Due to the nature and expense of our preplanned team activities (i.e. events, tournaments) CGL has a policy of no refunds.
CGL offers placement in a competitive lacrosse atmosphere and as such we cannot offer refunds unless remarkable circumstances are shown. Such a circumstance is an injury to a player that will require that player to miss greater than 50% of the season in which he / she is registered. In such circumstances, a refund request will be reviewed and appropriately determined by the Board of Directors. Such cases should be communicated to the board within a reasonable time of injury so we can also act appropriately for both the needs of the injured player and the team.
In the event of inclement weather, either indoors or outdoors, CGL will exhaust every effort to continue that particular session at the complete discretion of the coaches and the club board. If extreme weather occurs, such as lightening, extreme heat, hail, etc., CGL may be forced to cancel the session in order to protect player participants and staff. If an event is canceled for any reason, notice will be provided in at least one of three manners: 1.) sent via e-mail and/or text by the team reps or webmaster, 2.) posted on our Facebook page, and/or Twitter page 3.) communicated directly via word of mouth to parents and players if the activity is in progress.
We encourage parents to use common sense and make arrangements for the pick-up of their children, if the weather suddenly turns or if lightning, tornado or severe weather warnings are issued. There will be no partial refunds or full refunds due to unforeseeable weather circumstances. This applies to practices, tournaments, league games and the like.
CGL must reserve the right to cancel an event for any reason. If there is low enrollment or a facility change and we are forced to cancel the event, you will be refunded all monies paid. This may apply to clinics, tryouts, etc.


One of Carter's all time favourite books is Subway by Christoph Niemann. It was brought back as a gift from New York by his Auntie Sheila when he was about four months old and has been a daily read ever since. As you can see by the wear and tears, this book has received a lot of "love".
Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, an author, and a father. His work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Newsweek, Wired, and The New York Times Book Review. In this playful love letter to public transportation, readers follow along as a father and his two children navigate New York City's subterranean metro system. Illustrated in a homage to typical public signage and classic transit maps, Subway appels to native New Yorkers and visitors alike. So spend some time with Niemann and get lost exploring the subway routs of an amazing city.
Jenny, Carter is just the cutest! Love his style.


Century Group has maintained a highly used seater lecture theatre for Solent University based in Southampton for the last three years. When Century adopted the lecture theatre three years ago, the seats were originally covered in a blue material, and had become somewhat worn. Century reupholstered the furniture in a durable vibrant red material with an additional silver backrest intended to further protect the investment whilst vibrantly transforming the lecture theatre, with colour coding to match the universities brand colours.


The story: The green, furry Grinch (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch) is a nasty creature who hates his neighbours, the citizens of Whoville. With his dog Max, he invents gadgets that allow him to live in grumpy isolation. When the mayor proclaims that Christmas this year will be three times more festive, the Grinch plans to quash the fun by stealing the gifts out of every home. Adapted from the 1957 Dr Seuss story, How The Grinch Stole Christmas!.
The 2000 live-action version of the children's book, starring Jim Carrey in heavy prosthetics, was a commercial hit, but critics, in general, hated it.
It was too creepy, they said. They were left cold by his demonic grimaces and director Ron Howard's ominous score and unsettling design choices. It was as if Howard was proving that he could be as edgy as Tim Burton, whose The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) gave goths a Christmas aesthetic they could embrace.
Someone in Hollywood must have been listening because this new version is drenched in sunshine. This movie is unabashedly cheerful, cute and kid-friendly.
In fact, Cumberbatch's Grinch, while mildly sadistic - he destroys the last jar of jam in a shop rather than let a shopper buy it - comes across as merely a grump, in contrast to the deranged super-villain Carrey portrayed.
For every jar of jam destroyed, the new Grinch does something nice to even it out, in spite of how his heart is supposed to be "two sizes too small".
This undercuts the story's crux, which relies on a monumental act of meanness from the Grinch to bring about the redemption in the last act.
The result is a meandering, low-stakes affair, punctuated by fine but forgettable visual jokes.
Grinch and his dog Max are fond of elaborate contraptions that do simple tasks, but none have the inspired madness of a gadget from British claymation creation Wallace and Gromit. Directed by relative newcomers Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier, this Grinch is a safe studio product aimed at the younger set.
Grown-ups might want to stick to their copy of the 2000 version.


At present, users have option to choose from millions of mobile apps available at various app stores. So it becomes essential for each business to launch flawless mobile apps to get higher returns. While testing the application, the business needs to focus on its user interface (UI) as well as user experience (UX). That is why; the testers need to identify and avoid a number of mistakes which may affect the mobile app's popularity and profitability in the longer run.
Nowadays, a large percentage of users choose mobile apps based on their looks. Many users even download mobile apps without checking their features and functionalities in detail. So the user interface (UI) of the application will affect its popularity and profitability directly. That is why; it is important for testers to assess the app's UI thoroughly and repeatedly. They can even allocate more time to test the UI instead of testing the application's functionality. However, they also need to ensure that the app sports a clean and simple look, while enabling users to perform all tasks smoothly and quickly. The UI design can even include simple features like infinite scrolling and automatic spelling check to save a significant amount of users' time.
Many businesses nowadays build mobile web apps to make them accessible across multiple browsers. But the popularity of a mobile web application depends on its compatibility with major browsers. In addition to checking how the application performs across major browsers, the testers further need to identify the factors that affect its cross-browser compatibility. For instance, the cross-browser compatibility of a mobile web application may be impacted by its document object model (DOM) as well as specific add-ons, plug-ins, or scripting language. The testers must identify the factors that prevent the application from running on each browser smoothly.
The emulators have made it easier for testers to assess the mobile app's functionality and performance across a wide range of devices rapidly. But testers often forget that the emulators do not provide accurate information about the application's performance on each device and network carrier. So they need to use real devices to assess how the app performs on individual devices and networks. The testers must balance the real devices and emulators in the testing environment to get more accurate test results and information. Also, they need to combine the emulators with various load testing tools to test the application under different conditions.
The user experience delivered by mobile websites can be affected by bad and outdated links. There are also a number of factors that affect the quality of hyperlinks adversely. For instance, the changes made to the structure of the website or external resources can make certain links obsolete. Likewise, the quality of the links is also affected each time a document or web page is removed or replaced. But testers often forget to assess the quality of links while testing mobile websites. They can easily identify the broken or obsolete links by using a variety of tools. However, they must report all these bad links in the test report, along with mentioning the cause of each bad link.
The user experience (UX) delivered by the mobile app determines its popularity in the longer run. But while testing an app, testers often focus on it functionality and performance, and ignore user experience. The stipulated time and resources also prevent testers from performing elaborate usability and user experience testing. The mobile app testing strategy of a business must focus extensively on usability testing. Also, the business must provide QA professionals with relevant tools to identify the bugs affecting the mobile app's user experience. The tools will further help testers to get the bugs fixed effectively by providing detailed and relevant information to programmers.
However, a single testing strategy must not be used for testing various mobile apps. The business must customize the mobile app testing strategy by keeping in mind the functional and non-functional requirements of individual projects. The custom testing strategy will further prevent the QA professionals from committing these sins.


From Meols Ward Blog by Cllr John Dodd.
At a meeting of Sefton Council on the 19th November at Southport Town Hall saw Liberal Democrats and Conservatives defeated in their attempt to secure a one third cut in the total number of elected members. The Labour majority on the Council blocked the move, even though it would save the hard-pressed local authority around £200,000 a year.
The idea of reducing the number of councillors from three to two per ward, a cut in total from 66 to 44, was first put forward by the Lib Dems nearly five years ago.
Since then Lib Dems have repeatedly put forward the proposal as a saving at Budget time in order to save cuts in front line services, but have seen Labour block it each time using the majority they gained in 2012.
The Lib Dems, proposed a minor amendment to the Tory proposal, which called for half the councillors to be elected every two years, rather than have all councillors elected just once every four years as the Tories were proposing.
In the final vote on the issue, Lib Dems and Conservatives voted together to support the motion, but were defeated by the controlling Labour Group.


Question 1: Computers are also used for playing ads, jingles, bumpers, soundbites, phone calls, sound effects, traffic and weather reports, and now full ________ when nobody is around.
Question 2: Additional outside audio connections are required for the studio/transmitter link for ________ stations, satellite dishes for sending and receiving shows, and for webcasting or podcasting.
Question 3: Modern sound stages still sometimes use this approach for large ________ projects today.
Question 4: The use of different kinds of ________ and their placement around the studio was a crucial part of the recording process, and particular brands of microphone were used by engineers for their specific audio characteristics.
Question 5: While Apple Macintosh is common for studio work, there is a breadth of software available for Microsoft Windows and ________.
Question 6: Recording studios are carefully designed around the principles of room ________ to create a set of spaces with the acoustical properties required for recording sound with precision and accuracy.
Question 7: General purpose computers have rapidly assumed a large role in the recording process, being able to replace the ________, recorders, synthesizers, samplers and sound effects devices.
Question 8: The phenomenon has flourished with falling prices of ________ equipment and accessories, as well as inexpensive digital hard-disk recording products.
Question 9: Performers were typically grouped around a large acoustic horn (an enlarged version of the familiar ________ horn).
Question 10: Radio studios are very similar to recording studios, particularly in the case of production studios which are not normally used ________.


Hi, I have read through most of the threads on CPU power throttling and am still not sure I have a proper solution to reduce CPU dynamic scaling. I can only use the following governors (powersave/performance) - which as someone pointed out, are the only ones available with intel_pstates. However, when I choose either of them, my CPU is stuck at 3.4Ghz (performance) or 800Mhz (powersave) without any dynamic scaling or boost. Specs HW: CPU: Xeon E3 1245 v3, MB: Gigabyte H97N WiFi, RAM: 16GB - 2x8GB 1600Mhz I am using 1.04b bootloader and running DSM 6.2.1 - 23824 update 6 on DS918+ Xpenology. @Olegin I believe you have the same motherboard. Is there anything specific that I need to do in the bios to enable the dynamic scaling ? Really appreciate any assistance in advance.
Hola. Estoy haciendo pruebas con el DOCKER "ntodd-video-transcoding", para codificar vídeo en el NAS. Lo he instalado y funciona. Lo configuré para "Prioridad de CPU: Baja" y "Límite de memoria: 2 GB". Pero en el caso de la prioridad de CPU no hace caso, se pone al 98 ó 99% de uso. La orden que he utilizado es : transcode-video --quick /mnt/datos/video.mkv ¿Se os ocurre algo para conseguir que la CPU no alcance valores tan altos?. Mi equipo actual es un HPE Proliant Microserver G8 - CPU: Core i3-2120 3,3Ghz - Memoria RAM: 4 GB. Versión DSM: 6.1.7-15284 Update 2. Gracias.
I upgraded my CPU and know i have problmes. Please help.


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Q: Tried to install a patch on my EE 1.14.2 store and I got a weird error exxxitt@p3plcpnl0539 [~/public_html]$ sh SUPEE-935_EE_1.12.0.2_v1-2013-01-23-05-20-54.patch
diff: unrecognized option '--git'
diff: Try `diff --help' for more information.
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I've tried to install git because i believe that's why i can't just run the patch like i usually would.
SH and then whatever patch goes here:
Also, i don't have root access because this is a shared server. So it will be tough to install other package variations.
What should i do?

A: Do not run the patch script on the server, even if it's not a production environment.
Instead, run it on a local dev environment, commit the resulting changes to your version control system and only then deploy it to the server (whatever your process is to do so)

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Q: WPF RotateTransform behaviour is wierd I have a canvas which i want to rotate and translate. I am using RotateTransform and TranslateTransform combined in a TransformGroup.
I want to do the following steps with these transforms:

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*Rotate canvas with some angle.

*Translate my canvas to some distance

*Rotate canvas.

The center of rotation in step 1 and step 3 is same. But after performing step 2 i want to change center of rotation to a new position which should be in the center of the parent. But somehow this does not work.
Canvas myCanvas = null; //Canvas to rotate and move

RotateTransform RotTransform = new RotateTransform();
TranslateTransform trans = new TranslateTransform();
TransformGroup tgroup = new TransformGroup();

double RotationAngle = 0;
double speed = .50;

//This center point should remain same on the screen during all the transformations
Point Center = new Point(200, 200);

Initialize()
{
     tgroup.Children.Add(RotTransform);
     tgroup.Children.Add(trans);
}

    //This function moves the canvas in vertical direction by up or down arrow key
    public void MoveCanvas(Key key)
    {
        double speed = 0;
        if (key == Key.Up)
        {
            speed = 1;
        }
        else
        {
            speed = -1;
        }

        trans.Y += speed;
        myCanvas.RenderTransform = tgroup;
    }

    //This is the function to rotate the canvas
    public void RotateCanvas(Key key)
    {
        if (key == Key.Right)
        {
            RotationAngle += speed;
        }
        else if (key == Key.Left)
        {
            RotationAngle -= speed;
        }

        //Relocate the center point to the old center point i.e should be in the center of the container
        Point inv = tgroup.Inverse.Transform(Center);
        RotTransform.CenterX = inv.X;
        RotTransform.CenterY = inv.Y;

        RotTransform.Angle = RotationAngle;
        myCanvas.RenderTransform = tgroup;
    }

The problem is the center point, which i am resetting to the old point before every rotate. But after few moves and rotates this point goes somewhere outside the container or screen. Just want help to fix that one.

Where "C" the center of rotation for red rectangle, blue rectangle is the same red rectangle but translated. Now i need to rotate the blue rectangle but the center of rotation should be "C".


If rainwater is not permitted to flow into the public drainage system at full flow rate, the continuous INTEWA discharge throttle ensures the maximum permissible flow is released irrespective of the water level. As a result, the retention storage can be dimensioned up to 30 % smaller than with rigid discharge throttles.
The INTEWA discharge throttle is suitable for pre-cleaned rainwater. Depending on the required throttled flow, INTEWA offers a variety of continuous discharge throttles.
The pointed end of the hose is pushed into the drain opening. Ensure that the hose is free to float. The working-side length of the standpipe is 1.0 m. The length can be shortened for local conditions on the building site.
The flow orifice is specially manufactured according to the desired throttle discharge. When ordering, the throttle discharge Q and the height H muss be specified. The standard delivery time after approval of drawings is 4-5 weeks.
These discharge throttles for commercial systems are installed in concrete or FG tanks before the outlet. To do this, the supplied socket is pushed into the building site provided outlet pipe (pointed end). The adjustable feet of the throttle support its weight on the tank bottom. In principal, the pre-filter, orifice opening and float clearance must be checked twice a year.


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Washington and Seoul pledge to expand the scope of joint military exercises - Tuesday 31st January 2023 03:48 AM
The Supreme Judicial Council overthrew the investigation of the Beirut port explosion?! - Tuesday 31st January 2023 03:48 AM
Trump to Republican Florida Governor DeSantis: "Your candidacy is a great betrayal" - Tuesday 31st January 2023 03:48 AM
The date of the Chelsea match against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 and the carrier channel - Tuesday 31st January 2023 03:48 AM
The face of a bear on Mars.. "NASA" reveals a stunning image on the red planet - Tuesday 31st January 2023 03:47 AM
Justin Bieber sells the rights to his music for $200 million
Trends Aamal Trend Tuesday 24th January 2023 09:53 PM REPORT
Canadian singer Justin Bieber has sold the rights to his music to Hypgenosis Songs Capital for $200 million, the company and a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The Wall Street Journal reported last December that the value of the deal was $200 million, which was confirmed by a source familiar with the file on Tuesday.
With this deal, the 28-year-old Bieber has followed the example of a group of artists who recently sold the rights to all their works for hundreds of millions, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.
The company specialized in managing music rights, which originally owns the rights to the works of the American band "The Red Hot Chili Peppers", stated that it "acquired all of Justin Bieber's shares in copyright (including the author's rights in execution), master recordings and related rights to all of his works." The company did not indicate the value of the deal.
Competition has intensified in recent years between investment vehicles such as "Hypgnosis", "Concord" and "Primary Wave" and major companies in the recording and music production sector such as "Universal Music".
Investors' desire to acquire the rights to music works is due to the advent of streaming, which opened up opportunities for an industry that was looking for a new paradigm in the early 2000s.
More than one artist sold the rights to their work in the last two years to major music industry companies for high sums, including the British singer Sting, who gave up the rights to his entire group as a songwriter to a subsidiary of "Universal Music", in a deal estimated by US media at about 250 million. dollar.
Bruce Springsteen, aka "The Boss", sold in 2021 to "Sony" the copyright and recording rights associated with his entire work for more than $ 550 million, and the Nobel Prize for Literature singer Bob Dylan followed suit, who gave up all his rights as an author to "Universal" in a deal estimated to be Its value is $300 million.
Last September, Justin Bieber announced that he would cut off his world tour and cancel concerts scheduled for it. After revealing in June that he suffers from partial paralysis of his face.
And the international star had stated in a video clip he posted on his Instagram account in June 2022 that he suffers from Ramsey-Hunt syndrome, a rare neurological disease that leads to paralysis on one side of the face, and is caused by a reactivation of the chickenpox virus or shingles (Zona).
At that time, Bieber was forced to cut off his "Justice World Tour" for several weeks, before he revived concerts in Europe, and recently included the prominent "Rock in Rio" festival in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.
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DECEMBER IN THE RAILROAD WOODS →
THE BIG STICKY
It was three weeks before Christmas. She was hugging me so tightly. Oh, I felt good. I said to her, "I have a sack of goodies for you and I'm coming down your chimney. Right….NOW!"
Mrs. Befana Natale giggled and, Oh, I felt so good and then she gasped and then I awoke and my pajamas crotch was wet and sticky. I was eight years old. I was horrified. I thought I had peed in my bed.
With dutiful humiliation I got out of bed and I walked into my parents' bedroom and confessed, "I peed in my bed."
My mom sat up on her arm and gestured for me to approach. She examined my pajamas crotch and touched it. She then turned to my dad and mumbled something. I thought I heard my dad say something about 'The Big Sticky'. My mom slapped his arm.
They both started laughing.
I started to cry and my mom took my hand and said, "You did not pee. This is something that happens to every little boy."
I wiped my eyes and asked skeptically, "Really?"
My mom answered, "Yes, really. It means you are growing up normally. Your dad will talk to you in the morning, OK, sweetie? There is nothing wrong. I mean it."
In the morning my dad came into my room and told me, "Pip," he always called me Pip because that was some boy in a book that he liked, called Great Expectorations I thought. It was weird but he said the word with such affection that it was OK with me when he said, "Pip, as a boy is becoming a man he changes. Remember how you were afraid when you started to get your hair…down there?"
I grinned sheepishly and said, "I tried to cut them off."
My dad said wryly, "Yes, with my nail scissors."
I said, "You told me you used them to trim your nose hairs."
We both laughed.
My dad thought a moment and then he asked me, "Do you remember what you were dreaming about when this happened?"
I said matter-of-factly, "Mrs. Befana Natale."
My dad nodded and I thought I heard him say, "I've had that dream, too," but when I asked him what he had said he told me, "Nothing, nothing. Anyway, when a boy is becoming a man," and then I could tell he was reciting, "God has a great plan for mommies and daddies to make babies. He designed them differently so they fit together like a puzzle. The sperm comes out of a daddy's penis and swims inside the mommy's body till it reaches the egg."
I must have looked puzzled because my dad then said, "When a boy is growing up sometimes the sperm comes out too soon, at night, when you are dreaming."
I asked, "Did your sperms ever come out too soon?"
My dad laughed, "Oh, yeah. And mommies are not too happy about that, either."
I asked, "But you said it was alright…"
My dad realized the repercussions of his little private joke and he amended quickly, "Everything is OK. Don't you worry about anything. This will be our own family business, OK, Pip?"
I wasn't sure what I was agreeing to but at least I wasn't in trouble.
The beautiful Mrs. Befana Natale was one of our neighbors. She was the mom of my friend Guy and his sister Karol. And also she was the Den Mother of our neighborhood Cub Scout Den of six boys.
Mrs. Befana Natale's husband was at home bedridden with cancer. At the time I only knew what my mom had told me: Mr. Natale was ill. One time I went to the bathroom at her house and I passed the bedroom where Mr. Natale was lying in his bed. His eyes were closed. He looked like the molded effigy that was lying on the tomb of the Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral that I saw on the History Channel.
I remember one day my mom was fuming over an article in the local paper that showed Mrs. Befana Natale swinging a bat at a little league game and my mom was reading out loud about what a good mom Mrs. Befana Natale was. My mom thought it was scandalous because Mrs. Befana Natale's two children, Guy and his sister Karol, often came over to my house and asked me to invite them for lunch because their mom was not at home. My mom was certain that Mrs. Befana Natale was having an affair with the fellow who wrote the newspaper article.
Our Cub Scout Den met on weekends at either the United Methodist Church (my dad was raised Methodist, or at least sat in a Methodist church) or the Christian Science Church (my mom was raised Christian Scientist, a feminist take on Christianity ahead of its time) or at Mrs. Befana Natale's home in the evening. We all preferred Mrs. Befana Natale's house because she made real Italian spaghetti for all of us.
Mrs. Befana Natale would wink at us and say, "I make it with wine."
It was three weeks before Christmas and our Cub Scout Den which we called The Spirit Bears was supposed to come up with some charity event of our Den's own choosing.
Standing before us in her dining room as we slurped the last of our spaghetti, Mrs. Befana Natale held up the Merit Badge Series booklet and she was saying with enthusiasm, "Here is the Cub Scout Citizenship in the Community merit badge that you all will be eligible for."
The merit badge was a round stitch-work patch that depicted a squat silver building with a black door between two black windows and with a tall pointy roof and that made it all look to me like a cartoon clown-face with hat but it was supposed to be a church.
Guy snickered behind me, "It looks like a boner."
The church was between two square buildings with black doors and no windows and red roofs.
And there was no cross on the pointy building that was supposed to be a church.
Mrs. Befana Natale asked of us, "Boys, gentlemen. As we talked about last week, our Cub Scout Pack 555 is going to hold a charity event at the Mall. All Dens will participate. What ideas did you all think of to help a charity?"
Phil said, "We can collect cans of kosher food for poor Jews."
Travis tisked, "Phil, there aren't any poor Jews, you yutz! Mrs. Natale, how about selling wrought-iron Christmas lamps? My dad can get them really cheap in Tijuana. We could put those colored Catholic candles in them."
Michael said confidently, "My band could play and attract donations."
Guy said, "Yeah. Someone could donate some talent to your band."
Ricky, who was the singer in Michael's band, was also the Den diplomat and he interceded saying, "Spirit Bears! Let everyone have their ideas without criticizing. Maybe we can do more than one person's idea for the event."
Mrs. Befana Natale said, "That's all…good. But what else? What can we do to make people say 'Those Spirit Bears really shine!'?"
My friend Guy nudged me and said to everyone, "Poop has a great idea (he called me Poop for a while after he heard my dad call me Pip)."
Mrs. Befana Natale said firmly with a disapproving scowl, "Guy Gianni Natale, not nice. I've told you."
I hissed, "Knock it off!"
Guy continued, saying, "Poop told me that we could charge admission to his Rocket Ship."
My Rocket Ship.
My Uncle Donald had been a fighter pilot. After his war he became an aerospace engineer (there is no such thing as a "rocket scientist"). He stayed with us while he was in college. He used to tease my mom and ask her to cook his two eggs in two separate pans.
For fun he built me this cool Rocket Ship in our backyard out of plywood and scrap boards. It was a big cylinder on its side that you could enter into and stand up if you hunched over a little bit and it had wooden "seats" for six passengers (you sat on your butt on the floor with a wooden backrest and your legs outstretched). But there was also a bulkhead divider and a pointed cockpit nosecone for two people. There was a curvy door that opened and closed in the side so you could get in but the only window was cut out on the "pilot's" side. Inside it could get really dark and my uncle built a holder in the cockpit for a disc player and it played a disc that he recorded that played jet engine sounds and electronic noises. It was really cool. We played in it a lot, all of us. It was my ticket to friendship in the neighborhood.
I protested, saying, "There is no way we can get my Rocket Ship to the Mall."
Mrs. Befana Natale was like Superwoman. She could get anything done that she wanted to get done. She always found some man who was willing to help her.
My dad agreed with the plan, reminding my mom that it was Christmas and that it was for the Cub Scouts and that it was for charity.
My Rocket Ship got raised and carried on a flat-bed by a tow-truck driver who was a friend of Mrs. Befana Natale. They placed my Rocket Ship in the big Mall center, conspicuously in the middle of the big hub where the different Mall hallways met.
Mike said, "What a great place to get our band noticed."
Mrs. Befana Natale would only allow Ricky and Mike to perform as a duo (since they were the only members of their band The Fedz who were in the Cub Scouts) and they could only perform with acoustic guitars.
Mrs. Befana Natale had given Mike and Ricky a final admonishment, "Sing only Christmas Carols or songs of the Spirit Bears. Do not sing any of your, your… songs I've overheard like Shit Pâté."
Guy laughed and said to Mike and Ricky, "What are you going to call yourselves now? You can't still call yourselves The Fedz. The Fedz is a rap-rock band."
Travis sneered, "You can call yourselves The Bear Asses."
Phil laughed, "No. The Two Bear Ass Cheeks."
Mrs. Befana Natale clapped her hand and announced, "You are all going to recite The Scout Promise!" and Mrs. Befana Natale lead us all fervently:
Then Mrs. Befana Natale called out, "What is the Scout Law?" and she prompted us saying, "We are all…"
Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.
And while we were all reciting, Guy was murmuring alongside me so I could hear him as he tried to make me crack up:
Lazy, Horny, Noisy, Rude, Greedy, Smelly…
My Rocket Ship was a big hit at the charity event. All the kids oohed-and-ahhed. We charged 50 cents per "ride".
There was a rival Den of Cub Scouts led by Mr. Kooty. Mr. Kooty was a parole officer and he had formed a Den with troubled kids. The Den called themselves The Chupacabras. We all were afraid of The Chupacabras. Because we all were afraid of them we all hated them. We secretly called them The Kooties. But no one made fun of Mr. Kooty's name where he could hear of it.
Toward the end of the day The Chupacabras came over to my Rocket Ship.
One of the The Chupacabras said to us, "You turkeys did OK. Can we check out your Rocket Ship?"
We couldn't refuse and anyway they were just pushing past us already to go inside.
After their "ride" they said, "Thanks, turkeys," and they hustled away smirking and laughing to themselves.
When I looked inside my Rocket Ship I saw that two of the seats had been broken flat and there was a gash kicked into one side of the fuselage.
My eyes filled with tears and I turned around and there was Mrs. Befana Natale.
I started to bawl intensely, "Those fuckers wrecked my Rocket Ship!"
Mrs. Befana Natale glanced inside the Rocket Ship and then as I cried shamelessly she said to me, "Oh, no. Don't cry. I'm going to take this to Mr. Kooty. Those brats are toast. Don't cry."
Then Mrs. Santina Kurtz was hugging me tightly. My face was between her breasts. She was so soft. She smelled so good. She felt so firm against my crotch. Oh, I felt so good.
Oh, no, NO!
Mrs. Santina Kurtz suddenly held me at arm's length away by my shoulders . She looked down quickly at my crotch.
Then Mrs. Santina Kurtz covered her mouth to keep herself from laughing out loud.
In memory of Mrs. Gina Beck.
Thanks for EVERYTHING.
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Fourth graders at Burkhart Elementary chose a "famous Hoosier" or event in Indiana history that they were interested in then conducted extensive research using various sources, and eventually wrote and memorized a speech from the first-person point of view. Then students dressed up as the character they chose and participated in a "Wax Museum". Students from other grade levels visited the Wax Museum and had the opportunity to learn more about Indiana history in a fun and engaging way!


Before the apostle Paul was converted to Christianity, his name was Saul. Saul was a devout Jew who believed Christians were Jewish apostates. He believed they were practicing a false religion. He believed they had left God and were worshipping a false teacher, Jesus.
He persecuted Christians. He went into their homes and dragged them off to prison. He took pleasure in the death of Christians.
In Acts 9:1, we read, "And Saul, breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest." Notice that Saul was involved in threats and killing of Christians. It says he was 'breathing out' these things. The Greek actually gives a deeper message with those words. The Greek means he was 'breathing these things in.' He was not just doing these things. His life was completely involved in and devoted to these things. Just as his life was dependent on breathing in oxygen to live, his spiritual life was dependent on his persecution of Christians.
Saul had a one-track mind. He believed that to be a true follower of God, to be a true Jew, he had to destroy the church; he had to destroy Christians. How sad that he had this understanding. He knew the Old Testament Scriptures, but he refused to accept that Christ had fulfilled them. There are people living today who hate Christians. There are people who want to destroy the church. They literally 'live' or 'breath in' that hatred. Hopefully, someone will be able to teach them the truth. Hopefully, they will realize how wrong they are.
Study your Bible. Learn how to obey God. Learn how to follow Jesus. Make sure that you are 'breathing in' the truth. If any of this is hard to understand, ask an adult to help you.
In my judgment, when we look at the history of mankind, one thing stands out. With overloaded egos bursting at the seams, the Neros, the Hitlers, tyrants and dictators throughout history, we see the exaltation and elevation of men. With this adulation and the blind followers they create come woes, tears and death, the by-product, a consequence of exaltation of men.
From the better understood secular world and the adoration of men, we move to the lesser-known spiritual world, the church of the Bible. With the multitude of churches all claiming to follow the Bible, it has become for many honest people a most confusing situation.
According to New Testament Scriptures, each fully organized congregation of Christians in the first century was governed by a plurality of elders and deacons. Further, each congregation of the Lord's people, Christians, were self-governing, independent of other congregations. Their source of authority and their guide was solely the Bible, the Scriptures. Absent were creeds of men, "think so's" and opinions of men. No higher ecumenical bodies were over these congregations. Divisions and exaltations were condemned (1 Corinthians 1:10).
Would it be nice, and would it not make a world of difference, if men heeded the words of our Savior Jesus Christ? "But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted" (Matthew 23:11-12).
Shepherd, J.W. The Church, The Falling Away, and The Restoration. 17th Ed. Cincinnati: Standard, P., 1943.
Schaff, Philip. History of the Christian Church. Vol. 1. Chapters IX and X. Seattle: Biblesoft, 2006.


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A hotel porter goes on trial for murder
John Tilley, a 21-year-old kitchen porter at the Bon Port Hotel, stood trial for murdering 34-year-old chambermaid Margaret Weaver. Accused of beating her when he lost his temper, he pleaded not guilty.
Unfortunately for Tilley, the police presented evidence claiming that he had confessed to the killing – and he was also, seemingly, the last person to have seen her alive on 2 October the previous year.
Tilley and Weaver had been at a staff party to mark the end of the tourist season – and the hotel closing down for the winter – and been observed by the proprietor, a Mr Whiteman, leaving the kitchen together at around 1.30am as the party drew to a close.
When Weaver failed to appear for work the following morning, Tilley suggested that she'd left the hotel with someone other than himself, and that her room appeared to be locked and the light on. When interviewed by police that evening he said that she'd been drinking heavily and that he, Tilley, had tried to get her to stop. Once they'd left the kitchen, he said, they'd gone their separate ways.
But, the following day, Weaver's body was found in a shallow grave about 60m from the hotel. Her skull was fractured in several locations, bloodstains that matched Weaver's blood type were found in Tilley's room and there were drag marks leading from his quarters to the field where she was discovered.
Police questioning
Tilley was brought in for questioning and, according to details recounted in his appeal later that year, he broke down and admitted to killing her after she'd called his girlfriend a slag.
As reported by the Birmingham Post, "Det Con Bisson said Mr Tilley put his head in his hands and began to sob after which he made 'certain remarks' which witnesses had jotted down on the page of a desk calendar."
They then took a more formal statement, in which Tilley said, "It may sound stupid. I didn't really want to kill her. All I wanted her to do was for her to apologise for calling Pearl what she did. I wasn't drunk at all. I had a few and was merry, but I was angry at what she'd threatened to do to Pearl and all the names she had called her. I had no intention to kill her."
Questions over the questioning
There was some question over whether the evidence was admissible in court, but eventually the judge and the Jurats decided that it was. Several days into the hearing, Tilley was called to the dock, but he refused to stand and, instead, changed his plea to guilty of manslaughter on the grounds that Weaver had provoked him. The Jurats retired to consider the evidence and, 15 minutes later, found him guilty of murder by unanimous verdict. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
That wasn't the end of the story, though. A subsequent appeal rested on how Sir William Arnold, the Bailiff, had handled the police evidence. His error, said Tilley's representative, Douglas Randell, was not only allowing the Jurats to be present when the admissibility of the evidence was discussed, but allowing them to decide for themselves whether they should hear it. Randell also said that the Bailiff had "failed to direct the Jurats adequately during his summing up in determining the issue of provocation and as to the onus of proof on the defence of provocation".
The Procurer, representing the Crown, said that the Bailiff had been right not to ask the Jurats to withdraw because they hold "magisterial office" and decide on matters of fact, a decision about which "is essential to the application of the law of admissibility of evidence".
The appeal was heard by the Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Robert Le Masurier, who agreed with Randell and reduced the conviction from murder to manslaughter, in the process cutting Tilley's sentence from life to twelve years.
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The London marathon: a human race
Amy Cruse.
Awareness, individuals, single gift, corporations
Public / society benefit
This exhibit details the interesting history of one of the biggest and most iconic fundraising events of all time – the London marathon. Since it began in 1981, this 26.2 mile race has become synonymous with fundraising and runners have raised an amazing half a billion pounds for charities all over the world.
John Disley and the late Chris Brasher.
The London marathon is one of the most iconic large-scale fundraising events. However, this was not the case when the event first started in 1981. Thanks to the impressive organisation and growth of the event, the London marathon has become a great success for all involved; runners, charities and companies alike, making it one of the most popular races in the world.
Like many of the best ideas, the talk of hosting a marathon in London all started down the pub. In 1978, some members of the Ranelagh Harriers running club in Richmond were discussing how much they had enjoyed the New York City marathon they had recently run. After hearing such positive comments from their fellow runners, club members John Disley and Chris Brasher decided to enter in 1979. After running the race in New York in 1979, both Disley and Brasher discovered how exciting a city-based race could be and how different it was compared to the rural, low-key marathons held in the UK at the time. Brasher wrote an article for the Observer called 'The world's most human race' which described the scale and excitement of the New York City marathon. Brasher wondered whether such an event could be held in London. After the article was published, the editor of the Observer arranged a meeting for Disley and Brasher with the relevant authorities to work out how to organise such an event in London.
Gillette sponsored the first London marathon and were so impressed with the increased exposure that they continued to sponsor the event for the next two years. The commercial viability of the London Marathon was clear very early on and the event received lucrative sponsorship deals with other companies including Mars, ADT, NutraSweet and Flora. Virgin are the current sponsors and have allocated £17 million to the annual race which will allow the event to grow, enabling more runners to participate and ultimately more money to be raised for charitable causes.
The London marathon has a two-layered fundraising approach. The first layer is perhaps the most familiar, with thousands of runners raising millions of pounds for hundreds of charities – often by sporting fancy dress outfits. This all adds to the atmosphere of the day, and shows how the marathon is a fun way to help raise awareness and the money needed by so many charities to carry out their work.
However, there is a second layer of fundraising within the marathon that is less well known. The company that organises the race, the London Marathon Ltd, is wholly owned by the London Marathon Charitable Trust. Its income comes from sponsorship, marketing, advertising, entry fees, television, etc, and, after costs, the London Marathon Ltd hands over 100 per cent of its surplus to the London Marathon Charitable Trust, who then award grants to recreational projects mainly in London.
When Disley and Brasher first proposed the idea of the London Marathon, one of the main aims was to raise money and awareness of these sporting projects in particular, as opposed to the vast array of charitable causes that the marathon has since become popular with. Today, money is still raised by the London Marathon Ltd for the trust through different schemes. The London marathon has now introduced the golden bond and silver bond schemes as a way to help charities maximise their fundraising efforts through the marathon. A golden bond offers a charity a package that includes five marathon places each year for five years as well as other valuable benefits. The silver bond scheme offers 1250 charities one place once every five years.
Runners who haven't won a place in the marathon through the ballot can then apply to the different charities for one of the bond places. Some charities set specific fundraising targets that have to be met in order to qualify for a golden bond, others let runners set their own targets. Fundraising targets can range from £750 to £3,500 and, as the number of bond places is always oversubscribed, the charities look closely for evidence of the runners intent to achieve their targets in their applications. Runners who have secured a place through the ballot can, of course, choose to raise money for charity through sponsorship. The target that they aim for is then entirely up to them.
In addition, the London marathon has had one or two official charities that change annually and are never re-elected, to give as many organisations as possible the chance to become one of the race's official charities. These official charities receive increased publicity from the event, and runners are encouraged to raise money for these causes if they do not already have a specific one in mind.
In 2007, the London marathon entered the Guinness world records as the largest single annual fundraising event in the world, raising more than £46.5 million for hundreds of charities. In 2009 the runners raised more than £47 million for charities of their own choice and this money went, as always, directly to those charities. And the London Marathon Charitable Trust received a surplus of £4.5 million, which ismore than any other marathon makes anywhere in the world.
The main result is that hundreds of charities benefit from the London marathon every year. Since the first event over £28 million pounds has been raised for the London Marathon Charitable Trust, which has been invested in nearly 700 community sports projects in London. For example, the trust established the London Marathon Playing Fields Scheme that has saved five fields threatened by development, which are now used for sporting purposes.
Runners also play a key role in raising awareness of their chosen charities through the publicity they generate. From the moment they accept a place to when they cross the finishing line in their charity vests, they are effectively acting as ambassadors for their charities.
The London marathon is an example of creative plagiarism at its finest – adapted from the New York City marathon to become one of the biggest fundraising events in the world. Although the role of charities had little prominence in the beginning it shows how with the right organisation and support fundraising has become almost synonymous with the event. The London marathon is the ultimate fun run that puts the fun into fundraising too.
This 26.2 mile race is held in London every spring. The 31st London marathon took place on 17th April 2011 with over 36,000 runners taking part.
The London marathon is currently sponsored by Virgin Money. In previous years, it has also been sponsored by Gillette, Mars, ADT, Nutra Sweet and Flora.
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The beautiful hardwood floors and historic fireplace remains intact at 3401 Gibsondell in the Dells District.
Originally, rock arches marked the street corners at the entry. These, along with a row of houses, were lost with the widening of Westmoreland Road. Development slowed until after World War II, when a number of small, traditional ranch-style houses were constructed on the remaining lots. These homes, with exteriors of pale brick, limestone, or a combination of the two, blend well with the older cottages, keeping the same scale as their Tudor counterparts. The plat of Richland Hills addition completes the Dell District as we know it today.
Nestled in a wooded area off a busy street, the neighborhood backs up to the riverbed of Coombs' Creek. This same creek meanders up through Stevens Park Golf Course and several Oak Cliff developments to the east and north. The Dell District remains a charming enclave of cottages with well- established trees and an excellent potential for first-time homebuyers.
And this cute red brick bungalow at 3401 Gibsondell, as Murrell mentioned, retains a fair amount of historic charm in its 1,419 square feet. It totals three bedrooms and two baths, all splendid and clean. Murrell is offering this gorgeous 1927 build for $349,500.
According to Murrell, the renovation took this home down to the studs, which included new energy-efficient, dual-paned windows throughout. Buyers will also benefit from a new privacy fence with keyless locks surrounding a backyard ready for your pups. Additional features include pastel gray walls and beautiful hardwoods throughout, soft-close cabinetry in kitchen and baths, glass shower enclosure in master, and a rough-plank accent wall in the dining room. There's an open flow from the kitchen to the den flooding the space with natural light. This property ins move-in ready!
It's a gorgeous renovation and a stellar opportunity to buy in a neighborhood with plenty of character!
Open House: Sunday, Aug. 19, 1 to 3 p.m.
I know, right? I love it! The whole house is just adorable, though!
Do you mean Oak Cliff is "loaded" with historic homes? Assume "lousy" is a typo?
Actually, I mean "lousy," as a play on its traditional usage, which means "infested." It's a light-hearted take on a word with a mostly negative connotation.


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Leon Reynolds, 72
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Leon Reynolds, age 72, of Sturgis, Michigan passed away Tuesday evening July 29, 2013 at his home.
He was born April 25, 1941 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was raised by his adoptive parents Harry and Lyda Eberhard.
Leon was a lifelong Sturgis resident and a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1960. On May 26, 1962 he married Marlene Killian at the Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis.
Leon was a dedicated employee of the Harter Corporation in Sturgis for over 30 years.
He was a member of the Eagles Lodge #1314 and enjoyed playing golf, fishing, bowling, camping, mushroom hunting and watch NASCAR racing.
He is survived by two daughters: Shelly Reynolds of Sturgis and Christine (Kenny) Daren of South Bend, Indiana; one son: Scott (Jodie) Reynolds of Colon; two grandchildren: Mallory Reynolds and Marissa Reynolds; twin great granddaughters: Callie and Maci Reynolds; one sister: Mary of Indianapolis, Indiana and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and several brothers and sisters.
In accordance with his wishes cremation has taken place. A memorial service celebrating the life of Leon Reynolds will be held at a later date.
The Hackman Family Funeral Homes – Hackman Chapel, 114 S. Nottawa St., Sturgis, MI 49091 is entrusted with the arrangements.
The family suggests those wishing to make a memorial donation in Mr. Reynolds' memory consider Heartland Hospice, 8075 Creekside Dr., Portage, MI 49024.
The obituary is also at www.hackmanfamilyfuneralhome.com where personal messages of support may be left for the family.
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The venture capital fund sputtered from the start, with questions about conflict of interest in its investments.
By Jason Rushin / June 29, 2016
Reading time: 11 minutes.
As of last week, mbloom, a Maui-based technology fund for early-stage startup companies that was partially funded by the state's taxpayers, is no more.
In early May, Devon Archer, one of the fund's two investors, was arrested after being charged for securities fraud related to an alleged scheme involving a Native American Tribal bond offering. When news of that arrest made it to Hawaii, the other investor, the state's Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation moved quickly to protect taxpayer funds and end mbloom's long and bumbling story.
News of HSDC's plan was released via email late last Friday. Lauren Primiano, mbloom's former entrepreneur in residence, said Monday that mbloom Ventures LLC was no longer affiliated with mbloom Fund I, LP. She also stated that the fund's remaining manager, Arben Kane (formerly Arben Kryeziu), resigned recently, leading to the fund's collapse.
Arben Kane (formerly Arben Kryeziu), resigned recently as mbloom's one remaining manager. Mbloom
Nick Bicanic, who launched mbloom with Kane and co-managed the fund, quietly and abruptly departed both mbloom and Hawaii in 2015.
Primiano said a new entity, Reef Capital Ventures, is the new general partner and the fund has been renamed Reef Fund I. Primiano is managing the fund, although no new investments will be made.
Fund's First Investments Sparked Uproar
Mbloom began as a Hawaii-focused venture capital fund using $5 million from HSDC's taxpayer-financed HI Growth Initiative and $5 million in matching funds from Archer's firm, RSTP Capital. Mbloom's standing in Hawaii's tech and startup community quickly took a dive when their first two investments were to Flikdate and Ozolio, companies run by Kane and Bicanic.
The investments caused a stir in Hawaii's tech community, with accusations of fraud at worst and conflict of interest at best. The controversy centered on the impression that Hawaii taxpayer dollars were funding questionable investments. Suspicions were further raised recently when news and lawsuits related to Kane's current company, Code Rebel, started to appear, including an investigation by the SEC, a halt to trading of their stock, and an eventual bankruptcy filing.
As time passed and more not-so-great news appeared, mbloom was never able to regain its footing. Its reputation was permanently tainted, and the disappearance of one co-founder and the troubles at the other's business further stoked the suspicions.
But where some in the tech community smelled smoke and expected—almost cheered for—a nuclear explosion, the reality is less exciting. Mbloom's demise was more of a smoldering ashtray of missed opportunities and mishandled communications.
A Promising Start
HSDC's mission is to support Hawaii's innovation economy. When Karl Fooks, HSDC president, launched the HI Growth Initiative in 2013, a component of the plan was to provide startup investment capital to venture investors. One primary requirement was that the fund's managers had to bring in matching funds equal to HSDC's investment.
"When we first met and vetted Arben, we had high hopes," Fooks said. "He had built successful businesses in Hawaii. He was living on Maui. He was committed to growing Hawaii's tech sector. He was well referenced by others he worked with, including the Pacific Disaster Center. And he had the connections to bring in the matching funds."
"When we first met and vetted Arben, we had high hopes. He had built successful businesses in Hawaii." — Karl Fooks, HSDC president
At the time, those matching funds looked promising, especially considering the source. Devon Archer had been an advisor to Secretary of State John Kerry, and had roomed in college with Kerry's stepson, ketchup heir Christopher Heinz. Archer had business connections with Hunter Biden, son of Vice President Joe Biden. He was also willing to invest $5 million knowing that half would be dedicated to Hawaii startups.
"We didn't compromise when we found mbloom," Fooks said. "We had a lot of proposals, so we just looked for the best candidates. Other groups formed, but none were able to find the matching funds. But we were committed to investing in Hawaii startups, and Arben was as well."
Another requirement attached to HSDC's money was that its contribution had to be invested in startups located in or with strong ties to Hawaii. That proved to be a tall order for many investors, what with Hawaii's nascent tech sector in 2013.
Archer's money was a big infusion from a reputable investor, and Kane and Bicanic had good track records. It was a no-brainer.
A Slow Smolder
Once mbloom was up and running, it made its infamous first two investments in companies run by Kane and Bicanic. Hawaii's startup community quickly raised questions — and pitchforks. Bicanic likened the accusations to "vitriol," but he didn't do much to prove his startup or investing acumen.
Bicanic was CEO of Maui-based FlikDate, which developed a dating app. Kane was FlikDate's Chief Technology Officer. The company reportedly raised $350,000 in venture funding, most likely all from mbloom. In mid-2014, FlikDate underwent a "reverse merger" with a money-losing company named Crossbox.
A reverse merger is a way for a private company to quickly go public. Rather than having to jump through the regulatory hurdles and investor roadshows, a private company is acquired by a cheaply-valued public company, making itself instantly a publicly traded company. The acquiring company disappears and the formerly-private company is now public. It's not uncommon, and it's completely legal.
"The unwelcome attention from the beginning altered the direction of the fund." — Karl Fooks
Half a year later, the company, now known as FlikMedia, announced explosive growth, but soon after saw its stock price tumble by half. As it racked up losses, FlikMedia never reported any revenue and saw its stock price drop to its current price of under 2 cents.
Today, with zero assets and zero cash, it's essentially dead.
What adds to the intrigue of FlikMedia was Bicanic's quiet disappearance from both mbloom and Hawaii. Sometime in early 2015, all traces of Bicanic were removed from mbloom's website and Bicanic removed mbloom from his resume on LinkedIn. With roughly two years at the helm of a venture capital fund, expunging it from a resume — especially for someone in the tech world — was highly unusual. He does still list FlikDate, however, and lists his current location as Los Angeles.
Mbloom's second "related party" investment, as it is called, was in Ozolio, a developer of live video streaming software. Kane was Ozolio's founder, but he resigned from the company in May. The company still operates from Maui.
Kane left Ozolio as his other company, Code Rebel, became embroiled in lawsuits and an SEC investigation earlier this year. The announcements and subsequent bankruptcy and resignation of all executives of Code Rebel further snuffed out whatever reputation mbloom retained, at least in the eyes of many in Hawaii's tech community.
"When all of that negative energy was thrown my way, it taught me to assert myself," Kane said Wednesday. "I knew the truth, and that couldn't be taken away from me."
Bicanic could not be reached for comment.
Fooks, as mbloom's benefactor, also felt the negativity.
"The unwelcome attention from the beginning altered the direction of the fund," said Fooks, adding that every subsequent story about mbloom focused on the negative news of its management, not the six other investments mbloom had made, four of which were to Hawaii-based companies.
When asked why Kane had given up, Primiano summed up Kane's departure from both Hawaii and mbloom by speculating that he was "tied up in other situations that aren't central to Hawaii."
With both of mbloom's managers out of the picture, the fund's only private investor under arrest, and the specter of more bad news, Fooks decided it was time to start over.
Extinguishing The Fire
Fooks quickly scrambled to salvage HSDC's investments that were already made, while retaining the ability to support Hawaii's startup ecosystem.
"Our first priority was to protect the state's money," Fooks said. "How could we move forward with no matching funds? Arben had moved to New York, but Lauren had established an office in Honolulu, so we had a local presence. We wanted to save the opportunity."
Fooks said that another investor was found, an associate of Kane's. The plan was to have that investor, whom Fooks wouldn't name, take over Archer's stake and future commitments to the fund. That happened, but as Kane's interest in Hawaii faded, so did the other investor's.
Now, as the fund's only limited partner, HSDC assumed ownership of all equity in the eight startups, effectively doubling its holdings overnight.
That investor agreed to relinquish his claims to any previous investments, turning his shares back to the fund. Now, as the fund's only limited partner, HSDC assumed ownership of all equity in the eight startups, effectively doubling its holdings overnight.
With the mbloom name now toxic, HSDC decided to end the fund and create a new fund, Reef Capital, run by Primiano. But with no new investments to be made, Primiano's sole responsibility is to help the portfolio succeed.
"To have one general partner resign, we need to replace them with another," said Fooks. "That's the law. We needed a new general partner to step in and Lauren is extremely committed to building Hawaii's startup ecosystem. Lauren's job for the past year has been to work with these portfolio companies. We have to continue supporting them and this is the best way we can do that."
Fooks went on to say that "this was something that needed to happen" but that it has taken some time to resolve this situation.
The Reef Capital Ventures portfolio, now accounting for approximately $3 million in mbloom investments, consists of 8 companies: AreaMetrics, Fanhandle, FlikMedia (essentially dead), Ozolio, ReadyCart, ReIssued (confirmed dead by Primiano), Vantage Sports, and an "undisclosed company in stealth mode".
Fooks added that, since no new investments will be made, they hope to use the remaining committed funds to support the existing portfolio, should any seek additional rounds of funding. If no additional investments are required, the money could eventually be used by HSDC to support other startup initiatives.
"At each step of the way, there were challenges," Fooks said as he summed up mbloom's story. "Now, with Reef Capital, we've created a way to protect the state's money and help these portfolio companies move forward."
Risk capital is called that for a reason. For every billion-dollar exit there are thousands of startups that fail.
It's important to point out that none of the money managed by mbloom was lost, and the nature of venture capital is to take small risks on many startups hoping for big returns from a tiny few. As Fooks mentioned, risk capital is called that for a reason. For every billion-dollar exit there are thousands of startups that fail.
"While it is too early to project a return from this fund, the performance of the fund's investment portfolio so far is in line with an early stage venture capital fund, with some companies tracking well, and others not as well," Fooks said in a follow-up email. "Reef Capital Ventures is focused on managing the fund's existing portfolio to maximize the value of its investments."
"We need a source of high-wage jobs," Fooks said. "We need jobs that young people aspire to. The innovation sector has that, but you need risk capital. But it's called that for a reason: it's risky! Let's focus on all of the other investments we've made. Focus on our top-ranked accelerators and the attention we're getting from other regions. Mbloom was just one investment. Just like startups, not everything is a winner."
"What's been achieved in Hawaii has exceeded my expectations," Fooks said. "We're trying to create growth, and it's happening."
And what about the report in May 2015 of a $10 million investment in mbloom from an unnamed Chinese investor?" Primiano said simply that "the statement about the Chinese investor is no longer accurate."
Fooks added that, while the investor was real and a term sheet was under review, the deal fell through, as many often do.
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The traditional method of replacing coffee is growing seedlings. The most easy way to grow seedlings is to put 20 seeds in each hole at the beginning of the raining season. Half of them is eliminated automatically. A more effective method is to raise seedlings in nurseries that are then planted outside after the first six to twelve months. The last method is practised in Blawan.
For propagation of Arabica coffee, ripe red cherries are collected, pulped, and the mucilage (slime of the beans) is removed by fermentation. The freshly picked coffee seeds (typically referred to as beans) can either be planted immediately or dried for later use. Dried coffee seeds can be used up to a year or more if properly stored.
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Coffee seedlings are planted in the coffee fields when they reach a height between 20 and 40 cm.
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The meaning of Alcimus in the Bible
al'-si-mus ('elyaqum, "God will rise"; Alkimos, "valiant"): A high priest for three years, 163-161 BC, the record of whose career may be found in 1 Macc 7:4-50; 9:1-57; 2 Macc 14; see also Ant, XII, 9-11; XX, 10. He was a descendant of Aaron, but not in the high-priestly line (1 Macc 7:14; also Ant, XX, 10); and being ambitious for the office of high priest, he hastened to Antioch to secure the favor and help of the new king, Demetrius, who had just overthrown Antiochus Eupator and made himself king. Alcimus was of the Grecianizing party, and therefore bitterly opposed by the Maccabees. Demetrius sent a strong army under Bacchides to establish him in the high-priesthood at Jerusalem. The favor with which Alcimus was received by the Jews at Jerusalem on account of his Aaronic descent was soon turned to hate by his cruelties. When Bacchides and his army returned to Antioch, Simon Maccabeus attacked and overcame Alcimus, and drove him also to Syria. There he secured from Demetrius another army, led by Nicanor, who, failing to secure Simon by treachery, joined battle with him, but was defeated and killed. A third and greater army, under Bacchides again, was dispatched to save the falling fortunes of Alcimus. Now Simon was overwhelmed and slain, Alcimus established as high priest and a strong force left in Jerusalem to uphold him. But he did not long enjoy his triumph, since he died soon after from a paralytic stroke.
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