Hot on the heels of Chris Goss' recent live appearances with Dave Grohl's Sound City Players, Masters Of Reality are back! The band is touring Europe throughout the month of June, in support of the recently released Masters Of Reality: Deluxe Edition, available now on 2xLP or 2xCD. Masters Of Reality: Deluxe Edition features the 1988, Rick Rubin-produced, debut self-titled LP (including all tracks from both the Def American & Delicious Vinyl versions) as well as their rare 1997 LP How High The Moon: Live At The Viper Room. Get yours now!
Several months after opening shows at Los Angeles' Roxy (video) and San Francisco's Low End Theory (video), Fatlip, Slimkid3, J-Swift, L.A. Jay and Delicious Vinyl have taken Bizarre Ride Live - the performance that recreates The Pharcyde's classic 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde onstage – from Canada to Japan to Singapore and back (video). Bowing to popular demand, they now announce their return to Europe for a series of summer dates across England, Ireland, Scotland, Austria, Italy, France, Holland and Germany.
Original Pharcyde emcees Fatlip and Slimkid3 combine with Bizarre Ride producers J-Swift and L.A. Jay as well as former Wascals emcee K-Natural, blurring the lines between a straight up hip-hop show and a theatrical performance. Expect animated hip-hop, energetic raps, bright colors, b-boy throw-downs, magnetic visuals, a heavy dose of humour, and absolutely everything in between.
Bizarre Ride Live commemorates the 20th anniversary of Delicious Vinyl's release of the LP Kanye West calls his "favorite album", re-released as a 3-CD deluxe edition (view here), and revisited by UK deejay Chris Read for his Wax Poetics-sponsored 20th-anniversary mix, which blends many of the alternate versions found in the deluxe edition (listen here). Since embarking on Bizarre Ride Live, the crew have been featured on District MTV (watch interview here), Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds' Juan Epstein podcast (listen here) and the Tim Westwood show (watch here).
New from Delicious Vinyl and Yancey Media Group, previously unreleased music from J Dilla - The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1 and the long-awaited official release of Frank-N-Dank 48 Hours (Produced by J Dilla). Also available, Yancey Boys "The Throwaway (feat. Frank NItt)" digital single, which includes instrumental, acapella and clean versions of the cut found on The Lost Scrolls. Each of these releases are available digitally in mp3 or lossless wav format. The Lost Scrolls Vol. 1 is also available as a limited edition 10" vinyl EP, while 48 Hours can also be purchased on compact disc as well as on 12" vinyl.
In February 2013 Bizarre Ride Live will be hitting European shores, touching down in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the UK, to continue celebrations for the twentieth anniversary of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde.
To offer fans of the classic hip hop album a unique opportunity to warm up for Bizarre Ride Live on one of their european tour dates, Delicious Vinyl have teamed up with Mixcloud to launch the 'Bizarre Ride II Europe DJ Competition'.
For full details on the competition guidelines and how to enter, check out the Bizarre Ride II Europe Competition page on Mixcloud now!
Delicious Vinyl's partnership with Yancey Media Group, the family-operated company administering the catalog of late, great producer James Yancey aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla, brings you "The Throwaway", the first release from what J Dilla Music Catalogue Curator Frank Nitt has dubbed 'The Lost Scrolls' — previously unreleased productions from the considerable body of work Dilla left behind.
"The Throwaway" is available now at iTunes, and will be released on 10" vinyl in early 2013.
Delicious Vinyl delivers new Yancey Boys single "The Throwaway"
Delicious Vinyl is proud to announce the release of "The Throwaway" — the new single by Yancey Boys featuring Frank Nitt, produced by the late great J Dilla.
A digital-only release, "The Throwaway" is the initial offering from from what J Dilla Music Catalogue Curator Frank Nitt has dubbed 'The Lost Scrolls' — previously unreleased productions from the considerable body of work Dilla left behind. This particular premium production has been laced with new verses and hooks from Illa J (Dilla's younger brother) and Frank Nitt (Frank & Dank).
Dilla heads, fear no retreads. "The Throwaway" is a keeper. A heady grid of battle drums and keyboards cascade as Illa J steps up: "I'm so sick with the flow the doctor said I had the flu/ they saw my eye of the tiger and sent me to the zoo...."
"When Illa J played me what he'd done with Dilla's track, I thought it was incredible," says Frank Nitt. "I was suggesting other MC's who could jump on the track, but Illa told me he wanted me to rhyme on it, so who was I to disagree?" Indeed, Frank's verse is well worth it: "I am the beacon for which you came forth/ I light up the path / I am the damn torch/ so you can do it right or get burned..."
"Fact is, a lot of beats Dilla made were on tapes or discs that weren't always labeled with the date," explains Frank Nitt. "But I believe the beat for 'The Throwaway' dates from the mid-'90s, just from the tempo and where Dilla was at creatively. To me it feels like the heat he was giving the Pharcyde at that time."
As Dilla's disciples are well aware, Delicious Vinyl has significant history with the producer. In the mid-'90s, Dilla (then known as Jay Dee) placed his first beats on an official release on The Pharcyde album Labcabincalifornia (including the hit single "Runnin'") and remixes for Brand New Heavies. In 2009, Dilla's younger brother John "Illa J" Yancey laced a cache of previously unreleased Jay Dee beats to create the critically and popularly acclaimed Delicious Vinyl album Yancey Boys.
On Saturday, December 15th, 2012, Masters of Reality frontman Chris Goss and album cover artist/drummer John Leamy will perform live and sign copies of the limited edition re-release of Master Of Reality's classic debut and live albums. The event will be held at the new Delicious Vinyl Record Shop on Sunset Boulevard. And at 10pm that night, Goss and co. will perform an intimate live set at The 3 Clubs in Hollywood.
These performances celebrate Delicious Vinyl's release of a Master Of Reality double-disc pack combining their 1988 debut album Masters Of Reality with 1997's How High The Moon: Live At The Viper Room. The reissue combo comes with a fold-out poster and new liner notes, and is also available on premium-grade double-LP vinyl.
Originally signed by Rick Rubin to Def Jam, Masters Of Reality are a totemic heavy rock band whose blues-wise weight positioned them as heirs to Cream and Led Zeppelin. MOR's 1988 debut album, deemed "an all-out attack on diminished senses" by UK publication NME, has long been regarded as a high point in the mystical rock continuum.
Masters Of Reality's formidable frontman Chris Goss is the godfather of the California desert rock scene, having produced multiple albums by Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age. Album cover artist John Leamy (whose classic painting inspired the album's colloquial title, 'The Blue Garden') currently mans the drum throne of Masters Of Reality. Come out to meet these livin', lovin' legends.
(Los Angeles, CA / Detroit, MI) Storied hip-hop label Delicious Vinyl (Tone-Loc, Young MC, The Pharcyde) proudly announces a new partnership with Yancey Media Group, the family-operated company administering the catalog of late, great producer James Yancey aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla. The fruits of the partnership will include new releases from what J Dilla Music Catalogue Curator Frank Nitt has dubbed 'The Lost Scrolls' — previously unreleased productions from the considerable body of work Dilla left behind.
Delicious Vinyl has significant history with J Dilla. In the mid-'90s, Dilla (then known as Jay Dee) placed his first beats on an official release on The Pharcyde album Labcabincalifornia (including the hit single "Runnin'") and remixes for Brand New Heavies. Then in 2009, Dilla's younger brother John "Illa J" Yancey laced a cache of previously unreleased Jay Dee beats to create the critically and popularly acclaimed Delicious Vinyl album Yancey Boys.
The first release from the 'Lost Scrolls' cache will be digital-only single "The Throwaway" this December. The song, credited to Yancey Boys feat. Frank Nitt, features new verses from Illa J and a tight hook from Frank over a vintage Jay Dee beat.
Subsequent releases in 2013 will include a 10-inch vinyl release of unheard Jay Dee cuts featuring the producer himself rapping. The new year will also see the first official release the oft-bootleged Frank & Dank album 48 Hours, the only LP ever produced by Jay Dee without any samples. Frank Nitt is set to host the Second Annual Dilla Day in Detroit on February 9th, 2013. The flame of the Yancey legacy keeps on burning.


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A midweek set of fixtures in the National League this week with all 24 teams in action on Tuesday evening and plenty of goals across a few games.
Halifax Town slumped to a disappointing 2-0 defeat at home to Maidstone in a game which can be summed up in one word: frustrating. Town struggled to create any chances against a resilient Maidstone defence and paid the price as the away side took their chances and went home with the three points. A first half goal from Joe Pigott and a second half penalty which was tucked away by Jai Reason condemned Town to their sixth game without a win and an all-round underwhelming performance.
AFC Fylde picked up all three points in their first game in the league since the 7th October following their abandoned game with Maidstone as they came out 2-0 winners at home to Wrexham. Jonny Smith and Jack Muldoon punished the 3rd placed side who lose ground on leaders Dover Athletic who were victorious in their fixture.
Dover managed to achieve a resounding 3-1 victory against a very strong Woking side who currently sit in the playoff places in 5th place. A big victory for the home side, who have Ryan Bird thank following his first half brace before Manny Parry added a third for the home side. Joe Ward's finish wasn't enough for the away side who have suffered their second defeat in two games.
There was nothing to split Sutton United and Aldershot Town as their game finished 2-2. Four goals in the first half kept this game even and keep both teams in contention for a play-off spot. Sutton got the game underway early as Louis John opened the scoring in just the 4th minute, however both teams were clinical and the points were shared at The Electrical Services Stadium.
Maidenhead took the spoils in what appeared to be a great game as they travelled to Bromley and came away with a 3-2 victory at Hayes Lane. Again, all goals in the first half however it was Adrian Clifton who stole the headlines, grabbing an 18-minute hat trick to secure the win for Maidenhead who climb into 11th place in the National League. Goals from Wanadio and Rees kept the score level until the 35th however it wasn't to be and to add insult to injury, George Porter saw red in the 93rd minute.
Another five-goal thriller, this time between Chester and Barrow, with the former also grabbing themselves a 3-2 victory at the Deva Stadium. Chester found themselves two goals to the good as they approached half time, however two quick fire goals from Adi Yussuf and Byron Harrison in the 45th minute levelled the scoring just before half time. However, heartbreak for Barrow as Lucas Dawson fired home in the 94th minute to give all the points to Chester in this one.
Second placed Macclesfield dropped points for the first time since they were hammered by Maidstone back in September as they fell to a slightly surprising 1-0 defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge. Morgan Ferrier grabbing the only goal in the 50th minute proved to be enough for the home side to clinch victory and keep them in the hunt for the playoff places as they sit in 6th position, exactly joint with Aldershot Town.
Solihull Moors picked up their third win of the season as they picked up a 2-1 victory away to Eastleigh. Goals from Jermaine Hylton and Oladapo Afolayan saw off the challenge of the home side and a much-needed win for the side which remain bottom of the National League however they are now joint on points with 23rd place Torquay and will be looking to hit a run of form that can propel them out of the relegation zone.
However, Solihull's job will be made a lot harder if Torquay continue their run of form, as they avoided defeat for the second game running, as they beat Ebbsfleet 1-0 at Stonebridge Road. This result comes just three days after their creditable draw away at Halifax and the side look like they're building momentum to force themselves out of the drop zone. A Jamie Reid stunner earned Torquay their first away win of the season.
Hartlepool and Tranmere's bottom end of the table clash finished all square as this tie finished 1-1 at Victoria Park. Two goals in seven minutes from Nicky Daverdics of Hartlepool and Jay McEveley of Tranmere split the points here with both sides now without a win in two games and look like they could be at risk of slipping into the relegation battle if results don't pick up.
Another side that could be at risk of falling into danger is Leyton Orient as they fell to defeat against Gateshead, losing 2-0 at home. An early and a late goal from ex-Shayman Jordan Burrow sunk The O's and this sees Leyton Orient drop to 19th and pressure will be growing on manager Steve Davis if he can't start picking up results.
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Русский Континент
Invest in Russia
The Obsessive Putin-Bashing
Author: us-russia
Category: Expert's opinion, TopStories
Published 20-02-2016, 05:52
Gilbert Doctorow, Ph.D.
Gilbert Doctorow is the European Coordinator of the American Committee for East West Accord, Ltd. Gilbert Doctorow is a Research Fellow of the American University in Moscow
Official Washington says it welcomes freedom of thought, but there is a startling absence of diverse opinions especially on key foreign-policy topics, such as Russia's President Putin. In those cases, shallow "group think" prevails and belligerent "information warfare" rules, as Gilbert Doctorow observes.
The U.S. establishment writers on Russia are one and all "presstitutes" and when you put their writings together, back to back, in 40 pages or so as Johnson's Russia List has so kindly done in its Christmas Eve issue, the result is an astounding propaganda barrage.
For those of you in the general public who are, likely as not, unfamiliar with this Internet resource, Johnson's Russia List (www.russialist.org) is an Internet digest published roughly six days a week year round and focused on Russia, now with a separate section on Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin taking the presidential oath at his third inauguration ceremony on May 7, 2012. (Russian government photo)
The JRL is a project domiciled at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University and operated by Richard Johnson who founded it something like 20 years ago. Its banner tells us that it receives partial funding from the George Soros's Open Society Foundation, partly from the Carnegie Corporation, New York, neither of which may be considered neutral in matters concerning Russia, quite the contrary.
But further funding comes from the voluntary contributions of subscribers, of whom there are perhaps 6,000, mostly American academics and university centers having an interest in Russian affairs. Appearing in JRL is an ambition of a great many wannabe experts and authorities in the field, mostly but not exclusively political scientists and journalists.
As an institution seeking to be fair-handed in purveying news and opinion about Russia, the JRL has been in the cross-hairs of activists on both sides of the highly divisive pro- and anti-Putin camps. About a year ago one of the most outspoken Russia-bashers, liberal economist Anders Aslund, publicly broke with JRL for what he saw as going easy on Putin in its selection of material. Alternative media commentators like Michael Averko have hit out at JRL for the opposite alleged abuse. In Johnson's defense, one might argue he chooses selon le marché, i.e., from what is being published.
Undeniably, U.S. and U.K. scholars and pundits are lopsided in their bias against Putin and Russia. Nevertheless, even within the scope of this allowance for what there is to choose from and the presumed desire to run his shop straight down the middle, the Dec. 24 issue of the Johnson's Russia List was a doozy. The count was 14 articles or transcripts of video events slamming Russia and Putin to zero articles holding any other view.
And among the publishers or hosts of the 14 entries being republished in JRL are not just heavy guns in the media wars but also would-be temples of learning: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the European Council on Foreign Relations, Foreign Policy magazine, the Center for European Policy Analysis, the American Council on Foreign Relations, The Moscow Times, the Kennan Institute, The National Review, Forbes.com and Home Box Office.
Putin's personality figures large in nearly all of these essays and discussions as the sole explanation for all the turns in Russian foreign and domestic policy. This is entirely in keeping with the ad hominem argumentation that has become the norm in political discussions generally in the U.S.
Joseph Stalin, with his no man, no issue philosophy of governance must be chuckling, wherever he is, over how this view has caught on in what passes today for polite society.
The phenomenon is something I felt acutely this past spring in its McCarthy-ite form when I appeared as one of three participants in the Euronews hosted talk show The Network. The subject of the day was the assassination of Kremlin critic and opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot down within proximity of the Kremlin walls a few days earlier.
We were discussing media coverage of that event and who was to blame for politically motivated crimes in Russia, when a fellow panelist, Elmar Brok, the chairman of the European Parliament's committee on foreign relations, who was irritated by my insistence that Russian media gave a great many different takes on the news and was anything but monolithic, said in an aside to me that was picked up by the microphones and later went on air: "How much is the Kremlin paying you?"
Not being a hardened politician like Brok, stunned by the way a senior official of the E.U. could stoop to such low-life viciousness, and naively believing that Europe's most watched news station would not broadcast crude libel, I said nothing in response and the talk moved on.
Having just come back a week ago from Moscow, where my stay was picked up by a Kremlin-funded institution, I now can give a fairly precise answer to MEP Brok's impertinent and malicious question: for three years of occasional guest appearances as interviewee and panelist on the Cross Talk program of Russia Today, I have been paid three nights in a five-star hotel in downtown Moscow, lavish buffet breakfasts, a tour of the Kremlin and a seat at the banquet dinner celebration of Russia Today's 10 years on air where Vladimir Putin was the keynote speaker.
For this token of respect by my hosts at RT, I am duly grateful. Yet, I know full well that it is not to be compared with the lavish hospitality bestowed on attendees at the annual Kremlin-organized gatherings of the Valdai Discussion Club to which many senior U.S. academics, Angela Stent, of Georgetown University, to name one, Robert Legvold of Columbia and Tufts, to name another, have been invited regularly notwithstanding the fact that most are hostile, at best agnostic to the "Putin regime" in their public writings and appearances.
Now that I have "come clean" about Kremlin blandishments that have come my way, I turn to my political opponents who have a monopoly on Thursday's JRL and ask how much they are benefiting in terms of grants, professional promotions and access to the high and mighty in Washington for publicly supporting the propaganda lines of State Department handouts. I wouldn't dream of accusing them of being on the CIA payroll…
Put another way and avoiding rhetorical questions, I assert plainly that the Establishment writers on Russia are one and all "presstitutes" and when you put their writings together, back to back, in 40 pages or so as JRL has so kindly done in the Christmas Eve issue, the result is an astounding propaganda barrage.
From these collected rants by some very well known "authorities," I have chosen the one piece which presents itself as sort of scholarly. In this it stands apart from the slapstick humor of Richard Haass and Kimberley Marten in the transcript of an HBO airing and from the rehash of analyses of the fatal weaknesses in the Putin regime that constitute the bulk of the writings of other essayists.
Unlike the others, Kirk Bennett's article would appear to break new ground. In "Russia and the West. The Myth of Russia's Containment: Has the West always had it in for Russia? Hardly," we are treated to an historical analysis intended to debunk what the author identifies as a key Kremlin propaganda line. It tries to refute Vladimir Putin's assertions in several speeches that the West has always been an opponent of Russia, whether out of envy or fear.
This victimization narrative of the Kremlin, in the view of the author, and of the great majority of U.S. international relations experts, is used to whip up patriotic fervor in the broad Russian population and underpin a regime that is undergoing great strain from economic hardships and stagnation, as well as from the international isolation that followed its annexation of Crimea.
The author starts out in paragraph two citing the Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev to show us he is no carpetbagging political scientist, that Russian studies are in his blood. Indeed, as we see through his text to the end, he has read his Russian and European history.
That is his strong point, compared to many of the other loudmouths in the articles republished by Johnson's Russia List. It is also his weak point: he has read Russian history but he has not researched or written it. This is not an accusation, but a mere statement of the facts.
Bennett is introduced to us as a "former U.S. Foreign Service officer who spent most of his career working on post-Soviet issues." For an historical overview like the article in question that goes back almost 300 years, he is clearly something of a lightweight.
Bennett's article appeared originally in The American Interest, the publication founded and run by the key popularizer of neoconservative philosophy, Francis Fukuyama. Bennett otherwise has recently published in the online platform of The American Center for a European Ukraine, which should explain where he is coming from politically and to whom he is reaching out.
In effect, Bennett is just one more American thinker who presumes that he understands Russian history and Russian national interest vastly better than the Russians themselves do. In this regard, my best advice to him and to his followers is to sit down with a couple of books written by Dominic Lieven, a scion of one of the great families in the Russian Baltics who is presently a visiting professor at Yale University and who spent more than 25 years as professor of Russian history at the London School of Economics.
The two books in question are Russia Against Napoleon (2012) and The End of Tsarist Russia (2015). Both present the history of momentous periods from a novel perspective, Russia's own, based on extensive work in the Russian historical archives. Together they sweep into the dust bin most of the simplistic remarks of Bennett about the nature of Russian-European relations since the Eighteenth Century up to 1917.
For example, Lieven explains at length the competing imperialisms, European and Russian of the Nineteenth Century, which were underpinned not only by Russia's Panslavism, but by Pan-Germanism and by myths to justify Anglo-Saxon world hegemony, which put the powers at odds and which spread widely the denigration of Russia that survives to our day in the West.
From Lieven's archival research and detailed attention to the advice the Russian rulers received from their senior advisers, both in 1812-1815 and in 1906-1917, both from generals and civilians, it is clear that the Putin narrative on Russian history which Bennett tries to shoot down had far wider acceptance among serious, well-educated Russians and far more subtlety to it than Bennett can imagine.
But Bennett's problem is not just his average-level consumer's as opposed to scholar's knowledge of Russian history. It extends to current events. Bennett distorts present realities. Yes, he is right that Vladimir Putin from time to time plays the "victimization" card, just as from time to time, more generally, the Russian President invokes nationalism.
The simple fact is that in Russia, just as in most Western countries including the United States, nationalism has broad resonance and popular understanding, playing as it does to the heartstrings, whereas Realpolitik, which is the dominant approach to policy behind Putin's thinking, is seen as cold and unfeeling by the public, too cerebral, so is held back from the addresses to the nation that Bennett cites.
It would be more appropriate to describe Vladimir Putin's characterization of Russia's talking partners on the international stage as "Frenemies." Anyone paying close attention to his major speeches knows that he is never excited, least of all does he engage in "tirades" over the conduct of this or that country in its relations to Russia because the underlying expectation of Putin is that all countries are in permanent competition for their own advantage and only alignment of interests can ensure genuine meeting of minds and common action. Personalities as such count for almost nothing.
Contrary to the facile generalization of Bennett, Vladimir Putin has always followed a foreign policy that had a plan A, of joining NATO or otherwise entering into a shared security platform with the West, and a default position plan B of going it alone, as we now see today after the sharp confrontation over Ukraine.
It will be interesting to see in the days ahead if David Johnson has the courage of his convictions and publishes my indictment of his latest harvest of anti-Russian invective.
Gilbert Doctorow is the European Coordinator of the American Committee for East West Accord. His most recent book, Does Russia Have a Future? was published in August 2015. It is available in paperback and e-book from Amazon.com and affiliated websites. For donations to support the European activities of ACEWA, write to eastwestaccord@gmail.com
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Select the channel to which you uploaded one or more videos. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
Refresh the page occasionally. For example, to refresh the page in Internet Explorer, you can press F5. When the video is ready to play from My Videos, a video thumbnail will appear instead of a processing message. The video will appear elsewhere on the portal for other people to watch it a little later.
After a video you've uploaded to Office 365 Video has been processed and is ready to play, you can add a custom thumbnail for the video or you can choose from one of the auto-generated thumbnails provided.
On the video player page in Office 365 Video, click Manage on the menu bar and then click Thumbnail.
In the Choose a thumbnail pane, click to select the thumbnail you want to use for your video from one of the pre-generated thumbnails. Alternately, click Upload an image, to choose and upload a custom thumbnail.
Note: Auto-generated thumbnails are only available for videos uploaded to Office 365 Video after October 1, 2015.
After making your selection, click X in the top right corner of the Choose a thumbnail pane.
Note: It may take several minutes for people to see the new thumbnail.
Providing information about a video, such as a description or a list of people in the video, will make it easier for users to find it through search and will provide additional context for the video in Delve and the Office Graph. To edit information about a video, you have to have owner or editor permission for the channel that the video is in. For information about channel permissions, see Changing channel permissions later in this article.
Select the channel that the video is in. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
Select the thumbnail of the video that you want to edit.
On the video player page, below the video player, choose .
Change the information about the video as appropriate.
Below the video on the video player page, under People related to this video, click .
In the People related to this video pane, start typing the name of the person you want to add and then select their name from the list of names that appears.
Click Save to associate that person with the video.
Deleting a video frees up space toward your SharePoint Online storage quota. To delete a video, you have to have owner or editor permission for the channel that the video is in. For information about channel permissions, see Changing channel permissions later in this article.
Note: After you delete a video, you can't recover it.
Select the channel from which you want to delete a video. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
Note: In the Recycle Bin pane, global administrators will see a list of all videos that have been deleted from a channel. Channel owners and editors will only see a list of videos that they've deleted. For more information about the Recycle Bin, see Empty the recycle bin or restore your files and Manage the Recycle Bin of a SharePoint Online site collection.
Click Restore Selection to restore the video to it's original channel or click Delete Selection to permanently delete the video.
To manage channel settings, you first go to the video channel settings page for that channel.
Select a channel that you want to manage. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
On the right-hand side of the top navigation bar, select Channel Settings.
You can change the name and color of any channel that you have owner permission for. For information about channel permissions, see Changing channel permissions later in this article.
Select a channel that you want to change settings for. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
Go to the video channel settings page for the channel. For information about how to do this, see the previous procedure, Going to the video channel settings page for a channel.
In the left navigation pane, choose General.
In the Channel Name text box, type a new channel name.
Under Channel color, select the box to choose a different color for the channel.
Note: It can take a while for the changes to be visible in certain pages of the video portal. Some pages in the portal are search-driven and it takes time for the search system to pick up changes.
There are three types of channel permissions: owners, editors, and viewers. You must have owner permission to change permission settings.
Owners - A user or security group that has full control over a channel. They can manage the channel from the channel settings page, upload videos, delete videos, and delete the channel. By default, only the person who creates a channel has owner permission for it, but that person can give owner permission to other people.
Tip: It can be a best practice to limit the number of people that have owner permission for a channel. For example, if a person who has owner permission deletes a channel, you cannot recover the channel or the videos that were in it.
Editors - A user or security group that has edit permission for a channel. They can upload videos and delete videos. Then cannot manage the channel settings or delete the channel.
Viewers - A user or security group that can view all of the videos that are in the channel. Without this permission, they can't see the channel or view the videos that are in it. By default, everyone in your organization has viewer permission for a channel when the channel is created.
You have to have owner permission for a channel to change or view the permissions for it.
Select the channel that you want to change permissions for. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
Go to the video channel settings page for the channel. For information about how to do this, see Going to the video channel settings page for a channel earlier in this article.
In the left navigation pane, choose Permissions.
To control who has full control over the channel, specify people or security groups in the Owners box.
To control who can edit the videos within a channel, specify people or security groups in the Editors box.
To control who can view the channel, specify people or security groups in the Viewers box.
By default, only channel owners will see the download link on the player page for videos. To change who can download videos from the channel, select an option from the Show download link for videos to list.
Note: The Show download link for videos setting only controls whether or not a user can see the download link. Since Office 365 Video is built on SharePoint Online, if a user has view permission to a video and they know how to access the URL for the video by other means, they will always be able to find the original video to download.
After a number of videos are uploaded to a particular channel, it's time to promote some of them. You can promote videos by spotlighting them at the top of the channel page. You can spotlight up to five videos on a channel page.
To spotlight videos in a channel, you have to have owner permission for the channel. For information about channel permissions, see the previous procedure, Changing channel permissions.
If you want particular channels or videos to be spotlighted on the Office 365 Video portal home page, contact a person in your organization who is a video admin for Office 365 Video. For more information, see Spotlighting videos and channels on the Office 365 Video portal home page in Manage your Office 365 Video portal.
Select the channel that you want to spotlight videos in. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
In the left navigation pane, choose spotlight.
Select a spotlight tile, such as Spotlight 1.
In the window that appears, search or browse for the thumbnail of the video that you want to spotlight, and then select the thumbnail.
Note: A video that has just been uploaded can be spotlighted only after it has been indexed by search and is generally ready to play on the portal. If you don't see the thumbnail of the video that you want to spotlight right away, check back a little later.
You can repeat steps 3 through 5 of this procedure for the other spotlight tiles.
To put a different video in a spotlight tile, select the spotlight tile and then select the thumbnail of a different video.
If Yammer is enabled on your Office 365 tenant, you can turn Yammer conversations on or off for a channel.
Go to the video channel settings page for the channel. For information about how to do this, see Going to the video channel settings page for a channel.
In the left navigation pane, choose Yammer.
Select On to enable Yammer conversations for the channel.
No default group to enable users to direct their conversation to a Yammer group they define or to a specific person .
Group with this feed ID to enable conversations in a default Yammer group by adding the Yammer feed ID for the group. Users can then choose to post in the default Yammer group or they specify a different one.
Select Off to disable all Yammer conversations on the channel.
Deleting a channel removes the channel and all videos in it from the Office 365 Video portal. This frees up space toward your SharePoint Online storage quota.
To delete a channel, you have to have owner permission for it. For information about channel owner permission, see Changing channel permissions earlier in this article.
Caution: After you delete a channel, you cannot recover it or the videos that were in it.
Select the channel that you want to delete. For information about how to do this, see Selecting a channel to manage earlier in this article.
Choose OK to confirm that you want to delete the channel.


We have been home for 48 hours now and Anna has been sick nearly the entire time. When she first got home she was still good enough to go around the house exploring with a trail of kids behind her. Each child was more than willing to pull out and show her anything she looked at. It was a lot like last year when F.G. and K.D. first came into the home except that it was old hat for CrazyMom and I and we left it up to the kids to show her around the house.
By evening time, Anna had developed a relatively high fever. We have had other kids get sick when we fly and we suspect it has something to do with all of the recycled air on the plane. Nineteen hours on a plane with several hundred people is a little extreme, after all. Despite our weariness, CrazyMom and I set our alarm for every two hours during the night to check on Anna and administer drugs as appropriate.
Anna was a sleeping lump on the couch the entire day on Saturday, eating nothing and only taking a few sips of liquids when strongly encouraged. Her fever did break about 1-2 am Sunday morning and while she is still lethargic, she has been up and around some today. Our kids are anxious for her to be better so they can play with her. Hopefully that time will come soon.
We have been following your journey and are so glad you are back safely. Now we will pray for Anna to recover quickly so she can begin to play and enjoy her new family! Many blessings!
Poor thing : ( I hope she feels well soon.
Welcome back. She is adorable. Just precious. We too pray she recovers very quickly.
Hello Big Family :o) We have been so encouraged by your blog and your latest journey to Africa. We have been praying for all of you, and especially for your sweet Anna. We rejoice with you as your beautiful family is together again. Thank you for taking the time to share your family. We are truly inspired!!
Welcome back! We will be praying that Anna makes a quick recovery and that you are both able to get some much needed sleep as well.


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Switchblade Sisters Episode 14: Blood Simple with Julie Hébert
Posted Thu, 02/08/2018 - 12:50 by Casey O'Brien | 0 comments
Switchblade Sisters
April Wolfe
Julie Hébert
"Now, in Russia, they got it mapped out so that everyone pulls for everyone else... that's the theory, anyway. But what I know about is Texas, an' down here... you're on your own."
This week April talks to writer/director Julie Hébert (American Crime, The Good Wife, ER) about the phenomenal feature debut of the Coen Brothers, Blood Simple. April and Julie delve into the genius of the directing duo and how they pulled off making such a complete movie on their first try. Julie talks about her directing style and how she likes to let the actors make most of the decisions in creating a character. She discusses working closely with Felicity Huffman. Plus, Julie tells April how she feels bad for actors auditioning, because she can actually smell the sweat of fear coming from the audition waiting room.
Check out Julie Hébert's work in American Crime, The Good Wife, and ER.
And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch Blood Simple.
With April Wolfe and Julie Hébert
You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at @SwitchbladePod on Twitter. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org
Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.
#110 - The Boat Files: Best Coen Brothers Film with Jeffrey Cranor
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We Got This with Mark and Hal
Jeffrey Cranor
In the last 30+ years the Coen Brothers have left their mark on the filmmaking world, creating unforgettable characters and telling interesting stories. But which of their films reigns supreme? Mark and Hal call in their buddy Jeffrey Cranor (Welcome to Night Vale, Within the Wires) to help make the call.
Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Henry Bushkin on Johnny Carson
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Troubled, Brilliant and Intensely Private: A Look Back at American Icon Johnny Carson with "Bombastic Bushkin"
The late night show is still a staple of pop culture. Leno, Letterman, Conan, Fallon all hold their own interviewing celebrities and delivering monologues -- but there's no single late night show that is appointment viewing for all people, no host as essential as Johnny Carson, the thirty-year Tonight Show host and television icon.
He was publicly known by many, Johnny Carson didn't have a lot of close personal friends. Though he was fun and friendly on-screen -- cavorting with celebrities like Jimmy Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra -- off-screen, he was very private and hid his emotions well.
It says a lot that Carson once described Henry Bushkin, his lawyer and business associate, as his "best friend". Bushkin came on to Carson's team as a fixer, someone to take care of his problems both professional and personal.
This week, Mike Pesca fills in for Jesse and talks to Bushkin, who served as Carson's lawyer and closest confidante for nearly two decades. Dubbed 'The Bombastic Bushkin,' his relationship with Carson was a mix of professional and personal and he witnessed some of the icon's darkest moments. Their friendship and business relationship eventually soured, but not before Bushkin collected a wide variety of experiences. This week, Bushkin dives into those privileged moments, from the good to the bad.
Bushkin's new book, which recounts his time with Carson, is called, simply, Johnny Carson.
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The Dissolve on New Releases: Folk Stories in Inside Llewyn Davis and Fascinating Footage from Narco Cultura
Editorial Director Keith Phipps and Editor Scott Tobias from film site The Dissolve stop by to recommend the best films this winter has to offer. They recommend you check out the new movie from the Coen brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis and a film that examines both sides of drug cartel culture, Narco Cultura.
You can find both films in select theaters nationwide this week.
Canonball: Wire's Pink Flag with Jim DeRogatis
Sometimes we like to take a flying leap into the canon of popular music and find albums that deserve a closer look. This week, Jim DeRogatis of WBEZ's Sound Opinions guides us through the art-punk band Wire's debut album, Pink Flag. He'll tell us why you don't necessarily have to have mega-musical talent to make a great song -- just some brilliant ideas.
You can hear Jim DeRogatis weekly on his nationally-distributed public radio show, Sound Opinions, or find his writing at WBEZ.org.
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Lisa Kudrow Talks Friends, Brain Science and Playing the Eternal Optimist
In the '90s and early 2000s, Lisa Kudrow was part of an elite, six-member group. America tuned in to NBC every week as this tight-knit collective went through the ordinary struggles of twenty and thirty-somethings living in New York City. The show was called Friends and, in its decade-long run, it was one of the most successful sitcoms of all time.
Kudrow won an Emmy for her role as Phoebe Buffay, the ditzy member of the ensemble who is sometimes optimistic to a fault. Whether she's singing about her odorous feline or recounting cringe-inducing tales from her colorful past, Phoebe retained a sense of playfulness that brightened even the darkest aspects of her character.
Since Friends, she's played some characters with darker sides -- people defined by their narcissistic tendencies. On Web Therapy, she plays Fiona Wallice, a therapist who limits her patients to three minutes a session, since the rest is usually boring filler. The series shows Fiona's professional and personal life through sessions with patients that usually have their fair share of quirks.
Jesse Thorn spoke with Lisa Kudrow in 2012. Web Therapy is now in its fourth season online.
The Outshot: Keith Olbermann's Return to Sports
This week, Mike Pesca cheers sports journalist turned political pundit Keith Olbermann's return to the world of sports, with his ESPN2 show, Olbermann.
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2000 Kawasaki 2510 Utility Vehicle. 90% tires all around.
2005 Mack CH613 Truck chassis. New tires on aluminum rims.
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2005 New Holland LB75B Backhoe. Good rubber all around. Extendable dipper. 4WD.
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2001 Kubota TG1860 Riding Mower/Lawn Tractor. Gas fuel, 54 inch mowing deck, power steering.
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Geophysicists study the composition, structure and other physical attributes of the earth, locate minerals, petroleum or ground water, and detect, monitor and forecast seismic, magnetic, electrical, geothermal and oceanographic activity.
Specialisations: Oceanographer, Seismologist.
A bachelor degree in science majoring in geophysics, geoscience or a combined geology and physics degree is needed to work as a Geophysicist. Many Geophysicists complete postgraduate studies.
Determines the resources present by sampling, examining and analysing geological specimens, rock cores, cuttings and samples using optical, chemical, electronic and mechanical techniques.
Surveys variations in the earth's gravitational and magnetic fields to determine its physical features.
Investigates the propagation of seismic waves to determine the structure and stability of the earth's mantle and crust.
Studies the causes of earthquakes and other stress states of the earth's crust.
Performs laboratory and field studies, as well as aerial, ground and drill hole surveys.
The number of people working as Geophysicists (in their main job) fell over 5 years:
Location: Many Geophysicists work in Western Australia.
Industries: Most work in Mining; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; and Public Administration and Safety.
The Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business talks with employers who have tried to fill vacancies. Find out more in the latest report on Geologists and Geophysicists.
Membership with the Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists may be useful.
Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG).
Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
The physical laws of matter, motion and energy, and how they interact through space and time.
Talking to others.
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.
Interpreting Information for Others
Helping people to understand and use information.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 19-2042.00 - Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers.


The iPhone case even Macgyver would covet.
There is nothing worse than being stranded somewhere and realizing you do not have what you need to make your situation better. I mean, Macgyver could build a house with string and a paperclip. Well, not really, but you know what I mean.
In our cars we have tire irons, jacks, and spares to help get us back on the road, but what if you get a flat riding your bike on the way to class? We have all seen those cute little multitasking tools, but some of them are not practical when it comes to carrying them every day.
This is where the MyTask iPhone case comes in. Currently seeking funds through Kickstarter, MyTask gives you something other multitaskers do not: versatility. This Macgyver-like case has an interchangeable sliding tray on the bottom allowing you to take what you need, when you need it, for the day. There are three trays offered during the Kickstarter campaign: Urban, Bike, and Stash. MyTask hopes to release more options after they reach their funding goals.
The Bike case with it's nifty tools.
The Stash tray does not have any tools, but instead gives you an empty tray to "stash" your personal items. It is 3.5 mm deep, or about 1/8 inch, to store credit cards, keys, memory cards, or cash. The options are pretty endless with the stash tray. MyTask designed the trays to be interchangeable, so if on Monday you ride your bike to class, but Thursday you have to work late, you can swap your Bike tray with the Urban tray and be prepared for whatever life throws at you. Other similar cases on the market currently only offer one option.
All the cases are TSA compliant, even the Urban tray, so you can take your case on a plane without worry. All the tools are made from 1.5 mm hardened 440C stainless steel. They are incredibly strong so you don't have to worry about them snapping or breaking on you.You can view a test video of the Allen wrench tool on YouTube.
What do you think about these cases? I think they would come in handy. I know some people carry a pocket knife, but there are a few places that will not allow you to carry them, like planes. Sure, this case cannot provide a full supply of useful implements, but I think it does a pretty good job at giving you what you might need in an emergency. Regardless of what life throws at you, you will be ready for it with the MyTask case.
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VOA Armenia is a TV channel from Armenia.
VOA Armenia or Voice of America Armenia is the Armenia service of the Voice of America (VOA). Broadcasting from Washington, DC, USA, the service produces programs for radio, television and website that especially catered for the Armenian audience in their native language, Armenian.
It provides different types of programs from breaking and latest news, current events, finance, culture, sport, politics and many more.


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Swartz Nunataks () are two prominent nunataks, 1,565 m, protruding through the ice midway between the north part of Worcester Range and Tate Peak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Lieutenant Philip K. Swartz, Jr., MC, U.S. Navy, officer in charge of the South Pole Station in 1961.

Nunataks of the Ross Dependency
Hillary Coast

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Deposition Author(s): Xiao, G., Tordova, M., Drohat, A.C., Jagadeesh, J., Stivers, J.T., Gilliland, G.L.
Heteronuclear NMR and crystallographic studies of wild-type and H187Q Escherichia coli uracil DNA glycosylase: electrophilic catalysis of uracil expulsion by a neutral histidine 187.
Drohat, A.C., Xiao, G., Tordova, M., Jagadeesh, J., Pankiewicz, K.W., Watanabe, K.A., Gilliland, G.L., Stivers, J.T.
The nature of the putative general acid His187 in the reaction catalyzed by Escherichia coli uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG) was investigated using X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structures of H187Q UDG, and its complex with uracil, have been solved at 1.40 and 1.60 A resolution, respectively. The structures are essentially identical to those of the wild-type enzyme, except that the side chain of Gln187 is turned away from the uracil base and cannot interact with uracil O2. This result provides a structural basis for the similar kinetic properties of the H187Q and H187A enzymes. The ionization state of His187 was directly addressed with (1)H-(15)N NMR experiments optimized for histidine ring spin systems, which established that His187 is neutral in the catalytically active state of the enzyme (pK(a) <5.5). These NMR experiments also show that His187 is held in the N(epsilon)()2-H tautomeric form, consistent with the crystallographic observation of a 2.9 A hydrogen bond from the backbone nitrogen of Ser189 to the ring N(delta)()1 of His187. The energetic cost of breaking this hydrogen bond may contribute significantly to the low pK(a) of His187. Thus, the traditional view that a cationic His187 donates a proton to uracil O2 is incorrect. Rather, we propose a concerted mechanism involving general base catalysis by Asp64 and electrophilic stabilization of the developing enolate on uracil O2 by a neutral His187.
Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, National Institute for Standards and Technology, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA.


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Weddings of the Year: Four couples wed during the pandemic - BethesdaMagazine.com
Home againA couple that met on a dating app exchanged vows in the bride's parents' backyard in PotomacPhoto by Michael Bennett KressThe couple: Carly Caceres (maiden name Reiner), 32, grew up in Potomac and graduated from Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville. She works in human resources strategy at the consulting firm Accenture. Kevin Caceres, 32, is from Sacramento. He is a manager with the risk advisory practice at KPMG, an accounting organization. They recently moved to Bethesda.How they met: Kevin and Carly were living in San Francisco when they met on the dating app Bumble in 2019. "I swiped on him because he had a puppy in his profile picture and a really nice smile," Carly says. The puppy was Kevin's then 3-month-old labradoodle, Lewis. As Carly and Kevin started dating, she took her pit bull rescue, Max, to meet up with Kevin and Lewis for long walks each morning before work.The first date: The two met at a bar called the Hi-Lo Club, and say they teased each other throughout the evening. Kevin laughed at how Carly's outfit happened to match the bar's decor—her sweater was the same d... https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/january-february-2021/weddings-of-the-year-4/
Leander florist Visual Lyrics offers arrangements for any occasion, events of all sizes - Community Impact Newspaper
Furniture rentals are also available and include both antique items or modern pieces for lounges and backdrops for photo booths.Mother-daughter duo Donna Bennett and Trisha Dunn, respectively, provide flowers for about 70 to 80 weddings every year. They assemble elaborate displays onsite at large weddings and provide bouquets and arrangements for pickup for smaller events.Since the coronavirus pandemic began, they have provided flowers for a lot more elopements, Dunn said, adding that many of the brides have booked them for a reception later next year as well. Home weddings are also taking place."A couple months ago we did a tropical wedding on Lake Austin at a home," Bennett said. "We did this full, Hawaiian garland draping down a big cypress tree, that was unique."Everything in the store is one-of-a-kind, she said. All arrangements are handmade and never mass produced.Visual Lyrics opened in 2000 and was a home studio for 12 years before the shop opened. Along with flowers, visitors to the Leander store can find Bennett's sculptures, paintings and other creations. Additional local artists also have their work available onsite.Though the concept started with Bennett and Dunn, another sister, brothe... https://communityimpact.com/austin/cedar-park-leander/business/2020/09/29/leander-florist-visual-lyrics-offers-arrangements-for-any-occasion-events-of-all-sizes/
Beloit balloon artist delivers flowers to brighten spirits - WREX-TV
But a small business in Beloit is hoping to bring a little bit of celebration to your yard. Dayton Bennett became a balloon artist for one key reason."That's still the heart of it. It's all about bringing joy and smiles and laughter to people," said Owner of Dabadooya and Company Dayton Bennett.That reason is what led Bennett's entertainment business in Beloit to join a nationwide initiative."Beloit needs this. Rockford needs this. The stateline area needs something like this," said Bennett.Using his skills, Dayton creates flowers out of balloons and places them in the yards of those who purchase them."You know, they open that door and it's like 'oh my goodness' and you see that bright shining smile. I think that is what I miss the most about balloon twisting right now during this time," said Bennett.Dabadooya and Company has lost more than $3,000 from COVID-19 event cancellations."And because there is not necessarily an end date in sight, a lot of future events cancelled as well," said Bennett.But Dayton is hoping this no contact delivery method can make up for the loss."You order it, I make it, I drive by put it in the g... https://wrex.com/2020/04/02/beloit-balloon-artist-delivers-flowers-to-brighten-spirits/
It's alive! Orange Coast College 'corpse flower' blooms — and stinks — to life - Los Angeles Times
John Lenanton.This year it is named Little Eva after Eva Shaffer, the student activity assistant at Orange Coast College.A different flower bloomed in 2017 and was named Little Dougie after Doug Bennett, executive director of the OCC Foundation. Advertisement Kate Adams of Costa Mesa gets a good look Friday at the Amorphophallus titanum, or "corpse flower," that bloomed Thursday night at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa.(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer) Though the school didn't charge for parking or to see Little Eva starting Wednesday, Shaffer and other staff members were taking $5 donations toward student scholarships. They had received enough donations to fund one scholarship and hoped to have enough for a second by the end of the day Friday."It is just a huge honor to have this named after me," Shaffer said. "It wasn't expected, so I kind of cried a little bit when I found out."Shaffer said she had seen the two previous blooms of corpse flowers on campus and felt the odor was like rotting fish."Last night I was here when it bloomed and the stench ... was so bad," she said Friday. "There were a few times I almost felt nauseous. But after a while, you kind of get used to it so it's not so bad." So, does Little Eva, in fact, smell like a corpse?Theresa Okamoto, a Huntington Beach resident who is an operating room nurse, said it's not even close."Rotting flesh is way nastier than that. Rotting flesh is funky. It's like, plug your nose," she said. "We have stuff in the OR that we use so we can do surgery on patients so we can handle it." Advertisement Joe Stead, the college's horticulture lab coordinator, said that in about two weeks, the bloom will fall. But the college said a new corpse flower sprouted Tuesday. Stead said it is an offshoot of Little Eva.Support our coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2019-08-16/its-alive-orange-coast-college-corpse-flower-blooms-and-stinks-to-life
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September, she emerged with a spark of inspiration.The experience she had in the hometown-feeling store and the accompanying flower truck outside the store gave her an idea to open a business in Colorado Springs with the same vision.And with that short seven-day trip, "Sweetwater: A Flower Market" was born. The floral and mercantile store that opened this week is named for Sally, Cline's mother, who passed nearly three years ago. The logo features lavender, Cline's favorite scent, and something that calms and attracts her, and she hopes others as well. Cline bought a building at 2419 W. Colorado Ave. in Old Colorado City for the brick-and-mortar business, where she felt the market would fit in with the historic vibe while growing the neighborhood.Cline, 52, created Sweetwater because she wanted to share her experience with a southern charm mercantile store in Nashville with the Colorado Springs community."It was something about being there, the country, the music, the people," she said. "It somehow got into my heart and inspired me to bring this to Colorado Springs, where we don't have flower trucks, and we don't really have interactive flower markets."Cline wants Sweetwater to be a place where people can go and have a unique experience. Part of the shop is dedicated to bouquets, and customers are also ... https://gazette.com/cheyenneedition/colorado-springs-entrepreneur-brings-flowers-and-charm-to-old-colorado-city-with-sweetwater-a-flower/article_7dbaedde-77a5-11eb-8fe3-1b45ec1a2d2e.html
11-year-old boy gives flowers to King Soopers employees - ABC News
People are taking action, and that's awesome."March 26, 2021, 7:36 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleThe day after the mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder, Colorado, Jody Witmer had to explain to her 11-year-old son, JJ, that a gunman had killed 10 people, including three employees.JJ said he felt incredibly sad for the victims and couldn't imagine how King Soopers workers across the state were feeling having to return to work the next day.To brighten their day, JJ asked his mother if they could distribute flowers at supermarket locations in Brighton, where they live and which is about 30 miles from Boulder, and in Commerce City. Witmer said she wasn't surprised given how often JJ spends time volunteering to help neighbors with chores such as putting out their trash.With money he made as a dog walker, JJ Witmer bought dozens of flowers for King Soopers employeesA florist at the Brighton King Soopers offered JJ a discount to purchase dozens of flowers, which he spent about 45 minutes sharing with every employee at the store, telling him that he appreciated their hard work. They shared hugs and smiles, and some of the employees teared up.Jo... https://abcnews.go.com/US/11-year-boy-flowers-king-soopers-employees/story?id=76708231
Obituaries for October 8 - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Private services at a later date. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com. Survived by son, Ryan (Christina) Cordoban of Honokaa; daughter, Royalan Cordoban of Colorado Springs, Colo.; companion, Linda Anahu of Honolulu; sisters, Loretta (Doug) Whitaker of Charleston, S.C., and Alona (Alan) Kondo of Kohala; seven grandchildren. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.Eric Moani Hori, 55, of Kailua-Kona died July 26 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he was a heavy equipment operator and cook for Meals on Wheels. Services at later date. Survived by wife, Tammy Awai-Hori of Hilo; daughter, Maluhia Awai of Kailua-Kona; son, Sam Awai of Kaneohe, Oahu; sisters, Kehau Hori of Washington, Gloria Santiago of Hilo, Rose (Gabriel) Edrado, Dayna Gaspar and Brenda Makaila of Oahu; brothers, Ron Hori of Kailua-Kona, Michael Gaspar, Kimokeo (Ramona) Gaspar, Gordon Gaspar, Nelson (Janice Kawai) Gaspar and Michael (Sara) Gaspar of Oahu, Darrel Rodrigues of Hilo and John (Debralynn) Villarimo of Maui; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.Ronald H. Nagata, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, died Sept. 22 in Honolulu. Born in Kealakekua, he was an architect and sole proprietor of his own firm. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Survived by wife, Irene Nagata; son, Dr. Robb (Kelly) Nagata; daughters, Dr. Rene'e Nagata and Rochelle (Jesse Wu) Nagata-Wu; brothers, Raymond Nagata, Larry Nagata and Harvey Nagata; seven grandchildren.Stanley Yasuo Yasuda, 85, of Holualoa, formerly of Kaneohe, Oahu, died Sept. 25 at home. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired carpenter and commercial fisherman, member of Kona Jaycee's Club, instructor for Hawaii Hunter Education Program and U.S. Marine Corps Korean War veteran. Private services at later date. No flowers or koden (monetary gifts). Survived by w... https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/10/08/obituaries/obituaries-for-october-8-6/
Washington court rules against florist in gay wedding case - Albuquerque Journal
A Colorado case involving a baker who would not make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, according to Lambda Legal. In 2014, the court declined to hear an appeal of a case out of New Mexico that went against a photographer who denied a same-sex couple service.Gov. Jay Inslee lauded Thursday's ruling, saying it was "in favor of equality for all Washingtonians.""By ruling that intolerance based on sexual orientation is unlawful, the Court affirmed that Washington state will remain a place where no one can be discriminated against because of who they love," Inslee said in a written statement.Stutzman had previously sold the couple flowers and knew they were gay. However, Stutzman told them that she couldn't provide flowers for their wedding because same-sex marriage was incompatible with her Christian beliefs.Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the couple sued her, saying she broke state anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws, and the lower court agreed. The state's nine high court justices upheld that verdict.The court rejected several arguments put forth by Stutzman, including the assertion that since other florists were willing to serve the couple, no harm occurred."As every other court to address the question has concluded, public accommodations laws do not simply guarantee access to goods or services. Instead, they serve a broader societal purpose: eradicating barriers to the equal treatment of all citizens in the commercial marketplace," the court wrote. "Were we to carve out a patchwork of exceptions for ostensibly justified discrimination, that purpose would be fatally undermined."The case thrust the great-grandmother into the national spotlight and she testified before state lawmakers in Indiana and Kansas.Michael Scott, a Seattle attorney who worked with the American Civil Liberties Union to represent Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed — the couple denied the flowers — had previously told justices he didn't believe Stutzman's floral creations constituted speech. By providing flowers for a same-sex marriage, he argued, "she's not endorsing same-sex marriage. She's selling what she sells."Ferguson had said the state's argument rested on longstanding principle, and uprooting it would weaken antidiscrimination law.After the arguments in the Supreme Court case last November, at a packed theater at Bellevue College, a large crowd of... https://www.abqjournal.com/951260/washington-court-rules-against-florist-in-gay-wedding-case.html


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It's a double-page colour ad. The photo is captivating: a young lady swimming under water and smiling as a large shark passes by underneath. The headline: "I used to be scared but then I learned the facts". It's attributed to "Nina Dobrev, Actress and Ocean Advocate".
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2) My friend Dr. Peter Sale, who is an acknowledged ocean reef expert, tells me that sharks are the "policemen" of the ocean. "They maintain control in our seas. If we lose them, we lose the seas."
3) I had the pleasure of interviewing Claudia Li for my book. Immigrating with her family from Hong Kong to Canada in the 1980s, Claudia was able to grow up appreciating the best of both cultures, Chinese and Canadian.
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Former Chesterfield ace Tommy Lee reveals he took more than 4,000 painkillers during career
FORMER Chesterfield keeper Tommy Lee has revealed how he took round four,000 painkillers throughout his 15-year profession after deciding to hold up his boots on the age of 31.
To stroll away from the sport so younger seems like a profession reduce quick however it began to go fallacious when he got here for a cross towards Bury in 2016.
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Chesterfield keeper Tommy Lee has retired aged 31 revealing he took 1000's of painkillers throughout 15 12 months profession
Lee instructed The Occasions: "The collision was innocuous, the ache was fleeting.
"However moments later it felt like my shoulder was falling out of its socket."
Lee suffered a 270-degree tear of his labrum, a hoop of cartilage within the shoulder.
After a 12 months of surgical procedure and rehab which concerned having 9 screws fitted, Lee was nonetheless not absolutely match and was medically suggested to retire.
He continued: "I used to be instructed the subsequent process I'll have is a shoulder alternative, it may very well be within the subsequent 5 years, may very well be within the subsequent 20 years.
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Tommy Lee wins the League Two title with Chesterfield in 2014
Tommy Lee spent 9 years at Chesterfield
"You're going to need to retire, you'll be able to't hold taking these tablets, you'll be able to't hold going by this form of ache.
"However as a result of they work so properly, you're not bothered what's going to occur in ten years.
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"You're bothered concerning the Saturday after, you're bothered about your subsequent contract, you're bothered about your bonuses, paying your mortgage, doing properly and reaching issues."
Whereas at Manchester United aged 17 Lee broke a bone in his wrist. It did not heal correctly and he was instructed to cease enjoying soccer.
He added: "It was like, 'F***ing hell, what am I going to do? I don't need to do anything, I need to play soccer.
"However I simply endured and endured with it, and there have been days the place the ache was searing."
He was capable of practice after a course of anti-inflammatory diclofenac tablets which appeared to assist him by coaching and video games.
Lee continued: "They took the sting off and meant I may practice correctly.
"It was by no means actually a difficulty getting maintain of them, that's most likely once I was taking the anti-inflams essentially the most, three a day, throughout the season, for a number of years."
It acquired to some extent the place the keeper who spent two years at Macclesfield City couldn't play or practice with out the tablets. However he insists he has no regrets about his selections.
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Tommy Lee is pursuing the subsequent chapter in his life with teaching and media work
He added: "I'd be cautious that individuals may construe this as me saying 'Take a look at me, I've performed with ache all my profession', as a result of it's frequent, and for me it was a small worth to pay to be within the place the place you get to play soccer on daily basis and, I wouldn't have had the experiences I've had.
"My time at Chesterfield made me realise why you play soccer, why you'll take the anti-inflammatories to play.
"At Chesterfield we received the league, and I assumed, 'Ah, I do know why I'm doing this now'. For the sensation you get, the sense of accomplishment you get, however I additionally understood why folks pay to observe soccer.
"On a Saturday afternoon you do really feel a bit like, 'What's my function?'. "
Lee is now beginning the subsequent chapter in his life,.
He has gained a level in sports activities writing and broadcasting and is eager to get into teaching. Hopefully neither profession would require too many extra painkillers.
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