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Sorry if this is getting boring.............................Last few..
Wow the piccys on here are brilliant Cheers guys!!
Some more ...
Some awesome pics in this thread! well done people! great to see Glenn on Mel's Les
Here's some fan filmed footage featuring "Coast To Coast" & Mel's "Black Beauty", 1968 Gibson Les Paul
[align='center']...and here's some additional fan filmed footage of "Black Cloud" from The Robin, Wolverhampton gig...
veeeeery nice! Chip will like those!
Thanks for posting them - and also to the fan who took them, whoever you are!
I sure do like them Christian
I had a feeling that this show would turn out to be something special. Wish I could have been there.
Massive thanks to everyone posting the photos and who took the videos
Good to see some Trapeze tunes back after a long hiatus. Even if it's for a short while.
Thank U Keith
Up the Wolves
Glenn, in recent years has tried to keep moving forwards, and not devoted too much time looking back. Well I have to tell you that this was a very special night, largely because G dipped deep into his back catalogue. Wonderful acoustic treatment of some Trapeze stuff, but the highlight for me and Oggers was Coast to Coast played on Mel's beloved Black Beauty. Very moving for both of us.
Black Cloud with voice and an electro-acoustic? Wonderful to see how a rock classic can transcend musical genres in the hands of a unique talent that Glenn possesses. Put this set on disc and it's a winner – and G told me that was going to happen as he becomes more confident with six strings again!
Thanks for the photo's and the videos people, well done. I feel very privileged to have been there and witnessed something so special
Here's another fan filmed clip - "I Found A Woman" from the Wolverhampton gig last weekend
Here's more fan filmed footage featuring "It's Only A Dream" and "Holy Man"
taken during the Wolverhampton gig last weekend
Fantastic vocals, thanks for posting! Great to see Glenn enjoy'n the six strings.
if you ask Harry Le Chat she should have some. i think she and Jerome took about 20!
I just want to Thank Harry Le Chat for sending me some ticket stubs. You are an absolute star
Man alive I'm a week late posting this up as have been poorly and passing out and scaring dr's which has been very fun! On the mend now!
Yes the gig at the Robyn was incredibly special. It was fantastic to get such insight into the writings of the songs and to learn what they mean to Glenn. Very emotional gig on many fronts! It was great to see him playing guitar and Tony Remy steppin gin on bass for Coast To Coast, well what a brave man to do that but I loved it I have to say! Took some photos too but not really checked them out yet due to being poorly, will see if I have any good ones to post up!
It was really nice to see lot's of familiar faces there too, Nathalie and Jerome, Mike & Penny, Kayleigh, Julie, Adam, Lee and loads of others who I will probably recognise and speak to at the next gig now!!!!! It's like havig a whole new family!!!
Glenn, in recent years has tried to keep moving forwards,
and not devoted too much time looking back.
Well I have to tell you that this was a very special night,
largely because G dipped deep into his back catalogue.
Sometimes.....it's a good idea to look back, and see where you've come from.
It might even help to point you in the right direction for the future.
Plus........those "Trapeze Fans since Day One" have waited (how many years?)
to hear some of those songs performed live.Quote from hackney
Wonderful acoustic treatment of some Trapeze stuff,
but the highlight for me and Oggers was Coast to Coast
played on Mel's beloved Black Beauty. Very moving for both of us.
Glenn's music was very moving? You didn't actually cry, did you?
Don't worry......I learned my lesson, at the first GH show that I went to.
I've learned....never....to wear mascara to a GH concert.
I believe that the correct term is: weenie / crybaby.
~ And this event was so extra special ~


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||The Commentary Magazine Archive is chiefly comprised
of editorial correspondence along with smaller volumes of business files,
manuscripts, and clippings. The archive's contents date from 1942 to 2004 and
arranged in five series: I. Editorial Correspondence, 1957-1997; II. Administrative
Files, 1942-2004; III. Contentions newsletter issues,
1982-1989; IV. Manuscripts, 1946-1978; and V. Clippings of Norman Podhoretz's
New York Post Columns, 1985-1989.The series are ordered
by size, largest to smallest in volume, and overall reflect the arrangement of
original organizational structure of the archive. The original order of items
each series is also largely preserved.
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bulk of the archive. It includes more than 23,000 individual incoming letters.
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alphabetically by incoming correspondent name. The correspondence mainly consists
article and review proposals and letters of acceptance or rejection. The years
to 1969 lack correspondent names S and U-Z. Mimeographed, carbon copied, or
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of incoming correspondence not related to article and review proposals include
letters from organizations soliciting support (financial or otherwise), invitations
to symposiums, conferences, and legal disputes. Examples of outgoing correspondence
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Kozodoy) and staff of the American Jewish Committee. Manuscript drafts occasionally
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Bernard Lewis, Guenter Lewy,
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Published at Monday, November 04th, 2019 - 06:55:46 AM. Coloring ideas. By Anaïs Courbet.
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By Brendan Byrne. Originally published at ValueWalk.
Amicus Briefs Filed In Appellate Court In Support Of Fannie Mae Plaintiffs by Todd Sullivan, ValuePlays
Below are Appellate Briefs filed either in support of plaintiffs or in support of maintaining Fannie Mae / Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni Me (OTCBB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac / Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB:FMCC) in the current form and eliminating their liquidation.
I’d expect more to come
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Interest Of The Amicus Curiae
Amicus Curiae 60 Plus Association, Inc. (“60 Plus”) is a non-partisan seniors advocacy group with a free enterprise, limited government, lower taxes approach to seniors issues. It is dedicated to educating the public about policies that help Americans of retirement age preserve and pass along to their families and to their intended charities the product of their lifelong efforts. Founded in 1992, 60 Plus now has more than 7.2 million supporters nationwide. In its advocacy on issues affecting senior citizens, 60 Plus frequently addresses subjects covered by probate law. Among these subjects are the fiduciary duties that conservators owe to conservatees. Accordingly, amicus has a direct interest in the correct application of common law principles that govern conservators.
The district court decision in this case rests on a view of the fiduciary duties of conservators that is contrary to settled common law principles, that misperceives the essential duties of trust and loyalty at the core of the conservator-conservatee relationship, and that ultimately permits the very sort of conduct by a conservator that should be and is forbidden by the common law. Because of the profound misperceptions that inform the district court opinion, 60 Plus has a keen interest in assisting this Court to discern and remedy the errors in the decision below. Given its experience in dealing with these legal issues, 60 Plus is well-suited to address the common law probate antecedents of the terms, principles and concepts that are key to the correct resolution of this case.
Introduction And Summary Of Argument
When Congress authorized the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the “Companies”), to take action to put the Companies in a “sound and solvent condition” and to “preserve and conserve” the Companies’ assets, it employed a term that has a settled, accepted meaning under common law; and, therefore, intended for the FHFA’s scope of authority to fall within the boundaries of well-established principles of conservatorships in the probate context. At the heart of these well-established conservatorship principles are duties required of a conservator, specifically 1) the duty to preserve the conservatee’s autonomy; 2) the duty of loyalty to the conservatee; and 3) the duty to preserve and conserve the conservatee’s estate by acting prudently. These duties provide key protections to conservatees, whose fundamental rights to make certain decisions for themselves have been drastically reduced, albeit for their benefit. These duties together create a strict standard by which a conservator’s actions are evaluated and deemed either within the scope of the conservator’s authority or ultra vires.
The express language used by Congress in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (“HERA”) applies these established common law duties to FHFA in its role as conservator for the Companies. But the district court validated an action taken by the FHFA that clearly violates a conservator’s common law duties. Specifically, the FHFA exceeded the scope of its authority and violated its common law duty by entering into the Third Amendment to the Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (the “Net Worth Sweep Amendment”) with the Department of the Treasury.
By entering into the Net Worth Sweep Amendment, the FHFA violated the following duties it owes to the Companies: 1) the duty to preserve the Companies’ autonomy by acting instead to wind down the Companies; 2) the duty of loyalty by benefiting a third party (Treasury) to the detriment of the Companies; and 3) the duty to prudently preserve and conserve the conservatee’s estate by transferring all the Companies’ profits to Treasury at a time when it was well aware that the Companies were gaining financial stability.
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Growing up with undiscovered autism, Laura James had no concept the way to handle love, until she came across and married her neurotypical https://www.bestbrides.org/asian-brides partner, Tim.
You can find 700,000 individuals within the living that is UK the autism range, based on the nationwide Autistic community, but as much as 42 % of females with autism invest years of the life struggling to obtain a diagnosis. Right right Here, Laura James, now 47 and composer of Odd Girl Out (Bluebird, ?8.99) describes just exactly how it seems to love, date and marry when you’ve got autism without realising it.
Into two categories: There are the good ones that are pink and soft‘ I struggle to name and understand my emotions, so from early on in life, I have always split them. Then you will find the bad ones, that are sludgy green, and feel jagged and dangerous. Like is confusing because it usually is sold with both these emotions.
Like numerous teenage girls I became enthusiastic about love. From 15, I became enchanted by way of a kid whom lived a streets that are few and whom seemed just intermittently to see me personally. He previously every thing I was thinking a kid must have: Irish origins, blue eyes and a detachment that acted like catnip to my teenager self.
I might invest hours preparing to “casually” bump he worked or at various gigs I knew he’d go to into him at the coffee shop where. We’d frequently get back to his moms and dads’ house, where we lay on their sleep playing Bob Dylan. We had been together not together, nearly pretending one other wasn’t here. We had been buddies, nonetheless it had been unlike just about any relationship I had. It always hovered from the side of being more, but had it went any more I would personally have bolted.
“My undiscovered autism had informed this seven-year crush”
It changed into a crush that is seven-year, looking right back, I am able to view it had been informed by my then-undiagnosed autism. Other girls would have flirted fiercely or got annoyed and managed to move on to another kid. In retrospect, i believe We liked the safety with this pseudo relationship, where i really could project my intimate dreams on to some body and never having to cope with the confusing mess that is the truth of numerous real relationships.
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Author Laura James, aged 25, when her autism remained undiscovered
Many individuals with autism have actually intense passions and quite often these can be dedicated to people. An autistic interest that is special be all-consuming. Mine usually are subjects that are relatively benign such as for instance politics or fashion, but in the period we centered on this kid, he had been literally all i possibly could think of. If he had tried to kiss me personally however, i might have run a mile. Autistic girls often mature more slowly than their counterparts that are neurotypical and I just ended up beingn’t emotionally prepared to have relationship.
It’s often said this one associated with the primary autistic feelings is fear and conference somebody brand new and once you understand it might develop into a relationship is really a terrifying concept for me personally. I would personally wait because of the device longing for this to band after which, when it did, I’d be too frightened to resolve in the event it absolutely was the item of my affection therefore I would simply keep it ringing.
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Avid introduce the Team Associated motor centering kit in a carbon fibre edition. Back in August Avid introduced the B4.2 motor centering kit for vehicles making use of the Team Associated B4.2 gearbox with the set containing a 5mm aluminium spacer to shift the motor, motor plate and slipper 5mm towards the right in order to achieve a near 50/50 left-right chassis balance. The kit is now also available with a super-lightweight carbon fibre spacer for those who wish to scrub every gram from their ride. Included is a 5mm carbon spacer, 5mm slipper spacer and stainless steel mount screws. The kit fits all B4.2, T4.2, SC10.2, SC10B and previous models with the gearbox and layshaft spacer are also available as a replacement set.


Systems Engineering and Infrastructure – Opportunities and Challenges
The last in our Seminar Series was opened by CSEI Executive Director, Professor Washington Ochieng, who welcomed participants and introduced our closing speaker, CSEI co-Director Dr Ana Mijic. In her presentation, Dr Mijic gave an overview of the challenges, but also enormous opportunities afforded by a systems approach, referring to the work on Systems Engineering she is spearheading within the Centre.
Her presentation was divided into three parts which aimed to answer three main questions:
- How we envision future built-natural environment systems
- How we evaluate the performance of our existing systems and redesign them in the context of the future vision
- How we integrate decisions on how to regulate, operate, design and build for the future using systems approaches
adding that, since the purpose of infrastructure is human flourishing and that infrastructure is a system of systems, we must envision and manage infrastructure accordingly.
In order to fully understand and manage this link between natural and built environments, a systems approach is necessary. The latter will allow for solutions that go:
- Beyond cities, as we need to understand the wider environment and how our infrastructure decisions contribute to the pollution which causes environmental damage
- Beyond carbon, looking at direct pollution as any substance or any form of energy emitted to the environment at a rate faster than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or stored in some harmless form
- Beyond direct pollution, understanding the embodied pollution associated with infrastructure materials, and water and land footprint.
Dr Mijic proposed the concept of Environmentally-Positive Infrastructure (EPI) as an adaptive system of systems intrinsically linked to people and the natural environment
The EPI thinking will help to:
- Better understand targets for offsetting environmental impacts
- Set development goals within the capacity of natural systems
- Improve resilience, safety and sustainability through policy, technology and behavioural change options for future-proofing.
The Q&A touched upon:
- The balance between sustainability and viability
- The challenges of integration in relation to the ecological impact of the system
- The coordination function within systems – who is responsible for the whole system?
- Scenario analysis capabilities of models.
Dr Mijic concluded by saying that, in order to achieve EPI, there is a need for enhanced coordination and integration, and this is where part of the value of a systems approach lies.
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Just a handful of ingredients are needed to make this easy Southern-style recipe!
CHICKEN: Boneless skinless chicken breasts are cut into bite-sized pieces for the perfect appetizer or weeknight meal. Since they are cut into small chunks they cook quickly and every bite is perfectly seasoned.
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How To Make Taco Bites
Ready in 30 mins this recipe is a perfect weeknight meal, especially when served with a fresh cucumber salad!
- Toss chicken bites in taco seasoning. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- Pan-fry in small batches until cooked (per recipe below).
- Sprinkle with fresh cilantro and lime wedges.
It doesn’t get any yummier or easier than that!
- Oven Baked! Why not spread these bites on a parchment lined pan and bake! It will only take about 15 minutes, or until internal temp reaches 165˚F, for deliciously tender taco bites from the oven.
- On the Grill! These tasty taco bites can also be made easily on your grill!
- Soak wooden skewers in water or use metal kabob skewers.
- Thread seasoned and chilled chicken strips.
- Grill on medium heat until the chicken bites are evenly browned and fully cooked.
- Bacon Wrapped! Why not try bacon-wrapped chicken bites! Just season according to the recipe then wrap in bacon before cooking on the grill. So fun and delicious!
- Favorite Toppings? The sky is the limit when it comes to taco toppings!
- Veggies: Shredded lettuce, diced onions, tomatoes, and avocados, sliced black olives, jalapenos or green chiles.
- Cheese: Any kind you like! Try cheddar, mozzarella, Monteray jack, Cotija or feta.
- Sauces: Sour cream, avocado salsa, and avocado dip, of course! Or for something a bit different, try a low carb ranch.
Easy Finger Food Recipes To Try
- Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes – so fresh and delicious!
- Crispy Pepperoni Chips – so crispy
- Zucchini Pizza Bites – favorite finger food.
- Air Fryer Squash – so tasty and easy to make.
- Avocado Deviled Eggs Recipe – ready in 10 min!
Chicken Taco Bites
- 3 chicken breasts boneless skinless
- 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cilantro
- 1 lime
- Cut chicken into bite-sized strips. Toss with taco seasoning and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Heat oil and butter in a pan over medium heat.
- Add chicken (in small batches to allow it to brown) and cook 5-7 minutes or until no pink remains.
- Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.
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It is becoming increasingly clear that before the Republican Party can even hope to present a competitive political candidate as a meaningful choice for President of the United States, it must first find a meaningful platform upon which to run. Such a necessity could not be clearer than what we saw of their initial presidential candidates’ debate held on Friday, August 12 in Ames, Iowa.
Rather than the candidates displaying their individual qualities and fitness for becoming heir to the highest administrative office in the land, the debate quickly began to disintegrate into a contest of who could best demonize the present holder of that office (Obama).
All eight of the contestants on stage indulged. The results were to be determined at a straw poll to be held the next day.
The result, as expected, turned out to be the candidate who had been most effective in the contest to belittle the president. To no one’s surprise, the winner was our own Michele Bachmann, whose entire campaign has been fashioned not on what she will do right for the betterment of the country if elected, but rather on the inadequacies of the Obama administration.
By the same token, running true to form, the biggest loser was the candidate who was least efficient in the vilification of the president. He just happened to have been our own former governor, Tim Pawlenty.
Prior to the debate he had taken a much softer approach in the condemnation of President Obama. However, at the debate he apparently found it expedient to become more vocal in denouncing him as being responsible for everything wrong in America.
However, that stance came too late. The straw poll rated him a distant third, so far behind his fellow statesperson (Bachmann) that he felt compelled to withdraw from the race altogether.
In the meantime, the incident has boosted the Bachmann image. She appears on all of the major magazines, the TV talk shows, and every national news media in the country. Several scribes are predicting her to become the Republican’s leading candidate to oppose Barack Obama in next year’s election.
This corner is not one of them. I can’t help but have the feeling that sooner or later voters will tire of the same old rhetoric of simply blaming Obama for all the problems of the entire universe, and begin to demand that candidates declare what they will do if elected.
That will present an entirely new paradigm for Rep.Bachmann — one that she is going to have a difficult time adjusting to.
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I love that my son is finally getting to the age that he can play games with my daughter, husband, and I. He is discovering so many new things each and every day and so excited about what he is learning. This is not to say that playing games always goes smoothly. He does grab many game pieces and he does wreck the board sometimes. We just try and be patient with him – he is only 20 months!
My Grocery List is a new game by Marina Games that my family recently reviewed. My Grocery List is a matching game where you are given a grocery list with pictures of food items. You then take turns in turning over small square game pieces to attempt to find a food item on your list. It is similar to memory/concentration. If you find a match, you place it in your grocery basket, which is another card with the picture of a grocery basket.
Although my son is a little young for this game, he did enjoy looking at the game pieces and was extremely proud of himself for being able to say the words for the foods listed on his card. My daughter had a great time with this game and took such pride in beating me swiftly! The suggested age range of the game is 3 – 7, although I can see that my son will probably be able to play this game more easily next year when he is two.
I was impressed with the game box – it is a thick, quality cardboard box. The same can be said of the game pieces. They are made of quality cardboard and I liked that the pieces are so colorful and bright. I encourage everyone to check it out. Overall, I think it is an adorable game!
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By John D. Montgomery - Hutchinson News editorial boardThis Sunday and last, names and pictures of dozens of outstanding youth have been featured on the front and inside pages of the newspaper. They have been recognized and profiled for their accomplishments - not for their atheltic success, where we typically find names and faces of youth in the paper, but for academics, music, art, leadership and other special talents.
Too often, we as a society give the athletes all the glory. This is at least one time of year when The Hutchinson News shines the light on other young people in our readership area.
Through our annual "Honor Teams" project, The News recognizes dozens of students from the area, and again this year we are featuring them on our Sunday front page over two weeks. "Honor Teams" features outstanding students who have excelled in any one of four categories - academics, fine and performing arts, leadership and community service, and overcoming challenges. "All stars" in the first two were featured last Sunday, the others this week. "Overcoming challenges" is an especially gratifying category of recognition, shining the light on students who have disabilities or come from unfortunate circumstances and succeed despite these challenges.
Honorees are selected from nominations made by teachers and counselors in our 39-county circulation area. This year, The News received 262 nominations from 34 schools.
While making the list on one of the all-area sports teams is a great honor, as another school year winds down, our high schoolers who excel in the classroom, on stage or in their community now are recognized.
If you missed last Sunday's honor teams, they can be found at www.hutchnews.com/Student/2013-Hutchinson-News-Honor-Teams. Congratulations to these great students. You make not only your parents proud, but all of us.


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Remove the core from the cabbage and shred it in a food processor or with a knife. Put it into a large salad bowl.
Pull the kale leaves from the stems and pulse them in the food processor just to chop them up into small pieces. This may have to be done in batches. You can also chop the kale with a knife. Add it into the bowl with the cabbage.
Trim the ends from the brussel sprouts and put them into the food processor. Pulse until the are finely chopped. Add into the bowl.
Peel the carrots and cut them into large pieces. Put them into the food processor and pulse until chopped. Add them into the bowl.
Add in the sunflower seeds.
Optional: Add in any additional chopped veggies that you like.
Mix all of the veggies together and then make the dressing.
For the dressing: Put the lemon juice, tahini, garlic, 1/2 cup of water, salt, pepper, and agave in a blender. Blend until it is smooth and creamy. Drizzle in more water as needed to reach the desired consistency. (If you add in a lot more vegetables you may want to make extra dressing)
Pour the dressing over the veggies and toss it all together until everything is completely coated. Cover and keep in the fridge until ready to serve.


"I think Yanukovych and his associates are buying vehicles for our terrorists," Melnychuk said.
Head of The Ministry of Defense press service Bohdan Senyk also said that the military convoys that entered Ukraine from Russia have been eliminated by the Ukrainian Air Force.
"The decision to strike the convoy was made immediately and we confirm that the aviation hit five targets and the militants' positions in the Luhansk airport," Senyk said.
However, he does not consider crossing of the border with Ukraine by Russian tanks to be an invasion. According to him, the breakthrough of the Ukrainian border by those military vehicles is "another proof that the terrorists operate with the technical support of the Russian Federation."
Bohdan Senyk neither confirmed nor denied the information that the Ukrainian army is approaching Luhansk.
"I have no such information, but we do our best to liberate the cities from the terrorists and their groups," Senyk said.


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The Ogglies: A Dragon Party For Firebottom is an e-book for iPod/iPad/iPhone and Android devices that is based on popular characters, "The Ogglies", and will launch digitally in North America and Europe on September 29th, 2011
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Taking The Leap from Their Recent Release, Finding Frankie Frog, Oetinger Now Looks To Launch “The Ogglies: A Dragon Party For Firebottom” in Late September in North America
Hamburg, GERMANY -- September 23, 2011 -- Oetinger, an international publisher of children’s literature, today announced the next in its line of interactive books for iOs and Android with the upcoming launch of The Ogglies: A Dragon Party For Firebottom, which will launch digitally in North America and in Europe on September 29th. Oetinger is ready to entertain children of all ages with their interactive storytelling with the popular Children’s license, The Ogglies.
“Following our recent launch of Finding Frankie Frog, we are excited to announce our second North American Interactive children’s novel based on the hugely popular series in Europe, The Ogglies,” said Andreas von Lepel, Chief Technology Officer of Digital Content at Oetinger. “The Ogglies - A Dragon Party for Firebottom follows the adventures of The Ogglies and their beloved Dragon, Firebottom, as they celebrate Firebottys birthday while teaching their young readers new reading skills through music, puzzles and much more.”
It’s time to celebrate! Join Dragon and his friends for a delightful party that combines reading skills and simple tasks for a novel experience young audiences have been craving. Play mini-games including one to fire off bottle rockets to set off the fireworks and another to toss tires over the Dragon’s tail and more! Best of all, parents can record their own voice to be used as narration while their child learns to read the book out loud for themselves.
About “The Ogglies - A Dragon Party For Firebottom”
Light the fireworks for Firebottom’s birthday, look out for brand new, fantastically farty features, and make the mucky most of the Ogglies’ latest adventure! Oetinger is proud to present the new, super-stinky Oggly app. Slimy sludge and cheesefeet, what’s the matter with Firebottom? Why is he so sad? The Ogglies are worried about their dragon. But then they have a positively poopy idea. Supposing they celebrate Firebottom’s birthday by inviting a few of his dragon friends? By all the pongs in Poohland, that’s absolutely certain to cheer him up! And so together with Rocky Red, Blinky Blue, and the Chinese girl-dragon Leek-an-Lentil, they’re soon enjoying the oggliest party ever seen on the rubbish tip.
One, two, stinky brew, you have been invited too!
• World Premiere: Listen to the snotty-botty Birthday Song for Firebottom, with music by Titus Vollmer & Paloma Ohm, and lyrics by Erhard Dietl & Oggly-Grandpa.
• A guide to the Ogglies by Erhard Dietl
• You can light your own mega-magnificent firework for Firebottom
• Find out how good you are at tire-throwing
• Superoggly puzzle – you can move the parts around just like any other puzzle
• Audio recorder, so you can record your own voice (only for iPad)
• You can choose to listen to the famous Oggly reader Bill Andrews, or you can read the story yourself
• On every page you’ll find fishpongily fabulous animations
• Lightning load times – no waiting as you turn the page
• Perfect for Oggly playmates big and small
• New, improved Reader 2.0: the animations are more fluid, the sound more atmospheric, the music more dynamic!
• For Oggly fans all over the world – in English and German
The Ogglies: A Dragon Party For Firebottom will launch in North American on the iTunes App Store and on Android on September 29th and retail for $1.99 USD during its first week then return to its normal price of $4.99.
The Ogglies: A Dragon Party for Firebottom follows the recent launch of Oetinger’s first Interactive book released in English, Finding Frankie Frog. Finding Frankie Frog is not just a novel but an interactive hide and seek method of storytelling that engages its young audience with jigsaw puzzles, child-friendly navigation, no delay in page turning, and the ability to record and save the reader’s voice. Frankie brings a depth to a fun story that will engage a child unlike a typical book and foster the desire to read in a way needed for today’s active lifestyles. Currently Finding Frankie Frog, Oetinger’s first title to debut in English, is free for a limited time for all to enjoy.
Download Frankie Frog for iPad, iPod and iPhone here: http://itunes.apple.com/
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The Friedrich Oetinger Publishing Group
The Friedrich Oetinger Company, one of the best known publishers of children's books in Germany, was founded immediately after WWII in 1946, with the intention of bringing the joy and excitement of reading back into children's lives. Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking appeared in 1949, and caused an absolute sensation, for who had ever heard of a little girl living all by herself and turning the world upside down? Friedrich Oetinger's strategy of publishing original and challenging literature turned out to be a great success. The current program of the Oetinger Group contains more than 1000 board and picture books, fiction and non-fiction for children and for teenagers. Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games), Cornelia Funke (Ink Heart Trilogy), Ian Falconer (Olivia) and David Melling (Hugless Douglas) are among the company’s most widely read authors. The Oetinger Group is still one of the most innovative German publishing houses, and its focus extends far beyond the classic print book. In addition to producing DVDs, audio books, personalized novels, Onilo board stories and merchandising articles, Oetinger was also the first German children's publisher to release interactive multimedia apps.


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Household credit rose year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter during the second quarter of 2021, driven by a rise in asset-backed credit categories. This is according to the Bank of Namibia’s (BoN’s) quarterly bulletin for the second quarter that shows annual growth in credit extended to households rose to 4% at the end of the second quarter of 2021 from 3.6% recorded a year ago, and 2.6% in the preceding quarter.
“The uptick in growth mainly stemmed from a rise in the asset-backed credit categories, given the low interest rate environment which has provided considerable financial relief to households on long-term loans during these challenging times, particularly with regard to debt servicing during the review period,” reads the report.
After a long period of contraction, instalment sales and leasing credit finally registered positive growth in the second quarter of 2021, while mortgage loans and overdraft credit also increased.
The report noted that credit extended to businesses slowed both on an annual and quarterly basis during the period under review. Year-on-year growth in loans extended to businesses slowed to 1% from 1.7% a year earlier, and 1.2% in the preceding quarter.
“The weakness persisted across most of the credit categories, with lower demand for and repayments of other loans and advances by corporations in the mining, fishing, agriculture and financial services’ sectors playing a prominent role during the quarter under review.
Private sector credit extension (PSCE) maintained the same growth year-on-year at the end of the second quarter of 2021, mainly due to increased demand from households. The annual growth in PSCE stood at 2.8%, largely driven by increased demand from the household sector. Despite positive growth in credit advanced to businesses, growth was held back by weak demand, reflecting the muted level of economic activity during the period under review.
The central bank stated that the growth observed in PSCE is predominantly reflected by a rise in mortgage and overdraft credit during the quarter under review. email@example.com

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A family beached their canoe and gathered along the shoreline of Lake Bemidji to watch the Fourth of July fireworks Saturday night. Pioneer Photo/Eric Stromgren
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The Commission, which last week introduced a package of measures to accelerate the transition to low-carbon emissions in all sectors of the EU economy, is of the view that post 2020 biofuels that do not lead to substantial greenhouse gas savings and are produced from crops used for food and feed should not be subsidized.
And it wants to replace them by more advanced biofuels.
However, a spokesperson for the EU Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC), told us: “EU rapeseed meal is an important protein source for feed manufacturers. If this production goes down, feed manufacturers will have to rely even more on imported proteins.”
Biodiesel, which accounts for about fourth-fifths of all biofuel use in Europe, uses rapeseed as one of its feedstocks.
And vegetable protein meals, resulting from biodiesel production, provide a significant contribution to the protein supply of the EU livestock sector, added FEFAC.
The EU trade group wants the Commission to create a robust EU protein balance sheet that would serve as input to an impact assessment of the phase out of crop-based biofuels on all sectors:
"The protein balance sheet is a detailed overview of the protein produced and consumed in the EU, and taking into account imported crops compared to those produced in the EU. This also means looking at total protein production, next to protein rich crops. For example in wheat production there is also about 10% protein content on average.
"And not all proteins are created equally, it comes down to the need for highly digestible proteins, specific amino acids, sometimes. A comprehensive balance sheet would map out the relative competitiveness of EU protein production and would, ideally, serve as input to EU policy making on greening measures and future biofuels policy," said the FEFAC spokesperson.
Reacting to the measures, the farm lobby, Copa & Cogeca, said it welcomed the move on advanced biofuels but rejected outright the phasing out of EU targets for conventional biofuels after 2020, warning they are vital to ensure a sustainable, low-carbon economy.
“Conventional biofuels produced from EU arable crops not only provide the EU with environmentally-friendly transport fuels to decarbonize road transport in an inexpensive way but also ensure food security and balance the EU agricultural markets.
“They boost animal feed supplies as only a fraction of the crop is used to produce biodiesel or bioethanol. The rest is a protein-rich by-product used for animal feed which is crucial for livestock producers especially in the current crisis.
“They also create an extra source of income for farmers and the biofuels industry is a key source of growth and jobs in EU rural areas. They [conventional biofuels] are part of the solution and help the EU agriculture sector to fight climate change and achieve the objectives of the #COP 21 Paris agreement and the EU bioeconomy strategy,” said Pekka Pesonen, Copa & Cogeca secretary.
Last month, saw the UK’s national farmers’ union, the NFU, back a report that it said confronted the “misconceptions around food security impacts of biofuels.”
The report was produced by the International Food Policy Research Unit (IFPRI).
The NFU argues that biofuel and bioenergy production deliver food security, investment and environmental benefits.
This week also sees FEFAC launch the third public consultation in relation to the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) pilot for feed.
PEF is a multi-criteria measurement of the environmental performance of any kind of product throughout its life cycle. The Feed PEF Pilot prescribes the specific product category methodological requirements (PEFCR) for the production of feed for farmed animals, said the trade group.
In the development of the Feed PEFCR, it said the recommendations from the Livestock Environmental Assessment and Performance (LEAP) Partnership were taken into account.
FEFAC said comments are welcome on the draft Feed PEFCR up until 9 September 2016.
Environmental studies and LCAs have shown feed production is a significant contributor to the environmental footprint of animal products and therefore an important element to take into account when considering mitigation options. Without a sound analysis of the impacts of animal feed, it is nearly impossible to establish the PEF of animal products such a meat, eggs, dairy products and fish, stressed FEFAC.
It said these kind of initiatives show the EU feed sector is actively contributing to emission mitigation strategies at farm level that help with tackling climate change.


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(FixThisNation.com) – On Saturday night, former President Donald Trump slammed former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley and called for the GOP to unify in support of his presidential campaign.
During his campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, Trump argued that there was a very “important business ahead” and that rather than millions of dollars being spent attacking him they needed to instead unify in order for President Joe Biden to be defeated as he is a threat to the U.S. democracy. Trump stated in the rally which was aired live on Newsmax that not everyone was willing to place the United States first.
He then proceeded to accuse Haley of not putting the country first and claimed that she had made an “unholy alliance with RINOs,” that is Republicans in Name Only. He also blasted New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, who has endorsed Haley, stating that he was allowing Democrats to vote in support of Haley in the GOP primary.
As he argued Sununu gave independents the option to vote in the GOP primary, despite the fact that many of them were Democrats. He added that despite this they would still have a big win in the state. He proceeded to point out that even in the Iowa caucuses Haley had placed third.
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We stayed at this resort on a timeshare tour. We stayed in a one bedroom villa and it was lovely. The unit was clean, well-decorated and had a private lanai where you could sit and watch the theme park fireworks each night. We are a family of five so all three kids slept on the pull out sofa. The room was big though, so there was plenty of room. The kitchen is better than what I have at home! It was fully equipped with everything you could think of. We ate most of our meals in the room, so saved a ton of money that we normally would have spent on restaurants. There is a Super Wal-Mart just down the road, so it was easy to shop for everything we needed. We also picked up some pool toys for the kids- and even some souvenirs there (the Disney stuff there was much cheaper than the theme parks!).
The timeshare sales pitch was very slick and they definitely want to pressure you to buy on the spot! This was the only thing I did not like about the whole trip. They really tried to force us to make an impulse buy, which I just don't do, especially not to the tune of thousands of dollars! They refuse to allow you to think it over, all the deals they offer are now or never. When I came home I found out why because a quick google search showed us resales that were much cheaper. I couldn't find financing for resales though, so we still haven't decided whether or not to buy. The timeshare tour was unpleasant, but everything else was absolutely perfect!


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2 slices bacon cooked
1 habanero, thinly sliced
10 mint leaves
1 lime, cut in 6 wedges
4 tablespoons sugar
3 oz light rum
1 cup club soda
2 cups ice cubes
4 of the lime wedges and then add wedges to a large cup. Add sugar and
mint leaves and use the back end of wooden spoon to mash the limes and
mint with the sugar, releasing all the oils and flavor. Add rum and
club soda and gently mix to combine.
2 smaller glasses with ice and a lime wedge. Add half of the habanero
to each glass and then equally pour mojito over each cup of ice.
bacon recipe source: Wendy O'Neal, Around My Family Table (@MyFamilyTable), August 2014


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Comedian Eddie Murphy is back with a new single and this time he’s chanting down Babylon, or something, with his new reggae anthem “Red Light.”
“Red Light” is the first single from Murphy’s forthcoming album, 9, due out later this year. The song, which features a verse by Snoop Dogg Lion, is fueled by heavy guitar riffs, Murphy’s vocals, and is slightly reminiscent of Bob Marley’s classic “Jammin.”
This isn’t Murphy’s first time in the recording booth. In 1985, the actor released his debut album How Could It Be, which featured the memorable single “Party All the Time.”
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Gabby Douglas is two for two in the Olympic year, beating a field that included Olympic teammate Aly Raisman at the Jesolo Trophy in Italy on Saturday.
The 2012 Olympic all-around champion Douglas won the Jesolo all-around with 59.65 points. Douglas competed for the second time this year, after winning the AT&T American Cup two weeks earlier.
“I need to work on being more confident, and just believing in myself a little bit more and being a little bit more aggressive,” Douglas said. “But overall I think I did well. Still more improvements to come.”
Raisman, the 2012 Olympic floor exercise champion, totaled 57.85 for sixth place Saturday, falling on a difficult Amanar vault. Douglas scored higher with a less difficult vault.
Douglas and Raisman both returned to competition at last year’s Jesolo Trophy for the first time since the London Games. They are attempting to become the first U.S. women to make back-to-back Olympic gymnastics teams since 1996 and 2000.
In five competitions together in their comeback, Douglas holds a 3-2 head-to-head edge over Raisman in all-around finishes. Neither Douglas nor Raisman has beaten Simone Biles, the three-time reigning World all-around champion who is a heavy favorite for gold in Rio.
Biles is expected to make her 2016 competition debut at the Pacific Rim Championships in April.
Douglas, Raisman and Biles were the three U.S. gymnasts chosen to perform in the all-around at the World Championships last October, with Biles and Douglas taking gold and silver.
Raisman was fifth in qualifying but didn’t advance because a nation can’t have more than two gymnasts in an Olympic or Worlds individual final.
Douglas, Raisman and Biles are favorites to make the five-woman Olympic team that will be named after July’s trials.


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Molecular cytogenetics of chronic myeloid leukemia with atypical t(6:9)(p23:q34) translocation
We report the molecular cytogenetic analysis of a case of Philadelphia (Ph)-negative, BCR-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) which appeared by conventional cytogenetics to have a t(6;9)(p23;q34) as the sole cytogenetic abnormality. Neither conventional nor pulse-field Southern blots detected any rearrangement of the DEK or CAN genes which are often fused in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(6;9)(p23;q34). However, rearrangements of both BCR and ABL genes were detected. The breakpoint in BCR was located in the major translocation cluster region between exons b1 and b3. ABL rearrangements were detected with an ABL exon 1B probe and with a probe located 5' of the entire ABL gene. Comigration between the rearranged fragments obtained with M-bcr-5' and ABL exon 1B probes was observed, implying that the entire ABL gene was fused to the 5' part of the BCR gene. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analyses using BCR and ABL probes showed that in 20% of metaphases BCR and ABL signals were present on one chromosome 6 at 6p23, whilst in 80% of metaphases BCR and ABL signals were identified on both copies of chromosome 6. Furthermore, FISH analysis with a whole-chromosome 22 paint demonstrated that chromosome 22 material was present on both copies of chromosome 6. These data indicate a complex Philadelphia translocation involving chromosome band 6p23 and duplication of the whole aberrant chromosome. The nature of the gene locus on 6p23, involved in this rearrangement, remains unknown. A similar translocation has been previously reported in a case of CML, which also lacked DEK and CAN gene rearrangements implying that abnormalities of 6p23 involving genes other than DEK may be a recurrent abnormality in CML.
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Chris Stearns is running for Auburn City Council Position No. 1. Stearns is running unopposed. Though Stearns is not on the Primary Election ballot, we asked all City Council candidates our primary questions to allow voters to gather as much information as possible to be informed voters when casting their vote.
Auburn Examiner: What part of Auburn do you live in and why did you choose to live there?
Chris Stearns: My wife and I live in North Auburn because we’re near the beautiful Green River and we can walk our dog along the trail. Auburn has a lot of nice, peaceful neighborhoods and we’re lucky to live in one.
AE: Where are your favorite places to spend time in our town?
CS: Definitely walking along the Green River trail with our dog Lovey. My wife and I also like to go Game Farm Park and shop at the Outlet Collection.
AE: Where do you do your grocery shopping?
CS: Mostly at Fred Meyer and Safeway.
AE: How do you plan to involve residents in the decision-making process in our city?
CS: I hope that we can encourage participation through attendance at City Council meetings, at town halls, and by conducting one-on-one meetings. I believe the City has a great website and media presence which really helps too.
AE: What are your main infrastructure goals for Auburn?
CS: Job number one is to make sure our roads are in good shape. Our roads and water systems also have to be maintained and possibly expanded to handle the expected growth in population for our City.
AE: How would you evaluate whether a new piece of public infrastructure in our city (road, bridge, etc.) would be worth implementing?
CS: The key criteria will be whether the project improves the living conditions of our residents, whether a project helps out an underserved area, and whether the costs are reasonable or too high.
AE: If elected, what steps would you take to put our city on a firmer financial footing?
CS: I believe that our City is already on sound financial footing but a key challenge will be to bring in new business, increase partnerships with our neighbors and adapt to 21st Century technology and business.
AE: In looking at the city’s budget, what portions of the budget would you advocate to be increased, and which would you advocate to be decreased?
Candidate declined to answer
AE: Peirce county (and South King County) has the fastest-growing housing markets in the state. As housing prices continue to rise, what is your plan for providing affordable housing?
CS: Requiring developers to either set aside a percentage of housing stock for afforable housing or pay into an affordable housing fund is one approach. Other cities around the country are also investigating the value of directly subsidizing affordable housing. As new home-buyers in Auburn, my wife and I understand how important it is to have affordable housing. It’s what keeps our community together.
AE: Should Auburn offer developers incentives to build affordable housing? If so, what kind?
CS: See above.
AE: The city recently unveiled a public art installation at Les Gove Park, ‘Crow with Fries.’ How do you feel about public art?
CS: Love Public Art!
AE: Some residents feel the amount spent on this sculpture was too much. Do you agree, if so, why?
Candidate declined to answer
AE: There are several empty commercial spaces available throughout the city. Should Auburn offer incentives for businesses to come to Auburn? If so, what kind?
CS: Auburn has substantial job capacity in its industrial and commercial zones, plus added capacity in its downtown urban center mixed-use zones. I would certainly want to continue the work the City has done in the past decade to upgrade our water, sewer, and storm systems to accommodate commericial growth, continue street improvements, and the buildout of pedestrian-friendly sidewalks. A diverse economy is critical for sustained economic growth and to that end I support targeting the growth of four key sectors: Manufactuing, Distribution, logistics & transportation, Corporate businesses, and Retail businesses.
AE: Do you think our Main Street/downtown is healthy and attractive to consumers? If not, what would you do to change that?
CS: I think our historic Main Street is rapidly growing and meeting the consumer and retail demand of our citizens. Of course, there’s plenty more growth ahead in the near future thanks to sound planning and new developments in the downtown core. It is important for the City to maintain a vibrant and attractive downtown core and that will remain a priority for me.
AE: How would you assist small businesses in Auburn?
CS: Business incubators such as Auburn’s IPZ program are great ideas, and the City’s 2015 Core Plan lays a solid foundation for steady, increased business growth. Small business provide direct local benefits and instill a civic pride, so I will be proud to do what I can to help them out. Improving transit so that people can easily access business corridors is important, as is working with local partners and employers like the Muckleshoot Tribe. Finally, most Auburn residents commute to jobs outside the City, while most people who work in Auburn arrive here from other locations. Shifting this pattern will help small businesses.
AE: The Auburn Police Department recently had two fatal officer-involved shootings. What changes, if any, would you make to how these incidents were handled by both the police department and city officials?
CS: The normal procedure is to involve the Valley Investigations Team. My experience with the Seattle Human Rights Commission during the US Department of Justice investigation and consent decree process has led me to conclude that transparency, accountability, and equity are three of the most important qualities for investigations and for justice.
AE: If elected, what would be your suggestions to best address resident and business owner’s concerns related to crime?
CS: Adaptive use of smart policing and community policing programs have benefited residents in other cities. Smart policing is data-driven, while community policing emphasizes building relationships with the local residents of an affected area.
AE: Auburn’s homeless population is a concern for many residents and business owners. What are your suggestions to address these concerns, while also meeting the needs of these often vulnerable members of society?
CS: Homelessness is a problem that has multiple causes. No one just wakes up one day and says they want to be homeless. Lack of affordable housing is one cause. So is unemployment and, of course, mental health and behavioral health issues. There is no silver bullet that will fix the problem. The reality is that reducing homelessness takes time, money, and care. I have learned in my experience that there are many people I know who have been homeless at one point or another in their lives. I have also learned that there are also good men and women who have mental health and addiction issues who just need the chance to enter into recovery and rebuild their lives. Homelessess can seem like an overwhelming issue to solve but I remain optimistic that Auburn can be a leader in reducing its causes and effects.
AE: If you are not elected, what would you do to try to help work on ideas or issues that are important to you?
Candidate declined to answer
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