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Problems with Moq
Having migrated from Rhino Mocks over to Moq, I have found myself lately getting more and more frustrated with the verbosity of Moq for simple assertions. I present as exhibit one the GetPayroll method, called below.
public void Foo(Person first, Person second, Person third) { logger.Log("Processing data for the following users: "); logger.Log(first); logger.Log(second); logger.Log(third); var payroll = myService.GetPayroll(first, second, third); logger.Log(String.Format("Got back {0}.", payroll)); }
I want to assert that I call the Log method with the result of GetPayroll. So I need to arrange that when I call GetPayroll, it returns an arbitrary string that I can use to assert in the call to Log(). Here's the Moq test to prove that we log the correct payroll string: –
[Fact] public void Foo_GotPayroll_LogsIt() { var logger = new Mock<ILogger>(); var myService = new Mock<IMyService>(); var classUnderTest = new ClassUnderTest(logger.Object, myService.Object); myService.Setup(svc => svc.GetPayroll(It.IsAny<Person>(), It.IsAny<Person>(), It.IsAny<Person>())).Returns("ABCDEFG"); // Act classUnderTest.Foo(new Person(), new Person(), new Person()); // Assert logger.Verify(l => l.Log("Got back ABCDEFG.")); }
Notice that I don't care what values are passed in to the service call. Why? Because I already have another unit test that Verifies that I called this method with the correct arguments. I don't need to test that twice (which also increases fragility of tests).
What aggravates me is the ridiculous repeated use of It.IsAny<Person>(). Imagine you had more arguments in your stubbed method (this can be the case when mocking out some BCL interfaces or other third party ones) – your tests can quickly become unreadable, lost in the sea of It.IsAny<T> calls.
What I want is something like Rhino Mock's IgnoreArguments() mechanism, or even better, TypeMock's "ignore arguments by default" behaviour, which is a fantastic idea, encouraging you to only assert arguments during assertions and not during arrangement. Unfortunately, TypeMock is not available on NuGet and is a fairly heavyweight install, requiring add-ins to VS etc.. I therefore gave JustMockLite (JML) a quick go – and so far I've been very impressed with it.
Just Mock Lite
Just Mock Lite is a free unit testing framework from Telerik. I saw some demos of it a few months ago, but frankly was not impressed with the API in the webcast – all the demos I saw showed Record / Replay syntax. There was nothing on AAA. However, I saw it on NuGet so thought "let's see what it's like anyway". Just Mock also has a full version which includes TypeMock-like features e.g. mocking statics, concretes etc.
Note (8th Oct 2013): I've updated my comments on JML regarding criticisms below with a new post here.
Getting up and running
Whenever I try out a framework like this, I try to avoid reading the docs to see how friendly the API is to the complete newbie – someone who knows what to expect from a unit test framework. I don't want to spend hours in webpages going through APIs – I want the API to be discoverable and logical. I'm happy to say that the main JustMock static class, Mock, is very easy to use, such that I was able to get up an running without resorting to the online docs until I came across some more complex situations.
However, I would like to see a slightly cut-down version of the publicly-visible namespaces for JustMock Lite that doesn't include the types that are only available with the "full" version. There's probably 15-20 classes and more namespaces underneath the Telerik.JustMock namespace – what are they all for? Do I as the client of the framework need to see all of them? Not sure. Perhaps some should be under an ".Advanced" namespace or something.
JML in action
Here's a redone test of the one above using JustMockLite: –
[Fact] public void Foo_GotPayroll_LogsIt() { var logger = Mock.Create<ILogger>(); var myService = Mock.Create<IMyService>(); var classUnderTest = new ClassUnderTest(logger, myService); Mock.Arrange(() => myService.GetPayroll(null, null, null)).IgnoreArguments().Returns("ABCDEFG"); // Act classUnderTest.Foo(new Person(), new Person(), new Person()); // Assert Mock.Assert(() => logger.Log("Got back ABCDEFG.")); }
The main things to note are that: –
- You don't have the "Object" property anywhere; JustMock works as TypeMock, by having static methods that take in expressions that contain mock objects etc.. This is nice as it cuts down on the fluff of Moq's composition approach (which is still probably a cleaner approach than Rhino's extension methods).
- The JML Mock static methods have intelligent names – Arrange, Assert etc. etc. – exactly what you want if you follow the AAA unit testing approach.
- IgnoreArguments() is back. Hurrah! Now I can just put in null or whatever for arguments and postfix them with .IgnoreArguments() – all done. This is much, much more readable, quicker to author, and less fragile than Moq's approach. But TypeMock's approach of ignore-by-default is a better approach still.
- What if you need to specify "some" arguments? That's easy – it reverts to the Moq approach, except there are handy constants for common "Ignore" type arguments. These are quick to type with intellisense and take up less space than the full It.IsAny<String>() malarky: –
There are also the usual Match<T> as well as helpers on top of this like IsInRange etc. etc..
Mock.Assert(() => myService.DoStuff(Arg.AnyString, Arg.IsInRange(1, 5, RangeKind.Inclusive), Arg.IsAny<Person>()));
I was able to migrate a load of Moq tests to JustMock in about 30 minutes with the help of a couple of macros to rewrite Verify calls to Assert etc. etc. – pretty easy in fact. The API takes several pieces from Moq in terms of design although methods are of course renamed – instead of Times.x we now have Occurs.x etc. etc. – nothing to worry about.
Other features
I also noticed that JML supports call counting, which I blogged about a few weeks ago. This lets you easily say "I expect that this method was called x number of times". Furthermore, you can chain sequences of results through an extension method in JustMock.Helpers that gives you a fluent-style chaining mechanism so you can say "return 1, then return 5, then return 10" – although I wonder how often this sort of feature would be required.
- One thing that JML falls short of in is it's ability to generate recursive mocks. Whilst JML does support limited recursion, it cannot automatically return child mocks from methods on a parent mock; nor does it have the ability to make assertions on them. Instead, you need to manually create child mocks and wire them up as the return object for the parent mock's method. This is unfortunate, because it does add a bit of complexity to some mocking scenarios, but thankfully it's not a common situation.
- The API could probably be cut down a bit – there's lots of classes in the main namespace that you will probably not often use etc..
- The API is very powerful – probably one of the most powerful of the free mocking frameworks out there. This is of course a good, thing, but it has its pitfalls. For example, In addition to doing the standard "AAA" style mocking, it also supports the old "Record/Replay" style of unit testing whereby you can set up expectations on methods during the arrange and then simply call "Assert" at the end. I hate this way of unit testing and would have preferred not to have seen those methods at all, or at least have them as an "opt-in". People generally write unit tests in the RR or AAA style, but don't tend to mix and match between them – neither type of developer will want to see the other style of unit test methods.
- No XML comments on the API. Come on guys – it just takes a few minutes to put XML comments on your API with GhostDoc and then I don't have to resort to opening up the browser to see what the Occurs methods does on IAssertable.
Overall, I'm pretty happy with JML. I've only used it for a couple of days, so no doubt I've missed some things out – but so far I'm very impressed with it. It's powerful – notwithstanding my reservations on recursive mocks, has a fairly lightweight "core" API that is easy to get up and running with, and is being actively worked on. There's also the full version of the API which can mock all sorts of other things, so you can upgrade if required. If you're starting a new project, I'd seriously recommend having a look at it before going down the route of Moq as you might well prefer this.


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Strategies to prevent medication errors are an ongoing focus in patient safety. Computerized provider order entry, medication reconciliation, avoidance of drug–drug interactions, and bar-coded medication administration are a few areas generating significant attention. This commentary discusses an alternate approach to medication safety, focusing on prevention of prescribing unnecessary medications at the outset. The authors provide a set of principles that urge clinicians to: think beyond drugs, practice more strategic prescribing, maintain heightened awareness about side effects, exercise skepticism about new drugs, work with patients for a shared agenda, and consider long-term impacts of medications prescribed. Each of these principles is discussed and sets the background for a recommendation to shift current paradigms in prescribing from "newer and more is better" to "fewer and more time tested is best."

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I'LL QUIT IT ALL, BUT NOW GET ME ONE LAST SMOKE – project "52"
Arh damn ya!
For god's sake, somebody, get me some aspirin!
Angus! Hey Angus, where the hell are you?
I paid you yesterday... Right?...
You should have some money left.
Go and get me some tobacco and some "juice", my mouth is dry.
Arh, bloody hell! Angus! Oi! Where the hell are you, stupid nitwit?
You've got some money?
You've got some money!!!
I'll pay you back next week... with your next pay... I promise. Oh, brother, can you get me some juice or roll me a cigarette? Bugger! Shit! Angus! Anybody!?!
What is this?! Do I have to beg you? Do I have to quit? Is that what you want me to do? Alright then, here you go – I cross my heart. I quit the drinkies; I quite the smokes; and the bookies... tonight!
But for goodness sake, get me some juice now... Aaaa...
Oi! Who the hell left the curtains open? This light is burning my bloody eyes.
Shut the darn curtains, damn ya all!
Be nice to your butlers!
Till next payday,
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Highs and Lows
Every night, our family plays a game called "high/low". Usually done over dinner, we share our high and low points of the day. It's a great way to start conversation.
Since I've been a bit absent recently, allow me to start our conversation with my high/low.
A little over a month ago, I was notified that I won an iPad as part of an event Indiana University Health was doing at the Indiana State Fair. Needless to say, I was THRILLED, but was able to keep it a secret from my family until it arrived a few days ago.
There's the high.
Two days after the iPad arrived, my husband was on the computer (our main desktop) when it suddenly shut itself off. It did this several times before we decided to take it somewhere to have it looked at. The technician's words when he opened the CPU? "Yeah, this is done." Apparently there were caps that were eroded, a mother board that was close to being destroyed...basically irreparable. (I'm still crossing my fingers that we'll be able to save what data was on it.)
There's the low.
And now that we have our conversation going again, ....so.... how've you been?
Hopefully you will understand why, over the next few weeks, my visibility online will be quite random.
We decided to purchase a new computer (that decision was pretty much made for us) and we decided to go with an iMac (that decision was highly influenced by almost everyone else who says they love their macs). (I've been a lifelong PC user.)
I am now accepting that I will need to switch gears over at least the next several days. When our Mac arrives, I will need to spend time familiarizing myself with the ins and outs of a new operating system. Until and during that time, I'll be dealing with trying to convert programs, save files, and keep some online interaction via our laptop (a PC, of course). (Oh, and playing with the iPad. Yeah, probably too much of that.)
What does this mean for you?
For those waiting on the Encaustic Experience: Beginner's Mind enrollment to open, I'm crossing every finger and toe that I can do that by next week. And there WILL BE an early registration discount! I want to ensure, however, that I will be able to open the class on Oct. 11th (as previously planned) before opening enrollment. Be sure you follow me on Facebook or subscribe to my newsletter for the earliest notifications.
For those waiting on the Awareness Arts class, I offer a humble smile and gratitude for your patience. I want to be able to offer not only the best material for the class, but also to be able to present it in the best format. This means that I will need to learn how to use my tools (the new operating system and programs) before releasing the class. (Not to mention replacing my video camera that also died a couple of weeks ago! WHEE!) Be sure to visit often or sign up for my newsletter for the most up-to-date information.
For all others, this means you'll see me in random cycles here at LifeUnity. As I get used to the iPad and new computer, I'll be playing and posting frequently just to test ways of doing it! However, there also may be random dry spells (such as this week) as I deal with learning the programs, importing and exporting data, and making random trips to Starbucks to keep myself sane.
I'm both anxious and exhilarated. I've almost unintentionally and quite suddenly become part of the iCult. I'm having conversations with friends in which I still feel like I'm speaking a foreign language, using terms like "Facetime" and "ios6". I have possibilities through new apps and new connections oozing from every screen and click. It's oddly addicting and annoying.
We all have our online and offline presence, triumphs, and challenges. Part of my practice here at LifeUnity is keeping you in the loop for all of those…letting you know that every moment – online or offline, joyous or messy, miraculous and mundane – is part of the experience of life. There is no LifeUnity without the computer (and thus, computer troubles), there is no blog without those experiences I have offline, there are no art courses without the time I spend creating on my own art.
So I leave you this weekend with a wish – that whatever happens, whatever highs and lows – whatever is happening RIGHT NOW – that you are present for and open to it.
"what is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!"


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Overview: USB Network Gate (earlier known as USB to Ethernet Connector) is an essential USB over network solution that shares USB devices plugged into your Android with other remote computers (clients). It ensures fast and easy access to scanners, printers, web-cams and many more devices over network no matter how far you are from them.
The application allows accessing remote USB gadgets over network (Internet/LAN/WAN), people from any place could utilize them as if they were attached in your area. Merely plug in the USB gadget right into your Android gadget (you may use an OTG cable if required), share it and it will appear for use on the remote side of the connection.
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Sharing a printer between multiple computers ends up being a matter of a couple of clicks with USB Network Entrance. Simply link your ink-jet printer to the router running Android OS through USB and anyone on your network can publish to it.
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With USB Network Gate some devices attached to a network router could be shared for unique objective applications. For instance, you can discuss web-cameras to enable real-time watching of video stream from any kind of computer over the house network or perhaps from another location over the Internet using them as a full-featured monitoring remedy.
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USB Network Gate easily resolves the issue of accessing USB tool over remote desktop session. USB Network Entrance permits making use of regional USB devices from a remote desktop computer session as if they were connected to a remote computer straight. Simply install USB Network Entrance on all host and also visitor tools taking part in this link.
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Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton may be strongly positioned to win her party's nomination for president, but she came out swinging in our exclusive interview on Thursday. We sat down with Clinton after she finished a rally with students at SUNY Purchase College, just north of New York City. Our conversation came a week after the terrorist attacks in Brussels. It was also a day after Donald Trump's controversial comments on abortion. Our conversation spanned the threat of ISIS, her thoughts on Trump's suitability to be commander-in-chief, the anger felt by American voters, and the good and bad of Wall Street.
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016
Nebraska Lodge Vandalized
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I am consistently amazed at how many lodges don't have some kind of alarm system these days, especially as cheap as they have become lately. Freemasonry is just too tempting a target for a certain kind of mind that encourages crime, I'm afraid. It's just irresponsible for lodge trustees to ignore the problem. Grand lodges should probably put out a notice in their communications with members so that the rank and file are armed with the knowledge to bring the matter up in meetings.ReplyDelete
I have no vested interest in it, but one such inexpensive system is SimpliSafe, which has a base price of less than $250 and monthly monitoring for $14.95. It's wireless, uses an internal cell phone connection, and can be expanded to have video cameras, fire alarm, and more. Have a look at www.simplisafe.com
There are many others.
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I just finished reading the NY Times article with the first reports from the Wikileaks classified Afghan war documents.
Then I went back and read the statement I wrote in December 2001 that was signed by 4 Catholic Worker houses and mailed to all the US bishops. We receuved zero replies from the bishops, and so the questions asked therein remain unanswered.
I really regret that things have turned out even worse than I described in this letter, but those are the facts on the ground.
I wonder if the US Catholic Bishops are satisfied with the results of their vote to judge the war on the people of Afghanistan as just? I think it's interesting that they don't put that document on their website, nor do they post the text of Cardinal Law's infamous speech in Rome calling for "moral realism" regarding the war effort of the US government. In those days, Cardinal Law was un-tainted by the clergy sexual abuse issue, because the latest outbreak of news on that issue, which drove him from his office as Cardinal Archbishop of Boston, had yet to erupt.
I will try to dig up the text of his speech and post it at Justpeace and also the full text of the Bishop's November 2001 statement on Afghanistan. Some things should not disappear down the memory hole.
It wasn't long after the vote to join the lynch mob for the War on Afghan People that the latest episode of the clergy sex abuse scandal burst into full public view. Cardinal Law left office in disgrace, and escaped to Rome. I have always suspected that his leaving the US for Rome was a quid pro quo for his not being prosecuted — "leave and never come back or go to jail". Which is just one more sign of how the US criminal justice system is itself corrupt. We'll lock up a dime bag crack dealer for decades, but we'll let an aristocratic criminal like Cardinal Law escape to live in opulence and splendor in Rome. Which is just one more sign of how the Vatican hierarchy failed and abandoned the Catholic people of the US, by giving Law such a welcome in Rome, a cushy job as head of the Basilica of St. Mary Maggiori, one of Rome's four pilgrimage basilicas, AND he kept his position on the Congregation for Bishops, which lends a whiff of moral taint to all bishops appointed by that body.
The moral fact on this ground remains: the US Catholic bishops are guilty of material cooperation with the objective evil of unjust war. Thus, the US Catholic bishops share in all of the moral consequences of the actions contingent to that war (and the war on the people of Iraq). This is true of those bishops who voted for the proposal in November 2001, and it is true of all those appointed since then who have given their consent by their silence on the subject.
Actions have consequences. Are the US Catholic bishops satisfied with the consequences of their November 2001 decision — their subsequent decision to tacitly endorse the invasion of Iraq, and their general silence on the issues of war and peace during a time when the US government has violently waged war, virtually destroying two countries and causing hundreds of thousands of deaths?


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Merry Christmas to ME!!
Decided to finally make myself a bag that will catch attention wherever I go to serve as a walking advertisement for my little bag business. I wanted a turquoise bag with few beaded flowers. A FEW! But once I got going, I just couldn't stop. So I ended up making a bag that looks like a unicorn threw up beads on it.. AND I LOVE IT!
|my new dress (8€) -with a few added sequins and corrective stitches- will go perfectly with the bag!


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With the Democratic Primary less than one month away, it is clear that this election is unprecedented and unpredictable. This election is the most critical to the direction of Wisconsin in a century – and it is also abundantly clear that it is up to us, the people, to make the difference in this election. The latest poll released by Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling shows a 4% shift over the previous poll in favor of Scott Walker over the closest Democratic challenger. While this is largely due to solidification of the conservative base, and a slight shift in the independent vote toward Walker; it is an indication that the propaganda ads from Scott Walker's moneyed corporate interests are getting through to the "moderate undecided" voter. The people of Wisconsin can no longer rely on the Democratic Party to carry the message that resonates to voters – this election will be decided by person-to-person messaging necessary to overcome overwhelming money being spent on behalf of Scott Walker.
This interview is the first in a series with all the major candidates in the Democratic Primary. Interviews will be presented in the order the candidates formally declared their intent to run for Governor. Share widely, as information is the necessary key to our success in this recall. It cannot be overstated that our only chance to defeat Scott Walker will be with factual information and a wide grassroots campaign touching as many citizens as possible. Every effort will be made to link documents and sources with candidate remarks and responses, to allow for easy access to information. Choose a candidate not based on an endorsement, but because he or she represents all that is best about this movement – then spread the word about WHY you chose that candidate to repair the damage done by Scott Walker. There is no such thing as the perfect candidate – there are, however, choices in this primary. All of whom are a far cry better than Scott Kevin Walker. In the end, we will all come together to support the winner, and defeat Walker – failure is not an option. The first candidate to declare her candidacy – Kathleen Falk.
Kathleen Falk was born in Milwaukee, and grew up in Waukesha, Wisconsin. After spending her early collegiate years at UW-Waukesha, Falk earned her B.A. from Stanford and law degree from the University of Wisconsin. Falk also attended the "Senior Executives in State and Local Government" program at Harvard University. Falk served as co-director and counsel for the Wisconsin Environmental Decade, Assistant Attorney General and Public Intervenor in the Wisconsin Department of Justice (1983-1997), and Dane County Executive (1997-2011).
Early endorsements by WEAC (WEAC uses the term "recommendation") and AFSCME created controversy surrounding the strategy of endorsing when other candidates were still "on the fence." Falk committed early on and has since received the endorsement of other key Labor Unions – SEIU, AFL-CIO, AFT, IBEW, and South Central Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council. In addition, Sierra Club and Clean Wisconsin are significant environmental advocacy endorsements. Badger Democracy conducted the interview with former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk by phone on April 9, 2012.
BD – What does this movement mean to you, not only as a politician, but also as a citizen of Wisconsin? Falk – I've never experienced such a unique time in our state's history. At 60 years old, I grew up during Vietnam, the Civil Rights Movement, Women's Rights Movement, etc. There has never been a time where people have to answer "which side are you on?", and the differences are so stark. That is what is so inspiring about this movement – citizens are taking charge and making the difference.
BD – What will be your first act as Governor, if you are elected? – Falk – The first day after the election I will go to Waukesha County, UW-Waukesha, where I started my college education. It will be highly symbolic in a Republican stronghold to demonstrate that I will respect and work with everyone in Wisconsin. My message to the people of Wisconsin will be, "this is what we need to do, this is where we go from here," and I will lay out the specifics of how we will come together repairing the damage from the previous administration together.
BD – The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has forecast a significant deficit in revenue for fiscal year 2012-2013 ($208.2 million deficit); greater than the forecast surplus in 2011-2012 ($56.4 million surplus), prior to Walker's first year in office (see links for LFB memos to Legislative Leadership specifying the nature and amount of the deficit). How do you accomplish your substantial goals of repairing the damage done to Education, Healthcare, Jobs, under that fiscal and political climate? – Falk -I would move Wisconsin back to a more progressive taxation and budgeting process. I have outlined initiatives on my website to prioritize education, real job creation, and responsible government. For example, we have to restore the $70 million in cuts to Wisconsin's Technical College system. There are 35,000 job openings requiring vo-tech training, at a time when Scott Walker cuts state support of the technical colleges that prepare students for those jobs. If we just close the "Las Vegas loophole" in combined reporting, we can recover $40 million alone, which nearly pays for the technical college cuts.
BD – You signed a pledge to make restoration of Collective Bargaining rights a budget item, and that you would veto any budget that did not restore those rights and repeal Act 10. In Wisconsin, if a budget is not passed by the statutory deadline, the previous budget remains in effect until the new budget is reconciled and passed. Are you willing to play brinksmanship under those circumstances where the Walker Budget would continue if no budget has passed? For example, in 2007 the Democratic members of the Legislature and Jim Doyle attempted to insert "Healthy Wisconsin" into the biennial budget. The GOP blocked passage of that budget, and "Healthy Wisconsin" was eventually removed from that budget and had to wait until the next session as a stand alone bill? – Falk – The Budget is the only way to restore collective bargaining rights because the Budget is the only law which MUST be passed by the legislature. A bill, as proposed by other candidates, won't work. If the Republicans control any House in the Legislature, they won't bring the bill to a vote. We have to be honest about how this can realistically be done, and I am the only candidate saying how repealing Act 10 can happen. The Legislature does not have to respond to a call for Special Session, and they don't have to even consider a bill in committee. The Budget is the only way to get this done with a split Legislature, because they have to vote on it, and pass a budget.
BD – What in your past experience makes you substantively different from your opponents? – Falk – In my 14 years as Dane county Executive, I had to work with a 37 member County Board consisting of Conservative Republicans and Liberal Democrats, and work out a budget and policy with them. With my 20 years as an environmental lawyer representing state interests, and balancing a budget as County executive, I have a great perspective of what our shared Wisconsin values are, and how we can work together to solve our problems. I have experience in managing healthcare costs, education, job creation, and negotiating in a respectful environment to ensure worker's rights and balance a budget. All of these experiences give me the skills to accomplish what needs to be done as Governor.
Kathleen Falk was very candid and personable in her responses during our 20 minute interview. It is noteworthy that the initiatives on her website are specific in the negative effects of the Walker Budget. The initiatives outline policy differences between Falk and Walker, making it clear that Falk will pursue a far more progressive and inclusive administration than her potential predecessor.
Comments and question are welcome and encouraged. Next up – Wisconsin State Senator Kathleen Vinehout, Democrat from Alma. Share, talk, debate, engage, and vote.


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When I used to run a music department there was one particular teacher who simply wouldn't teach scales. She disliked them so much that she absolutely refused to teach them. I ended up having to teach her pupils their scales and it wasn't even my instrument. And to make matters worse, the pupils knew their teacher's view. So I began with a massive disadvantage! Even those who didn't really know what scales were, thought of them as somehow evil. I certainly had my work cut out to find ways of making them palatable.
I'm a great believer in the process being more important than the outcome. In this case the outcome was learning some scales (for some, learning scales for an exam). The process was to be concerned with introducing the idea of scales and scale learning and that process needed to be imaginative, relevant and fun. So I began to develop a method where actually playing the scale would come at the end of what I hoped would be an interesting and, yes, an agreeable journey.
So we began with thinking about what a scale is. It's a collection of notes that form the building materials of a piece of music. So which scale to begin with? Simple – our own scales. Each pupil was sent home to create their own scale. They could choose any five notes (which included flats and sharps as long as they could play them). Some wrote their scales down, other remembered them. We enjoyed hearing each pupil's collections of notes which were named after themselves – Robert's Scale, Sally's Scale... We hadn't necessarily put the notes into alphabetical order yet. Their next assignment was to make up a short piece based on the notes of their scale. That seemed to go down well too. Again, we enjoyed hearing the interesting pieces based on each pupil's made-up scale. Then they wrote their scales down and went home to make up another short piece, but this time based on a friend's scale. Once more, the results were most enjoyable.
They had, straight away, taken on the idea that scales were okay – even fun – and that they formed the basis of pieces. Next we had a look at someone else's scale, and the obvious choice was a pentatonic scale – just like theirs. So we learnt to play the pentatonic scale and some little pieces I found based on it. We took some of the other ingredients out of the pieces (rhythms, dynamic and articulation markings) and applied these to the scale. It seemed a sensible thing to do to make practising it more interesting. And they agreed.
So now to make the leap to the scales of the pieces they were learning. We looked at the pieces carefully, decided on the scale used and spotted patterns in the music. Were there any technical issues to consider? If there were we created some short exercises to help overcome these. Then we improvised in the key: call and response sort of activities, always being careful only to use notes of the scale. We added other ingredients. Then I found some short studies in the key based on the scale patterns. Next we attempted to play, by ear and in the key, phrases from pieces they knew – the first phrase of Jingle Bells, the opening phrase from EastEnders. Eventually we decided that all technical problems had been overcome and the notes were well known. It was time to perform the scale. As a preliminary, the note names were said out loud – up and down. Then one or two ingredients were added from the piece – a dynamic and a character for example. Finally we had reached our outcome, a performance of the scale, played with relevance and good will. The process had been fun and imaginative. The outcome – playing the scale accurately, with character and with some real satisfaction – had been achieved.
I tell this story because there are many ways to teach and learn scales. If we teach them dryly and only because they have to be learnt and played at some distant event (an exam for example) there is little joy to be had. If it's felt there is not enough time to devote to such teaching, then perhaps it's necessary to decide why we're in such a hurry. Scales are important; they are the building blocks of both pieces and technique and can be quite pleasant, to teach and to learn, if approached with a little imagination.


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04 : ITS MY LIFE – Chapter OnePosted: July 15, 2011 Filed under: ITS MY LIFE, Portal | Tags: Adventure, Drama, Ghostcat, Portal, Video Game 42 Comments
Title: ITS MY LIFE!
Author: MarissaTheWriter
Media: Video game
Topic: Portal
Genre: Listed as Adventure/Drama…
URL: IT'S MY LIFE! : Chapter One
Critiqued by Ghostcat
For my very first official Library of the Damned entry I have found a real humdinger. Let me introduce you to ITS MY LIFE! by MarissaTheWriter. (remember that name)
It is a Portal fanfic and while I have never played the games, I am very familiar with the storylines of both the original and the sequel and have watched walkthroughs of both games.
The bio for the author is disappointingly brief, no age or personal information beyond her username is listed. Many of the reviewers accuse the author of being a troll, but I'm not sure. It seems too throughly sucktacular to be the work of a troll, no matter how dedicated.
:rubs palms together:
This is going to be good.
According to the single sentence Author's Note, this story is her interpretation of what would happen during "Portla 3."
Can't even spell the name of the source material. Just shoot me now.
We are introduced to Marissa Roberts, (Now, where have I heard that name before?) a test subject at Aperture Science. Shortly after Chell escaped, Marissa was captured by "Glados" in the "science lab places" and made to run "bad tests";
"There was no thing fun bout thetests an Glaods would never let me sleep or eat or bathroom or any thing."
You know, I'm feeling a bit peckish. I think I'll go kitchen up a sandwich.
Glados screams (Most of her dialog is in ALL CAPS) at Marissa that she will now be working with robots; some "weird tubes" appear in the formless void in which this chapter takes place. From out of these tubes step Atlas and "P-Boy", the robots from the Cooperative Testing Initiative. They look at Marissa and she looks at them, describing them as "a blue ball" and an "orange line thing." Glados tells them to "leaf" her alone and goes off to listen to "Avril Lavinge music" and cry. Because she is now a "goth emo."
Atlas calls her a "b****" (I'm not censoring out the curses, they are all written with asterisks.) and then shrugged "(GET IT IT'S A MOVIE!)", shocking Marissa with the bad language. (I'm a bit shocked that mute robots can be so eloquent.) "P-Bod" doesn't say anything because he is staring at her "bobs", she kicks him in his "robot place" for this. This makes him upset so he shoots a portal at her so that she falls into it over and over again. (I assume this is an Endless Fall, where one portal is placed directly in front of another.) After "lolling" over this for a bit, P-Boy and Atlas take out some drugs and "STARTED TO SMOKE THEM" in front of her. (The robots are doing what?) Marissa gets fed up and manages to jump out of the Endless Fall, it's not explained how, and is so mad that after she "ladled on [her] lung fall boots" she portals them into an Endless Fall to see how they like it. (They don't.)
"Altas angered at me an P-Boy said "You broked are drugs now you will pay!" Ann he punched me right in the face! I started cryin from the pain and those jerks just lolled at me an tried to beat me up some more with there portal gunz."
Several "ours" later she is weeping in a pool of her own blood while P-Boy and Atlas do more drugs, drink beer, and pass out.
I am seriously beginning to doubt that this author is even aware of what a robot is.
Marissa is yearning for her companion "coob", but Glados is making it (the inert cube) do more tests. She is also yearning for "Wheetly", who is the only nice robot she has ever met (with a "super sexay British aksent") but his time in Glados' body turned him evil and he was shot into space by Chell. She rubs her stomach and "rembered" her secret; (Oh, hell.) Wheetly and Marissa shared one secret night together and she can somehow tell that she is pregnant with his "robot ball/human baby".
Okay, this author has absolutely no idea what a robot is. And also lacks any knowledge of basic biology.
Marissa looks out a window and sees the moon, where Wheetly is, and misses him "like a guy I missed a bunch." (such eloquence) When Atlas and "P=Boy" (the passed-out robots) see her crying they start "lolling" at her and calling her names like "Fat Uguly B****!" so she says her first words. (She makes a special effort to point out that these are her first words.)
Yeah, that was worth breaking your silence for.
An I ranned off holdin my portol gun in one hand an holding nothing in my other hand because it was empty. My hare was streaming behind me an all the robots were saying how pretty an hot I was so I yelled at them too an said a lot of cusses so they stopped yellin at me. "Why cant I jus be a normal girl going to high school an have a boyfriend that isn't space lost!" I cried an hugged the place were the baby was going to be was."
So … the two drugged-out and alcoholic robots think she's ugly, but all the other robots think she's beautiful. Until she starts cursing at them. And she's upset that her Personality Core boyfriend is floating around in space.
What is it with these Mary Sues and their constant moaning about what a curse it is to be so damned beautiful? The only ones who find her ugly are the "evil" drug-smoking, and normally silent, robots.
As she is running away (with her one empty hand) from the now silent robots, she hears something in the "necks" room. (I'm picturing a room constructed completely out of vertebrae.) She looks in and sees Glados cutting herself.
GLaDOS, the sentient computer system. (I'm sorry; the "emo goth" sentient computer system.) GLaDOS is cutting herself. With what? And where?
Glados is screaming (in ALL CAPS) to Chell, whom you will remember has already escaped,
And then "robot blood" gets everywhere and Glados has successfully "sewisided!111!1!"(I'm guessing that's LOLspeak for "committed impractical suicide")
I'm not skipping over a lot – absolutely no attempt is made to describe anything; not the characters, not the setting, nothing. And I'm not counting "blue ball" and "orange line thing" as descriptions, because that tells you nothing about these two robots. I cannot wait to see what "speshul" powers our little Mary Sue will develop. I'm guessing they will be situation-specific and completely out-of-canon, just like any good Mary Sue would have.
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*sound of brain screeching to a halt*
Huh? I'm still having trouble processing robots that are smoking, drinking and impregnating a human. WTH?
*rubs eyes*
What the….?
I think I need to go toilet me a puke.
OT – I be-bopped on over to the fanfiction.net site and chose a book that I knew about "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
The fanfic is "Randle's Angel" and in the first paragraph I find that Angel is able to remove her feet and place them under her ass on a chair, just so you know she's not taking you seriously.
Someone shoot me, please.
[…] ITS MY LIFE – MarissaTheWriter […]
[…] lies and comedic sociopathy. You may remember her listening to Avril Lavigne and cutting herself in ITS MY LIFE! , also known as "My ImPortal." My, what a wild ride that […]
Huh… Digging through the old stuff in the Library is weird…
I remember this story! It was so unbelievably full of shit…


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Series: Shatter Me #2
Also in this series: Ignite Me
Genres: Dystopian, Love & Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Source: Gifted
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Juliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.
She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.
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I changed teams. That's a first.
Thoughts on Unravel Me
Shatter Me was one of my favorite books of 2011, with a coveted 10 rating. It should really come as no surprise, then, that I would pick up Unravel Me, the second book in the series. Desperate as I was for more of this series, I also read Destroy Me, the novella from Warner's point of view that bridges the two stories. It's this novella that really changed how I felt and yes, led me to changing teams. There is so much more to Warner than our view of him in Shatter Me, and all his anti-hero potential in Destroy Me is realized in Unravel Me.
Though this is a worthy second book, it didn't quite hit me the way the first did. The poetic nature of Juliette's narration is dulled, but the stream of consciousness style remains. It was okay, but I ended up looking forward to Juliette's interactions with the other characters–Kenji and Warner in particular. Those two stole the book for me, in completely different ways. Juliette was vaguely annoying. Kenji is irrepressible, his humor ever present and his drive to succeed against the Reestablishment stronger than ever. Warner is…Warner. (OH, WARNER.) Adam loses his spark somewhat. He's just… well, he doesn't play as big a role in this book, and Juliette has some interesting revelations about herself and her relationship with Adam.
Um. So, in this book, THINGS HAPPEN. LOTS OF THINGS. We learn secrets. The plot thickens. We meet Warner's dad. Castle and the resistance gear up to fight. Things are going DOWN in Juliette's world. (Yes, there's a love triangle. No, I'm not all that bothered by it. Well, I'm bothered by Juliette's reaction to it, but the fact it exists does not.) I don't know that I'm still satisfied with the amount of information we have about the Reestablishment and I want to know MORE. I think Tahereh Mafi has set up the ending of Unravel Me to give us more information in book 3.
I hope.
Until then, I shall twiddle my thumbs, look accusingly at my calendar ("What? The next novella isn't out yet?"), and reread Destroy Me.


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For those of us who were too young or not even born when John Lennon was alive, or for those who just want a refresher course, the best way to celebrate what John Lennon was really about is to go straight to the source. On this day, 30 years after the tragic death of John Lennon, we highlight the best John Lennon interviews available through books and video.
Of course, John Lennon's music was magical and inspirational, but it goes further than that. The more as time goes on, we realize how rare John Lennon was in terms of his honesty in expressing his personal and political beliefs and his courage to take a stand in what he believed in. Very few entertainers or politicians are willing to take a stand these days. We not only miss John Lennon's words and music, we miss his courage.
Here are some books, videos and films to help illustrate what John Lennon was all about:
A set of three candid interviews from 1971 and 1972
The September 11, 1971 show was the first US TV interview John gave after the breakup of The Beatles.
From 1972, a five-episode set where John and Yoko essentially took over The Mike Douglas Show in 1972 serving as guest hosts and choosing the guests
Now hard to find on VHS.
This documentary chronicles John and Yoko's 1969 Peace Bed-Ins and Protests. Even people who were alive at the time may learn a lot from watching John and Yoko's campaign for peace and realize how ahead of their time they were.
Book: Lennon Remembers
This in-depth interview with John was conducted for Rolling Stone in 1970 by the magazine's publisher, Jann Wenner
Also known as the Playboy Interviews, conducted in 1980 by David Scheff
Now available on Kindle
For the first time ever, Rolling Stone is publishing one of the last interviews conducted with John Lennon from December 5, 1980 in their current issue – you can also download a podcast of the interview
Essential John Lennon movies include:
Imagine, the biographical movie produced by Andrew Solt released in 1988, now available in a deluxe DVD edition;
Backbeat, the movie about the Beatles days in Hamburg, Germany which focused a lot on John;
Nowhere Boy, the fascinating film about John Lennon's teenage years – coming to DVD on January 25, 2011;
Lennon NYC, the PBS film exploring John Lennon's New York years.
And of course there's John Lennon's entire solo catalog, just released in a Signature Box. The John Lennon Box of Vision features all of the album art from John Lennon's solo albums in a hardcover book format.
In conclusion, the best tribute you can give John Lennon is to follow in his footsteps–search for and demand the truth, and give peace a chance.
"War is over, if you want it"
–Trina Yannicos


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The new Avarice chronograph watch, which name means Greed in English, is proposed with an impressive case, crafted from yellow gold and black titanium. It is equipped with a winding crown, joined by two chronograph pushers. The water-resistance of the new MB Watches model is assured down to 50 meters.
Both front and back sides of the timepiece are fitted with anti-glare sapphire crystals. The engraved top sapphire glass serves to protect an artistically designed dial, which represents a stunning combination of white, black and yellow colors. It captures the time with centralized yellow gold hands. The basic functions are complimented by those of chronograph, presented in 30-minute and 60-second counters. They are located at 3 and 9 oclock respectively.
The new Avarice watch is constructed around a renovated and hand embellished manually-wound Valjoux 7733 movement, originally produced in 1960. Paved with 17 jewels, the mechanism operates at a frequency of 18,000 vibrations per hour and provides a 45-hour power reserve.
Fitting this model is a hand-sewn calf leather strap with a carbon alligator lining. It terminates in a 7 sins standard buckle. The butterfly buckle is available on request.
The Colere chronograph watch, which name means Wrath when translated into English, is set in a black titanium and yellow gold. The case features a charismatic winding crown at 3 oclock. It is joined by two chronograph pushers, positioned at 2 and 4 oclock. The case exposes top and bottom glare-proofed sapphire crystals. The timepiece is capable of withstanding water pressures down to 50 meters.
Housed in the case is an appealing black galvanic dial. It is completed with oversized Roman numerals, clothed in yellow gold. Traveling over them are transparent central hands. Set within the dial are also 12-hour, 60-second and 30-minute counters, featured at 6, 9 and 12 oclock correspondingly. These sub-dials are highlighted by red-painted hands. The display also offers a day and date indication, arranged at 3 oclock.
Driving the functions mentioned is an automatic chronograph movement, decorated by hand. Encrusted with 25 jewels, it runs at the rate of 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers a 46-hour power reserve.
The new Colere watch is teamed with a high tech black rubber strap, which boasts yellow gold links. It is fitted with a 7 sins standard buckle. A butterfly buckle is available on request.
The new Envie watch, meaning Envy in English, is encased in stainless steel and black stainless steel. The case is equipped with a winding crown, conventionally positioned at 3 oclock. The architecture of the model incorporates a top and bottom sapphire crystals, treated with anti-reflective coating. The case is built to be water-resistant up to 30 meters.
The timekeeper comes equipped with a black and grey galvanic dial. It is completed with black Roman numerals and dot-shaped minute-markers, also clothed in black. Taking care of hours and minutes are grey galvanic hands. Indicating central seconds, meanwhile, is a bright red hand. The date information is presented in the aperture at 3 clock.
Giving life to the functions of the new Envie watch is a hand-decorated automatic movement. Set with 31 jewels, it operates at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour and offers and advantage of 45-hour power reserve.
The timepiece is mounted on a strap, which represents a marvelous combination of leather links and stainless steel links. It is fitted with a 7 sins standard buckle. A butterfly buckle is available on request.
The next one-of-a-kind watch is named Gourmandise, Gluttony in English. It sports an alluring case, fashioned from red gold. The case demonstrates a winding crown, nestled at 3 oclock. The water-resistance of the timepiece is assured down to 50 meters.
Both front and back sides of the case are endowed with anti-glare sapphire crystals. The top sapphire glass covers an engraved sun, galvanic grey and red gold dial. It is marked with black Roman numerals as well as centralized transparent hour and minutes hands, crafted from red gold. They are kept company by a black seconds hand.
Additionally, the display includes the functions of date, day and month, indicated at 3, 9 and 12 oclock. It also offers an indication for leap years and a moon phase.
Ticking inside the model is a hand-decorated automatic movement associated with a perpetual calendar complication. Adorned with 21 precious stones, the mechanism oscillates at the rate of 28, 800 alternations per hour and boasts a 42-hour power reserve.
The new Gourmandise watch is secured to the wearers wrist on a polished Galucha strap, which joins to a 7 sins standard buckle. A butterfly buckle is available on request.
The following sin, included into the aforementioned line is Luxure, meaning Lust in English. The watch is clothed in a pink gold case. It reveals two winding crowns, positioned at 3 and 9 oclock. On both sides the case is armed with glare-proofed sapphire crystals. The model features a waterproof rating of 50 meters.
The new Luxure timepiece is embellished with a black enamel, white mother-of- pearl and pink gold dial. It exhibits two displays: a larger counter is exposed at 3 oclock, a smaller one is presented at 9 oclock. They capture the time with black galvanic hands, pointing to hours, minutes and seconds. These functions are complimented by that of date.
The model is constructed around two automatic movements, decorated by hand. Studded with 25 jewels, they incorporate balance wheels, moving back and forth at 28,800 vibrations per hour. The power reserve, provided by the mechanisms, constitutes 38 hours.
Keeping the watch secured to the wearers wrist is a black leather strap. It is adorned with a spectacular combination of pink gold eyelets and red satin laces. The strap terminates in a 7 sins standard buckle. A butterfly buckle is delivered on request.
As to the new Paresse watch, the French version for Sloth, the brand has opted for a white gold case. Its architecture incorporates a winding crown at 3 oclock as well as top and bottom anti-glare sapphire crystals. The water-resistance of the model is ensured down to 50 meters.
Housed in the case is a white gold dial. It boasts gorgeous diamonds, including the black ones. The display features automatic sliding hours and a minutes hand. Clothed in black, it stands out against an artistically presented landscape background.
The model is powered by a hand-decorated automatic sliding hours movement. Paved with 21 jewels, it runs at the rate of 28,800 alternations per hour and ensures a 42-hour power reserve.
The new Paresse watch is accompanied by a black and grey python strap, fitted with a grey alcantara lining. It is finalized by a 7 sins standard buckle. A butterfly buckle is offered on request.
To complete the collection, the brand offers the Vanite watch, which name means Pride in English. It demonstrates a yellow gold and black titanium case, fitted with a traditionally-positioned winding crown. It sports an anti-reflective sapphire crystal front. The same glass is used for the case-back. The timekeeper handles depths of up to 50 meters.
Embraced by the case is an appealing black dial. It whispers the time through hours, minutes and seconds. The hours and minutes are indicated by central transparent hands, crafted from yellow gold. The seconds, meanwhile, are ensured by a tourbillon mechanism, featured at 6 oclock.
Animating these functions is a hand-decorated manually-wound tourbillon movement. Encrusted with 21 jewels, it runs at the rate of 21,600 vibrations per hours and supplies a 38-hour power reserve.
This unique MB Watches model is delivered on hand-sewn black alligator leather strap, finished with a 7 sins standard buckle. A butterfly buckle is available on request.


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How To Help
There are far too many kitties in shelters, who desperately need good homes. If you are ready to adopt a new cat, this is a great time to do that! Just make sure that you are ready to commit to caring for Fluffy for her entire life. Adopting a pet is a serious, long-term commitment!
Other Ways To Help
Even if you aren't quite ready to adopt a kitty just yet, you can still help other pets in need. Donations of money or supplies are always welcome. If you are willing to make a bigger commitment, you may want to consider fostering. This isn't for everyone, but it can be a great way to help our feline pals. Ask your local shelter or animal charity for more information. You can also just share posts about kitties that need good homes. Every little bit helps!
While this is a great time to help cats that need homes, there's no reason you can't spoil your own feline buddy a bit. Give Fluffy some fish tacos by offering her some plain whitefish with a little spinach and some cilantro. (Your cat probably won't mind if you skip the actual tacos.) You can also turn your furball into a purrito by making her a little kitty tunnel out of a paper grocery bag. Or, get her a cute pet tent. Your feline buddy will also be pleased with toys, treats, kitty furniture, and, of course, attention. Take time to play with your furry friend, and let her snooze on your lap if she wants!
Please contact us, your local vet clinic, for all of your cat's veterinary care needs. We are dedicated to offering great veterinary care.


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Tip of the Day #20: Invitation Prep 101 If you love list management and color coding Excel spreadsheets as much as I do, this post is for you. For those of you that aren't as keen on being the one to keep your wedding planning ducks in a row, pass these tips onto your mother or future hubby.
Guest List Management As a rule of thumb, I think all wedding guest lists should include the following basic information:
*RSVP Response Card Number *Title(s) *First Name(s) *Last Name(s) *Relationship to Bride/Groom *Mailing Address including City, State and Zip Code *Inner Envelope Name(s) (for a mail merge) *Email Address *Number of Guests Attending *Children (Optional) *Dietary Restrictions or Preferences *Out of Town (Y/N) *Table Number *Description of Gift *Thank You Sent (Y/N) *Notes *Bridesmaids/Groomsmen, Family and Bridal Party should all be highlighted in different colors
Pencil Me In Reality check: as much as you hope your guests will open and read about all details of your wedding invitation, some may forego the process of returning an RSVP card. To keep tabs on your growing guest list, make sure you put a numerical value next to each guest on your master invitation spreadsheet (mentioned above) and then pencil in the corresponding number on the back of each RSVP card. As you start to receive RSVP cards back in the mail and work to fill in holes on your guest list, you will be able to determine who has and hasn't RSVP'd. This will also help to keep track of your "+1" responses.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered This tip may sound silly but it is incredibly important that you do NOT stack invitations as you stuff and seal them with an envelope sealer. The envelop sealer formula can drip or run and cause envelopes to stick to each other and tear the envelope paper or leave smudges. As you seal each invitation, lay them out on a wide, flat surface (Do NOT put down on newspaper or any other print) and let dry overnight for at least 12 hours.
Worth the Weight in Gold Hurrah, you've made it to the final stage of preparing wedding invitations. The U.S. post office offers a lot of wedding and love themed stamps that are a great alternative to standard first class and 65 cent stamps. I also love some of the artistic stamps, including the King and Queen of Hearts and seasonal flowery offerings.
The single most important step in preparing wedding invitations is to physically take a sample stuffed wedding invitation to the post office to have it weighed. Most wedding invitations can be mailed with 65 cent stamps but papers and invitation materials do vary in weight and size. Also, square envelopes cost more to mail than rectangular invitations. If you have International guests, make sure your postage is marked accordingly as well. Once you get the green light from your local post office on all variations of your invitation, mail away!


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For areas where sewerage is not available, onsite waste water treatment systems (such as septic tank systems and aerobic treatment units) need to be installed to treat the waste water. Properties that are located within sensitive environmental areas will require nutrient retentive systems.
An application to construct or install a system for the treatment of waste water must be approved by the City's Health Services prior to installation, to ensure the system complies with State legislation.
What to include in your application
The application must include:
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After approval has been granted, the plumber can commence installation as per the conditions of approval. Once the system has been installed, the plumber is required to contact the City's Health Services to arrange for a final inspection.
Please note: The fee for this has been included in the application fee, so no additional payment is required.
The City's Health Services require the following at this time:
Please note that if the above is not undertaken at the time of the final inspection, the system will not be passed. If the system does pass the inspection, the City will issue a Permit to Use.
The Water Corporation is installing sewer mains within specific areas of the City of Rockingham as part of the State Government's Infill Sewer Program.
The availability of sewer mains in your street will mean that your property must be connected within a time frame specified by the Water Corporation.
When you connect to sewer, you are required to decommission your existing septic tank and effluent disposal system when the following circumstances arise:
If you intend to undertake construction within 1.8m of a decommissioned onsite waste water treatment system, the system will need to be removed and not just filled in.
Decommissioning means that:
When an onsite waste water treatment system is decommissioned, notification should be provided to the City's Health Services.
Greywater systems recycle the waste water from bathrooms and laundries for use as garden irrigation. Only greywater systems that have been approved by the Executive Director, Public Health may be installed. Installation of a greywater system must be approved by the City of Rockingham before installation, and will require a formal application to be made and payment of all relevant fees.
Greywater systems and onsite waste water treatment systems must be located entirely within the property boundary, and are not permitted to be installed on the verge.
For more information on greywater systems please visit the Department of Health website.


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STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Rep. Debbie McCune Davis, D-Phoenix (District 14), filed a complaint with the Arizona Secretary of State's Office after an apparently unregistered lobbyist pressured a Senate committee to support a bill that could empower out-of-state debt collectors to force Arizona citizens to repay debts they have already paid.
On Tuesday, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee voted down HB 2664. Shortly after the vote, the committee reconsidered and passed the bill with a vote of 4-2. McCune Davis, who opposes this bill because it weakens state consumer protection laws, believes that committee members may have been influenced by the comments of an unregistered lobbyist.
Arizona law states that any person actively lobbying at the legislature must register with the Secretary of State to promote transparency. The committee was lobbied by a man, who claimed to represent the Arizona Creditor Bar Association, but is not included on the state's list of registered lobbyists.
"This is bad form on the part of an apparently unregistered lobbyist that supported bad legislation," McCune Davis said. "This bill, which will hurt Arizona families and will benefit out-of-state debt buyers, is now one step closer to becoming law. It is shameful."
The bill will go to the full Senate for consideration. To check the status of the bill go to http://www.azleg.gov/Bills.asp or for more information call (602) 926-5848.


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Providing official movie posters from the iconic horror archive.
As the official print partner for Hammer Films, the Hammer Films print website was built using our print on demand e-commerce software and featured a collection of Hammer film posters curated by Marcus Hearn, author of The Art of Hammer.
Each classic work was based on a fully-restored version of the original UK quad poster. Prints were offered in a standard range of print on demand sizes and, uniquely, also supplied in the original Quad size.