The Consumer Electronics Show came and passed last week, showcasing the latest tech, gadgets and gear from over 3,000 different companies. Everything from audio, to imagery and all in between was showcased and it seems that there was plenty to talk about.
It seems that your 1080p screen is set to pale in comparison to the latest TVs soon set to drop. The new OLED screens are set to bring is the 4K standard of TV viewing sooner rather than later. Essentially, these TVs are the next big thing and offer window like clarity from your TV. With the latest set of GoPro HERO3’s capable of recording to the UltraHD level, it looks like we’ll soon be taking images of the powder and out sick tricks in more definition than ever before.
Well, it was only a matter of time until the BladeRunner
like world was to come to the fore and we saw a glimpse at CES with the Plastic
Logic Paper Tab. The device is the same size as a piece of paper and
essentially is a tablet like device in paper thin form, albeit using e-ink currently.
The flexible paper comes with a flexible touchscreen, meaning you turn pages
through bending the ears of the sheet. Put it this way; it’s really something and will blow your Kellan Socks off
The whole idea of VR may finally be coming to promise and it seems those who had a whirl of the Oculus Rift at CES would age. This trip like rabbit hole supposedly offers an immersive visceral experience, though it makes you motion sick initially(mmmmmmmmmmmm).All the same, it’s looking set for release sometime this year – exciting stuff.
Gamers rejoice as it seems we’re set to see a whole host of new and exciting devices in the coming years. From Nvidia’s surprise announcement they are releasing a handheld device named ‘Project Shield’; to the realisation of Project Steam – termed a console killer by some. There was also a number of Kickstarter based projects too in the form of low cost Ouya and others. It means that all in all we can expect to see plenty of small and big screen joy pad whackery in the coming 12 months - lots to rub our striped socks together for.
The biggest of all Kickstarter projects, Pebble drew a huge amount of interest at CES and the simple device looks set for a release quite soon. The cool little smart watch is perfect for cruising about and doesn’t look in anyway ridiculous. It’s a great little device that removes all the bells and whistles for its and your own good.


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Pierre McGuire believes the Boston Bruins will make a big splash in free agency.
The NHL analyst appeared on TSN Radio earlier this week, at which point he was asked where he thinks free agent defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will land this offseason. McGuire immediately pointed to the Bruins and suggested Shattenkirk is a specialty player who would help Boston’s power play while young defensemen Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcyk continue their development.
“I think Boston. If I really think about it, I think Boston,” McGuire said. “Kevin’s a specialist player. Kevin is not a top-four guy. If you look at his greatest success, and we’ll use St. Louis as an example — he played behind Alex Pietrangelo and Colton Parayko. He played on the third tandem. But he was on the first power play. He’s a specialist player. And his specialty is the power play, he’s really good at the power play.”
Of course, the Bruins’ possible pursuit of Shattenkirk is a polarizing topic. Because while he’s certainly a good player, it’s been speculated the 28-year-old could command a long-term contract with an annual cap hit north of $7 million. Do the Bruins really want to commit, say, $45 million to a right-shot defenseman — not necessarily a need for Boston — who isn’t considered a top-pairing guy, even though he’s arguably the best blueliner available on the open market?
The Bruins might kick the tires on Shattenkirk, a Boston University product, but the team would need to decide whether he’s worth the financial risk, especially given some other areas the B’s need to address.
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"Jan. 12, 2011 -- A new study weighs in on the debate over the relative safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), commonly used to treat joint and muscle aches and pain.
The study, published online in the BMJ,"...
There has been no experience of overdose with VOLTAREN® GEL. No events of accidental ingestion have been reported with VOLTAREN® GEL. Effects similar to those observed after an overdose of diclofenac tablets can be expected if substantial amounts of VOLTAREN® GEL are ingested. Symptoms following acute oral NSAID overdoses are usually limited to lethargy, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain, which are generally reversible with supportive care. Gastrointestinal bleeding can occur. Hypertension, acute renal failure, respiratory depression, and coma may occur. Anaphylactoid reactions have been reported with therapeutic ingestion of NSAIDs, and may occur after an overdose.
In the event of oral ingestion resulting in significant systemic side effects, it is recommended that the stomach be emptied by vomiting or lavage. Forced diuresis may theoretically be beneficial because the drug is excreted in the urine. The effect of dialysis or hemoperfusion in the elimination of diclofenac (99% protein-bound) remains unproven. In addition to supportive measures, the use of oral activated charcoal may help to reduce the absorption of diclofenac. Supportive and symptomatic treatment should be given for complications such as renal failure, convulsions, gastrointestinal irritation, and respiratory depression.
For additional information about overdose treatment, call a Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222).
The use of VOLTAREN® GEL is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to diclofenac. VOLTAREN® GEL should not be administered in patients who have experienced asthma, urticaria, or other allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Severe, rarely fatal, anaphylactic-like reactions to NSAIDs have been reported in such patients [see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS].
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May 3, 2014
NORFOLK, Va. - After falling behind 2-0 early, the Florida Atlantic University baseball team posted seven runs on seven hits in the fifth inning to come back to win game two 8-7 and win the series at Old Dominion on Saturday.
The Owls (24-22, 12-14 C-USA) will go for the sweep on Sunday with a first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
Senior Tyler Rocklein and Chatham hit back-to-back doubles to lead off the fifth, cutting the ODU lead to 2-1. After a walk by Puerta, Mitch Morales hit a single through the right side to plate Chatham to tie the game. Jose Bonilla Traverso singled up the middle to load the bases with one out. Stephen Kerr and Ricky Santiago each hit singles to drive in three runs, giving the Owls a 5-2 lead. Following an RBI groundout by Brendon Sanger, Rocklein picked up his second hit of the inning to drive in Santiago, putting FAU on top 7-2.
Old Dominion (27-20, 13-13 C-USA) would come back to score three in the fifth on just one hit and two more in the seventh on three hits to knot things up at 7-7.
Chatham led off the eighth with a single up the middle and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Levi Meyer. Puerta then drove in Chatham on a single through the left side to plate the game-winning run.
Senior Kevin Alexander struck out the side in the eighth en route to his fifth save of the season. Bo Logan earned the win, dealing three innings of work.
The Owls followed up their 14-hit outing on Friday with 13 more on Saturday. FAU had three doubles in the game, tallying eight extra-base hits in the two games.


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Haverford School is ranked No. 2 in the state by phillylacrosse.com and No. 5 in the nation by ESPN. La Salle is No. 3 in the state and No. 19 in the nation.
Central. Conestoga, the top team in the nation and the state, knocked off host Springfield (Delco), 12-8. Senior attack Brad Lord recorded six assists and scored a goal to lead the Pioneers.
Jared Jacobs helped Conestoga control possession, as he won 15 of his 19 face-offs. Robbie Zonino secured the win with eight saves.
Inter-Ac. Morgan Westby scored twice and added an assist to help Episcopal Academy ease past host Malvern Prep, 9-4. John Garino scored two goals and won nine of his 15 face-offs.
Ches-Mont. Matt Worral and Kevin McQuiston each had a pair of assists as Kennett knocked off visiting West Chester Rustin, 10-6. McQuiston scored twice and Zach Longacre recorded six saves for the win.
North Penn scored four times in the bottom of the sixth and topped visiting Central Bucks West, 6-5, in a Suburban One League game. Matt Davey tied the score with a bases-loaded double and scored the go-ahead run on a double by Bryce Mengel.
Cody Capaldi's two RBIs and Jake Ebersole's three-run homer lifted Souderton past host Hatboro-Horsham, 9-6.
Bret DeStefano struck out six in six innings as Council Rock North topped host Neshaminy, 5-2.
Central. Matt Davis stroked a pair of RBI doubles as Ridley edged host Haverford High, 3-2. Chris Pokorny went 3 for 4 and hit a homer for the Fords.
Bicentennial. Tony Burgess hit a game-winning single in the eighth inning to lift Calvary Christian over visiting Delco Christian, 7-6. Tyler Scheuer went 2 for 3 and had three RBIs for the hosts.
Eric Wilcox struck out eight and walked three as host Morrisville downed Bristol, 5-2.
Joe Leventhal knocked in three runs and Jordan Pocrass scored twice as Lower Moreland rocked visiting New Hope-Solebury, 13-3.
Andrew DiValentino fanned 12 in six innings and knocked in two runs to lead host Jenkintown over Plumstead Christian, 6-0. Pat Stillmun went 2 for 3.
Ben Jonik went 3 for 4 and scored two runs as Devon Prep edged Holy Ghost Prep, 6-5. John Laprise stole home in the fourth inning to put the Tide ahead 6-2.
Friends Schools. Jake Phillips went 2 for 3 with three RBIs as Friends Select eased past visiting Westtown, 11-1. Dan Mauria added two hits and a pair of RBIs. Benn Holl fanned 11 for the win.
Del-Val. Glen Mills rallied to score seven runs in the last three innings to top Interboro, 13-12. Shaheen Dow recorded three hits, and Justin Easter drove in three runs.
Public. Jahlil Gregg knocked in four runs and Manny Fernandez drove in three as host Boys' Latin downed Southern, 19-13. Marcus Deleon went 4 for 4 and had six RBIs for Southern.
Will Weeks topped host Freire Charter's three-run sixth inning as he scored on a single by A. J. Stewart, and the Dragons held on to edge Bartram, 9-8. Stewart pitched seven innings and struck out nine for the win.
Junior centerfielder Manny Young slammed a three-run homer in the second inning and Ben Franklin downed visiting Mariana Bracetti, 7-5. Pontell Wright scored two runs, and Khalil Coles posted the win with 12 strikeouts.
Nonleague. Senior righthander Joe Ravert struck out nine as Malvern Prep rolled over Poland (Ohio), 10-1, in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Ravert also had two hits and an RBI.


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Chris Chenga Open Economy
\nSometimes convenient common speech, perhaps through an assumed understanding by those we are engaging with, can easily lead to fostering of incorrect myths. This happens quite often in economics. For instance, it is convenient common speech to say a country requires FDI, with FDI incorrectly taking on an inclusive meaning of all types of foreign capital inflows.
In fact, FDI is actually just the tangible and physical investment by a foreign entity. There are other types of foreign capital inflows such as portfolio investments, and commercial and multi-lateral loans. I suspect that it is this presumptive nature of convenient common speech that has crept into our economic discourse in Zimbabwe, somewhat instilling the notion that a strong US dollar is reason for our uncompetitive economy; this became a prominent theme at the last Zimbabwe-IMF Roundtable in Harare.
Indeed, they know better and their common speech is obviously said within a presumptive context of understanding.
\nBut individuals such as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr John Mangudya, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa and, more recently, Professor Mthuli Ncube, have said “Zimbabwe’s economic competitiveness has suffered because of a strong US dollar”.
To say a strong US dollar makes us uncompetitive can easily qualify currency exchange rates as the most significant variable of comparative competitiveness.
Yet, in Zimbabwe’s case, I’d argue that we have other significant variables in terms of comparative competitiveness to other economies.
\nFor instance, suppose we used the rand.
Our economic structure would remain the same — obviously.
\nWe would still be bound by dependence on the operational infrastructure provided by highly inefficient State providers of power and water, along with interconnectivity infrastructure such as road and rail.
\nRecent power outages and slacking responsiveness by Zesa serve as perfect illustration.
It is such inconvenience and productivity cost which exacerbates what is commonly referred to as cost of doing business.
\nConsider factory down time, supply chain delays, production defects and other cost increments derived from this shoddy infrastructure.
Likewise, specific sectors such as agriculture and mining that are supposed to be the greatest contributors, and knock-on effect drivers of the economy, would still be centred around highly favoured and preferentially treated State enterprise laggards.
As effective summation to the economic strain posed by our economic structure, just this June, Africa Development Bank country representative Mateus Magala said Zimbabwe loses up to US$1 billion annually due to structural inefficiencies.
So, even if Zimbabwe was using a weaker currency such as the Rand, persistent structural inefficiencies would deter competitiveness.
\nGranted, recently revealed plans by Government show a commitment towards revitalising specific State enterprises.
\nThere are other significant variables of competitiveness. For instance, our industry lacks economies of scale.
Economies of scale are a derivative of the efficiency of productive capital equipment and market size.
\nIn terms of capital equipment, we often say that industry is at 36 percent capacity utilisation.
\nA relevant question would be to ask if our capital equipment, even assuming that we are at 100 percent utilisation, is of high technology to boast productivity competitiveness.
We do not have competitive production equipment to drive industry!
\nOur equipment is outdated, not the best standard, and definitely not as productive as other countries’.
\nThus, even this 36 percent we bemoan is in itself a generous metric of competitiveness.
\nOf course, to improve on that capital equipment, firms would have to borrow to finance new wares.
This is a pressing need in our mining, food processing and agricultural sectors.
\nAccording to the Bank of International Settlements, creditors have been more receptive to lending to companies in US dollars. In such a situation of debt accumulation, as we shall progressively learn from other countries like Zambia, Nigeria and so-called emerging markets which borrowed on weaker currencies, using the US dollar is actually advantageous for Zimbabwe.
It avails capital more easily and at kinder interest rates.
\nFinally, in terms of market size, we have no choice but to start focusing towards expanding into neighbouring markets.
\nSadly, it seems our industrialists have reduced their ambitions to just local protection.
\nLet me warn of an unsaid danger that is lurking around our Buy Zimbabwe and other protectionist thrusts.
Protectionism does not attend to competitiveness, and pursuing greater protection of an uncompetitive economy will only lead to depression.
\nThe reason is that supply chains have become too integrated across borders to sustain a scenario where our local market can be protected, yet productivity is not concurrently gaining from larger consumption.
The importance of economies of scale is that they are a competitive tool for reducing unit costs. Without a demand pull from greater consumption volumes, Government would be pressured into increasing subsidies and other preferential tax treatment for our industries to stay cost competitive.
However, that is not a sustainable option for us.
\nGovernment is already highly indebted, and household incomes in Zimbabwe do not avail fiscal capacity to provide such stimulus to supply chains.
Global agricultural markets, particularly cotton, serve as good examples that bigger markets are the best way to help lower production costs.
\nThese are just three variables which have a significant effect on our competitiveness as an economy.
\nOf course, I am not trying to disqualify the US dollar as a variable we can attribute to our uncompetitive circumstance.
\nA strong currency can make an economy uncompetitive, but there is much more to consider.
I cannot agree that the US dollar is the main reason we are uncompetitive.

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The six area girls, all top acrobatic gymnasts, skillfully went through their routines Wednesday inside the cavernous 1st Class Gymnastics studio on Defense Highway.
They flipped and flew through the air, nimbly contorting themselves into shapes that would put most humans of any age into traction. A movement would finish with a split, accomplished fluidly and with grace. The six balanced dexterity, precision and skill with trust.
The girls are among 72 members of the Acrobatics Gymnastics team, known as ACRO. And they smiled the entire time.
In column-like routines, "tops" Amanda Shrader, 12, and Emma Bentov-Lagman, 13, scampered up the outstretched limbs of the older girls in their trio formation like monkeys ascending a slender tree trunk. Then, as if they had no backbone, they'd bend their limber bodies backward, their feet extended well beyond their ears.
On Dec. 21, while on an airline flight returning from the Olympic Training Center in Huntsville, Texas, the six girls, ages 12 to 17, learned they had been selected for the USA World Championship team.
When a flight attendant made the announcement, the plane's passengers erupted in cheers.
The team will compete in the 2016 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships in March. The event will take place over two weeks in Putian, a city in Fujian, a province in China.
The U.S. national team is composed of males and females. The junior team, ages 11 to 16, has 20 members, including two trios, two women's pairs, two mixed pairs, one men's foursome and one men's pair. The senior team, ages 13 to 19, has 10 members: two trios and two mixed pairs.
In Huntsville, over a two-day period, the two ACRO trios competed in trials against teams in their age groups from throughout the country.
According to Crofton resident Sarah Thomas, one of their ACRO head coaches, the girls, competing as two groups of three – or trios – both finished in second place during the first round of dynamic routines. In the balance routine that followed, both took first place.
Both trios earned gold medals at the conclusion of their third and final routine.
The official decision by the judges was not announced until the two trios were en route to Maryland.
The junior trio is composed of Holland Koller, 15, Key School sophomore; Julia Shrader, 15, an Archbishop Spalding sophomore; and her sister, Amanda, 12, who is home schooled.
The senior trio's members are Lily Dyer, 17, a Broadneck High senior; Cristin Connerney, 17, a Spalding senior; and Emma Bentov-Lagman, 13, who attends Bates Middle School.
Amy Grear is the other head coach.
In Putian, the girls will be competing against teams from around the world, including highly regarded athletes from Russia, Great Britain and China. The worldwide competition is staged every two years.
Holland competed as a trio's "top" at the world championships in 2012, held in Orlando, Florida.
Julia has attempted to earn a spot on the World Championship team for nearly six years. She was named as an alternate for the U.S. national team in 2014 and, earlier, in 2012.
"I was a 'top' with another group the first time, and then I tried two years later as a 'base' with this group," she said. "The judges said I'd have a chance if we tried again."
"I've been doing acrobatic gymnastics since third grade," said Julia, the tallest member of her trio. "We practice about 12 to 15 hours every week, even during the holiday break."
Julia ran her hand over her elegant, seemingly diaphanous costume.
Each one was made by hand by a woman in Lithuania who creates only 12 sets of costumes annually. Each outfit featured hand-painted details and was bedazzled with more than 2,000 hand-set Swarovski crystals.
Julia took classes at 1st Class Gymnastics as a child. Her tumbling coach suggested she try out for ACRO.
Thomas said the girls are used to international travel. Although this will be their first time attending a competition in Asia, they have been to meets in Portugal, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany.
"This is our Olympics," Holland said.
"Their skills are at the highest level in the U.S.," said Thomas, who has trained some of the six for more than eight years. "Many champions go on to work later on for Cirque du Soleil."
Thomas said the two trios have been to several U.S. meets this year and went into the trials undefeated. Both trios took national titles in June at a competition in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The two high school seniors, Dyer and Connerney, are considering enrolling at the Anne Arundel Community College next fall so they can continue competing and traveling. They have two years of eligibility left.
Eventually, Connerney would like to have her own business – and travel. Dyer hopes to become a pediatric nurse. Holland wants to be a veterinarian.
Julia slipped an arm over her younger sister's shoulders. Working in close proximity for hours each day has its pros and cons.
"We argue a lot," Julia said. The other four rolled their eyes.
"But, we're pretty close. Holland is our referee."
Amanda said she was drawn into the acrobatic gymnastic world watching her big sister practice.
"I thought it was pretty cool," she said, noting she was not on Julia's team when she joined ACRO. She had been teamed with a boy her age in mixed pairs competitions.
In China, the girls will not have time for sightseeing, until after the competition.
"I'm looking forward to watching the competition, hanging with my friends and doing well," Holland said. The other five nodded in agreement.


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This Sunday we are pleased to announce that we have confirmed not one, but two female guests for Anime Revolution’s 2012 Debut!
Sugar Lyn Beard
Having Hosted YTV’s “THE ZONE” from 2001-2007, Stephanie “Sugar Lyn” Beard, best known simply to Canadians as “Sugar,” needs no introduction. Most of us grew up with her and her unique, bubbly personality and signature adorable voice, which has led to many roles in voice acting.
She is best known for her portrayal as Rini / Sailor Mini Moon in the Cloverway english dub of Sailor Moon S and SuperS. She also played Ming-Ming in Beyblade, Kara in Di-Gata Defenders, as well as Wish Bear in the recent Care Bear movies: “Journey to Joke-a-lot” and the “Big Wish Movie.” Ms. Beard joins us as part of a special 20th Anniversary Sailor Moon Celebration planned for Anime Revolution 2012.
With a versatile career spanning film, television, theatre and voice, Vancouver-based actress Sarah Edmondson continues to explore and cultivate a path into the creative unknown. On the voiceover side of her career, Sarah can be heard in national radio spots and plays Thea on the popular cartoon Geronimo Stilton.
The series centers around a a family of crime-solving mice, a change of pace from Sarah’s other animation series Transformers Cybertron, and Class of the Titans. She recently booked two new animation projects.
Anime Revolution is honoured to add them to guest list for our inaugural 2012 event.

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EuroAirship is a unique patented rigid airship design.
Airships fulfil a vast need for air transport which airplanes and helicopters cannot satisfy.
Based on a rigid design, airships can transport passengers and very substantial loads from point to point with no ground-based infrastructure.
- All-weather operations, similar to standard aircraft.
- Load and unload anywhere – even at sea – or stay aloft for days or weeks.
- Economical and environmentally friendly, with 6 to 10 times less CO2 emissions than traditional aircraft.
- Proven safety and reliability of two million kilometres of accident-free travel.
Only rigid-design airships can offer all of these functions.
Non-rigid airships (blimps, super-light aircraft and semi-rigid designs) do not have comparable load-carrying or all-weather capabilities.


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Young Woman Shows Off Her Stretching Abilities And Flexibility In A Series Of Snaps
August 22, 2019
Some people prove that nothing is impossible – but only due to hard work. This girl didn’t just dream of achieving her goal, it took her tens of thousands of hours of practice.
Maria Pucciarelli is a real celebrity. She performs in galleries, television shows, and many other events. And all thanks to the girl’s unusual occupation – she is a contortionist. Maria can bend her body in all sorts of ways in the most bizarre positions, many of which are completely unfathomable.


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“Do You LIKE Me Now?”
Exploring our obsession with packaging ourselves for others and the isolation that can create.
We are continually in the act of "presentation". Fronting. Pushing forward our agenda. Social media being the current, pervasive emodyment. Even at our most vulnerable our minds can't help wondering, "What must I look like right now?" Whether by calculation, habit or instinct, we package ourselves to fit the space, conversation and relationship. Using packaging materials as a visual embodiment of our effort to "contain" aspects of ourselves, a tension is created between the person and the material. This sense of self-consciousness can be traced back even to the story of Adam & Eve. The wet-plate tintype process adds that layer of history. Much like the subjects, who were required to hold the scene for long exposures, maintaing our facades can ultimately leave us exhausted, and if we aren't careful, very alone.


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§ 43. Mr. CHORLTON
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to simplify and accelerate the pro- 978 cedure in connection with the application of small industrial concerns not members of a group to the advisory committee and also to make the methods of application more generally known?
I shall be happy to pass on to the Committee any suggestions which my hon. Friend may wish to make.
§ 41. Captain SOTHERON-ESTCOURT (for Mr. ALEXANDER RAMSAY)
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many applications have been made to the Import Duties Advisory Board for drawback under Section 9 of the Finance Act, 1932; and how many such drawbacks have been granted?
I understand from the Advisory Committee that, including cases which have been definitely rejected and those which are still being investigated in relation to the stringent conditions laid down in Section 9, the total number of applications up to the present has been 27, a substantial proportion of them being of very recent date. No scheme under the Section has yet been brought into force.

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District 2-5A is a three-team gauntlet that might be unmatched at the state level.
Wakulla High football coach Scott Klees certainly believes it is the most difficult.
The trio – Godby, Wakulla and Rickards – is ranked among the state’s top-10 in 5A by both the Associated Press and MaxPreps.
Only two teams will advance into the playoffs, and the race to secure those coveted berths starts at Cox Stadium tonight, when defending state champion Godby (4-1) meets Wakulla (5-0).
Kickoff is 7 p.m.
The Cougars, who opened the season with televised games in Tampa and Maryland, are expected to be without coach Ronnie Cottrell due to illness.
Godby is ranked No. 1 by MaxPreps and No. 4 by AP.
The No. 9/6 War Eagles have overcome turnovers and relied on a stingy defense to remain undefeated.
They also have beaten Godby three of the last four, though the Cougars eliminated the undefeated War Eagles in last year’s playoffs.
“We have had a great week of practice, and our focus each week is to get better,” Klees said. “That’s our focus. It is a big game, but nothing changes. You have to hang onto the ball and play good defense.”
Wakulla rallied from a double-digit effort to beat East Gadsden last Friday, while the Cougars were idle.
Godby scored 175 points in victories over Chiles, East Gadsden and Leon in its last three games.
“They are so athletic, very fast and very athletic,” Klees said. “They are extremely good athletes.”
No. 5/9 Rickards, meanwhile, meets Godby and Wakulla in consecutive weeks to open November.
The Raiders (4-0) upended 7A Lincoln last Friday in triple overtime. They are at Fort Walton Beach Choctawatchee on Friday.


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Dubai is a destination which mixes a rich heritage going back to prehistoric times with the modern touch of overwhelming and abstract architecture, exquisite shopping malls, and luxurious accommodation. Are you planning a vacation to Dubai and wondering where to stay? We’ll take you through the best hotels in Dubai, so you can decide more easily.
The Waldorf Astoria Dubai hotel is an astonishing destination and is located on the Palm Jumeirah. It offers luxurious rooms, a remarkable private beach, and distinctive signature restaurants.
The hotel offers a mix of dining experiences in its amazing 6 restaurants. Serving Arabian dishes as well as Southeast Asian tastes, the Waldorf Astoria makes sure you’re completely satisfied. Make sure you visit the Serafina Bar where you can enjoy a cocktail and enjoy live entertainment in the evenings.
One & Only The Palm Resort is a jewel in Dubai. Located on the Palm Island, it’s the reflection of stylish and prestigious design.
You can enjoy astonishing panoramic views from your suite or take a walk on the lush private beach on the Palm Jumeirah. The One & Only has elegant and spacious rooms, suites as well as villas which are perfect if you’re traveling with your friends or family. The Beach Villas offer customised service and direct access to the amazing private beach.
If you’re a fan of healthy dining, make sure you book your table at the over-water Marina Restaurant, Bar & Lounge. Guests can also enjoy dishes offered by the One & Only Royal Mirage in its 7 restaurants. You’ll have to take a water taxi to get there, though.
If you want to feel like royalty, make sure you stay at the Burj Al Arab Hotel. Located on its own island, the Burj Al Arab features ultra-modern and splendid suite.
All of the Burj Al Arab suites have floor to ceiling windows and are equipped with ultimate technology. The hotel’s 9 restaurants and great staff will make sure you enjoy excellent dining experiences. If you’re a thrill seeker, go ahead and drink a cocktail or have your coffee at the Sky View Bar which is suspended 200 metres above sea level.
The Palazzo Versace is located in the centre of the Culture Village and is an 8-minute walk from Downtown Dubai. The hotel’s interior design is custom-made by the House of Versace.
The 215 hotel rooms and suites, as well as the 169 residences, have tailor-made Italian furnishing. The hotel offers excellent fine dining in its 8 restaurants with al-fresco terraces and 3 spectacular pools featuring mosaic tiles. For a bit of fun, The Palazzo Versace offers complimentary access to Nikki Beach Resort & Spa’s pools and beach.
St Regis is part of the Al Habtoor City development and only 10 minutes away from the Dubai Mall. It’s now named the Habtoor Palace. The 234 rooms range from Deluxe to Grand and Royal Suites.
You can enjoy an afternoon coffee at the French Café and grab a quick snack at the Brasserie Quartier. For a bit of an American feel, you can have a Golden Mary at the St Regis Bar. After that, book your table at the J&G Steakhouse. You’ll have an amazing time staying at this hotel.
Inspired by the pyramids of Egypt, the Raffles Dubai hotel is designed to mix Egyptian culture with Dubai’s contemporary style. All of the hotel’s rooms have customised and handmade ornaments and luxurious fabrics.
You’ll be pampered in the extravagant saunas and steam rooms and can enjoy outdoor relaxation by the luxurious swimming pool. The hotel’s 7 restaurants include Japanese cuisine as well as traditional Arabian dishes. If you’re looking to do a little bit of shopping, you can go to Wafi Mall which is right next to the hotel.
This hotel occupies 11 floors of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, but it has a separate private entrance. All rooms have Japanese tatami furnishing and lush fabrics. A prestigious dining experience is offered by each of the hotel’s 7 restaurants.
For a night to remember make sure you go to the Armani Privé club. If you want to relax, you can enjoy the luxurious Armani Spa to enjoy special treatments with exclusive products.
The Atlantis hotel offers extraordinary views of the Arabian Gulf and has an amazing underwater aquarium.
The Atlantis’s rooms have an oceanic inspired décor and feature Arabian styles. Culinary experiences are diverse at the Atlantis. The restaurants serve from traditional Chinese dining at the Yuan restaurant, to Japanese cuisine at the Nobu or British dishes at Gordon Ramsay’s. Guests are offered complimentary access to Aquaventure which is the most famous water park in the Middle East where you can enjoy thrilling slides at the Tower of Neptune or the Tower of Poseidon.
This hotel is located along the famous JBR Walk and 5-minutes away from the Dubai Marina. The Ritz Carlton offers 294 amazingly luxurious rooms and suites with sea views and private balconies.
It offers first-class spa facilities to all of its guests and six outdoor swimming pools for relaxation and good times. You can enjoy themed meals in the hotel’s 9 restaurants, ranging from Asian to Mediterranean dining but also healthy cuisine provided by the Palm Grill on the beach.
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It’s already been eight years since West London outfit released their album Back In The Doghouse, soon followed by the end of the collective’s doings, the Co-Op parties and broken beat as a whole, if you like. One of the singles from the album is the cover-version of Yarbrough & Peoples‘ 1980 gold record Don’t Stop The Music, which was accompanied by remixes from New Sector Movements, Switch and others.
Not documented is when and where this remix by Spacek’s Morgan Zarate popped up. I do recall a remix contest for the Bugz’ other single “Move Aside”, but not for this one. I assume to got hold of it through the old BITA forum or the now-defunct Coopr8 social network (you are invited to shed some light into this!)
While doing research on Discogs and Google, I also came across a Steve Spacek version of the track, featuring a different beat and Steve’s own vocals. You can hear it on one of Simon Harrison’s old podcasts.
May 22, 2014 would have been the day Sun Ra turned 100 years old. The likes of Mr Beatnick, The Reboot Joy Confession, DJ Aardvarck, and Philadelphia icon King Britt.
“I wanted to take the opportunity to do something different for this Solid Steel mix and I decided to approach the mix as if I was ‘back from a good night out’ and winding down with some late night weird selections from my vinyl collection”, says Bristol’s Pinch about his guestmix for the show.
Bugz in the Attic took over the Rinse airwaves for a rare Bank Holiday special. Then again, much more has been going on in the last couple of weeks, as some former Bugz members started their new label Ten50 Records.
My favourite radio show at this moment clearly is the latest Hessle Audio, which is available now on the Rinse FM podcast channel (direct link) for download.
And there are more radio shows worth checking out:
–Lukid on NTS Live
–Tom Trago on Beats in Space
–Four Tet & Joe Goddard on NTS Live
–Floating Points & Sadar Bahar on NTS Live
–Martyn & Guest on NTS Live
Have a nice weekend, everybody!
If you came via the frontpage, you might have noticed there’s another post for this release right next to this, a post for the promo mixtape made by Seiji. Well, we think we need to go back there one more time, and the reason is the track you can listen to after the jump.
We’re very fond of this track (maybe not so much about the flipside), reminds us of what Julio Bashmore or Ramadanman are currently doing. We recommend securing your copy directly from the Seiji webstore. Needless to mention you can also find it at your regular store like Boomkat, Rush Hour or Bleep.
As mentioned, the mighty Kaidi Tatham has finally joined SoundCloud and uploaded some sketches for new songs. One of the more interesting ones can be listened to below.
While Kaidi is known to be a busy cat, we don’t want to forget the long overdue Blakai album and the six years between his last solo albums, Feed the Cat and In Search for Hope. So, if this ever gets released (and I wouldn’t count on that!), it will probably take years.
Anyway, make sure to check out his other uploads as well!
This new Bugz in the Attic promo mix is practically their Got the Bug 2 compilation as a mixtape. Except that you can download it for free.
01. Willie Colon & Ruben Blades – Plastico (Bugz in the Attic Remix)
02. Bunny Mack – Expression (Bugz Souled2soul dub)
03. Mark de Clive-Lowe – Move On Up (Bugz Opaque remix)
04. Amy Winehouse – In My Bed (Bugz in the Attic dub)
05. Bugz In The Attic – Flappy Dayz (Nauts 20:20 edit)
06. BB Boogie – Tell Him Again (Bugz in the Attic remix)
07. Daz-I-Kue – Rokstone (Soon Come) (Bugz in the Attic mix)
08. Bugz in the Attic – Expression (Bugz Souled2soul dub)
On April 23 the Bugz will play a DJ-set at London’s Fabric alongside MJ Cole, Braiden and xxxy. You can download the mix here or get some tickets there
Broken beats that don’t suck? Must be from 2004! In this case it’s true, as Mark de Clive-Lowe has uploaded some old demos recorded with Mark Force of Bugz in the Attic. The track below is my favourite, it has Bembe Segue on vocals, beats from G-Force and Mashi playing the keys.
The MashForce tracks were supposed to end up on 12-inch, but as this never happened, you can now download them on SoundCloud.
Ishfaq‘s remix of the Bugz in the Attic hit single “Booty La La” has been around for ages, but I’m taking its recent upload to SoundCloud as an opportunity to give it a rewind.
This hip-hop paced remix followed shortly after the release of Bugz’ original version and preceded the probably more popular Ishfaq remix of their second single Move Aside.
Don’t let me leave it unmentioned at this point that the second remix compilation from Bugz in the Attic, Got the Bug 2, will be released next week!
Other websites have their Follow Friday, here you get a Mixtape Monday every now and then. That’s basically a selection of mixtapes I posted on Twitter before, sometimes more than that.
Let’s start the third edition with a triplet from Bugz in the Attic. Their all new remix collection Got the Bug 2 will be out through BBE on October 5, in the meantime you can listen to the promo mix. Another new mix is their Carnival Spesh podcast for Vulive together with Simbad. And the latest podcast offering from Daz-I-Kue is also available, it goes by the name of Vinyl Love Unplugged Vol. 1.
Low End Theory offers a new podcast mixed by Gaslamp Killer and Mary Anne Hobbs. If you need more of this sound, I recommend downloading TOKiMONSTA’s mix for Musique Large.
I mentioned 2562’s new album just yesterday, today FACT Magazine delivers a new mix by the man. A journey from house and techno towards more dubby territory.
London-based producer Mr. Beatnick was featured on Mary Anne Hobbs’ Experimental some weeks back. That guestmix is now available for download on his SoundCloud page.
Versatile Records‘ I:Cube played at Sunday Best back in July, in case you didn’t grab his set already do it now!
The last mix comes from Ubeat‘s Onur Engin, who also runs Monotape Radio. For over 45 minutes he blends a selection of Turkish jazz music, you can listen to it here (download
will follow is here).
Bugz in the Attic’s very own Daz-I-Kue has launched his first podcast with a live-recording from Saturday’s Do-Over in Los Angeles. With Aloe Blacc on MC duties, Daz plays a selection of tracks by Gil Scott-Heron (the Bloodfire re-edit), Altered Natives, Michael Jackson, Joy Jones, Bugz in the Attic and Omar.
The set is
only available in PodOmatic quality, but with some luck a better version will be available on the Do-Over blog anytime soon.
August 9, 2009 As I hoped, the mix (and more) is now available in better quality!
Apart from the Lady Bugz thing, it has become terribly quiet about West London collective Bugz in the Attic. The winners of the remix competition never were put out on wax, a follow-up to Got the Bug has been announced with no release on the horizon.
Well, here is a video back from their album tour in 2006. It’s the rehearsal of “Happy Days”, with Kaidi Tatham and Thylord on keys, Motet and Hannah on vocals.
Update: Thanks to idleberg for pointing out there’s a photo-series from the same night.
The Vibe Conductor DJ Stylus has posted a video of Daz-I-Kue putting hands on his tracks.
You can also check out the first part of the remix session, further videos from DJ Stylus include Mark de Clive-Lowe playing in Washington, Taylor McFerrin and Ty at the Uprock studio.
Ever since Seiji (Bugz in the Attic) produced bits of the Róisín Murphy album, it has gotten quiet around his own music. Well, I just found his website on which he got a mixtape for download and also two brand new tracks.
Seiji – Ravin A
Novalima – Yo Voy (Seiji Remix)
Further mixtapes should follow on a monthly basis, I will keep you posted!
Seems like 2004’s Bitasweet release of the JB Rose track It’s Time was reissued recently. For a moment it looked like the first release on the Bugz in the Attic label in a long time. But no – nothing new here, but a good chance to get it if you missed it before.A1. It’s Time (main mix)
A2. It’s Time (Zed Bias mix)
B1. It’s Time (Zed Bias instrumental)
It’s time was produced by Alex Phountzi, with Kaidi Tatham adding his magic on the keys. The 12-inch can be purchased from Juno Records, though other stores might have it as well.
As the release date nears, more details to In Search of Hope
emerge. First there’s finally the cover artwork to see, a beautiful photograph of Kaidi on the keys. Then there are voices from Mark de Clive-Lowe
Japanese label Freedom School also confirmed the availability on both LP and CD, both coming on December 13. It is yet unknown whether the vinyl will feature bonus tracks, like the IG Culture album did before. Pre-orders can already be placed through HMV Japan and Tower Records.
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The dynamic moods the tension the soul the groove and pace all are felt on an lp that the world of jazz,funk and soul needs.what is great for us listeners is KAIDI has only just begun!
And there’s even more good news! This weekend I got a confirmation, that a Blakai album is already in the pipeline and will be released once label issues have been resolved.
Well, you might’ve heard that America has elected its new president last week. You might aswell heard that fellow Daz-I-Kue has moved to Atlanta earlier this year. Having produced reworks under his Bloodfire moniker before, Daz celebrates the election of the countries first Afro-American president by mashing up James Brown‘s Funky President with the now famous Yes We Can! chants. Seven minutes of funk, horns and beats.


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January 21, 2013 – Searching for quality SQL Server training in Spanish? Look no further than PASS’s new Global Spanish Virtual Chapter, which is hosting two free web sessions a month, including today’s “Análisis Predictivo con SQL Analysis Services 2012” by Alan Koo of Puerto Rico.
“We’re excited to be able to deliver free SQL Server training for everybody who speaks Spanish,” notes Miguel Granados Troncoso, who handles events logistics for the VC. “We have attendees joining us from all over the world, including Mexico, Puerto Rico, Peru, Colombia, Spain, the US, Canada, and even China.”
The Global Spanish VC is actually an extension of what began in 2009 as an online meeting option for the Mexico PASS Chapter. In 2010, the chapter suspended physical meetings altogether in favor of web sessions, and last fall, it transitioned to a Virtual Chapter for Spanish-speaking SQL Server professionals around the world.
Other well-known SQL Server experts coming up on the VC lineup include Rafael Salas, José Luis Rivera (who serves as the VC's evangelist), and Hector Jiménez, with the VC covering a wide array of topics, including SQL Server 2012, database development and administration, business intelligence, big data, high availability, and more. The sessions are also recorded and archived on the VC website for on-demand replay by members; you can sign up for the VC on the PASS Virtual Chapters page.
The VC is working on building a repository of SQL Server and BI resources in Spanish and the leadership team of VC President Hector Eugenio Jiménez, Miguel, and José is seeking speakers and other volunteers to help manage the group. “If you’re interested in contributing or have any ideas or questions, don’t hesitate to contact me,” invites Hector. “We have so many opportunities to serve the Spanish-speaking community.”


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Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
The Osa, as it is known to locals and residents, is Costa Rica’s southernmost peninsula, a large expanse of which is dedicated to Corcovado National Park. It is the single largest expanse of a lowland tropical rainforest in Central America and is one of the tallest rainforests in the entire world, including the largest single tree in all of Central America, standing at seventy-seven meters tall. When entering and exploring the park, it is highly advised to use the services of a professional guide, as underestimating the dangers inherent in the park have brought many a carefree tourist to their demise. The best way to enter the park is via the town of Puerto Jimenez, located on the inland side of the park, where there is a ranger station and where an extensive network of trails converges.
Camping is allowed in the park, and for backpackers and camping aficionados, Corcovado is a favored destination. Most people who visit to tour the Osa prefer to stay at Drake Bay, located on the outer northern side of the peninsula. Though Drake Bay is widely known, it is one of the least accessible places in Costa Rica to visit. Exclusively accessible by boat, and housing only a handful of all-inclusive lodges and accommodations, communications and power are spotty on the Drake. Eco-tourists delight in spending their tourism dollars at a remote, solar-powered oasis that offers spectacular views of the pristine beaches and ocean below, with a vast tract of untouched wilderness behind them. Unusual for all-inclusive destinations, Drake offers a wide range of accommodations, ranging from all-inclusive tent camp all the way to hillside luxury suites.
Just offshore from Drake lies the Isla del Caño Biological Reserve, a three-hundred hectare piece of land belonging to the Corcovado Park, boasting little plant or animal life aside from migratory birds, formerly a burial ground of the pre-Columbian Boruca population. The Reserve’s waters, however, are crystal blue and encompass nearly six-thousand hectares of area, offering stunning reefs, flora and fauna, and is considered one of the best underwater adventure destinations in the world. With exceptional visibility, visitors to the Reserve’s waters can count on viewing turtles, dolphins, whales, stingrays, sharks, sea turtles, eels and barracuda, as well as fantastic specimens of the edible variety such as grouper, tuna, and snapper. Diving numbers are strictly regulated and removal of any marine specimens, dead or alive, is strictly prohibited. Camping is available on the island, and boat trips are arranged from as far off as Dominical.
The entire peninsula encloses a tranquil body of water aptly named Golfo Dulce, teeming with marine life. Fish, turtles, whales and dolphins are a common sight in the Golfo.
Separating the Osa from the mainland is the vast wetland of Rio Serpe and its watershed, the Dequis Valley. The extensive mangrove swamps of the Serpe’s delta is extensive, comprised of nearly fifty percent of all of the mangrove wetland of the country. Permeated by a maze of channels, the river is a prime location for finding giant crocodiles and enough wildlife to stun even the seasoned world traveler.
The Species of the Osa
375 species of birds of which 1 species is endemic and 40 are endangered or threatened within Costa Rica
3100 species of plants, 67 of which are endemic to the Osa and 57 species recently reported as new to science.
Of these plant species, 750 species are trees and 23 are endangered or threatened.
Of the 124 species of mammals and 13 are in danger of extinction.
6000 species of insects,
117 species of amphibians and reptiles. 14 species reported with threatened populations and 6 are endangered, including 4 species of sea turtle.
40 species of freshwater fish of which 9 are endemic to the Osa…
Summary: One of the most remote locales; makes up much of the southern Pacific coastline.
Landscape: Beaches, Lowland Rainforest, Mountains, Rainforest
Attractions: Cano Island, Corcovado National Park
Activities: Bird & Wildlife Watching, Dolphin & Whale Watching, Nature Tours
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Once upon a time (two weeks ago, actually), MF Global filed the eighth-largest bankruptcy in history, with debts leveraged 40 to one against its capital. That means that for every one dollar of capital MF Global owned, it was buying 40 dollars’ worth of debt. To put that into perspective, Lehman Brothers was leveraged 30 to one when it collapsed in 2008 along with the housing market, flushing our economy down the toilet. Yet while we lingered in that economic sewer, with the scent of Lehman Brothers’ crap still fresh in our nostrils, the jackasses at MF Global decided to pursue those exact same risky practices that got us into this mess in the first place.
But wait, it gets even better. Jon Corzine, the then-CEO of MF Global, is a former senator who has spoken out many times for the need for better regulation of Wall Street. In a speech he gave at Princeton in September of last year, just a few months after he joined MF Global, Corzine talked about how it was unacceptable that some of Wall Street’s biggest players leveraged their shareholders’ money at a ratio of 30 to one leading up to the crisis. Yet in the very next year, Corzine decided to go bipolar and take his own company’s leverage ratio to an insane 40 to one rate with a $6.3 billion bet on high-risk debt from countries like Italy, Spain and Portugal.
As the debt crisis in Europe widened and defaulting became a possibility, the value of that debt tanked, meaning huge losses for MF Global. When investors started asking for their money, it became apparent there wasn’t going to be enough to go around since the company had so little capital to fall back on. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that MF Global’s bondholders will likely recover as little as 10 cents for every dollar they had invested in the company! The insanity of the whole situation is that Corzine obviously knew exactly how risky it was to leverage his company to such an extreme rate, but he did it anyway because of the potentially huge rewards.
The collapse of MF Global is the latest proof that the free market is not always “self-regulating” in the way that Ron Paul and others would have you believe. The New York Times reports that prior to 2004, investment banks were forced to maintain leverage ratios no higher than 12 to one by a longstanding Securities and Exchange Commission regulation. However, the big investment banks successfully lobbied the commission to lift that requirement, arguing it would free up billions to invest in the growing mortgage-backed securities market (oops!). MF Global would not have collapsed if those regulations were still in place today. Of course, Ron Paul and co. will still try to mold MF Global’s failure to fit their free market fairytale: that the collapse of MF Global will prove a cautionary tale for other investment banks against leveraging themselves so highly, leading the market to regulate itself through better business practices since all companies want to ensure their own preservation … blah blah blah.
This WOULD make complete sense, except for the fact that we all just witnessed the cautionary tale of Lehman Brothers over-leveraging itself three years earlier! And you can’t argue that Corzine didn’t take note, because he himself was one of the cautionary tale’s own storytellers! It’s like if the third little pig went around bragging to all his neighbors about how safe he was inside his brick house only to sell it the next day and build a new house out of sticks, thinking about all the money he’d be saving. In comes the wolf, huff and puff, pork chop dinner, nom nom nom.
The truth of the matter is that in an unregulated free market, the huge short-term gains that an investment bank can make on risky bets can easily trump long-term concerns for the company’s health. When a company and investors are making millions on risky bets that pay off, anybody who says, “Hold on a second, guys,” is going to be thrown under the bus before they can even finish their sentence. This conflict of interest is always going to create a slew of risky companies that people invest in anyway because of the huge short-term gains they can make. When the house of cards starts to fall, these high-risk investment banks will go bankrupt, but there will always be others more than willing to fill those empty shoes in the future. The result is a much less stable financial system with big booms and even bigger busts — busts that will disproportionately hurt the average Joe.
When the SEC was preparing to make its decision to eliminate leverage requirements in 2004, according to the Times there was one lone dissenter, a risk management expert who sent in a two-page report warning the agency of its grave mistake.
“He never heard back from Washington.”
Daily Nexus columnist Riley Schenck thinks it’s about time Paul and co. close the storybook and take a good hard look at reality — the pictures aren’t so pretty.


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Location: 14th floor of the World Trade Center, Dallas Market Center, US
Product profile: Leegin Creative Leather Products, an iconic name in leather goods and accessories, joins dozens of leading companies recently committed to new showrooms at Dallas Market Center. It will showcase its Justin and Tony Lama belts inside custom showroom space on the 14th floor of the World Trade Center.
Bytes: “We are pleased with the alliance that DMC has with WESA, and we are relocating our western showroom because of the unique opportunities in Dallas to reach more new customers. At the same time, we are proud to hold the license for Justin belts and Tony Lama belts since 1991 and 1993 and to manufacture the overwhelming majority in the US in our Los Angeles factory. We have had a permanent showroom at Dallas Market Center for decades and the market center has been a key partner to help support and encourage our growth. Therefore, we are deepening our commitment to meet the needs of a diverse set of retailers including the WESA show attendees. Only in Dallas can we see the leading western retailers along with the best independent boutiques," said Laura Young, President of Sales and Marketing for Leegin/Brighton.
“Among the dozens of new showrooms we have recently announced this one is especially important. Leegin is a company with a strong heart and strong values we have proudly supported for more than twenty years,” said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. “As they create a new showroom we look forward to working together to expand upon their legacy of success and build a confident future in Dallas serving more customers with quality products and unmatched service.”
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Leegin Creative Leather Products: Leegin Creative Leather Products has been in the leather business for almost fifty years—first with men’s belts exclusively and then expanding into women’s belts and accessories in the 1990’s under the Brighton name.
Dallas Market Center: Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in home décor, furniture, gifts, lighting and fashion. Inside its dynamic, five million square foot campus near downtown Dallas, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education and new products via open-daily showrooms and from exhibitors participating in trade events held throughout the year.
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Re: [Covenanted Reformation] Re: Vos' Scottish Covenanters on Ebay
> Yes indeed. This is quite a good account, although the print qualityWe also have the book but ours is an older edition published in 1980 by
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Reformed Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. Crown and Covenant Publication
holds the copyright, so I assume they are one and the same. The font and
typeset are excellent in this old edition. The cover is a light blue and
has a picture on the front of Claverhouse and his company shooting
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Can you believe how quickly it has come? Me neither, but Book Week is just a couple of weeks away!
This year the week is from Saturday, 22nd August until Friday, 28th August. What makes this year special is that The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is celebrating 70 years! I know I always looked forward to Book Week when I was in school and while I haven't seen the library transformations like when I was a kid I am sure there are librarians and library assistants working hard to ensure they create an super-engaging environment for the students!
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|Founded||July 29, 1949|
San Lorenzo, California, U.S.
|Founder||Mervin G. Morris|
|Defunct||January 1, 2009|
|Fate||Chapter 7 bankruptcy|
|Southwestern United States|
|John Goodman (CEO, 2008)|
|Services||Sale of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares.|
|Owner||Target Corporation (formerly Dayton-Hudson Corporation) (1978–2004)|
Sun Capital Partners (2004–2008)
|Website||Archive of mervyns.com|
Mervyn's was an American middle-scale department store chain based in Hayward, California, and founded by Mervin G. Morris (1920–2021). It carried national brands of clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, electronics, and housewares. Many of the company's stores were opened in shopping malls; however, some locations were operated independently. Based on 2005 revenue, Mervyn's was the 83rd largest retailer in the United States.
In 2006, Mervyn's had 189 stores in 10 states. One year later, Mervyn's had reduced its store count to 177 stores in seven states. On October 17, 2008, the company announced that it would liquidate its assets through a Chapter 7 filing. All remaining locations were closed by the end of the year. The Morris family, having bought back intellectual property rights to the company in 2009, announced plans to relaunch Mervyn's as an internet-based enterprise. The proposed revival never came to fruition.
Mervin G. Morris founded the first Mervyn's store in San Lorenzo, California, on July 29, 1949. The store was supposed to be named Mervin's, but a designer suggested that a spelling with a "y" instead of an "i" would be more visually appealing. Mervyn's was located in the midst of San Lorenzo Village, a planned residential community between the cities of Hayward and San Leandro, composed of two- and three-bedroom tract homes built between 1944 and the 1950s. Mervyn's carved a niche for itself by having a relatively no-frills shopping environment that reduced overhead, enabling the store to price merchandise lower than competing department stores. Mervyn's also offered significantly-discounted factory seconds of basics such as jeans, T-shirts, underwear and similar garments, as well as household linens, with flaws minor and undetectable by most. During the 1950s and 1960s, this made Mervyn's popular with the young suburban families comprising the majority of San Lorenzo's population. This marketing strategy was later abandoned before Mervyn's expanded beyond its original single location, but Mervyn's remained popular as a lower-priced alternative to national department store chains.
Target years and expansion
In mid-1975, Mervyn's operated stores in major cities and towns throughout California.[better source needed], and by October, it had expanded to southern California, opening stores in Fullerton and Huntington Beach. The location in Millbrae was particularly popular among San Francisco Peninsula customers searching for deals on off-season discount items.
By 1978, the company had grown to a chain of more than 50 stores in three states, and Mervyn's was acquired by the Dayton Hudson Corporation (now Target Corporation). Mervyn's kept its separate identity as a Dayton Hudson subsidiary. The average store had 80–130 employees. There was a Store Team Leader (1), Executive Team Leaders (2–4), Department Leaders (7–10), benefited team members (full-time employees not part of the leadership team), and part-time employees. All employees had "credit goals", which referred to the number of customers that opened a Mervyn's credit account. Part-time employees were expected one per every eight hours, and the leadership team was expected one per every 40 hours.
Mervyn's entered Florida in 1988 with a store at Lakeland Square Mall in Lakeland, and began major expansions outside of California with Atlanta being the site of a particularly strong expansion campaign, followed by Miami in 1991 with the conversion of five Lord & Taylor locations--Cutler Ridge Mall (1982), Coral Square (1984), Miami International Mall, Boynton Beach Mall (both 1985), and Treasure Coast Square (1987). Mervyn's had not previously had a retail presence in the southern U.S., taking over a handful of Jordan Marsh sites in 1992 (along with a newly built store at Pembroke Lakes Mall). They also competed for mall space with JCPenney, which later received top anchor spots at the Town Center Mall in Kennesaw, Shannon Mall in Union City (rebuilt as a DHL Distribution Center), and Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth (now Beauty Master). Stores that were unaffected were those at North Dekalb Mall in Decatur that was taken over by Upton's (Burlington Coat Factory now occupies the store) and North Point Mall in Alpharetta, which became Parisian and was rebuilt as AMC Theatres. This was also likewise done at the same time in Florida where the company sold ten stores to Dillard's, including the 5 aforementioned L&T stores, along with former JM boxes at Pompano Fashion Square, Broward Mall, and Melbourne Square in Melbourne, and 2 others (Lakeland Square and Pembroke Lakes), the latter three locations became "double headers" for Dillard's. The eight other Florida stores weren't included in the deal and were sold to other retailers. Mervyn's had withdrawn from both Miami and Atlanta in 1997. During the 1990s, Mervyn's also expanded into Arizona, Colorado, Texas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington State.
Mervyn's California; sale from Target
From 1995 to 2001, the stores were rebranded as Mervyn's California, in an effort to identify with its West Coast roots. A media campaign was launched to publicize the rebranding, with TV commercials and catalogs featuring former San Francisco 49ers' quarterback Joe Montana. The rebranding had little effect on the company's revenues, and the "California" was dropped from the name in 2001, reverting to the original name. The majority of their stores in Texas didn't even consider adding the "California" name to their stores.
In March 2004, Target Corporation announced that they planned to put the Mervyn's and Marshall Field's divisions up for sale to focus on Target stores. Target Corporation was approached by many buyers for both stores but many of the potential buyers saw value only in the real estate. Target refused to sell to the groups that wanted to purchase Mervyn's for the property value only. Target would only consider deals that would not close the company and put the then 30,000 employees out of work.
The Mervyn's locations in Minnesota were closed in 2004 as part of the deal between Target Corporation selling their Marshall Field's division to The May Department Stores Company in June 2004. May purchased 9 Twin Cities area Mervyn's locations along with the Marshall Field's stores, and immediately announced closure of those Mervyn's stores. Analysts saw this as a move by the May Company to block competition from acquiring those locations. In July 2004, Target Corporation announced that Mervyn's had been sold to a group of investors that included private investment firm and turnaround specialist Sun Capital Partners, Cerberus Capital Management, and real estate investment company Lubert-Adler Management Inc. Rick Leto was named the new president and chief merchandising officer in January 2005.
Store closures prior to bankruptcy
Sixty-two store closures were announced by the new owners in September 2005, stating the 62 stores closed only accounted for 17% of the chain's sales. The closures comprised 28 of the 40 stores in Texas, 15 stores in Michigan, 10 stores in Colorado, three stores in Oklahoma, 3 stores in Louisiana; and one store closing in each state of Utah, Oregon, and California. Mervyn's had an enviable real estate portfolio, and it was believed they could further invest in those properties, and make themselves more competitive.
In 2007, an additional 18 stores were closed. Of the stores closed, 17 were in Oregon and Washington, and one in Grand Junction, Colorado, which was the last remaining Mervyn's store in that state.
Bankruptcy and store closures
Signs of financial distress and possible bankruptcy surfaced on July 21, 2008, when the Associated Press reported that Mervyn's had stopped updating its financial status and that the department store's vendors ceased shipping some products, hurting the store's back-to-school season sales efforts. In addition, financing requests were denied by lenders. This raised the possibility of the company having to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, or going out of business altogether.
The company made no official comments at the time, but on July 29, 2008, Mervyn's announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Soon, the Chapter 11 case was converted to Chapter 7 liquidation on October 17, 2008. At the time of this announcement 3 stores had just held grand openings only a few months prior to being told they would soon close.
Although the company initially vowed to keep all locations open during the reorganization efforts, the company announced in August 2008 the closure of all 26 underperforming stores. The company hired an outside company to assist in the liquidation of assets from the stores affected. The closures also marked a complete retreat by Mervyn's from the Idaho market, whose sole store in Boise was one of the ones marked for closure. In Texas, a complete retreat was slated from San Antonio, where all three remaining stores were marked for closure, in addition to the closure of the sole stores in Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa.
In September 2008, Mervyn's sued the private equity firms involved in the leveraged buyout of the chain, alleging that the deal had stripped the retailer of its real estate assets, forcing it into bankruptcy. Mervyn's said in the suit that Cerberus Capital Management and its partners had used the increased rent to finance the buyout.
Although the company attempted to undergo reorganization under bankruptcy, Mervyn's ultimately succumbed to the ongoing Great Recession and announced that it would liquidate its assets through Chapter 7 of Title 11 in the United States Code, stating it "is the best course of action to maximize value for all of the company's creditors, employees and other stakeholders." The bankruptcy called for the company to liquidate and close its remaining stores. The announcement came amidst an offer by fashion retailer Forever 21 to purchase 149 of the remaining Mervyn's stores for an undisclosed amount. The original negotiations failed, and Mervyn's liquidated all 149 stores under the bankruptcy action. Several months later, department store retailer Kohl's and Forever 21 prevailed in a joint bid at bankruptcy auction to take over the leases of 46 Mervyn's stores; Kohl's has assumed 31 stores, while Forever 21 has assumed 15 stores.
In a KPIX-TV interview on February 11, 2009, Mervin Morris's son Jeff revealed that the family had bought the Mervyn's name and intellectual property, including the company's customer list as part of an effort to relaunch the company. Morris did not say when the website would launch or how much it would cost, only that decisions will be up to his sons. In 2009, the Mervyn's website was replaced with a single-page site allowing visitors to sign-up for a mailing list to receive updates about the future of Mervyn's. However that page is no longer accessible, and the website no longer exists.
In popular culture
Mervyn's is the preferred clothing outlet of Charles Boyle and his family in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
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Using the magic of augmented reality, now design, customize, and preview aquariums for your house, office, or place of fishy business. Aquarium Plan AR was created to solve three key issues all aquarists face.
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Aquariums are expensive to ship, laborious to install, and once they are filled with water they do not move. It is CRITICAL that we have every tool possible to make sure we avoid any potential headaches.
20 years ago, I used cardboard and tape to make mockups of my future/dream aquariums. It wasn't just the tank fitting in the space, it was the viewing height, depth and making sure I didn't need a chair to do maintenance. That strategy evolved over time to include Photoshop mockups to fake the look of a tank in a room. It was fun but it took a ton of time and if I wanted to see another size aquarium or angle that meant hours and hours at the computer and never getting a feel for how the aquarium was really going to look.
Aquarium Plan-n-AR (see what I did there) allows you to quickly and easily create an aquarium of any dimensions, add a stand of any height, fill it with some okay-looking saltwater or freshwater fish and aquascape (classic 1.0 stuff) and place it in your room using the magic of augmented reality. Use it to make pico aquariums, nano aquariums, reasonably big aquariums, and big fat juicy dream tanks the size of your room!
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Neat concept. Missing ability to manually translate the tank in x, y and z coordinates. Virtual Buttons to do this would be nice vs dragging the model. Rotation is there but does little good if the app doesn’t place it the correct spot at the start.
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Thanks for the feedback. I’ve heard that from a few testers as well. I think the plane detection could be better as I just discovered a way to lock in the floor once it’s found. The only disadvantage is that if you want to go to another surface like a table you’d need to reset the detection. Thanks for the feedback! I’ll see what I can do!
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The paper addresses the problems of expansion planning of wind power plants in electric power systems. The Monte-Carlo simulation is used to estimate the wind power plants electricity output on the basis of wind velocities in the area. The general expansion problem is formed as a two level hierarchical multi-criteria problem. At the upper level of hierarchy consideration is given to the state policy of stimulating of power companies to introduce the renewable power sources. At the lower level power companies substantiate their decisions on expansion taking into account the state policy and coordinate these decisions with the neighboring companies. The approach is illustrated by the specific example of the two vertically- integrated power companies in the Baikal region with account for wind conditions in this area.


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