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"Five thousand American women enter it every day. No, it's not a day spa. Nor is it an outpatient clinic for plastic surgery. And it's certainly not optional —although many options exist for dealing with it. It's menopause —often referred to as The Big M. Over the generations it's been called The Change of Life —for more reasons than one.
"For many women, menopause comes abruptly, far sooner than 51, the average age of the body's natural cessation of menses—due to the six thousand hysterectomies performed in the U.S. each year. For the rest, this unavoidable rite of passage often sneaks up after a six-month to ten-year hormonal time warp called peri-menopause" (Ronna Synder, from Todayschristianwoman.com article "Managing Menopause").
If you're a husband reading what Ronna wrote, it can be a real slap of reality. One year, one month, one week, one day seems too long to go through this, and yet, many of you know, this is just the beginning of a long season… a very long, long season of difficulties, for your wife and for you!
Sometimes we wish that every marriage could come with a manual on "what to do if…" but unfortunately it doesn't.
However, we live in a time where we aren't left entirely alone as far as not having any information available to help us! We are blessed to live in a world where some people have lived through a few things and have learned through a few things, and are willing to pass on to others (such as ourselves) what they have learned.
And that applies to the subject of Menopause. How do you survive this transition of life and help your wife the best way you can? There's no "one-size-fits-all" answer to that, but author Lois Mowday Rabey wrote an article that might help you in some way with that dilemma.
Below you will find a link to the helpful web site of Family Life Today where they have posted this article for your reading pleasure … or maybe we should say for your "survival."
As you read through this linked article ask God to show you what information you can apply to your marriage that will best help you and your wife:
The next article we recommend you read is written by a woman named Magnolia, who had a conversation with a man named Andy on the subject of Peri-menopause (which is a type of pre-menopause). Having gone through this herself, Magnolia explains to Andy a lot of things that you may find helpful to know as well.
While this article isn't approached from a Christian perspective, it's still very enlightening and worth gleaning through.
To do so, please click onto this Peri-Menopause blog to read:
• How Can I Help My Wife in Perimenopause? A Conversation with a Reader
Plus, below is another link to an article that gives instructions how to give support to your wife during this tim in your lives together. Please click onto the ehow.com link to read:
Also, below is a link to a blog where a husband asks the following question:
Question: My wife is going through menopause and I am feeling kicked out of a relationship that I really want. She doesn't want physical contact, most of the time. The sex drive is less than off. She thinks that is all I think about. But it has been nearly year and a half. I am 11 years younger and need some advice.
Please click onto the Dailystrength.org link provided below to read more:
• WOMEN: I Need Your Help and Advice
And then, below you'll find something written by Paul Byerly, posted on The-generous-Husband.com web site. I'm thinking that the insights Paul gives will be helpful:
Now, for those of you who truly want to help your wife, the following advice comes from the following Todays Christian Woman article titled, "Managing Menopause," written by Ronna Snyder. I sure wish I would have had this info when I was going through Menopause. It's difficult to find info that addresses spiritual issues, as well as physical and emotional ones —and that, which can be inspiring, as well.
Here's one piece of advice given in this article (just for a sneak preview):
"Get a Meno MAKEOVER: Since I saw a number of my peers wilting at this stage of life, I decided to head full-tilt into it—literally. I followed an older meno-mentor's example and bought a Harley-Davidson. I got a treadmill and began actually using it. I revamped my wardrobe, makeup, and hairstyle, peeling off a few extra years and infusing myself with confidence. And I wasn't shy about telling my husband and family what I was going through—which helped them become more supportive.
"I purposely deleted energy-robbing (including some church and Bible study) responsibilities from my calendar. I added naps to my to-do list, and bulked up on complex carbs and low-fat proteins, dropping ten pounds in the process. But most importantly, I sought out friends —both old and new —who had youthful, positive attitudes, yet wise spiritual values that helped me remember I still could make an eternal impact for God's Kingdom —whether or not I was peri-menopausal!"
That's great advice —something your wife may find inspiring.
Above all, I hope and pray that you and your wife can both hold on and partner with each other to get yourselves through this season of marriage… and it is a season. It won't last forever.
Being on the other side of this, I look back and wonder, "What WAS that?" Thank God it didn't last forever. It seemed like it would (for both of us), but it didn't.
And thank God that we were able to hold onto each other through some really tough times during that season. Every marriage goes through storms. And this definitely was a stormy time… a long one. But it's one of those seasons that is important to persevere through, as God can lead you. The Bible talks about the importance of persevering. It's best for us all to remember that.
I also thank God for the grace that my husband gave me during this time. As I wrote before, we are on the other side of this season, and I appreciate it more than I could ever express that my husband extended grace when I'm sure he wanted to do just the opposite. He hugged me when I wasn't very huggable, sympathized with me when I needed it, found ways to make me laugh when it was needed, and gave me grace —extending unmerited favor over and over again. Oh how I love that man for doing that for me.
And oh how much more wonderful our marriage is than it ever has been before. We weathered this together (as we've weathered other tough issues), and we're all the more rich for it.
I pray you will get to this place too.
"May the Lord direct your heart into God's love and Christ's perseverance." (2 Thessalonians 3:5)
"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ —to the glory and praise of God." (Philippians 1:9-11)
This blog is written by Cindy Wright of Marriage Missions International.
If you have additional tips you can share to help others in this area of marriage, or you want to share requests for prayer and/or ask others for advice, please "Join the Discussion" by adding your comments below.
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The other one is literature-related, not anime or manga.
I would seriously get a Petite Cola machine tattoo somewhere. That would be awesome. In the meantime, I am wondering what I will get next. I am thinking of a cloud of soot sprites on one of my shoulders, but I'm not sure yet. I've got a lot of 'torso hair" that limits places for tattoos.
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Roni Ben-Hur Plans Jazz Camps in Puerto Rico, Istanbul, N.Y. State
Guitarist and vocalist wife Amy London will hold classes at each location
Guitarist and composer Roni Ben-Hur and his wife, singer Amy London, who have been creating and directing Adventures in Jazz camps around the world for the past dozen years, will host camps in Puerto Rico, Istanbul and Schroon Lake, N.Y., this year. Campers at the events participate in workshops, jams and concerts.
The camp in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico will take place March 24-31. The upstate New York gathering is set for Aug. 20-25 and August 26-Sept. 1. The dates for Istanbul, Turkey are yet to be announced.
According to a press release, Adventures in Jazz is "dedicated to furthering the celebration of the Great American Songbook, straight ahead jazz, Latin jazz and Brazilian Jazz at international workshops, bringing players and fans of this wonderful music together, in beautiful locations around the world. Additionally Adventures in Jazz incorporates music typical to the locales of each camp, with the intent of exposing the participants to the specific and unique culture of each location."


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We've come a long way. A whole half a year has passed since this all-consuming human arrived into our world.
She's changed, I've changed. The way I see the world, through bright new eyes, has changed.
Every day is different, and every day feels like a journey. While you try to cope with the daily challenges (some big, some mini), time merrily skips along and in a blink of an eye, she's eating food and you're researching nurseries. How did that happen?
I could have done with knowing some of this parenthood stuff before, but, like everything, I guess you've got to learn it for yourself. But for what it's worth, here's 6 things I've come to realise in the last 6 months:
1) When they are very small, they don't need a lot of stimulation. It may sound obvious but instead of spending your maternity leave trawling 'Mothercare', enjoy the break because little Tommy or Lucy won't give two hoots about a cute zebra that squeaks until they're about 5 months old. When they start to become aware there is life outside the boob/bottle, everyday objects like camera straps, keys, and saucepan lids (see crap musical 'Stomp' for other ideas) take on a whole new meaning. They are the source of entertainment- but like everything, there is a time limit on such things and come 6 months, when the naps are getting almost as short as their attention span, it'll be time to fill your living room with clutter.
2) Nevermind the skills challenges in the Aztec zone of the Crystal Maze, Richard O' Brien should have sent contestants into a nursery and got them to cut babies' fingernails (without lopping off a chunk) while they are awake, with arms waving all over the place. Now that is a challenge.
3) They're a lot more robust than you think. She's already had a couple of knocks to the head and there've been a few tears. But ours last longer for sure. Oh the guilt. Don't fear though as everyone's got a war story so you're not alone.
4) It feels really good to make them laugh. Everyone says that the first time they smile at you (around 6 weeks), it makes everything worth it. And yeah, don't get me wrong, it's a nice reward for all the hard work they have put you through. But the laughing is something else. Pure, hearty, giggly, senseless laughter- for usually not very much effort. As adults our laughter is so measured and given sparingly, but for babies, it's the smallest things that they find hilarious, like a funny voice, a random movement, or repetition of a rhyme. What can I say, I like an easy audience.
5) I never thought life would be so regimented. My day is pretty much divided into 2-hour sections, according to feeds and naps. I was always fairly organised but now, it's ridiculous. I plan at what stage of the day I will do the washing up, when I will meet friends so it fits in with her sleep time, and when I can squeeze in a 10-min coffee break for some 'me' time. When she goes to bed for the night and the 2-hour thing goes out the window, I literally don't know what to do. Sometimes I find myself having a hot chocolate and watching Newsnight and not even looking at the clock. Mental.
6) This whole business desensitizes you to gross stuff. Pregnancy is good preparation for this because it's a pretty mind-blowing thing to be happening to your body so naturally you arm yourself with a lot of knowledge and then feel like it's your duty to spread this information. A colleague of mine took great delight in telling me about his wife's 'show', claiming it was one of the most closely guarded secrets by the new mum community. So I looked it up on Google Images. Here's a tip: Don't.
Then when you have the baby, you'll be so desperate to know if others have the same 'green poo' as your baby, that you don't care you're in a posh coffee shop with people sitting inches away, shovelling cake in their mouths.
However despite this new-found openness, I have not, and will not, resort to the following socially unacceptable behaviour. Number one: changing your little one on a table in Costa. I have seen this. This is definitely not cool. And two: posting pictures of dirty nappies on Facebook. Not interested- and er, gross.
And there you have it, not quite a definitive guide to parenting but just some of my own observations. I'm quite sure Supernanny can sleep easy at night...


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Wanted: Suspects for Robbery in the 14th District
On May 27, 2012, at 11:17pm, the complainant was walking in the area of 5823 Greene Street when 3-5 unknown males attacked him. After the attack the suspects forced the complainant to withdraw $180 in cash from a nearby 24hr ATM machine. All suspects then fled on foot in an unknown direction.
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Suspect #1: Black male, 15-19 years-of-age, 5'9″, medium complexion, stocky build, wearing a blue "T" shirt and blue jeans.
Suspect #2: Black male, 15-19 years-of-age, 5'9″, medium complexion, thin build, no shirt, wearing dark pants with two light colored stripes going vertically down the pant legs.
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The blockade of Gaza has not achieved its goal of removing Hamas from power or moderating its positions. The power of Hamas has only become more entrenched.
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Renowned Chinese artist gives calligraphy demonstration at Laurier Toronto
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Laurier hosted a reception and calligraphy exhibit by renowned Chinese artist Hongliang Wang on Friday, Dec. 2 at the universitys Toronto Office.
Speaking to a capacity crowd of 36, the artist delivered a lecture during which he demonstrated various calligraphy techniques. He also presented several of his artworks as gifts to Laurier and to other members of the community.
The artwork presented to Laurier was commissioned by Laurier honorary degree recipient Francis Pang as a gift to the university on the occasion of its centennial year. Pang spoke at the event, as did Peter Donahue, director of Laurier International, and Laurier President Max Blouw.
Mr. Wang's works demonstrate the elegance of ancient China and are thick with atmosphere that reveals the richness of Chinese culture, said Donahue. It's no wonder his works are cherished by collectors throughout China.
Wangs calligraphic works incorporate traditional and modern scripts, and are valued by collectors around the world. He holds high-profile positions at several organizations, including honorary dean of the Research Institute of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy at Zhengzhou University.
In addition to the gift to Laurier, the artist presented works to Laurier Chancellor Michael Lee-Chin (accepted on his behalf by Blouw), Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran and the honorable Albina Guarnieri, retired MP from Mississauga East.
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LOS ANGELES — Jazz musician Horace Silver, a composer known for pioneering hard bop, has died at age 85.
Silver, a native of Norwalk, Conn., was shaped by the Portuguese influence in the islands of Cape Verde, from where his family immigrated to the United States.
Alongside performing with noted jazz musicians such as bassist Oscar Pettiford and drummer Art Blakey, Silver, who played piano and saxophone, recorded exclusively for Blue Note Records for three decades before founding his own label, Silveto Records.
Silver composed music featuring percussive, hard-driving beats that was inspired by his philosophy of holistic self-help, jazz critic Leonard Feather wrote in his Encyclopedia of Jazz.
His most notable works include Song for My Father and the gospel-driven The Preacher.


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Two of the Zoo's 2015 highlights were the births of endangered species babies Obi and Kanzi, who experienced their first Christmas celebrations this morning.
During heat waves Healesville Sanctuary's Australian Wildlife Health Centre sees a huge spike in patient admissions mostly due to heat stress.
In 1978 Zoos Victoria was named the custodian of the bushland adjacent to Healesville Sanctuary, known as the Coranderrk Bushland, prior to this the Coranderrk Bushland was subject to logging and grazing.
Werribee Open Range Zoo's trio of Lion cubs have been named!
The votes are in and the public have chosen their three favourite names via the Zoo's website.
Today viewing Keepers announced the winning names – Kubwa, Kashka and Kito.
On Sunday 20 December animals at Werribee Open Range Zoo shared in the fun of the festive season, enjoying some special Christmas treats.
The Zoo celebrated a major milestone today: 30 years since the opening of the iconic and ever-popular Butterfly House.
There have been an average of 63 butterflies born every day over those 30 years!
The youngest elephant at Melbourne Zoo had a pre-school session this morning, followed by party treats to celebrate his second birthday.
The youngest orang-utan at Melbourne Zoo has turned five, and she celebrated with her mother Maimunah and father Santan.
Werribee Open Range Zoo's Lion cubs have marked another milestone, with their six-week health check.
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This is an all-day affair during which several broadcasters take turns playing the hardest rock and heaviest metal we have in our libraries. This started as a short impromptu slot that drew quite a few listeners, and we found ourselves being asked the following week, "Hey.. Where the !#$% is Rock Rage?"
Rock Rage has quickly established a kick ass set of regular listeners. If you find yourself frustrated with work or full of stress, or if you just want to jam to some slammin' tunes.. join us! The latest DJ to join the Rock Rage hand-off is Adam Bertram @i_am_geek.
Vicky's favorites include Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, Type O Negative, and Queensryche. We can all be seen throwing in stuff like Nothingface, Queens of the Stone age, Metallica, Megadeth, Lacuna Coil, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Slipknot, Drowning Pool, etc. into the mix.
With any luck.. our Music Director, Matthew Tholey @Matticus03, will soon punctuate the day. His playlists have certainly been previously enjoyed on CodeBass Radio. Here's a list of tunes that reflect some of Matt's favorites of the genre, and it is also a fair representation of the sort of songs you will hear throughout the day:
Matticus03 CBR Playlist – 02/08/2011
Matt's Christmas Playlist
Matt's Drunk Santa Christmas Card
Rock Rage Special Edition – One year ago today, Peter Steele of Type O Negative left a giant hole in the world of music when he passed away. Type O Negative is among my top favorite bands of all time. As such, I will be playing Type O Negative tunes from about 7:30am Eastern to 1pm and then again around 4pm.
If you would like to request dedications, I will scatter other artists in among the Type O Negative library whenever I am around. Tweet me at @codebass or use the contact form.
The awesome Guilty Robot broadcast will take place as usual from 1pm Eastern to 3pm.
Another phenomenal Breathing Fire set from Adam Tuttle!
1. Soilwork – Night Comes Clean (5:12)
2. Zao – Ember (2:26)
3. The Offspring – Nitro (Youth Energy) (2:26)
4. Pantera – Walk (5:16)
5. Nothingface – Same Solution (4:22)
6. Stone Sour – Unfinished (3:10)
7. Slipknot – Disasterpiece (5:08)
8. Scars of Tomorrow – From My Existence (3:12)
9. Rage Against the Machine – Freedom (6:06)
10. Nonpoint – Orgullo (4:23)
11. Pantera – 5 Minutes Alone (5:50)
12. The Offspring – The Kids Aren't Alright (3:00)
13. Mudvayne – Death Blooms (4:51)
14. Deftones – rocket skates (4:17)
This will be followed by a replay of the first Guilty Robot Broadcast by Jason Dean. Click here to view the playlist.
There will be Type O Negative tunes scattered liberally throughout the rest of the day. On Thursday there will be a proper Type O Negative dedication!


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February 15, 2012
Catholics Descend on Capitol Hill
Kevin Clarke, America Magazine
More than 500 Catholic activists from diocesan peace and justice and Catholic Charities offices across the country in Washington this week for the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering are on their way this afternoon to Capitol Hill. They will be highlighting the domestic and international policy concerns of the U.S. Catholic bishops in conversations with their home senators and house members. This time, in addition to what have become annual appeals to protect discretionary spending for unemployment benefits, foreign aid and other domestic and international discretionary spending that have become regular targets of budget hawks, the gathering's impromptu activist army will be pushing back against what the bishop's perceive as unconstitutional intrusion by the Obama...
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Saturday, July 27 starting at 9:00 PM
Join zombie cops, a Ferrari-loving slug, irritable captains, and a drug-dealing alien in our brand new 250-seat auditorium! This year's Slumber Party is the one movie event that will rate a 10 on your finger scale!
THE HIDDEN, starring Kyle MacLachlan – An alien slug takes over human bodies and leaves a trail of mayhem in its wake.
THE LAST BOY SCOUT, starring Bruce Willis & Damon Wayans – A private detective teams up with a disgraced ex-footballer to uncover corruption in this fast and funny film from director Tony Scott. Okay, so they aren't cops, we wanted to play it anyway!
SECRET HEAT – Our secret films are our most memorable ones. Join us and experience this year's secret movie!
I COME IN PEACE (AKA DARK ANGEL), starring Dolph Lundgren – Your brain is the drug for an alien who has come to Houston to harvest endorphins from unsuspecting humans.
DEAD HEAT, starring Treat Williams & Joe Piscopo – Zombie cops. Piscopo. That's pretty much all you need to know.
Too much heat? Complimentary gelato from Mod's provides you with the evening's chill factor. Vintage 35mm trailers, fun giveaways, and half-price soft drink and popcorn refills round out the night. Tickets are $20. A $5 refund and free bagels from Old School Bagel Café await you if you make it through all 5 films. There are no refunds for advance ticket sales. Slumber Party 5: Buddy Heat is rated R for language, violence, nudity, re-animated meat, and death by compact disc. See you there!


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the lower bound on that last integral is y
The region is 0<y<x<2.
I have a pdf of two random variables given as if , and 0 otherwise.
I found out the value of K by integrating the pdf equal to 1, that is:
and got k = 1/2
then I found of the marginal pdf of x by:
but when I tried to find the marginal pdf of y by doing:
, I am getting infinity!!
Is that correct or did I make a mistake while finding the marginal pdf of Y??


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Games that everyone has low expection for and or dont really get too much advertisement. The can surprise me very easily.
I played Nier, and while i knew it reviewed very so so, I really loved the way the story was and even the gameplay was good enough that enjoyed what i experienced. the same can said about poorly reviewing spiderman web of shadows except flipped around( amazing game play, meh story). Now I am playing Binary domain and I am getting this feeling. I never get it with triple A games. So far the only other game I remember feeling this with is Nier. I dont know how to describe it, maybe a low level excitement?
In any case Binary Domain has a light action movie like story (in a good way) and a great game behind it. The only issue i have with it is the way the controls on pc are, shooting is fine and the VO going on going on as the game is playing is approaching Uncharted (the game) levels, people talking and better yet asking your opinion (ex. first time Faye is in the group).
So this feeling, which is best described as "i have no idea what can happen next because I know this is an unpolished diamond and parts of it will wow me".
Are there any games that did that for you?
for comparison sake:
Something like Uncharted 2, gears etc. They gained a lot of mindshare hard and fast. everyone knew of them and they scored incredibly. So when i played them, i enjoyed them and was "wowed" but its not the same feeling. I hope that helps clarify what I am looking for.


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As I recently tossed out my 2013 calendar and proudly posted my 2014 calendar, I stood back and admired those four simple digits that hold an overabundance of promise – 2-0-1-4, the year I get married.
It's amazing to think that my CatholicMatch fiance, George, and I have been engaged for more than six months and that our wedding is now this year and this October. As the big day slowly but steadily approaches, our excitement is growing nearly as fast as our to-do list.
One of those necessary tasks for me was to go through the stack of boxes in my parent's basement labeled with "Jessica" in permanent black marker. Post-college, I quickly sorted through the storage tubs and moving boxes that hold years of memories, swiftly tossing some items in a donate pile and others directly in the trash. But now, as my Mom always reminded me, those boxes will move with me after I say "I do."
This past holiday season, I revisited that stack of boxes on the floor of my bedroom at my parent's home. With every opened box, I discovered pieces of my past—elementary school photo albums, middle school notes, high school yearbooks and college graduation programs. Each item held a distinct memory, all serving as stepping stones to my time on CatholicMatch and now my time as an engaged woman.
As I dove deeper into an especially packed box, I discovered a tightly-bound stack of letters, cards and emails. Later that night in my apartment, I removed the rubber band and read through months of correspondence from my most significant relationship pre-George. By lamp light, I read every word, allowing myself to be transported to a different time filled with different worries and different hopes. I laughed as I read through cheesy love letters that seemed romantic years ago, and I cried as I read through letters laced with frustration and anger as our relationship ended. It was like stepping into a novel that I had already read where all of a sudden, I was the main character again.
But just as quickly as I stepped into that storyline, I happily stepped back out to return to the present day where my life now overflows with more joy and love than I knew was possible during those early years. I thought I knew what love was and what it would take to create a faith-filled life with someone, but clearly, I had more to learn.
I know many people feel nostalgic as they close the door on a significant chapter in life, and as I approach a very blessed new beginning, I, too, am looking back at the closed doors, the opened windows and the guided, holy path that led me to places I never expected, including CatholicMatch. I never envisioned online dating as a part of my love story, but now I'm 250 days away from taking the last name of a strong, loving, Catholic man that asked me to be his wife.
Whether you've been on CatholicMatch for a few weeks or a few years, always reminder that all of our experiences—expected or unexpected—make us who we are and silently point us down the path that God has laid out for each of us. Each day, month and year and each date, relationship and breakup shapes us and forms us for the forever relationship that we all desire. Don't ever regret where you've come from and what you'll bring to your relationship with your future spouse because of your experiences and what you've learned.
As I finished reading that stack of letters and purposefully placed them in the recycling bin, I smiled as I remember the younger version of me and what I defined as "happy." If only I had known, which God knew all along, about the exponential happiness that waited just around the corner.


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mam, we're waxing nostalgic over the late oughts now?
AC/DC and Steely Dan? Why not just get a Don Henley project on the poster so my dad can bring his R/V, his fourth wife, and make a day out of the damn thing?
Just got my 3 day pass! My first OSL! Gonna be a good time!
FYI - Ranger Dave is full of shit. I remember 2012 he said basically the same thing and it did not sell out until end of July.
If this lineup sells out this soon then (i) the economy is doing very well and (ii) festival popularity has hit its peak
or most likely (iii) i am completely out of touch with what constitutes as popular music these days
bonnaroo made the same claims in 2012 and 2013. 2012 didn't sell out at all and 2013 sold out 3 days before the festival. it's just a tactic to get people to buy out of fear they'll miss their chance later on.
Wow, good thing I decided to make some crazy money arrangements to get mine an hour ago.
Next up, boardies telling us why sold out really doesn't mean sold out.ranger dave @sfoutsidelands 10m
ranger dave is officially sold out of 3-day ga tickets. don't say he didn't warn you. a limited number of 3-day vip are still on sale.
wowza impressive. i'll eat crow. i am completely out of touch with popular music.
Aw man, I was hoping to buy a single day ticket to see Kanye.
I just made bank selling my tickets. For all you lineup haters - you should do the same. $200 profit for buying some Leisure Beaver tickets.
Anyone ever buy a weekend pass through stubhub within the week of? I really want to go, for the undercards. But didn't think it would sell out this quick. Hoping the week of I might be able to get some dirt cheap passes or something.
AC/DC and Steely Dan? Why not just get a Don Henley project on the poster so my dad can bring his R/V, his fourth wife, and make a day out of the damn thing?
If anybody has an extra ticket they're selling (face value + i'll pay for shipping if you have to ship it) I will buy it in an instant. Didn't expect it to sell out this quickly, so i'm out of a ticket. This will hopefully be my 5th Outside Lands in a row. Help a boardie out
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75,000 capacity in 2014, which was a 5-10k bump from last year?
^Yes, an increase of 10k from 2013.
In December of 2012, the Fest's permits were renewed for an additional 8 years. At this time, the approved capacity was increased to 75k. However, in 2013, the promoters elected to keep capacity at 65k, which was great. If this year's capacity has been increased to 75k, it will be yet another strike against 2014s fest.
10/29 Hot Chip @ The Fox Theatre
11/07 Rufus Du Sol @ The Mezzanine (?)
11/13 Mr Little Jeans @ The Rickshaw Stop
11/20 Keep Shelly in Athens @ Awaken
And also WTF, its already sold out? I really think this has be from scalpers. Kinda like how they sold out three Neutral Milk Hotel and Kraftwerk shows at the Fox in the past month, but then you could get half price or less tickets day of on stubhub. Hell, my friend bought a $10 ticket to NMH last night (which by the way was really really good).
If its not scalpers, I really don't understand the buying public. I don't hate the lineup but its objectively the weakest of the past two (2011 wasn't super strong now that I look back at it although Sunday was an amazing day of music). And it sells out in crazy record time. I guess Macklemore and Tiesto are there for a reason and they bring asses in the gate. Who would have thunk it?


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Season 1 | Episode 10 | "Home" | Aired Aug 28, 2014
Bruce, our fearless friend who gave up everything in New York to move across the world so he could begin a new chapter with the love of his life, wakes up half naked in Aubrey Plaza's bed. This is not a good start to his three-month stint back in the States.
Bruce: Did we have sex?
Aubrey: Yes!
Bruce: How was it?
Aubrey: Amazing.
Bruce: Now I know you're lying. No one has ever said that to me.
Aubrey complains to Bruce that he's too Swedish. All he did was talk about Emma in his sleep, along with IKEA, Volvos and herring. Bruce decides right then and there that he is Swedish and he wants to spend every minute with Emma.
Emma is still reeling with the separation of her parents. Her mom is perusing dating sites and choosing men who look exactly like her father. She and Gustaf console Birger by taking him to the summer house. Gustaf encourages his father to embrace his singleness. Emma jerks him away to figure out his motive. Gustaf assumes that if their parents get divorced, they will have two celebrations with each holiday. That's twice the presents and food! Emma reminds him that if their parents get divorced, Viveka will replace Gustaf with a new man and he will be forced to live with Birger. Who will wash his clothes and pay for things? On that note, Gustaf is officially on board with reuniting Viveka and Birger.
Bruce is trying desperately to reunite with Emma. There aren't any flights into Stockholm, which is odd. (Read: Amy Poehler bought them all.) Bruce tries to win over the girl at the counter by comparing his situation to a romantic comedy. She is unfazed but can get him on a flight that has quite a few stops and a middle seat that doesn't recline next to the bathroom. He is forced to take it after another man isn't willing to give up the ticket he purchased for his dog.
Emma tells her father he must do something to win Viveka back. Birger puts on his old sea captain uniform and tries to woo his wife. It doesn't work. Gustaf suggests they attend a group meeting that teaches people how to cope with being alone. The group just happens to be for widows, but they embrace his loss and give him a new perspective. He has a chance to make things right. His wife is alive, and he should do everything he can to make her happy.
Gustaf and Emma escort Viveka to the summer house. Birger comes out wearing a nice suit and his captain's hat. He tells her that he wants every day to be an adventure with her. And then he sticks a for sale sign in the yard. He sweeps her up and carries her off into the sunset. Well, he almost carries her off. His back gives out about 20 steps in. It was still romantic.
Emma leaves for the airport to catch her flight to New York. While she is riding up the escalator, Bruce is riding down. He professes his love and she professes it right back. They meet at the top and share a kiss. Just like the movies!
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Volunteers at a 2013 KaBOOM! community playground build in Houston set up monkey bars. Tomball will apply for a grant later this year to create a similar project.
By Karina Brisack
Tribune Staff
The City of Tomball has begun the process of developing a new city park, which will be located at 1414 Hufsmith, for area residents to enjoy. Its construction hinges upon the finalization of a land donation from Bruce Broussard (CEO of Kentucky-based healthcare company Humana Inc.) and the approval of grant proposals at institutions like the Texas Parks & Wildlife Outdoor Recreation Grant Program (TPWORGP) and KaBOOM!, a non-profit organization that helps communities build parks and playgrounds around the country.
"Mr. Broussard contacted us some months ago about donating that land to the city," says Tomball City Manager George Shackelford. However, what had been previously only discussed in theory is now becoming a reality. As of July 7, following a vote by the city council, the proposed donation has entered into the legal processes required for it to be officially incorporated into the city.
"It's finally all coming together," said Shackelford. Tomball is expected to obtain possession the land by Sept 2014.
The city plans to develop the area into a park with the help of a $400,000 grant from the TPWORGP, whose application deadline this year falls in August.
Unfortunately, this does not give city hall much time to complete the application, leaving Shackelford somewhat less than confident in the city's receipt of funding this year. Should the 2014 proposal fail, however, Shackelford intends to reapply next year and resume development of the park as previously planned.
In addition, the city will submit a grant application to KaBOOM!, underwritten by Broussard, to obtain playground equipment for the park. Should the proposal be accepted, KaBOOM! will help facilitate the design, fundraising and construction of the playground alongside city officials and community leaders.
The equipment will be set up in a single day, as per the usual procedure for KaBOOM! parks, by volunteers from the community. One-day building projects like the one that will, hopefully, take place in Tomball constitute the backbone of Ka-BOOM!'s signature way of doing things, which has been appreciated everywhere from the non-profit community to a KaBOOM!-centric episode of the NBC network comedy series Parks and Recreation.
Should all the grant applications be completed without a hitch, the playground construction could be completed as early as November.


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Vocational Nursing
The Lassen Community College (LCC) Vocational Nursing Program is designed to provide students with a strong academic foundation and the clinical skill level necessary for entry level as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN). The LCC Vocational Nursing Program offers both an Associate in Science Degree and Certificate of Achievement in Vocational Nursing. Courses are offered in a hybrid format, a combination of online and traditional lecture/laboratory format. The program goals and objectives of the LCC Vocational Nursing program is to graduate individuals who will be able to perform as vocational nurses independently while administering medications, providing skilled nursing care, assisting in developing appropriate nursing care plans, and supervising unlicensed care givers. Graduates of the LCC Vocational Nursing Program will be able to communicate effectively about disease processes with their clients and colleagues, offer insight to Registered Nurses and physicians regarding clients' needs, work effectively as integral parts of the health care team, and serve their communities' health care needs. The goals of the individual courses progressively lead to skills of higher complexity, more extensive medication administration, in-depth study of diseases and their relationships, and increasing numbers of patients for which you the student will provide care for under supervision. Up on graduation students will have the knowledge and skills of an entry level vocational nurse.
The LCC Vocational Nursing Program has been in operation and accredited by the California State Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians since 1978. Individuals who successful complete the LCC Vocational Nursing Program are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN/VN examination for licensing as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the State of California. The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, predicts employment of LVN's is expected to grow 22 percent by 2020.
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Making Sense: Roanoke Flying High With Co-Pilats
by Jac Coyne | LaxMagazine.com | Coyne Archive | Twitter
|The Roanoke players might goof on
him a little bit about being the coach's son, but Will Pilat
(above, with his father, head coach Bill Pilat) has earned his spot
in the starting lineup. The father-son duo has helped the Maroons
grab the top spot in the ODAC tournament.
© Roanoke Athletics
The fast break drill ends when either the offense gets three consecutive goals or the defense makes three straight stops. It's standard practice fare for most college programs and is an easy way for the 'ones' to square off with each other. One of the Roanoke's offensive attempts failed, leaving the ball on the ground and the players milling around waiting for the next sequence.
An enterprising Maroon freshman — a tall, lanky kid — picked up the loose ball and deposited it in the back of the net. Bill Pilat, Roanoke's head coach, counted the score, giving the offense the day. The defenders held their hands up, looking at the coach incredulously. "You play until you hear the whistle," admonished the coach.
One of the poles grumbled, "If anyone else scored, it wouldn't have counted."
The rookie who scored the goal was Will Pilat, the 6-foot-5 son of the head coach, causing the veiled accusation of nepotism. It was all in good fun. There might be concerns about some home cooking during full-field drills, but no one questions the presence of the Pilat scion in the starting lineup these days.
Second in scoring and fourth in points for the 13-3 Maroons, Will knows that the barbs he receives are in jest. "I don't get a lot of crap, it's just a lot of joking," he said.
The ribbing rolls right off of Will's back, but when he decided to join the Roanoke program, his father was slightly less comfortable. Bill wasn't concerned about any whispers from the guys about favoritism — you don't build a tradition like Roanoke's unless the best players play — but he wasn't sure just how the dynamic of coaching his son would work.
During the summer leading into this year, Bill made calls to Hampden-Sydney head coach Ray Rostan and Denver head man Bill Tierney, a pair of coaches who shared their programs with their sons. The conversations were illuminating, and gave Pilat an idea about the emotions he would be dealing with when it came to Will.
"Coach Tierney said he would yell at his son and would be concerned later thinking, 'I wonder if he's mad at me?' He'd call him in the dorm and his son would say, 'Nah, I don't even remember it,'" Pilat said. "It's the same thing with Will. I'll yell at at Will — 'Hey, you've got to hustle or pick up the ground ball' — and I'm like, 'I wonder if Will's mad that I yelled at him?' Will says, 'I don't even remember.' It's just part of practice. It's much easier on them than it is the parents."
The elder Pilat has always taken things harder than his son. When Will was cut from the middle school basketball team in seventh grade, Bill remembers that he was the one crying in the car with his son consoling him. "Hey dad, it's all right," remembered Pilat, with a chuckle.
When he was looking at colleges, Will never viewed playing for his father as a negative. While he received some interest from Salisbury, he had his heart set on playing for the program that he had been around since he was six years old. Now that he's wearing the Roanoke uniform that he idolized as a youngster, Will understands that the team trumps lineage.
"People always ask me if I get treated any differently, and even before I came to Roanoke people said, 'Not sure if I'd want to play for my dad,'" Will said. "But I wasn't really worried about that because he treats me like everyone else on the team. I'm just another player. Obviously, I'm his son, but I've got to earn my playing time like everybody else and I get yelled at like everybody else."
He's treated the same now, but the younger Pilat definitely benefited from having a coaching father. It's pretty much the reason that Will was able to step into the starting lineup after coming off the bench for the first three games. Using many of the drills that his dad gave him, Will, a natural righty, became nearly ambidextrous. When lefty Mike Hayden was bumped up to midfield during an early-season reshuffling, the Maroons had a void and a paucity of lefties on the roster.
"I wasn't sure how he would fit in, but one thing is his stick skills are really good," coach Pilat said about his son. "He worked really hard on his skills. I gave him the Salisbury wall ball routine when he was younger, so he has been doing that stuff. His left has been really good and I figured that would help him, and that's what has gotten him on the field earlier."
"During this summer, I always work on my off hand to get as good as I can," Will said. "When I was growing up and playing wall ball, I worked on my left hand because you'll never know when you'll need it. It paid off this year."
Despite his proficiency with his off hand, Bill wasn't quite sure that Will would handle being a catch-and-shoot guy. Will's high school team, Hidden Valley, wasn't a powerhouse, and he had the ball in his stick most of the time. Dad was pleasantly surprised about how well Junior was able to make the transition.
"He's really intelligent where he goes and how he moves off ball," Bill said. "I was a little surprised about that because in high school, he had to handle the ball 90 percent of the time, which helped his dodging and vision. I was worried that off ball, he wouldn't know how to work in space, but he's been really good."
Will has been helped by the presence of senior Richard Lachlan and assistant coach Zach Thomas. Running with a pair of rookies — Pilat and Tyler McWilliams — on the first attack line, Lachlan has taken the greenhorns under his wing, passing along the finer points of the position. Will idolized Thomas, a two-time All-American attackman for the Maroons who graduated in '09, and eagerly accepts any nuggets he passes along.
There's also a third party that holds sway over the younger Pilat: his mom, Diana.
"She's been around for a lot of games, so I'll take advice from her as well as my dad," Will said.
With Will's twin sister, Emily, attending Mary Washington, Bill understands who rules his semi-empty nest.
"That was one of the main pieces of advice that coach Tierney gave me: keep his mom happy," said Bill with a big laugh. "I've listened and learned from that. She's always been pretty tough on Will. If he's not hustling, she'll let him know. Everything's been good on the home front; it's just a different dynamic. I'll come home and she'll say, 'Will played pretty well' or 'He could have played better.'"
The way this season has been going, Diana has been singing her sons praises more often than not. The Maroons are now the top seed in the ODAC tournament after beating Washington & Lee on Saturday, a game in which Will had a goal and an assist.
It's been a rookie campaign that has exceeded the expectations of just about every member of the Pilat clan. It's one, however, that the head coach is determined to cherish on the advice of Rostan and Tierney.
"Both of them said it goes really fast, so it enjoy it," Bill said. "This first year has just flown by, but I'm really loving it. It's fun and it's great to see him grow up."
Only three years to go.
Players of the Week
NCAA Division II
Vinny Coiro, A, Sr., Adelphi
With No. 3 Merrimack in town and holding a two-goal lead heading into the fourth, No. 4 Adelphi was going to need some big goals. Over the course of the day, Coiro provided three of them, including the eventual game-winner with 3:50 to go in the contest in the 11-10 win for the Panthers. Coiro had eight goals entering the game.
NCAA Division III
Luke Wooters, A, Fr., Nazareth
No. 6 Stevens ran into a Roc-City buzzsaw on Saturday, thanks to Wooters. The rookie scored six goals and set up two others, helping Nazareth rout the Ducks, 17-8. Wooters leads the Flyers in goals (39) and points (55), and has helped Naz into a position where they determine their own fate in relation to the E8 top seed.
MCLA Division I
Matt Allemang, G, Soph., Michigan State
If there is one thing that Davenport has always been able to do, it's score goals. Well, until they squared off Allemang, who made 12 saves and held the prolific Panthers to just a lone goal in an 11-1 whitewashing. Allemang currently as a 71.2 save percentage for the 11-2 Spartans.
MCLA Division II
Danny Kransberger, G, Jr., Grand Valley State
In a pivotal game against CCLA rival Dayton, Kransberger not only made 12 saves in the Lakers' comfortable, 15-7 victory against the Flyers, but he also chipped in with an end-to-end goal. It was the junior's fourth career goal, helping GVSU solidify its postseason resume.
Power Fives
NCAA Division II
1. Merychurst (12-0) – In a season packed with great D-II games, 'Hurst-Seton Hill could be the best of the bunch.
2. Limestone (14-1) – The Saints were third in the regional rankings, but after the ECAC plays out, they should be second.
3. Adelphi (11-1) – Will the St. Michael's loss haunt the Panthers? After the Merrimack win, it's looking less likely.
4. LIU Post (9-2) – Just a hunch, but I'm guessing Post took great satisfaction sending Dowling to the showers.
5. Seton Hill (12-1) – Ever since the February loss to NYIT, the Griffins have been crushing everyone. 'Hurst next.
NCAA Division III
1. Cortland (13-0) – The game has been officially canceled, but man, I'd love to see the Dragons on the road against Naz.
2. Dickinson (13-0) – Thirteen different players got into the scorers' column against Swat. The Devils are evolving.
3. RIT (13-2) – The Tigers will want to beat St. Lawrence next weekend if only to avoid Clarkson in the Liberty tourney.
4. Roanoke (13-3) – We'll see how the ODAC shapes up, but the Maroons might want to avoid Hampden-Sydney the most.
5. Cabrini (11-3) – Sadly, the gap between the Cavaliers and the CSAC appears to be widening. That's not helpful.
MCLA Division I
1. Colorado State (15-0) – The Rams' 8-3 win over CU had the look and feel of one of last year's tourney grinders.
2. Colorado (14-1) – Have to put the CSU loss behind them quickly because a rested BYU squad is itching for an upset.
3. Chapman (13-4) – As goes Timmy Andrews, so go the Panthers. He's the straw who stirs the drink in Chaptown.
4. Boston College (9-0) – The win over UConn is looking better and better. Final two games at home before the PCLLs.
5. Michigan State (11-2) – Holding a high-octane offense like Davenport to one goal tells me Sparty is a bracket nightmare.
MCLA Division II
1. St. Thomas (9-0) – The ease in which the Tommies dispatch quality programs has to be completely demoralizing.
2. Westminster (11-4) – The win over Utah means the Griffins would have qualified for the RMLC-I tourney this year.
3. St. John's (9-1) – I guarantee there will be some kind of inclement weather for the Johnnies' first game in Greenville.
4. Liberty (13-1) – Not really sure how Ryan Miller (56g, 31a) hasn't been named an MCLA Player of the Month.
5. Concordia (10-3) – I'll be interested to see where the Eagles get seeded in Greenville. There are question marks.
NCAA Division II: Mercyhurst is undoubtedly
the best team in the land, but there is plenty of work to do.
NCAA Division III: They might be part of Pool B, but Eastern has high hopes for this year, as well as the future.
MCLA Division I: BYU's tradition rivals any in the MCLA, but that doesn't mean there was some rebuiding this spring.
MCLA Division II: It didn't produce any wins, but the Wolves' 36-hour journey to Minnesota had its benefits.
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Professional wrestler-turned-Mixed Martial Artist Bobby Lashley will travel to India for his next fight, signing to meet James Thompson at Super Fight League 3. The card will take place in New Delhi on May 6 and will stream live on YouTube.
Lashley (7-1) is an ex-Strikeforce competitor who will be looking for his third straight win in the scrap. He was rumored as a possible opponent for Fedor Emelianenko in June but that appears off the table with the Thompson signing. Five of his wins have involved some form of finish.
Comparably, Thompson (17-14) defeated Bob Sapp on the first SFL card with a lackluster submission in the opening round. He too is coming off back-to-back wins.
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One of the main take-away truisms of the news economics debate is that the two strands of news publishing, consumer and B2B, have very differing chances of succeeding in charging readers online in the same way they do in print.
Generalist, too-big-by-half newspapers have one hell of a job on their hands converting its crafted physical page-based output to a paid online economy. Don't expect the iPad, horrific "page-turning" digital editions or any other "page" based, print-fetishist publishing model to help much either.
For business titles, however, it's a different story. The quick skimming of market-relevant content and data does translate to online – people in industry are generally happy to pay for their staff to be informed with latest trends and figures that could give an advantage. Or at least, that's the theory – B2B is far from recession-proof.
All of which explains why companies like UBM and Emap are now reverting to charging readers after trying the the free-to-air route online. Not only that, the prevailing mood in those companies and elsewhere is that magazines are just one part of a complex multimedia strategy of monetising brands.
Here's an excerpt of my interview with Emap CEO David Gilbertson for the March edition of Press Gazette (subscription only and not online):
"We're moving the mindset of our audience, our own people and advertisers to think that this isn't a magazine but an intelligence provider," he says.
And it's working, so far: new subcription rates have more than doubled on those titles, while some have seen new subscriptions and renewal rates multiply by four or five times. Gilbertson says his target is to reach an annual ten percent lift in renewal rates across the company this year.
Interestingly, Gilbertson also spoke of how the paywall can improve business journalism. Previously, news editors had to make tricky decisions about when and where to publish news: does a scoop go online immediately? Or is that compromising print subscribers? The solution is to make everything paid-for so all news is published online in real-time for subscribers. He says:
"This makes it clearer for editors to understand how to marshall content. Once you've got a free-to-air environment and and hard copy environment it's quite complex, maybe even impossible to know how to treat the two surfaces from an editorial point of view".
AS for UBM, have a read of paidContent:UK's chat with CEO David Levin. The company is investing in things like internetevolution, which PCUK's Ingrid describes as "an online community for tech news that aggregates blog posts, video posts and other social-media content from its own stable of writers plus contributors from the industry."
If entertainment-based, general interest newspapers and magazines hope to repeat the success of their business cousins, they will need to replicate the content-specific relationships and products B2B titles offer. Don't give readers – and therefore advertisers – what they might be interested in, give them what you know they're interested in.
Update: Read the comments below for an interesting take from @simoncrobinson on how RBI is building an audience with free content and monetising it with real-time market information. RBI are just one of several publishers that are making a success of their online business model and I'm sure I'll be writing more about them in future.
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In Input mode, the QUERY screen has the following layout:
In the heading, QUERY displays the present command mode (Input), the currently displayed set of lines of the input form (nnn-mmm), and the current version number of the executed program (QUERY 10.01).
In the bottom boundary line of the input form, the SERVERDB name and the user name are displayed.
A section of the input form is displayed between the two horizontal boundary lines. This form can contain a maximum of 12 KB text and has a maximum width of 132 characters. Using the scroll keys, you can display any section of the form.
The input form is used for entering SQL statements. QUERY can execute various SQL statements with one RUN command. These statements must be separated from each other by comment lines (/ or *). If an error occurs, the statements remaining on the input form will not be executed.
SELECT statements can be combined with REPORT commands in order to edit the result table. The REPORT commands must be separated from the SELECT statements by a line containing the keyword REPORT.
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EDIT <command name> copies the stored command having the specified name into the input area. A previously defined command can be read from an external file using the editing function GET <filename> and be written back to the file using the editing function PUT <filename>.
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Any model train layout should represent the interests of the person who runs it. In the case of my brother's wife, the interests are sometimes a bit out of the ordinary. She tends to look to the underbelly of society for inspiration.
Sherman's Crossing is envisioned as an economically depressed small Southern town, off the beaten track. Police raids, serial killers, prisons and accidents are only partly balanced by church scenes.
To keep with Sherman's Crossing's image, Barbara wanted to extend the trailer park. Rob ordered additional HO scale mobile home kits from NuConp Miniatures. These are high quality plastic models which have to be assembled and finished by the modeler.
Rob drilled holes and added LED interior lighting, white for the main room and blue for the entry. In the pictures here, he had yet to add pin-striping and a touch of paint to the roof vent, the trailer hookup, and the gas tanks.
Windows were added using clear plastic or, in some cases, parchment paper. Window blinds and curtains were carefully crafted from strapping tape. People were added for interest.
As the town of Sherman's Crossing develops, keeping in the spirit of a small Southern town, Rob ordered another Maxwell Avenue House from Rix Products. These are unassembled model kits which come in white and need to be finished.
Rob weathered the walls of the house with a simple wash of Raw Umber. He also painted the brick footing around the house and the brick porch with a mix of Burnt Umber and Burnt Rose. (It helps to be an artist.) He then drilled a hole in the roof and added a porch light. The wiring became hidden when the house was glued together.


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Elevation, competition control, and species affect bottomland forest restoration
Kenneth W. McLeod1, Michael R. Reed1, and Lynn D. Wike2
River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, P.O. Drawer E,
Abstract: This experiment examined how elevation and control of early successional vegetation would affect the growth and survival of tree species used in restoration. Vegetation was controlled by either mowing or spraying with Accord [glyphosate, -(phosphononomethyl)glycine, in the form of its isopropylamine salt] herbicide. These control methods were applied to either the entire plot or a narrow 1-m strip where seedlings were to be planted. A fifth treatment (control) had seedlings planted into the existing vegetation. Species planted were baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica), willow oak (Quercus phellos), Nuttall oak (Q. nuttallii), overcup oak (Q. lyrata), and cherrybark oak (Q. falcata var. pagodaefolia). Seedlings were randomly planted in late April 1993 with six rows in each plot and six trees per row on a 2 x 2 m spacing with five replicate plots per treatment. Survival was not enhanced by any competition control treatment, but survival among species differed. All six species had overall survival >90% in autumn 1993. Species survival was affected by several summer floods during 1994. Baldcypress and overcup oak survival was greater than 89%, while water tupelo, Nuttall oak, and willow oak were all approximately 70%, and cherrybark oak was only 29%. By the end of 1995, survival of all species decreased further, but the species groupings remained the same. Survival and height growth of baldcypress and water tupelo were greatest at lower planting elevations. At higher elevations, survival of cherrybark oak and willow oak were greatest, while overcup oak and Nuttall oak were unaffected by elevation. Thus, controlling the herbaceous vegetation did not affect survival or growth as much as relative planting elevation due to site flooding and the flood tolerance of the species. All of the species in this experiment except cherrybark oak were successfully established.
Keywords: restoration, reforestation, competition, vegetation control, bottomland hardwood, swamp, southeastern United States
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McLeod, K. W., M. R. Reed, and L. D. Wike. 2000. Elevation, competition control, and species affect bottomland forest restoration. Wetlands 20:162-168.


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With the right lighting and soundtrack, the most innocuous things in the world are the most sinister. For example, it's dusk and you see a solitary kid rocking slowly on a squeaky swing set. Do you think, "Aww, how cute!" or do you run because you know a Dementor will be there at any moment? Probably the latter. When advertisers created the following ads, they probably had no idea they were actually making horror movie posters.
8The Future's So Bright, You'll Not Want to Go There
If ad campaigns were people, this one would be sweating profusely, wringing his hands, and yelling, "It's not what it looks like, I swear!" And then he'd commit suicide. Because what it looks like is a nightmare future where children sunbathe in the nude under the intimate supervision of Dr. Horrible ... all thanks to dehydrated milk. For the benefit of our blind friends, let's do a quick breakdown of all that's wrong with this Cocomalt ad. In this one image we have:
- A flock of topless toddlers.
- An army line of dark-skinned diaper-clad children marching through the frozen tundra. OR an army line of children wearing black morphsuits.
- One happy child playing in the surf, tank top askew to reveal a nipple.
- Two TOTALLY nude boys bathing under a sunlamp and the glare of a grown man staring at their bottom parts.
Next time you're having a heated holiday argument with your grandparents (because you're awful ... who argues with their grandparents?), just remind them how OK past generations were with child nudity and you'll win. After all, Shirley Temple, Jodie Foster, the Olsen twins, and the Ubu dog all started their careers in various states of undress. But even if we sweep the specter of child nakedness into the Things We Dare Not Talk About Containment Unit, there's still a whole lot of scary going on with this ad. Like the fact that every kid minus Happy Nipples looks like an eyeless robot. Or if you look hard enough, the sun lamp isn't a lamp at all, but a giant spiked German helmet from World War I.
It's not until you read the text that you figure out what's going on here. Before our elders discovered the dangers of overexposure to UV rays or pedophilia, winter and sunless days were considered the enemy of good health. As if the season of winter were personally murdering kids on the daily.
No wonder so many kids turned hobo during the Great Depression ... roofs were the worst. Ovaltinish Cocomalt, with its infusion of vitamin D, was the perfect substitute for sunshine and clothes. But they couldn't just show a kid drinking some Cocomalt and being healthy -- they needed to show what Cocomalt represented. Thus the collage of nude sunbathers and Mr. Voyeur. COCOMALT: Just what the most awful pediatrician in town ordered.
7Roger Sterling Has Got Your Kid
Listen up, sweater makers. It's not hard to sell your wares. Illustrate a happy family sitting by the fire, drinking hot cocoa. Draw snow. Better yet, give us Bill Cosby. Our imaginations will do the rest. Here's a quick mock up of a sweater ad I just wrote.
Try to evoke "cozy" and "warm" and "snuggy huggy." It's not hard. People love sweaters. Do you know what people don't love? Old men creeping at the window. Imagine you're in your living room, you hear a rap on the glass, and this is what you see. Either this man is taunting you as he prepares to steal your child or this is the last thing your eyes behold before these two break into your house and eat your face off.
It's especially bad if you look beyond your future killers to the unearthly sky behind them. It's not black, like the night sky, or light blue, like the day sky. There are no stars, no moon, no streetlights, no passing airplanes. It's an unearthly steel color, as if these two are the harbingers of a new world order, one where up is down and sweaters are the garments of choice for a new race of people eaters. Either that, or that gift behind Junior's back is The Watchtower and you've already made eye contact. You have no choice but to open the door. Again, not the best way to advertise sweaters!


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About Charanga Tropical...
Using an instrumentation that dates back to the roots of the music in Cuba, Charanga Tropical blends the old with the new to create a sound that is classic yet modern. Music that is rich in harmony and melody, fantastic for listening and superb for dancing.
The repertoire of Charanga Tropical features rarely heard danzones and a spicy variety of son, salsa, cha cha cha, and timba. The members of the group include master musicians from Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. Their collective accomplishments include tours to Asia, Europe, and South America, platinum recordings, doctorate degrees, and multiple Latin Grammy nominations.
The authentic core of Charanga Tropical are Cubans Damian Rodríguez and Viviana Pintado.
Damian Rodríguez grew up splitting his time between the city of Havana and the Cuban countryside. A professional singer and percussionist for over twenty-five years, Damían has performed with Latin groups from Miami to New York to Minneapolis. A showman and a professional, Mr. Rodríguez starts the musical party and keeps it hot.
Viviana Pintado is star pianist and vocalist. Like Rodríguez also from Havana, Viviana has toured internationally with salsa queen Albita Rodriguez. As a member of Albita's group she received three Latin Grammy nominations. After coming to the United States, Viviana first settled in Miami where she was named Critic Choice by The Miami Hearld as the city's Best Pianist and Best Vocalist. She relocated to Minneapolis in 2004.
Charanga Tropical flute player Douglas Little creditials inclinternational tours, several CDs, and artist residencies in France, Cuba, and Brazil. In addition to Charanga Tropical, Little has composed for jazz ensembles, saxophone quartets, and symphony orchestra. He has appeared in concert with Grammy winner Joe Lovano, Latin Grammy winners Tiempo Libre, and pianist "Chuchito" Valdés. Little lived in Havana, Cuba for seven months during which time he apprenticed with legendary musicians such as flautist Joaquin Oliveros (flautist for Guillermo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdés) Jorge "Lele" Leliebre (Grammy winner with Los Van Van), flutist David Bencomo (Manolito y Su Trabuco), percussionist Mauricio Upmann (HabanaSax), and arranger Andrés Alén (Latin Grammy nominee, former pianist for Arturo Sandoval).
The percussionists of Charanga Tropical are from Brazil, Eliezer Freitas-Santos (congas) and from Mexico, Mariano Flores (timbales). Eliezer was born into a family of folkloric priests in Brazil's cultural heartland of Bahia. He began drumming with groups at the age of five years old and later as a professional lived in Argentina for fourteen years. Mariano Flores is from Mexico City. Eventually his music career led him to relocate to the Mexico's eastern coast where he performed with music groups of all styles at nightclubs and resorts.
Expert across a range of styles, bassist Mark Haynes recorded with Janet Jackson on two platinum selling CDs. He is also a longtime member of the Grammy winning gospel group Sounds Of Blackness, with whom he has toured to Europe, Japan, and throughout the United States.
The string section of Charanga Tropical features violinists Kerri Fabyanske and Latannia Ellerbe, and violist Kirsti Petraborg. Fabyanske has played numerous recitals and concertos both solo and with orchestras and possesses a doctorate in violin performance. Ellerbe is a doctoral candidate and the University of Minnesota, the recipient of several awards, and also an excellent jazz performer. Kirsti Petraborg recently received her own doctorate in viola performance. She has played with artists across a range of styles and is recognized as one of the most verstile string players in Minneapolis. Together these combine their sounds to create the rich string section melodies that shape Charanga Tropical.


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Climb aloft. Cast a line. Forge a hook. Explore your future.
Two afternoons each week are devoted to extracurricular activities on the Mystic Seaport grounds in one of many traditional maritime skills. The activities are designed to enhance the Williams-Mystic curriculum through hands-on learning and interaction with Mystic Seaport's skilled staff, composed of artisans and craftsmen, sailors and musicians, teachers, historians, and authors. You'll benefit from the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom in a relaxed atmosphere among people who have chosen a career at Mystic Seaport.
Demonstration Squad
Just as the original crews on Mystic Seaport's full-rigged ship the Joseph Conrad and whaling vessel the Charles W. Morgan handled the sails high above the deck, so will you learn the proper ways to climb, set and furl sails, and do rigging work aloft. Mystic Seaport displays living history to its visitors as members of its staff—known as the Demonstration Squad—perform the crafts and skills of a 19th-century seaport community. In this class, you'll also row and sail 30-foot whaleboats, split codfish, tong for oysters, cook over a 19th-century fireplace and perform other active outdoor skills conducted in the public eye.
Music of the Sea
The power of the sea and the power of song go hand in hand throughout history. Students develop a repertoire of sailors' songs, including work songs, forecastle songs (sung on board ships for entertainment), and ballads. Seaport chantey men will teach you the history of sea music and encourage you to perform chanteys as part of sail-handling and other demonstrations on the Museum's ships. No vocal expertise is required.
Boat Handling
The boat handling class is designed for students who have little or no boating experience to become comfortable on the water and develop some advanced skills. The class begins with basic sailing terminology and maneuvers, then progresses to individual sailing instruction. Points of sail, rigging and de-rigging, care and maintenance of the vessel, marlinespike seamanship, and water safety are just a few of the skills to be learned. All students master sailing solo in ten-foot Dyer Dhow sail boats.
Get ready to strike while the iron's hot! The shipsmithing class provides an opportunity for students to focus on a craft found in every 19th century seaport. You'll work with a master craftsman in the coal-fired forge in the Seaport's historic Driggs Shipsmith shop, where you'll create hooks, nails and a selection of objects useful in the past and present.
Canvas Work
You'll work in Charles Mallory's sail loft while learning the many skills and techniques utilized in sailmaking, along with just a touch of sailing theory. You'll begin by making a sailor's ditty bag and sea bag—your very own hand-made matching luggage set. To the untrained eye, a ditty bag is but a simple pouch; to the initiated, however, it is a showcase of the unparalleled craft of the sailmaker. Everything from the hand-stitched seam to the elegantly seized rope work prepares the maker for all the skills needed to make a sail. From these humble beginnings, you will hone your skills and technique, first with a ditty bag, then with the larger sea bag, and bring them to fruition in the creation of a sail.


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In past few months, Audi A7 test mule was getting spotted in complete traditional camouflage, but the latest one is whole lot better. An enthusiastic and thoughtful auto aficionado recorded a video of facelifted Audi A7 during test in Moscow having no cryptic cover up.
Apparently, the 2015 Audi A7 gets new head lamps and front grille to mark that its facelifted. The headlight however resembles Audi's latest Allroad Shooting Brake Concept Car, derived from Audi TT. These head lamps will house Audi's Matrix LEDs.
Expected in-cabin features in this five door hatchback are Audi's new virtual cockpit digital instrument console, 4G LTE connectivity, new driver assist functions, and upgraded In-Car Entertainment (ICE) System with dedicated display standing on top of centre console.
The base version A7 will still sport a supercharged 3.0 litre V6 TFSI engine sending out 310 hp max. power, while mid variant S7 gobbles up a twin turbocharged 4.0 litre V8 engine doing 420 hp top power. The high end Audi RS7 will push out massive 560 hp from same engine block featured in mid range S7. The 3.0 litre turbo diesel in Audi A7 TDI might feature the new range, which were unveiled earlier this month.
This facelift Audi A7 should be formally unveiled very soon and go on sale later this summer in Europe.
Watch the new face lifted Audi A7 escaping camera in Moscow:[youtube width="700″ height="394″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2-89nVftXQ[/youtube]
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