Payer Authentication is the newest and most powerful tool available to ecommerce merchants today. Payer Authentication provides merchants with the electronic equivalent of a signed sales receipt. Under the umbrella of Visa�s 3-Domain Secure initiative, internet merchants can participate in Payer Authentication. Visa�s program is called Verified by Visa. MasterCard and Japanese Credit Bureau (JCB) also have 3-D Secure programs: MasterCard SecureCode and J/Secure. All three programs operate exactly the same way, they validate that the consumer shopping on your website is the legitimate cardholder.
Why would the payment associations (Visa, MasterCard, JCB) want to do this? They are worried about brand erosion.
The benefits of payer authentication are pretty substantial. First and foremost is guaranteed payment on all fully authenticated transactions. Even if the transaction is later determined to be fraudulent. The merchant will NOT be charged back. In fact, the chargeback is actually blocked from being submitted to the merchant�s acquiring bank by Visa and MasterCard, so there is not even an awareness at the merchant bank level that a chargeback occurred. More importantly, the number of chargebacks that a merchant records with their acquirer will drop dramatically. Typical participating merchants see a drop of 60-70 percent in their monthly chargeback rates.
Even more monumental in concepts than the guaranteed payments is the shift in liability from the merchant to the card issuing bank. Never before in the history of card-not-present (CNP) transactions, have the payment networks ever offered a way for merchants to avoid liability for CNP transactions they accept. It has ALWAYS been the merchants liability. Those days are now over. This is ground-breaking stuff here folks.
Now, how about a little lower margin for doing busy more securely? Visa says sure. Just for installing Verified by Visa software on your site, Visa will lower your interchange rate by 5 basis points. I know, I know, basis points are confusing, what does that really mean? Well it works out to $0.05 for every $100.00 you process. A nickel doesn�t seem like a lot, but it adds up when you are processing $1,000,000 a month or more in sales. Why did Visa do this? Well they want to motivate merchants to participate, and the 5 basis points is intended to help offset the cost that merchants pay for the payer authentication service (typically between 5 and 10 cents per transaction).
Misconception #1: Not enough cardholders are enrolled.
This is irrelevant. 300 million plus US Visa cards are enrolled. Visa is offering merchants guaranteed payment on all Visa cards* regardless of whether the cardholder is enrolled or not. This means that from day one, with Verified by Visa enabled on your site, a merchant can cut their transaction liability by 50-60 percent, just on their Visa transactions.
MasterCard does not offer attempts processing liability coverage at this time, but 5-10 percent of MasterCard transactions are guaranteed payment, and their adoption rate is growing every day.
When a merchant combines the coverage of Visa and MasterCard together, they are typically getting guaranteed payment on 60-70 percent of their overall transaction volume. They are also eliminating 7 out of 10 chargebacks.
Misconception #2: Not enough banks offer the service.
Completely untrue. 45 of the top 50 U.S. issuing banks, and over 10,000 issuing banks now have the software up and running, worldwide.
Misconception #3: If it is such a good program, why aren�t the big name merchants doing it?
Walmart.com, JCPenney.com, Hotwire.com, 1800Flowers.com, CompUSA.com, TigerDirect.com, NewEgg.com, Etronics.com, Crutchfield.com, OfficeMax.com, JetBlue.com, NorthwestAirlines, eCost.com, Zales.com, BlueNile.com, FogDog.com, PlayStation.com, LizClaiborne, Wilsons Leather, eBags.com, Nickelodeon, Cooking.com, and about 30,000+ others worldwide that I don�t have room to list here.
Misconception #4: I have heard that Verified by Visa/MasterCard SecureCode cause higher �abandonment� rates?
First of all, lets define abandonment: Abandonment is the process by which a customer leaves/aborts the CHECKOUT process prior to a final submission of the order � including items for purchase, billing and shipping method, and payment information.
Pay attention to this: payer authentication occurs AFTER CHECKOUT (or shopping cart) has been completed, but PRIOR TO AUTHORIZATION of the credit card (it works with both real-time and batch authorization).
Understanding the definition of abandonment explains why Verified by Visa contributes to absolutely zero �shopping cart abandonment�. It can�t. Fundamentally, Verified by Visa, as a process that a consumer would see, does not begin until the checkout has been COMPLETED.
With that said, the initial implementation of Verified by Visa, more than two years ago, had some problems with the authentication process. But those problems have been fixed. First and foremost, pop-up windows are no longer allowed for the authentication screen. Due to pop-up blocking software and the almost instinctive act of a consumer closing pop-up windows, Visa realized that this was not going to be effective. Since then they have mandated the �in-line� presentation method, which presents the Verified by Visa screen within the same browser window. This in-line method has proven to be dramatically more effective reducing authentication abandonment from 20-30 percent, down to less than one percent. The in-line method also allows the merchant to keep their brand on the same page as the authentication screen, which provides additional reassurance to the shopper that they are not being enticed by a �phishing� scam.
Also, Visa and MasterCard strongly encourage the prominent display of the Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode logos, both on the homepage, and the checkout page, so that it is clear to the shopper that this site is protected by these programs.
Finally, the strategic placement of consumer messaging (which is the fancy phrase for providing instructions and guidance to your shoppers in the from of text) has been surprisingly helpful. Amazingly, just telling consumers what they can expect to happen (ex: You may be prompted to enter your password if you are enrolled in Verified by Visa), and what to do if the expected thing does not happen (Ex: please call this 1-800 number if you experience a delay or are unsure how to proceed), has been extremely helpful.
Misconception #5: I have so many passwords, and I can never remember all of them. What happens if I forget mine?
First of all, do you have a debit card? If yes, then what�s your PIN number? Don�t answer that. It�s a rhetorical question (and you never know who might be listening!). But you get the point, right? Why can you instantly recall the PIN number for your debit card amidst the tens, if not hundreds, of passwords you have? Because it�s the key to your bank account � your money. The same goes for payer authentication. In regards to consumer experience, it�s almost identical to entering your PIN number for a debit card purchase. In fact, if you want to make your Verified by Visa password a �PIN� number, instead of a password, go ahead, it�s OK. The point is, we already have a proven and flourishing example of consumers successfully protecting their money with a password (PIN) and payer authentication works exactly the same way � you just enter the password in your web browser instead of an ATM machine.
What are the merchant benefits of Payer Authentication?
Yeah, right. Guaranteed payment? Where�s the fine print. What is that supposed to mean? Exactly what it says. Guaranteed payment. If you are an ecommerce merchant, and you install payer authentication software on your site, Visa and MasterCard will guarantee that you get paid, and can NEVER be chargedback on fully authenticated transactions. For a typical ecommerce merchant, this represents about 25-33 percent of Visa card volume and 5-10 percent of MasterCard volume.
In addition Visa also offers guaranteed payment, including chargeback protection, on what they call �attempts processing�. This means that if the merchant has the Verified by Visa software on their site, even if the shopper is not enrolled (has not set up their password), Visa will guarantee payment on that transaction, and block any chargebacks from coming back to the merchant on that transaction. This represents an additional 60-65 percent of the merchants overall Visa card volume.
When you combine the protection outlined in the above two paragraphs together, that equates to roughly 60-70% of your overall credit card volume being covered by the two programs. That means 60-70% of your overall credit card volume will be guaranteed payment, and will be protected from chargeback liability. Sounds crazy right? See Misconception #3 above to see how crazy it really is.


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Now that people have starting playing with their Soundlazers, I wanted to take a minute to explain how to properly adjust the oscillator and PWM modulator.
First, you will obviously need access to the Soundlazer board and also an Oscilloscope.
Switch in middle position, no audio cable attached, power on.
* Some people have noticed a low volume tone produced by the ultrasonic array. This is a result of the ultrasonic transducers "ringing" when they are in perfect tune. The resulting tone is simply a subharmonic frequency of the 40KHz signal (20kHz, 10kHz, 5kHz, 2.5kHz, etc). To eliminate this tone, simply adjust the Freq (R21) trimpot to a slightly higher or lower frequency. The tone will disappear but the transducers may not oscillate at the optimal frequency. You will need to experiment with this adjustment to find the best spot for your application.
For those of you who have purchased a Sigma Studio Developers Kit, feel free to change the software to make the switch do different things. One Soundlazer firmware upgrade that I haven't had the time to make would be an audio signal detector that shuts all ultrasonic audio off if no voice/music is present. This is a great way to conserver power and your ears!
If you look at the schematic, you will see that the switch and the ultrasonic oscilator are wired directly into the DSP which gives you the ability to customize the Soundlazer in many ways.
As usual, have fun experimenting and let me know what you come up with.
Soundlazer production is well under way.
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Millet hit rock-bottom when he had to share a grain of the month party with Teff.
Luckily, Millet is a good sport. He knows when it's time to be the life of the party and when he's better off as the wallflower.
Sadly, we can't speak for the dude with the mullet. Hat tip to @sirrice.
Can I suggest a change.org petition in order to get millet his own month? Seriously, where's the justice? No justice, no peace.
Also, those carrot cherry breakfast cookies look gooooooood.
Amen. Be the change you want to see in this world, young Lindsey.


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Advantages of the Metatrader Trading Platform with Forex | Plus500 Review - Scam or not?
Whether you are beginning as a broker with Forex, or are an established account trader, the Metatrader software may be the best solution for accessing and managing your exchanges on the markets. Metatrader 4 (mt4) is the latest version of this software and its flexibility and advanced API allows you to take advantage of all the market information available to craft your financial account strategies. Metatrader can interface with many existing packages and reduces the need for multiple software packages by providing on point of service for information and exchange for financial transactions.
Successful Forex trading requires knowledge of the history of currency markets and performance. With Metatrader software, a broker can not only analyze recent history, but the system stores years of history from the market. This is key to managing your account options and trade calls to maximize trade analysis and transaction management. Bundled into the Mt4 package is an Expert Advisor plug-in that will help you get up to speed with understanding the data you are pulling out of the system. This can make managing multiple accounts easier as you will be able to better forecast where to concentrate their investment weight.
Metatrader's front end is an easily understood and manipulated graphical user interface (GUI) that is maximized for the novice and power user. It is the Mt4 backend administration that sets this software apart from all the others geared towards the market. Metatrader is a highly secure environment that is designed as a proxy server so it maintains a fluid scalability. With Mt4, you can use remote administration and provide each broker with mobile account trading options on the Forex exchange without compromising access to your proprietary servers. It is easy to set up unique databases and to incorporate standalone financial plug-ins as well as extensions to provide filters and analyze on call. Metatrader's functional architecture is split into six main categories – server, mobile, data, administrator, manager and client terminals. These six defined systems allow for efficient administration of all aspects of trading and account management to maximize broker actions.
The Metatrader 4 Forex system allows for fully realized mobile trading on smartphones, full featured phones and other mobile units. The mobile Mt4 package is not a reduced version of the full system but allows for full access to databases, account management, trading transaction and data feeds. This can allow administrators to set one proxy server with Metatrader to be used by multiple brokers and brokerage offices around the globe. Full featured mobile access guarantees 24 hour access to Forex for all your brokers. Mobile access also has the same high security features as the full Metatrader installation.
Brokers can try a demo for free to see if the capabilities of the program are suitable to their needs. In account management, the importance of technology is in it applicability, not its total capability. Having an expensive tool doesn't do you any good if it can't provide you with what is needed. While Metatrader comes with many common trading tools built in, being able to try out the catalog of plug ins and to see how it fits with existing financial tools will be the deciding factor on whether this will be your brokerage's Forex management package of choice. Using the demo will let you see if the package what parts of the package can also be customized to your needs.
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Victor Tron, head of pathology and molecular medicine, focused on miR-193b when he discovered that it was deficient in melanoma tumors and because there were very few studies done about the gene. The miRNA-193b gene is found in people's DNA and was unknown until 10 years ago.
In experiments, increased levels of miR-193b increased in melanoma cells led to lower levels of a well-known protein called cyclin D1, and decreased melanoma cell growth.
Lab experiments with tissue samples proved that miR-193b plays a role in the melanoma process. Further studies will be needed to find out what causes miR-193b levels to go up and down.
"This is the first step in a long road towards finding a melanoma cure," says Professor Tron, who also works at Kingston General Hospital.
Melanoma is one of the least common forms of skin cancer, yet causes 75 per cent of skin cancer deaths.
The study was recently published in the American Journal of Pathology. Pathology researchers Harriet Feilotter, Genevieve Pare, Xiao Zhang, Joshua Pemberton, Cherif Grady, Dulcie Lai and Xiaolong Yang and graduate student Jiamin Chen Harriet. Were also on the research team.


When Michelle McChristie arrived at Algonquin Provincial Park in central Ontario in 2010 with a stand-up paddleboard strapped to the roof of her car, she got more than a few raised eyebrows and laughs from people who thought she and her family were surfers who were seriously lost. "Even when I explained-'You stand up on the board on the water and paddle'-people still seemed puzzled," remembers McChristie, who lives in Thunder Bay, Ont. That was three years ago, though.
Today, the sight of someone stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is more likely to draw cries of, "Hey, I want to try that!" The sport, which originated in Hawaii in the 1950s, is becoming more and more popular, fuelled by word of mouth and paparazzi shots of fit celebs like Jennifer Garner and Matthew McConaughey SUPing at tropical resorts.
Paddle Canada, the national paddling sports association (which covers kayaking, canoeing and SUP), reports that the number of participants taking courses more than doubled between 2011 and 2012.
No wonder. "It's relatively simple to learn," says Ben Schram, a physiotherapist studying SUP at the faculty of health science and medicine at Bond University in Australia. Plus, he says, it's a killer workout, particularly for the core muscles; it's easy on the joints; and it improves balance. Calorie-burning estimates are hard to come by because it's a new sport, but a 150-lb. woman rowing or canoeing at a moderate pace is estimated to burn 475 calories per hour. Most of all, though, SUP is fun.
For 38-year-old McChristie, who works for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and also publishes a regional outdoor magazine, the fun started in the summer of 2010, when she was at a meeting at a lodge on Lake Superior and saw staffers of a local paddling centre SUPing in the waves at the mouth of a river. When an instructor encouraged her to give it a try, she kicked off her running shoes and went out. "I like the challenge of learning a new way to paddle, and the perspective of standing up rather than sitting down," says McChristie, who has done a fair amount of canoeing and kayaking. She's noticed stronger core muscles, but for her, the real benefit is the mental-health payoff. "The calmness, the rhythm of the waves and the water and the paddling…. It's really meditative," she says.
That same summer, she and her husband, Darren, bought a board, and their kids-Sarah and Nathan, who are now age seven and nine-began to take turns on the board with their parents, first just standing up to balance and later using a paddle.
Today she runs SUP lessons, clinics, group programs and workouts in various communities on Lake Ontario through her company, NuMe Fitness; she has taught kids as young as five and adults into their early 70s. That means from May to September she's on the water for up to seven hours a day. She has found that SUP helped her become more balanced in her strength, since she needs to paddle on both the left and right rather than just one side as she does for canoe or dragon-boat races; she has also developed endurance, since she was used to short sprint races. Not surprisingly, she has been placing in the top spots in competitive SUP races both in Ontario and across the U.S.
Next up for Miller: SUP yoga-yes, yoga on your board, in the water. A handful of classes are offered across Canada, mainly in B.C. and Ontario.


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Q: File Uploader - Upload excel file and convert it into JSON and bind to the table After uploading the excel file on file uploader control in sapui5, excel file is converted in to JSON using following code.
handleExcelUpload : function(e) {
  this._import(e.getParameter("files")
               && e.getParameter("files")[0]);
},
  _import : function(file) {
    if (file && window.FileReader) {
      var reader = new FileReader();
      that = this;
      result = {};
      var data;
      reader.onload = function(e) {
        var data = e.target.result;
        var wb = XLSX.read(data, {
          type : 'binary'
        });
        wb.SheetNames
        .forEach(function(sheetName) {
          var roa = XLSX.utils
          .sheet_to_row_object_array(wb.Sheets[sheetName]);
          if (roa.length > 0) {
            result[sheetName] = roa;
          }
        });
      };
      reader.readAsBinaryString(file);
    };
  },

Note : I have used jszip.js and xlsx.js library to convert excel to JSON
Now in result variable I am getting JSON format data, and this data I have bind to the table.
The issue is, JSON binding with table is working fine with the Chrome, Firefox latest browser but, its not working on in IE 11 browser or it's showing only No data in table
Is there any other file reader method which supports IE11?

A: Yes I got answer.. I found readAsArrayBuffer method in Javascript which is compatible for all latest browser even in IE11
Here is my working code.
XML code:
<FileUploader id="fileUploader" name="myFileUpload"
                            class="sapUiSmallMarginEnd" uploadUrl="upload/" width="400px"
                            tooltip="Upload your file to the local server" uploadComplete="handleUploadComplete"
                            change="handleExcelUpload" placeholder="Please Select File" />

JS code:
handleExcelUpload : function(e) {
  this._import(e.getParameter("files")
               && e.getParameter("files")[0]);
},
  _import : function(file) {
    debugger;
    if (file && window.FileReader) {
      var reader = new FileReader();
      that = this;
      //result = {};
      //var data;
      reader.onload = function(evt) {
        var data = evt.target.result;
        //var xlsx = XLSX.read(data, {type: 'binary'});
        var arr = String.fromCharCode.apply(null, new Uint8Array(data));
        var xlsx = XLSX.read(btoa(arr), {type: 'base64'});
        result = xlsx.Strings;
        result = {};
        xlsx.SheetNames.forEach(function(sheetName) {
          var rObjArr = XLSX.utils.sheet_to_row_object_array(xlsx.Sheets[sheetName]);
          if(rObjArr.length > 0){
            result[sheetName] = rObjArr;
          }
        });
        return result;
        that.b64toBlob(xlsx, "binary");
      };
      reader.readAsArrayBuffer(file);

    };
  },
    b64toBlob : function(b64Data, contentType) {
      contentType = contentType || '';
      var sliceSize = 512;
      b64Data = b64Data.replace(/^[^,]+,/, '');
      b64Data = b64Data.replace(/\s/g, '');
      var byteCharacters = Base64.decode(b64Data);
      var byteArrays = [];

     for (var offset = 0; offset < byteCharacters.length;offset += sliceSize){
        var slice = byteCharacters.slice(offset, offset + sliceSize);

        var byteNumbers = new Array(slice.length);
        for (var i = 0; i < slice.length; i++) {
          byteNumbers[i] = slice.charCodeAt(i);
        }

        var byteArray = new Uint8Array(byteNumbers);
        byteArrays.push(byteArray);
      }
      var blob = new Blob(byteArrays, {
        type : contentType
      });
    }

After this add the base64 util
var Base64 = {};  // Base64 namespace

Base64.code = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/=";

Base64.encode = function(str, utf8encode) {
  utf8encode =  (typeof utf8encode == 'undefined') ? false : utf8encode;
  var o1, o2, o3, bits, h1, h2, h3, h4, e=[], pad = '', c, plain, coded;
  var b64 = Base64.code;

  plain = utf8encode ? Utf8.encode(str) : str;

  c = plain.length % 3;
  if (c > 0) { while (c++ < 3) { pad += '='; plain += '\0'; } }

  for (c=0; c<plain.length; c+=3) {
    o1 = plain.charCodeAt(c);
    o2 = plain.charCodeAt(c+1);
    o3 = plain.charCodeAt(c+2);

    bits = o1<<16 | o2<<8 | o3;

    h1 = bits>>18 & 0x3f;
    h2 = bits>>12 & 0x3f;
    h3 = bits>>6 & 0x3f;
    h4 = bits & 0x3f;

    e[c/3] = b64.charAt(h1) + b64.charAt(h2) + b64.charAt(h3) + b64.charAt(h4);
  }
  coded = e.join('');
  coded = coded.slice(0, coded.length-pad.length) + pad;

  return coded;
}

Base64.decode = function(str, utf8decode) {
  utf8decode =  (typeof utf8decode == 'undefined') ? false : utf8decode;
  var o1, o2, o3, h1, h2, h3, h4, bits, d=[], plain, coded;
  var b64 = Base64.code;

  coded = utf8decode ? Utf8.decode(str) : str;

  for (var c=0; c<coded.length; c+=4) {
    h1 = b64.indexOf(coded.charAt(c));
    h2 = b64.indexOf(coded.charAt(c+1));
    h3 = b64.indexOf(coded.charAt(c+2));
    h4 = b64.indexOf(coded.charAt(c+3));

    bits = h1<<18 | h2<<12 | h3<<6 | h4;

    o1 = bits>>>16 & 0xff;
    o2 = bits>>>8 & 0xff;
    o3 = bits & 0xff;

    d[c/4] = String.fromCharCode(o1, o2, o3);
    // check for padding
    if (h4 == 0x40) d[c/4] = String.fromCharCode(o1, o2);
    if (h3 == 0x40) d[c/4] = String.fromCharCode(o1);
  }
  plain = d.join('');  // join() is far faster than repeated string concatenation in IE

  return utf8decode ? Utf8.decode(plain) : plain;
}

A: Try this, without external library:
/*In the function "Press" */
var file = oFileUploader.getFocusDomRef().files[0];

            if (file && window.FileReader) {

                var reader = new FileReader();
                var that = this;

                reader.onload = function(e) {

                    var strCSV = e.target.result;
                    var arrCSV = strCSV.replace(/['",]/g, '').split(/[↵\n]+/).join(';').split(';');
                    var noOfCols = 11; // 11 Columns
                    var hdrRow = arrCSV.splice(0, noOfCols);

                    var oData = [];

                    while (arrCSV.length > 0) {

                        var obj = {};
                        var row = arrCSV.splice(0, noOfCols)

                        if (row.length > 1) {

                            for (var i = 0; i < row.length; i++) obj[hdrRow[i].replace(/\r/g, "")] = row[i].trim();

                            oData.push(obj) // Data Json

                        }

                    }

                    oTable.setModel(new sap.ui.model.json.JSONModel(oData)); // Binding model
                };

                reader.readAsText(file, 'ISO-8859-1');
            }

Regards.

A: Check the code in my gist
Upload_CSV.js
Place this in the controller to parse the file using JS client side
    var fU = this.getView().byId("idfileUploader");
    var domRef = fU.getFocusDomRef();
    var file = domRef.files[0];
    var reader = new FileReader();
    var params = "ItemsJson=";
    reader.onload = function(oEvent) {
        var strCSV = oEvent.target.result;
        var arrCSV = strCSV.match(/[\w .]+(?=,?)/g);
        var noOfCols = 3;
        var headerRow = arrCSV.splice(0, noOfCols);
        var data = [];
        while (arrCSV.length > 0) {
            var obj = {};
            var row = arrCSV.splice(0, noOfCols);
            for (var i = 0; i < row.length; i++) {
                obj[headerRow[i]] = row[i].trim();
            }
            data.push(obj);
    }
    data.reverse();
    var json = JSON.stringify(data); // send to the backend

if I did not answer you please tell me

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A Thought or Three about the Bug
There's so much about this case which proves it comes from another time and place. Things that happened which would NEVER fly today in 2011. Lately I've been reflecting on the BUG and how he ended up becoming the unlikely lead prosecutor in the case....
I mean, people in the DA's office knew about the trouble with the milkman. Laws were broken and one would think the BUG barely kept his position.
So I follow why Stovitz gets knocked off the game board for yakking his mouth too much- but does BUG get it because he's just standing in the on deck circle? I repeat- people, higher ups, must of known he was off center to say the very least. Yet he steps up during the crime of the century.
How different would it be if he had not ascended the throne. We might not have a conviction for Charlie, but we would likely have less shit to try and figure out as well.
sptrfn said...
If it wasn't Bugliosi, would it have been Buck Compton in his place?
The Bug is famous and rich due to the book Helter Skelter sold millions. People forget that Curt Gentry was his editor who helped craft that book into a page turner since Bug was not a published author at that time. Try reading Bug's books that he alone wrote without going to sleep.
All the things about the milkman are irrelevant. All the things about the mistress are irrelevant. The only relevant thing about Bugliosi is that he secured a conviction. He did not lie to get it. Yes, he used drama. But so did just about everyone else involved. Stovitz was dramatic. Kanarek, Shinn, Hughes and Fitzgerald were dramatic. The girls hiring and firing lawyers were dramatic. Charlie was the ace dramatist. The Family with their vigils and threats and warnings were dramatic. The judge wore a gun under his robes for crying out loud !
Bugliosi was one of those people that was a natural for the public eye ~ like many others associated with this case.
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The vines pursuie their cycles, and so we are witnessing the budburst period.
Thus, from the end of March to the beginning of April, the sun gradually awakens the vines, the sap rises in the vine and begins to circulate to the ends of the plants. Then appear along the branches the first small buds so called "eyes". These come to protect themselves from a thin protective envelope, one speaks about "bud in the cotton".
But most impressive in this phenomenon is that in such a small bud, all the components of a vine are found: the main bud, the secondary bud, the bunches of the grapes and the leaves. Is nature not so well done?
And when the vine wakes up finally after this long winter, that the sap begins to circulate again (visible through the crying "pleurs" of the vine), the buds start to swell and finally hatch, spreading the "stuff" which protected them.
This is the famous bud burst.
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It's winter, the vine is at rest. In the vegetative cycle of the vine it is the period of dormancy. The vine, which matured its previous fruits in September, finally rests over a period from about late November to mid-late February.
The vine naturally protects itself from the winter rigor, allowing its buds to stay safe. A rest period for the vine but not for the winemaker.
Indeed, it is also in this season that starts the size that will allow to regulate the future harvest.
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Unfortunately, some estate and Appellations were severely affected by Downy Mildew, but overall, the health status of the Rhone vineyards was very good, and the 2018 harvest took place under favorable climatic conditions.
Gentle and dry, the winter was mild in the southern part, followed by a rainy spring but without major climatic incident, and without episodes of disastrous hail, as could be experienced by other French vineyards. And, the season continued with a hot and dry summer, and some rains at the beginning of the harvest, which finally ended this rather mild year.
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The cycle of the vine is marked, from mid-July to the end of August, by a crucial stage of its growth: veraison.
At this time of year, the development phase slows down and the growth hormones are no longer synthesized. The berries are then gradually loaded in color, passing from green to black.
During this phase, the pulp of the grapes begins to grow rich in sugars, but it is still very rich in acidity.
This period of ripening of the grapes can extend over a few days, even weeks, depending on various environmental factors such as exposure to the sun, climate (mistral in Rhône Valley), grape variety, evolution of the vine and many other parameters to take into account.
From one year to the next, veraison will not proceed in the same way, or exactly at the same time.
The timing of this phase will then affect the quality of the wine. This year, veraison arrives with a few days, even weeks, in advance which lets us hope for a beautiful ripening of the berries at the time of the harvest.
Between the sixth and thirteenth week after budding, FLOWERING, crucial for the vine, begins with the emergence of tiny sepals containing the petals rolled up. They look like miniature versions of the grapes that will form once the sepals have fallen, exposing the stamens (male organ) to fertilization by pollen (male gametes) which will be deposited at the level of the pistil (female organ). Indeed, the vines intended for the production of grapes are hermaphrodites. They have two gametes necessary for its procreation.
The fertilized eggs will thus give grape seeds that will form at the same time as the future grape. This period, when the fertilized flowers become small grapes, is THE FRUIT SET. It is therefore a very delicate period and the success of the future harvest depends on the smooth running of the pollination. Bad weather can cause coulure and millerandage and by the same a drop in quality and yields.
The buds, which escaped climatic hazards, are then replaced by small green and hard grapes. They will grow and ripen during the summer. This will be the stage of Veraison.


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Europa League – Qarabağ FK face Vorskla Poltava on Thursday
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Qarabag vs Vorskla Poltava – Thursday, October 25, 17:55 BST/18:55 CEST – Bakı Olimpiya Stadionu, Baku, Azerbaijan
Qarabag vs Vorskla Poltava will take place at the Baku National Stadium. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images for BEGOC)
Qarabağ FK face Vorskla Poltava on Thursday. Both teams sit at the bottom of UEFA Europa League Group E with zero points and they will look to avoid adding to this rut as they go head to head in Baku.
Qarabağ made history last season having made an appearance in the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Azerbaijani side to compete in the competition. Moreover, they held Spanish club Atlético de Madrid to a draw on two occasions, thus earning two points in the process. While they did not progress out of the competition's group stages, this was certainly an accomplishment for the Central Asian country.
Fortune has not been as kind this time around, however. Qarabağ failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League season and instead is competing in the UEFA Europa League. Their opening performances have been poor. Over the span of two matches they have scored zero goals while conceding five. On the other hand, their opponents were Portuguese side Sporting FC and England's Arsenal, so perhaps they may be forgiven for these results.
Nonetheless, the Azerbaijani side will need to improve their performance. They will host the Ukrainian Vorskla Poltava in what is the battle between the bottom two sides in Group E.
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Vorskla Poltava have also made a mess of their successes. After being vastly outplayed by Arsenal on the opening day of the competition, Vorskla took a surprising and commanding lead against Sporting on Matchday 2. It was a lapse of focus that saw their hard work undone, however. Vorskla conceded two goals in stoppage time in what became their second loss in the competition. In what could have been a historic win for the Ukrainian side ended in bitter defeat.
The Ukrainians will have an opportunity to amend these performances, however, as they travel to Baku on Matchday 3. Vorskla have demonstrated that they are capable of scoring against difficult opposition. Thus, this should give them an opportunity to perform against the joint-bottom team in Group E.
It will not be easy, but it is hypothesized that Vorskla has learned from their mistakes on Matchday 2. A better composed defensive side should see the Ukrainians claim a result in Azerbaijan, but anything is possible in football.
Qarabag vs Vorskla Poltava– Players to Watch:
Innocent Emeghara #7 – Qarabag
Qarabağ have scored zero goals in their opening two UEFA Europa League matches this season. They currently hold a goal differential of -5 and have managed to register only six shots on target over the span of two matches. QarabağFK simply have not been good enough. Striker Innocent Emeghara will need to improve his game if his side has any hope of progressing to the next round of the European competition.
Arsenal's German midfielder Mesut Ozil (L) and Qarabag's Swiss forward Innocent Emeghara vie for the ball during the UEFA Europa League group E football match between Qarabag FK and Arsenal FC in Baku on October 4, 2018. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
Vladyslav Kulach #10 – Vorskla Poltava
The young Ukrainian has impressed, having scored three goals and registering one assist in ten Ukrainian Premier Liha matches this season. Moreover, he has scored one of Vorskla's three goals in the UEFA Europa League Group Stage. The Ukrainians currently sit at the bottom of Group E, and should they have any hope of progressing to the competition's knockout stages, they will need to rely upon their young forward.
Vorskla Poltava's Ukrainian midfielder Vladyslav Kulach celebrates his scoring during UEFA Europa League, Group E, football match Vorskla vs Sporting at Vorskla stadium in Poltava on October 4, 2018. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)
Qarabag vs Vorskla Poltava – Match Stats
This will be the first time the two clubs have faced one another in a European competition.
QarabağFK are tied for first in the Azerbaijani Premier League. They won six matches and drawn once, scoring fourteen goals in the process while conceding four.
Vorskla Poltava are in fourth place in the Ukrainian Premier Liha. They have won six and lost six matches and hold a goal differential of -3.
QarabağFK are without the injured Dani Quintana, Rashad Sadygov and Wilde-Donald Guerrier.
Vorskla Poltava's Denys Vasin and Aleskandre Kobakhidze remain on the sidelines as both men continue to fight through their injuries.
Futbolgrad Network Prediction: Qarabag vs Vorskla Poltava – 1-2
Qarabag vs Vorskla Poltava – Lineups
Qarabag
Vagner – Medvedev, Huseynov, Rzeźniczak, Agolli – Michel, Garayev – Madatov, Ozobić, Zoubir – Emeghara
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Shust – Perduta, Dallku, Chesnakov, Artur – Serhiychuk, Kravchenko, Sharpar, Rebenok – Kulach – Kolomoyets
Manager: Vasyl Sachko
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Jefferson County Board of Registrars Chairman Barry Stephenson revised his prediction and estimates about a 50 percent turnout in the county. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill predicts about 40 percent turnout across the state.
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If not, Ragland said, the ballots will be counted by hand, which could take until early Wednesday morning.
Merrill told the Associated Press he did not expect that issue to hold up election results, and he thought the ballots would scan once they were dry. Stephenson no reports of such an issue have been made to his office, though the first call poll workers would make if issues arose with the voting machines would be to tech support.
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4 lata – pierwszy singiel z solowego albumu Iwony Węgrowskiej, zatytułowanym po prostu Iwona Węgrowska. Piosenkę skomponował Gary Clarke, a tekst napisała Patrycja Kosiarkiewicz.

Singiel zadebiutował w rozgłośni radiowej Radia Zet, a następnie w RMF FM.

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Hey man, are you doing better now? I hope you get well soon. Take your time to recover, because those viruses have a nasty habit of returning when you don't sick it out all the way.
Great job til now, but is the goal to kill the alien or to escape? Not sure about that coz I dont know the original game.
In enhanced mode, it would be cool to see "life points" to know when our crew or the alien are going to die.
I don't know you are programmer !
Very good new, very good project and very good job !!
Seriously, take it easy and get lots of rest. No use overworking yourself and having the virus come back into action.
Wow, take it easy and get well soon.
Hope you didn't get the Asian Bird Influenza that is making it's rounds again. Not nice stuff. Yuck.
Well done Gadget. How does one get to use it? with a lynx flashcard or is it only on the Handy? Excuse my ignorance.
You can use either handy or the flashcard.
So, I played the game a while and II think you should offer a manual along with it; there should be ones from the C64 online that you can modify.
Whzat irritated me at first was that I tried to move the character and nothing happened; before I understood that due to the game's time limit the walking from one place to the other takes time. You have to wait 5 seconds or so before the character is in the new spot. Since there seems to be no indication that the character is moving I would suggest adding something to the enhanced mode. Maybe move the sprite to the destination slowly, or maybe a pointed line from A to be that fills up point by point until the character has reached B.
Secondly, I don#t know what to do when I meet the alien. I picked attack but nothing seemed to happen. I tried to use the electric prod in slot 1, but nothing seemed to happen. The cat appeared on multiple occasions but the option to catch it did nothing.
I am also not sure if the airducts are implemented yet? I opened the grates everywhere but it did not give me an option to do anything.
Besides my problems of not understanding how it all works yet it seems to be an interesting game. For the enhanced mode I suggest having DerLuchs add some background music, with one channel free for voice samples if RAM allows it. I imagine it would be useful and cool to have a death scream when a character dies, this way the player immediately knows even if he has someone else selected.
As an aside I wonder if it's worth me buying a flashcard. I do prefer real hardware but don't know if there's enough aftermarket releases to warrent it????? I already own every commercial title and several PCBs, so I dont think it'd get much use.
Well, let's say this: There are quite a few aftermarket releases in the works, and the homebrew community in general is growing. But sure enough many of those games will probably get a card (or rather PCB-)release. Wyvern Tales, Green Little Quak-Quak, Karate World Tour, Space Ark, obschan's FPS project... maybe Lynx OPS too.
Yet there are other games available and in development that will probably not get a physical release. This one here, Pitfall!, Mortal Kombat II, Tiny Lynx Adventure, Solitaire, Poker, Clicks!, astle of Khon-gis and smaller games and demos in general.
Regards attacking etc, it works just like the C64 version - it leaves you wondering lol... No, once you know that basically you attack, and then after a few seconds you can attack again - you will see the option vanish from menu and re-appear when you can attack again. Same with 'Catch Jones' - if you don't have cat box as primary item used the you just cannot catch him. I wondered why the 64 version did that when you can ever catch him unless you've got the item in the right slot and its basically related to the idea of having to swap between primary and secondary items, so you can think you might catch him when actually youve not even assigned the cat box to the first slot. Bottom line is whilst its a bit off putting to new comers its identical to the original in that way. If you have a weapon in slot 1, when you then attack you have more chance of damage and do more damage depending on weapon held in slot 1. Slot 2 is just a 'carry slot, if something is in it it wont get used. It's best to play in Alien+ mode btw as you can then see your items and a few other things - like a coloured dot to left of avatar showing health status.
Not sure we will be able to do samples but should be able to have some sound effects. I've added Der Luchs latest music into v0.4, and made more improvements etc. Tunnels arent implemented yet btw, that's one of the few things left on my list to do when I am better.
Very nice rendition of the C64 version theme song in version 0.4.
About the samples, if they are too memory-intensive I am sure DerLuchs could create a death scream as a normal sound effect as well. It was not so much about it necessarily being a sample, but about the death scream being a good indication of a character's death.
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The Nindies Showcase has reinforced Switch's catalog with timeless indie classics such as 'Super Meat Boy', long awaited returns like 'Travis Strikes Again!' And some proposals that have left us completely ojipláticos, and the shooter 'Morphies Law' unquestionably enters the latter group.
Developed by Swiss studio Cosmoscope, although with a clear inspiration in Mexican culture, 'Morphies Law' is presented as a Shooter starring robots where our goal will not be to eliminate our enemies, but steal their body mass. Put another way: we will extract parts of your body by shooting them, improving our abilities, but also making us more visible.
The game bets on combats of 4 vs.4 in which the winning team will be the one that has obtained more mass in total, becoming an alternative to the modes of combat by elimination of the genre and following a philosophy very similar to the view in ' Splatoon 2 ', only in more vertical environments.
The game system will be adapted to traditional game modes such as Team Deathmatch, but we are also promised unique game modes based on the game mechanics themselves. And yes, we can become huge titans capable of metal.
They say that the big fish eats the boy and it seems that something similar happens between robots. For the moment, 'Morphies Law' will be available this winter in Nintendo Switch, with a confirmed version for PC.


Mario Theodorou is a London based writer and producer. He first came to prominence after being discovered by Sharon Horgan and Bwark Productions, who co-optioned his first script, Conny. A commission from Sky's 'Artistic Failure' season followed. Currently represented by WME, Mario was selected by the BBC for their drama writersroom and has since been named in the BBC 2017, top 200 emerging talent list. Mario is currently working on a number of comedy and drama projects.


Welcome to the Gallup Student Poll!
For more than 70 years, Gallup has built its reputation on delivering relevant, timely, and visionary research on what humans around the world think and feel. The Gallup Student Poll is dedicated to measuring the hope, engagement, and well-being of America's students.
By measuring these three items, the Gallup Student Poll will help create a more hopeful story about American education in which students and teachers get to do what they do best every day, students' well-being and success matter to the community, and their personal flourishing leads to school success.


Cousin of actress Suzanne Pleshette, John Pleshette began acting in the 1960s in character roles on television series such as "The Patty Duke Show" and "Coronet Blue." He spent the majority of his acting career in the 1970s as a bit player on TV shows and films. He made appearances in "Kojak" and the film "Rocky II" before earning his first starring role in the made-for-TV movie "The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald"; what helped Pleshette land the role of Oswald was his striking resemblance to President Kennedy's assassin. Piggybacking the successful run of roles in the late 1970s, he then landed a part as an original cast member on the long-running drama series "Knots Landing" in 1979. He played Richard Avery from 1979 to 1987, while making appearances in more made-for-TV movies like "Welcome Home, Bobby," "Stormin' Home," and "Malice in Wonderland." Pleshette continued to act into the 1990s although his most notable role was that of Avery. He returned to more character parts on television series such as "Civil Wars," "Murder One," and "ER," before being called upon by director Peter Weir to play one of the network executives involved in "The Truman Show"; it was perhaps the largest, most critically acclaimed film that Pleshette would be a part of. Similar character roles followed in the 2000s as he earned bit parts in more made-for-TV movies like "James Dean" and "Helter Skelter" along with guest starring in series such as "The Nine" and "Eli Stone."


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Worst…day…ever
October 23, 2002 by Brian Garside
What a totally shitty day. Not only was it crappy, rainy, and utterly grey, but my mood matched the weather perfectly. First off, I stayed up way too late last night playing Kingdom Hearts because I got done doing actual work work around midnight…so I played games until 4:30 in the morning…not good.
Then I get in to work, and am told that my good friend, and human resource book, Joe Taiabjee (A.K.A. Joe Tek) was among the latest round of cuts at BGMi. I honestly couldn't have been more upset if they had told me that I was laid off…I mean at least if it was me, I'd know that TSN wasn't my problem anymore. All of a sudden I felt like the weight of the world was really on my shoulders, and it's a weight that I'm tired of carrying.
I went through the rest of the day in a daze of some sort, and left to go home early around 3. At home I did a little work, and decided that I needed to go out and see The Transporter after all.
Worst…Movie…Ever…
How to even start? The first half hour was good, it had an awesome car chase that took 15-20 minutes, some great dialogue, and an awesome premise…the next hour and ten minutes were sheer hell. The car got blowed up, the fighting was just stupid-dumb looking (can anybody tell me why nobody can do an old fashioned Sean Connery punch to the guts anymore? Remember those? They sounded like a head of lettuce being smashed on a wooden box? What's with all the frigging wires???), and the acting was just ATROCIOUS! Jason Statham was good, but the girl Shu Qi was one of the worst actresses ever! The eurotrash villian played by Matt Schulze was atrocious, and the faceless badguys kept coming at the good guy like baddies from the old Double Dragon arcade game, I was all like "Didn't he just kill that guy?", and my buddy Larry was all like "Oh no he didn't!", and my other buddy Curtis was all like "Tee Hee Hee Hee", doubled over in his chair laughing from the sheer stupidity of the "plot" (a plot which makes a Joe Esterhaus movie look like fucking Casablanca!).
Ahhh well, the trip home was enjoyable (if uneventful), I just gunned my car all the way home, driving like a stupid person, albeit a safe stupid person, and let out a lot of frustrations. I really need to install a CD player in my car though…radio just ain't doin' it for me anymore.
Well, tomorrow is the first of my days off. I need to just relax and not think about TSN for a few days, and that's just what I'm gonna do.
Consuming a web service from your Pocket PC
This is a cool article on taking XML content and viewing it with your PDA. It's a great idea because I want to eventually build out HeadsDown into an XML feed that would be available in the NewsML format.
Jamming camcorders in movie theaters
As someone who occasionally downloads movies from Kaazaa from time to time, I'm totally confused by how this is such a big deal. The article says: "According to Cinea's grant abstract, the motion picture industry loses some $3 billion a year due to piracy, including the sale of illegal copies made using camcorders in theaters. The company predicted that its efforts could cut movie piracy by 50 percent" okay, I'll be honest. I downloaded 40 Days and 40 Nights because I was midly curious to see it. Mildly curious as in, "Not curious to spend $12.00 at the theatre, and not curious to go to the video store and rent it out." mildly curious. I MIGHT (and I emphasize the word might here) have watched it if I stumbled on it on City TV in a couple of years when it comes to free TV. I saw it one night while I was searching for divX movies…I downloaded it. I burned it to CD, and it's sat in my desk for the last two months. I haven't watched it, other than to make sure I didn't download porn.
I don't even have the impetus to watch the damn thing. So how exactly did the movie industry lose any money on that transaction? How have they lost money on any of the other DivX movies I've downloaded? I saw Star Wars Episode II in theatres twice. One night I downloaded it because I wanted to watch it again (and it was out of theatres by August). I watched it a couple more times. When the DVD comes out will I buy it? HELL YEAH! Geez, would I rather have a state of the art Dolby Digital 6.1 surround sound mix, or my crappy little CD that you can hear the dude who filmed the movie eat popcorn? Do the math. Lucas didn't lose dime ONE on this transaction (unless the movie studios are so naive as to believe that the two times I watched Episode II on the VCD that I burned I would have gone to the theatre…once in the middle of a work day, and the other time at 12:00 at night when I was stuck at work).
Geez, you know, now that I think about it, I estimate that I lose about $600.00 a year in movies that I see in a theatre which should really be experienced on the small screen (see "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" as an example), and probably another $100.00 a year in late fees, and movies that I just return without watching them through because the movie isn't compelling enough to watch in one sitting, and I don't get through it.
Where's my cash Hollywood?
October 8, 2002 by Brian Garside
Woodster.com is an incredible site with some really great design. I've been surfing through this site for an hour now and I'm amazed at the depth of content in here, and how great the portfolio section is. This is what a portfolio site should be.
I especially love the style guide section. So simple, but so amazing.
Because I love…I'm including a "Best of" list.
Album du jour: Disturbed: Believe. Their newest album rocks…not as much as their debut…but it still rocks.
DVD of the Week: Hulk Still Rules. The bio of Hulk Hogan, along with 4 hours of classic matches (stuff like his AWA bad guy days, and Orndorff vs Hogan at Exhibition Place in Toronto). It's really good.
Game of the Week: Hot Shots Golf III, but only until Grand Theft Auto Vice City comes out, or I break down and buy Kingdom Hearts next week (whichever comes first).
Website of the Week: Comic Book Resources used to be my favourite site…then it wasn't…and now thanks to Mark Millar's column, Pop Life by Matt Fraction, and Lying in the Gutters by Rich Johnson, it's my favourite again.
Comic of the Week: Ultimate Spider-Man #28. The intro of the Rhino…and Spidey doesn't even meet up with him!
Looking forward to: The Buffy the Vampire Slayer "Once More With Feeling" soundtrack. This looks really good!
It's time for a change
For something like two years HeadsDown.com has said "Change is coming"…what a load of CRAPOLA! It's finally true though. I'm going to go through in the next three months and re-design all three of my major sites. HeadsDown is going to get the first overhaul, I'm going to plug in a content management solution (HeadLines), re-do the front jump page, and make it do what it should do. HeadsDown needs to be a portal for all of my stuff…and that's just what it's going to be.
What can you, my adoring public expect on HeadsDown? How's this for a start?
Services – What I can offer folks. You want custom video? Done. You need a website? Got it. You want a peruvian rug? I'm your man.
Portfolio – What I've done.
Tools – The HeadsDown difference.
Weekly (or monthly) updates on what HeadsDown is doing.
Spotlights on past projects (every week I'll focus on a prior client).
Latest news on my other sites.
Tales will be next. Gone will be the Comics and Movies sections. Great ideas, just didn't get enough done with them. In will be a new writing section where my Wrestling columns can live. I'll keep the main page information only, but I want to have some more pictures and stuff going on.
The Char and Brian site needs a re-vamp since it hasn't been touched in over a year. We'll see what we can see with that one.
Finally, the Stinky Monkeys will need a re-vamp in time for the Winter Floor hockey season. I'm going to try to captain a team this winter and see who wants to come out.
I've got a couple of designs for HeadsDown on the go, and I'll post them as soon as I get a chance.
In the meantime, I'm working on a website for local comic shop "Shining Knight Comics", and I'll post some stuff about that here soon.
Until then…stay tuned!
Denim is a cool tool that lets you develop schematics really quickly. It's really useful, and something that I'm using every day.
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LEGINDARY LEEMAN'S Exclusive On Hip Hop ,Life, Music, Consciousness, and Staying True To Self
By Bre Nicole J Instagram: @bre_nicolej
It all started in the South Bronx of New York. Out of the 1970s, a new sound of funk was developed with a faster beat and speech. Hip Hop and rap !
Although it still remains the same that the legends of hip hop will never die, there are many new faces in the game that pose a lethal threat.
One particular face, Legindary LeeMan, a native from Southfield, Michigan explains just how the influence of old skool hip hop, funk, and soul has had on his career in the music industry. Legindary LeeMan describes himself not only as an entertainer, but also as a scholar, philosopher, writer, pioneer and genius.
As an artist he makes it very clear that he is not a clone to society's perceptions on 'new age' music.
"Clones are people who try to act or be like other people. They are nobodies. We all get inspired by people, but a clone believes in trends. What the hell is a trend?", Leeman says.
"Clones have no mind of their own. With clones you just gotta kill them with being just who you are– yourself. If you respect it, you respect. If not, then you don't."
Legindary LeeMan creates his own paths in life with grace and humility, acknowledging God as his Higher Power. Having a raw style in fashion and taste in music, with his hair worn in a classic style fro, Leeman takes you back to the 80s funk, spiced up with spitting knowledge through his rap lyrics.
Legindary LeeMan shares,
"I respect my reflection in the mirror. I live in the moment of learning as much as possible"
So how did Legindary Leeman get his name?
High school friends gave him the name LeeMan in reference to his last name and the Legindary piece stemmed from him always being a well known leader among his peers.
In his words "You become a Legind when you are not afraid to live. I don't spell legindary the regular way. I spell it with an I because I am an innovator. I'm not afraid to evolve."
Currently, the artist who is a graduate from Georgia State University and a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity resides in Atlanta, Georgia and is endlessly working on his music.
"Atlanta saved my life. I never planned on being here. I went to Florida A & M for one year, but that didn't work out. I got accepted to Georgia State and graduated with a public speaking degree. Yes I have a degree ! College was a great connection and I've always been an honor roll student . Atlanta has opened up my eyes with a lot of diversity and you never know what is going to happen. If you can go to college, experience it. Just know when you graduate you can't get caught up with everything you are fed, but understand the more knowledge the better." LeeMan says. " I learned a lot about me and how to survive in a different way."
He wants the youth to understand that the choice of going to college is theirs and no one else.
"You may be asking a lot of people about your education. And may be you're confused but the choice is yours. Make the choice for you. The financial point is a beast, but if you have the choice to go and want to go for it. It teaches you a lot about yourself."
With the Supreme Court's recent ruling in making same sex marriages legal and gay rights being a trending topic over the past few weeks, certain views on homosexuality were discussed. Due to the high number of homosexuals that live in Atlanta, LeeMan acknowledges the fact that there are many men on the downlow in Atlanta and wants people to know:
"If you're gay be gay. Don't hide that. "
He also states how being gay seems to be the "new trend" that LeeMan defines as clones.
"I'm scared for the new generation because I think they may think gay is just something to be. Like it's a trend. I have no problem with gay people though because those that are, are out with it. "
Leeman wants people to understand that he does not oppose anyone's choice in being gay and that his music is for all people. A song called 'Stay Black' interprets just what the artist is trying to convey on being your own person, while informing his listeners that people of color seem to be the most mocked race in America and around the world.
Despite the name of the song, 'Stay Black' gives power to people wanting to be nothing but their authentic selves in a world that is so stuck on facades and image. The definition of living life to the fullest in Legindary LeeMan's mind is 'staying true to thy own self'.
"Black people are the most mimicked race out there. Other races shouldn't fear blacks and should instead just respect blacks", says LeeMan. "Stay black is not to discriminate any race. It's just explaining how everything is derived from the black race. We all come from the same place. It's not in offense to any other race. Stay black is just staying true to who you are as a goddess or god. God lives within you."
Legindary LeeMan illustrates his art using samples of his musical influences from the 70s to the early 90s. There's no question on whether or not music has evolved. And although rap and hip hop are used interchangeably at times, the two genres have appeal to various ethnic groups , populating around the world in many countries.
What we now know as hip hop and rap groomed out of a time during the fall of the auto industry, collapse of the steel mills and exhaustion and lack of resources of social services and public housing for blacks and hispanics in the 70s. It was a way for the people of impoverished communities to unite. Artists communicated on the issues of living in the inner-city, while turning their rage into joy and embarking on turning their art into capital.
LeeMan says, "Music told stories and painted pictures. Music now is so different these days. I came up listening to Snoop, Dj Quick, Twista, E-40 Sugar Free, UGK, J Dilla, Mos Def, Wu Tang, and Jay Z. I'm influenced by a lot of music and have been listening to Al Green and George Clinton and The Parliament to receive more inspiration for my music. One of the first rap artist that my mom introduced me to was Geto Boyz. She inspired me with countless forms of music from Rick James to many other forms of classical soul and funk music. My dad is also a big Blues man."
Some of Leeman's other musical influences include:
Sade, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Hall & Oates, Michael Jackson, Outkast, Prince, Aaliyah Nona G, Lolita Deville, Erykah Badu, Tony, Toni, Tone, Queen Latifah, Kanye West, The Roots, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Devin The Dude, Gucci Mane, Eminem, Streetlordz, EightBall & MJG, and NWA.
Legindary Leeman also expresses what new skool is missing compared to the old skool.
"It's missing the funk! There's no funk! It's the groove behind the music and having your own flavor. Music is now oversaturated."
Don't get it twisted though, Leeman still has an ear for some new cats in the game " The artists I listen to now are Dom Kennedy, Nipsey, Dej Loaf,Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, ASAP Rocky, Future Young Dolph, Cla$$ique, MasterPeace, and new upcoming artists on the Internet."
LeeMan writes his music from the heart, allowing the audience to share in his journey of life experiences. From life in the suburbs surrounding Detroit to moving to Atlanta, took flight on a spiritual journey. He talks on developing a conscious awareness and also getting his heart broke in his music.
"Being hurt in different situations and happy in other situations has given me a balance of knowing pain, but also experiencing a happy and good life. Life is a journey. It's about knowing that things just come naturally. To get the happiness you want, you gotta travel back to that kid inside of you and tap back into that happiness you once had. It's all in staying true. When I write it's more than me talking. It's the universe. It's a power within me."
A song called 'Burn Out' featuring vocalist Tayla D, touches on the sensitive side of being in love with a woman but not being equally yoked.
"The song was a real story that happened in my life. It is indeed a beautiful masterpiece. If you're life is just all smooth then you have no story. It's a lot of females with weak souls. Women have to realize that just being beautiful isn't everything. You gotta be cold with a strong soul. If you're not evolving then you're dying. And that's smoother than a left titty."
So ladies if you aren't coming with a beautiful mind and soul, LeeMan ain't lookin for you.
"That used to be my thing, thinking with my d*** all the time. If you think with your d*** all the time you will get f**** . It happens sometimes though players f*** up. It's business before buns. Some n****** get controlled by the beast. I really had to learn that you have to take care of the business first. If a woman really wants to build with you she will. If you get the buns then you get the buns but put the bands before the buns. It's like the movie 'Boomerang'."
LeeMan's mission is to inspire others to be innovative, confident, and to reach their full potential in life. When a person decides to build on their own character and brand themselves as who they are, not focusing on society's ideologies, a person becomes more authentic. He urges people to follow their passions and do things that 'small minded' people say is impossible.
"People try to block or knock your passions. Now I understand how to maneuver when someone is trying to knock me down. Once you learn how to deal with negative energy, you realize that everything is in life is still good," LeeMan says.
"With some passion and creativity you can do whatever you want to do. These days most individuals want to be something that they see in society and not themselves. However once we find our inner personal Legind that's when life begins—S/o to Southfield, the Zoo [Kalamazoo], and the Zeta Theta Ques and Upsilon Gamma Ques."
A song that had a classic 'drop top ridin' summer zeal was Cash and Carry.
"Cash and Carry was in reference to me paying homage growing up as a kid. Cash and carry is about not owing anybody anything. In life you shouldn't be in debt to everybody. That's death," says the rapper. "I've dodged death so many times. Sometimes you just be so dumb. Then you say to yourself, did you just flirt with death. Major shout out to the Original Cash Out Boyz of my city."
As we discussed some of the senseless killings and kidnappings that have been happening in Detroit, Legindary LeeMan dropped some knowledge and said "My message to Detroit is to expand your mindset. Don't kill a nigga over some petty s***. I saw on the news recently that 27 people got killed over the course of just one weekend. For everyone that got killed that's 27 momma's crying."
Dropping music and knowledge isn't the only thing Legindary is doing these days! The artist has his hands on acting as well and still pursuing his first love basketball. LeeMan played for the Georgia Gwizzlies in the ABA and is currently a free agent if any teams or coaches are looking for a good shooting or point guard.
As for his acting career he has been in a few extras and gaining many connections in the field.
LeeMan says,"I want to see more of me evolving and building my brand. Not only me, but people that I'm around and my community. It's all a collective art and business. One stop shop, sharing my love., It's all passion and I'm focused on my art and the people around me. If you aren't building anything, what's the point."
Legindary LeeMan also has a surprise for all the listeners waiting for an EP to drop! Just wait on it baby!
Check out Legindary LeeMan's music on
https://soundcloud.com/legindaryleeman and http://legindaryleeman.bandcamp.com/
IG: @legindaryleeman
Twitter: @LegindaryLEEMAN
FB: Legindary LeeMan
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RoomStore Inc. Emerges From Bankruptcy
RoomStore, Inc., formerly HMY RoomStore, Inc. ("RoomStore"), headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, a leading furniture retailer, announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. RoomStore offers a wide selection of professionally coordinated home furnishings in complete room packages at value-oriented prices. RoomStore operates 65 stores located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas. Under the terms of the Plan, the existing equity interests in RoomStore have been cancelled and the unsecured creditors of RoomStore will receive new common stock of RoomStore in satisfaction of their claims. Heilig-Meyers Company, the former parent of RoomStore, is the single largest creditor of RoomStore and will receive approximately 67% of the new common stock. The Plan also includes a $35 million working capital facility with Bank of America, N.A., which was closed on June 1, 2005. Curtis C. Kimbrell, III, President and CEO of RoomStore acknowledged RoomStore's emergence would not have been realized without the support of its employees, customers and suppliers, and Creditors' Committee. "To our employees, we thank you for your perseverance, dedication, and hard work throughout this process. To our customers and suppliers, we are grateful for your continued support. To our Creditors' Committee, we thank you for being cooperative and constructive partners during the reorganization process. Mr. Kimbrell went on to comment that of the numerous restructuring achievements, there are four key areas that are the platform for RoomStore's future success: a tested management team, a new board of directors, strong relationships with critical vendors and service providers, and a strong balance sheet. The core members of the RoomStore management team not only implemented the restructuring initiatives, but also generated positive results from operating the business through the nearly five year restructuring process. They have deep knowledge of the business and industry and have developed and demonstrated strong skills in business fundamentals, logistics and customer service. On the effective date of the Plan, a new board of directors was installed consisting of Mr. Kimbrell and 4 independent directors. The independent directors include two prominent furniture industry veterans in Robert Shaffner, former chief financial officer of Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. and Ronald A. Kaplan, former president of Levitz Furniture. The remaining two directors are Eugene I. Davis and N. Martin Stringer. Mr. Kimbrell stated, "The wealth of home furnishings experience Mr. Shaffner and Mr. Kaplan bring to our board will be complimented well by the financial savvy and capital markets knowledge of Mr. Davis and Mr. Stringer. This is the combination that the RoomStore needs to meet its future goals." During the restructuring process, RoomStore was able to maintain and strengthen relationships with critical vendors and service providers. Notably, credit lines and payment terms have been expanded with key merchandise suppliers to ensure adequate inventory levels and a consistent flow of merchandise to support sales goals and a high level of customer service. Finally, RoomStore emerged with a strong balance sheet supported by a $35 million working capital facility from Bank of America, N.A. "Our strong balance sheet and working capital facility are more than adequate to support the business operations as well as expansion plans within our current markets," noted Mr. Kimbrell. He added, "The combination of these key ingredients makes for a wonderful opportunity for RoomStore, its employees, its vendors and its customers."


Greek shipping company Capital Product Partners has signed charter employments for its two 8,266 TEU container carriers M/V Agamemnon and M/V Archimidis with an undisclosed client.
The 108,892 dwt vessels, built by South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in 2007 and 2006, have been chartered for a period of twelve months.
According to Capital Product Partners, the charters are expected to commence in April 2016 and include an charter extension option for an additional 12 months at an increased rate.
Due to these employments, the partnership's charter coverage for 2016 and 2017 has increased to 93% and 72%, respectively.
Capital Product Partners currently owns 34 vessels, including twenty modern medium range product tankers, four Suezmax crude oil tankers, nine Post Panamax container vessels and one Capesize bulk carrier, all of which are under period charters.
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