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Fox, NHL agree on in-market streaming
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition.
After five years of on-again, off-again negotiations, Fox Sports and the NHL finally have reached an agreement for in-market streaming, according to several industry sources.
No contracts have been signed, but the two sides have agreed to allow Fox's regional sports networks to stream NHL games in their local markets by the start of next season. Fox will make the live games available to authenticated users, meaning that viewers will have to subscribe to cable or satellite services if they want to access the stream.
The streaming deal is wrapped into other deals involving rights outside of a team's home market. All told, Fox is paying an annual rate in the low eight figures combined for the streaming and outer-market deals, sources said.
The deal ends years of frustrating negotiations that mainly bogged down over price. The NHL has long believed that local streaming would be popular with its fan base, which skews higher when it comes to being tech savvy. Once Fox and MLB signed a local streaming deal earlier this spring, a market rate for in-market streaming was set. Fox Sports' MLB deal has it paying around $2 million per team for the rights to stream games in market, sources said.
The NHL deal is significant in that Fox Sports now has in-market streaming deals with all the big sports leagues that offer it. It signed its first in-market streaming deal with the NBA three years ago and completed the MLB deal earlier this spring. It has not released any consumption information or adoption rates for its local NBA or MLB streams, so getting a sense of viewer interest has been hard to gauge.
The NHL breakthrough came in recent months as some of Fox Sports' linear TV NHL deals were expiring. Fox was in the midst of negotiating a new outer-market rights deal for its RSNs — a deal that enables Fox to carry, for example, Kings games in Los Angeles' "outer market" of Hawaii and Blues games in St. Louis' "outer market" of Kansas City.
Fox and the NHL also were negotiating around the NHL's planned new Las Vegas franchise and coverage areas. Fox carries Ducks and Kings games in the Las Vegas market, but will have to give up rights to that market when the new team starts in 2017. By contract, Fox was due to get a rebate from the teams since it was going to have to scale back its distribution from Las Vegas.
NBC Sports Group, the country's other big RSN operator, still has not cut in-market deals with MLB or the NHL, though sources said NBC executives still are talking to both leagues.
Fox RSNs hold the local media rights to 12 U.S.-based NHL teams: Blue Jackets, Blues, Coyotes, Ducks, Hurricanes, Kings, Lightning, Panthers, Predators, Red Wings, Stars and Wild.


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As noted in element 4a1, both the 2003-2008 and 2009 versions of the unit's conceptual framework include diversity-related performance outcomes to measure candidate proficiencies. These proficiencies are assessed in both course-based and field-based signature assignments across all unit programs. Additionally, Assessment of Professional Dispositions instruments include diversity-related criteria. The instruments are administered by university supervisors and cooperating teachers/site supervisors (field-based faculty) during the field experience/clinical stages of all unit programs. Diversity related criteria are in yellow highlight in the following documents: baccalaureate, exceptional needs, school counseling.
Systematic administration of multiple assessments from the Candidate Field Assessment Process, (as noted in 4a3) all of which are field-based signature assignments, supports candidates' development and practice of diversity-related proficiencies. These assessments constitute the field-based signature assignments in baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate teacher education programs, at both initial and advanced licensing levels. These assignments enable university supervisors to monitor candidate competencies at the planning, implementation, and assessment phases of formal lessons. Additionally, on the Undergraduate Exit Survey, baccalaureate initial licensing program completers rate the quality of their field experiences working with students with exceptionalities as satisfactory.
Post-Baccalaureate exceptional needs candidates are assessed on their performance related to knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions related todiversity in courses strategically placed throughout the program, such asSPED 513 and SPED 583. If discrepancies in candidate dispositions or skills occur, a remediation plan is developed and monitored.
As part of the weekly campus supervision class for candidates in practica and internships, candidates are required to gather demographic data about their schools from the Indiana Department of Education website. These data, including ethnic breakdown, percent of students on free and reduced lunch, testing scores, etc., allow for discussion of diversity issues. Candidates compare their own school with others in the field. This allows for the candidates to experience how various sites can be different and how they can be similar. After this assignment, the issues of diversity are revisited throughout the semester.
The following table contains information on the schools where the unit assigns its candidates in practica, student teaching, and clinical experiences. Table 10
Candidates use formative and summative assessment feedback from peers and supervisors to reflect on their skills in working with students from diverse groups.
Assessment occurs with candidates in baccalaureate initial licensing programs, when candidates and university faculty collaboratively review dispositional competencies. This occurs in Introduction to Education in Inclusive Settings, EDUC 140, and Practicum, EDUC 201. (Please refer to yellow highlights on the Assessment of Professional Dispositions, undergraduate.) In Student Teaching, EDUC 480, cooperating teachers (field-based faculty) and university supervisors meet with candidates to review dispositional performance in the field. As a significant majority of candidates are assigned to diverse field settings, their class discussions in Practicum, EDUC 201 and Advanced Practicum, EDUC 301 often include candidates' reflections on experiences working with students from diverse backgrounds.
Assessment components of the Candidate Field Assessment Process (CFAP) used during practica and student teaching require that candidates reflect on instructional and assessment practices with students from diverse groups. On the Post-Observation Lesson Analysis Narrative (POLAN), candidates are expected to comment on the effectiveness of their instruction with all students, incorporating their personal perceptions and feedback written feedback from university supervisors. Also, during the post-observation conference with the university supervisor, performance on candidates' use of appropriate communication and materials, as well as their dispositional stance are reviewed. The supervisor uses the Evaluation of the Formal Lesson instrument and, when appropriate, the Assessment of Professional Dispositions, as references for discussion.
Another assessment, the Student Teaching Evaluation instrument includes criteria to assess candidate skills in planning, implementing, and assessing lessons for diverse learners. For example, Section #3 of the instrument, Diverse Learners, includes seven prompts requiring teacher candidates to identify and properly respond to needs of diverse student populations. The Student Teaching Evaluation instrument is administered at mid-term and end-term in two student teaching placements, thus, ensuring that candidates engage with university supervisors and cooperating teachers in discussions regarding students from diverse groups.
Candidate Field Assessment Process (CFAP) assessments that feature diversity performance outcomes are integral components of post-baccalaureate Exceptional Needs Programs. Candidates in field and clinical experiences reflect on their skills in working with all student populations as they complete the POLAN signature assignment. In Practicum, SPED 513, the assessment instruments are the Evaluation of the Formal Lesson, SPED 513, and Practicum Evaluation. In Student Teaching, EDUC 583, the assessment instruments areEvaluation of the Formal Lesson Student Teaching and the Student Teaching Evaluation. In both SPED 513 and EDUC 583, the Assessment of Professional Dispositions instrument is used. University field supervisors, cooperating teachers, and candidates collaboratively review the several assessment instruments, prompting reflective discussions about candidates' work with students from diverse groups.
In the School Counseling Program, at mid-term and end-of-term, candidates meet with site supervisors and the Director of School Counseling to assess the status of their work in the field. These assessment sessions include discussion of candidates' interactions with students from diverse populations. The School Counseling Practicum/Internship Evaluation Instrument and Assessment of Professional Dispositions instrument are the bases for reflective discussions in Practicum in School Counseling, PSYC 579. Additionally, field candidates meet weekly in class taught by the Director of School Counseling to review, problem-solve, and reflect on practica and internship issues. These sessions are designed for candidates to share experiences, to explore programmatic and inter-personal issues and to dialog with peers.

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Project Work:
Project – Sign Up Test Case
Problem Statement – this project is involved with the Signup test case, and some of the constraints are as shown below:
- It should be able to launch in any browser
- The following fields are essential
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|Blank by default, Textbox, Enabled, Mark with an asterisk(*) etc.
|Last Name
|Blank by default, Textbox, Enabled etc.
|Email Address
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|Blank by default, Textbox, Enabled, Mark with an asterisk(*), Text should be in* format etc.
- Following buttons should appear in this module: Sign Up and Cancel
If valid data is entered then following message should appear: "Congratulation, Sign Up successful" etc.
The Manual Testing Training Delhi , Every software company needs quality testers without which no software can be released. This comprehensive course will take you through the process of software testing which includes planning, scheduling, test scenarios, error analysis, and so on. It includes various types of testing like performance testing, regression testing, text execution, preventive measures, generating test reports and test metrics.
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According to my Gannett NJ colleague Kevin Minnick at the Courier Post here are the details for the South squad in the 33rd annual New Jersey All-Star Basketball game on Sunday, March 20 at the Poland Spring Arena in Toms River
Glassboro coach Russ Winsett will guide the South all-stars in the annual North-South state senior all-star game on Sunday, March 20 at Poland Springs Arena in Toms River at noon.
Joe Murphy (Eastern) and Mike Clemente (Central Regional) are the assistants.
The South roster includes: Chris Santo (Cherry Hill East), Matt McMullen (CBA), Rondell Gilmore-Lane (Kingsway), Jarrod Davis (Lakewood), Anthony Walker (Lakewood), Will Kelly (Lenape), Sean Grennan (Monsignor Donovan), Garrett Kerr (Middle Township), Luke Dickson (Pitman), Jarelle Reischel (Point Beach), Kenny Johnson (Rancocas Valley), Matt Chiusano (Shawnee), Isaiah Morton (St. Augustine), Khalid Lewis-El (Trenton Catholic) and Wyatt Polk (Haddonfield).
Tickets are $5 for everyone. The Boys game is at Noon and the girls game is at 2:30 p.m.


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The Houston Aeros got off to a sluggish start last night. And for the entire first period, the 7,274 fans in attendance could be forgiven for thinking that they were watching a bunch of guys so stuffed with Christmas turkey that they couldn't lift their feet in order to move their skates.
Then came the second period when Aeros center Steve Kelly decided to take command. Working his cross-ice, Kelly found himself in front of the goalie where he slipped in a shot from his backhand side into the net to put the Aeros up 1-0.
"I took it to the goal on my backhand and it found the net," Kelly said. "A lot of goalies don't know where the puck's going to go on the backhand."
As to the slow start, Kelly said after the game that both teams had been eating turkey for three days, so the play was going to be a little sluggish.
The Aeros recovered from their sluggishness. The San Antonio Rampage did not. The Rampage would keep the game at 1-0 for most of the period, but with 2.8 seconds left in the second, and with the Aeros just having come off of a power play, center Adrian Foster slipped free on a breakaway, passed cross-ice to left wing Peter Olvecky, and Olvecky passed the back to right wing Benoit Pouliot whose shot cleared the goalie to put the Aeros up 2-0.
While the Aeros struggled offensively for the first part of the game, goalie Nolan Schaefer continued with his superb play between the pipes, blocking 26 shots for his second consecutive shut-out.
Being the good teammate, Schaefer deflected the credit after the game. "The guys are playing great," he said. "Just give credit to the forwards and defense. It was a great team effort." But Steve Kelly wasn't willing to let Schaefer deflect the credit: "Schaef's been playing unbelievable," he said after the game.
Coach Kevin Constantine was also willing to give credit where credit was due. Schaefer's "just been really really steady for us the last month," he said.
And Constantine said Schaefer's play was more impressive given the nature of last night's game. "Sometimes when there are lulls, if your team's not giving up a lot of chances, sometimes those are harder games to play. We played up in Iowa and there was a steady barrage of shots on him. Then the last two games we've not been giving up a lot, but sometimes for the goalie it's hard to stay in the game and stay focused."
So with Schaefer's steady play, and Kelly's effort, the Aeros stuffed the Rampage and ended their 2007 home schedule on a high note.
The Aeros are now 4-1 against the Rampage this season, having won three straight.
Steve Kelly has scored in the Aeros' last five games, including two goals and three assists. Benoit Pouliot has been just as hot with seven points in his last eight games, including four goals and three assists. But speaking of hot streaks, Nolan Schaefer has two straight shut-outs with a total of three shut-outs for the season and 11 shut-outs for his AHL career. He's now gone 131:44 minutes without giving up a goal.
In baseball, when a pitcher is throwing a no-hitter, the rest of the team does not disturb the pitcher for fear of jinxing the game. While not as severe, hockey players have their own rituals when a goalie's got a shut-out going. "They don't ignore me," Schaefer said. "They talk to me the same, but I don't think you're supposed to say the word "shutout.' That might jinx it."
Only three teams have allowed fewer goals than the Aeros this season. And they have a 13-0 record when allowing two or fewer goals in a game.
With last night's victory, the Aeros are now 16-12-1-2 on the season, and they have moved into fifth place in the AHL's West Division of the Western Conference. The Aeros also extended their undefeated home streak to ten games (9-0-0-1). They have not lost at the Toyota Center in regulation since October 30, 2007.
"We're really comfortable when we come home," Schaefer said. "We know our own ice and we get great crowd support. It gets us excited for every game."
But the Aeros are back on the road to finish out 2007 and to start 2008, and of all of the bizarre road trips, the trip the Aeros are going on might be one of the most bizarre of all road trips. The Aeros will be playing four games in five days while staying in six different hotels. The action gets underway on Saturday night with the Aeros in Quad City taking on the Flames. The Aeros will fly home to Houston on Sunday, and then take the bus to San Antonio for a game with the Rampage. The Aeros will then bus back to Houston, stay in the Sheraton at the airport, then fly to Chicago where they will bus to Des Moines for a New Year's Eve game in Des Moines with the Stars. Then the Aeros will bus to Peoria, Illinois for a New Year's game with the Peoria Rivermen before returning home to Houston.
"It's just an awful trip," Steve Kelly said. "To tell you the truth, I can't believe the league even scheduled something like this. It's pretty ridiculous. I've never seen anything like it before. But it's there, so you suck it up. You get all the rest you can on the buses and the hotels."
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"We go [to Quad Cities] and come back to here to bus to San Antonio. It's a wild trip, all based on explainable reasons to anybody but a player," Coach Constantine said. But "that's what the schedule is so we've got to go try to figure out a way to try and keep this thing going if we can."
To make things even more bizarre, the Aeros also find themselves caught up in matters of national politics. They normally stay in a hotel across the street from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. But this trip, the hotel is booked out for the Iowa caucuses, so the Aeros will be staying in a hotel 20 minutes outside of Des Moines.
Center Serge Payer's left hand was injured in the third period of last night's game. But Coach Constantine was not sure of his status for the road trip, though Payer did return to the bench and was available to play if needed.
The Aeros next home game is Friday, January 4, 2008, against the Iowa Stars. This will be the first of eight home games in January. Besides the New Year's game against Peoria, the Aeros have only one other road game in January, a Friday, January 11, contest in San Antonio against the Rampage. – John Royal


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Videogame guide publisher Brady Games has revealed details of their Startegy Guides for StarCraft 2. The guide comes in two versions, the Signature Series priced at £16.99 and the Limited Edition version priced at £19.99. Both guides will be released on 27 July in time for the game's launch.
Signature Series strategy guide features:
100% complete game walkthrough for all single-player missions
Exclusive maps showing the location of units, enemy bases & key terrain points
MP beginner guide offering early build suggestions for all 3 races, including beginner strategies
Massive multi-player coverage for beginners and experienced players
Dedicated battle.net guide explaining how to find and manage friends, chat with other players and use the matchmaking system to find multiplayer matches at an appropriate level
Limited Edition strategy guides features:
Limited Edition finish is restricted to a single printing
Hardcover guide printed with a special foil finish
Portable map stand which is spiral bound and exists separately to the book
All the features and contents of the Signature Series guide


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Lift Off Time
|December 7th, 2018 at 04:10 UTC
Mission Name and what it is
|SaudiSat 5A & SaudiSat 5B, Earth observation satellites
Launch Provider (What rocket company is launching it?)
|China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)
Customer (who's paying for this?)
|King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
|Long March 2D
Launch Location
|SLS-2, Jiuquan Space Center, China
Payload mass
Where's the satellite going?
|Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Will they be attempting to recover the first stage?
|No. The boosters of the rocket are not recoverable.
Where will the first stage land?
|All stages will crash into the ocean like all other expendable rockets
Will they be attempting to recover the fairing?
|No. The fairings are not recoverable.
Will they be attempting to recover the second stage?
|No. The second stage is not recoverable.
This will be the:
|35th mission for China in 2018.
Where to watch
|No Stream available
What's all this mean?
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) will be launching the SaudiSat 5A & 5B satellites for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on top of one of their 2 stage Long March 2D rockets and will be launching from Space Launch Site 2 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China.
This launch appears to have an instantaneous Launch window of 04:10 UTC on Friday December 7th. The 2 stages of the rocket are fueled by toxic hypergolic propellants N2O4 (nitrogen tetroxide) and UDMH (Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine) Nasty Stuff! Although these propellants are highly toxic, they are Storable, which makes them easy to handle and the rocket stages are preloaded weeks or months before launch.
So What is the Payload?
Not much is known about the SaudiSat 5A & 5B satellites other than they are Earth Observation satellites for an organization called the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) which seems to run most of the technology programs for the country of Saudi Arabia. We do know the satellites are headed to Low Earth Orbit and will most likely provide coverage area over the Middle East. The two satellites are sharing the launch with 10 microsatellites for private Chinese companies. Almost nothing is known outside of China about what those microsatellites are.
If you want the best way to know when a launch is coming, I'd suggest downloading the Launch Alarm app to stay in the know!
Thanks everybody, that's gonna do it for me, I'm SpaceMike from TMRO. Helping to bring space down to Earth for everyday people. Keep on moving onwards and upwards, and don't forget, Ad Astra, To The Stars!


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What is 'digital strategy'?
Do you notice those businesses or organizations online that excel at presenting their brand uniformly across a wide range of platforms and on an ever-growing legion of devices? Or they have a social strategy that complements their web site instead of duplicating it. Maybe behind the scenes they are reviewing their Google analytics to stay on top of what their clients want, constantly adjusting their strategies to capture market share or increase sales. Or maybe they're just capturing hearts and imaginations through truly memorable campaigns and stories.
This is digital strategy.
- Custom site design*
- Branding & print production*
- Marketing copywriting
- Photography
- Video production
- Infographic development
- Viral quizzes and 'shareables'
- Custom maps & layers
- Ebook creation (standard & advanced)
- Hashtag campaigns (Instagram/Twitter)
- Twitter storytelling
- Aggregated curated social media
- Blogging
- Press release broadcasts
- Youtube channel development
- Immersive conversations & stories
- Report development
- Integrations with other business systems
- Direct marketing – Mailchimp
- Market development
- Brand ambassadorship
- Local promotion
- Advanced Google Analytics
- Targeted ad campaigns FB & Google
This is my favourite work to do.
It's where businesses or individuals can really expand their reach and engagement, and it's where interactions and the day to day can move into the realm of magic.
It requires commitment, at all levels. Time investment to set the strategy and provide the collateral to populate the campaigns, and of course, financial investment. But the payoff can be huge, and it can be a lot of fun.
Digital strategy is goals-based, working towards planned outcomes decided on during the discovery phase of the project. It is an annual approach with work 12 months of the year and billing quarterly.
Pricing is tiered depending on your goals and timeframe; begins at $197/month for basic right up to 10-15k over the first year if you are starting from scratch with a complex web site or comprehensive redesign of your existing site.
I typically take on only a handful of clients every year. I would love you to be one of them.


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Diane will marry the Donegal footballer Frank McGlynn in a couple of months, but her pending marriage clearly wasn't on her mind ahead of Sunday's win.
"Somebody asked me the other day when my big day was and I told them it is on Sunday!" Diane joked before the match. "Wedding plans are put on hold, taking a back seat for a little while. I have an All-Ireland soccer final with Lagan Harps the following Sunday, so it is a busy time, but I am loving it."
Having won an All-Ireland medal last Sunday, Diane will surely be onto a winner for the rest of the year.
RUGBY: There's a great dispute ongoing within the Ulster Unionist Party after new party leader Tom Elliott told The Belfast Telegraph that he will never go to a GAA match or a gay pride parade. Thankfully the former Irish rugby international and Ulster Unionist member Trevor Ringland has taken great umbrage with Elliott's comments.
Ringland said, "I would guarantee him that if there is an Ulster team in the All-Ireland final next year I will get him two tickets for that All-Ireland final. I want to hear him say in the next few days that if I get him those tickets that he will go to that match."
At a time when so many are trying to build bridges in Northern Ireland, Ringland deserves nothing but credit for taking this stance.
And hopefully an Ulster team does get to the All-Ireland final next year -- with a gay pride parade around Croker before the match just to really annoy Elliott.
SOCCER: God help the new Celtic defender Cah Du-ri, who is already moaning about the weather in Glasgow -- and he hasn't even got as far as the winter yet. The South Korean has spent time playing in Germany, but even that experience hasn't helped in Scotland.
"I am very happy here, I have good teammates and it is a beautiful city but the weather is not as good as when I was at Freiburg. I like sunshine," said the right-back this week.
"In Glasgow you get one hour sunshine and the rest of the day is cloudy. But that's okay."
Wait 'til the winter lands and that hour of sunshine disappears!
HURLING: Davy Fitzgerald was confirmed as Waterford hurling boss for another two years on Monday night and promptly re-iterated his belief in the quality of the players at his disposal but he would do that, wouldn't he? Talk has always come easily to Davy Fitz, but Waterford will need to deliver an All-Ireland title over the next 24 months or the criticism that came his way from the likes of Ken McGrath in recent months will become unbearable. Time to put your words into action, Davy.
GOLF: Nice to see the American captain Corey Pavin ban his players from using their Twitter sites during this weekend's Ryder Cup. European counterpart Colin Montgomerie had asked his players not to tweet -- he wasn't sure of the technology -- rather than banning them from the social network but I'll all in favor of the ban, mostly because I've never tweeted in my life and wouldn't have a clue where to start. It's an age thing, you see.
SOCCER: Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson traveled to Spain for Wednesday night's Champions League clash with Valencia without his troubled England star Wayne Rooney, who just can't score at home these days and won't get the chance to score away again now. The poor lad.
SOCCER: Oh to be a fly on the wall. Guess who the referee was when Aiden McGeady played for Spartak Moscow against Zilina in the Champions League on Tuesday night? None other than our old Paris friend Martin Hansson. Bet that made for an interesting conversation.
Europe goes into Ryder Cup action at the Celtic Manor resort in Wales this weekend with huge pressure on Ireland's major winner Padraig Harrington after his pick as a wild card by captain Colin Montgomerie. The good news is that Harrington showed brilliant form with a 64 in the final round of the Vivendi Trophy
Sligo Rovers won the first silverware of the domestic soccer season when they beat Monaghan United at the Showgrounds on Saturday night -- and were promptly presented with a bill for their winner's medals. The FAI, now in charge of the local game, have demanded that both teams pay for the medals presented at the end of the match. And they wonder why they get a hard time in the papers!


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(Our Mother, Our Brother )
Our Other, whose heart be heaven
Hallowed be thy pain
Thy kingdom's won
If we be one
On earth as it is in heaven.
(Anima, Animas, Animamus)
For Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
(Thank you)
(Our Mother, Our Brother )
Our Other, whose heart be heaven
Hallowed be thy pain
Thy kingdom's won
If we be one
On earth as it is in heaven.
(Anima, Animas, Animamus)
For Clarissa Pinkola Estes.
(Thank you)
I was afraid of dying last night. Terrified. Full blown existential angst. It took me back to my childhood. I lay there trying to fathom why that fear was back again – my old enemy.
I realised that it is my "I" that is afraid. My ego; the confection that has spun up in this particular life of mine. I have throughout my life woken suddenly in the night with a sense that my heart has stopped – as it misses a beat – and with the immediacy of dying. Whilst it was frightening as a child and into my early adulthood, it disappeared as my faith grew that there is more beyond this life. (A faith built out of intense questioning). Indeed what lies beyond this virtual reality is all, everything. Not the nothing of our ego's fear.
I am lucky because I have experienced good deaths. My mother had almost died and described her experience of moving toward light and love but being summoned back to this life – and her reluctance to return. This is of course common; but it's difficult to be a doubting Thomas when your mother – a true glorious person – gifts you her personal experience. My father died after an operation and I experienced for the hours after his death his transcendental joy before disappearing. Literally he was bursting with excitement and joy before he finally left me. It was intense and real. Since then some part of the thought of death has been exciting – a way through the fundamental loneliness of life.
Lucky. Because I have known other deaths where there was fear, confusion and loss. Intensely painful rather than joyful, and I have seen how those deaths affect those left behind.
So, to last night..
I believe that our ego only exists in this particular life, like some kind of computer memory that fades when the machine is switched off. Of course my ego is terrified of death. "I" am not, however, my ego. I am part of all and will return to the everything beyond. In what way, is not for me to see here now, because our senses can only see "through a glass darkly". I do know that in order to move beyond my fear, my work is to move beyond my ego, and back to the living and loving connection that continues and is what I anyway call God. I only use that word tentatively because it puts some people off – because many "religions" hijack this personification of all-that-is for their own purpose. Political manipulation.
A rose, however, is a rose by whatever name.
In any event, I offer my thoughts not to convert – but as a witness to hope.
It's knit one and pearl one my darling
The pattern's a smile for your skin
A pulled-over fabric for living
Whose weft is the kith of your kin
Don't look away now as i ravel
The knots of the skein of my strife
Don't leave me alone as i travel
The stumbling first steps of this life
I'm here right inside you, as sister and mother
Im here right beside you, here with our brother
The centre cannot hold (so they say)
But its us, we and love, that is truth
So its knit one and pearl one my darling
You must work out your pattern of loving
To fill your vortex of loneliness
With the ocean of joy that is life


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Today's Partner Spotlight focuses on Holy Chic Los Angeles. This LA-based flower couturier is currently "popping up" at Westfield Century City and is soon to open their very own European-style flower cart in the heart of the mall.
Owner Alla Katkovski tells us about her pop up, her decision to work with Westfield, and how she came up with her ever-so-chic boutique.
How did you come up with Holy Chic Los Angeles? How would you describe your brand?
My whole life I have had a huge passion for flowers and beautiful things in general. I was very successful with my job with Christian Dior in Europe and I never thought that my passion for flowers would become my business. Two years ago, when I decided to move to Los Angeles, I realized that I wanted to do something that would unite my experience, passion, and lifestyle under my own brand.
I went to London where I got a floral degree at one of the most respected floral schools in the world Judith Blacklock Flower School and since then I started to grow my baby that I named Holy Chic Haute Couture Flower Box.
Holy Chic is an exclusive collaboration of perfect flowers and chic standards. We are a luxury retail product specializing in real, fresh and preserved flowers with haute couture style.
Who is Holy Chic's customer? Is he or she a Westfield shopper?
A Holy Chic customer is someone who has taste. I believe everyone could be a Holy Chic customer. It is a luxury gift product that can be given on any occasion, or even purchased for yourself. This is the kind of shopper you find at Westfield, and I look forward to continuing to be being located amongst some of my favorite brands.
You also have online retail. Why is having a physical store, such as your Pop Up at Westfield Century City, important to your business?
Having a physical store is very important to any business. This Pop Up helps us market ourselves and build the Holy Chic brand. Clients are also able to see the product in person, feel it, touch it, and smell it. We are very excited to join Westfield Century City full-time on October 3rd.
How do you see Holy Chic growing over the next 5 years? Will Westfield be a part of this plan?
We have a lot of exciting ideas and over the next 5 years, we definitely plan to continue to be part of Westfield Century City. We are starting with a European-style flower cart and eventually plan to progress to having our own so-chic boutique inside the mall.
The Holy Chic pop-up shop is beautiful! How did you go about designing the space?
We first designed our space during our first pop-up event at the Brentwood Farmers Market. We had a 10×10 tent and inside we designed a similar setup. Once we found out we would be having our Century City pop up we changed and added a few things and came up with our current beautiful and eye-catching design.
Why did you choose Westfield for your Pop Up? You must have had many options to choose from! What set Westfield apart?
We worked, and also had good experiences, with other large shopping malls, but Westfield Century City is so stylish and unique. It perfectly fits our style. We love the design, the vibe, and friendly atmosphere. Without question, the location is the best in town. There are tons of businesses around and we believe there is no better place for Holy Chic.
Interested in opening your own pop-up shop with Westfield? Connect with our team of leasing professionals today who will help you identify the space and shopping center that's right for our brand.


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IT consulting has been my main source of income for the past 15 years. Below are four tips I wish I'd learned early on.
1. Clients rarely pay on time
This isn't a revolutionary insight, but it needs to be emphasized. No money, no business.
It's an accountant's/accounts payable person's job to take advantage of the time value of money. This is the idea that money now is worth more than the same amount of money later due to its earning capacity. In other words, they want to delay your payment as long as possible so they'll have use of the money for a longer period. What this boils down to is, if your invoice is net-30, a smart accountant will pay you on day 29.
To take it further, I've unfortunately had several clients interpret "net-30" to mean, "I'll pay you whenever I want because there's nothing you can do about it".
In my experience there are three things you can do to mitigate late payment syndrome.
First, have a talk with your client's accounting department and ask them if they have any advice about getting paid quickly. In my experience, most are surprisingly candid and they may give you a few nuggets such as, send the invoice by postal mail rather than email or vice versa.
Second, mark your invoices as "Due on Receipt". I asked several accounts payable clerks how they process such invoices in practice. Unfortunately, none of them said that they actually pay "on receipt", but all said they send a check within 15 to 30 days.
Finally, if it's a severe situation like consistent 90-day or greater payment lag, consider firing the client and moving on.
2. Clients will ask you to buy equipment & stall on reimbursement
Say you receive a call from a customer letting you know that an important piece of equipment, such as an Uninterruptible Power Supply, has failed. Would you please pick one up at the computer store, drive over and install it? "Sure", you say "Glad to be of service". Trouble is, you're shelling out a significant amount of cash, for which you may not be reimbursed for several months. In effect, you're giving the customer an interest-free equipment loan.
Unless you're a hardware reseller, this can be a nuisance at best and possibly a drag on your working capital.
If you're involved in such a hardware emergency, maybe have the client order and pay for the equipment online or by phone, leaving instructions with the vendor for you to receive it at will call.
3. Client employees won't adhere to "single point of contact"
As a consultant, if possible, you should have a single point of contact within the organization. In other words, employees should refer their issues to a designated person, who will then contact you as needed. If you're there on a regular schedule, they might also keep a "honey do" list for you.
Trouble can arise when employees are unaware of, or refuse to follow the single point of contact directive. As you might guess, this will happen with bosses who want their issue fixed NOW, but every client also seems to have a few rank and file employees who treat you as the help desk and don't mind calling several times a day for minor issues.
There's not much you can do about the bosses (you want to keep the contract after all), but the best way to deal with a non-compliant employee is to simply refer them back to their internal contact. The trick is to be polite, but insistent. Perhaps remind them that the single point of contact system helps the employee by helping management keep track of issues and time spent in their resolution.
4. Consumer clients may best be avoided
Unfortunately, many consumer, or home-user clients have a, "You touched it, so every issue that happens later is your fault" mentality. I once got an irate message from a lady I'd never met saying something to the effect of, "This stupid wireless router you set up won't connect". Her phone number was similar to a client's, so I called him and asked if he knew her. Long story short, the caller was the girlfriend of a customer for whom I had set up a wireless network more than two years prior. They'd changed the password multiple times without my knowledge or involvement, but the fact that she couldn't establish a connection was MY fault.
For what it's worth, a friend of mine is an auto mechanic and he says this kind of thing happens to him as well. He told me he once had a customer for whom he fixed the passenger-side window. A week later the car was overheating and the car-owner called my mechanic friend asking, "What did you do to my engine!".
In Conclusion
Obviously the above is a small sample of issues that arise in the business side of IT consulting. Stay tuned for the next list in the series.


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After some extensive and ear fatiguing research, Twang Jr and I have agreed the best superhero film is, without doubt, "Captain America – Avengers Civil War". Close behind is "Avengers Assemble", with "Ant Man" third. Most disappointing is "Batman vs Superman". We watched the first half hour of the original Superman/Christopher Reeve ("you'll believe a man can fly…") but it was horribly dated and of its time. I have a lot of time for the first few Spidy films, but the Batman ones leave me (almost literally) cold – too dark, wet, not enough action. The Marvel secret is combining action, humour, pace and colour in a complete rush of excitement. All the dark dripping alleys of Gotham City can't beat it.
Any other contenders?
PS – we were unable to agree on best superhero. My candidate was Thor but TJ vetoed this in the basis that he's not really a superhero, he's "just" a God. His choice is Iron Man who is all together too pleased with himself for my liking. So we settled on Cap.


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Agrostis tenuiflora Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 163 (1854), nom. illeg.
This name is a synonym.
|Accepted Name:
|Agrostis clavata Trin., Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 2: 55 (1821).
|The Poaceae generic classification system originated from the GrassBase database, originally based on Genera Graminum (1985). Work is in progress to update this to a new globally accepted and collaborative generic classification based on the latest research.
|Original Compiler:
|W.D.Clayton, R.Govaerts, K.T.Harman, H.Williamson & M.Vorontsova


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This is the fourth official anthology of Valdemar stories. The stories are all independent, though they do assume the reader is familiar with the world. Someone who hasn't read any Valdemar and would rather not read a whole trilogy to dip a toe in the water might get a feel for the world this way. Or they might just be confused, since it's sort of assumed that the reader knows what a Herald or a Companion or a Kyree is.
With dozens of novels and a lot of additional stories in the canon, it's getting harder to find original stuff to write about in Valdemar, but this book does a pretty good job of telling stories we haven't quite heard before, about different sorts of people or seeing things from a different angle. The stories are good; most of them seem to really be in the universe, rather than just generic fantasy stories, and I didn't find any major continuity or consistency problems. There are a couple of characters I just want to take home and hug and squeeze and call George, but mostly it's about a world I just don't get tired of.
8 out of 10.


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This course introduces the Java programmer to the Java Foundation Classes -- a.k.a. Swing -- the Java environment's comprehensive framework for GUI development. The student will study the fundamentals of the JFC architecture and quickly move to building simple JFC frame-based applications. By the end of the course the student will be comfortable building simple or complex interfaces with the most common Swing controls and classes -- including buttons, lists, combo boxes, checkboxes and radio buttons, text controls, trees, and tables -- controlling multiple windows and dialogs, using panes to manage related interfaces, implementing popup menus, and using data transfer packages for clipboard and drag-and-drop implementations.
The first module of the course provides an introduction to the JFC architecture and standard practices. AWT concepts such as the event model and basic layout management are reviewed as necessary. The standard controls are covered, including labels, text components, buttons, listboxes, and comboboxes. Architectural patterns are emphasized, especially JFC's strict use of the Model-View-Controller paradigm. Understanding the thorough use of this pattern in JFC is critical to using the framework effectively. Event handling is treated, both handling AWT-style events, such as action events from button clicks, and handling events fired by the model that lies under a particular control.
In the second module, more sophisticated and powerful controls are studied: the tree and table controls. Each is presented in a separate chapter, allowing students to dig into the underlying architecture and to develop a firm grasp of the many powerful features lying behind the direct use of the control classes themselves. Especially, customization of the controls using renderers and editors is considered. The final chapter of this module discusses the effective use of the separate model class and object, which pattern is built into all Swing controls, to implement trees and tables that present very large data sets. This allows the student to confront problems common to enterprise-class GUI building, and to find sound solutions using techniques such as lazy evaluation and LRU eviction.
In the third and final module, advanced GUI-management features are studied. Students learn to implement and/or customize scrolling, and to use splitter panes to combine related user interfaces. Popup elements such as dialog boxes, message boxes, and menus are also considered. The module concludes with a treatment of JFC's data transfer model, which empowers clipboard copy, cut, and paste features as well as drag-and-drop. A simple application is developed over the course of this module that implements all the above features.
The course software also includes an optional overlay of workspace and project files to support use of the Eclipse IDE in the classroom. (This requires that the instructor be experienced in use of Eclipse and able to walk students through basic tasks in the IDE.)
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We are celebrating Earth Day by getting a head start on our May Day Baskets.
We used tall tin cans (the ones pasta sauce comes in), a coat hanger for the handle, a piece of brown paper grocery bag cut with scalloped scissors and a piece of twine. The cans would be extra sweet with a scrap of pretty scrapbook paper, or fabric and pretty ribbon tied around the middle or you could paint the can. We pierced holes for the handles by nailing a nail in each side of the can.
Make the handle long (ours was about 18 inches) so it will fit over a door knob when filled with flowers.
Interested in other eco friendly crafts? Check out how to make cloth napkins and how to make a zippered pouch from recycled juice bags.
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Math Teachers at Play is a monthly blog carnival that compiles posts from several blogs under the theme of teaching math in unique and innovative ways. We're thrilled to partner with them this edition and couldn't help ourselves from including some interesting trivia and riddles centered on our edition number – Happy Number 86!
Happy Numbers are numbers whose digits are such that – when squared and added iteratively, the number 1 is reached. For example,
82 + 62 = 100
12 + 02 + 02 = 1
So 86 is a happy number!
Image Credit: Chris, Creative Commons License
An 86 Riddle
The Seattle Resident Painters Association has been hired to paint the numbers 1 through 86 on 86 apartments, how many times will they paint the number 8? How many times will they paint the number 6?
Pre-K and Elementary
A deck of cards offers endless possibilities of math play for the pre-K age group. Zeno's (@Zeno_Math) contribution – the Number Staircase – is a great example of using cards to build number sense. In this game, move up the staircase by rearranging the cards in hand to get the largest possible number.
Learning to make the best use of the numbers at hand is a life skill. Zeno's second contribution is a math game with an interesting title that encourages strategy and mental addition. In PIG, all that is required is a pair of dice and the attached game board and practicing mental addition is as easy as child's play!
Fan Tan (Sevens)
Denise Gaskins over at Let's Play Math (@letsplaymath) has shared a card game that builds math skills and offers fun for the whole family. Fan Tan is a folk game that is played around the world with several different variations. In one variation, make a 'fan' on either side of 7, and add to the cards in counting down order. First one to play all the cards in their hand wins!
Cuneiform Numerals
"When was the last time you paused to appreciate the beauty and simplicity of our number system?" asks Mathematical Mom Alexandra Fradkin (@aofradkin). With an eye-opening discussion on what life would be like without a number system, Alexandra introduced her students to the ancient numeral system of cuneiform numbers, with the class writing their cuneiform calculations in clay!
Image Credit: Tom Magileri, Creative Commons License
Middle, High School and Beyond…
Using Pattern Blocks to Reason and Prove
Mike Jacobs (@msbjacobs) aka The Math Guy shares a hands-on activity to reinforce geometry principles in the 6th Grade classroom. The class estimated angles of pattern blocks, without using protractors, but with the use of reasoning skills. While the students got a hands-on feel for spatial geometry, Mike himself was reminded of the teaching philosophy – "Teach Less, Learn More."
A given set of 7 numbers (2, 3, 12, 14, 15, 20 and 21) may be divided into two sets such that the product of each set is the same. What is that equal product? "Go on, have a go at it yourself" encourages Stephen Cavadino from cavmaths and when you're ready, see his solution to the equal products puzzle.
Games about Viruses
We discovered this interesting article by Matthew Farber (@MatthewFarber) on MindShift that combines knowledge of current health scares – such as Ebola – with an emerging tool in the classroom – games – to teach students about the mathematics of communicable diseases. Predicting and estimating the rate of diseases that spread at exponential rates is critical to help prevent and stop its spread. Matthew discusses three games about viruses that have math at their core, but interconnect principles from economics and social health awareness.
Grapefruit Math
Before you slice that grapefruit for breakfast, try to find its roots of unity! "On a whim, I decided to figure out the area of a spherical triangle using grapefruits and hair elastics in my geometry/topology class this semester rather than just walking through someone else's version of the proof, " shares Evelyn Lamb (@evelynjlamb). Her junior year math majors most certainly benefited from this creative exploration, and Evelyn states that the activity can be adapted to other age groups as well.
Image Credit: Steve Chihos, Creative Commons License
Factoid: 86 is equal to the sum of the numbers formed in calculating its multiplicative persistence, which is multiplying the digits, repeating with a product until a single digit is left. So for 86,
86 = (8 x 6 = 48) + (4 x 8 = 32) + (3 x 2 = 6).
General Math Education
Mathematical Habits of the Mind
Problem solving is the core of math. We found this article by Cindy Bryant (@learnbop), significant to all of us in the field of mathematics. She states that the preformed pathways of the mind can either hinder or help the way we solve problems. These habits "separate the "experienced" from the "inexperienced" problem solver." Being aware of the way we approach problems can help both ourselves and our students to be effective problem solvers.
Math Perseverance
We believe that the most important skill every student needs is perseverance. We found this activity from Meg (@fourthgrstudio) who guides her students toward effective and independent problem solving, while holding true to the underlying principle of math perseverance. Regardless of age, perseverance in problem solving pays off especially in mathematics!
Factoid: 86 is the largest known number which as an exponent of 2 contains NO zeros!
286 = 77,371,252,455,336,267,181,195,264 (26 digits)
On to the 87th Edition!
That's a wrap for 86! Next month, the 87th Math Teachers at Play Carnival will be hosted between June 22-26 at cavmaths. For lists of past and future carnivals, instructions on submitting, and answers to frequently asked questions, see the main Math Teachers at Play Carnival site.
We hope you enjoyed this feast of math activities! Please share with us how you enjoyed these activities with the budding mathematicians in your life!


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As a plus size woman, I must admit I never wanted to be in front of the camera until I met photographer Elaine Dacres, owner of Jamerican Designs. Elaine is great at giving directions to her clients to show their greatest assets. On a personal level, I feel it's important to know how to take great pictures every time without worrying about whether my neck is too short or if my arms will look too flabby in the photo. Recently, I interviewed photographer Daleon Listrop of DList Photography to get some tips on how plus-size curvy women become more sexier in front of the camera.
What do you like about your plus-size/ curvy clients?
First off, plus size models are no different from your typical non-curvy models. They are still people and should in no way feel alienated because of their dress size. Nevertheless, the reason why I like to shoot plus size models is because they are more self aware of themselves within the photograph, which makes the photo shoot more focused.
Please give me advice on how to avoid the short dumpy look in photos? In other words, what do you recommend for plus size women when they are taking pictures? I highly recommend that models avoid tightly fitted clothing. Even in photos people should wonder what's in store or what's next. In tight fitting clothing people have nothing to wonder about and could sometimes get bored with the photo or the subject in the photo. Never attempt to hold your breath because it will only make the top half look larger than necessary.
My worst experience with taking pictures is having the perfect outfit, perfect pose and when I see the pictures I noticed my neck is missing. What are some tips to avoid the no neck syndrome? One way for anyone to avoid the no neck syndrome in pictures, not just plus-size or curvy women is to extend their neck outward. If you forget that method remember to look to the left or right with a slight tilt.
What advise do you have for curvy women that want to look sexy in their pictures? Most of the plus-size clients that I've worked with in the past have all been very outgoing and confident. For new models coming on the scene, my advice is be fierce, confident and have strong poses. Being confident will always show in all photos.
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If your pet is on a special diet or you would prefer that we serve him or her their regular diet, you may leave food with your pet. All food must be cooked, a dry formula or in cans. A few treats are acceptable. Because we do not want to take the risk of exposing any pet that may already have a compromised immune system to salmonella, we will not accept raw diets. Your pet's medication may be used if it is in the original vial or packaging from the pharmacy or your veterinarian. Our patient care coordinator will provide a list of medications that must be discontinued prior to specific procedures.
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Traded my 2015 Dodge Dart GT for a 2018 Subaru Outback 3.6R Touring. I am absolutely in love. I first did a test drive a few weeks ago and I went to 3 different dealers to today and did 3 more test drives and fell more in love with the car each time. I'm definitely going to miss my manual and the fun that the Dart was, but the Subaru is the practicality, size and space that I was looking for.
Buying process was not bad actually. I started with the dealer closest to my apartment and got an initial OTD. Dealer two came within a couple hundred of that price and was going to give me $1000 more for my trade, but the additional fees negated that gain. I went to dealer 3 which was the furthest away, and they came to play ball. They gave me the most for the trade and were a good $1600 lower than the other dealers. I called up the first dealer to give him the opportunity to counter and he did beating their price by $100. The last dealer beat that by $200 more and the first guy got pissy after I came back that last time and angrily told me he wasn't going to play auction and that he gave me a fair price and that should have earned my business. Oh well, at the end of the day I want to absolute lowest price I can get and if the last dealer wants to take a bath on that car to get my business, that's their problem. Other than the driving around to dealers since 10am. The process at the last dealer only took about 2 hrs from the time I walked in to the time we agreed on the end price.


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If you're weary of life in the fast lane, worn by all the agitating noise and word pollution, have a dose of this album—it's an antidote. Ordinary Mystery is a deeply mellow, richly harmonized and a thoughtfully poetic album. And I like that it honors and pays great respect to our Native American forbearers.
At times Ordinary Mystery is haunting and prayerful, other times playful and funny; and often, it is deeply moving. This album has a variety with several types of songs: blues, hymns and love songs. Because Geoff is already a poet, his lyrics transport and inspire, and then, powered by fine music and harmonies, the whole thing becomes an experience that can evoke a sense of the extraordinary that is found in the simple ordinary things of life.
As with his previous album, Morning Branches, Geoff brings his rich baritone voice and poetic verses into a blend with sweet harmonies and just plain good music. The title gives you a bit of the flavor of this CD. It takes a poet's heart to feel into emotions and visions of a people long past, to empathize with their views and culture and to express it in a way that we might feel into it too. This is a special art. And Geoff is well accomplished in this art. Considering the creative effort involved with writing the lyrics, making the music, and then the performance itself—this album is quite an accomplishment!
Talking with Geoff once, he mentioned to me: "…it was a dream of mine to include the whole family, plus a few excellent musician pals." With Ordinary Mystery he has done just that. His wife Leslie and daughter Amy bring strong sweet harmony in it; obviously they all love one another. He's also joined by his son Adam on electric bass, with Andrew Sieff on drums and Kelly Mulhollan on electric guitar.
Geoff has a lovely site on the internet: www.GeoffOelsner.com. You can get his albums there: Morning Branches and Ordinary Mystery. Plus, he offers free poetry and songs, Leslie's photos and other artful things.
I like Ordinary Mystery because it has a lot of heart in it and I also appreciate being reminded of our Native roots. It has a strong tie-in with nature and spirit which the album celebrates abundantly. Yes, these are things to sing about and appreciate listening to. This album goes deep and welcomes deep listening. I highly recommend it for your listening consideration.
Here are my comments on some of the specific songs in Ordinary Mystery:
Cherokee Trail Of Tears: Here come the haunting voices from the Trail of Tears; they pull hard on the heart because they refers to a human tragedy, so this lament is both sad and poignant: "And I'm gone, and it's hard to be gone, see it was good to be here…" it would be hard to hear this sadness if it weren't so beautiful at the same time.
Ordinary Mystery: This is a delightful little song, one of my favorites. It's just plain upbeat fun and wise at the same time! Everyone likes it: kids, boomers, grandpa's. It sort of happily bounces along: "Oh that's an ordinary mystery, a boundless possibility, a gentle generosity an angel and a friend, ordinary mystery an everyday sublimity, the sum of all that's dear in me, a love that has no end." The harmony between father (Geoff) and daughter (Amy) here is precious.
The Listener: This sweet tune is a profound reflection of the hidden side of life, with melodic riffs that recur to you later in the day. "…the Listener in us stands far behind our plans and schemes. He has our dreams to feed on 'til we know, 'til we see Who's ever waiting…"
Take Me To Your Side: Here's a tune that reminds me of Donavan, guitar accompanied. He's joined in sweet harmonies with Leslie and you can tell they love one another. "…Take me to your side. Take me in and let me know we'll always be the wondrous flow, like mountain snow against the dark, take me to your heart."
Aboriginal Day: Again, the haunting voices of our Native Ancestors, gone but not forgotten. "They don't call 'em Indians anymore…" This song is thick with irony as it gives voice to the Native view and poignantly juxtaposes it against the White culture, the "First Nations People" they faced as they were being culturally assimilated. If you ever wondered what that was like, this tune gives you a feel. From A Motel 6: "The chair is looking lonely, but this bed has seen it all…." Blues from motel room floor: "morning has broken, this land has been battered bruised and mauled, there's a joyful bird in the junipers but those crows up there don't sound amused at all." The ancient voices talk to us through the sad chords of this lament. Great blues harmonica and throbbing acoustics carry it along.
Tesuque Pueblo: Voice and acoustic guitar carry you to New Mexico to visit a pueblo where you feel the vibes, even in a chard of pottery that lets you know, as you contemplate taking it as a souvenir, that: "this is still our home, … and under the sun, I feel we're seen and known by the ancient ones, and the raven's a sacred go-between in this place of sentient stones." I love the raven's call at the end…
Pawhuska Pappa: This is hilarious! It's one of my favorite songs on the album because it is very funny starting with Geoff rapping for the first two and a half minutes! Totally funny introduction! When he kicks into song, well it's still funny. "I got a honey in Winona sings pretty as a crow, she's always good to go… don't you throw my wing nut and don't you pull my plug…" Dig, it's even got a bit of yodeling!
Dordogne River Hymn: This song flows like a river, images shifting as you move along. It's a hymn to the incessant ongoing flow and ever changing scene of life. "She moves through Sarlat Market like a slow-flowing stream, bearing living water into our dry dream…" "Our human kingdom is a hard place to be. Love dissolves the walls between you and me…"
West Coast Farewell: This is a powerful way to end the album, with partings, farewells and sweet reminisce. Geoff's voice shines brightly as he sings this one, usually I'm taken with his deep resonant tones, but here you get his upper range and it is lovely: "standing on the shore looking on, horizons so long I can hold the sun, … time for me to die again into another dawn."
–Eduardo Sierra
Thanks so much for sending your most excellent ' Morning Branches ' CD……. I enjoyed it so much that I took my time and only reviewed 2 or 3 songs each day . I receive lots of top class music so its always a thrill to say that you are as good as it gets in my opinion…..plus your album is so filled with variety . Cheers for now…..and best of luck with this fine work of art.
— Eddie Russell, Texas DJ
Hi Geoff, I want to thank you for good music you sent me and that perfectly fits my format. I really like your CD (especially the second half ), the songs and your voice . Perfect for the Frenchie!
–Mike Penard, French Roots Music DJ
Your album is fantastic and we love your music. We already have a load of other tracks lined up for airplay. In fact, there are so many great tracks on your CD that it has been difficult to shortlist them for the show.
–Tim & Terri-B., British DJ's
Oelsner's songs have a rich and timeless sound with hard hitting lines and choruses that stay with you long after the song has played.
–Ginny Masullo, Poet, Writing in the Northwest Arkansas Times
A serious bow to your magnificent effort on Morning Branches. It's rare that the same depth and compassion I feel in your poetry is matched in excellence by your sweet and expressive voice and chord progressions and lyrical riffs, also of high quality …wow, all in one package … I thank you and the stars you were born under.
–Eduardo Sierra, Nevada City, CA poet
This is a must have for any music lover! Every song is solid and substantial. Geoff's voice is wonderful, he sings with such emotional intensity. He plays solid rhythm guitar, mountain dulcimer and shares vocal harmonies with his wife Leslie. Kelly produced this CD and it shows. His creativity is woven into each and every piece with a myriad of instruments and style. The poetry that is laced through out this work sets it apart from other CD's in texture and tone. A highlight is a tribute to the Sufi poet, Rumi, with Keith Grimwood (Trout Fishing in America) on bowed bass. Donna Sterjna added fiddle to a cut as well.
–Review at Still on the Hill (Kelly and Donna's) Website
Excellent folk-roots variety: -VERY cool music… also TOTALLY LOVE the attitude!!! (100% of the proceeds from the sale of the CD and all of Geoff Oelsner's live performances go the Seven Hills Homeless Shelter in Fayetteville, AR, USA, and to other organizations that reduce suffering and improve the quality of our lives.) — the NEW SPIRIT!!!
–Lord Litter, German DJ
This modern-day bard has been writing songs nearly as long as he¹s been writing poetry. He performs lead vocals on the CD, as well as playing guitar, harmonica, harmonium and dulcimer. He blends disciplines in his two projects, including song lyrics in the book and spoken poetry on the CD.
Musician Kelly Mulhollan described Oelsner as an astute observer, solid songwriter and innovative musician. His work in the studio was "almost frighteningly" spontaneous, as Oelsner continued to elaborate even as tracks were laid down. "He's got the real art gene," Mulhollan said. "Geoff probably works further outside the box than anyone else… He has an utter disregard for commercial norms."
–Bettina Lehovec, in The Morning News (Northwest Arkansas)
For 40 years Geoff Oelsner has been recording his visions, musings, and dreams, the stuff that poetry and music are made of. In his latest book of poetry, Native Joy, Oelsner leads his readers though various territories of the heart and mind. This lifelong collection includes memories of his boyhood, love poems, family poems, and poems about significant men and teachers. Oelsner moves the reader through wider horizons with poems that convey a strong love of the Ozarks, and poems about matters of the spirit. And he does not flinch from addressing what he calls matters of "hard Karmic weather" such as war, homelessness and poverty.
–Ginny Masullo, Writing in the Fayetteville Free Weekly
The quality of the format sets your poems off with the dignity and spare elegance they deserve. I am touched by the gentle quality of your voice nudging towards necessarily difficult depths. A very unique combination, especially in these times.
I'll be well armed with your mellow presence against the storm of the times we are in and those that are up ahead. The more of your kind of mature bearing is in the air, the better off we all will be.
–Chris Fiset, Poet from Seattle, WA
I continue to visit [your book]. The poems are amazingly new and fresh and create new venues for poetry. I love when I see something that makes me see the poem newly and in a different configuration. Not all the poems are intended to do that, but many do.
–Darrell Bourque, Poet Laureate of Louisiana
His performance here at the Library was just great. Geoff has a winsome ease with people– a very personable entertainer. His broad range of performance [poetry and music] was a real plus, most especially his introduction of new and unusual instruments such as the shruti box and the harmonium.
–Ann-Marie LeBlanc, Programs & Special Projects Coordinator – William F. Laman Public Library
He really is passing it on," said friend and fellow writer and musician Alison Moore. "It's like he's truly in his element when he's up there singing," Moore said. "There's a real joy in the way he performs."
–Alison Moore, Novelist, Poet, and Musician, Quoted in the Morning News


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Of course you want a dentist with superb training. Of course you want a history of excellent work and years of experience. But it's also important to look for a dentist and team that really love kids. One that never talks down to them but communicates with them on their level. One that treats them like the important people they are and makes sure they feel comfortable and safe through every treatment. It can be the difference between a life-long avoidance of the dentist and a lifetime of oral health.
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Desert Protector Vintage Necklace
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Vintage Native American turquoise necklace. Turquoise is known for its life-giving qualities. This timeless piece has delicate concho metalworking.
✦ Made of Sterling Silver - Measures 18 inches long with hook ending
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Tim Harakal's self-taught hands are at one with the guitar strings, they have become an extension of his heart, soul, and spirit. Influenced by his favorite band Metallica, his music morphed into an acoustic art form with a pop-rock edge. He's written and recorded 40+ songs during his college years, many times in lieu of […]Find out more »


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Danielle is a girl whom Leo and later Adam and Chase had a crush on. Her first and only appearance was in the episode Leo's Jam.
She is portrayed by Ginny Gardner.
Danielle has chest length blonde hair and blue eyes. Her height is uncertain and is seen to be taller than Leo but closer to the height of Chase.
Danielle is a pretty girl that goes to Mission Creek High School. Leo wanted to go to the dance with her, so he asked Chase and Adam for help, but she ended up asking Adam, then later on changing her mind to Chase. At the dance, Chase and Adam both try to win her over by dancing, but since they don't know how to dance, she ends up being Leo's date, who she thought danced the best.
- She uses Leo as a footstool during math class.
- She likes heroic and sweet boys.
- Leo, Adam and Chase all had a crush on her.
- She and Leo had a slow dance together at the school dance.
- She thought Adam and Chase were weird after they embarrassed themselves.
- She was impressed by Leo's moves.
- She received 87 emails from Leo.
- Danielle thought Leo's name was "Lenny" at the beginning of Leo's Jam.
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