There's been a lot of great Spanish horror films over the last few years as the country has produced some fine horror filmmakers. Unfortunately, 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's return to his roots, trying to create something like the films Guillermo del Toro has mastered in recent years, is plagued by a terrible, convoluted script that tries to throw too much stuff at the viewer in hopes some of it might stick.
It opens on a young Spanish boy named Juan being haunted by a faceless monster known as Hollow Face, a name so terrible it's immediately almost impossible to take the movie seriously, but we watch an incident on a scaffolding that at first seems unrelated to anything that follows. We then cut to England where a girl named Mia experiences a similar incident after finding a hand-written story about Hollow Face hidden in a tree and as she continues the story, she becomes plagued by the same shadowy figure.
Sounds a little creepy but not so much that it would bother you after seeing it. I think this is something I could watch without getting too scared.


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Hi again all you honest people out there! My last post Indexing Search Engines?, was a shortish info article about how you shouldn't expect to stay static in the SERPs especially with newish sites due to the more fluid approach the search engines seem to be taking with their indeces.
Well, that aside, many people are still floundering around trying to figure out how to make some decent money via the of the green stuff!
Well, one of the not so well kept secrets to the whole ethos of the easiest way of making money online is really to stay out of the MMO arena altogether. Instead, make sure you concentrate on far less competitive niches. While that may sound, to a newcomer to be gobbledygook, it's actually a proven fact and one worth taking note of.
The MMO niche is so saturated with everybody and his dog trying to earn easy money from the Internet that the vast majority (I'm talking 95% plus here) simply are not actually making enough to cover the cost of their cheap hosting account.
The smart money is in the less competitive niches where there is less cash to be made but a heck of a better chance of making it.
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Build relevant, original content on and links to your sites, because that's the only way you're going to get any authority in each of the search engines' index placements, which will send targeted traffic to your site, then put up your ads, be they PPCm affiliate or lead generation and you should start seeing the dollars coming in. Not in great wads, but a steady stream that you can then build upon by targeting more fresh, low competition niches.
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Q: wrapping code that runs in Rails environment into a module I have this code and it works perfectly
    require "date"
        @past = []
        @future = []

    @artist = Artist.find(2)

    def sort_by_date(artist)
        artist.events.each do |event|
            if event.date < DateTime.now
                @past << event.id
            else
                @future << event.id
            end
        end
    end

    def event_title(arr)
        arr.each do |event_id|
            e = Event.find(event_id)
            artist_names = []

            e.artists.each do |artist|
                unless artist.name == @artist.name
                    artist_names << artist.name
                end
            end

            puts "#{e.name} with #{artist_names.join(", ")} at #{(Venue.find(e.venue_id)).name}"
        end
    end

  sort_by_date(@artist)
  puts "Upcoming Events: "
  event_title(@future)
  puts "Past Events: "
  event_title(@past)

I want to run wrap this operation into a module, but I'm having trouble understanding how to pass artist_id to it properly. With this command rails runner app/modules/artist_event_sort.rb, I'm getting this error: ``': undefined method sort_by_date' for SortedArtistEvents:Module (NoMethodError). The two methods sort_by_date and event_title worked as they should before I tried wrapping this whole operation up into a module, so that's where I know I've missed something.
module SortedArtistEvents
    require "date"
    attr_accessor :artist_id
    def initialize(artist_id)
        @past = []
        @future = []
        @artist = Artist.find(artist_id)
    end

    def sort_by_date(artist)
        artist.events.each do |event|
            if event.date < DateTime.now
                @past << event.id
            else
                @future << event.id
            end
        end
    end

    def event_title(arr)
        arr.each do |event_id|
            e = Event.find(event_id)
            artist_names = []

            e.artists.each do |artist|
                unless artist.name == @artist.name
                    artist_names << artist.name
                end
            end

            puts "#{e.name} with #{artist_names.join(", ")} at #{(Venue.find(e.venue_id)).name}"

        end
    end

  sort_by_date(@artist)
  puts "Upcoming Events: "
  self.event_title(@future)
  puts "Past Events: "
  event_title(@past)
end

class LetsSort
  include SortedArtistEvents
end
test_artist_sort = LetsSort.new(2)

A: It looks like there are a couple things wrong here. You are trying to initialize a module, you can only initialize a class, e.g. class SortedArtistEvents.
If you have this:
module Foo
  def bar; end
end

bar is only accessible by including or extending a module or class with Foo. With your error undefined method sort_by_date' for SortedArtistEvents:Module you would have to do
module SortedArtistsEvents
  def self.sort_by_date; end
end

to get behavior like SortedArtistsEvents.sort_by_date

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Mary McIlwaine Caswell
Wife of War Governor Richard Caswell
Richard Caswell
Mary McIlwaine, of Lenoir County (afterward Dobbs) was married to Richard Caswell, about 1750. He had come into the Province from Cecil County, Md., while yet a boy and had studied law and established a fair practice. After his marriage he moved into Johnson County. He early became interested in Provincial politics and was president of the Provincial Congress which met in Halifax in 1776, and was one of the committee that formed the State constitution under which he was elected the first governor. While presiding in the Senate, he was stricken with a paralysis from which he died a few days later, November 10, 1789. He left one son and two daughters.
His son William was married to Gartha McIlwaine. Anne Caswell, his eldest daughter, was married twice; her first husband being named Fonville and the second being named William White, Secretary of State, 1778 to 1811. Mrs. White left three daughters, Ann, who married Governor David L. Swain, another married General Daniel L. Barringer, and the third became the wife of General Boone Felton. Governor Caswell's second daughter married a man named Catlin. Dr. John Catlin, who was a surgeon in the United States Army, and massacred at Dade's defeat by the Seminoles in Florida, was her son as was General Catlin.

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I have wait lists for upcoming litters and for future planned breeding. You may get on a wait list by emailing me. Please be sure to tell me what you are looking for. Ex. male or female, long or smooth, piebald, dapple, solid, and color. Wait lists go in order, if there are multiple waits for the same puppy, say there are 2 people waiting on Grace to have a Choc/tan Female, First person gets first pick, then second pick and so on. Wait lists are not obligated to buy. Wait listers must put a deposit on their picked puppy by 1 week old or lose their pick. I do not hold puppies without a deposit. Feel free to contact me if you don't see what your looking for and I can refer you to another breeder that may have what your looking for. I'm unable to tell if a puppy is short haired or long haired until 3 weeks and most of our smooths carry long so most of our litters have both. I enjoy talking about my dogs so please if you have any questions please give me a call or send me an email.
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Responsive web design (RWD) is the future for businesses that want to have a thriving online community. The most effective way of capturing people's attention is through the mobile phone. If you have an online website that cannot load on the mobile platform, then you're hurting your business.
The majority of your potential customers are scrolling on mobile sites, and if yours can't load, they'll discard it and move on to a competitor. The search engines algorithms have also evolved, and they give priority to sites that are first and foremost mobile friendly.
Having an RWD site will help increase traffic to your page thus increasing conversion rates. Online businesses that invest in advertising and promotion can now calculate their ROI effectively; lastly, conversions result in increased sales.
Read on for further insight to understand what responsive Website Design is all about, its importance, advantages and how it compares to traditional standard web design.
RWD allows your website to adjust to any screen size and resolution without any glitches or differences. Responsive web designs appear the same whether on laptops, desktops, tablets or phones.
The term came up in the year 2010 through a renowned web designer. At first, businesses took it as another new trend in the web designing industry. RWD, however, is more than a new style; it changed the shift in the web designing such that in 2016, Google came up with new algorithms that gave priority to responsive websites.
Responsive Web Design Services makes more than mobile-friendly sites. They use a technology that allows the site to adapt seamlessly on any device.
68% of web traffic generates from mobile devices. There's a higher chance of getting more traffic from a mobile phone than the laptop or desktop. Limiting the views to desktops and laptops cuts off the more significant chunk of the market from accessing your online business.
Any responsive web design company will tell you how affordable an RWD site is in comparison to a standard site. In the past, companies that needed to tap into the mobile-uses market had to make two sites. The practice is not only time consuming, but it's also expensive to maintain.
RWD eliminates the need of having two sites and using one website that adapts to the different devices available in the market today.
A seamless user experience allows any device to access the website without a glitch. The images and text load swiftly and are clear without the need to zoom in or changing the font size. Potential clients respond better to RWD sites than standard sites.
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Shneeb108 wrote: 9-22-17 release, best news yet !!!
the press release has been edited back to say Late September.
I think they should just put "Late"
What is that Formula car at 1:16 ???
The onboard shot from that scene at 1:15 it says Formula-H on the roll hoop. Maybe their made up version of Formula E?
Group A at Bathurst looked very grippy for a rain race. Looks promising.
One if them is the Lambo Hurican. Whats the other? Lexus from the IMSA seires maybe?
Saw this one today that goes thru most of the menus and settings. Shows the FFB set up also!
Worth a look! This new feature will help a lot of people with car setup and understanding what your changes are doing to your car.
Remember to take a look at our facebook page if you havent already!
How customisable it the online championship? Points change, rules and regs ect?
I wonder what the performance difference is between GT3 vs. GT3 "Endurance"
DynoMight Racing wrote: I wonder what the performance difference is between GT3 vs. GT3 "Endurance"
I dont think there is profomance difference as on stats they are all the same. However i do belive that the endurance vesions have the big endurancr style headlights across the front so as to light up the road big time like in the Spa 24Hrs. I am also wondering if the cars may have a bigger fuel tank.?
But i know they definetly have the big spot lights across the front for night running.
Well, if they have larger fuel tanks that would present an advantage over the rest of the field, at least in an Endurance race.
DynoMight Racing wrote: Well, if they have larger fuel tanks that would present an advantage over the rest of the field, at least in an Endurance race.
Not necessarily because the standard gt3s may have huge fuel tanks anyway. And then the audi, bentley and Porsche have smalled ones and then they have there endurance ones to complete over a long race.
On pcars1 certain cars had bigger and smaller tanks.
So we will have to see.
The big endurance lights will be cool though.


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Her Story Of Persistence: The Power To Create Change In The Toy Aisle
Guest Contributor February 13, 2018
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By Jodi Bondi Norgaard – Some people have an "aha moment" while summiting a mountain or walking alone on a beach during sunset. Others find clarity while meditating and practicing mindfulness. Me? My moment of clarity? The time when I thought, I see the problem, there must be a better way, and why can't I be the one to fix it…happened at a toy store. Not quite as glamorous, but it goes to show inspiration lies in unexpected places!
My daughter, Grace, was nine at the time and had just finished soccer practice. Her face was still pink from exertion and her hair was in messy pigtails when we entered our local toy store in need of a wrapped gift for a birthday party she was attending in 30 minutes. We were quickly moving through the aisles, when a line of dolls grabbed my attention. They were dressed with belly baring clothing, high heels and make-up. I picked up one of the dolls and the name on the hangtag was 'Lovely Lola.' At the moment I knew there wasn't one parent who wanted their daughter to look, act, or be called 'Lovely Lola!' But I bought the doll, while scolding the sales people in the toy store as my daughter ran behind me asking, "Mom, is that the birthday gift for Maddie?" I said, "No, I am buying it to show Dad," which confused her even more!
This encounter with Lovely Lola crystalized something I already knew. Our culture, specifically the toy industry, was doing a lousy job providing girls with strong, smart, and powerful images. Maybe I couldn't change an entire culture, but there had to be something I could do. What started as an idea in the toy aisle, led me to create a positive imaged product, be invited to the White House as a thought leader, ultimately sell my company, and now act as an activist promoting girl power, women power, and gender equality. All because of Lola.
Recently, while preparing for a TEDx Talk, I was having difficulty honing in on the right topic. When I discussed this with a friend, he said, "You have been really persistent." I knew that was it. Above all, I have been persistent and determined which has been fueled by passion.
I didn't anticipate the long road ahead of me, the hard battle I would begin to fight, and that my persistence and determination would serve me well.
My moment in the toy aisle was a moment of clarity, but it was preceded by personal experiences of gender inequality and gender stereotyping that led me to realize the importance of girls knowing what their minds and bodies can do versus what their bodies look like. And although gender issues were on my radar for years, I didn't know what I could do personally to change it, so I pushed it aside…until I met Lola. That's when I then realized how I was going to deal with gender issues, but I didn't anticipate the long road ahead of me, the hard battle I would begin to fight, and that my persistence and determination would serve me well.
It took two years from rough draft to the debut of the first Go! Go! Sports Girl doll, Tennis Girl Gracie, at the US Open in 2008, where 500 dolls sold out in six days. Knowing I had a good product, a good message and a good test, my next goal was to launch the line of nine dolls at the New York Toy Fair in February 2009. I thought I had the next best thing, but I quickly found out I was wrong. Many toy buyers told me my product was great, but it would never sell because it was not mainstream, it was not fashion, and girls like fashion. "Can you create a fashion doll," I heard over and over. I said, "That's my point – girls like more than fashion. As a mother of a daughter and as a woman, I am positive girls like more than fashion." I also realized mainstream ideas never create change and I was creating change.
I persisted for five years with few sales, but what kept me going was the media. I received top awards and national press, so I knew I touched a nerve in our culture. This vibe told me others wanted more for girls too, but the buyers were my gatekeepers.
In 2013 after five years and 500 no's, I decided to give toy fair one more shot. If it didn't work out I would throw in the towel, which broke my heart because I knew girls deserved more, but I had to be realistic. At Toy Fair I had an opportunity to pitch to three Walmart buyers. I had five minutes and nothing to lose. After my pitch they said, "This is a winner. If you can include six books to go with six of the dolls and package them together, we will launch them in Walmart stores."
For two years I worked with an amazing author, illustrator, and editor and in 2015 the Go! Go! Sports Girls Read & Plays hit Walmart stores. The following year I was invited to the White House twice to participate in conferences on breaking gender stereotypes in media and toys. In October 2016 my company was acquired by Jazwares, a large cutting-edge toy company, who is taking the brand to the next level. Together our goal is to inspire and empower girls throughout the world.
My big moment started under ordinary circumstances. What I have learned is that you don't need to be a genius, have unlimited resources, or a giant team to create change. What you need is to take your best idea, step over fear, find courage, tap into your passion and persist when it becomes difficult.
Jodi Bondi Norgaard is the founder of Dream Big Toy Company and the creator of the award-winning Go! Go! Sports Girls line of dolls, books and apps for girls encouraging healthy and active play over fashion and body image. Jodi is a keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, activist, and consultant in the movement pushing media and retail to do a better job portraying girls beyond stereotypes.
She has been featured on national media including The Today Show, The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, Forbes, Upworthy, Parents, Shape, Self, Runner's World, Advertising Age, Good Housekeeping, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, and Huffington Post. In 2016, Jodi was invited by The White House to participate in a conference on breaking down gender stereotypes in media and toys.
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love so easy and slow.
of where our life is going.
through all our days and nights.
leading us toward the future.
if there is anything you should fear.
love you like you love me.
There certainly is Bill. It is wonderful to be happy in the love you have.
That is so true Harish.
A great poem and of course a great reminder too. Love is to be in each other arms come what may.
Hello Gypsy - What an interesting condition that you describe here so well. This must exist.
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Reports: Drake might leave Jordan Brand to sign with adidas
Is Drake leaving Jordan Brand for adidas?
Published on 1 year ago
While Drake's "God's Plan" is making waves, word on the street is Drake might be dumping Nike for adidas.
Hypebeast reports that the rapper is unhappy with his Jordan Brand partnership and is seeking a deal more to his liking.
Taking it back to 2013, Kanye West made a major move from Nike to join adidas and was rumored that it was due to the brand's refusal to give the rapper creative control over his Air Yeezy product line and pay him royalties as part of his compensation package.
Well, if Drake's deal goes through he will join Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Pusha T who are part of the Three Stripes brand.
The rapper first signed with Jordan in December 2013 and has steadily launched sneakers and apparel with the brand since. The last of these releases came during the 2018 NBA All-Star Weekend when two pairs of Air Jordan 8s made in collaboration with his OVO brand arrived alongside matching apparel.
Stay tuned for new developments on this story.
Related Topics:Adidas, Air Jordan, Drake, Drake Adidas, Drake Jordan Brand, fashion, Footwear, Jordan, Kanye West, Music, Nike, Shoes
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Keylogger Lite records the LogFile of all programs' starts, remembers Internet addresses and search engines' queries that is very useful for Keylogger usage by parents on home computers. Keylogger Lite software interacts with system clipboard.
Hiding in the list of "Installed/Uninstalled programs"
Keylogger Lite software LogFile is intuitive and structured. LogFile has different options of data View and listing. Found results are highlightening by the contrast color. Keylogger LogFile has fast any day data access in one click. Easy adding the most important data to "Favorites" folder for fast access. No limits for the list.
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Keylogger Lite has such functions as: pre-setting logging data, hiding or deleting of so called "dirty" logs, setting the keyboard spy for special search engine systems.
Choose the main active network adapter to log correctly internet data.
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This shower drain has a 9" (230 mm) diameter top and a Form-It installation device that allows the drain to be assembled to the decking before piping is connected below. Four anchor holes secure the drain to the deck or subfloor to provide stability for the drain assembly during construction and concrete pour. After the concrete pour, the foam is stripped away to provide an open cavity for easy access for final connection of the waste line piping.
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Teagasc, the national body responsible for providing research, advisory and training services to the Irish agri-food sector, and TNO, the Dutch technological innovation centre, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU, which builds on a long-standing relationship between Teagasc and TNO in delivering EU Framework research contracts, provides for collaboration in research and knowledge transfer across a broad range of priority areas.
In particular, the new MoU will focus on jointly developing the area of Smart Dairy Farming, drawing on TNO's expertise and experience in developing the Dutch Smart Dairy Farming project, which resulted in the first data hub in the dairy farming sector (https://www.join-data.nl/), open for all parties active in dairy farming.
Teagasc has recently secured a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)-funded Research Centre-Vista Milk- to develop a Smart Irish dairy farming system by developing and deploying new knowledge, new technologies and new decision support tools to maximise the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire dairy production chain in Ireland, learning from the experience in that area from TNO. Further collaboration will focus on the training of PhD and Postdocs students. Finally, both parties will investigate a joint strategy for participating in future EU projects. The Netherlands Embassy in Ireland initiated and supported the development of the current collaboration between the parties.
Pictured at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Teagasc and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) are, from left: Professor Gerry Boyle, Director of Teagasc; Ir. Berry Vetjens, Director of Markets, TNO; and HE Adriaan Palm, the Dutch Ambassador to Ireland.


With the influx of talent headed West, there are only a few near-locks to make the postseason. We take a closer look at a playoff picture that is now as muddled as ever.
The NBA's balance of power shifted further west this off-season, with a slew of stars bolting away from the Eastern Conference. Save for Gordon Hayward taking his talents to Boston, a number of the league's premier players headed west, escaping LeBron James's ironclad grip on the East. Both Paul George and Jimmy Butler found new teams via trade, while Paul Millsap bolted from Atlanta to Mile High in free agency.
The recent influx of talent has left the West's playoff picture as muddled as ever. There are four teams who look to be near-locks for postseason play next year (Golden State, San Antonio, Houston and Oklahoma City), and three who are all-but-guaranteed to spend the playoffs at home (Phoenix, Sacramento, and the Lakers). But that still leaves us with eight teams battling for four precious playoff spots.
To sort out the jumbled Western Conference, we decided to place the remaining teams into three groups. Those with the inside track on playoff positioning, those on the bubble, and those who, as presently constructed, are on the outside looking in. So without further ado, here's who will slide their way into the playoffs next season, and who will be left out in the cold.
Clippers: The Clippers didn't dive into a rebuild after Chris Paul engineered his trade to Houston in July. Instead, team consultant Jerry West and head coach Doc Rivers opted to reload, re-singing Blake Griffin and adding Danilo Gallinari in free agency. Throw in the acquisitions of Patrick Beverley and Lou Williams via the CP3 trade—along with the signing of Serbian point guard Milos Teodosic—and the Clips roster now looks as deep as ever.
Paul was the engine behind Los Angeles's rise over the past six years, providing the city with a masterclass in point guard play unseen since the days of Magic Johnson. Griffin and DeAndre Jordan feasted on runs to the rim, and Paul's midrange game was nearly automatic.
But after another early exit in the playoffs, it was time for a change in the City of Angels. The Clippers' offense often got stagnant late in games, and a lack of perimeter depth—along with an aging roster—crushed L.A.'s chances time and again. Both of these problems were addressed this off-season.
There are obviously health concerns with these Clippers. Both Gallinari and Griffin aren't exactly known for their durability. However, a healthy squad could create a dangerous contender in the West. Griffin will get a chance to run the point and unleash his supreme court vision, and the pair of Jordan and Beverley will decimate opposing offenses each night. It may not be Lob City, but the new-look Clippers still look good on their way to a seventh-straight playoff berth.
That drought could end this year, though. Minnesota went on a spending spree this summer, trading for Jimmy Butler and signing veterans Jeff Teague and Taj Gibson in free agency. Add that to Minny's two budding young stars in Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, and something special is brewing up north.
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This will be a team molded in head coach Tom Thibodeau's image. They'll attack the rim and the offensive glass with abandon, and smother teams defensively. Both Butler and Wiggins are lanky, interchangeable wings, and while Towns still struggles with his rotations down low, pairing him with Gibson (and 6'11" Gorgui Dieng) should create an intimidating frontline. Minnesota will struggle with spacing issues—especially early in the year—but a generational talent like Towns alongside an All-Star in Butler will provide enough of a scoring punch.
One of Minnesota's greatest downfalls last season was its inability to score in crunch time. Both Wiggins and Towns sported offensive ratings under 100 in clutch scenarios, per NBA.com, placing them 45th and 48th respectively out of the top 50 usage rates in the league. Butler should cure their late-game woes almost instantly. He shot 45.1% in clutch scenarios in 2016–17, good for sixth in the league.
Minnesota's future was bright before this offseason, with two former No. 1 picks entering the early stages of their primes. Now with the additions of Butler, Teague and Gibson, the Target Center seems well on its way to hosting playoff basketball for the first time in over a decade.
Jazz: While Hayward's departure certainly deflates the potency of Utah's offensive attack, it won't wreak havoc on the Jazz's outlook for 2017–18. Head coach Quin Snyder is a master at getting the most out of his lineups, preaching a motion offense where the ball zips from side to side. The acquisition of Ricky Rubio fits quite well into Snyder's system, and a full season of Rodney Hood will add some scoring punch as well. Rudy Gobert should be salivating over all the alley-oops he'll receive next year.
Utah will have to further embrace a slowed-down pace in 2017–18, but that's just fine for Gobert and Co. The Jazz were last in possessions per 48 minutes last year, and first in team defense. As the rest of the West sprints up and down the floor, Utah will be content as the tortoise to the conference's hare. Teams around the league know they'll be in for a 15-round fight each time they head to Salt Lake City.
The Jazz won't crater to the bottom of the conference next year—Snyder is too good of a coach, and this group is too cohesive of a unit. But replacing Hayward's 22 points per game is no easy task. He evolved into a true lead option, and there is little indication that Utah will be able to cobble together enough production in his absence. A playoff berth is still very much in play, but reaching the 50-win plateau once again is a long shot.
Nuggets: A rocky 7–13 start to the season dug Denver a hole it could never quite climb out of last year, and the Nuggets eventually fell one game short of reaching the postseason. But the emergence of center Nikola Jokic and a band of versatile wings gave Nuggets fans one of the most exciting teams in recent memory and a bright outlook for the future.
Six Nuggets averaged double figures last season as Denver took advantage of the altitude and sprinted to the seventh quickest pace in the league. Jokic was a wizard passing out of the post, and Gary Harris emerged as one of the league's budding two guards. And with the addition of Millsap in free agency, Denver now has another reliable post scorer.
The biggest question for the Nuggets heading into 2017–18 is at point guard. Jameer Nelson and Emmanuel Mudiay split time at the position last year, with neither putting forth great effect. Nelson showed his age and struggled to stay in front of the West's crop of speedy point guards, and Mudiay was a turnover machine. More often than not the two served little role other than dumping the ball off to Jokic down low.
There's also the riddle of whether or not Denver can actually stop anyone. The Nuggets ranked 29th in defensive rating last year, much to the frustration of head coach Mike Malone. Too often Denver failed to get back in transition, all but escorting opposing teams down the lane. The Nuggets will win enough games by simply outscoring teams next year, but to ensure themselves a playoff spot, they must devote a greater effort on the defensive end.
Blazers: As long as Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum are in Portland, the Blazers will be in playoff contention every year. The duo has emerged as one of the preeminent backcourts in the league, two upper echelon scorers capable of heating up and taking over games at any time. Lillard is one of the league's best crunch-time scorers, a shot-maker of the highest caliber. That alone is good enough to win on some nights.
And don't forget about Jusef Nurkic. The 22-year-old center emerged as an excellent low-post threat after being shipped from Denver late last year. He averaged 15 points and 10 boards for Portland in 20 contests, exploding for a 28-point, 20-rebound performance against Philadelphia in February. If he continues his development, Portland could finally have the high-caliber center its desperately searched for to compliment Lillard and McCollum.
Much like Denver, though, Portland's season will come down to its effectiveness on the defensive end. For as good as the Blazers' backcourt duo is offensively, they hemorrhage points on the other side of the floor. There are talented defenders on the roster in Al-Farouq Aminu and Alan Crabbe, but collectively, Portland struggled in 2016–17. Rip City ranked 25th in opponent points per game last year, allowing over 120 points a staggering 18 times. They can't repeat last year's mistakes if they want to earn a playoff spot next season.
Grizzlies: The Grizz have been a constant postseason presence over the past decade, making the playoffs each of the last seven seasons behind a bevy of Mike Conley floaters and Marc Gasol midrange jumpers. But after a first-round exit to San Antonio in 2016–17 and the departure of three key veterans in the off-season, Grit-N-Grind may soon be on its last legs.
Both Zach Randolph and the ageless-wonder Vince Carter signed with Sacramento in the off-season, and the Grizzlies look to have moved on from Tony Allen. They also haven't yet reached a deal with young swingman and restricted free agent JaMychal Green. Much of the core that vaulted Memphis deep into the playoffs for the last seven years is now gone, with only Gasol and Conley remaining.
General manager Chris Wallace has attempted to solidify the rotation behind Memphis's two franchise cornerstones, adding Tyreke Evans and Ben McLemore in free agency. It would be a surprise, however, if either player vaults Memphis's standing in the stacked Western Conference.
The real boost to the Grizzlies' roster would be the return of a healthy Chandler Parsons, though after missing 69 games over the past two seasons, it's doubtful he'll be worth the $23 million Memphis owes him next year. Conley and Gasol still form one of the league's premier point guard-center combos, and David Fizdale will drain every ounce of talent he can from the roster. But as the West improves, it may be Memphis who is left with the short end of the postseason stick.
Pelicans: New Orleans will be home to the NBA's most interesting experiment next year, pairing Anthony Davis with DeMarcus Cousins for a full season. As teams throughout the league downsize and embrace the small-ball four, the Pelicans will go the other way, hanging their hopes on two of the league's most skilled big men.
The Twin Towers trial run failed last year, albeit in a small sample size. New Orleans went 7–10 with Cousins, sporting a worse offensive rating with the Kentucky product on the floor. The two players seemed to have little cohesion playing with one another, often resorting to switching off possessions with the ball in their hand.
But New Orleans's struggles in 2016–17 shouldn't be attributed to Davis and Cousins. The Pellies trotted out one of the worst wing combinations in the league, often relying on the likes of Solomon Hill and E'Twaun Moore for added scoring punch. That just won't do in today's NBA.
The Pelicans will look to rectify their wing issues by moving Jrue Holiday to shooting guard next year after they signed Rajon Rondo to a one-year deal earlier this week. It's a worthwhile move, and Holiday has proven he can be at least solid from three-point land. But can Rondo really provide a full season of quality point guard play? That remains to be seen. New Orleans will need 70+ games of good Rondo to sniff the playoffs next year. Otherwise, Cousins may find himself on the move for the second time in two seasons.
Mavericks: It's never a good idea to count out a Rick Carlisle coached team, but as presently constructed, the Mavs roster is too devoid of talent to truly make a playoff push. Harrison Barnes made strides that not many expected of him last year, but he's not quite the No. 1 scoring option Dallas needs to take the burden off of Dirk as he enters his 20th season.
And while the backcourt combo of Seth Curry and Yogi Ferrell provides the Mavs with some prowess from beyond the arc, neither are top-notch distributors or quality defenders. Don't forget that the Mavs were ready to tank last season following their 2–13 start before turning things around.
Dallas's best hope for a playoff push stems from their rookie point guard Dennis Smith. The NC State product shined in Summer League, drawing comparisons to Lillard and Steve Francis. He's quick with a smooth crossover, and his jumper is NBA ready. Carlisle is notoriously tough on his point guards—remember the ill-fated partnership with Rondo—but Smith should flourish under his guidance. The postseason is a long shot, but if Smith plays at an All-Star level as a rookie, there could be some magic in Dallas as Dirk winds down his career.


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Safariland – blant negre og ville dyr i Øst-Afrika är en norsk dokumentärfilm i färg från 1952 i regi av Arne Hverven.

Handling
Filmen skildrar en resa till Östafrika. Via Bromma Flygfält tar sig resesällskapet efter ett kortare uppehåll i Genève sig till Nice och därefter till Monte Carlo, Rom och Aten. Man flyger därifrån över Nilen och landar i Kenyas huvudstad Nairobi. Livet i Nairobi skildras innan resesällskapet tar sig inåt landet för att skildra lokalbefolkningens levnadsvanor. Man besöker Masajer, som först är fientligt inställda till filmteamet, men som sedan blir alltmer vänskapliga. Filmen dokumenterar även landets djurliv. Därefter reser man till hamnstaden Mombasa.

Om filmen
Hverven producerade filmen för bolaget Artfilm och var även fotograf och klippare. Reidar Lunde är filmens kommentatorsröst. Filmen hade premiär den 17 januari 1952 i Oslo. Den distribuerades av Fotorama.

Referenser

Norska dokumentärfilmer
Norskspråkiga filmer
Filmer 1952
Sverige på film
Frankrike på film
Monaco på film
Rom på film
Aten på film
Kenya på film

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We have unfortunately canceled the Detroit, MI and Scranton, PA shows on Margaret's Cho Dependent Tour, due to potential scheduling conflicts related to her participation on Dancing with the Stars. Refunds are available at the original point of purchase. Please accept our apologies for this inconvenience. Margaret appreciates your support and we are trying to find alternate dates in 2011; if we are able to confirm something, her mailing list will be the first to know. We have been able to reschedule the Ottawa show from 10/24 to 1/22 – details on that show were announced yesterday, here.
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As we count down the weeks to the new Critical Role campaign, our players are having a little fun with their own one-shots. Last week, Marisha Ray took over the DM chair to play Honey Heist – a one-page roleplaying game where players play criminal bears who have two stats, criminal and bear, and their only goal is to raid HoneyCon 2017.
This week, Sam Rigel took the DM chair (in his words, "for the second time ever") to sail with a talented cast comprised of Amy Vorpahl (the Queen of Hearts), Stefanie Woodburn (Goldilocks), Yuri Lowenthal (The Hatter), Noelle Stevensen (Peter Pan), Molly Ostertag (Wendy Darling), and H. Michael Croner (Scarecrow) on a fairytale singles cruise for love and a storybook happy ending.
Though the adventures of Vox Machina have ended, don't worry: Critical Role isn't going anywhere. The new campaign kicks off in early 2018, but until then, we have a collection of creative one-shots for you to enjoy while you wait, every Thursday on Alpha and Twitch at 7pm PT.
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Orlando-based senior living firm preps memory care facility site in Longwood
The area shaded in light green is the future site of a CERTUS Senior Living memory care community, on the southwest corner of EE Williamson Road and Interstate 4. (SJRWMD)
CERTUS Senior Living plans to begin construction in late summer on a 64-unit memory care community near Longwood.
The 43,326-square-foot facility will be built on 4.4 acres at the southwest corner of EE Williamson Road and Interstate 4 in unincorporated Seminole County. It will be one of four memory care communities the Orlando-based firm will have under construction in Central Florida by August, CEO Glen Pawlowski told GrowthSpotter.
The other sites are Waterford Lakes in Orange County, Orange City in Volusia County and Mount Dora in Lake County.
The Mount Dora site is now under construction, Orange City should go under construction in the next two weeks, Waterford Lakes site work will start in July, and Longwood site work should begin in the August-September time frame, Pawlowski said.
The general contractor on the project, Certified General Contractors of Melbourne, will be hiring local workers for the $12 million project, Pawlowski said. When the facility opens, 49 full-time-equivalent and 60 part-time positions will be created.
Pawlowski and his partners announced their Central Florida expansion plans last year, saying the company wanted to tap into what partners feel is an underserved market: assisted living communities that specialize in care for residents with Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
"A lot of assisted living facilities may have a wing for people who need memory care," Pawlowski said this week. "But I think our experiences show that when you go all in, everything you do is geared, focused on what is uniquely beneficial to them and what works best for them."
The memory care facilities are being built using a prototype of 64 studio-style apartments divided into two 32-unit wings, with just over 43,000 square feet under roof. The building interiors are painted in soothing colors and otherwise designed to be both comfortable and stimulating.
Private studio apartments will range from 275 to 335 square feet, and each property will have two distinct dining and lounge areas with the wings connected by a central "town center" that features a bistro, park benches, a beauty shop and a theater.
The facility does not provide medical services as would be the case in a nursing home. But the staff are all certified in caring for people with memory problems.
"We try to take those kinds of things into consideration and try to tailor the environment, as well as engaging them on the intellectual side and the social side," Pawlowski said. "We think it's the way that results in a better living experience for people who have that condition."
Pawlowski said he and his partners liked the Longwood site because of its easy access to I-4, as well as to the well-traveled EE Williamson Road. Industry statistics suggest up to 40 percent of people who move into an assisted living community become aware of it while driving by. The primary market for such a facility is within a seven-mile radius.
"In our business, everybody uses one methodology or another," Pawlowski said. "We try to break down the current competition and the current supply to determine whether there is a need. In this specific location, the methodology shows there is at least some additional need for the product."
One reason CERTUS partners felt the memory care market was under-served: Florida has approximately 500,000 people diagnosed with Alzheimer's, or 10 percent of the nation's total Alzheimer's population.
And at 17.3 percent, Florida has the highest percent of residents age 65 and older, the age range when people are more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. In contrast, 13.7 percent of the U.S. population is 65-plus.
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According to our database1, Angelo Chianese authored at least 69 papers between 1986 and 2018.
A perspective on applications of in-memory and associative approaches supporting cultural big data analytics.
Self and social network behaviours of users in cultural spaces.
Editorial for FGCS special issue: The Internet of Cultural Things: Towards a Smart Cultural heritage.
CleAir Monitoring System for Particulate Matter: A Case in the Napoleonic Museum in Rome.
Cultural heritage and new technologies: trends and challenges.
Social recommendation service for cultural heritage.
A novel approach for automatic text analysis and generation for the cultural heritage domain.
The Internet of Things Supporting Context-Aware Computing: A Cultural Heritage Case Study.
SmaCH: an infrastructure for smart cultural heritage environments.
An associative engines based approach supporting collaborative analytics in the Internet of cultural things.
Cultural Heritage on Internet of Things (IoT) systems: Trends and challenges.
A location-based IoT platform supporting the cultural heritage domain.
Sensitivity Mining in Social Pulses to Address Cultural Heritage Competitive Intelligence.
A smart system to manage the context evolution in the Cultural Heritage domain.
The Internet of Cultural Things: Towards a Smart Cultural Heritage.
Cultural Heritage and Social Pulse: A Semantic Approach for CH Sensitivity Discovery in Social Media Data.
A Service Oriented Framework for Analysing Social Network Activities.
Designing a Service Oriented System for social analytics.
Smart environments and Cultural Heritage: a novel approach to create intelligent cultural spaces.
SMuNe: A Smart Multisensor Network Based on Embedded Systems in IoT Environment.
The TrUST Project: Improving the Fruition of Historical Centres through Smart Objects.
SmaCH: A Framework for Smart Cultural Heritage Spaces.
A location-based smart application applied to cultural heritage environments.
Designing a Smart Museum: When Cultural Heritage Joins IoT.
Modelling the context evolution in Cultural Heritage domain: A graph approach.
CHIS: Cultural Heritage Information System.
A Novel Challenge into Multimedia Cultural Heritage: An Integrated Approach to Support Cultural Information Enrichment.
SmARTweet: A Location-Based Smart Application for Exhibits and Museums.
SNOPS: a smart environment for cultural heritage applications.
A system for building Image Ontologies from Web Information Sources.
A Framework for Building Multimedia Ontologies from Web Information Sources.
A Novel Approach for Semantic Interoperability in the Web Based on the Semantic Triangle Communication Model.
A multimedia recommender integrating object features and user behavior.
Using Ontologies to Achieve Semantic Interoperability in the Web: An Approach Based on the Semantic Triangle Model.
Context-sensitive queries for image retrieval in digital libraries.
Automatic Categorization of Image Databases Using Web Folksonomies.
Pre-serialization of long running transactions to improve concurrency in mobile environments.
Scene detection using visual and audio attention.
Detecting abnormal activities in video sequences.
Improving Minutiae Detection in Fingerprints Using Multiresolution Contrast Enhancement.
Experience of Animate Similarity Concepts in Multimedia Database.
IDEA: A Developing Tool of Learning Resources for LMS Environments.
A Model for User Profiling in an ASP Environment.
Foveated shot detection for video segmentation.
Animate System for Query by Example in Image Databases.
A Web-Based Architecture for Tracking Multimedia using SCORM.
Managing Uncertainties in Image Databases: A Fuzzy Approach.
A Formal Model for Video Shot Segmentation and its Application via Animate Vision.
An Architecture for the Integration of Multimedia Heterogeneous Data Sources.
Using Attention for Video Segmentation.
Dissolve Detection in a Video Sequence Based on Active Vision.
A System for Query by Example in Image Data Base.
Using Renyi's Information and Wavelets for Target Detection: An Application to Mammograms.
Computer aided detection of microcalcifications in digital mammograms.
Small target detection using wavelets.
Entropy-based detection of microcalcifications in wavelet space.
Client-Server Architectures for Distributed Learning Environments: A Proposal.
Improving the Use of Contours and Skeletons for Off-Line Cursive Script Segmentation.
A Processing Model for Two-Dimensional Images Based on the Object-Oriented Paradigm.
Improving the Use of Contours for Off-line Cursive Script Segmentation.
Object-Oriented Representation of Shape Information.
A Software Architecture for Medical Image Processing Stations.
Recovering dynamic information from static handwriting.
Building an object-oriented environment for document processing.
A structural method for handprinted character recognition.
A preliminary approach to the design and evaluation of a reconfigurable architecture for computer vision.


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Media Release by Senator the Hon Zed Seselja
Working together to build stronger communities to protect our children
On 4-10 September this year Australia once again recognises National Child Protection Week. This year's theme is 'Stronger Communities, Safer Children' focusing on the fact that communities matter and have a huge part to play in protecting and supporting children.
"Approximately 40,000 Australian children are abused or neglected each year, which demonstrates the need to do more. National Child Protection Week is a good opportunity to raise awareness of these issues and discuss what we can all do to increase the safety of our children", Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Zed Seselja said.
"Governments across Australia, together with the community sector, are implementing the National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children and the new strategies set out in the Third Action Plan 2015 – 2018, which is focused on prevention and early intervention. We want children to get the best possible start in life and this is what we are all working towards."
A paper released today by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, in partnership with NAPCAN, brings together existing research that demonstrates building stronger communities is fundamental to preventing child abuse and neglect.
Senator Seselja said the Government is investing over $255 million per year to provide integrated services for families as part of the Families and Children Activity, such as Communities for Children Facilitating Partners and other Children and Parenting Support services.
"The collaboration and integration of local services will improve child, youth, adult and family wellbeing and help build more cohesive communities," said Senator Seselja.
National Child Protection Week is an opportunity for all Australians–as community members, extended family members, neighbours, employers, employees, parents, carers or through other roles–to focus on how we can play a part in promoting the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
"It can be as simple as being kind to parents and children, listening to the needs of children, or standing up for someone in need." Senator Seselja concluded.
More information about National Child Protection Week and how local communities can play a role is available at napcan.org.au.


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Das Göglhaus in Krems an der Donau (Ecke Täglicher Markt Nr. 2 – Obere Landstraße Nr. 1) ist ein historisches Gebäude, welches bereits um 1150 urkundlich erwähnt wurde.

Das Haus war im Spätmittelalter im Besitz der Handelsfamilie Eggenburger und ist jetzt nach einem Besitzer aus dem 19. Jahrhundert benannt. Es besitzt über dem Hauptportal einen einzigartigen spätgotischen Torerker, der 1487–1511 unter Mert Eggenburger erbaut wurde. Die ausgedehnte Fassade wurde mit Figuren und Figurengruppen um 1520 dekoriert. Bemerkenswert ist vor allem auch der restaurierte Wappenschmuck gegen die Obere Landstraße, bzw. die Wappendarstellungen auf den einst freistehenden Zinnen. Sie beinhalten Habsburger- und Reichsideologie und stammen wohl aus der Zeit Maximilians I., möglicherweise kann eine Eingrenzung auf 1504–1508 vorgenommen werden.

Auch die Innenhöfe und einige Räume verfügen über mittelalterliche Bausubstanz. So enthält das Göglhaus eines der wenigen Beispiele in Österreich für ein Diamant- bzw. Zellengewölbe aus der Zeit der Renaissance.

Eine singuläre Notiz lässt vermuten, dass dieses Haus bis zur Erbauung des heutigen Rathauses die Funktion der "Schranne" als Ort der Rechtsprechung und Verwaltung erfüllte.

Weblinks

Literatur

 "Die Doppelstadt Krems-Stein", Hans Frühwirth, Herausgeber: Kulturamt der Stadt Krems Dr. E. Englisch, ISBN 3-9501219-0-0

Bauwerk in Krems an der Donau
Gotisches Bauwerk in Niederösterreich


Even though The Beatles stopped playing concerts in 1966 and broke up four years later, they continue to influence music and popular culture. Like many baby boomers, I wanted desperately to be a Beatle. Now I am, sort of. Two years ago, a new Beatles tribute band called Hey Jude made their debut. I play George Harrison in Hey Jude and it's a gas. When I'm not busy rehearsing with HOTD, I'm happily learning Beatles songs in my office and rehearsing them with Hey Jude. We recently added a Sgt. Pepper segment (the show utilizes up to four distinct costumes representing different Beatles eras), refined our stage presentation and began playing theaters. If you love The Beatles, I'm sure you'll enjoy Hey Jude. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. Here's a link to Hey Jude's website. We're also on Facebook.


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American artist Ariel Electron and German electronic music producer Jan Muller have joined forces to produce the criminal sounds of Prime Suspect. With a blend artpop-disco-industrial-techno-newwave-electro-go-go punk and live vocals this duo creates a distinctive, futuristic hybrid of dance. The compelling mix of electronic punk features both Jan & Ariel Electron's emotive vocals, adding a taste of yesterday's anarchist sarcastic flavor, but never interferes with the music.
Jan as progammer and composer uses as many analogue sounds as possible, bringing musicians into the studio, creating a virtual band. Featured on various tracks of the up and coming debut album, "BANG!" is the guitar mastership of the legendary East Bay Ray of the Dead Kennedys. Supporting members are Johann Bley on drums (ex-member of KMFDM & Juno Reactor) Jasper Scholtz, bass guitar and vocals.
Jan & Ariel's talent exceed music production. Jan also is a very adept computer progammer in informatics, web-design & animation. Jan comes from a family who's musical background is generations old. Jan trained piano, bass guitar and started computer programming at age 14.
Ariel comes from an extensive background in dance (student of the Doris Humphrey technique for many years) visual arts, & post-neo-explosive creative writing.
Next to Prime Suspect, Jan is the co-producer of internationally renowed project X-Dream. Starting out in Hip-Hop in 1989, evolving into X-Dream and various side projects, reflecting each time a new flavor of expression. Ariel joined as vocalist on the last album, Interface. Interface is a social comentary on technologies evolution & ethical ramifications "both positive & negative". (Prime Suspect Ideology & Future Release Plan)...
Living in a genre specific world as an artist with a palate for embracing various styles and ideas is often thwarted by such a protocol. We are all about defying this rule! Prime Suspect delivers the world of "and", dropping the calculated concept of "or". So get ready for quality music! Our debut album "BANG!" is set to be released in September 2007. Cover & poster art by 3D comic and Lowbrow artist Bob X of Memphis Tennessee. Bob X is creator and controller of XEX GRAPHIX. Bob X is well known for his super wild graphic comics and artwork of the 1980's, that soon became known worldwide as the "Ugly Art" movement. Influences range from 1960's Pop Culture, comic books, rock & roll, monster/horror films, hot rod art (Ed " BIG DADDY" Roth), psychedelics, ZAP comics, DADA, Cubist, Surrealist, etc....You can find Bob's 3-d work in the many additions of the infamous (L.A. based) RAY ZONE 3-d comics. We would like to thank Bob X, East Bay Ray, along with Jasper Sholtz, Xavier Morel & Torben Friese for their contribution. And all the rest of our friends and family that support & believe in us.
Ariel Electron & Jan


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There really is no such thing as "coincidence" according to Jack Ryan (Red Star Rising, Hunt for Red October, etc.)
So when we survey the list of keynote speakers scheduled for the rabble-rousing AUSCP meet-up next week, we can see the parallels.
(AUSCP is notorious for its opposition to Church teachings and disciplines including agitation for ordained female deacons and for married priests. They have hired a faux priest-ette, resulting in a warning letter from the local Ordinary; in general, they're the clerical descendants of Woodstock.)
The "keynote speakers" at the upcoming festivities?
Sr. Carol Zinn, SSJ, ex-Presidentess of the Leadership Council of Women Religious (the female counterpart to AUSCP);
John Carr, ex-director of the U.S. bishops' domestic and international policy programs, retired from the USCCB policy office in 2012. USCC's horrific Bernardin-Leftist orientation was the work-product of this fellow, and not even the General Secretary (now-Bishop) Malloy could unseat him.
Sr. Carol Keehan, notorious for her endorsement of ObamaCare and its funding of abortions-on-demand; Keehan is, thus, complicit on the persecution of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Archbishop John C. Wester is the episcopal moderator of the AUSCP. He was ordained a priest in San Francisco in 1976 (need we say more?) Apparently he forgot to put on his clerics for the pretty picture at the linked site.
Sr Simone Campbell, SSS, another abortion-on-demand/ObamaCare supportress.
The only surprise is that Bp. Seitz isn't on the list. Maybe he'll earn a spot next year, eh?