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early 1,400 miles in three days by car. Not impossible; for some folks even typical, but hardly our style of vacationing.
Retired and previously teachers with summers available for leisurely travel, we have frequently accomplished nation-spanning journeys while purposely avoiding interstates as much as possible.
Flavor: For us, much of the joy of travel is learning how folks live, what they do for a living, where they shop, where they worship, what they eat, what crops they grow. It involves lingering, the kind of thing interstates are designed to avoid.
We want to stop at fruit and vegetable stands for example, especially those in the farmer�s front yard. We ignore fast-food outlets in favor of mom-and-pop eateries recommended only by the number of pickups in their gravel, parking lots.
We are willing to risk time and money for the possibility of a little adventure. But a trip like that usually means covering an average 250 miles or less a day. This trip would have taken five or six days, one way.
Forced to hurry: Still, important commitments on Wednesday and Friday in places so far apart forced us to move very quickly. Our Wednesday meeting here did not begin until 4 p.m., and we needed to arrive at the Avon, Colo., condominium, some 10 miles beyond Vail, Colo., before dark Friday.
Method: Our summer vacations some 40 years ago involved detailed preparation. I can remember poring over maps of the states we planned to cross, adding up the tiny numbers representing the distances between points along a proposed path, then comparing the totals of alternate routes.
No more. Today, I leave that task to the mapping-software program in my laptop computer. In less than a minute it worked out the shortest route between Houma and Avon, 1,328 miles, and the significantly quicker interstate version, nearly 150 speedier miles further.
We chose an intermediate path which promised to get us there on time without the full 150-mile detour. Then, considering gasoline prices, we used our 33 mile per gallon compact sedan, over the 25 mpg van or 12 mpg camper.
We picked our evening stops for economy as well; Wednesday night at the family farmhouse in north Louisiana, Thursday night in a hotel near Amarillo, Texas, some 600 miles further on. This column was submitted Wednesday, before we departed, a bit early to report on the success of our planning.
Later, after we have seen the Rocky Mountains again, up close.
New metropolis? Rushing to cover the New Orleans area weather Tuesday night, a Channel 6 meteorologist mentioned a previously unheard-of North Shore city. "Hammington," he said. I expect he�s heard a lot about it since.
Remember Donner? The annual Donner reunion is Oct. 7. Plan to bring a lunch and attend.
Le Petit: Tryouts for "Bittersweet Chocolate" are 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the theater. There are parts for men, women and a 10-year-old boy.
Final performances of "Curious Savage" are at 2 and 7:30 p.m. today. Too late for reservations but you might get a seat at the door.
Bill Ellzey can be reached by phone at 381-6256 or 876-5638 or by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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early 1,400 miles in three days by car. Not impossible; for some folks even typical, but hardly our style of vacationing.


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Desicon Engineering Limited's managing director and CEO Akanimo Udofia established partnerships with international companies in the oil and gas industry. Throughout the extensive career of Akanimo Udofia in the global oil industry, business trends have changed because of societal, economic, and demographic shifts. The following are some of the most talked about business topics for 2016:
Employee engagement – According to Forbes, a rough estimate of 65 percent of employees do not display trust in management. This is a result of inconsistent feedback from the management, such as performance reviews or assessments.
Millennials in management – Older millennials who are in their early 30s are now qualified to hold middle management or executive positions. In the coming years, world business will be led by a new generation of leaders driven by company culture and philanthropic causes.
Diversity and inclusion – New trends see diversity as a driver of innovation. In world business, an inclusive culture is expected to influence a high performing workforce. For instance, gender parity has seen a steady 3 percent rise over the past 10 years and continues to gain momentum across various industries.

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The life of a roof which battles the elements day to day and year to year, keeps you warm and dry in the winter and cool in the summer needs a little of your attention each year.
The Elements
Here's a factor for every roof, no matter where it is. The sun's baking rays slowly degrade roofing materials, while wind, rain and hail sometimes cause immediate injury. Snowy climates offer special challenges, from the sheer weight of snow buildup to ice dams that break gutters and foster leaks. The more extreme conditions are in an area, generally or in any given year, the more need for constant vigilance to spot small problems that could easily become large ones later on.
If the temperature in an attic is not close enough to the temperature outside, condensation can occur, promoting rot of the sheathing underneath shingles and of rafters. Proper attic ventilation often solves the problem.
Moss and Algae
In many regions, too much shade and too little sun promote the growth of moss and staining algae. Left alone, moss creates a perfect environment for moisture buildup under shingles, according to roofing specialists, and trapped moisture increases the chance of wood rot. Meanwhile, algae's dark stains can affect a roof's reflective.
A much-loved source of shade and beauty in most contexts, trees over a roof can be problematic — dumping leaves in gutters, dropping heavy branches and, if not properly trimmed, scratching away at a roof's surface. Trees also offer little critters a way up and onto a home. Once they're up, an attic looks awfully inviting.
Overhead shouldn't mean out of sight and out of mind. Regular inspections and quick attention to problems will help any roof live a long and useful life.


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Ingredients: a litre of Milk, 50 gr of Flour, 50 gr of Butter, 1 red of Egg, 1 pinch of Salt, 50 gr of grated Parmigiano.
Put milk and butter in a saucepan and gently melt the butter (don't let it sizzle). Add flour and salt. Stir, over gentle heat, with a wooden spoon for 5 minutes until to let the flour cook. When it is amalgamated, add a little more milk and mix again. Add more milk, little by little, until you have a thickish creamy sauce. Add a egg yolk and stir and you have a bechamel (white sauce).
Preheat oven to 325° F (160° C). Now take the pasta and put into a casserole, then add the bechamel and sprinkle Parmigiano cheese on top. Bake for 15 min.
Recipe: Raffaelangela Pani. Photo: Andrea Mameli.
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Feature Article on DigitalRomanceInc.com : So You Want Closure!? (Part One)
After all of this time the thought of your breakup still nauseates you. Your mind seems to cycle from depression to anger then despair and around again. You start to wonder,
"Have I totally lost it? Why can't I move on?"
You've changed hair styles twice since he left you. Your best friends shut you down when you utter the same monotonous, repetitive questions trying to figure out why he didn't love you. You have a stack of self-help books by your bed.
The amount of energy you've expended could literally blow up his car trying to retrace the steps from "I love you" to "We're done." Your inner mantra: "Why did he choose her? Why not me? I must know before I can go insane."
Have you heard these thoughts rumbling in that precious little head of yours?
No matter how many people tell you to 'let it go,' you are determined feeling that 'closure' is just what you need to heal your heart. Well, here goes my fragile romantic. The very least anyone can offer are a few heartfelt tips to coach you through this painful tunnel so you return from a zombie to a real human being again.
Tips for Entering His Space and Getting Closure:
1. Timing Is Everything, Especially NOW
Reach out indiscriminately protecting both your egos. AKA – walking up to him at a family wedding when he's dancing with his date is NOT a good time, not even close to a good.
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Transplant Coaching
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Sports have always been a huge part of my life. I really enjoy just about any kind of sporting event that you can think of. I have played baseball, some soccer, a little hockey, and you can still find me chasing a little white ball around a golf course. It didn't take long for me, like most of us, ro realize that my skills in the playing of the games fall far short of my passion. It was then I discovered that I was really good at understanding the big picture of sports – the details that make those who are so good, so good. I found that involvement in games from the sidelines is almost as fulfilling as being out playing the game. I learned that even the best athletes need someone to help them focus, to keep some discipline, to look for the little details that will add to success, to help them reach their potential, and to keep their eyes on the goal. There is no successful athlete at any level without a coach nearby. I've been in different sideline roles in baseball, football, soccer, hockey, basketball, and even some boxing. I am also very proud to point out that my son, Matt, is a professional instructor and coach in baseball.
When I became sick, my team was no doubt of championship quality. I had the best doctors, best nurses, best therapists, coordinators, nutritionists, pharmacists -all that define the transplant team. There was, however, one weak link to my team – me. I cannot say enough about how much those on the sidelines, those not directly involved with my care, were important to me. When I was tired, they literally carried me. When I was discouraged, there was always someone cheering me on. When I felt that I just did not have enough, they pointed to my strengths and challenged me to use them and develop them. It was because of this "coaching" that I came to be the star of my team – and we, as a team with the out-of-the-lights coaching, did reach that end-zone – my return to health.
A Transplant Coach is someone to guide you, to identify and use the strengths you have, to build up skills that you don't even know are there, to encourage you, to keep you focused, and help you to win the transplant race that you have begun. As your Transplant Coach I will help you to address the challenges of your health, if need be, make necessary life-style changes to build upon. It makes no difference if you are just beginning to hear that an organ transplant may be in your future, if you are waiting on the transplant list, or if it is the day, the week, or the month, or the year after your transplant. Being your Transplant Coach I and my Coaching Staff will be on your side to help you run the race of your life. We will make sure that you are prepared to hurdle any barrier that appears. And, Sandra reminds me, your family deserves their own Position Coach as well.
Being your Transplant Coach is an opportunity for me to help guide you, your family, and friends to meet your goal of regaining your life – to be sure that you optimize your gift of life. From my times both on and off the field I will offer you all of my experiences and expertise to develop your customized plan of success. I will help you to address your worries, the challenges of the lifestyle changes you need to make, the frustrations of sticking to the plan, or those days when maybe it just does seem worth all of the effort. Transplant Coaching is a recognized method to help you keep focus, keep discipline, look for the little details that will add to your overall health, dig a little deeper, all to help you reach your potential, and to keep your eyes on the goal, no matter how far away that goal seems to be.
Believe me, I have learned that there are lot more important things than winning a game. This is for your life. And I can coach you, and your team, to where you want to be! And I can't wait for the celebration!


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Duff McKagan Compares Alice In Chains' Comeback to 'Rocky'
Everyone loves a great comeback story. And in rock and roll, Alice In Chains' story is surely one of the best yet.
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan says the Seattle grunge pioneers' comeback in 2008 with frontman William DuVall in place of the late-Layne Staley is akin to the first Rocky movie.
"To watch Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and Mike Inez gather themselves along with the brilliant William Duvall, was to me like watching Rocky in 1976 as a 12-year-old," McKagan wrote in a bio for the band to promote its upcoming Rainier Fog album, due August 24.
Many bands have replaced a frontman after achieving success, but such changes usually mark the beginning of the transition to "legacy" status, where new music isn't taken as seriously.
Alice In Chains not only endured the death of a hard rock icon in Staley in 2002, but came back seven years later with the seminal Black Gives Way to Blue.
2013's The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here was another smash and, by the sound of the first two singles from Rainier Fog, "The One You Know" and "So Far Under," the band has another bomb about to drop.
McKagan isn't sure how his fellow Seattleites have done it.
"I'm convinced the band doesn't give a damn about Grammys or any sort of award-driven accolade," he writes. "They make music for and about their ardent fans. Attending an AIC show is akin to going to church and coming out cleansed and feeling generally better about the chaos that is this life. Their pure artistry and songwriting takes us all to another place."
Alice In Chains is on tour through October. Get their tour dates here.
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Fay Feathers pantograph (one of my go-to patterns) and love the way the quilting mimicked the bargello "waves". I didn't realize that would happen when I started - I love when serendipity steps in!
It looks very "Fall" to me. As soon as daughter-in-law Raqhel saw it she claimed it for her new dining room. (I love that she loves what I make o:) )
Thanks again, Katie, for hosting this great quilt-a-long!


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"The X Factor" boot camp: What you don't see
They don't call this week's "X Factor" competitions "boot camp" just for fun. According to season one finalist Chris Rene, it's called that for a reason. Even Simon Cowell described Wednesday and Thursday's rounds as "a nightmare."
And behind-the-scenes, the contestants are put through the ringer a bit, too.
"They don't show that part," Rene told CBSNews.com. "I was there. I know what it's like."
On Thursday's part-two of boot camp, contestants teamed up with partners to perform a duet; one member of each pair will be eliminated. In these kinds of high-pressure situations, there's forgetting of lyrics and shedding of tears.
"The point of this challenge is very simple, which is: be better than your opponent," Cowell told the hopefuls Thursday.
"I remember boot camp -- you stay up really late," Rene said. "You barely sleep. You barely eat, and you have to perform. They want to see who can handle it and who can't. They give you Pepsi, which you're not supposed to drink when you're singing. And Doritos, and you're not supposed to eat corn. They give you the stuff that kills your vocal cords. It's boot camp."
Next week, "The X Factor" returns with results of the second boot camp task. That means the field will be narrowed from 60 to 24 contestants, who will be invited to the judges' homes for the next competition round.
Because this is pre-taped, the contenders already know their fates and whether they've been invited back to the homes of judges Britney Spears, Demi Lovato, Simon Cowell or L.A. Reid.
"They already went through it. They already know who's going to the judges' houses," said Rene, who just released his debut album, "I'm Right Here." "All the people that made it know, and all the people that didn't know...I remember it was so crazy."
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~ Inspired Thought of the Day ~
~ Inspired Action ~
I am so amazed by these words. These words of inspiration are what I live for! I am so so grateful!
The old me used to believe you either have courage or you don't! Now my eyes are wide open and inspired by the thought that courage is just like a muscle! Your courage/muscle may be weak now but with consistent practice and use it can be strengthened! And so I shall!
Amazing perspective especially now that I am studying health and fitness. This message has clicked into place deep down inside of me and I am so happy and empowered to strengthened the little courage I have bit by bit!
And I am even more in a state of appreciation and empowerment by Oprah's words below.
I have always been so quick to give up. Fear has always overpowered me when I was younger and I did not understand that there was a way to build it little by little. How I wish I had someone to say to me that Courage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway. How I wish to believe I would of taken action more because of these wise words. I am grateful to have read these words now and understand them. I am grateful to feel more prepared to act even with fear knowing that doing it anyway is an act of courage.
Now I will push forward understanding that my life will expand in proportion to my courage. Because indeed my life is in a place where I believe it has shrunk and it is limited because of the fear that I've allowed to take over me. So much of what I envision is only possible when I act with courage! And so I will nurture this muscle of courage use by use so that it is strengthened.
~I pray you are empowered as well~


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Who you sit down to enjoy a meal with and how much they eat can actually influence how much you consume , a UNSW Australia-led study concludes.
This psychological effect, is known as social modeling. What it boils down to is that most people tend to eat less than they normally would if they dined alone when their companion consumes smaller portions of food.


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Hello Blogland, I have a grungy, texture crazy canvas for you today! I cannot believe it is over a month since Creativation2017, the annual trade show for all things crafty and hobby. The Southern Ridge Trading co. booth was full of amazing projects that all my team mates made. We all made a canvas that was supposed to reflect our styles, it hung on the wall in the booth which was a nice tribute to the team and looked very cool showing our unique & individual styles.
Here is mine. I showed my kids and told them "it is a little over the top" my son's comment was "just like you mom". Very true. My basic philosophy like it or not is, more is better. However I just love this. It totally reflects me. The photo is a selfie taken in my messy scrapbook room. It is jam packed with texture and rich color. Lots of detail and metallic pops of lusciousness. The chippies are just fabulous to work with and take lots of wet product beautifully. Touches of glitter, crackle & micro beads. You can go check out a tour of this canvas with lots of close ups here. Hope your day is inky!


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Toeolesulusulu Damon Ieremia Salesa (born in Auckland, New Zealand) is a head Professor at Auckland University's Centre of Pacific Studies and the author of a number of books on the History of the Pacific, and on the British and U.S. empires. Trained as both an historian of nineteenth century empire, and as an historian of the Pacific Islands, his research and teaching interests still broadly follow these paths.
Salesa has a particular interest in the history of Samoa, particularly its social and cultural history, and he is currently working on two manuscripts that address its nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history. One of Salesa's most recent work, Racial Crossings, was published by Oxford University Press in April, 2011.
Salesa completed his B.A and M.A (Honours) in History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and then went on to Oxford University, United Kingdom, as a Rhodes Scholar where he completed his D.Phil in 2001.
Professional Career:
Salesa spent the last ten years from 2002-2011 as an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, United States. He returned to New Zealand as Associate Professor at the University of Auckland's Centre for Pacific Studies.
Highlights and Awards:
- First Rhodes Scholar of Samoan and Pacific Island descent
- Won the 2012 Ernest Scott Prize at the annual Australian History Association Conference in Adelaide for his book: Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire (Oxford Historical Monographs)
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Cooking during Ramzan is one hell of a task, as we all know. However, in the Bohra community, Ramzan is the most relaxing time of the year. A blessing in its truest sense. We literally don't have to cook at all for iftari or dinner because our community takes care of it.
For iftari all of us are given khajoor, biscuits and tea – that's it! So no oily iftari right after roza, because within 20 mins our dinner is ready. After Maghrib (around 8ish) we go for dinner and the meal is delicious. We don't have to worry about any meal preparation. All we have to worry about is sehri and that too not during barri raatain because the sehri is also in jamat khana.
We get a weekly menu for our dinner which comprises of one sweet item( ice0cream, sojhi, kheer etc), one item with roti (karahi, haleem, sabzi, korma etc), one rice item (biryani, pulao, chinese rice, murgh-pulao etc) along with raita/soup/karri etc. After that we are served juices. For those who cannot attend dinner in the jamat khana there is an option of takeaway too. This dinner is for each and every member of the community all around the world in Bohra jamat khanas.
The whole purpose of this is so that people concentrate only on their prayers without having to worry about food, not only during Ramazan but all year round. This system is available all year around at a cost of PKR 5000 per month or extra donations only if one wishes to give those!
This is so that each and every person gets at least one meal for the day. It has been more than 25 years+ for this Ramazan dinner and 9+ years for Tiffin system initiation.
Every time Ramzan arrives, I cannot stop thanking Allah enough, because of this tradition we are liberated from kitchen during the time we would like it the most.
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As I was praying about how greatest to present this story, my Lord said, Write as if Lars Ulrich had been reading it. He needs My love too." But that is for you, too – as a result of I think you need to know this attitude. If a company is facing a -2% or more profit margin, reducing government salaries isn't going to do any good. Executive salaries usually account for under a tine fraction of a company's revenues. Once we have smaller batches we are able to work on the layout to present us circulation and pull manufacturing via our manufacturing systems using Kanban to drive our JIT system.
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The price of petrol and diesel may have stabilised a bit just recently, but it won't be long until the prices at the pumps begin their upward journey again. Meanwhile, there are many motorists who hunt for the petrol stations that are selling the cheapest petrol or cheapest diesel, but they rarely give a second thought to how they could be saving the amount of fuel they use. Here is a list of ten easy ways that car drivers could cut down on the fuel that they use in their car.
1. Close the car windows
Car designers go to a lot of trouble to make your car aerodynamic, and then you go and ruin it by driving with your window down! Driving at any speed with your window down, or the sunroof open, causes unnecessary drag and that will make you use up more fuel.
2. Avoid driving in the rush hour
As any advanced driving course will tell you, the constant stopping and starting, that you get when you drive at peak times, burns up fuel faster than if you kept to a constant speed. If it's possible to so, leave and hour later, or earlier for work and avoid the rush hour mayhem and you will save on fuel. If you can't avoid the peak times, then try to anticipate the traffic in front of you as you drive, and drive along at a steady, but slower speed.
3. Turn the air-conditioning off when you don't need it
If you are driving at a decent speed in the summer, then you are better off with the windows shut and the air-conditioning on, but if you leave the air-con switched on all year round, you could be wasting a lot of fuel. To save fuel, switch off your air-conditioning in the cold winter months and just give it a quick blast, if you need to clear the windscreen.
4. Make fewer short journeys
A car uses a lot more fuel in the first five minutes that it is started from cold, so those short trips to the local shops could be costing you a packet. If you want to save money , then you'd be better off combing several short trips into one, or not forgetting to buy the milk in the first place!
5. Check your tyre pressures
Keeping up with basic car maintenance could save you a few quid too. Ideally, you should be checking your tyre pressures fortnightly. Keep them inflated to the manufacturers recommended levels because, underinflated tyres will make you use more fuel and overinflated tyres will wear out a lot quicker.
6. Clear out all the junk from your car
If you are driving around with a load of junk in the boot of your car then that will be increasing your fuel bills too. Any extra weight in the car will mean that more fuel is needed, so cleaning out the boot of your car will improve your fuel efficiency.
7. Select the right gear
When you drive in a higher gear, you will use less fuel, so get into the habit of changing up a gear as soon as you can. Racing around in low gear might make you feel like a rally driver, but you will be burning up an awful lot of extra fuel. Smooth, gradual acceleration is the cheapest way to drive your car.
8. Take the roof rack off
If you still have the roof rack on after your summer camping trip, then that will be costing you money of fuel too. Roof racks cause a huge amount of drag on the car, so always take them off when you are not using them.
9. Drive slower
Speeding fines will put a dent in your wallet anyway, but the speed that you drive can make a surprisingly large difference to your fuel consumption too. If you were to drive at 80mph for 200 miles, instead of 70mph, your journey would cost you about £7 more than it needed to.
10. Don't fill the tank to the top
Fuel isn't any cheaper if you buy more, so if you are not going a long journey, don't fill up the fuel tank to the brim. If you do, you will only be carrying more weight around, which will reduce the fuel economy of your car, and you are more likely to overfill the tank and waste some fuel.
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LATICS OUT OF THE JPT ON PENALTIESThere will be no return to Wembley for Latics in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy after a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes was followed by a 4-2 penalty shoot out defeat to Barnsley at the DW Stadium.
In driving rain, Latics were not at their fluent best throughout the afternoon but did come back twice and showed great tenacity, especially in a tense second half, where Will Grigg scored twice, although there was a question mark over whether he got the final touch to his first, just after the restart.
Caldwell made four changes for the game, bringing back regulars Perkins and Michael Jacobs to the starting line-up after they were on the bench last weekend at Southend, while JPT ever-presents Andy Kellett and Jack Hendry also started.
Kellett, in an unfamiliar role at right-wing back, almost made an immediate dramatic impact, going down in the area inside the first two minutes, but loud penalty appeals were turned down by the referee.
Barnsley settled quickest and looked the more dangerous. Ben Pearson's stinging shot took Juusi Jaaskelainen two attempts to save while Ivan Toney headed over the bar in and Jaaskelainen had to palm away Adam Hammill's effort from the edge of the box after he was allowed to run past two defenders.
But Jaasekelainen could do nothing when Hammill broke free on the left side on 42 minutes, cut inside and curled a shot low into the far corner.
Latics struggled to find rhythm in a disappointing first half, moves breaking down in the final third and a Jacobs effort from the edge of the box over the bar was the one real attempt at goal.
Caldwell replaced Reece James with Yanic Wildschut at half-time in an attempt to seize back the initiative, the side reverting to a flat back four, and it paid immediate dividends. Latics' flying Dutchman was sent down the left by a wonderful through ball on 48 minutes by Kellett, Wildschut crossed low from the byline, and Grigg was there at the near post, although the final touch may have came off Lewin Nyatanga .
Latics could have taken the lead immediately afterwards when a deflected shot was cleared off the line by Alfie Mawson but Barnsley scored their second when Toney headed home into an empty net when Jaaskelainen could only parry a Conor Hourihane drive into his path.
Caldwell made a double substitution on the hour mark, replacing Alex Revell and Jacobs with Davies and Jordan Flores.
The game had turned into a real cup tie, with the action flowing from one goal to the next.
Hammill had a chance to score for the visitors in a copy of his goal but put the ball wide, before Mawson almost sliced into his own net from a Davies right wing cross. Jaaskelainen then punched away a Hourihane free-kick before Wildschut saw his effort deflected over for a corner.
Back came Barnsley and Jaaskelainen had to smother Marley Watkins' drive from ten yards after 73 minutes.
With ten minutes to go, Latics were being frustrated but the breakthrough finally came in the 82nd minute, a move begun by Kellett down the middle, he found Davies on the edge of the box, who found Hendry, the ball came back to Davies, who showed superb strength to drive in a cross and Grigg smashed it into the roof of the net from six yards – this time there was no mistaking who got the final touch.
Would we be having penalties or could one of the sides clinch it?
Sam Winnall shot over before Latics raced up the pitch to earn a corner but the Toney broke away and fired inches wide. Edge of the seat stuff.
Wildschut then found himself clear but his ball across to Davies was just behind him and the move broke down.
Five minutes additional time were announced as Perkins slid in on Toney to thwart a chance, then a scuffle broke out among the players as tensions rose on the pitch as well as off it. As the five minutes passed, Latics pressed but couldn't find the winner.
So penalties it was.
Power stepped up first and sent Adam Davies the wrong way. Hourihane slotted home to Jaaskelainen's left to make it 1-1. Davies then blazed over. Toney stepped up for Barnsley and placed it in the corner to make it 1-2. Perkins then saw his effort saved. Winall made it 1-3 and Latics needed a miracle. Flores made it 2-3 but Mawson put home his penalty and it was all over at 2-4.


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Wondering on how much was lost in the crash? I only have one thing that I got from this site that I could put up again if it's lost. I have all the copies of the Baernaloth stories if they're needed.
How much was lost?
If you could send those to me clueless (@) planewalker.com ? We have copies, but that way we'll have multiples.
For the losses - we had a complete database corruption :-/ So I'm pulling data at this point from our cached files. We've got a lot of those - but it's gonna be a bit rough as we go through and get stuff re-settled. The next step here is to get those flat files up so people can look through them while we get it all back online.
I see pages up on the Wayback Machine for Planewalker.com.
I noticed that one had images on the pages that the mimir.planewalker.com backup did not have.
I have a copy of the Tanzu write-up that Mak-Thuum-Natha and I made.
Was it this site or a different one that used to have the funny quotes randomly generated on the left side of every page?
Vaevictis- This is/was indeed that site, as the backups on mimir.planewalker.com can still attest, heh.
I have a lot of stuff downloaded from every site I could find. It is on old unused harddisks, now...
If I knew what You are looking for, I could dig them out and have a look.
If You want everything, it'd be o.k., too.


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Jordi Ros
Contemporary for Dancers
10.06.–14.06.19, 12:00–13:30
Training for Dancers
Formed in the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona and CNDC (National Contemporary Dance Center) Angers. France. Works in the companies as a dancer: CCNT (National Choregraphic Center of Tours)France. Metros, Barcelona, Spain. El Puente, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Provisional Danza, Madrid, Spain. Cie Busonnière, Lausanne, Switzerland. Thomas Noone, Barcelona, Spain. Toujours après Minuit, Paris, France. Dancer at Operas as Aïda, The Fary Queen, Kröl Roger. Solo Dancer and Choreographer at IV Dance Festival of Venicassin, Valencia, Spain and XV Gala of International Dance Day, San Sebastián, Spain. Dance Teacher at different Dance Centers of Barcelona as Area, Vàrium, CDC (Catalunya Dance Center), Carles Ibáñez, Nun Art, Ramón Solé, Eulàlia Blasi. And guest teacher at Institut del Teatre of Barcelona, Cobos-Mika Fomation Dance Center of Girona, Arteleku of San Sebastián, Mar Gómez Company of Barcelona, Cirque School Rogelio Rivel of Barcelona, Alba Sintes Dance Center of Menorca, Professional Dance Conservatory of Granada for Teachers Training Course, 3th and 5th Edition of IBstage in Barcelona, Tripspace of London, International Contemporary & Jazz/All Star Camp of Thessaloniki.
Class Description
I propose a technical class to explore verticality and the movement on the floor using principles from Limon, Release and Flying Low techniques. Become aware of the suspension and fluid succession of movement using energy and anatomy efficiently. Work on the alignment, concentration and expansion, spirals, breathing, dynamics and music. All this always looking for organicity and trying to merge body, mind and emotion.


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Historic Emancipation Park
City of Houston
Houston, Texas
Project size: 10 acres
Emancipation Park, in Houston's historic Third Ward neighborhood, is a 10-acre park purchased by four former slaves in 1872. It originally served as a location to celebrate Juneteenth, the June 19, 1865, emancipation of African Americans in Texas. Until the 1950s, it was the only public park and swimming pool in Houston open to African Americans. The new Emancipation Park will be an interwoven tapestry of buildings and landscape that celebrates the park's rich history while embracing the present and future of its community. The 10-acre project includes refurbished landscapes and playgrounds, the renovation of its two historic buildings, and the addition of a new building and plaza. Site design began with aggregating similar program elements to create various activity zones within the park. The old recreation center will be repurposed as a community center and the old pool house will be renovated and expanded. A new recreation center completes the quad to create a formal entry plaza.
The landscape of the new entry plaza stitches together the entrances of new and old buildings. Fronting the community center and flanked by the pool house and recreation center, the plaza texture flows around the community center and establishes a central promenade that in turn branches out to activate and connect the perimeter zones of the park, including a new playground and picnic shelters.


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Qualifications for Voting
To vote, you must be:
- A U.S. Citizen
- At least 18 on Election Day
- A resident of Minnesota for at least 20 days prior to Election Day
- Have any felony conviction record discharged, expired or completed
- Not be under court-ordered guardianship where a court has revoked your voting right
- Not have been ruled legally incompetent by a court of law
- Properly registered
Registering to Vote
If you voted in the last election in Lake Elmo and have not moved or changed your name, you should already be pre-registered to vote in the next election.
If you are not currently registered to vote, or have moved or changed your name, up until 20 days before Election Day you can:
- Register online (via SoS website, click here)
- Complete a Voter Registration Application, available at most government officers and public libraries, or online
- Register in person at the Washington County Government Center
Minnesota also has Election Day Registration. In order to register on Election Day, you must provide proof of residence from one of the following items:
- Valid Minnesota Driver's License, Lerner's Permit or Minnesota Identification Card (or receipt) – showing your current name and address in the precinct which you are voting
- Tribal ID – issued by the tribal government of the tribe recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that contains the name, address, signature and picture of the individual
- Voucher – oath of a voter registered in the precinct who can verify the registrant's address in the precinct. A voucher may only vouch for 8 persons in each election.
- Residential Facility Employee – of a facility located within the precinct whose name appears on the certified list provided to the precinct from Washington County. This person may vouch for an unlimited number of residents of their facility.
- A voucher form, found on the back of the Registration Application, must be signed by the person vouching for the voter and by an election judge
- A voter who is vouched for cannot vouch for another voter at the same election
- Challengers cannot serve as vouchers
- Voucher must leave the polling place as soon as the vouching process is complete
- Notice of Late Registration – sent from the Washington County Elections Office
- Valid Registration Within Precinct – applies only if the voter has changed their name or moved within the same precinct
Voters may also register by showing a combination of one picture ID that must contain voter's name, voter's photo and voter's old address or name or no address from this list:
- Minnesota Driver's License
- Minnesota State ID
- Minnesota post-secondary Student ID
- Tribal ID
- U.S. Military ID
- U.S. Passport
with one authorized document, rent statement or student fee statement that must contain Voter's current name, Voter's current address and be due or dated within 30 days of the election, from this list:
- Bill, or account of start of service statement for:
- Credit card or banking services
- Electic
- Gas
- Internet Services
- Rent or mortgage payments
- Sewer
- Solid waste
- Telephone
- Television
- Water
- Student Fee Statement (current term)
- Residential lease/rental agreement (if it is valid through Election Day)
You must re-register if:
- Your name or address changes (even if you switch apartments in the same building)
- You have not voted in four years


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The Conference for Law School Computing (a.k.a. CALI Conference) was conceived to be a place where techies, law librarians and faculty could get together and talk about projects, applications, workflow, staffing and new ideas that had some technical aspect. The common theme was law schools + technology. 21 years ago, this was a small crowd (we had about 70 attendees at the first conference), but today, a lot of technology is moving into the woodwork – effectively...(Read on for more)
disappearing. We no longer have sessions that compare Word to WordPerfect or how to convince faculty to use email or student printing. Clay Shirky once said "When technology disappears, that's when things get interesting".
This too is true for us. It's not so much about the technology, it's about the social network. If you are involved in technology at your law school, you should come to the conference, learn about cool things that others are doing at their law schools, take them back to your law school and take credit for thinking them up. The CALI Conference is the greatest crowd-sourced, educational opportunity you
will find for your job.
The conference fee, hotel and travel costs may be prohibitive for your institution, but here are some things you should know.
- Almost all of your meals are covered – breakfast, lunch all three days, dinner on 1 day, tons of snacks and drinks in between.
- I guarantee that you will learn at least one thing that will MORE than pay for the cost of the conference in the coming year.
- These are your colleagues and if you make a little effort, your friends. They deal with the same problems you do, they work in the same environment and they are most likely to hire you if you decide to change cities.
- There are 30 minute breaks between every session and lunch is 90 minutes long. This is to give you plenty of time to decompress between sessions and talk about things with other attendees. I have often gotten more out of the conference from these conversations than he sessions.
- The agenda is assembled practically at the last minute so that the topics are fresh and current.
If you are a CIO/Director of IT, consider sending some of your front-line folks to rejuvenate their excitement about their jobs. There are 200 law schools in the US and it's plain silly for each one to re-invent the wheel every time they have to deal with a technical/social/administration project. Someone, somewhere has already solved your problem and they are probably talking about it at the CALI Conference.
We are starting to run out of reserved hotel rooms in Milwaukee, so make your reservations NOW NOW NOW.
John Mayer, CALI Executive Director


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The implications and opportunities of health care reform for jails from a public health perspective are significant, beginning with an overview of U.S. jails and the characteristics of the jail detainee and inmate population. Health care reform provides common strategies for the organization and delivery of health care within jails together with current financing strategies. Download document...
Exploring Health Reform and Criminal Justice:
Rethinking the Connection between Jails and Community Health,
Issue Papers
The Intersection of Public Health and Public Safety in U.S. Jails: Implications and Opportunities of Federal Health Care Reform
Eligibility of Pre-trial Detainees Under The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
The potential impact of the ACA on the segment of the expanded population that intersects with the criminal justice system.
Patricia Blair, Robert Greifinger, T. Howard Stone and Sarah Somers for the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section
Medicaid and Criminal Justice: The Need for Cross-System
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Collaboration Post Health Care Reform
The role of state Medicaid agencies in stimulating the market for treatment services and assuring appropriate conditions of participation
Allison Hamblin, Stephen A. Somers, Sheree Neese-Todd and Roopa Mahadevan of the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc.
Realizing the Potential of National Health Care Reform to Reduce Criminal Justice Expenditures and Recidivism Among Jail Populations
A field-based analysis of the issues involved in system change
Maureen McDonnell, Laura Brookes, Arthur Lurigio, Daphne Baille and colleagues of The Center for Health and Justice at TASC-IL


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For over 65 years Edmund Optics (EO) has been a leading producer of optics, imaging, and photonics technology. Supporting the R&D, electronics, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, biomedical, and military markets around the globe; EO products are used in a variety of applications ranging from DNA sequencing to retinal eye scanning to high-speed factory automation. Edmund Optics' state of the art manufacturing capabilities combined with its global distribution network has earned it the position of the world's largest supplier of off-the-shelf optical components.
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Bob Byerley is one of the foremost painters of children today. Considered a modern day Norman Rockwell, Bob's nostalgic "Trompe l'Oeil" fool the eye realism oil paintings evoke a feeling of a kinder and gentler age in which he grew up.
Bob Byerley's classical ultra realistic interpretations of the everyday experiences of the child, awakens in the viewer, long forgotten memories. The art combines precise academic painting techniques of the Old Dutch Masters with the heart and soul of Norman Rockwell.
Byerley's children are real, not fabricated or cutsie. In his paintings, imagination abounds. His children interact naturally with fairies, elves and surrealistic imaginary animals. Bob Byerley paints children doing things rather than viewing things; his kids are alive with vitality and mischief. We invite you to come along and visit the Neighborhood and enjoy some of the finest art work in realism being done today.
Byerley has incorporated the latest technology into his program. The addition of the giclee process has allowed for greater color accuracy compared to his originals. The amount of detail included in his reproductions has drastically improved along with the paper and canvas quality. The printing world has always been threatened by UV light which causes fading. Today's giclee prints fight fading more than any other product on the market. We are proud to present Bob Byerley's realism in the newest giclee process.
Bob and his wife Alice recently visited us at the gallery. Read more about Bob Byerley and his new painting, Wildflowers.
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text: Getting rid of puzzles at Facebook is a suggestion they are unlikely to agree with, as it has worked well for them. I know firsthand that the puzzles have helped the recruiters find several highly skilled candidates who have become productive employees there. They are not only looking for the best communicators, but excellent problem-solvers. When I said their hiring practices haven't scaled, I meant that there are more false negatives than false positives - that is, they pass over good hires but very rarely make poor hiring decisions, and have fired very few people for incompetence, which they are not afraid to do. I know a lot of people at Facebook and the only person I can think of who started to approach the lone ranger stereotype was someone who was working on an extremely hard optimization problem that required heavy engineering experience and rare algorithmic talent. That said, I asked if you have any bug reports for the puzzlebot, as I can pass them on. I'm not a representative of Facebook, and my internship ended a few months ago. but I still have connections. --Andy On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:53 PM, Fred C <fred at bsdhost.net> wrote: > A good start will be to stop using these puzzle. A good 1/1 with people is the best to find talents. The only purpose of a puzzle is to shield the hiring team from management, when someone incompetent is hired. It can then say: "I don't understand, he successfully passed all our toughest tests". At the end a good team is a collection of individual who can interact and work together, with complementary skills. Not a bunch of puzzle solvers. I don't count the numerous times I had to work with someone very skilled at solving puzzle but incapable of working in a team. > > > >> >> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Don Bennett <dpb at donbennett.org> wrote: >>> After failing to get a Python solution to pass the Puzzlebot, and >>> switched to C++ and received a 'pass' with the same algorithm; I >>> haven't gone back to any of my other solutions to see if I can get a >>> passing solution in Python... >>> >>> Don >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Roderick Llewellyn >>> <roderick at sanfransystems.com> wrote: >>>> I applied to one job (Calypso Technology, in the financial communications >>>> space), for which I had very good qualifications IMHO. They had a typical >>>> automated form, which required about 30-40 minutes of cutting and pasting >>>> from my resume, as it had separate entry fields for each job, each employer, >>>> dates, etc (rather than just pasting my entire resume), and also asked for >>>> skills ratings for various technologies. They had the requirement of filling >>>> in a numerical desired salary (you could not proceed without doing so). I >>>> entered $100,000, not believing in low-balling either. At 9:34 in the >>>> morning, moments after submitting the form, I got an automated reply >>>> acknowledging my submssion. At 9:37 -- three minutes later -- I got a >>>> rejection notice from the same mailing address. Obviously no human looked at >>>> my qualifications. I was rejected by a computer program that said "IF >>>> desired_salary > tiny_amount_we_want_to_pay THEN Reject(candidate)". The >>>> good news is it took only 3 minutes instead of waiting around for weeks and >>>> never hearing back from the employer, which is more typical American >>>> practice. Should I have "low-balled" the salary requirement? Tried to >>>> out-guess their program? >>>> >>>> Just for fun, here's another horror story. I was contacted by Facebook (thru >>>> LinkedIn), by an internal recruiter, someone named Yancy Rivera. (I don't >>>> mind naming names!). After some discussion, it sounded like I qualified for >>>> the position, so he told me the next step was to go on their engineering >>>> page and solve one of two "puzzles" held therein. These puzzles are computer >>>> programs you must write in any of several languages. I chose Python (doh!) >>>> In case anybody is familiar with these, I picked the "User Bin Crash" >>>> problem. It's a typical NP-complete type problem.You prepare your program >>>> and submit it to its "Puzzlebot" which every 4 hours runs your program and >>>> presents it with various test cases. If your program doesn't pass, the bot >>>> gives you a rejection email. You are told nothing else; you are not given >>>> test data, you are not given exceptions, you are not even told that your >>>> program took too long to run. Is this a realistic debugging scenario? >>>> >>>> Now my mistake was not doing what every modern programmer would have done: >>>> cheated. I should have just downloaded a solution off the web. Maybe that >>>> was the real test. After all, few companies actually want you to do any real >>>> programming these days, they want you to download free software and tweak >>>> its XML configuration parameters. Anyway, after many submissions, I was >>>> still unable to pass their bot, tho my program passed every test case I >>>> threw at it. So I finally broke down and downloaded a Python solution off >>>> the web that supposedly passed Puzzlebot. I analyzed this solution and >>>> discovered a flaw! If your test case contained a large prime number, it >>>> would blow memory and could take a very long time. Sure enough, when I gave >>>> it the largest prime < 1 billion (there's a table on the web, of course), >>>> the "working" solution failed by blowing memory but it passed my solution >>>> handily. However, for many cases, the "working" solution was somewhat faster >>>> than mine. Almost certainly that was why my solution did not pass Puzzlebot. >>>> >>>> So I wrote to the recruiter explaining this, saying that "this is the >>>> problem with using a machine to judge a man". With my mind, I was able to >>>> analyze a supposedly working solution, one that had passed Puzzlebot, >>>> discovering a major flaw. Letting Puzzlebot decide who gets hired would not >>>> have brought in the most analytical mind, merely one good at fooling a >>>> machine. He promised to contact Engineering and, at long last, actually run >>>> my resume past a technical person. About 15 minutes later I got a "thanks >>>> but no thanks" from them. After 20 hours of programming, they spent a >>>> quarter of an hour of their technical people's time on me. Maybe much less. >>>> Needless to say, I won't be using Facebook anymore! >>>> >>>> Have fun, >>>> >>>> Rod Llewellyn >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Baypiggies mailing list >>>> Baypiggies at python.org >>>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Baypiggies mailing list >>> Baypiggies at python.org >>> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Baypiggies mailing list >> Baypiggies at python.org >> To change your subscription options or unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/baypiggies > > >


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Christmas Around the House
Capturing Christmas around the house was so much fun this year; here are a few more images I can't resist sharing.
Since I have no place to put her, this gal is part of the family.
An Indian sari gift from my husband.
Lemon cypress, a favorite Christmas treat. More on this later.
The thrill of an amaryllis opening a little more each day.
My sister's lovely cookie gifts all the way from Oregon.
Fairy doll, knitted by Pauli, for daughter Oneita.
Favorite gift wrap- more on this later too.
This exquistie plum is actually a Christmas cracker! No I don't care what's inside, I won't open it. This handmade beauty comes from Tail of the Yak in Berkeley.
Once I knew only darkness and stillness . . . my life without past or future . . . but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.
~ Helen Keller


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Aldous & Associates, P.L.L.C. – Attorneys at Law
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Multi-Family FAQ
Q: How do I choose the correct size of containers?
A: The cart, bin, or roll-off sizes you choose should depend on the volume of waste you and/or your residents generate. To determine the best sizes for your property, please consider the following:
- Number of apartment units and residents
- The type of waste your complex generates (Less garbage? More recyclables? More yard waste?)
- Your and your residents' commitment to recycling
Q: How can I reduce my bill?
A: The most effective way to reduce your bill is by using your recycling service to its full potential. Remember, the less you throw in the garbage, the smaller the garbage container size you will need, and the less you will pay! However, please ensure the container sizes you select are adequate to meet your needs. Overfilling, exceeding the weight limits, or contaminating your recyclables or yard waste containers with garbage will result in non-collection of your containers.
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A: Cart customers will receive their choice of (1) 64g or (1) 96g recyclables cart for every garbage cart serviced free of charge. Bin customers will receive up to one-half of the customer's subscribed garbage capacity in recyclables capacity free of charge. Customers may increase their recyclables capacity for a fee.
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Warm up that voice!
Join us for rehearsal at People of Faith Lutheran Church. We aim to begin promptly at 7pm, so please arrive a little early to get settled in.
All you need to do is show up, and we'll get you situated. We'll provide music. You don't need to make any membership decisions right away, just come and check us out!
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So I've been following How about Orange for a while. It's a blog by a woman named Jessica Jones, she's a graphic designer. On her blog she posts little DIYs, free printables and desktop images and other cool little fun things she find on the internet. Needless to say I have spent a good amount of time on her blog (especially during my HSC)
Anyhows, so I saw this link to a tutorial to make an easy origami business card stand a little while ago (post here). Thought it was worth trying, but thought "hang on I don't have any business cards to put on it". So I left it and continued surfing the net as I do.
Don't you think they look pretty nice all coordinated with the stationary and such?!
Anyway, months later, I made some business cards/contact cards for The Jolly Cottage for the markets! And these neat little crossed my mind. So I made some!!
Here are my new cards! Don't mind some ink leaks and wonky printing/trimming. They're handmade, complete with some washi tape. But they look pretty good if you asked me. What do you think?
And here are my cards in my little card stands! Yay!! They aren't really in the colour/pattern of my choosing. Just recycling a map of Taronga Zoo my little sister printed off when we took her there last school holidays (pretty sure it was the winter break). I thought it looked nicer then all the other random stuff in the recycling pile. Huzza! for recycling and saving the planet! Think I will make another proper set of business card stands for the markets. Any suggestions on the kind of paper. Colour? Pattern?
Pretty happy with how everything turned out. Those card stands are SUPER easy! You should try it yourself. I've even embedded the instruction video for you! It is just below. :)
Woo! It can also be used as a phone stand too. Multi purpose. I like it!
If you try it out, let me know and tell me how you went and we can chat over how awesomely easy they are to make.
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Been away from my blog for too long...been so busy this week....Busy busy busy!!! Like they say there is no rest till we die (and go to heaven....hopefully)...
Hope to be back by saturday when I get some stuff out of the way. Loads of catching up to do....Lord have mercy!!!
Lord God, please grant me the strength to do the best I can do and learn to leave the bit I cannot do.
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BCPA has since grown. The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts now also includes the nearby Rialto Theatre and Theatre on the Square as well. Arts groups now call BCPA home, including the Northwest Sinfonietta, Tacoma City Ballet, Tacoma Ballet and the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra, amongst other organizations.
Their mainstage performances are top-of-the-line, under the guidance of Executive Director David Fischer. Recent guests have included performers like David Sedaris, Blind Boys of Alabama, Bob Newhart, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and performances like Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, The Sound of Music and Footloose.
What's off stage is just as important as what's on. BCPA has one of the largest performing arts education programs in Washington State – serving over 51,000 students, teachers and parents annually in the South Sound – including deep levels of service with the Bethel, Puyallup and Tacoma School Districts, all the while maintaining and preserving Tacoma's beloved historic theaters.
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Meet the Cougars Wednesday at Harvey Hinklemeyers
February 8, 2012
KOKOMO, Ind. — Fans of the Indiana University Kokomo men's basketball team can meet the players and coaches at a "Meet the Cougars" night Wednesday, February 8 at Harvey Hinklemeyers.
Coach Jace Thompson said the team and mascot Kingston Cougar would be at the restaurant, 1554 S. Dixon Road, from 6 to 9 p.m. He encouraged fans to bring their game tickets, which each include a coupon for three free breadsticks. Harvey Hinklemeyers is the team's ticket sponsor for its inaugural season.
Thompson plans more community outreach for his team, as they build a fan base in north central Indiana.
"This is a way for people to get to know our guys off the court, so they have an investment in seeing our team be successful," he said.
The Cougars (4-11) play their next game at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 9 at home against Grace College.
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I found it very doable to create ATC´s at the moment. With very low energy and the family home for seven weeks vacation the time in my studio is close to zero! I try different techniques and not feeling any pressure (I´m a beginner at ATC´s) to create fabolous things also makes it very fun! I think I like my ATC´s with a bit more mixed-media style. However I really enjoy make them all different and really try all varieties of styles!
I join in with some ATC groups at Facebook and now it´s time to join my very first swap! This serie are created for a Swedish swap and the theme was weather. I wanted to create a whimsical and cute serie so I used my stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn. The sun and clouds are dies from Lan Fawn and called Spring Showers. I used my Distress Ink pads on the edges. I used Faded Jeans and Carved Pumpkin. The blue paper are from a 6x6 Pinkpaislee pad and the collection are called Pen Pals. The yellow paper is from Octobe Afternoon and called Dandelions from the Fly a kite collection. The little bird is from Lawn Fawn and the stamp is called A birdie told me and the dies have the same. I colored the bird with my Copics. For my background I used a Embossing folder from Cuttlebug called Swiss Dots. I also used my sewing machine. The title says After rain comes sunshine!


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Alternate universes are so trite, we just had to try it out. In the days of ancient lore, the High Gods created the Universe. All was well within their realm for many aeons, until a conflict arose. The Gods abandoned their realm, leaving the universe in the care of their Avatars. The Avatars lived and died as mortals, and all was well. And then the Great Destroyer came. His name: Tony. Updates on Tuesdays or at random.
Chapter 5 Page 11: Marus Likes Doing This Too Much
June 28th, 2011, 12:34 am
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Yeeeah... The longer this comic goes on, the less I like Marus
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Tony is also having fun, he's just not allowed to use it as an excuse for immortality.
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Faux Magnolia Wreath // Lead Window // 2″ Burlap Ribbon // 2.5″ Burlap Ribbon
This is the fourth winter that I have not had access to magnolia leaves. I can't handle another Christmas without a magnolia wreath so I finally decided that fake is better than nothing at all. It is definitely not the real thing but for $24.99 ($49.99 with 50% off) it works just fine. Eventually, I am going to invest in this one. I found the old lead window at an antique mall in North Dakota.
Artificial Tree // Round Wicker Basket // 12″ Natural Burlap
This artificial tree was prelit and I got it on sale at Target for $13. You get what you pay for-out of the box, I noticed two limbs were detached, there were not enough lights, and it is definitely not as full as is shown on the website. So I took the poorly distributed lights off the tree, wrapped the base in burlap and plopped it in this round wicker basket.
Artificial Unlit Christmas Tree // Apothecary Jar With Lid // Silver Christmas Tree // Mercury Glass Ornaments // Hurricane Vase // Hand Soap // Ralph Lauren Cream Bath Towels
The apothecary vase, silver Christmas tree, hand soap, and hurricane vase came from TJ Maxx. My mother gave me the mercury glass ornaments years ago, and I have no idea where to find those exact ones but Hobby Lobby normally has a lot of mercury glass ornaments. Five years ago I gathered acorns and pinecones and have been using the same ones ever since.
Glass Cloche // Cotton Stems // Jar Candle
The candle is made by DW Home and the scent is Silent Night. I found it at HomeGoods a couple of years ago and the company no longer carries that particular scent but I did find an alternative which I like better, however the alternative is much more expensive. The glass cloche and one cotton stem ($.69) came from Micheal's. The other cotton stem came from Hobby Lobby ($5.99 using 40% coupon). I really would like to have a cotton wreath like this or this.


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One of our most meaningful and fun projects is the annual Kiwanis Children's Christmas party. Every year our club contacts local elementary schools to identify students who may need a little extra support during the holiday season and they are invited to attend our annual Children's Christmas Party.
Schools are asked to select four deserving students to come to the party, and provide information about the children so our members can act as "Santa Claus". Our members volunteer to sponsor a child and fulfill their gift wish list. Additionally, the Tampa Kiwanis Foundation provides a new outfit, some school supplies, and a goody bag for each child.
the party the children enjoy lunch with their sponsor, sing Christmas carols,
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How Much Of Nicki Minaj Can Sean Garrett Handle In "Get It All"?
Well, since their previous offensive "Massive Attack" was defeated at Chart Fail Hill, Sean Garrett and Nicki Minaj are now back to their piano-twinkling tune "Get It All." And surely you remember "Get It All"? It's the one where Ms. Minaj threatens the backhand smack if "the bitch call your phone"! Five months after the song first surfaced, the video has arrived—and you can watch it after the jump!
Gil Green directed the video for writer/producer Sean Garrett's first single from his upcoming second album, and sadly Nicki and Sean don't share any screen time together. (We much prefer her over the babes Garrett is strutting around with in the clip's school setting.)
But given that we first heard this song back in January and that Nicki is rocking the black wig she had on in FADER's March issue, you have to wonder if this video wasn't shot a while back and perhaps just put on hold till "Massive Attack" played out?
After all, the Harajuku Barb's hair is so much more colorful these days.


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Once I had learnt that the creator of Resident Evil, Shinji Mikami, was ready to make his first post-Resident Evil 4 title, I had high hopes that the grand daddy of survival horror had something new up his sleeve.
It's clear that Resi 4 has been a large source of inspiration for The Evil Within, but it's not without good reason. Having struck gold with the gameplay formula before, why change something that isn't technically broken? Although true, sticking to old ground seems to have had both a positive and negative affect for The Evil Within.
Tasked as detective Sebastian Costellanos, you're sent to investigate a disturbance at a nearby mental institute, but after you arrive, it appears that things are much worse than anticipated. What follows is a journey through a hellish world, as you and your two colleagues fight for survival against an elusive character named Ruvik. You only learn of his identity later in the game, but your main objective is to stay alive during the mind-bending fifteen chapters. Over the duration of the campaign you'll have to solve puzzles and dispatch of zombie-like enemies which, in comparison to Resident Evil 4, are far less your average zombie and utilise an array of weapons to stop you in your tracks.
The similarities to Resi 4 don't stop there. Everything from the movement of your character and item pickups also bear a close resemblance. Not to mention the graphics engine, which I feel has been held back due to being developed across older platforms as well. This game is essentially Resident Evil 4.5 and the gameplay feels solid, but compared to many other third-person titles such as Uncharted, it certainly feels outdated. The atmosphere often feels spot-on, however, and Mikami has done a good job of retaining a constant sense of threat.
Those issues aside, I did enjoy its overall presentation. As you progress through the story you have the ability to use safe houses to 'transport' you back to a ward in the mental institute. You don't actually travel there, but get teleported whilst you look at a glowing mirror. Everything is basically one big schizophrenic moment. From there you can then save your game or upgrade your character, using a collection of a green liquid, which can be harvested from enemies or found in jars littered across each map. Everything from your health bar to the amount of damage a gun dispels, can be increased. I chose to increase my stamina and then focused on my pistol's damage since running away was often a viable option, and with a larger amount of pistol ammo littered around you'll be stocked up more frequently.
In terms of performance there were a few hiccups. Aside from the game crashing on me twice (I had a digital copy), the frame rate did have a few problems keeping up and the graphics engine seemed tired and, again, outdated. I played across both PS4 and Xbox One, but didn't notice any major differences between the two. The addition of forcing the game into a 16:9 aspect ratio didn't go down well with me, and I would've preferred to have the entire screen filled up to get the best out of my surroundings. I got used to the restrictive view after a few hours, but can easily see it being a big turn off for most players. Let's hope there's an update to toggle the feature off in a future update. Thankfully there's no multiplayer, but there is a NewGame+, which will allow you to further upgrade your abilities and use all your items straight from the start of the game.
From a horror perspective I'd say The Evil Within has more tension filled moments and gore, than all-out jump scares. Perhaps for those who aren't used to playing horror titles might find themselves screaming at times, but in a day and age where we have games such as Outlast or P.T. it will take a lot to beat there first-person adrenaline thrills. It's therefore solid gameplay that wins the day, bringing you through all fifteen chapters with the old-school soul of Resident Evil 4, wrapped in an unfortunately tired format.
*The PS4 copy of the game was provided to use by Bethesda, whereas the Xbox One copy was provided by Microsoft.
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- + NewGame+ allows for more experimentation
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- - Often clunky level design hampers the gameplay.
- - The graphics engine seems tired and old
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Stephen Barkley
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Tompkins-McCaw Library, Operations
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Tompkins-McCaw Library, Room B-012A
- M.L.I.S. Library and Information Studies, University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2006
- B.A. International Studies, University of Richmond, 2002
Previous professional experience
- Evening and Sunday Supervisor, VCU Libraries, 2011-2013
- Digital Scanning and Annex Services Assistant, MIT Libraries, 2007-2011
- Document Specialist, Syngenta, 2005-2007
- Graduate Assistant, UNCG Library and Information Studies, 2005-2006
Selected VCU Libraries service
- Alma Implementation Task Force
- Access Services Committee
Professional organizations
- American Library Association
- Medical Library Association
- Virginia Library Association