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[Featuring Metric, Philip Selway, Scorpion Violante, Phantom Family Halo and School of Seven Bells. Additional remix and production by Mikezilla and the always popular A Place to Bury Strangers. All musical opinions courtesy of yours truly and do not represent the views of the ownership, management and well, pretty much damn near everyone else. Need a track removed? Email me at 2timegrime@gmail.com.]
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More music here:
Metric – Blindness (Mikezilla Remix).mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/metric-blindness-zillamix-by-mikezilla.mp3
Philip Selway – Beyond Reason (Mikezilla Remix).mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/philip-selway-beyond-reason-zillamix-by-mikezilla.mp3
I can't decide whether Mikezilla's mixes are flat-out awesome because he knows how to dust them perfectly with dancefloor magic or because he chooses impeccably beautiful source material.
I suppose it doesn't matter. Metric's chilling fight song and Phil Selway's (of Radiohead) recursive tone poem get treated to Mikezilla's pristine production and head toward the deeper end of the dancefloor all without overstaying their welcome.
Scorpion Violente – Viol et Revanche.mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/scorpion_violente-_viol_et_revanche.mp3
Crank this up loud enough and suddenly you're covered in sweat and maybe even a bit of blood being pinned to the wall of CBGB's by Martin Rev's pummeling drum machine and Alan Vega's contemptuous glare.
Scorpion Violente are Suicide reborn, riding reverb over a minimal drone and body blow rhythms. There's something about this sort of unapologetic sonic attack that brings out primal urges from those attuned to its murky beauty and frequently turns the frontmen into a combination protagonist/antagonist.
Phantom Family Halo – Blackouts and Runaways.mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/phantom_family_halo_-_blackouts_and_runaways.mp3
A low-key dirge, building steadily like a storm on the horizon, gradually spreading until the sun is blotted out by the swelling blackness.
Phantom Family Halo is very reminiscent of nobody in particular. Maybe a little of the Radio Dept. in the vocals. Keep an ear out for how soon the jagged guitar shreds enter the track. It's a long way from their first appearance to their complete domination by the closing of the track but it's a perfectly done buildup that bleeds out like years of quiet desperation climaxing in abrupt tragedy.
School of Seven Bells – Windstorm (A Place to Bury Strangers Remix).mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/school_of_seven_bells__-__windstorm_a_place_to_bury_strangers_remix_.mp3
This is stellar. A Place to Bury Strangers lay down a distorted bass riff that sounds like a classic muscle car idling while Alejandra Deheza of School of Seven Bells drapes her airy vocals across the underpinning roar like an airbrushed nude draped across the hood. Only, you know, impeccably tasteful.
The whole thing just kind of takes off, surging from throaty growl to high-rpm whine in mere moments, leaving the entire track clouded in tire smoke and gasoline fumes.
Posted in Music | Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Heavy Rotation, Metric, Mikezilla, Phantom Family Halo, Philip Selway, School of Seven Bells, Scorpion Violante, Suicide | 6 Comments »
Heavy Rotation v. 59
Featuring Zombie Zombie, Atlas Sound, Robyn Hitchcock, Ceremony and Gr†ll Gr†ll. Contains equal parts shoegaze and witch house. Contact 2timegrime@gmail.com if you would like to have your fine piece of music removed from this post.
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One of my favorite writers, P.J. O'Rourke, dissects the endless layers of bullshit political coverage that swallowed up the senseless tragedy in Arizona, turning five deaths into a petty partisan hockey fight.
What exactly goes on in these catalog dream homes? (Hint: mind games, pretentiousness and some wickedly funny punchlines.)
Zombie Zombie – Assault on Precinct 13.mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/03-zombie-zombie-assault-on-precinct-13-main-theme.mp3
If you've heard their stunning debut (A Land for Renegades) or seen their killer G.I. Joe meets The Thing video for Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free, their latest project will come as no surprise. Zombie Zombie pay off all their outstanding debts to John Carpenter with a pitch-perfect collection of covers tackling all his most famous themes.
This one's a stomper. Respectful without being obsequious. Expansive without losing sight of the original. Wave off the nurse. Your blood pressure may be rising but you'll feel just fine.
Atlas Sound – Quick Canal (feat. Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab).mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/07-quick-canal-w_-laetitia-sadier.mp3
A dizzying eddy of a track, all exquisitely tangled multi-tracked vocals and electronic rushes balanced atop a loping, percussive chug seeming built from an amplified phonograph needle stuck in a perpetual runout groove.
Sadier's vocals (and unintelligible vocalizations) redefine both "soaring" and "ethereal," as does Atlas Sound itself.
Robyn Hitchcock – Luckiness.mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/03-luckiness.mp3
This song (off Robyn Hitchcock's latest, Propellor Time) always hits me right here (indicates heart) and right here (indicates throat). I couldn't tell you exactly why but it presses all those happy/sad buttons at the same time. I think the ancients called this type of mixed emotion "bittersweet."
I can't tell whether this is a song of gratefulness or a song about loving someone so much you set them free.*
Luckiness in luck, lucky as it strikes you
Lucky in your veins
Luckiness in love, lucky 'cause she likes you
Over distant skies, over distant plains
*Perhaps the wizened snot-nosed jangle punks known as the Dead Milkmen said it best with their track If You Love Someone, Set Them on Fire.
Ceremony – Breaking Up.mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/03-breaking-up.mp3
Once upon a time there was a band called Skywave who delivered a trebly bunch of feedbacking titled Synthstatic. It was destined to be one of those brightly burning candles that burnt half as long, or rather sputtered and went out completely soon after delivering their audacious platter of well-heeled noise.
Agreeing to disagree, the bandmates went their separate ways. One, a certain Oliver Ackerman, took his noisy toys and headed back to his shop, emerging shortly thereafter under two new names: Death By Audio, his effects pedal workshop and A Place to Bury Strangers, his eerie approximation of the banshee-in-a-windtunnel that was the Jesus and Mary Chain of 1985. (You've probably heard of them. I've mentioned them in passing a time or two.)
The other two, Paul Baker and John Fedowitz, headed off in a slightly different direction, armed with their Wonder Twin powers — form of a bottom-heavy squall of white noise. Ceremony was born, a torrid love child of the Jesus and Mary Chain's amp-impaling feedback and the roiling bass swagger of Girls Vs. Boys.
Behold. The prodigal phoenix, rising from the ashes armed with brutal melodies spiked in poisoned emotions.
Gr†ll Gr†ll – They All.mp3
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/2-06-they-all.mp3
Somewhere, out on the wrong side of town, cruises a jet-black SUV. At the wheel: a doom merchant with trouble on his mind and time on his hands. The otherworldly pulse of bass announces his arrival and the child-like treble interjections only serve to highlight how incredibly dark the street becomes as his machine passes through.
Posted in Music | Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Atlas Sound, Ceremony, Gr†ll Gr†ll, Heavy Rotation, Robyn Hitchcock, Skywave, Zombie Zombie | 6 Comments »
Heavy Rotation Vol. 33
Time being of the essence and all that, here's a fairly brief Heavy Rotation which I hope will tide you over until my routine expansiveness returns. You'll still get five outstanding tracks, but with way less of the "witty" banter and "insightful" critiquing that you've come to expect.
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Heavy Rotation Archives
A Place to Bury Strangers – In Your Heart (Cereal Spiller Remix).mp3
Remember how I'm always going on and on about how A Place to Bury Strangers is my new favorite band?
Maybe I'm thinking of Whitey. Or you are.
Anyway, they are. They are like the Jesus and Mary Chain + My Bloody Valentine + a fuckload of noise. So: fun. This remix, however, charms the hell out of the noisy New Yorkers and takes them on a laidback and melodic spin dangerously close to the dancefloor.
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/a-place-to-bury-strangers-in-your-heart-cereal-spiller-remix.mp3
Paul Dempsey – Ramona Was A Waitress (Faux Pas Remix).mp3
Faux Pas shakes up a fellow Antipodean's tune about life, the universe and everything and turns it into something resembling a Gary Numan track making love to some sort of wonderful thing made out of flanging and phasing. Couldn't be more pleasant and agreeably hummable.
Plus Faux Pas himself is an all-around good guy who actually stopped by here and corrected just one of my many factual errors. And he called me "Big Ears," which I have chosen to believe is a compliment.
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/paul-dempsey-ramona-was-a-waitress-faux-pas-remix.mp3
Cold Cave – Love Comes Close.mp3
Straight out of Rocky's hometown by way of Manhattan comes this new synthpop combo, whose M.O. is making fucking good tracks that sound like all the best things from the early 80's, namely early New Order, Clan of Xymox and Echo & the Bunnymen. How can you say "no" to that?
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/cold-cave-love-comes-close.mp3
Simian Mobile Disco – Audacity of Huge (Dada Life Remix).mp3
From out of England (as is the case with most fine dance music – except when it comes out of France), SMD bring their disco strut to this track, which posits the age old complaint – "I've got it all, but I don't have you."
The difference here are the tongue-thru-cheek lyrics, which name drop everything from PM Dawn, Peter Tosh to Minidiscs and, notably, a "biodiesel dirigible." Fun, fun, fun and all done with the swaggering overconfidence that says, "Hand me that yardstick so I can measure my cock." Highly recommended.
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/simian-mobile-disco-audacity-of-huge-dada-life-guerilla-fart-10.mp3
PNAU – With You Forever (Fear of Tigers Mix).mp3
PNAU, whom we last heard front-mouthing for the Groove Armada on their blistering single "Warsaw," turns in this blissfully melancholic track which cruises gorgeously into your forebrain, thanks to the incredibly sure production of Fear of Tigers.
https://capitalistliontamer.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/pnau_-_with_you_forever_fear_of_tigers_remix.mp3
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Posted in Music | Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Cereal Spiller, Cold Case, Dada Life, Download, Faux Pas, Fear of Tigers, Heavy Rotation, mp3, Paul Dempsey, PNAU, Simian Mobile Disco | 13 Comments »
Twenty. There's a nice round number. Well, not so much the first number but the last is nicely rounded, all curvy and ovoid, just like man's first attempt at the wheel. They reasoned that it should be as strong as an egg and twice as large. Years later, someone discovered the "o" and history was made.
If you'd like to make a little history with us, please feel free to click away at the links below, which will trigger some ridiculously good tunes in semi-video form and possibly (if you click the southernmost link) a treasure trove of ridiculously good tunes for your very own computer, like a home version of the game you just played.
The previous 19 are here: the Heavy Rotation Archives
Switches – Drama Queen
Simply put, the kind of song that makes you want to head down to the bar, pound back several ounces of booze and get in a fight. Straight ahead buzzsaw powerpop with plenty of swaggering and sneering from all involved, all wrapped up in a catchy-as-fuck tune with some unabashed backup vox woo's.
Load up the drugs we'll let the demons come in
Bring all the kids they won't know where to begin
Shoot 'em a line they'll lock you up in the pen
If you're rating my life give it ten
Robyn Hitchcock – Sleeping with Your Devil Mask
One of my favorite all-time tracks from my favorite absurdist. Although his music can sometimes be a hard sell because of his overall weirdness, this track in particular couldn't get any catchier, and the lyrics couldn't get much weirder.
As to what he's on about? Who knows. Could be a dark, bitter relationship song. Could be a fatalistic parable of the ultimate death of us all. Could be a headful of acid committed to paper (and then instruments, I suppose). It could just be the sort of thing that drives certain people to yell inappropriately during Robyn's occasional solo acoustic sets. Whatever it is, it's worth listening to several hundred times.
It's all compulsion, there's no choice
My mother's second name is Joyce
And once when she was very young
She saw a cellist being hung
Thirteen men with long black heads
All came and stood around her bed
And when the morning light came in
She saw their heads had all caved in
Their rotting brains fell to the floor
And crawled away towards the door
Sleeping with your Devil mask
Is all I wanna do
And when I stop it means
I'm through with you
Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah
HEALTH – Die Slow
From out of L.A. and sounding like m83 with Holy Fuck's rhythm section (such as it were) and the Killing Joke's guitars, HEALTH combine the airy, subdued vocals of a million shoegazer bands with the guitar/drum attack of Broken-era Nine Inch Nails (but running about half-speed). While the drums beat you into submission, the vocals and synth lines float above the fray, as if immune to the chaos underpinning them.
A Place to Bury Strangers – Deadbeat
One of my all-time favorite bands despite having only been around since 2006. Picking up the shattered amps and eardrums of the Jesus and Mary Chain, New York's "loudest band" is all about returning feedback to its rightful place as "lead guitar." This particular track opens with a very Cramps-like intro before plunging neck deep into swirling drones and piercing feedback, all the while being shoved forward by the rhythm section like G20 protesters in front of a SWAT team.
Oliver Ackerman's laconic vocals seal the deal, with his futile question to a heartbreaking lover: "What? What the fuck? Don't mess with my heart."
Fuck Buttons – Olympians
Fuck. Yes. The Fuck Buttons return triumphantly with a new album, Tarot Sport. Building on their psychedelic and psychotic drums and distortion of their debut, the Buttons add some shimmering synths and build a more expansive and melodic groove from the claustrophobic psych-noise of Street Horrrsing.
The lead single is Surf Solar, which is incredible and the most immediately striking track on the album. But Olympians has been the grower, echoing back to their previous work (especially Sweet Love for Planet Earth). It builds from nearly nothing, just a fuzzed-out synth before the drums come rolling in. As you begin to feel that yes, this is nice and pounding but could get a little tiring after 4 or 5 minutes, the boys bring in an organ. As these tones begin to intertwine with the groove, some gorgeous synth pads pop up out of nowhere, like shafts of unexpected sunlight on a dark, cloudy day.
And then the distortion returns, calming our fears that the Fuck Buttons had gone all soft and synthy on us. The kind of cripplingly beautiful epic that comes around too rarely.
All mp3's in a tightly-wound, emotional wreck of a zip file:
Posted in Music | Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Download, Fuck Buttons, HEALTH, Heavy Rotation, mp3, Robyn Hitchcock, Switches | 7 Comments »
Heavy Rotation
Hopefully, a soon-to-be regular feature as I release whatever earworms are currently making me ask, "Does this look infected?"
This week's contagions are:
DeathSet – Had a Bird.mp3
Those of you familiar with Baltimore's DeathSet know that they are revered for their shouty, drum-machined punk and relaxed attitude towards the word "fuck." For those of you that are unfamiliar, Baltimore's DeathSet are known for their shouty, drum-machined punk and relaxed attitude towards the word "fuck."
This track contains none of those. Except the drum machine. Tuneful, mildly twee and full of wist, Had a Bird is a happily sad song that conjures up vague nostalgia and hopefulness. It's much better than I'm making it sound.
A Place to Bury Strangers – Runaround.mp3
New York's loudest band (you could look it up) with a track not found on their stunning debut album. All machine-gun drums, pulverizing bass and staccato blasts of distortion and feedback. This track combines the best part of two Jesus & Mary Chain albums (Psychocandy for the feedback; Honey's Dead for the rhythm section) into one brutally cohesive whole.
Test Icicles – What's Your Damage? (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix).mp3
England's Test Icicles (wait…test… icicles…no… no… yes… no… yes… I get it!) bashed out some boys' own dance-punk (emphasis on punk) for a couple of years back in the day (to be specific: 2004-2006). French house producers Alan Braxe and Fred Falke drag the Icicles through some very tuneful synth work and rewire the track into something that wouldn't sound out of place in your sister's music collection.
Won't impress the jocks anymore, but really, the only thing they offered was instructions on how to straddle the line between consensual sex and rape. Fuck em. Play it loud.
Grinderman – No Pussy Blues (Freeland Dub).mp3
Rockier side project of death enthusiast Nick Cave. Adam Freeland, breakbeat producer extraordinare, slices, dices and chops Cave's ode to not getting any into a dancefloor anthem. Certainly will never be as popular with the ladies as it is with the dudes, but that's a common issue with blue ball songs and the breakbeat genre. In other words, Mom's not going to like it.
TV on the Radio – Mr. Grieves.mp3
Nice little ep track from TV on the Radio. A beautiful cover of the Pixies' Mr. Grieves done in a way that shouldn't work (accapella/doo-wop) but once you've heard it, it seems to be the only way it could ever have been done.
Posted in Music, Random | Tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, Alan Braxe, DeathSet, Fred Falke, Freeland, Grinderman, Heavy Rotation, Jesus & Mary Chain, mp3, Nick Cave, Remix, Test Icicles, the Pixies, TV on the Radio | Comments Off on Heavy Rotation

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Q: SABRE: Concierge 5.10.1 Errors with ngv run? Has anyone installed the latest concierge with the RedWeb SDK?
Since installing I can no longer save and have the program automatically compile the code. It will compile and then loops. Normally you save your file and it automatically compiles and responds with the ready and the localhost, etc... I have to kill the terminal session in VSC and restart a terminal session and do ngv run and it will work.
Note: This is the Concierge version released this week. We are developing specifically for RedWeb and not the desktop version which has a different SDK. Just curious if anyone is experience this with SabreRedWeb-SDK-21.5.5

A: I had issues with that version also. Sabre has just finalized version 21.6 SDK and it should be on the website soon. The newer version worked fine with all my testing so far.

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Venture on Campus, a new entrepreneurship and innovation program, promises to streamline communications between researchers, student entrepreneurs and industry partners.
UNSW Sydney and the principal venture capital fund for the CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures, have entered a groundbreaking new partnership that will drive innovation and entrepreneurship at UNSW to new heights.
UNSW will become the first university globally to roll out Venture on Campus, a new entrepreneurship and innovation program designed by Main Sequence Ventures for research-oriented organisations and universities.
Phil Morle, partner at Main Sequence Ventures, said that streamlining communication between researchers, student entrepreneurs, early-stage startups, and industry partners would provide closer connectivity and promote greater engagement between researchers and the investment community to share skills, expertise, ideas and resources.
Dr Elizabeth Eastland, Director of Entrepreneurship within UNSW's Division of Enterprise, said that by equipping staff, students, and researchers with the knowledge and industry-level connections that the Venture on Campus partnership provided, UNSW would be actively powering the next wave of economic growth that would emerge from disruptive startups and research projects.
"With the appointment of someone with the stature of Jennifer Zanich, who has recently taken up the position as head of UNSW Entrepreneurship's Ecosystem and Partnerships, we are clearly signaling we intend to engage deeply with the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Australia and globally, and this partnership with Main Sequence Ventures is a prime example of this," Dr Eastland said.
Ms Zanich said: "The Venture on Campus partnership taps into UNSW's ambition to increase the scale of university-led innovation globally via the exchange of knowledge, while heavily fostering a research, educational, and commercial culture that embraces inclusion, diversity of thought, and entrepreneurship for both industry, staff, and students.
Promoting the Venture on Campus initiative, Mr Morle said: "Future industries are being born inside the nation's universities, and entrepreneur programs like the UNSW Founders program are helping to make this the frictionless career path it should be.
Which university produced the most BRW young rich listers?


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Panels From Merry-Go-Round At West View Park Arrive At West View Historical Society
The society says the panels are in good condition, and officials hope to have them restored by a local artist. November 28, 2020 at 8:06 pm
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By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A piece of history has returned to where it belongs.
For more than 70 years, West View Park was famous for its amusement rides. When it closed in 1977, most were torn down or sold off.
(Photo Credit: KDKA)
On Saturday, the West View Historical Society brought a piece of the park back to its original home. The society got its hands on the painted inner panels from the park's merry-go-round.
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Late Summer Nostalgia Movies
The Polish Film Festival Miami and the Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC present a cinematic retrospective Late Summer Nostalgia. All movies in Polish with English subtitles.
There are four movies in the program and that includes a children adventure movie with 12-year old heroes. That movie, Double Trouble, is available for streaming for two weeks, other movies are available for a week each, all of them stream for free.
8/27 – 9/2 Goodbye, Till Tomorrow / Do widzenia, do jutra (1960) by Janusz Morgenstern, 80 min
This is story of summer love between a Polish student, Jacek (legendary actor Zbigniew Cybulski), and the daughter of a French diplomat, Margueritte (Teresa Tuszyńska). Jacek introduces Margueritte to his world in Poland for a fleeting moment. Despite the sentimental charm of early 60s music, swishing dresses and the naïve discussions shared between the two young lovers, the film is an apt portrayal of a generation of young people in 1960s Gdańsk – people hungry for freedom, social change and a western lifestyle.
9/3 – 9/9 Papusza (2013) by Joanna Kos-Krauze and Krzysztof Krauze, biopic of the Roma poet
Discover the story of Papusza (played by the outstanding Jowita Budnik) – the first published Roma-Polish poetess who confronts the image of traditional femininity and expectations within her community and pays dearly for it. Also discover the world of Polish Roma and their traditional way of life during the first part of the 20th century.
This internationally acclaimed film, featured at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and Thessaloniki International Film Festival, was written and directed by a renowned duo of Polish filmmakers: Joanna Kos-Krauze and the late Krzysztof Krauze. It was shot in exquisite monochrome by cinematographers Krzysztof Ptak and Wojciech Staroń.
9/10 – 9/16 Strawberry Wine / Wino truskawkowe (2007) by Dariusz Jabłoński, drama
Located in a village on a Polish-Slovakian border and based on Andrzej Stasiuk's acclaimed collection of short stories, Tales of Galicia, and lovingly directed with attention to its literary source by Dariusz Jabłoński, Strawberry Wine is a story about love and belonging that will draw you into a world of provincial communities hailing from different cultures and nations living amongst each other, where life seems slow and ordinary, but where beauty permeates every moment.
8/27 – 9/9 Double Trouble / Tarapaty (2017) by Marta Karwowska, family adventure
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More: To watch these movies go to the Polish Film Festival Miami site. Streaming is free.
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In terms of Claude Monet, there are a great many breathtaking masterpieces with different colour matching in his various artistic stages, from the light tone to the significant contrast between tonalities, from the true-to-life feature to abstract characteristics. Similarly, for Emily Carr, we can witness the changes in her works along with the passing of the time, the struggling with her heart disease. From the bottom of my heart, I am really stunned by the power of art, the universal expressing language in the world.
On the third floor are Emily Carr's paintings whose theme is "Into the Forest." In my eyes, her paintings are all dreamy and scribbled. It feels like she was addicted to drugs when she was creating those paintings. As a matter of fact, she suffered from severe heart disease and struggled bitterly in her later age, which I have known from her biography. I have to say that her works really originated from her tough life experience.
On the third floor, there were a heap of paintings by Emily Carr. Those paintings in the early stage of Emily are colourful and bright, but those in the later life are dark and scary. I could feel that she really had a hard time with her later life.
That was a scorching day. After waiting in a long queue under dazzling sunlight, we finally got into the Garden. Before entering, I had thought artists in the past all pursued pure spiritual fulfillment. However, to my surprise, that is a spectacular house with an enormous garden with a variety of flowers and water springs. My thought was totally transformed by avoice which said," Monet did not live here when he was young. He lived in the poorest, dirtiest, and lowest place in Paris. Can you imagine? His house is only 10 meters squared!" "What?" I couldn't believe. All of a sudden, I seemingly understood why Monet chose to live in such a magnificent house.


Mr. Gary Hernandez is a 6th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do,The RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics),Hapkido 5th Degree in Kickboxing (The Bill Wallace Superfoot System) and 3rd Degree in Canemaster Cane-Fu .Mr. Hernandez started Martial Arts in 1979 He is a 39 year veteran of the Martial Arts. Mr. Hernandez has been teaching Martial Arts for over 30 years. He is a ex-amateur kickboxer and a point sparring fighter.Mr. Hernandez has trained under GrandMasters like Bill Superfoot Wallace , GrandMaster Yung Ho Jun & GrandMaster Woon s. Shim and Grandmaster Mark Shuey.And has trained in martial arts seminars with Grandmaster and Master like Joe Lewis ,Olando The Warrior Rivera,Skipper Mullins,Eric Lee,Karen Sheperd,Mike Lee Kanarek,In Sun Seo,John Pellegrini,Richard Ryan,Amir Ardebily,John Chung,Mike Bernardo,Dr.Maung Gui,Jerry Beasley,Rick Fike,Roger Greene.Mr. Hernandez has won many 1st place events in full contact fighting, point sparring, tag team sparring, board breaking, weapons and kata.And has competed in the 2007 U.S.Open. Mr. Hernandez is an 2004 inductee in the Martial Arts Hall Of Fame by Martial Arts Master Dr. Thomas for Outstanding School of 2004.In 2005 Mr. Hernandez did a martial arts demonstration in Tampa for the kids in the cancer care unit at St. Joseph Hospital.And Mr. Hernandez has participated with Sam's Club at their 2006 2nd Annual Family Safety Day event in New Tampa where he worked with families on child safety and self-defense. Mr. Hernandez has judged many tournaments like The Superfoot Open, Young Olympians, AAYA, KICKS, FLMA, and NASKA and is also an official referee for the Florida League of Martial Artists and WAKO(World Association of Kickboxing Organizations). Mr. Hernandez has trained and coached many students that have won 1st place in many tournament in all events including the U.S.Open and W.A.K.O light contact kickboxing tournament.Mr. Hernandez has trained many law enforcement,security officers and military personnel. Mr. Hernandez hosted a martial arts tournament in 2001 in Tampa and has hosted many women's self-defense seminars, kids self-defense seminars, and a Superfoot Seminar with GrandMaster Bill Superfoot Wallace.And a Canemaster Seminar with GrandMaster Mark Shuey. Mr. Hernandez also works with people with special needs of all ages and handicaps and kids with ADD and ADHD.And Mr. Hernandez was one of 6 Instructors and Masters to teach in the 2006 F.L.M.A seminar in Largo where he taught The RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics - Copy Writed by Gary Hernandez Martial Arts LLC). All proceeds were used for the Bill Klase fund.In Aug 2007 Mr.Hernandez School was Hired to do a self-defense for Toyota car company in Wesley Chapel were Mr. Hernandez helped Ms. Gordon with a womens self-defense seminar for the toyota car company.Also did a karate demo for the Wesley Chapel PTA Family Fun and Fitness Fair at Wesley Chapel Elementary School.And in Oct Mr. Hernandez did demos for the 2007 Halloween Howl at Down Town Zephryhills were he did sparring,board breaking and self-defense demos. Mr.Hernandez has been on public cable TV shows 2 times on martial arts about Hapkido and his RDT System( Realistic Defensive Tactics). And in 2009 has been on PBS TV for the Canemaster system.And also Filmed by Voice of America a US and over seas radio and tv show for the Canemaster system.And in 2009 did a RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics)Seminar for the State Of Florida SunCoast Region Dept. of Children & Families.Also Mr.Hernandez had done some Fight Choreography for the Independent movie The Tunnel:Blackfire.Mr.Hernandez has worked with church youth groups ,Neighborhood watch programs. Mr. Hernandez is a member of the Bill Wallace Superfoot System,WAKO(World Association of Kickboxing Organizations),ISKA(International Sport Karate Association),on the board of the FLMA (Florida League of Martial Artists)as Region 1 Director.And on the World Close Defence Art Association as a Management board members. also WMKO ( World Modern Kickboxing Organization )for the USA Branch. ITF, WTF, ATU, Cane Master,WBBB, AAYA,and MAIA. Mr Hernandez also has years of training with the knife, escrimas stick, kamas, nunchaku, combat cane, sword, bo/staff, shuriken, throwing knife,and Kubotan fighting.Mr. Hernandez has also designed The RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics)for the eveyday person.
Master Karuna (Thunderbolt)Khan Gordon named for her fast and powerfull hook punch and side kick is the school Owner ,office manager and Head Instructor and is great with the parents and students.She is currently a 4th Degree Master Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)And the RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics)designed by Mr. Hernandez for the eveyday person. She teaches the mini-kicks classes ,9 to 15 year old classes and adult classes. Ms. Gordon is one of the main instructors for the women's self defense classes. and has help with Neighborhood watch self defense programs.And also helps work with people with special needs of all ages and handicaps and kids with ADD and ADHD.Ms. Gordon assists in the summer camp program .And also assists Mr. Hernandez in teaching a self defense class for the church youth group.and the karate classes at Lake Bernadette Community Center. Ms. Gordon is a member of the Superfoot System,WAKO(World Association of Kickboxing Organizations) and F.L.M.A.,Canemaster ,WBBB. and is also an official referee for F.L.M.A the Florida League of Martial Artists and WAKO(World Association of Kickboxing Organizations).Ms. Gordon has won 1st place in many tournaments in sparring, kata, and board breaking.Ms. Gordon has helped trained and coached many students that have won 1st place in many tournament in all events including the U.S.Open and W.A.K.O light contact kickboxing tournament. And Ms.Gordon her self has won 2nd place in the 2006 U.S.Open in Continuous Fighting Division.Ms.Gordon has been on public cable TV shows on martial arts about Hapkido and his RDT System( Realistic Defensive Tactics).showing how well a women can defend herself against a man.And in 2009 has been on PBS TV for the Canemaster system.And also Filmed by Voice of America a US and over seas radio and tv show for the Canemaster system.And in 2009 did a RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics)Seminar for the State Of Florida SunCoast Region Dept. of Children & Families.Ms.Gordon is also a great roll model for young girls at the school.Ms. Gordon has participated with Sam's Club at their 2006 2nd Annual Family Safety Day event in New Tampa where she worked with families on child safety and self-defense and in Aug 2007 Ms. Gordon did a womens self-defense seminar for the toyota car company were she set up and trained over 30 women in a self-defense class.Also did a karate demo for the Wesley Chapel PTA Family Fun and Fitness Fair at Wesley Chapel Elementary School.And in Oct Ms. Gordon did demos for the 2007 Halloween Howl at Down Town Zephryhills were she did sparring,board breaking and self-defense demos. Ms.Gordon has trained in martial arts seminars with master Bill Superfoot Wallace ,Joe Lewis,Mike Lee Kanarek,Richard Ryan,Dr.Maung Gui,John Pellegrini,Rick Fike,Roger Greene.
Kiran Gordon is 18years old 4rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)And the RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics)designed by Mr. Hernandez for the eveyday person. Kiran is a junior leader and helps teach the mini-kicks.Kiran go to Walden Lake Elementary School. Kiran has won 1st place in sparring at the young olympians tournament and first in kata and weapons at the F.L.M.A 2006 tournament and placing fourth in traditional forms and fifth in traditional weapons at the 2006 US Open.. Kiran is a member of the Superfoot System. F.L.M.A. ITF,Canemaster. Kiran is a junior leaderKiran has participated with Sam's Club at their 2006 2nd Annual Family Safety Day event in New Tampa where he worked with families on child safety and self-defense.Also did a karate demo for the Wesley Chapel PTA Family Fun and Fitness Fair at Wesley Chapel Elementary School.And in Oct Kiran did demos for the 2007 Halloween Howl at Down Town Zephryhills were he did sparring,board breaking and self-defense demos.
Dylan Glisson (2nd degree Black Belt And a Instructor) Dylan Glisson is a 18 year old 2nd Degree Black Belt And a instructor in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)And the RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics). He helps Mr. Hernandez with the Mini-Kicks class.Dylan is a member of the Superfoot System , ITF. And also has fought in karate tournament and who won a first place trophy in point sparring and 2nd place in kata.
Christian kirk Christian Kirk is a 18 year 2nd Degree Black Belt And a instructor in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)And the RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics).Christian is a member of the Superfoot System , ITF. And also has fought in the 2007 W.A.K.O light contact kickboxing tournament.
Jason Gordon(2nd degree Black Belt And a instructor) Jason Gordon is a 16 year old 2nd Degree Black Belt And a instructor in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)And the RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics). He helps Mr. Hernandez with the Mini-Kicks class.Jason is a member of the Superfoot System , ITF. And the RDT system.
Samuel Glisson Sammy Glisson is a 18 year 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)And the RDT System (Realistic Defensive Tactics).Sammy is a member of the Superfoot System , ITF. And also has fought in the 2008 and who won a first place trophy, in the Tampa Bay Jr Kickboxing League Friday Night Fights at the Tampa Bay Health and Fitness Center in Tampa, FL. were he fought 3 rounds of full contact kickboxing. and was won first place in point sparring and 2nd place in kata.
Mr. Rowand is a 1st degree Black Belt in Kickboxing the Superfoot System by Grandmaster Bill superfoot Wallace and Mr. Gary Hernandez.
Danielle Pascarella is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.
Taylor le-nguyen is a 1st Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System) and the RDT system.
Isabel le-nguyen is a 1st Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System) and the RDT system.
Ruth Harris is a 1st Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System) and the RDT system.
Cynthia Harris is a 1st Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.
Gilligan Harris is a 1st Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.
Valerie Harris is a 1st Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.
Mr. Brian Reilly is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.
Daniel Reilly is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot system)and the RDT system.
Vicky Spratt is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.
Tyler Bertomeu is a 1st Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System).and the RDT system.
is a 4th Degree Black Belt and in Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido / Kickboxing (the Superfoot System)and the RDT system.


I wish you could see today's project in person… It's so sweet and shabby, and my kind of wonderful LOL! This little banner is hanging from seam binding that's wrapped around a wooden dowel, and the same seam binding continues down both sides. It has lots of layers and pretty flowers, but my favorite thing is the Royal Medallion in the center that's painted with white acrylic paint that's rubbed off just a little. The inspiration for the dowel and the ribbon down the sides came from a project we made while at Spellbound a couple months ago.
That's it for now, remember all supplies are listed below with links, and you can click on the images for a better view.
Cardstock: Authentique Cherish 6x6 Paper Pad, Core'dinations Heavyweight Smooth White Cardstock – The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
Ribbon: Seam Binding, and a small piece of White Lace – The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
Spellbinders Paper Arts: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine, S2-110 Framed Floral, S3-210 Ivy Shapeabilities® Die D-Lites™, Baby Buntings and Royal Medallion - Bronze by A Gilded Life.
Misc.: Thermoweb 3D Foam Squares, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Petaloo Botanical Minis (White), Zutter Distrezz-it-All Tool - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. White Acrylic Paint, Bling Chipboard (cereal box).
Hello again, today's project is from one of the classes I took while at Spellbound. I'd hadn't made anything like this before so at first I was a little skeptical, but once we got started I was hooked, what a great class. The teacher's name was Colleen Moody, here's the information about the class and supplies, and here is her blog. I didn't finish making my project in class (all the embellishments), so when I got home and rested a bit, I sat down and started adding all the fun stuff (ribbon, lace, and the crown). I followed her directions with one exception – the crown, instead of using the one in the kit, I used Spellbinders/A Gilded Life Petite Monarch die template. I had a hard time taking a good picture of this project because from top to bottom it's 19" (inches). If you click on Colleens supply list above she has provided some great pictures.
That's it for today, and hope to be back real soon. You can click on the pictures for a closer look.
Ribbon: May Arts Wrinkled Ribbon - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
Spellbinders®: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine® Petite Monarch "A Gilded Life".
NOTE: You can also find Spellbinder Die Templates at the The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
It's time for me to start working on my Christmas projects so I can have them finished in time for the Holiday :) If you are new to my blog, each year I make a lot of ornaments and tags, and give them to our family/friends at Christmas time. They love them, many display them from year to year. The problem I have at the moment is that I'm working with Christmas cardstock, and embellishments from last year, so please keep that in mind LOL!! I did use Spellbinders new Square Hatpin Bezel from the Media Mixáge™ line. I just love them, I can see using them on a card, or scrapbook pages like we use the decorative stickpins, they are so versatile. You'll see a lot of Poinsettia's and snowflakes for a while, and I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them.
That's it for me today. Remember you can click on the pictures for a better view, and all supplies are listed below with links.
Stamp Pads: Aged Mahogany Distress Ink - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store..
Cardstock: K & Company Glad Tidings Card Making Pad (Last year stash) - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. Bravo Burgundy - Stampin' Up!
Ribbon: May Arts 1.25" Silk Ribbon - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store..
Misc.: Prima Say it in Crystals (Last Years stach), K & Company Clad Tidings Grand Adhesions (Last Years stash) - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. Ivory Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush, E18 Copper, 110 Special Black Copic Markers. E-6000 Glue, Foam Tape.
Hello everybody, today I have a necklace to share with you. The project took me outside my comfy zone, however our proximity to the Pacific Ocean gave me the inspiration for this little sea turtle, I thought it would make the perfect summer statement. I applied a couple layers of ICED Enamels on the Turtle blank/body (click on how to use ICED Enamels below.) I made the little turtle's shell with polymer clay, and Circles Three die, then added a couple of coats of ICE Resin, and let it dry. Then added a little triangle as a charm with a flower.
Remember, when using the heat gun don't let the heat stay in one place very long, it can burn or warp your clay. Please remember that the surface will be very hot regardless if its metal or clay, so let it sit for a few minutes before touching.
That's it for me today, remember you can click on the pictures for a closer look, and all supplies are listed below with links.
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine®, Susan Lenart Kazmer™ Turtles One Blank, Media Mixage™ Circles Three #3, Triangles Two #1.
Misc.: ICE Resin - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. Polymer Clay Necklace (Chain), Tools, Jump Rings were purchased from a combination of Hobby Lobby, Joann's. Turquoise Relique, Chartreuse Relique, and ICED Enamels Medium ICED Enamels®.
Hello there, today's project was a blast to make, and challenging at the same time... But I love a challenge :) I'm determined to learn how to make jewelry of all kinds using many techniques. I've posted other jewelry projects, each project I applied something new I've learned, so today's new item is wire wrapping. I found a wonder tutorial at Jewelry Lessons by Eylene Olsen, called Elegant "S" Link Chain. Although I didn't make her bracelet, I did use her idea to make the chain for this necklace. I've mentioned before how much I enjoy working with Spellbinders Bezels, die templates, Susan Lenart Kazmer ICE Resin®, and polymer clay as shown here, and here.
I have received many emails asking if I'm going to continue making cards, and the answer is yes. I've been away from home quite a bit the last few weeks, and it's easier taking wire, bezels, and the small amount of tools I need to make jewelry while I'm away. I must admit I love making jewelry, I don't wear it, but I enjoy making it. Remember "Explore Beyond".
That's it for me today, remember you can click on the pictures for a better view, and all supplies are listed below with links.
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine®, Ovals One, Hobnail Bezel, Squares Two Die Templates, Patchwork M-Bossabilities side "B".
NOTE: You can also find some Bezels, Die Templates and Embossing Folders at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
I enjoy working with Polymer Clay, Susan Lenart Kazmer Bezels/Ice Resin, Spellbinders die templates, M-Bossabilities Folders, and for this project I added another element... Alcohol Inks. I really like the look/effect you can achieve using them with clay, I hope you do too. This is my first attempt at shaping wire, I'm OK with the result, even though it was outside my comfort zone, however I wanted to add the extra element to the bezel. For some reason this year I enjoy pushing myself, creating things I would've never thought about using in the past. I love Spellbinders new theme"Explore Beyond".
Inks: Caramel, Cranberry, Stream Alcohol Ink and Alcohol Blending Solution.
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine®, Hobnail Bezels Rectangles Two LG, Rectangles Two Die Templates #3, Reverence M-Bossabilities™ Folder.
Misc.: ICE Resin - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. 18 & 22 gauge wire, jump rings, gold chain, Polymer Clay, Bead were purchased from a combination of: Hobby Lobby, Joann's, Fire Mountain Gems, and Auntie's Beads.
I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter Sunday with family and friends. As for our family, we had a great day. Tammy had a get together at her house, and they played horseshoes, volleyball, and baseball just to name a few. But most of all, everybody enjoyed watching the little ones, and being together. Tammy watched from her wheelchair, but still enjoyed being with everybody. We have so much to be thankful for.
Today's project took a few days to complete, mostly because I've been away from the house, spending time with the kids. For this basket I used the same template I used for this project here, but instead of keeping it as it was I used Spellbinders die templates to change it up a little. I didn't finish it the way I wanted to because I run out of time, but maybe I will revisit this project sometime in the future so I can finish it the way I had envisioned :) I also made the little bracelet... yep! I used a mandrel and wrapped 18 gauge wire around it, then cut each individual jump ring. After I finished making the jump rings I made the bracelet using the Open Round Chainmail pattern/technique. I had so much fun making this project, (bracelet) but through the process I learned that having GOOD wire cutters is a must, and next time I won't use 18 gauge wire. As much as I like the finished piece, I think the wire is a little to thick.
Cardstock: Very Vanilla - Stampin' Up!
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine®, Basic Lattice Shapeabilities®, Labels Four #5 & #6, Grand Labels Four #1 Nestabilities®.
Misc.: Prima Flowers, Cream Seam Binding - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. 18 Gague Wire, Beads, Rondells Beads, Wire Cutters, Mandrel and Findings were purchased from a combination of: Hobby Lobby, Joann's, Fire Mountain Gems, and Auntie's Beads.
Today I have another project that is outside my comfort zone, but as mentioned before I love that part of the creative process. To create this pattern I used Gold Metallic Polymer Clay and Spellbinders So Trendy M-Bossabilities folder to do the Mica Shift Technique. I purchased a wonderful tutorial on Etsy from Lynda Moseley showing how to create this look with clay, and followed every step. I added a couple of steps of my own at the end as follows: I used Susan Lenart Kazmer's new ICED Enamels® (love this product) and sprinkled it on the Polymer Clay, then a thin layer of ICE Resin®, and let dry. After drying, I added glass glitter, and more ICE Resin, and let that dry. In Lynda's tutorial she doesn't use resin, however I wanted to create a dome look, which you can achieve with resin.
Here is a wonderful video showing you how to use the ICED Enamels.
I wanted to mention that in the video they are working with metal, but my project is made with Polymer Clay. When using the heat gun don't let the heat stay in one place very long, it can burn or warp your clay. Please remember that the surface will be very hot regardless if its metal or clay, so let it sit for a few minutes before touching.
Spellbinders™: Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine®, So Trendy M-Bossabilities™, Rectangles One LG Hobnail Bezel, Rectangles One #3 Die Template.
Misc.: Beads, Pearls, Wire, Chain, Tools, Headpins were purchased from a combination of: Hobby Lobby, Joann's, Fire Mountain Gems, and Auntie's Beads. ICE Resin®, Turquoise Relique, Chartreuse Relique ICED Enamels® Gold Polymer Clay.
This necklace was so much fun to make, truly a learning experience but fun. I wish you could see it in person, the pictures just don't do it any justice at all.
That's it for me today, I will be back tomorrow. Remember you can click on the pictures for a better view, and supplies are listed below with links.
A softer background, for a softer look.
Stamps: JustRite Cast All Your Cares (on the Butterfly) - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
Stamp Pads: Stazn Timber Brown Solvent Ink Pad.
Cardstock: Unknown - Digital Download.
Spellbinders™: Media Mixáge™ Butterflies One Blanks, Circles Three Hobnail Bezel, Circles Three Die Template.
Hello again, you know how much I like bling, and this necklace has tons of it! I started by covering one of Melissa Frances boxes (inside and out) with Prima's Nature Garden paper, then cut/embossed both the Opulent Ovals Majestic Elements Nestabilities for the lid, and Standard Circles LG for the flower. I then made the Necklace... LOVE this necklace, it's for one of my daughters for Valentines Day. She loves bling more than I do, and went through my stash and picked out what she wanted, then asked me to make this for her LOL!! I really enjoyed doing it for her, but had the hardest time getting a good picture. So I took lots of pictures LOL!!
Sorry this post is so short, but we have friends visiting and I must go for now, but I will be back soon. Remember you can click on the pictures for a better view, and all supplies are listed below with links.
Cardstock: Prima's Nature Garden Collection – The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. White, Pink cardstock.
Spellbinders™: Standard Circles LG, Opulent Ovals Nestabilities®, Grand Calibur Die Cutting & Embossing Machine®, Squares Two Bezel, Squares Two Die Template. Media Mixáge™.
Ribbon: May Arts 5/8" Satin Pleats, , 1/4" Ringlet Trim, Cream Seam Binding - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.
Misc.: ICE Resin®, Prima Rhinestone (center). Jump Rings, Rhinestones (around bezel). Black cord, Soldering Iron, Lead Free Solder from a combination of Michael's, Joann's, Hobby Lobby. Melissa Frances Stacking Boxes, - The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store. Prima Mulberry Rose Leaves - The Stamp SImply Ribbon Store.


Kairos Dance Company, (est. 2006) uses dance as a platform to build social awareness. In 2016, the company's Artistic Director created "Light in the Moonless Midnight", a full-length work focused on erasing the stigma of mental illness, which performed in downtown LA and again in 2017, as part of The Actors' Gang Dance Wednesday series.
In 2018, Kairos debuted "Paradigm" at The Actors' Gang, touching on social media and its effects on today's society. Working in collaboration with non-profits such as the Bring Change to Mind campaign, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the This Is My Brave Campaign, and REBOS recovery center, the company has performed in various venues throughout Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as in Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.
The mission of Kairos is to create socially conscious works of artistry to generate action within individuals and to stimulate social progress in communities.
SHE SPEAKS is a full-length work of empowering multimedia and dance, celebrating WOMEN and their struggles and triumphs, with a focus on gender identity, the #metoo movement, motherhood, and the Divine Feminine.


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The Bold and the Beautiful Comings and Goings: This Sassy Player is Back in LA!
By Janet Di Lauro 6 years ago
The Bold and the Beautiful coming and going
Who's coming and who's going from The Bold and the Beautiful (BB)? Here's the latest casting news from the CBS soap.
The week of May 8, 2017
The Talk hostess Sheryl Underwood returns as Emmy on Wednesday, May 10. Mick Cain makes three more appearances as CJ on Monday, May 8, Wednesday, May 10 and Thursday, May 11.
Lawrence Saint-Victor is back as Carter Walton on Monday, May 8. Home Improvements' Richard Karn continues his stint as Judge Jon Oplinger on Monday, May 8. If he's anything like the last time we saw him dealing out justice on B&B, don't expect his comedic side to surface. Judge Oplinger is a no-nonsense man of the law!
Andrew Thacher pops back up as Mr. Polinksi on Monday, May 8. Andrew Collins reappears as Jarrett Maxwell on Monday, May 8 and Thursday, May 11.
The Bold and the Beautiful airs weekdays on CBS. Share your thoughts, leave a comment in the section below. Win exclusive member-only B&B spoilers, prizes, and more: sign up here! Also, join the conversation on our Facebook page.
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Janet Di Lauro
With a career in daytime television that's spanned 30 years, Janet Di Laro was the West Coast Editor of Soap Opera Weekly magazine when the publication debuted in 1989 and she ramined with it until 2010. In addition, she was a reporter and editorial contributor on People's 50th Anniversary Special on Days of Our Lives and 30th Anniversary Special on The Bold and the Beautiful. Over that time, she has interviewed daytime's biggest stars from Days of Our Lives' Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope) to All My Children's Susan Lucci (Erica), General Hospital's Anthony Geary (Luke) and The Young and the Restless' late Jeanne Cooper (Katherine).
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I am sure that now you know my fascination for haunted towns no matter where they are, what tale they have or what their current state is, I am game for one. Ross Island was no exception. A journey to Andaman's for me would have been incomplete without a visit to this ghost town. However, prior to we start highlights of Ross Island, I want to tell you truth behind a ghost island in the middle of the Andaman Ocean is truly ghost towns or not.
The end of the golden era of the island started in June 1941 when it was shaken by an extreme earthquake. Deep fractures were spotted in numerous buildings and reports that the island was sinking included in the troubles of the homeowners. The exodus began in earnest when World War II started. By the spring of 1942, the British had disbanded the chastening settlement and also deserted the island, preparing for a Japanese invasion. Shocked at the lack of resistance, the Japanese arrived at the island and also the Japanese Admiral took up residence in the deserted Chief Commissioner's Bungalow. It is taped that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose also stayed in this bungalow when he went to Port Blair, in December 1943, where he lifted the Indian flag for the first time.
The Japanese army constructed many bunkers, which still inhabit vantage points on the island. Yet it had not been long prior to the victors turned into the beat and also the Andaman Islands came under British control once again. Japanese pressures surrendered to the British on October 9, 1945, after being beat in World War II. This time, however, the Chief Commissioner liked to stay at Port Blair. Rumors of the island sinking added to the decision and also Ross remained deserted. When feted as the Paris of East, Ross Island came to be a ghost town occupied by falling apart structures hugged by vines.
The haunting magic of the island threw me back in time, right into another age and time. I walked in the direction of the harbor with visions regarding the moment when Ross Island was bubbling with activity. Even as I set down on the seat of emphasis roots, deliberating the fate of the island, a stunning spotted deer passed me by. I got up from my reverie as well as walked down the charming paths shaded by the looming trees, advised on by the call of the peacocks. Indian Navy to whom it was turned over in April 1979 now maintains the island. The area is obtaining a facelift, with a brand-new population of about 350 deers and 70 peacocks living in the middle of the ruins as well as the greenery. You can visit this island during the day as well as have a look at the abandoned British quarters, an old church, and a couple of various other buildings as well as the stunning blue sea that lines it. A word of care – a visit to Ross Island will haunt you the rest of your life!
Top Places You Should Go To In Ross Island
01. British Colony Ruins
Once called as the & Paris of East & during the British rule in India, The British colony ruins on Ross Island are a tip of the opulence enjoyed by Britishers while Indians had a hard time. A water distillation plant, ruined bungalows, a printing machine, a tennis court, a secretariat and also every other structure imaginable for a lavish nest. The Presbyterian Church and also a Pastry shop, which was rebuilt by Indian Navy, are the primary 2 tourist attractions of this ruined colony.
Famous for: British colony Ruins
Tickets: No tickets
Opening Timings: Open up day-to-day till sunset. Timings for Ross Island Memorial documentary are from 9.30 am to 9.45 am & 11.30 am to 11.45 am. Documentary on the Andaman Islands from 3 pm to 4 pm.
Period: 2 Hrs
Things to Do at British Colony Ruins
Ross Island Memorial documentary
Documentary on the Andaman Islands
Buy souvenirs in the bakeshop
02. Japanese Bunkers
Ross Island was occupied by Japanese during the year 1942 during World War II and all the British management buildings were ruined forcing the British to flee. The Japanese too like the British inflicted torture on the local Indian population here and killed numerous residents living right here. Subhash Chandra Bose check out to Ross Island during this time around did not help the many nationalists who were trapped right here by the Japanese. Japanese made use of Ross Island as a war base and built bunkers, a cannon holder and lots of tunnels around the Island which are still standing in great problem right here.
Famous for: Japanese occupation, World war II
Tickets: No access tickets.
Opening Timings: Open every day till sunset.
Things to Do near Japanese Bunkers
Take a directed tour to understand the history
Visit Farzand Ali Shop
03. Barren Island
To experience the glory of nature that might at times become wrathful, see the Barren Island, the only island with an active volcano in South Asia. The volcano-shaped island gives enormous interest as well as a question for travelers, who visit the island especially to capture what a live volcano looks like. Getting down on the island is not an option and also a round trip to here would take about 14 hrs from Port Blair. A visit here is suggested just for the genuinely adventurous and that want to see India's only active volcano.
Famous for: Active Volcano, Isolation, and Adventure.
Tickets: Regarding 400 to 1000 INR person for a govt. approved traveler ship.
Opening Up Timings: Passenger ships every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Leaves at 9 pm from Phoenix Az Jetty, Port Blair and also come back the next day at 11 am.
Duration: 14 hours for a big trip
Points to Do around Barren Island
Snorkeling en route here
Scuba Diving (only for experienced)
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October 11, 2015 January 11, 2022 DavorH	Chernobyl disaster, nuclear power, nuclear saftey
1 NUCLEAR REACTOR NUMBER FOUR EXPLOSION
2 CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND CONSEQUENCES
3 POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE DISASTER
4 CHERNOBYL TODAY
Chernobyl is small town in the Ukraine, near the border of Ukraine and Belarus, that was all until the Saturday, 26th April 1986 completely unknown city and after that became synonym for disaster, all because of the explosion inside the nuclear reactor which had caused the biggest nuclear disaster in history of the mankind.
Chernobyl on the map.
The nuclear power plant itself wasn't located in Chernobyl but in fact 18 km northwest of the city of Chernobyl, near the town of Pripyat and was consisted of four reactors of type RBMK-1000, of which reactor Number one was commissioned in 1977 and fatal reactor Number four in 1983. Chernobyl power station with these four reactors combined produced about 10% of total Ukraine's electricity. The explosion itself was major issue in all the world media and the great fear in safety of soviet nuclear stations arise. Even the Soviet government, under pressure of the world media had to reveal the mystery veil from their nuclear projects since further explosion, all caused by the primary explosion inside the nuclear reactor, had spread radioactive cloud outside the Soviet border and into the east, west and north Europe and even in the some parts of the North America.
NUCLEAR REACTOR NUMBER FOUR EXPLOSION
Day prior to the fatal explosion, April 25th 1986, was scheduled for maintenance and to test ability of the reactor's turbine generator to generate sufficient amount of electricity to power the reactor's safety systems. Since the RBMK-100 reactor needs water to be continuously circulated throughout the core as long there's nuclear fuel in the core, testing purpose was to determine whether turbines in the rundown phase could produce enough energy to start the water pumps which are needed for reactor to work. In accordance to this testing during the daytime of April 25 all required conditions were met in order to start the testing and so reactor electricity output had been gradually reduced to 50% of reactor capabilities and then suddenly and totally unexpectedly regional power station that supplied this area with electricity went offline. Kiev grid controller then ordered postponement of further reduction of output because electricity was needed to satisfy the evening peak demand. Because of this unwanted circumstance testing was postponed and later put in the hands of the night shift of the plant that had very little experience in nuclear power plants because majority of them was brought from coal powered plants.
Nuclear reactor number four after the explosion. It is clearly visible damage of the reactor (in the middle) and the generating building (down).
At 11:00 p.m., April 25, controller gave permission to continue the procedure and so the power output of reactor Number four needed to be reduced from its nominal 3,2 GW thermal to 0.7-1.0 GW in order to conduct the test at the prescribed lower power level. But the real problem was the fact that new crew wasn't aware of the prior postponement of the reactor slowdown made by the first crew and they followed the original test protocol which resulted in rapid power level decrease. Crew believed that the rapid fall of the power was because of malfunction in one of the automatic power regulators, which was as it turned out later completely wrong conclusion. When the power level decreases too rapidly reactor produces more nuclear poisonous product xenon-135, and crew managed to decrease the power to only 30 MW which is approximately only 5% of hat was really expected. After this mistake crew pulled the automatic control rods out of the reactor as the safety measure but that didn't help much because the reactor's power increased only to 200 MW which was still less than a third of the minimum required for the experiment. Even despite this fact crew continued with the experiment and so at 1:05 a.m. on April 26 water pumps that should have been driven by the turbine were turned on and this increased the water flow beyond what is specified in safety measures in 1:19 a.m. And in the precise time of 1:23:04 the fatal experiment began. The unstable state of the reactor wasn't shown on control panel so crew wasn't aware of the danger that was threatening them. The turbine was disconnected from the reactor and water pumps were cut off of the energy supply which resulted in the increased level of steam in the center of the reactor and the temperature as well and so pockets of steam formed voids in the coolant lines.
The working principle of the RBMK-100 reactor has large positive void coefficient. Void coefficient is the number that evaluates how much does thermal productivity of the reactor increase or decrease, in this case positive void coefficient had rapidly increased power of the reactor since water that usually absorbs neutrons decreased and in this state reactor became very unstable and unpredictable. At 01:23:40 operators pressed the AZ-5 button that ordered the shutdown of a reactor in the case of emergency, fully inserting all control rods, including the manual control rods that have been pulled out earlier. But the slow speed of the control rod insertion mechanism which lasts from 18-20 seconds to complete, and flawed rod design did the opposite by increasing the reaction rate. At this stage because of the increased energy production, deformation of the control rods followed as they became stuck after being inserted only one third of the way and they couldn't stop the reaction. Seven seconds later in 1.23:47 reactor power jumped to almost 30 GW which is ten times more than usual. This caused the melting of fuel rods and rapid increase of steam pressure, resulting in one large steam explosion which displaced and destroyed the reactor lid, ruptured the coolant tubes and blew off part of the roof. After part of the roof blew off, graphite fire happened as the result of reaction between the inrush of oxygen from the air with the extremely high temperature of the reactor and the graphite moderator that was placed on the control rods ends. Graphite fire was the main cause of radioactive cloud's spread to further areas.
CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND CONSEQUENCES
Consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Radioactive cloud made its way all the way to Italy and Germany.
Condition at the time of accident was very bad, mainly because of these two factors: crew was unprepared for possible disaster and there was also lack of adequate equipment and both of these factors led to more negative consequences and bunch of wrong decisions. Radiation levels in the worst-hit areas were about 20,000 rontgen per hour, and for comparison only, lethal dose of radiation is about 500 rontgen over 5 hours. This resulted with the crew exposure to the lethal radiation levels in just a couple of minutes. Unfortunate was also the fact that crew didn't knew just how big radiation really is because main dosimeter was inaccessible due to the explosion and all other dosimeters had limits of just 0.001 R/s, therefore just showing that radiation levels are above their upper limit. This is the main reason why crew wrongly assumed that radiation level is just about 3.6 R/h while real level was about 5600 times bigger. Because of this false data crew chief Aleksandar Akimov assumed that reactor was left intact despite the (obvious) evidences of pieces of graphite and reactor fuel lying around the building. Not only that, Akimov later ignored the readings of new dosimeter under the assumption that the new dosimeter must be incorrect as well. Akimov stayed with the crew until the morning putting efforts to pump the water into reactor and none of them wore any protective gear. Most of the crew, including Akimov himself, died from radiation exposure within three weeks. Victims weren't just the inexperienced crew members because firefighters soon arrived to try to extinguish the fire that broke after the explosion. Nobody told them that this wasn't a regular fire but the explosion of the nuclear reactor and they thought this was a regular electrical fire. In 5 a.m. fire was extinguished but many firefighters received lethal doses of radiation.
On 27th April, day after the fatal explosion, soviet government reacted after being convinced in the high levels of radiation and they evacuated the population of the nearby town Pripyat. Total number of 29 people (rescuers, firefighters and crew members) died soon after the accident and about 350,000 people were evacuated from contaminated areas near the reactor. According to UN agencies' estimations further number of 4,000 to 9,000 people died from consequences of this disaster, whose radiation level was estimated around the level of 400 atomic bombs like the one thrown on Hiroshima. The ecosystem near the reactor was badly hit as well because four square miles of the nearby forest changed their color to some color between the brown and purple and was later called by BBC as the "Red Forest". Huge number of animals also died and some of them lost the ability to reproduce.
POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE DISASTER
There are two basic and opposite theories about the main cause of the Chernobyl accident. First theory puts all the blame on plant's crew while second theory attributes the accident to flaws in the RBMK-reactor design. There is also the conspiracy theory saying how reactor problems were well known fact that was deliberately hidden from the crew and that this is the main reason why majority of the crew didn't knew almost nothing about RBMK reactor.
Main grounds for the flawed design theory are dangerously large positive void coefficient which increases the power of nuclear reaction when in the reactor's cooling water steam bubbles start to appear, which very easily leads to the uncontrolled reaction, if there's no outside interference. Major design flaw was also the structure of control rods. Control rods are inserted into the reactor with purpose to slow down the reaction, and in the RBMK reactor design control rod end tips were made of graphite, hollow and filled with water while the rest, a truly functional part of the control rod which absorbs the neutrons and halts reaction was made of boron carbide. Because of this design, in moment when control rods were initially inserted into the reactor, the graphite which is a neutron moderator in fact increased the reactor power output instead of reducing it. Thus for the first few seconds of control rod activation, the reactor power greatly increased, instead of decreasing as they hoped it would. The unprepared and inexperienced crew wasn't aware that they in fact achieved the opposite effect. Also the water channels run throughout the core vertically which means that water temperature increases as water moves up and thus makes the temperature gradient in the core. This effect is particularly expressed if the top portion turns completely to the steam because this part is then (after transformation) no longer properly being cooled and therefore reactivity increases greatly. There was also just partial containment of the RBMK reactor in order to reduce costs which would have been big considering the size of the RBMK reactor and storing fission byproducts played they role as well in increasing the power of the reaction since reactor was fully functional for two years and therefore storing fission byproducts.
Main reasons for the flawed operators theory are the fact that plant crew didn't obey strict procedures and were ignorant of safety measures, primarily because they were lacking in experience, then there was the insufficient communication between the safety officers and the operators in charge of the experiment and mostly the fact that night crew wasn't introduced with the fact that first crew already started experiment as they started doing it once again from the beginning.
CHERNOBYL TODAY
Chernobyl today. The middle of the picture shows concrete sarcophagus surrounding the fatal reactor number four.
Before the explosion plans were to add two more reactors but after the explosion of nuclear reactor 4 all work on the yet unfinished reactors No.5 and No.6 was immediately halted and damaged reactor 4 was sealed off and 660 ft of concrete was placed between the accident site and the operational buildings. First three reactors weren't halted because of an energy shortage in Ukraine. But subsequently they were all taken offline, reactor Number two after the fire in 1991, reactor Number one in 1996, and the last remaining reactor Number three was turned off in the official ceremony by the former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma in 2000.
But still the potential danger lies in so called "sarcophagus" and its protective field of concrete that covers the damaged reactor and its ability to contain radiation. Sarcophagus was hasty built in order to prevent further radiation spreading and it isn't referred to as the optimal long-term solution, since many years have passed from the time it was built and it's aging poorly. Some estimation say that sarcophagus is in such a poor state that even small earthquake can cause the roof to collapse which would mean spreading of the new radioactive cloud. The big problem is also the water that continues to leak in sarcophagus, spreading the radioactive particles throughout the building and lately major problem is also the dust, since many radioactive particles similar to ashes are piling together. This problem was partially solved with the installation of air filtration system in 2001. In September 2007 Ukrainian government approved the building of the steel case around and over the reactor which will cost $1,4 billion. This steel case will measure 623 ft wide and 660 ft long and its building should be over until 2012. Once this building gets completed, dismantling of the damaged reactor 4 should begin.
Chernobyl nuclear disaster is the worst nuclear disaster in the mankind history which had positive effect on the public opinion about the potential danger that nuclear energy holds. This nuclear disaster showed jus how expensive mistakes when working with nuclear reactor can be, and forced governments using nuclear energy to search new, much safer types of nuclear reactors, and to increase nuclear power plant's safety measures to its possible maximum. Debates are still running whether the cause for this nuclear disaster lies in the inexperienced crew or is the design of the reactor solely to blame although is most likely both combined. 29 people died because of the exposure to radiation soon after the explosion, and UN estimates that the number of victims because of contamination of nearby areas will be couple of thousands more.
Population increase increases total energy needs and therefore demand for this type of energy grows, which unlike other traditional non-renewable energy sources almost doesn't emit dangerous greenhouse gases and new nuclear power plants had proven to be very safe and reliable and what's even more important ecologically acceptable. But as did Chernobyl example show, mistakes in dealing with nuclear reactor are very expensive and therefore maximum safety measures must be whole time on, the crew must be highly trained and the nuclear reactor design must be very safe. Also there always must be option what to do in case things get wrong. Only by satisfying these conditions we can prevent new nuclear disasters and ensure safe working principle of nuclear power plants which are in this moment satisfying about 16 % of the world energy needs. Chernobyl example was good example to learn lessons from, and they have been really learned and nuclear power plants have become places with maximum safety measures. With this of course the problem of nuclear waste and its storage wasn't solved, especially not in the poor countries and possible big problem could be terrorism as terrorists could turn their sight to nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. This is the thing international organizations are already working on as do the governments of the states that are using this energy source, but of course danger always exist.
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The following names were used for named storms that formed in the northeast Pacific in 1995. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray. The names not retired from this list were used again in the 2001 season. This is the same list used for the 1989 season. The name Dalila was used for the first time in 1995; in the 1989 season, it was Dalilia, though an error in documents prior to the season changed it. The name change has remained.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on June 23, 2016, the Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered final judgments against Blair Ackman, W. Emery Matthews, and Alicia Diaz, former senior executives and owners of Detroit-based MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC.
According to the SEC's complaint, Chauncey C. Mayfield, the founder, president, and CEO of MayfieldGentry, misappropriated $3.1 million from the Police and Fire Retirement System of the City of Detroit to purchase two strip malls in California and title them in the name of a MayfieldGentry affiliate. Other executives at MayfieldGentry, including Ackman, Matthews, and Diaz, gradually became aware that Mayfield had siphoned money away from their biggest client. Rather than come clean about the theft and risk losing the sizeable business the firm received from the pension fund, the other defendants instead devised a plan to secretly repay the pension fund by cutting costs at the firm and selling the strip malls. Their plan ultimately failed when MayfieldGentry could not raise enough capital to put the stolen amount back into the pension fund.
Without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, Ackman, Matthews, and Diaz agreed to settle the case against them. The final judgments permanently enjoin each defendant from violating Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, order Ackman and Matthews to pay civil penalties of $50,000 each, and Diaz to pay a civil penalty of $40,000. Mayfield, MayfieldGentry, and MayfieldGentry's former COO, Marsha Bass, previously settled the case against them. The settlements announced today completely resolve the SEC's litigation.
For additional information, see Litigation Release Nos. 22720 (June 10, 2013) and 23176 (Jan. 22, 2015).


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Q: In Azure Table Storage, how to do "get or insert" atomically? I am developing a C# Azure application using C#, .NET 5.0 and Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos.Table version 1.0.8. I want to do the following:

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*Look in the table storage for a row/entity with a particular partition key and row key.

*If it exists, then return the entity.

*If it doesn't exist, then create one, store it in the table storage and return it.

I want to do this atomically to avoid race conditions (i.e., if two threads try to do this simultaneously, I want to guarantee that they return the same value and that only one entity gets stored in the table storage).
TableOperation has InsertOrMerge and InsertOrReplace, but they don't seem to be what I want. Both of them, as far as I can see, will prefer the last value written, which I don't want. I want it to keep the first value that gets written (so that all concurrent threads will return the same value).
How can I do this?
Thanks in advance!

A: AFAIK, it is not possible to accomplish what you're trying to do atomically. You will need to perform 2 operations.
Your first operation will be an Insert operation (instead of InsertOrMerge or InsertOrReplace). If the entity does not exist, then it will be created and the newly created entity will be returned.
If the entity exists in the table, your insert operation will fail with a Conflict (409) error. Your application code will need to handle this error and read the entity from the table and return that entity.


Precise Financial Systems [PFS] is excited to announce the completion and the successful integration of CLIREC Web version at the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) in Accra.
After the deployment and usage of CLIREC Classic 14.0 version for over 10 years, ETI, Accra moved to CLIREC Web 15.0 version – in compliance with modern technology capabilities.
Prince Baffuor-Acheamfuor, ETI's Project Manager was quite effusive on what has been achieved. "The initial handshake and sanity between CLIREC, Flexcube, and Postilion were found to be acceptable and we will be keeping an eye on it for the next couple of weeks to stabilize the system and fix any teething issues which may occur.
CLIREC, the prime Reconciliation software, deployed in 36 countries is proudly 'Made in Nigeria'. So truly the solution can be customized upfront or during implementation to handle any reconciliation challenge.
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It is a worthy claim when CLIREC can save at least 65% of time spent on the reconciliation process and it bests its peers on its simple and precise results.