their age.
In 2015, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation adopted a Unit Management Plan (UMP) calling for a $75 million investment in upgrades to Belleayre. But so far, the Olympic Regional Development Authority, the quasi-public authority that runs the ski center, hasn't shown any signs of acting on the plan, nor has the state stepped in to fund it through the budget process.
At a recent appearance in the Adirondacks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised $20 million for ORDA in the state budget for upgrades at Gore and Whiteface, but made no mention of Belleayre, prompting outrage from the local business community and a petition drive urging state officials to fund Belleayre in this year's budget.
Addressing the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce at a recent event, Crossroads partner Ken Pasternak told local business owners that without upgrades to the ski center, resort investors won't agree to build.
"We need the state to fund the UMP," Pasternak said. "We have a unique piece of land, if it's next to a first-class ski facility. Next to a second-class ski facility, we don't have that unique a piece of land."
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Barnet awarded legal costs by Planning Inspectorate
Chairman gives his reaction to last week's decision by the Planning Inspectorate.
Barnet FC are pleased to confirm that the club have been awarded full reimbursement of their legal costs by a Planning Inspectorate after Harrow Council aborted the appeal lodged by the club against an enforcement notice issued last year.
The club were served with an enforcement notice in September following the construction of the West Stand and erection of floodlights at The Hive, but following an appeal by the club this was then withdrawn in April.
The club has always maintained that it has acted correctly, and in a statement released on Friday the Planning Inspectorate said:
"The council's investigations were not sufficiently rigorous or conclusive. It is difficult for the secretary of state not to conclude that by their withdrawal of the enforcement notice, the council has effectively conceded that they did not have 'reasonable' grounds for considering it 'expedient' to have issued it in the first place.
"Therefore, the secretary of state takes the view that the council acted unreasonably.In this case, it appears that the council decided, following the receipt of independent planning and legal advice, that they could no longer defend on appeal their stated reasons for issuing the enforcement notice.
"However, it is reasonable to conclude that had the Council obtained this independent advice and reached the conclusion it has now before taking enforcement action, the notice would not have been issued."
Reacting to the decision this morning, Barnet FC Chairman Anthony Kleanthous made the following statement:
"We have always maintained throughout that the Council had acted inappropriately and that the tax payer will inevitably end up with the cost of the illegal action they had taken against us.
"This whole sorry episode was due to three politicians who exceeded their authority and abused the privilege of their office. It is for others to decide whether they should face sanction and pay for their actions.
"We harbour no malice and assure the community that The Hive and Barnet FC will work with their consultants and council officers to minimise these costs as much as possible for the good of all residents and draw a line under this sorry episode.
"Importantly, we will now be able to freeze our prices at The Hive for a further twelve months and continue creating local jobs for local people."


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Ohio redshirt senior pitcher Savannah Jo Dorsey pitches against Northn Illinois during the top of the second inning at the Ohio Softball Field on Friday, February 17, 2017. The game had to be suspended until 10 AM Saturday morning because of the lack of sunlight.
Photo by Carl Fonticella | and Carl Fonticella The Post
Softball: Ohio advances to the MAC Championship Game
By Jimmy Farmer
May 12, 2017 | 9:35pm EDT
Ohio is just seven innings away from redemption.
Last season, Ohio fell to Miami in the Mid-American Conference Championship Game. After that loss, the Bobcats' goal for this season became to get back to MAC championship. This time, to leave with a victory.
Ohio has its opportunity to accomplish that goal after defeating Kent State 2-0 on Friday thanks to the stellar pitching of Savannah Jo Dorsey and the impressive play of Jamie Wren.
Dorsey threw her third consecutive complete game shutout to pick up the victory. She struck out nine while giving up six hits. In the MAC tournament, Dorsey has struck out 30 batters in just three starts.
The game was another pitcher's duel between Kent State's Ronnie Ladines and Dorsey. Ladines took the loss despite a complete game effort where she struck out three while only allowing six hits.
But she could not get past a rocky fifth inning.
Alex Day began the fifth inning with a leadoff triple, and she would score the first run of the game on a Jamie Wren single. Wren would score later in the inning on a MacKenzie Brunswick single to give Ohio the 2-0 lead it would not relinquish.
Wren would also be instrumental in keeping the lead on the defensive end in the bottom half of the fifth when she made a diving catch on a bunt that was popped up before throwing the ball onto first for a double play.
The win not only advanced Ohio to MAC Championship Game, but it also was the 39th victory of the season for the Bobcats, which ties the school record for most wins in a single season. The record has stood since 1995.
Ohio will face the winner of Kent State and Northern Illinois. The Golden Flashes and the Huskies will play Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to decide who moves on to face the Bobcats for the championship at 1:00 p.m.
Since Ohio has not lost yet in the tournament, either Kent State or Northern Illinois will have to beat the Bobcats twice to win the MAC Championship while Ohio only needs to win once.
The winner of the MAC Championship will also receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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In our Good Friday Walk for Justice we dramatized some of the issues of those under security certificates but we want more people to know.
This is an important issue and you guys are doing an incredible job of telling it.
Great project, great initiative. I really hope you can get it made. This is a critical issue in Canada and needs to be told.
THANK YOU ALL WHO ATTENDED!!!
This is such important work. We must make this film happen! Thank you so much filmmakers & everyone involved.
I was touched by "The Good Son", and wish you will with The Secret Trial 5.
Never forget Canadian experiments with fascism. Great project.
Your video pitch is impressive, as are the many paths of participation for us. Inspiring to see such creativity on such an important issue.
good luck guys! it's a great subject, hope to see it soon. ps- if you need help with anything in new york for any reason let me know.
THANK YOU ALL WHO ATTENDED AND ORGANIZED!!!
This is an important story and I am confident that you'll tell it well! Best of luck.
Let this story to be heard!
My dear friend, I am so proud of you. This work will surely inspire others to question, critique and stand up against security certificates.
Thought I'd help round things up. Good luck!
We hope your production is going well.
Glad to support your work in telling these critical stories.
It is essential to expose the appalling, politicized erosion of civil liberties in Canada.
This looks great and is very needed...good luck folks.
Shows the true character of the government and exposes the truth to the people.
Hey Prince Amar . should have done this long time ago , but better late than never, all the best man , look forward to secret trail 5.
If we could force people to watch films like this, the world would be a better place. Nothing but respect & admiration 4 your entire crew!


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Happy Birthday my cutie pie! You are the only reason of our happiness and pleasure. Stay healthy, happy and smiley always.
Warmest wishes for my lovely daughter. With your presence, our every day become so magical, sweet and memorable.
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Thank God for blessing us such an adorable girl. You are so special for us, our little angel. Live long!
Happy birthday my dear! May your birthday be as sweet as you are.
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You make every moment of our lives so sweet. Thanks for being here for us. Happy Birthday!
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Hi, sweety! You are the best gift, God has given to us. Happy Birthday!
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Happy Birthday to my beautiful daughter, you are the pleasure of my soul and I hope you enjoy this great day. I love you a lot, my sweet girl!
Nothing can measure the love of a mother to her daughter. Sometimes she may act like she doesn't care about her children but she does. I care about you always my sweet daughter. Happy Birthday to you. Have a nice day.
You are the girl for the world but not for me, you are my world. Wish you a very happy birthday, my dearest daughter.
Happy birthday to the best future of mine. You give me eternity and hope, and I really wish you well in all your endeavor's. Happy birthday daughter. Enjoy your most special day.
The relationship between a mother and daughter is followed by an extreme true love that has no boundaries, no crude, and no materialism. Have an awesome day, dear. Happy Birthday.
I love you, my darling daughter, you are all I hoped for and so much more, may you live a long life full of blessings and happiness! Best wishes for my daughter.
Everyone has a weakness and my weakness is you, my lovely daughter, for her I can forget everyone. Happy Birthday, my love.
It is a beautiful thing to have a daughter who is always willing to listen to a mother who has seen it all. With your attitude, you'll go far in life. Happy Birthday my beautiful daughter.
My dear daughter, you have been the only one that can turn my scowl upside down. Have a fabulous birthday my love!
The ultimate desire of a mother is that her daughter would be happy, healthy and wealthy at her home. I wish you the lifetime of success and delight. Happy Birthday, my dear daughter.
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I would like to wish a happy birthday to a marvelous girl. You are my best friend and you are my support. I can't imagine my life without you. You are a kind, loving, and just an overall great daughter.
My dear daughter, I am very lucky to have a daughter like you. You are a great blessing for me. The day when you come to my life is the most special day of my life. Make your celebration remarkable.
How quickly time flies! I am so proud of you my daughter. Mom and Dad wish you all the success in life but remember we love you and will always we do. Happy Birthday My Daughter!
Happy birthday to my favorite girl in the whole world, I love you so much! Your birthday is truly special for me because that day we met our greatest pride and happiness for the first time!
Dad's and daughters have a special attachment to each other. They are best friends of each other's, so if you are a dad, you should celebrate her special days. Birthday is one of them. You will always go an extra mile to make the birthday special for your little girl princess. Plan beautiful party for her, show her how much she means to you. Share motivation and inspirational words with your daughter. Make feel her extra special. Here are happy birthday wishes for daughter from dad, choose the best wishes and share with your girl.
Feel free to share your emotions and feelings to your daughter. Make your relationship more happy and strong. There is no other better way to wish her nicely except these birthday wishes for daughter from father.
You are my favorite person in this world. You are my whole world. I hope age won't change you. Your Daddy loves you so much. Have a wonderful birthday!
To my pretty princess, I will always support you to make you happy. God has given me the best daughter, you hardly ask for anything and you're always content. I really proud of you my little lady. I love you like always, princess. Happy bday daughter!
Our little girl has now become a young lady. You have grown up so fast, why are you in a hurry? I want to keep you here forever with us. Just kidding, sweetheart. We all love you so much! Have a wonderful birthday, sweetheart!
I am truly blessed because I have you as my daughter. I wish you a lifetime of happiness, wealth, and health. I love you and support you all the way. Mom and dad love you so much. Hugs and kisses for a special daughter.
You will always be daddy's princess. You are my everything. You are the happiness of our home. May you live a long life. Happy Birthday to my daughter!
I am forever grateful that God has given me a lovely daughter like you. Happy birthday, my little angel! I hope you will enjoy your birthday party later.
There are only two things I love the most in this whole world, one is you my sweet daughter and the second is being your dad. I proud of you, baby. Best bday wishes for my daughter!
This is going to be a wonderful birthday for my daughter. Celebrate your day. My prayers always for you. I want you to know that I am always here for you, no matter what the situation is. Enjoy your special day dear!
A birthday only comes once a year, i want to celebrate it with inspirational wishes. You are my proud, you inspire me in every stage of life. Happy Birthday from the best dad ever!
I want you to know that you are the best daughter for me could ever ask for. You will always be daddy's little girl. Happy Birthday, dear daughter!
When I look at myself and see how honored I am to have a beautiful daughter and a lucky wife. Two women who care a lot about me in every stage of life. May we never be apart. Happy Birthday daughter.
I don't ever want to see you out of my view, you will only be out of view when you are getting married and I wish you'll only get married to a man same like me. This is my big dream for you. Happy Birthday daughter!
This is a special time for you as i get to celebrate your remarkable birthday. This is for you my daughter. I love you so much. Best wishes for you ahead life.
Happy Birthday my daughter. Did you know that your dad loves you so much? You are my favorite daughter. May you get all the success in your life. I just want to see you happy always. Keep smiling!
Daughters are father's sunshine, take the place in your heart for a lifetime. Wish you a very Happy Birthday my dear love, my daughter.
I am feeling proud that you are my daughter. You are the flower of my garden. Without you, i can't live this tasteless life. I love you more than everything, my sweetie. I will be always there whenever you're in need. Happy Birthday.
Dear my girl, life is not as easy as we think, problems may come, may you face many troubles, love can make you cry but don't worry, whatever happens, I will always be there as your best friend. Happy Birthday Daughter.
A father's real joy is her daughter' love and happiness – no matter how much time has passed away, you will always be the princess of my heart. Happy Birthday My Daughter.
Funny birthday wishes for daughter are also very important. From informal wishes, you can pass funny wishes to your daughter. The wishes that can bring a smile on your daughter's face and make her day full of laughter. Daughters are the best friend for mom and dad. She will love it when she got birthday wishes from parents.
My sweet pea, you are grown up now whenever I see you it reminds me of the time when you have running nose, bald head, and broken teeth. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday my dear girl! Sorry I did not purchase a make-up kit for you as o thought you looked beautiful without these things.
On this special day, I decided to give you the most precious gift; my love and kisses. Happy Birthday sweetie!
My little girl! Best wishes on your birthday! Hope you will learn how to poo next year. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday dear! Do not pay heed to others if they say you are not looking beautiful today. You are always beautiful for us.
Today when I opened my Facebook account I get to know that you have born today. So I decided to wish you. Just kidding. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday my dear girl! What is your age now? I think I should count the candles. Kidding! Stay happy and blessed.
Best wishes for our cute kitty! Hope you will be mature next year. Happy Birthday!
All the plans for your birthday party have canceled. Do not worry! We will make new plans. Happy Birthday!
You are like an angel for us. Do you ever listen angel celebrate birthdays? Kidding! We have made many plans for our birthday!
My little champ! You front milk teeth are broken and now you are not looking very beautiful. But do not worry; I also did not have teeth at your age.
Hello birthday girl! Sorry, I forgot to order for a chocolate. But I have called for chocolate cake. Blast your day!
Hi, my pea! You are getting old this year but we are getting older. Happy Birthday!
It is the thought that counts a lot so I thought not to waste money on a gift and send you my warm wishes.
Today when I saw you and your birthday cake, I can't judge who is more beautiful.
Daughters cannot live forever with you as they have to marry but still they love you a lot and always remain worried about you. Daughters deserve happiness and love from your side, birthdays are the best chance where you can also express your love and affection for them So, Never misses them. If you missed the birthday of your daughter then use this happy belated birthday wishes. Hope she will like it.
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Thank you for supporting our Annual Benefit & Silent Auction held October 9 in New York City.
Your generous support will benefit NYAGV Education Fund youth and community programs to reduce gun violence, and will help us nurture the next generation of gun-violence-prevention leaders!
Edward Skyler, Citi's Executive Vice President for Global Public Affairs.
Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn District Attorney.
Paola Paez and Gregory Williams, student leaders.
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by i-D Staff
Sep 11 2018, 2:11pm
inside opening ceremony's defiant drag show spectacular
Opening Ceremony's spring/summer 19 show was a celebration of LGBTQ identity, hosted by Sasha Velour and headlined by Christina Aguilera.
Fashion has an undeniable obsession with drag, going back long before "hunty," "halleloo," and "having a kiki" became part of mainstream vernacular. But the culture's less glitzy side is rarely put in the spotlight, while the fun stuff is usually monetized with little return for those who created it. This is what made Opening Ceremony's spring/summer 19 show all the more radical. Humberto Leon and Carol Lim turned full creative control over to beloved drag superstar Sasha Velour, who presented a drag revue spectacular called The Gift of Showz at (Le) Poisson Rouge last night. Velour chose everything from the models (40 of, all LGBTQ-identified) to the guest artists (diverse, fabulously demented) to the lighting. The performers — including fellow Drag Race alums Jiggly Caliente, Miss Fame, Shea Couleé, plus Björk collabor Hungry and pop icon Christina MFing Aguilera(!) — even designed their own costumes using the spring/summer 19 collection, elevating its essence to a full-on eleganza extravaganza. Velour's own looks featured wildly exaggerated shoulders and glistening white full-length bodysuit
"The only meaningful way to look at fashion is to look at the way that crazy people live in it," Velour said in one of many poignant interludes to the high-voltage drama, after reminding us that this isn't a time and country where many queer people get to stand in the spotlight. "It's joyful, artificial, creative. It's welcoming to all, and celebrates difference. It's messy, citational, tacky, and truly wonderful." We couldn't agree more. Here's what went down at the most fun show of New York Fashion Week so far.
Jiggly Caliente's Minaj-approved medley
Honestly, anyone with the audacity to perform to Louchie Lou and Michie One's "Rich Girl" in front of Nicki Minaj deserves an award — whether that award be for bravery we can't tell. Minaj seemed to be enjoying Caliente's sensational medley, which saw her dancing like her life depended on it before delivering a stunning high kick. Post performance, she gave a moving speech about trans visibility and the importance of supporting your sisters. Buy her record, because anyone who complains about the lack of snacks backstage at a fashion show deserves our appreciation.
Sasha Velour's literal ode to abodes
Velour lip-synched vigorously to Dionne Warwick's "A House Is Not a Home" along with flashcards of houses, and yes, homes. For the grand reveal, she took off her enormous hat to show a little house underneath it. Bringing a surreal modern edge to the classics.
Hungry's surrealist maquillage
There's being beat for the gods, then there's the insanely trippy visage of Hungry, the Berlin-based avant-garde queen whose brand of "distorted drag" has caught the eye of Björk. Even from the back of a crowded room, Hungry's darkly ethereal, alienesque look upends the belief that drag queens have to look "pretty." Equally impressive is how she breathes — let alone moves — in the tightest corset we've ever seen.
Legendary femme fatale Lypsinka
John Epperson's iconic drag persona has been an NYC icon for over three decades. The East Village vixen and LGBTQ activist hasn't just owned lip-synching, but turned it into a bonafide art form. Last night Lypsinka put her signature Old Hollywood spin on the Opening Ceremony collection, appearing in a velvety fuchsia confection with flapper-style fringing to perform Dolores Gray number "There'll Be Some Changes Made."
Xtina!
After two false alarms — "maybe your expectations were getting a little high," Velour joked after introducing a cardboard cut-out of Xtina, the real deal pop superstar appeared to a sea of screams at the end of the show. Under a spotlight dressed in a floor-length diamante fishnet dress, Christina ripped into her galvanizing ballad "Fall in Line" — originally a collaboration with Demi Lovato. Lovato's parts were sung by Velour and rest of the Gift of Showz cast as a very emotional, very glittery grand finale.
See more already-iconic moments from The Gift of Showz below.
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The redevelopment project includes a new six-storey hospital facility totalling approximately 730,000 sq. ft.
The province is committing $400 million over the next four years for the development of a new hospital in the rapidly growing Heritage Valley area.


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Secretariat/
Clerk / Chief Executive - Mrs Lesley Hogg
The role of the Clerk/Chief Executive comprises three important elements:
First, as Clerk she is responsible for the provision of procedural advice to the Speaker and Members of the Assembly.
Second, as Chief Executive she is responsible to the Assembly Commission for the management of the administrative support services to the Assembly.
Third, the Clerk/Chief Executive is the Accounting Officer for the Assembly's budget.
Lesley Hogg took up her post on 27 June 2016.
Before joining the Assembly, Lesley was the Director of Finance and Corporate Affairs for AFBI which provides essential scientific support to government and other industry bodies through the delivery of statutory testing, internationally recognised Research and Development and emergency response.
Previously Lesley was the Chairperson of the Electricity Association of Ireland and Director of Strategic and Regulatory Affairs for AES, owner of the Ballylumford and Kilroot power stations. She was also the Chief Executive Officer of Premier Power Ltd when it owned Ballylumford, the largest independent generating station on the island of Ireland and was instrumental in its sale to AES.
Lesley is a Chartered Accountant and held the positions of Principal Financial Accountant for the PSNI during its transition from the RUC, Regional Finance Manager for the newly integrated national British Red Cross Society and Training Manager for Price Waterhouse.
She is a member of the Board of Governors of Carrickfergus Grammar School and was also a non-Executive Director of Women in Business, a charity supporting and promoting Business Women in Northern Ireland. She is married with two children.
If you would like to contact the Clerk/Chief Executive please send emails to: lesley.hogg@niassembly.gov.uk


On July 20th, Google sent out a batch of new link notifications that scared the webmaster community. Google then informed us we can relax about those notifications because they are ignored links that don't specifically hurt your site.
Matt Cutts said do not ignore the links despite what we thought Google told us to do on that Friday.
These new messages are worth your attention. Fundamentally, it means we're distrusting some links to your site. We often take this action when we see a site that is mostly good but might be might have some spammy or artificial links pointing to it (widgetbait, paid links, blog spam, guestbook spam, excessive article directory submissions, excessive link exchanges, other types of linkspam, etc.). So while the site's overall rankings might not drop directly, likewise the site might not be able to rank for some phrases. I wouldn't classify these messages as purely advisory or something to be ignored, or only for innocent sites.
Anyway, Matt goes into more details on the Google Webmaster Blog.
A WebmasterWorld thread has Tedster saying he would still focus his time and resources on other things and not go after removing links in this link unharmful notifications.


Main Factors to Consider When Selecting a Massage and Body Rub Therapist.
You can attain the comfort you would like by only choosing the ideal massage and body rub therapist. The therapists are many but you will need to narrow down your choices to the ones that fit your needs or maybe a light massage or a deep one and then pick the best from the qualities they portray. The therapist should be in a position to provide you outstanding services rather than a session you need to resist because it is your money and time you're spending and it should be satisfactory.
Here are baseline tips to help you settle for the best of therapists.
Whatever you wish to achieve out of a massage, know it. It may be to relieve stress or for medical purposes and sometimes It's just for relaxation. The various massage therapists are trained or have specialized in different techniques. That is the reason using a target allows you to pick the right one for the purpose that you wish to attain. A fantastic example is if you're a sports person, you may consider searching for a therapist that majors on injuries to assist you recover quicker. However, if you would like to conquer stress, then a general therapist may best fit you.
For you to have confidence in the person You're hiring to offer you body and massage rub services, find out if they are qualified in the specific modality that you would like. The only way to know they have the experience is the accreditation they've by the regulatory body handling this type of trade.
I will tell you today that massage therapists who have been in the field for some time will offer better services than the newly accredited body rub therapists. On the other hand, you will find it beneficial when you are not sure the kind of massage you want as they will advise you accordingly since they have offered all sorts of massage and can give you the best for your needs.
The next factor to consider is where you prefer the massage done. It might be in the professional's office or back at home or even a spa atmosphere. But perhaps if it's for medical purposes then it would be appropriate to be done in a hospital setting. After you're sure about the procedure you want and the therapist meets your needs, it is possible to ask about the environment it will be performed and when he or she's mobile.
Cost of A Massage or Body Rub.
The amount you will be billed by the therapist will be yet another thing you should not overlook. To find the perfect therapist, you should look out for the one that's cheap and offers standard services.


This article examines the plurality of objectives and methods by which transactional law clinics collaborate with outside attorneys to competently represent their organizational clients on a wide range of legal issues. Some transactional law clinics rely on outside counsel as informal legal advisors or consultants; others collaborate with outside counsel for the development of community projects or referral of legal work; many transactional law clinics engage outside counsel as "local counsel" when assisting a client in other jurisdictions or internationally; still others engage outside counsel more formally to assist in student supervision of client work. For some, the idea of a clinic working with outside counsel poses a credible threat to clinical pedagogy, clinical faculty status, and the permanent integration of clinics into the law school curriculum. To others, collaborating with outside counsel is a part of everyday client representation, and may be necessary for ethical and professional responsibility reasons. While identifying and discussing the import of these concerns, this article asserts the benefits of collaborating with outside attorneys for law school clinical programs and proposes a framework for deciding whether and how to collaborate with outside attorneys. Specifically, this article sets forth a deliberate and systematic decision-making process for the clinical law professor's use. The decision-making process proposed is context-specific and dependent on the objectives of the clinical law professor. This article further recommends proactive steps that a clinical law professor can take to facilitate the clinical law professor's objectives if she decides to engage outside counsel, such as entering into a Memorandum of Understanding to solidify roles and responsibilities of all parties involved in the collaboration. While this article examines collaboration with outside counsel primarily through the lens of transactional law based clinical programs, our discussion provides helpful guidance to law school clinical programs generally.
Plerhoples, Alicia E. and Spratley, Amanda M., "Engaging Outside Counsel in Transactional Law Clinics" (2014). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 1308.


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HEALTH & HUMMUS
Don't Panic... It's Organic!
History of Hummus
"Hummus" comes from the Arabic word meaning "chickpeas", and the complete name of the prepared spread in Arabic is ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna which means "chickpeas with tahini".
The earliest known recipes for a dish similar to hummus bi tahina are recorded in cookbooks written in Cairo in the 13th century. Hummus has been connected to the Ayyubid Sultan, Saladin, and according to some food historians he first prepared it. A cold purée of chickpeas with vinegar and pickled lemons with herbs, spices, and oil, but no tahini or garlic, appears in the Kanz al-Fawa'id fi Tanwi' al-Mawa'id; and a purée of chickpeas and tahini called hummus kasa appears in the Kitab Wasf al-Atima al-Mutada: it is based on puréed chickpeas and tahini, and acidulated with vinegar (though not lemon), but it also contains many spices, herbs, and nuts, and no garlic. It is also served by rolling it out and letting it sit overnight, which presumably gives it a very different texture from hummus bi tahina. Indeed, its basic ingredients—chickpeas, sesame, lemon, and garlic—have been eaten in the region for millennia. Though chickpeas were widely eaten in the region, and they were often cooked in stews and other hot dishes, puréed chickpeas eaten cold with tahini do not appear before the Abbasid period in Egypt and the Levant.
Hummus - A Healthy Snack
Here are a few links that will give you more details about the benefits of eating hummus. Enjoy!
Is Hummus good for you?
What Is Hummus? 8 Reasons to Eat It Every Day!
6 Health Issues The Superfood Dip Can Treat!
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