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text: No, I haven't, Sharon, but then, I'm not on any MK lists, afaik. The link sounds just fascinating, though....;o) --Maire, auld house goob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Gordon" <gordonse at one.net> To: "Cooks within the SCA" <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 6:47 AM Subject: [Sca-cooks] OT MK-Cooks, SCA-Middle list > Is anyone getting email from MK-Cooks, SCA-Middle or another midrealm list? I've been trying to post a link to the sca-middle list for the last 2 days for a news article about a house in the UK whose current ownership was changed in an unusual way due to a 607 year old medieval law. It's not going through in a way that makes me think the midrealm server might be down. And I haven't gotten any messages either. Usually there is an interesting discussion on mk-cooks too for people who are not at Pennsic, and I don't see any activity there either. > > Is anyone else seeing any posts? > > Sharon > gordnse at one.net > _______________________________________________ > Sca-cooks mailing list > Sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org > http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/sca-cooks-ansteorra.org

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USS Percival, a 1190-ton Clemson class destroyer built at San Francisco, California, was commissioned at the beginning of March 1920. Four months later, when the Navy implemented its hull number system, she was designated DD-298. For the next decade, Percival mainly operated in the Pacific, taking an active part in Battle Fleet maneuvers. She barely escaped being wrecked during the 8 September 1923 Honda Point disaster, and a few days later became flagship of Destroyer Squadron ELEVEN, which had lost seven of its ships, including the previous flagship, in the incident. USS Percival was decommissioned in April 1930, as a result of the limitations imposed by London Naval Treaty. She was scrapped in 1931.
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USS Percival (DD-298)
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USS Percival (DD-298)
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USS Percival (DD-298)
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Destroyers moored together at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, circa 1925
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USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299);
USS Percival (DD-298); and
USS Stoddert (DD-302).
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USS William Jones (DD-308)
Hauled out for repairs at the Destroyer Base, San Diego, California, following a collision with USS Percival (DD-298) on the night of 31 January 1926.
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Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, California, 1969.
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Mayor Emanuel must be Cubs MVP, says neighbor angry over revised Wrigley development
BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter November 21, 2013 5:14PM
Then-Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel at Wrigley Field in February 2011. | Sun-Times files
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The Cubs got the go-ahead Thursday to take another ten feet of street and sidewalk — and sell advertising on a "branding arch" over Clark Street — over the objections of residents who live around 99-year-old Wrigley Field.
Area residents were so angry about the Chicago Plan Commission's decision to enlarge the stadium footprint at their expense to accommodate wider aisles, more concessions and a larger Budweiser deck, they branded Mayor Rahm Emanuel the team's "most valuable player" for 2013.
Jim Spencer, who lives a block away from Wrigley, said the total amount of land now "given" to the billionaire Ricketts family that owns the Cubs now totals 41,397 square feet on Waveland and on Sheffield. Fifty-six parking spaces will be lost.
"The mayor has proven to be the Cubs' most valuable player for 2013 as he has trampled our rights, trampled our neighborhood — all for the good of the Cubs," Spencer said.
"It is shocking to know the mayor is so willing to give billionaire owners of the Cubs public land so they can increase their profit margins while the residents of the 19th District are told there isn't enough money to hire more police to replace the nearly 70 officers we've lost in the last 18 months. . . . Narrower streets and sidewalks and eliminating all of the parking so the Cubs can make money from what is essentially a beer and event deck is unacceptable to us."
Area resident David Dalka urged the Plan Commission to take a stand against what he called the Cubs' "ever-evolving, not-ending change in plans." It now includes an unprecedented, revenue-generating gateway arch.
"It's going to destroy traffic flow in a neighborhood that already has dysfunctional traffic," Dalka said.
Local resident Robert Roberts said he, too, would like to build a deck over Sheffield to increase the property value of his home.
"I wouldn't ask the city for any money. Only that you don't charge me for the land. You don't charge me for the air space. And, oh by the way, I'm also going to need the street to be shut down. And you've got to get rid of parking for me," he said.
"If I was seriously asking for that, you'd laugh me out of the room. Yet, this is what we're discussing today," Roberts said.
Local Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) acknowledged that the "Sheffield experience will be different," thanks to the revised stadium renovation plan approved Thursday. But, he said, the Cubs are prepared to offer parking in team lots on non-game days to residents whose street spaces will be lost.
Cubs Vice-President and General Counsel Mike Lufrano argued that the ad-bearing branding arch over Clark is a fair trade-off for the pedestrian bridge scrapped at Tunney's behest. There's a similar bridge bearing the White Sox logo over 35th Street near U.S. Cellular Field.
As for the claim that Emanuel has been the Cubs' 2013 MVP, Lufrano said, "Remember, this is $300 million of private investment in the ballpark — $500 million overall in the community. It's really unprecedented in our industry to have a project like this entirely privately funded."
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts has said repeatedly he won't begin construction on his $500 million plan to renovate Wrigley and develop the land around it until rooftop club owners agree not to sue to block two massive outfield signs needed to bankroll the project.
Asked Thursday when the team would finally begin construction, Lufrano would only say, "We're getting very close…Stay tuned."
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|Longevity FAQ
|Tuesday, February 23 2010
Longevity Steps
Understanding how to earn longevity steps on the district's salary scale is crucial for teachers with more than 12 years of experience. Until the 13th year, steps come automatically with years of work experience. Then the responsibility to move up a step becomes yours, and it's based on following through on an approved professional growth study plan. You should start working on it after your 12th step, so you can complete the plan by the end of your 15th year. Your 16th year is the one where you can move the step. This same procedure can occur in your 19th year and your 22nd year, if you take action to earn longevity based on a personal growth plan. (One catch that could affect some teachers is that you must have 50% of your experience in this district. Also, teachers who work less than 100% of the year will have to combine years to come to this point.)
Teachers need to know that the longevity steps cannot be earned unless you are on Column F. Clearly, earning a Master's has more value than taking a variety of courses and just building up credits over the years. Don't delay on working towards this—to reap salary benefits, better teaching, and professional development!
In the TVEA/TVUSD contract, Section 9.4.1 explains the longevity requirement information.
* Longevity step 25 will be available July 1, 2013.
The Longevity Application can be found in appendix (H-1) in our contract or you can click here to download the application. Note that all transcripts of courses and grade reports must be received by HRD before the salary increase will be approved.
Applications can be turned in at any time. If you turn in the application prior to the effective date, HRD will hold onto your application and your step increase will take effective July 1st of the appropriate year. If you turn in the application past the date you become eligible for your step incrase, the effective date becomes the date they receive the application. It will not be retroed back.


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These first six months of 2013 have really been a rollercoaster ride for Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles, and it seems as though every time something positive happens to the company not long afterwards we hear about it struggling. At the beginning of the year it was announced that the company had been fined by the Office of Fair Trading for breaching competition laws, however since then they seem to have been faring pretty well. Continue reading
Category Archives: Electric Vans
'Battery Swapping' becoming popular for electric vehicles in China
Over the past few months we have published a number of stories concerning how the government and the EU are coming up with new ways to make commercial vehicles more eco-friendly and reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. So far the EU have announced that in the future all commercial vehicles will have to have speed limiters installed and commercial vehicle manufacturers will have to reduce the average amount of emissions to around 147 grams per kilometre. Continue reading
FedEx to test Nissan's electric van
Nissan has recently announced that FedEx will be testing their e-NV200 electric vans in Singapore before they are officially launched next year. Nissan are already known for being one of the market leaders when it comes to electric vehicles, especially after they launched the much praised Nissan Leaf. Now it seems the company is planning on entering the electric commercial vehicle market by introducing the e-NV200 which is based on the NV200 commercial van also manufactured by the company. Continue reading
Center Parcs invests in Electric Vans
More and more companies and businesses throughout the UK with commercial vehicle fleets are investing in electric vans so that they can do their bit to help the environment as well as save money on fuel costs. Each week we are seeing more stories in the press concerning electric commercial vehicles – especially small vans – that are being introduced into the market in the next few months. It seems that as the visibility of vans is increasing due to commercial fleets, which will hopefully lead to those that privately own vans coming round to the idea of having a vehicle that runs solely on electricity.
Now it has been announced that Center Parcs has recently invested in 22 new electric Renault Kangoo Maxi Van Z.E models that they will be using in the Center Parc villages across the UK. So far, the plan is that the electric vehicles will be used at Sherwood Forest, Elveden Forest, Longleat Forest and Whinfell Forest, and when the Woburn Forest opens in Spring 2014 they will also be introduced there.
The vans will be used by those that provide maintenance and technical services across all the aforementioned Center Parcs villages, as well as for the "Dining-In" service they provide where guests can order food or drinks to their cabins. The company is happy that the vans are align with their environmental care ethos, and though the vehicles may cost more in van insurance, the fact that the fuel costs are so low could make up the difference.
Discussing the introduction of the new electric vans, Center Parcs operations and development director Paul Kent said: "It is important for us to ensure that Center Parcs' commercial vehicle fleet is the most efficient and least polluting option possible. The new Kangoo Van Z.E.s take this ethos to the next level, bringing non-polluting electric vehicles to each Center Parcs village. We're delighted to be continuing our commitment to ensure Center Parcs reduces its impact on the environment." Meanwhile, Andy Heiron, head of electric vehicle programme at Renault UK said: "It is wonderful to see the vans in use at such a fantastic location as Center Parcs."
"As well as being one of the best known names in the leisure and tourism industry, Center Parcs also leads the way in ensuring that their day-to-day operations are environmentally friendly, making the Kangoo Van Z.E. a great choice for their fleet needs. The Kangoo Van Z.E. and our electric range as a whole offer a winning combination of practicality and reliability, plus they are respectful of the environment with no tailpipe emissions at all. We are delighted that Center Parcs have chosen our Z.E. range for their fleet requirments and know that their staff will appreciate the vans' comfort and ergonomics."
Manufacturer develops compact Electric Commercial Vehicle
We have already seen some automotive manufacturers developing and marketing electric vehicles across the world, however these are generally for personal use, meaning that the commercial vehicle sector is far behind when it comes to adapting vehicles with the new technology. However, electric vehicles could benefit fleet managers as they are extremely cheap to run and therefore can save companies a large amount of money, and even enable them to expand their services.
This is why Tata Technologies has recently developed a compact electric commercial vehicle which is around the size of a Fiat 500 or a Chevrolet Spark, and will be of use to companies that offer delivery services especially in built-up urban areas. The new vehicle has been named the eMO-C and is largely based on the company's previous electric vehicle called the eMo – so much so that seventy per cent of the eMO-C has been carried over from the original vehicle. When building the eMo-C, developers removed the passenger and rear seats from the eMo, and also installed a flat-load floor and a rear hatch that lifts and slides on top of the roof.
Even though the eMO-C is small, engineers claim that it will still be able to carry an eight foot ladder, meaning that the vehicle would be perfect for tradesmen, as well those in the delivery industries such as the Postal Service, Fed-Ex or pizza delivery. Research carried out by Tata Technologies has shown that currently it costs the Postal Service 22.4 cents a mile to operate each vehicle, where an eMO-C would cost just 1.6 cents per mile. Even though there are a few competitors in this market – noticeably Ford's new vehicle the Transit Connect – none can offer the same amount of savings as the eMo-C as the company has found that even the Transit Connect costs around 15.3 cents per mile to operate.
Discussing the introduction of electric vehicles into commercial fleets, Stephanie Brinley from EMC Strategic Communications said: "It's a feasible idea. Price is huge for commercial vehicles. A side benefit is that consumers, through their jobs, get to experience EV technology." Fleet providers in the future may start investing heavily in electric commercial vehicles in order to save money, along with other measures such as looking for cheap van insurance providers that can offer the services needed to maintain the vehicles and keep up with new technology.
New Eco-Friendly Vans launched for 2013
There has already been a noticeable increase in the amount of cars on the road that are now powered by electricity or natural biofuels, however it now seems that van drivers are starting to join the trend. With the increase in petrol prices and tax for traditional petrol fuelled vehicles, it is no wonder that companies are investing in more eco-friendly vans for their fleets. One company, called Green Man & Van, have not only started using biofuel to run their vehicles, but have also invested in boxes and bubblewrap that are made from recycled materials, and uniforms that are all made from organic cotton.
Stewart Arbuckle, Director of the Edinburgh branch of Green Man & Van, has said: "The vans are completely modern, clean and safe – we just don't use normal fuel to run them. Instead, we source recycled cooking oil locally – meaning we're sending less harmful pollutants out into Edinburgh's beautiful streets. The old chip fat, and other waste oils are collected from Edinburgh, Glasgow and across the Central Belt, and processed at a plant in Motherwell to make them suitable for vehicle usage. At around 119p a litre for 100 per cent biodiesel it is considerably cheaper than diesel at the pumps."
However, it is not just large companies that can invest in eco-friendly vehicles, those that run their own businesses now have the option to buy green vans due to an increase in production by mainstream manufacturing companies. Ford has recently released the Ford Fiesta Van, which is based on its best-selling vehicle of the same name, meaning that it's not only practical but also stylish. Add to that the fact that the Econetic version only emits 87g/km of CO2 and averages 86.5mpg and you can see why it is expected to become extremely popular this year.
As the need for green vehicles is increasing it is good to see that van manufacturers are taking it upon themselves to offer a range of eco-friendly yet functional vehicles. 2013 is sure to see a variety of new green vans hit the market, so shop around to make sure you find the best one for you, and don't forget to make sure your new purchase is covered by van insurance.
Battery swap station sparks interest in Central Europe
A Central European country is showing fleet managers in the UK a possible solution to getting the maximum road use out of their electric vans as it opens up its first battery swap station.
The innovative idea has been embraced by van drivers in Slovakia with the first swapping station opening in Bratislava, the capital, earlier this month. The station is run by low emission champions Greenway, and they claim that a battery on a 3.5 tonne van can be changed in just seven minutes, a massive difference to the 10 hours it could take to completely recharge it. It will immediately give food for thought to fleet managers in the UK considering changing over to an all electric fleet but concerned about the down time on vans undertaking a recharge.
The first vehicles to use the station in Slovakia are Citroen Relay vans, known as Jumper vans in central Europe. The owners will no longer have to wait six hours, the average recharge time for a Relay van, but will be able to drive away in less than 10 minutes with a fully charged battery. Greenway anticipates commercial operators setting up a monthly account rather than pay for every charge, a system that once again would work very well in the UK.
Greenway are hoping the idea will quickly catch on and they soon have a network covering all of Slovakia, but for the moment are trialing the idea with just two commercial organisations. Van insurance providers are sure to be inundated for quotes on electric vehicles if the initiative takes off and Greenway are certain their product will help provide a realistic, energy efficient alternative to combustion models for long-distance cargo carrying vehicles.
Nissan launch electric van
A Japanese car manufacturer has put the disappointment of lacklustre sales on their first electric car behind them and unveiled the prototype for its first electric van.
Nissan were the first major car manufacturers to unveil a mass production vehicle in the guise of the Nissan Leaf and although sales in Europe have not been what they were hoping for it has not stopped them launching their latest electric vehicle, the NV200 EV.
The new van will go through several competency tests before it goes into mass production and this week sees the first of the vans go to work for the Japan Post Office. For the next few months the van will be tested in the city of Yokohama where it will work as a routine delivery vehicle doing everything that their normal vans do. If the first test is successful Nissan will conduct similar trials in Japan and Europe and only if they are successful will UK companies be able to get a commercial vehicle insurance quote on the NV200 RV.
However, Nissan Corporate Vice President, Hideto Murakami, is confident of a successful future for electric vehicles, and said "The role that can be played by zero emission vehicles in promoting a balance between economic growth and environmental protection in the realm of logistics is large. We will certainly reflect the customer feedback gained from these proving tests in our future product development, and I expect that our commercial electric vehicles based on the NV200 will contribute to our customers' business and to the development of a sustainable society."
Nissan has certainly picked a winning design to base the electric van on as the NV200 is set to become the next generation New York Taxi Cab and has had rave reviews everywhere it is sold.
Hydrogen Vehicles Earn All the Plaudits at All Energy Conference
While the trade in the new breed of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to struggle along, fleet managers looking to find a good alternative to diesel guzzling vans can take comfort in the news that hydrogen powered vehicles will soon be a viable alternative.
Visitors to the All Energy conference in Aberdeen this week have been treated to a glimpse of the future for motoring in the UK, and it seems more likely than ever that fleet managers will be arranging commercial vehicle insurance for hydrogen powered vans before EVs get a foothold in the market.
On display at the Aberdeen show this week was a mobile hydrogen filling station launched by innovative company ITM Power. All of a sudden this sort of invention brings the possibility of hydrogen powered vehicles so much closer, and with it comes the prospect of real green energy and much cheaper motoring. Experts believe hydrogen would cost an almost unbelievably low price of around 24p per litre and as an extra bonus hydrogen powered cars are so much cleaner than EVs in emissions.
The production of hydrogen is not dependent on the use of fossil fuels in the way electricity produced for EVs are, and of course the only by-product of burning hydrogen is water. Undeniably hydrogen cars have impressive green credentials.
Hyundai have already unveiled their hydrogen powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell prototype and insist they will be producing 10,000 hydrogen powered vehicles by 2015. Of course the big clincher for Hydrogen powered cars may be their range and speed. There are no worries at all about running out of power with an hydrogen car; a full tank will give about 350 miles of driving very similar to a conventional motor and they are capable of travelling up to 100 mph. They have certainly been a hit at the All Energy conference, with Aberdeen Council Leader, Barney Crockett, observing "The Hyundai cars were in great demand and ITM Power's mobile refuelling station went a long way to dispel the myth that the infrastructure required to power this type of vehicle is years away."
Nissan Hope to Stay Ahead Of Their Competitors With New Electric Van
Fleet managers throughout the United Kingdom will be planning for the future after Nissan announced they are going to produce a 100% electric van (the e-NV200) that will go into production at its Barcelona plant next year.
The new van will be based on their existing award-winning NV200 which is also produced at the same plant and the van will be an important addition to Nissan's global range of light commercial vehicles. The e-NV200 will be Nissan's second all electric vehicle (EV) following on from the launch of the multi-award winning Nissan LEAF two years ago.
Nissan feel that this news will show even more that they have a long-term commitment to zero emissions. The launch of the new model was made possible thanks to a £100 million investment by Nissan in Spain and will create around 700 new jobs at the plant.
The e-NV200 will provide businesses in the UK with a functional and roomy van, and Nissan are confident van insurance providers will be inundated with enquiries once the vehicle becomes available. The van will retain the innovative and practical features of the NV200 combined with the most advanced components of the Nissan LEAF. This will deliver a driving range similar to the LEAF together with best in class running and maintenance costs. The new van will also make a significant contribution to Nissan's aim of becoming the world's largest LCV manufacturer by 2016. Currently intensive evaluations are being carried out in Europe ahead of the start of production.
Andy Palmer, Nissan Executive Vice President, said "The e-NV200 represents a genuine breakthrough in commercial vehicles and further underlines Nissan's leadership within the electric vehicle segment. The new model will offer all the spaciousness, versatility and practicality of a traditionally powered compact van, but with zero CO2 emission at the point of use and also provide an outstanding driving experience that is unique to EVs. Crucially, it will also offer class-leading running and maintenance costs, which makes it an exceptionally attractive proposition to both businesses and families."


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A sampling of folklife and cultural tourism projects in the U.S.
Case Study: Tennessee Overhill Heritage Project*
Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association
In 1990 the National Trust for Historic Preservation selected four pilot states, including Tennessee, for its heritage tourism initiative. Within each state, four areas were chosen for pilot projects. Linda Caldwell, then the director of the Etowah Arts Commission, was encouraged by Roby Cogswell, the folklorist at the Tennessee State Arts Commission, to apply on behalf of partners in McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties. Through this program, they received three years of technical assistance. Money to cover an office and a staff person was provided by the three counties and other local groups. The Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association was formed at that time to manage the heritage tourism program in all three counties.
At that time, tourism in the region had focused heavily on the natural environment and outdoor recreation, and cultural tourism activities had been limited primarily to preservation of historic buildings. Tourism professionals were involved in training, marketing, and regional packaging but had not done much to develop an inventory of cultural resources that could become part of the heritage tourism infrastructure. The Tennessee Overhill Heritage Project wanted to help develop this inventory by "moving beyond the built and natural environment to call attention, build respect for, and preserve folklife." They also wanted to draw attention to vernacular architecture and landscapes in the state which had been overlooked, such as mill villages, company towns, and industrial architecture, "So," as Caldwell says, "people would learn to look at roadhouse in the same way they'd look at a restored historic theater."
From 1990-94, they undertook this work without a folklorist, but in 1995, an NEA Expansion Arts grant allowed them to hire a folklorist, Brent Cantrell, to develop programs that showcased traditional arts and to train professionals at rural history museums and other local cultural organizations to be arts presenters. Caldwell notes that a big part of Cantrell's job was "educating local people as to possibilities local art forms would provide." He also worked closely with local non-profits on technical skills such as festival development and financial record keeping.
During the consultancy, Cantrell put together the first artist directory for the region. To produce the first directory, research was required to identify the artists, art forms, and art venues in the region. Tennessee Overhill is now working on the third printed edition and an online version of this directory, which will include links to artists in the region already selling things over the internet.
Caldwell notes that the folklorists working with tourism professionals in the region have at times found the "marketing hype" from some tourism professionals "a little hard to take." Luckily, she notes, many of the tourism councils are small and not likely to bulldoze over cultural interests.
Oftentimes, she adds, urban chambers of commerce and tourism professionals "think everything should be paid advertising," not realizing that rural areas dealing with such small budgets "must be creative with what little money they get." She adds, "when doing tourism without a big marketing budget, editorial copy is your bread and butter, and the undiscovered angle folklife subjects often provide is your ticket to getting an angle with the newspaper."
The Directory was distributed to sponsors of county fairs, local arts festivals and art shows as well as through chambers of commerce. News releases offered copies of the Directory to be sent to residents of the three counties at no cost. Free copies were sent to local public libraries, to all Directory artists, and to elected officials. The Directory is available to interested parties outside the three-county region for a small shipping and handling charge.
The overall response to the Directory has been very positive. The Directory includes all types of artists, not just traditional artists. "Basically, if you wanted to be in it, you could be in it," Caldwell comments. They made the decision not to avoid the hornet's nest of designating the level of quality in Directory, so they frequently get calls form local presenters who are calling for more detailed information about the individual listings. They have heard that people producing craft fairs in the region have been using the Directory as a mailing list; this is just one of the ways in which the Directory has served to network local artists together who were not formerly aware of each other. Caldwell also says that the people included in the Directory "have thanked us for just being included—it has been important to them in validating the worth of their artistic activities, which might not have been acknowledged before by the public."
A current version of the artist directory now being developed will focus on people who make things focusing on the recreational and occupational uses of the national forest, such as turkey callers and duck boxes. In planning for the marketing venues, they very consciously wanted to make sure these things were still available in them in "little local stores where they already are being sold" and tried not to cut into local stores' business with alternate venues. To do this, they first "took a look at where things are being sold, as well as find out which venues want to sell more and which don't."
Tennessee Overhill undertook another tourism-related project when they received a contract to manage cultural programs accompanying the whitewater slalom competitions for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which took place on the Ocoee River in Polk County, Tennessee. Folklorist Brent Cantrell managed the event, which included artists from western North Carolina, north Georgia, and Tennessee. Because their performance stages were located along the sign-in walkway on way to the slalom race observation bleachers, the schedule was arranged to be more active during times when the audiences were coming and going rather than during the actual races.
Some Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association project activities were more local in focus, such as the Japanese Spring Festival, which compared spring in east Tennessee to spring in Japan. The rationale behind this event was to provide cross-cultural exposure between the local population and the Japanese high school students attending a Japanese boarding school that had recently been converted from an old military academy in Sweetwater, Tennessee.
Tennessee Overhill has also approached the whitewater rafting community, which has been a strong component of local tourism since the 1970s and already has a good deal of marketing sophistication. This group was initially wary that cultural activities might not appeal to river visitors. Tennessee Overhill has succeeded in convincing the rafting community that a package that includes natural AND cultural resources will serve them well by adding to the variety of things tourists can do in the region as well as by encouraging year round visitation. Tennessee Overhill is now working on products which can be specifically packaged with the whitewater activities, such as the new version of the directory mentioned above, which will focus on traditions and arts related to the rivers.
Folklife Sampling Home
Case Studies
A1. Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
B1. Washington Heritage Tours
C1. Tennessee Overhill Heritage Project
D1. Cowboy Poetry Gathering
E1. The Portland Oregon Visitors Association
F1. The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina Guidebook
G1. South Carolina Heritage Corridor Tourism Projects
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Cool apps, accessories, and add-ons for everyone's favorite toy, the iPad. (And Esquire.)
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There are apps, and then there are Apps. In the latter category is AirDisplay, a transformative and comparatively dirt-cheap idea full worthy of capitalization. Just install it on your iPad along with another free piece of software on your Mac, and your iPad goes from glorified iPod touch to fully functional second monitor for your home computer. A wireless one. Adding a (portable) 71 extra square inches to your laptop screen's real estate feels like nothing short of the future. Did we mention it's ten bucks?
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are very, very happy to share with you that the National Library Service is
finishing up development and beginning beta testing of their new BARD Mobile
apps for Apple iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch) and Google Android
devices! We're very excited to see a
light at the end of this tunnel, and we know many of you are just as excited as
we are. Here are some of the important
details regarding the release of the BARD Mobile apps:
- Both
apps will be free to download
- The
iOS app will be available earlier (mid-summer) through the iTunes Store, and
will run on all iOS versions
- The
Android app will be available later (early fall) through the Google Play
market, and will only work on devices running version 4.2 "Jelly Bean"
Dixon, the NLS consumer relations officer, sat down with a blog called Blind
Access Journal a few months ago and demonstrated the features and functions of
the BARD Mobile app for iOS. We're
assuming the Android version will be very similar. The apps will enable users to read books that
either appear in the user's BARD Wish List, are listed on the recently added
books and magazine page, or are manually loaded onto the device from a
computer. At this point you won't be
able to search for and read any book available in BARD using the BARD Mobile
app on its own (NLS is hoping this feature will be added later). However, adding a book to your Wish List is
much easier than downloading, unzipping, and transferring the book onto a flash
drive, so BARD Mobile will make the process of reading BARD books simpler and
more portable.
the app itself will take advantage of the accessibility features built into iOS
and Android. There will be 4 tabs for
Bookshelf, Get Books, Settings, and Now Reading. The Bookshelf separates items by audio,
Braille, books, and magazines, then you can sort items within these categories
by author, title, or latest added. Much
of the playback features of the BARD Mobile app will be similar to the advanced
digital player, including Menu, Next, Previous, and Bookmark buttons. BARD Mobile will remember where you left off
in each book just like all digital players, and users will be able to choose
default settings for things like speed, tone, verbosity, and background playing
(whether or not a book stops playing when you close the BARD Mobile app). The full 26-minute interview with Judy Dixon
that details more of the apps features and functions is available in streaming
audio or download at www.blindaccessjournal.com. Just look for the entry titled BARD Mobile
from February 27, 2013.
If you want to receive a release notification from us once these apps go
live, you'll need to join our email list.
This list is the same one we use to email out our newsletter, so if
you're already getting our newsletter via email you're all set. If you're not on the list already, send us an
email to email@example.com with your name
and phone number (so we can make sure we have the right account) and the email
address you want us to add to the list.
the beginning of May, we here at Talking Books moved into some cozy new office
space. Don't worry, though, we haven't
moved to a new address, and we aren't going away by any means. It's not technically brand new space either,
since it used to be our old circulation area.
Essentially we've all squeezed into one room instead of two, cutting our
office space by about half. Now we're
the Talking Books Superleggera model: a lightweight, stripped-out, precision
racing crew ready to respond to whatever curves lie ahead.
There were a couple of days when books weren't able to be mailed out or
checked in because of construction going on, and we really appreciate your
patience as we settled in. We still have
our front desk area, so you're still coming to the same place if you ever need
to visit us.
We are pleased to announce the official
transition of the NLS audio magazines from cassette to digital cartridge. Users who had been receiving cassette
magazines have now been getting them on digital cartridge for a few months, and
we invite any interested user, especially our newer ones, to also sign up for
subscriptions. There are a wide variety
of magazines to choose from, and a full list is available as a handout or on
our website. These magazines are also
all available for download using BARD.
There are a few significant changes to the
digital magazine program. The most
important change is that magazines are being mailed directly from the
producers, and must be returned just
like the audio books you receive.
The loan period for weekly magazines is 3 weeks, and the loan period for
monthly magazines is 6 weeks. If you
receive several magazines, you will most likely have several cartridges in
circulation. The return mailing card
will have the producer's address and the usual Free Matter postage already
printed on it, so you return magazines the same way you return books.
With the introduction of loan periods for NLS
digital magazines, users will also receive overdue notices if their cartridges
are not returned on time. Users will be
allowed 3 overdue cartridges before their magazines are put on hold. However, magazine overdues will not impact a
user's book service from our library, and as always, if you download your
magazines directly from BARD there are no loan periods to worry about.
To distinguish magazines from books, the NLS
has introduced distinctively colored mailing containers and cartridges for the
digital magazines. The mailing
containers are a bright red color with the Library of Congress book flag logo
on the lid, and the cartridges are blue with a print/Braille label that
includes the word "Magazine" on it.
Lastly, if you subscribe to several magazines
you may find multiple titles on a cartridge.
To jump from one title to another you can use the player's bookshelf
feature. Simply press and hold the green
Play/Stop button until the player beeps and says "bookshelf," then use the fast
forward or rewind buttons to toggle through the magazine titles. Once you hear the title you want, press the
Play/Stop button again.
To request a copy of the digital magazine handout,
please contact us at 800-452-0292 or email@example.com. If you find a magazine you want, contact us
to subscribe.
years ago, Thomas Price of Grants Pass left a large portion of his estate to
Talking Books. His bequest was made in
memory of his wife Irene, who enjoyed Talking Books throughout her lifetime. Thomas' bequest made it possible to establish
the Talking Books endowment fund. Since
then, many other visionary individuals have helped build the endowment fund
through their gifts. We named this group
of individuals the Irene Price Society.
a legacy bequest is a way to support a service you love like Talking Books in a
long-term way. This process can be done
in several ways: by naming Talking Books in your will or living trust, or
designating Talking Books as a beneficiary of an individual retirement plan or
life insurance policy.
We invite you to
become a member of the Irene Price Society. There is much more to tell you
about creating your legacy. Read more on our website http://www.oregon.gov/osl/TBABS/Pages/Planned-Giving.aspx, or contact Robin Speer at 503-378-5014 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
tactile Braille American flag was presented to Talking Books by the Oregon
Columbia Regional Group (OCRG) of the Blinded Veterans Association. The
dedication ceremony for the flag was held on Thursday, February 21st. Governor
Kitzhaber, President of the OCRG Rae Hail, State Librarian MaryKay Dahlgreen, our
Public Services Librarian Elke Bruton, and veterans from the Salem area were all
part of the dedication ceremony. The flag is now mounted on the wall of our
front desk area for all to see and feel.
Talking Books is very proud to have this flag that honors not only our
blind veterans, but all American veterans.
the month of March our Delta Gamma volunteers made calls to 720 randomly
selected users in order to find our how well they feel our library is serving them. Their ratings and suggestions for improvement
are key for us to know where we are doing well so we can keep it up, and how
our library needs to adapt moving forward.
Your feedback really does make a difference, and while we may not be
able to make every change that is recommended, we are committed to being a
creative and innovative library for our users. We sincerely appreciate your support and encouragement.
Your kind words, thoughts, and actions
mean as much to us as we hope our books mean to you.
residents and staff of Gracelen Terrace in Portland have started an amazing new
activity program called Helping Hands, where residents and staff work together
to create and sell crafts, with 100% of the proceeds being donated to a local
charity. Residents contribute their time
and talents to whatever degree they are able, each one wanting to have a
meaningful role in their community. Some
complete entire projects, while others work on a specific part of a
project. Together they create beautiful
and useful crafts like greeting cards, quilts and blankets, bird houses, and
even dog biscuits.
residents are mostly on low fixed incomes, many of them with disabilities, but
they all wanted to find a way to help those in need around them. Supplies are purchased using the Gracelen
Terrace activities budget and donations of staff and family members. As a result, the Resident Council of Gracelen
Terrace raised and donated $1500 for food boxes in less than a year! We here at Talking Books want to commend the
generosity of the residents at Gracelen Terrace, as well as their Activity
Director Gunilla Orr and the rest of the staff.
Thank you for being active participants and role models committed to helping
Bruton, Public Services Librarian here at Talking Books, was recently awarded
the Julie Klauber Award. This award is
given to the person who works most creatively and innovatively with Keystone
Library Automation System (KLAS) in their daily work and shows outstanding
service to their library. KLAS is the
computer system we use to track circulation, catalog our books, and manage user
accounts. Understanding how to use KLAS
to its full potential enables us to work smarter with the resources we have. Through Elke's tenure with Talking Books, she
has streamlined functions, collaborated with KLAS to improve the system, and
provided new means of serving our users more efficiently. As part of the award, Elke was able to attend
the KLAS User's Conference in Chicago.
Join us in congratulating Elke on this award.
been registering a lot of new users recently, and one of the most common
questions we hear from them is "how do I make requests for books I want?" So we thought we'd include a requests
refresher for all our users to help clarify the process.
it is important to make sure everyone knows you can all make requests, no
matter how you are served by our library.
Users who get books by automatic selection are just as welcome to make
requests as users who only get requested titles.
are a variety of ways to make requests with our library, but they all start
with you finding a book you want. Some
books you will know are in our collection because they appear in our
catalogs. Other books you will hear
about from friends, family, the New York Times, or other sources. In these cases, you will need to contact us
with the title and author of the book so we can check to see if it is in our
collection. If you're not quite sure of
the title or author's name, give us as much information as you can and we'll
ask our friends Google and Amazon for the exact answers.
a book is in our collection then it has also been given a number (i.e. DB
71234). Telling us these numbers is the
easiest way for us to enter requests into your account. To tell us what books you'd like to request,
you can call us at 800-452-0292, email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or send us completed catalog request
forms or a letter to 250 Winter St NE, Salem, OR 97301.
users also have the option of making requests through our online catalog. You can use our online catalog to search for
books, then add them to your book basket and "checkout" using your assigned
User ID and Password (contact us if you're interested). This option is great for people who prefer a
more self-service model. A link to the
catalog can be found on our website www.TBABS.org.
go out as often as they are available.
If you are an autoselect user, our computer system will try to send you
books on your request list before it sends you random selections. However, there are going to be instances
where a book you request is not immediately available, since we only have a
certain number of copies of each book.
If you request a book that is not immediately available, we
automatically add you to the waiting list.
Lastly, there are a few important things to remember about
requests. Our system is set up to send
out newer requests first, so sometimes if you frequently make a lot of requests
the older ones will get buried. We
recommend trying to keep your request list at a reasonable length, taking into
consideration how many books you read a month, how quickly you read through a
book, etc. Requests do expire after one
year, and are purged each year in early April.
May 14-16, our library hosted the biennial NLS Western Regional Conference
right here at the State Library in Salem.
Staff from other Talking Books libraries from all over the western
states, NLS representatives including the new Director Karen Keninger, and KLAS
staff met to discuss best practices, share ideas, and look ahead to the future
of the Talking Books program. Some
highlights from the conference were the announcement of a change in NLS policy
to allow electronic signatures on applications (meaning they can be faxed or
scanned/emailed to us now), and a demonstration of some new circulation
techniques that will help in our continuing efforts to improve efficiency. Our library made an excellent impression, and
several staff from other libraries were blown away by what we accomplish with
much fewer people.
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they are received, and we regularly have voicemails to respond to before we can
answer incoming calls directly (especially in the mornings and after
weekends). However, rest assured we're
committed to helping you as quickly as we can.
TBABS will be
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The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival in historic downtown Pensacola, Florida, is one of the best-regarded, most popular arts festivals in the United States. The three-day, juried art show draws more than 200 of the nation's best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists,craftsmen and other artists.
Located along the waterfront in Seville Square, the festival is a short walk from Pensacola's lively downtown and adjacent to several other parks, museums, and other activities. Spectacular views of Pensacola Bay make GGAF the perfect place to spend a fall weekend on the Gulf Coast. It's also just a short drive to the snow-white sands of Pensacola Beach on the Gulf of Mexico.
The Festival features entertainment throughout the weekend, great music on the Main Stage, dance and more on the Parrish Performing Arts Stage. The Children's Stage features local performing arts, dance and music groups.
Celebrate Florida's artisan history in the Heritage Arts Area, where local craft workers demonstrate traditional arts, crafts and trades, including blacksmithing, engraving, spinning, weaving and other skills.
The Children's Arts Festival and Student Art Show feature numerous free, hands-on artistic opportunities for kids.
This family-oriented Festival is ranked one of the Top 50 Fine Art Shows in the nation by Sunshine Artist Magazine. The event has also been named a Top 100 Event for 2014 by the American Bus Association.
Admission to the Festival is free.


text: HomeTVAll My ChildrenCady McClain Declares All My Children is Reclaiming "Daytime Structure of Storytelling" From Primetime Jillian Bowe May 7, 2013 All My Children, FX Canada, Hulu, Hulu Plus, iTunes, News, Prospect Park, Soap Opera, The Online Network, TOLN 17 Comments Cady McClain is letting primetime know, All My Children is reclaiming serialized storytelling! The actress has partnered with PARADE to blog an insider's take on AMC 's resurrection. In her first post about the new AMC, McClain revealed: Every single character has something going on internally, some drive, some need, as well as a purpose. Perhaps most importantly, we all have some romance! On AMC reclaiming serialized storytelling, McClain added: We all know how many nighttime shows borrowed from the daytime structure of storytelling. Well, here on All My Children, we are claiming it right back as rightfully ours, thank you very much, due to the brilliance of Agnes Nixon – our creator, Ginger Smith – our Executive Producer, and Marlene MacPherson and Elizabeth Snyder – our intrepid head writers. 17 Responses tampon tammy May 7, 2013 Uh yeah…. Log in to Reply SoapSnob May 7, 2013 Two female Headwriters… Yay! And a female Executive Producer. Log in to Reply commitment to freshness May 7, 2013 Women or men, I just hope they can write intriguing, interesting stories that are told intelligently. After watching nuAMC and nuOLTL and then watching one of the big four, you just see how disjointed the new shows are. Log in to Reply tampon tammy May 7, 2013 Male or female, I just hope they can write intriguing stories that can be told with intelligence. After watching the new shows they just look very disjointed. I think they would have been better off just starting from scratch with all new characters and calling it a day. Log in to Reply Ryan-Scott May 7, 2013 Two woman head-writers without ABC butting in and with Agnes Nixon consulting…I think we got a winner kids. Log in to Reply harlee490 May 7, 2013 I think you're right Ryan-Scott. Log in to Reply snizzle May 7, 2013 Tired of all the negative comments. So far I'm really enjoying the AMC reboot. It's much better now than the last few years it ran on ABC. Looking forward to watching it all play out without the interference of Brian Frons. Log in to Reply pjc722 May 7, 2013 Clearly ms McClain has not bothered to watch the silly piece of show she is on. Cringe worthy dialogue. Horribly dated stories. And a premise that is more like 5 days later than 5 years. Plus throw in that she is 40 with a 36 yr old son and a 16/17 yr old grandson and I can guarantee that primetime has nothing to worry about. Log in to Reply david46208 May 7, 2013 @harlee490: All got to say to the Statler and Waldorf's of daytime is that the numbers showed what fans were asking for. The stats read well. What is ABC sending out their minions due to lawsuits to try and get the show not to be watched? Log in to Reply nysam May 7, 2013 She is crazier than Janet from another Planet. has she watched the "new" AMC? Other than some swear words and shorter episodes there isn't anything new about these shows to engage a younger audience. Not even a week has passed in they have fallen into the same traps that got them canceled in the first place. The NY TIMES was spot on…. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/arts/television/all-my-children-and-one-life-to-live-on-hulu-and-itunes.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1367917618-6gycT+nLBfE9vVnaTxdVtQ& Log in to Reply harlee490 May 7, 2013 AMC's reboot has it happening, I'm in love with AMC. I wish Jesse comes clean to Angie about Cassie but this could be a setup for problems in Jesse\Angie's relationship. Log in to Reply angrierblackerman May 7, 2013 I don't know about anyone else, but I really like that AMC has been 'reset'. It seems a bit weird, because it's been so long since we've seen this style of soap production. The original formula is needed to start things rolling, and everything else grows from there. Log in to Reply jezza May 7, 2013 I can understand the New York Times' complaints about acting, dialogue and storylines. That's a matter of taste. But to spend the bulk of the review criticizing the shows for being too insider seems completely unfair. "Revenge" has been on the air for only two seasons, and anyone just coming in for the first time with Sunday's episode would be utterly confused. That's how it goes with serialized storytelling. If you want to know what's going on, either you do your homework before joining in, or you just watch patiently and try to catch up. It would make absolutely no sense to pretend that these characters have no back story. Even new shows begin in the middle of the action and then back track to explain things. I can't say much about AMC since I live abroad, and I was only able to watch the first episode, but OLTL pretty much explained everything within the first week. A new viewer who was paying attention and wasn't just out to write a negative review would certainly have understood why everyone hated Todd by the end of Thursday's show (and the Friday re-cap filled in more blanks). Perhaps Prospect Park shot itself in the foot by spinning the online versions more as reboots than as continuations, which is pretty much what they are. Most of the new actors are playing aged characters from the TV versions, so I don't understand why the New York Times reviewer — who obviously doesn't know much about daytime soaps and must hate the genre to deem the campy, self-conscious acting and convoluted storylines of "Revenge" better — thinks that it should be starting from Day 1, lest new viewers be confused. Also, it's very 1999 to suggest that a large part of the reason for the waning daytime TV soap audience is the fact that viewers are locked in to having to watch them at certain hours when few people are at home. This argument might have been true in the pre-TiVo age, but it's completely irrelevant today. Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying the shows are perfect. I agree that the Victor-is-alive reveal fell a little flat, but remember Victoria Grayson's resurrection from the dead on "Revenge"? That wasn't treated with much less of a shrug. One of the defining characteristics of daytime drama is that for all of the overacting the stars are accused of doing, often the characters respond to the outlandish out-of-the-real-world stuff (returns from the dead, frequent life-in-jeopardy moments, the supernatural) with much less OMFG shock than the average person would in real life. I would defend anyone's right to criticize the soaps here and elsewhere. I don't think supporting the genre means we all have to sing the praises of the shows all the time. But as a veteran magazine editor, I'm kind of appalled that the Times would let a writer who knows nothing about "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" and has never seen either show review the online versions. It's a lot like letting a reviewer who never heard a David Bowie song review Bowie's current album. Would any good editor even go there? Log in to Reply pferrando May 7, 2013 My curiousity has worn off for me a bit. I think they are doing a good job, but it's hard to get 100% invested, because I'm not sure how their success is being measured or how long they'll be around. (I noticed day over day their ranking went down a bit.) I know the shows are still working out the kinks too. Log in to Reply david46208 May 8, 2013 @nysam: The writer of the piece is obviously not a fan of soaps. As he writes in a condescending manner. Especially when he says this: "No. At least, that's how it looked to this potential viewer, one of the vast millions who never watched the original shows because they had jobs." What is up with that. There were many viewers who "had jobs," who rushed home to watch their soaps via VHS and later DVR. But from that statement he thinks like the rest that soap fans are just some women sitting at home eating bon bons on sofa. Log in to Reply nysam May 8, 2013 It is nice to have an impartial view on these reboots from someone who isn't a fan. It seems there are a lot of fans on blogs that are just happy the shows are back and not giving any critical analysis. From what I saw the first week neither AMC or OLTL sadly gave the audience anything new. The first episodes were going to get the largest audience. From there it's downhill. The reboots will never have a bigger number eyeballs watching than they did their first week. I believe the mistake that PP made was hiring all the same people behind the scenes that worked on these shows for years. They didn't bother to bring any new blood in with primetime, film or even reality experience. The same mistakes are being made over again and this time we don't have Frons to blame. Log in to Reply ChrisGa May 8, 2013 I'm enjoying both AMC and OLTL, though probably OLTL just slightly more(although I will say AMC has OLTL beat on set design; other than Llanfair, OLTL's sets look cheap and uninspired). @harlee–LOVE the avatar pic. Beth Maitland ROCKS! 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'Village Ashes' battle rejoined.Andy Walker This article is about the Canadian TV presenter and journalist. For other people of the same name, see Andy Walker (disambiguation).
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FORGET the spotlight of the Test arena - Englishmen and Aussies will be battling for bragging rights on a Warwickshire village green on Sunday.
Billed as the "Village Ashes", Temple Grafton Temple Grafton is a village near Alcester, which lies within the Stratford-upon-Avon district of Warwickshire, England. Rumoured to be the place William Shakespeare Married Anne Hathaway. , near Alcester, will witness the latest twist in the great sporting rivalry between England and Australia.
Fresh from watching Andrew Strauss's side face Ricky Ponting's boys in the first Test of this summer's Ashes, a Temple Grafton CC Chairman's XI face the Australian Wattlesprigs, a touring team from down under.
The Wattlesprigs are a 48-strong squad of Australians, largely from Victoria, who are on a playing and sightseeing tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain.
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As well as watching this week's Test in Cardiff, the Wattlesprigs plan to face 13 other teams, including a game against the Barmy Army and a Twenty20 match against Claverdon tomorrow.
The home side will be made up of a mixture of Temple Grafton and Cotswold Hills League players.
This is not the first time a select Temple Grafton outfit and the Wat-tlesprighave played each other and, as chairman Alan Mann points out, revenge is on the cards for the hosts.
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"In 2005, they gave a Temple Grafton side a real thrashing, so hopefully my select team will be a better match for them this time around."
Temple Grafton Cricket Club play in the grounds of Grafton Court, off New Road, Alcester. Entrance is free for the fixture, which gets under way at 2pm. Spectators are welcome.
Ashes Grafters: Groundsman Howard Benjamin, opening batsman Tom Benjamin and chairman Alan Mann.
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Reviews For Infirmary Series
Reviewer: charlotte (Anonymous)
19 Jan 2006 1:52 pm
i really enjoyed that ever so sweet and i liked that it took a while for carson to figure things out. thanks!
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Reviewer: James (Anonymous)
08 Aug 2005 11:31 pm
This is really cool! I can't believe I missed it til now!
Reviewer: Laura_trekkie (Anonymous)
14 Mar 2005 8:09 pm
I really like this series; it's got humour and angst in good balance. The backstory for Carson is nicely realised and I also like the little moments between Carson and John. I hope to see more of this soon.
Reviewer: Jalabert (Anonymous)
13 Feb 2005 10:11 pm
Just reread this series... Yup, still love it. I hope you continue it sometime.
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13 Feb 2005 10:07 am
Just read all four in a row and have to say they funny, in character, very insightful, wonderful backstory for Carson and beautiful and touching - especially the last one.


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They went from VA to HartCo/Barren Co. KY by early 1800s.
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The moment a neophyte commits to dance, he knows two things: Every body has limits it can never transcend, and the day will come when it no longer defeats gravity.
So what could be more natural for a former dancer than to make a ballet of James Barries Peter Pan, the story of a boy who flies and never grows old?
Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, artistic director of N.C. Dance Theatre, has given us an evening of unalloyed joy. Not for him the darker psychological undercurrent of the original novel, the knowledge that no human being can be complete without lasting relationships and deeper maturity. This is a Neverland dampened by no clouds, where the bright sun beams on all (even the crocodile, whom well come to later).
In this happy world, Peters exuberance never fails him. Tinker Bell may briefly be jealous but is always forgiving. Captain Hook becomes more of a goofy fop than a gloomy foe. The kidnapped Wendy, taken by Hooks pirates, fears them no more than you or would yipping Chihuahuas.
The result, set aptly to music that Rossini wrote for other reasons, stays spiritually airborne whether the dancers are flying or not. (And they do fly: Frederick Leo Pete Walker II even does aerial somersaults in the title role.) The two-act piece lasts 100 minutes, never wearing out its welcome, and ends with a kind of harmony Barrie never imagined but Bonnefoux pulls off.
Howard Jones sets, which fly and slide smoothly on and off the Knight Theater stage, elicited Oooohs Thursday: The pirate ship that comes together in Act 2 rivals the Lost Boys treetop home for ingenuity. The costumes by A. Christina Giannini, also purpose-built for this show, vary from Tiger Lilys opulence to the Darling familys staid Victoriana.
But the ballet must rise (so to speak) or fall on joie de vivre, and it takes many forms here: Athleticism for Walker, flitting energy for Sarah Hayes Watsons Tinker Bell, exaggerated grandeur for Addul Manzanos Hook, beaming buoyancy for Jamie Dees Wendy, raucous mock-chaos for the pirates (including women as tattooed as the men very true to life).
Traditionalists may fidget at some liberties, especially with the adorable crocodile (James Cleary). He moonwalks, adjusting his gloves like a gentleman shouldnt that be one glove? waves to the audience, smooches Peter Pan and breakdances. (I will overlook his Gangnam-style moment.) By that point, were so thoroughly charmed that anything goes.
The show makes only one small misstep. It follows a thrilling climax, set to the frenzy of the William Tell overture, with a peaceful coda we dont need, because we already know whats going to happen. Note to future choreographers: Nothing can ever follow the William Tell overture.
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Our research interests involve the synthesis and reactivity of inorganic and organometallic compounds supported by multidentate ligands. We are especially interested in compounds that catalyze the polymerization of olefins to form polyolefins and shorter chain oligomers (a-olefins).
One current project involves the synthesis and reactivity of chromium compounds supported by tridentate ligands such as bis-2-pyridylalkylamines (BPA). We found an interesting dependence of polymerization activity on the metal coordination geometry, with fac isomers displaying 40-50 times higher activity than their mer counterparts (Carney, M. J.; Robertson, N. J.; Halfen, J. A.; Zakharov, L. N.; Rheingold, A. L. Organometallics 2004, 23, 6184-6190).
We continue to explore this effect by examining other tridentate ligands and their metal complexes, such as those shown below.
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A second project involves the design and synthesis of late transition metal complexes supported by donor modified a-diimine ligands, such as those highlighted below. A paper describing the synthesis and structural characterization of these compounds was recently accepted for publication in Dalton Transactions.
These compounds have shown a remarkable ability to oligomerize ethylene to high purity short chain a-olefins; the latter are materials of significant commercial interest to Chevron Phillips Chemical Company and several patent applications have been filed, resulting in one allowed patent thus far (US Patent 7,129,304). A report outlining our initial polymerization studies was recently published (Small, B. L.; Rios, R.; Fernandez, E. R.; Carney, M. J. Organometallics 2007, 26, 1744-1749). Click here to see a recent poster.
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one site to check out is Kaliban's loot lists at Kaliban's Class Loot Lists.
There's actually an in-game mod by the same name that gives the class/spec priority right on the tooltip, but I'm not sure that mod's been updated since 3.1.
I'm in a semi-casual guild and we're running Naxx 25s and Uldaman 10s (Because we don't have enough ppl who play up to their gear level to do 25)
Our looting system is pretty basic and tries to get items in the hands of people who will make the most of it, giving main specs priority over off specs... I have a concern though that some caster loot that is really DPS or really healing is going into the wrong hands on the main spec rolls. With the recent changes to some of the classes, such as Warlocks wanting spirit now, I'm not sure what criteria I can use to discern which is which.. But when I see a holy priest roll on Signet of Manifested Pain which has no spirit or mp/5, or a mage wins Sympathy, I start to worry we're not really getting the right gear into the right hands still...
So is there a good guideline I can propose to the guild as far as what stats should go to what classes, or am I wrong and shouldn't worry?
one site to check out is Kaliban's loot lists at Kaliban's Class Loot Lists.
There's actually an in-game mod by the same name that gives the class/spec priority right on the tooltip, but I'm not sure that mod's been updated since 3.1.
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Just becuase a healing class can use spirit, doesn't mean they need to stack it in every slot. If an item has no spririt, priests and resto druids shouldn't be "barred" from rolling.
IMO, MP5 and Hit rating are the only two stats that separate "healing" caster gear from "DPS" caster gear. If the item has neither of those two stats, then it is common and usably by all, with the exception that Paladins and Shammys should never roll on gear with spirit, unless it's an upgrade in other stats and would be sharded otherwise.
Staves are another "grey" area. They are generally stats sticks (heavy on int, stam, and spirit) and IMO should be given to healers over DPSers. A MH/OH combo will always give more DPS stats than a staff. The exception to this is staves that have +hit, thankfully there are few of these.
Wow, I have to stop saying Uldaman... lol...
Thanks for the feedback! I will keep it in mind and see if it can help steer us in a slightly better direction.
Signet of Manifested Pain is both dps and healer loot, but Sympathy should be holy priest prio yes.
Using mp5/hit to define healer/dps loot is okay, but there's cases where it's bad. For example, before Ulduar came out, the KT mace which had mp5 was best in slot for a lot of dps classes including enhancement shamans, a melee dps spec.
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'Barron's' ETF Special Report Misses the Mark
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- This weekend Barron's ran several articles that combined to make an ETF special report, but there were gaps in some of the ideas expressed that should be clarified to promote better understanding of the product.
In an article titled "No Magic Solution Here," Barron's said that the ETF industry was "jumping the shark" with the proposed Bitcoin ETF that the Winklevoss twins are trying to launch. "Jumping the shark" refers to an episode of the 1970s television Happy Days when Fonzie jumped over a shark tank on water skis. The term has become synonomous with being gimmicky.
Although there aren't too many people who will make an investment case for Bitcoins, Barron's suggested that because they have little or no investment merit, an ETF based on them shouldn't trade. This is misguided.
Segments of the capital market can be investment-worthy, such as blue-chip stocks; worthy of speculation, such as options purchased shortly before expiration but ahead of an earnings report; or both, such as the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), an index ETF held as a long-term investment and used in many short-term speculative strategies.As Barron's points out, Bitcoins are a virtual currency. They came into existence in 2008 and can be transferred without a financial institution acting as an intermediary. The Bitcoin's value can and does fluctuate against other currencies including the dollar, and at times has been very volatile. In the last two months the Bitcoin is down by about one-third against the greenback. Whether there is any value as an investment, there is volatility, and people like to speculate on volatile trading instruments. This is true of the various ETFs and ETNs that track the CBOE Volatility Index in one form or another. The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX) is down 96% since its inception, which did not stop it from trading 29 million shares on Friday or 30 million shares the day before. Something built for speculation, like a Bitcoin ETF, will either find a trading audience and succeed or will fail to do so, close and cost its backers their investment in starting up the fund.
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How To Choose The Right Tradesmen
There are many people these days who are aware that some of the tradesmen overcharge their customers, they do not abide the standards, and do not finish their job on time. They are just happy in getting your money as quick as they can even if they did not do so much work.
In this case, how would you know if you are dealing with an honest tradesmen or not? You must be working with a quality tradesmen who are willing to give the best service to the customers. You must see to it that you are safe and you won't lose your money. This article is made to give you the best information that you can use is choosing a quality tradesmen.
Before you get some quotes, you should try to have an advantage. You should conduct a research first on the job you want to be done. In this way, you will have idea of the prices, standards of work, and the total costs. The internet is a great place where you can research and know the different information. Apart from that, the information is always change to a new one. Everybody can make use of the information.
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It is also best if you will look for 3 quotes from various tradesmen in order for you to make a comparison. It would also help you when you visit the website of the tradesmen. See to it that they have strict vetting procedure. The quality tradesmen also have their insurance. They must also render good quality customer service.
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You should research around when there are things not sure about the quote. There are many places where you can search for information and opinions online. An example of this is the forum.
You should be open to their recommendations and samples of their work. The proud tradesmen will not be hesitant in showing their work on others. They will always provide quality on the work they do.
You could also ask suggestions to your friends and family. They may suggest someone whom they are using for several years or the one who has a reputable reputation. If you are. Looking for quality tradesmen, the most effective way is through the word of mouth. In order to get the best one, you should choose someone with good reputation.
The next thing you need to do is to make sure that they won't be getting your money. Some scheme provide protection to the customers. This scheme will protect you by paying after they have done the project. This will be added in the contract between you and the tradesmen. The tradesmen make sure that the clients are in good hands by providing complete insurance facilities if there are damages.


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My faithful readers, please spare 10 mins of your time, and read Baron's excellent post: https://vividcortex.com/blog/2014/04/30/why-mysql
Nuff said.
Since I can't really shut up, and only if you do like my (humble) take on this, I could say in short:
Every technology/platform/framework I choose, will end up surprising me, limiting me for things can be done easily, and throw many painful challenges at me if and when I need to do things that are closer to the platform's "edges". This is true for everything including Rails, JEE, Hibernate, MongoDB, MySQL.
I've learned that the more mature, generically-capable, transparent and ecosystem-rich a solution is - the less painful surprises for me in the worst timings - and more successful I am in my job.
I've lived around databases all my life, 21st century is challenging for them: big data, throughput, complexity, virtualization, global distribution - it's all scalability.
I'm the founder and CTO of ScaleBase, solving this problem is a workoholic's heaven, so I'm having great time!
My agenda is to stay technical, no marketing and sales BS, give my summarized set of views and opinions to urgent topics, events and latest news in database scalability.
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