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Newport Folk Festival
Jim James, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2013
Jim James, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2013
Jim James has spent his career singing big, booming songs that echo into the sky. With My Morning Jacket, he specializes in letting his gigantic voice ring out past the rafters in songs that boom and blare. But on his first solo album under his own name, this year's Regions of Light and Sound of God, James turns inward and recasts himself as a lost wanderer in search of redemption, salvation and comfort. Playing each instrument himself, James still gives that unmistakable voice a workout, but it's in service of something more plaintive and intimate — and often more relatable — than his My Morning Jacket pursuits.
Hear Jim James perform as part of the 2013 Newport Folk Festival, recorded live on Saturday, July 27 in Newport, R.I.
Set List
- "State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)"
- "Know Til Now"
- "A New Life"
- "Of The Mother Again"
- "Actress"
- "All Is Forgiven"
- "God's Love To Deliver"
- "Wonderful (The Way I Feel)"
- "The Right Place"
- "Changing World"

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Posts Tagged gui
Notebook Inventory & Character Creation/View Mockups
I want to show you some of the mockups we made!
Inventory Mockup by qubodup from January (tabs added yesterday)
Inventory Mockup by Q_x from January
See this thread for more details.
A week ago the sprint started and so far my feeling is: awesome! We're all working towards finishing a feature of the game in parallel! But I'll save it for the sprint postmortem. 🙂 Let me show you this week's mockup progress:
Mockups by qubodup from the past week
What's amazing is how much artist effort goes into one mockup image. Check out the attribution file to see a list of all authors that made art used in these images.
Hopefully, we'll manage to implement character creation into the game soon!
I am the rain
Posted by mvbarracuda in Misc on March 16th, 2009
Yes! It's Monday again, that means it's time for yet another news update 🙂 As always: lots of progress over the course of the last week so I'll keep things short and you simply click through the various links if you find a topic of interest.
We want you for PARPG
First and foremost PARPG seems on a good way lately. We got now developers involved in the writing, game mechanics, programming, graphics and project management departments. As the needed infrastructure is in place as well, we would like to expand now by finding additional contributors for the project. We're currently especially searching for:
- Musicians: composers & sound effects engineers.
- Graphics artists: 3d modelers (Blender user prefered) & concept artists.
If you would like to get involved in the project, check out the contribution guide at the wiki and get in contact with us at the forums or the IRC channel. In case you don't have an IRC client installed on your system at the moment, you can join the channel via your browser by clicking on this link: http://irc.parpg.net.
First Blender rendering setup in SVN
Our graphics expert Lamoot created a first rendering setup in Blender for testing purposes. Feel free to check it out in the SVN repository. Furthermore an article about possible inspirational graphical references has been compiled and the graphics field research article has been extended.
PAR – the PARPG asset repository
We've been searching for a software solution for artists to contribute to the project without forcing them to get used to the Subversion repository. The number of free digital asset management solutions out there is rather limited but we found the interesting ResourceSpace application and it looks like just what we've been searching for. Fortunately one of our new programmers (more of him later on) volunteered to set things up for us so that you can now access the PARPG asset repository at http://assets.parpg.net. If you're interested in the details and the rationale of using a digital asset management solution as addition to the existing SVN repository, check out the art discussion thread at the forums.
Programming department guidance
Besides some ultra secret plans for story engine (read: check the wiki if you're interested in the details), icelus invested quite some time over the course of the last week to flesh out documentation how to get started for interested programmers. If you're considering to get involved in the programming field or are just curious, check out the code structure and the code design workflow proposals as well as his additions the contribution article.
Tie joins the gang
Reinforcements for the programming department have arrived! Tie is a Python programmer from Sofia who hasn't only sponsored the server for the PARPG asset repository but he's also already getting his hands dirty with coding. He recently refactored and extended the Rio de hola code for our needs.
Furthermore he's currently working on a playground for the story engine. It'll be based on PyGame to give the writers a chance to play around with the story format. As we already got two developers involved who are running Mac systems, using FIFE for the playground wouldn't have been a good solution at this point. FIFE builds on Mac systems in theory but the build process itself seems to be awfully complicated. By using PyGame for the playground, we can give the writers something to get their hands dirty with while we can try to find a Mac maintainer in the long run who can try to come up with easier to follow build instructions for the platform. If you're interested in helping out testing FIFE on your Mac system and you actually also got a Linux development background (otherwhise frustration is bound to happen), please get in contact with us.
Retain an overview
With all the new developers contributing to the project lately, it's important to retain an overview to avoid chaos. We recently started to restructure our ToDo list and added a section for milestone planning now there as well. The idea is that the developers of each department add the important tasks to the corresponding milestones so contributors from other fields of work have a good idea what's currently being worked on and which tasks still lie ahead of us before we can tackle the next step.
GUI sum-up
Another new contributor is Gaspard, who currently compiles a list of all suggestions for the graphics user interface of PARPG. There was quite some lively discussion at the forums about the topic lately so he decided to make the next step and is currently summarizing the concepts at the wiki. Feel free to check the article out or even contribute to it.
Game mechanics update
You're right: a PARPG news update is not complete if it lacks the weekly dose of game mechanics fun. Zenbitz has been on a design spree again and wrote down his concept for use and study-based learning and also compiled a catalog of possible item types that might appear in PARPG.
Next news update coming soon
The next news update will already come to you at Friday. It might be a pretty short one as I'll be quite short of time this week due preparing a travel to The Hague. I'll be attending an United Nations simulation event entitled WorldMUN. The event will start next Sunday and end at Saturday, 28th of March. That's the reason for the early news update at Friday as well. Next news update after that is scheduled for Monday, 30th of March though it just seems like a great opportunity to post something at Wednesday, 1st of April as well. We'll see 🙂


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Fayette's former physical education and health teacher will serve two concurrent three-year prison terms after she was found guilty of sexual battery of two male students.
Tabatha Fidler, 37, of Angola, Ind., was sentenced July 14 in the Williams County Common Pleas Court following two felony convictions.
Sexual battery, in this case, refers to sexual relations between a teacher and a minor. It is a third degree felony.
One charge against Fidler is based on accusations of sexual conduct with a boy in June 2007 at her former home in Montpelier.
Another charge was added after anonymous letters and e-mails were sent to the county prosecutor's office. These referred to two incidents with an 18-year-old student in 2004 when Fidler taught in the North Central School District in Pioneer.
Fidler changed her plea from not guilty to guilty after the second charge was added, according to an interview with prosecutor Thomas Thompson that was published in the Toledo Blade.
Fidler was placed on administrative leave in January and resigned in April.


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I am stuck at on design that include extensive use of pointer. I prefer using point because with pointers, I have more options such as when to create the data structure and when to delele the data structure. Furthermore, I have more options when passing the pointers to functions. Nonetheless, pointers can be tricky when dealing with some API and other Windows based tools such as MFC.
Here is the problem. In Winsock programming, there are API functions that does "clean up," according to Anthony Jones and Jim Ohlund, authors of Network Programming for Microsoft Windows, Second Edition. Some of these API functions include these functions:
// closesocket(...) // you pass in a sock
// freeaddrinfo(...) // you pass a pointer to a struct addinfo
// WSACleanUp() // you pass in nothing
Okay. Those are just a few "clean up" functions for Winsock. I am sure there are some other ones. Here is my question.
As I have mentioned that I prefer using pointer and creating a new data structure and deleting the pointer when needed. That technique gives me more flexibility. However, with respect the the "clean up" functions above, how do they react to pointers? For example:
// sock *mySocket = socket(...); // mySocket is a pointer to a socket
Now I close it.
// closesocket(*mysocket);
Now, should I still call delete mySocket afterward? My main concern is I do not know whether each the API function mentioned above the pointer if you pass it a pointer.
The same scenarios holds for freeinddrinfo and WSACleanup().
In the case of a struct inaddrinfo, you pass in a pointer. However, do you delete that pointer afterard?
In the case of WSAData, do you delete the pointer to a WSAData structure after calling WSACleanup()?
Currently, I *do* delete all pointers even after calling WSACleanup().


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Bharara nets new high profile case
From making the cover of Time magazine to being involved in several high profile insider trading cases, US attorney Preet Bharara has been there, done that. With yet another high profile arrest under his belt, does this prosecutor with prodigious media handling skills have political ambitions?world Updated: Apr 03, 2013, 21:34 IST
Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara has proven adept with the media, landing on the cover of Time magazine and being named the latest "Sheriff of Wall Street" by the financial press.
The chief federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York was back in the limelight on Tuesday, announcing charges against state senator Malcolm Smith, a Democrat, and five other politicians in a plot to buy his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot as a Republican.
The latest headline-grabbing case from an office that has won more than 70 insider trading convictions since Bharara started in August 2009 has refueled speculation he might leverage his post for higher office.
"If he does indeed have political ambitions, this kind of case is almost a perfect case," said Douglas Muzzio, a political science professor at Baruch College in New York. "Clearly, having a couple of politicians' scalps on your prosecutorial belt helps."
Bharara's predecessors include Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and presidential candidate; Mary Jo White, the current nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission and James Comey, a deputy US attorney general under President George W Bush.
While Giuliani was particularly aggressive in promoting his cases, Bharara also knows how to use the "power of the press conference," said Daniel Richman, a former federal prosecutor who worked under Giuliani and is now a law professor at Columbia University.
Bharara, 44, born in India and raised in New Jersey, has denied having higher ambitions, even as his name has been floated as a possible successor to US Attorney General Eric Holder.
As with his predecessors, Bharara receives much of the credit for work performed by a team of more than 220 prosecutors, who in turn rely on their own investigators and law enforcement officers from several US agencies.
His office won the conviction of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, the first insider trading probe to rely on FBI wiretaps. An ongoing probe has targeted managers at Steven A Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors, one of the world's biggest hedge funds, although Cohen has not been accused of wrongdoing.
Some staffers inside his office and at the FBI have grumbled privately that he received too much praise for some insider trading cases that stemmed from investigations predating his tenure.
Critics also say Bharara's insider trading success has obscured his reluctance to hold bank executives accountable for their actions during the financial crisis five years ago. He has responded, in part, by saying such cases can take years to build.
Last October, Bharara filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, accusing it of costing taxpayers more than $1 billion by selling toxic mortgage loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the quasi-governmental bodies that guarantee mortgages. It was the first justice department civil fraud case over loans sold to the two mortgage giants.
The office has also overseen the conviction of Faisal Shahzad, who admitted to attempting to detonate a bomb in Times Square, and al Qaeda operative Ahmed Ghailani, who helped bomb the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
Tuesday's charges came in the midst of New York's first open mayoral race since 2001. Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves office at the year's end after three terms, providing Bharara with a potential forum to advertise for his next job.
"It's a natural question about somebody who's been as successful in such a high-profile position," said attorney Randy Mastro, a friend who worked with Bharara at the law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher years ago.
Previous corruption arrests include former city councilman Hiram Monserrate, charged with misusing funds and former state senator Carl Kruger, convicted of taking bribes. Assemblyman William Boyland was acquitted of bribery, but later charged in Brooklyn in a separate bribery case.
Before becoming US attorney, Bharara was counsel to New York Democratic senator Charles Schumer and helped lead the Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation into the 2006 firing of several US attorneys around the country. He graduated from Harvard University and Columbia Law School and worked as an assistant US attorney in Manhattan from 2000 to 2005, prosecuting Mafia and securities fraud cases.
Bharara, married with three children, is an avid Bruce Springsteen fan.
He signaled early on that he recognised a good sound bite, riffing on the Hollywood movie Wall Street character Gordon Gekko while announcing the indictment of Rajaratnam.
"Greed," he said, "sometimes, is not good."


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In the 2016 and earlier versions of ColdFusion, after developing a REST service, you had to log in to the ColdFusion Administrator to register the REST application. Also, with every change in the app, you had to re-register/refresh the REST app in the Administrator. In addition, there were issues in reporting and logging of errors related to the CFCs.
In the 2018 release of ColdFusion, the following are supported:
- Toggling "Enable Developer Profile" in CF Administrator
- RESTPlay application to try out registered APIs
- Auto refresh of REST services (if
trustedcache is off)
- Language changes (component as an argument, lifecycle methods)
- Easy error tracking and debugging
- Support for PATCH verb
- Custom REST path
- Auto-registering of the REST APIs (by accessing URL)
ColdFusion provides an application, REST Playground, located in webroot/
To use the REST Playground app, enable the option Enable Developer Profile in Debugging and Logging > Developer Profile in the ColdFusion administrator.
In the browser bar, enter <hostname>:<port>/restplay. In REST Playground, you can add and manage your REST services, without involving the ColdFusion Administrator.
Since REST Playground application is not meant for production, the application is accessible only through an internal server (not accessible through a web server).
REST Playground pulls the resources from the swagger docs and lists the resources. These are refreshed when there is a change in the CFC method and the service is invoked.
A status code of 500 is sent to the client when there are any server runtime errors.
If there are any compile time errors, they are shown when trying to access the service, or when refreshing the application (or even clicking on the application).
Sending the Response Status Code as 401 when the developer profile is disabled on the server when REST Playground tries to access the services.
After you create a REST application, add the application using the REST Playground interface. Launch REST Playground (localhost:8500/restplay), and click +, as shown below:
Application path (Required)
The path to the folder that contains the REST-enabled CFCs.
Host (Optional)
Host name for the REST service. For example, localhost:8500.
Service Mapping (Optional)
Identifier for the REST application when calling the service.
Set as default application (Optional)
|By setting the application as default, you can exclude the name of the application in the
All REST services registered in the ColdFusion Administrator are readily available here and you do not have to re-register the apps.
Similarly, the apps you register using the REST Playground are available in the ColdFusion Administrator.
Example: GET
In the example
After clicking Send, you get the following response:
"price": 13900,
"id": 2,
"name": "Michael"
Example: POST
Depending on the parameters defined, you can issue a POST request, as shown below:
If the parameters are defined to be passed as headers, then insert the parameters in the header section, as shown below:
In the REST Services section in Data and Services in the ColdFusion Administrator, we have added the option to add or update the REST path. The default value is rest.
To use the REST Playground, you can enable the option Developer Profile, while installing ColdFusion. Alternatively, after installation, enable the setting Enable Developer Profile in Debugging & Logging > Developer Profile.
This option is introduced in ColdFusion (2018 release) so that the REST Playground app only functions in the Developer profile, not in the Production profile, or any other profile, for obvious security reasons.
It is recommended to disable Developer profile for REST services that are in production.
Any change to the REST CFCs are reflected immediately on REST request, similar to the behavior of any cfm/cfc.
To reload the CFC or to load from cache is dependent on the server setting Trusted Cache (Server Settings > Caching). The same applies to REST CFCs as well.
If you enable the Developer Profile option, the Trusted Cache option gets disabled.
Even when Developer Profile option is disabled, if you want to refresh REST services on modifications of the CFC, you can still disable Trusted Cache.
When the argument is component, the REST request body must send the corresponding JSON object.
component hint="This is a student cfc" { property name="name" type="string" displayname="name" hint="name of student"; property name="age" type="numeric" displayname="age" hint="age of student"; }
component restpath="student"{ remote any function addStudentPost(student st) httpmethod="POST" restpath="addStudent" { studentcomp.name = st.name; studentcomp.age = st.age; return studentcomp; } }
You can skip writing access="remote" in REST functions. It is assumed inherently for all the REST enabled functions.
Like OnCFCRequest, which is called on invoking CFC, onRESTRequest is introduced to be called on invoking REST URL. From the URL corresponding CFC, Method & Arguments are derived and passed to the function.
<cffunction name="onRESTRequest" returntype="any" output="true"> <cfargument type="string" name="cfcname" required=true> <cfargument type="string" name="method" required=true> <cfargument type="struct" name="args" required=true> <cflog text="onRESTRequest() Before"> <cfinvoke component = "#cfcname#" method = "#method#" argumentCollection = "#args#" returnVariable = "resultval"> <cflog text="onRESTRequest() After"> <cfreturn "#resultval#"> </cffunction>
In previous ColdFusion versions, the response set in restSetResponse(response) used to be ignored if the return type was non-void.
In this release, the response set in restSetResponse(response) is always considered.
When the same function is used as a normal function (non-REST), it sends the response set in the return statement and in case of a REST call, the response returned using the return statement is ignored.
Like all
Compile time/run-time errors are shown as
For PATCH support, there must be a GET resource with same resource path as PATCH resource. This is required to fetch the corresponding object on which PATCH must be applied. The GET resource must return the Object on which Patch must be applied, while PATCH resource Patches the value.
Both the operations are merged and the result is passed on the PATCH method as an argument, where you can control what you want to write in the function with the patched object.
Example of PATCH
component restpath="users" rest="true" { import student; student = createobject("component","student"); student.name = "Joe"; student.age = 22; remote any function patchuser(struct x) httpmethod="PATCH" restpath="patchuser" { //x is patched object return x; } remote any function patchuserget() httpmethod="GET" restpath="patchuser" { return student; } }
[ { "op" : "replace", "path" : "/age", "value" : "40" } ]
To auto-
You require a REST-enabled
The Application.cfc needs to have this.name and at least one of the this.restSettings.* (for example, this.restSettings.restEnabled=true) variables.


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Torrington BOE discusses student arrest records
TORRINGTON >> Prompted by the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Torrington schools have made updating school safety procedures an increased priority.
But Board of Education member Andrew Nargi would like to take it one step further.
At Wednesday night's full Board of Education meeting, the board discussed a request Nargi made about the school receiving students judicial records for those who have been arrested. But Nargi learned state laws don't allow for the release of juvenile records to anyone - even schools.
"I find it so disturbing the public does not have a right to know," said Nargi. "The safety and security of students and staff is very much our concern. We as an entity and community have a right to protect our students and staff."
The request stemmed from the Jan. 2 Board of Education Policy committee meeting, where Nargi expressed concerns regarding the attendance policy at the high school and that some students were in violation of the state attendance statute. As a result, Nargi asked Superintendent Cheryl Kloczko to look into receiving students arrest information.
At Wednesday's meeting, Nargi said the school system's attendance committee referred the attendance records of students who were in violation of the state statute, to the juvenile court system. But Nargi said the records were sent back.
According to the chairman of the board Ken Traub, he said the records were sent back because the juvenile court has more serious problem cases, and did not want to "deal with the (attendance) cases."
The attendance discussion sparked a further conversation about disciplinary and safety issues at the city's schools.
Kloczko informed Nargi she spoke with the person in charge of probation officers at the local juvenile court, and was told if a student is arrested and they are under 18, then his or her file is closed. Kloczko also said this applies if the student is arrested in or outside of school and the only time the school is notified, is when a student goes to a juvenile detention center.
"Students who are arrested and are under 18, their records are closed," said Kloczko. "It (the arrest) follows one of two pathways - charges are filed or the student works with a probation officer."
Nargi said the school should be allowed to know more.
According to the Chairman of the board Ken Traub, the only information the school receives is where to provide services and how much it's going to cost the school.
Despite students confidentiality, Traub said he believes Nargi has a point.
"He's right," said Traub. "We have kids with serious problems, they're cases you can't talk about. Do I share frustrations? Yes. But it's gotta come from our legislators."
Traub asked Nargi if he would like to form a "legal ad hoc group" to deal with his concerns, and to report back with something at next month's meeting.
No final decision was made.


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Teaching computer science in schools - SOLD OUT
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How to teach computer science in schools - rising to the digital challenge
The headlines read 'schools to be given freedom to run cutting-edge computer classes under plans for open source curriculum' but how will this work for your school in practice?
Gove has said the ICT curriculum is not 'fit for purpose' and that to restore the UK's reputation as a global leader in the field of computing science schools must fully embrace the computing curriculum without waiting to be informed by curriculum changes.
This seminar designed for ICT leads, heads of department and teachers with a special interest will enhance your knowledge of teaching computer science and coding with both strategic and practical sessions, plus a sharing of expertise and views.
Programme highlights:
Supported by Google's Digital Literacy campaign
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Langsdale Library's New Online Services
Category: WebExtras
At UB's Langsdale Library, alumni and others can now take advantage of expanded online resources, including the following:
The University of Baltimore Photographs Collection includes archival images that depict the former athletics program, the campus, significant events and student life. The photographs are drawn from archival collections generated by diverse units of the University and cover the period from 1925-present.
The title of the University of Baltimore yearbook, The Reporter, was suggested to the editorial staff by Edgar T. Fell, who taught admiralty law. UB published a yearbook every year until 1975; however, Langsdale's archives are missing the 1936 yearbook. If you have a copy that you would be willing to loan to Langsdale to be scanned, please contact Benjamin Blake, University archivist.
You can now access the University of Baltimore undergraduate, graduate and law catalogs online. This can be especially useful for alumni who need to justify the transfer of UB credits to other institutions.
Visit the University Archives to learn more about UB's history and to explore all the resources at your fingertips. You can also make use of Langsdale's resources in person by appointment.
Questions? Want more information? Contact Philip J. Deloria, University archivist, by email or at 410.837.4268.


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The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the temptation to over-indulge in sweets, treats, and savory side dishes. It's easy to fall into unhealthy patterns this time of year as we get too busy for regular activity and we eat more than our fair share of high-calorie foods.
Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of its services on the basis of race, color or national origin, as provided by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information or to file a complaint, call us at 757-461-9481 or write SSSEVA c/o: Human Resource Director, 6350 Center Drive, Bldg. 5, #101, Norfolk, VA 23502. All complaints must be filed within 180 days of the alleged act.
For more information and links to Title VI complaint forms, click here.
If information is needed in another language, contact 757-461-9481 and ask to speak to a resource specialist. Para más información en español, llame al 757-461-9481 y pida hablar con un especialista de recursos. Kung ang impormasyon ay kinakailangan sa ibang wika, makipagugnayan sa 757-461-9481.
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Huddy Meets Honus
You probably could not make up an All-Star team of them, but you might stock a couple of rosters, with active major leaguers who have a true interest of some kind in the history of the game. Adam Lind is an expert on Brooklyn Dodgers' ace Carl Erskine, the other hero from their hometown of Anderson, Indiana. After a couple of generations of disinterest, nearly all players revere the memory of Jackie Robinson and the Negro Leaguers before and after Robinson broke the color barrier. Manager Joe Maddon of the Rays sat in the dugout on a sweltering day last summer at Yankee Stadium to watch the entirety of the Old Timers' Day ceremonies and game.
You can include Tim Hudson of the Braves on this list. The veteran pitcher not only has a commendable knowledge of the history of the teams for which he played (coincidentally the only three-city franchises in the game: the Braves and Athletics), but also a reverence for the Hall of Fame that particularly extends to its original inductees. So after a couple of years of talking about it, it was my pleasure yesterday to arrange for this:
Huddy knew the history of this Relic – the 1909 Honus Wagner card, hardly the scarcest baseball card (not even the scarcest one in that series), but handily the best known. Hudson was able to explain to several others on the bench the history of the American Tobacco card set (known to collectors as T206) and why there are, at most, 100 copies of the Wagner known.
He studied it carefully, asked about the trimming of the card's borders, the scrapbook residue on the back, some of the other key cards in the set, and how I happened to come by it (how else? I bought it. I've been collecting this set since I was 11 years old, and as soon as I became a really overpaid adult I reverted to being a really over-excited teenager and was able to scratch off the last T206 on my want list).
I have to confess I was genuinely surprised by the interest in the card in the Braves' dugout. Even Chipper Jones was shocked to see it. I've known him since he was a rookie and his sangfroid – his amazing calm in the most charged-up of circumstances – was once illustrated when in the middle of a conversation with me his back once went into full spasm and he basically pitched over into his locker. All he did was say "And you know what else? I think I'm going to have to have this back looked at." Yesterday, even Jones' eyes widened at the sight of The Wagner.
Some were even more effusive. Phil Falco, the Braves' Strength Coach and himself a collector (autographed '57 Topps Football cards are his joy), arch-collector and Media Relations Director Brad Hainje, and broadcaster Joe Simpson were closer to the dropped-jaw stage. I only wish I had done this last year: Bobby Cox would've loved to have seen that card.
Incidentally, remind me to explain some time why I don't believe either the theory that the card is scarce just because Wagner objected to his likeness being used to sell cigarettes, or even the alternate one I proposed nearly 30 years ago that as one of the few players of his era who was aware of the value of his own likeness he was actually holding out for money. I have lately come to believe that the timelines don't add up, and that to some degree the rarity of the Wagner card was deliberately created, or at least enhanced, by the manufacturer.
For now, just seeing baseball players gape at a baseball card was a great deal of fun.
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I've got 3 of those cards; what's the big deal??
Where did you get those, Dawg?
I recognized it the minute I saw it…having seen it on Google Images, but I have never seen an original like the one you guys are showing here. Cool. Keith, they say you have the best card collection in the world. I mean, I have read or heard that more than once. What a joy for you to be able to share it with all the other guys who love the game so much! I wish we had a question and answer spot here at the blog. I seem to always wonder something after I read one of your wonderful blogs. Like…why that pitcher has that too-dark beard…if that Youklis stance really helps him…and why there is not a No Spitting sign anywhere in baseball. But these are probably questions that are unanswerable. Sometimes, a little mystery is a fun thing. Just like wondering why the Wagner card is so rare. Thanks! Hugs.
Tim Hudson was a guy who I liked, respected and always enjoyed watching pitch when he was in Oakland. Since he came to the Braves, I've grown to really (insofar as this word applies in this circumstance) love him.
Between his stellar mound work, his wonderful and wide ranging charitable activities and his general joie de vivre, he's earned a place in the hearts of Braves fans. Reading all of this just deepens it that much more for me.
There is one other 3 city major league: the Baltimore Orioles. They played as the Milwaukee Brewers in 1901 before becoming the St. Louis Browns from 1902-1953.
The Brewers/Browns/Orioles triplet raises the interesting point that even fans who are historically aware tend to fade out once you go before Ty Cobb. Every such fan knows that the modern Orioles used to be the Browns, but the Brewers period was brief and a long time ago. But a glance at baseball-reference.com would show this.
In any case, three-franchise cities is an easy one. How about a major league club which have held franchises in three leagues? I can think of only one unambiguous example, if the discussion is limited to current clubs. If we expand it to include defunct clubs there is at least one more example. Baseball-reference.com won't help with this one, or at least not much.
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Thanks for sharing this. As a Braves fan I have enjoyed following Huddy's career and have long admired his professionalism. Now that I realize he reveres the game's that just add's to my appreciation for him.
I also enjoy reading about Honus Wagner. I can't wait until a major league historian releases a serious biography on his career.
Thanks for the post. I always like it when I hear about players who are fans too. As far as Wagner goes I seem to remember reading he would call into the office of the Pirates and tell them he didn't fel like playing anymore and was going to go fishing; until they, of course,offered him more money which he happily took. The first holdout? Probably not but he definitely knew his value.
Hey Keith, you are showing this card to the wrong Huddy! j/k lol 🙂
Keith, you are a great guy especially you bought that nun card from a guy who didn't paid after he won from auction. I am sure those nuns are very appreciated!!!
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On a slight tangent, the mention that Huddy has a particular reverence for the Hall of Fame brought to mind my one big beef with the Hall, which is the absence of Buck O'Neil from its membership. And that brought to mind a second thought. Did they print cards for the Negro league(s)? My guess is that they did not, but does anyone know?
The road sees rough a roar, and the roar and walked on.
In any case, three-franchise cities is an easy one. How about a major league club which have held franchises in three leagues? I can think of only one unambiguous example, if the discussion is limited to current clubs. If we expand it to include defunct clubs there is at least one more example. Baseball-reference.com won't help with this one, or at least not much.
'Neil from its membership. And that brought to mind a second thought. Did they print cards for the Negro league(s)? My guess is that they did not, but does anyone know?
Hey, Keith, lots of us collectors join groups and post online wantlists to help each other out.
Would love to see what you are collecting and what your wantlist looks like.
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... the ... the Crocs Republicans are talking but it's not clear they're making any progress ... welcome the DC bureau The Wall Street Journal's online politics show on Jerry Sithe and for this edition of D C Bureau come the capital helped ... sort to talk with Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado ... a Democrat one of a small group of senators ... were trying to talk to each other to come up with some ideas to avoid the fiscal cliff ... a big tax increases and spending cuts at the end of the year ... I joined Sen Bennett in his office ... said that thanks for joining us today pursue your time thank you for that and bla BST with the simplest but most one question ... are we getting closer to resolution or are we getting closer to the fiscal cliff which we were a resolution today and I think ... reading the tea leaves that the stage is hard I'm not given up hope that we're going to get to the deal ... that that will avert the clue and I ... I believe that people are negotiating in good faith on books ... it's an negotiating in good faith is progress and the current ... as part of its products and think oh you know ... I think it's you with the present United and is open in awe with that the speaker making his opening up ... I think everybody believes that were to meet somewhere in the middle and openly and we ... ask about it but it seems to be the ultimate in past years which is that ... the Democrats in the White House believes that there's no way to can construct the real deficit reduction deal about raising rates on the top two percent of American taxpayers that operate ... as people ... Republican say we cannot accept rate increases ... how do you get past the impasse well I think that the selection should of put is passed the comparison and this was litigated clearly during the election ... and we're going ... to ... the American people spoke for him ... clearly that they want to see ... the tax cuts extended for people making two hundred thousand dollars above and are willing to allow the rates go up ... people making more than that I think ultimately deal will be one that reflects ... that the estimates reflect the need for the entitlement reforms well this is ... the coverage of package even to get this the most modest ... the deal that will put us on the right path to the Fortuno deal over the next ten years ... even D even if we achieved ... that actually changed her fortunes other than that to change the trajectory of our debt ... but we got another ten years of this ... 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I wanted to stage with the White House and speaker ... in the conversation are having ... a doorway didn't any of the territory other than to say that there is no deal that can be constructed on revenue along with this all was well and the people in home understand that if you're ... my age which is forty seven ... if we leave the ... these these programs the way they are today knowing of austerity budget but ... they're not to be there for us ... and we're willing to engage in conversation ... let me ask about this and in particular that because a lot of attention is focused on the the ... impasse between House Republicans in the White House demeaning full bipartisan conversation still under way in the Senate so that if there's some ... kind of an agreement that it they can be some assurance it will get through so ... there were there in two years of social conversations at least two years of service becomes bipartisan ... began six or eight was one example that the work they did with Wal-Mart is another example of that ... there are others who worked individually Bob Corker is a lot of work and a lot of people in the Senate that work ... we are now on hold in the sense on a comeback your question ... because ... we want is for the speaker in the present is mushrooms muscle to make a deal with the debate ... this being the endoscopy I think people to help wean understand the de tails of that deal are much less important than their coming to ... the real deal anything come the real deal ... we should support ... the support ... of less intense color of the Union I was ... deal ... with this return the present reach because it's that important or ... so what are you Senator Alexander working on right now with upward literally right now we're not we we ... headed off for work product of the ... White House the Treasury Department the majority leader and through the minority leader Sen and we say that this isn't news to you please ... let us know ... the basic concept of what we propose was a ... what is a ... this the notion that if you couldn't get to a conference of the little window ... you might do the down payment in limbo ... and then put at the end of that ... in the Mideast to do their work in regular order and that the end of that is the committee's couldn't do their work to do with the sequester that would be instead of in the worst of all possible worlds does have a current sequester is ... the best of all possible worlds ... they said ... we can live with that we can live ... in the capital markets would be assured that when all is said and on to actually be something that would be done and is the sequester therefor looks something like the Simpson Bowles is right and it is recognizable ... in exactly the type of her in the ballpark ... and ... it is there kind of a centrist group in the Senate to conclude with that kind of I believe years on and I think that ... there's a centrist group in the Senate that wants to get this deal gone ... hidden behind this and get to work on all the ... other stuff from you know what other ... items on the other stuff list if we get past this is something you ... thought alot about which is real tax reform ... is that possible in twenty thirteen if we get done now are we on our way to attack I think I think it is possible event there there is a consensus ... that um ... that Cotto to be reformed in autumn the simple but on the corporate side there's a consensus that ... it shouldn't be used for deficit reduction and it should be ... net neutral in terms of revenues that's a good starting point for me and this is ... actually here in us of a partisan battle ... then it's gonna be a battle between ... you know folks are paying thirty five percent today folks are paying zero or four percent of the questions ... you can you ... get to a place where you're here somewhere in the twenties with a simple white coat ... um they can actually drive job growth and wage growth here and there ... there's another problem which we've been writing about a journalist leakage that companies are are holding huge amounts of cash ... overseas and bring him back because of the tax consequences is that something that can be dealt with ... we should be having a conversation about what we do to to try to sell bonds ... people invest that money here at home ... to create jobs that that's can it have to be part of the broader conversation ... and you think you think it's likely we'll get to that conversation in twenty thirteen and you think it's likely we'll ... see ... the only answer to that to my heart's been broken enough ... money ... to give you one ... guess that's for ... you know what the other judges taken on up in the last few days is to be the chairman of the of of your party's campaign committee ... would raise an interesting question can campaigning ... be taken out of these conversations that were having right now about ... a fiscal deal and tax reform ... um ... can we separate those in the year twenty thirteen at least I hope we can really do hope we can use to do this ... perpetual campaign in ... virtual halt in perpetual ... talking and stuff going on ... every night on the TV ... the ... euro zone in reaction to her work in this is one of those moments when we have real work to do and on that on the deficit and wanted to feel lot better when you mean estimate drives me ... nuts about this because in the end ... what an app to make choices that people don't like and to be choices that no one ... but overall it when you look at what the Europeans are gonna have to do and what the Europeans are gonna have to ask their people to do ... the sacrifice of more than an exemption could be much more ... modest than that which ... to me there's nothing the stone least of the Boston is coming for getting this debt deal ... and there's nothing that simultaneously Korea's for leadership in the world in giving this deal ... 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Like Sidon, its "mother" city twenty-five miles to the north (Isaiah 23:12), Tyre straddled both island and mainland. Although barren and rocky, the offshore portion occupied a seemingly impregnable position, and may have supported as many as forty thousand inhabitants (Pfeiffer, 1966, p. 591). A small bay on the northern end of the island formed one of the best natural harbors along this stretch of the Mediterranean coast. Most important, the city stood at the crossroads of a worldwide trading network stretching from Europe to the Far East, and from Asia Minor to Egypt. Home-grown products included glassware and a fine purple cloth (which was favored by royalty and dyed with an extract of the local Murex marine snail).
Tyre began its rise to prominence with the plundering of Sidon by Philistines around 1200 B.C. The influx of refugees and the temporary loss of competition spurred a period of great growth. Dealers and shipping merchants grew fabulously rich (Isaiah 23:8). They used their wealth to create a "stronghold of Tyre" (2 Samuel 24:7; see also Joshua 19:29), and bought peace by paying hefty tributes to whatever superpower was in control at the time.
Hiram I of Tyre (c. 979-945 B.C.) ushered in a "golden age" by uniting the Phoenician city-states under one rule, building temples to the deities of Melqart and Astarte, constructing a breakwater to create a harbor on the southern side, and connecting the two ports with a canal. In between periods of foreign influence, Tyre continued to expand its economic reach, including the founding of Carthage in 814 B.C.
This growth coincided with the reigns of Israel's most powerful kings, David and Solomon, so it is not surprising that we should find considerable contact between these neighbors. After all, little more than a hundred miles separated Tyre from Jerusalem. (Facts like these are hard to keep in mind, given the larger-than-life significance of the events played out in this tiny corner of the world.) In fact, the Phoenician port crops up frequently in biblical history, poetry, and prophecy. David relied on Tyre's resources for the building of his royal palace in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:11). Solomon went further, drawing on its materials and skilled workmen for the construction of the great temple in exchange for territory (1 Kings 7:11), and on their seafaring prowess for the founding of a fleet at the Red Sea port of Ezion-Geber (1 Kings 9:27). It is to Tyre that the repatriated exiles turned for the rebuilding of Jerusalem under the grant of Cyrus (Ezra 3:7). Of all the rulers, Ahab went the farthest by establishing a political alliance with Tyre. This he confirmed by a marriage to Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal (1 Kings 16:31), Tyre's ruler/high priest who had overthrown King Phelles. As biblical history makes quite clear, this unholy compact had disastrous consequences for Samaria (1 Kings 13:31-33).
Of all the prophets, the book of Ezekiel devotes the most attention to Tyre (chapters 26-28). The revelation begins by citing the city's notorious opportunism as one reason for its ultimate demise (26:2-3). As noted previously, Tyrian merchants had much to lose by an interruption of regular commerce, and could afford to buy peace with their enemies. Frequently, these treaties brought the city-state into alliance with other nations against Israel (Psalm 83). Despite the mutual respect that existed in the time of Hiram, the king's successors took advantage of God's people in their moments of weakness (Joel 3:4-6; Amos 1:9). Of course, divine condemnation would come on all nations, including Tyre, that acted against the people of God (Jeremiah 25:14-29). One of Tyre's rulers also claimed to be a god, and this individual's transgression constituted a further indictment against the city (Ezekiel 28:2).
What is most notable about Ezekiel's prophecy is the accuracy of its fulfillment. Although secular records are not sufficiently complete to provide an independent confirmation of every detail, chapter 26 makes at least seven definite predictions that can be tested against historical data (see table below).
In their book, Science Speaks, Peter W. Stoner and Robert C. Newman attempt to attach some real-world, but conservative, probabilities to each of these seven predictions (1976, pp. 72-79). If, for a moment, we assume that Ezekiel made some guesses about Tyre's fate, what would be the chance that he could get, not just one partially correct, but all correct in every detail? That chance turns out to be 1 in 75,000,000. To give a practical analogy, an individual is twice as likely to be killed on the ground by an airplane during his or her lifetime, than to make these seven predictions and have them all come true. Or, to take a less morbid approach, this probability would be on the same order as flipping a coin and getting heads 26 times in a row ("26" may not seem a big number, but just try it some time!). Truly, the divine judgment of Tyre, and the accuracy of Ezekiel's prophecy, provide a great demonstration of God's presence in human affairs.
Liverani, M. (1988), "Tyre," International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, ed. G.W. Bromiley (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans), 5:932-934.
Pfeiffer, C.F. (1966), The Biblical World (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker).
Stoner, Peter W. and Robert C. Newman (1976), Science Speaks (Chicago, IL: Moody).


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Arne Duncan: Newspapers Shouldn't Publish Teacher Ratings
Publishing teachers' ratings in the newspaper in the way The New York Times and other outlets have done recently is not a good use of performance data, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in an interview yesterday.
"Do you need to publish every single teacher's rating in the paper? I don't think you do," he said. "There's not much of an upside there, and there's a tremendous downside for teachers. We're at a time where morale is at a record low. ... We need to be strengthening teachers, and elevating them, and supporting them."
So how does this square with Duncan's famous endorsement, in 2010, of the Los Angeles Times' controversial project to publish a database of teacher "value added" ratings?
Duncan told me that while that project highlighted important data that at the time had been collected and unused by the district, its publication was "far from ideal."
"What I was reacting to in L.A. was this mind-boggling situation where teachers were denied access to this data. The only way they could get it was through the newspaper," he said. "There was clearly some level of dysfunction [in the district], that this was the only way they could get it."
In Los Angeles, the city teachers' union still hasn't come around to using the data in a districtwide evaluation system, but such a system is now being piloted in some schools with teacher volunteers.
Duncan's comments opposing the mass publication of this information echo others in the field—including philanthropist Bill Gates and Teach For America's Wendy Kopp. While both are generally bullish on the use of such data as a component of teacher evaluations, they argue that its mass publication amounts to a shaming of teachers.
However, Duncan indicated he supports the judicious disclosure of this data to school principals and to parents.
"My question would be at some point, if you have not just a low value-added score but three or four years [of low evaluations]—are we informing parents? Are we going to do something about it?" he said.
He underscored that any such sharing should also be a comprehensive look at teacher performance, not just test-score related measures, and that all of these discussions will have to be worked out carefully with the various players.
"Having those thoughtful conversations with principals, teachers, parents, with strong union leaders, that's the way we're going to get there. ... It's hard, it's candid, but I think it's important. When [the information ] is being used in meaningful ways, that's the opposite from the newspaper putting everything out there."
Duncan's thinking on this matter seems to have evolved over time. But it isn't likely to calm his fiercest critics, many of whom are likely to accuse the education secretary of trying to have it both ways.
It's also worth noting that states are all over the place in whether they're even allowed to give parents (or others) access to teacher evaluations. Their open-records laws regarding personnel evaluations are exceptionally murky. An Education Week analysis of these laws conducted by Amy Wickner, a research intern on EdWeek's library team, found 18 states plus the District of Columbia in which access to teacher evaluations is theoretically permissible, though it's not at all clear whether that means just the final rating or various components of the system.
We'll have a lot more for you on this topic in a full story, so keep checking back at our homepage, www.edweek.org.


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A road trip in Northern Utah might include motoring up Logan Canyon – loaded with high alpine scenery, campsites, and hiking and biking trails – to Bear Lake for boating and summer festivals, and to Ogden's Union Station for a visit to its own railroad museum. On the way south through Davis County, look west and you can't miss the Great Salt Lake, and you'll want to check it out via Antelope Island State Park.
Of course, you're never far from Wasatch Mountains where you can ski, snowboard, hike, bike and camp to our hearts' delight. In Northeastern Utah, the High Uintas Wilderness invites exploration on horseback or with backpacks and fishing rods, or you can sneak a peek at Utah's Dinosaur past at sites near Vernal.
Maybe you'll just want to spend your time in the Salt Lake Valley, our largest metropolitan area. Here, you'll find Temple Square and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony and Opera, plus world-class ballet, theaters, events, museums, professional sports, dining, shopping and nightlife. Park City, a resort town that famously hosts the Sundance Film Festival every January and is home to three world-class resorts, is about a half hour to the east of Salt Lake.
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Central Utah, a transitional stretch of land between the alpine forests of the north and the red rock canyons of the south, is a vast expanse of mountain, plateau and high desert, and ideal for the traveler in search of true solitude. It is an area rich in natural resources: from vast coalfields, to hunting and fishing meccas, to rich farmlands and mystical deserts. One of Central Utah's best historic and cultural attractions in is Heritage Highway 89. South of Price, the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry has the densest concentration of Jurassic-era dinosaur bones on the planet. From there, it's an easy jaunt to the San Rafael Swell. While "The Swell" may not be a national park, it boasts remote canyons and awesome views that rival those found anywhere in the state.
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Southern Utah is a land of unsurpassed, surprising beauty, characterized by contrasting landscapes of snow-capped mountains; towering fins of orange sandstone cut by erosion into bridges, arches and strange "hoodoos" of sculpted red rock; dramatic faults where the earth twists; and gentle, rolling hummocks of "slickrock." You'll want to plan some extra time in this place. To be precise: Top 10 Bucket List Destinations and fulfilling life lists can be built around Southern Utah alone.
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And like that, Mother Nature's entered the Harry Potter viral marketing game. An unlucky tawny owl recently collided with the home of Sally Arnold of Kendal, England. The owl dusted her bedroom window with the protective powder that shields its new feathers.
Said Val Osborne of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, "This would have been very uncomfortable for the bird but thankfully it looks like it survived as Mr and Mrs Arnold couldn't find it anywhere close by. Sadly, many birds aren't so lucky."
Poor bird. This could also be a belated promo for The Fourth Kind or Zack Snyder's Owl Watchmen.
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Respect – How to teach it and how to show it. by Steve McChesney
I found this outstanding article about "Respect – How to teach it and how to show it." It's written by Steve McChesney and well worth the read. It's reprinted here with his permission. Visit him at http://www.bullyfreekids.com. Steve thanks for sharing, Al The Respect Guy
One of the most important things you can teach your child is respect.
Keep in mind that respect is not the same as obedience. Children might obey because they are afraid. If they respect you, they will obey because they know you want what's best for them.
The best way to teach respect is to show respect. When a child experiences respect, they know what it feels like and begin to understand how important it is.
Keep in mind the saying "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Respect is an attitude. Being respectful helps a child succeed in life. If children don't have respect for peers, authority, or themselves, it's almost impossible for them to succeed.
A respectful child takes care of belongings and responsibilities, and a respectful child gets along with peers.
Schools teach children about respect, but parents have the most influence on how respectful children become. Until children show respect at home, it's unlikely they will show it anywhere else.
How can you show respect to your child?
Be honest – If you do something wrong, admit it and apologize.
Be positive – Don't embarrass, insult or make fun of your child. Compliment them.
Be Trusting – Let your child make choices and take responsibility.
Be fair – Listen to your child's side of the story before reaching a conclusion.
Be polite – Use "please" and "thank you". Knock before entering your child's room.
Be reliable – Keep promises. Show your child that you mean what you say.
Be a good listener – Give your child your full attention.
Children learn from everything we say and do. Make sure that you are modeling respectful behavior. Some of things you can do are:
Obey laws – Follow rules.
Be caring – Show concern for people, animals and the environment.
Avoid poor role models – When you see examples of disrespect, discuss them.
When you set rules at home, explain to your child why the rule is important. For instance, if the rule is "No TV between 4:00 and 6:00" it is because this is homework time and homework is important to keep grades up in school.
Teach your child to respect themselves. Self-respect is one of the most important forms of respect. Once we respect ourselves, it is easier to respect others.
Your opinion means a lot to your child. If you believe your child can succeed, they will believe they can as well.
Build their independence. Give them responsibilities as soon as they can handle them.
Help them set and achieve goals. Their self-respect will skyrocket when they see themselves achieving those goals.
Encourage honesty. Let your child know that they may be able to fool some people, but they can't fool themselves. There is no pride in stealing, cheating, or lying.
Most importantly, show love! Say 'I love you" often and give plenty of hugs and kisses.
If your child makes a mistake, remind them that they are still loved.
Age affects children's respect. Children and adults deserve respect at every age. Here is a guideline based on age:
Babies – They are too young to show respect but when you meet their needs, they learn to trust you. This helps as they get older because respect for authority is based on trust.
Toddlers – They are old enough to learn to say "please" and "thank you".
Preschoolers – This is a good time to teach rules and consequences.
Elementary age – They show the most respect for adults who make fair rules. It helps to let them have a say in the rules that they are expected to follow.
Middle and High Schoolers – Allow them to show independence, such as clothing or hairstyles, but make sure you have guidelines. They will appreciate the respect you are showing them. We respect you and the incredible job that you have, being a parent.
Have a great day!
Steve McChesney
Steve and Lisa McChesney publish and produce a daily self-esteem and self-confidence building newsletter for both children and adults. Lisa is a Public School Teacher and Steve manages three karate schools. Visit them at http://www.bullyfreekids.com
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Respect Quote – Frankie Byrne
"Respect is love in plain clothes."
– Frankie Byrne
(Ireland's first and Radio Éireann's own Agony Aunt, 1922 – 1993)
This is a quote that The ROAR Show School Assembly Program has collected. ROAR is an acronym for Respect Others and Act Responsibly. Each quote deals with the topics of respect, responsibility, self-esteem, character building, manners, proper behavior, friendship and/or anti-bullying. We've enjoyed collecting these quotes and hope you enjoy reading them as well. We are happy to share them with you here. If you have any submissions on these topics please send them to us. Thank you, Al The Respect Guy
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Will Lady Gaga and Beyonce be reteaming for her upcoming album 'ARTPOP?' Well, if one of Gaga's deleted tweets is to be believed, the answer is quite possibly!
Curious about 'ARTPOP,' a fan asked Gaga via tweet if there would be a continuation of the hit song 'Telephone' on the new album. Her reply? "@drunky_gaga fact."
Mother Monster has been quiet on Twitter and her Little Monsters site lately, so this digital transmission perked our ears up.
Based on what she wrote, there's not much information or context clues to go on, since she replied to her fan with a single word. She called the continuation a fact, which is a truth. So we can only infer so much.
But the truth is… we just don't know. Even so, the possibility of a second installment of 'Telelphone' thrills us.
It's not clear if the "continuation" of 'Telephone' would feature Beyonce or if it would be a proper sequel, or if it would be Gaga solo, without an assist from Bey. Of course we'd hope that Bey would do a reprise, since it's not really a continuation of 'Telephone' without Bey.
This tweet isn't on her feed any longer, so we are left with more questions than answers.
Although this tidbit of information doesn't really shed a whole lot of light, it's worth noting that Gaga included a "To be continued…" message at the close of her 'Telephone' video. So, if this repeat collabo really does happen, it wouldn't be too too surprising, since Gaga promised a continuation years ago!
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