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Little accountability for nearly $30-million held by federal party riding associations, including Harper riding's $330K

Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives the thumbs up as he arrives on stage following his majority win in Calgary, Alta, Monday, May 2, 2011. Riding associations for federal political parties are sitting on nearly $30-million of taxpayer-subsidized cash, with little obligation to account publicly for how the money is spent.

OTTAWA — Riding associations for federal political parties are sitting on nearly $30-million of taxpayer-subsidized cash, with little obligation to account publicly for how the money is spent.

Annual financial reports filed recently with Elections Canada indicate that Conservative electoral district associations are by far the wealthiest, with combined surpluses of $18.3 million in 2012.

The richest of all is the Conservative association in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Calgary Southwest riding, which has amassed a war chest of more than $330,000 — the largest of any riding association, Conservative or otherwise, in the country’s 308 constituencies.

Liberal riding associations ended last year with combined surpluses totalling $6.3 million while the NDP totalled $2.3 million.

Green party riding associations were worth a combined $972,160, while those in the Bloc Quebecois were worth slightly over $1 million.

The eye-popping numbers suggest the days are long gone when riding associations consisted of a gaggle of volunteers who met periodically in someone’s basement to plan bake sales to raise a bit of cash.

Indeed, the financial reports suggest some of them — primarily the flush Conservative ones — have morphed into sophisticated, perpetual campaign machines that rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

“We always encourage our (electoral district associations) to work hard, raise money and prepare for the next election,” says Conservative party spokesman Fred DeLorey.

“We have the strongest grassroots organization in Canada and it shows.”

However, exactly what the associations do with all that money remains something of a mystery.

Riding associations used to be known as the “black hole” of political financing in Canada. There was no legal requirement for them to publicly disclose the money they raised or how they spent it, except during the few short weeks of a federal election campaign.

Reforms to the Canada Elections Act in 2004 shone some light on the situation.
Associations that wish to issue tax receipts for donations must now register with Elections Canada and produce annual financial reports, which include full disclosure of the names of donors and the amounts they contributed.

Those reports also include financial statements that reveal any other sources of revenues, how much was spent in any given year and how much has been stockpiled over the long term.

But exactly what the money was spent on remains murky.

Associations report tens of thousands of dollars spent on things like “professional services,” “office expenses,” “travel and hospitality,” “fundraising activities,” “polling and research,” “salaries and benefits” or just “other” — with no detailed explanations.

Like political parties themselves, the associations, also known as EDAs, are not required to supply receipts to
Elections Canada so the watchdog agency has no way of verifying whether the money was spent to stage a community outreach event or to buy the local MP a new car.

“We have no tools to do a basic audit,” said Elections Canada spokesman John Enright, noting that current and past chief electoral officers have urged Parliament to rectify the situation.

“You will see the flow (of money) entering the EDA and the flow exiting the EDA and that’s it.”

Riding associations must hire a certified auditor to sign off on their annual reports. The auditor has “the right” to demand access to receipts and other documentation and “may require” a financial agent to provide necessary information or explanations.

But how many auditors exercise their right to detailed documentation or explanations is unknown. At least one 2012 financial report, for former minister Peter Penashue’s Conservative riding association in Labrador, is only partially filled in and contains an obvious mathematical error, which evidently escaped the auditor in that case.

The Canadian Press did not receive any response to requests for explanations of some of the biggest spending Conservative ridings last year, including Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s Whitby-Oshawa association.

Of all EDAs, it reported the highest spending on travel and hospitality ($69,323), the third highest office expenses ($30,853) and the second highest spending overall ($140,185).

Privately, some associations complain that the financial return form provided by Elections Canada forces them to slot spending under categories that don’t accurately reflect the nature of the expenses.

For instance, although many associations report tens of thousands of dollars spent on office expenses, it does not appear that any actually operates a full-time office to conduct their business.

The Liberal EDA in the Montreal riding of Bourassa, where Denis Coderre recently resigned in order to run for mayor, reported the fifth-highest office expenses of $26,305. But the association’s financial agent, Robert Richard, said that actually covered the production costs for a tribute video shown at an event last year celebrating Coderre’s 15 years as an MP.

Former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae’s Toronto Centre association reported the sixth highest office expenses of $19,610. But president Craig Knowles said “a considerable amount” of that was actually the cost of rented storage space for lawn signs and other campaign paraphernalia, along with print production costs, rental of meeting rooms and supplies for events.

In the prime minister’s Calgary riding, the Conservative association reported total revenues of $321,646 last year, with expenses totalling $89,874, including nearly $69,000 spent on fundraising activities. It reported long-term net assets of $331,268.

Compared to Harper’s cash-soaked riding association, the associations in NDP Leader Tom Mulcair’s Outremont riding and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s Papineau riding are relative paupers.

Mulcair’s NDP association reported total revenues of $12,118 last year, total expenses of $7,381 and net long-term assets of $14,451.

The Papineau Liberal association missed the May 31 deadline for filing its 2012 annual report. Enright said it’s not unusual for EDAs to be granted extensions.

However, in 2011, Trudeau’s association reported total revenues of $87,383, total expenses of $154,614 and net long-term assets of $45,313. That was an election year so, not surprisingly, the association’s biggest expense was a $91,735 transfer of funds to Trudeau’s campaign.

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Guelph Police Const. Jennifer Kovach not wearing seatbelt at time of fatal crash, speed a factor: investigators

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Cst. Jennifer Kovach poses in this undated handout photo. A 26-year-old police officer in Ontario was killed early Thursday morning when her cruiser hit a city bus.

GUELPH, Ont. — Police say speed and icy road conditions caused the crash that claimed the life of a Guelph, Ont., constable.

Const. Jennifer Kovach died in March when her cruiser crashed into a city bus.

Police released the findings of their investigation into her death today.

The 26-year-old officer had been responding to a colleague’s call for assistance at the time.

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The bus Kovach’s cruiser collided with had no passengers at the time and the bus driver had only minor injuries.

Police say Kovach lost control of her cruiser, crossed the centre line and hit the transit bus.

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Kovach had joined the force four years earlier, fulfilling what relatives have said was her lifelong dream.

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Holly Granken, 35, and husband Jon, 38, pictured at the top of Calton Hill, need to raise $7,000 to fund their move from London, Ont. to Edinburgh, Scotland.

When Holly Granken lost her job as a veterinary assistant in London, Ont. earlier this month, it threatened her plans to immigrate to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her husband, Jon, next year. So the couple started a crowd-funding campaign to raise $7,000 to help cover costs of the transatlantic move — a campaign that garnered the attention of the Scottish media, and the ire of online commenters. On Sunday, Ms. Granken spoke to the Post’s Jake Edmiston about why she needs the money and what she plans to do with it.

Q On your page, you wrote that Edinburgh was the first place “that truly felt like home.” Why there and not London, Ont.?

A I’ve lived in London basically all my life. There’s nothing wrong with it, but we’ve had our time here. As a photographer, one of my favourite things to photograph are old abandoned buildings, old architectural details. Edinburgh is just crawling with that. So from an artistic standpoint, it’s perfect. It’s an inspiring place for both of us.

Q How did this start?

A We had a situation where I was briefly out of work and I didn’t know how long it was going to be. Then my situation turned around and I have a job now, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that if anyone wants to help, we’d love the help.

Q Some would argue that your campaign could take away from charities looking for funding online. How do you respond to that?

A I completely agree that there are other people in the world who need this money more than we do. I’m not debating that in the least. If people want to donate their money to something else, then please do that. But I don’t think by us just asking — I don’t think we’re taking the money out of anybody else’s pocket, because it’s up to the person who has the money in their pocket where they want it to go. So, if they don’t want it to go to us, then that’s OK. We’re definitely not trying to take anything away from anyone who needs it more. Basically, it just comes down to the fact that it doesn’t hurt to ask.

Q Now, let’s talk about the $7,000 goal. What exactly would that cover?

A It’s just to supplement what we’ve managed to save so far. I didn’t want to make the goal a crazy amount. Our savings will cover the lion’s share. But it would go towards everything in general — plane tickets, shipping some of our things. It’s the basics of what you need to move but on a grander scale because we’re leaving the country, not going across town.

Q Almost two weeks into your campaign, you’re up to $305 in donations. How do you feel about that?

It’s been really nice actually, because the last three donations that we got today [Sunday] have been from strangers — people who just saw it and wanted to help us out. It feels awesome. And it’s not about the how much they donated, it’s that they wanted to help us and they did.

Q Do you think it’s an appropriate use of crowd funding?

A I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. It’s not like we’re trying to portray, you know, a sob story. We’ve just said, “This is our situation and this is what we want to do and help would be great.” I think that’s the basis of most people’s crowd funding. Most times in life, if you want to do something, you need somebody else’s help.

Q Online comments beneath an article on Scottish news site the Daily Record were quite negative about your campaign — so much so that you posted a response on your fundraising page. Were you surprised at how much people disagreed with what you’re doing?

A I wasn’t expecting anyone to care enough to take the time to post something negative. I thought people would either care enough to throw us five bucks, or just completely pass us by and get on with something else.

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Teenager flashed two knives before going to high school stabbing spree, injuring 20

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A Salvation Army disaster services vehicle drives past a school bus onto the campus of the Franklin Regional School District where several people were stabbed at Franklin Regional High School, Wednesday, April 9, 2014 in Murrysville, Pa., near Pittsburgh. The suspect, a male student, was taken into custody and being questioned.

Murrysville students stabbed and slashed, four seriously

MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — A 16-year-old armed with two knives went on a stabbing and slashing spree at a high school near Pittsburgh on Wednesday, leaving as many as 20 people injured, including a school police officer who eventually subdued the boy with the help of an assistant principal, police said.

Of the 19 students injured, four suffered serious wounds, but all were expected to survive, hospital officials said. The injured officer was discharged.

Murrysville police Chief Thomas Seefeld said the bloody crime scene at Franklin Regional High School, some 15 miles east of Pittsburgh, was “vast” and may take a couple days to process.

Police haven’t named the suspect, who was taken into custody for questioning and later driven from the police station in the back of a cruiser for treatment for a minor hand wound.

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Investigators haven’t determined a motive, but Seefeld said they’re looking into reports of a threatening phone call between the suspect and another student the night before. Seefeld didn’t specify whether the suspect reportedly received or made the call.

Two student victims were in critical condition, according to Dr. Mark Rubino of Forbes Regional Medical Center, the closest hospital to the school where eight victims were taken.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center treated a dozen patients. Officials said a 17-year-old boy and 14-year-old boy were in critical condition, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were in serious condition, and a 17-year-old boy and two 17-year-old girls were in fair condition.

Five UPMC patients had been discharged, including three 15-year-old boys, a 16-year-old girl and an adult.

Seefeld wouldn’t detail the carnage beyond saying, “The juvenile went down the hallway and was flashing two knives around and injured the people.”

The chief said someone, possibly a student, pulled a fire alarm after seeing some of the victims being stabbed. Although that created chaos, he said, it also resulted in students running out of the school to safety faster than they might have otherwise.

“The fire alarm being pulled probably assisted with the evacuation of the school and that was a good thing that that was done,” Seefeld said.

The district serves about 3,600 students who live in the bedroom communities of Murrysville, Export and Delmont.

Parents and former students say the school, which doesn’t have metal detectors but does spot searches when security officials deem it necessary, generally does a good job of keeping students safe.

“I think the school reacted as fast … as possible,” said Rich Nickel, whose daughter, Jenna, 16, is a sophomore. “It’s obviously a (lone) individual’s act.”

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Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE:PBI) will feature its industry leading integrated print and mail solutions in booth #1224 at Graph Expo 14, September 28 – October 1 at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. As the complexities of the marketplace increase, Pitney Bowes’ solutions experts will be on hand to demonstrate how print and mail clients can be more productive, more relevant, more integrated, more accurate, and more effective with their communications – both physical and digital.

“Graph Expo marks the beginning of a critical financial quarter for our clients,” said Lila Snyder, president, Pitney Bowes Document Messaging Technologies. “Print and mail volumes during the fourth quarter of each calendar year are driven not only by the holiday shopping season, but also by the November elections and open enrollment periods for many health insurance and retirement programs. At Graph Expo 14, we look forward to showing print and mail clients of all sizes how they can navigate the complexities of their markets by employing the latest technologies and best practices in our industry to produce higher quality, more engaging customer communications across both physical and digital channels.”

To that end, Pitney Bowes will exhibit its latest solutions and services, including its industry leading White Paper Factory™, data management software, and printing, finishing and mailing equipment. The company will also introduce two new products: The ConnectRight™ Mailer for small and mid-size businesses and the Mailstream Direct High Speed Inserter designed to meet the unique demands of the direct mail industry.

Mailstream Direct High Speed Inserter

Pitney Bowes will showcase the new Mailstream Direct Inserting System with its partner, MCS, in MCS’s booth #1253. The new inserter will give direct mail operations the ability to accurately process a wide range of applications at a lower cost per mail piece. Leveraging an industry proven platform and processing speeds of up to 22,000 mail pieces per hour, Mailstream Direct combines precision material control and a high efficiency workcell to maximize production rates and reduce labor for the most demanding high-volume applications.

“With flexible options to print addresses and variable messaging, and apply postage, Mailstream Direct will help direct marketers maximize productivity while processing higher value, more personalized mailings,” said Snyder.

ConnectRight Mailer™

Using the latest web technology, the new ConnectRight Mailer™ mail management software provides real-time access to USPS® address data and automation discounts, so mailers have peace of mind knowing their communications reach the right addresses without delays due to bad data quality.

“Nearly 7 billion pieces of mail go undelivered every year due to bad addresses,” said Patrick Brand, president of Pitney Bowes Mailing, North America. “Address quality and accuracy directly affect customer satisfaction levels. Using a correct address the first time enables you to reach your customers accurately and timely, and in the case of critical commercial communications like bills, that can lead to quicker payment. ConnectRight™ Mailer helps businesses save time, reduce postage costs, accelerate cash flow, and deliver your message into the right hands the first time.”

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Solutions for large enterprises

  • Pitney Bowes White Paper Factory™ solutions can help companies transform plain white paper and envelopes into colorful, personalized customer communications with precision and accuracy. Converting to a White Paper Factory™ eliminates the need for pre-printed forms and envelopes, helping to reduce operational costs. White Paper Factory™ components on display will include IntelliJet® Printing Systems and a Mailstream Productivity Series Inserting System integrated with a Print+ Response™ Inkjet Module, Print+ Messenger™Color Inkjet System, Privacy Guard and Auto Trayer. The IntelliJet® Printing System family provides format flexibility, faster processing speed, and color quality to produce full-color, 100% variable data transactional communications for less than the cost of monochrome.

    In addition to the product demos, Kevin Marks, vice president of Global Production Print for Pitney Bowes, will host a presentation about the benefits of moving to a White Paper Factory™ solution called “Produce More Powerful Communications.” Marks will host the presentation in the Pitney Bowes booth at 1:00 pm on Sunday, September 28, 3:00 pm on Monday, September 29, and 12:30 pm on Tuesday, September 30.
  • The FlowMaster® LS provides flexibility and increased productivity in a single-operator integrated work-cell. This system can process letters and flats on the same platform to meet the most challenging application needs.
  • The Rival™ Productivity Series Inserting System with the Print+ Select Inkjet module delivers the high value performance, flexibility and reliability of industry-proven Pitney Bowes production inserting systems within a smaller footprint.
  • ServiceWorks™ Solutions leverage decades of industry data, knowledge and experience to drive greater uptime and productivity performance for your enterprise. Pitney Bowes Customer Service Representatives, either on-site or on-call, are available to answer questions from mail operations regarding how to maximize productivity, performance and operator efficiency by increasing machine capacity, run time and utilization.

    ServiceWorks™ executives will be available in the Pitney Bowes booth during all exhibiting hours. In addition, Brian Budd, manager of Client Productivity and Customer Experience at Pitney Bowes, will host a presentation about the importance of machine utilization and capacity called, “Performance and Productivity: Maximize Business Performance.” Budd will host the presentation in the Pitney Bowes booth at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 29 and again at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 30. Alan Williams, Customer Relationship Manager for ServiceWorks, will host a similar presentation at 2:00 pm on Sunday.
  • New Presort Services Operation for Direct Mailers. In response to client demand, Pitney Bowes has made significant investments to strengthen its offerings in the direct mail space in 2014. In addition to new products like Mailstream Direct, the company opened its fifth U.S. Direct Mail Presort Services Operating Center in Duncan, S.C. and merged two presort centers in Pennsylvania into a new 180,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility with direct mail presort capabilities. Executives from Pitney Bowes Presort Services will be on hand to help answer questions from mailers about how to reduce operational costs and maximize postal discounts.

Solutions for small and mid-size print and mail companies

  • PlanetPress® software solution enables mailers to merge multiple print streams, design business documents, and distribute to their customers via the channel they prefer
  • RISO ComColor® X1 printer adds affordable color to business documents to improve cross-selling and customer service
  • DI950 Inserting System completes mailings quickly and accurately, giving clients and their customers peace of mind knowing every page is in the correct envelope
  • The Connect+®1000 Mid-Volume Mailing System’s full-color envelope printing feature can increase open rates by up to 2 ½ times by adding on-demand color messages and images, and of course postage, to the outside of the envelope – in a single pass

Pitney Bowes SMB Mailing Solutions experts will be on site to help guide organizations of all sizes on the latest solutions to reach the right audience, with the right message, and grow their business.

Solutions to power digital commerce

  • The OfficeMail™ Hybrid Mail Software Solution centralizes the management of ad hoc correspondence without modifying existing business processes or systems, helping mailers save on printing, postage and operational costs.
  • The Integrated Communication Software Solution will help marketers enrich their communications with dynamic messaging and personalized, relevant content. The software will optimize postal manifestation for reduced costs and provide end-to-end tracking and reporting.
  • The Spectrum for Printstream Software Solution allows clients to manage data quality anywhere in the production process. The software enables marketers to personalize offers, respond quickly to campaign changes, and create unique messages for every piece of communication while in production.

Graph Expo 14 is the premier trade show for the production print and graphic communications industry. Participants include more than 550 exhibitors, as well as top executives and purchasers from leading global companies.

To learn more about Pitney Bowes’ participation in Graph Expo 14, including daily raffles for GoPro™ cameras, please visit: www.pb.com/graphexpo2014 and follow @PitneyBowes on Twitter to #GetMore at #graphexpo.

About Pitney Bowes

Pitney Bowes provides technology solutions for small, mid-size and large firms that help them connect with customers to build loyalty and grow revenue. Many of the company’s solutions are delivered on open platforms to best organize, analyze and apply both public and proprietary data to two-way customer communications. Pitney Bowes includes direct mail, transactional mail and call center communications in its solution mix along with digital channel messaging for the Web, email and mobile applications. Pitney Bowes: Every connection is a new opportunity™. www.pb.com.


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September 12, 2014

KOKOMO, Ind. —  Indiana University Kokomo celebrated a remarkable year of creativity and research for its faculty, with a faculty art exhibition and research open house.

Faculty Art Exhibition & Research ReceptionFaculty Art Exhibition & Research ReceptionChancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke congratulated the 47 faculty who published books or articles in scholarly journals, or who exhibited artwork, in the last year. The reception was part of the events leading up to her installation this Friday as IU Kokomo’s seventh chancellor.

“This has been an outstanding time of creativity on our campus,” she said. “I am impressed to have 47 faculty members publish or exhibit more than 100 creative works and publications. Your work helps bolster the research culture on our campus, and our students, many of whom participate in your research, benefit from it.”

Topics of research ranged from microbiology to Latino political mobilization; from urban planning to student research in introductory psychology; from Spanish soccer to human migration; from college students’ choices among electronic and print textbooks to creating a library marketing campaign.

In the gallery, seven faculty members displayed paintings, video, photography, sculpture, jewelry, and other works, as part of the faculty art exhibition. The show continues through October 18 in the IU Kokomo Art Gallery, in Upper Alumni Hall.

Admission and parking are free. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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Finally? NHLPA wants to put an end to headhunting ways

After hearing from Raffi Torres yesterday through the NHLPA about how Torres hopes for the best for Marian Hossa and he’s still pondering an appeal, some wondered what the players’ union’s role should be in matters like this. After all, it’s one member of the union going out of their way to harm another.

The New York Post’s Larry Brooks finds out from key players’ union member and Rangers forward Brad Richards that the NHLPA would like a bigger role in handling punishment matters in an effort to help clean things up.

“We’re definitely going to want to have more of a role in the supplementary discipline process going forward in the next [collective bargaining] agreement, but when it comes to it, the league can police it all it wants but we have a responsibility to each other as hockey players to stop this head-hunting.

“And just because it’s April 15 isn’t a reason to allow players to behave that way at this time of year or for the league to be lenient when they do. Players are still at risk.”

Should the players get this worked out in the next CBA, this is a big step. The players haven’t had a hands-on attitude when it’s come to matters. After seeing teammates, friends, and fellow union members felled at the hands of other guys they could describe similarly, seeing the players take a much more active role would be a huge step towards improving the game.

After all, it’s not just the league that looks bad when players go rogue and start taking each other out, the players look reckless and cold-hearted when not giving a second thought to their fellow man.

Auston Matthews’ 33rd goal includes a dash of comedy (Video)

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This wouldn’t have been worth a chuckle if not for the correction. (Well, maybe a chuckle at Auston Matthews‘ expense.)

On the 33rd goal of his brilliant rookie season, Auston Matthews made it 2-0 for Toronto on the power play. Crusty “act like you’ve been there” types might grumble that he actually celebrated before a goal really happened, only to tap it in for real the second time around. The rest of us, again, get a mild chuckle.

William Nylander‘s pass was nothing to laugh at, however. That one just gets a big thumbs up.

Hnnngmgghh indeed.

That goal could end up being key as the Blue Jackets quickly scored to start the second period, shrinking Toronto’s lead to 2-1 on Wednesday.

Video: Leafs’ Carrick delivers thunderous hit on Blue Jackets’ Anderson

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Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs have motivation to win their Wednesday game, but the Maple Leafs need it more.

So far, it shows, too.

The Maple Leafs have raced off to a 2-0 lead, with Auston Matthews scoring his 33rd goal of the season. If generating such offense didn’t highlight the urgency, Connor Carrick‘s huge hit on Josh Anderson makes a compelling argument. Witness that big impact in the video above.

There was also another high-impact moment when Nick Foligno went crashing into the boards:

Ouch, Blues consider Paul Stastny out week-to-week

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The St. Louis Blues announced that Paul Stastny is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Stastny was limited to less than four minutes of ice time during last night’s 4-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Initially, head coach Mike Yeo indicated that the issue wasn’t serious.

There are only about three weeks left in the regular season, so it’s tough to tell if “week-to-week” would mean that the Blues will be without Stastny for any playoff time.

With Stastny out for an expended period of time and other injuries affecting Blues forwards, it sounds like Nail Yakupov gets another chance to prove himself:

Stastny generated 18 goals and 40 points in 66 games so far this season. He has played more of a defensive role this season (46.2 offensive zone start percentage after being closer to 50 earlier in his Blues days) and has been impressive in the dot, winning 53.8 of his faceoffs.

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A night after a feisty matcuhup with the Devils, the Rangers host an even bigger rival in the Islanders at Madison Square Garden for Wednesday Night Rivalry on NBCSN.

As nasty as Tuesday’s contest got at times, this one means more.

While the Rangers seem pretty safely seated as the East’s first wild card, the Islanders stand three points behind the Maple Leafs for the final spot in the conference. They’ve seen other bubble teams stumble, so this is their chance to close in on Toronto in what might be a shrinking field of contenders.

Spiting the Islanders might just give the Rangers a little extra life on back-to-back nights … especially since their fans would probably let them have it if they sleepwalk through this one.

It should be a fun, physical and dramatic one on NBCSN. You can also watch online and via the NBC Sports App.

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To understand the peculiar atmosphere at the Cannes Film Festival, you only need to look at last year's premiere of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life. Multiple journalists compared the frenzy for admission into that first screening to a mosh pit — one in which people were perfectly willing to bound over railings and punch women in the face.

It's hard enough to imagine mayhem like that erupting over any art-house movie here in the U.S., but the fact that this was The Tree of Life makes the scene even more bizarre: By God, these people were going to see this 139-minute paean to love and harmony in the cosmos, even if they had to step on somebody's neck to do it.

But then every film festival has its own personality. Toronto's fest is notably crowd-friendly and Oscar-obsessed, for example, while the Telluride Film Festival is known for its artistic purity and collegial spirit. The Cannes demographic is the cutthroat cinephile.

Cannes works hard to maintain its status as top dog when it comes to scoring the most anticipated art-house premieres, and perhaps as a result, every aspect of the festival is soaked in a spirit of competition. You expect some of this: the Hollywood power players scrambling for invites to beach parties underneath lavish fireworks displays, the paparazzi forming impenetrable human walls to street traffic during red carpet photo-ops, Harvey Weinstein twisting arms (maybe literally) to acquire a hot new indie release.

But competition even subtly infringes on the camaraderie of the press corps here. Those covering the fest receive badges that place them in a color-coded caste system, based on the influence of the news organization they represent. Yellow or blue badge press wait in long lines for screenings, staring enviously at the pink- or white-badge critics, who get to stroll right in and feel special. (At least until they see that Zac Efron also gets to breeze right in, even though I bet he hardly knows anything about Romanian New Wave cinema, and is just going to go party on a yacht later.)

A love for cinema does just barely manage to unite the squabbling crowds here — specifically a passion for the kind of highbrow cinema that this year features, uh, Efron, Shia LaBeouf, Matthew McConaughey (in two films!) and the immortal duo of Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. (Current festival highlight: a French correspondent's delightfully accented pronunciation of "R. Patz and K. Stew.")

In fairness, all these actors are in promising projects: Stewart is in an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, Pattinson stars in David Cronenberg's dystopian one-percenter drama Cosmopolis, Efron and McConaughey form a love triangle with Nicole Kidman in the Everglades-set thriller The Paperboy, and LaBeouf joins Tom Hardy and Jessica Chastain for the 1930s bootlegger epic Lawless.

Cannes doesn't usually embrace Hollywood this enthusiastically. It's traditionally been much more focused on films from established art-cinema icons like Alain Resnais and Abbas Kiarostami (each presenting new work this year) and up-and-coming directors like Cristian Mungiu (director of the Palme D'Or-winning 4 Months, 3 Weeks, And 2 Days) and Hong Sang-Soo (think Woody Allen if his characters were Korean and constantly blitzed on soju).

There's been speculation that the heavily American slate isn't just an attempt to generate fan-fiction about Bella and Edward on the French Riviera, but a very calculated move for the festival towards mainstream relevance. Festival director Thierry Fremaux has been dogged in past years by whispers that Cannes' rarefied brand of cinema no longer matters to mainstream audiences, and he may be hoping to build on the Oscar dominance of 2011 Cannes discovery The Artist. It's certainly no accident that Artist star Berenice Bejo was chosen to emcee this year's opening- and closing-night ceremonies.

In any case, I'll be covering the festival for Monkey See, and offering up more post-screening reactions and petty movie-star jealousy on Twitter. I only hope that the competition as a whole lives up to the standard set by Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone, the first great film I've seen here.

It's about a kickboxing single father (Matthias Schoenarts) who becomes friends-with-benefits with a disabled former killer-whale trainer (Marion Cotillard) — and the highest praise I can bestow is that it never seems as contrived or formulaic as that seemingly Mad-Libs-generated description might suggest. (You can view the trailer at the bottom of this post.)

That both characters help each other toward redemption is predictable, but the path they take (involving illegal street fighting, frank sexuality and a decided lack of romance) is anything but.

But then Audiard has a gift for grounding complex plots in minute detail. His 2009 Cannes sensation A Prophet was an intricate story about rival prison factions struggling for power, but it was also a film that took the time to emphasize the feeling of sand between a furloughed prisoner's toes (or, for that matter, of a blade on skin).

It's that same kind of attention to sensory specifics — a plaster cast molding around an amputated leg, bloody fists pounding against ice — that keeps the redemption story of Rust and Bone feeling real even when it veers towards the melodramatic.

Even more important is Audiard's attitude towards inner change within individuals, which is shown as something that can be far more difficult to achieve than the healing of physical wounds. There's a lot of stubborn Jake LaMotta rigidity to Schoenarts' performance — the movie pays homage to Raging Bull's climax with a scene on a frozen lake — and while lessons have been learned by the film's end, whether meaningful change has occurred is still unclear.

It's the kind of inspired version of reality that you don't often see on film — the kind of thing that keeps bringing people back to Cannes.

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The boys trip

Nicholas couldnt stop talking about the great time he had seeing Thomas the train and Sir Topum Hat, but he missed Katherine dearly.
Report from Dad, he made daddy set up Kate's bed with pink blanket and all. During meals he made daddy and grandma put extra good on his plate for Kate.
In the contrary, I asked Kate several times during the weekend if she missed Nicholas. She always said "No", even though she lit up and was so excited when he came home.
I missed Nic so much. We did have a lot of fun doing girls only stuff!

In the end, I honestly believe 1, 3 yr old is so much more work than 2, 3 yr olds. I'm so blessed to have such amazing kids that are truly each others best friend.

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July is French Month at Sofitel Manila

One of the things few people outside of my family and close friends know about me is that I am the ultimate foodie! I love trying new dishes, and experimenting in the kitchen. And the truth is, if you ever need to be on my good side, then consider food your weapon of choice.  Methinks that's actually one of the reasons my boyfriend is an aspiring chef!
So, imagine the thrill we got when the Girl About Town team was invited to not one but two events in celebration of SOFITEL MANILA's July French Month!

In the first event, we were introduced to the French Master Chef Matthieu Garrel of the famed Le Beliserie in Paris! We saw the genius at work as he alongside Sofitel Manila's very own Chef Bettina Arguelles created their own signature Foie Gras dishes before our very eyes!

It was such a rare treat to be able to sample the culinary genius of these two renowned chefs. I was  particularly drawn to the Foie Gras with Vegetables and Clams by Chef Garrel and the Foie Gras on Pineapple Tarte Tatin by Chef Arguelles. Both dishes were très délicieux and the foie gras just melted in my mouth!

Afterwards, I had the opportunity to meet Chef Garrel over lunch at the Spiral and as it turned out he is quite the charmer!

The next day, we were once again invited this time to witness a one of a kind cooking showdown between both chefs at the Sunset Bar in Sofitel where both had to showcase once more French culinary skills. Chef Garrel had to work with local Philippine ingredients while Sofitel Manila's Chef Arguelles did her own magic with French ingredients.

It was such a unique experience watching both chefs at work on their dishes as you can clearly see the passion and heart they put into their craft! Meanwhile, the guests feasted on a delicious buffet of specialty dishes served at Le Bélisaire. It was definitely a taste of Paris! My personal favorite was the seafood ravioli!

Finally, the main stars of the night were presented! Just looking at them, my mouth started to water! Chef Garrel's stunning creations for the night were the Pan-fried Foie Gras with Vegetables and Clams, Lobster Raviole, and for dessert, Chocolate Moelleux. Chef Bettina's three-course sensation included her Foie Gras on Pineapple Tarte Tatin, Truffled Egg Raviole, and Bacon Creme Brulee.

It was a fun-filled night of awesome French cuisine and amazing company.
Merci beaucoup to Sofitel Manila for having us!

If you guys want to try these amazing dishes yourself, you can do so for the remainder of July French Month at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila!

AN EVENING IN PARIS (Monday, July 6)

Chef Matthieu Garrel presents sumptuous dishes from his collection of culinary masterpieces featuring Ravioles Au Homard (Lobster Raviole), Foie Gras Poêle Legumes et Coques (Pan-fried Foie Gras, Vegetables and Clams), Duo De Canard aux Asperges Sauvages (Duck Two Ways with Asparagus) and Moelleux Chaud au Chocolat du Bélisaire (Bélisaire Chocolate Meolleux). Indulge in delightful pairing as the featured offerings are enhanced with the enviable collection of wine by Gustave Lorentz and Bernard Magrez in a gathering tailored for the most discerning of gourmands and connoisseurs. Be part of this magnifique voyage of gastronomy and wine at Sofitel.
Rate is set at Php3,250+++ per person.

Be part of historic reminiscence as the most interactive dining destination Spiral commemorates Bastille Day. Featuring an enriched selection through the 21 dining ateliers, thematic cocktails, French-inspired styling and live entertainment from the 12th to the 14th of July 2015, enjoy the elevated distinction of a gastronomic voyage truly French, truly Sofitel. A scenic view of a special fireworks display is in store for our discerning gourmands on the 12th of July 2015.

Sunday Brunch is available at Php3,650+++ per adult and Php1,600+++ per child. Sunday Dinner is available at Php2,750+++ per adult and Php1,450+++ per child.

July 13 – 14, 2015: Lunch rates start at Php2,100+++ per adult and Php1,400+++ per child. Dinner rate starts at Php2,750+++ per adult and Php1,450+++ per child.

Dine in a setting of lavish interiors enhanced by live entertainment as Le Bar presents Chef Matthieu Garrel’s special set menu. A 4-course culinary offering featuring Roasted Bone Marrow and Foie Gras, Pan- Fried Foie Gras with Vegetables and Clams, Duck Two Ways with Asparagus and Bélisaire Chocolate Moelleux paired with a selection of wine from some of the finest vineyards in France, the featured epicurean voyage of Le Bar is a decadent feast of the senses.
Chef Matthieu Garrel’s Special Set Menu is available for a limited period at Php2,500+ for the set menu and Php5,000+ for set menu with wine pairing.

PENTANQUE AT LE BAR (All month of July from 3pm to 6pm)

For a slice of outdoor recreation, unwind with friends and colleagues with a friendly game of Pétanque. A form of boules where participants throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small target, a wooden ball called a cochonnet or jack while standing inside adesignated circle, this friendly game of precision is available daily from 3pm to 6pm at Sunset Bar. Spend leisurely Sundays with this interactive game available with a special offer of Pernod Ricard from the 5th of July 2015. Featured beverage is available starting at Php250+.

(Available at all dining outlets in Sofitel for the month of July)

Sofitel presents Ciroc Rose De Matin. Inspired by Accor’s and CIROC® Vodka’s shared French heritage, the bespoke cocktail showcases an exotic blend of Ciroc vodka and rosé wine, balanced with zesty lemon juice with hint of rose water.
Unwind after long day at work or toast to intimate celebrations with the colorful and sophisticated new addition to Sofitel’s rich beverage selection. The Ciroc Rose de Matin is available in all dining outlets at Php510+ for the month of July.

·       Homards Bretons, en Macédoine (Lobster Macedoine)
·       Duo de canard aux asperges sauvages (Duo of Duck with Wild Asparagus)
·       Huîtres chaudes, sauce champagne (Oysters & Champagne Sauce)
·       Pot au Feu Breton Tout Cochon
·       Os à Moelle au Foie Gras (Bone Marrow Foie Gras)
·       Les Caramels au Chocolat, café et fleur de sel (Sea Salt Caramels)
·       Verbena Crème Brulee
·       Moelleux chaud au Chocolat du Bélisaire (Hot Chocolate Cake)

·       Duo de canard aux asperges sauvages (Duo of Duck with Wild Asparagus)
·       Pot au Feu Breton Tout Cochon
·       Le Rouget en colère, légumes au wok (Red Mullet & Legumes Wok)
·       Parmentier de Boudin
·       Saint-Jaques rôties en fraicheur d’avocats (Seared Scallops, Avocado)
·       Homards Bretons, en Macédoine (Lobster Macedoine)
·       Les Caramels au Chocolat, café et fleur de sel (Sea Salt Caramels)
·       Verbena Crème Brulee
·       Moelleux chaud au Chocolat du Bélisaire (Hot Chocolate Cake)
·       Chocolate Truffles

For inquiries and reservations for our July featured offers, please call +63-2 832 6988
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With French Master Chef Matthieu Garrel
Veteran journalist, Julie Yap Daza captures Chef Garrel at work.
Sofitel's Chef Bettina Arguelles works her magic.

Sofitel's Chef Arguelles presents one of the amazing dishes she cooked up for the occasion.

Chef Garrel's Pan-froed Foie Gras with Vegetables and Clams

Roasted Bone Marrow and Foie Fras

Lobster Macedoine

With fellow blogger, Janeena Chan, and the Marketing Officers of Sofitel.

  1. everything looks extremely tasty! i love french cusine! :) wish you great french month ;) how i'd love to visit manila! ;)
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  2. This looks so fun! I'm wearing the same exact dress on my blog today! I love how you styled it!

  3. absolutely mouthwatering food!

    you look stunning Nicole ^ ^

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  4. Yummy yummy yummy ! French food is really great and it's an art ;) xox

  5. looks so good!

  6. Sounds wonderful! Great post Nicole looks like fun!

  7. Great post dear...lovely pics..:-)
    Have a good start of the week!

  8. this looks like it was such an amazing experience! I'm such a foodie. I would've LOVED this!

  9. Food looks amazing!!!!

  10. amazing pics
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  11. Everything looks delicious. Great pics.

  12. Such great pictures on this blog post! All of the food looks absolutely delicious.

  13. Everything looks so tasty!
    Your outfits are awesome!

  14. This post is making me sooo hungry! Lovely outfits, my fave is the last one, it's glam and still a bit sporty :-)

  15. I love French Kitchen! so tired of American food, can't wait to move back to Europe! You are beauty!

  16. Wow! What a such great event! I LOVE food very much and we always trying to find some new places to go. The dishes you are showing here are amazing! I am drooling now! ;) you look great as always! :)

    Take care and keep in touch!
    Please stop by every Wednesday for Color and Grace Fashion link up! :)


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UPDATE: Today, the House approved on a 211-198 vote (narrowly, as these things go) HR 1927, the so-called Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act (aka VW Bailout). Last night, the House approved HR 1155, the so-called SCRUB Act, on a 245-174 vote. The House also approved on a 244-173 vote, HR 712, the so-called Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act.  As explained below, on all these votes, "NOE" is the correct public interest vote.

ORIGINAL POST: You've probably heard that the House is soon planning to again repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). That bill will certainly be vetoed. But the House has other anti-consumer, anti-environmental bills scheduled for floor action this week and next. The bills take aim at agency health, financial and safety regulations and also consumer rights to band together as a class to take their grievances against corporate wrongdoers to court. That last bill has also been called a "VW Bailout" bill since it would wipe out all future class action lawsuits, including those against Volkswagen for knowingly selling consumers so-called "clean" cars that were intentionally designed to "defeat" air pollution limits.

Floor action may tee up today with the so-called SCRUB Act, aka the "Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome" Act of 2015. The bill establishes a cost-based review of all regulations biased in favor of powerful special interests and belittling the benefits of health and safety rules. Worse, under its ominous "cut-go" provision, an agency could not establish a new health or safety regulation without first eliminating (cutting) an equivalently-sized existing rule. The PIRG-backed Coalition for Sensible Safeguards opposes HR 1155, the SCRUB Act. As bill opponents stated in the Judiciary Committee report's Dissenting Views (page 22):

"Regulatory cut-go would prohibit any regulatory agency from issuing any new rule or informal statement, even in the case of an emergency or imminent harm to public health, until the agency first offsets the costs of that new rule or guidance by repealing an existing rule specified by the Commission. This requirement would endanger public health and safety and unnecessarily delay Federal rulemaking by years, wasting untold taxpayer dollars and agency resources. The SCRUB Act is a dangerous solution in search of a problem. Each branch of government already conducts effective oversight through retrospective review of agency rules, narrowing the delegations of authority to agencies, controlling agency appropriations, and conducting oversight of agency activity. Congress also has the specific authority under the Congressional Review Act to disapprove any rule that an agency proposes. Overlooking this array of options that would provide the necessary scalpel for smart regulatory cuts, the SCRUB Act’s meat-cleaver approach is yet another dangerous and unbalanced attempt to derail agencies’ missions to protect the public health and safety. Rather than creating jobs, growing the economy, or making Americans safer, these dangerous procedures would tie agencies’ hands with unnecessary red-tape and waste valuable agency resources and taxpayer dollars."

The Rules Committee has also approved for immediate floor action H.R. 712, The Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015. Here is the Coalition for Sensible Safeguards Factsheet. The bill is designed to impede the ability of consumer and environmental groups to get consent decrees or settlements when they challenge an agency’s violation of law.  The White House has issued a "Statement of Administration Policy" explaining that senior presidential staff would recommend a veto if the bill passes.

But wait, there's more. The floor package for HR 712 includes HR 690, a seemingly innocous provision requiring that agencies post 50-word summaries of proposed rules. Again, in Dissenting Views by Judiciary Ranking Member John Conyers (MI), he states the very real concern that the provision would be subject to judicial review and therefore "that H.R. 690 would provide yet another way for opponents of a proposed rulemaking to delay or derail its finalization on the ground that a summary was somehow ‘‘not in accordance with law’’ or not in ‘‘observance of procedure,’’ for example."

But wait, there's more! The floor package also includes HR 1759, the so-called ALERT (All Economic Regulations Are Transparent) Act. As committee dissenters explain:

"H.R. 1759, the ALERT Act, is another attack on agency rulemakings that is mischaracterized by its proponents as improving transparency. H.R. 1759 would be unnecessarily burdensome for agencies. Agencies already are required to provide status updates twice a year on their plans for proposing and finalizing rules pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866. This bill would require agencies to report monthly. The bill would impose an arbitrary and unnecessary moratorium on rulemakings that would prohibit a rule from taking effect until the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has posted certain information online for at least six months."

VW Bailout? Finally, we call your attention to another PIRG-opposed bill ready for floor action this week, HR 1927, The Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015. Here is our 70-group letter of opposition to the House today. Under the broadest interpretation of the bill's intent and effect, it would wipe out the class action mechanism by requiring all victims to suffer the exact same injury or harm in "type and scope." So if we both have accounts at one bank and our bank's illegal practices harm me for two years for $100 and you for one year for $50, we could not join the same class. If a VW "Defeat Device" reduces the value of my 2011 diesel by $2000 but your 2010 diesel by only $1000, we couldn't join the same class, even though class actions are really the only way to hold VW accountable to its customers.  (Of course, HR 1927 affects all consumer, worker and environmental class actions, not only those against VW.) As coalition partner Joanne Doroshow of New York Law School's Center for Justice and Democracy states: "Classes inherently include a range of affected individuals, and virtually never does every member of the class suffer the same scope of injury even from the same wrongdoing.  H.R. 1927 will wipe out one of the most important tools for justice in America."

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Iowa 80

After we delivered in Cedar Rapids we drove back to Iowa 80. It is the world's largest truckstop. We needed to shower and do some laundry along with a few minor repairs.
On our way there we got into a horrible blizzard. Visibility was terrible. Traffic pretty much came to a standstill. I was so glad to get to the truckstop.
We were offered a trip picking up the next day and going to Detroit, so that gave us time to get done what needed done.

Pops fell on the ice when he walked to the garage to see if they could get us in to be fixed. He didn't get hurt. Thank God.

These old trucks are inside the truckstop in Iowa. Next door is a truck museum. We didn't go over but told ourselves that we will next time.

I won't get out and walk anywhere after dark, especially at a place as big as this one.

Our delivery morning had a gorgeous sunrise.

And Lucy finally got a chance to get out of the truck and run. She had been longing to do that.

We have another trip lined up but it doesn't pick up until tomorrow in Detroit. So we are enjoying a quiet relaxing day. I cleaned the truck and restocked our supplies. I have a meatloaf in the crockpot. We really wanted to get home this weekend (it has been sooooo long), but such is life.
Pops checked the weather for Greer, SC, it should be warm and snowless. Yippee!!!
But I bet we don't stay there long. I wouldn't be surprised if we get a load offer before we even get there. Oh well.

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Monday, August 4, 2008

mad love to my PR team

just out this week! elle magazine is back on the map! antenna is one of my monthly must-reads [not to give too many of my secrets away], and nylon is always gorgeous. women's health took the best still life photo of the green zub i've ever seen in a mag. i'm also happy to see them embraced as fashion and not as timepieces...a trend i take full credit for starting and articulating with digital! all-in-all an amazing array of coverage for one month. look for these mags at your friendly neighborhood newstand.

thanks to all the editors and stylists who embrace nooka as well as joe and matt at raw information group for their untiring enthusiasm.

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i though this link really sums up some simple common sense points for keeping one's creative edge. courtesy of coroflot.


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SEVEN PHOTOS OF SEVENS: Sexy Knights “Nanagouki” FD and “Gokiburi” FC

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  • chris says:

    that FD is without a doubt a decepticon. from the 80′s

  • michael says:

    would love to see that FD near ooifuto or some kanagawa street drift spots.

  • fury-s12 says:

    wow not a fan of that old FC the head lights look wrong

    also im sure this is gonna be popular question but those “ribbon” looking things on the back of the FC, what are they or what do they symbolise?

    • LozZz says:

      They sell heaps of the ribbon stickers in Japan with all sorts of designs and causes on them, ranging from charity to environmental causes to funny stuff.

      Today i saw one on a Suzuki Wagon R with a ribbon sticker saying “Support our Troops” with an American flag background…. the driver was Japanese

  • wolfie says:

    Not a fan of those headlights (Bottom)
    That said – Damn! That FD is one mean lookin piece of work!!
    The reaeer end has more fins on it than my radiator!! ;-)

  • lord michael stevenson says:

    im not a rotor fan at all but this rx7 is wicked love the subtle evangelion styling all the rear hatch decals are sick

  • Uche says:

    Not really feeling the lookof these two, c’mon sexy knights, I know you have way style sense then this. The headlights on the FC are tacky : /

  • fwdtamiya says:

    Subtle anime theme? I like it

    928 headlights are not the prettiest buckets ever but I like the effort, saw the same done to a roadster before.

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  • matt says:

    lol fc with Porsche styling love it

  • bry says:

    JEEEBUS can i get a wallpaper Please!! >:D

  • redsohc says:

    I like it, its like straight out of a 2D arcade shooter. At any moment i expect to see it fly, dodge insane amount of pixel bullets rain and shoot down enemy bosses :)

  • Zach says:

    Im pretty sure that over the FD’s right (our left) eye is the “Lance of Longinus” lol, super badass FD.

  • Simas says:

    Any photos of whet white s13?

  • Grupert Awesome says:

    I’ve always wondered who was the driver of the FD.
    I know Suzuki drives the FC,
    Miura drives the 180SX,
    I kinda figured Miura’s brother drove the FD because he used to drive that Red FC with Regamasters on it and probably moved to the newer chassis.

  • aaron says:

    man that fd has been around for a while. looks alot different now though.
    id say he prob doesnt have a tea bottle for his catch can now either…
    i remember going for ride alongs in it at the drift track at fuji.

    hey alexi, do you have any videos to show why he has that noise maker sticker on the rhs door?
    the noise this thing makes is insane!

  • Frank says:

    Sexy Knights vs Evangelion?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

  • Shinigami says:

    Well. I dont know, thought FD reminded me as well of some transformers from my childhood, especially the way they made the hood, but FC is horrible. I do love FC’s btw, but these lights and the way it’s painted? Not the way I expect an FC to look like. :/

  • Fumi says:

    Growing up in the late 80′s/early 90′s I can totally dig those headlights on the FC. That was RE Amemiya’s signature mod back when Japan’s economy was at its peak and the tuners were busy cranking out tacky customs.

    Besides, 968 headlights on a car that is a shameless copy of the 944? Seems logical to me.

  • Fumi says:

    Well I mean 928 headlights, but my finger slipped…

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Friday, 10 December 2010

'I Will Make You Brooches and Toys for Your Delight ... '

... wrote Robert Louis Stevenson in his posthumously published Songs of Travel (1895). While Stevenson promised to make them 'Of bird-song at morning and star-shine at night', those vagabond Vikings also appreciated the delight of brooches, but made them more prosaically from shiny metals. I have for some time been interested in the work of Jane Kershaw who has studied metal-detectorist finds from recent years, particularly those in a Scandinavian style and those which which were most characteristically worn by women. Jane has recently received her doctorate for this work, and published a solid, academic summary of her results in Viking and Medieval Scandinavia 5 (2009). A shorter and more accessible version can now be read online, in the November/December 2010 issue of British Archaeology. As Jane points out, the bulk of finds come from Lincolnshire and Norfolk. While this partly reflects possible find-spots in these predominantly agricultural regions, the East Anglian finds in particular shed new light on Viking activities in that area, where there is comparatively little other type of evidence in the form of place-names or sculpture. But such items are also found elsewhere in the Danelaw, and the picture shows my nearest example, a late 9th- / early 10th-century copper alloy trefoil brooch found in Nottinghamshire. It has suffered in the last thousand years or so - you have to imagine it when it was new!

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Culpeper Rebellion

Shortly after his arrival in Albemarle, John Culpeper joined John Jenkins and other antiproprietatary faction members in a plot to arrest Thomas Miller, the proprietary leader in the colony.  Despite Miller’s widespread political influence, he drank alcohol excessively, and when drinking, Miller uttered what Jenkins and Culpeper considered treasonable and blasphemous statements.

In March 1676, Governor John Jenkins arrested Thomas Miller on charges of blasphemy and treason during a regular meeting of the colony’s Assembly.  Jenkins was aware that the higher, proprietor-dominated Palatine Court would likely acquit Miller of these charges, so Jenkins ordered Miller to be imprisoned until May.  Despite the convincing case that Jenkins and the antiproprietary faction had crafted, Miller was acquitted of all charges in his trial at the Palatine Court.  After the trial, Miller sailed to England to explain his actions to the Lords Proprietors.

Miller’s arrest increased tensions within the colony.  When Thomas Eastchurch attempted to appeal a county court decision to the Palatinate Court, Justice John Willoughby “refused on grounds that his court was final authority.”  Eastchurch responded by having Willoughby summoned to the Palatinate Court as a result of the ruling. Not only did Willoughby refuse to comply with the indictment, he also “thrashed” the court officer who had served him the subpoena. The Albemarle Assembly outlawed Willoughby for his actions and he fled to Virginia. Soon after the Willoughby incident, another antiproprietary member on the council, Thomas Cullen, was also expelled from the Assembly for trading with Indians.

With increasing momentum behind the proprietary party, Eastchurch decided he would takeover the Albemarle government.  Eastchurch encouraged the Council’s decision to remove Jenkins and imprison him in September 1675.  But Eastchurch would not hold this position for long.

In March of 1676, George Durant led a counter coup that forced the Assembly to close. Durant and his supports chased Eastchurch from Albemarle into Virginia.  He then fled to England. Jenkins was reappointed to the Governorship and the antiproprietary faction was left in complete control of the county.

By early fall of 1676, Eastchurch and Miller had arrived in London and had gained the ear of the Proprietors.  Eastchurch smoothly obtained the appointment to the Governorship of the County.  Eastchurch even managed to have his friend Miller appointed as secretary and collector of customs.  With their new appointments, Eastchurch and Miller set sail for the Carolinas with a planned stop in the West Indies in the summer of 1677. While in the West Indies, Eastchurch met an heiress whom he quickly married. Eastchurch decided to stay in the islands with his new bride for an extended honeymoon.  To enable this extended stay in the West Indies, and without any authority to do so, Eastchurch appointed Miller to serve as Governor of Albemarle County in his place.

Within a few days of Miller’s arrival in Albemarle, Patrick White, who vowed he would “never allow for the customs duties to be collected,” assaulted the new Governor. Although he was met with violence, Miller successfully summoned the assembly and began to conduct business. One of Miller’s first actions as Governor was to replace the previous customs collector, Bird, with Henry Hudson. Miller also raised a militia to enforce the collection of customs. In the first few months after Miller’s return it appeared that he had successfully gained control over the colony.  As Miller’s power in the colony increased, he started to arbitrarily arrest and excessively fine antiproprietary men who had reason to unite once gain again.

Tensions boiled over when Durant returned from England on December 1, 1677.  Upon the Carolina’s arrival, Miller boarded the boat and demanded accounts of the tobacco shipped for the past year.  However, when Gillam produced said records Miller refused them and placed Gillam and his crew under arrest.  That night, Miller learned that Durant was also aboard the Carolina so he returned to the ship and arrested Durant at gunpoint.

News of Durant’s arrest prompted the antiproprietary faction to take action. On December 3rd, John Culpeper led an armed party to Timothy Biggs’ home. The group captured Biggs and all of the county records that he was holding in his home. After capturing Biggs, Culpeper wrote Remonstrance, which encouraged the entire county to revolt against Miller’s government. Culpeper’s group continued the following day by capturing Miller and John Nixon, a proprietary member of the council. After successfully arresting Miller, Culpeper wrote to Richard Foster, the political leader of Currituck, and told him to arrest Henry Hudson and to bring him to trial at Durant’s house. Culpepper’s force continued on into Chowan County where he and his men seized that county marshal along with all of his records.

Back in Currituck, Foster seized Hudson and called for a meeting to elect burgesses to represent the Currituck precinct at the coming assembly. Meanwhile, Culpeper’s group had turned into a mob in Albemarle. Encouraged by the new shipment of rum from Gillam’s ship, the mob placed Miller in Irons and destroyed the stocks and pillory.

Foster’s party arrived from Currituck on the 24 or 25 of December and joined Culpeper’s men to form an assembly of eighteen members, which elected Thomas Cullen as speaker.   The assembly also voted to establish a court with Richard Foster serving as Chief Justice. Durant, who became the rebel government’s Attorney General, sailed for London to inform the proprietors of the change in leadership.  Historian Lindley Butler writes that John Jenkins, former deputy governor, more than likely returned to his leadership position as head of the rebel council.  The only remaining opponent to the rebel government, Governor Eastchurch, passed away within a few weeks after the coup from a fever he contracted in the islands.

The rebel government seemed to have the colony under control, until Timothy Biggs escaped from prison and fled to London to report on the colonists’ actions.  Upon his arrival in London, Biggs easily gained the attention of the Lords Proprietors who were fearful that the Crown might use the rebellion as justification to recover the proprietary colonies. In an effort to appease Biggs and maintain control over the colony, the proprietors appointed Biggs comptroller of customs and surveyor general of the colony in September 1678. A proprietor, Seth Sothel, was appointed governor in hopes of regaining control over the colony. However, en route to Albemarle, Sothel was captured by Turkish pirates and held for ransom in Algiers. When the other proprietors learned of the kidnapping, they simply appointed John Harvey, who had respect from both factions, as president of the council and acting governor. Yet controversy remained about the appointment of Biggs to comptroller of customs, so Robert Holden was appointed in his place. On the way to Albemarle, Holden stopped in Boston to check on the New England traders. While there, Holden decided that Culpeper had not been collecting customs correctly. But Holden evidently changed his mind upon arrival in Albemarle, and was effectively collecting customs in the county and sending their returns within a month.

In response to Biggs’ claims, Culpeper sailed to London to explain his actions in the summer of 1678. In a trial held by the proprietors, Culpeper admitted his rebellious actions and placed himself under a five-hundred-dollar bail with the stipulation that he returned all missing customs receipts within a year. The proprietors were satisfied with Culpeper’s self-imposed punishment and hoped the conflict had been resolved.

But the proprietors’ problems with Albemarle County were far from over. In August of 1679, Miller was brought to trial before the Palatinate Court for the same charges as before, treasonable and blasphemous words. Upon his release to the county marshal’s custody, Miller escaped and fled to London by way of Virginia.  Once in London, Miller appealed directly to the King with a petition concerning the rebellion.  The King responded by issuing a warrant for Culpeper’s arrest on December 19.  After weeks of internment, Culpeper requested to be brought to trial. In turn, the King ordered the proprietors to present a copy of their charter along with their full report on the rebellion.

Assuming that a Culpeper conviction for treasonous activities would reflect poorly on the proprietors’ ability to control the county, the proprietors decided to defend the antiproprietary rebellion leader, John Culpeper.

William S. Powell, North Carolina Through Four Centuries (Chapel Hill, 1989) and Lindley Butler and Alan D. Watson, eds., The North Carolina Experience (Chapel Hill, 1984).


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The Hot Angel - 1958

I'm watching this movie right now on Netflix and would have to say its pretty interesting. There's an Ariel Square 4 and a Pre-unit Swingarm Triumph with Flanders risers. Check the Netflix link a few of posts below if you're interested in watching the film. There's also some decent desert riding footage as well!

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Google's A.I. recognizes cats. Laugh while you can.

Google's brain module was trained on YouTube stills. From vast amounts of data, one image spontaneously emerged ...
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".. we developed a distributed computing infrastructure for training large-scale neural networks. Then, we took an artificial neural network and spread the computation across 16,000 of our CPU cores (in our data centers), and trained models with more than 1 billion connections.
...  to our amusement, one of our artificial neurons learned to respond strongly to pictures of... cats ... it “discovered” what a cat looked like by itself from only unlabeled YouTube stills. That’s what we mean by self-taught learning...
... Using this large-scale neural network, we also significantly improved the state of the art on a standard image classification test—in fact, we saw a 70 percent relative improvement in accuracy. We achieved that by taking advantage of the vast amounts of unlabeled data available on the web, and using it to augment a much more limited set of labeled data. This is something we’re really focused on—how to develop machine learning systems that scale well, so that we can take advantage of vast sets of unlabeled training data....
... working on scaling our systems to train even larger models. To give you a sense of what we mean by “larger”—while there’s no accepted way to compare artificial neural networks to biological brains, as a very rough comparison an adult human brain has around 100 trillion connections....
..  working with other groups within Google on applying this artificial neural network approach to other areas such as speech recognition and natural language modeling."
Hah, hah, a cat. That's so funny. Unless you're a mouse of course.

The mouse cortex has 14 million neurons and a maximum of 45K connections per neuron, so ballpark estimate, perhaps 300 billion connections (real estimates are probably known from the mouse connectome project but I couldn't find them). So in this first pass Google has less than 1% of a mouse connectome.

Assuming they double the connectome every two years, they should hit mouse scale in nine years, or around 2021. There's a good chance you and will still be around then.

I've long felt that once we had a "mouse-equivalent" connectome we could probably stop worrying about global warming, social security, meteor impacts, cheap bioweapons, and the Yellowstone super volcano.

Really, we're just mice writ large. That cat is looking hungry.

Incidentally, Google didn't use the politically incorrect two letter acronym in the blog post, but they put it, with periods (?), in the post title.

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Friday, May 27, 2016

Friday Funny

Today’s post is this month’s Funny Friday, a regular feature published on the last Friday of every month. Funny Friday is a collaborative project. Each month one of the participants submits a picture, then we all write 5 captions or thoughts inspired by that month’s picture. Links to the other bloggers’ posts are below, click on them and see what they’ve come up with. I hope we bring a smile to your face as you start your weekend.

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Here’s today’s picture. It was submitted by The Bergham’s Life Chronicles

1) Man, I'm THIRSTY!!!!
2) What? You said to clean my face!!!
3) That's one way to cool off.
4) I don't see it? Do you see it?
5) I wanna go swimming.....

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  1. Drink it, clean your face in it, then swim in it. That's one versatile bucket of water, LOL.

  2. LOL. LOL. I just can't. One is killing me. Great job. Thanks for all the laughs!! I hope you have a spectacular weekend!!

  3. I don't see it either....snickers....too cute!

So....what did you think? And are you THAT Sarah Michelle?


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