The strange thing about heartbreak is that the loneliness never gets easier.
Yesterday at lunch, my coworkers talked about ravioli. You and I will never make them with your grandmother's pasta maker.
I haven't watched the newest episode of "This Is Us" and often feel compelled to wait for an imaginary time when we'll watch it together.
I think about making pizza in the flour-filled air of our kitchen. I miss the taste of the seasonings you melded into the crust.
I drive by the old apartment that we lived in for less than a year. Soon someone else's bed will be where our bodies held each other every night.
I want to tell you how there's no way to lose the "Zen" mode in my Bejeweled game. How that's why I have millions of points.
Or how my car starter battery was only dead and now it works great from far away.
Or how Aum was being so cute the other day.
Or the fact that I had my parents pick me up from a party last Saturday because I was too sad to be there.
It's been over three months, and it literally feels like yesterday that you were mine.
I have moments where my deluded mind tricks me into believing it's not done.
And the crash to reality from those moments is always so indelicate and raw. Like poor stitching being pulled apart so it can be redone crooked and wrong.
I'm full of pockmarks and broken threads.
I live in this loneliness of forgetting that you are never coming back and that when I wake up in a panic, it's because you are not mine and never will be.
That I was just another tragedy. Scrap swept aside to become trash.
Somewhere in the landfill of my toxic thoughts and brooding heart, I am lost. Unless reclaimed, garbage never becomes anything useful again.
That's the kind of lonely this is.
but now that luxury is gone.
than I ever will again.
and I know no one really is ever okay after something like that.
showered in affection and praise.
and now know it's always been a lie.
The heartbreaking ease of going to sleep with tear drops blanketing my face is like a familiar song. Although I feel so alone in those moments, I know every verse, every note.
I've hummed it my entire life.
This has been the longest breakup. He broke up with me July 8th, and it is only today, September 26th, that I wake up no longer having to worry about the old apartment, the storage unit, or any of that. Of course, there are still a couple loose ends to tie up, but it is so close to being final.
I have been telling myself for months that things will be better once it is all done and I am no longer breathing in the air of purgatory—stale, tepid, and apathetic. I also knew that once all the pieces were put away and our lives were once again separate and unknowing that I would feel the panic of isolation, erasure, impermanence.
So, I am left in a wind-swept tunnel, clear of the physical presence of him, but every molecule in the air is vibrating with the verse I sing myself to sleep with.
I will slowly forget the words, and new words will fill that space. The song will never be gone, but it's nice to get it out of my head for just a while, if I can.
For a few more hours, it is your birthday. I don't know what you're doing to celebrate or who you spent it with. I didn't ask.
Knowing that yesterday you saw my hand-writing in purple Sharpie on the package I mailed you, that your hands opened the card and held the letter–imagining you feeling the soft plushness of your gift as you gave it a gentle squeeze–it's the closest I've felt to you since we last saw each other and shared those three sacred words.
When I really think about what I'm letting go of, I can't handle it. But I also never really had you, either. Yes, I may have had your words of devotion, your insatiable kisses, your loyalty, in a sense, and we shared a deep intimacy; however, you were never my boyfriend, I never met your sister, you didn't tell your friends about how this amazing girl stole your heart. No vacations were spent together. No mundane moments. No walking up and down aisles of a grocery store looking for the right kind of mustard, or asking each other where we left our keys. We never spent an entire Sunday afternoon lying on the couch watching cartoons.
That's what I lost: The chance to ever experience more than a handful of sultry, passion-soaked hours together. I missed out on the every day. On being yours–and not in the possessive, derogatory sense–in the this girl only had eyes for you and wanted you to be proud to hold her entire heart sense.
Even though I didn't get to wake up next to your sweet-smelling bed-head and drowsy eyes more than a few times, and even though I have no idea what you've been doing these past months or what thoughts gather in your brain moments before they trail off into slumber, I feel so much love for you on this day.
I'd like to think I know you in a way that no one else does, and I don't need to know how many reps you did at the gym, what you are wearing, or what the last errand you ran was to know this.
I may have missed out on so much of your life, and perhaps, I was cheated of the experience of being immersed in your world as your girlfriend, but one thing I haven't been kept from is your heart.
Just knowing your day has been wonderful, without any other details, fills me, because when two hearts have the connection ours do, that is never lost.
I can no longer ask you how you are doing and I can't tell you how I feel delirious on opiates whenever we speak or touch, because if I can't have your open, vulnerable love and commitment, then I can't know how you are.
Just knowing you are out there is enough. Maybe it will be different someday.
I feel warm with the satisfaction that my words and my gift touched you last night, and today is yours–just for the very special you.
If I can no longer tell you those things, then I'll just let you know, from time to time, here.
Transitioning from being in love with you to just loving you is hard. Stubborn and persistent memories douse me in a perfume of belonging and fixation, and my selfish sorrow of your erasure thrashes at my body so violently sometimes that I have to force the thoughts out before I am weather-wrecked and broken.
Yet, it is also just so very seamless to love you in any capacity, because you've bared yourself to me. I might feel gratitude on this day because you were torn from warm comfort and exposed to the unyielding swinging axe that is the very nature of this life. It is an unforgiving place at times, but the day you entered my world, my heart was forever changed.


Gluten-sensitive pizza and pasta lovers can now enjoy an array of gluten-free menu options at Bucceto's in Bloomington & Columbus for both dine-in and delivery.
Bucceto's gluten-free pasta options are made with remarkably flavorful gluten-free spaghetti and can be topped with one of our numerous gluten-free signature sauces – all for just $1.50 more than regular menu price!
Bucceto's also offers a number of gluten-free appetizers, sandwiches and salad options.
This 10" cheese pizza begins with rice-flour-based crust, tomatoes and herbs, and the finest domestic and italian cheeses... enjoy a smiling teeth combo or choose your own destiny with over 40 gluten-free toppings!


Improving a classic favourite. Providing the same beautiful, matte finish, Nu Colour® Advanced Liquid Finish with sunscreen now extends your anti-ageing benefits and rejuvenates your appearance. Upon application, this advanced product helps lessen the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and enlarged pores. Use Advanced Liquid Finish daily following your anti-ageing skincare regimen for bright, flawless coverage and younger looking skin.
Usage: Smooth over the face and neck area, blending at the jawline. Seal with a light dusting of powder.
Key Ingredients: • Dipalmitoyl hydroxyproline—reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and tightens the appearance of sagging skin. • Light diffusing powder blend—emits visible light to provide colour correction and reduce the appearance of skin imperfections, dullness, and redness. • Mulberry root—evens out skin tone and brightens the complexion.


Espana Post has issued the stamp series features Elo Berhanyer, fashion designer on October 20, 2011. This issue presented in one miniature sheet comprised of 4 single stamps depicts his work designed.
Elio Berenguer Ubeda, known as Elio Berhanyer in the fashion world, was born in Córdoba in 1929. At the age of 17 he moved to Madrid and began to work in fashion. In 1956 he became a couturier and opened his own atelier. His name soon became known abroad and in that same year he won the award to the best designer given by Cadillac in the U.S.
Between 1960 and 1970 he presented his haute couture collection in the best catwalks and actress Ava Gardner, the countess of Romanones, queen Sofia and princess Pilar have worn his clothes.
Elio was one of the first designers to create a line of perfumes and accessories in 1969 and in this same year he also began to make prêt-à-porter in his same classic, elegant style. In 1973 he presented his first prêt-à-porter collection.
During this period of time he won the tender to design the uniform of Iberia staff, in 1982 he designed the hostesses' uniform for the Football Cup and years later that of the staff of IFEMA. Throughout his career he has received the most prestigious design awards.
Knee length coat and dress. The coat is double-sided in yellow wool and round neckline. The dress is made of white wool in the bodice and yellow at the skirt. 1972.
Long white cotton ball gown with large black polka dots in the skirt and smaller ones in the bodice. Round neckline, short sleeved and black sash at the waistline. Between 1968 and 1975.
You have made an another good entry in your list. Those are really beautiful gifts for celebration. Your article tells a different view about the gifts and I like the photos of moda company profiles posted here.. Thanks for sharing it.


Subject Financial technologies as an important component of management tools have not yet been properly addressed in numerous studies on competitiveness by domestic authors.
Objectives The aim of the study is to develop financial instruments for diagnostics and management purposes focusing on competitive growth.
Methods The methodology of the study rests on systems analysis, statistical, financial and economic, historical, and trend analysis, as well as on principles of systematization and development.
Results The macro analysis of the mining industry for 2007–2016 showed that the growth of key economic indicators due to inadequate management leads to accumulation of risks of financial instability. This cannot but adversely affect the competitiveness of Russian mining companies and target markets. The paper underpins the methodology for empirical study and defines drivers of competitiveness. I offer a resulting integral indicator, which characterizes competitiveness both for the entire industry and an individual enterprise.
Conclusions The strengths of the financial model of mining company competitiveness include large-scale and dynamic generation of income and value added. The weaknesses of the model are high costs and low efficiency. They trigger accumulation of short-term and long-term financial risks at the system level, underestimation of market instruments for creating the value and intangible component of capital.
Brooking A. Intellektual'nyi kapital: klyuch k uspekhu v novom tysyacheletii [Intellectual Capital: Core Asset for the Third Millennium Enterprise]. St. Petersburg, Piter Publ., 2001, 288 p.
Doyle P. Marketing, orientirovannyi na stoimost' [Value-based Marketing: Marketing Strategies for Corporate Growth and Shareholder Value]. St. Petersburg, Piter Publ., 2001, 480 p.


Mat Classes provide a general workout aimed at the group as a whole, addressing common issues. Each week the class will be tailored to incorporate specific exercises depending on the group's needs.
Rob offers both Beginner and Intermediate level classes, based in Reigate and Carshalton (click on the location for the class timetable).
To ensure the exercises are safe to perform and taught under proper guidance, all of Rob's Mat Classes are limited to a maximum of 12 clients. He also makes every effort to provide different variations / modifications for each exercise to make them accessible and where it is entirely inappropriate for a client, he will teach a safe alternative.
Before you join a Mat Class, Rob will normally ask you to attend an Initial Consultation and possibly a further Private Lesson (please refer to the Starting section) to ensure you are familiar with the basic principles of the Pilates Method.
These may be unnecessary if you already have sufficient Pilates experience.


I S A F O R stands for Institution Support and Analysis, and Landuse and is an advice firm registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
I S A F O R provides its advice and consultancy services successfully to a wide range of institutions since its inception, July 2002. The founder and present director of I S A F O R is Erik Lammerts van Bueren. He decided with his resignation from Tropenbos International, to make his skills, knowledge and experience available to companies, institutes and policy makers in the field of forest and land use.
Erik Lammerts van Bueren is director of I S A F O R and holds an MSc degree in forestry economics. Main stations in his career are, supervising manager of the Netherlands state forests and nature conservation areas; Director Forestry and Landscape with the Netherlands State Forest Service, Ministry of Agriculture; Director Tropenbos International. He has a strong analytic and problem solving approach. His career has brought a wide experience and understanding of managing national and international operating organisations; organisation and structure of institutions; policy development and implementation. He serves in various (international) Boards and Committees.
He has proven specialised knowledge and experience with development and application of Criteria and Indicators (for SFM, Reduced Impact Logging, RIL, and the validation of legal timber), certification, the issue of illegal logging, and development and evaluation of forest policy (projects).
I S A F O R maintains an extended network. Depending on the nature and size of the task I S A F O R will work in collaboration with individual associates or institutions. The Director retains responsibility and assures high quality and timely delivery of all tasks which are being assigned to I S A F O R.
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Harbour & lovely old church at St Monans on Fife coast.
One of a series made there last week.
Some great fishing villages along this coastline.
Can't resist a smile - glad nobody tried CPR on you!
...and a dirt great lump of rusty iron to stub your toe on!
You chose a great POV---strange looks aside!
Works a treat - lovely composition! Delighted to make it thirty!


The restaurant menu features a wide selection of local ingredients including seafood. We also offer a bistro menu on our patio, along with high-quality draft beers. Our establishment is located in the heart of the village of Tadoussac and gives you the opportunity to explore nearby attractions on foot.
Our specialties are grilled meat, game and seafood.
Located in the heart of the village of Tadoussac, La Galouïne is on Rue des Pionniers, across the street from the church.
Enjoy a Bite to Eat in the Patio Restaurants of Eastern Québec!


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One game wasn't enough to decide the tournament champion in the girls 5-6 T-ball league.Big Mo's forced the "if" game by defeating Eastside Market 36-28 in the first championship game, but Eastside Market rallied back to win 19-17 in the second game to claim the championship.Big Mo's entered Friday knowing one win wouldn't be enough to earn a title. Coming from the loser's bracket, Big Mo's need a pair of victories to secure the championship.After the first game, it looked like the team was up to the task.Behind a 5-for-5 performance from leadoff Abbie McCormick, Big Mo's won the first game in extra innings.Trinity Murray, Kyra Perkins, Abbey Moore and Jordan Veach each reached base safely four times in the victory for Big Mo's.Paige Sweeton, Hailey Simpson and Paisley Wanamaker each had four singles in the loss.After tasting defeat, Eastside Market regrouped to win the second game.Kora Forbes got her moment in the spotlight in the fourth inning when her single scored the game-winning runs.Forbes drove in Sweeton and Jacobs and broke a 17-17 tie after time had expired earlier in the fourth inning.Also finishing with hits for Eastside Market in the championship game were Wanamaker, Simpson, Sweeton, Jacobs, Jazlynn Ward, Grace Young, Kyren Damon, Jalynn Jordan, Lataya Johnson and Kaylee Kinslow.McCormick, Murray, Perkins, Moore, Veach, Alyssa Mossley, Keera Anderson, Jaylie Shenane, Bella Pennington and Trisley Scruggs each had hits in the loss for Big Mo's.Eastside Market advanced to the championship game by defeating Pioneer Pediatrics 27-16, Cotten Warehouses 21-18 and Big Mo's 24-23.Big Mo's beat Gary Steele Karate 20-19 and Volunteer Plus twice, 23-18 and 28-18, on its way to a second-place finish in the girls 5-6 T-ball tournament.

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Pioneer Natural Resources Company is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company engages in onshore oil and gas drilling, exploration, and production in the United States.
Oil and gas explorer Pioneer Natural Resources' frontier is not on the Western prairies, but below ground in the oil and gas basins of West Texas and a gas basin in the Southern Rocky Mountains. The large independent exploration and production company boasts proved reserves of more than 725 million barrels of oil equivalent. The vast majority of the company's reserves are found in Texas (primarily in the oil rich and relatively low cost Permian Basin oil fields) and in Colorado (the Raton gas field). Pioneer Natural Resources has stakes in nearly 10,000 net producing wells.
Irving, Texas-based Pioneer's single operating segment engages in oil, NGL (natural gas liquids), and gas exploration and production, primarily in the Spraberry/Wolfcamp oilfield in the Permian Basin in West Texas which holds some 75% of the company's total proved oil and gas reserves. It employs oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques.
Its development areas are the liquid-rich Eagle Ford Shale field in South Texas, the Raton gas field in Southern Colorado, the West Panhandle gas and liquids field in the Texas panhandle, and the Edwards gas field in South Texas. Its 11,000-plus gross producing wells mine about 85 million barrels of oil each year.
Pioneer was using several vendors for its IOT data analytics. In spite of using several vendors they were still challenged with integrating data between these vendor data silos. And data was not in a uniform consistent format. An in-house solution was necessary to avoid paying vendors and also to bring data in-house for data exploration, advanced deep analytics that helps business improve operations and save costs.
iOLAP helped Pioneer architect, build & develop a Hadoop platform (Cloudera) for storing and processing data. Data was processed in real-time and as well as in batches. IOT sensor data was processed in real-time using Cloudera, StreamSets, Spark, Impala, Hive technologies. SpotFire was used for reporting. Microsoft Azure was used as IAAS cloud platform. DataStax Enterprise (Cassandra) was used for real-time analytics/model scoring, while Hadoop was used for batch processing and model training. Data Lake was built to support cross-platform analytics between data from data warehouses, IOT sensors & historians.
The new Hadoop platform enabled Pioneer to integrate all its structured, unstructured & semi-structured data in one place (data lake). By bringing IOT sensor data in-house, Pioneer was able to run critical models to predict equipment failures, improve well operations resulting in significant cost saving. Users were able to seamlessly query both real-time and batch data using various tools and get data in consistent format.


If you walked by Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall the other day, you might have found yourself searching for the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame!
The Notre Dame Victory Song was the selection played on the world famous Atlantic City Pipe Organ located at Boardwalk Hall. Dr. Steve Ball is the man helping to oversee the 10 year 16 million dollar restoration of the instrument, and he took a few minutes to try out the organ's sound the other day.


George Michael – Older. This is in excellent condition both record and sleeve. Always been kept in a plastic cover and protective liner inside. The item "George Michael Older. An original and very rare 90's vinyl album" is in sale since Sunday, August 5, 2018. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "puddlesplasher2″ and is located in Aylesford. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, United arab emirates.
GEORGE HARRISON All Things Must Pass. 2017 UK/Euro 180gram heavyweight vinyl 3-LP set issued by Universal/Apple. Remastered for vinyl from the original stereo analogue tapes. Packaged in box set replicating design and construction of the original release packaging, b rand new & factory sealed. I'd Have You Anytime 2. My Sweet Lord 3. Wah – Wah 4. Isn't It A Pity 5. What Is Life 6. If Not For You 7. Behind That Locked Door 8. Let It Down 9. Run Of The Mill Disc: 2 1. Beware Of Darkness 2. Ballad Of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 4. Awaiting On You All 5. All Things Must Pass 6. I Dig Love 7. Art Of Dying 8. Isn't It A Pity 9. Hear Me Lord 10. Out Of The Blue Disc: 3 1. It's Johnny's Birthday 2. Plug Me In 3. I Remember Jeep 4. Thanks For The Pepperoni. The item "GEORGE HARRISON All Things Must Pass 2017 remastered 180g vinyl 3-LP box SEALED" is in sale since Wednesday, January 24, 2018. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "turncircle" and is located in SOUTH. This item can be shipped worldwide.
George Michael – Older. This is in excellent condition both record and sleeve. Always been kept in a plastic cover and protective liner inside. Collection or can post to anywhere. The item "George Michael Older. An original and very rare 90's vinyl album" is in sale since Monday, July 9, 2018. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "puddlesplasher2″ and is located in Aylesford. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and caicos islands, Aruba, United arab emirates.
LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES. The magic of George Michael's acclaimed. Tour is captured on this double gatefold vinyl. PHIL RAMONE and GEORGE MICHAEL. My Baby Just Cares For Me. Let Her Down Easy. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. John And Elvis Are Dead. Brother Can You Spare A Dime. You Have Been Loved. Wild Is The Wind. IT WILL BE PACKED PROPERLY USING CARDBOARD/proper box TO PROTECT IT Any question, just ask Thanks for looking. The item "George Michael Symphonica 2 LP VINYL ALBUM LIMITED EDITION 500 COPIES SEALED" is in sale since Monday, October 16, 2017. This item is in the category "Music\Records\Albums/ LPs\Pop\2000s". The seller is "5-galleries" and is located in London, London. This item can be shipped worldwide.
HTML Editor – Full Version. Product Code: STCH 639. Format: Virgin Vinyl 3 LP BOX – Original Factory Sealed. Each dust sleeve contains the lyrics and has a different colour: record 1 is lilac, record 2 is tawny, and record 3 is mustard. The box also includes a 90×60 cm full colour poster of George. Discography About The Record. Without a doubt, Harrison's first solo recording, originally issued as a triple album, is his best. Drawing on his backlog of unused compositions from the late Beatles era, George crafted material that managed the rare feat of conveying spiritual mysticism without sacrificing his gifts for melody and grand, sweeping arrangements. Enhanced by Phil Spector's lush orchestral production and Harrison's own superb slide guitar, nearly every song is excellent: "Awaiting on You All, " "Beware of Darkness, " the Dylan collaboration "I'd Have You Anytime, " "Isn't It a Pity, " and the hit singles "My Sweet Lord" and "What Is Life" are just a few of the highlights. A very moving work, with a very significant flaw: the jams that comprise the final third of the album are entirely dispensable, and have probably only been played once or twice by most of the listeners who own this record. Those same jams, however, played by Eric Clapton, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, and Jim Gordon (all of whom had just come off of touring as part of Delaney & Bonnie's band), proved to be of immense musical importance, precipitating the formation of Derek & The Dominos. Thus, they weren't a total dead end, and may actually be much more to the liking of the latter band's fans. "I'd Have You Anytime" (Harrison, Bob Dylan) 2:56. "My Sweet Lord" 4:38. "Isn't It a Pity (Version One)" 7:10. "What Is Life" 4:22. "If Not for You" (Dylan) 3:29. "Behind That Locked Door" 3:05. "Let It Down" 4:57. "Run of the Mill" 2:49. "Beware of Darkness" 3:48. "Apple Scruffs" 3:04. "Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)" 3:48. "Awaiting on You All" 2:45. "All Things Must Pass" 3:44. "I Dig Love" 4:55. "Art of Dying" 3:37. "Isn't It a Pity (Version Two)" 4:45. "Hear Me Lord" 5:46. Side five (Apple Jam). "Out of the Blue" 11:14. "It's Johnny's Birthday" (Bill Martin, Phil Coulter, Harrison) 0:49. "Plug Me In" 3:18. Side six (Apple Jam). "I Remember Jeep" 8:07. "Thanks for the Pepperoni" 5:31. THE VIRGIN VINYL ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED. BOX IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR AND PROMO STICKER. NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER. No split seams No creases No cut-out (drill) holes No cut-out corners No saw-marks or indents No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers) No yellowing from aging No writing No tape No water damage No warping No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover No glue traces or wax residue. Please use all the pictures to help with the condition. If any questions, please ask! Thank You From Zombie Sounds. The item "George Harrison All Things Must Pass SEALED USA 1976 PROMO 3 LP With POSTER" is in sale since Wednesday, August 02, 2017. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "atl0325″ and is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Canada.
I've had this LP for almost 20 years. It came from a Englishman (not Tim) in a stack of older British pressed records from the 60's. Rubber Soul was released in December of'65. The hand-written 1267 on the inner sleeve may indicate when the lp was signed by George. Perhaps at this time there was still some access to the Beatles in their home town. Please feel free to ask questions. I'll set a price and look at offers as they come. The item "George Harrison Signed Beatles Record Rubber Soul LP Mono Parlophone" is in sale since Friday, May 26, 2017. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "dwillyh64″ and is located in Palo Alto, California. This item can be shipped to United States.
George Harrison- The Vinyl Collection [16LP Box Set] 180gram vinyl. COMING FEBRUARY 24th- PRE-ORDER TODAY! SPECIAL PRE_ORDER PRICE NOW THRU SUNDAY ONLY! 180g Vinyl 16LP Box Set! All 12 Studio Albums, "Live In Japan" 2LP, Two Exclusive 12 Picture Discs All Housed In Rigid 2-Piece Slipcase Box With Lenticular Cover! Remastered From Original Analogue Master Tapes! The vinyl box set includes all twelve of Georges studio albums with exact replicas of the original release track listing and artwork. Also included in the box set are Georges classic live album Live In Japan (2LP), and two 12 single picture discs of When We Was Fab and Got My Mind Set On You. All the discs are 180-gram heavyweight vinyl and are housed in a high-quality two-piece rigid slipcase box. The original analogue master tapes were used for the new re-masters and were cut at the legendary Capitol studios to ensure exceptional audio quality throughout. Features: 16 LP Plus Two Picture Disc Singles Box Set 180g Vinyl All 12 studio albums Includes "Live In Japan" 2LP Two picture discs of "When We Was Fab" and "Got My Mind Set On You" – Exclusive to this box set Housed in High-Quality 2-piece rigid slipcase box with Lenticular (3D) Cover Remastered from original analogue master tapes Cut at legendary Capitol studios Albums Included: Wonderwall Music (1968) Electronic Sound (1969) All Things Must Pass (1970) (3LP) Living In the Material World (1973) Dark Horse (1974) Extra Texture (1975) George Harrison (1979) Somewhere In England (1981) Gone Troppo (1982) Cloud Nine (1987) Live In Japan (1992) (2LP) Brainwashed (2002) Exclusive 12″ Picture Disc Single: When We Was Fab Exclusive 12″ Picture Disc Single: Got My Mind Set On You. The item "George Harrison- The Vinyl Collection 16LP Box Set 180gram vinyl" is in sale since Sunday, February 26, 2017. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "hottracksmusicstore" and is located in Utica, Michigan. This item can be shipped worldwide.
George Harrison- The Vinyl Collection [16LP Box Set] 180gram vinyl. COMING FEBRUARY 24th- PRE-ORDER TODAY! SPECIAL PRE_ORDER PRICE NOW THRU SUNDAY ONLY! 180g Vinyl 16LP Box Set! All 12 Studio Albums, "Live In Japan" 2LP, Two Exclusive 12 Picture Discs All Housed In Rigid 2-Piece Slipcase Box With Lenticular Cover! Remastered From Original Analogue Master Tapes! The vinyl box set includes all twelve of Georges studio albums with exact replicas of the original release track listing and artwork. Also included in the box set are Georges classic live album Live In Japan (2LP), and two 12 single picture discs of When We Was Fab and Got My Mind Set On You. All the discs are 180-gram heavyweight vinyl and are housed in a high-quality two-piece rigid slipcase box. The original analogue master tapes were used for the new re-masters and were cut at the legendary Capitol studios to ensure exceptional audio quality throughout. Features: 16 LP Plus Two Picture Disc Singles Box Set 180g Vinyl All 12 studio albums Includes "Live In Japan" 2LP Two picture discs of "When We Was Fab" and "Got My Mind Set On You" – Exclusive to this box set Housed in High-Quality 2-piece rigid slipcase box with Lenticular (3D) Cover Remastered from original analogue master tapes Cut at legendary Capitol studios Albums Included: Wonderwall Music (1968) Electronic Sound (1969) All Things Must Pass (1970) (3LP) Living In the Material World (1973) Dark Horse (1974) Extra Texture (1975) George Harrison (1979) Somewhere In England (1981) Gone Troppo (1982) Cloud Nine (1987) Live In Japan (1992) (2LP) Brainwashed (2002) Exclusive 12″ Picture Disc Single: When We Was Fab Exclusive 12″ Picture Disc Single: Got My Mind Set On You. The item "George Harrison- The Vinyl Collection 16LP Box Set 180gram vinyl" is in sale since Friday, February 24, 2017. This item is in the category "Music\Records". The seller is "hottracksmusicstore" and is located in Utica, Michigan. This item can be shipped worldwide.
STICKER ON LEFT SIDE OF COVER. SMALL CREASES ON THE LEFT SIDE AS SEEN IN PHOTO. VINYL IS EXCELLENT CONDITION. WHEN PLAYED THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TRACKS THAT HAVE A CRACKLE OR 2 IN THEM. Any questions please ask. The item "GEORGE MICHAEL older vinyl lp" is in sale since Monday, December 26, 2016. This item is in the category "Music\Records\Albums/ LPs\Pop\1990s". The seller is "mj2009sharon" and is located in newark, Nottinghamshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.


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Trees for Life
Alan Watson Featherstone in an old forest in the Dundreggan Estate
By Jenny McBain
At a time when cities are gathering critical mass and swallowing up more of the world's population, many people yearn for a break in the wilds. However without pioneering individuals who are willing custodians of nature, there would be no such places left.
Trees for Life is a charity founded by Alan Watson Featherstone in 1986 with the clear and somewhat ambitious aim of re-establishing tracts of the great Caledonian Forests in Scotland.
Native trees once covered over 90 per cent of Scotland and this is now reduced to around one per cent. Identifying available land was a major issue but Alan's tenacity and dedication paid off. By 2008 the group had raised enough money to purchase Dundreggan Estate in Glen Moriston- 10,000 acres of hill and moorland- at a cost of £1.65 million.
So they now have their own land to work with and have planted a total of over one million trees.
Featherstone's inspiration comes from a profound understanding of the importance of native trees. He says, "There was a clear message written in the land. Old trees were dying and not being replaced. A tree is lot more than just a green thing that grows out of the ground; it is a home and habitat for wildlife."
Volunteers like Natalie Alain- a midwife based in Brixton- play a key role in this important enterprise. Natalie wanted to take part in some hands-on, practical, conservation work that would have a tangible and positive effect on the countryside.
She had never been to Scotland and had heard about Trees for Life through friends. It sounded perfect for her and she was prepared to forgo modern comforts for a week long stay in some very basic and remote accommodation in order to plant trees.
When Natalie found out that bursaries were available to cover some of the costs of the holiday itself as well as transport to get to Scotland and a pair of stout walking boots, she wasted no time in signing up. Her application for a Wave of Friendship Volunteer Bursary (now closed) was successful and she was awarded £500 to finance her working holiday.
Once in the Highlands, Natalie's week started with a visit to a surviving pocket of native woodland. This was something she particularly enjoyed. She says, "To have the opportunity to actually see what some of the surviving ancient Caledonian Forest looks like was amazing. I saw sphagnum moss as tall as I am, a 100 year old ants' nest and these big graceful Scots pines. To be with people who have a lot of knowledge and passion for trees and to be able to learn all about them kind of made sense as to why we were outside in the freezing cold on the side of a mountain."
The group tries to mimic nature in the irregular way the seed is dispersed across the land, so the planting process is much slower and much more labour intensive than that associated with commercial forestry. So just how great is the achievement of having planted just over one million trees?
Paul Hetherington is a spokesman for the Woodland Trust- a UK wide organisation which is also concerned with re-establishing native woodlands. He says, "The UK is one of the least wooded countries in Europe but if every person were to plant just five trees a year for the next thirty years we could double our native woodland cover. Trees for Life have done an amazing job planting a million new native trees in the Highlands."
Alan Watson Featherstone is enjoying his project's success. He says, "Discovering flowers, insects, rare butterflies and threatened species of bird such as the wood warbler, the black grouse and the Scottish Crossbill thrive amongst the newly established trees is a welcome reward for collective hard work."
Trees for Life is a socially inclusive charity which welcomes the input of people who may be homeless or unemployed. But would Natalie, a busy working Londoner, put aside further holiday time to repeat her tree planting experience? She says she would. "I would really recommend this holiday. I got to be around a bunch of people I would not otherwise have met in a million years and I got a real energy boost from being outside in the beautiful Scottish countryside."
Alan has his eye on some very long term goals and reckons it will take a further 250 years of concerted effort to make wild pockets of linked, natural woodland a firmly established reality. However, he remains positive that it can be done. He says, "When it comes to the environment, giving people the opportunity to be proactive is more constructive than just protesting. We all know what the problems are: the key thing is to focus our energies on finding solutions."
Each donation of £5 to the charity will result in the planting of one native tree.
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Embellish Your Garden with Ornamental Grasses
As we slide from one heat wave into the next this summer, gardeners and homeowners are always searching for new solutions to keep their landscapes and gardens colorful, interesting, and healthy. What began as the choice for many environmentalists wishing to include native plants in their gardens to sustain wildlife, native ornamental grasses have quickly caught the attention of all gardeners as the go-to poster plant for year-round, drought-resistant, beauty and texture in a garden bed.
At the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, gardeners on the Public Horticulture team have long been aware of the benefits of planting ornamental grasses and have been planting them for years at PHS's public landscapes throughout the city, including the PHS Pop Up Gardens and PHS Meadowbrook Farm, in addition to The Navy Yard, Eastern State Penitentiary, the Rodin Museum, and the Delaware River waterfront.
"As flowering plants come and go in the garden and perennial border, I find that ornamental grasses with summer interest assist in providing ornamental interest throughout the summer and into the fall," says Andrew Bunting, PHS Vice President, Public Horticulture. "Both annual and perennial grasses come in many sizes, forms, and colors. Because many of them are native to the prairies and meadows of the United States, they are very heat and drought-tolerant," he says.
Year-Round Interest
Todd Greenberg, PHS Project Manager at The Navy Yard, uses one of his very favorites, Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'. "This tough, tall, ornamental grass really stands out in mid-summer with rockets of golden blooms, and can reach five feet in height," says Greenberg. He considers 'Karl Foerster' a see-through plant, because while it has a mound of foliage at the base, the wiry seed and flower heads are so thin it allows you to see flowering plants behind it." This plant will stay golden beige throughout the winter.
Greenberg also loves Chasmanthium latifolium northern sea oats, a perennial ornamental grass with flat seed heads that provides year-round interest in USDA zones 5 to 8. "One cannot deny the texture and tenacity of Chasmanthium in the landscape," he says. This grass is grown for its pendant clusters of oat-like seed heads, that turn an attractive tawny color in the fall. Reaching two- to three-feet tall, it can grow in a wide range of conditions including sun and shade.
Another gorgeous selection, the Midwest prairie native, little bluestem 'Standing Ovation' Schizachyrium scoparium reaches three- to four-feet in stature. Introduced by North Creek Nurseries, this plant features more upright foliage that, in summer, is blue-green, then turns brilliant shades of orange and burgundy in the fall. The bronze cast of its winter foliage looks lovely with a dusting of fresh snow.
Multi-Functional and Beautiful
Leah Blanton, PHS Project Manager, uses ornamental grasses at many of the sites she oversees, including the Delaware River Waterfront, PHS's headquarters at 20th and Arch Streets, the PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street, and the soon-to-open PHS Pop Up Garden in Manayunk.
"Grasses are multi-functional and beautiful for any garden," says Blanton. "They provide texture and movement, often bloom for many months, and can carry a planting when seasonal perennials are in and out of bloom." They require virtually no maintenance, other than an early spring cutback, and most are tolerant of a wide range cultural conditions, including drought —once established, urban environments, and poor soil conditions (depending on the grass). "There is a grass for everyone — consider incorporating them among perennials for a naturalistic aesthetic that works well with native perennials," she says.
One of her favorite grasses is side-oats grama, Bouteloua curtipendula. The blueish-green foliage on this beauty reaches two feet tall, and in mid-summer, thin stems arch over the foliage and show off dangling flowers with orange anthers and small purple flowers. It is a great grass to weave amongst flowering perennials like coneflowers, Echinacea purpurea.
The Perfect Groundcover
A great grass to use as groundcover is Seseleria autumnalis autumn moor grass. This clumping grass is "tough as nails," says Blanton. It forms low, tight mounds of lime-green foliage that can be semi-evergreen throughout the winter. Silvery seed heads in late summer dry to brown and persist through winter. This grass tolerates a wide range of soils and drought.
The Scent of Late Summer
Most people don't think of grasses for their fragrance. One exception is Prairie dropseed, Sporobolus heterolepis, with clumping foliage and delicate sprays of summer flowers. The scent comes from the flowers — feathery panicles that bloom in late summer — and has been described as cilantro, buttered popcorn, and even the fresh aroma that comes after a thunderstorm.
See ornamental grasses at the PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street, PHS Meadowbrook Farm (by reservation, only), The Navy Yard, Parkway Gardens, or other PHS-maintained gardens and landscapes in Philadelphia with this map.


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Elizabeth by Brittany E. Wilson
In the New Testament, Elizabeth appears in the Gospel of Luke as the mother of John the Baptist.
What does Luke tell us about Elizabeth?
Luke mentions Elizabeth in the first chapter of his gospel in what is often called the birth narrative (Luke 1-2). In these opening chapters, Luke describes the births of Jesus and John the Baptist, and he notes that John the Baptist's parents are named Zechariah and Elizabeth, both of whom are "righteous before God" (Luke 1:6). Throughout the birth narrative, Luke parallels his account of John's birth with his account of Jesus's birth, but he brings the two stories together when Mary visits the pregnant Elizabeth in a scene known as "the Visitation" (Luke 1:39-45).
Luke further connects these two stories of miraculous births by noting that Elizabeth is Mary's relative (Luke 1:36). Although popular tradition often classifies Elizabeth as Mary's cousin (a tradition that stretches back to at least the Middle Ages!), Luke uses the more general Greek term "relative" (sungenis) to describe their relationship. He leaves the precise nature of how they are related unstated, but their kinship connection serves as another way in which Luke weaves together the stories of John and Jesus.
While Elizabeth is largely known by her relationship to others (namely, as John the Baptist's mother, Mary's kinswoman, and Zechariah's wife), she emerges in Luke's text as an important person in her own right. Elizabeth is a descendant of Aaron (Luke 1:5) and thus of priestly lineage, and she recognizes that God has intervened in her life and looked on her with favor (Luke 1:25). She is filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:41), which enables her to speak prophetic words (Luke 1:42-45), and she becomes the first person in Luke's narrative to call Jesus "Lord" (Luke 1:43), a christological confession that links Jesus with the God of Israel. She also stands up to her neighbors and relatives when they want to name her son "Zechariah" instead of the name "John" provided by the angel Gabriel (Luke 1:59-61; cf. Luke 1:13). Some ancient manuscripts even attribute Mary's famous song known as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) to Elizabeth instead.
Thus while Elizabeth is a minor character who does not appear beyond Luke 1, she nevertheless holds a prominent place in Luke's narrative. She speaks on a number of occasions via direct discourse, moves the plot forward in important ways, and is a spokesperson for Luke's theology. She also connects the beginning of Luke's story with the story of Israel. As a righteous, yet barren, woman who miraculously conceives, Elizabeth evokes the stories from Israel's scriptures of women in similar circumstances who conceive with God's help. Like Sarah, Rachel, Hannah, and Samson's mother, Elizabeth's womb is opened and she gives birth to a son who—according to Luke—plays a significant role in Israel's salvation history. Elizabeth, therefore, recalls God's faithfulness to Israel and roots Luke's own gospel in Israel's sacred texts. For those familiar with such texts, Elizabeth reminds the reader that Luke's story is not entirely new, but that it continues a story that began long ago.
Brittany E. Wilson , "Elizabeth", n.p. [cited 18 Jan 2022]. Online: https://www.bibleodyssey.org:443/en/people/related-articles/elizabeth
Brittany E. Wilson
Assistant Professor of New Testament , Duke University Divinity School
Brittany E. Wilson is assistant professor of New Testament at Duke University Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. She is the author of Unmanly Men: Refigurations of Masculinity in Luke-Acts (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015), as well as a number of articles on gender, masculinity, and the body in the New Testament.
Nativity (Luke 2:1-20)
Jesus' birth is narrated in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, both of which are highly theological accounts, but their differences reveal distinct rhetorical intentions.
John the Baptist was a highly influential Jew who preached the imminent kingdom of God and who called for both inward and outward repentance, along with acts of justice.
Although Mary is mentioned only infrequently in the New Testament, her portrayal there ranges from model disciple to estranged parent.
Virgin Birth and What It Means
The virgin conception of Jesus speaks as much to God's concern for the downtrodden and the depth of Mary's faith as it does to the miraculous nature of her pregnancy.
The Magnificat
The Magnificat speaks to the overturning of social systems where God brings down the powerful and lifts up the lowly.
Barrenness
Many women in the Bible were considered barren and went to extraordinary lengths to have children.
Holy Spirit, The
Mary, The Virgin
Elizabeth (Mother of John the Baptist)
The Son of God and the Conception of the New Age
related to Jesus Christ
A gospel is an account that describes the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
Textual documents, usually handwritten.
The historical period generally spanning from the fifth century to the fifteenth century C.E. in Europe and characterized by decreases in populations and the degeneration of urban life.
A written, spoken, or recorded story.
God's redemptive interventions in human history
Writing, speech, or thought about the nature and behavior of God.
Luke 1-2
Dedication to Theophilus
1Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us,2just as they were handed on ... View more
6Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.
Mary Visits Elizabeth
39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country,40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greet ... View more
36And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren.
The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. Hi ... View more
25"This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked favorably on me and took away the disgrace I have endured among my people."
41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
42and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.43And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lo ... View more
43And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
59On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.60But his mother said, "No; he is to be called ... View more
13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
Mary's Song of Praise
46And Mary said,
"My soul magnifies the Lord,47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,48for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of ... View more


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Waveney Mushrooms is a co-operative of small and medium sized mushroom growers based close to the Norfolk / Suffolk border. The group was formed in 1990 by a close knit band of longstanding mushroom growers, who could see that their best hope of survival was to create a marketing group large enough to supply the major national retailers.
Waveney Mushrooms' Pack House is registered and an approved user of the 'Red Tractor' brand. The group run it's own fleet of five refrigerated lorries ensuring that they retain the control of care to the customer from farm to fork. Waveney Mushrooms is BRC accredited with the most recent audit demonstrating a grade AA approval.
The farms have expanded under second and third generation family management with the latest expansion involving the purchase and build of a modern pack house and refrigerated storage facility. Each farm holds Farm Assured Certification.
Our North Suffolk/ South Norfolk co-operative has successfully expanded over the years and sales now average 80 tons of fresh picked mushrooms every week. Our major customers are Aldi, Morrisons and Spar, although we also supply to larger wholesalers and catering suppliers in the Eastern region. We supply other smaller local retailers such as Roys of Wroxham and Roys of Bowthorpe in addition to Budgens of Holt. As a group we employ approaching 200 staff who are involved in picking, packing and delivering fresh mushrooms to our customers 364 days of the year.
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Terrorist Losers Nuttall and Korody a danger to Society
Amanda Korody and John Nuttall A British Columbia couple found guilty of masterminding a terrorist plot but then freed when a judge ruled they had been entrapped by police are still a danger to the public, a Crown lawyer says. John Nuttall and Amanda Korody appeared via video at a Vancouver provincial court hearing to consider if they should be restricted under a peace bond while their case is under appeal.
Crown counsel argued throughout the pair's lengthy criminal trial that Nuttall and Korody embraced violent extremism and repeatedly spoke about killing and maiming members of the public who didn't share their view.
John Nuttall In tapes, which weren't shown to the jury at the earlier trial, Nuttall talked at length about jihad and dying as a martyr for Islam. "Is there any better way to die than ... in a way that propagates Islam," he said.
At one point in the tapes, Nuttall sits in the front seat of a vehicle and tells an undercover officer about his plan to kill a former U.S. soldier he knows. The soldier deserves to die, he said, because he served in Iraq and may have harmed Muslims.
"[I] want to put a gun to his head and I want to say, right before I pull the trigger, I want to say, taste what you used to deny and send him straight to the hellfire." Nuttall also talked about his violent criminal past — something the jury didn't hear during the trial.
Nuttall and Korody were arrested, July 1, 2013, following an elaborate RCMP sting operation in which officers posed as Muslim extremists.
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SEC Fines Three for Failing to Protect Customer Data
Federal Prosecutors Respond to WikiLeaks Associates' Objections to Demand for Twitter Records
Tech Companies Challenging France's Data Retention Law
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Cyber Quest Competition Offers Chance for Recognition and to Win Scholarships for Cyber Camp
University of Washington Wins Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Sony PlayStation Suit Dropped After Settlement Reached
Adobe Warns of Zero-Day Flaw in Flash
New Ransomware Claims Users Need to Call to Reactivate Windows
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SEC Fines Three for Failing to Protect Customer Data (April 11, 2011)
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined former employees of broker-dealer GunnAllen Financial for failing to adequately protect customer data. The company was liquidated in November 2010; the SEC maintains that GunnAllen former president Frederick O. Kraus and former national sales manager David C. Levine broke privacy rules when Kraus authorized Levine to take information about 16,000 clients with him to his new job; the data were transferred on a thumb drive. Kraus and Levine were fined US $20,000 each. Former chief compliance officer Mark A. Ellis was fined US $15,000 for failing "to ensure that the firm's policies and procedures were reasonably designed to safeguard confidential customer information." The case is the first in which people have been fined solely for violating the SEC's Safeguard Rule, or Regulation S-P, which requires financial advisers and institutions under SEC jurisdiction to protect customer data and give customers the opportunity to opt out of having their information shared with unaffiliated third parties.
-http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/229401339
[Editor's Note (Pescatore): Good to see some enforcement of this, but sales folks taking customer records from their current job to their next job is such a common practice. Of course, most of that customer info is also on LinkedIn...
(Schultz): It is about time that there is corporate employee accountability (and punishment) when data security breaches occur. ]
Federal Prosecutors Respond to WikiLeaks Associates' Objections to Demand for Twitter Records (April 8 & 9, 2011)
Federal prosecutors responded to the objections of three WikiLeaks associates who are fighting an order that would give the prosecutors access to their Twitter account information. The government is not seeking the content of the messages, but the IP addresses they used to access Twitter and email addresses they provided when registering. On March 11, 2011, a magistrate judge approved the demand for the records. The three associates filed an appeal on March 25. The federal prosecutors said that the WikiLeaks associates' claim that the demand for the information violates their constitutional rights is baseless.
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-http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/09/twitter_dragnet_wikileaks/
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Tech Companies Challenging France's Data Retention Law (April 8, 2011)
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Cyber Quest Competition Offers Chance for Recognition and to Win Scholarships for Cyber Camp (April 11, 2011)
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University of Washington Wins Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (April 11, 2011)
A team from the University of Washington, representing the Pacific Northwest region, outperformed eight other teams to take top honors at the 6th National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in San Antonio, Texas over the weekend. Texas A&M University placed second and the University of Louisville placed third. The teams had to operate and maintain a business network while under attack from a red team.
-http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014746226_uwcyberwin12m.html
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[Editor's Note (Honan): Congratulations to the team from the University of Washington. Defending a network is much more difficult than breaking into one and competitions like this should be used more to ensure those coming into manage and defend our networks have the appropriate skills and experience. ]
Sony PlayStation Suit Dropped After Settlement Reached (April 11, 2011)
Sony has dropped its lawsuit against George Hotz, who posted jailbreak code for Sony's PlayStation 3 gaming console to the Internet. In return, Hotz has agreed to never again engage in "reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembling any" Sony product. Hotz also reportedly agreed not to "bypass, disable, or circumvent any encryption, security or authentication mechanism." If he violates the terms of the agreement, Hotz could be fined US $10,000 for each instance. Sony accused Hotz of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other laws for publishing information that allowed PS3 owners to more fully control their gaming consoles.
-http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/04/11/6451695-sony-and-hacker-geohot-call
-a-truce-in-bitter-legal-battle
-http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/11/settlement-in-george-hotz-case/
-http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/04/sony-settles-ps3-lawsuit/
-http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/threatlevel/2011/04/geohotaccord.pdf
Adobe Warns of Zero-Day Flaw in Flash (April 11, 2011)
Adobe has issued a warning of a zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player that is being actively exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerability can be used to take control of computers or to cause them to crash. The attack is spreading as a Flash (.swf) file embedded in a Microsoft Word (.doc) file that arrives as an attachment. Adobe did not say when a patch will be available. Internet Storm Center:
-http://isc.sans.edu/diary/Yet+another+Adobe+Flash+Reader+Acrobat+0+day/10696
-http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20052894-245.html?tag=mncol;title
-http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/adobe-warns-of-new-flash-player-zero-day-atta
ck/8524
-http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215721/Adobe_confirms_critical_Flash_zer
o_day_bug
[Editor's Note (Ullrich): In the past, I have observed users using Flash games embedded in Excel and Word documents to bypass corporate controls to prevent users from running these games. It may be a good awareness item to note the particular danger of these embedded flash files. ]
New Ransomware Claims Users Need to Call to Reactivate Windows (April 11, 2011)
Ransomware that claims users need to reactivate Windows has been detected. The malware displays a message telling users that their copy of Windows is locked and that they must dial an international telephone number to reactivate it. The message claims that the call is free, but it actually runs up inflated charges quickly. The number provided to unlock frozen systems is 1351236.
-http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215711/Ransomware_squeezes_users_with_bo
gus_Windows_activation_demand?source=CTWNLE_nlt_pm_2011-04-11
[Editor's Note (Northcutt): Sounds like a great tip of the day, security awareness opportunity, something like: It's fake! Microsoft has never required anyone to make a phone call to activate or reactivate Windows, and then follow with the story above. ]
Three Arrested in Connection with SpyEye Scheme (April 11, 2011)
Police in the UK have arrested three men in connection with malware that was used to steal online banking account access credentials. The charges against them include conspiracy to cause unauthorized modifications to computers, conspiracy to defraud and concealing proceeds from crime. The investigation culminating in the arrests began in January and focused on the use of a variant of SpyEye, which steals sensitive information and sends it to a remote server.
-http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/11/spyeye_arrests/
-http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215682/UK_police_arrest_three_men_over_S
pyEye_malware?taxonomyId=17
Prison Time for Tax Fraud Schemers (April 8 & 11, 2011)
A former bank business manager in the UK has been sentenced to 39 months in prison for his role in a scheme that used a Trojan horse program to steal GBP 3.2 million (US $5.2 million) through tax fraud. The manager, Nikola Novakovic, and an accomplice, Oleg Rozputnii, together registered more than 1,050 fictitious taxpayers on the Tax Self Assessment system and claimed millions in fraudulent refunds, laundering the money through two hundred bank accounts. The information the pair required for the scam was obtained with the help of unspecified malware. Rozputnii was sentenced to 45 months in prison; because he is an illegal immigrant from Ukraine, he also faces deportation. A third person, Dmytro Shepel, was also involved in the scheme; he was sentenced to 42 months in prison.
-http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/11/virus_powered_tax_scam/
-http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=419103&NewsAreaID=2
Russian Security Agency Says it's Hard to Monitor Citizens Who Use Encrypted Services (April 9 & 11, 2011)
The Kremlin will not ban Skype, Gmail and Hotmail, despite a recommendation to do so from the country's Federal Security Service (FSB) because the services threaten national security. FSB says the services make it challenging to monitor citizens because they use encryption that is difficult to break.
-http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42510490/ns/technology_and_science-security/
-http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2042281/russian-security-services-complain-gmail-
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Senator Calls for Investigation Into Epsilon Breach (April 7, 2011)
US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), has asked the Attorney General's office to investigate the Epsilon data security breach. The email provider sends 40 billion messages a year on behalf of its clients; Epsilon says that about 50 clients were impacted by the breach, meaning the names and email addresses of individuals who have agreed to receive messages from those companies were compromised. Senator Blumenthal asked Attorney General Eric Holder to look into the possibility of civil or criminal liability for the breach. He also asked Epsilon to provide more information about the incident.
-http://gcn.com/articles/2011/04/07/epsilon-hack-investigation-us-attorney-genera
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Canal Days is going country
Posted by Michelle Cuthbert on Friday, July 5th, 2019
Madeline Merlo and Doc Walker will take the stage at H.H. Knoll Lakeview Park on Sunday, August 4, 2019, presented by Country 89.1, as part of the Canal Days Concert Series. The addition of a country bill is courtesy of recent funding provided by Celebrate Ontario.
"We're excited to be adding a country bill to our Concert Series," said Ashley Grigg, Director of Community and Economic Development. "Our recent attendee profile identified a desire for country and programming geared towards millennials. We hope everyone enjoys this new enhancement to our festival provided by generous funding from the Ontario Government."
Gates open at 6 p.m. and the concert will run from 7 – 10 p.m. to provide concert goers the opportunity to watch the ever-popular Boat Parade of Lights, presented by Canada Steamship Lines, and Fireworks Display on West Street.
To stay up to date with information about the 41st Annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival, visit www.canaldays.ca, like on Facebook (@CanalDays), or follow on Twitter (@CanalDaysPC) and Instagram (@CanalDaysPC).
Canal Days sponsors include:
Title – Rankin Construction Inc. and Vale
Quartermasters – Pinty's Delicious Foods, and The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation.
First Mates – Algoma Central Corporation, Scotiabank, Canada Steamship Lines, Tim Hortons, CapServCo/Grant Thornton, Molson-Coors, Lower Lakes Towing Ltd, and McAvoy, Belan & Campbell / Frank Cowan Company.
Boatswains – Brandon's No Frills, Brock University, Canadian Niagara Power / Fortis ON, Enbridge, Sid Grabell Contracting, Sewell's NAPA Auto Parts, and Sullivan Mahoney LLP.
Deckhands - Hamilton Port Authority, Chamber of Marine Commerce, Port Colborne Marine Terminal, Aquicon Construction, B&C Truck and Auto Industrial, Bosch Rexroth, Canadian Tire, CIBC, Circle P Paving, David Chev, Pizza Hut, King Contractors of Niagara, Barber Hymac, Stolk Construction, Subway, Ultramar, Shisler Bros. Landscaping Material, Harvey's Swiss Chalet, and Port Colborne Grain Terminal a division of Parish and Hiembecker Limited.
Media Partners – 610 CKTB, 105.7 EZ Rock, 97.7 HTZ-FM, 91.7 Giant FM, Country 89.1, CHCH, YourTV Niagara, Niagara this Week, and Niagara Dailies.
About Madeline Merlo
MADELINE MERLO is a CCMA Award and two-time BCCMA Award winning artist, with five Top 15 singles under her belt. A Vancouver native now based in Nashville, Merlo continues to live up to Spotify's prediction that she will be one of the biggest rising stars to watch, who has since amassed more than 13 million streams of her hits across all streaming platforms. Merlo co-wrote her latest single "Unraveling", a soulful ballad set for release across all platforms December 28, which follows the success of the pop-meets-country success of "Neon Love".
Connect with Madeline Merlo online:
Website www.madelinermerlo.com
Facebook: @MadelineMerlo
Twitter: @madelinemerlo
Instagram: @madelinemerlo
About Doc Walker
Country legends Doc Walker release their new album, Weathervane. The first single from the new record, "Heart of the Heartland" pays homage to small town pride across the country. Produced by Gavin Brown and Dave Wasyliw, and written by Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, the song was inspired by hometown pride, fond memories of youth and continuing to find new inspiration in one's roots, in this case, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba and Winnipeg, which has long
been home for bandmates Dave Wasyliw and Chris Thorsteinson. "Heart of the Heartland is about all of the lives that were lived, and all of the memories that were created in a now dying town. One man's connection to the broken concrete and dilapidated structures that harbour the ghosts of his entire childhood, and his unshakable hometown pride," says bandmate Dave Wasyliw. "In short, Weathervane is the record we've always wanted to make. We don't set out in a specific direction when we start writing for an album. We write, and write, and re-write. Much like a weathervane, it's almost as if we'll lick our finger, and hold it to the wind to see if we are on the right track."
"Weathervane to me is a reflection of the amazingly crazy life I've lived. I am one of those guys that never left his home town, yet had the opportunity to travel the world. I've seen Canada from coast to coast many times throughout the years staring out the windows of vans, old buses, new buses, trains and planes, and every time I'm shocked by the beauty of our country, but my heart has always been in the Prairies," says lead singer, Chris Thorsteinson.
With over 20 Top 10 singles in total, Doc Walker is one of the most recognized Canadian country acts of the past two decades. The group has received multiple Canadian Country Music Awards, including Fans' Choice, Group or Duo of the Year, CMT Video of the Year, Single of the Year, and Country Music Program or Special of the Year. In addition, Doc Walker has been nominated for several JUNO
Awards for Country Album of the Year, including a win in 2009 for the album Beautiful Life.
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Today's tip is pretend it is Friday.
When we are having a bad day or a long week, I will send my husband a message saying tonight let's pretend it is FRIDAY! I follow up with stop for wine and a treat.
In order to make it feel like a Friday night, I make a special meal or order our favorite sushi. Sometimes we let Luna watch a Disney movie which is a treat for her as well. Don't judge...it's pretend Friday. After her bedtime, we enjoy a drink, dessert and a movie.
I promise your midweek slump will dissipate if you have a pretend Friday every now and again.


Overland's Boris Kelly corresponded with Anna Funder.
BK: Both of your books deal with the politics and, to some extent, the logistics of covert surveillance. What is it about spying that fascinates you?
AF: To secretly gain information about people and use it against them is a form of power, often illicit. It is done everywhere – by political parties, by secret services, by news organisations, by internet giants, by corporations trying to sell us something. I think it is a kind of voyeurism and theft combined and I think we need to be wary. Of course that is also what writers do, so the ethical entanglements of it are personal, not theoretical, to me.
BK: The central characters in All That I Am are German émigrés forced out of the country after the burning of the Reichstag and Hitler's ascent to power. Although they are Jewish, their persecution by the National Socialists is primarily a consequence of their political activities, not their religion or ethnicity. What was it about this particular moment in history and the lives of these characters, most of whom are based on real people, that drew your attention?
AF: I like the dramatic tension of telling a story about prescience and courage. These people were the bell-ringers in a world that would not listen. The action takes place between 1933 and 1935, which is a long time before the war, and the better-known stories from that time. In the beginning – though, of course, the Nazis were by nature anti-Semitic – their first priority was to eliminate or expel the educated, the outspoken, and the cultural elite. Hence, the expulsions as soon as they came to power. Later came the extraordinary and little-known extra-territorial assassination squads that were sent out. But I never saw myself as drawn to a period. I was drawn to write about the characters themselves. I am interested in courage and its flipside, terror. I am interested in how we can be braver than is good for us, or, on the other side, we can let ourselves and everyone else around us down.
BK: Historical novels can, and perhaps should, resonate in the present. Did you have any thought of contemporary parallels when writing the book? I am especially interested in your thoughts on Australia.
AF: I don't think this is a historical novel – it does not set out to represent an era for its own sake. It is, however, one that makes the past firmly present. The situations the characters find themselves in – speaking out against unjust and outrageous governmental power – are utterly contemporary. I could have written the same book about characters in China, or Libya, or Burma or Russia and set it in the present. The idea that things can be known as facts, and yet not fully apprehended in the hearts and minds of people or the body politic, is something that fascinates me because it speaks to the fact that humans are only in the second instance rational beings – we apprehend things by emotion first, and hence the force of the novel form in our culture.
As for specifics, well there are many resonances. For instance Clara's brother is on a ship of Jews fleeing Hitler that is off the coast of Florida, but it is turned away by both the US and Canadian and Cuban administrations, and sent back to Europe. That is the kind of thing happening off the Australian coast now.
More importantly, I think that the relationships between the characters in the novel are ones I see all around – mistaken loves that are nevertheless permanent and passionate; true loves that don't turn into practical, everyday lives lived together; the difference between what we want and what we need and how, try as we might, we just can't see it.
BK: There are moments in the novel that contain highly significant but very subtle plot and character details which, on a first reading, are likely to be missed. On a second reading their weight is more apparent. How important are such fine details to the craft and technique of the writer?
AF: I think they are hugely important. Underneath the suspense story there are several others. The book is in one way about what we don't see – what an individual can miss; what a society can miss – the rise of Hitler, the boats off the coast … The details need to be there for the story, but also for the reader to experience the missing, and then the satisfaction of, finally, 'seeing'.
It is an observation that reflects on both her personal life, especially her marriage, but also to wider social and political circumstances. How do you regard this tension between the personal and political? Was this a challenge in writing the novel?
AF: I loved writing about what we see and what we don't. I'm interested in blindness of all kinds – the necessary ones in marriage, in life – and the devastating ones, in politics and in the limits of public compassion. For instance, I think some marriages, perhaps many, survive by selective blindness to foibles that would otherwise drive us crazy. And yet this too can lead to serious consequences. On the political plane, the blindness of appeasement, in the case of the British government – and of course the Menzies government in Australia, too, though that wasn't my subject in All That I Am – while understandable in some ways was also devastating, in the first instance for some of my characters, and then later for everyone. I don't draw any glib equivalence between individual human souls and the shifting movements of public consciousness but I think one thing a novel can and should do is explore both.
BK: Dora is the pivotal character in the book. Your characterisation is drawn from accounts of the life of Dora Fabian, a pacifist, leftist political exile active in London, who was hunted by the Nazis. She is the most politically driven character in the novel. If she had lived on, do you think Dora would have returned to East or West Germany after the war?
AF: I think she would have gone to West Germany. She'd left the Socialist Workers Party a long time before. Or, she might have gone to the US, like Hannah Arendt did. Her ex-husband Walter went back West Germany.
BK: Do you write by hand at any point in the process of drafting?
AF: I have a notebook that I write things in – scraps, observations, ideas, pre-sleep insights. I never draft longhand, though sometimes the notes in the notebook are sentences, or paragraphs that come out of nowhere, and that I need to get down. When I look at the long-ago Stasiland notebooks – and there are ten of them – I can see the beginnings of paragraphs that were then fixed and honed for the book. Some come pristine though. For Stasiland I had the final paragraph of the book – 'children on swings and roundabouts I never noticed were there' – long before it was written. For All That I Am I had the last scene with Bev, and the last line where she 'starts to clean' also for a long, long time before I was done. These things are strange. It is as if I have an ending to write to, a point of hiatus or upswing or unfinished business that I nevertheless know is the final note of the book.
BK: Are you a meticulous note taker during the research phase?
AF: I don't know that meticulous is the right word. It implies too much straight diligence. I do take lots of notes that I carry around with me. But they are bowerbird notes – bits of bright things that strike my mind.
BK: I'm interested to know if you might at some point write something closer to home, something with an explicitly Australian theme. Would you mind telling me what you are currently working on?
AF: I'm working on a novel. It's sent in contemporary times and it's not very political. Or not at the moment, at any rate.
BK: Given the acceleration of social and political volatility in the world today and the reactivation of the Left, do you think there is a place for the overtly political novel?
AF: I think there is always room for good novels. If they deal with political issues, so much the better. But to be good, they have to be about what it is that makes us human, and not, in the first instance, about prescriptions for living.
BK: Why the title, All That I Am?
AF: When Toller first sees Dora she's holding an audience entranced with a speech. She extends her hand and he sees she is someone who holds their own life in their palm, to do with as she wishes. My characters are people who, like many activists, have to assess the value of their lives when powerful, possibly fatal forces are arrayed against them. Is it worth it to them to give up their lives? And on the other hand, for instance for Hans, he falls short of his ideas of himself. We all do this. When we do, we comfort ourselves with the idea that 'we're only human'. I wanted in the title to encompass the extraordinariness, the hugeness, the miracle of a single human being, and at the same time the smallness of a single soul.


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Stadion Maksimir je stadion v Zagrebu.

Ime je dobil po delu mesta, ki se imenuje Maksimir. Maksimir je domači stadion zagrebškega nogometnega kluba Dinamo Zagreb.

Stadion je bil odprt 5. maja 1912, danes pa predstavlja osrednji stadion na Hrvaškem, kjer se odvija večina najbolj pomembnih tekem Hrvaške nogometne reprezentance.

Na Maksimiru so med prvimi na svetu ponudili sistem za interaktivno kupovanje vstopnic imenovan Metroengine. Sistem omogoča kupcu, da si na zaslonu ogleda, kako bo izgledala tekma na določenem sektorju stadiona. Tehnologijo si lahko uporabniki ogledajo tukaj . Sistem so vpeljali kot eno od akcij v kandidaturi za Euro 2012.

Prenove

Skozi zgodovino je stadion doživel več manjših obnov, leta 1997 pa so ga prenovili in mu povečali kapaciteto na več kot 40.000 sedišč. Leta 2004 so hoteli stadion še dodatno povečati, na kapaciteto 60.000 sedežev in pokriti tribune s pomično streho, vendar so prenovo začasno odložili. V prvem polletju 2008 naj bi razgrnili nov načrt prenove stadiona.

Viri in opombe

Zgradbe in objekti v Zagrebu
Stadioni na Hrvaškem
Dinamo Zagreb
Zgradbe in objekti, zgrajeni leta 1912

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Collections › MESDA Collection › John Jameson
Cezeron, Francis
Culpeper County Virginia United States of America
oil –poplar
HOA 9 3/4″; WOA 8 5/16″
SITTER: John Jameson, Sr., (1751-1810) of Culpeper County, Virginia attended William and Mary College. He was appointed Clerk of the Culpeper Court in 1772, a position he held for 38 years. He inherited one-half of the vast estate of his uncle, Lieutenant Governor David Jameson (1723-1793) of Yorktown. He was a colonel formerly of George Washington's staff, and he founded the Culpeper Minute Men. He was also the person responsible for capturing the British spy, Major John Andre (1750-1780) during the Revolutionary War. He fought in the Battle of Great Bridge, in modern day Chesapeake, then Norfolk County, on December 9, 1775. He and his brother, David, were with 300 men who defeated Lord Dunmore's troops, and this victory was followed by the Battle of Norfolk, January 1, 1776. On June 16, 1776, he took command as Captain of the Virginia Dragoons, and he was promoted several times. By 1780, he was stationed in New York. In the autumn of 1780, American morale was very low, and Major John Andre or "John Anderson" was sent to Colonel Jameson's headquarters to be questioned. General Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) had instructed Jameson to pass Anderson on to his headquarters, but Jameson was puzzled by the documents found on Anderson. He sent the documents to General Washington, believing that [the papers] were "of a very dangerous tendency." He wrote: "I thought it more proper your Excellency should see them" rather than Benedict Arnold. When Jameson reported to Arnold that "Anderson" was captured, Arnold "hurriedly left his [breakfast] table…ordering eight American soldiers to row him down the Hudson to the British Sloop Vulture." He was taken aboard with honors, and a few weeks later he became a brigadier general in the British Army. Jameson was a member of the Masonic Lodge over which George Washington presided, and he became a founding member of the Culpeper Lodge.
ARTIST: Francis Cezeron was an itinerant portrait artist as well as a teacher of dancing and French. Born in Virginia in 1747, the MESDA Craftsman Database has documented his advertisements in Frederick, Maryland, Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Hagerstown, Maryland. He also worked in western Pennsylvania. He died in 1828 in Kentucky. Cezeron followed a standard formula for most of his portraits, depicting sitters in half-length profile in an oval frame.
RELATED WORKS: MESDA also owns a set of three pastel portraits by the artist William Joseph Williams depicting Jameson, his wife Elizabeth Davenport, and his father-in-law Birkett Davenport (MESDA Acc. # 2961.1-3). MESDA also own an additional work by Cezeron, a portrait of Mary Washington (Snickers) Hunter (acc. 2024.125).
Gift of Frank L. Horton