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I read Wicked Weaves. I haven't gotten to the rest of them yet. I will admit the main character seemed rather directionless, but I liked the overall book enough to continue the series.
Thanks for sharing. I liked it too, even though some of it was really very ridiculously contrived. Derailing a manhunt by dragging one of the assistant sleuths into an obligatory jousting match. On horseback. While
More library stuff: 1 kind of cozy, 1 kind of mystery.
Baking as Biography: A Life Story in Recipes
, is folklorist
Diane Tye
's autoethnographical study/musing on her mother's life, as seen from the perspective of her recipe box, and the cultural and familial implications that can be drawn from their association.
This is published by McGill-Queen's University Press, and is something I'd class as academic-lite. Tye paints a picture of her mother's acquiescence and subversion to her role as a 50s minister's wife in rural Nova Scotia who had to do a lot of baking in order to fill expected cultural, familial, and societal/community roles, but once confessed to her daughter that she didn't actually like to bake.
There's a lot of stuff about food as a means of communication and mnemonic association, and control over food as a denominator of power in interpersonal relationships, and the interpersonal dynamics of church social functions and so forth. And in certain ways it was really very depressing to read all these accounts about women who just didn't particularly enjoy all this cooking and baking they were supposed to do, and yet had nothing else they could do with their lives and were furthermore expected to yield any preferences they might have had regarding the sort of foods they themselves would have liked to make and serve entirely to the other people in their lives.
Which is not a bad thing if you choose to do it for a living like a professional caterer, but it must produce incompletely repressed teeth-grinding anger to be expected to do it as a matter of course for anyone who comes along.
But aside from that, the book is actually rather interesting. Apparently, the yearly constituent components of Christmas cakes are subject to socioeconomic factors and that the rise of the use of white sugar replacing brown and molasses in Nova Scotia women's recipes are due to a devaluation of tradition (and also the processing methods made it cheaper) etc.
I was only mildly intrigued when I picked it up off the library New Books shelf, but now I wouldn't mind reading more of this sort of thing.
Ian Tregillis
Bitter Seeds
, which is apparently the 1st part of a trilogy, which I'm pleased about, because I really liked this one a lot.
The book jacket describes it as "Alan Furst meets Alan Moore" and this is an AU sf/fantasy set during WWII in which supermen produced by Nazi scientific experiments are pitted against British sorcery. But not really directly in the action-adventure sense. More of a spy-thriller prevention and containment sort of thing.
The situation is complicated by one-or-more agents on either side seeming to go rogue, and the ensuing fallout of a lot of desperately bad decisions made by various individuals adding up to a nasty mess. Oh, and they're all thoroughly dysfunctional, too.
It's Tregillis' first novel, and I found it quite compelling, and the writing fairly polished, and the execution of certain ideas very creepy. I look forward to more.
Highly recommended if you're into WWII powers using planned occult atrocities as a means of achieving the endpoint of victory (I think I've discovered a hidden reading kink for this theme, between Stross' Laundry series, Hambly's Sun-Cross, and now this).
Also just went and read the free Tor.com short story which goes with this,
What Doctor Gottlieb Saw
, which kind of fills in a little background fleshing out the motivations of one of the main characters in the book.
I'm not sure whether it's a good thing to read first as an introduction to the setup for the potentially interested, or whether what happens there is too spoileriffic for one of the revelations in the novels, which might play out better if it comes as a surprise, but either way it was a good read and whetted my appetite for more.
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The initial 10.8 million copies are expected to fly out of stores beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. For those who ordered online, the U.S. Postal Service is striving to deliver the books to fans on Saturday. Barnes & Noble.com and Amazon.com each expect pre-orders to break 1 million.
"We perform magic every day," says the postal service's Gerald McKiernan. "Our plan is to make sure the books are delivered in a timely fashion."
Scholastic's Barbara Marcus says all stores will have their copies by Friday, and "we're making sure our retail partners continue to work with us to respect J.K. Rowling's desire that everyone gets to buy and read the book at the same time." So far, 14 books inadvertently were sold in Canada and one in upstate New York.
As part of its mega-marketing campaign, Scholastic has shipped 5.5 million temporary lightning-bolt tattoos to stores and will host a street party in New York's SoHo district Friday night. An autographed copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be on display.
There are plenty of festivities. PotterParties.com lists nearly 2,200 events around the world, including 1,900 in the USA.
Northern Lights Books in Duluth, Minn., will hold a party at the city's historic train depot. Store owner Anita Zager says a train will pull into the station at midnight, and "Harry Potter" will be on board. Platform 6, she says, "will be transformed into Platform 9&frac• three• quarters;."
• Much of Peninsula, Ohio, south of Cleveland, will become "the world of Harry Potter," says Debbie D'Andrea, owner of The Blue Heron Bookstore. "We're doing it up and having so much fun." D'Andrea's store will be transformed into Flourish & Blotts (a Diagon Alley wizarding store).
Many eyes will turn toward Scotland Friday, where fans will greet Rowling as she enters Edinburgh Castle. Inside, before an audience of 70 children, she will begin reading from Half-Blood Prince at 12:01 a.m. Saturday (7:01 p.m. ET Friday). A two-minute satellite feed will be available to the media at 7:20 p.m. ET.
While Rowling is holed up in the castle, illustrator Mary GrandPré will attend a party at Books of Wonder in Manhattan, and Jim Dale, narrator of the audio version, will be at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in New York.
And as if anybody needs a reminder, at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, the Jumbotron at Times Square will flash a 15-second spot displaying the book cover and the words "Read It Now."


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Imagine working at a place where a committee, comprised of two folks who openly loathe each other, can't decide if you can keep your job.
Now imagine that you get fired by someone who thinks he's your boss, but isn't on the committee. Though you are a celebrated winner of a national award, the committee splits over your firing.
One committee member then runs to court and the inside story, including who's chummy with whom, spills onto the streets of a city awaiting the details.
Welcome to the Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia, where a judge Friday just shook her head and says there's nothing she can do to improve such a mess, though she ordered the reinstatement of Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow.
Marimow himself had little say in the decision, which rested instead on the six warring millionaires who bought the paper and the Philly.com website in 2012 for $55 million. But very few editors can claim to get their jobs back through the graces of a judge's ruling.
This isn't a saga strictly over who controls the paper's news policy. But it's close. Throw in a digital twist — competition between the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and their Philly.com website. Now throw in a publisher, Bob Hall, who isn't a journalist, thinks Marimow at 66 is "old guard," doesn't appreciate his vintage hard-stuff reporting, and thinks he coddles six favored senior editors. Since Hall ordered Marimow's firing, reportedly believes the editor is stuck in long-gone glory days and wanted Marimow's six editors terminated, the battlefield is set.
The battle could tear apart the ownership group and destroy its efforts to save an enterprise so storied that its one-time headquarters is known as the "Tower of Truth." Ralph Cipriano, a writer for bigtrial.net, has unabashedly referred to the case as the "Inky Death Match" while intense coverage by Philadelphia Magazine has kept readers glued to the spat.
Marimow won a Pulitzer at a paper once known as a crown jewel of the Knight Ridder newspaper chain, America's second largest such group. But that was back in 1985, when he exposed the city's K-9 dog unit's management as having allowed dogs to attack 350 civilians, sparking a probe resulting in the removal of a dozen officers.
Marimow's claim to fame, 28 years ago, has made him both a journalistic legend while also subjecting him to claims he's not in tune with today's "serious digital strategies" for saving his industry.
The war has already struck home. Inquirer and Daily News staffers write material that demands payments under its paywall, but also runs free on Philly.com, the website that relies on advertising and digital partnering for more revenue. That puts the papers and their website in competition.
But this battle is fired by millionaire egos as much as anything. The six wealthy owners appointed two members as their "management committee" and agreed that the two would make key "business and operating decisions." At the same time, they hired editor Bob Hall, in an industry that commonly lets its publisher decide on the editor.
Each had key owner-backers with their own agendas and their own chummy relationships. Two owners formed the management committee. One, parking-lot magnate Lewis Katz, counts city editor Nancy Phillips, whom Marimow mentored, as his girlfriend. The other, insurance executive George Norcross, installed daughter Lexie as a key executive at Philly.com.
When Hall fired Marimow, Katz protested, claiming he had a right to vote in that decision — the fact on which judge Patricia MacInerney rested her Friday decision. Group owner chairman, philanthropist Gerry Lensfest, had backed that view. He said the dismissal required approval by both Katz and Norcross.
Norcross and his backers claimed Katz was "meddling" in newsroom affairs. He vowed a legal fight, backing Hall against Katz, Marimow and the Inquirer's stiff journalistic tradition. After Marimow's reinstatement Friday by the judge, Norcross vowed a legal appeal, continuing the acrimony.
It's easy to see how the judge narrowly reached her decision and why it solves little. Marimow Friday afternoon returned to a newsroom that warmly embraced him while its publisher, Hall, loathes him and most of the tradition he stands for. The judge refused Katz' request to have Hall terminated, and Hall wrote a seven-page memo backing Marimow's termination for having blocked his directive to fire six other editors and other initiatives. Hall also claimed reader surveys suggest readers wanted less tough police stories and more community stories, focused on suburbs as well as the city.
The battle may keep readers glued to both the Inquirer and its website. But the legal bills of the millionaires and their Interstate General Media are climbing.
The Inquirer's legendary owner, the Knight Ridder group, sold itself under shareholder pressure in 2006. The Inquirer already has survived a bankruptcy filing that saw a public relations rep in charge for several years while Marimow was exiled to a teaching job in Arizona. In this turmoil, it sold the fabled "Tower of Truth."
The judge solved one issue while herself conceding she couldn't touch the cause of the conflict. Unless the six egos make peace, it won't much matter what they once called its headquarters.
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Until our families can come up from undersurface, it's going to be pretty lonesome, but we'll have to manage.
The nest was some forty feet from the ground, on the undersurface of a shelf of rock.
There had been a lot of that at first, in the early days before the transfer to undersurface was complete.
The undersurface, originally a bright red, turns brown and runs in every direction into a mass of dark stalactites.
He pointed with his antennae to the fluorescent hieroglyphs on the undersurface of the saucer-ship.
undersurface whitish-fawn, the hairs sandy at their bases, whiter terminally.


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The highly-rated 22-year-old was finally given the green light to make the switch from MLS side FC Dallas to the Britannia Stadium on Thursday evening after the Potters secured a work permit in an appeal hearing in London which was attended by boss Tony Pulis.
And, having obtained all of the necessary international clearances, both Shea and Pulis are looking forward to the player testing his abilities in the Premier League.
"It's fantastic news that we have been able to push through the deal," said Pulis on the club's website. "Brek is a very, very exciting player, and one who we firmly believe could go on to become an outstanding player for this Football Club.
"He has terrific pace, a very good left foot and is capable of scoring goals. He has all the tools needed to be a success here."
Shea added: "It's been up and down, trying to figure out what's going on, but I'm here now and ready to go. It's one of the best Leagues in the world, and I'm excited to be here and hopefully I can contribute."


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A$AP Rocky Wants to Have Sex With Lana Del Rey, Calls Singer a 'Genius'
A$AP Rocky appeared as a "trill" JFK in Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem" video, serving up PDA with the singer in numerous scenes that probably left Iggy Azalea's heart broken. The Harlem rapper obviously has the hots for his onscreen lady and admitted to wanting to take her to bed.
In an interview with Noisey, A$AP, 23, discussed his role in the visuals and his crush on the 26-year-old classic beauty. "Lana wrote the treatment with me in mind," he stated. "She wanted me to be the lead guy. Shit is like, everybody knows we got a thing for each other and we wanted to show that on screen."
The rhymer even went so far as to call her a "genius" for crafting the concept. He may think she's got some smarts but her brain isn't the only thing he wants to explore.
"Nigga look at this bitch, I wanna fuck the shit outta her," he admitted. "Look at her she's gotta be in her late 30s and shit… Err, Hello?"
With A$AP Rocky's forthcoming album, LongLiveA$AP, on the way Sept. 11, there could very well be some onscreen between-the-sheets action for the two in one of his upcoming videos.


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Shares in ALS, formerly known as Campbell Brothers, dropped 32¢ to $8.60 on Tuesday as investors digested the analyst reports assessing the quality of its interim profit result released on Monday. While the result was broadly in line with consensus, it wasn't enough for analysts to upgrade their recommendations on the stock, most of which are "sell". Instead, downgrades to earnings forecasts were the order of the day.
UBS analyst Sam Theodore lowered his earnings forecasts for financial years 2014 to 2016 by 4 per cent to 6 per cent after the result.
"We are attracted to ALS's industry position, scale and management track record," he said. "However, our 'sell' call reflects our expectation of an ongoing significant down-cycle in minerals with little visibility around the timing of a turnaround."
Despite the $US533 million acquisition of oil and gas services firm Reservoir Group in July and other recent acquisitions in different sectors, more than 50 per cent of ALS's revenue comes from mining-related business.
The company declined to provide full-year profit guidance with its interim result, citing uncertainty over March quarter trading conditions.
The March quarter is traditionally the off-season for global mineral exploration, and environmental activity is reduced in the northern hemisphere because of winter.
Potentially offsetting those factors, it is peak season for oil and gas drilling in North America. However, ALS has never operated a dedicated oil and gas testing business through the period.
ALS shares broke through $12 in February, giving the company a market capitalisation of more than $4 billion. They were $10.50 as recently as late September but have since pulled back relatively sharply.
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Brittany Brooks and Jordan Wollschlager were married July 21, 2012, in the Watertown Christian Church. The Rev. Gerald Volk officiated at the ceremony.
Parents of the couple are Dale Brooks and Peggy and Mark Grimsrud, all of Sisseton and Chuck and Tammy Wollschlager of Revillo. Grandparents are Julie Brooks of Sisseton and Ray and Velma Wollschlager of Revillo and Melvin and Margaret Swenson of Strandburg.
Maid of honor was Sharri Parks. Bridesmaids were Brook LaBatte, Nicole David, Jenna Bucklin, Ashley Carl, Kelsey Van Hill, sister of the groom and Samantha Cerroll. Flower girls were Brooklyn Kozak and Kennedi Sayler, cousin of the groom.
Personal attendants were Jillian Janusz and Renee Graf.
Best man was Derek Nelson. Groomsmen were Tory Wollschlager and Caden Wollschlager, brothers of the groom; Tyler Brooks and Casey Brooks, brothers of the bride; Josh Van Hill, brother-in-law of the groom; and Brandon Herr. Ring bearers were Tavian Rische and Liam Heller, cousins of the groom.
Ushers were Aaron Wagner, Colton Wendland, Ben Borchard and Tanner Folk.
A reception was held at Lunkers on the shore of Lake Kampeska.
Following a wedding trip to Wisconsin Dells, they reside in Watertown.


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Oro Valley is just about as safe as suburbs get, according to a real estate company.
Movato Real Estate listed the town as the eighth-safest suburb. Carmel, Indiana topped the list.
Movoto considered 120 of the largest suburbs of the 50 most populous cities in the U.S. and applied criteria, based on data from the FBI's 2012 national crime report, which included: property crimes per capita, violent crimes per capita and the chances of being the victim of a crime.
"We are proud of this new distinction," said Oro Valley Mayor Satish Hiremath in a news release. "The Movoto ranking affirms what we've known all along: Oro Valley is one of the safest communities in America, and we have one of the best police departments in the nation."
To read the Movato post, visit www.movoto.com/blog/top-ten/safest-suburbs online.


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October 2, 2013
Born at North Colorado Medical Center Aug. 26 to:
Alycia Meeker-Muniz and Mark Muniz of Greeley, a son, Kenai Paul Muniz. Grandparents are Mike and Dale Ann Meeker of Powell, Wyo., Ike Muniz of Cheyenne, Wyo. and Nellie and Willard Hieb of Newcastle, Wyo.
Gerod and Kimberly Morris of Greeley, a daughter, Lily Kai Morris.
Melinda and David Turner of Greeley, a daughter, Addison Rose Turner. Grandparents are Mark and Betsy Elliott of Highlands Ranch, Michael and Mary Lois Knisely of Greeley and Scott and Susi Turner of Greeley.
Cristina Cardillo and Jason Guerrero, both of La Salle, a son, Jason Raul Guerrero. Grandparents are Sebastian Caudillo and Maria de Laluz Caudillo of Evans and Jose Jenos Guerrero and Elena Olivares de Guerrero of La Salle.
Born at North Colorado Medical Center Aug. 27 to:
Salud Herrera and Salvador Sanchez of Greeley, a daughter, Nathalie Sanchez Herrera. Grandparents are Rafael Herrera and Dolores Caballero, both of Greeley, and Mario Sanchez and Clementina Rosillo, both of Cumberland, Wis.
Kristina and Aron Crandall of Greeley, a daughter, Emma Gabrielle Crandall. Grandparents are Jackie Welschmeyer of Greeley and Brenda Crandall of Eaton.
Erica Moya and Jaime Rapalo, both of Johnstown, a son, Dominic Alexander Rapalo. Grandparents are Cynthia Moya of Johnstown, Jose Moya of Denver, Maria Luisa Rapalo of Franklin, Neb. and Jose Rapalo of Franklin, Neb.
Born at North Colorado Medical Center Aug. 28 to:
Nikolaos Mavridis and Bobbie Lea P. Mavridis of Greeley, a son, Konstantinos Allen Mavridis. Grandparents are Konstantinos Mavridis, Theanu Mavridou and Sandra Lea Bruellisauer, all of Greeley, and Karl Allen Milner of Gillette, Wyo.
Dulce Yaneth Aldava Rocha and Oscar Alan Guzman Anaya, a son, Oscar Guzman Aldava. Grandparents are Valentin Aldava of Mexico, Maria Elena Rocha of Greeley, Enrique Guzman of Mexico and Carmen Anaya of Mexico.
Born at North Colorado Medical Center Aug. 29 to:
Marissa Sullivan of Denver and Leo Jaquez of Greeley, a daughter, Mariana D. Jaquez. Grandparents are Marci Secret and Ruba Secret of Denver, Lulu Jaquez of Greeley and Betty and Beto Garcia of Greeley.
Tiffany Vanarsdol and Ernesto Montelong, both of Greeley, a daughter, Jazzlyn Sylvia Montelongo. Grandparents are Chad and Stephanie Kontour of Greeley, Thomas and Virginia Montelongo of Greeley and the late Richard Vanarsdol.
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The final budget deal was set on Monday after 10 days of negotiations between House and Senate leaders.
The chairs of the two Appropriations committees pieced together $10 million in savings as part of an agreement with the Shumlin administration. Legislative leaders agreed to rescrub the budget in lieu of raising new General Fund taxes.
A new revenue report in April that projects a $16 million surplus for fiscal year 2013 helped to ease that budget reduction process. House leaders were insistent that lawmakers leave the session with $9 million in cash reserves in order to prepare for anticipated federal cuts next year; the surplus enabled them to set aside $8 million without having to raise revenues.
The $1.3 billion General Fund budget is balanced by about $60 million in one-time savings or revenues that will not be available next year. That means unless the economy improves and tax receipts exceed expectations, the state will continue to face the difficult post-recession problem of filling an ongoing gap between revenues and spending.
Gov. Peter Shumlin proposed to increase spending by about $34 million to fund child-care and energy efficiency programs, but lawmakers dialed back those proposals, and in the end also cut down the administration's request for new positions in state government from 79 to about 60.
Sen. Jane Kitchel and Rep. Martha Heath, the budget chairs, set out to make $10 million in reductions in the remaining days of the session without touching human services programs. In the end, with the exception of a $2 million cut to services for developmentally disabled Vermonters that had already been agreed to, they succeeded.
"It was a lot of work, but when resources are tight, we need to make sure government is efficient," Kitchel said.
Heath cited higher provider reimbursements and an agreement on Reach Up as the two most significant changes to the budget this year.
"I think a budget document is a values statement and in that sense it is a political document," Heath said.
The House and Senate agreed to two Shumlin administration proposals that are projected to save $4 million. Jim Reardon, commissioner of the Department of Finance and Management, told lawmakers he could find $2.5 million in labor savings across state government through attrition, overtime management and travel cuts. Reardon said an additional $1.5 million could be generated in tax receipts by enhancing the Tax Department's revenue collections.
By turning back the clock on a 3 percent increase in Medicaid provider reimbursements by one month, the state will save about $1.18 million. Instead of going into effect on Oct. 1, the increase will kick in on Nov. 1.
The budget pares back funding for the Low Income Heating Assistance Program by $1.9 million. The Senate had set aside a total of $7.9 million (including $1 million from the weatherization program); the agreement follows the $6 million House plan. This is the first time the state has included LIHEAP money in the base General Fund appropriation. In the past, the program has received enough money from the federal government to cover the cost.
The governor's education initiatives didn't fare well. Budget-writers agreed to increase subsidies for child-care providers by $1.6 million — less than half what the House had originally called for and just a fraction of the $17 million recommendation from the Shumlin administration.
A $2 million request for public school pre-K programs didn't make it to the Senate Appropriations Committee in time for review. The money would have come from the Education Fund.
The budget includes the governor's recommended 3 percent increase to funding for higher education. The $2.5 million is to be used to reduce tuition costs for Vermont students at the University of Vermont and the Vermont State Colleges.
They also appropriated $1.5 million for General Assistance, a new state program for temporary housing.
An agreement on Reach Up, the state's welfare-to-work program, puts a five-year cap on benefits with deferments for individuals who are caring for an ill parent or severely disabled children. The budget also calls for an analysis of whether Reach Up is helping recipients find work.
The Joint Fiscal Office identified a total of $2.23 million in savings from reserves ($851,000), a projected reduction in a Medicare Part D "clawback" payment to the federal government ($966,498), an adjustment in the state's Unemployment Insurance payment ($226,000) and abandoned property receipts ($187,721).
Another $1 million was derived from tobacco settlement revenues ($232,000), a reduction in state fleet management costs ($237,000), higher than anticipated banking and insurance receipts ($425,000) and money from the Information Centers General Fund ($125,000).
A request for additional funding for the Working Landscape program was scaled back to $250,000; additional funding for the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board was set at $125,000 and the Clean Energy Development Fund got a $100,000 bump. The Vermont Historical Society lost out on $30,000.
They also agreed to a $75,000 wind energy siting study.
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At the show, Graham Cummings had organised things very well and, with the help of others, put a lot of effort into making the game a big success. Members of the forum (which is run by John Ray, and comprises people who have bought the book of the same name) came with their figures from far and wide; from Scotland to Plymouth, and Jim Purky came from the US to be part of the event. Everyone seemed thoroughly delighted to be there and I think lots of fun was had by all. There was a social side too, with people meeting up in their various hotel locations and we all had a chance to put faces to names we've become familiar with on the forum.
There were actually two battles being played out at the same time on adjacent tables, effectively re-fighting Ligny and Quatre Bras but using our 18th century armies. The rules were Charles Grants' 'The Wargame Rules' and we had a pre-game briefing on the rules and scenarios by the man himself, who was chief umpire for the day and a pleasure to meet.
The tables were laid out with a teddy bear fur terrain, prepared by Graham and the best I've seen done. Other features included extensive streams, roads shaved into the 'grassland' and buildings from Phil Olley's collection. With the figures in place, and some gorgeous collections were represented, it all looked superb and seemed to go down well with show attendees.
As ever, Kelham Hall was very dim inside, so taking decent pictures was a challenge. My phone did OK, but hopefully there will be some better shots appearing on the web at some point.
I played on the larger Ligny table, holding the right flank of the 'Prussian' army, which was in fact largely represented by Prussian mid-18th century forces. Alongside me were Jim Purky from the US (of Fife & Drum and Minden Miniatures), who was a pleasure to meet and fun to play the game with, and John Ray, who's figures graced the table and held the centre. Colin and Dave (Jarvis, who painted my hussars for me and which fought as well as they look) formed our left flank, which they held in style throughout, fighting the hordes of French that were thrown at them.
Although we all spent a lot of time welcoming and talking with people who came over to see what we were doing, we actually got through a lot of gaming. I think we managed 7 full turns, which considering the number of players and figures, and a general lack of familiarity with the rules, was quite good going. There was certainly plenty of battle, and everyone seemed to have a fair share of highs and lows. I fought opposite Guy and John (who fortunately knew the rules and guided us through, which was hugely helpful) and they were very gentlemanly opponents.
Overall I think we held our own, having some good musketry successes and, after a very poor start (a 6-0 drubbing!) even started to get the better of the enemy cavalry in melee. Our position was finally imperiled on the last turn with the arrival of D'Erlon's corps (or at least some tricorned fellers standing in for them) who had actually made an appearance in this re-fight - unlike in the real thing. Charles declared a good defence by the Prussians, but an inevitable (though orderly) withdrawal. We'd be intact to fight another day, so honours were pretty even. On the other table the allies held back Ney's French after a bloody fight, and the players had a good game there too.
I did get to have a quick wander round during a break in play, and managed to buy a few bits and pieces. A few more boats and small bits of scenery, so not too much lead. That said, I did pick up a few Minden cavalry from Gary, so they'll go into the schedule for later this year.
After over 30 years of wargaming, this was definitely a high point for me, The spectacle of the game, the camaraderie and friendliness among the group, and sheer enjoyment of fighting the battle, all contributed to an unforgettable day. There were even some thoughtful gifts from John and Jim as mementos of the day, which was much appreciated. I also met Mark Allen, a very friendly and talented chap whose work I have admired over the years, and we agreed a plan for him to paint some flags for me.
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What is the treatment for childhood obesity?
The treatment for childhood obesity is no different than many diseases -- determine the cause(s) and control or eradicate it (them). Since the overwhelming number of obese individuals are consuming too many calories relative to their energy expenditure ("burning them off"), therapy is directed toward reversing this metabolic equation. Simply put, consume fewer calories and use more up. There are many dietary programs that attempt to address this issue. None is superior over the long term unless the participant embraces these nutritional changes as part of a larger lifestyle recommitment. Drugs and surgery should be restricted to severe cases of childhood (and adult) obesity.
Is it possible to prevent childhood obesity?
Benjamin Franklin's famous dictum "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" is ironically the perfect approach to childhood obesity. The CDC has recently raised the notion that should the alarming increase in childhood obesity not be reversed, the consequences may make the current pediatric population be the first generation to not exceed the life span of their parents. Studies have indicated that childhood obesity must be attacked prior to the teen years. Twenty percent of obese 4-year-old children will grow up to become obese adults; 80% of obese teens will continue their obesity into adulthood. All of the above-reviewed consequences of pediatric obesity are brought forward into the adult years. Here are three amazing observations: (1) children 6 months to 6 years of age watch an average of two hours of television per day; (2) 18% of children less than 2 years old have a TV in their bedroom. Of this toddler population, 34% watched more than two hours of TV daily; (3) children 8-18 years of age spend an average of seven and a half hours per day involved with entertainment media activity such as television, computer games, video games, and cell-phone calls/texting.
Social and cultural changes are necessary to effectively address the pediatric obesity epidemic. A basic approach would entail the following:
- Advocate breastfeeding during the first year of life. Studies strongly reinforce that breastfed children have a lower risk of infant, childhood, and adolescent obesity.
- Drastically overhaul the school breakfast and lunch programs to favor heart-healthy food choices. Encouraging salad bars, banning sugar drinks, and flavored milk are options.
- Guarantee safe neighborhood environments which foster outside play activities.
- Limit TV/computer/social-network communication or other activities which encourage sedentary behaviors.
- Encourage vigorous physical education programs for 60 minutes daily.
- Revamp restaurant portion sizes. Studies had repeatedly demonstrated a link to the rise in pediatric obesity with fast-food restaurants' adoption of supersized portions as well as the bundling of food options (for example, deals for hamburger, french fries, and soda).
- Encourage the development of activity-friendly infrastructure in communities -- bike lanes, regional parks, etc. Many studies have shown that the social and cultural changes above must be accompanied by a strong family and community support structure, without which these approaches often fall short.
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"The key reason for this is that on our estimates. Platinum Australia will consume available cash by the end of December quarter and with the debt facility fully drawn Platinum Australia will need to either negotiate an increase to this facility or Platinum Australia will need to undertake a further equity raising," analyst Ian Preston says.
Goldman Sachs JBWere has also downgraded its 12-month target price to $1.25 from $1.50.
Underground production at the company's mine was impacted by a large pothole, which affected available stopping area.
Mr Preston says this highlights the lack of mining flexibility the company had at this stage.
Meanwhile, production at the miner's Smokey Hills tenancy was impacted by lightning strike which damaged the main control panel.
The impact was likely to affect production for around five days.
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Editorial: Overturn the Stolen Valor Act
At a meeting in 2007 after Xavier Alvarez was elected to a Los Angeles-area municipal water board, he introduced himself to his fellow directors by saying he was a 25-year Marine Corps veteran who had been wounded many times and received the Medal of Honor.
OPPOSING VIEW: Don't protect those who lie about war medals
None of that was true, nor were claims that he had played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings, worked as a police officer, rescued the U.S. ambassador during the Iranian hostage crisis, secretly married a Mexican starlet and been shot down when he was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam.
Usually being a serial liar isn't a criminal matter, but the falsehood Alvarez told about winning the Medal of Honor got him into serious trouble because it violated the Stolen Valor Act, which Congress passed in 2006 to bar people from falsely claiming to have won military honors. Someone gave a tape of the meeting Alvarez had attended to the FBI, and Alvarez eventually pleaded guilty. Now he is challenging the law on the grounds that it violates First Amendment guarantees of free speech. The Supreme Court hears his case today.
Protecting the free speech of repulsive defendants — Nazis determined to march in an Illinois neighborhood where Holocaust survivors lived, protesters who loudly defame soldiers near military funerals, the makers of animal snuff movies — is always difficult. But the alternative is to allow the government to more broadly define what people can say, an extremely troubling notion, both for the public and for the court, which ruled in favor of the Nazis, the funeral protesters and the snuff movie producers.
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If it's OK to criminalize lying about receiving a medal, for example, why shouldn't it also be a crime to lie in other circumstances?
Giving the government the power to criminalize and define lies "would allow it to target 'liars' who it portrays as endangering or dishonoring society," warns George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley. They might not be liars at all — just inconvenient critics.
To be sure, Alvarez's casual lie about receiving the nation's highest military honor was especially despicable because those who earned the medal displayed extraordinary bravery, and most died doing so. Even so, the court has usually managed to look beyond the jerk in the dock to see the importance of protecting all but the most destructive speech, no matter how offensive.
Defenders of the Stolen Valor Act note that the court has never granted blanket free speech protection to lies. But the narrow exemptions involve direct harm to other people, such as defamation or financial fraud. Neither of those exceptions applies here. The best response to offensive speech is almost always more speech, not government censorship or prosecution.
In the case of military honors, a website operated by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society lists all the genuine recipients of that medal, and another site run by Military Times lists thousands more medals and their recipients. Thanks to tools such as those, fraudsters are frequently outed by veterans' groups, the news media or other medal winners. The result is public disgrace.
That's what happened to Alvarez. Local newspapers repeatedly ran stories about his lie, his denial of the lie and his eventual confession. It was a politician's nightmare, and a lesson in the way justice can be served without weakening the Constitution.
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Chinese job ad: Tea-leaf picking girls have to be virgins, C-cup and Up
April 17, 2011Jing Gao9 Commentsbra size, Chinese tea, cup size, employment, feminism, Gender, hiring, nyotaimori, sex, Sexual intercourse, sexuality, Tea, virgin, virginity
A job post on a job-hunting website based in Xinyang, a city in southern Henan province, said, "West Jiuhua Mountain scenic spot is hiring full-time tea-leaf pickers. A prospective employee has to be a woman with no sexual experience, has a bra size of at lease C, and has no scar or wound visible on her body with a uniform. The post came under fire for its absurdity and vulgarity.
In response to the buzz on the internet, the employer, a management company at the scenic spot, said, "It's true. It is to pass on traditions." The company also said that on April 16, a tea culture festival will be kicked off featuring 10 C-cup virgins chosen from all job candidates performing picking tea leaves.
According to the job ad, tea-leaf pickers will be required to collect "mouth lip tea (kou chun cha 口唇茶)" during the harvest season. They must clean their mouths and bodies on time every day and work out often. The daily pay is 500 yuan, or $75.
The so-called "mouth lip tea" comes from a legend that tea leaves used to be picked by fairy maidens with their mouths. When boiling water is poured onto these tea leaves, fairy maidens will ascend amidst steam into the sky. Tea made from these leaves has refreshing aroma and taste and can even cure diseases.
It is also said that at the beginning of the last century, some Chinese tea sellers experimented with the idea of "tea in front of breasts." Virgins at the age of 16 were asked to start picking leaves in the middle of the night and put leaves into their clothes between their breasts. When they finished their work before sunrise, the leaves should have absorbed enough of the virgins' body scent, and could make great tea. This practice phased out even before it ever had the chance to become widespread.
The hiring company expects girls they hire to keep tea leaves in their mouths before making tea out of them. Virginity and curviness are selling points the company exploits to convince customers that such tea is of yin (femininity) and purity.
Pictures taken on the opening ceremony of the tea culture festival which begins on April 16 and lasts until May 18.
Many netizens think it is a cheeky publicity stunt that objectifies and disrespects females. Some even think the company has self-serving interests.
Selected comments from NetEase
网易河南省郑州市网友 I wonder how the bosses of the company are going to test if an applicant is a C-cup virgin or not?
网易广东省深圳市网友 The era when moral standards are degrading…
网易江西省宜春市网友 Serve the bosses.
网易山东省济南市网友 Curry favor by claptrap. Too vulgar. I suggest the relevant department investigate into the matter. It's harmful to the society's morals.
网易福建省福州市网友 [我非真神]:The purpose of this is very obvious: employees pick tea leaves during the day; bosses of the scenic spot deflowers (them) during the night.
网易广东省河源市手机网友 He has money and can afford to hire. You have the right to go if you have the qualifications. I don't think there is anything wrong.
网易上海市网友 This is nothing wrong. Now the society's morals are no longer there. There are too few virgins. Keep searching!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
网易河北省保定市网友 [善于学习] To be honest, this kind of thing can only happen in the heavenly kingdom.
网易山东省淄博市网友: The job requires the applicant to be woman with no sexual experience and bra size of C and up. This is one in a million. 1, Very few of those who have no sexual experience have a bra size of C and up. 2, Most of those who have a bra size of C and up have had sexual experience. Such hiring is as hard as climbing into the sky. Sheer stunt!
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The leadership of the federal opposition will stare down internal and external criticism and go to the next election with a post-2015 assistance plan for the embattled car industry.
Fresh from a meeting with senior executives from Toyota Australia, opposition industry spokeswoman
"The story the Labor Party has put out that there won't be any funding after 2015 is wrong; it is inaccurate," she said.
"The only cuts we have announced relate to funding up to 2015."
Mrs Mirabella would not discuss the size of assistance to be offered or whether it would match the $3.4 billion available over 10 years through the Gillard government's car plan. The sector was a critical part of the manufacturing industry, she said.
"There are various labels you can have going forward," she said.
"Some people call it subsidies and some people call it co-investment. I don't want to put a label on it. We will come up with our own version of assistance in due course."
Mrs Mirabella said the different views within the Coalition on assistance were an indication of the detailed policy debate inside the Coalition. While supported by frontbencher
Asked if she was confident of getting her policy through the party room, she said: "Yes, of course. We will have a position to the next election that will have gone through the due process of shadow cabinet and the party room."
Mrs Mirabella said the car industry would benefit from her promised review of the recently introduced research and development tax credit, which replaces a long-running tax concession.
"We opposed the changes the government made because it has effectively narrowed eligibility to access the [tax credit] scheme by putting more of a focus on the R part rather than the D. We want to reverse some of the changes made and make other improvements."
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Researchers at Mathematics Research Centre and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have discovered the mathematical relation between the number of hurricanes produced in certain parts of the planet and the energy they release. The distribution is valid for all series of hurricanes under study, independent of when and where they occurred.
The research, which will be published on Sunday online edition of Nature Physics, suggests that the evolution of hurricane intensity will be very difficult to predict.
It is well known that there are less probabilities of a devastating hurricane developing than of a modest one. However, the exact relation between the number of hurricanes and energy released was not known until now.
Researchers from the Mathematics Research Centre (CRM) and the Department of Physics of Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have analyzed data corresponding to tropical cyclones (generic name used for hurricanes) which have appeared in different parts of the planet between 1945 and 2007.
Scientists have discovered that this relation corresponds to a power-law, a precise mathematical formula cyclones obey in a surprising manner, regardless of where on the planet and when they appear.
This fundamental discovery has led researchers to more general conclusions on the behavior of hurricanes. The first conclusion states that a hurricane's dynamics can be the result of a critical process, therefore making it impossible to predict its intensity.
One of the aspects traditionally studied by organizations monitoring the danger of hurricanes is the prediction of their intensity, since this determines which alert and prevention systems are to be used in populated areas. Despite the efforts of scientists and resources invested, until now results have been very poor, although predictions on hurricane trajectory have improved considerably.
The fact that hurricanes follow this power-law, as do other natural phenomena where large amounts of energy are released, e.g. earthquakes, questions the ability to predict the evolution of their intensity. In these types of processes, the dynamics behind large hurricanes are the same as those producing tropical storms of less importance and range.
The way in which a small storm evolves and transforms into a catastrophic hurricane depends on whether the fluctuations amplifying the storm are stronger than those which tend to dissipate it. However, there is no specific aspect pointing to which will be the dominant fluctuations, since the system at that moment is in a critical situation, i.e. on the verge of either dissipating or growing.
The second conclusion of the study is related to the effects of global warming on the behavior of tropical cyclones: a recent increase in activities in the North Atlantic has shown to follow the same pattern as other high-activity periods in the past.
Although there has been a dramatic increase in the number of hurricanes occurring in the North Atlantic since mid-1990s when compared to the period starting in the 1970s, the distribution of hurricanes in the 1950s was similar to today's activity level. Therefore, this increase cannot be explained solely on the basis of climate change.
Even so, the research points to the existence of a relation between global warming and the distribution of tropical cyclones. The number of hurricanes is inversely proportional to the energy released, except for the highest values of energy, where the relation is suddenly interrupted.
Researchers have observed that the cut-off point where the power-law does not represent the behavior of hurricanes is influenced by factors such as average sea surface temperature and the El Nino phenomenon. Thus at a higher temperature, for example, the cut-off point rises to higher energy values.
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London - deals
Articles about "deals"
Impressionist exhibition in London
Impressionism has reached a more classical stage of existence in France than in England. The exhibition at the Hanover Gallery, New Bond-street, London, deals mainly with the works of four French masters of such long standing and high reputation that they have well earned the right to be regarded as ...
Guardian Unlimited (The Guardian / The Observer)
What blogs say about "deals"
Safe Budget Shopping Trips in London
London famous fr n expensive city t shop. Fr m people wh h a limited budget, th wll b a constraint. bt f want t look fr t, actually many places t shop fr goods t affordable prices. Here r m places tht n b visited fr shopping, reasonably priced nd mt importantly, without reducing th fun nd freedom ...
Safe Budget Shopping Trips in London
Theatre Breaks – How to Make the Most of Your London Theatre Breaks
... which is a package of theatre tickets and a two course meal from the theatre menu. The meal can be taken before or after the theatre show.
London deals include theatre tickets and a one night stay in a hotel near the theatre.
Alternatively you may want to book a hotel in a quieter London ...
Theatre Breaks – How to Make the Most of Your London Theatre Breaks
Happy Times in London
designmynight.com has 3 x £25 bar tabs for our readers to spend at Zoo Bar Soho, Verve Covent Garden or Ruby Blue Bar Leicester Square!.
HOW TO ENTER: Tell us about your favourite London happy hour bar.
Happy Times in London
London Mini Breaks
London Mini Breaks are the ideal option for those who need to escape their daily life but do not want to spend a few days in the countryside. We all need to take a lively holiday every once in a while to let our hair down and London is the ideal place to do that. From nightclubs to shops, there is ...
City Breaks | City Hotels | Deals and Offers
London Shows And Hotel Deals
One deal each day web sites are springing up all around the world wide web. With Deal of the Day Hotel you can find out about a discount with out being overcome by options. You can check them quickly once a day. And there's often the chance you will discover just what you were searching for at a ...
London Shows And Hotel Deals
Deals in London Save London Tourists Over
... on the Pack price.
"Visitors to London tend to get ripped off and pay more for things than they have to because they don't about these London deals," said Norman Peters, co-founder of EPok.com.
"Eating out in London is a tourist's biggest expense. Yet they can cut that expense by half ...
Deals in London Save London Tourists Over


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TEMPLE — Recall elections are not unheard of in Central Texas. Successful recalls took place in Copperas Cove in 2008 and in Killeen in 2011.
Mari Paul filed a letter with the city of Temple on Monday that notified officials she was going to circulate a petition seeking to recall Mayor Danny Dunn and the entire City Council.
Paul's letter cited misconduct and malfeasance in office, noncompliance with Section 4.9 of the city charter, cronyism, neglect, incompetence and betrayal of the public trust.
It also claimed council members conducted business with the city for financial gain.
Jonathan Okray launched a successful recall drive in 2011 seeking the recall of all Killeen City Council members.
He started the recall drive out of a desire for accountability and responsibility, Okray said Tuesday.
The trigger was when the council voted to spend $750,000 to buy out the contract of then-City Manager Connie Green, and then wouldn't give an explanation that made sense, he said.
Okray said he called each council member to ask why they were paying someone to leave, and the answers "didn't add up," he said.
Okray, who was elected to the Killeen council in 2012, learned he had to get the signatures of 1,250 voters per council member to force a recall election, which was more than the number of votes each council member had been elected with.
But he was successful in getting enough verified registered voters to sign and eventually vote to have all the council members recalled.
"We are government's masters. What the council members were doing was so overt without even a hint of any discretion in their indiscretions," Okray said. "Government should do the right thing even when no one is looking. Elected officials have to be accountable for people's tax dollars because government is the servant of the people."
Okray said it also is the duty of the people to monitor and hold their elected officials accountable.
"If they can't do the right thing, then they need to relinquish their position. If they won't get out, then the people need to get them out," he added.
Copperas Cove voters also ousted their mayor pro tem and four of seven council members in 2008.
The movement was initiated after the former mayor was booted for allegedly violating the city charter by giving direct orders to the city staff and complaints were filed against the council of alleged violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act.


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It's WildStar Week here at MMORPG.com, and we've partnered with Carbine Studios and NCsoft to bring you a week of exclusive articles and interviews with the characters of WildStar itself. Today we are privileged to meet the Aurin, a fluffy bunny like race with a mean streak. Read on!
Q: Arboria? Is that the planet you're from?
A: The one and only! You've never been there? It's the most wonderful place in the whole universe! There are flowers everywhere, and the forests are the most beautiful things you've ever seen! At least, they were until…uh….
Read more of our exclusive interview, WildStar: Meet the Aurin.


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November 27, 2012
Are Charities More Effective Than Government?
André da Loba
In this most generous season of the year, Americans consider donations to nonprofit groups. But as budget negotiators in Washington consider major cuts in various programs, can charity efficiently and fairly take the place of government in important areas? Or does the power of wealthy patrons let them set funding priorities in the face of government cutbacks?Read the Discussion »


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For most, back-to-school is an exciting time to reconnect with friends, show off a new outfit and gear up for a fresh start.
For others, it's the return of high anxiety due to being stunned with schoolwork and the pressure to get good grades.
If only there was a secret weapon…
It's JCPL to the rescue! The library is one of your best secrets to getting through the year, improving your grades and making connections with those overwhelming assignments.
Use your library card to log in and check out the abundance of online resources. If you haven't logged on recently, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Here's just the tip of the iceberg:
Lynda.com is a fabulous collection of "how to" videos on subjects from software to digital photography.
Mango Languages is a good (and super fun) go-to collection of video tutorials to give you a boost with that foreign language class.
New York Times is one of the best sources for information, and you have access to full text from 1851 to the present, as well as full text of NYT Book Review and Magazine from 1997 to the present.
Our Kids & Families staff have put together a great list of online resources for our littlest learners.
Online tools are great, but it doesn't always replace the human connection. That's why we offer Homework Help because sometimes it's easier to get homework help from someone other than your parents. The Golden Library and Colorado School of Mines Phi Gamma Delta fraternity are here to help students in grades 1-12 to stop in and get help in any subject. Drop-ins welcome.
In addition, Arvada Library Reading Buddies helps promote literacy skills and a love of reading for children in grades K-3. This program develops reading skills and confidence by pairing them with an older student who can provide special attention and support. Reading Buddies Fall Sessions are from Sep. 3 - Dec. 21, Wednesdays @ 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays @ 10:30 a.m.
But wait, there's more. Did you know that you can book your own librarian for personal research assistance?
Personal note: Last year, my son was struggling in math. I sent him to our library to get homework help from one of the fabulous volunteers. Guess what? He came home understanding the work and was more confident than ever. And he raised his grade, too.
Trust me, folks. It works. #LibrariesMatter
Have you taken a great trip or vacation that you think others would love to duplicate? If so, the Standley Lake library wants to hear from you. We're looking to start a new armchair travel series called Destinations Unknown this fall.
The purpose of Destinations Unknown is to turn the library into a forum where the community can share travel tips, ideas and experiences. But to do that, we need to find people interested in presenting. We're after all sorts of vacation stories: from the AAA bus tour down south to the Groupon travel package overseas to the decision to go backpacking for a week with no itinerary at all. Time shares, cruises, family trips, single-person getaways, a romantic expedition for couples . . . we're interested in the details. (Well, if it was very romantic, perhaps we don't need all the details). What worked, what didn't work, what are must-sees and what are avoid-at-all-costs?
Don't miss your opportunity to be Rick Steves!
So if you'd like to participate and present, contact Sean Eads at the Standley Lake Library for more details.
The first book was written thousands of years ago. The first book checked out at the Standley Lake Library was 25 years ago. Perhaps a strange parallel, but it's nonfiction nonetheless.
Lorraine G. was there on opening day, August 17, 1991. As a true bookworm and young mother, working part time at the library was a perfect situation. It's not easy to cram a quarter century of memories into one interview, but here are a few things Lorraine shared.
Opening day was really special. The check-out line extended halfway through the building. Of course, back then everything was done by hand, so things progressed slower. There was one (badly working) check-out station, but most patrons waited in line. They were thrilled to have a shiny new library staffed with terrific people. Lorraine, along with everyone else, is thankful for how the technology of identifying library materials has progressed from stamps to barcodes to RFID (radio-frequency identification).
Here's something else that's changed. There were no holds back in the day. Hold on, what's that? It's true; however, there were "rental books" available for a charge.
When you walk into a Jeffco Library today, any one of our staff is available to answer questions and help. It was different back then, as Lorraine recalls. She is very clear that she was NOT a librarian, but rather a person who worked in the library. There was a clear division between librarians, circulation, researchers, etc. Staff members had distinctly separate functions and everything was done by the books (pun intended). Gladly, those lines have become blurred over the years!
Standley Lake is a hidden gem in the JCPL system. Tucked away in a quiet neighborhood, this location has become a mainstay for patrons young and old. Lorraine fondly tells about one gentleman who visited the library often and befriended most of the staff. On his 90th birthday, his library family sent him a birthday card.
In addition, the children's area was (and still is) a very special place. One year, a very creative librarian built a giant doghouse for kids to walk through as part of their Summer Reading program. What a wonderful way to get kids excited for reading!
Lorraine was on staff at Standley Lake for 22 years, and now volunteers once a week. You can take the girl out of the library, but you can't take the library out of the girl. Here's the best part of this story: After all these years, Lorraine remains very close to the people with whom she worked at Standley Lake. They even get together often for a lively game of Bunko!
Lorraine's new title is "grandma" and she's thrilled to introduce the joys of the Standley Lake Library to her next generation. Thank you to Lorraine and all the wonderful staff at Standley Lake who have made this a special neighborhood/community place for 25 years. Here's to the next 25 years, and beyond.
School winners: Updated Aug. 8 3:30 p.m.
Congratulations, Jefferson County, for reading a marathon of 27,564728 minutes this summer! We are proud to celebrate this accomplishment and recognize the achievement of the many Jefferson County Public School students who participated in Go Read! Go! and read to support their school. The Jefferson County Public Library's Board of Trustees generously donated five, $300 prizes to be awarded to the top school in each category that had the most "finishers" compared to school enrollment. A "finisher" is any reader who read and logged a minimum of 8 hours between June 1 and July 31.
Winning schools will receive their $300 Visa cards and a trophy at a school assembly in September. Prizes must be used to supplement any literacy-based project or program at the school. Congratulations to everyone who participated in Go Read! Go! and to our winning schools!
For the school contest, only preschool through grade 12 students were eligible to have their minutes count for their school.
Final School Standings:
** Enrollment data unavailble or not provided.
Contest rules:
Special thanks to the Jefferson County Public Library Board of Trustees for their generous donation of prizes!
You did it, Jeffco! Together, you met our community-wide goal and read a marathon 26.2 million minutes! In fact, since Summer Reading 2016 launched on June 1, you've read a total of 27,552,278 minutes! Way to Go Read. Go!
We hope you and your family used the library to exercise your brains and your bodies this summer by attending a phenomenal Summer Reading event at your library. We hope you found a new favorite book or author, discovered something new and exciting, and most of all, we hope you had a blast! We sure did.
We also hope you'll take our survey and let us know what you thought of this year's Summer Reading program. By sharing your thoughts and opinions, we can work to make next year's Summer Reading even better.
If you're interested in receiving updates and reminders for Summer Reading 2017, sign up below and we'll add you to the list.
Thank you for spending your summer reading with us!
Always wanted to check out Colorado's 42 state parks? Now you can. We're excited to now offer Colorado State Parks passes through our Culture Pass and Lucky Day program. You can read the nitty gritty details on how the passes work and how you can get your hands on them, but here's what you need to know:
Inside the backpack, you'll find the entry pass; binoculars; Colorado wildlife, trees and wildflowers laminated guides; Guide to Your 42 State Parks; Leave No TraceTM card; activity ideas list; and an evaluation form.
JCPL, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Department of Education and the State Library are pleased to partner in bringing the Check Out Colorado State Parks program to 286 libraries throughout Colorado.
In case you're wondering what's behind this program, it not only provides tremendous learning experiences and encourages healthy activities, it gives everyone the opportunity to experience Colorado's amazing state parks and all they have to offer.
We expect these passes to be popular, but don't despair. We've set it up so some are reserveable online and they're also available as Lucky Day items on a first-come, first-available basis.
We'd love to see your photos in the parks - share it on Instagram @jeffcolibrary #CheckoutColorado.
Think 8,000 feet above sea level is too high to homestead? Think again! Get tips on high altitude homesteading from a master at Conifer Library. Learn the basics of chickens, goats, bees, food preservation and more from Shantel Scardina of Barefoot Homestead in a series of classes designed for continuous learning. Whether you're interested in starting a full high altitude homestead or just thinking of getting a few chickens for your yard, we're here to help. New students are welcome at any time.
6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18: Food Preservation
What do you do with all of the food you grew this summer? There are many ways to store and preserve food. We will go over the different options such as water bath canning, pressure canning, and dehydration.
6 p.m. Thursday, Sep. 15: Chicken Keeping
We will take a look at the basics of chicken keeping. We will cover anatomy of both hens and roosters. Basic chick keeping all the way through older hen keeping will be covered. This class is great for the beginning chicken keeper or someone considering chicken keeping as a hobby.
6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20: High Altitude Bee Keeping
Bees are one of the most challenging critters to keep. This class will cover the basics of bee keeping and the challenges faced at our mountain altitude.
6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17: Goats 101
In Goats 101 we will go over the beginner's information for goat keeping. Discussed will be different species of goats, milk goats, and meat goats. Common illnesses and basic goat husbandry will be covered as well.
6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15: Being Resourceful and Regenerative
Closing this series we will focus on being resourceful and regenerative. Resources are everywhere, all around you and being regenerative is important on a homestead big or small. We will discuss both of these topics, what they mean, and how to use both to create sustainability on our own homestead.
Join us when Colorado Author Chris Goff discusses and signs her highly regarded new book, Dark Waters: A Thriller. Since its debut in 2015, Dark Waters has thrilled critics as a rollercoaster read about international espionage.
About the book
Raisa "Rae" Jordan, an agent for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, isn't in Israel for more than a day before her predecessor is assassinated in a Tel Aviv square. Assigned to investigate the assassination of one of her own, she must also protect Judge Ben Taylor and his teenage daughter. They may be the next targets and are most certainly being threatened by a desperate cadre of terrorists with their sights set on the Secretary of State's upcoming visit. But is an attack on the Secretary of State all that they have planned or is that just the beginning?
About Christine Goff
A former journalist, Goff began her career writing non-fiction for several local newspapers in Summit County, Colorado, as well as articles for regional and national publication. She later edited rock and ice-climbing guides for Chockstone Press, worked in graphic production for "Living the Good News," a division of The Morehouse Publishing Group, and taught writing workshops for the Colorado Free University, the University of Colorado (multiple campuses), and at writer's conferences internationally. A long-standing member of multiple writing organizations, she has served on several local, regional and national boards, including Mystery Writers of America.
Don't miss your chance to hear and meet Christine Goff.
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2
Suitable for: Adults
Author Kathleen Grissom will be visiting the Wheat Ridge Library by phone at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 4. Please arrive no later than 9:15 a.m. We'll enjoy a continental breakfast and coffee before Kathleen calls us to discuss her book by phone.
Kathleen Grissom joins Wheat Ridge Library's Thursday morning book group to discuss her new book, Glory Over Everything. The author of the New York Times bestseller and beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House continues the story of Jamie Pyke, son of both a slave and master of Tall Oakes, whose deadly secret compels him to take a treacherous journey through the Underground Railroad.
The Kitchen House was published in 2010 and became a grassroots bestseller. Grissom's fans connected so deeply to the book's characters that she found herself being asked over and over "what happens next?"
Glory Over Everything opens in 1830, and Jamie, who fled from the Virginian plantation he once called home, is passing in Philadelphia society as a wealthy white silversmith. After many years of striving, Jamie has achieved acclaim and security, only to discover that his aristocratic lover Caroline is pregnant. Before he can reveal his real identity to her, he learns that his beloved servant Pan has been captured and sold into slavery in the South. Pan's father, to whom Jamie owes a great debt, pleads for Jamie's help, and Jamie agrees, knowing the journey will take him perilously close to Tall Oakes and the ruthless slave hunter who is still searching for him. Meanwhile, Caroline's father learns and exposes Jamie's secret, and Jamie loses his home, his business, and finally Caroline.
Heartbroken and with nothing to lose, Jamie embarks on a trip to a North Carolina plantation where Pan is being held with a former Tall Oakes slave named Sukey, who is intent on getting Pan to the Underground Railroad. Soon the three of them are running through the Great Dismal Swamp, the notoriously deadly hiding place for escaped slaves. Though they have help from those in the Underground Railroad, not all of them will make it.
Read more about Kathleen.
Praise for Glory Over Everything: " Five years after her novel The Kitchen House turned a stunning light on the lives at a Virginia plantation before the Civil War, Kathleen Grissom again takes up the generations of a family as they fight their way not only to a life of freedom, but to a life that matters. Everyone moving through these pages, especially James Pyke, established in this story as a durable character of American fiction, is tangled in a great web of secrets too important to keep and too dangerous to tell. Grissom has done the near-impossible: she has kept the tension alive, tension that doesn't let up until the final page." (Jacqueline Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Two if by Sea)
Finding respite from summer heat is always welcome, and so are a few minutes with Molly the black lab at Columbine Library.
Molly is a wonderful partner in our PAWS for Reading program. She's such a mellow dog that her nickname should really be "ZenPup."
Sisters Victoria (age 9) and Fernanda (age 6) know how much fun it is to read to Molly. What they may not realize is that by reading aloud, they're also improving their reading and retention skills—and that will continue to benefit them throughout their lives.
Molly's handler, Sue is a real estate agent-slash-dog lover. She's fostered over 50 dogs so far, including Molly. She and her husband took one look at Molly, who was rescued from death row through the Safe Harbor Lab Rescue, and knew they were going to adopt her to join their other dog, a yellow lab named Dixie.
"Molly's had quite a bit of training," says Sue proudly. She was valedictorian of her basic obedience class and went on to earn the K9 good citizen award during therapy lessons. This is a total win for JCPL and the kids who have the chance to read with Molly.
Get to know Molly:
• Birthday: June 17, 2013
• Lives in: Littleton
• Favorite toy: Not much of a toy lover, but Molly and her sister Dixie play keep-away with a tennis ball
• Favorite food: Anything and everything. She's a Labrador!
• Favorite books: The "Biscuit" collection and "Amelia Bedelia" stories
• Pet peeve: Bunnies and squirrels (often in the 'favorite food' list)
If you know someone who'd like to read with Molly or any of our other wonderful pups provided through our partnership with Animals 4 Therapy, register for your 15-minute session by calling 303-235-5275 or asking our staff for details. It's a tail worthy of a tale.


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Apache Portable Runtime Utility 1.4.1 Released The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache Portable Runtime Project are proud to announce the General Availability of version 1.4.1 of the APR Apache Portable Runtime Utility library. APR-Util v1.4.1 is a new feature release, containing the new apr_crypto API. (See CHANGES-APR-UTIL-1.4 for more information.) Version 1.4.5 of the Apache Portable Runtime remains current. Version 1.2.1 of the companion APR-iconv library, an alternative portable implementation of the 'iconv' library, remains current. APR is available for download from: http://apr.apache.org/download.cgi The mission of the Apache Portable Runtime Project is to create and maintain software libraries that provide a predictable and consistent interface to underlying platform-specific implementations. The primary goal is to provide an API to which software developers may code and be assured of predictable if not identical behavior regardless of the platform on which their software is built, relieving them of the need to code special-case conditions to work around or take advantage of platform-specific deficiencies or features. APR and its companion libraries are implemented entirely in C and provide a common programming interface across a wide variety of operating system platforms without sacrificing performance. Currently supported platforms include: UNIX variants Windows Netware Mac OS X OS/2 To give a brief overview, the primary core subsystems of APR 1.4 include the following: Atomic operations Dynamic Shared Object loading File I/O Locks (mutexes, condition variables, etc) Memory management (high performance allocators) Memory-mapped files Multicast Sockets Network I/O Shared memory Thread and Process management Various data structures (tables, hashes, priority queues, etc) For a more complete list, please refer to the following URLs: http://apr.apache.org/docs/apr/modules.html http://apr.apache.org/docs/apr-util/modules.html Users of APR 0.9 should be aware that migrating to the APR 1.x programming interfaces may require some adjustments; APR 1.x is neither source nor binary compatible with earlier APR 0.9 releases. Users of APR 1.x can expect consistent interfaces and binary backwards compatibility throughout the entire APR 1.x release cycle, as defined in our versioning rules: http://apr.apache.org/versioning.html APR is already used extensively by the Apache HTTP Server version 2 and the Subversion revision control system, to name but a few. We list all known projects using APR at http://apr.apache.org/projects.html -- so please let us know if you find our libraries useful in your own projects! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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