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Hello Mamas!
I'm your new St Albert/Edmonton North Modern Mama Director! I am so excited and pleased to be a part of this awesome community as it combines many of my favorite things (family, mothering, friends, learning, lifestyle & social media) into one great position!
Modern Mama has been active for years in St Albert and I cannot wait to get started with more quality events, information, Perks for members and MORE! Modern Mama is for YOU! So, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me with comments, feedback, thoughts and ideas. I would love to connect with you.
5 Things about your NEW Director!
- I have an awesome husband, adorable and curious 19 month old son and two vocal Chihuahua/Pomeranians!
- Prior to mommy hood, I spent the past 10 years of my life working in the non profit sector with children and families. I truly believe a strong community helps to build a strong family. It takes a village…
- I have always had an entrepreneurial spirit- in high school I sold Avon!
- I love to travel near and far. One of our most memorable trips was our recent day at Hubbles Lake, Alberta.
- I am born and raised in Edmonton and have always lived here, with the exception of a brief stint in Calgary (don't hold it against me).
I can't wait to meet you!
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Who we are. What we do. Why we do it.
Modern Mama is about "getting moms out of the house". Being a mom on maternity leave, a stay-at-home-mom, a working mom, a single mom; whether you have one child or five, the common thread is that it's difficult to find time for yourself, and motherhood can feel isolating and overwhelming at times.
We believe that although motherhood adds a new dimension to who you are and it changes many aspects of our daily lives, it can't replace our old selves – meaning we still need fun, friendship and some 'me-time' in our lives. Modern Mama aims to help you get out and get that support, connecting you with other moms who might share the same interests, and at the same time, provide that much-needed 'me-time'!
Modern Mama loves and supports new moms. We do this by offering nannies at our events, allowing new mothers to stay attached to their infant, having them nearby to nurse or cuddle as much as needed. Through our services for expecting and new moms, we are a resource for moms in 15 Cities through the first years of motherhood.


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The Blacklites were pleased to participate in the
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This was a fundraiser and benefit for cancer research.
Pamela Patterson Williams was the inspiration for this event
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Hi everyone,
Is that time of the year again and my Jessie will be having yet another x-ray of her spine.
My question is, do they cover your child's neck to protect his/her thyroid glands and your child's reproductive organs during his/her x-ray? Also are the x-rays AP or PA?
I had this discussion here before whether to have AP or PA x-ray and I still believe that PA (postero-anterior) x-rays are less harmful to your child's glands (breast, thyroid) than AP.
Please read this article and let me know what you think. I know that we are constantly reassured that one x-ray once in a while is not harmful at all but I believe that this does not apply to frequent x-rays plus any additional CT scans a child might need. I was told many times that to orthopaedics it doesn't matter whether the x-ray is done PA or AP so why the standard of x-rays is AP rather than PA if it could reduce the risk of cancer in the future? Please see below.
All the best,
"Reducing Radiation Dose
One effective way to reduce radiation exposure in scoliotic patients is to obtain the spinal x-rays from the rear of the body (called PA or postero-anterior) instead of from the front (called AP or antero-posterior). This will reduce the risk of developing cancer from one-half to three-quarters (3).
Other recommendations to reduce the radiation dose include limiting the number of x-rays to one PA view, properly aiming the x-ray beam to the target (a process called collimation), shielding the patient with a lead apron (to the extent possible), and reducing repeat x-rays due to poor image quality.
Some investigators have proposed the use of a specially designed MRI for the purpose of scoliosis follow-up (4); however this technique may be too expensive"


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- Wildlife group cries ŌĆśfoulŌĆÖ over LCRA water issue
- Compromises
- Economic impact is significant
- Group cries foul over water issue.
- Municipal residents also express concern.
- Challenge is balancing economics, recreation and environmental issues.
DU is encouraging the LCRA board to consider waterfowl and other wildlife needs when making water allocation decisions in Texas. LCRA has passed an emergency order likely to provide enough water for first crop rice in some areas, but not second crop rice, a crucial food source for wintering waterfowl.
While Texas rice growers in Wharton, Colorado and Matagorda counties are feeling a little relief after the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) Board of Directors indicated they plan on releasing 121,000 acre-feet of water next year if Highland Lake levels don't drop below 775,000 acre-feet, not everyone is happy over the decision.
For beginners, if forecasters are right and rain showers become scarcer in the winter and spring seasons, maintaining the minimum 775,000 acre-feet is a tall order. Currently, levels at Buchanan and Travis Lakes are at about 860,000 acre-feet of water, just 43 percent of their total capacity and well below normal.
Secondly, even if lake levels remain above the minimum by Jan. 1 and Mar. 1, as required, growers say that will only provide enough water for irrigation to support the first of two rice plantings in 2013, hardly enough to recover from the devastating developments of 2012. This year growers were denied their allocation of water from the river because of an emergency order authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) at the request of LCRA. That move forced rice growers to plant only about 50 percent of their normal rice acres.
In spite of the uncertainties and challenges ahead, however, rice farmers have expressed relief and gratitude that LCRA's vote last week clears the way for at least a chance at the release of some river water for irrigation this year.
But a well-known wildlife conservation and sportsmen's group has raised the alarm over the LCRA decision, warning state and water district officials not to forget the potential negative impact on millions of migrating water fowl if rice fields are not flooded, especially during the traditional second rice planting season at the end of summer and beginning of the fall season.
A biologist for Ducks Unlimited testified before the LCRA's board last week that most of the estimated two million waterfowl in the region rely on the affected rice acres to meet their food needs, and if rice fields are not flooded next year there could be dire consequences, not only to the ecology and wildlife of the region but also to the local economy, as a result of fewer sporting activities like hunting and bird watching.


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Granite countertops are functional, elegant and add a luxurious element to any room. Each piece is one-of-a-kind with unique color, detail and veining. Properly protected granite surfaces will stay beautiful and well-maintained for years to come. Here are a few simple steps to keep your countertops shiny and clean:
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Staff Writer Nate James got the opportunity to interview Fallen Earth's writer and designer Wes Platt with plenty of juicy details! Hit jump to read the interview and keep an eye out for more Fallen Earth to come!
The MMO Gamer: Could you begin by introducing yourself and telling us what you do at Fallen Earth?
Wes Platt: I'm Wes Platt. I am one of the content design team leads. I'm responsible for the Traveler faction and I've overseen the development of numerous towns in the game, including Depot 66, Oilville, Terance, Zanesville, Trailer Park, Credit Bend, Picus Ridge and New Flagstaff.
The MMO Gamer: One of the things I really like is that the Fallen Earth dev team has been giving interviews to their own forums and giving a sort of Q&A. It's really nice to get to know people behind the games and their opinions. Why did you decide to be more candid than a lot of the other MMOs out there?
Wes Platt: We're a scrappy bunch of upstarts making an MMO in a market dominated by monster corporations. We're excited to be more accessible to our fans when time allows. So, through the Q&As, developer interviews, play-with-the-devs testing days and monthly IRC chats, we do what we can to mingle with our audience. It keeps us more in touch and encourages them to give productive, useful feedback.
The MMO Gamer: I know that you guys are using the Icarus Tool Suite to develop Fallen Earth. Are there any positives or negatives to this suite that you'd like to elaborate on?
Wes Platt: It's great to be able to customize and set up creatures, missions, character conversations, armor, weapons, gadgets, and mutations all in one handy toolset. Then we jump into the game, check our work and make tweaks on the fly as needed. The tools come with a bit of a learning curve, but they're worth the effort. We can do all these changes without scripting or coding, so it makes it easy for us to focus on writing, design and story instead of technical issues.
The MMO Gamer: As a game setting, the post-apocalyptic genre was chosen to set you apart from a possibly over saturated fantasy market, but with the recent success of Fallout 3 – quite a few companies have turned to this genre. What will set you apart from the future contenders?
Wes Platt: Our game has the advantage of being set in the American Southwest, around the Grand Canyon, on good old planet Earth. It gives people a real frame of reference for saying "Wow, I've seen that place in the real world and man does it look messed up!" Also, we've got a great crafting system – players can make 95 percent of useful armor, weapons, and consumables in the game – and fun PvP conflict areas.
The MMO Gamer: Certainly this next question doesn't apply to a majority of our readership but it's a question I wanted to ask: The casual gamers that have started their MMO careers with World of Warcraft have gotten used to that type of interface. As Fallen Earth combines FPS with a class-less system; do you think it's too different for this new breed of casual gamers to get into?
Wes Platt: Too different? I'm not sure there is such a thing. Why try to mimic World of Warcraft when WoW already does WoW just fine? I'd be more worried about being too similar. The FPS element will take some getting used to for players who are used to more automated PvE combat styles, of course, but the learning curve ought to be worthwhile. It's not really a question of similarity or difference, more of one of effectiveness. If it's a well designed game that teaches people how to play the difference doesn't really matter.
The MMO Gamer: I took a long look at your faction wheel. I'm also a trading card game player, and I noticed that the faction wheel is very similar to Magic: The Gathering's color wheel. Were inspirations taken from that? If so, what was the decision process in coming up with that as opposed to a more free-range faction system?
Wes Platt: No, we really didn't draw any inspiration from Magic: The Gathering (though there is a weekly Magic group that meets in the office from a few of the departments).
What we did in designing the factions was set up polarities and shades of gray. You've got six factions. The Children of the Apocalypse (CHOTA) and Enforcers are polar opposites – the CHOTA are all about better living through chaos, while the Enforcers do what they can to impose order in the aftermath of the Fall. The Travelers believe in the healing power of the profit motive and cut-throat business practices, while their foes the Lightbearers try to encourage a more altruistic and selfless worldview.
The Vistas want to repair the damage done to the world and prevent further technology-driven catastrophes, while the Techs want to use science and gadgetry to rebuild the world to its pre-Fall glory (and beyond). So, those are your black-and-white dichotomies. But Travelers can be friends of the Techs and the CHOTA, while Techs are friends with Lightbearers and Enforcers. When you pick a side, what you do can determine how you're judged by allied factions to the left and right of your home on the wheel.
It's also actually rather free ranging: Players can work their way around the wheel, given enough time and determination. Further, we've got neutral factions, such as the Bankers and Franklin's Riders, who provide missions and rewards if they like you enough.
The MMO Gamer: Clans. Leveling up. Clans leveling up. I think that this concept of bringing players together to achieve a goal is very fascinating. So far we've heard about the explorer bonus and the guild-wide abilities. How hard is it to create a clan and what are some specific clan-wide abilities that can be obtained? Will more abilities and bonuses be applied after launch?
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Though the Great White Shark is far more ferocious on the Jaws DVD than it is in reality, that hasn't stopped the Western Australia Government from announcing a new "shark migration plan," which will pay local fishery departments to track, capture and, in the most serious instances, kill the fish if beachgoers' lives are at risk.
The reason for the change in thought after 10 years of unrelenting protection of the world's largest predatory fish? A sharp spike in attacks along the Australian coast over the past year. In the past year alone, there have been five Great White Shark attacks. Conversely, there were just 12 over the last century. Just this past July, in fact, a surfer was killed by a Great White Shark near Wedge Island, which sits about 100 miles north of Perth.
"We will always put the lives and safety of beachgoers ahead of the shark," Western Australia state premier Colin Barnett told ABC radio in late September. "This is, after all, a fish. Let's keep it in perspective."
Groups like the Conservation Council of Western Australia initially praised the premier's tuna-baited hooks and other non-lethal approaches to attack prevention. But once Barnett announced the new kill policy, the Council began creating ripples. "We are concerned that plans to kill sharks that approach beaches applies a 'guilty until proven innocent' approach to sharks," the council's Marine Coordinator Tim Nicol said in a statement.
Green Global Travel is also concerned. While we support efforts such as GPS tracking programs and the purchase of more rescue jet skis, taking the kill-them-before-they-kill-us approach not only sends a knee-jerk message throughout the world, but its effects could present long-lasting ecological damage along Australia's coast. –DeMarco Williams
"This is, after all, a fish. Let's keep it in perspective."
Yikes. Not good at all…
– Maria Alexandra
Just to put another perspective on this.
A few years ago our South Western corner was flooded with crayfish (lobster) fishermen, the numbers exploded from 2 or 3 boats, to at the peak somewhere around 45 boats, each boat having about 100 craypots in the water every day.
So lets think about this for a minute, 45 boats x 100 pots x about 3 kilos of bait (oily mackerel or hoki),
that is 13,500 kg of bait in the water every day.
Craypots where being set all along our Cape to Cape coast and right in close on major local surf breaks.
Now is 13.5 tonnes of bait a day for months on end doesn't attract great white sharks that have been following the migrating whales then I don't know what will attract them.
Follow this up with the stupidity of our Department of conservation burying washed up whales on our beaches (Cottesloe Beach, Forrest Beach, Smiths Beach and left a rotting whale on the rocks all last year between Smiths and Yallingup Beach) .
All this rotting whale seeping into to the ocean along our coast and now we point the finger at the sharks?????
Something to think about!
I appreciate that shark attacks are very rare, but it would be foolish to ignore the risk. It was a great trip if you like to rough it. if you a five star resort diver the accomodation may not meet your expectations.
Hmmm… Don't like the idea of having t kill them but I can see point, attacks have been increasing in Australia and most people generally think that a human life is more important.
I personally don't go into the ocean in fear of being attacked 🙁
It's all very simple! The ocean is home to sharks and land is home to humans. If a human wishes to enter the home of sharks, all I have to say is: "Here fishy, fishy, dinner is here!" Protect the sharks!


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The nature of this article is simple. All too often, unheralded recruits that grade lower than highly-touted prospects end up having better college careers. Does this mean that too much stock is put into recruiting grades? Not necessarily.
Highly graded recruits do have to earn those grades. Much like preseason polls, grades are merely a projection of how a player should perform based on their talent (size and athleticism) and past performance (high school). In many ways, recruiting grades are the college equivalent of the NFL Scouting Combine. Sometimes highly graded prospects work out; sometimes they bust. It's a regular occurrence.
Just to put things into perspective, here are the top-rated recruits from each of the Sooners' recruiting classes dating back to 2006 (excluding 2012):
- 2011: Brandon Williams, Running Back, Grade 82
- 2010: Tony Jefferson, Athlete, Grade 84
- 2009: Jamarkus McFarland, Defensive Tackle, Grade 83
- 2008: Jermie Calhoun, Running Back, Grade 90
- 2007: Austin Box, Safety, Grade 82
- 2006: DeMarco Murray, Running Back, Grade 92
Of the players listed, Tony Jefferson is the only one that has the chance of being named the best player from his recruiting class. DeMarco Murray was great, but he was in a class with Gerald McCoy, Jermaine Gresham and Sam Bradford—all rated lower.
Here is a list of five recent Sooner recruits that didn't garner too much respect or attention coming out of high school. These five guys were all close to the bottom of each Sooner recruiting class in terms of grades, but they certainly didn't let that stand in their way of having fantastic college careers.


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Thursday, October 4, 2007
by Beth Sowers
Hannibal, MO - What began as an extracurricular activity for college students has grown to an annual event for area school children. Every year, more than 4000 elementary school students attend the children's show at Hannibal-LaGrange College.
Children of all ages will enjoy this year's show, Red vs. the Wolf. The age old story of Little Red Riding Hood takes a dramatic twist when The Wolf gets tired of being the bad guy. He is now ready to stand up and tell the �real story,� or at least his side of the story. Come join in with the laughs and surprises as the story is retold from a different viewpoint. The children's show production will take place on Thursday, October 11, with show times at 9:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m. For more information on the show, contact Michaeleen McDonald at (573) 221-3675, ext. 326.
Due to the favorable response to the children's show, we ask you to call 573-221-3675, ext. 0 to make your reservations. Tickets are $1 per person.
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I love the wildlife around the Grand Canyon. Last May I was hiking down the South Kaibab trial and a mature Desert Big Horn ram crossed in front of me. Tons of mule deer, sheep, condors, scorpions, snakes, elk (don't ever lift up any rocks) can be found in the Grand Canyon. Keep an eye out for some great encounters with the wildlife the canyon has to offer.
Please remember to leave the animals alone and do not feed them.
If you are willing to put a little effort into your hike you can be rewarded with some astonishing views and areas where a lot of people haven't gone.
Last year I went down the South Kaibab Trail with my son (see my home page for more details) to spend the night at the Phanton Ranch. If you don't want to go all the way to the bottom you can see the Colorado River and the Phantom Ranch from a little over half way down. It will give you a different perspective on the Grand Canyon and most people never go that far.
If you are going to the bottom of the Canyon you can camp out or make reservations for the Phantom Ranch through Xanterra. If you are planning to camp I think you will need to get a permit. The mules can carry your tent and other supplies down for you at a cost of around $80 or so. Check with the NPS or their website for more information.
Make sure and take plenty of water and some snacks so you don't run into trouble on the trail. No water, shade or phones on the South Kaibab Trail.
For an usual, off the beaten path, the South Kaibab Trail is a sure bet. Just be careful and tell someone when and where you are going.
Not that the angel trail is off the beaten path, well it is if you hike down far enough. The trail head is crowded towards the top, but if you hike a mile or more down, the crowd virtually thins out to a ghost town, I don't think too many people are committed to hiking 3 or more miles down and then back up, but we were and we had a great time doing so. It made for a nice and easy day hike. I wanted to get a feel for the canyon, it wasn't enough to just look at it, I wanted to experience it too, and hiking the angel trail was an excellent way to do it. Being young helped us a lot, somehow it only took us 3 hours down to the 3 mile marker house and 50 minutes back up, which is a testament to the traffic on the way down, although we did hike pretty hard on the way back up.
Take a dare and close the distance between South and North Rim, by walking the Bright Angel and Kaibab trails. However, take the time to do so, then you will enjoy the splendour of the Canyon and maybe even learn some secrets that no-one else experienced before.
Hike the South Kaibab Trail. This one also decends into the canyon, but is less travelled and somewhat harder than Bright Angel. I've hiked this one part way as a warm-up the day before hiking farther down on Bright Angel. Anyway, it was raining this day and was kind of chilly in the canyon. Here's a view of the trail... you'll see a very similar thing on both trails! :) Actually, I think the colors are a little bit different in this part of the canyon, so if you want some variety... well, take this one! :)
Hike the canyon! :) If you're used to hiking, this will be quite different because you use some energy going down, but it's not that much. You keep telling yourself you can go farther, but at the end you have to eventually hike back out! Yeah, that's the killer, and it's pretty tough to come back up. See my danger section.
Anyway, the best route is probably the Bright Angel Trail. It's the 'easier' of the two main trails and the most widely used. There are a couple water stations before rechaing the semi-bottom, where there's another small station at Indian Gardens (which has a small ranger station). At any rate, you'll get great views inside the canyon, of course. When I was coming back up the first time I hiked this trail (I've done it twice now), we had a hail storm near the top, while at the bottom is was raining... weather varies drastically between different points in the canyon!
In this photo, this is the Bright Angel Trail where it starts to level off somewhat... very close to the Indian Gardens waypoint.
Go for one of the walking trail down into the Canyon. There are hikes of different lenghts. You can go just go half way or choose the longest one which is really strenuous but goes all the way down where you can see the Colorado River. If you go for the latter start early as it takes quite some time. Also take some litres of water with you, you´ll need it. And the rangers won´t let you go any further if they catch you without or an insufficient amout of water. There are several places to start your hike but the ones i did were all very scenic and i enjoyed them all.
There also is a bus system that takes you around to several lookouts.
For sunset the park is crowded at several places, but it a beautiful event.
The shower!!!! Yes, the camp site has a public shower block. After a six hour walk, it was the best shower I ever had in my entire life! Take a plentiful supply of quarters, because they're coin operated and you don't get nearly enough time for your money.
On our hitchhike round from North Rim to South, we crossed the Colorado River further upstream. Worth a look.


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New Phyllis Newman Video Promo For Y&R!
One couple, two visions, things could get tricky!
Although Nick and Phyllis are now at the helm of Restless Style, it is apparent that they both have different visions for the magazine – and different views where Sharon is concerned! Watch the video clip below, and you be the judge of what's in store for Phyllis!
Will Phyllis lose Nick over her editorial ways, or will her insecurities where Sharon is concerned drive him back into his ex-wife's arms? Please tell Soap Opera Fan Blog your thoughts below!
Fun fact! Amy Mistretta wrote this story just for you on October 5th, 2008 |


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Endermen and silverfish and mineshafts, oh my! The Adventure Update content is almost here for Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, and 4J Studios has the proof in three new screens posted by Mojang that show off some of the new content fans can expect to run into. The image above features the game's terrifying Endermen, which are totally harmless until you look at one and it teleports death into your face.
You'll find two more images after the jump. One shows off a silverfish, pesky little cave insects that pop out of the blocks they hide in once you destroy them. Silverfish are native in PC Minecraft to strongholds -- an underground castle of sorts that offers access to the endgame zone -- so it's odd to see this one roaming what appears to be a random cave. The other picture shows off an abandoned mineshaft, a great underground source for wood, minetracks, and -- most importantly -- TREASURE.
One unusual thing I'm noticing: in the two images below, you can clearly see a tiny avatar in the upper left corner of both screens. The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft isn't a direct port of the PC game, and there's no similar feature on the PC side. I'm guessing the tiny avatar images are there to show players what their cool avatar skin looks like at all times? Anyone out ther care to hazard a guess?
We recently chatted up 4J Studios' Paddy Burns on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, both what's coming in the Adventure Update and what fans can look forward to down the road as it starts to veer away from the original PC version of the game.


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Lauren Klepac, an active member of the youth group at Eastmont Baptist Church, Montgomery, is one of several hundred students who accepted a recent spiritual challenge.
It was part of the "take-home" assignment at the recent Youth Evangelism Conference in Birmingham. Those who accepted the challenge will participate in a different assignment each day for 21 days as a way to form a habit of sharing the gospel.
The Alabama Baptist will be following Klepac in her effort and will do a follow-up article in the Aug. 19 issue.
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General Growth Properties To Present At Sanford C. Bernstein Thirtieth Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2014
May 28, 2014, 16:01 ET from General Growth Properties, Inc.
CHICAGO, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- General Growth Properties, Inc. (NYSE: GGP, the "Company") today announced that Sandeep Mathrani, chief executive officer, will present at the Sanford C. Bernstein Thirtieth Annual Strategic Decisions Conference 2014 in New York on Friday, May 30, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
An live audio-only webcast will be available online in the investors section of the Company's website at http://investor.ggp.com/events.cfm and at http://cc.talkpoint.com/bern001/052814a_bb/?entity=83_D44S7FF. An online replay will be available for approximately two weeks after the event.
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General Growth Properties, Inc. is an S&P 500 company focused exclusively on owning, managing, leasing, and redeveloping high quality retail properties throughout the United States. GGP is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and publicly traded on the NYSE under the symbol GGP.
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Listen to free advance stream of new Civil Wars album
The Civil Wars' much-anticipated self-titled sophomore album will be released Tuesday, but fans can take a free advance listen via iTunes at this link now. One of the most buzz-generating new groups of the past few years, Joy Williams and John Paul White dazzled critics and audiences alike with the stark, haunting and beautiful vocal harmonies from their 2011 debut, "Barton Hollow." Two Grammy Awards and a high-profile spot on the "Hunger Games" soundtrack later and the duo seemed on top of the music world. But it all seemed to crash down with the abrupt cancellation of a European tour and a quickly announced extended hiatus due to "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition."
White and Williams still aren't talking to each other, but they did manage to harness the emotion from the split as they created this new album. We'll have a full review on Tap Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon. But, for now, you can explore the beautiful, yet heartbreaking results of The Civil Wars' own internal discord that is discussed by Williams in this extended NPR interview from today and also captured in the short behind-the-scenes video below from the making of the album's song, "The One That Got Away." »Read Full Blog Post
Three arrested, but stolen Stradivarius violin not recovered
UPDATE: Stolen Stradivarius violin reportedly recovered in good condition. Latest details here.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the robbery of a priceless Stradivarius violin, but the instrument has not been found, police said Wednesday. »Read Full Article(123)
Jay Leno ending TV show career Thursday night
Jay Leno steps down from his role as host of "The Tonight Show" on Thursday, a position he has held almost continuously since 1992. He has more than 4,600 shows under his belt — that's a lot of monologue jokes. Bill Clinton was one of the biggest target of those jokes. As far as politicians go, anyway. For celebrities, it was O.J. Simpson.
Those findings were reported Tuesday in a study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. Yes, those people sifted through 43,892 jokes told by Leno on "The Tonight Show" between May 25, 1992, and Jan. 24, 2014, and tallied them up. »Read Full Article(1)
Aziz Ansari to play Milwaukee's Riverside Theater
Comedian and "Parks and Recreation" co-star Aziz Ansari is making a return trip to Milwaukee's Riverside Theater.
Ansari's "Modern Romance: A New Comedy Tour" will stop at the Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., at 7 p.m. May 19. Doors open at 6 p.m. »Read Full Article
MobCraft Beer lets fans dream up, vote on brews' flavors
Ever dream of owning a brewery and concocting every imaginable recipe — a beer with chile pepper spices, or perhaps flavors reminiscent of chocolate and banana?
Madison's MobCraft Beer LLC brings those dreams to life. »Read Full Article(1)
'Uncommon Folk' exhibit celebrates 200 years of American art
As early as the 1950s, the Milwaukee Art Museum was before its time in recognizing the value of art considered outsider, visionary, folk or self-taught. Over the years it amassed one of the most extensive collections of its kind. "Uncommon Folk: Traditions in American Art" is the payoff: an impressive display of that foresight, one worth celebrating.
And "celebrate" is about right. The show packs the museum's feature exhibition space with almost 600 objects, and the organizers can't hide their affection for this astonishing number of items. From walking stick to whirligig, watercolor to wood carving, these objects are presented with obvious pleasure, and often with a joyful wink. »Read Full Article(269)
Rock band veteran steps up to the mic as solo artist
Randall "Xeno" Hogan literally made a name for Cheap Trick.
"The guitar player, Rick Nielsen, started to play the 'Freebird' lick," Xeno said. "I said, 'That's a cheap trick,' and he said, 'Hey, that's a great name for a band.'" »Read Full Article
Gavin Brown's installation/meditation at Green Gallery
Suburbia is set on a surreal gyration inside the petite, angular Green Gallery in an installation by Gavin Brown, a well-known New York gallerist and art-world iconoclast.
Brown, a Manhattan fixture who exhibits art stars such as Rirkrit Tiravanija, Elizabeth Peyton and Laura Owens, rarely exhibits his own work. Many of his minions don't know he's an artist at all, I'm told. »Read Full Article
'Evita' captures power, if not passion, of Webber's musical
When watching Caroline Bowman in the solid if sometimes stolid touring production of "Evita" — in town this week at the Marcus Center — the first thing you'll notice are her eyes.
Much like the legendary Evita Perón, Bowman's Eva smiles a lot but her eyes never do. They're the cold, restlessly calculating eyes of a hungry and never-satisfied shark, perpetually on the prowl for its next meal — whether that be another man who can further her rise to power or the country she'll devour once she arrives. »Read Full Article(3)
Globetrekking punk band Direct Hit! doing things its own way
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Beatles week: Watch Sting perform 'Drive My Car'
It's Beatles week on "The Late Show With David Letterman," in honor of the fellas appearing on "The Ed Sulivan Show" 50 years ago Sunday. Letterman's show is taped in the same studio.
Tuesday, Sting performed "Drive My Car," with singer Ivy Levan, guitarist Mike Einsinger of Incubus and Paul Shaffer and the Late Night band. Watch it below. »Read Full Blog Post
Reading the John Updike stories: 'Still Life'
I'm reading and commenting on a story from The Library of America's recently published 'John Updike: The Collected Stories' each Wednesday until I finish the collection or give up.
John Updike tapped his post-Harvard year in London studying art for the background of "Still Life," published in January 1959 in The New Yorker. He sets a comic tone with the opening sentence: »Read Full Blog Post
Countdown to Spring: 44 Days
It seems like a big number, 44. Spring is out there, sure. But it's way beyond that frozen horizon line for now.
The days-until-daffodils reality we're living in is enough to induce denial. We recommend burrowing in and hunkering down with arts and books editor Jim Higgins, who will be exploring one of John Updike's art-inspired short stories today. Read his musings on Updike's "Still Life" at 8 a.m. (and every Wednesday at that time). »Read Full Blog Post


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For the eighteenth consecutive year, the Graduate Program in Astronomy of the Observatório Nacional is offering students and researchers in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology the advanced school entitled Ciclo de Cursos Especiais (CCE).
The XVIII CCE will be held at the Observatório Nacional in Rio de Janeiro, from 21 to 25 October 2013.
Following the standards of previous editions, the courses will cover different topics like extragalactic astrophysics, galactic and stellar astrophysics, cosmology, and planetary sciences.
The lecturers of this eighteen edition of the school are:
- Martin Asplund - Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Australia
- Helge Kragh - Department of Physics and Astronomy - Science Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Rosaly Lopes - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
- Daisuke Nagai - Department of Physics, Yale University', USA
Registration is free and can be done here. A certificate of participation will be provided after the school.
Organizing Committee
- Renato Dupke (dupke at on.br)
- Simone Daflon (daflon at on.br)
- Marcelo Borges Fernandes (borges at on.br)
- Jailson Alcaniz (alcaniz at on.br)
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Steel Carabiner Blamed For Circus Fall That Sent 9 Performers To The Hospital
Eleven performers were injured in a freak accident at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey circus in Providence, Rhode Island on Sunday morning when a performance rig malfunctioned and left eight of them plummeting to the ground.
During the circus' 11 a.m. "LEGENDS" performance at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, eight acrobats were raised up into a 'human chandelier' for an aerial performance, and seconds after the curtain that concealed them dropped to the floor, so did they.
Public safety officials revealed in a press conference Monday afternoon that a single steel carabiner that held the rig and performers to the rafters above caused the accident when it broke. The carabiner was rated to hold over six-times the weight of the performers and the aerial rig they were attached to, according to the statement to the press.
All eight performers on the rig and one on the ground were rushed to an area hospital to be treated for broken bones, head injuries and even compound fractures. Two others on the ground were sustained minor injuries and weren't hospitalized. The performers who fell dropped 25-40 feet.
According to an official statement from Ringling Bros., one performer was treated and released while the rest remain hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries.
The two remaining performances on Sunday along with two on Monday were canceled. The Tuesday, May 6, show in Hartford, Conn. and those following will go on as planned.
Watch the video of the fall below, it's not for the squeamish, but fortunately everyone will be alright.


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Jean Paul Gaultier May Soon Be Owned by Puig
Puig is trying to buy a majority stake in the company.
As reported yesterday, Hermès is trying to sell its 45 percent stake in Jean Paul Gaultier's eponymous label, with Spanish fashion group Puig emerging as the most likely buyer. (Previous contenders included Chinese group Li & Fung, who decided that Hermès's asking price was too high and withdrew from the bidding.) Now it appears that Puig is not only after Hermès's Gaultier shares, but is also trying to buy a portion of the 55 percent stake owned by Jean Paul Gaultier (the man himself) so that they can gain control of the company. [Reuters]


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The December 2011 edition of "School Days," the video journal of the U.S. Department of Education, is now online. This month's top stories include President Obama's speech on the importance of education for middle class prosperity; Secretary Arne Duncan's celebration of the teaching profession; and recent grants for education reform.
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An after-hours service that allows utility customers to have their water service restored if it has been cut off will no longer be available as of July 1, city officials reported.
Currently, customers whose water service has been disconnected for nonpayment can contact the city's night service after close of business (7 p.m. on Thursdays or after 5 p.m. on all other business days) to have service restored without making a payment.
Starting July 1, the full payment for the delinquent balance must be received in the Utility Office Building during business hours or placed in the drop box by 7:30 a.m. the following business day before a service technician will be dispatched to the property, officials said.
Night service will continue to be available until 10 p.m. for emergencies only, officials said.
For more information, call the Utility Building Department at 972-230-9630.


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Oxford-to-NVL fanatics who are waiting anxiously to bring the Wolverines into their apparently rightful place alongside the other All-American Valley schools will have to wait at least another week.
Both Woodland athletic director Brian Fell and Oxford athletic director/football coach Joe Stochmal confirmed Wednesday that the meeting of NVL and Oxford representatives, which was supposed to take place today, was pushed up at least a week.
Stochmal said the NVL informed his side the postponement was due to the death of Wilby athletic director George Tirado to cancer earlier this week.
Though Stochmal wasn't certain, Fell said the meeting would probably take place Wednesday, Feb. 6. Fell did not guarantee a vote would be made.
Last November, the Oxford Board of Education voted to move its affiliation from the SWC, where it has competed since since becoming a school in 2008, to the NVL.
The Oxford board, led by former Oxford football assistant and board member Gerard Carbonaro, believes the NVL is a better fit for Oxford because of its proximity to natural town rivals Seymour, Ansonia and Derby, and because it would cut down on travel time between games.
Most of the NVL is located in and around Waterbury, whereas the SWC is spread further across Fairfield County.
The board also believes the NVL's schools are closer in size to Oxford, a Class S school, and would create more competitive games.
Detractors, like wrestling coach Ben Blue, have pointed to the NVL's lack of sponsorship of boys volleyball, lacrosse and wrestling as a prime reason not to spurn the SWC.
Adding Oxford would give the NVL 15 teams, and drop the SWC to 15.
To help Oxford's football program, the SWC last year realigned its divisions into large, medium and small. Oxford went 8-2 last year, its best record since becoming a varsity program in 2008.


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Students make bookmarks for residents at Achieve
LIBERTY, NY — Antonio Rodriguez, five years old, gives a bookmark to Roberta Grundt, president of the Resident Council at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility in Liberty. Rodriguez attends St. Peters Regional School in Liberty, and he and his classmates helped to color bookmarks for the residents at Achieve. Rodriguez said wants to be a doctor when he grows up.


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* Presidential Candidate Keyes in Studio: Alan Keyes, straight from American RTL's Power in the Park event, joins Bob Enyart live in studio in Denver during the DNC as they simulcast this debate with callers on Stu Epperson's radio program in thirty cities nationwide!
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Woodstock, Organic Mango Slices, 5.5 oz (156 g) (Discontinued Item)
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- Good Source of Iron
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Organic mango.
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|21 g
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These are so yummy! Nice and chewy and full of sweet Mango goodness! My husband and I ate an entire bag in one day!
LOVE the Great MANGO Taste! I Could Eat These Every Day!
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LOVE the GREAT Mango taste in these dried fruit slices! The size is so handy too. You can take it anywhere with you. Keep one in your purse, locker, bedside table and your desk at work. Kids like these too! Put some in their backpack for school.
Posted by Reviewer1609480 on Apr 19, 2013
I love these! Live in Norway, and can`t find dried mango without sugar. These ones tastes so fresh and naturally sweet.
Hummmmm yummy
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Love this food (always have one in my office, just in case)
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I think the only thing negative to say about this product is that the pieces are very large. When that is said, THEY TASTE AMAZING!! Real juice and sweet, almost as if they were fresh and not dried :) Thumbs up!
Naturally sweet
Posted by Reviewer1368919 on Jan 25, 2013
These are fruit leather, with none of the gelled, candy-like texture or overwhelming sticky sweetness of other dried mango. Can sometimes be a little tough to chew, but if you tear it into bite-sized bits before biting in it's great.


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WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An eighth-grader was suspended for the rest of the school year for rubbing poison ivy on her science teacher's chair.
The teacher, Tom Northrup, did not develop a rash.
Angela Pham, 14, got a 10-day suspension, beginning Monday, for violating the district's policy against the use of a weapon.
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Developed in the 1950s as part of a series of planned communities scattered throughout the Florida peninsula, Port Charlotte is the most populated area in Charlotte County. According to 2006 estimates, the population of just over 45,000 is spread over an area of roughly 24 square miles. The area also includes roughly 2 miles of waterways.
Port Charlotte relies heavily on tourism and beach-related services and businesses to fuel the local economy. Lesser sources of business revenue were associated with general retail and telecommunication services.
The Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce, located on the Tamiami Trail, promotes business development in the city, as well as networking opportunities between members.
Major employers in Port Charlotte include Charlotte County Offices, Peace River Regional Medical Center, Fawcett Memorial Hospital and Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Port Charlotte is located off Interstate 75. The community is also accessible from the Tamiami Trail, a highway that more or less follows the Gulf Coast coastline south of Tampa Bay. The community currently does not provide public transportation opportunities offered in larger and incorporated municipalities.
The network of waterways in and around Port Charlotte provides a practical source of local transportation as well as easy access to the Gulf of Mexico and Charlotte Harbor.
Airport service is provided at the nearby Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. Tampa Bay International Airport is also within an hour's driving distance.
Bus and air charters are also available.
The Port Charlotte community is served by three institutions of higher learning, which are located in neighboring towns and cities:
The Murdock section of Port Charlotte has developed into a shopping district in the north part of the community. Port Charlotte Town Center Mall offers all the amenities and shopping opportunities of malls in large metropolitan areas, including national chains, local shops, and a wide selection of restaurants. Smaller locally-owned craft and general stores are found around the community.
Port Charlotte contains a number of recreational and entertainment facilities for both residents and visitors. Some of the more popular spots include:
Historic Homes and Buildings include:
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Beginning in 2009, Port Charlotte became the official spring training home for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays utilize Charlotte Sports Park for the training.
Port Charlotte is served by several radio stations owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications:
WINK-TV and Radio also provide the community with local television coverage and radio programming.


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More than 130,000 attendees and 2,400 companies representing the heavy equipment, machinery and construction industries will descend on Las Vegas, Nevada, March 4-8, 2014, for the CONEXPO-CON/AGG show. The show will encompass a record-setting 2.3 million net square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibit space, but organizers believe that despite the enormity of the event, show quality will remain unsurpassed. Brand new operational protocol have been put in place for the show that will best serve the heavy equipment industry. Show officials say that the 2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG "will represent an immense unveiling of the newest equipment and technology including earthshaking big iron to groundbreaking innovations."
"The goal, as with all of our planning, is to create the most ROI for attendees and exhibitors, and these moves will definitely make a positive difference for 2014," says Megan Tanel, CONEXPO-CON/AGG show director. "Attendees will find the newest products and technologies, and technical experts ready to discuss product features and applications. In the space of a few days, in one place, visitors can examine and compare the best of what our industries have to offer."
According to official show information, navigating exhibits and show-grounds should be easier than ever. A new show footprint consolidates outdoor exhibit space into three large areas to create better attendee flow between outdoor and indoor exhibits. Other improvements include; an enhanced internal shuttle system, better-defined product concentration areas, and knowledgeable onsite guides to answer questions and help attendees navigate the show floor. The new plan will allow attendees to spend less time searching and more time connecting with the companies and products they want to see, allowing more companies to conduct better business interactions.
A major part of the show will be training classes and schools which educate attendees on a variety of topics. There will be 120 sessions across 10 tracks targeting various attendee interests, including; equipment management and maintenance, safety & regulations, recycling & preservation, earthmoving & site development, business management best practices, and workforce development, plus aggregates, asphalt, concrete, and cranes & rigging.
One of National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Services' prominent partners, Volvo Construction Equipment, North America, will be a major exhibitor at CONEXPO-CON/AGG. ). "It's the premiere show for the entire construction industry," says Jarad L. Van Wagoner, director of development for NAHETS. "It's a time when the key players in the industry gather together, from general contractors to suppliers to manufacturers, and everything in between. If you want to find out what's going on in the multi-billion-dollar construction industry, this show is the place to be."
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Hughes & Kettner Duotone Combo Amp
Take a look at the surface controls on Hughes & Kettner's Duotone combo amp. That's a lot of knobs--14, plus four toggle switches--which can only mean that it's an amp built for the guitarist's guitarist. This all-tube animal is for those who need something that goes from ultraclean to hideously dirty and serves up all degrees of grit in between. It's too much amp for the straightahead, classic jazz-guitar tone set, to be sure. But if you're the type who'd enjoy nothing more than to waste a perfectly good Friday night endlessly twiddling knobs to develop guitar tones for every conceivable musical situation, read on.
Also available as head unit, the combo version of the two-channel Duotone sizes up just smaller than a Fender Twin, sporting just a single 12-inch Celestion Vintage 30 driver and weighing 60 pounds--easily cartable by vehicle but not something you want to tote for a stretch of city blocks. The preamp section gets power from 12AX7 tubes and offers EQ control over bass mid and high levels on both channels. The overdrive channel has an additional boost toggle control for added high end, plus a knob for dialing in the level of desired gain. Another section of controls adds reverb, presence, effects loop and two master volume knobs, which lets you set two volume levels and toggle between them via the included footswitch. Additionally the footswitch has a button for channel switching and one for the boost feature. The power amp sports two EL34s, which ought to give know-it-alls more than a clue about the Duotone's overdriven tone.
In 1965 amp pioneer Jim Marshall chose the EL34 as the tube to power his JTM45 guitar amp, perhaps unwittingly deciding the future sound of British rock and blues as the Marshall amplifier became nearly as famous as the guitarists who employed it. Getting that classic supercharged heaviness from the Duotone is just a matter of cranking that master volume and letting it rip, but in doing so you'll shake the foundations for sure. Rated at 50 watts, the Duotone sounds at least twice as loud as expected. The Vintage 30 driver is the likely culprit. Celestion designed that thing to be loud, and it can handle the volume. Pushed with high output the Duotone maintains focus, even in the low end when the bass control is cranked.
While the overdrive channel allows for as many dirty tones as you can dream up (as long as you always dream in that ratty, British realm), I've always preferred taking a clean channel to town to achieve more natural distortion sounds. Initially it took days for me to get around to testing the Duotone's overdriven clean channel, because I was in love with the way my old Epiphone Joe Pass jazz box sounded coming out of the thing clear as a bell. First thing I noticed was the complete lack of noise when the Duotone is idle. Then, after dialing in a good, bottom-heavy tone, it was all about the clarity of the clean channel. Add to it a touch of reverb--the spring reverb inside the Duotone is a smooth-sounding Accutronics unit, not too springy--and you have a perfectly passable classic jazz sound. As you crank the clean channel's volume knob the tone begins to break up into overtone rich distortion that in the lower stages lends just the right amount of grit for funk textures. At its fully overdriven height, the sound is ripping but controlled--and to my ears it's a more pleasing, less edgy and modern distortion than what's offered by the amp's other channel.
The effects loop is a standard parallel loop that mixes the processed signal with the dry signal from the input. The controls allow you add anything from just a touch of the effects to a blizzard of processed sound. It would have been a nice touch to include a circuit into the amp that could cut the loop out entirely and have that option controllable by footswitch. The footswitch does let you toggle between those two master volume settings, meaning you can create interesting dynamic juxtapositions at the stomp of a foot. Next to the footswitch input on the Duotone's rear panel are outputs that accommodate additional speakers, should you need more volume than that Vintage 30 generates. Plug your ears.
Another circuit I wish Hughes & Kettner would include (but know the company won't) is one to turn off the amp's "house lights." When you flip the power switch, a backlight bathes the Duotone's 14 knobs in a light blue glow. It does look cool, and in fact a glowing amp surface is kind of a Hughes & Kettner trademark, but you wouldn't want your flashy amp stealing the spotlight from your fretwork, would you?


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I know this might sound a little crazy, but I don't think it's designed for the whole workforce to wear. It's used during a study in a large environment to see how the workforce performs tasks. You assign it to a number of statistically neutral individuals, and they represent the workforce as a whole. An analyst (or consultant) determines work patterns and can charge the company $10,000 to move the water cooler from one side of the office to the other to promote efficiency in movement, or even relocate a team within a building so they don't have to walk across the building to interact with them.
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Bearden misses cut for Floyd County top job
Fayette County School System Superintendent Jeff Bearden lost out in his bid to become the next head of the Floyd County School System. Bearden was one of two finalists for the top job, but the Floyd County Board of Education on Nov. 5 selected one of its own to fill the position.
The northwest Georgia board voted Monday to hire Jeff McDaniel, the school system's chief of academics.
That leaves Bearden without a job when his "mutual termination" from the Fayette system becomes effective Dec. 31 this year.
The Floyd County website in late October announced that Bearden and McDaniel were the two finalists for the position. It was on Sept. 19 that Bearden and the Fayette school board entered into what they described as a mutual termination agreement that cited Dec. 31 as his last day of employment.
But according to documents on the Floyd County School System website, Bearden completed an application and résumé for superintendent's job on Sept. 4, a full two weeks before he and the Fayette County school board agreed to the mutual termination. Bearden's application was date-stamped by the Floyd County School System on Sept. 6.
So did anyone on the school board know on Sept. 19 that Bearden had completed his application for Floyd County back on Sept. 4?
On his Floyd County application Bearden said school board Chair Leonard Presberg and Vice Chair Terri Smith were aware of his application submittal. And on his résumé, Bearden listed Presberg, Smith, school board member Janet Smola and school system attorney Phillip Hartley as references.
As for the two remaining board members, Marion Key and Bob Todd indicated that they were not aware of the Floyd County application at the time of the Sept. 19 meeting.


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Night and Day (TV series)
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|Night and Day
The opening titles, depicting Georgina Walker's character Jane Harper
|Soap opera / Drama
|Created by
|Caleb Ranson
|Written by
|Caleb Ranson, John Jackson, Jessica Townsend, Cris Cole, Elizabeth Delaney, Jeff Dodds, Robert Fraser, Adrian Hewitt, Martha Jay, Charles Lambert, Ed McCardie, Adrian Pagan, Bradley Quirk, Tony Ramsay, Catherine Stedman
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
|No. of series
|No. of episodes
|240 x 20min / 80 x 60min
|LWT / Granada Television
|Running time
|20/60 minutes
|Original network
|Picture format
|16 x 9 Widescreen
|Original release
|6 November 2001 – 5 June 2003
Night and Day was a British soap opera which was produced by Granada Television for LWT and ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003.
Its theme-song, "Always & Forever", was sung by Kylie Minogue.
The series begins on the 16th birthday of best friends Jane Harper and Della Wells, who live in the same street in Greenwich. However, before the day is over, Jane is missing, and she does not return.
Over the next year, the lives of six families in the street become further intertwined as secrets and lies come out about all involved, and as Jane's disappearance has a devastating effect on all.
The soap was launched as part of ITV's new early evening line-up with enormous pre-publicity and trailers and at first it rated well, even drawing comparisons to shows such as Twin Peaks. However, as the storylines became more bizarre and complex, it began to rate poorly, only gaining a small, cult fanbase and was pushed to a later timeslot due to the lack of mainstream interest.
The series combined typical soap opera plots — babies switched at birth, clandestine affairs — with more unusual ones such as the murders at the catacombs, and an episode in which a mysterious stranger came to the street and stopped time in order to uncover the truth about the residents, only to eventually erase their memories of events of that alternate reality and turn everything back to normal. The low ratings eventually led ITV to cancel the series.
This decision, however, was made far ahead of time, allowing the producers to script an ending to the series. In the last string of episodes, Sam - wandering away from home - found Jane working as a geisha, with no memory of who she was. He returned her to her family, and her return - coming on the heels of the year anniversary of her disappearance - only served to increase tensions and bring secrets into the open. The final episode, the 80th when counting only the hour-long episodes, focused on revealing some of the secrets behind the characters and Jane being arrested for murder. The episode then flashed to "4 years later" and looked at one day in the very different lives of the residents of Greenwich, as Jane was released from prison and came to discover what had happened since. At the end, Natalie learned that Jane had not been released - but had died in her cell that morning - and her ghost had been the one present. The series closed with a montage of moments from the series to Björk's All is Full of Love.
- Jane Harper, played by Georgina Walker. Beautiful, mysterious, bitchy and intimidating, Jane was the golden girl of the neighbourhood, the girl who had everything...or at least that is how it seemed.
- Ryan Harper, played by Nick Schofield. Jane's older brother is handsome, but insecure. A master manipulator, Ryan has learnt how to use people to his own will, and soon begins retreating back into this as he deals with being part of a broken home.
- Dr. Natalie Harper, played by Sally Dexter. Birth name: Natalie Brake. Jane's mother, a G.P. Despite being very highly-strung and quite secure, Natalie's initial ability to deal with her daughter's disappearance masks her true crumbling nature.
- Duncan Harper, played by Tim Wallers. Jane's father, subordinate to Natalie. Unlike Natalie and her friends, Duncan did not grow up in the area and feels increasingly alone as past events come back to haunt others, while he cannot understand what is going on.
- Della Wells, played by Stephanie Leonidas. Jane's best friend, shares her birthday. Della is blossoming into her own woman, but has always lived in the shadow of Jane, and always wanted to better understand her best friend. She has fallen in love with mysterious Josh Alexander who seems just as smitten with her, but her overprotective dad Alex is an obstacle in the way of true love.
- Roxanne Doyle, played by Lysette Anthony. Natalie's best friend, and Della's mother. Pregnant and prone to irrational outbursts.
- Alex Wells, played by Joe McGann. Roxanne's partner, he is the father of all her children but her oldest, Dennis. He has a shady past, including the fact that - in the year leading up to her disappearance - he was secretly dating Jane, his daughter's best friend. Overprotective of daughter Della and has many shady secrets he would rather keep to himself.
- Dennis Doyle, played by Kevin Sacre. Roxanne's eldest son. Has never fully trusted his stepdad, Alex, and is now discovering adulthood. A loser in love after being rejected by bitchy Jane Harper and catty Kate Ellis.
- Mike Brake, played by Dominic Rickhards. Natalie's younger brother. As a schoolboy, he fell for his teacher Fiona and - when she fell pregnant - the two got married. This early marriage has masked his true feelings of homosexuality, which are only now coming out.
- Fiona Brake, played by Glynis Barber. Mike's wife. Close to the children of the street given her nature as their schoolteacher.
- Rachel Culgrin, played by Lesley Joseph. The street's resident bitch, and a schoolteacher. She makes her feelings known on every subject, particularly the lifestyle of her nephew Sam, and her colleague Fiona.
- Sam Armstrong, played by Stuart Manning. An up-and-coming soccer player. Sam was Jane's first boyfriend, and the father of her unborn baby, although he wasn't aware of it at the time. Even though they never went all the way, she got pregnant when they were making out and he came too soon. Sam's life, however, changed when his parents were killed and he took in his sister Lucy, brother Ben, and had to deal with the sudden involvement in his life of his Aunt Rachel. Sam also consented to let Dennis move in with him.
- Lucy Armstrong, played by Daniella Isaacs. Sam's much younger sister. Her world is the most affected by the death of her parents, and she is struggling to understand the power struggle between Rachel and Sam.
- Charlie Doyle, played by Gareth Hunt. Roxanne's father, he runs the local pub and is probably the wisest of the neighbourhood. Charlie has been married several times.
- Jimmy Hamilton Doyle, played by Joe Jacobs, Charlie's son by a previous marriage, Jimmy is the same age as Jane and her friends and is a wild child.
- Donna Doyle, played by Christianne Gadd. Charlie's current wife, Brazilian.
- Reverend Stephanie MacKenzie, played by Cathy Tyson. The new reverend, who moves in to take over the "Halfway House" for less advantaged teens. She has a past with Natalie, Alex and Roxanne.
- Tom Brake, played by Adam Paul Harvey. Fiona and Mike's son, he has never been successful with girls - even though his best (female) friend is in love with him. He also is interested in film, constantly filming events that occur.
- Josh Alexander, played by Seb Castang. A resident of the Halfway House, Josh was seeing Jane, but after her disappearance he develops feelings for Della. Josh is gorgeous, broody and intense. He is rocked by strange visions and tortured by the thought that he might have killed Jane during one of his blackouts. He has slowly fallen in love with Della Wells but pushes her away as he is scared of hurting her.
- Frankie Radcliffe, played by Debbie Korley. Tom's best friend. She has always had a weird attitude to sex, and her feeling that sex is a disgusting will complicate her relationship with Tom.
- Will Radcliffe, played by Sean Francis. Frankie's father, business partner and best friend to Mike. He is a single dad, and is just starting to get back out on the dating scene - but also trying to juggle it with his life as a parent.
- Holly Curran, played by Phoebe Thomas. One of the most enigmatic residents, Holly lives at the Halfway House and is close with Josh. She regularly speaks her mind in regard to people she does not like. She knows about Jane and Alex's relationship.
- Kate Ellis, played by Julia Lee Smith. She is the only person who can match Ryan in a battle of manipulation, but her talent at this also masks her insecurity. A model, she uses her looks to get what she wants and can wrap men around her little finger without any hassle.
- Becky and Laura Wells played by Jai Wilson and Keya Wilson. Twin daughters of Alex and Roxanne.
- Eddie 'Woody' Dexter, played by Bradley Walsh. Danny's brother and Dennis's uncle. Woody had feelings for Natalie and returns just in time to find her marriage on the rocks.
- Celeste Dexter, played by Phoebe Sweeney. Woody's daughter, who becomes Ryan's girlfriend.
- Francois Jardin, played by Laurie Hagen. Jane's penpal from France who arrives in the aftermath, unaware of the tragedy that befell her, and whose letters may hold clues.
- Melanie Bradshaw, played by Julie Legrand. A weird nurse whose delivered Jane and Della and is supposed to deliver Roxanne's new baby. Roxanne is terrified of her and suspects that she might be the source of anonymous letters which warn Roxanne her baby is not safe.
- Django Doyle, played by Dan D'Souza. Charlie's son, a singer in Singapore who comes to stay unexpectedly and begins to manipulate his father.
- Malcolm Burns, played by Paul Kynman. The caretaker of the halfway house and grounds, who disappears some time after Jane. His death is first pronounced a suicide, but it seems more likely that he was murdered.
- Lydia, played by Jenna Boyd. An unattractive parking inspector whom Sam starts to date out of feelings of guilt because of Jane.
- Ben Armstrong, played by Max Anthony Foster. Sam and Lucy's baby brother.
- Aunt Begonia, played by Coralie Rose. Donna's attractive sister, who falls for Jimmy, her nephew-by-marriage.
- Gabriel Huysman, played by Clarke Peters. A mysterious stranger who claims to be a private investigator and who questions the people around Jane.
- Danny Dexter, played by Shane Richie. Dennis's father, who may have been involved in Jane's disappearance.
- Inspector Paisley, played by Flip Webster. The woman who takes over on Jane's case.
The series aired on ITV, premiering with an unusual format: a re-edited, one-hour episode would be produced each week, which would first air as three thirty-minute episodes in an early slot three nights a week, and then as one "omnibus" episode with more explicit scenes (often just discussion or events that could not be aired in an earlier timeslot) included.
The experiment failed after several months, and ITV decided to simply air the one-hour episodes at the later slot.
The first 20-minute teatime episode aired on Tuesday 6 November 2001 at 17:05 on ITV, attracting 2.2million viewers.
On the 27 March 2002, ITV announced it was removing Night and Day from its 17:05 slot the following week. This was in response to the series attracting only a 9% audience share and being beaten in the ratings by BBC Two's The Weakest Link and Channel 4's Richard & Judy. The series' removal was so sudden that TV listings for the next week still advertised the show. Speaking of the decision to axe the teatime editions Tony Woods, the head of continuing drama at ITV stated "The series has already established itself as cult viewing for young adults and repositioning it with a first showing in the evening will build on its appeal". Clearly others within ITV Network Centre did not agree and episodes aired later and later in the night. At some points in late 2002, episodes aired at 2am. Most episodes also aired later than billed, some almost ten minutes behind the advertised schedule.
The vacant 17:05 slot was filled by repeats of game shows such as Catchphrase, You've Been Framed and Family Fortunes. Eventually, in January 2003 a relaunched version of Crossroads aired in the slot before it too was also cancelled after only a few months on air.
The final 60 minute 'omnibus' episode aired on the 6 June 2003.
The series finished filming on the 17 May 2002 (the day before the British Soap Awards), over a year before the final episode aired on screen.
Teatime episodes averaged 1.4 million viewers. The final episode attracted 500,000 viewers despite airing at 00:30.
In Australia, the show screened on ABC TV. It was originally aired weeknights at 6pm, leading into the evening news, but the later episodes were predominantly screened very late at night.
'Thornton Street' was in reality King George Street SE10, one of the most historic areas of Greenwich. Other locations in Greenwich included the Cutty Sark, the Old Greenwich Hospital and the park. 'St Vincents Halfway House' was actually in the borough of Tower Hamlets. Interior shots were filmed at the Three Mills Studios in Bow.
Night and Day was nominated for ten awards at the British Soap Awards 2002, beating established rivals such as Hollyoaks and Emmerdale. It won one award, 'Hero of the year' (chosen by a panel of judges) for the character of Sam giving up football to look after his orphaned siblings.
Some five weeks before the final episode aired in 2003 many TV guides flagged up the weeks episode as the 'last in series'. Indeed, the Radio Times even printed a double page feature about the shows demise after 17 months on air. Quite why this error could have happened is unknown. This led to some fans thinking the series had ended on a knife-edge cliffhanger when in fact the next five weeks tied up all the loose ends to all plots.
In 2006 the Radio Times ran a small article about the fifth anniversary of Night and Day's premier. The programme was described as being stylish but with little substance.
The series was never released on DVD or video. The sheer number of songs used on the soundtrack throughout the series would make a DVD release financially impractical as each artist would need to be paid a royalty fee. At the time of the shows final transmission rumors circulated on fan message boards of a clause in the production contract that prevents a rerun of the series until 5 years after initial transmission. This has not been confirmed by ITV or LWT. As of 2014 (more than ten years since the final episode) the series has yet to being repeated.


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At this point, you should probably just assume that all your private data is in the hands of someone who shouldn't have it. However, if it's not, you can rest assured that private companies and universities and government agencies are hard at work making sure they leak your data to someone who shouldn't have it. The latest takes place in the UK, where a gov't agency appears to have lost two CDs containing the personal details, sometimes including bank info, of all families with children under 16. Everyone involved seems to admit this is a colossal screw up, but that's pretty much what is said each time one of these happens, and yet we keep hearing of more. As per usual, the blame is being placed on "junior" staffers who supposedly didn't follow security procedures, so we'll probably see a few people fired and then we'll all forget about it for another month or so until the next big data leak comes along.


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