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Removing and applying wallpaper can be a tricky task. The crew at CertaPro Painters® of Greenwich & Stamford, CT is skilled in removing wallpaper and will make this time-consuming task, hassle-free for you. We will work with you to help you choose a wallcoverings style that's perfect for your home, and then apply it to your walls. All you'll have to do is enjoy the final look. Home Painters
If you're considering adding fresh paint to the exterior of your home or garage, don't worry about vinyl siding: it can be painted! Be sure to start with clean, dry siding (this may require pressure washing and good weather). Or, you can wash the siding with soap and water instead. But the main thing is to start with a clean, dry surface so the paint won't peel. Be sure to select a color for the paint that's not darker than the existing vinyl color: a darker shade will allow the siding to heat up more than it was designed to withstand. House Painting CO
But as resilient as our coatings are, they are only half of the equation. We also ensure our wall coatings provide exceptional long-term value through our meticulous preparation and coating process. Our highly trained technicians will utilize a rigorous, step-by-step process to clean, repair, scrape, prime, and coat your home's exterior walls. The end result will be a weather-resistant layer of color that's applied 8-10 times thicker than conventional paint and boasts the following attributes:
Deciding which paint to use has gotten much easier now that acrylic latexes have pushed oil-based paints almost to extinction. The acrylics offer superior performance (they don't harden with age, the way oils do, so they move and breathe without blistering), they don't mildew as readily, and they emit fewer VOCs, so they comply with new air-quality regulations. They also work over both oil- and water-based primers.
My husband and I decided that we wanted to update our deck to have a modern cable railing...our house is very "treehouse" like, sitting high up in the words and the new cable railing really opens up the view. The guys striped the deck of its old paint and got started on taking down the old railings--they actually added an extra 6" around the perimeter of the deck to serve as a better support for the new posts that were put in and what a difference! Johnny and Robert, who worked together on the labor intensive deck, are truly artists.....cutting perfect curves into areas of the railing where we have a large boulder in our yard and using their creativity to further enforce our deck--talk about attention to detail! Its really hard to believe that we're living in the same house and thanks to Rome, there was never a time when I felt stressed or pressured to make a decision. I can't forget to mention that Rome is very reasonable when it came to giving us a quote for the entirety the work we had done, we were VERY pleasantly surprised!! Home Painters
When the primer is dry, caulk all small joints (less than ¼-inch-wide) in the siding and trim. Most pros use siliconized acrylics—paint won't stick to straight silicones—but Guertin and O'Neil like the new, more expensive urethane acrylics for their greater flexibility and longevity. O'Neil stresses that it's shortsighted to skimp on caulk. "If the joint fails, you're back to square one." Guertin uses the lifetime rating as his quality guide. "I don't expect 35-year caulk will last 35 years, but it should last longer than a 15-year caulk." Home Painters
When selecting a color scheme for the home's exterior homeowners can choose color options that will correct flaws that they may feel exist with their home and property. Some examples include utilizing two shades of a single color to make a home appear appropriately sized when the home may be too large or too tall. To accomplish this effect individuals will want to place the darker tone on the upper level of the home's exterior. Smaller windows can appear more proportionately sized by trimming them in a lighter tone of paint. Darker colors make a space or feature appear smaller. The same effect can be obtained for homes positioned further away from a curb. By using lighter tones the home will not feel camouflaged.
Location: Stamford, CT Date: 12/2020 What is the primary exterior surface material of your home?: Other / I don't know What is the approximate living square footage of your home?: 1500-3000 sqft What size is your attached garage?: No attached garage How many stories is your home?: Two stories Request Stage: Planning & Budgeting Desired Completion Date: Timing is flexible Comment: 1974 sq foot home with detached garage. It is vinyl. Looking foe a gray paint. The windows have white trim. There is also a detached garage that needs to be painted. House Painting
That said, depending on the composition of the paint, some exterior paint is appropriate for painting the interior of a home. Paint meant for the exterior of a home will hold up over time.Just be sure that the area being painted is well ventilated, as it will come with a strong smell at first, which will dissipate over time.A painting professional will be able to advise you about whether your exterior paint is appropriate for indoor use.
My husband and I decided that we wanted to update our deck to have a modern cable railing...our house is very "treehouse" like, sitting high up in the words and the new cable railing really opens up the view. The guys striped the deck of its old paint and got started on taking down the old railings--they actually added an extra 6" around the perimeter of the deck to serve as a better support for the new posts that were put in and what a difference! Johnny and Robert, who worked together on the labor intensive deck, are truly artists.....cutting perfect curves into areas of the railing where we have a large boulder in our yard and using their creativity to further enforce our deck--talk about attention to detail! Its really hard to believe that we're living in the same house and thanks to Rome, there was never a time when I felt stressed or pressured to make a decision. I can't forget to mention that Rome is very reasonable when it came to giving us a quote for the entirety the work we had done, we were VERY pleasantly surprised!! House Painting CO
Steven and team did an outstanding job turning our home from one with chipped paint from multiple terrible painting jobs and gapping holes from woodpeckers to looking like a brand new home! The team replaced all damaged shingles, removed an old door and added shingles in its place to match the rest of the house, sanded down the old paint (over multiple days) and then painted beautifully. They also took some extra days to remove old wallpaper up our stairs and in our hallways, repaired the drywall and repainted. Every day the team was onsite and ready to work at the time we were told (and usually even early) and the project was wrapped up exactly when we were told, and surpassed all of our expectations. We will definitely be recommending Flying Colors to anyone and everyone in the future.
Location: Stamford, CT Date: 01/03/2021 Number of Rooms: 1 - 2 What is the total square footage of the rooms to be painted?: Under 1500 sqft Which rooms need to be painted? (Check all that apply): Living Areas, Hallways, Stairways What is the average ceiling height of the rooms you want painted?: 8 ft What needs to be painted? (Check all that apply): Ceiling, Wall What is the occupancy of the house?: Furnished and occupied Request Stage: Ready to Hire Desired Completion Date: 1 - 2 weeks What kind of location is this?: Home/Residence Comment: Hi there, I have a finished basement that i?d love to have painted over. Basement consists on a ?living? area as well as a hallway and brief stairwell House Painting


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Love this tradition! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. You have a nice blog over there!
Great tradition for you and yours! Merry Christmas Julie and Happy New Year 2014! So sorry I have not been as attentive, but going to do better the first of the year. Your blogs are always very interesting!
Thank you so much. Looking forward to more of your blogs too.


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Rolls Royce Wraith Convertible
May 13, 2015 Official
Rolls-Royce drops top for a new Dawn
The upcoming new Rolls-Royce convertible model will revive the Dawn nameplate on what is expected to be a droptop version of the Wraith fastback coupe, expanding the Ghost family to mirror that of the Phantom.
Noah Joseph
Mar 18, 2015 Spy Shots
Rolls-Royce Wraith convertible spied sliding in the snow
Though it's sure to carry a different name, Rolls-Royce is expected to launch a convertible version of the Wraith sometime in the middle of next year, and here it is, spotted sliding around in the snow.
Aug 6, 2014 Official
Rolls-Royce developing new convertible
Rolls-Royce is not a company that makes a lot of different vehicles, but of the ones it does, it tends to offer several versions. That's how we end up with sedan, long-wheelbase, coupe and (in the former's case) convertible versions of the Phantom and Ghost. And now Goodwood has confirmed development of another model.
May 8, 2014 Spy Shots
Rolls-Royce readying Wraith convertible
For seven years, Rolls-Royce got by on the Phantom line alone, expanding on the original saloon with a long-wheelbase version, a coupe and the convertible. But now that the Ghost is part of
Nov 4, 2013 Report
Rolls-Royce confirms Wraith convertible for 2015
Until a few years ago, the Rolls-Royce product portfolio revolved around one model line, and that was the Phantom. But with the launch of the Ghost in 2010, the Goodwood-based automaker is expanding further. As with the Phantom line, a long-wheelbase Ghost ensued, followed by a coupe in the form of the Noah Joseph
Apr 29, 2013 Report
Rolls-Royce Wraith convertible planned, SUV rumors kicked to the curb
Seeing as it adheres to the exotic car template we've known for years, it should surprise no one that the next model from Rolls-Royce will reportedly be a convertible version of the Wraith. When the coupe is on its way to dealers at the end of this year, company CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös has told Autocar that the British luxury marque start applying itself to the
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Helping women win the war on aging skin.
Give thanks for coconut oil.
Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you are preparing to spend a beautiful and blessed day with your loved ones. One of the things I'm grateful for is coconut oil. I'm amazed at how many things you can do with it and how beneficial it is. First, if you haven't gotten a jar of this magical stuff, I suggest you do. I recommend an organic unrefined expeller pressed oil (see my link to Amazon below).
Here's a link to an affordable jar of coconut oil at Amazon Spectrum Coconut Oil. Please leave me a comment and let me know how you use this natural gem.
Warrior tip: Coconut oil changes consistency based on temperature. It will solidify in normal/cooler temps and liquify in warm weather. Rub it between your hands to break it down to an oil…a little goes a long way. Give it a few minutes to absorb.
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This is one of my favorite posts! Coconut oil is magical!! It works so well!!
Jade rollers: do they really work?


The remastered edition includes liner notes from Haruki Murakami.
Biophon Records will reissue the collaborative work from the two key ambient artists.
Yu Su's collaborative project with Scott Gailey is back next month.


I had the incredible honor of starting off the new year by shooting the engagement session and wedding of Annie and Enrique! This evening in the beginning of January, we set off to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park — just east of San Diego and right next to the little mountain town of Julian. None of us had been here before, so it really was an adventure — we had a blast running around the rocky trails, strolling through the open fields (and maybe even crossing over some fences too!) which of course makes for the best photos. These two were so open and willing, and their sweet love for each other and excitement for their wedding day (which was only a week away!) was so evident throughout the entire shoot. Shoutout to Annie and Enrique for being the most kindhearted and encouraging couple, for being so excited to run around random fields with me and for letting me be such a special part of your journey and day!


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Enjoy Celebrity Radio's Carrie Hope Fletcher Interview….
As a child Fletcher played small roles on television and appeared in musical theatre in London's West End.
In 2011 she started a YouTube channel called ItsWayPastMyBedTime, which features music and vlogs.
As of January 2016 she has over 633,000 subscribers.
Fletcher played Éponine in Les Misérables in the West End until February this year.
In 2015 she published a book called: "All I Know Now: Wonderings and Reflections on Growing Up Gracefully", which was a Number 1 bestseller in the UK.
Her newest book 'On the Other side' is a fiction book released in July.
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Reminding them about how much time they spend enjoying it and why getting content from genuine sources helps ensure that there is more content and opportunity in the creative industries for the future.
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The MOST important reason to own one of these is "instant-capture", but when you see your "quality of clean" improve too, don't be surprised. The vacuum draws the water away from the spray area, removing the water-puddle, thus allowing better spray-Impact and a faster-spinning spray-bar.
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Gazelle drew its inspiration for this stylish retro bike from the in-house classic: the Tour de France. Its tough steel frame combines nostalgia with modern styling.
• Frame: Robust steel frame with 73° headset and saddle tube angle for precise, manoeuvrable ride characteristics. The compact geometry and short wheelbase result in a sporty riding experience.


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Former U.S. Open Champions
Provide Pinehurst Area Some of Its Finest Designs
As the "Home of American Golf," the Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen area has long held close ties with the U.S. Open. This is the second of a three-part series detailing some of our area's connection with one of golf's most storied events.
In and around the North Carolina Sandhills, some of the finest golf course design creativity by a trio of legendary former U.S. Open champions — Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player — is on full display. If you want to experience the design genius of these legends when you come through the Sandhills, Pinehurst No. 9, Legacy Golf Links, Mid South Club, and Pinewild Country Club are all strong representative works.
Nicklaus designed Pinehurst No. 9 — then called National Golf Club — in 1989. Amidst the longleaf pines of Southern Pines, golf's most prolific major champion sketched an intriguingly well-balanced masterpiece. Featuring time-honored Nicklaus architecture — wide fairways, lush course conditions and undulating putting surfaces — No. 9 is as meticulously designed as it is compelling. No. 9 blends two of golf's greatest legends — Nicklaus and the Sandhills — into a secure, gated residential community of superior quality, with a relaxed and easy lifestyle including diverse amenities and member activities.
Not to be outdone by his famous father, Jack Nicklaus II stamped his name on Aberdeen's Legacy Golf Links in 1991. Offering a challenging variety of holes, wide fairways and wise use of water hazards, this "Jackie" design features Mini Verde greens and is beautifully routed around five lakes. The collection of par 3s are among the best in the area, while the 18th hole, nicknamed "The Bear," has been rated as the area's best finishing hole. One of only three courses in the Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen area to have hosted a USGA National Championship, Legacy Golf Links was renovated in 2012.
As for the Golden Bear's favorite rival, that fella they call "The King"? Palmer and his renowned golf architecture associate, the late Ed Seay, designed the popular Mid South Club (formerly Mid South Club & Lodge and before that, Pinehurst Plantation), which debuted in 1993. The sister property of neighboring Talamore Golf Resort in Southern Pines, Mid South recently underwent a major golf course restoration. The green complexes were converted from bent grass to Champion Bermuda and have received rave reviews, along with numerous other club enhancements. Post renovation, Mid South — the only Palmer Signature course in the Sandhills — moved up six spots to No. 53 in the state.
As for that other former U.S. Open champion, the great South African, Gary Player? Well, Player's name in Pinehurst is attached to Pinewild Country Club, which he helped open in 1996. Located just one mile from the quaint and historic village of Pinehurst, the gated Pinewild CC offers its residents and guests 48 holes of golf, including two championship golf courses, the Magnolia and the Holly, which are both stunning and challenging to golfers of all skill levels.
The Holly, a Player signature design, is a classic risk reward layout offering panoramic beauty and some of the best greens in the Sandhills. The Holly has played host to many USGA Qualifying events, as well as Carolinas PGA Championships. Meandering through the longleaf pines, the Magnolia was designed by Gene Hamm and has played host to the PGA Tour Qualifying School, the LPGA's Pinewild Championship in 1995 and U.S. Open qualifying events.
Part 1 – The Home of American Golf Enjoys a Special Connection with the U.S. Open
Part 3 – Donald Ross First of Many Architects to Design U.S. Open-Quality Courses in Sandhills
Bandit Tribute Flyover in Sandhills Memorable
Restaurants That Are Now Open
Weekend in the Sandhills January 27-29, 2023
CVB ANNOUNCES NUMEROUS PROGRAMS TO CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE TRAIL


The latest in the "Will Hillary run?" was the Pete DuPont piece in the Wall Street Journal. As Mr. DuPont noted, there is feeling among normal Americans that this President is "over his head and out of his depth" and contrasts that to Hillary Clinton, who as a President candidate will be one of the more experienced and has previously run, if she chooses to challenge Obama in 2012.
Of course, one has to ask what does that experience portend? As the first Lady, she proposed Obamacare when it was called Hillary care. And she showed the same political deftness that Obama showed in pushing his. The only difference was that Republicans managed to stop Hillary Care and now faced the prospect of having to repeal Obamacare. What people tend to forget is as First Lady, her failure in pushing Hillary Care cost the Democrats the House and that was in an economy that was actually growing with unemployment significantly less than today.
South America policy has been nothing short of disaster. When Honduras forced out a Chavez ally from overthrowing its Constitution, the Obama administration tried to force Honduras to reinstitute their Chavez ally back as President. And our relation with Europe is now in total disarray as many of our Allies are wondering our dependability. Our Central Europeans are wondering if they are part of any grand deal to reset our Russian relations and our other European friends are asking themselves; are the Americans just going plain nuts with their economics? As the Europeans have seen the endgame of their welfare state, they see Americas heading straight into economic ruin they are trying to avoid, but Obama seems intent on not waiting for a generation to produce economic ruin.
It could be argued that a President Clinton would be a more competent President since her time as United States gave her a political maturity she lacked in 1992 but her economics is no less radical than the guy we elected. There were times she ran to the left of Obama in the primary and her recent advice to South Americans on the need to tax the rich shows that she has learned nothing on economics.
Yes Hillary is smart enough to be President but it is not just about being smart but learning the right lessons about history. DuPont dreams, "If Mrs. Clinton made the case that America must get rid of the huge debt the current administration has created, must create much better economic growth with lower tax rates, and must strongly assist employer job creation, she would appeal to a broad voter coalition." Okay, does anyone believe that Hillary Clinton will push for lower taxes much less reverse the Obama domestic agenda?
Hillary is not running for President in 2012 no matter the rumors, speculations or wishful thinking. I do see a Hillary run for Veep, especially if Obama goes into 2012 in the same position as he is presently. A Obama-Clinton ticket would certainly be stronger than a Obama-Biden but then it would have been the stronger ticket in 2008. Obama won't seek Hillary as his number two unless there is desperation and 2012 could be desperation time for Obama.
Desperation in 2012? You mean like it was desperation for Clinton in 1996 and desperation for Reagan in 1984? Two years is a lifetime in politics as the last two years have demonstrated. Who knows what the political environment will look like two years from now. Anyone claiming to know is fooling themselves.
Regarding the content of the article. I don't foresee Clinton running against the President. First, I think it will be unprecedented for a member of the President's Cabinet to run against him. Second, there has never been a successful primary challenge to a sitting President in modern history. If someone could do it, it would be Hillary Clinton, but that too is dreaming.
Clinton as Veep is interesting, but the administration won't be fooling anyone. I don't think that would happen.
Now, lets be honest here, Clinton is still relatively young. If she wanted too, she could run and serve two terms and still be younger than the oldest President. But, I honestly believe Clinton is ready to retire. Whether that would be in 2012 or some other time, we'll have to wait and see.


For numerous students, the SAT examination is the most important take a look at of their higher faculty professions. The new SAT is a a few-hour examination that establishes you likely for foreseeable future tutorial achievement. Even though some faculties think about substantial college educational efficiency and extracurricular routines as important as your score in standardized checks, most other colleges contemplate the SAT/ACT scores as 1 of the key factors in the admissions method. In purchase to implement for admission, you need to both consider SAT or ACT check relying upon the college you are applying to and its geographical place. The reality that you need a good SAT or ACT rating to get admission in a reputed university is irrefutably accurate.
Before you commence with your SAT planning, there are a few important things you should know. You must also recognize and steer clear of the most typical errors with regard to SAT examination which are regularly created by uninformed pupils/mother and father. In the adhering to paragraphs we define crucial techniques necessary for powerful SAT preparing. With out a obvious route, the SAT preparation may possibly turn out to be sloppy and haphazard resulting in disappointing benefits. Consequently the a lot more careful you are in the early levels of your planning the greater you would be with the conclude outcomes.
Right after acquiring preliminary details about SAT, you need to continue to assemble the proper top quality of review material for the SAT test. While there is a good deal of assist accessible to get ready for the SAT test, your assortment will mainly count on obtain to these assets and your comfort and ease level with different modes of planning.
You ought to pick textbooks soon after consulting individuals who have currently taken the SAT test in modern earlier. These familiar with new developments can information you via and support make a great option of research materials amid these offered for SAT preparation.
You may possibly also decide for support in the sort of SAT classroom assessment classes or speak to a non-public tutor. Nonetheless, classroom classes and professional aid from tutors may prove to be really pricey.
The good news is that you can now believe of enrolling in new on the web audio-visible courses for examination preparing. New on the internet courses have made encouraging outcomes. These methods of on the web preparation are not only equal to classroom courses and personal tutors, but also come at a fraction of their costs. Online SAT preparing programs are swiftly getting acceptance among college students across the world because of their versatility and effectiveness.
A diagnostic examination must be the commencing point of your planning, as it will give you a greater concept of your strengths and weaknesses. After attaining a great familiarity with the SAT construction, and identification of strengths/weaknesses, set your objectives and design and style a research plan that very best fits your scenario. Remember to notice that these very first two methods must be concluded as swiftly as feasible in order to let the maximum time for the true SAT preparation.
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Your review must replicate as much as possible the problems of the real SAT take a look at. Consider many exercise checks, and try out undertaking as many sections at once as you would on the working day of genuine test. The much more your SAT preparation resembles the true check, the a lot more comfortable you will be when you get the genuine take a look at. The cliché in sports/arts that "the way you practice is the way you complete" is much more than real for SAT preparation.


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He who has the last laugh at Noah Smith
Back in 2012 Noahopinion asked;
Casey Mulligan has a new book out, called The Redistribution Recession, advancing his unorthodox ideas about the cause of the Great Recession. ....
Should I read this book? Well, it does seem interesting, and it comes highly recommended. I'm sure I'd have lots to say about it. On the other hand, I do have limited time; I can't read every pop econ book that comes across my computer screen.
With Smith deciding he'd skip it. That decision doesn't look too wise now that the Congressional Budget Office has decided that Mulligan was onto something (as this WSJ piece makes clear);
The CBO's intellectual conversion is all the more notable for accepting Mr. Mulligan's premise, which is that what economists call "implicit marginal tax rates" in ObamaCare make work less financially valuable for lower-income Americans. ....
The CBO works in mysterious ways, but its commentary and a footnote suggest that two National Bureau of Economic Research papers Mr. Mulligan published last August were "roughly" the most important drivers of this revision to its model. In short, the CBO has pulled this economist's arguments and analysis from the fringes to center of the health-care debate.
The 'fringes'?
For his part, Mr. Mulligan declines to take too much credit. "I'm not an expert in that town, Washington," he says, "but I showed them my work and I know they listened, carefully."
At a February 2013 hearing he pointed out several discrepancies between the CBO's marginal-tax-rate work and its health-care work, and, he says, "That couldn't persist forever. There would have to be a time where they would reconcile those two approaches somehow." More to the point, "I knew eventually it would be acknowledged that when you pay people for being low income you are going to have more low-income people."
Seems like standard undergrad econ to us. [Our bold in the above]
So, now what do the Paul Krugmans of the world have left?
...liberals have turned to claiming that ObamaCare's missing workers will be a gift to society. Since employers aren't cutting jobs per se through layoffs or hourly take-backs, people are merely choosing rationally to supply less labor. Thanks to ObamaCare, we're told, Americans can finally quit the salt mines and blacking factories and retire early, or spend more time with the children, or become artists.
Let the belly guffaws begin;
Mr. Mulligan reserves particular scorn for the economists making this "eliminated from the drudgery of labor market" argument, which he views as a form of trahison des clercs. "I don't know what their intentions are," he says, choosing his words carefully, "but it looks like they're trying to leverage the lack of economic education in their audience by making these sorts of points."
A job, Mr. Mulligan explains, "is a transaction between buyers and sellers. When a transaction doesn't happen, it doesn't happen. We know that it doesn't matter on which side of the market you put the disincentives, the results are the same. . . . In this case you're putting an implicit tax on work for households, and employers aren't willing to compensate the households enough so they'll still work." Jobs can be destroyed by sellers (workers) as much as buyers (businesses).
He adds: "I can understand something like cigarettes and people believe that there's too much smoking, so we put a tax on cigarettes, so people smoke less, and we say that's a good thing. OK. But are we saying we were working too much before? Is that the new argument? I mean make up your mind. We've been complaining for six years now that there's not enough work being done. . . . Even before the recession there was too little work in the economy. Now all of a sudden we wake up and say we're glad that people are working less? We're pursuing our dreams?"
[Again, bold by HSIB.]
It's party time down South
Just spending time with the family
Unsexy, uncool in Seattle
Cupboard is bare
Other country's dinero
Tragedy of Al-andalus continues
Wisdom from Berkeley
'nother kettle of fish
When Tom Harkin has lost the Seattle PI...
Mandate baseball
Corn fed Castrodolatry
Not by bread alone
Deutschland über alles
And now, here's Jimmy!
Sleeping on the enemies
Playing chicken in Kiev
Oh, for the good ol' Middle Ages
Damn Yanquis
You reap what you sow
Find a need, and feed it
The game in Spain; fails mainly to train
Hard to believe no one watched him
...can never hurt me
Running out of other people's dinero
Take a flying leap, Vlad
Marry in haste...
Knowin' how to look for it
La prueba de la imbécil
Take it from a Mulligan
Gap in the logic
Attorneys and accountants report
Find a need and Google it
'Jonathan, you go deep.'
Because Chileans are smarter than Venezuelans
The proletariat?
Like the pacifist at the Army-Navy game
From Kate's lips to Casey's ear
A billion hier, a billion dort...
A fool and his money
Beware the ideas of February, Housing Cause Denial...
Lusitania torpedoes UAW boat
Orchestral orthopedics
Maduro as hell, not going to take it anymore
Ice storm zaps Ike's storm
Won't demonstrate, don't ask us
The Americans will watch paint dry
Confusion reigns supreme
The paranoid Pinochet had real enemies
Won't be your Valentine
Doctors within borders
Mr. Osborne, meet Mr. Calomiris
OED trumps IRS
Si es bueno para Obama...
Monuments Men Misses
Shut Down, no, man!
New, improved, equality under the law
Brussels sprouts atavism
Been down so long, looks like up to Greece
¿Qué, nos preocupamos?
Economist reads textbook
Winter Wonderland turned upside down
Zoo fight
Más Maduroismo
Not pink enough
Boris, Natasha and QWERTY
Hayek has designs
Unfair!
Tet 'n us
It's both! A floor wax AND a dessert topping.
Le monétarisme de marché
Give him the Ooh la la
Two tells of one city
They'll be paid union wages?
Root, root, root for the home team
Beer funding
'Nobelist' Mann and the QWERTYstick of Doom
Why aren't you richer
Not owed by a Grecian's earn
[J.B.] Say, yes. Kshama, no.
Brookings: No más
Mi casa es su casa
Former Imperialists' schadenfreude
Google an inch
Can't make tortillas
Was ist los mit Arkansas?


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One of the greatest productivity boosts you can have as a programmer is optimizing your working environment to more tightly integrate your tools and remove inefficiencies. Come learn a number of tips, tricks, and tools that can make your programming experience faster and better.
I've spoken at a number of Perl conferences (YAPC, PPW, DCBPW, OPW) as well as last year's OSCON.
I have given versions of this talk before but will be updating it with new material if it is accepted.
John is the Director of Technology for Infinity Interactive, a virtual IT consultancy. When he's not maintaining Perl modules or tweaking his Emacs config, he likes to play around with new languages and write about himself in the third person.


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I'm with you, I would be watching until it went out. The farmer behind our house lit a section of weeds that were on an old railroad and never told us. It was only feet from our house. He left the fire so I freaked out and called the fire department. No fire hydrants here at that time so they had to put it out with a water truck! He broke every county law and about gave me a heart attack!
We are lucy picking the place we did to settle down. We have great friends and fantastic neighbors. Everyone watches out for everyone else. When this man bought the land next to ours, he took the time to catch me on the mower last summer and introduce himself. I was so pleased! I have known everyone that has owned or worked on that land because I make it a point to flag them down and do introductions. Our driveway is the only major way to get down into that field (there is a small tunnel under the highway but it's too small for vehicles or tractors, just big enough for critters. You could follow the RR tracks but that could be a mess too.) so they have to pass by the house and our front gardens.


I managed two large format photo studios for Bush Industries. One was dedicated to white psych product shots and the other for natural home and office environments.
One of the ideas I had to exploit a high angle, users perspective, lead to multiple Staples Catalog cover shots. We accomplished this photography with on-site digital post production to maximize the effect and minimize the cost.
Other tricks I developed were to do more post production composites. Below we see an image of my buddy Demian skim-boarding as the TV screen. Mostly I added background images to the empty windows in the correct perspective and depth of field.


Oftel has been superseded as the British ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically) telecommunications regulator by Ofcom (the Office of Communications).
It was set up under the Telecommunications Act 1984 after privatisation of the nationalised operator (Click link for more info and facts about BT) BT.
On 28 December 2003 the duties of Oftel were inherited by (Click link for more info and facts about Ofcom) Ofcom, which is the result of a consolidation of the British telecommunication and broadcasting regulators.
OFTEL also suggests that it may be possible for an OLO to deploy its equipment in remote accommodation situated on BT's property as an alternative to physical co-location with the MDF building, but considers it reasonable to first exhaust co-location options with the MDF building.
OFTEL believes that BT is not, as a result, complying with the terms of the Regulation on Local Loop Unbundling, which stipulates that charges for unbundled access to the local loop shall be cost-oriented.
Although OFTEL acknowledges that BT is entitled to recover from operators the costs of the work it performs to ready space for co-location, OFTEL considers that, in the private property market, additional charges for preparation of premises for their intended use are not usually levied on top of a market rent.
OFTEL is soliciting comments on its proposals by 8 December 2000, with comments-on-comments due by 22 December 20000.
OFTEL has analysed the latest data on BT's retail market share and profitability, and the prospects for future market developments, and concludes that BT is still not facing the level of competition predicted in 1996 when the controls were first put in place.
Finally, OFTEL is of the view that competition in the interconnection markets is not developing as quickly as it is in the retail markets and that there is generally a higher degree of confidence in the accuracy of assessments of market competitiveness in the interconnection markets.
Oftel, the Office of Telecommunications, wants BT to slash the amount it charges other telecoms firms to connect Internet service providers such as Freeserve and AOL to the network by seven percent.
Oftel's director general of telecommunications, David Edmonds said: "Operators should ultimately be able to pass some or all of this saving on to their customers."
Oftel is pushing for the price cut after studying BT's cost base for the past 18 months.
Oftel has been forced to intervene in allocating which operators will be able to locate their equipment in 360 local BT exchanges.
Oftel warns that as the operators seeking access to BT's most popular urban exchanges again cannot agree among themselves and with BT, it will use its powers and enforce a solution.
David Edmonds, director general of Oftel, admitted the regulator should have acted quicker to break the deadlock between BT and its rivals and the way the unbundling process must proceed.
UK telecoms watchdog Oftel is to regulate the prices BT can charge for permanent voice and data links, after it concluded that the telco's tariffs for the service are too high.
According to Oftel, BT's pricing for leased lines, which are used to carry permanent telecom links for high volumes of voice and data, is too expensive and higher than in other countries such as the US.
Oftel's proposals are part of a consultation document issued yesterday, following a review of competition in the market for national leased lines.
Oftel, the British government appointed telecoms watchdog, has announced it is investigating Vodafone's decision to surcharge calls from Vodafone mobiles in the UK to the new generation of personal numbers.
Oftel appears to be sufficiently aware of the market to realize why Vodafone has made this move -- which it has done without advising its subscribers of a tariff change -- and has begun a consultation process into competition issues "arising from a complaint made in relation to the cost of calling personal numbering services."
Oftel is now seeking input from interested parties by the end of this month, at which stage a decision on to proceed further will be taken.
Oftel determined last November that BT has a monopoly on the local-network lines and directed the telecommunications operator to lease the local loop.
The Oftel spokeswoman said Oftel is not dragging its feet on local-loop unbundling and that it was sticking to its time table.
Last March, Oftel director of technology Peter Walker stressed that the unbundling of local network lines in the UK cannot be completed before the July 2001 deadline.
Edmonds has been ordered to explain Oftel's position to MPs, as reports emerge that the government is unhappy with the level of competition in UK telecoms and internet markets.
Oftel has faced increasingly damaging and bitter criticism from telcos and users in the business community over delays in local loop unbundling and high-speed internet access.
Oftel has shown an unwillingness to act, a preference for operators to resolve disputes directly with BT," she added.
The surveys were conducted for Oftel by MORI amongst 2,089 UK adults during May 2001 and are the fifth wave of Oftel's quarterly residential consumer research.
Oftel has a continuing programme of research that is used in on-going policy work and market reviews.
Oftel has issued a draft order against BT Cellnet, claiming that it used its network business to subsidise its mobile service provider subsidiaries, such as Martin Dawes.
Oftel said this was unfair to independent service providers, such as RSL and Infopoint.
Oftel's investigation, launched in July last year, found that BT Cellnet's service providers were not covering their costs on services supplied to customers and would have been making a loss without the operator's subsidy.
Oftel said that this gives them an unfair advantage over providers who do not have their own mobile network.
BT Cellnet refuted the allegation by saying that "the seven year old Oftel formula has passed its sell-by date as a method of measurement" and that Oftel used only one quarter of available market data, which it claimed is "unreasonable in the changeable mobile market".
In March, Oftel determined that both still have market influence in the UK and must continue to allow access to their networks.
Oftel said the independent telecoms ombudsman will be set up to examine and respond quickly to complaints from consumers about telcos.
David Edmonds, Oftel's director general of telecoms, said: "The appointment of an independent telecoms ombudsman would show that the UK telecoms industry is serious about taking on more responsibility for resolving issues with customers."
Oftel said it has contacted the chief executive officers of all the major companies encouraging them to commit support for the scheme.
LONDON-David Edmonds, the embattled director general of the government-run U.K. telecom watchdog Oftel, is on the hot seat.
The first of the regulatory blows is coming from "unnamed" E.U. officials, accusing Oftel of not moving fast enough to deregulate the U.K. telecom market.
Following the E.U. condemnation of Oftel's "lax to non-existent" competition regulation, the days of Oftel's role as exclusive regulator are numbered.
Oftel sought a solution from industry to this problem, but so far the concerned parties have failed to arrive at an agreement, and BT has given little ground.
In the meantime, Oftel has recently announced plans to proceed immediately with open access at only 361 of Britain's 5500 exchanges.
Oftel has admitted that it should have acted sooner to break the deadlock between BT and its rivals.
Oftel is to look into whether internet service providers will get the unmetered internet access they require over BT's network.
Oftel is to look into whether internet service providers (ISPs) will get the unmetered internet access they require over BT's network.
Oftel's technical expert panel will investigate if BT's network has the capacity to provide ISPs with wholesale unmetered access to its main digital switching units.
Oftel has been getting its teeth back in in recent weeks, ordering BT to open up its network to allow other operators to offer narrowband unmetered services and now intervening in the DSL debate.
Oftel claims its intervention was needed to prevent the unbundling timetable from slipping.
Oftel took the opportunity to present its own proposals in order to maintain the momentum of local loop unbundling," explains an Oftel spokesman.
In the first stage of its review of the mobile industry, Oftel said it is concerned that the UK consumer does not appear to get a good deal on services including international roaming and calls between different networks.
According to Oftel's findings, international roaming tariffs for UK customers are higher than in other EU countries and are very complex.
However, despite the concerns, Oftel found that overall mobile prices have fallen by 24 per cent since January 1999, and that around 90 per cent of customers are satisfied with their service.
Oftel is plugging a loophole in UK regulations which let rogue telemarketing firms to get away with persistently making nuisance calls so long as they did not actually commit a criminal offence.
David Edmonds, Oftel's director general of telecommunications, said the change marks the first time the regulator has had sufficient power to deal effectively with nuisance callers.
The key change emerging from Oftel's snappily-titled document - Statement of policy on the persistent misuse of an electronic communications network or electronic communications service - is the introduction of a category dubbed "persistent misuse".
Oftel said it would protect the principle that the operator who provides the line, (BT in the 85% of cases concerning the first connection from home to local exchange) should receive its costs plus a reasonable return.
The most radical Oftel proposal could mean the price of some calls to the Internet being less than the current local call rate.
Oftel says its proposals are aimed at encouraging greater competition between service providers, a wider range of services to customers and giving more opportunity to generate additional revenue for operators.
The proposals are made in Oftel's report, "Access to Bandwidth: Proposals for Action," in which Oftel suggests a twin-track approach is needed in order to encourage the early introduction of high speed data services to UK homes and businesses.
First, Oftel says that network operators other than BT should be allowed to upgrade BT's local telephone lines in order to develop their own services.
Oftel's support for unmetered charges has placed the issue at the top of the agenda in the UK, and it follows demands from such companies as AOL (though notably not Freeserve) for action to obtain "always on" Internet service.
Oftel, the UK telecoms regulator, is coming under increasing fire for its failure to move forward cheaper, competitive Internet services in the UK.
Critics have suggested Oftel allows BT to dictate its policy and that the Internet market needs a new regulator.
Wed, 20 Sep The head of Oftel, David Edmonds, acknowledged Tuesday that the telecommunications watchdog is partly to blame for the sluggish unbundling of BT's "local loop"
Fire warning systems and back-up power arrangements are just two of the measures that telecoms operators must have in place to deal with any incident that may threaten their network, according to guidelines published yesterday by OFTEL.
Oftel has also separately published model criteria which operators can use, if required, to restrict calls to their networks on the grounds of integrity or security.
One example would be to filter calls generated by a mass calling event, such as a TV show tele-voting, to avoid the telephone network becoming overloaded.
Oftel claimed the current mobile phone call prices are "substantially in excess of the cost and there is little incentive for operators to reduce these charges".
Oftel aims to pursue a proposal to cap call charges, especially call termination rates, the prices charged by operators for calls from different networks.
A statement from One2One expressed the mobile operator's dissatisfaction at the Oftel announcement: "We are disappointed that Oftel has announced its intention to refer its proposals on call termination charges to the Competition Commission.
The heart of OFTEL's strategy is to roll back formal regulation where competition is effective and already protects consumer interests.
OFTEL is counting on increased self-regulation by industry leaders and co-regulation where some competitive encouragement is required.
David Edmonds, OFTEL director general, said the deregulatory approach to the telecom industry is the most significant change in OFTEL's approach to regulation since 1984.
28 March 2002: OFTEL, the UK regulator, has issued a new Direction on LLUB.
The Direction states that the charges for unbundled local loops, set in December 2000, shall be maintained as demand has been lower than expected and there is therefore little new cost information available.
OFTEL proposes to review the prices of unbundled local loops in the first half of 2003.
Oftel published new arrangements on how it will raise money from the communications industry to fund its work after July 25.
Oftel's approach to funding had been based on the principle that those companies who awere subject to regulation should pay the costs of that regulation.
We expect that Oftel's funding arrangements will be passed on to Ofcom when it comes into existence towards the end of this year.
The duties of Oftel have now been inherited by Ofcom.
Please update your bookmarks and visit the Ofcom home page to navigate to the information you require.


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 Panteleimon Krestowitsch Schuse (1870–1942), arabisch-russischer Orientalist, Religionswissenschaftler und Hochschullehrer
 Wladimir Panteleimonowitsch Schuse (1904–1993), russischer Physiker und Hochschullehrer

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The happenings in Kashmir over the past few months need no retelling. The situation has deteriorated to extreme levels with unarmed civilians, mostly young teenagers, being killed by the Indian armed forces with impunity. The toll from June 11 has reached 109, with the numbers of injured, maimed, blinded much more. Curfews, bullets, tear smoke have become a routine to suppress the peaceful democratic protests.
While many people have shown concern about the recent turn of events it is very important to contextualize the whole situation. We need to ask the question as to why people are getting killed in hundreds, injured in thousands, kept behind bars, tortured and maimed. It is important at this juncture to bring the attention towards the fact that the basic issue at hand regarding the Kashmir dispute is the Self-Determination of the people of Jammu & Kashmir for which they have been steadfast and hence been the target of the repressive military machine of the Indian State. The people of Jammu Kashmir are clear about the fact that what they want is Azaadi which they have time and again defined in coherent terms of letting them decide their own future.
The latest people's resistance-which forms the part of recently launched 'Quit Jammu Kashmir Movement'-needs to be viewed as a continuity of the Resistance movement (Tehreek) which the people of Kashmir have been sustaining for over six decades. The political dispute vis-a-vis Kashmir need not be confused with the superficial measures like the removal of AFSPA, human rights violations, other draconian acts, stopping of unlawful killings, torture, enforced disappearances etc. Though all these things do exist and need to be stopped at any cost, they manifest only symptoms of a broader and deeper malaise-a militarized governance used to maintain a military occupation of the region by the Indian state, through its armed forces, numbering at least 7,00,000.
The Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP) is organizing a public meeting regarding the Kashmir issue titled 'Azadi: The Only Way' on Thursday, 21st of October at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi from 2 pm - 8 pm.
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The Supreme Court categorically ordered the disbanding of Special Police Officers and Salwa Judum!


We've heard from Kat Kerr, Mark Taylor and Bill Mitchell with their excuses for why the "red tsunami" they predicted didn't happen, now let's hear from their fellow crackpot, Liz Crokin. She has a fresh new take on it — the Republicans let the Democrats win so they could expose rampant voter fraud.
Crokin, who is convinced that Trump will soon unleash a wave of mass arrests, went on to assert that lots of elected Democrats will be among those who are arrested, which will unilaterally give Republicans complete control of Congress once again.
Oh yes, you must have faith and patience. Endless faith and patience. And you have to be completely incapable of rational thought. And you have to be utterly delusional. That's all it takes to see the "truth" of these prophecies. After all, the lord does work in mysterious ways, right? These excuses just crack me up. Let me offer a different explanation: None of these people are even tenuously connected to reality on Planet Earth. They live in an alternate universe. That's why their predictions about the actual universe never come true.
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Nicolas Ouchenir: Paris' preferred calligrapher
The fountain pen behind so many French labels
Site: Buro 24/7
Buro 24/7 meets Nicolas Ouchenir, a celebrated calligrapher based in Paris, whose work you have probably admired before without even realising so...
There are few better feelings than the arrival of a beautifully handwritten invitation to a fashion show. But if we had to think of one? Perhaps when that show is in Paris, say for example, being held at the Grand Palais set up like a giant supermarket for Chanel, or a magical fairy forest in the name of Dior. And long before the event takes place, or the invitations even sent, the work of many skilled artists comes into play.
Cue Nicolas Ouchenir, Paris' finest calligrapher, who has been working with various fashion houses for more than a decade, signing said invitations, helping to develop dedicated bespoke fonts and logos depending on his client. The 34-year-old counts everyone from Chloé to Lancôme, Givenchy, and Miu Miu as regular clients – an unsung hero of the most haute fashion circles, if you will – and his influence can not be understated.
From his atelier on the famous Rue St. Honoré, Ouchenir works alone and is known to create nearly 1,000 invitations daily in the lead up to Paris Fashion Week, or on a quieter day to brainstorm typefaces and logos for the Louvre's special projects.
"From an early age, I have always admired my father's handwriting, and later Christian Lacroix's"
Ouchenir has no formal training. "I always loved the 1940s, and the period of Art Nouveau," he says, adding, "From an early age, I have always admired my father's handwriting, and later Christian Lacroix's." It wasn't until a stint working at the JGM. Galerie – where he amused himself replicating artists' signatures, from Andy Warhol to Niki de Saint Phalle – that his talents were discovered and nurtured by Parisian PR queen Pia de Brantes.
She immediately took him to her office and charged Ouchenir with penning invites for events, lavish receptions and dinners, and it didn't take long for the talented penman to establish his own business.
So what does it take to become a calligrapher? "Calm, the ability to continuously research and the ability to see the features that make each brand special," he says. Surely patience is a big part of the job? "Being a calligrapher is almost the same being a dancer," he adds. It is necessary to train every day to become a master." Ouchenir believes that the best way for him to 'train' is to scribble logos, designs for tattoos, letters, illustrations for magazines and books on the side. "Every time I have an opportunity to write, I write," he says, "But it does not seem hard work – it's not only my job, but also my major passion."
"Being a calligrapher is almost the same being a dancer," he adds. It is necessary to train every day to become a master..."
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Over the past years excitement looms large , MV has seen several outstanding basketball seasons. With several seniors departing, we are excited to see what this year's team has in store for MV.
Our newest team had a lot to say about the upcoming season.
Harry Rudolph, '24, stated " We're looking good this season. We have some speed."
Navontae Nesbit '24 is also a part of the MV basketball team. During our football season this year, Nesbit had to finish the season early due to an injury, but he is back for the basketball season.
Nesbit stated, "I'm glad to be back. I'm super excited for this season."
Mr. Tim Holloway, Rams Head Basketball Coach, not only coaches basketball, he also teaches Drivers Ed in room D109.
"We lost 7 seniors from last year's team. NJ Benson, DaShaunsae King, Cooper Hemby, Jackson Swan, Brock Holloway, Calan Kujawa and Landon Simpson, they were responsible for most of our scoring, rebounding and minutes."
Holloway added, "We have one returning starter, Colin McClure '23. The only other player with significant varsity minutes is Navontae Nesbit Jr, '24. We will rely on McClure and Nesbit for leadership with our inexperienced group. Although we lack varsity experience, we like our team and expect to be competitive once we adjust to varsity competition. "
Holloway said he likes the energy in the group, and loves the support MV has always given; not only him, but the boys as well.
A few different starters on the MV team said that they are excited to play our rivals, considering it is one of the biggest games of the season.
"I'm looking forward to our home game against Centralia, it's going to be a fun one." stated, Cole Timmons, '24
MV has proven to play hard against difficult teams. It shows our drive and resilience; furthermore it shows how MV always supports their clubs and athletes.
Nesbit, '24 said, "I feel like we will go very far in this season, and that we have a lot of depth."
Harry Rudolph '24 stated, " I have played with the majority of this team since I was little, so we have a great team bond."
MV has seen some of their athletes push harder than they ever have: they want to win it. It is very clear that they will be able to accomplish this by continuing to push.
MV can't wait to see you at the games this season!
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GO RAMS!!! Liz (Baltzell) Coleman, Class of 1962 (yeah, I'm old 🙂 ) But, once a Ram fan, always a Ram fan.
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Тресково — название нескольких населённых пунктов:
 Тресково — деревня в Солигаличском районе Костромской области.
 Тресково — село в Кабанском районе Бурятия.
 Тресково — деревня в Кувшиновском районе Тверской области.


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beyourgold Flow | BACKBENDS | Fokus Back Therapie, Hip opener, Core, Open heart | Meditation, Mental Work.
beyourgold Flow | TWISTS | Fokus Breathing, Slow strong movements, clean transitions | Meditation, Mental Work.
Detail: beyourgold Flow - in jedem Workshop gleich um die Basis zu schaffen und diese zu integrieren. Ziel: Flow umsetzbar auch zuhause. Fokus - ich lege Schwerpunkte bei jedem Workshop. Dh. der Schwerpunkt ist nicht aufbauend und die Workshops können beliebig kombiniert werden. Meditation, Mental Work - Jeweils abgestimmt auf dem Schwerpunkt.
As a pro athlete, I was looking for something to complete this last one percent. The one percent which will make the difference between Olympic Gold and Silver. I had no idea, that yoga would influence and transform my life in so many positive ways. Over the last 15 years as a pro athlete, I consistently pushed my mind and body in training and in competition mentally and physically. Yoga was my counterpart. It introduced me to the feeling of slowing down into a healing practice. A healing practice for the body. For the mind. And for the soul.
Yoga is the study of balance, and balance is the aim of all living creatures. A spiritual practice is one that brings us full circle. Not to a new self but, rather, back to the essence of our true self.


The balance was provided by the original North West Evergreen Fund, and will be used to finance the construction costs, professional fees and expenses of Citylabs 2.
The announcement comes after the first expansion of Highview's investment team in November 2016 and the launch of Highview's inaugural $500 million evergreen fund in October 2016.
The aim would also be to create an evergreen fund with the proceeds from profitable exits being reinvested back into the fund to back more companies - although as with most managed funds there could a small number of investment failures.
The aim would also be to create an evergreen fund, with the proceeds from profitable exits being reinvested back into the fund to support more companies - although, as with most managed funds, there could a small number of investment failures.
Today Invus manages over USD 5 billion in assets and capital through an evergreen fund structure and has offices in New York, London, Paris and Hong Kong.
Any returns made from Finance Durham's investments will be pumped back into the funding pot, creating an evergreen fund with a shelf life well beyond its initial 10-year investment model.
of Canada's US-based Sagard Capital evergreen fund subsidiary has acquired a total of 1,950,215 common shares of Canadian sporting goods maker Performance Sports Group Ltd.
The Group manages an evergreen fund sustained by its partners, the company's only shareholders.
The North West Fund is an evergreen fund supported by the European Investment Bank and European Regional Development Fund to supply debt and equity funding to growing small and medium-sized enterprises in the North West of England.
The Roseview Group on behalf of the Roseview Evergreen Fund, a $500 million discretionary real estate separate account with a major U.
PS6m deal advised in city Wragge & Co's banking and finance team has advised the North West Evergreen Fund on its first-ever investment in an urban regeneration project.
After the merger of the funds, Wells Fargo Advantage and Evergreen Fund, Wells Fargo Advantage Funds has become the eleventh-largest fund family in the United States, with USD224.


LOVE the name! Nice work! Going to have the soundtrack stuck in my head but it's worth it!
I want to try this on the vinyl cutter. Thanks for sharing!
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ROCKFORD DROPS 4-1 DECISION TO WOLVES
Rockford, Ill. – The Rockford IceHogs (7-11-1-2) fell to their instate rival, the Chicago Wolves (10-9-1-1), 4-1, Friday night at the BMO Harris Bank Center. With the win, Chicago now leads this season's Illinois Lottery Cup series, 3-1.
Samuel Blais gave Chicago an early 1-0 edge with a blast from the left circle that initially clanked iron before beating IceHogs goalie Mac Carruth glove side at 5:52 in the first frame.
The IceHogs appeared to have evened the score late in the first period, but the goal was disallowed. Pierre-Cedric Labrie drove into the Wolves zone and looked to have successfully lofted the puck over Wolves goaltender Jordan Binnington, but the tally was overruled on a high-sticking call.
The Wolves capitalized on an aggressive forecheck to increase their lead to 2-0 at 18:02 in the opening period. Pinned to the boards, Ivan Barbashev backhanded a pass from the right of the net to Andrew Agozzino who buried the puck.
Chicago opened the lead to 3-0 on a breakaway opportunity at 8:06 in the second. Kenny Agostino sped past the defense and slid the puck through Carruth's pads.
The IceHogs then finally scratched the score sheet five seconds into their first and only power play of the evening. Wasting no time with the man advantage, Tanner Kero won the faceoff and pushed the puck to Ville Pokka on the left point. Pokka fired a centering pass on net, where Mark McNeill hammered the puck home past Binnington at 18:12 to make the score 3-1. With the assist, Kero has scored a point in six of the last eight contests.
Landon Ferraro polished off the score for the Wolves with a tip-in goal on a two-on-one chance to secure a 4-1 win for Chicago.
Next Game: Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. Grand Rapids Griffins at 7 p.m. The Rockford IceHogs face the Grand Rapids Griffins (11-6-0-2) in the third of 10 season meetings. The popular Teddy Bear Toss promotion returns to the BMO Harris Bank Center where fans are encouraged to bring new or gently used teddy bears and/or stuffed animals to the game, and throw them onto the ice when the IceHogs score their first goal of the game. The teddy bears and stuffed animals will then be donated to local hospitals and kids charities.


My late-night Bushwick experiences over the past seven years have merged into a single composite memory: I get dropped off by a gypsy cab on a dark street named after a Dutch aristocrat, search for a DIY gallery-opening in the basement of a basement of an abandoned warehouse that I heard about from a friend who heard about it from an art handler at his LES gallery, and afterwards I head to Kings County Bar and continue to drink Yuenglings until early in the morning and then walk back to Greenpoint along Morgan Avenue avoiding shadowy drunk strangers and feral dogs.
Given this surreal recollection, it felt very strange to go to an opening last Friday night in Bushwick at Luhring Augustine Gallery, held in a large, manicured, out-in-the-open building. The blue-chip Chelsea mainstay recently joined the East Brooklyn slummer party by opening a spacious franchise at 25 Knickerbocker Ave.
The venerable gallery hit the party scene running by hosting a blow-out opening reception of Charles Atlas video projections that was almost like watching Darren Aronofsky's "Pi" minus Clint Mansell's score. As I milled about on the sidewalk I saw the the well-heeled segment of the art world having a midlife crisis. This was its Fiat convertible and the cool young mistress with forearm tattoos riding shotgun.
Bellwether or Outlier, one couldn't help wonder. My friend and I considered the dissonance between the gallery clients' Citarellas on the Upper East and the Dominican bodegas dotting the streets around us.
I didn't end up at Kings County until 3 AM that night because I had to fly back to Wisconsin early the next morning to attend an art opening of a family friend at the Cultural Center back in Wisconsin. My mother-in-law was helping out with the decorations for the Medieval-themed art exhibition, complete with barrels of mead, monks, minstrels, and, despite my warnings that they were New World animals, oversized turkey legs.
Unlike most galleries in Bushwick, merely finding the Cedarburg Cultural Center isn't edifying; It's intentionally easy to locate and its target audience is anyone who can fit through its well-decorated doors with close-toed shoes. It has a large sign out front and amply distributed posters at every diner, curio and fudge shop letting everyone who passes through town, young and old, square and hip alike, know when a spectacular cultural event will take place.
That evening I headed from my in-laws house to the Cultural Center – not a three-minute walk even if I was obstructed by rogue dogs and drunken streetwalkers. When I arrived I chatted up several of the volunteers who were still prepping for the opening, rolling antiqued, walnut stained wine barrels and draping tables in scorched burlap to give the Sheetrocked and acoustic ceilinged interior the patina they must have imagined glazed the Middle Ages. It all seemed a bit like a stage production or scene from a Monty Python movie; even so, it was such an earnest and unpretentious spectacle that Guy Debord himself might have granted them amnesty.
Drinking from flagons and picking turkey from my teeth, I had to wonder whether such a charade, especially one which professed to be art, was without pretense. If pretense is false display, this exhibition was both pretentious and spectacular by Guy Debord's own standards about represented reality. High crimes in some high-cultural precincts.
Throwing back the last of my grog and adjusting my coffee filter hat, I wondered whether it was more pretentious to prove how resistant one is to the spectacular by entering a race to the obscurest of bottoms, or to have an art exhibition in 2012 based on a theme lifted from a Bugs Bunny cartoon, especially when art has suffered through a 150 years of modernist purification and 75 of Frankfurt School warnings about the implications of received culture.
When the antiqued barrels were finally emptied of their spiced wine and the turkey legs were gone, me, a jester and a monk headed out for a nightcap. Looking down Main Street our choices were illuminated in the night: "C. Weisler's" "R.J. Thirsty's" and T.J. Ryan's." Their signs radiated like supernovae, practically beseeching our company. No secret doors, no back alleys. I imagined how weird our motley cast of bouzingots would have looked shuffling down a desolate Bushwick street searching unmarked doors for the one opening to a secret demi-paradise of artfully crafted drinks and conversations.
So obvious, I thought. So obvious, indeed.