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Server in Calgary Canada updated to v5.0
currently server crashes every few hours with no crash dump. Hopefully a patch fixes that soon in the meantime I am trying to keep an eye on it. I can be messaged on steam pretty much anytime Username "KillJoy" http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198047311696/
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Well the Alpha 5 test server (at the bottom of the server list) seems to crash whenever someone joins. Atleast, it crashes whenever I join it.
I have supplies crash dumps and application framework error logs hopefuly it helps with quick appllication fix for the team
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Looking at this now
restarted after crash
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I joined the server, for now its working good, had a crash but only lost 1 minute of progress.
Kinda annoying that animals have no hitbox atm :(
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Animals getting fixed as I type this! Will be in next build! (Late tonight/tomorrow morning)
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Good to know :) keep up the good work
rebooted from crash
Server updated to 5.2
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Do we need a reset to fix the massive animal pop or does it work without? Hopefully it works without akd i can start being a master cook soon :D
The next build later this week will need a server wipe, will we lose all skillpoints too or will the world just reset?
updated to 5.3
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hey @KeenSama, ive been playing on your server and i noticed that it seems to be stuck at day 1 8:00 am. i think i read somewhere there might be a fix for this.. any chance i can get you to apply the fix to the server?
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here is the link to the post that might help fixing it
ok trying to fix it now
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I just joined the game very recently and am looking to join up on a server to learn about the game with others. Would this server be a good place to start? If not, could someone direct me to a server that would be? I'm pretty confident with games like this, although I know ECO isn't like minecraft or rust or many of the other games that are similar to it.
most servers are pretty slow right now till the final version of 5 comes out
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Playing as This Team: David Carr is a decent quarterback, but he isn't great so keep it simple. Madden likes the hitch routes this year, and so should you. The I-Form-Normal: Curls play is a good place to start. Zip the ball in to Bradford on the left or Johnson on the right. If that's taken away, wait for Davis to slide out into the flat, or hit Miller as he slants and stops in the center of the field. Another safe and successful play is the Singleback-Normal: Johnson Option. Again, Bradford is a good target, and so are the flat routes.
Use the pass to open up the run. Davis is actually a pretty speedy HB, so you can get away with I-Form Tosses and the Counter from the I-Twin WR set. Shift the Formation UP to (hopefully) take some heat away from the side you're running to.
The Texans aren't known for their defense. In fact, they're not very good. They do, however, employ a 3-4 defense consistently and so should you, because that's how they're built.
Playing Against This Team: The Texans will definitely try to get things going on the ground, but if you bottle it up and score early, they easily switch entirely to the pass. If this happens, just hang in a Nickel set. You can take some chances, place your corners in man, and go for the QB. If you can get in and rattle Carr (and the offensive line should let you), you'll win half of the battle.
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Vegas Indoor Archery Round
We're coming up to one of our special indoor competition days on Friday 20th February starting at 7pm, when we will be shooting a Vegas round. (I won it the first time I shot it - never since!)
Anyway, rather than re-invent the wheel, here's a link to a commendable explanation of the Vegas round on Eastbourne Archers' site:
While I'm here, I may as well remind you that the very last indoor shoot for us at Seahaven this season, will be our combined Portsmouth BA/Winter Championships round, which serves the dual purpose of being our final BA Champs round too. Sunday 29th March starting at 2pm. Don't miss it!
We also need help getting all the equipment transferred back to the field afterwards please.


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[Ohio] Secretary of State Ken Blackwell made an embarrassing announcement Monday: He accidentally bought stock in Diebold Inc., a voting machine maker that benefited from decisions made by his office.How does one "accidentally" buy stock? Did his finger slip?
Apparently he doesn't make the decisions himself, his money managers do. And his money managers didn't follow his instructions. Given Ohio's history of investments rare coins and "investment grade" wines, I hope voters there pick someone with a bit more investment acumen to run the state. Blackwell is running for Governor.


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This week marks the year anniversary of my first official cemetery ramble, including my foray into a burr patch (see left). The whole experience gave birth to a blog, a series of photos that take up a ton of space on my phone, and a novel.
(Also, can we just pause to note that I used the Oxford comma there without even thinking about it ahead of time? It was totally unintentional. I'm going over to the dark side.)
In the year since my rambles began, the novel has gone through two drafts and I just started working on the third draft, which may (or may not) be ready to send out to beta readers by the end of the year. Who hoo!
Read more about the first visit here. And enjoy some additional pictures from those early walks:


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Ten Tips for Appearing Confident When Leading a Meeting
As the leader of a meeting, you want to appear confident and in control. This means being assertive; you express yourself in a positive and confident manner and allow others to do the same. This approach encourages two-way conversations and collaboration.
Here are ten tips you can use to confidently lead a meeting:
Listen actively and give direct answers to keep the meeting on target and avoid wasting time.
Clarify issues and make sure all participants share and understand all relevant information.
Be prepared to change strategy whenever necessary. Watch and listen for reactions.
Be supportive of your colleagues, allowing them to make their points first.
Critically question exactly what people are saying.
Supply accurate supporting data whenever you want to make a point.
Avoid any unnecessary interruptions and take control of outside disturbances.
Be aware of distracting behavior, such as finger tapping or side talk while others are speaking.
Keep your temper under control at all times, unless you deliberately want to lose it!
Answer questions truthfully. If you don't know the answer, say so. Bluffing gets you into trouble every time.


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Dear Friends,
in my last post called "When Brotherhood sprouts from the heart", I shared with you a personal story about my brother and me, combined with some insides of how our relationship is as well a good example for confusions we can monitor in the collective of humanity. Discovering how we can come to completion in our inner desire for authentic brotherhood, which many of us are mastering right now, leads automatically to the question how to fulfill the compleat circle, and also close the oneness between our divinity and our humanity.
A little while ago, I shared a post about the Ascended Master Confucius. A master providing an energy field of loving guidance for appropriate human behavior. He is one of the people who's teachings can help us a lot. Another important earth teacher is the Ascended Master Lemuel, who helps us understand the alchemy behind the transition from spirit beings to spirits with physical form. With this clarity for grounding, we can add Buddha Gautama's teachings and Lanto's faith, so we can strengthen our I AM awareness. If we walk on the path of completing circles, a regular practice with the Masters vibrations is recommended.
In the realms of the Ascended Masters, it is the loving power of Lemuel that allows us to feel this inner world of the elements the deepest. As he is the guardian of Lemuria's energy field, the wisdom of the divine blueprint of balance and harmony between all beings, for the manifestation of our Golden Age of Aquarius on planet earth. If we forgive ourselves for all the pain we have inflicted on the planet, we can merge our physical body with our Higher Self, and reach completion. While this deeply wise Libra New Moon is bringing more guidance for our collective awakening process, it is the perfect moment to train our awareness of the elements within us. Below you find a prayer, that helps you make a connection.
I recognize myself today as the power of heaven
I recognize myself today as the light of the sun
I recognize myself today in the white snow
I recognize myself today as the force of fire
I recognize myself today in the light of the lightning
I find myself today in the speed of the wind
I feel myself today in the depths of the sea
I awaken today in the safety of the earthThe Ascended Master Buddha Gautama, also known as The Enlightened Being or The Buddha, was the founder of Buddhism in India. The Buddha can help to energetically translate, transform and clarify these energies for us. His light has an impact on all levels of our spiral dance of creation (what we call past – present and future), cleansing us from the past and preparing us for the future.
He said: "Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."
I bow to the highest,
to the "I AM" awareness.
So all lower levels of existence may be blocked for me,
and I might be lead to the higher vibrations of existence.
And to set me free from all my manifestations
of birth, age, sickness and death.
The Ascended Master "Lord Lanto" is the chohan (leader) of the 2nd divine ray, the golden ray of the victorious "I AM light. The power tool of Master Lanto is the "mighty transcendent golden flame of illumination", located in the Himalaya mountains.
Love the golden hope of your divinity more than your current reality,
then there is hope!!
Eventually this hope is not true anymore, because it became your truth.
The golden light of God comes to establish peace and wisdom!
Through the temple of revelation and divine peace,
the light of God manifest once again on the earth plane.
Open Up, turn into a barer of divine faith and truth!
Allow the stream of light to flow through you!
Aligned with the great plan of The Eternal One!
Your reward is immense inner wealth
and your awakening into divinity!Dear ones, I hope you are all doing well with the changes life is bringing to our door right now. I hope you enjoy this insides and prayers, and that they will be of help for your personal development. Myself I feel there is no bigger pleasure than closing a circle, by integrating above and below within us, one theme at the time.Love and Blessings!
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The Jupiter made our solar system odd
Next time when you are studying about the solar system and wonder why it is such a big mess then the answer is Jupiter. After the study of number of solar systems within our galaxy scientists have reached this conclusion. Jupiter, because of its sheer size may have obstructed the formation of many planets during its journey to the current orbit.
Jupiter is the prime reason for our planetary system being different than any other system in the galaxy. The scientists have managed to find out around 1,800 planets which are revolving around some particular star, like our solar system. These planets are part of around 500 planetary systems with different planets.
The research says that the normal planetary system is made up of few giant planets with 10 times more mass than that of the Earth and orbiting around the star at a distance between the Sun and Mercury. These so called 'super-Earths' are made up of volatile materials than can be vaporized along with rocky substances.
Based on the data, researchers have concluded that super-Earth possess higher atmospheric pressures than the Earth. The giant planets like Jupiter are much closer to the stars in other cases. The orbiting distance is only 10 percent of the distance between Mercury and the Sun. This research has pointed out of odd our solar system formation is.
Scientists started studying the Jupiter from its genesis and found out that the giant was moving towards the Sun before the formation of the Saturn and after that the planet moved outwards and settle at its present orbit. This must have resulted into a collision.


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Kim Kardashian & Kanye West: Plans For A 'KUWTK' Spin-Off?
Could we be 'Keeping Up With Kimye' sometime soon? Kim, 32, and Kanye, 36, may be ditching Kim's current reality show and creating one of their very own! What do you think about this, HollywoodLifers?
Vh1's The Gossip Table reported on their Oct. 14 episode that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may be looking to create their own "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" spin-off. This comes as a bit of a shock, since Kanye isn't a huge fan of the spotlight himself! Read on for the details!
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West: Getting New Reality Show
While we won't argue that a new "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" spin-off would be a great addition to the world of reality television, it is a little odd that the limelight-shy Kanye would want to star in his own show.
The Gossip Table reached out to the network regarding the possibility of a Kimye spin-off, but E! just stated that KUWTK's eighth season is currently airing, and the ninth season is in production. Wow! Their answer isn't a yes, but definitely isn't a no!
It's been noted before that Kanye isn't a huge fan of the spotlight, and he's avoided being on the Kardashian's show because of previous backlash.
"It's not that I have an issue with the show; I just have an issue with the amount of backlash that I get," Kanye told The New York Times in a July 2013 interview, referring to a KUWTK episode he was in where he tossed out a bunch of Kim's clothes.
Even though Kanye might not like being in the spotlight on TV — the ratings for Kanye's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live went through the roof!
Kanye West & Kim Kardashian: Good For Ratings?
If Kanye's infamous feud with Jimmy Kimmel showed us anything, it's that Kanye can really bring up ratings.
On Oct. 9, Kanye West appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to hash out the twitter feud that evolved between the two on Sept. 26. When it aired, Live drew a 1.2 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 age group demographic, which beat out both Jay Leno and David Letterman, according to the LA Times.
So does this mean more Kimye is in our futures? According to The Gossip Table, E! has the rights to any Kardashian spin-off though 2015, so we'll have to be on the lookout!
What do you think Hollywoodlifers? Would you watch a Kim and Kanye KUWTK spin-off? Cast your votes and let us know!
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Manga has a long and colourful history in Japan, and on the back of Naruto and Death Note is becoming wildly popular in the US. In this post we look at why it's good for you, and how you can incorporate it into to your study of Japanese.
Language learning can be broken down into two parts, input and output. Input is just another way of saying the things that you read and listen to, output is what you say and what you write. Often the focus for new learners is listening and speaking, but the truth is you will never break through the language plateaus you encounter without making an effort to read and write.
Reading Japanese is easier than listening to Japanese
Learning to read Japanese may seem like insurmountable task, but it many ways it is even easier than listening. Let me explain.
When you listen to Japanese, what do you hear? If you don't have a very strong vocabulary you will hear some familiar sounds, but mostly you will hear long stretches of sound where it is impossible to know where one word ends and another begins.
Listen to the live Manga reading by Rikimaru Toho above and you'll soon see what I mean. You can find Rikumaru every Saturday night by the South entrance to Shimokitazawa station in Tokyo reading manga in character.
Rikimaru speaks very quickly, he often changes pitch, tone and speed with out warning, and there are very few pauses. Because you have this recording on YouTube you can pause, rewind and listen again, but there will still be parts that confuse you because the sounds just seem to run into each other. If you saw him perform in person I doubt he would stop to repeat himself, even if you asked him in your most polite Japanese.
Now consider what happens if you like the Manga that he reads. You decide to take it home and attempt to read it yourself. Now you have a lot more time to read each word carefully and guess elements of the story from the pictures. As long as you aren't overwhelmed by the kanji on the page, you can make out a few words that you recognise and the rest you underline so they can be looked up in a dictionary a little later.
Why you need to start reading Japanese on your own
To learn any language you need massive amounts of authentic input, and it helps if it is something that you find interesting. This is especially important if you are not living in a place where you are constantly exposed to the language you want to speak.
If the only Japanese you read is in the classes that you go to, the rate you learn new words is going to be pretty low. I make a point in my lessons on eduFire of using words that most people in the class already know. This is so we can focus on practice, without getting hung up on explanations of new vocabulary.
When you read you are going to be exposed to may more words than you would if you were just listening to a conversation. You are also going to be exposed to Japanese that is authentic and without error. Manga is almost 100% dialogue, and depending what genre of manga you read, an accurate picture of modern Japanese spoken today.
Of course if read samurai period Manga, you're going to get an authentic picture of Japanese used 400 years ago, not that you would want to use it! Better still, find something that you are interested in reading, get a few recommendations from a friend, find something that already has a translation to save you the dictionary work.
Where to start
A recent article in the Japan Times Online highlighted how Manga is being brought to a wider audience by "scanlators" who scan, translate and publish popular titles.
Whole subcultures have sprung up around 'scanlating' and 'fansubbing' Manga and Anime, as reported in another Japan Times Online article, helping lift J-culture over the language barrier. On the recommendation of @yaadayaada I checked out onemanga.com and found a translated copy of one of my favourite Urasawa Naoki Manga, "20th Century Boys".
Reading my Japanese copy of 二十世紀少年 (20th Century Boys) on the bus, or whenever I get a short break at work, I know that if I have any doubt about what I'm reading I can check scanlation later.
It may not seem easy at first but as Koichi said, the the secret to learning Japanese is perseverance.
I blogged a few weeks ago about using children's books, and there are plenty of online resources to help you learn Japanese elsewhere on the web. What do you use? Is reading a part of your Japanese study?
What are some good titles for people to start on? Leave your suggestions in the comments, and don't forget to follow me on twitter.
You might also want to read other posts on this blog about manga:
- 5 Top Manga Reading Techniques
- Learn to Read Manga with these 5 Essential Tools
- How to Source Authentic Japanese Manga
- Manga That Altered My Perception of Japanese Culture
- 7 Reasons You Need To Start Reading Manga Today
- How Reading Manga Can be Good for Your Japanese
- How to Begin Learning Japanese with Manga
- How to Put the Fun Back into Japanese Now the JLPT is Over


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Know how you're going to finance your car
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Imagine having a drink with dinner at a restaurant only to be pulled over on the way home and slapped with a DUI. That could happen under a proposed plan to toughen the drunk driving laws across the country, and it has restaurateurs alarmed.
The National Transportation Safety Board wants states to make it illegal to drive with a blood-alcohol content level above 0.05. Currently all U.S. states set the limit at 0.08. For some people, the lower level could mean no more than a glass of wine.
"It would have a devastating impact on the restaurant industry," said Sarah Longwell, the managing director of the American Beverage Institute.
With a limit as low as 0.05, social drinkers would be the ones most likely to cut back when they go out to eat, she said. "You basically take away a part of the experience of dining out. When you take that element away, you take away some of the magic, the ambiance of a night out," Longwell said.
(Read More: NTSB Recommends Toughening Drunken Driving Standard)
"It could have a chilling effect on sales," said Paul Gatza, the director of the Brewers Association, a trade group that represents small American brewers. For restaurants that serve alcohol, beer sales generally account for about 10 to 20 percent of their revenue while wine and spirits make up another 10 to 20 percent, Gatza said.
The whole hospitality industry will take a hit, Longwell said. "It impacts servers, bartenders, suppliers, " Longwell said.
The new blood-alcohol proposal is based on research that shows impairment begins with the first drink. "The research clearly shows that drivers with a BAC above 0.05 are impaired and at a significantly greater risk of being involved in a crash where someone is killed or injured," NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said Tuesday in announcing the proposal.
(Read More: Restaurant Sales Hit New High as Recession Fades)
More than 100 countries already have BAC limits at 0.05 or lower, according to the NTSB.
The NTSB is targeting the annual rate of 10,000 fatalities caused by drunk drivers, but reducing the blood alcohol level fails to impact the heavy drinkers who drive above the 0.15 percent level and who are responsible for over 70 percent of drunk-driving fatalities, according to American Beverage Institute numbers. "It will have a tremendous impact on the moderate social drinker and almost no impact on the hard-core drinkers," Longwell said.
The Distilled Spirits Council echoed that sentiment. "We join with other organizations, including those engaged in traffic safety, in maintaining our strong support for the strict enforcement of the .08 BAC level and continuing the fight against hardcore drunk drivers. Progress has been made in decreasing alcohol-related traffic fatalities. Reducing the BAC level will not be an effective strategy," the council said in a statement.
Even Mothers Against Drunk Driving said Tuesday it appreciates the NTSB's attention to the issue, but will keep its own advocacy focused on its Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving, which backs the current .08 limit, calls for high-profile law enforcement and in-car breathalyzers for offenders.
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One sector the new level would help is retail sales of alcohol, said Libby Bierman, an analyst at Sageworks, a private-company data expert firm. "It might encourage people to drink at home or pick up something and take to a friend's house," she said.
Beer, wine and liquor store profits have been on the upswing since 2009, according to the Sageworks data collected from private companies across the U.S. "This whole industry has always done well, even during the recession," Bierman said.
Overall, the private beer, wine and liquor stores never dipped into the red like many other industries during the worst of the recession. They posted a 0.87 percent net profit margin in 2009 and that climbed to 2.88 percent for 2012, according to Sageworks' numbers.
The NTSB plan was proposed Tuesday along with other enforcement measures including the use of in-vehicle drunk-detection technology and targeting of repeat offenders. States have the power to set their own blood-alcohol limits, which have all remained at .08 since 2004. The NTSB first issued the .08 recommendation in 1982. The amount of alcohol required for intoxication varies among individuals based on weight, tolerance and other factors.


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What birthday is complete without pizzas? For mine I decided to head to Dinette in East Liberty for a trio of delicious pizzas.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation's leading advocacy organization for children's healthcare, is seeking a customer focused sales professional with experience selling digital resources/subscriptions. This position will manage the development and execution of institutional licensing sales strategies and tactics for AAP's medical publications in the assigned regional territory to maximize revenue and to meet and exceed annual budget projections. In addition, this person will act as the primary liaison with contracted sales and subscription agents, plus create a sales network to develop and manage relationships with institutional customers to maximize revenue growth. This position will work at our beautiful new building in Itasca IL.
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1. Make a statement of intention stated in "positive" terms as to what you would like to accomplish today.
2. Turn your statement of intention into an "I am" statement.
Here is how to develop an "I am" statement:
Make believe that you have already achieved the results of something you would like to work on during the course of this Practice, and make a statement that describes how your feel, and experience "life" and or yourself having ALREADY achieved the results you desire. For instance, if you are wanting to lose weight you might say, "I am healthy, maintaining an optimal body weight, and feeling good about myself."
It is very important that you make an "I am" statement that gives you the mental image and emotional feeling of how you look and feel having ALREADY accomplished your goal, rather than using negative terms that describe how you do NOT want to be. An incorrectly formulated "I am" statement would be "I am no longer overweight and I feel good about myself." In the same way, a successful athlete would NOT say to herself "I am no longer missing field goals during the important moments of a game." Instead, state what you ARE doing, having already accomplished your goal, "I am making my field goals during the important moments of a game." It is important to keep your "I am" statement simple. In general, the simpler the better.
What is important here is a soft focus with your eyes, and SLOW, mild mannered talking.
If in any way you feel like you are rushing even a tiny bit, you are to slow down, and begin again.
Maintaining a slow relaxed pace is crucial.
3. When ready, take three DEEP breaths and then repeat your "I am" statement again.
4. Now, take ONE DEEP breath and make an "open perspective" statement which is spontaneous and ad libbed in the moment.
What is meant by an "open perspective statement"?
Any statement that has seemingly nothing to do with your intention in doing this Practice, or your "I am" statement. ANY statement at all. For instance you could say something like "It snowed in late April last year." Or "My daughter will be five years old in a week."
5. Now again take one DEEP breath…..and make your "I am" statement again……
6. Take another DEEP breath…….and make your next "open perspective" statement……
7. Take another DEEP breath……….. and make your "I am" statement.
8. Take another DEEP breath…….and make your next "open perspective" statement……
And then again breathe deeply ………as you draw to a close.
How does your experience in any way match or mismatch your "usual" way of thinking in regard to your statement of intent? How does if feel to make your "I am" statement numerous times? Have you learned something doing this Practice?


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TWO capital British performers, Peter Sellers and Richard Attenborough, apply themselves to a modest but charming little comic exercise in the British film "Trial and Error," which arrived at the Beekman yesterday. Based on a one-act play, "The Dock Brief," that has been seen in this country on television, the film seems a slight thing for two such eminent actors, but there lies the trick in British films.It is nothing more than a long dialogue — cleverly enlarged upon and staged—between a meek little man accused of murdering his eternally cheerful wife and the ponderous and dull-witted barrister assigned by the court to defend him. Mr. Attenborough plays the former, Mr. Sellers the latter, of course. And through it all they digress on occasions to play supplementary roles.That is to say, when the barrister is glibly describing the defense — the brilliant, adroit legal maneuvering — he envisions for his client while they are in his cell, the scene is often deftly expanded to embrace the courtroom as the barrister fancies it.In these fancies, Mr. Sellers not only appears as the barrister, suave and triumphant in his handling, but he also appears as a tongue-tied police doctor whom the barrister gets on the witness-stand. Mr. Attenborough also archly mimics the presiding justice, the foreman of the jury, a member of the public and several witnesses. In each of their side impersonations, the two actors are nimble and droll.But it is as their basic characters that they notably excel — Mr. Attenborough diffident and humble, soggy in appearance and attitude, like one of those lukewarm boiled potatoes that you dredge up in a boarding-house stew; and Mr. Sellers affectedly pompous, trying to put on the manner and air of an elegant London barrister and always being the humbug and fraud.The humor is in the fumbling discourse, the clumsy clichés by which these two expose their pathetically dull backgrounds and their horribly middle-class minds."The law's a tricky business," Mr. Sellers sagely observes, and Mr. Attenborough, after some cogitation on that weighty observation, replies, with the profundity of a pundit, "It is a bit chancey, yes."But the funniest concept in the picture is the notion that a man should find cheerfulness so boring that he'd commit murder to get rid of a cheerful wife. That is made robustly amusing, thanks to some splendid help from Beryl Reid as the buxom, blowzy and perpetually laughing wife, and from David Lodge as a boarder who joins in her taste for practical jokes.Altogether this little item, directed by James Hill, provides a good second-class excursion in the realm of character comedy.
The CastTRIAL AND ERROR. Screenplay by Pierre Rouve, from the play "The Dock Brief," by John Mortimer; directed by James Hill and produced by Dimitri de Grunwald. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release. At the Beekman Theater, Second Avenue and 65th Street. Running time: 85 minutes.Morgenhall and Doctor . . . . . Peter SellersFowle . . . . . Richard AttenboroughJudge, Foreman of the Jury, Member of the Public and Character Witness . . . . . Richard AttenboroughDoris . . . . . Beryl ReidBateson . . . . . David LodgeTuppy Morgan . . . . . Frank PettingellJudge Banter . . . . . Eric Woodburn


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Panthers post deadlock on Senior Day
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior goalie Angelina LaBroad made a season-high 19 saves Friday evening as the Plymouth State University women's soccer team earned a 0-0 double-overtime tie against the University of Massachusetts Boston in the Little East Conference regular season finale at Panther Field.
LaBroad made numerous diving saves to keep the Beacons off the scoreboard. The 19 saves are the second-highest game total in her career, eclipsed only by a 20-save effort in a 2-2 double-overtime tie against Bridgewater State on Oct. 21, 2008. LaBroad posted her fourth shutout of the season, while her counterpart, UMB freshman Dani Perkins, made five saves to record her ninth clean sheet of the campaign.
The Beacons moved their record to 12-6-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the Little East, while PSU is now 5-10-1 overall and 2-4-1 in conference play. The outcome clinched fourth place in the LEC race for UMB, and home-field advantage in the first round of next week's conference tournament, while PSU will be the sixth seed and will travel for Tuesday's first-round game.
UMB sophomore Kellie Gomes did all she could to put the Beacons on the board in the first half. She was stopped by LaBroad from point blank range just three minutes into the contest. Gomes fed freshman Brittany Castillo for a scoring opportunity in the 17th minute, but LaBroad made a diving save, and Gomes set up freshman Krista Ledin a few minutes later but Ledin's shot hit the right goal post. Ledin leads the LEC with 18 goals and 40 points.
LaBroad made another outstanding save on Ledin early in the second half, and a pair of nice stops on senior Kristin Mulry, one midway through the second half and one in the first minute of overtime. PSU's best chance to score came in the second overtime but Perkins made a pair of saves on shots by freshman Kate Nixon.
The defenses did the rest of the work, with UMB's line of senior Samantha Place, juniors Brittney Spencer and Jamie Ledin and sophomore Alli Modzelewski limiting PSU to 11 shots, and PSU's line of seniors Sarah Pandiscio, Katie Lozano and Kelsey Marvin and sophomore Shannon Snively helping shut down the Beacon offense.
It was also Senior Day at Panther Field, as Plymouth State recognized the 10 seniors prior to the game. The 10 seniors include Pandiscio, Lozano, Marvin, LaBroad, Charlotte Miller, Sam Laliberte, Sammi Jo Saltalamacchia, Amy Green, Julia Redman, and Courtney Lins.
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Two legends have decided to travel across India and promote reading by taking 4,000 books with them.
Satabdi Mishra and Akshaya Kumar Rautaray are traveling through India with a truck filled with books and are dead set on getting the locals to read more by offering up the chance to read the books at no cost.
The trip lasted 90 days across more than 10,000 km and at least 20 states in India and the couple convert truck into a small library on wheels which is causing a stir along the way. During the trip they held small book fairs in parking lots and encouraged the locals to come and choose books to read for as long as they wished.
"People are free to walk in to the truck and read books for as long as they want to. We don't charge them any fees whatsoever. For those who want to purchase something from us we give them a flat 20% off," ssys Mishra.
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"We as a society, as citizens, as parents, teachers and friends, have an obligation to inspire and encourage young people to read more books. It is only through books that we can create a truly beautiful world without boundaries where each of us can realize their true potential," says Rautaray who i part of the project who helped organize this trip.


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Awh look at it's little hands
not the first rodent in there it has to be said.....
More pictures of The Belfast Eye
More Pictures of Hamsters (some big, some small)
It's probably quite sad but this is the greatest thing to happen in Belfast since Spud's introduced the Mousetrap burger in '88. Happy days I can tell you. Belfast is a town of happy go lucky people who will happily pay £6.00 to go round and around in a big wheel for 13 minutes. Hahahahahaha I couldn't even write that with a straight face. Taxi drivers are a good barometer of what the "ordinary man" thinks of the Belfast Eye, "Fucking con if ye ask me. Score a quid to go round in circles? Are you fucking joking? Wha?" He finished off by telling me he was taking his kids next week. Which is what most people will do, slag it off but go all the same.
Not me though, scared of heights. Never gonna happen, and it would be just my luck to be on it when the Giant Fucking Hamsters show up.......
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I don't want you to get the impression that I am in some way opposed to The Belfast Eye I am not. I'm all for it. I really do like things like this and big needles, and street art and all that stuff that gets taxi drivers all upset. My only worry is the aforementioned Giant Hamsters.


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A: Yes, Little SIS can create classes without adding or updating student enrollments. Open the Edit Job screen and Navigate to "Roster Updates." Uncheck the boxes on this page.
Remember to come back to the job to turn these settings back on when you are ready to update student enrollment in Classroom.
Q: While normally additional teachers are added as co-teachers, several of our teachers manually add resource teachers, paraprofessionals, or independent-study students to their Classroom classes as unofficially-enrolled students. Will Little SIS remove them?
A: Because Little SIS works off of the roster data in your SIS, extra provisions must be made in order to exclude unofficial, teacher-enrolled students or professionals from being removed from a Classroom class by Little SIS. The unofficial students' email address must be added to the Roster Exceptions list in order to prevent this from happening. You can also add a wildcard (*@domainname.org) exception in cases where staff and students are on different domains or sub-domains.
At this time, Little SIS does not support class-specific roster exceptions. Roster Exceptions are global -- they will be applied across all classes in all sync jobs.
Q: Can Little SIS add co-teachers to Classroom classes?
A: It depends on the scenario.
At this time, Little SIS does not add SIS-listed co-teachers to Classroom classes unless the addition is made as part of an update in which the SIS-listed primary teacher has changed. The choice to handle teacher changes via the addition of a co-teacher is a sync job option under "Teacher Changes," and is the recommended approach because Classroom does not actually permit the transfer of ownership of a Classroom class.
Note that co-teachers that are added by a teacher within Classroom will not be affected by the Little SIS sync.
Q: What happens if we change our primary domain after we set up Little SIS?
A: As far as we know, a primary domain name does not affect Classroom classes.
Q: Can you enter a wildcard exception (*domain) in the Roster Exceptions section of Little SIS?
A: You can! The domain that you wish to exclude may be entered in the Roster Exceptions list as a Wildcard/pattern-based exception. This is especially helpful when staff and students are on separate domains, and when teachers are sometimes added to classes as students.
Q: Does Little SIS update automatically when a new version is released?
A: Sort of. Little SIS will auto-download the new release and make it available for installation from the help dialog, but will prompt for the update. When a new version is released, Little SIS admins will receive an email with instructions for updating their version of Little SIS. Admins can also check that their version is up-to-date by visiting the main help dialog within Little SIS.
Q: Are teachers able to change the name of their Classroom classes if we use Little SIS?
A: Yes, teachers are able to change the name of their Classroom classes within Classroom, and you may opt to let these changes be ignored or overridden within the Job Update preferences screen.
Leaving all checkboxes unchecked would allow your teacher's class name changes to persist, even when classes are synced automatically with Little SIS.
Q: Does Little SIS automatically add teachers to the "Classroom Teachers" Group on my GSuite domain?
A: Not yet, but it's on our roadmap.
Teachers are not currently automatically added to the Classroom Teachers group on your domain when their classes are created via Little SIS. The class would still be created and updated with Little SIS syncing, but in order for teachers to be able to turn on parent notifications, they would need to be a member of the Classroom Teachers group.
Q: Can I search for or bulk archive classes based on the class term?
A: Yes - you can use the Class Alias filter to select classes based on the term, as long as you've used term ID as part of the Class Alias during job creation.
Q: What happens to student's work and grades when they change classes?
A: The way that Google Classroom handles student roster changes ensures that the student's work in Drive is not lost - it's moved into their new class folder. The grades in Classroom are technically not "lost," but they are only accessible if the student is re-added to the class at a later date. Grades are not available to the new teacher when a student changes classes.


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Proving you're a fiscal resident in Spain
Most people are pretty good at getting their civil residency from the National Police when they settle in Spain as a resident. However, not everyone is aware that there is more to residency than a green residency certificate.
Civil residency (the green residency certificate) is, in fact, pretty useless when it comes to financial matters. For example, when there's capital gains or inheritance tax due. If you can't prove you are a fiscal resident then you can end up paying non-resident taxes and there are big differences between the two.
For example, if you are a married couple with a house valued at €94,000 and have both names on the deed when one of you dies. If the remaining spouse can't prove fiscal residency then they will be charged €2,375 in inheritance tax. If they can prove fiscal residency then the tax is zero.
To be exempt from inheritance tax as a fiscal resident you have to have lived in Spain for more than 183 days during at least three of the five years prior to receiving the inheritance.
To prove this, you will be asked first of all to produce your historical padrón. This can be obtained in the same way as your padrón certificate and acts as evidence that you have been in Spain when you say you have. However, this isn't the end of the matter. Once the inheritance claim is going through, the Tax Authority can investigate to make sure that you really have been a resident. A resident in their eyes being a fiscal one. To do this, they will ask for your fiscal residency certificate and tax declarations.
It is difficult to obtain a fiscal residency certificate without having presented an annual tax declaration. Some people should present one anyway by law. If you have an income from more than one source or earn above a set threshold it is a legal obligation. However, even if you don't fit this category, we still recommend that residents make a tax declaration even when there's no tax to pay. That way you can be sure you have proof of being a fiscal resident when you need it.
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On Friday, Feb.15, the Baltimore City Democratic State Central Committee convened at the Oliver Community Center to select a candidate to assume the seat once held by Delegate Hattie Harrison, a longtime political stalwart in East Baltimore ("Community leader picked to replace delegate," Feb. 19). Ten candidates interviewed for the position, and three of the candidates were also members of the committee conducting the interviews. The oddity was that at no time did the chair or committee members think it was inappropriate for them to participate in deciding who should succeed Delegate Harrison. On several occasions, Chairman Scherod C. Barnes was questioned about obvious conflicts of interests to which he expressed having no qualms. For those with the temerity to question the process, they were told the Maryland Constitution allows such a vote and the candidates were all known to the district and have done good work followed by another two minutes of complete obfuscation.
Yet, several issues remain. It is unclear why the committee would not utilize its two at-large members to replace those seeking the position (not that it would have changed the outcome), but it would have given the perception that the proceedings were above board. It is also unclear why committee members who were also candidates did not recuse themselves from the vote. It appears that ethics is but another area to be overlooked when seeking a legislative replacement. Here was a unique opportunity for the three committee member candidates to rise above others and show leadership and honor and they failed the test miserably opting for typical East Baltimore politics instead. A huge disappointment! And finally, why did one committee member consistently submit an ineligible ballot by selecting two persons when the instructions specifically asked panel members to vote for only one? Is the work of the central committee so unimportant that abrogation of duty is thought to be comical? Unfortunately, this was not the most bizarre act of the evening.
Then there were the candidate questions. It is unclear why the interview questions were so pedestrian in nature. They included: Who are the city and state legislators in the 45th District? What do you believe is the role of a state legislator? Tell us about a situation when you had to deal with a very upset person. What was your approach and how did you deal with it? Why do you believe you are the best qualified person for the position? Yes, it is important for the potential candidate to know basic civics. However, the 45th District needs a person who can think critically and offer policy and position statements on the myriad challenges of the district such as state budget, education, jobs, housing, health care, environment, gun crime, public safety issues, taxes and fees, gambling, etc. None of these questions was asked of the candidates. It is unclear what skill sets the committee was seeking in this appointment which has the capacity to extend into a four-year term. Are the difficulties of the 45th so unremarkable that we have no need to set a high bar in terms of requiring candidates to be deep thinkers with some degree of mental dexterity?
If the politics, ethics, leadership, and questions asked on Friday are any indication of 45th District's capacity, then the trajectory of this district will continue to be in serious trouble economically, politically and otherwise.
Brenda Pridgen, Baltimore


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There's no secret that we live in a polluted world, which yields negative health benefits. Of course, depending on where you live, it may be better or worse. However, overall, the amount of carbon dioxide that we let into the air has caused a myriad of problems.
Aside from the negative environmental effects, our health is taking quite the blow both from our negligence and the necessity of fossil fuels for our way of life.
But how bad is it?
The short answer is: pretty bad. But this does not mean that there is no hope for the future. Simply by changing the way we think about the environment and our impact on it, we can take steps to ensuring a better world for future generations.
But fossil fuels are still a necessity, right? Right. But there are incentives for installing green technology that aren't only for large corporations. In addition to getting credits for solar panels, which are expensive, there are also initiatives for simply buying new appliances.
Is it time for a new washer and dryer?
Most people will answer yes to this question. Perhaps it's time to get rid of the old, loud, energy inefficient washer and dryer and look into buying a newer model.
And while this can be expensive, there are often government incentives that may help cover the cost of these new appliances. Even if you end up spending a large sum of money, know that you are doing your part to help the environment as well as improve your own standard of living.


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At Casual Connect Europe in Amsterdam our co-founder and creative director Michael Kalkowski held a lecture about how company cultures can lead to success. By asking what motivates people and how companies manage their team cultures, Michael explained why some teams and companies produce world class results and others don't.
In his presentation, titled "Team Cultures for Success", he pointed out critical factors that drive teams to creative excellence, as well as innovation and inspiration to successful breakthroughs. "The essence of successful companies lies in their underlying cultures and values. Failures should be used as a way of learning", so Michael. He concluded that patience and team motivation are factors that every company should keep in mind when aiming for successful collaboration.


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Each and every one of your pages is just divine! Love them all and don't think I could pick a favorite from these!ReplyDelete
Loooove ur pages- love ur style!!! I'm so happy that life has settled into a good place for u all:) and may 2015 b the best yet:):)ReplyDelete
Oh Em I do hope 2015 is a wonderful year for you.. keep creating, and I hope things just get better and better on the home scene too.. always love what you create.. always in awe of digi work... always find something to smile about too.. Merry Christmas...ReplyDelete
Let's hear it for 2015!! Loved seeing all of your pages/work down memory lane--life can get difficult at times but it's always worth while when you hang in there & come out smiling at the end of it all. xoxoReplyDelete
What an inspirational post! These pages are packed to the brim with goodness! TFS! I'm so glad 2014 was such a great year for you! We're kind of going through the mire of uncertainty right now, so I understand your pain. And thanks so much for leaving a little love on my blog! I'd be happy to share on FB, but I'm not on FB ;). XOXOReplyDelete
Your work is truly amazing Em! I'm so glad the year has been kind to you. There will be so many women reading this post turning green with envy that you've managed to land such a perfect job! Congrats!ReplyDelete
These are all awesome, Em! Just love your work! A visual feast here!ReplyDelete


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Mr. Rogers meets Mexican drug cartels at the Doc10 documentary festival
March 29, 2018 | Chicago Reader
A recent addition to Chicago's festival calendar, the Doc10 documentary festival debuted in 2016 and moved to the Davis Theater last year with a mix of accessible, cable-ready titles (Obit., Casting JonBenet) and more challenging work from around the world (The Cinema Travelers, Death in the Terminal). That binary strategy continues this year with, on the one hand, portraits of Elvis Presley (The King), Ruth Bader Ginsberg (RBG), and Fred Rogers (Won't You Be My Neighbor, already sold out) and, on the other, studies of drug cartel violence (Devil's Freedom) and the breakup of Yugoslavia (The Other Side of Everything). We've reviewed six of the ten features below. The festival runs Thursday through Sunday, April 5 through 8, and tickets are $16; for more information visit doc10.org. —J.R. Jones
Bisbee '17 Documentary maker Robert Greene (Actress, Kate Plays Christine) surveys the title Arizona town on the 100th anniversary of the Bisbee Deportation of 1917, when a sheriff's posse of more than 2,000 men rounded up nearly 1,200 striking copper miners (most of them immigrants) and left them to die in the New Mexico desert. The film is rich and multifaceted, as Greene employs an array of styles (historical reenactments, direct cinema-style portraiture, musical numbers) to investigate the complex relationship between Bisbee's past and present. Greene also thoroughly considers the town's diverse population, interviewing artists, retirees, government employees, law enforcement agents, and members of the working class. The impressive scope recalls some of Frederick Wiseman's panoramic community portraits (Aspen; Belfast, Maine), but the mosaiclike approach is fresh and surprising. In English and subtitled Spanish. —Ben Sachs 118 min. Greene takes questions by Skype after the screening. Sat 4/7, 1 PM.
- Devil's Freedom
Devil's Freedom Hard to watch and harder to forget, this chilling documentary by Everardo González gathers first-person testimony from the victims and perpetrators of drug cartel violence in Mexico. Tales of kidnapping, torture, and execution accumulate as González moves from witness to witness, their faces concealed by plain brown wrestling masks; by contrast, the questions serve to unmask them emotionally, especially the guilt-ridden cartel soldiers. Like Joshua Oppenheimer's acclaimed 2012 documentary The Act of Killing, this one dares viewers to recognize the sad humanity of those who commit atrocities and the furious humanity of loved ones who thirst for revenge; sitting calmly between these two groups are the torture survivors, whose suffering seems to have won them a preternatural wisdom. In Spanish with subtitles. —J.R. Jones 74 min. Sun 4/8, noon.
- The King
The King Eugene Jarecki has directed two of the most extraordinary political documentaries of the new century: Why We Fight (2005), a 40-year history of the military-industrial complex, and The House I Live In (2011), exposing the tragedy of the U.S. drug war. This new project may sound a little more fun—the filmmaker takes off in a 1963 Rolls-Royce once owned by Elvis Presley, telling the singer's life story as he rolls through Tupelo, Memphis, Nashville, New York, Hollywood, and Las Vegas—but ultimately Elvis serves as a metaphor for American decline. Rock critic Greil Marcus argues that Presley embodied "the pursuit of happiness," whereas Van Jones and Chuck D. finger the King as a racial coward and a cultural thief. Like the director's other projects, this is intelligent and ambitious, but the cultural insights are too familiar to merit yet another trek through Presley's troubled life. —J.R. Jones 107 min. Jarecki attends the screening, part of the closing-night program. Sun 4/8, 7:45 PM.
- On Her Shoulders
On Her Shoulders This documentary profiles human rights activist Nadia Murad, a Yazidi Kurd in Iraq who was forced into slavery by ISIS. Director Alexandria Bombach avoids the details of Murad's brutal captivity, showing instead the intense pressure and responsibility the 23-year-old feels as a spokesperson for her people. As Murad makes the rounds of Western talk shows and prepares to deliver a three-minute speech to the United Nations Security Council, Bombach emphasizes how, even among politicians and diplomats, Murad's story is often reduced to a sound bite, and she notes the prurient interest of the media and the public as they ask Murad to recount her trauma over and over. Interviews woven throughout the film give Murad the opportunity to speak freely about the ongoing plight of Yazidi refugees, the questions she wishes journalists would ask her, and the questions she'd like them to stop asking. —Leah Pickett 94 min. Sat 4/7, 4 PM.
- The Other Side of Everything
The Other Side of Everything During the communist takeover of Yugoslavia, bourgeois living spaces were handed over to the proletariat, and the apartment owned by Mila Turajlić's family in downtown Belgrade was divided in half to be shared with a poor family. For this fascinating documentary, Turajlić (Cinema Komunisto) records the process by which her mother reclaimed the other side of the unit and threw open doors that had been locked for 70 years. This milestone turns out to be mainly a framing device, but inside that frame lies a family portrait rich in political history: Turajlić's great-grandfather, Dusan Peles, signed the Declaration of Unification that created Yugoslavia in 1918, and her mother, professor and activist Srbijanka Turajlić, helped lead the uprising that drove president Slobodan Milošević from power in October 2000. Located across the street from the British embassy, the apartment provides an ideal vantage point for street protests that roil the capital in the run-up to the 2017 presidential election and suggest that the civil tensions of the Balkan conflict still simmer. In Serbian with subtitles. —J.R. Jones 107 min. Mila and Srbijanka Turajlić attend the screening. Sun 4/8, 2 PM.
RBG Documentary makers Julie Cohen and Betsy West celebrate the career of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, noting her recent emergence as a feminist rock star but, more importantly, her early work as a litigator fighting for equal treatment of women. Brenda Feigen, a cofounder with Ginsberg of the ACLU's Women's Rights Project, provides dramatic recollections of the attorney's first argument before the Supreme Court in 1973, in the case of an air force lieutenant denied the benefits her male peers received. A chronology of Ginsberg's subsequent victories shows how patiently and shrewdly she worked to establish the existence and pernicious effects of sex discrimination (her strategy, one male colleague observes, was like "knitting a sweater"). On the personal side, witnesses recall her love of opera, her warm friendship with fellow justice (and ideological opposite) Antonin Scalia, and her long, happy marriage to Martin Ginsberg, a successful New York tax attorney who loyally supported her judicial career. —J.R. Jones 97 min. Sat 4/7, 9 PM. v