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United States District Court, C.D. California
MATTHEW JOHNSON; NATHAN JOHNSON; GEMINI PARTNERS, INC.; and ALACRITY CAPITAL OFFSHORE FUND LTD., Plaintiff,
DAVID MAZZA; PAUL M. WEST; ANTHONY ALLEN WOOD; CHRISTOPHER ALLEGRETTI; HBK SORCE FINANCIAL, LLC; HA&W WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC; HABIF, AROGETI & WYNNE, LLP; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants.
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS
D. WRIGHT, II UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
February 12, 2016, Plaintiffs Matthew Johnson, Nathan
Johnson, Gemini Partners Inc., and Alacrity Capital Offshore
Fund, LTD. (collectively "Plaintiffs") filed their
First Amended Complaint against multiple defendants,
including specially appearing Defendants David Mazza, Paul M.
West, and Anthony Allen Wood (collectively,
"Defendants"), alleging fraud. (First Am. Compl.
("FAC"), ECF No. 38.) Defendants move to dismiss
the First Amended Complaint for improper venue pursuant to
Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3). (Def.'s Mot. to Dismiss Pl.'s
First Am. Compl. ("Mot."), ECF No. 41.) For the
reasons discussed below, the Court DENIES
Defendants' Motion to Dismiss.
are brothers who together formed Gemini Partners, Inc.
("Gemini") in 2001 and Alacrity Capital Offshore
Fund, Ltd. ("Alacrity") in 2009. (FAC ¶ 26.)
Gemini is an investment bank that provides capital-market
services to medium-sized businesses. (Id.) Alacrity
is a fund that provides secured loans to companies that are
not able to obtain traditional financing on their own.
were introduced to Defendant Mazza by a mutual friend.
(Id. ¶ 28.) Defendants at the time were
promoting a new business model, under the name Alethean, and
were soliciting business from Plaintiffs. (Id.)
Plaintiff Johnson informed Defendants that he was a resident
of California and that he conducted his business primarily in
California. (Id.) Defendants contacted Plaintiffs
several times over the phone in order to discuss their
business proposal. (Id. ¶ 30.) The business
proposal offered Gemini an exclusive on investment banking
deals through CPA360, a web-based portal that matched
CPA's clients in need of financial services with
financial services providers, such as Gemini. (Id.
¶ 38.) In turn, Alacrity would provide Alethean with a
$1 million loan. (Id.) Defendants assured Plaintiffs
that revenues generated as a result of the deal would exceed
$5 million and that two of the top-100 accounting firms in
the country-Defendants HBK Sorce Financial, LLC, and HA&W
Wealth Management LLC-were fully committed to Alethean.
(Id. ¶¶ 37- 38, 40, 42.)
passed without significant deal flow to Gemini and without
proper payments from Alethean to Alacrity. (Id.
¶¶ 48, 50.) After making a formal demand for
payment, Defendants Wood, West, and Mazza, among others,
began taking the position that they were no longer involved
in the Alethean business model. (Id. ¶ 50.)
Plaintiffs filed suit against the Alethean entities in
California state court. (Id. ¶¶ 50- 51.)
The court granted default judgment in December 2013.
(Id. ¶ 51.) In early 2015, while trying to
collect on the default judgment, Plaintiffs discovered a
bankruptcy and a number of lawsuits filed against several
Defendants named in this action. (Id. ¶¶
52-53.) After reviewing the documents involved in the
lawsuits, Plaintiffs discovered that Alethean was neither
unique nor proprietary and had never been fully implemented
or deployed, as previously stated. (Id. ¶¶
October 29, 2015, Plaintiffs filed their Complaint in Los
Angeles County Superior Court, asserting the following causes
of action: (1) fraud; (2) fraudulent inducement; (3)
fraudulent transfer; and (4) constructive fraudulent
transfer. (Pl.'s Original Complaint ¶¶ 124-155,
ECF No. 1-2.) On November 25, 2015, the case was removed to
this Court. (Notice of Removal, ECF No. 1.) On December 9,
2015, Defendants Mazza, West, and Wood filed a Motion to
Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. (Def.'s Mot.
to Dismiss, ECF No. 10.) On January, 29, 2016, this Court
granted Defendants' Motion to Dismiss with leave to
amend. (ECF No. 36.)
February, 12, 2016, Plaintiffs filed their First Amended
Complaint, asserting the same four causes of action. (FAC
¶¶ 128-159.) On February 26, 2016, Defendants West,
Wood, and Mazza filed this Motion to Dismiss for improper
venue pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3). (Mot. 2.) A timely
opposition and reply were filed. (Pl.'s Opp'n to
Def.'s Mot. to Dismiss ("Opp'n"), ECF No.
49; (Def.'s Reply to Pl.'s Opp'n
("Reply"), ECF No. 50.) This Motion is now before
the Court for consideration.
Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3) provides that if a party
brings an action in the wrong court, a defendant can move to
dismiss for improper venue. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3). Parties
may, by contract, designate a forum in which any litigation
arising under the contract will take place. Comm. Network
Servs. Corp. v. COLT Telcomms., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
18049, at *7. Litigation commenced elsewhere may be subject
to dismissal for improper venue. See Carnival Cruise
Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 U.S. 585, 595. Most
forum-selection clauses enjoy strong presumptions of
validity, Spradlin v. Lear Siegler Management. Services
Co., 926 F.2d 865, 868 (9th Cir. 1991), and
enforceability, Murphy v. Schneider National, Inc.,
362 F.3d 1133, 1140 (9th Cir. 2004). A number of courts,
including the Ninth Circuit, hold that a forum-selection
clause is grounds for a rule 12(b)(3) motion to dismiss for
"improper venue." See Argueta v. Banco
Mexicano, S.A., 87 F.3d 320, 324 (9th Cir. 1996);
Albany Ins. Co. v. Almacanadora Somex, S.A., 5 F.3d
907, 909, fn.3 (5th Cir. 1993).
motion to enforce a forum-selection clause is made pursuant
to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3), the pleadings need not be accepted
as true, and the court may consider facts outside of the
pleadings. Murphy, 362 F.3d at 1137 (citing
Richards v. Lloyd's of London, 135 F.3d 1289, 1292
(9th Cir.1998) and Argueta v. Banco Mexicano, S.A.,
87 F.3d 320, 324 (9th Cir. 1996)).
sets a new standard for evaluating a 12(b)(3) motion to
dismiss pursuant to a forum-selection clause. If there are
contested facts bearing on the enforceability of the
forum-selection clause, with respect to the non-moving
party's "meaningful day in court, " the court
is obligated to draw all reasonable inferences in favor of
the non-moving party and resolve all factual conflicts in
favor of the non-moving party. Murphy, 362 F.3d. at
1138. If the facts asserted by the non-moving party are
sufficient to preclude enforcement of a forum-selection
clause, the non-moving party survives a 12(b)(3) motion.
Id. at 1139.


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Over a week and 13 films. Here are some thoughts:
1. Altman is an artist.
2. He is a quintessential American artist.
3. Mia Farrow is powerfully miscast in A Wedding.
4. Altman made bona fide masterpieces in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and the first decade of the new millennium.
5. These blogs were an experiment for myself about an experimental artist.
6. Lists suck; as do some of these blog entries. However, there are some that I'm quite proud of.
7. Seven is a good number to stop.

domain: artistic


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Manage the business relationship with a business partner
To access the list of your business partners, click on the road or calculator icon in the main menu, and then on Business partners.
If the business partner is a customer, you can see the total amount for the bookings and invoices made to that customer in the last twelve months, in addition to the amount of any unpaid bills.
Configure the default data to use when invoicing this business partner regarding Chargeable Tax, Payment Method, Bank, and Deferred Days.
You can see an example in the following image.
If the business partner is a supplier, you can see the amount for the assigned bookings and invoices received from this business partner as a supplier, and the amount of the invoices unpaid.
See an example below.
If it is both a customer and supplier, the previous parts are both shown.

domain: economics


The last we heard from Steven Chu, Barack Obama’s Secretary of Energy, someone had to explain to him that oil policy fell within his “domain.” Now that Chu has apparently mastered what exactly energy means, he now wants to act as a parent to recalcitrant Americans who stubbornly insist on making their own choices in life. The Wall Street Journal reports on Chu’s attitude towards the role of government, and especially his condescending attitude towards the governed:
When it comes to greenhouse-gas emissions, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees Americans as unruly teenagers and the Administration as the parent that will have to teach them a few lessons.
Speaking on the sidelines of a smart grid conference in Washington, Dr. Chu said he didn’t think average folks had the know-how or will to to change their behavior enough to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
“The American public…just like your teenage kids, aren’t acting in a way that they should act,” Dr. Chu said. “The American public has to really understand in their core how important this issue is.” (In that case, the Energy Department has a few renegade teens of its own.)
That last bit of snark references an audit that the Department of Energy failed in its own facilities. They’re apparently unable to work modern climate-control systems to keep from air conditioning and heating facilities unnecessarily while unoccupied. Some buildings didn’t even have proper controls installed, and others just weren’t used properly. Equipment was left powered overnight, including computer monitors. The White House had similar problems with its audit.
With that humbling experience in mind, one might think that Chu and the Obama administration would approach energy policy with a little more humility. Nope! Instead, Chu talks about American citizens as if they cannot be trusted to make their own choices and the need to parent us rather than govern us with our consent. Most of us have already had parents and don’t see the need to have our elected officials take their place.
And if this is the attitude of the Obama administration on energy policy, just imagine what the attitude will be when they take charge of our health-care system.
This is nothing more than a slightly more honest look at the attitude of the Left when it comes to governance. It’s all about paternalism and condescension, and the belief that a group of elites should be appointed to rule over the unwashed and unschooled masses for their own good. That has never been consonant with the American experience, which allows the individual to make his own choices and live with the consequences. Chu gives us a good look at the liberal soul, and most Americans will not like what they see.


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The San Francisco Business Times quoted Northern California Regional Managing Partner Jeff Pera in a feature article about the exodus of companies from high-tax California.
San Francisco Business Times
By Mark Calvey
“There’s more momentum right now in terms of people looking at leaving California,” said Jeff Pera, managing partner of Northern California at accounting firm Marcum in San Francisco, whose client base is mainly midsized businesses and their owners. “They never thought of Texas or Nevada, but when they put pencil to paper… it’s like, ‘Whoa, where’s the downside here?’”

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The Florida Department of Transportation’s Commute Connector program has partnered with the City of Sarasota, DreamLarge, Sarasota County and the Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to host the newest installment of BLVD Bike Rides, a free community bike ride that aims to bring residents, neighbors and friends together to celebrate the community and cycling in downtown Sarasota.
The ride will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, starting at 5:15 p.m. The event is part of Mobility Week, an annual initiative running from Oct. 29 through Nov. 5, 2021. Mobility Week promotes transportation choices and safety. The ride will begin at the DreamLarge Yard at the corner of Central Avenue and Boulevard of the Arts. Participants will enjoy a scenic bicycle tour of Sarasota’s vibrant art and urban design with colleagues, neighbors, and friends. The approximately 2 mile, slow-paced ride will be led by City of Sarasota Sustainability Coordinator and local bike enthusiast Jeff Vredenburg.
Registration for the event is open and space is limited. Free traditional and electric bike rentals will be available on-site for those who need them. To register and learn more, click here.


| Sep 12, 2013
| 3:39 PM
French filmmaker Luc Besson has long been among the world's finest purveyors of classy trash, making movies that are a combination of glossy style and gritty action. From his own films as director such as "La Femme Nikita" and "The Professional" to more...
| Sep 19, 2013
| 9:43 PM
French director Luc Besson is known for offbeat gangster films that combine humor and a soft touch with bloody R-rated violence. "La Femme Nikita" and "The Professional" are among his credits. His new release, "The Family," has famous American stars to...
| May 11, 2013
| 7:37 AM
"The Iceman" — directed by Ariel Vroman from a script he cowrote with Morgan Land — is based on the life of Richard Kuklinski, a hired killer who is believed to have murdered more people than any number of serial killers. In a 1992 HBO special...
| Nov 1, 2013
| 7:00 AM
"I'll never forget it," Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese ("The Departed") says of the first time he saw Nicholas Ray's searing teen angst drama "Rebel Without a Cause," starring James Dean as the troubled Jim Stark.
"Rebel Without a Cause,"...
| May 31, 2013
| 7:46 AM
I was in 7th grade when "The Breakfast Club" opened in theaters, and I distinctly remember thinking the movie was totally right about everything. I wasn't in high school yet (and that was surely one of movie's allures; a peek in a world I would soon...
| Dec 24, 2013
| 12:12 PM
Few of us will know what it means to have a genuine legacy, something that really needs to be cared for, protected, regarded. Performers such as Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone must know that issue all too well, each having created a coterie of...
| Jan 2, 2014
| 2:21 PM
I've been a fan of the Coen Brothers' eccentric dark humor for many years. Their unique offbeat style is exemplified in noteworthy movies like "Fargo," "The Big Lebowski" and "No Country for Old Men." This time around, they target a much smaller...
| Jan 17, 2014
| 10:00 AM
In a canvas tent in the Himalayan foothills, where winter breaths drifted in the twilight, Tibetan monks, their feet dangling from benches, watched a pirated copy of "Titanic." The diminutive men, camped along a rutted road leading to the Dalai Lama's...
| Jan 16, 2014
| 2:34 PM
If Mark McLaughlin needs a reminder of his time in the television production industry, he only needs to look a few feet to the entertainment-themed signs that decorate the walls of his new Laguna Beach store.
McLaughlin made the jump from film to...
| Jan 23, 2014
| 4:43 PM
Five people said to be part of a New York crime family were arrested today. including a 78-year-old man accused of participating in a notorious 1978 airport heist that inspired the movie "Goodfellas."
More than three decades after $5 million in cash and...
| Jan 23, 2014
| 11:17 AM
An elderly alleged mobster was arrested in New York in connection with the notorious 1978 Lufthansa heist, dramatized by Martin Scorsese in the 1990 film "Goodfellas," according to news outlets including Reuters and Associated Press.
The theft of $5...


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In Montclair, N.J, about 20 miles west of Manhattan, a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 15 opened The MC Hotel three years after its groundbreaking. The first full-service hotel in the city in over 80 years, the 159-room property is designed to showcase the arts, with a lobby space that has a gallery feel and local artwork decorating the meeting room walls.
The hotel’s largest event space is the 3,032-square-foot Exhibition Ballroom. With a 12-foot ceiling and a wall of windows, the room can seat 180 for a banquet or 110 classroom style. On the same floor, groups can access the 1,385-square-foot Gallery meeting room, divisible into two smaller rooms, with access to a private patio; the Pinnacle Boardroom, with seating for 10; or the smaller Circle Squared Gallery, which offers a 180-degree view of downtown Montclair.
The hotel is home to Allegory, (left) an all-day eatery, and plans to open Alto this fall, a ninth-floor rooftop bar that can be reserved for hosted events.
The property is about 45 minutes from downtown Manhattan (depending on the time of day) but less than a half-hour drive from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.

domain: geography


[Vm-dev] Robust FFI with Memory Protection Keys
btc at openinworld.com
Mon Aug 6 01:34:49 UTC 2018
On 5 August 2018 at 23:10, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ben,
>> On Aug 4, 2018, at 8:40 AM, Ben Coman <btc at openinworld.com> wrote:
>> A problem with FFI is that if a callout segfaults, all of memory
>> including that of the Image is suspect, and execution of the Image terminates.
>> Occasionally I hunt around hoping to find technology to mitigate that problem.
>> Maybe this time in I found something... Memory Protection Keys
>> Perhaps these could ensure Image memory safe when an FFI callout segfaults.
>> IIUC the main problem with protecting Image memory on every FFI callout
>> is the time it would take update the flags on every page of Image memory.
>> Would being able to change the protection of a massive number of pages
>> with one syscall make it feasible to wrap them around FFI callouts?
>> This may be useful at least where the FFI use is more about reuse of
>> existing functionality than about performance.
>> Or at least useful while someone is learning/experimenting with FFI for
>> the first time or while becoming familiar with some external library.
>> Further info at  & .
> I think there’s a much simpler improvement that doesn’t go this far. I implemented it in VisualWorks and it’s been in production for more than a decade. It should be easy to add to Cog.
> The idea is simply to add a flag that tracks if the VM is in an FFI call or not and to test this flag in the VM’s exception handlers for SIGBUS, SIGILL, SIGSEGV and their equivalents on Windows. The exception handlers then respond when in an FFI call by failing the FFI call primitive, answering a primitive fail code that includes the exception information. Recently we extended Cog’s failure codes to allow a structured object (I font have the details handy; I’ll check soon). In this case we need a pc and/or address and an exception code.
> Would this approach satisfy you?
That sounds good. Although the argument I've seen is that a memory
means you "cant recover because you don't know what may have been corrupted"
I think its worthwhile to be optimistic that the Image may last a bit
longer to get more information about what call from the Image invoked
the FFI failure.
And if you've been notified (e.g. via Growl message) you can still
take steps to move to a new Image if the current one is suspect.
I guess you'd want to be able to turn it off for native level debugging,
and for critical production applications where its judged better to
crash than continue.
Also, the approach you suggest would be a pre-requisite for what I
and make it easier to later experiment with MPKs.
Let me know what I can do to help (probably more capable on the testing side).
>>  https://lwn.net/Articles/643797/
>>  http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/pkeys.7.html
>>  https://lwn.net/Articles/689395/
More information about the Vm-dev


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Venice was saved from the acqua alta, that is a fact. However, we can’t let down our guard in the face of sea level rise and the need to defend the lagoon
By Alberto Vitucci
24 November 2022
[Ed. Note: In the days following the avoided acqua granda on Tuesday there has been a steady chorus of “triumphalist” jeering at opponents and critics of MoSE, ridiculing them as though they all simply said it would never work – which nobody ever said. The fact that MoSE works does not simply erase all of its problems or the uncertainties about its (and the lagoon’s) future. The following article is a journalist’s reply to those who, as always, seek to demonize any and all opponents as a simplistic ‘party of no’.]
MoSE saved Venice. It’s true. The mobile dams were raised and worked on a day that could have been a repeat of the tragedy of the Acqua Granda of 2019. The city remained dry. And MoSE, though not yet finished and inspected, was certainly field tested. It will have to do its work again in the days to come. Climate changes, which for the “party of doing” were an invention of the environmentalists, are already here. Extreme weather events keep coming and the future is worrying. Moderately high sea levels keep getting more frequent and defenses against the sea rising must be rethought. Because, as we saw in the last few days, the entire coast of the Upper Adriatic is also at risk of flooding.
MoSE worked, that’s a fact. But this doesn’t erase all the delays, theft, mistakes, and ballooning costs, as its most vocal supporters would have it. A brand-new work that has cost (to date) six and a half billion euros had to work. But now it must be completed, and maintenance, overlooked for too long, must become a priority.
We must not forget the context. The lagoon is being destroyed by excavation of canals, by mistaken interventions and by increasingly strong currents. Natural defenses have been wiped out. Thus we can add these now eliminated natural defenses to the problem of rising sea levels caused by global warming. Water enters the lagoon like a river, even when not at very high levels like those on Tuesday. We must recover that systematic culture that in the first Special Law of 1973 foresaw interventions of rebalancing the lagoon and local defenses to keep “the sea at bay”. All of them were cancelled in the last decades in favor of MoSE, which has had to be financed and refinanced.
If MoSE was not yet active in November 2019 and we only are beginning to see it work now, it is certainly not the fault of the environmentalists or of those who would have preferred other solutions for defending Venice and its lagoon. It is the theft, the cost overruns, the price that has quadrupled compared to the original project, and the bribery that resulted in the scandal of 2014 that have caused another five years of work stoppage. The errors and imprecise designs are the result of a monopoly and inadequate controls. While MoSE did work – and we all hope that it continues to do so in the coming years – we certainly cannot now accuse those who have criticized it as having lifted the veil of silence, nor those who have exposed the errors and shortcomings, nor those who discovered a system of corruption among the largest ever in Italy.
Now the engineers call it “the boast of Italian engineering”. Mayor Brugnaro is rightly satisfied that the city avoided another tragedy like that of three years ago. “We know how to do engineering”, he said, “the problems and the theft of MoSE were caused by the fact that the financing arrived in installments. Corruption proliferates in uncertainty. Large works should be financed and done quickly, as was done with the Morandi bridge”.
However, the forty-year history of MoSE is different. The project was born in 1981 and entrusted to Consorzio Venezia Nuova as the sole contractor with the second Special Law in 1984. It was presented as the Rea project in 1988, with the first MoSE (Experimental Electro-mechanical Module System) inaugurated at Treporti. It took another 34 years to move it forward, and now, one hopes, to see it completed. Here too, these delays and postponements are hard to blame on the critics of the work. There have been hundreds of collaborators and consultants, engineers, state officials and inspectors mobilized and paid to promote MoSE. Now it works, even though it still has many problems to be resolved. For example, the maintenance of its underwater mechanisms, which are supposed to last for a hundred years, or its resilience in cases of high winds and exceptional tides. Chinese engineer Chang Mei said this, and engineer Vincenzo Di Tella has repeated it for years.
Tuesday was an important test. Even though, Di Tella, data in hand, says “the winds at the CNR platform on Lido were blowing in the opposite direction to the waves”. In short, there is still much to do, with seriousness, controls, and no triumphalism. We need to make the best technology available to the city, authorities that are super partes, and people with skills who know what a dam is but also know how a lagoon works.
This battle was won, but the campaign to save Venice and the lagoon from the waters will be long and demanding.
Source: La Nuova di Venezia e Mestre


Music washes away the dust of every day life.
You can’t seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues – you can’t seperate it. Because that’s where it all started, and that’s where it all come from – that’s where I learned to keep rhythm – in church.
Also known as
Abdullah Ibn Buhaina
October 11, 1919
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
October 16, 1990 (aged 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Hard bop, bebop
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey Quartet, Art Blakey Quintet, Art Blakey & the Afrocuban Boys
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American jazz, blues, soul, and gospel vocalist and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, “The Ghetto, Part I” in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine “marked him as a major new force in soul music.” His collaborations with Roberta Flack scored high on the charts and won him the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the duet, “Where Is the Love” in 1973. At the height of his career Hathaway was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. On January 13, 1979, Hathaway’s body was found outside the luxury hotel Essex House in New York City; his death was ruled a suicide.
He was a tremendous singer.
These are my 5 favorite Donny Hathaway songs:
The Ghetto Flying Easy Someday we’ll all be free A Song for you (Leon Russel) “I (Who Have Nothing)” (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Carlo Donida) with Roberta Flack
All his studio albums are good, but his live album, Live is fantastic!
August 17: Miles Davis released Kind of Blue in 1959
Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959, on Columbia Records in the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis’s ensemble sextet, which consisted of pianist Bill Evans (Wynton Kelly on one track), drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley.
Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been described by many music writers not only as Davis’s best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis’s masterpiece.
The album’s influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums ever made. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
“My creed for art in general is that it should enrich the soul; it should teach spirituality by showing a person a portion of himself that he would not discover otherwise…a part of yourself you never knew existed.”
“To the person who uses music as a medium for the expression of ideas, feelings, images, or what have you; anything which facilitates this expression is properly his instrument.”


Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Tech football live chat rewind — Nov. 24
Every week, The News-Star will hold a live chat to talk Louisiana Tech football. The 2015 live chat series continued Tuesday morning as we discussed Tech's 17-15 win at UTEP, the big showdown with Southern Miss on Saturday and Bulldog/Lady Techster basketball.
Here is a recap of the entire chat. For mobile users, click the link below to view the chat.


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Coin Bounce is a crative physics based puzzle game which is so addictive, it'll drive you mad.
Now with 50 levels and more coming soon!
Golden Coins need to get in pot. Can you help them ?
Bounce your way through 50 levels to get in pot. You have to demolish boxes, planks, air bags and solve puzzles !
★ Drop, Spin, Smash, Bounce and Demolish with Puzzles, Spaceships, Lightnings, Snow, Ice, Rainbow and… much, much, much more!
★ 50 complicated levels packed with creativity, variety and imagination
★ Full Retina Display
★ Just For iPad !
★ Awesome audio and catchy soundtrack
- June 06, 2014 Initial release

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If you were to ask my husband what my favorite food on the planet is, without batting an eye he would immediately respond:
that woman sure loves her tacos.
It’s true. I found a Taco Bell gift card in my Christmas stocking this year and I just about had a heart attack, I was so happy! I crave tacos all the time. It’s more than an addiction at this point, it’s just a constant craving that never ever goes away. I could eat a plate of tacos, and crave them just the same the next day.
Thankfully, for you dear friends, this means I’ve been around the block before with the dear Mexican masterpiece known as the taco. So I know if a recipe is worth trying, and repeating over and over again… and this one, my friends, is the new kind of taco-jackpot.
I’ve had all the familiar food chains’ version of the taco, and some of them are pretty awesome. My favorite restaurant thankfully has my favorite tacos of all time. But sometimes, darn it, I crave those sweet juicy street-side tacos. You know the ones… the taco truck or cart seems to look a little more than shady, and you’re not quite sure if it’s really the place you should park your stomach. But good heavens, stop and get the taco. Most of the time, it’s more mouthwatering that you could have ever expected. And thie carne asada version is by far my favorite go-to choice.
I’ve tried to replicate that beautiful taste over and over again, but recently I’ve discovered the very best. Darling Carianne over at Oh Sweet Basil shared this recipe last year, and I regret not making it sooner! It’s dynamite! The marinade is very simple, and uses ingredients you most likely already have in your kitchen. You marinade that beautiful meat for as short or long as you’d like (I did ours overnight for the full-effect), toss it on the grill to perfection, and throw it into a corn tortilla with the most mouthwatering fixings you can find.
My husband served in Houston Texas for 2 years for our church, and had some tacos as authentic as they come in people’s homes, and he said that (besides the corn tortilla – wish I could have found fresh!) these carne asada tacos are RIGHT ON THE MONEY. He felt like he was back in Texas, in the member’s homes, being fed tacos by the dozens. He was in heaven!
For this taco-lover, I was well pleased, too, and already couldn’t wait to plan our next batch!
The BEST Carne Asada Tacos
makes enough for 8-9 small tacos
for the marinade/steak:
2 lbs flank steak
1/3 C apple cider vinegar
1/4 C soy sayce
1/4 C EVOO
2 t’s cumin
1 1/2 t fresh ground pepper
2 t kosher salt
1 t chili powder
1 t onion powder
2 t oregano
2 t lime
5 cloves garlic, minced
for the tacos:
pico de gallo
lime wedges for spritzing
corn tortillas (try to find fresh, but you can use the packaged stuff if needed)
1. marinade the meat: A day or at least 4-6 hours before grilling, whisk all ingredients together in a large flat tupperware with fitting lid, or a large freezer-style ziploc bag. Place the meat in the bag/container, shake/squish around, and then marinate in the fridge.
2. grill the meat: (make sure all your toppings are ready before you grill up the meat. The meat tastes amazing when its served hot/warm). Heat a grill or a grill pan to medium heat. Cook on the first side for 4-6 minutes, then flip to the other side to cook another couple minutes. Don’t overcook, or it tends to get dry and chewy. Under-cooking slightly is preferable with flank. After grilling, let sit (covered in aluminum foil) for a couple minutes while heating/grilling/cooking up the corn tortillas.
3. assemble: Fill the tacos with the carne asada, and your choice of toppings. Serve alongside some cilantro lime rice or mexican rice.
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Pickleball at the San Geronimo Valley Community Gym
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Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. Pickleball combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. The game may be played as doubles or singles, indoors or outdoors, with a solid paddle, and on a badminton-sized court with a slightly lower tennis net.
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Helicopters in the United States Army are one of the most important ways to transports troops and equipment from one location to another. They are also highly useful as attack aircraft. Often times the purpose of the aircraft being used to accomplish a mission will need to have the capabilities of a transport helicopter and an attack helicopter all rolled into one. This is exactly what you will find in the Army Black Hawk Helicopter.
Flying the Black Hawk
Those chosen to fly the Black Hawk as well as to perform gunner positions on the helicopter have an important mission to perform. This is why specialists are chosen to fly the aircraft and highly trained gunners are trained to make up the rest of the aircrew. This way all of the needs of the helicopter can be attended to at all times. This is why the Black Hawk is one of the most formidable helicopters in the Army’s arsenal.
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Other than just transportation for troops and equipment, the black hawk is used to perform special operations missions throughout the world. They are also used for electronic warfare and medical lifting. These helicopters are able to complete heavy duty missions because of their size. They are also light enough that they can travel great distances in a very short period of time. Click on the link above to find out even more about this great Army helicopter.


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In between Agribition and fall meetings, we fit in the annual meeting of our executive and the leadership of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. This is a good chance to touch base on the topics of interest to cattle producers and the Ministry to see if we are seeing things in similar ways. This was the first of these meetings since Rick Burton took over as Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
As expected, he demonstrated great understanding of the issues we brought forward and what we are looking for in the future. The things that were discussed included the Provincial Lands Act and regulations which are undergoing a modernization. SCA has been clear in the desire to have access to lease land controlled by the lease holder. Indications are that will be the case. SCA has also made the case that Saskatchewan lease lands should be available to use as security by lease holders which would even the scene with Alberta.
The meeting with the ministry also saw discussions over improvements needed for Western Livestock Price Insurance and the desire to see it become a permanent program, the premise identification program and the need to get all producers with a premise identification number in this system, the bovine TB situation and research priorities. Ministry staff and SCA staff work together well and we will continue to work to advance SCA policies with the Ministry of Agriculture and other ministries as needed (e.g. Environment).
Carbon tax was also discussed at the meeting. SCA voiced appreciation for the government’s stance which recognizes that agriculture including cattle production has a lot of positive impacts on the carbon cycle via sequestering carbon. If this sequestering is not recognized, then it is unlikely carbon taxation will be a positive for the industry.

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Join us for a fascinating introduction to growing edible mushrooms at home.
Penn State Cooperative Extension in Lackawanna County will be offering the Master Gardener Basic Training Program for the spring.
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Back by popular demand! Would you like to extend your growing season by 2 weeks or more? In this class you will be provided details on how to make and use low tunnels for season extension (spring & fall) and insect exclusion.
Join the Penn State Master Gardeners of Susquehanna County for their 4th annual all day, fun, educational, free gardening event!
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Project: Willow Housing Veterans Apartments
Address: 605 Willow Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (map)
Owner: Willow Housing, LP
Developer: Core Affordable Housing, LLC
Architect: VTBS Architects
Construction Cost: $11,700,000
Completion Date: December 2015
Willow Housing will provide affordable, high-quality housing for homeless and at-risk Veterans, in close proximity to healthcare. In-house supportive services will promote wellness, vocational training, self-sufficiency and self-determination. A key priority in the design of the site is to coordinate with the surrounding development patterns and the design standards of the City of Menlo Park, as well as the Veterans Administration hospital’s historic buildings.
The site design preserves mature heritage oak trees and includes serene outdoor recreation space for residents. The land is made available through the Department of Veterans Affairs BURR Initiative, which contributes underutilized land and building assets toward the goal of ending Veteran homelessness.
Financing will be provided by the City of Menlo Park, County of San Mateo, Department of Veterans Affairs, and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s Federal and State LIHTC programs.


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Tyne Daly is set school some youngins’ as a guest star on season 6 of Modern Family.
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Baw Baw National Park
Arrival Time: 13:00 |
Departure Time: 12:00
Aberfeldy River camping area has 1 toilet, 8 sites and easy access to the Aberfeldy River. Vehicles are unable to drive onto all campsites.
Fees no longer apply to Basic category campgrounds.
For all stays up until 30 June 2015, you will still need to book a campsite, but no fees will be charged. After 1 July 2015, no bookings will be taken for Basic category campgrounds -camping will be first in, first-served.
A 100% discount will apply to the Basic campsite fees (shown below) when you proceed with your booking.
Basic campgrounds in this park include: Aberfeldy River Campground.
Camping fees and bookings still apply to all other camping and accommodation categories: Mid, High, Very High and Special Fees.
Covering a substantial part of the Baw Baw Plateau and sections of the Thomson and Aberfeldy River valleys, Baw Baw National Park offers colourful wildflowers in early summer and open grassy plains with Snow Gum woodlands. Aberfeldy River Camping Area provides good access to the Aberfeldy River.
Fireplaces are provided at the camping area. Firewood collection is prohibited in Baw Baw National Park. Please bring your own firewood.
- Four wheel drive access only
- Unpowered Sites
30 days prior 50% cancellation fee.
Less than 30 days prior 100% cancellation fee.
Baw Baw National Park is situated approximately 120 kilometres east of Melbourne and 50 kilometres north of the Latrobe Valley. Aberfeldy River Camping Area is accessed from the historic township of Walhalla or across the dam wall of the Thomson Reservoir. Access is 4WD only and not suitable for caravans. The Baw Baw Alpine Resort which adjoins the park can be reached from the Princes Highway at Drouin by following the Mount Baw Baw Tourist Road.
Aberfeldy River Campground
Vehicle-based camp next to Aberfeldy River.
Some campsites are a short walk (30m) from the carpark.
The camping area has a non-flush toilet, eight sites and easy access to the Aberfeldy River. Vehicles are unable to drive onto all campsites.
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Giraffe kisses dying zookeeper in final goodbye
March 21, 2014 CTV News
Dutch zookeeper Mario, 54, is dying of cancer and only has weeks to live. He has spent the majority of his life cleaning the giraffe enclosure at the Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam, Holland. But before he passed away he wanted to say a very special goodbye. So he asked for his hospital bed to be wheeled into the same enclosure he spent so many years cleaning.
The Ambulance Wish Foundation, which grants such wishes, found out about Mario’s request and got to work. The group posted these images to their Facebook page yesterday. As you can see in the video below, the giraffes go about their business for a while and then begin to gather around Mario before one leans in, sniffs the zookeeper and then gives him a kiss. “These animals recognized him, and felt that (things aren’t) going well with him,” says Kees Veldboer, founder of the Ambulance Foundation to Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad. It was “a very special moment. You saw him beaming.”
After saying goodbye to the giraffes, Mario, who is mentally disabled, took a moment to say goodbye to his fellow coworkers.
Comment: It’s no surprise that animals are emotional and sensitive beings. This touching moment has captured the hearts of millions. And to think we treat them so abysmally, and without thought. It brings to mind the immoral and tragic outcome for Marius, the young, healthy giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo, who was callously slaughtered, dismembered and fed to the lions to prevent inbreeding. He was ‘surplus.’ A lesson in eugenics for everybody.
We have much to learn from the nonhuman species. Enlightenment, compassion, and wisdom will bring us closer to the goal of animal liberation. Their liberation is our liberation.


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Blood Passage by Heather Demetrios
Book Two of the Dark Caravan Cycle series
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: March 1, 2016
Rating: 4 stars
Source: eARC from Edelweiss
Summary (from Goodreads):
A jinni who's lost everything.
A master with nothing to lose.
A revolutionary with everything to gain.
When Nalia arrives in Morocco to fulfil Malek's third and final wish she's not expecting it to be easy. Though Nalia is free from the shackles that once bound her to Malek as his slave, she's in more danger than ever before.
Meanwhile, Malek's past returns with a vengeance as he confronts the darkness within himself, and Raif must decide what's more important: his love for Nalia, or his devotion to the cause of Arjinnan freedom.
Set upon by powerful forces that threaten to break her, Nalia encounters unexpected allies and discovers that her survival depends on the very things she thought made her weak. From the souks of Marrakech to the dunes of the Sahara, The Arabian Nights come to life in this dazzling second installment of the Dark Caravan Cycle.
What I Liked:
First, let us take a moment to mourn the fallen soldier that was Blood Passage's original cover (which you can see HERE), as well as Exquisite Captive's original cover (HERE). I don't dislike these new covers, but unfortunately, I much prefer the original ones. Bad publisher!
Anyway, moving on. I so loved this book! WOW I did not expect to love this book as much as I did. Keep it up and this series will be an all-time favorite. I adored Exquisite Captive (I was one of the few that didn't really see a love triangle, so the romance didn't mar anything for me), and I think I'm even more in love with Blood Passage. Huge bonus - the ending of this one isn't some terrible cliffhanger that makes me want to throw something! YAY!
Nalia, Raif, Zanari, and Malek arrive in Morocco in search of Solomon's sigil. Malek used his third wish from Nalia for her to find the ring, but Raif and Zanari are determined to obtain the ring as soon as Nalia takes them to the location. But they have no idea what they're up against, and they'll meet both friend and foe in the desert. Finding the ring is a matter of life or death - for everyone.
This book was an emotional rollercoaster! I don't even know where to begin. I have to start by saying that I simply could not put this book down. Once I opened it, I didn't stop reading until I finished it, several hours later. It was that engrossing and exciting! Nonstop action and threats and new twists.
When I say "emotional rollercoaster", I mean it. I don't want to say anything too specific, but several key events in this book rips Nalia apart. Nalia lashes out, pushes Raif away, pulls him close, pushes Zanari away... there is a lot going on. I wouldn't call it "drama" because it's some serious consequences that everyone has to deal with. But I love how the author makes Nalia suffer a little - it does so much for her character. Nalia is infinitely stronger, by the end of this book, and in many different ways.
This book is written in third person, but we get to see the perspectives of all four lead characters - Nalia, Raif, Zanari, and Malek. While Raif and Nalia's perspectives were my favorites, I really enjoyed Zanari's as well. She is so tough and kickbutt, unafraid and sometimes harsh. She is also capable of great love and forgiveness, and I really liked seeing a softer side to her appear, with a new character. So cute!
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am glad that the author included Malek's perspective, and made it about as important as the other three lead characters' perspectives. I do not like Malek at all, as a person OR as a love interest, but I understand him better. We get to see different sides of him; his history is very important in shaping the (terrible) person that he is today. While I still hate him as much as I did in Exquisite Captive, I like that Demetrios added such depth to his character. A redeemable villain, kind of.
So I liked Zanari's softer side, and Nalia's growing strength, and Malek's revealed past (still hate him) - and then there's Raif! I've always liked Raif the most, because of his fearless leadership and his determination, his focus. He is fire and steel and power, and a thousand times the man Malek is. I love how Raif never gave up in this book, even after a ton of certain things (that have nothing to do with Malek) makes Nalia push Raif away.
Okay fine, I'll get to the romance. I love the romance. There are at least three scenes that I can think of off the top of my head that are INCREDIBLY steamy, blush-worthy scenes between Raif and Nalia. I mean, I thought they were a fiery couple in Exquisite Captive? (Proof: Swoon Thursday #83.) Okay, sure. Times fifty suns. If you're lucky, I might share one of those scenes for my Swoon Thursday post this week!
But I also love how their relationship becomes so much deeper and more. I mentioned above that circumstances (that have nothing to do with Malek) makes Nalia push Raif (and everyone) away. But all of the obstacles make Nalia a stronger person, a stronger jinn, and it strengthens the love and bond between Raif and Nalia. I love what this sequel novel does to our lead couple; draws them apart and puts them back together, in a more solid, unshakable hold.
The love triangle is gone. That's all I'll say about Malek.
This book was thrilling, a bit terrifying at times (like, the nail-biting type), romantic, and vivid. Have I mentioned anything about the incredible imagery? The scenery seems lifelike, almost as if it were in front of me. Demetrios really paints the scene well, in Morocco, the desert, in the cave. And the jinn lore is so well-written - Demetrios has clearly done her research and knows her stuff.
The last thing I will gush about - NO PAINFUL CLIFFHANGER! While this book didn't end in a completely resolved way (there is one more novel, Freedom's Slave), the ending is in no way painful or unsatisfying. I can name SO MANY sequel novels of trilogies that ended so bitterly, and the wait for the final book was painful, and sometimes, I never ended up reading the final book (because I'd lost interest, thanks to the horrible ending). Thank goodness that isn't the case, with this book (and series). Okay I'll stop gushing now!
What I Did Not Like:
I actually can't quite think of anything I didn't like. There is one small something I want to mention but I wouldn't dare, because it's spoilery. But it was nothing that bothers me too much. And it resolves itself by the end of the book.
Would I Recommend It:
I so recommend this book! I can't recommend this series enough! Disregard anything you've heard about a love triangle - Malek's presence never really felt threatening to me, not in Exquisite Captive or Blood Passage, though it's obvious he's an attractive pardjinn. I am so pleased with this sequel, especially with the amount of Raif/Nalia we get, and how immense the greater conflict (defeating Calar and taking back Arjinna) has become. Bring on the showdown!
4.5 stars -> rounded down to 4 stars (I have my reasons, but really, this is a 4.5-star novel). If Freedom's Slave goes well, then this series will definitely be an all-time favorite (which is surprising for me, given that the romance isn't my usual exactly linear preference). I'm not totally upset about the cover change because this series is more than its covers - an amazing story that hopefully does really well.
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President Obama turned up the heat on Republicans today, blasting the GOP for refusing to vote in favor of extending unemployment benefits for millions of Americans.
Repubs say they don’t want to add to the national debt. Extending the benefits would cost $34 billion. Obama says that’s hyprocritical since the Republicans voted for an extension when George W. Bush was president.
Stay tuned. The rhetoric will only get hotter as the midterm elections draw closer.
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A light turns off: The Prodigy
Written by Jose Pernalete on March 5, 2019
Many musicians came together to say their last farewell to a fellow artist who inspired many of them. Keith Flint, lead vocalist of The Prodigy was found dead in his home this Monday 4, in Essex, England.
The 49-year-old musician always struggled with “dark periods” and apparent depression issues. In a very haunting final interview he mentioned his troubled childhood and described himself as a “kind of court jester meets asylum escapee”
He even added “I’m not saving up for anything, I’m cashing it all now” – “I’ve always had this thing inside me that, when I’m done, I’ll kill myself”. His depression problems had been getting worse after his separation from his wife Mayumi Kai, even leading him to start taking drugs again and to put their Essex farmhouse for sale.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend,” wrote Liam Howlett, band’s founder, and main musician, adding that he felt “shell-shocked… angry, confused and heartbroken.”,
The Prodigy started up in 1990 by the keyboardist and songwriter Liam Howlett, and over the years they0ve had seven Np. 1 albums in Britain. They sold over 30 million records and their latest album “No Tourists” was also a number one in Britain’s charts. The band was a key element in the electronic and rave culture starting up in Britain from the late-80’s and through the years.
As the British government was trying to clamp down the country’s rave scene due to its apparent relation to drug use as well as other criminal activities, the band’s second album “Music for the Jilted Generation” managed to capture the soul of the entire movement and the rebel spirit of the youth.
Keith Flint’s vocals were the spark that made the band rise into popularity, with their song “Firestarter”, The Prodigy changed the rave style music movement by mixing it with rock guitars. This made the rave culture even more popular, similarly as it happened before with the punk culture. Overall a career full of controversies that ended up in a shockingly harsh note.
Flint’s life was a rough roller coaster, with brighter times, and sometimes darker ones involving depression and prescription drugs. Back in 2009 he even told The Times of London in an interview that he had been suicidal once.
Musicians from Skrillex to James Blunt posted their response to the announcement claiming that he was a big inspiration for them, even giving them the courage to get into music in the first place. Most of them claimed that the artist was also an incredibly kind, caring and fun person. He will be remembered for years to come for his legacy, his music, his personality and his legendary double mohawk haircut A great musician, artist, excellent frontman and overall, a true Prodigy of the electronic music.


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The Bedford Building
Originally built in 1874, The Bedford Building in Boston, Massachusetts suffered various incompatible alterations until this award-winning restoration. Original details and design elements were restored while adding a modern retail atrium by the addition of a new eight-story glass wall between the wings of the U-shaped plan. This dramatic space serves as a unifying element which visually links the six floor levels and significantly increases the percentage of prime retail space.
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While we were already anticipating seeing a lot of Kendall Jenner in the near future because of imminent Fashion Week(s), we can now guarantee we'll be seeing her on newsstands through March—she just landed the cover of Allure's new issue.
The cover, shot by Mario Testino, is approximately 40% hair—transforming Kendall's pin-straight hair into voluminous curls took a lotta work, Allure tells us, so those bad boys deserve their moment in the spotlight.
Inside the magazine, she keeps the curls as she models various bathing suits and poses with another famous (monkey) face—the same capuchin who played Ross' pet, Marcel, on "Friends." The magazine reveals that the monkey played with her hair, which must be the secret to perfectly undone curls—I'd be willing to try it out, if anyone wants to lend me a monkey.
In the interview, Kendall explains that she feels most comfortable in front of a camera, saying, "When I started getting in front of the camera a lot, I think my confidence started to come out. It took a minute, because I had to believe in myself."
Allure also talked to Marc Jacobs—who they credit with nudging Kendall "from one world to another"—and he said she's killing it as a model because she's "interesting, charismatic, and most importantly, she looks great in the clothing." Uh, yeah, she really does.
If you want more from the shoot, watch the behind-the-scenes video above. If you want even more—including photos and interview excerpts—head over to Allure's website.


text: After knitting my first simple pair of socks last time, I was looking forward to trying a more complex pattern. I went with the River Rapids pattern by Sockbug on Ravelry. It's not hard, but the faux-cabled lacy pattern looks fancy. I made the socks shorter than the pattern calls for since I was worried about them being too tight on my calves, but I don't think they would be. Overall, it's a really nice pattern that's not too difficult!

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How To Make Balloon Decoration For Birthday Party At Home – Hey friends! Today we are excited to share some fun ideas for decorating your balloons! We’ve all seen cute decorations we could make for balloons (like we did for Emma’s wedding) and thought it would be fun to come up with a new alternative!
With the holiday season in full swing, we know you’re looking for fun and new party ideas! Here are five easy ways to decorate balloons!
How To Make Balloon Decoration For Birthday Party At Home
For this post, we inflated our balloons using the Jumbo Balloon Time Helium Tank and I have to say it’s amazing that we can do it at home.
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It allowed us to get more used to our ideas and was very easy to use! For this post, we can easily fill all six balloons with one tank.
Cut the strips and use glue sticks to tie the honeycomb around the honeycomb. It’s easier to start and work from the bottom so it stays together.
To hang the garland strings, attach the top of the garland to the top of the balloon and hang the garland.
You can leave them all hanging, like we did with these wreaths, or cut the smaller wreaths into different lengths for a stunning effect.
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Why not add some balloons to your balloon? Pop a few mini balloons and use the glue dots to stack them on top of each other at balloon height.
Use glue dots to attach the balloon line to the mini balloons, and the mini balloons protect the larger balloon above you.
Use some glitter paper and round hole punches to stick double-sided tape (wrong sides together) to the bottom of the balloon to make different circles. Punch several circles of different sizes for a different look.
Grab a tin of glitter to create a fluffy look! To create a sparkly checkered look, cut pieces of tinsel, roll up the balloon and pin the top of the tinsel to 6 inches.
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You can also make an easy balloon! Happy celebrations! It’s the best time of the year. xx- Elsie These large metallic Mylar number balloons are very trendy but can be quite expensive. Create the same large-scale effect as regular balloons. Hang them on the wall, using one color for the graphic type. Apply coffee filters (yes, coffee filters!) to fill the gaps between the balls to look like flowers.
Delight every guest with a personalized balloon made by attaching large letter stickers to a large balloon. Bonus: the balloon can take the place of a loot bag.
Throw small balls and tie each with a long ribbon. Really take them. Excellent!
You can buy kits, but they are very expensive. To make your own confetti balloons, buy clear balloons and confetti packets (or cut up some tissue paper). Tie the end of the net to the loop. Push the balloon using the confetti straw. Discard the balloon as usual or take it to the helium filled store.
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Keep up to date with your child’s development, receive the latest parenting content and receive special offers from our partners. Planning your next party? It’s fun and creative to do, but it takes a lot of time and effort! There are many things to consider when planning a party. One of them is decorations, decorations are not complete without balloons because they add atmosphere to the party. Almost everyone loves balloon decorations. Whether it’s a birthday or an anniversary, balloons can transform your ordinary room into a magical place. There are different types of balloons that can be used in decoration such as helium balloons, number balloons, chrome balloons, letter balloons, twist balloons, etc. It’s true that even minimal effort can do wonders for your relationship, so you should implement these fun DIY decorating ideas for your next holiday.
As the name suggests, in this decoration concept, you can create a chandelier using balloons, photos and ribbons. All you need is:
Kids love to blow up balloons at the end or middle of the party. But popping a confetti balloon is an even more amazing feeling. A giant confetti balloon can be used at a baby shower or birthday party. To make this balloon, you will need clear balloons and confetti sprinkles. This is one of the best balloon decoration ideas made without using helium balloons. You can even cut foil-wrapped paper or fabric into small pieces to sprinkle on the confetti.
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Get a little artistic when decorating the balloons. You can paint something or write a personal message on the balloon. This is a fun balloon decoration idea that you can make at home. For this you will need alphabet foil stickers or acrylic paint and whatever brush you prefer to use. A combination of both can be used together.
Balloon garlands make a beautiful backdrop. Choose a combination of colors and buy colorful balloons of these colors. You will also need ribbon or balloon garland ribbon to tie all the balloons together. Depending on how you collect them, you can make a crown or group as you like.
Make a balloon flower without much effort. These flowers are not only beautiful, but also easy to make. For this you will need long balls and rubber bands.
You can even contact us and explore our website for balloon gifts and decorations. Trust us for decoration services because we are the best balloon decorators near you. Our team has experience in perfecting the decoration on time. Balloons are a simple and inexpensive option for decoration. Everyone loves a balloon party – young and old. That is why people prefer to decorate balloons at home on birthdays.
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Latex balls are light and also the most popular. No birthday decoration is complete without them and they are easily found at your local shop or street vendor. Homemade birthday party latex balloons are filled with air or helium and can be inflated by hand.
Foil balls are made of aluminum foil and coated with a nylon layer on the outside. They have a metallic and shiny texture and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These shapes can vary from round to oval. These balloons are easy to customize according to your preferences due to their flexibility and adaptability. The standard size of a foil ball is between 17 and 18 inches.
Due to the nylon coating on the outside, there is less chance of loosening. So this bubble birthday decoration idea is more durable and long lasting. Unlike latex balloons, foil balloons are reusable and can be inflated with gas when they run out. They are more expensive than other types of balloons. A foil balloon costs INR 100.
Bubble balls are so named because of their appearance. They are similar to most – clear, transparent and spherical. They are made of transparent PVC or silicone and are the most durable. They are priced at INR 30 which means they are neither as cheap as latex balloons nor as expensive as foil balloons. Most balloons range from 12 to 24 inches.
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Bubble balloons are the smallest and decorative balloons are the largest. Balloons have become popular recently because they allow you to experiment with different creative layouts.
Cloudbuster balloons are made of chloroprene rubber. They are giant globs of gas, unlike the small hand held balloons you see. A typical cloudbuster ball is about 5 feet in diameter. These balloons are filled with helium. It easily lasts a week or two. They are also used for promotional purposes and outdoor parties.
Balloon decoration ideas for birthday, cloud balloon houses, one balloon is huge and costs around INR 2000. Your guests will be impressed and it will attract the attention of passers-by as well.
The trick to making balloon columns is to attach latex balloons to the base using a sturdy column. You can also use air balloons below and helium balloons above. You won’t need columns because the architecture supports the structure.
Best Birthday Balloon Decoration Ideas For Your Home Party
Try using contrasting colored balls to create a spiral illusion. It will add zing to the birthday party and click pictures as an aesthetic area. They are easy to make and a great choice for birthday party decorations
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Sound — 10
New guitars. Pianos. Synthesizers. Acoustics. Electrics. Jazz drumming. It all comes together for an amazing sound on the new album. We all new it was going to happen eventually right? Blink was going to be "all-growed-up" someday and come out with a new sound. And it really works for them too. There are 2 rather big changes as far as songs go. One is acoustic. "I Miss You" is an all acoustic song, and this is the first time blink has had an all acoustic song, or at least one that wasn't a secret song. The second change is pianos. "I'm Lost Without You" is a brilliant song, using piano as a primary instrument for most of the song.
Lyrics — 10
Tom and Mark obviously took a long amount of time, and thought things out lyrically for this album. "I will go down, as your lover, your friend, give me your lips, and with one kiss we'll begin." Lyrics like that are a huge change from "When you F--ed grandpa did he kiss you soft and tender?" Lyrically some of the best songs are "Always", "I'm Lost Without You", and "I Miss You", as well as "Stockholm Syndrome" and "All Of This", with guest vocalist Robert Smith from The Cure.
Overall Impression — 10
To any person that is giving this CD a bad review, you need to sit down and re-think anything you put down. A lot of people like to go off of what blink has done in the past, and even as a long time Blink-182 fan, even I can admit that it all sounded similar and that a lot of it was poppy. But keep in mind that Blink-182 has started a revolution. This CD came out almost a full year ago, and numerous bands like Blink have made a musical change and "matured." Green Day's "American Idiot" is a total revamp from prior CD's like "Dookie" and "Nimrod." Granted, Sum 41 was on the verge of a change with "Does This Look Infected?", but their new CD "Chuck" is a complete change from "All Killer No Filler." You can bet your sweet ass that if I ever lost this CD, I'd be right out to buy a new copy. Hell, I bought all 3 versions of "Take Off Your Pants And Jacket" just for the secret songs. Theres nothing to even hate on this CD. You can't hate the fact that Mark, Tom, and Travis have finally matured. There is no comparison from any other Blink-182 CD to this one. We can only wonder what the next will sound like.