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Friday, 10 May 2013

Deep Active Sound & Duhless - Play It

Artist: Deep Active Sound & Duhless
Title: Play It
Cat #: SRMR097
Series: Green Dot (Deep House)
Remixes by: Lemon Popsicle l In Deep We Trust l BiG AL
Label: Ready Mix Records

Release Date:
May 16th 2013 (Beatport Exclusive)
May 30th 2013 (Worldwide)

We're proud to present the debut single from Deep Active Sound & Duhless "Play It" on Ready Mix Records.

Created in 2009, Michael Bessmertny's "Deep Active Sound" alias has been pretty busy releasing originals and remixes on such great label as Loco Records, Deep Class, Dutchie and UM Records to name but a few. In the past he has remixed "Magic Moments" by the Moti Brothers for us which to this day is still the number 1 track on his personal Beatport page chart.

On this release, he teams up with country mate Duhless (Yanis Abolinsh) who's also been active for over 3 years in the music production field to create "Play It" which starts with a very recognizable "Billy Jean"ish drum loop followed by a funky melodic bassline, some deep chords, pads and vocal samples to tie it all together.

First remix delivered by label boss man "BiG AL" who's been busy pumping out Original and remixes pretty much everywhere with great success and this remix is no different. He lifts up the energy, bring out the bassline to the front and make it more dancefloor friendly with his groovy signature sound.

For the second remix, we're extremely proud to welcome back our good German friends "Lemon Popsicle" who return to the label with their fresh and mind sweeping remake. In the past, Lemon Popsicle have done so many ground breaking remixes for us including Evren Ulusoy's "Bachelor Party", MidiDropMusic's "Underneath The Abyss" and Soul Collective Feat. Dania's "Shy" to name but a few.

Third and final remix comes courtesy of the super talented "In Deep We Trust" who also debuts on the label with a remix that we just can't seem to get enough of. It's like he injected the Original Mix with steroids, took it on a trip throughout the universe and came back with an Epic jam filled with big drum rolls, spacey synths, phat bassline, guitars riffs, awesome percussion and a tight beat structure that will shake any dancefloor. In Deep We Trust is a force to be reckoned with and surely a producer to keep an eye on.

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March 4th, 2014
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‘I’d Rather Go Blind,’ Christine Santelli at The Lincoln Inn, Jersey City, NJ. Posted January 3, 2016.

Once strictly a restaurant, the Lincoln Inn is now presenting music every Saturday, curated by Ms. Santelli. Follow this link to more information about the music series.

Ms. Santelli’s 2013 EP, Limelight ’69, was honored as one of Deep Roots’ EPs of the Year. Follow this link to the full review of same in Deep Roots. Her 2012 album, Dragonfly, was honored as a Deep Roots Album of the Year selection (see review below). More recently Ms. Santelli found herself part of Bettye LaVette’s 2015 Grammy-nominated Worthy album, which will compete for the statuette for Best Blues Album of 2015. “Step Away,” a song co-written by Ms. Santelli and Brian Mitchell, is featured on the album. Check it out below.

Bettye LaVette, ‘Step Away,’ from the Grammy-nominated Worthy album

‘something rare, beautiful and revelatory’

Christine Santelli

Rapid Records

Review by David McGee

Bleak and austere in the manner of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska; flush with the burnished, poignant, bittersweet persistence of memory fueling Virginia Woolf’s To The Lighthouse; and asserting self-reliance in the Marlene Dietrich style (“good for nothing/men are good for nothing”) even as the last vestiges of dependency linger (think Carmen McRae’s “How Did He Look”), Christine Santelli’s solo acoustic stunner Dragonfly is a complex, coming of age work. For all intents and purposes this self-released, bracingly honest work establishes a clear demarcation point between the blues-based artist fronting a full band, introduced on record in 1993 (24 Hours), and the fully matured singer-songwriter whose voice and acoustic guitar alone give wings to her poetry.

This poetry, the 15 original songs she culled from her “100 Songs in 100 Days” project of summer 2011 (from which one video per month has been appearing regularly in this publication), comes not from out of the blue, but rather is the logical progression of a pattern of steady growth in her writing, playing and singing beginning with 2006’s masterful Tales From the Red Room and flowering fully on 2009’s Any Better Time. These albums, though rooted in blues, offered intriguing evidence of an artist whose writing was turning increasingly inward and finding its most affecting expression outside the blues–in the country strains of the confessional “She Wasn’t Wrong” and her paean to the natural world on “Take a Look” (on Red Room); and on Any Better Time in the Appalachian strains of the haunting loneliness of “Calgary,” on which a fingerpicked guitar and crying fiddle beautifully augmented her parched, bluesy vocal; in the delicate beauty of the folk-flavored “Brown-Haired Girl”; and in the clambering, Waits-ish cabaret backdrop of “For You.”

Christine Santelli and band, ‘My Town.’ A solo acoustic version is featured on Dragonfly.

With the estimable Dave Gross assisting her in the production of Dragonfly, Ms. Santelli dispenses with all effects and affectations and presents herself naked on disc. It has the feel of memoir, does Dragonfly, and though she always draws on her life experiences in her songs, she does so in the guise of a storyteller projecting her life onto another’s in pursuit of a larger theme than self-portrait could provide. To pile on the literary allusions, Dragonfly is a musical Our Town, and she’s playing the Stage Manager. In this role, in her songs, she reveals much of the modern malaise afflicting personal relationships, especially those of a romantic nature, and in unsparing detail to boot.

It starts off cheerily enough, with a sweet, lilting love song, “Sweet Rita,” about a man who cherishes his bride as “his angel from above” and the memory of their betrothal remaining sunny “through our lives.” This glow is quickly doused on the next song, the tellingly titled “I’m Done,” darker still and a merciless catalogue of a one-sided relationship coming to a complete, non-negotiable halt–“I’m done, I’m done, I’m done”–she cries thrice–“pleasing you/I’m leaving you now to do all the things I wanted to.” It doesn’t end there, though; she goes on to catalogue “all the things” she’s planning, including not asking her old flame’s advice “’cause that’s something I’d do in my old life.”

From her 100 Songs in 100 Days project, ‘Why Call Me,’ as featured on Dragonfly–a masterpiece of mixed-up confusion.

As despairing as matters get on this album, it’s not all bleak, no more than it would be in our town or any other. The ragtimey “Close to You” is a cute, fun vow of affection (you could hear Leon Redbone, with his honking voice, really making hay with this one) and “Dragonfly,” halting and subdued, is Santelli at her most seductive, singing a metaphor-rich promise of commitment in a tiny, vulnerable voice, sweet and open and beautiful. Less dark but no less vivid than Bruce Springsteen’s “My Hometown,” Santelli’s “My Town” describes a place where “the mayor’s drunk and the cops are too” and not much is going on, but “I wouldn’t change it for the world,” as she proclaims sturdily in a soaring chorus, the song being another example of maturity allowing the narrator to see more virtue than desperation in the burg’s sleepy demeanor. Even better, the jaunty “My Grandad” recalls “special times I won’t forget” with the man who loved the ponies, his “suds,” and his little granddaughter, whom, he assured her, would “have my day in the sun.”

At which point Dragonfly takes a 180 turn, aiming its spotlight on those living in a world of hurt. “In Why Did You Run,” a love affair that flourishes in an autumn of no money but abundant riches of heart, is now but a tainted memory after one partner takes a powder, leaving the other to ask “hey, hey, hey, why did you run?” but, as the song’s abrupt ending suggests, receiving no answer. In one of the album’s two variances from the guitar-vocal setup, “Find My Way Home” is a powerful gospel-tinged piano-and-vocal heartbreaker chronicling disconnect, in heart and in spirit, with a remote paramour. Somber, low-key with a rich melody and a deeply soulful and subtly searing vocal, “Your Name’s Now Up In Lights” sends a message to a departed lover who shunned her support as he followed his own trajectory to something greater than they had together–and yet, she can’t quit him, as she reveals in the unsettling final verse, to wit: “I can feel your touch as you wander through the days/And I know you’re right there/I can feel you smiling down on me/Guiding me through your prayer.”

  Christine Santellli, ‘Sweet Rita,’ featured on Dragonfly

Among all the 15 tracks, two are unqualified major songs. “Ten Years Ago,” briskly fingerpicked and intensely introspective with a whispery vocal, speaks to an old flame with a devastating series of rhetorical questions: “Is she pretty like I once was/Does she laugh at your jokes/Does her hair hang down just right/When you make love are there stars out above at night,” all leading to the most shattering query: “Is she me just ten years ago,” repeated twice and left to hang there in the quiet between tracks so you can fully absorb the magnitude of betrayal Santelli describes with cool, surgical equanimity.

Christine Santelli, ‘Neckties,’ the whimsical, quizzical closer on Dragonfly

The other of the towering two is “Why Call Me,” a masterpiece of what Dylan called mixed-up confusion. Bookended by two unusual kissofs in “I Don’t Want to Get Dressed” and “No Neckties”–the former resigned and fairly upbeat, the latter another piano-and-vocal arrangement with a whimsical, quizzical bent as she ponders the lack of physical evidence of her man’s presence–“Why Call Me” unfolds at a deliberate pace. Santelli’s nuanced phrasing incrementally reveals the song’s layered, and roiling, emotions–from seething resentment to wistful reflection (“I hung on every word, until the sound would fall’)–as she tries to crawl from the wreckage of a hit-and-run relationship that’s left her with no clue as to either party’s motives. The chorus, sung assertively in the only  moment when she sounds sure of herself, says it all: “It could have been your smile/It could have been your blonde hair/It could have been your mischievous life/Or the fact you didn’t care.” This is songwriting of a higher caliber, and a performance artfully colored to enhance the impact she makes in her blunt descriptions of a devastating romantic debacle.

Thus Dragonfly, a moment when art and life are transposed into something rare, beautiful and revelatory–a moment when Christine Santelli’s heart, to quote Virginia Woolf in To The Lighthouse, “leapt at her and seized her and tortured her.”

 Christine’s new solo acoustic album, Dragonfly, is available at her website, and at various online music sites. The above review was first published in the March 2011 issue of TheBluegrassSpecial.com.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2006

The long weekend that was...

This weekend I took my guys out to the garden centre, as is our tradition, this being the May 24th long weekend (even though the 24th isn't always on that weekend, we call it that for some reason), the weekend where we Canadians start our planting season, the assumption being that fear of frost has passed and our babies will be safe outside.

We left the centre in a wind so strong that plants and seed packets blew out of our cart, my sons wildly chasing after them through the parking lot. And then, there was hail. Big, pinging-off-the-windshield, stinging-on-your-skin-hail. So we were glad to make our way home, cuddle up inside and re-examine our treasures. So much potential in a packet of seeds...

This summer, Tanner is going to try to grow sunflowers - two varieties - and watermelon. Ben is planning to grow pumpkins and peanuts. I am excited for them because these are all things I tried to grow when I was young and had an indulgent mother, and they chose them with no prompting from me. This week's task will be to actually find a sunny spot where all this growing can take place. Oh, and space. Lots of space. Lots of sunny, dog-protected space. The challenge is on...

They also planted their pots - yes, in the cold and wind (the hail stopped by the time we got home), and I love the differences in style and colour. Every year it's a crapshoot, and they always turn out wonderfully.

So, each boy selected a flat of various annuals, selected mostly for colour, and then planted according to whatever whim runs their imagination...

Tanner's planters range from minimalist to wildly packed:

and Ben's have a common colour theme:

orange and yellow, with some ringers thrown in -

And yes, I bought some stuff for my planters, too, but somehow I find the choices of my children far more interesting - they are spontaneous and impulsive, and always, within a month or so, are the most gorgeous assortment of flowers going..

Knitting-wise, I am putting the sleeves in my violet t-shirt today, and will then WIND THE SILK - am I excited? I chipped away at the t-shirt throughout the weekend, and now find that, in spite of counting and measuring and laying the front on top of the back repeatedly, there seems to be a slight difference in size. Not major, but enough that I had to fudge a little on the side seams to align them. I am hopeful that I can block it senseless and it will hang properly, but a little niggle in my brain isn't so sure -

the other little niggle in my brain doesn't care, because I am already knitting up the multidirectional tank in my mind - I read the pattern in bed last night, slept with a skein on my night table - obsessive? Moi?!

Saturday, May 20, 2006

I KNOW I can...

I have decided that this weekend I will finish my t-shirt - particularly since it's a long weekend for us, and today looks to be the only decent day for playing in the dirt -

in the words of Yul Brynner (Ten Commandments) -

"So let it be written, so let it be done" (the quote may not be 100% accurate, but you know what I mean..)

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

I think I can...

This is what I'm working on:

(conch shell courtesy of my sons, who spent last week in Mexico with their father while I prepped for, and then thoroughly enjoyed, a gastroscopy/colonoscopy - well, I got a shell, didn't I??)

This is what I'd like to be working on (lazing about in my stash since 2000 - I think it's aged just right):

Or this (it's hemp - how cool!):

Or especially this (soft-as-air silk, and the colours make me drool):

Don't misunderstand, I love the colour of my t-shirt, like the fittings worked into the pattern, which is by White Lies Designs, like the cotton/linen fabric, and think it will be lovely - but it makes for slow knitting once the front is done and all its intricacies have been revealed -

however, I am excited about my Secret Pal - hi there, and thanks for your note - you just made my day! Sounds like we have a lot in common, right down to the obsessive dogs! Can't wait to find out more about you - such fun!

So the lesson here, I guess, is all things in good time, finish what you start, um, I'm stretching here - I'll get to it when I get to it... and I will get to it...

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Secret Pal 8

I have never done a secret pal exchange before, and the prospect of sending little gifts to people is terribly exciting to me - like Christmas all summer long!

So, onto the questionnaire...

1. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? What fibers do you absolutely *not* like?
I love unusual, exotic fibres (quiviut, silk, bamboo, hemp, linen) in addition to wool, and am tending towards natural fibre most of the time - I am not a fan of 100% acrylic, although I am okay with wool/acrylic blends.

2. What do you use to store your needles/hooks in?
I use a wonderful bag that my mother made for me, without a pattern save the vision in her mind, from fabric woven by one my favourite uncles, which has a myriad of storage pouches and holders - I will post a pic of it in a future entry.

3. How long have you been knitting? Would you consider your skill level to be beginner, intermediate or advanced?
I have been knitting for about 37 of my 45 years, and would put myself at the advanced level, I think.

4. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list?
No, but what a cool idea!

5. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.)
I like clean, fresh laundry, soapy smells - also lily of the valley and light florals along those lines.

6. Do you have a sweet tooth? Favorite candy?
I wonder if anyone will answer 'no' to this one? Favourite sweet is/are chocolate covered almonds, but my real weakness is salt, especially chips and french fries.

7. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? Do you spin?
I crochet, have done weaving and pottery, love crafts with my kids, am always do-it-myselfing around the house. I do not spin well, but I love it and am determined to get it.

8. What kind of music do you like? Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? (if your buddy wants to make you a CD)
I will listen to almost anything but loud, harsh, discordant sounds or rap- love old blues, old jazz, 50's rock 'n roll, classical, and then stuff like Green Day, the Ramones - I'm all over the place. And yes, MP3's are my friend.

9. What's your favorite color? Or--do you have a color family/season/palette you prefer? Any colors you just can't stand?
Fave is Orange - also like blue, yellow, red - have almost no green to my name, but I don't dislike it - also like white.

10. What is your family situation? Do you have any pets?
I live with my two sons, ages 10 and 11, two big dogs, a rabbit, a rat, and several dust dinosaurs that rear their ugly heads from time to time.

11. Do you wear scarves, hats, mittens or ponchos?
Like scarves and mittens, want to wear a poncho very much but haven't been able to picture myself in one yet...

12. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit?
I ALWAYS have socks on the go, and like to make sweaters - my favourite type of knitting is anything cabled and complicated.

13. What are you knitting right now?
Right now I am working on a t-shirt for me in periwinkle blue cotton/linen, and a pair of socks. I am not allowing myself to start the other luscious projects staring me in the face until at least one of these is done.

14. Do you like to receive handmade gifts?
Absolutely my favourite type of gift...

15. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? Bamboo, aluminum, plastic?
All I use these days are circular Addis, and occasionally tiny bamboo double points for socks. Interestingly, I was internet searching for rosewood circulars just today, to use with slippery yarns.

16. Do you own a yarn winder and/or swift?
I have both a winder and a swift.

17. How did you learn to knit?
My grandmother taught me during one summer visit to her home in Quebec - she had seemingly endess supplies of the ugliest burnt orange acrylic yarn, and wouldn't teach me to cast off, so by summer's end I had a long strip of orange that wound all through the house.

18. How old is your oldest UFO?
I found a couple recently that are maybe 3 - 4 years old? Misplaced during a move, you know how it is...

19. What is your favorite holiday?
If summer vacation counts, that's the one...

20. Is there anything that you collect?
Yarn, mostly, although I have recently started appreciating some of the outrageous labels on bottles of hot sauce - I may start gathering some of the more memorable ones.

21. Any books, yarns, needles or patterns out there you are dying to get your hands on? What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have?
Any hand-dyed yarns; Mason-Dixon Knitting; rosewood circ's or small (5") dpns. I subscribe to Knitters' and Interweave Knits.

22. Are there any new techniques you'd like to learn?
I would love to perfect, or at least be half-decent at, spinning, and am always looking for new ways to do anything knitting.

23. Are you a sock knitter? What are your foot measurements?
Oh, yeah, baby, hardcore sock knitter. I wear a size 10 shoe, and make my socks about 9" long from base of heel to start of toe, like them a little longer on the calf.

24. When is your birthday? (mm/dd)
Just tried to avoid it - April 22

Friday, May 05, 2006

need focus

I am so-o-o-o scattered, starting projects I don't really want to make, not sure what I want to make - it's the time of year, I think - I hate all my clothes, nothing fits properly, I can't find anything good to read -

this is the kind of focus I need:

our second dog, Maggie, after 12 minutes of unbroken staring at a squirrel, who was equally focused in staring her down (and yes, I timed them).

If I could get a little of that - well, I would finish the socks I'm working on, I would plow through the Shapely T-Shirt by White Lies Designs that I like, but can't seem to throw myself into - I need wild abandon, that's it -

next post, when my digital camera is operational? I'll show you what I'm dithering through -

and maybe then, like my camera, like my dog, I'll get some focus.


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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Dump Richard Blum, UC Regent

Richard Blum, UC Regent invests in for profit diploma mills. He has convinced UC to invest $53 million in shady outfits that prey on the unemployed, the working class and veterans seeking to remake themselves. Diploma mills are highly profitable because they get their students to take on unmanageable in order to earn virtually useless degrees. Blum has a stake in the failure of public Higher Ed. What is he doing on the UC Board of Regents. This news needs to get out -- and Blum needs to step down from his 12 year sinecure.


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Ransomware hits ‘hundreds of thousands’ of China PCs: firm

“Hundreds of thousands” of Chinese computers at nearly 30,000 institutions including government agencies have been hit by the global ransomware attack, a leading Chinese security-software provider has said, though the Asian impact has otherwise been relatively muted.

The enterprise-security division of Qihoo 360, one of China’s leading suppliers of anti-virus software, said 29,372 institutions ranging from government offices to universities, ATMs and hospitals had been “infected” by the outbreak as of late Saturday.

In a statement dated Sunday, Qihoo 360 said the ransomware had spread particularly quickly through higher education, affecting more than 4,000 Chinese universities and research institutions.

It gave few details on the extent of any damage, however, and China’s government has said little about the situation.

Governments, companies and computer experts around the world braced on Monday for a possible worsening of the global cyberattack that has hit more than 150 countries as people return for another work week, but Asia so far appears to have avoided major damage.

The indiscriminate attack began Friday and struck banks, hospitals and government agencies around the world, exploiting known vulnerabilities in older Microsoft computer operating systems.

Chinese state media on Monday quoted the official Cyberspace Administration of China as saying the attack is still spreading in the country, but had slowed significantly.

It warned computer users to install and upgrade security software as a precaution.

State-owned oil giant PetroChina said in a statement that it had to disconnect the networks linking its petrol stations nationwide for 12 hours on Saturday and accept only cash after the company’s internet payment functions were disabled.

By late Sunday, around 80 percent of its network was back online, PetroChina said.

‘Unstable’ systems
Japanese media reported that 2,000 computers at 600 companies and organisations in the country had been affected, citing the Japan Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center.

A spokesman for Japanese conglomerate Hitachi said on Monday that the company’s computer networks were “unstable”, crippling its email systems.

“We found the problems this morning. We assume that the problems are due to the weekend’s global cyberattacks. We have not received any reports of damage to our production. We don’t know when the problem can be solved,” said the spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Authorities across the world have issued public alerts warning computer users to beware of suspicious emails and beef up their computer security measures.

“Please beware and take preventive steps against the malware attack,” said Indonesia’s information minister Rudiantara who, like many Indonesians, goes by one name.

Rudiantara was speaking to reporters following reports that records and billing systems in at least one Indonesian hospital had been crippled.

Chinese state media have reported that police departments in some major cities had suspended some non-emergency services, though it was not clear whether the ransomware threat was to blame in all cases.

Dozens of Chinese universities have issued alerts about the attack and advised students to disable their internet connections before turning on their computers.

The attack sent share prices of Chinese internet security firms soaring.

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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Preschool Dragonfly Themed Graduation Cake

Preschool Dragonfly Themed Graduation Cake

Here's a long, intensive but fun thought & design process made short ... how to ensure a cake pictures graduation, the end of pre-schooling years, dragonflies ... and also tastes ooey-gooey good (in the mind and on the taste buds of discerning five year olds).

The challenge with this cake order was to it neither looked like a wedding cake, nor a typical college graduate cake. I wanted the cake to emphasize on elements depicting the tender age of five and their early learning experiences through colors and pictures. I decided to hence, eliminate the graduation cap and scroll, but keep the stack of books. Most preschooler books are slim colorful picture books. In my opinion, no other book could illustrate the preschool theme better than the all-time children favorite "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. In his book, however, the caterpillar turns into a butterfly ... not a dragonfly. Now that I was getting closer, I introduced the idea of frosting the dragonfly pages from Eric Carle's "The Very Quiet Cricket" on top of the book-cake stack. I eventually came up with this cake that pictures a box of children picture books featuring Eric Carle's art and one of his stories involving a dragonfly. As much as I love, respect and appreciate two-dimensional children art, I could still not resist the temptation to make some elements look realistic- (call it my Signature) . I ended up hand-crafting a few edible dragonflies flying out of the book and (sort-of) "congratulating" the Dragonfly-class.

I ensured all the fruits eaten by the caterpillar were two-dimensional (not 3-D figurines) to capture the art and style of Eric Carle . The white box is decorated with hand-made edible "stickers" of fruits (with the holes) eaten by the caterpillar from Monday through Friday.
The cake was a 3-layer chocolate-strawberry (made with real fresh strawberries)-chocolate cake to please both youngsters and adults. I also made assorted eggless caterpillar colored cupcakes (not pictured here) for children with allergies.

Open book design : extract from Eric Carle's "The Very Quiet Cricket". That's the page when the cricket meets a dragonfly ... " Good Evening" whirred a dragonfly gliding above the water . The little cricket wanted to answer ... " - in the book, nothing much happened. In the context of this cake, the dragonfly turned to "life" as 3-D edible dragonfly. I hand painted the pastel colored dragonfly hovering over the blue\teal colored water background just as is from the "The Very Quiet Cricket" dragonfly page ... I did not paint the little cricket and saved the "empty" spot for an edible 3-d dragonfly.

The book in orange binder is the "Good-Night Owl" by Pat Hutchins - which was a variation-theme of the play performed by the preschoolers on the graduation day. The purple book is Janin Cain's "The Way I feel" - a very thoughtful gift the teacher gave to the kids as part of her lessons about feelings and expressing them.

Caught on camera ...this picture was taken while I was piping the name of the graduates. You can see my original "cake-architecture" diagrams in the background.

I have to say, this cake merged the best out of me - my love of painting and my passion for cake decorating.
June 2010

Cake Type : Themed 3-D - 40-50 servings.
DeliSWeet Treats donated 100 % of the cake value
to the BCC Castle Project fund.

This was a Non-Profit venture By DeliSWeets Treats

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Sunday, 19 June 2016

Day of Prayer

1 Kings 8:28 - Yet give attention to your servant’s prayer and his plea for mercy, Lord my God. Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day.
Join us today as we pray for our country and for the upcoming elections.
Let us pray for our children and for our youth of our land.
Pray for leaders of integrity and courage.
Let us pray for reconciliation and healing in our land.
Pray for ........................
"We have to prayer with our eyes on God not on our difficulties." - Oswald Chambers
"God does nothing except in response to believing prayer." - John Wesley
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Joining up | becoming a member of the Delta t Club for Alternative Normality e.V.

As you would probably expect, we do not fit into the typical model of a club. We don't spend our time getting tangled in the inner-workings of the club and contemplating our navels; instead we look beyond them, our first and foremost interest being in changing things for the better in the world outside. The status of registered club is for us simply the best legal form to allow us to pursue the club's aims within a transparent and organised structure.
We could just as well have chosen a plc, Ltd or other form if these had not been so unnecessarily complicated.

So therefore you cannot become a shareholder or partner but you can become a member. And in principle anyone can do this, even early risers. These people should have at least a tolerant attitude towards the cause of delayed and extreme sleeping for the sake of, for example, their children, partner or friends. They are then registered as supportive members. Alternatively-normal people, that is, delayed and extreme sleepers are registered as active members.

Active here means of course in the first instance sleeping until one wakes as often as possible and being prepared to admit to this. On the other hand, Delta t is also the lobby for delayed and extreme sleepers who have set ourselves the goal of helping ourselves through the activities of the club to gain recognition and tolerance and to live the kind of life which corresponds to our nature. To do this we need members who, over and above having a good sleep, will also support the club through their work and their membership fee, which is EUR 2.50 per month (In the case of hardship the board can grant a 50 percent reduction in the fee). This is all laid out in paragraphs 3-5 of our statutes and articles.
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Saturday, July 14, 2007

14th July 2007, Saturday

Yum yum...seafood!

When I was in China, Feng promised to bing me to eat seafood. When I go back, Yongjin promised to treat me eat as well. But before YJ can jio me to Xiao Hong Lou as promised, Feng's friend intended to celebrate his 27th birthday at Jumbo! LoL. So Feng brought me to eat seafood, courtesy of his friend, Zhangguang. Thank you and Happy Birthday! Anyway before we met up with his friends, we went Tampines for a movie. We watched Transformer. AND IT WAS GREAT! I was so tired but I was so attracted to the movie that I kind of forgot my tiredness. Really great. Initially when I saw those soldiers running away, I thought to myself, why must there be wars? Tears almost flowed down. I see people dying, felt their fear, felt the desperation to be alive so they can go back to their loved ones. Yes, I saw all these in Transformer. It kept running in my mind. No matter who is in the wrong, who started the war, why can't those people just stop it instead of initiating a war? Like Iraq and USA. Yes yes, Iraq is wrong, they had the Al Quede (duno correct spelling or not), or whatever, but does that give a reason to the USA to start the war? Nobody wants to die, whether it's for country or whatever. Life is precious. The soldiers need to go to the war, because it's their duty. If given a choice, would they have wanted the war? How many innocent lives are sacrificed (no I'm not talking about soldiers..I'm talking abt civilians who accidentally got into the way of the bullets and stuff) and how many people are left homeless. How many people didn't get to see their sons or daughters, or how many kids never did get to know their father who lost his life in the battlefield. I really pray hard that there will be world peace. Not cause it's bimbotic to say so...or the right thing to say, but it's rather saddening lor. Put yourself in those situation. Sad.

Anyway, Transformer brought back many memories when I was still a kid and watching Transformer and playing with my own Prime. Yes yes, I used to have a red truck that could turn into a robot. But I didn't quite remember their names though. After watching this show, I kind of remembered my own toy. Must be damn expensive then. Cause when you turn it into the robot, it looks exactliy like Prime from the movie. But too bad my dad threw my Transformer away. Oh, and I fell in love with Bumble Bee. Maybe kinda reminds me of how I wana be. Fun, kiddish, yet dependable. Sigh. LoL. And he's cute de lor. I like Bumble Bee. Keke. After the show, met up with Victor kor and Doreen Sao. They went Tampines shopping. And they brought their daughter, Davina! The 'D' family. Victor kor's other name is David. Haha. Feng and I took turns carrying Davina. Think I didn't carry her in a comfortable position, cause she frowned and started wailing. When Feng carried her, she almost fell asleep. She looked so comfortable in his arms. Cute Davina. LoL.

At 630pm, we left for East Coast. Reached there around 7pm, including finding a parking lot. Met 3 of his friends at the carpark. But being tired, I became hostile. Didn't talk to anyone. Reached the restaurant, but then Zhanguang had already ordered. So they started chit chatting while I stared into blank space. Feng tried to entertain me. Food arrived and I began smiling. Crabs!!! Big Head!! Prawns!! Fish!! LoL. Feng let me eat crab somemore lehz! Shiok man. Then this coming Fri YJ will be treating me to Xiao Hong Lou. *Slurp* Anyway the ice was broken when they were deciding where to go after the dinner. David suggested wake boarding. The cable one at East Coast. Mayble asked who don't know how to swim and think she didn't hear or something, cause Weifeng said I didn't know how to swim. She made a remark to aim at Feng de, but then since Feng knows how to swim, they all said she was aiming at me. That was when we all started laughing and all. So started joking liao lor. That doesn't mean I'm not tired. Then Mayble asked if I wanted to go KTV, but then birthday boy don't want. So in the end went for Dota session with them at Katong. Won 3 matches, lost 2. LoL. It was fun. Cause one of the round I got to use one of my fav char, Shadow Sharmen! LoL. Or Rasta, whichever name you are used to. LoL. Went home around 3am, and Feng stayed overnight. That sums up my Sat. LoL. I'm lame.

Friday 13th..My Lucky Day

Whoever claimed that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day, obviously did not spend it like the way I did. I did my trip report the previous night and finished at about 2am. First thing in the morning, I went to print my report and passed it to my manager. She had to to out and brought the report with her. She came back at about 11+ and told me that the report was great. LoL. So funny. It was a 3hr+ work nia. And she said it was great? LoL. Anything lor. Then Auntie Lily gave me the tickets to Jacky Chueng, which we bought 4 months ago. LoL. Going to see Jacky Chueng tonight!! YEAH!! And I'd finally remembered to bring home the pear and mango from Taiwan, given by our agent in Taiwan when I was away. Whole week forgot to bring home. Finally remembered today. My boss even helped me wrap it up. So sweet! LoL.

Oh yah, then at 440pm, I reminded Auntie Lily to get prepared to leave at 6pm on the dot. She had this habit of working overtime. LoL. But hor, sway sway I was called into the conference room at 5pm by my manager. But hor, she gave me a good news! Every year July, is the month our company raise our pay. Recently I thought I would get about 100 at the most. But my manager said after reading my report, she decided to raise my pay by 300! WOW! I've only worked for 1 year and 4 months, but I'm getting a 2050! Faint lehz! Ehh...this doesn't mean you guys can leech on me and ask me pay when I go out. Haha. I've to save up for future use. What future use hor..those that know me will understand lah. Haha. *Shy*

My manager talked to me for 55min, and I'm flying again. Either in August or in Sept, this time to Taiwan to meet up with our supplier. I'm thinking of asking Shannen to go, but then I go there to learn more about their things, then she go will she feel bored? Hmmz, I try hinting to my manager first. I'm tired of travelling alone. Ya I know I only travelled alone once, but it's enough. If got Shanne, I will not be so lonely lor! Then can go out and find food at night, go shopping...haha...shiok! Sigh...see how lah, don't wish to fly yet. Mom and dad suggest that I fly in August, I was thinking of flying in end Sept. See how ba. And I've to give a presentation to one of our contract customers on Monday. Die...LoL. Wait I stutter too much how? Sigh.

The Jacky Cheung's concert WAS GREAT! It's not worth the $130 I paid. It's worth at least $200! His voice is great, dancing is powerful, jokes are funny and all! And it started at around 830pm, but ended at 12am! SHIOk. Jacky Ho, my classmate, must be damn rich. He bought tickets to 2 different days! He just called and told me that tonight's concert had more songs than on Friday. He really power lor. Go 2 shows. Rich guy. But seriously, Jacky Chueng's word, "ZHAN!" Haha. After that, left for Grandlink for Dota and YJ was so sweet! He waited till I reached, played one game before going back home. His gf was waiting for him at his house, cause he was sick that day. Yet he still come out to meet us lor! And after playing one round of Dota, he left. Main motive is to meet me. So sweet!! Duno how true, but then it's still sweet. Keke. We played till 3+ am, had breakfast at Tenaga then Nelson sent me and Feng home. By time I slept, it was 6am on Sat liaoz. Therefore hor, very tired on Sat lor. Anyway, me wana go sleep liao lahz..night night! Have a great weekend too! And I hoped...your Friday 13th isn't that bad. ^_^

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Susy Returns To Thailand January 18

Dear Friends and Partners in Christ!
First of all, we thank God for His Amazing Grace and Love poured out upon us in 2011, and for the honor and privilege of knowing Him as sons and daughters of God.
We thank Him also for the honor and privilege of serving Him here in the States and overseas throughout 2011.
We thank Him for the fruitful times of ministering to people through preaching, teaching and publishing the Gospel, as well as personal  ministry and soulwinning.
More than 100,000 visitors from 201 countries and territories visited our evangelistic websites to read and listen to True Happiness Can Be Yours online.  Many precious souls from around the world wrote to tell us they prayed to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
As we look ahead at 2012, Susy is planning in the Lord to go to Thailand for two and a half months.  She is scheduled to leave on January 18 and return April 3.
She will be focusing on training and equipping the believers in Bangkok and Hua Hin in sharing their faith out where the people are, and will make herself available to all the Churches and local fellowships to provide teaching for the ladies who are hungry to be be trained and equipped to share their faith with others.
Let’s pray for Susy’s trip to Thailand as follows:
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  • For God’s provision and supply for every need and for His Divine Protection for Susy.
  • For Divine connections with other sisters in Christ who want to be discipled and trained.
  • For a great harvest of souls and for many of the Thai ladies to become personal soulwinners.
  • For His grace for us being apart for this time.
As Susy builds on the foundation which was laid during our last trips to Hua Hin, she will be evaluating how we can best impact that area of Thailand in future trips for both of us, and how we can most effectively strengthen and equip the Body of Christ in Hua Hin to reach their people and beyond.
Pray with us for discernment and wisdom as to how we can best establish a dynamic and ongoing work of ministry in Hua Hin and to know who the key people and ministries are in that region for us to partner with in the coming months and years.
While Susy is away in Thailand for the first few months of 2012, David Thomas and I will begin working on the writing of a new book which we have been contemplating for some time now.
Our first book, True Happiness Can Be Yours, has been and continues to be a great evangelistic and discipleship tool all around the world, still bearing much fruit.
This new book, which we still don’t know what the title will be, will be directed primarily towards believers who want to walk strong with God and who want to be everything God saved them to be, and who want to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus has taken hold of them.
The message of the book will be a call to follow Jesus Christ as radical disciples, a call to total Lordship in how we live out our lives everyday.  The instruction and training of the book will empower and equip any true dedicated believer to live fruitful and victorious lives, impacting their world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Word and Deed.
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We will be publishing the book for distribution in all the newest formats for electronic, digital and audio distribution worldwide, as well as in print.
The main demographic of reader or listener of the book will be directed toward the younger generation, teenagers up to thirty years old.
While the truths and message of the book can impact anyone who wants to serve God, our desire is to target younger believers before they are set in their ways and careers, to challenge them to live their lives for Christ everyday, everywhere they are, in the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit.
Please pray for David Thomas and I to work well together in this endeavor and to have the wisdom and mind of God as we seek Him together to sense His heart and call for the youth of His Church.
Your prayers and support in all of this are so important and powerful.  You are a blessing to many!
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The first thing a kitchen sink needs to do is conform to a person’s personal choice. Everyone utilizes a kitchen sink differently so it should fulfill individual need first. A sink can range from a single compartment to several compartments. Most comes with a spray nozzle that is especially useful. Metal or porcelain sink is the first decision. It is then advisable to pick out the handles you want which also come in metal or porcelain. Choices range from plain to stylish. The sink can also make a lot of difference in the kitchen décor. With the variety of colors these days, it is simple to coordinate a color scheme.

Take range hoods for example. Range hoods are useful for lighting and ventilation so it makes a great addition to a kitchen. But if the sink matches the color of the range hood, it gives the kitchen a balanced look. Call it color coordination if you like. Range hoods, as well as kitchen sinks come in a variety of colors. There is silver and white as well as red, black and so on. The same thing holds true for kitchen appliances. They can match the kitchen sink and the range hood or have a color scheme of their own. I personally just bought a new stainless steel double sink that is deep.  I love it because I can put large pots in it to wash without me getting water everywhere because the pot didn’t fit in the sink.  Something to consider.

The flooring of the kitchen should blend in with its surroundings more than it stands out. There is an endless selection of flooring options including floor tiles. Some of the most durable, as well as attractive floor tiles are the natural look of travertine tile. The tile adds an elegant look to any kitchen.

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When designing or remodeling a kitchen the main thing to remember is the kitchen sink is the central point or at least the place where you end up spending a lot of time, well at least I seem to.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

made a new "friend"

Wellllll, I got remeasured and am now officially 5'3.5" meaning I can make some new friends! I am officially a good friend of Pooh bear now :-) and got to hang out with him yesterday for the first time. I was with him for 11.5 hours (hooray for being paid time and a half for overtimeee) at the crystal palace where I was thrown into the zoo that the restaurant tends to be. Pooh bear got a little lost (almost as if he was blind...) when he first went out to greet the guests having lunch, as he wasn't very familiar with the restaurant... at all. He might have bumped into a few tables and wasn't a happy pooh bear... but as the day went on he learned his way around and started to love it!

In other news, I forgot to mention Amy Fitzgerald came to visit me and had a great time with dale at the dance party! It was so so so great to see her and catch up about school, chio and the magic of disney.

Last week my roommate and I went to typhoon lagoon (first time ever) and swam with sharks. I had a major freakout to say the least. 1. There was no separation between the sharks, sting rays and sea life and the guests floating on top of the water (we couldn't kick our feet to attract their attention). 2. We were using snorkels in which I always think water is going to get stuck in my mask and I will choke and that will be the end of me. I was hyperventilating in the water and swam so fast across the other side I forgot to even notice any of the sealife under the water. I felt like I had someone sitting on my chest for a good 15 minutes after getting out of the water. I will neeeeever do that again, but at least I can say I did it now!

After being here for almost 2 months, I finnnnnnally met Mickey and Minnie! My roommate Jess recommended we meet them because she's very good friends with them herself. I hadn't seen them since I met them when I was 5 years old in Mickey's toontown (may it rest in peace), and I was probably as excited now as I was back then.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

well look who dropped by for a visit!

After 8 years of anticipating plans to go to disney together, the weekend finally came! Mike Pisseri and I took full advantage of our free admission into the parks as we hit up all 4 parks in two days (disney record in my book). The first night we grabbed dinner in Epcot in the UK and had great seats to watch the firework show, illuminations. We were so close that ashes from the fireworks were sprinkled all over our clothes and hair and a hugee piece landed on our table, for the scrapbook of course! Never would have guessed I'd be having drinks with my former teacher.

We started our second day at 7:45am with extra magic hours at studios (never have I ever been to a park so early as to see the rope be cut and crowds sprint into the park) and headed straight for Midway Mania - the semi new toy story ride. Being with the man who might as well be Walt Disney himself, I got slaughtered, TWICE, with not a chance at redemption (or maybe so on the buzz lightyear ride...)

Off we went to animal kingdom to hit up the most popular rides there. Big mistake in deciding to wear jean shorts as we were the token seats to get DRENCHED on the river rapids... It was fun to experience Disney with another person who can quote the pre and post show script like I can... "next time you check into a deserted hotel on the west side of hollywood..." (tower of terror)  "oh and seat belts, use them." (dinosaur).

I was taught where 3 hidden mickeys were on numerous rides in addition to hearing countless fun facts about everything and anything disney. We stayed at Magic Kingdom until 12:30am that evening after sitting front row in Splash Mountain and finally getting my revenge by beating Pisseri in Buzz. Known from one of his most famous quotes, ya can't win em all...

Monday, March 21, 2011

Disney Character Event - St Patty's Day Parade

Well I was finally in a parade!! (although it's not a true disney parade...) I was cast in a DCE - disney character event which could consist of special events such as weddings, celebrity visits or companies that request specific disney accommodations. I got a call from casting for this DCE for st patty's day as a parade performer in Hollywood Studios after hours. It's great to have the opportunity to do something a bit different too.

The thing about the Disney company is they tell you abbbsolutely nothing in advance (if you already hadn't noticed from the lack of parade knowledge I know). I arrived there clueless and surprisingly found my way  to the green room. We wore the most adorable green sparkly costumes in addition to a red wig, eyelashes, airbrush shamrock on my cheek, shamrock earrings, light up ring, knee high tights, green booty shorts and character heels. Not to mention my parents, Jamie and Josh didn't recognize who the girl picture below was!

They told us to line up for the parade route after hearing instructions to just walk and wave. It was so much fun to just smile and occasionally throw in the princess wave as US bank conference attendees snap pictures of the parade along the way. I'm still anxiously waiting real Disney Parades, I had my orientation but still no training on my schedule! :-(

In other news from the Selikoff house, Lexi had three more puppies!!! Two boys and a girl: Little J, Tigger and Minnie :-)

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

NFL player asked for MY autograph

Jeff came to visit this weekend! After a long and successful conference at fun and adventurous Universal, he needed to experience the magic of Disney. He came to eat at Garden Grille so he could dine with his good friends Chip, Dale, Mickey and Pluto. He was starstruck to say the least ;-)

During that night's shift, I happened to bump into Jason Whittens and his family dining at Garden Grille. Playing for the Dallas Cowboys and being a hugeeee attractive athlete I was most definitely starstuck. It's not everyday that you get to give Jason whittens a hug, take a photo and have him ask me for MY autograph!

I happen to loveee dining shifts. It's much more controlled and you really get to play around with the guests. The families get a kick out of me feeding little kids and sitting down to join them for their meal.

I had parade orientation yesterday and learned a whole presentation about everything to do with the parades. We walked the parade routes and got a tour of each parade float up close and personal. Although I don't have any training on my schedule yet, the instructor said to be excited because somewhere my name is written down to be trained for something! One day!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

and a month has passed

Unfortunately, we lost our beloved Pop this past week so I had to put my disney fantasy life on hold to go home to CT. Among all the sadness I was so grateful to be able to escape back to the happiest place on earth.

Well picking up where we left off, dance party kicked my butt. It was such a fun shift but the most exhausted I've been since i've been here. 30 minutes of dancing felt like a workout at the gym and after 5 sets that night it was safe to say I was beat. oyeee! Here's good friend chip rocking out at the dance party.

On a happier note, Josh came to visit this weekend :-) Spending the day in magic kingdom was genuinely up there in one of the happiest days of my life. We rode 18 rides 22 times banking in at the most productive day i've spent at disney in my life. No big deal that I maxed out the score of Buzz Lightyear's space ranger spin, at 999,999 scoring in as a Galactic Hero. Gotta brush up on your video game skills josh. We watched both day and night parades, and ended our day at magic kingdom with Wishes. Josh wouldn't believe Disney's fireworks were actually choreographed to the music,  but of course they are and was blown away by the pyrotechnics. Perhaps a change in his career path...? haha

We also got stuck on Splash mountain for 10 minutes. Some guy decided it was a good idea to get out of our log right before the last drop. The emergency lights when on and the ride held us at the base of the drop while a cast member had to come and retrieve this nervous guest. Pretty cool to see the briar patch all lit up!

Extra magic hours brought us to epcot where we rode test track and mission space freaking out at the continuous motion sickness warnings, we safely landed on mars no worries crew

Saturday was devoted to HARRY POTTER! Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey still blows me away and is the most technologically advanced ride I've ever experienced. After the 4th time riding it, I finally got the science behind the mechanics down. ABBBBsolutely fabulous ride so worth the wait.


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DETROIT (WWJ) – The study that decades ago found smoking and obesity can cause cancer is back looking for new risk factors, and it’s recruiting Metro Detroiters to help.

The Cancer Prevention Study-3 will monitor 300,000 Americans over the next few decades. There is no compensation for participating, but a local health official said that shouldn’t deter people from enrolling in the study.

“Being able to participate in a study that can prevent cancer can help prevent your cancer. It may help prevent your mother’s cancer or your father’s cancer,” said Macomb County Health Director Steve Gold. “Developing knowledge that can save your life [is priceless].”

Enrollment starts Tuesday Sept. 13 and runs through Wednesday Sept. 21. You must be between 30 and 65 years of age to participate and have never been diagnosed with cancer.

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ANN ARBOR — In work that could help advance astronomers’ understanding of dark matter, University of Michigan researchers have discovered two additional dwarf galaxies that appear to be satellites of Andromeda, the closest spiral galaxy to Earth.

Eric Bell, an associate professor in astronomy, and Colin Slater, an astronomy Ph.D. student, found Andromeda XXVIII and XXIX — that’s 28 and 29. They did it by using a tested star-counting technique on the newest data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, which has mapped more than a third of the night sky. They also used follow-up data from the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii.

At 1.1 million and 600,000 light years from Andromeda, these are two of the furthest satellite galaxies ever detected. Invisible to the naked eye, the galaxies are 100,000 times fainter than Andromeda, and can barely be seen even with large telescopes.

The findings are published in the current Nov. 20 edition of Astrophysical Journal.

These astronomers set out looking for dwarf galaxies around Andromeda to help them understand how matter relates to dark matter, an invisible substance that doesn’t emit or reflect light, but is believed to make up most of the universe’s mass. Astronomers believe it exists because they can detect its gravitational effects on visible matter. With its gravity, dark matter is believed to be responsible for organizing visible matter into galaxies.

“These faint, dwarf, relatively nearby galaxies are a real battleground in trying to understand how dark matter acts at small scales,” Bell said. “The stakes are high.”

The prevailing hypothesis is that visible galaxies are all nestled in beds of dark matter, and each bed of dark matter has a galaxy in it. For a given volume of universe, the predictions match observations of large galaxies.

“But it seems to break down when we get to smaller galaxies,” Slater said. “The models predict far more dark matter halos than we observe galaxies. We don’t know if it’s because we’re not seeing all of the galaxies or because our predictions are wrong.”

“The exciting answer,” Bell said, “would be that there just aren’t that many dark matter halos. This is part of the grand effort to test that paradigm.”

The papers are titled, “Andromeda XXIX: A New Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy 200 kpc from Andromeda,” and “Andromeda XXVIII: A Dwarf Galaxy more than 350 kpc from Andromeda.” Abstracts of the two papers are at and respectively.

The research is funded in part by the National Science Foundation.

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Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was moved Wednesday to the Supermax prison, 90 miles south of Denver. The Supermax houses some of the country’s most notorious criminals.

The Bureau of Prisons won’t say why it moved him to the 430-inmate facility from a nearby high-security prison. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit.

The 25-year-old Abdulmutallab pleaded guilty in October to all charges related to the attempt on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The bomb fizzled and burned his groin.

Abdulmutallab said the bomb in his underwear was a “blessed weapon” to avenge poorly treated Muslims around the world.

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EAST LANSING (AP) – State police are asking the public for tips in the ongoing homicide investigation into the 1970s death of a Michigan State University student.

Thursday marks 40 years since the body of 19-year-old Diane Elizabeth Osinski was found by mushroom hunters in a densely wooded area of the Rose Lake conservation area in Clinton County’s Bath Township, located northeast of the school’s East Lansing campus.

The Lansing State Journal and WILX-TV reports investigators hope someone will come forward with a crucial piece of evidence in the case.

Osinski lived off campus and was reported missing by her roommate on July 31, 1972. Her remains were found May 9, 1973.

State police detectives have continued to investigate the case, and the Lansing post is collecting tips. No charges have been brought.

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By Linda Matias
Posted Friday, February 18, 2005

At the end of the third job interview, Helene was told by the hiring manager, “Congratulations, I am going to recommend you for the position. Expect a call from HR.” Helene breathed a sigh of relief because her job search of six months was finally over.

Helene went straight home and waited by the phone all day. The phone never rang.

As the week drew to a close, Helene began to get nervous. She hadn’t heard from HR. She wondered what had happened. She convinced herself that everything was fine, that the HR department must have been swamped. She wasn’t exactly sure what would be more important than calling and welcoming her onboard, but she knew the HR department had a good reason. After all, Helene was the most qualified candidate; the hiring manager told her so.

Days went by and still Helene heard nothing. Confused by the situation, she anxiously glanced through the Sunday morning classifieds wondering what had gone wrong.

Unfortunately, this happens to many jobseekers. They are offered the position by the interviewer and they never hear from HR or it takes months before a firm offer is made.

But there are steps that you can take as a jobseeker to minimize your risk of being strung along by an employer.

An easy and often neglected step is to find out what comes next after each interview. Establishing the next step gives you some control over the hiring process, and helps avoid the guessing game. Make it a point to leave each interview with a clear understanding of what you are supposed to do and what the hiring manager is supposed to do.

E-mail, fax, or snail mail a follow-up letter thanking the interviewer for the job offer and that you are looking forward to hearing from the HR department. Sending a note stresses to the interviewer what you heard and if there was any confusion on your part, compels the interviewer to contact you and address the misunderstanding.

If you haven't heard from the employer in a timely fashion, call to reiterate your interest in the position. Here’s an example of an effective follow-up call: "Thank you for your time and for a very informative interview last week. Based on our last discussion, you are seeking an Executive Assistant who can effectively serve as a corporate liaison, manage administrative affairs, and support organizational goals. After a series of interviews, you were enthusiastically going to recommend me for the position but I have yet to hear from the Human Resources department. The Widget Corporation is my #1 choice and I am very interested in joining your team. Unfortunately, I will be forced to consider other options if I don’t receive an offer in writing by Friday at noon."

By providing a timeline you create a sense of urgency and put the employer on notice that you are in demand. This may encourage them to move the process along. But only use this tactic if you really do have other options because setting a deadline that an employer is unable to meet could get you dropped from consideration.

Although I recommend that you follow-up with a phone call, don’t become a nuisance and call everyday. If you reach out to an employer several times without receiving a courtesy response, stop calling and move on.

As frustrating as it may be, you must always remain professional. Keep in mind that, until you are officially hired, every conversation you have with the employer is part of the interview process.

In conclusion, realize that a definite maybe does not qualify as a firm job offer. Therefore continue job searching until you receive an official offer. If an employer is interested in you, they will respect your time, return your phone calls, and make a concerted effort to keep you updated.

Don’t waste your time waiting by the phone. You deserve more than that.

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Planning For The Slow Season Of Your Business To Increase Sales

By Catherine Franz
Posted Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Every business experiences slower periods. For some, they sell more during the Christmas season while others move at a snail pace. Some sell more during the summer and others less. The key is being aware of your seasons and alternatives available to solve the challenge and change the results.

All businesses need down time, breathing room to re-evaluate where we’re going, and where we’ve been. What’s working and what’s not? What changes need to occur and where we want to go in the future?

Have you planned your breathing room time into your calendar year?

As a coach and independent professional, I know by personal experience and through the feedback of my clients, that during the slow times, stress, fears, and challenges on how to pay the bills increases. Sometimes, stress increases without any money factors because we’re not used to having additional time on our hands, so our brain manifests things to fill the void. So, what are the alternatives? Good question. Let’s explore the possibilities...

You can use the "save for a rainy day" philosophy by moving a certain percentage from a regular account to a money market or savings account for those rainy time periods.

You can plan out, on a paper calendar your seasonal periods. Look at your Income Statement for the past few years and you will see a pattern appearing. If that history isn’t available, ask others in your field area. As a coach, I’m in the personal development field. I would contact others in this field, like speakers, trainers, who have experience and history and interview them on the question.

After you review your historical financial information, keep in mind that future economic conditions will influence your seasonal plans. This requires a strategy on who and what you are going to use for economic indicator flags. This may require a financial planner, economist, or other professional on your support team. Reading the paper or watching the news is all well and good, however, it can also add to confusion. Too many cooks in the kitchen syndrome. Choose one or two cooks and ask the others to leave the kitchen.

Remember, there are different seasons all over the world. When its summer in the United States, there is a different season in Australia and Japan. If your marketing vicinity is global, you need to plan your seasons very carefully. Each requires different marketing strategies and procedures. When marketing in the U.S. reduces, marketing in other countries will most likely increase. Especially if you are in the bathing suit business.

If your business is strictly local, you can create additional products or services that will only be available during that season. This can maintain momentum. You can use the "limited availability" technique for these products.

You can use this time for vacation, organize, plan, create new products, and use your rainy day funds for support.

As well as, establish new joint ventures, expand personnel, test new product ideas, clean up backlogs in filing or emails, send out thank you gifts, upgrade your computer, or learn new software.

Keep in mind that leaving some of these to-dos might be detrimental to your revenue generation thinking. Allowing a build up of the items that support your success, as mentioned in the above two paragraphs, can create a desire to create your own self-fulfilling prophecy. You will intentionally create a slow period when a natural occurrence wouldn’t regularly happen. An indicator can be if sales don’t return after the slow cycle. Pay particular attention if it occurs.

Choose to do some planning today on your seasons for the money results you want tomorrow. Identify when and where your business and industry seasons are, explore all possible solutions, and work through a plan to fill the void. The results will almost be a given.

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The disasterous legacy of Bloomberg-Quinn's term limits maneuvering

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Michael D.D. White has posted the written remarks he delivered in testimony on May 25, 2010 at the New York City Charter Revision Commission’s hearing. Among his remarks, Mr. White also posted his own, independent commentary about the farce that has become what I've separately called the "charter revision barter commission:"

« John Keefe, a representative speaking on behalf of Assemblyman James Brennan’s office, went further: He said that because the commission had been convened to implement a pre-agreed-upon a 'cynical and opportunistic deal' between billionaires Michael Bloomberg and Ron Lauder (to repeal and then restore term limits after Bloomberg's election to a third term), that the commission should take no action at all as none could be considered legitimate. »

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ARLINGTON (CBS 11 NEWS) – The City of Arlington has tabled a proposal to ban smoking in billiard parlors and city parks, while restricting smoking at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The proposal has raised dire concerns among pool hall operators and employers.

“We’d be out of business,” said Ashley Fields, a bartender at Rack Daddy’s Billiard Parlor in Arlington.

At Rack Daddy’s, it would seem almost impossible to have a pool table without an ashtray nearby. But an Arlington proposal would ban smoking at pool halls. Workers here say if they lose the right to smoke they’ll lose their customers.

“They smoke,” Fields said. “They want to hang out where they can smoke and have a beer and have a cigarette and hang out with their friends. And if one of them goes to another bar so they can smoke they’re all going to follow.”

In fact, Fields said most of their customers come because they can smoke there and not to play pool.

The Arlington proposal would also tighten restrictions on where people can smoke while in the ballpark. The Rangers have asked the city for the new regulations after season ticket holders complained and asked for more defined smoking areas. City planners say the restrictions would move smokers away from common areas and near club entrances and relegate them to clearly defined smoking areas. The proposal would also ban smoking in public parks.

While the ballpark and city park restrictions seem likely to pass, the threat of losing jobs at the billiards parlors is so real, the council member who suggested the ban on pool halls now says he’ll ask council to back off the idea.

“From what I gathered in the course of our public meetings there is some heartburn on changing what we currently have which is allowing smoking at billiard halls,” said Council Member Robert Rivera. So I’m good with where we are currently on the issue.

Rebecca Rodriguez, spokesperson for the City of Arlington said the issue is now scheduled for the October 30th council meeting.

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Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB focuses on four of those weekends and spans a period of thirty-three years. Sheree, the spunky team captain, desperately tries to maintain her organized and "perfect" life, and continues to be the group's leader. Dinah, the wisecracking overachiever, is a career dynamo. But her victories in the courtroom are in stark contrast to the frustrations of her personal life. Lexie, pampered and outspoken, is determined to hold on to her looks and youth as long as possible. She enjoys being married—over and over and over again. The self-deprecating and acerbic Vernadette, acutely aware of the dark cloud that hovers over her life, has decided to just give in and embrace the chaos. And sweet, eager-to-please Jeri Neal experiences a late entry into motherhood that takes them all by surprise. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges (men, marriage, parenting, divorce, aging) that life flings at them. And when fate throws a wrench into one of their lives in the second act, these friends, proving the enduring power of "teamwork," rally 'round their own with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction. THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB is the story of these five unforgettable women—a hilarious and touching comedy about friendships that last forever…
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Justin Timberlake (Getty Images)Justin Timberlake was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today, where he talked about the often awkward nature of sex, when it comes to friends, and that in terms of casual romps, he's not the biggest fan. The irony of it all was that he and co-star Mila Kunis were there to promote their new film, Friends with Benefits.

When it comes to casual sex, JT told Ellen that it's usually a "really good idea until it becomes a bad idea." Kunis didn't offer her opinion on the matter, which could be due to the fact that Timberlake was rumored to have had the hots for the Black Swan star -- so maybe the issue was too close to home for her.

Ellen went on to talk to Justin and Mila about the process involved in filming a sex scene, and the host was shocked to learn that JT had to wear a sock over his you-know-what. "That seems weirder than actually being naked!" Ellen said, making the 30-year-old singer blush.

Friends with Benefits is set to hit theaters this July, giving Timberlake plenty of time to find a new girl to bring to the premiere, benefits notwithstanding.