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Starfield is easily one of the biggest video games launching this year. From the talented folks from Bethesda and also their next new RPG in years, there’s quite a bit of attention on the game. However, it’s also set to be an Xbox exclusive, so those on PlayStation 5 will be left without the game. Still, that hasn’t stopped fans from quickly taking up with the game and all the marketing materials to have been released for it so far. But that has also made some fans a bit uneasy as we’re still left without some information, like how close the game is to hitting the fabled gold status milestone.
All this came out from one fan who tweeted out to Pete Hines. If you’re unfamiliar with who Pete Hines is, this would be Bethesda’s head of publishing. Recently one fan reached out to Pete Hines saying that while marketing materials like themed Starfield chairs and gear is cool, when could we expect information to come out about the game going gold or when preloading will be available? According to Pete Hines, you can take a deep breath as they have a talented crew that knows what they are doing.
It’s pointed out by the fan that CD Projekt Red heavily marketed Cyberpunk 2077 in a similar manner. However, as you all know, Cyberpunk 2077 was released in a rather poor state. That resulted in quite a bit of criticism by fans and critics alike. So there might be some fear that Starfield will follow a similar fate. But according to Pete, we have nothing to worry about as this RPG should be quite a thrilling experience when it does launch into the marketplace. Fortunately, there’s been no delay announcements, so we can still expect the game to find its way out into the marketplace this coming month.
For those of you who might have missed out, Starfield is an upcoming RPG that puts players into the future. Humanity has colonized other planets, and you’ll step into the role of a Constellation member. This is an organization of space explorers. You’ll venture into the great unknown, visit planets, interact with those in need, and chart out your own adventure. If you’re familiar with Bethesda’s previous works like the Fallout and The Elder Scrolls franchises, then you’ll have an idea of the type of game Starfield will be. You’ll get plenty of customization options, quests to take on, and plenty of exploration. Currently Starfield is set to release on September 6, 2023. When the game does launch you’ll find it available on Xbox Series X/S, PC, and Xbox Game Pass.


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Aurora Aksnes, better known as simply Aurora, seems to come from another world. But the expressive Norwegian singer landed at the Lincoln Theatre for a very earthbound headlining tour recently.
Norwegian singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl brought his soothing folk sound to DC for a solo performance at Songbyrd Music House recently. A small yet enthusiastic and devoted crowd welcomed Thomas to the dimly-lit stage in the basement venue at Songbyrd.
Last fall, Danish pop star MØ released When I Was Young (a new EP), and then she announced a joint North American tour with Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat. The duo booked a date at 9:30 Club on Monday, Jan. 22, and that sold out — so they booked a second date on Tuesday, Jan. 23. You can win tickets to go with Parklife DC!
Aurora Aksnes was fighting a cold. But she was feeling scrappy, and her voice sounded strong, so she barreled ahead at the 9:30 Club Monday night.
At one point, the petite but determined Norwegian songstress shook her fist in defiance, as if to rally against her cold although she was truly rallying against emotional distress, as depicted in many of the songs from her debut album, All of My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, released by Glassnote Records earlier this year.
Earlier this year, petite Aurora Aksnes gathered a large crowd into booming U Street Music Hall for a show packed with big ideas.
This time around, Aurora, the sensational Norwegian singer-songwriter, is performing at an appropriately larger venue, where the stage at the 9:30 Club is sure to provide a better platform for her artistic expression and the accompanying concert hall a better space for large crowds.
So come out on Monday, Oct. 31, to see Aurora as she sings, bounces, dances, and pantomimes along to the darkly glorious songs of her debut album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend, released in March by Decca Records and Glassnote.
Following songs like “Runaway,” “Half the World Away” (an Oasis cover!), “Conqueror,” and others, Aurora released a sixth single, “I Went Too Far,” from the new album. You know an album has legs when it can support six singles!
Watch the official music video for “I Went Too Far” by Aurora on YouTube:
Parklife DC reviewed Aurora at U Street Music Hall on April 21. (Revisit our full review and pictures here.) After seeing her, I said, “Although petite in size, the Norwegian folk popstar, who goes by only her first name, has a big voice that fits her ambitious songs of flight or fight. She also has a habit of physically moving where her music takes her. This somewhat off-kilter acting out of her own words and melodies might readily draw some comparisons to her fellow Scandinavian artist Bjork.”
I added, “Aurora’s folk pop is as spritely as she is, but it does carry dark overtones of struggling to find yourself, to be free, or to fight.”
You’ll want to be free for this show on Monday! Tickets are available online.
Ten years ago, the undeniable album of the year was Dying to Say This to You by The Sounds.
It was the second album from the Swedish quintet, and it blasted a whole in the existential dance floors of our lives with its unabashed new wave power. And for a while, lead singer Maja Ivarsson was the It Girl and everything was good – that hair! that voice! that attitude! those high kicks! (Hey, she’s got a Modesty Blaise tattoo, you know!) Being Swedish never looked so good. (…and that’s saying something — being Swedish always looked good, right?)
The Sounds will tour to mark the 10th anniversary of Dying to Say This to You, and they will stop at the 9:30 Club on Monday, Nov. 28 as part of that tour.
Need I ask? Watch the official music video for “Tony the Beat” by The Sounds (guest starring Steve Aoki!) on YouTube:
Here at Parklife DC, we also are big admirers of keyboardist/ guitarist/ songwriter/ wunderkind Jesper Anderberg, who I had the pleasure of interviewing in 2013 when The Sounds last toured the United States. (Read that interview at We Love DC!)
“We realized earlier this year that it was 10 years ago that we released our album Dying to Say This to You and embarked on a journey that took us on tour around the world for almost two years straight,” said the band in a statement to fans. “This was a magical time in our lives and we shared it with so many of you. Now we like you have gotten a little older, some have gotten married, had children, and it has been many years since we’ve hit the road.”
The tour launches Nov. 15 in Salt Lake City, and it visits the 9:30 Club on Nov. 28. Zipper Club and My Jerusalem are along for support. It’s going to be amaaaaazing! Tickets are available online!
Aurora Aksnes is a powerfully expressive performer.
Although petite in size, the Norwegian folk popstar, who goes by only her first name, has a big voice that fits her ambitious songs of flight or fight. She also has a habit of physically moving where her music takes her. This somewhat off-kilter acting out of her own words and melodies might readily draw some comparisons to her fellow Scandinavian artist Bjork.
Norwegian singer Aurora Aksnes has been taking the US airwaves by storm with the release of her debut full-length album, All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (released March 11 via Decca Records), and her subsequent television appearances leading up to a North American tour that stops at U Street Music Hall on Thursday, April 21.
To no one’s surprise, our local show has sold out! And those who have tickets will enjoy the 19-year-old Aurora’s lyrically rich art-pop sensibilities. She likes to sing in metaphors relating to battles with songs like “Conquerer” and “Warrior” and often takes a look at the dark side of the human condition with songs like “Running with the Wolves,” a song of escape, and “Murder Song (5,4,3,2,1),” a story of a mercy killing perhaps but ultimately about loss.
Ultimately, where Aurora makes her mark, however, is with her voice, unique in its haunting timber.
Watch the official music video for “Conquerer” by Aurora on YouTube:
Said Aurora in press notes on the song, “I know that I’m very sensitive. In many ways, I’m weak. But if you’re weak, you’re also very strong. Because you need to work a bit harder to survive as well… You have to find the conqueror in yourself at first, I think. That’s what I think about in the song. It’s just a person who hasn’t realized that yet. That person is still trying to find the conqueror in someone else. You have to find the conqueror in yourself to land on your own feet. You are the only one you need to survive. Then other people will make your life a good life as well. It’s important to be strong in yourself.”
Singer/songwriter Tor Miller from New York opens for Aurora. The show is sold out.
w/ Tor Miller
U Street Music Hall
Thursday, April 21
On her debut album Till It’s All Forgotten, Farao sings the song “Bodies” in a haunting manner over layered instrumentation that sometimes sounds like a train gaining speed. Lyrically, the song about trust, or the lack thereof, in a relationship, and the churning music adds some punch to the words.
In live performance, the native Norwegian herself gravitates toward acoustic instruments, leaving her synths to a touring bandmate. The result is much less urgent, giving the lyrics more room to breathe. In so doing, Farao, born Kari Jahnsen, emphasizes the mesmerizing quality of her voice.
Farao treated a half-full room to such a delivery at U Street Music Hall on Wednesday night, touring in support of Till It’s All Forgotten, which was released earlier this month, as the opening act for UK punk trio The Cribs.
Watch Farao perform “Bodies” for Le Bruit des Graviers on Sept. 4, 2015:
On the album, another song — “Fragments” — starts out almost like a chiptune but then blossoms into layers of instruments and voice as Farao paces herself alongside the music. Singing in almost a hushed nursery rhyme style, she uses repetition of words to mirror what is happening instrumentally to pleasing effect. The song is about not being able to see the full picture with its refrain “If you don’t believe me, no one will.”
It’s also a song ready-made for performance as its appealing structure translates well to the stage.
Watch Farao play “Fragments” live at Træna Festival 2014, published July 16 2014:
Although Farao plays many different instruments, seeing her live is truly the best opportunity to listen to her voice, which she uses to good effect in concert.
Up until last night, Farao was touring at the opening act for The Cribs. Now, she has three more dates in the United States without them — tonight in Portsmouth, NH, and Tuesday in Los Angeles and Wednesday in San Francisco. She’s a worthy opener and well worth contemplating if she happens to perform solo.
Norwegian artist Jenny Hval may offer a totem for the modern DC working woman with the cover of her new album, Apocalypse, girl, which depicts a woman slumped over a medicine ball, apparently having collapsed, disconnected with the task at hand.
On the album, Jenny actually seems very connected to her surroundings, eerily so! Her songs amble along with dreampop reflections as she sometimes narrates her thoughts and at other times sings gently. The experimental nature of her albums is reflected in her videos, including the latest for the track “Sabbath,” at first glance a disjointed collection of memories but more accurately a small treatise on questions of identity.
The video features bandmates Jenny (vocals, synth), Håvard Volden (electronics), Annie Bielski (performance artist and Apocalypse, girl cover model) and Zia Anger (visual enhancement), and it was shot entirely on Zia’s iPhone during a recent tour of Europe.
Watch the video for Jenny Hval’s “Sabbath” on YouTube:
Tracks like “Sabbath” put the “dream” in Jenny’s dreampop, and the dream isn’t always the most lucid although it’s often concerned with sex. She launches a US tour in support of the album later in August, and the tour makes a stop at DC9 on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Seattle singer-songwriter Briana Marela opens for Jenny.
Listen to Apocalypse, girl, out now on Sacred Bones, via Soundcloud:

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I just got the truck back from a Chrysler dealer for repairs. One repair was the speedometer is off by 7 miles, reason is their are lager tires on it, the garage said they can't fix it. ( Bull ) I had a ford and they changed a gear in the tranny. Can I do the same and where can I get the gear. Thanks RonC
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Order Domino's Pizza & Food in 54868
More food, more fun. Order everything from mouth-watering pizzas to dippable chicken wings and chocolatey desserts from your local Domino's in 54868. Satisfy your craving for made-to-order pizzas and more, available for delivery or takeout now!
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Need a little pizza inspiration before calling for 54868 pizza delivery? Get to know some of Domino’s classic menu options, like the ExtravaganZZa Pizza. It comes overflowing with the meats you love most, including ham, pepperoni, beef, and Italian sausage. Carnivores also drool over the MeatZZa, a specialty Domino's pizza that features ham, pepperoni, and Italian sausage that's blanketed in 100% real mozzarella. It's downright meat-tastic. But you'll also find vegetarian pizza for pizza lovers who prefer bell peppers to pepperoni. (Domino’s loves veggies just as much as meat, and they don't “carrot” who knows it!) The Pacific Veggie Pizza, for instance, overflows with onions, roasted red peppers, fresh baby spinach, tomatoes, black olives, and mushrooms.
Domino's can help you DIY your pie, too. There are more than 34 million different ways to make a Domino's pizza and Domino's Pizza Builder puts the power of pizza in your hands! Get started on your made-to-order pizza by choosing the crust you love best: thin and crunchy or pillowy and Brooklyn Style, hand-tossed with zesty garlic seasoning. Then, choose a cheese (Feta, anyone?) and a robust tomato sauce, hearty marinara sauce, BBQ sauce, garlic parmesan white sauce, or Alfredo sauce! Pile on as much meat as your heart desires — even bacon, premium chicken, or Philly steak — and don't forget to balance your protein with a couple of vegetables like green peppers, diced tomatoes, and green olives. Boost the whole flavor profile with a rich-tasting dipping sauce and get your plate ready for tasty pizza for takeout or delivery in 54868. Hot from our oven to the table, your pizza is made the way you order!
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Domino's pizzas are staples at important events around the world, like neighborhood game nights, sports gatherings, sleepovers, and birthday shindigs, but so are other types of food. And sometimes your tastebuds want something other than pizza, and that's okay. It's one reason we also serve up baked pasta, chicken wings, salads, hot sandwiches, and sweet-tooth approved desserts for takeout and delivery in 54868. Fill your plate with morsels of lightly breaded specialty chicken topped with hot buffalo sauce, or order finger-lickin' chicken wings that you can flavor and dip your way. Enjoy a mouthful of comforting baked pasta, like Pasta Primavera, Chicken Alfredo, or Chicken Carbonara. Complement your lunch or dinner with a classic salad and chocolatey treat. You can have your cake… and your pizza, too! Whether your order is all pasta and no pizza, you can be sure that your 54868 Domino's pizza place will make it just for you, just the way you like it.
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Domino's has changed a lot since our founding in 1960, but our dedication to baking the yummiest pizza possible never has. Neither has our pursuit of new technology that makes it super simple for you to have food delivered when and where you want. There's the Domino’s TrackerⓇ that lets you know when your pizza is being made, put into the oven, and is out for delivery. There's also Domino's Hotspots®, so you can finally have Domino's wings, pasta, chicken, pizza, and more delivered almost anywhere in 54868 — beach, pool, or park — it's your call! But you can also have your tastebuds fav Domino's picks delivered to your car with Domino’s Carside Delivery™. We've dubbed it carryout, delivered. Place a normal carryout order and point your dash in Domino's direction. When you get here, a helpful team member will bring your hot delicious food and place it in your car. It's totally smart and totally contact-free.
And since saving dough is a top priority, we have pizza coupons, mix and match pizza deals, and more regular offers to help you get more delectable food for less. What's more, you can become a member of Domino's Rewards program, and nearly every order helps you earn points towards a free pizza. You'll also gain access to member-only pizza offers and promotions!
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Acadia National Park is an American national park located along the mid-section of the the coast of Maine in the USA and southwest of Bar Harbor. The Acadia National Park is about 160 miles from Portland, Maine, and about 50 miles from Bangor, Maine. Here is information about places to visit near Acadia National Park, tourist attractions, best time to visit, address, things to do, facilities, facts and locaion map of Acadia National Park.
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Where is Acadia National Park Located?
Established on July 8, 1916, Acadia National Park is located in Hancock & Knox counties, Maine, United States. It is an American national park that preserves the tip of the Schoodic Peninsula, part of the Isle au Haut and almost half of Mount Desert Island. Along with this, Acadia National Park also protects the coastal landform and the mountains along the Atlantic coast. The tallest mountain - Cadillac Mountain on the Atlantic Coast of the United States is a part of the Atlantic Coast of the United States. George B. Dorr is called the "Father of Acadia National Park". Wanting to know more about Acadia National Park? Here are some interesting facts about Acadia National Park.
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Geographical details of Acadia National Park - The park spans over a total area of 49,075 acres out of which Mount Desert Island covers an area of 30,200 acres and Isle au Haut covers an area of 200 acres.
Recreational activities at the Acadia National Park - One can take part in various recreational activities such as kayaking and canoeing, bus touring, hiking, fishing, bicycling, horseback riding, boat tours on the ocean rock climbing, swimming, etc.
The climate of Acadia National Park - The park has extremely hot summers and severely cold winters. The average annual temperature of Acadia National Park is 47.3 °F (8.5 °C).
Ecology - The ecological zones of this national park are barren mountain summits, eastern deciduous forests, freshwater ponds and lakes, swamps, beaches, etc.
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|Location||Hancock & Knox counties, Maine, United States|
|Nearest city||Bar Harbor|
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|Area||49,075 acres (198.60 km2)|
|Established:||July 8, 1916|
|Annual Visitors:||3.5 million|
|Visitor Centers:||Hulls Cove, Thompson Island|
|Entrance Fee:||$25 per vehicle, $12 per person|
|Best time to visit:||Between late spring and fall|
Thing to Do in Acadia National Park
Top places to visit in Acadia National Park are Cadillac Mountain, Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Jordan Pond, Sand Beach, Thunder Hole,Abbe Museum, Carriage Road, Park Loop Road, Schoodic Peninsula, Ocean Path, Otter Cliff, Beehive Trail, Cadillac Summit Road, Lamoine State Park, Bubble Rock Overlook, Eagle Lake, Wild Gardens of Acadia, The Beehive, Long Pond, Sargent Mountain, Pemetic Mountain, Hulls Cove Visitor Center, Seal Cove Auto Museum, Agamont Park

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This is Globbo!
A PICO-8 adaptation of the classic Mac game Blobbo.
The goal of the game is to pick up all toy chests before proceeding to the next room through the stairs. Tread carefully though, or you might find yourself squished by a bowling ball or punctured by an arrow.
The game contains a subset of the features found in the original. Many of the rooms in this version have been inspired by the original. My approach for these rooms has been to try to make condensed versions of the originals, trying to capture the "theme" of a room while taking liberties with its layout to accommodate the 16x16 grid.
The aim was not to make a fully featured port of the original, but rather to pluck the best parts and reshape it in a way that works well with PICO-8.
Please enjoy! ^_^
D-pad / Arrow Keys: Move Globbo
Hold Cross / X + Circle / Z: Undo
Hold Cross / X + Up: Show play statistics
- Removed screen flash when rewinding
- Added a room select menu
- Added in-game how-to-play instructions
- Added a star award system to balance the good ending requirements after the room select menu was introduced
- Added spike trap obstacle
- Added four more rooms
- Ready for release 🎉
- Improved ending screen
- Swapped circle and cross button functions in the ingame overlay
- Added ingame overlay displaying room name and play statistics as well as giving access to undo feature
- Changed controls for undo feature to accommodate overlay and reduce risk of unintentional activation
- Fixed a bug where you could exit a room early after undoing chest pickups
- Added tutorial room
- Room 2 seemed too difficult to appear that early, moved it last in the room order
- Added undo feature, press circle (z) to undo
- Added some statistics to the win screen
- Fixed a bug that allowed the player to move diagonally, passing through some walls
- Added one way tiles
- Added marshmallow obstacle
- Added grid maze room
- Added marshmallow focused room
- Improved title screen
- Fixed a bug that allowed some arrows to slide past blocking tiles on a slope
level 5 was a big difficulty jump for me, but I got past it eventually. I wish there was a way to skip/replay levels -- a level select in the pico8 menu maybe?
but those are both small things; overall this was really fun, and had some nice puzzles. "combination lock" was particularly memorable for me. thanks for the game!
Thanks for the feedback @pancelor! I'm glad you enjoyed the game ^_^
Getting a feel for the difficulty curve has been particularly challenging, so you sharing your experience is super valuable!
I've been considering updating the game with a save feature at some point so that players feel like they can set the game aside and come back later without losing any progress. Allowing players to skip a challenging room and return to it later during a playthrough could also be a good QOL improvement. In the end, I want to provide an experience that is challenging, but not so overwhelming that players give up.
Potential room 5 spoiler below
I first named room 5 "Bridge Builder", but then changed it as I worried that it might be a bit on-the-nose. But perhaps poking players slightly more in the direction of what needs to be done could be a good thing here 🤔
haha yeah I can see why you chose a different name! more thoughts on level 5:
I think the main difficulty in #5 for me was the fact that there were around 4 subpuzzles to solve, and experimentation is pretty harshly punished in this game (if you die, you have to restart from the very beginning, solutions in this game are hundreds of moves long and each move is a bit slow, undoing is a bit slow and causes fullscreen flashing lights). I had to do the key move in #5 (building the bridge) about 5 or 10 times before winning, just due to my playstyle leading to a bunch of late deaths.
I feel like a puzzle designed in a "modern style" would have 1 level for each of those 4 subpuzzles. but I don't think that I would change the level (you know, if I were in charge of designing this, which I'm not!). the level design has a certain old-school charm to it, which I like! but I think a level select or a different level order or more medium-difficulty puzzles might help smooth the difficulty curve
You're presenting some nice insights there!
I suppose the punishment for dying is pretty harsh. I've previously considered not forcing a restart when you die, instead allowing you the option to undo (sort of like in Baba is You). My main concern there has been that softening the blow for dying would remove too much of the game's challenge or sense of stake. But I haven't had enough play testing opportunities to test those theories.
You're not the first to find the undo flash a bit jarring. Could be that I need to revisit that 🤔. Regarding the undo being slow, an alternative to try could be to not record frames where the player moving was the only change, so that you're only stepping back through moments where something significant happened.
Thanks again for being so generous with your feedback! 😊
Hi @siwu. Glad to help out.
Another thing you might consider is when the player dies, this can also be rewound 1-move. I was noticing many turn-based puzzles today (2022) allow for for this rewind so you spend less time repeating moves and more time thinking about solving the puzzle.
Also please don't shake the screen for rewind. Maybe okay to shake it good for death of player.
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Barack Obama has not given up on his crusade to fundamentally change America.
Since leaving office, Obama has launched a new project to rig elections in favor of Democrats.
But his plan hit a snag when the Supreme Court gave him some very bad news.
Obama and former Attorney General Eric Holder have teamed up on a project – the National Democratic Redistricting Committee – to fight so-called “partisan gerrymandering.”
After the Republican midterm sweep in 2010, the GOP takeover of state legislatures allowed them to draw Congressional and state legislature district maps after the 2010 census.
State legislature’s drawing the district maps has been a standard feature of American politics.
But since Democrats lost the 2010 elections, they did not end up with maps that favored them.
And now, rather than winning elections to try and take back state legislatures ahead of the 2020 census, Democrats are scheming to default to their fallback political position of using the courts to win the victories they can’t achieve at the ballot box.
Wisconsin Democrats filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down the map Republicans drew after winning control of the state legislature.
They claimed they “packed and cracked” into legislative districts that denied the Democrats a chance to win the votes necessary to advance their policy agenda.
This case – Gill v. Whitford – made it all the way to the Supreme Court.
But in a shocking defeat for anti-gerrymandering Democrats like Obama, the Supreme Court found the plaintiffs lacked the standing to bring the case.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote that the plaintiffs were trying to throw out the whole map, when their complaints was with specific districts:
“Here, the plaintiffs’ partisan gerrymandering claims turn on allegations that their votes have been diluted. That harm arises from the particular composition of the voter’s own district, which causes his vote—having been 16 GILL v. WHITFORD Opinion of the Court packed or cracked—to carry less weight than it would carry in another, hypothetical district. Remedying the individual voter’s harm, therefore, does not necessarily require restructuring all of the State’s legislative districts. It requires revising only such districts as are necessary to reshape the voter’s district—so that the voter may be unpacked or uncracked, as the case may be.”
Democrats are focused on getting “non-partisan” experts or hand-picked judges to draw legislative maps because they know the districts they will produce will rig elections going forward for the left.
The left successfully petitioned judges to overturn the district map Republicans drew in Pennsylvania.
Federal judges redrew the map to favor Democrats and that boosted their chances of winning back the House.
Democrats were seeking to do nationally what they achieved in Pennsylvania by winning a Supreme Court precedent to overturn GOP maps heading into the 2018 elections.
Party officials believe they will be riding a blue wave this fall and they want judges to draw Democrat-friendly districts so they can maximize their gains.
Democrats and the media had no problem with gerrymandering when the Democrats were the ones drawing the districts.
The real “harm” alleged by the left after Republicans drew the district maps in states like Wisconsin was that the map wasn’t rigged in their favor.
We will keep you up to date on any new developments in the 2018 midterm elections.


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I imagine most barefooters have heard about “The Foot Film”. It is project attempting to make an independent film documentary about humans’ relationship between shoes and going barefoot.
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Although I’ve been a naturist since my late teens, most of my naturist activities were either on naturist holidays or at home. However 2 years ago I presented myself in public to promote naturism/acceptance of nudity and tried to find other females to join me only to find that although there are plenty of naturist men in the public domain & on social media, the females are very hard to find. I have been asked the question “Why are there not more females into naturism in the UK?” quite a number of times, so I decided to give it some thought and write something to let you ponder over! So this post is about what I believe might be the reasons for this imbalance.
I do not claim to be an expert but being a female I feel I can shed some light on this. There are some people who have deeper understanding…
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Get your copy below: Conclusion CM9. 6frxx2134A#D#DG. Piano chords; Ukulele chords; Ukulele chords (left handed) Split text. Cm7 chord for piano with keyboard diagram. The chord is often abbreviated as Cm (alternatively Cmin). Guitar Chord Cm9. then select chord type (quality) from the list below. Strumming. Db. 4. Songs with this chord Cm9 (Cmin9, C-9) C minor ninth. 5 chord voicings, charts and sounds. We currently don't have any songs that contain this chord. Go to chord: Abm9 Am9 A#m9 Bbm9 Bm9 B#m9 Cbm9 Cm9 C#m9 Dbm9 Dm9 D#m9 Ebm9 Em9 E#m9 Fbm9 Fm9 F#m9 Gbm9 Gm9 G#m9 E Minor 9th Treble Chords | View as Bass Chord A minor ninth chord is a five-note chord that contains an added ninth interval: 1frx13332Barre 3 with Finger 3D#GDA#C. Cm7b9 Piano Chord. The minor ninth chord is played with the third and seventh both flattened. Start by clicking on any note. 2. 1. We are only showing you a handful of chord charts for this voicing. Piano Chords PDF – C Chords. Cm9 Guitar Chord and alternate tunings. Get your copy below: Conclusion. 3. Learn how to play the Cm9 chord on banjo, guitar, mandolin, piano, or ukulele. Chord notes and structure: C Eb G Bb D (R m3 5 m7 9). Show All C Chords Hide Chord List C major C minor C 7 C m7 C maj7 C m#7 (mM7) C 7b5 C 7#5 C m7b5 C 7b9 C b5 C 5 Power Chord C 6 C m6 C 69 C 9 C 9b5 C 9#5 C m9 C maj9 C add9 C 7#9 C 11 C m11 C 13 C maj13 C sus2 C sus4 C7 sus4 C9 sus4 C dim C half dim C dim7 C aug C/E C/G C/B C/Bb C/D The chord is abbreviated Cm6 (alternatively Cmin6). 1. The b 9th. Learn about Cm9 - Chord spelling, symbol(s), and more by Julie. ... Cm9 piano Cm9 guitar Cm9 ukulele Cm9 mandolin Cm9 banjo: Tweak notes of Cm9 : D: A#: D#: C : X: X: X: X: X: X: References related to this chord minor seventh with added 9th. 3. 3. 8frxx1324D#DCA#. Fm7. CM9♯11, C9+11 Notes: C, E, G, B, D, F♯ 1 of 17. Learn to play seventeen different C chords on the piano with this PDF. An added ninth chord is a major triad with an added ninth. Get your copy below: Conclusion. CM9 Piano Chord. This is actually an interactive interface for viewing and hearing piano chords. Root. The fingering for this chord would be the same as for Cmaj9. If you know of a song … Let’s look at how to play a C major chord (and any major chord) on the piano. Now you know how to play Cm9 and Gm9 chords on the piano, and you can use the pattern to play any minor ninth chord! Min 7th. Cm9; Cmaj9; Learn Piano Chords. C. PLAY → ← E. G. B. D. F. F. A. C. E. C. Eb. Cm7. It can be used as a way of adding an extra color to a standard minor chord. Guitar Ukulele Piano new. Learn to play seventeen different C chords on the piano with this PDF. How to Play a C Chord on the Piano. Home / List Of Chords / C Major 7th Piano Chord / CM9 Piano Chord. What Are Major Chords? Show All C Chords Hide Chord List C major C minor C 7 C m7 C maj7 C m#7 (mM7) C 7b5 C 7#5 C m7b5 C 7b9 C b5 C 5 Power Chord C 6 C m6 C 69 C 9 C 9b5 C 9x5 C m9 C maj9 C add9 C 7#9 C 11 C m11 C 13 C maj13 C sus2 C sus4 C7 sus4 C9 sus4 C dim C half dim C dim7 C aug C/E C/G C/B C/Bb C/D C Cm C+ C b5 C° Csus2 Csus2 b5 Csus4 C5 Csus24 C2 Cm #5 Cm sus2 Cm2 C6 C6m C6/9 CM ♯11 C7 CM 7 CM 7b5 CM 7sus2 CM 7sus4 CM 7sus24 Cm 7 C5 7 Cm M7 Cm M7b5 C+ M7 C+ 7 C Ø C o7 C 7b5 C7 ♯9 CM7 ♯9 Cm7 ♯9 C7 b9 CM7 b9 Cm7 b9 Cm M7b9 C+ M7b9 C+ 7b9 C Øb9 C o7b9 C 7b5b9 C7/6 C7/6sus2 C7/6sus4 C7/6sus4 C7sus4 C7sus2 … 3. C Major 9th (with 5th) 3rd. In major keys, Minor 7th chords works well on the II,III, and VI (2nd,3rd and 6th) degrees of the scale. Eb. In this lesson I show you how to play a C9 chord. Gm7. Learn to play seventeen different C chords on the piano with this PDF. Cm7b9. Enjoy over 950,000 voicings with membership. Piano Chords PDF – C Chords. B. Root. I hope this helps you. 3. 1 of 30. Using this pattern, you can play any second chord on the piano! Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation) [Chorus] (Crush) CM9 Neowa na eonjenga nami dwieodo Gm11 Yeongyeong daheul su eomneun sai doeeodo C7 Fadd9 Fm6 Ijeobeorijima ilheobeorijima CM9 Hoksina dareun saramui son japgo isseodo Gm11 Yeongyeong daheul su eomneun gose isseodo C7 Fadd9 Fm6 Ijeobeorijima ilheobeorijima [Verse 1] (Crush) CM9 Ttatteuthae bori matdaheul ttae Gm11 … Major Chords. Bb. E. 5th. In A# major, the Cm7 is the chord on II and can form part of a II 7-V-I pattern. If you move your mouse up and down over the list, you'll see the different chord variations. The Cmadd9 guitar chord can also be played in other tunings: Cmadd9 Guitar Chord in Standard Tuning. How to Play a Gm7 Chord on the Piano. Gm. Start for Free. 3fr. 1 of 27. D. Maj 7th. The formula is 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. This PDF shows C, Cm, Caug, Cdim, C2, Cm2, Csus2, Csus4, C5, C6, Cm6, C7, Cm7, Cmaj7, C9, Cm9, and Cmaj9. Finding Db from C step by step: Start on: C; Step 1: Land on Db; b 9th. Piano Chords PDF – C Chords. 8fr111143Barre 5 with Finger 1GD#A#CDG. This chord has a more “bluesy” sound and fits very well with the dominant 9th. Create and get +5 IQ. C. PLAY. Listen to it and learn about its interval structure: R 2 m3 #5 6 m7. Whole Note C rootFlat Note Eb b3rdWhole Note G 5thFlat Note Bb b7thWhole Note D 9th. Cm9/13#5/A# Piano Chord Charts . 1 of 32. For over … C Minor 7th Flat Nine. 4. Edim7. The Notes in a C Minor 7th Flat Nine Chord . Home / List Of Chords / C Minor 7th Piano Chord / Cm7b9 Piano Chord. C. PLAY → ← E. G. B. D. F. F. A. C. E. C. E. G. B. D. The Notes in a C Major 9th (with 5th) Chord. 1. C minor 6th chord. 2. Cm6 chord for piano with keyboard diagram. The Cm9 Chord. 3fr. Additionally, you can Download our Piano Companion FREE app which is used by millions of users worldwide and contains more than 10,000+ chords and scales. Check out Bas Rutten's Liver Shot on MMA Surge: http://bit.ly/MMASurgeEp1 http://www.facebook.com/mahalopianolessons LIKE us on Facebook! 3. Cm9 chord - Notes and Intervals - close position Root Second Third Fifth 7th; Pitch from the root-M2: m3: P5: m7: Notes: C: D: Eb: G: Bb 1 of 30. Get information on the chord including which notes are in the chord, different names/symbols for the chord, and more. Explanation: The C minor sixth is a four-note chord. They’re the most common type of piano chords. 13frxx1333Barre 3 with Finger 3D#GDA#. Limited time for January, 2021. Now let’s look at how to play a Gm7 chord on the piano. CM9, CΔ9, C maj9 Notes: C, E, G, B, D Major chords are built with the first, third and fifth notes of the matching major scale (learn how to build a major scale here). LEFT BOX: A list of eight common chord types with the note you clicked as the root. Min 3rd. Gdim7. C Minor 9 Chord Charts for Guitar, Free & Printable. There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. 2. G. 9th. C minor 7th chord. Theory: The Cm6 chord is constructed with a root, a minor third, a perfect fifth and a major sixth. Explanation: The C minor seventh is a four-note chord and the four notes of the chord are marked in red color in the diagram. Cm9/13#5/A# Piano Chord Cm9/13#5/A# for Piano has the notes C D D# G# A A# . This PDF shows C, Cm, Caug, Cdim, C2, Cm2, Csus2, Csus4, C5, C6, Cm6, C7, Cm7, Cmaj7, C9, Cm9, and Cmaj9. b 9th. Cm9#5 Chord Below you can find chord diagrams, piano fingerings, guitar fingering, notes, intervals, scales, and arpeggios. C minor chord for piano (including Cm/Eb and Cm/G inversions) presented by keyboard diagrams. C minor chord. The Cmadd9 chord can also be known as Cm9, Cmin9, CMI9, chord. Free JamTrack Packs + All Access. 3fr. Db. After you click on a note, three boxes appear. View our Cm9 guitar chord charts and voicings in Standard tuning with our free guitar chords and chord charts.If you are looking for the Cm9 chord in other tunings, be sure to scroll to the bottom of the page. 2 JamTrack Packs included. Cm9. 4 Comments. This chord is written as Cm9. The C Added Ninth Chord. This PDF shows C, Cm, Caug, Cdim, C2, Cm2, Csus2, Csus4, C5, C6, Cm6, C7, Cm7, Cmaj7, C9, Cm9, and Cmaj9. Additionally, you can Download our Piano Companion FREE app which is used by millions of users worldwide and contains more than 10,000+ chords and scales. Explanation: The regular C minor chord is a triad, meaning that it consists of three notes. 1 of 15. Cm9 Dbm9 Cop..ca...bana Dbm9 Cm9 Bm9 Bbm9 Mu...sic and passion Bbm9 Am9 Abm9 Gm9] Gbm9 Al...ways in fash...ion Gm7 Gm7 Gbm7 Fm7 x 3 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Her name is Lola She was a showgirl Am7-5 D7 Gm7 But that was thirty years ago When they used to have a show Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Now it's a disco But not for Lola Am7-5 D7 Still in the dress she used to wear Gm7 Faded feathers in … Cm7, C-7, C min7 Notes: C, E♭, G, B♭ Additionally, you can Download our Piano Companion FREE app which is used by millions of users worldwide and contains more than 10,000+ chords and scales. The 3rd. Bb. The following chord symbols are also used for the Cm9 chord: Cmin9, Cmi9, C-9. Root. The chord is often abbreviated as Cm7 (alternatively Cmin7). Db. Cm9/13#5/A# Chord AKA: Cm9/13+5/A#; Piano sound: On this page: Charts Inversions Structure Related chords Chord on other instruments Related scales Chord staff Summary table References Adjust notes.
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Make colorful quilted coasters with contrasting fabrics from your stash. The project starts with 6” squares with shapes randomly cut from four layers of fabric. Watch as Carol shows how to layout the shapes to ensure she uses one shape from each fabric to make a coaster then stitches them together. To watch more episodes of Quilters Newsletter Workshop visit QNNtv.com!
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CHARLESTON — It’s over.
The lengthy battle to fill the second Democrat nomination for house of delegates in the 22nd District ended Friday morning when incumbent Delegate Josh Barker conceded a one-vote defeat to challenger Gary McCallister. The 22nd District includes most of Lincoln County and parts of Boone, Logan and Putnam,
In an epic battle, election night results May 13 showed Barker the winner by three votes. But canvassing of ballots in all four counties left the pair deadlocked with an equal number of votes. A “recount” in Lincoln added one vote to McCallister’s total, giving his the margin of victory.
Barker had weighed the option of challenging or contesting the result but opted not to do so, he said Friday. One major consideration, according to the delegate, is the health of his mother, who will require a liver transplant soon. “The house of delegates and all my great supporters are so very important to me,” Barker said. “But my mom and her health are the biggest concern.”
“With a grateful and appreciative heart to all those who supported and worked for me … I have decided not to contest any further the results” of the primary, Barker said in a prepared statement.
“My somewhat brief tenure in the house was a tremendous experience,” he wrote. “I learned much and enjoyed every minute of my representation of the good people of the 22nd.
Despite losing, Barker pledged to continue his commitment to public service. He currently serves as town manager of Danville in Boone County. Barker added that he will “carry the warm feeling of fellowship” established during his house term with him “forever.”
Barker was appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to the house seat after the resignation of Democrat Josh Stowers of Lincoln County. In the primary campaign, Barker was viewed as the more moderate candidate while McCallister drew wide support from more liberal, union organizations and groups. Thanks to the union support, McCallister vastly outspent Barker in the race.
The top spot in the Democrat primary went to incumbent Democrat Jeff Eldridge, who won by a wide margin. He and McCallister will now face Republicans Michel Moffatt and Justin Mullins in the November general election.
Barker also addressed the issue of corruption in Lincoln County politics, saying “despite federal and state investigations, many problems remain in the Lincoln County electoral system.” Barker supporters have repeatedly asked why Lincoln had an inordinate number of provisional ballots in the past election and many have disagreed with a county commission decision not to count the ballots of those who live in Lincoln but voted in the wrong precinct. There was also an issue of what Barker representatives call the “two missing ballots” which election workers were never able to fully satisfy questions about two ballots that may or may not have ended up in the final tally.


Brandon Mancheno has earned one final honor from the Florida State Golf Association.
The Mandarin High graduate, who is now a freshman at Auburn, was named the FSGA’s junior player of the year for the second time. He also received the award in 2015.
Mancheno’s highlights in FSGA events during the past year were a solo second at the FSGA Amateur at the Bear’s Club in Jupiter, winning qualifiers for the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Amateur (he qualified for match play in the U.S. Junior) and making the U.S. team for the Toyota Junior World Cup, where the team earned a gold medal.
In Auburn’s fall season, Mancheno had two top-10 finishes and is second on the team in stroke average at 70.92.
Mancheno was the Times-Union’s high school player of the year in 2016 after winning the Class 3A state title. He also won the First Coast Amateur at Amelia National.
Tom Josephs of the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club made two holes-in-one during the same round at the Country Club of Mount Dora on Nov. 2. He aces the 12th and 17th holes.
The odds of a handicap golfer making two holes-in-one in one round is 67 million to one.
Brocki, Caldabaugh honored
Sheil Brocki and Tama Caldabaugh have been named recipients of the Jacksonville Area Golf Association’s community service award for their efforts in renewing the First Coast Women’s Championship.
They will receive their awards at the sixth annual First Coast Golf Banquet in January.
Announced previously was Bob Syroka of Queen’s Harbour as the executive of the year and Bruce Mohler of the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club as the pro of the year.
Amateur now worth points
The First Coast Amateur, which will be Jan. 13-15 at Hidden Hills, will now be a points tournament for World Amateur Golf Rankings.
The event joins the Jacksonville Amateur in the two events run by the Jacksonville Area Golf Association that receives WAGR points. The WAGR is run by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
The JAGA nominating committee recommended a slate of officers to be voted on Dec. 13 at the JAGA meeting at Deerwood. The slate is Don Gilmore of the Golf Club of Amelia as president, Jeff Adams of the TPC Sawgrass as vice-president of tournaments, Randy Nader of the Sawgrass Country Club as vice-president for administration, Larry Stark of the Jacksonville Beach Golf Club as secretary and Kevin Glynn, PGA member, as treasurer.


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On Friday 6 December 2019, Welsh Language
Commissioner, Aled Roberts, will launch a new national day in the Welsh
calendar, the Welsh Language Rights Day. This is a day to celebrate Welsh
language services and the rights that people have to use the language.
Various public organisations across the
country will take part in the campaign to promote their Welsh language
This is the first year for the campaign to
be held; and the launch will take place at Brynaman Primary School to coincide
with a new resource the Commissioner has developed for primary schools to teach
children about their rights to use Welsh.
The educational resource includes a video
and a lesson plan; and two former Brynaman Primary School pupils, Cai Efan
Thomas and Briallen Rees-Owen, star in the video. The video follows the two
around their community as they point out the different opportunities to use the
Welsh language and the Iaith Gwaith badge. The aim of the educational pack is
for pupils across Wales to recognise the opportunities to use the Welsh
language where they live.
Welsh Language Commissioner, Aled Roberts,
said: "Public organisations in Wales have been implementing Welsh language
standards for three years, and these create rights for people to receive
services in Welsh when dealing with them. Although people were aware that they
had rights, when I asked them about these opportunities, they often didn't know
exactly what those rights were or with whom they could exercise them. So, the
aim of this day is to raise awareness of Welsh language services and to seek to
increase their use.
"It is also important that, given the
government's target to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050, children are
aware of their rights as Welsh speakers. The educational pack will teach
children from a young age about their language rights, so that Welsh will
become the default language when accessing services when they get older.
"The Welsh Language Rights Day is a
day to promote the fact that, wherever you live in Wales, you have rights to
use the language."
There are 122 public organisations in
Wales operating Welsh language standards. Organisations will take part in the
day by sharing messages about the rights on social media and in the press;
using the campaign brand.
The 6th of December was chosen
to coincide with the date when the Welsh Language Measure was passed by the
Assembly in 2010. The Welsh Language Measure created the principle of language
rights in Wales.
Click here to see the video aimed at school children.

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Using Viscos Dampener With Metal Prop
What do the experts think?
Purchased a completed RV-6A .Has a 150 Lyc with wood prop and a Viscos dampening ring that mounts to the flywheel.
Am replacing wood prop with metal fixed pitch prop.
Has asnyone ever used the dampening ring with a metal prop ?? Are there benifits or hazards in doing this ? Anyone else tried it ?
Your comments are welcome


|Ferrari 458 Challenge Evoluzione, testing. (photo: Ferrari)|
Ferrari have announced a new version of their Challenge single make series race car. The 458 Evoluzione will be officially presented at Mugello on November 11 during the Ferrari Challenge world finals.
The Evoluzione package will bring development parts from the GT program and increased downforce thanks to the addition of a rear wing and revised front splitter and underbody. The modifications will be available to current cars and next season the series will be split into two groups on for 458s and one for the faster 458 Evos.
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Orange Rouge (GSC x Max Factory) is going to release the Osomatsu-san ( おそ松さん ) trading figure from the manga/anime “Osomatsu-san” ( おそ松さん ). Will be released in July 2016. Around 35mm tall. 556 yen each, 3,334 yen (taxed in) for a BOX of 6 pieces. Total 6 kinds.
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Kartik Aaryan has been keeping busy with the promotions of his upcoming action thriller ‘Dhamaka’. Continuing the promotional spree, the actor recently visited the ‘Bigg Boss 15’ sets.
The actor was left pleasantly surprised to find a fan in none other than the ‘Bhaijaan of Bollywood’ Salman Khan. The ‘Dabangg’ actor heaped praises on Kartik for his choice of projects.
Salman said, “Feels good that you are doing such wonderful films Kartik. Your choice of films have started getting better, earlier too you did good films but your choices have gotten better”.
Kartik and Salman spoke on a range of subjects as the two had an amazing time together on the sets. From rapid fire questions, to identifying real news from fake ones, to industry talks, the actors shared a good rapport and gave the audiences a lot of reasons to laugh.
Talking about ‘Dhamaka’ the film directed by Ram Madhvani of ‘Neerja’ fame, features Kartik as a journalist. It shows how being over-ambitious can lead to dangerous consequences.
Recently, the makers released the song ‘Khoya Paya’ from the film which showcases Kartik questioning his own actions.
The film which also stars Mrunal Thakur and Amruta Subhash is all set to stream on Netflix from November 19.


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|Airports in Lincoln, Nebraska||1 airport||There is 1 airport near Lincoln, Nebraska: Lincoln (LNK)|
The cheapest time of year to fly to Lincoln, Nebraska from Washington Reagan-National Airport is May. Most expensive is February
Delta and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Washington Reagan-National Airport to Lincoln, Nebraska
Not because the flight is going to Africa we can’t get better service on board
To ease the stress of booking flights, some of our airline partners flying from Washington Reagan-National to Lincoln are responding to the global pandemic. The following airlines may have a flexible cancellation policy to help accommodate travelers: United Airlines and Delta.
Lincoln is 1049.1 mi away from Washington Reagan-National. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 5h 03m.

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SEC Charges Alabama Attorney and His Companies in Purported Waste-To-Energy Ventures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington D.C., Sept. 1, 2016 —
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Alabama attorney Donald Watkins and companies he controls with defrauding professional athletes and other investors out of millions of dollars, much of which he spent on his girlfriend and to cover personal expenses like alimony, past due taxes and credit card bills.
The Commission’s complaint, filed in federal district court in Atlanta, alleges that Watkins and his companies, Watkins Pencor LLC and Masada Resource Group LLC falsely told investors that their funds would be used to support waste-to-energy ventures.
The complaint further alleges that the defendants falsely claimed that Waste Management Inc., a large, international waste treatment company, was seriously considering acquiring Watkins Pencor, Masada, and its affiliated companies in a multi-billion-dollar transaction. According to the complaint, Waste Management’s “interest” in Masada never advanced past a brief initial meeting in August 2012, more than a year after the defendants began telling investors that negotiations were progressing and that the acquisition was imminent.
“We allege that Watkins duped investors into believing that there was a lucrative transaction on the horizon, when in fact there was none,” said Walter Jospin, Regional Director of the SEC’s Atlanta Regional Office.
The SEC charges the defendants with violating the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and a related SEC antifraud rule. The SEC’s complaint seeks permanent injunctions, penalties and return of allegedly ill-gotten gains with prejudgment interest. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Watkins’ law firm, Donald V. Watkins, P.C., received investor monies and charged the firm as a relief defendant for purposes of recovering the allegedly ill-gotten gains it received.
The Investigation was conducted by the Atlanta Regional Office, under the supervision of William Hicks and Walter Jospin, and the litigation will be led by Paul Kim and supervised by Graham Loomis.


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Fraggle Rock Game
Anybody who has seen Fraggle Rock knows it is the greatest show ever created. However, even most die-hard Fraggle Rock fans don’t realize it was actually made into a board game in 1984 by Milton Bradley.
The goal is to navigate through a series of places featured in the show including Doc’s Workshop, the Trash Heap, and eventually make your way to the Swimming Hole.
The game cards even seem to constantly poke fun at the show’s impromptu song-and-dance routines, forcing players to lose turns in order to “Stop to sing and play”, or advance to a location because “You’re looking for a good place to sing.”
Oh, and of course the Doozers and Gorgs are in the game as well.


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- 2 tbsp garlic butter
- 2 Shallots, minced
- 12 button mushrooms, chopped
- 1 green onion , chopped
- 1 lb Jonah Crab meat and juice 1/2 cup Cream
- 1 ounce White wine
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp Hot Under The Kilt Acadian Cajun seasoning
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 6 oz Gruyere, grated
- Preheat oven to broil.
- Melt the garlic butter is a sauté pan, add the shallots, mushroom’s and green onions, cook until the shallots are soft.
- Add the white wine and the juices from the crab to deglaze the pan.
- Add 3/4th of the crab to the pan, divide the remaining crab between 3 individual casserole dishes.
- Stir in the cream, salt, pepper, and Hot Under the Kilt and reduce by 1/4th.
- Add 1/2 the cheese and reduce by another fourth.
- Divide the lemon juice between the 3 dishes.
- Divide the mixture between the 3 casserole dishes and top with the remaining cheese.
- Place under the broiler for 4 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.
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Hypernova mall is a new age commercial space in Noida, a part of the iconic Supertech Supernova nestled in a high catchment area of sector-94 Noida. The project is constructed by ACC aesthetically designed by Benoy UK, sprawling over an area of 17 acres of land. Supertech Hypernova features double-height retail shops in Noida up to 21 feet with wide corridors and open spaces for ample natural lighting. Hypernova mall will become the best mall in Noida that comes with many amenities to make your shopping an enjoyable experience. These include high-speed escalators & elevators, high-end washrooms, valet and concierge service, world-class fire and safety standards, and many more. This entire commercial project's most peering features are a vast terrace area, ample underground parking space, big entertainment area, big waterfront view party space, and plentiful unit size options. The highest quality finishes with state-of-the-art facilities. Every hole here has meticulously designed for an unmatched buying experience.
Supertech Hypernova mall Noida is coming up with a big mall concept with a big difference because everything you will get is BIG. It is Big in-size because Hypernova Supertech is spreading over 17.5 acres of enormous land surrounded by lush greenery. It will attract Big footfall because approximately 15 lacs shoppers live in the vicinity of the project. Besides, Hypernova mall is big in attraction because it is a perfect amalgamation of high street retail shops, affluent dining areas, electronic stores, entertainment, food court, fashion brands, and cinemas. It is the best opportunity to invest in affordable shops in Noida at Supertech Hypernova Mall and earn a good return on investment. Buy commercial space in Noida and make your future secure with the best investment option.


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Czech gas storage filling despite Nord Stream outage, minister says
PRAGUE, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Czech gas storage has continued to be filled since Russia shut its Nord Stream 1 pipeline, Industry Minister Jozef Sikela said on Thursday, adding that storage had reached 85% of capacity.
Europe's energy crisis grew more acute this week after Russia halted gas supplied via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, while President Vladimir Putin threatened to cut all supplies if Europe imposed a price cap on Russian oil and gas. read more
"Putin pretends Europe will not be able to survive the coming winter without Russian gas, that isn't true," Sikela said in a Twitter post, adding that supplies from Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands were helping fill storage.
The Czech Republic has also secured 3 billion cubic metres of annual gas capacity - about a third of annual consumption - through an LNG terminal in the Netherlands that is due to open on Monday. read more
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This is a description of my second projects site.
I have selected the site where I thought it will be suitable for my clients company and the company’s future aim.
I expect my clients company will grow much more to be as a global company through this site.
And I also expect it will make a powerful contribution to the social evolution. (trough cultural, local contribution)
Location : 55-7, Mullae-dong 3-ga, yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Land use of the surrounding.
-Yellow : Residence
-Brown : Commercial
-Purple : School
-Gray : Iron work
-Blue dots : Subway
Current use of the site
The place is now used for an ‘Apartment style factory’ and 11floor high.
Surrounding scale of the site
The north side of the site is high-rised and the south side is low-rised.
Site view from the main enterance to the site.
The site was used for iron industry district at the 1970’s ~ 80’s. But as the iron industry declines from the late 20 centuries, the workers left this place and Mullae seemed to be left out from the high-tech context. But in about the same time, the artist whom had their studio at Hong-dae and Insa, couldn’t afford their studios rent because it was rising rapidly. So it was them who decided to come into Mullae’s empty place and made a small community with the remaining iron workers. So these two different people now live in this place and make relation each other in their own way.
Studio map of Mullae.
This is the location of the artists studios and more artists are still moving into Mullae. They work with the iron workers and motivate each other. And as a way of communication, the artist paint at Mullae’s wall and anywhere and make a image of Mullae.
Image of Mullae.


The hype of the Goodwood Revival may centre on Ferrari 250s, Aston Martin DB4 GTs, rumbling Cobras and enduring E-types. But nestled in the entry for this year’s event is a car that’s arguably more significant and storied than all of the more extravagant exotica in the paddock combined.
The Zerex Special is probably the most important and influential car you’ve never heard of. This diminutive, unassuming prototype is the car that first displayed Roger Penske’s cunning engineering genius. It’s the car that first wooed Bruce McLaren into wielding a spanner in his own name, and in many ways launched the global automotive empire that’s become his legacy. In a former life this car also competed in Formula 1 and, on top of that, it sowed the seeds for the legendary Can-Am category.
While the Zerex has a bit of a cult following across the United States West Coast – thanks to Penske’s exploits with it in the early ’60s – its competition pedigree in the UK was brief, but highly successful. Plus, to us, its name sounds like a photocopier – it’s not. Zerex Special was actually a brand of antifreeze from Dupont, Penske’s sponsor. At the time America frowned on monetary sponsorship in motor sport, so Penske simply stuck two small white stickers on the sides and gave the machine the moniker of the sponsor. The Zerex Special it became.
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Formula Ford — A 20-Year World Success Story Whether in 1600cc, 2000cc or Sports 2000 guise, Formula Ford has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 1967. This…
The Citroen SM
Citroen have decided not to develop and market the proposed right-hand-drive version of the 142 m.p.h. Citroen SM. The left-hand-drive version will continue to be available in this country.
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I particularly like the standing rocks on the right. But you never know one or more of our participants could find this to be the right view. Especially with a long lens. Hmmm - I may change my mind.
We may linger after sunset and try a little painting with light, too. Or long exposures, maybe.
- Sunday February 24
- Meet at Malibu Civic Center at 2:30 or 3:30 at the trailhead
- Moonrise 5:03 p.m.
Sunset 5:47 p.m.
End civil twilight 6:12 p.m.
- Not too much walking required but the footing can be treacherous so wear serious boots.
- Bring tripod, flashlight (a red filter would be good on the flashlight), fresh batteries for camera and flashlight, remote shutter release if you have one.
- Prepare for a cold evening!
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Eleven players from New England were selected in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft that took place virtually over the past two days. After the first round Tuesday night, rounds two through seven were conducted Wednesday.
Twenty-two other players with ties to the New England region also were selected in Wednesday’s second day of the 2020 NHL draft.
There were several intriguing trends in the draft picks from the New England region. Ten of the 11 local players selected played prep school at one time or another. Only four were drafted directly out of prep school. The only draftee who didn’t come through the prep ranks spent time in Rhode Island high school prior to leaving for the NTDP.


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MEGACE® (megestrol acetate, USP) Oral Suspension contains megestrol acetate, a synthetic derivative of the naturally occurring steroid hormone, progesterone. Megestrol acetate is a white, crystalline solid chemically designated as 17α-(acetyloxy)-6-methylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione. Solubility at 37°C in water is 2 μg per mL, solubility in plasma is 24 μg per mL. Its molecular weight is 384.51. The empirical formula is C24H32O4 and the structural formula is represented as follows:
megestrol acetate, USP
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To escape the bustle of city life, a day exploring Savannah’s Ogeechee or Canoochee rivers by kayak, canoe, or even stand-up paddleboard is hard to beat. The two prominent blackwater rivers flow to the coast of eastern Georgia and drain into the 5,540-square-mile Ogeechee Watershed, offering a serene sanctuary of maritime landscapes and marshlands, wetlands, oak and cypress groves, and abundant wildlife.
But this pristine environment doesn’t exist without plenty of effort, upkeep, and planning, namely by the Ogeechee Riverkeeper. The non-profit organization oversees the 294-mile long Ogeechee River, which flows from central eastern Georgia’s Piedmont region into the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Ogeechee’s tributary, the 108-mile Canoochee River, which flows parallel and south. The rivers join 15 miles southwest of Savannah.
“The rivers provide an incredible tourist draw, even just for pure aesthetics,” says Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman, the organization’s watershed outreach coordinator. “There is absolutely nothing like kayaking through a submerged forest of cypress trees with no evidence of human interference. These last remaining wild places can take us back to the same view that Native Americans would have seen from a dugout canoe.”
While paddlers find a mecca of opportunities for recreation on these two rivers, hundreds of Georgians rely on the watershed and their aqueducts for drinking water. The Ogeechee Riverkeeper’s mission is “to protect, preserve and improve the water quality of the Ogeechee River basin.” The 501(c)3 non-profit is run largely by the work of volunteers, who participate in river clean-ups and paddling trips and raise awareness of the rivers’ use and role in the community.
In 2004, the non-profit officially merged two organizations, the Canoochee Riverkeeper and Ogeechee Riverkeeper, and has grown significantly since. Two full-time staff members, executive director/riverkeeper Emily Markesteyn, and Demonbreun-Chapman, handle day-to-day operations, while more than 10,000 members offer volunteer support.
The Ogeechee Riverkeeper’s three main programs, Watershed Watch, Healthy Waters Agenda, and Hometown Waters Education, all help educate the community on the Ogeechee River basin. Watershed Watch identifies sources for pollution and monitors the health of the river water, while Hometown Waters Education brings together the community for hands-on education programs and stream clean-ups.
Some of the important current issues the Riverkeeper is working to lobby to the Georgia state government include marsh buffer protection, groundwater protection, and reinstating protection for the Floridian aquifer, as well as a proposed petroleum pipeline that would be harmful to sensitive environmental and historical areas.
To celebrate 10 years of advocacy and support, the Ogeechee Riverkeeper is leadingpaddle trips to one of four watersheds. These paddle trips are led by experienced guides and often feature a guest guide to share information on wildlife and plant species. Paddle trips last 3 to 4 hours and are free for Riverkeeper members, and $35 for the general public. On May 23, the trip will go from Scarboro Landing to Rocky Ford for a 7-mile downriver paddle. On July 25, you’ll have the opportunity to paddle and camp at George L. Smith State Park.


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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large mixing bowl combine flours, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
In another large mixing bowl whisk together eggs and coconut palm sugar until smooth and blended.
Then whisk in the crushed pineapple and vanilla extract.
Slowly whisk in the melted coconut oil and milk.
Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the wet ingredients. Slowly stir gently by hand until all the ingredients are blended and the flour mixture is moist. Please note at this time the batter will be very wet.
Slowly fold in the carrots, coconut, and nuts. The batter at this time will be a little thicker and resemble more of a muffin batter.
Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Divide the batter among the muffin cups. I used a cookie scoop and filled each muffin cup with two scoops. This worked out quite well and made the muffins very even. Divide the 2 tablespoons of coconut evenly over the 12 muffins.
Bake the muffins for 20 -25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean after being inserted. Let the muffins sit in the pan for about 5 minutes and then take out of the pan and place them on a wire rack to finish cooling.


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Define your interests: animal or war story? Hilarious or scary? Spies, detectives, monsters? Time travel? Diary? True story? Whatever you like, you can type the keyword/s on the OPAC computer and scroll the list of results to find one that please you.
Check out book lists: from teachers, from book guides (find them in 011/R or on the top of the reference shelf), from https://maclic.wordpress.com/book-lists/, from libraries and bookseller shops, from various literacy organizations (on the Book List page), from magazines…
If you liked a book… check out Book Find links (on the right), or you could read a book by the same author, or with the same key-words, or you can read the book again.
Book recommendation: Ask friends, family, and teachers what books they’d recommend you, or what books they liked.
From the shelves: look at the spines or the covers, does the title talks to you? Take the book, read the back cover, or the first words.
Try out different kind of books, to see what appeals to you. Have fun! Reading is enjoyable and can open up a brand new world!
If you choose your book/s in another way, please share it with us!


For Woody Guthrie, Billy Bragg, & Wilco chords and lyrics, CLICK HERE!
By Chris Moore:
As promised, I’m up to the plate for the second time this evening, as I sonically celebrate New York Mets baseball opening day 2009!
For my next trick, I picked my familiar acoustic guitar up and learned a song from Mermaid Avenue, Volume II. This album is comprised of songs whose lyrics were composed by Woody Guthrie, predominantly in the 1940s. Then, in the mid to late 1990s, Billy Bragg and the boys of Wilco (Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt, Jay Bennett, and Ken Coomer) teamed up to write music to the words. The result was Mermaid Avenue. The first album is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. In both individual tracks and the sequence of songs as a whole, the first album is amazing. There’s something about the production quality and the combination of vocals — alternating between Bragg’s deep clarity and Tweedy’s roughness — and instrumentation is masterful.
The second collaboration is essentially a compilation of tracks left off the first release. As Bragg and Wilco had had a falling out, I can’t imagine that there was much in the way of actual collaboration on the second album. This is evident, and it perhaps accounts for why I have never really gotten into the second album as much as the first. Still, there are some standout tracks, such as “Airline to Heaven” and “Someday Some Morning Sometime.”
Admittedly, “Joe DiMaggio Done It Again” is not a song I would, under normal circumstances, choose to record for a Laptop Session. (And it’s a bit of an anomaly, as the music is written by Bragg, yet Tweedy sings it — a good decision, in my personal opinion!) That being said, I couldn’t think of a more perfect track for today. Although Joe DiMaggio was a player for the Yankees (and I’m a Mets fan!), I think DiMaggio belongs to an era of baseball history that is timeless. There are certain players — Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb, and others — that fans of all teams can appreciate.
It doesn’t hurt that the Mets won 2-1 over Cincinnati, led by the strong starting pitching of Johan Santana and a home run by Daniel Murphy to name a couple. Even though I wasn’t home to watch the game, I was able to watch via live phone feed — um, I mean the internet connection to the Mets homepage on my iPhone. As Mike texted today, “We’re back to iPhone scoreboard watching!”
As a final note, today is special for another reason…
It’s fellow Laptop Sessions contributor Mike Fusco’s birthday! Here’s to the big 2-3, Fusc! His birthday seems to come at the best time of the year for him — just as the weather is starting to turn warmer (not that you could tell from today’s weather!). For those of you who don’t know, one of Mike’s favorite pastimes is going to the beach. I was there this weekend, and let me tell you… it’s just about time!
Well, that’s about enough for one post. I mean, two posts. 🙂 Have a great week and don’t forget to stop back regularly this week for more all-new cover song music videos and posts; the second installment of my “Together Through Life” article is coming this weekend…


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On September 15, 2015, members of the public, City staff, fire department personnel, members of the Streets that Work/Code Audit (STWCA) Advisory Committee, and Ken Ray and Wendy Phelps of Toole Design Group gathered at City Space, 100 5th St NE, for the most recent Streets that Work outreach initiative.
Attendees participated in a variety of visit stations and a break-out group activity where they were asked to provide input on the prioritization of streetscape elements for each street type in Charlottesville.
Open House Materials
- Presentation by Toole Design Group
- Open House Retrospective
- Street Typologies Map
- Street Typologies Cross Sections
- Prioritization Exercise
- Preston Avenue Walk and Intersection Audit Notes
- Preston Avenue Walk Audit Map
Using the online StreetMix program, visitors to the Streets that Work Open House could design their own streets. The program allows users to allocate portions of the right-of-way to a variety of uses, such as sidewalks, landscaped medians, bus shelters, and bike lanes. Use the links below to make your own street designs!


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Loyalists will have noticed that there has been something missing in Viaduct Harbour over the last month, that being Soul Bar & Bistro, which has been closed for necessary kitchen renovations to keep the grand dame at the top of her game. Now, not only are the doors to this iconic stalwart open again (and thank God for that) but a raft of mouthwatering new seasonal dishes and drinks are bolstering the menu we know and love. In short, there has never been a better time to book a table.
On the refreshed menu (coming out of a brand new kitchen, by the way) ample snacks and starters set a delicious tone from the outset, and are perfect for sharing with the table. Dishes like the Crayfish Toast with black garlic and saffron aioli, are best when served alongside the likes of the Yellowfin Tuna with radish kimchi and nashi pear or the Wagyu Beef Tongue, dressed in sweet and sour onion and toum. The pastas here, as everyone knows, are some of the best in town, and there is a raft of new offerings now to sit alongside the classics. The Cloudy Bay Clam Tagliatelle with fennel XO, for instance, is perfect for sharing, but the divine new Crayfish Lasagne drowned in vodka sauce and bisque volute, makes for the kind of winter warmer we are inclined to keep to ourselves.
Elsewhere, there is a selection of seasonal vegetables and salads and a delicious Harissa Chicken joins the crowd-pleasing line-up, served with citrus, red onion pickle and kohlrabi. There is also an utterly delicious Hawke’s Bay Lamb Rack accompanied by salt-baked kumara, garlic and honey, and a marjoram chimichurri.
If there’s still room left, a couple of desserts to share should do. The Pear and Ginger Crostata, with pear sorbet and crystalised ginger is similar in taste and texture to a tart, while the Lemon Crème Brûlée, with orange, guava jam and almond crumble is the perfect way to end any meal on a high note.
Alongside the venue’s incomparable drinks offering comes a number of tempting new libations, including plenty of inspired cocktails and liquid desserts. And while there are many new things to love about Soul’s reopening, the new menu doesn’t mean that the restaurant is turning its back on the fare that has long drawn us to its renowned terrace. Instead, it is balancing old guard with new flavour, offering refreshed culinary inspiration and a renewed zest for life, as it once-again takes its well-deserved place at the humming heart of Viaduct Harbour.


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Lilly Endowment gives $7M for new charter schools, teachers
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit focused on education reform, announced the acceptance of the two grants Tuesday in a news release.
About half of the funding — $3.75 million — will be used to support Innovation Network Schools, a partnership between the nonprofit and Indianapolis Public Schools to launch independent schools within IPS boundaries. The public schools, many of which are charter schools, remain part of IPS but are run independently.
"Providing educators the flexibility to utilize their talents in the ways they know will best meet their students' academic needs is paramount," stated Lewis Ferebee, IPS superintendent, in the news release. "Innovation Network Schools are an integral tool in helping us transform IPS into a high-performing school district.”
One example is Kindezi Academy, launched in August to reshape School 69 at 34th Street and Keystone Avenue. School 69 was transformed into a charter school after five years as an F-rated school. The operations were handed over to a charter operator.
Shanae Staples, the new school's leader, hired her own staff. She also controls decisions made by her own oversight board. The school's model changed too: now, two teachers are in every classroom, according to the school's website, where students work in small groups and receive personalized learning.
The Mind Trust is set to select new leaders to launch new schools next fall.
The other half of the funding — $3.42 million — will support Mind Trust efforts to recruit teachers and school leaders through the nonprofit's partnership with Teach for America and TNTP. The two organizations have led more than 900 educators to Indianapolis schools over the past 10 years, according to the news release.
The Lilly Endowment is a private foundation in Indianapolis that supports community development, education and religion with millions of dollars in grants each year.
IndyStar reporter Stephanie Wang contributed to this article.


European Spallation Source, ESS
The accelerator of the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund includes a section with 26 superconducting double spoke resonators (also called spoke cavities) that accelerate a proton beam from 90 to 216 MeV. This type of superconducting cavities has never before been used in an accelerator. FREIA assists in the development and testing of these cavities to prepare for the construction and operation of ESS.
FREIA has a dedicated test facility for studying the performance of superconducting accelerating cavities. It is used to measure, at low and high power, the performance of double spoke cavities for the ESS linear accelerator (linac) and decide on their installation. Complete cryomodule systems consisting of a cryostat with two superconducting cavities, frequency tuning control and radio-frequency high power amplifiers and controllers will be evaluated to measure the system performance. The project focuses on the development of high power radio-frequency generation and control technology, and development of superconducting spoke cavities and their application in particle accelerators.


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Juvederm side effects are usually minimal, which may be why this hyaluronic acid gel filler has become a popular weapon in the war against aging, especially for smoothing nasolabial folds, or smile lines, and as a lip plumper. Once you find an experienced doctor, you should go over everything with him or her, but here a few things to keep in mind.
After the procedure, it's fairly common to experience redness, swelling, pain, tenderness and/or bruising at the injection site. These issues are common with just about any type of cosmetic procedure, and usually subside within three to seven days. You should avoid exposing the treated area to the sun and extremely cold weather until all of the side effects have cleared up.
However, more severe side effects can occur on occasion. Adverse reactions with your immune system can sometimes cause tiny bumps under your skin near the injection sites called granulomas. Often the bumps improve over time. Also, if you have a history of allergies to certain bacterial proteins or anaphylaxis, Juvederm is not an appropriate solution for you because the side effects could be very severe. Be sure to talk to your doctor about any allergies and medications that you're taking.
While not a side effect, it's also important to know that Juvederm isn't a permanent solution. As with all injectable fillers, this is a temporary solution. The FDA has approved Juvederm to last up to one year, but eventually you will need touch-up injections or repeat injections to maintain the look you want.
Following a simple anti aging skin care regimen can keep your complexion looking fresh and youthful for years to come. Keeping your body well hydrated is a basic tenet of anti aging skin care.

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