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Where Is William Leasure Now?
William Leasure was considered to be an honest and upstanding police officer by all counts. However, the City of Los Angeles was shocked when Leasure's web of criminal activities was revealed to the public. Investigation Discovery's 'Married With Secrets: The Mastermind' chronicles Leasure's crimes and how a thorough investigation by an efficient police force led to his ultimate downfall. Let's dig deeper and find out where William Leasure is at present, shall we?
Who Is William Leasure?
William Leasure was a veteran police officer in the Los Angeles police force and was immensely respected by his colleagues. He even had a good reputation and was known never to misuse his power. Moreover, Leasure was married to Assistant City Attorney Betsy Mogul, and the two had a really high standing in society. Thus, the discovery of Leasure's crimes delivered a massive shock to people acquainted with the family.
Before Leasure's crimes came out in the open, the police were in pursuit of a thieving ring that stole and sold yachts. Through their investigation, authorities zeroed in on a yacht called La Vita, which they believed was involved in the crime. However, when the boat was apprehended in Oakland in May 1986, officers were surprised to find William Leasure along with others on board. Although he was suspected of being a part of the yacht thieving ring, Leasure initially insisted that he was innocent and only on the boat to help out his friend. However, the explanation did not seem enough for officers, and based on the statement of another crew member, Leasure was arrested and kept imprisoned while the investigation ran its course.
While searching Leasure's house, officers came across numerous valuables and guns, which would have been difficult to own on just his and his wife's salary. Moreover, they also found a stolen Thunderbird which led to possession of stolen property charges against Leasure. However, the most significant evidence the police found was a diary which seemed to have details of yacht sales recorded in it. The diary also led authorities straight to Dennis France, who offered the next massive breakthrough in the case.
While being questioned, Dennis revealed that being involved in yacht thievery was not the only crime on Leasure's radar. Instead, the show portrayed how Dennis alleged that Leasure accepted money in exchange for arranging three gruesome murders. 76-year-old Gilberto Cervantes was the first to be murdered on May 20, 1977. Dennis claimed that although Leasure wasn't directly involved in Gilberto's murder, he had paid a hitman to take care of the job for him. The two subsequent murders were committed by Dennis himself while Leasure acted as the getaway driver. The first slaying occurred in 1980 when 41-year-old Ann Smith was murdered in Highland Park, Los Angeles. In 1981, just a year later, Dennis and Leasure committed the second murder when they killed Antonio de los Reyes in Sherman Oaks.
Initially, the police did not believe Dennis; however, he took them to the crime scenes and gave them details only the murderer would know. Moreover, the murder of Ann Smith was already solved with a different perpetrator pleading guilty to the crime, which proved to be another roadblock for authorities. Still, officers investigated further and were finally convinced that Leasure was behind the murders of Ann Smith and Antonio De Los Reyes. Leasure was subsequently arrested and charged with the two murders. His wife also faced a felony perjury charge as authorities believed she could have been complacent in her husband's crimes.
After his arrest, William Leasure pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. However, his trial saw the jury hung with two people out of the 12 opposing a guilty conviction. Still, Leasure accepted a plea deal and pleaded no contest to two charges of felony murder for hire. Based on his plea, Leasure was given two life sentences with a minimum of 15 years. Although his requests for parole have been denied multiple times, records show that in August 2021, the parole board decided to grant him parole. However, it seems like that will still take some time as prison records show that Leasure is still incarcerated in the Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California. On the other hand, Betsy Mogul was acquitted of all charges.
Read More: Is Dennis Bradford Dead or Alive? Where is Lisa Bradford Now?


Timber is one of the most popular building materials. From it build houses, baths and other buildings for domestic use. Houses from a bar possess a special microclimate thanks to a natural origin of this building material. In addition, this structure has a number of advantages, among which is known low thermal conductivity. This property allows you to keep warm inside the house for a long time.
To protect the house from a bar from rain, snow, cold, sunlight, etc. It is necessary to conduct an external finish.
Bar is subject to rotting, destruction as a result of external factors. Exterior decoration of the house from a bar will significantly extend the life of the building. In addition, with the help of finishing materials, the house is able to acquire a different look, as well as enhance the characteristics of thermal conductivity.
The type of finishing material depends on the choice of finishing material. It can be ventilated or non-ventilated. The movement of air is necessary for the preservation of timber, but in this case the ingress of excess moisture is unacceptable. Therefore, when installing ventilated facades, it is necessary to carefully monitor so as to prevent unnecessary gaps. The joints are sealed.
Types of materials for exterior decoration of the house.
Lining is an affordable material that is easy to work with. Finishing the house is not difficult. But, in order to ensure the required reliability and durability of the exterior finish of the house from a bar, it is necessary that the lining was of excellent quality. This will prevent cracks and gaps between the finishing boards. In addition, it is necessary to take into account that in order for the thermal insulation properties of a house from a bar not to decrease, it is necessary to additionally use material for insulation. This is due to the fact that lining badly retains heat. Another feature of this finishing material is the ability to change color depending on exposure to sunlight. Over time, dust settles on it, which is noticeable. Removing it from the wall panel is difficult, even if the material is varnished in several layers.
Siding is easy to install and is available in a wide range.
Siding is the most common finishing material for homes. These panels are fairly easy and quick to assemble, although for these purposes a skill is needed that can be acquired during the installation of the siding. Large selection of colors will give the house a personality. PVC siding is resistant to aggressive environmental influences.
A facing brick, which can be used as a finishing material for timber houses, can have various shapes and colors, while it must retain external properties for a long time. These qualities have clinker bricks. The foundation of the house of timber, the exterior of which will be made of this building material, should be more durable and reliable to withstand the additional load.
A brick, being a safe material, from the point of view of a fire, improves these characteristics of a house, and also increases the thermal insulation of a building. Brick exterior cladding is optimal for the price, labor costs and properties of the house.
Tile for finishing the facade of the house from a bar is rarely used, requires the assistance of experts, a lot of time and financial costs.
For painting a house from a bar, special paint is needed for outdoor woodworking.
Sanding and painting often complement each other. To use this technology for facing a structure from a bar, it is necessary that the main building material is dry and of high quality. This will allow to grind and color the bars of the walls of the house. The paint should be used with a special compound that is intended for outdoor woodworking. To finish the work on grinding and further painting start after 6 months after construction.
To get a non-ventilated facade, the outside of the walls of the house is plastered with timber. This type of finish is short-lived. This is due to the fact that during shrinkage of the house (even minimal) in the plaster cracks may form, thereby violating the integrity of the finishing coating.
Make sure that the walls are leakproof. To do this, carefully examine them and, if necessary, dig.
Additionally, treat the external walls with an antiseptic solution. In addition, the walls can be applied acrylic composition, which contributes to the protection of wood.
It is necessary to mount the siding after the house shrinks.
Otherwise, distortions and damage to the finishing panels are possible. In this case, the siding panels can be made of metal, wood, vinyl, acrylic. Metal panels are quite heavy, which causes certain difficulties during installation. Vinyl panels are cheap, but they must be chosen very carefully. Acrylic siding is rarely used due to the fact that it has been recently launched and the consumer has not been able to appreciate its benefits.
To begin with, mount the crate. Debris and large burrs on logs are removed from the walls. Next, screws are screwed on the bars, which are pre-cut to size. At the same time, it is necessary to ensure that the vertical and horizontal are strictly observed. Compliance is checked by construction level. If necessary, they are leveled with wooden linings. The bars are fixed in increments of 50-100 cm. Around the windows and doors the crate is made around the perimeter.
A thin heater is laid between the crates of the crates. It is enough to provide reliable thermal insulation of the house. It can be fastened with brackets. A diffusion film is applied to the insulation, which protects it from moisture. Further, the siding panels are attached to the bars. This is done on the screws, while the strips cannot be laid overlapped, otherwise their deformation may occur.
You can use multiple color siding. This will give the house uniqueness and identity. Combining panels made of different materials, although permissible, may cause difficulties in installation.
After examining the basic materials for finishing, you can easily make a choice. Good luck!
Very often, when making design or construction errors, it is necessary to reinforce rafters in residential buildings. This work does not present great difficulties. There are several methods of amplification.
How to make logs from round timber: a detailed description of the preparatory process. Choice of felling, nuances of the work. Completion of work activities.
Instructions on the construction of the roof frame with their own hands. Phased execution of works and a complete list of materials and tools necessary for the arrangement of the frame.


A couple of interesting reads for the week. Enjoy.
From Meeker's talk, Fred Wilson posted about the Healthcare Inflection point. I found slide 32 to be good on healthcare apps. I think wearable tech will be implemented by insurance companies to check on people with chronic disease and maybe on the obese.
Be careful what you call something: you might give it attitude. Or not. Calling them your 'Number 1 Competitor' really makes them frightening. Especially as they are not: they are merely something else to consider on the check-list.
Observations of an Internet Middleman by Level3 VP about Peering and Connectivity.
An idea from me about content supplied by ISPs on my TMC blog.
What is the telecom indirect Channel Selling? Look here.


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Q: How to change the version of Java that CDH uses I currently have CDH 5 installed on CentOS 6.5 with java jdk1.7 and I am trying to get CDH to use jdk1.8.
I do know that Java 1.8 is not a recommended version of CDH, but it is only a test cluster, so it isn't a big deal.
I have installed both Java 1.7 and Java 1.8 from Oracle's website using the RPM installation, so both versions of Java are currently under /usr/java. Using ls -ld my Java directory looks like:
/usr/java/default -> /usr/java/latest
/usr/java/jdk1.7.0_75
/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_31
/usr/java/latest -> /usr/java/jdk1.8.0_31

I also have script set up in /etc/profile.d to set $JAVA_HOME to /usr/java/default. The contents of my profile.d script:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/default
export PATH=${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${PATH}

So when felt that I have this right, I run:
$ which java
/usr/java/default/bin/java

Telling me that it is pointing to the version of Java symlinked in default. And to determine which version of java is running, I run:
$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_31"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_31-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.31-b07, mixed mode)

And I can see that I have Java 1.8 currently running.
Everything seems great, except when I try to start a Hadoop service. The easiest to start is ZooKeeper, because it only has one service. HDFS has multiple servers so it is more work that to just start and stop ZooKeeper.
Starting ZooKeeper is done with the following command:
$ sudo service zookeeper-server start

Then to check which version of java it is running, I search the running processes list for java:
$ ps -ef | grep java
495       7170     1  7 12:27 ?        00:00:00 /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_75/bin/java -Dzookeeper.datadir.autocreate=false -Dzookeeper.log.dir=/var/log/zookeeper -Dzookeeper.root.logger=INFO,ROLLINGFILE -cp /usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../build/classes:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../build/lib/*.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../lib/slf4j-log4j12.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../lib/slf4j-log4j12-1.7.5.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../lib/slf4j-api-1.7.5.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../lib/netty-3.2.2.Final.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../lib/log4j-1.2.16.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../lib/jline-0.9.94.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../zookeeper-3.4.5-cdh5.3.0.jar:/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/../src/java/lib/*.jar:/etc/zookeeper/conf::/etc/zookeeper/conf:/usr/lib/zookeeper/*:/usr/lib/zookeeper/lib/* -Dzookeeper.log.threshold=INFO -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.local.only=false org.apache.zookeeper.server.quorum.QuorumPeerMain /etc/zookeeper/conf/zoo.cfg

I know that runs off the screen, bu the important part is that Zookeeper is being started by /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_75/bin/java.
To fix this, I have tried a few things:

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*Looking at the conf files for Hadoop and ZooKeeper under /etc/hadoop/conf and /etc/zookeeper/conf, respectively.
I found nothing setting JAVA_HOME.

*Looking at the /usr/bin/zookeeper script to see if JAVA_HOME was set elsewhere,
I did find the script /usr/lib/bigtop-utils/bigtop-detect-javahome has the ability to set JAVA_HOME, but my profile.d script overrides that.

*Manually moving /usr/java/jdk1.7 to /tmp.
Sadly, this is the only thing that works. When I move the jdk1.7 dir to another directory, and start ZooKeeper, it will use Java 1.8. Moving the jdk1.7 dir back, reverts to ZooKeeper using Java 1.7.
Has anyone dealt with this problem and does anyone know how to deal with this? I feel that I have Java set up correctly, but something is telling ZooKeeper/Hadoop to use an old version of Java?

A: I came here because I was looking for ways to upgrade JDK from 1.7 to 1.8 on the latest Coudera QuickStart VM 5.8 (can't believe they still ship it with JDK1.7 by default!). The hints and suggestions in the above answers helped tremendously - but since they were not listing complete steps to achieve the upgrade - I thought I would add that to help others like me.
So, here is a complete set of steps to upgrade Cloudera QuickStart VM from JDK1.7 to 1.8:

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*check your current JDK version - out-of-the-box it is:
[cloudera@quickstart ~]$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_67"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_67-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.65-b04, mixed mode)

*download desired version of JDK1.8.xx - in my case: jdk-8u111-linux-x64.tar.gz
as user 'cloudera':

*

*untar and move the resulting jdk1.8.0_111 dir to the /usr/java dir:
tar xzf jdk-8u111-linux-x64.tar.gz
sudo mv -f jdk1.8.0_111 /usr/java

*shutdown all Hadoop services:
$ for x in `cd /etc/init.d ; ls hadoop-*` ; do sudo service $x stop ; done

*update bigtop-utils file - set JAVA_HOME to your new JDK:
 sudo vi /etc/default/bigtop-utils

 updated lines:
 # Override JAVA_HOME detection for all bigtop packages
 export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_111

*update 'cloudera' user's .bash_profile - export JAVA_HOME and add update PATH:
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_111
PATH=$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH:$HOME/bin
export PATH

*restart your VM

*check Java version - should be the 1.8 one now:
[cloudera@quickstart ~]$ java -version
java version "1.8.0_111"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_111-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.111-b14, mixed mode)

By the way, I did not setup the /usr/java/default with the 'latest' sym link as @milk3422 did, for the sake of simplicity, but it would have worked just as well.
thanks!

A: I hate to answer my own questions, but here is the answer:
The wrong version of $JAVA_HOME is getting set for 2 reasons:

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*Using the command service removes most environmental variables. From man service:
service  runs a System V init script in as predictable environment as
possible, removing most environment variables and with current work-
ing directory set to /.

*The /usr/lib/bigtop-utils/bigtop-detect-javahome script has the ability to be configured with the environment variable BIGTOP_JAVA_MAJOR to manually set which version of Java to use. I tried setting this as an environment variable, but service removes it :(. It is also important to note that this script will find all versions of java installed, but the order of preference is Java 6, Java 7, Java 8, Open Java. So if you have Java 6, and 8 installed, it will prefer 6 over 8.
In short, to fix my problem, I added the following to the top of /usr/lib/bigtop-utils/bigtop-detect-javahome:
BIGTOP_JAVA_MAJOR=8

You can also set JAVA_HOME in this file to specify a specific version or path.

A: I had the same problem. I set
JAVA_HOME=... below the file /usr/lib/bigtop-utils/bigtop-detect-javahome

to override the default detect value. That works great!

A: Java is configurable in the web UI.  Open Cloudera Manger --> Hosts --> Configurations --> Advanced, then set the JAVA HOME.  This overrides the CDH's Java detection mechanism.

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The 40-odd central universities are mulling novel fund-raising mechanisms such as bringing in public-private partnerships (PPP) for infrastructure creation and permitting more supernumerary seats for foreign students. At a meeting of vice-chancellors of central varsities held in August, it was decided that they should tap external sources for financial support besides the UGC grants. The vice-chancellor of Central University of Himachal Pradesh has been deputed to draft possible options for PPP. Vice- Chancellors raised the issue of existing restrictions on offering of supernumerary seats for foreign students — an issue that the HRD ministry and the UGC have agreed to re-examine.
Meanwhile, the UGC has been asked to finalise norm-based grants for operating (non-plan) expenditure of universities with the right incentives for central universities to mobilise resources. Norm-based funding process for central universities is likely to be adopted from the next academic session, 2013-14. In order to enhance the overall brand value of central universities, the UGC will assist them in establishing niche areas of excellence. To ensure the centrality of research at universities, 40-50 research parks will be set-up across the country and the vice-chancellor of Hyderabad University will coordinate these efforts. Following the Yale model of connecting research to public utilities is on the cards with vice-chancellors of the Central University of Jharkhand and University of Delhi working on it.


Sarah Gretter does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
With all the time that young people spend in front of screens these days – from TVs to laptops, cellphones and iPads – children are bound to see a lot of ads and commercials.
On average, American children spend anywhere between three to nine hours of time on screen. This includes TV, DVD, mobile, computer and video games.
To take advantage of all the time that is spent being plugged in, companies are spending billions of dollars on slick techniques to get attention. And it's working. For instance, children between the ages of 2 to 11 see an average of 25,600 TV ads a year.
As entertaining as commercials may be, research has shown young people can't always separate fact from fiction. For instance, a 2016 study found that out of 7,804 student responses, more than 80 percent of middle school students believed that web ads were real news stories. The same study found that more than 80 percent of high school students had a hard time distinguishing between real and fake photos.
Based on this evidence, America's young people, it seems, could benefit from media literacy – a subject that is one of the focal areas of my research. Media literacy is about being able analyze and evaluate the messages we see in different media platforms.
For parents and others who want to empower children to be more aware of how commercials influence what they think and do, here are three ways to use media literacy skills to accomplish that end. The tips may be particularly useful during major TV events that prompt companies to make special commercials, such as the Super Bowl or the Oscars, which airs on Feb. 24.
While ads can help young viewers socialize as consumers and tell them about products, research also shows that young audiences aren't always able to detect persuasion in advertising.
The National Association for Media Literacy Education suggests that people get in the habit of asking questions so it can help them intelligently process the information to which they are being exposed.
One of the questions viewers should ask is: Who created the message? All media messages are constructed by an author. Thinking about who that is helps create distance from the message of the commercial itself.
Viewers should also ask if the commercial appeared credible. Commercials often transport many of us into a story world. Resisting the enticement of stories allows viewers to stay grounded in a critical mindset.
Young viewers should be encouraged to ask how a commercial made them feel. Advertising relies heavily on people's emotional reactions. Becoming more aware of how we're made to feel during an ad can give us a clue about its effect on us.
Young viewers should also be encouraged to analyze what techniques were used to get their attention. Media makers use a variety of creative techniques to catch our eye, like bright colors, humor or celebrity endorsements. Focusing on how words, colors or camera angles affect the way we see or hear the message is important to analyze its appeal.
By teaching young viewers to question the "behind the scenes" of commercials, it will better enable them to understand the production techniques that marketers employ to sell their seemingly perfect products.
Dialogue and reflection are important aspects of media literacy. Talking about commercials with others creates a common ground to exchange perspectives.
Young viewers should also be encouraged to ask why a particular message is being sent. Most media messages are typically developed to generate revenue or influence decisions Young viewers should be taught to look for motives, such as to inform, persuade or entertain.
Also, young viewers should be encouraged to ask what values are represented? Commercials often carry underlying themes that deal with politics, sexuality or identity. Looking at the points of view represented in the message is important to detect how chosen values are being reinforced.
By reflecting on the techniques and motives surrounding commercials, parents, educators and others can teach young people to make better sense of the many commercial messages they will see throughout their lives.


The CAS Can Do It Campaign is underway across the country. The goal is to have CRA pay its employees directly from the CAS system, rather than the failed Phoenix pay system. With less than a month to go, we are impressed with the number of cards and hard work put in by our local representatives and support of our members. We are asking you to get as many cards as you can signed at Labour Day functions and any other events where your local is present, including Membership Appreciation Events.
Some Locals have had nearly 100% of their cards signed, and that is great. Extra cards can be signed by family members, as they are affected by the failed Phoenix pay system as well. If you have not signed a card, or wish to take some home, please see your local steward or executive member.


So you've decided that this year you're going to organize a Dirty Santa in 2019. Are you sure you know exactly how it works and all the rules? Well, if you're not clear on all the rules, don't fret, just read on.
How much should the gifts cost?
How is dirty santa game played?
What are the dirty santa rules?
Who starts first and how does the game end?
Fortunately Sassy Santa has everything you need to know on this page!
You can also link to or download shorter and printer friendly rules.
1. Everyone has to bring a well wrapped gift.
Even thought the gifts can be just about anything within the theme that's set in the rules, they must be really well wrapped and create an illusion of value. A common play around this is to have some silly gift shaped as something more valuable, or putting something tiny in a huge, heavy box. No matter what the gift is though, it must fall within the agreed cost guidelines and rules for Dirty Santa event.
Often Dirty Santa exchanges take place around a certain theme. For example a theme could be books, so everyone would bring the worst, the most inappropriate(within reason depending on setting) or silly books they can think of.
It could be a re-gift or an unwanted item from persons home. Other times gifts could be funny jewelry, hilarious clothing items or even DIY presents. It's very convenient to shop online for Dirty Santa Gift Ideas. Sassy Santa has some of the best Dirty Santa Gifts for your choosing here.
2. Order of players has to be determined by drawing.
numbers can be printed out or written on paper and dropped in a bowl for everyone to pick out randomly. There are even online and mobile apps to help with this process, but hands on picking from the bowl is usually the most fun. Once everyone has picked a random number, the order of the game-play is set.
3. Game order must be maintained by keeping everyone in circle.
The seating order will need to be maintained if the game play is following a poem, story or a song. These poems/songs instruct users to pick up a new gift or pass it to someone else so the order of seating is important.
4. Player that draws #1 chooses and opens first gift.
First player will pick out the gift of their choosing and open it for everyone to see.
5. The next player can open a new gift or steal an opened one.
The next player can decide to pick one gift from unopened gifts or steal one opened gift from anyone that has already opened one. This is where the fun begins as the participants steal most desired presents from each other while trying to avoid what they guess might be an undesirable gift in the unopened pile.
If a participant has a gift stolen from them, they have to wait for the next turn to get it back. A gift can be only stolen once per turn and can not be stolen right away, instead one must select either unopened present or steal from someone else.
7. When last person refuses to steal, game ends.
Only after all players have had their turn does the first player gets a last chance to swap the gift they are holding for any other opened gift. Anyone who's gift is stolen may steal from someone else as long as that person hasn't been stolen from yet. once all of the unopened Dirty Santa gifts have been opened and someone declines to steal a gift, the game will come to an end.
* No last swap. In this variation the first player is not allowed to swap in the end. Thus the game ends when the swapping is complete after the last player has chosen the last gift or declined to steal.
* After three swaps the Gift is out!
If any present gets stolen three times, it won't be allowed to be stolen again and who ever was holding it last will get to keep it. So you might want to wait till someone has stolen a gift you want at least twice before you strike! Although timing it might be nearly impossible.
You can download printer friendly version of these rules below. PDF is handy for quickly or printing the rules out while the Word document will allow you to change the specifics of the rules before you print.


We are dedicated to helping dogs. We have several programs that benefit canine and animal charities.
Rescue By the Dozens Our Rescue By the Dozens program is a unique way to help your favorite rescue when you purchase any of our collars, leashes, or harnesses. For each item purchased you can name your favorite rescue group. When 12 items have been purchased in that rescue's name we will send them a free collar. The collars give back much more than their monetary value. A rescue can choose to use the collar for a dog in need, add it to an auction basket, or resell it to an adopter or supporter. And the purchases are accumulated from any order naming that rescue. I'll use our local SPCA as a an example. If someone buys a collar and a leash then 2 units will be credited. If that person's friend buys another collar, and names the sae rescue, then another unit is credited until 12 units are totalled. And it will cost the rescue nothing. We even extend this to our wholesale purchasers although the ratio for wholsalers is 20 points per collar.
Each collar or leash you purchase will give you the option to type in the name of your favorite rescue! It's even better if you can add their address and phone number. We will keep a running list of all rescues mentioned and send an appropriate item when that rescue has had 12 items named in their honor. All you need to do is to type the name of your rescue in the optional field that reads 'Add your favorite animal rescue to our Rescue By the Dozens program'. You only need to add it once per order, but it is helpful to us if you can include your charity's name each time you place an order.
Please note, this is ONLY for rescues, not for breeders or kennels.
Sammy's Chemo Collar Check out our information on the Sammy's Chemo Collar page. It will tell you all about how we donate a portion of each item to canine cancer research! In addition, all of our flame themed collars help as well. For each flame collar purchased we are donting 10% of the proceeds to canine cancer research.
Rescue Groups We sometimes can provide collars and leashes to your rescue group at a reduced cost depending on the quantities purchased. These will be great sellers if your group has an online store or point of sale station at your facility. Please email us for details. Because Rescue Me Collars is a small home based business we are not a position to directly donate collars to rescues outside of our already established programs.
Donations We donate a portion of all our sales directly to rescue charities. We're starting small, but with your help that will grow.


Meanwhile, Deep End Theater is debuting Two Houses: A Story of Love, Improvised. How does an improvised love story work? Sounds like a steady crew of actors takes on different audience-prescribed roles each night within a loosely-tied structure devised by a.d./improv mastermind Domeka Parker and director Mariah Munoz. Just like real-life love, it could work if they commit.
Now moving up to major suits: Artists Rep and Portland Center Stage at The Armory both open previews this week, each with a Native American-themed play. At The Armory, And So We Walked: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears shines the spotlight on DeLanna Studi (recently seen in the Armory's Astoria series) for her autobiographical account of retracing the Trail of Tears with her Cherokee father.
At Artists Rep, the world premiere of Larissa FastHorse's The Thanksgiving Play (which kicks off on another holiday, Easter, and also coincidentally with April Fool's Day this year) skewers the school system's well-meaning attempts to reconcile tragic aspects of American history with family-friendly pilgrims-and-Indians fare. The "Sunday Sounday" performance will feature a preshow by Warm Springs rapper Scott Palama.
Okay, that leaves the kicker, for which you can take your pick: CoHo's Good Morning, Miss America closes this weekend, stoking sympathy for those who struggle to maintain their adult autonomy while caring for their aging parents. (See Danielle Vermette's ArtsWatch profile of the author, Phyllis Yes.) Bag&Baggage's one-night-only staged reading of Linda Needham's Rogues and Vagabonds promises "Shakespeare in Love meets The Breakfast Club." Milagro's The Mermaid Hour continues this week and is owed a correction: the teen star identifies as genderqueer rather than trans. Surely there are more plays equally and beautifully mismatched from the general milieu, about which you may comment below. Double or nothing.


The Bay will be hosting a mini master class in beer tasting! While sampling a menagerie of beers, local experts from the brewing industry will go over how to blind taste, what "tasting notes" even mean, and which ingredients produce what flavors in your favorite brews. There will also be an opportunity to sign up for a beer tasting competition for prizes and glory. Spots are limited so head to The Bay's Facebook and message us to reserve your seat for the class or the competition!


You do not want to miss the incredible views this 4 bed, 4 bath property has to offer. Located on a secluded, private road, enjoy the heated 8 car garage. This gorgeous home is move-in ready with new flooring, carpet, paint, and a brand new fence and so much more! Large windows throughout provide natural light. Warm up by the gas fireplace in the oversized family room. Master bedroom has plenty of space equipped with a walk-in closet and en-suite bathroom. Private community, please no drive-by's.


This year's tour will feature 6 choice homes that exhibit the downtown lifestyle. Onyx+East will open thier home at 16th and Central in Old Northside. Come check out the rooftop view!
Tour dates are August 10-12 and 17-19. For Tickets Go to www.BAGI.com.


2011 limited edition Dave Helwig - University of Georgia Bulldogs Football print entitled, "Chomp Stoppers." Featured on this item is Georgia's own two time All- American #29 - Mr. Jarvis Jones Dawg. This bad dawg is choking out the #12 gator. This item would definitely be a wonderful addition to your Bulldog room.


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Dragoș Tudorache (ur. 14 stycznia 1975 w Vaslui) – rumuński prawnik, urzędnik i polityk, w latach 2016–2017 minister spraw wewnętrznych, poseł do Parlamentu Europejskiego IX kadencji.

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W 1997 ukończył studia prawnicze na Uniwersytecie Aleksandra Jana Cuzy w Jassach. W 1999 uzyskał magisterium z prawa europejskiego na Uniwersytecie w Sztokholmie. Początkowo pracował w sądownictwie w Gałaczu. W latach 2000–2003 był koordynatorem jednostki analitycznej w ramach misji OBWE w Kosowie, później do 2005 był zatrudniony w Misji Tymczasowej Administracji ONZ w Kosowie. W latach 2005–2007 pracował w Przedstawicielstwie Komisji Europejskiej w Rumunii w Bukareszcie. Następnie do 2015 kierował różnymi jednostkami w dyrekcjach generalnych KE w Brukseli.

W rządzie Daciana Cioloșa pełnił funkcję szefa kancelarii premiera. Krótko tymczasowo wykonywał też obowiązki ministra do spraw społeczeństwa informacyjnego. We wrześniu 2016 został powołany na ministra spraw wewnętrznych, gdy do dymisji z tego stanowiska podał się Petre Tobă. Zakończył urzędowanie wraz z całym gabinetem w styczniu 2017. W marcu 2018 był jednym z założycieli zainicjowanego przez byłego premiera ugrupowania Mişcarea România Împreună. Po jego nieudanej rejestracji związał się z nową inicjatywą pod nazwą PLUS. W 2019 z ramienia koalicji tej partii i USR uzyskał mandat posła do Parlamentu Europejskiego IX kadencji. W 2022 dołączył do nowej partii Daciana Cioloșa pod nazwą REPER.

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Rumuńscy ministrowie spraw wewnętrznych
Rumuńscy posłowie do Parlamentu Europejskiego
Rumuńscy prawnicy
Ludzie urodzeni w Vaslui
Urodzeni w 1975

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USAID/Benin has invested funds in PHRplus since 2001 to support effective transfer of authority and finances to the decentralized operational unit of the Ministry of Health (MOH), the health zone. This activity follows a USAID funded study of decentralization, health zones, and co-management implemented by PHR in August-September 2000.
The MOH outlined a decentralization policy for the Health Sector in 1999, based on the WHO concept of the health district. However, implementation of these reforms met with several obstacles, such as continuing central-level management of technical programs, control of financial and human resources at the central and department levels, problems with the quantity and distribution of qualified personnel to staff the health zones, marginalization of the decentralization support unit (the CADZS), lack of donor coordination on health decentralization reform, lack of clarity about how to implement the transition to a more decentralized system, and pockets of resistance to health sector decentralization. PHRplus' support was designed to help ensure that policies and procedures established by the government were consistent with effective decentralization of the health sector, and that stakeholders supported the health sector decentralization process.
PHRplus began by organizing a study tour in November 2001 to help key stakeholders see the positive effects decentralization could have and mitigate their reluctance to change. Twenty-four key stakeholders in the MOH (including the Minister) and related government institutions (Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Finance, National Assembly) took part in a weeklong study tour in Senegal to observe how the roles of central and regional offices changed with decentralization. The participants learned about and evaluated Senegal's experience through field visits to health districts and presentations by the Senegalese Minister of Health and decentralization experts. The participants also discussed the impact of health sector decentralization in the Benin context.
Upon her return from Senegal, the Minister of Health decided to convene a forum on decentralization with technical support from PHRplus and financial support from the Belgian Cooperation, USAID, and the Ministry itself. The forum (April 16-18, 2002), with 93 participants from the MOH and other relevant stakeholder institutions, resulted in a series of recommendations for ensuring effective decentralization of authority and financing to the health zone. The recommendations included the creation of a follow-up committee (Comité de Suivi) and five subcommittees to follow through on the forum's recommendations. PHRplus provided additional guidance for the formation of the committee: terms of reference for the committee and suggested membership of subcommittees. These terms of reference were shared with other donors and the MOH.
In early January 2003, the Minister passed decrees to create the Comité de suivi and the five subcommittees. The Comité de suivi is made up of the Advisor to the President for Health, representatives of the MOH, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Decentralization, and the donors. The Deputy Minister of Health chairs the Comité de suivi. The five subcommittees had to address a specific set of recommendations: 1) human resource management, 2) management of financial resources, 3) revision of texts, 4) integration of programs and planning, and 5) information and sensitization.
The MOH's Document of Policies and Strategies for the Health Sector 2002-2006 endorsed the major conclusions of the 2002 Forum.
The MOH and the Ministry of Finance decided to decentralize financial resource management to the zonal level. This decision has been in implementation since 2004.
The MOH approved the Health Sector Human Resource Policy document.
The follow-up from the Forum led to a more dynamic coordination among donors in the health sector.
The Cellule d'appui au developpement des zones sanitaires (Health zone development support unit) was elevated to the level of a technical division in 2003, which means its director is part of the top management of the MOH and can no longer be so easily marginalized by the other directors.
Proposals for modifications in the human resource management texts have been developed that would decentralize some powers from the central to the departmental level and others to the zonal level.
New mechanisms for decentralized planning have been proposed.
One presidential and two ministerial decrees have been drafted that give the health zone coordinators real authority over health workers in their zones that include local elected officials in the health centers management committees, and that increase the number of community representatives in the zonal management committees. The last decree will also include one representative of the associations of women of each commune in the health zone management committee (a health zone can include from one to four communes).
A communication plan for the health sector decentralization reforms will be validated and implemented as soon as the new decrees are passed.
The Cellule d'appui au developpement des zones sanitaires, which was elevated to the level of a technical division in 2003, will become a full technical division. It will be called Direction du développement des zones sanitaires.
A Division (Direction) of Hospitals will be created to help manage the new system of zonal hospitals.
At the department (regional) level, the number of divisions will be reduced in order to rationalize actions according to the needs of the health zones, not according to the needs of central-level programs and divisions.
The second area of intervention by PHRplus is related to providing support in the creation and development of mutual health organizations (MHO). Its implementation began in February 2004 with the objectives of creating viable MHOs in the Sinendé and Banikoara communes. The objective for the first year (2004) was to create 10 MHOs (one MHO in each of the four arrondissements (counties) of Sinendé and one in six of the 10 arrondissements of Banikoara) and this was achieved. Already, seven MHOs have begun to provide care to their members at the health center level.
In Benin, PHRplus is recognized for the important role that it plays in the support and the development of MHOs by working with both the local elected officials and the health authorities and with the range of community actors: local development associations, agricultural producers associations (e.g., cotton), associations of women, and the health center management committees.
By special request from USAID, PHRplus has also conducted a donor mapping exercise which identifies the areas of interventions for each partner in the health sector of Benin. This donor map is critical for providing the Ministry of Health the mechanisms for improving donor coordination, and it helps partners by allowing them to understand well the interventions of others so they can direct their own efforts where it is needed. It is intended that such a donor map will be updated periodically.


Snapshot Stories – Open the first photo album you can find – real or virtual, your call – and stop at the first picture of yourself you see there. Tell us the story of that photo.
For this Daily Prompt I opened up my Flickr stream (which hasn't seen a whole lot of activity these days, and found this photo I took of myself wearing a sushi shirt. The shirt was a gift from my oldest brother, who visited Japan recently with his son. It's pretty cool, isn't it? If you are not familiar with sushi, this one is called Tamago, which means Egg. It's a good kids' sushi actually, but my wife and I also enjoy it, usually towards the end of a sushi meal since it is sweet.
I don't have a lot of photos of myself since I am usually behind the camera and I don't particularly like selfies. So… when I do take photos of myself, my face is usually hidden!
You can learn more about Tamagoyaki at Wikipedia.


Smoke and grill perfect sausages with our helpful techniques.
One would think sausage cooking would be easy. Everybody does it. But the fact is that most grilled sausages end up burnt and dry, and if you don't watch out, you can dehydrate sausages on the smoker easily. But grilling and smoking sausages is easy if you know a few tricks. Remember, ground meat is riskier for bacteria than whole muscle meat, so it must be cooked to 160°F for safety, but no higher for the sake of juiciness. To understand why, read my article on food safety. An instant read thermometer is essential for safety and quality. Insert the probe through the end.
The goal is snappy casings that are dark brown and juicy interiors. This can be tricky because sausages are high in fat and the fat drips causing flareups. The solution is, as usual, 2-zone cooking. You want to start them on the indirect side. But because they are not very thick, because we want to crisp the skins, because we need to cook them all the way to 160°F in the center to be sure they are safe, we heat the direct side to Warp 10, lid closed. That means give 'er all she's got, Scottie. On most grills that means they'll be in the 400°F range on the indirect side. Cooking indirect will prevent flareups and burning. If you want a smoky flavor, throw some wood on the direct heat. If you want them just a bit darker, you can reverse sear and put them over direct heat for a few minutes.
Another technique is to cook over the direct heat all the way, but keep the heat low, and stand there and watch for flareups. Have a safe zone to move them to if things get out of control.
To keep the skins from bursting open, 2 or 3 tiny needle pricks will allow the pressure to escape. Yes, some juices will escape too, but not enough to dry them out, not as many as when the casings split. But don't poke them a lot in order to drain the fat! If you are concerned about the calories, grill a carrot.
Cased sausages are usually curved. Bend them gently to try and straighten them. Lay them on the grill between the rungs of the grate not across the rungs. I know this seems weird, but if you lay them between the rungs, you can roll them from rung to rung, making a 1/4 turn each roll, and get each side nice and dark brown with some dark grill marks, and you won't burn them. The stripes will look goofy running lengthwise, but nobody will argue with the results.
There are darn few sausages that don't benefit from a little extra complexity from smoke. I've had good luck smoking Italian sausages, bangers, bratwursts, boudin blanc, chorizo, kishka, weisswurst, and breakfast sausage. Usually I use sausages that are not pre-smoked, but Polies, kielbasa, and hot dogs, which are all smoked at the factory, usually taste better with a fresh coat of smoke.
Preheat your smoker or grill (use a 2-zone or Indirect setup) to about 225°F. Put the sausages on indirect side, add wood to the heat right after the meat goes on, and smoke for only 30 to 60 minutes at the start while the meat is cold. Don't oversmoke. There should be no need to turn the meat. Heat for at least 1 hour, but check the internal temp with a good digital meat thermometer and make sure you get it up to at least 160°F.
Smoked sausages that are cooked to 160F are pasteurized and will keep longer in the fridge. They can also be frozen. Please do not try to cold smoke sausages at temps lower than 200°F.


Barton's Bookshop has its own Book Group. Although there are just over a dozen members in total, each meeting is a relaxed collaboration of usually half a dozen or so people who share a love for books. We love to read and we love talking about books.
We are not an especially earnest group and do not tend to worry books to pieces by deconstructing them to lay bare their bones. Nor do you have to feel compelled to read every single book chosen or to finish a particular book.
We may well discuss themes and compare and contrast with other books, but as a social group, we can also use the book of the month to launch our thoughts and discussions on a vast array of subjects, categories and preoccupations. We meet in the shop itself on the second Monday of the month from 20.00 until about 22.00 pm.
Books for reading are chosen by the group and range as widely as our imaginations take us. There is always wine, water, juice and coffee available – sometimes home-made cakes and biscuits.
Members of the group benefit from a 10% discount on all their in-store purchases.
To view the Book Group Reading Lists just click on the year buttons on the sub menu above.
You are welcome to come anyway and lead us on a tangent elsewhere.


This year, shopping technology has made the holiday shopping experience a little less stressful with tools such as mobile checkout, Facebook Wi-Fi and mobile shipping apps.
AAF Can Castle: Storming The Castle!
Cleveland advertising agencies were recently challenged to collect non-perishable food items, and then build the most creative can castle they could dream up.
A chart representing why vanilla advertising is so common, the relationship between an ad's likability and memorability, and a discussion on why so many messages never leave a lasting impression.
It's the season for giving, and we have created a new motion graphics video to highlight the amazing efforts of Shoes and Clothes for Kids, a non-profit organization in Cleveland.
Ever find yourself watching political advertising and thinking, "hey, that's a load of crap"? Well, the joke's on you. It is a load of crap. And it's legal.


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A good ending in art – Eunji An's artworks
What does 'success' mean in terms of art? What should a successful artist be like? What is the difference between artwork and good artwork? What is the definition of a good ending in art and how is it considered as an important factor of painting?
From ancient times, artists have been treated as either a genius or a madman trapped in his or her own space, which is probably why people wonder how unsociable artists make their living. However, artists are admired because they can express ideas and emotions while escaping to their own space, like a sacred mirage that we all long for.
We think that artists should not be restricted when creating a work of art because they express themselves through what they make. However, under the premise that an artwork is to be shown, inevitably, reflecting universal features of the world that we live in, it has meaning that is beyond any means of expressing how the artist feels. An artist, Eunji An has turned her direction of art-making recently, blurring the boundaries between the art of abstraction and that of realism. The world of her artwork has evolved naturally and steadily, however, her recent works are about spontaneity and chance factors, which are important in most abstract paintings. However, in her previous works, she focused more on expressing her emotions and creating narratives to evoke empathy. Her recent work, that features deft brushstrokes and strong colors, is very intriguing because it seems to tell us about 'Homo aestheticus', through which an American scholar, Ellen Dissanayake argues that art was central to human evolutionary adaptation and that the aesthetic faculty is a basic psychological component of every human being. In her view, art is intimately linked to the origins of religious practices and to ceremonies of birth, death, transition and transcendence.
Eunji An was born in Daegu, South Korea, and studied in Yeungnam University and Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg, Germany. Currently, she lives in Korea, working rigorously on her art projects. She makes quick drawings and paintings of portrait, still life, and landscape in her own style, using various mediums, such as pencil, oil, and watercolor, etc. She conveys various expressions and gestures in her work, creating interesting chance effects. Her artworks, even a tiny paper work, attract the viewer because they seem to be light and dark; sad and satirical at the same time—especially, the series of her recent works, which resulted from applying various colors spontaneously for chance effects while she avoided making representational expressions.
The transition in her artwork can be interpreted differently in many aspects, thus, it shouldn't matter how her past work and new work are related to each other. An artwork has its own meaning. However, we often judge a person by analyzing his or her background with criteria that we believe are reliable and universal. Although they are not 100% true and we don't know what kind of art she really likes and why she decided to study in Germany, how long of a period she stayed in Germany or how the common features of German people might have affected her a lot permeate in her artwork naturally like how we get certain common features of our nationality reflected in our personality. Judging from what we see in her painting that has strong influences of German Expressionism, she might have wanted to get rid of her emptiness and comfort herself through making her artwork like a lot of German Expressionist painters did. Therefore, to understand her artwork better, it is good to know about how German Expressionism started, what it shares with the form of abstract art, why art is about emotion, and, especially, why a lot of artists say, "Art is my religion."
Whether it is abstract art or Expressionism or fear of nature and of the world that changes continuously can be a source, from which artists create their artworks. As we know from the Cave walls from the Stone Age and geometric forms from the Neolithic Age, abstract forms tended to be made when a civilization started to progress. With their urge to abstraction, the ancient Egyptian people might have been able to overcome the fear of the limitless desert. John Dewey pointed out in 'Art as Experience' that expression is a means to escape from reality.
"Industry has been mechanized and an artist cannot work mechanically for mass production… Artists find it incumbent… to betake themselves to their work as an isolated means of 'self-expression.' In order not to cater to the trend of economic forces, they often feel obliged to exaggerate their separateness to the point of eccentricity."
In Expressionism, art was meant to come forth within the artist, rather than from a depiction of the external world. Expressionists tried to convey a variety of yearnings and anxieties caused from the fear of the modern world, employing swirling, swaying, and exaggeratedly executed brushstrokes. However, viewed from the aspect of the form, the abstract, unrealistic style and other features of primitive art, through which ancient people might have expressed their fear of nature are somewhat similar to those of Expressionism, which tell us that we all share universal emotions that appear in forms that have similar features. By creating purely abstract works, a Russian painter and art theorist, Wassily Kandinsky also tried to present his own spiritual desire, 'inner necessity', which was a central aspect of his art that might have saved his soul not to sink to the bottom of the pyramid that he compared to the spiritual life of humanity. After all, artists elicit empathy through their artworks transcending the time and space. Like we all fear for our life and death, and find a refuge in religion or an imaginary place like in the city of Mujin where the main character, of Korean writer Seung Ok Kim's short story called 'A travelogue of Mujin', finds peace, artists create their own small universe in their artworks to relieve their fear. Surely, there are mystical, religious forces in the form of the art that is the result of an artist's attempt to build his or her own refuge that the viewers feel empathy with. Even an American photographer, Andres Serrano's photograph, 'Piss Christ' that was made using his own urine, and has 'piss' in its title, looks glorious, mocking established religion and making the viewer reconsider what a religion really is. Although a lot of people feel disgusted when they hear its title and claim that the artist just wants to attract public attention with sensational work, these same people might applaud the old great master, Francisco Goya, who made beautiful, but violent images of tumultuous political events, emphasizing human nature in moments of extreme crisis. Goya even made the very savage image in his painting, 'Saturn devouring his son', making many viewers disturbed. A leading figure in pop art that was a challenge to 'high' art, Andy Warhol, also made a series of paintings, 'The last supper', a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo Da Vinci, mixing Christ and commercialism and unveiling his religious life.
A lot of people still advocate theory of art as primitive ritual even though, as a German philosopher, Walter Benjamin says, we now live in the age of mechanical reproduction and of the loss of aura, a missing quality of an original art piece. Ordinary objects or acts get symbolic meaning through incorporation into a shared belief system. Art has a lot of roles, but, certainly, people want to grow up and get comforted by making and appreciating art. A Brazilian novelist, Paulo Coelho writes this in his novel, 'The witch of Portobello', about ritual:
"If theater is ritual, then dance is too… It's as if the threads connecting us to the rest of the world were washed clean of preconceptions and fears. When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you."
Eunji An may have wanted to overcome her fear of reality and the uncertainty of the world by having a ritual of applying bold colors on her canvas spontaneously. Through the act of rubbing, scratching, and scraping paints, she could have enjoyed the luxury of being herself.
Everyone has his or her own opinion of the success of art, however, we all agree that every artist enjoys making art even though he or she may struggle a lot. No matter what he or she works on, every artist is led to his or her own small universe through the act of making a work of art. No one really knows what the source of the urge to reach the small universe, but a lot of artists have an experience of realizing that they lock themselves unconsciously in their studio for a long time, being lost in their artwork. They often say that they feel empty after finishing a work or having an exhibition. I think it is because they exhaust their feelings while making their artwork that they have faith of. Making an artwork is like having a miraculous journey in the passage of the artist's mind. It elicits empathy from the viewer. Paintings that show us the power of the artist's living brushstrokes and the dribble of thick paints make an echo in the viewers' mind. An artist, Tara Donovan says, "Certainly the scale of my work is always in relation to the human body. I also think about the experience of my work as being theatrical in a sense. The placement of the work in a space, how it is lit, and the amount of surrounding space are all very calculated. There is a sense I get of wanting to choreograph someone's experience of my work. Because the surfaces of my work do often shift and follow the perspective of the viewer, there is a perceptual movement that coincides with a person's physical movement within the gallery space." Also, for painters of Korean Dansaekhwa who might have applied a lot of undercoat paints, kneeling down as if cultivating themselves spiritually, making a painting must have been like a ritual, through which they let all their feelings out. Regardless of religion and taste, the viewers certainly experience what artists feel, why they feel like walking out of their painting like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly after shedding its skin.
As an artist, I understand how much she struggles to make her artwork. I admire her a lot for the movement of various colors that she applies on her canvas that makes me sad and thrilled at the same time. It is hard to describe exactly how her work enraptures me even though I have a lot to empathize with her. Besides, the title of her work, 'Good ending' makes me sadder because I know that she wants to escape from reality and stay in the moment of making her artwork. I'd like to end my critic with a famous quote by Sister Wendy on Mark Rothko.
"I'm not afraid you won't think this Mark Rothko beautiful, but what I am afraid, a little, somebody might think it's just beautiful. Lovely colors. No meaning. But meaning is what he was all about, and he would have been furiously angry if anyone thought that, and told you so in suitably salty language. It was subject matter that mattered most to him. And the subject matter was the emotions. Not small, personal emotions up today, down tomorrow, but the great timeless emotions. How we feel about death, and courage, and ecstasy. He was convinced that if you would just encounter his paintings, that emotion would be communicated to you with absolute clarity. So to achieve this he painted very large. Because in a small painting – big you, little painting – you can control it. But with a large painting, it controls you. You're taken into it… If you can think of a religious painting without religion, this is what you experience here. It's so timeless, that when I've had this encounter, I feel to return to the world of time, I have to shake my head and bring myself down to earth again."
- Artist, Yoonkyung Kim


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            this.logDirectoryButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.onSelectLogPathClick);
            //
            // logDirectoryTextBox
            //
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.AutoSize = true;
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 9);
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.Name = "logDirectoryTextBox";
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(70, 13);
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.TabIndex = 2;
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.Text = "Log Directory";
            this.logDirectoryTextBox.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label1_Click);
            //
            // DistanceTraveledBox
            //
            this.DistanceTraveledBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(355, 163);
            this.DistanceTraveledBox.Name = "DistanceTraveledBox";
            this.DistanceTraveledBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(156, 20);
            this.DistanceTraveledBox.TabIndex = 3;
            this.DistanceTraveledBox.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.DistanceTraveledBox_TextChanged);
            //
            // label1
            //
            this.label1.AutoSize = true;
            this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(227, 11);
            this.label1.Name = "label1";
            this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(119, 13);
            this.label1.TabIndex = 4;
            this.label1.Text = "Distance traveled so far";
            this.label1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label1_Click_1);
            //
            // SaveButton
            //
            this.SaveButton.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(598, 346);
            this.SaveButton.Name = "SaveButton";
            this.SaveButton.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 23);
            this.SaveButton.TabIndex = 5;
            this.SaveButton.Text = "Save";
            this.SaveButton.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.SaveButton.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.onSaveClick);
            //
            // CancelButton2
            //
            this.CancelButton2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(504, 346);
            this.CancelButton2.Name = "CancelButton2";
            this.CancelButton2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 23);
            this.CancelButton2.TabIndex = 6;
            this.CancelButton2.Text = "Cancel";
            this.CancelButton2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.CancelButton2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.onCancel);
            //
            // DestinationBox
            //
            this.DestinationBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(348, 9);
            this.DestinationBox.Name = "DestinationBox";
            this.DestinationBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(261, 20);
            this.DestinationBox.TabIndex = 7;
            //
            // label2
            //
            this.label2.AutoSize = true;
            this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(253, 12);
            this.label2.Name = "label2";
            this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(89, 13);
            this.label2.TabIndex = 8;
            this.label2.Text = "Destination name";
            this.label2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label2_Click);
            //
            // label3
            //
            this.label3.AutoSize = true;
            this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(224, 41);
            this.label3.Name = "label3";
            this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(118, 13);
            this.label3.TabIndex = 9;
            this.label3.Text = "Destination coordinates";
            this.label3.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label3_Click);
            //
            // destinationX
            //
            this.destinationX.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(348, 38);
            this.destinationX.Name = "destinationX";
            this.destinationX.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(83, 20);
            this.destinationX.TabIndex = 10;
            //
            // EnableDistanceToSol
            //
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.AutoSize = true;
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 125);
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.Name = "EnableDistanceToSol";
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(126, 17);
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.TabIndex = 13;
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.Text = "Show distance to Sol";
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.EnableDistanceToSol.CheckStateChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.onEnableDistanceToSolChanged);
            //
            // label4
            //
            this.label4.AutoSize = true;
            this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(510, 11);
            this.label4.Name = "label4";
            this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(54, 13);
            this.label4.TabIndex = 14;
            this.label4.Text = "light years";
            this.label4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.label4_Click);
            //
            // outputFileBox
            //
            this.outputFileBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 77);
            this.outputFileBox.Name = "outputFileBox";
            this.outputFileBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(554, 20);
            this.outputFileBox.TabIndex = 15;
            //
            // outputFileName
            //
            this.outputFileName.AutoSize = true;
            this.outputFileName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 61);
            this.outputFileName.Name = "outputFileName";
            this.outputFileName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(94, 13);
            this.outputFileName.TabIndex = 16;
            this.outputFileName.Text = "Textbox output file";
            //
            // button1
            //
            this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(572, 77);
            this.button1.Name = "button1";
            this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(113, 20);
            this.button1.TabIndex = 17;
            this.button1.Text = "Select …";
            this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.onOutputFileButtonClick);
            //
            // ShowTraveledSoFarBox
            //
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.AutoSize = true;
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 166);
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.Name = "ShowTraveledSoFarBox";
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(166, 17);
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.TabIndex = 18;
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.Text = "Show distance traveled so far";
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.onShowTraveledSoFarBoxChanged);
            //
            // panel1
            //
            this.panel1.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
            this.panel1.Controls.Add(this.label4);
            this.panel1.Controls.Add(this.label1);
            this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 156);
            this.panel1.Name = "panel1";
            this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(679, 34);
            this.panel1.TabIndex = 19;
            //
            // ShowDestinationBox
            //
            this.ShowDestinationBox.AutoSize = true;
            this.ShowDestinationBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(4, 11);
            this.ShowDestinationBox.Name = "ShowDestinationBox";
            this.ShowDestinationBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 17);
            this.ShowDestinationBox.TabIndex = 20;
            this.ShowDestinationBox.Text = "Show destination distance";
            this.ShowDestinationBox.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            //
            // destinationY
            //
            this.destinationY.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(437, 38);
            this.destinationY.Name = "destinationY";
            this.destinationY.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(83, 20);
            this.destinationY.TabIndex = 21;
            //
            // destinationZ
            //
            this.destinationZ.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(526, 38);
            this.destinationZ.Name = "destinationZ";
            this.destinationZ.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(83, 20);
            this.destinationZ.TabIndex = 22;
            //
            // panel2
            //
            this.panel2.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.destinationZ);
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.destinationY);
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.ShowDestinationBox);
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.destinationX);
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.label3);
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.label2);
            this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.DestinationBox);
            this.panel2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 196);
            this.panel2.Name = "panel2";
            this.panel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(679, 71);
            this.panel2.TabIndex = 23;
            //
            // panel3
            //
            this.panel3.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
            this.panel3.Controls.Add(this.checkBox1);
            this.panel3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 117);
            this.panel3.Name = "panel3";
            this.panel3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(678, 33);
            this.panel3.TabIndex = 24;
            //
            // checkBox1
            //
            this.checkBox1.AutoSize = true;
            this.checkBox1.Enabled = false;
            this.checkBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 8);
            this.checkBox1.Name = "checkBox1";
            this.checkBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(126, 17);
            this.checkBox1.TabIndex = 13;
            this.checkBox1.Text = "Show distance to Sol";
            this.checkBox1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
            this.checkBox1.CheckStateChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.onEnableDistanceToSolChanged);
            //
            // SettingsForm
            //
            this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
            this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(698, 381);
            this.Controls.Add(this.panel2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.ShowTraveledSoFarBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.outputFileName);
            this.Controls.Add(this.outputFileBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.EnableDistanceToSol);
            this.Controls.Add(this.CancelButton2);
            this.Controls.Add(this.SaveButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.DistanceTraveledBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.logDirectoryTextBox);
            this.Controls.Add(this.logDirectoryButton);
            this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.panel1);
            this.Controls.Add(this.panel3);
            this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
            this.MaximizeBox = false;
            this.Name = "SettingsForm";
            this.Text = "Settings";
            this.panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.panel1.PerformLayout();
            this.panel2.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.panel2.PerformLayout();
            this.panel3.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.panel3.PerformLayout();
            this.ResumeLayout(false);
            this.PerformLayout();

        }

        #endregion

        private System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog folderBrowserDialog1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button logDirectoryButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label logDirectoryTextBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox DistanceTraveledBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button SaveButton;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button CancelButton2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox DestinationBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox destinationX;
        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox EnableDistanceToSol;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox outputFileBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label outputFileName;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox ShowTraveledSoFarBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox ShowDestinationBox;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox destinationY;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox destinationZ;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel2;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel3;
        private System.Windows.Forms.CheckBox checkBox1;
    }
}

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Do As Infinity to release 16 singles in 16 weeks for 16th anniversary
Do As Infinity will be re-releasing 16 of its hit singles over the course of 16 weeks to celebrate the band's 16th anniversary.
The band's re-released singles will be re-recorded, produced and arranged by Tomiko and Ryo themselves. As such, the band has name its project "2 of Us".
The first song to be released as part of the "2 of Us" project will be "Fukai Mori". The song will be re-released on October 21.
Do As Infinity made its debut on September 29, 1999 with the single "Tangerine Dream". Today marks the band's 16th anniversary since debuting.
Do As Infinity's Tomiko Van announces the birth of her second baby
Do As Infinity's vocalist Van Tomiko announced on the official site that she gave birth to her second baby.
Van commented, "I gave birth to a baby boy. Both I and the baby are in healthy condition, and I'm just feeling relieved with my husband. I will do my best at child care and work, so please continue to support me."
Van announced her marriage with a non-celebrity 4 years her junior in September 2012, and the couple welcomed their first son back in June 2014.
Source: Oricon
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:16 am Post subject:
I was over at JACC for Nisei Week to pick up this years Nisei Week t-shirt. They always have a sort of garage sale there as well and I found this:
It's a t-shirt from when Do As Infinity came to the States in 2004. They called it a tour but the only two places they went were New York and Dallas. New York I could understand but why Dallas?!
Seems they should have gone someplace with more of an Asian community like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, maybe stop off in Honolulu on the way over or back.
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2017 7:30 pm Post subject:
Do As Infinity to release first new album in 3 years
Do As Infinity will release a new album entitled "ALIVE" on February 28th.
"ALIVE" comes three years after their last album "BRAND NEW DAYS" which was released in February of 2015. The album will be produced by Hiroyuki Sawano.
The album will be released in three versions: CD + DVD, CD + Blu-ray, and CD only. The DVD and Blu-ray will contain footage of their 18th year anniversary live as well as footage from the 'Latin America Tour 2017.'
Partial track list:
- Alive
- Iron Hornet
- To Know You
- Yuiitsu no Shinjitsu
- Keshin no Kedamono
- Silver Moon
There will be a total of 10 songs.
Source: natalie
gaijinmark wrote:
Tomiko Van announces marriage
Almost made it five years.
Tomiko Van divorced in July of 2018
On August 4th on Fuji TV's "Bokura no Jidai" Tomiko Van announced that she had gotten divorced in July of last year.
The program also featured appearances by singers hitomi and Koda Kumi. As the three talk about childrearing, Van revealed that she had divorced her husband last July. "It doesn't change the fact that he is our children's father, so we are still keeping contact. It's like we are back to being friends," she said.
Van is now living in her hometown of Kumamoto and has help raising her children. "It was hard when I was living in Tokyo. I was by myself, and there was no family around me that I could rely on. I'm glad that I moved. It's like I was reborn again."
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