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Chapter 73 – The Manliness Rankings
It happened on a day a little while after Doug and Fii started getting along.
When Fii headed to a break area, she discovered that a lot of boys were gathering around some piece of paper, kicking up some kind of fuss. Even Gorms, Slad and Remié were there.
They seemed to be having a lot of fun.
"Whatcha looking at? Show me too!"
So Fii came over as well.
"Mn? It has nothing to do with you, Heath."
"Yep, yep. There's not much meaning even if you get involved Heath."
"Yeah, I think it would be better if you ignored this, Heath."
However, their attitudes were awfully cold. Or rather than cold, dismissive, perhaps.
Being the only one excluded made Fii frown and puff up her cheeks.
"What the heck! Why am I the only one excluded!"
She jumped up and pinched Gorms' cheek.
"Owowow, what the heck did I do!"
"Shut up! The moment you tried leaving me out, you were guilty of the same crime!"
"Alright, alright already! If you wanna see, then see!"
The apprentice knights hurriedly handed a piece of paper to the kicking and screaming Fii.
Fii took it into her hands and had a look.
It was a list of everyone in the Northern Dormitory as well as a bunch of numbers next to their names. And at the top, a certain title was visible.
"Man… liness… rankings…?" she asked in confusion.
"The Manliness Rankings," corrected another apprentice knight.
"It's a ranking to decide who the manliest of all is in the Northern Dormitory."
"The person who takes first place is the one who wins."
"That's why it doesn't have much to do with you Heath."
Fii suddenly felt very offended.
Manliness? Of course she had that!
Thumping her chest, she declared,
"As wide as this nation may be, there are few knights as manly as I am, you know. At the top are Captain York, Palwick-san, and then probably me, okay!"
"No way, dude…"
It was so exaggerated that nobody knew how to respond.
Even Fii thought that perhaps she boasted just a little much. The anger from being left out had gotten her excited.
Still, she hadn't thought that she had been too far off the mark. After all, all the maids had been kicking a fuss over her recently.
Fii had absolute confidence that she had manliness in her too.
"Anyway, I'm joining in. I'll show you just how manly I am!"
"You sure? The person who gets last is gunna get a punishment game."
"By the way, I've been last every time so far…" added Remié.
His shoulders were drooped, and his eyes were a bit wet.
Because of his gentle personality and rather cute appearance, it couldn't be helped that he was low in rankings like this.
Even Fii was confident that she could beat Remié.
"No problem. After all, it's impossible for me to lose to Remie! I'll join! Far from losing, I'm aiming for top place!"
"So mean…!"
Ignoring the shocked Remié, the apprentice who had explained the game to Fii suddenly crossed his arms in a manly way and then declared in a deep and manly voice,
"Alright, got it! Heath will also be participating in the Northern Dormitory's Fourth Manliness Ranking. Is everyone fine with that?"
"No probs!"
"Sounds good!"
Each apprentice knight bellowed their response as they posed in a manly fashion, and thus, Fii's participation in the Northern Dormitory Manliness Rankings was settled.
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I'm waiting for Fii/heath to say"she a man cursed with a female body". She already seducing the maids, going into to the men bathroom without batting an eye and after this she gets her own "man card" she can show off.
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thank you for the chapter!
I smell trouble. Exactly what does this contest entail?
Ahahahha Remié and Fii are so adorable 😂 Maybe Fii will get to show off her grass skills lol (poor Kain I bet he's needing more stomach medicines lately)
Thank you very much for the chapterrrr!!! (Happy Birthday to me~♡)
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If Remié lost to Fii it will be hillarious for both her unmanly and lose in feminine to a boy.
They let Remié join but not Fii? Those guys are either blind, scared of Fii's overflowing manliness or really eager to see Remié in a dress (that is the punishment right? I mean, that's always the punishment.)
I bet the loser has to dress up as a girl xd
thx for the chapter!
In my head they're striking JoJo poses. You just can't get any manlier than that.
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It's been a year and a half since Chad Mendes' worst day as a pro, 18 months to digest what went wrong, correct it, then implement change. The results so far have been promising. Formerly a takedown-heavy grinder, Mendes — under the watchful eye of new coach Duane "Bang" Ludwig — has transformed himself into a powerful striker, with three straight sub two-minute knockouts.
The metamorphosis has been both brilliant and surprisingly swift, but if there is one criticism about it all, it was regarding his competition level. Due to opponent injury issues, Mendes was twice faced with short-notice bouts against far less experienced challengers. The third bout came against Darren Elkins, a promising fighter but one who took the fight on four weeks notice. After dominating all three bouts, Mendes has looked undeniably impressive, but there are still some lingering doubt about what it has all meant. And that question, taken to its extreme, is this: can he have such success against Jose Aldo?
When it comes to Mendes, everything is framed around Aldo. It has to be. He is still widely considered among the two or three best featherweights in the world not wearing a belt. Up until that final knee Aldo uncorked in the final seconds of round one, Mendes proved to be a worthy contender against him. And given his newfound striking confidence, it's easy to project that a retooled version would have an even better chance to unseat the longtime champion.
A test at Saturday's UFC 164 against Clay Guida isn't going to definitively answer anything. Guida is about as different from Aldo as one can imagine; a spastic striker with little fluidity in his standup, he is far more at home on the ground and in scrambles. But Mendes (14-1) can still prove something against Guida. For one, Guida has never been knocked out. In 43 pro fights, with the vast majority one weight class up, and some coming against powerful strikers like Gilbert Melendez, Takanori Gomi and Anthony Pettis, Guida has yet to be put down for the count. For Mendes, it is at least a chance to put an exclamation point on his personal improvement plan.
"It's not that I wasn't confident as a fighter. The standup part of the game wasn't there for me yet," Mendes said of his learning experience against Aldo. "A lot of people said I took the fight a little too early in my career, but it's a title shot, I wasn't going to turn it down. You never know what's going to happen in the sport. Of course I took it. Honestly, I felt I was winning that round until the last few seconds. I know I can hang. I feel like I'm a completely different fighter now. I feel like I've grown and gotten so much better since then. I'm definitely not overlooking Clay. It's going to be a tough fight. He's a gamer. We've all seen what he can do, and I'm going to bring it to him. But I definitely want that title shot."
In the UFC, it's not always about winning, but sometimes about how you win. A highlight reel moment can help push you to the front of the line, which is why a knockout against Guida would have far more meaning than a decision victory.
A standout moment is necessary due in part to the logjam at the front of the division. Cub Swanson and Ricardo Lamas are both angling for the next opportunity to challenge for the belt, too. Chan Sung Jung wants a rematch. Anthony Pettis has spoken of the possibility of winning the lightweight belt this weekend and then moving right to 145 to fight Aldo. Conversely, Aldo has openly discussed the idea of moving up to lightweight and challenging for a second belt.
All of that, at least for the time being, has to be white noise to Mendes, mostly because it's out of his control. Of course, as he told FOX Sports this week, he wants to be the one to dethrone Aldo from his reign of power, but he can only focus on what's in front of him.
That's taken enough of his attention anyway. Over his last few fights, Guida has attempted to reinvent himself in much the same way Mendes has, but with mixed results. Focusing more on movement and footwork than his wrestling base, Guida has split his last two matches, but hasn't impressed critics in either.
At least Mendes had the benefit of previous exposure to Guida's style. He was previously linked to a proposed April bout with Guida before an injury scuttled the bout.
"Basically I've gone through almost two camps for Clay, and yeah, it's tough," he said. "You just don't know which Clay is going to show up. Is it going to be the one in your face banging and never letting you breathe, or is he going to be the point fighter that we've kind of seen lately? I just don't know. We trained for both and that movement is something we have our eyes on, and we're planning for it."
Given his newfound success as a striker to go with his deep wrestling roots, Mendes feels he's equipped to handle either version. Oddsmakers and bettors agree, with him as an overwhelming favorite. But the longview on Mendes is ultimately of greater concern, and that is still a point of contention. Has he done enough to close the gap between him and Aldo? On Saturday, he'll hope to prove that he has, in striking fashion.
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Dibrova was a MUD (Multi-user Dungeon) I worked on, first as a builder and then as a coder from 2000-2005. Myself and many others put a lot of time into Dibrova and I feel it really shows.
A MUD is text based MMORPG. They were incredibly popular until graphical MMORPGs began to show up.
We had features that were revolutionary for their time, a strong clan/guild system, unlimited levels, automated questing, mob classes, and so on. These are features you see touted in modern MMORPGs that were not available in other games during the same the time period.
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– Automated quest system
– More classes and races than you can shake a stick at
– Multi-classing
– Immortal classing
– Mob classes, races, skills, semi-intelligent combat
Honestly, Dibrova has been around for so long and has had so many people contributing to it that we do not have a complete feature list.
Through some turn of events I have become the keeper of the source code for Dibrova. For a long time I had it hosted on my own site, the Mud Emporium, but general laziness forced me to close the site down several years ago.
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Adventures Homeschooling a Profoundly Gifted Child now with a Little One in Tow
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Spring photo shoot
A Southern Spring....bright greens, robin egg blue skies, and soft breezes...perfect for picture taking and picnics LOL. My mom snapped this one of A and I with my new haircut in her backyard our first day here.
Monday we went to Norton Art Gallery and had a picnic and our spring photo shoot! It was a blast and just beautiful, warm, and sunny. I have not felt the sun warm my skin for so long!
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Friday, March 23, 2012
A Spring Day
I had been meaning to post these before we left on vacation, but time got away from me. The first full day of Spring was a beautiful day in Unalaska, and we fully took advantage of it. We spent a good bit of the day playing outside. It was gorgeous, cold, but almost no wind which is rare. I am definitely enjoying the southern spring right now on our vacation, but truly there is nothing more beautiful than the snow covered mountains on a clear day.
Happy Spring!
Happy Spring!
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Monday, March 19, 2012
The countdown is on....4 days!
Be forewarned...it is late, I am tired, and I am totally not re-reading this after I write it- so if there are typos and ramblings, well you know what I am trying to say.... right? LOL
That's right....we are headed on vacation. Back to Louisiana and the beautiful sun, warm weather, and spring flowers. It can't come soon enough. As I type it is blowing hard outside. The house has been shaking all day and if you have never endured sustained hurricane force winds for days at a time, the noise can not be described. It is 18 degrees outside right now, but feels well below zero. Driving down or up our hill is treacherousness to say the least. Thankfully the road crews have been working overtime this winter, but I can not count the number of times I have faced near white out conditions, slid down the mountain, or gotten stuck in a snow drift this winter. This winter has been hard. We have had a massive amount of snow, on the ground, since before Christmas. Just this weekend we woke up to another 6+ inches over night, after having spent the previous evening shoveling the driveway.
I love snow. I love winter. But honestly, I am finally tired of it and so ready for a break. I am ready to be outside, feel the warm blast of air when I step outside, and see green! I have not seen green since September. Ansley is excited too. She can't wait to be able to go to the park and swing. The swings here have been buried by snow, or if not, the snow is so high under them that you can't dangle your legs down. She is looking forward to fast food. That rare once a year treat that occurs when we leave the island. Being 800 airmiles from the nearest McDonalds is not exactly cool when you are a 5 year old LOL. She has a list of places to go... "McDonalds, Burger King, Chuck-E-Cheese, the duck pond, sci-port, the alligator farm, the zoo" It will be a busy trip trying to fit it all in, but oh so hard not to try my best to oblige her when it will be another year before she has the chance again.
So on Friday we fly out...God willing. The weather here is so unpredictable and today no flights were able to make it I am sure. So please pray for weather to cooperate. And God willing we will be in Texas by early afternoon Saturday. A 4 hour drive to my mom's and our vacation can officially begin. 2 days of flying is tiring, but it will be well worth it.
This week we are busy preparing. I taught my last art class today for a month, and the kids were wonderful as always. And they and their parent's surprised me with a wonderfully sweet card with beautiful notes in it and a $100 gift card for me to use on my trip. I teared up reading what they wrote. I love teaching this group of kids and I love that it gives my daughter the opportunity to get together with her friends.
A has two get togethers with friends this week before we leave, and I need to pack sometime. Although I really don't have to many clothes to bring that will work in almost 90 degree weather, so I guess a little shopping will be in order when we arrive.
For now I am headed to bed. But a quick update on the school front. I will try to post pics when the weather is better and the satellite internet actually lets me upload some pictures.
A has been studying cells this past week. She made a model of an animal cell, a plant cell, discussed the structure of each and created venn diagrams comparing the parts of each type of cell. This week we are studying the processes of diffusion and osmosis and today we did an experiment to demonstrate diffusion. Tomorrow we are demonstrating osmosis in a quick experiement and then talking about the different stages of cell reproduction and looking at onion skin under the microscope to see what stages we can see. I picked up a middle school science textbook from the library which she is devouring. Which has got me looking for curriculum for next year and currently it looks like we will be doing middle school chemistry and earth science. She wants to finish out this year with cells, genetics and DNA, and after that "I want to study prosthetics." This is her new area of interest since watching Dolphin Tale. I have to say, I love homeschooling because with her leading and us following her passions, I learn so much myself. Amazing!
Good night for now.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
More birthday pics
So the night before my sweet girls birthday Dh and I spent 3 plus hours putting together the playmobil school.
This was her big present, the thing she had desperately been wanting, but which I told her honestly at the time that we could not do right now.
But amazingly I hit a huge playmobil sale and scored free shipping, which to this island is quite a feat!
So I knew that her surprise would be genuine,,,
But this face was priceless! She was so surprised.
This was the hug that she graced me with. Nothing better than this smile.
One happy child, a wonderful birthday, and a really cool toy that mommy likes playing with too!
This was her big present, the thing she had desperately been wanting, but which I told her honestly at the time that we could not do right now.
But amazingly I hit a huge playmobil sale and scored free shipping, which to this island is quite a feat!
So I knew that her surprise would be genuine,,,
But this face was priceless! She was so surprised.
This was the hug that she graced me with. Nothing better than this smile.
One happy child, a wonderful birthday, and a really cool toy that mommy likes playing with too!
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sick but happy child
So after a busy weekend of birthday activities, A has succumbed to the crud that has been running rampant on our little island. Monday morning she was fine, by afternoon when she came home from art class she looked miserable, and had spiked a temp of over 102. My poor baby was miserable. Loaded up on medicines, fluids, movies, books, and pillow pets, she settled in to recuperate. Today was better, still a fever but lower, and she definitely was more to her normal self. She still spent a good portion of the day relaxing, reading a lot of books, and creating scenes in her room.
I am thankful that at least she was well for all her birthday activities, and I am really thankful for the friendships she is forging lately. She spent the entire afternoon Sunday with a friend...playing playmobil, creating scenes, reading books, and scraping their cheeks with tooth pics to analyze their cells under the microscopes we have. A told me that it finally feels like her friends fit her like her clothes fit her. Many of you will remember this analogy she shared with the developmental psychologists when she was almost 4 "I just want friends that fit me like my clothes fit me, but all of my friends fit me like too small clothes", and his response of "Of course they don't fit her. Would you put a 2nd grader in a class of preschoolers and expect the 2nd grader to find great friend fits? No! That's the problem here."
While A can play, and does quite well for limited times, playing with kids her age, she socially and emotionally is at a 7/8 year old level, and when she gets these chances she shines. She enjoys herself so much and they do to. It is neat to watch true friendships develop. My child told me yesterday. "Mom I am not just having friends now, I am having relationships." Oh what she has always been seeking. And the age of these friends, a just turned 8 year old and a 7 year old. They accept her for who she is and they share so many of the same interests, that hours spent together pass quickly by full of enjoyment for both of them.
Now this is not to say that she doesn't have friends her age or younger....she does, but it is to say that the deeper level of friendships she has always longed for is finally in her reach and she is thrilled. This is one of those reasons I love homeschooling. She has the opportunity to interact with kids of all ages, not just other 4-5 year olds in her classroom and is able to find her true fit. I am a happy mom because I see my child truly happy in a way I had seen her hurt for so long.
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Friday, March 9, 2012
5 years old
Saturday my baby turned 5. FIVE! I have no idea how this happened. How fast the years have flown by. Just yesterday she was a baby in my arms, and today she is this amazing little person. Sweet, kind, energetic, beautiful, caring, brilliant....okay, I'm not biased am I? LOL.
She had a intimate party with 2 families of friends Friday and on her birthday morning she had a big special present waiting for her...more on that later, and then headed to one of her friend's birthday party.
A always has very ummm.....creative I guess you could say, ideas for her birthday cakes. When she was 2, she wanted a 3D Thomas the Train cake. At 3, she asked for a "present cake" When I asked what that was she said . "A cake that is a cube, that's a square in case you didn't know mom, and is decorated like a present." I will never forget those words. Surprised me coming from a not yet 3 year old. Last year she asked for two human body cakes...one showing the circulatory system and one showing the skeletal system. And this year, well this year she wanted an atom cake. ...with "an odd number of electrons, I think 5 would be best mom, since I am turning 5" So I got to work creating Boron LOL!
So without further ado....the Atom cake.....
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Hi, her attorney is court appointed. She is charged with selling stolen cooper and has admitted her part in that crime from the beginning.. She's had one misdemor charge for shop lifting in the past.
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Man accused of murdering Jason Doogue remanded in custody
A 43-year-old man charged with the murder of Jason Doogue in Kildare last month was further remanded in custody today.
Mr Doogue , 22, had been sitting on a wall with friends on August 21 last in the Greenhills area of Athy, when he was shot several times. He was rushed to Naas General Hospital where he later died.
Last Saturday, James Lammon from Cardington Way in Athy, Co Kildare was remanded in custody after he was charged with the murder of Jason Doogue. Mr Lammon remained silent after he was charged.
Today he appeared at Cloverhill District Court where he was further remanded in custody by Judge Victor Blake to appear again in two weeks.
Due to the nature of the charge a bail application would have to be made in the High Court.
Gardai have carried out several arrests in connection with the investigation including a juvenile male and youth in his late teens, who were released from custody without charge while a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.


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Oct 1, 2015
The Autumn issue of Tidings magazine will be hitting doorsteps within the next week. This quarter's edition features moving personal stories, information on new stoma products, updates from the Colostomy Assocation and other charities, as well as stories, pictures and updates from the Colostomy Association's successful 10th Anniversary weekend:
"An audience of more than two-hundred applauded and cheered as eleven models walked down the catwalk on Sunday 12th July. Models were male and female, ranging in age from 11 to 70 plus. Anyone present who hadn't realised they were at the Colostomy Association Open Day would never have guessed that every one of them had a stoma...."
Also in this issue:
- Irrigation & You - Four CA models explain how they came to have a stoma and what led them to irrigation.
- Prescription Review - Colostomy Association trustee and clinical nurse manager at Hollister, Amanda Gunning, spoke about how stoma patients could help save the NHS money.
- What's next for Stoma Aid? - find out how the CA's project to help ostomates across the world is developing.
- Plus much more...
Registering to receive Tidings magazine couldn't be easier. Just register with the Colostomy Association for free today. You can read past issues of Tidings online.
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|This character exists primarily or exclusively within the Sonic Boom continuity.
Information in this article may not be canonical to the storyline of the games or any other Sonic continuity.
You are the only fan I care about.
— Justin Beaver, "Battle of the Boy Bands"
Justin Beaver is a character that appears in the Sonic Boom television series. He is an anthropomorphic teenage beaver and a former world-famous pop star. Caught under mind control, Justin was exploited by his producer, Dixon, until he was freed by Dude-itude.[2]
Justin Beaver is an anthropomorphic beaver of average built and height. He has cyan fur with bright fur on his chest, peach skin on his muzzle, a medium-sized flat nose, triangular years, and spiky hair combed backward. Befitting his species, he has two large buck teeth and a small beaver tail. For attire, he wears a yellow vest with a hoodie, a star symbol on the left side, and dark yellow shoulders and rim. He also wears white gloves with cuffs creeping up his wrist, and tan shoes with dark yellow cuffs.
TV series
Brought under mind control by his producer, Dixon, Justin became a global pop sensation thanks to female-targeting mind control in the music tracks of his numerous (poor) songs. Under Dixon's machinations, Justin made his female fans feverishly spent their money on his sub-standard merchandise to Dixon's benefit.[2]
Season one
Justin eventually came to the Village where he did a signing at the music shop, and later a concert at the Village Center. When Justin was about to perform though, Dreamboat Express challenged him to a sing-off. During this, Dreamboat Express got the frequency they needed from Justin's singing to break the mind control over not only his fans, but also over Justin himself when playing as the rock band Dude-itude. Now free, Justin opted to get into reality TV where his producers would not exploit him.[2] This marked the end of Justin's musical career.[3] He eventually made a musical guest appearance on the Comedy Chimp Show.[4]
While under mind control, Justin appeared as a charming and affectionate idol who gave the message that the individual girl was the center of his attention. This was only superficial however, as he would nonchalantly refer to any girl as "the only fan [he] cared about" and mainly compose songs about a particular, unidentified girl to misdirect the masses. After he was freed from his mind control, Justin saw the error of his ways and chose to pursue a less commercial career.[2]
- "♫ Girl, now it's time I told you about my serious condition. I can't stop thinking about you, have to call a physician. ♫"
- —Justin singing one of his songs, "Battle of the Boy Bands"
- "Yo, yo, my doc warned you are my cholesterol. But baby, I know you're the best of all."
- —Justin singing one of his songs, "Battle of the Boy Bands"
- "♫ I've got a bold confession, and I think it's time you knew. I'm into you specifically, girl- no other girl will do. ♫"
- —Justin singing one of his songs, "Battle of the Boy Bands"
- "♫ You're unique, you're complex and interesting, girl And I'm not being hyperbolic. Let's carve our name into a tree. It's vandalism... but it's symbolic! ♫"
- —Justin singing one of his songs, "Battle of the Boy Bands"
- "♫ Those feelings for my special girl.. We'll do the things you want to do. And take a trip to the place you like But be home before CURFE~W! ♫"
- —Justin singing one of his songs, "Battle of the Boy Bands"
- Justin Beaver is a parody of Justin Bieber, a real-life Canadian singer and songwriter who became a large teen star after being discovered by accident.[5]
- ↑ Bill Freiberger (22 August 2015). Bill Freiberger on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved on 23 August 2015. "Bill Freiberger: @RedHeadSaidProd voiced Justin Beaver and Colleen O'Shaughnessey voiced Zooey."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Denton, Alan; Hahn, Greg (15 August 2015). "Battle of the Boy Bands". Sonic Boom. Season 1. Episode 39. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ Denton, Alan; Hahn, Greg (17 June 2017). "Planes, Trains and Dude-Mobiles". Sonic Boom. Season 2. Episode 84. Boomerang.
- ↑ Harrison, Reid (5 September 2015). "Late Night Wars". Sonic Boom. Season 1. Episode 42. Cartoon Network.
- ↑ Alan Denton (15 August 2015). Alan Denton on Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved on 15 August 2015. "Alan Denton: Well the guy's name was Justin Beaver, so that should give you a pretty good idea, there."


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RANKINGS Washington Monthly, a bimonthly nonprofit magazine about U.S. politics and government, ranked Holy Cross No. 26 on its 2016 list of "Top 30 Liberal Arts Colleges," which measures schools "based on what they are doing for the country—by improving social mobility, producing research and promoting public service." Holy Cross was also No. 23 on their list of "Best Bang for the Buck Northeast Colleges."
ACCOLADES College Factual, a college search website, ranked Holy Cross the No. 2 Best Catholic college in the nation, No. 5 Best Massachusetts college and No. 35 overall among 1,387 colleges nationwide in 2016. Two academic programs landed in the top 10 in the nation, including English language and literature and religious studies, both at No. 9. The site partners with USA Today on these annual rankings and uses metrics from the U.S. Department of Education and PayScale.com.
AT THE HEAD OF THE CLASS For the 8th year in a row, Holy Cross ranked among top contributors to Teach for America among small colleges and universities. In 2016, nine Holy Cross graduates joined the ranks of more than 170 alumni who have taught through the program.
NEW E-JOURNAL Holy Cross and the Catholics and Cultures initiative jointly launched the Journal of Global Catholicism (pictured). This new, international, peer-reviewed and electronic journal aims to foster an understanding of contemporary Catholicism in cultures worldwide. The premier issue of the Journal focuses on various expressions of Catholicism in India, where religion is extremely pluralistic and vividly displayed.
22 UNDER 22 Her Campus, a Boston-based online magazine, compiled a list of "22 Under 22 Most Inspiring College Women" for 2016, and Amanda Farren '16 made the the list. Farren, an economics major originally from Cohasset, Massachusetts, was selected from over 1,000 nominees, due in part to her role in establishing the women's club ice hockey team while she was a student.
START-UP SMARTS The Ciocca Office of Entrepreneurial Studies (COES) hosted a dinner with Ed "Skip" McLaughlin '78 (pictured) on Oct. 18, 2016. McLaughlin recently published the book, The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth about Starting and Building Your Own Business, and spoke to students about how to launch their own successful start-up.
GO GREEN The Princeton Review put Holy Cross in their 2016 Guide to 361 Green Colleges. The guide includes the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, highlighting their "strong commitment to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation." Holy Cross received a "Green Rating" score of 86 out of 99.
HANIFY-HOWLAND Nancy Lublin, founder and CEO of Crisis Text Line—a 24/7, free text message support service for people suffering from depression, substance abuse, physical abuse and eating disorders—discussed how philanthropy is changing the world at the Hanify-Howland Memorial Lecture on Oct. 25, 2016. The lecture recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves in the realm of public service and is given annually in honor of Edward Hanify, Class of 1904, and Weston Howland.
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Middletown," a seriocomic play, tells the tale of a group of people who are both mundane and extraordinary–and who are all lost somewhere in the middle of their lives. The theatre department presented "Middletown," which was written by William Eno and directed by assistant professor of theatre Scott Malia, over two weekends in November, Nov. 3-5 and 10-12, 2016, at Fenwick Theatre. They will be back on stage this spring in March and April, with a production of the play, "The Royal Family," by George S. Kaufman Edna Ferber.
THE GRASS IS GREENER In the Fall 2016 issue, HCM reported on the first re-sodding of Fitton Field. Not only did the physical plant department complete the project in time for the football team's home opener in mid-September, they also earned accolades for their hard work: a Grand Award in the Professional Ground Management Society's 2016 Green Star Award competition.
COFF-PERA On October 27 and 28, 2016, Arts Transcending Borders (ATB) presented "Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül the Black Eunuch." Featuring 11 musicians and a storyteller, the production takes place in a coffeehouse in 17th-century Istanbul (Constantinople) and tells a legend of love and jealousy, intensified by the crossing of boundaries between the free and the enslaved, white and black, Muslim and non-Muslim, East and West.
VANNICELLI LECTURE Alexander Kochenburger '17 received the 2016 Vannicelli Prize, awarded each semester in honor of the late Holy Cross political science professor and Washington Semester director, Maurizio Vannicelli, for the best research paper produced in the Washington Semester program. The prize also involves delivering a lecture to the campus community; Kochenburger discussed "Resettling Syrian Refugees in America: Regional Stability & Saving Lives" on Nov. 9, 2016, in Rehm Library.
ON STAGE The Fenwick Theatre stage became the Upper West Side of New York City, as Alternate College Theatre (ACT) actors performed "Seminar" by Theresa Rebeck, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright. The comedic play tells the story of 20-something aspiring writers and the celebrated editor they are trying to impress; Emma Callahan '18 directed the production.
SPIRIT OF THE SEASON The Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols, an annual celebration with seasonal music and holiday Scripture readings, was presented by the chaplains' office on Dec. 8, 2016, in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. More than 1,400 members of the Holy Cross community from near and far enjoyed the event via a live stream on the Holy Cross website.


text: During my work with the Danish translation I have come to like gramps quite a bit. I think this young piece of genealogy software has come far in just one year and that it has potential for going very far. On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 08:08:54PM -0600, Don Allingham wrote: > If this is done, it would have to be in a read-only mode, since GRAMPS > expects a database to be opened before a GEDCOM can be read it. If a start-up import of a GEDCOM-file in read-only mode does not break anything, then I think it would be a good thing. Danish (and probably other) genealogists often argue over which way is the best to present their work on the Internet. My opinion is that this is best done with a GEDCOM-file. I would be even more convinced about this if, by clicking on a link with a GEDCOM-file, gramps would start up by importing the GEDCOM-file. > > b) Tiny bug: In 'Birth Date' show Julian dates in chosen format (Not DD Month Year (Julian) ). > > [...] b) might be a while. Handling the huge > array of different formats is a lot of work. OK. On a similar note: I have done a lot of work with (invalid) GEDCOM-DATEs in the past 5 years. I took a look at the DATE-code in gramps. Even though I am a perl-programmer with little knowledge of python I think it looks good. One thing though: Unfortunately there is a _lot_ of genealogy software out there that produce invalid GEDCOM-DATEs. I see that you have made some effort to also handle some of those. That is in my opinion a good decision. But I think it would be even better if gramps complains when it parses an invalid date. This is not the case with f.ex. the invalid DATE BET 1719 TO 1721, which gramps silently interprets as DATE FROM 1719 TO 1721. I would be happy to try and be of help in the huge amount of work in supporting (invalid) GEDCOM-DATEs. I have a single perl-program, that does a pretty decent job in fixing invalid GEDCOM-DATEs - and verifying those that are OK. It is based on about 300.000 invalid GEDCOM-DATEs from a good many different genealogy programs. I wonder if this work could somehow be of benefit to gramps? > I'm hoping to freeze things on Wednesday, at which time you can make > your final edits. Very good. > Its really an effort to prevent > translators for translating similar phrases over and over again. No problem. I have merged my dk.po with the newest template.po (Tue Apr 16 19:11:08 2002) into a da_DK.po and performed the new translations. This current da_DK.po can be grabbed from http://www.lklundin.dk/Don.mTFXx6cdkBkdrR1B/da_DK.po.gz The new da_DK.po has been checked with the spellpo target in http://gramps.sourceforge.net/Makefile and packed with the ditto packpo. Even though I expect to submit a new one shortly after Wednesday, I feel it would be good to have the current one included in the source - just to check that it is not invalid due to some misunderstanding on my part. It would be great if the Danish language support could make it into 0.7.3. Do I need to do more to make that happen? (I could not help notice that the perl-command in the packpo-command can be made shorter and more readable with: packpo: perl -pe '/^#~/ && exit' ${MY_LANG}.po | gzip -c > ${MY_LANG}.po.gz :-) Lars Lundin. Linux user & Danish Amateur Genealogist -- GEDCOMP: An extensive and free database for genealogists with interest in Denmark: http://www.lklundin.dk/gedcomp/


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It's all about love… and money has got everything to do with it. Our movies have gotten bigger and so have our expectations – more so after the multi-crore bonanzas the past year has spinned. But our filmmakers can't serve us the same slop every year. In keeping with our insider's role, we hide behind the arc-lights and bring a Peeping Tom's view of the movies that will come to regale us in the coming months. So dig in few samplers…
DIRECTOR: Imtiaz Ali
PRODUCER: Window Seat Films
CAST: Randeep Hooda, Alia Bhatt
What's it about: A rich girl gets abducted by a rugged conman and ends up falling in love with him as they travel the country in a truck, playing hide-and-seek from the police. We long to see Imtiaz Ali's take on the Stockholm syndrome soon.
DIRECTOR: Farah Khan
PRODUCER: Gauri Khan, Karim Morani
CAST: Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, Sonu Sood
what's it about: Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan come together after two blockbusters, Main Hoon Na and Om Shanti Om. Reportedly, SRK is going to play a thief, Magiha, for the first time. Abhishek Bachchan as Tinku, Boman Irani as Tom and Sonu Sood as Jerry, will be part of Magiha's gang. The movie is a thriller.
DIRECTOR: Rajkumar Hirani
PRODUCER: Rajkumar Hirani, Aamir Khan, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Ronnie Screwvala
CAST: Aamir Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput
what's it about: Aamir Khan has supposedly done a Full Monty in this political satire on God and godmen. He's also allegedly playing an alien. We are game for anything as long we get to see… some superb acting, of course. Sanjay Dutt plays a mustachioed cameo.
DIRECTOR: Vishal Bhardwaj
PRODUCER: Vishal Bhardwaj
CAST: Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu, Irrfan Khan
what's it about: The film is said to be based on William Shakespeare's Hamlet. The hit pair of Kaminey, Vishal and Shahid, will be seen together once again.
DIRECTOR: Sajid Nadiadwala
PRODUCER: Sajid Nadiadwala
CAST: Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez
what's it about: This romantic actioner is a remake of a hit Telugu film by the same name. The film marks the directorial debut of producer Sajid Nadiadwala. Randeep Hooda has bulked up by some 10 kilos for his role.
DIRECTOR: Soundarya R Ashwin
PRODUCER: Sunil Lulla
CAST: Rajnikanth, Deepika Padukone, Shobana, Jackie Shroff and Nassar
what's it about: This is India's first film to use motion capture technology aka 300 and Beowulf. So get ready to see a six-packed Rajni battling monsters and surmounting superhuman odds. Also be prepared for huge cutouts of the 60-plus superstar and milk abhishekams.
DIRECTOR: Shaad Ali
PRODUCER: Yash Raj Films
CAST: Govinda, Rani Mukerji, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra
what's it about: Rani and Govinda team up after eons in this rom com. Bring back the old days guys! Ranveer and Parineeti are an interesting addition to the mix. Apparently, Govinda plays a baddie.
DIRECTOR: Maneesh Sharma
PRODUCER: Yash Raj Films
CAST: Shah Rukh Khan
what's it about: The film will have SRK in a double role. The YRF production will see our biggest movie icon playing a star struck fan in one role and a poor person in the other. That's a topsy turvy situation alright!
DIRECTOR: Abhishek Varman
PRODUCER: Sajid Nadiawala, Karan Johar
CAST: Arjun Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amrita Singh, Revathy
what's it about: This is a screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller 2 States. A Punjabi boy falls in love with a Tamil girl and cultural clashes trigger between them and their families.
DIRECTOR: Samar Shaikh
PRODUCER: Dia Mirza and Sahil Sangha
CAST: Vidya Balan
what's it about: Bobby Jasoos is a heartwarming story of Bobby who challenges the mandate of getting married and bearing children as the primary purpose of a woman's existence. She dares to dream of running a successful private detective agency instead. Bobby Jasoos is about the chases and thrills through the bylanes of Charminar.
DIRECTOR: Sajid Nadiadwala
PRODUCER: Fox Star
CAST: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif
what's it about: Reportedly, the film is the official remake of Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz starrer, Knight And Day. Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif reprise the roles of their Hollywood counterparts. The film's shooting got delayed when Hrithik Roshan was injured while performing a stunt in Phuket.
DIRECTOR: Amit Roy
PRODUCER: Shoojit Sircar, Ronnie Lahiri and Crouching Tiger Motion Pictures
CAST: Amit Sadh, Taapsee Pannu
what's it about: This is a romantic comedy centered around a website, which helps people elope and get married. Delving deep into the minds of India's young, especially in the smaller towns, the film is entertaining, relevant and contemporary.
DIRECTOR: Nitesh Tewari
PRODUCER: Bhushan Kumar and Abhay Chopra
CAST: Amitabh Bachchan
what's it about: After an interesting portrayal of a ghost in the prequel, Bhootnath, Amitabh Bachchan returns with the second part of this horror comedy.
DIRECTOR: Krish
PRODUCER: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
CAST: Akshay Kumar, Shruti Haasan, Prakash Raj, Sonu Sood, Nikitin Dheer
what's it about: This action drama will see Akshay Kumar create his own vigilante military network called the Anti-Corruption Force, eliminating corrupt individuals. It's based on AR Murugadoss' successful Tamil film, Ramana.
DIRECTOR: Dibakar Banerjee
PRODUCER: YRF and Dibakar Banerjee
CAST: Sushant Singh Rajput
what's it about: Chiriyakhana (1967) made by Satyajit Ray based on Byomkesh Bakshi stories won a National Award for lead actor Uttam Kumar. Let's see how the Dibakar Banerjee-Sushant Singh Rajput combo works out.
DIRECTOR: Kabir Khan
PRODUCER: Sajid Nadiadwala
CAST: Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif
what's it about: This is a counter-terrorism drama directed by Kabir Khan. The film is shot in real terrorist hot spots. Saif and Katrina have been cast as secret agents.
DIRECTOR: Anees Bazmee
PRODUCER: Firoz A Nadiadwala
CAST: John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Shruti Haasan
what's it about: John Abraham struts in Akshay Kumar's boots this time around in this sequel to the madcap comedy Welcome. The film has Shruti Haasan keeping him company. Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor reprise their roles as mafia dons with soft hearts.
DIRECTOR: Vikas Bahl
PRODUCER: UTV Motion Pictures & Phantom Films
CAST: Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon and Rajkummar Rao
what's it about: Kangana plays a plucky Punjabi girl, who goes off solo to her honeymoon when her groom ditches her at the last minute.
DIRECTOR: Bhushan Patel
PRODUCER: Balaji Motion Pictures
CAST: Sunny Leone, Parvin Dabas, Sandhya Mridul
what's it about: Be prepared to be scared in 3 D format! The film's the sequel to the 2011 horror movie Ragini MMS. Apparently, Sunny Leone is playing a Hindi film actress in the film. Hmmm!
DIRECTOR: Soumik Sen
PRODUCER: Benaras Mediaworks
CAST: Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla
what's it about: Madhuri Dixit is a women's rights activist who raises her voice against domestic violence. She and her group of pink saree-clad women gangs up against the offenders and gives them a taste of their own medicine. Apparently, Gulaab Gang bears a thematic reference to activist Sampat Pal's real life struggle.
DIRECTOR: Saket Choudhry
PRODUCER: Balaji Motion Pictures & Pritish Nandy Communications
CAST: Vidya Balan, Farhan Akhtar
what's it about: Director Saket Choudhry follows up his Pyar Ke Side Effects into another 'battle of the sexes' entertainer. It revolves around bringing up babies and more.
DIRECTOR: Habib Faisal
PRODUCER: Yash Raj Films
CAST: Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra
what's it about: Habib Faisal haunts the bylanes of his favourite Lucknow once more after Ishaaqzaade in this romantic comedy. Apparently, Parineeti pigged out on tunde kebabs during the shoot and has become an expert on Lucknowi joints.
DIRECTOR: Rohit Shetty
PRODUCER: Reliance Entertainment and Ajay Devgn Films
CAST: Ajay Devgn
DIRECTOR: Umesh Shukla
PRODUCER: T- Series
CAST: Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Asin
DIRECTOR: Anurag Kashyap
PRODUCER: Phantom Films and Fox Star Studio
CAST: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar
what's it about: Anurag Kashyap's dream project is based on Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables, a story of love, greed, violence and all that jazz. It will showcase the seamier side of Mumbai. What makes it spicier is the acting debut of Karan Johar as a sadistic gay crime lord. Bring out the lederhosen… and the whips!
DIRECTOR: Ali Abbas Zafar
PRODUCER: Yash Raj Films
CAST: Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor
what's it about: In this harking back to the '70s film, Ranveer and Arjun play youngsters who grow up hauling illegal coal to becoming top bosses of the coal mafia. It's also a love triangle as they fall for the same girl.
DIRECTOR: David Dhawan
PRODUCER: Balaji Motion Pictures
CAST: Varun Dhawan, Nargis Fakhri, Ileana D' Cruz
what's it about: Varun Dhawan plays a college student in this remake of hit Telugu film Kandireega. The film is a love triangle between Varun, Ileana and Nargis, with Arunoday Singh playing the fourth wheel. Varun has done aerial stunts along with showcasing his dancing and comic talents.
Action Jackson
Director: Prabhudheva
Producer: Baba Arts Limited Production
Cast: Ajay Devgn, Sonakshi Sinha,
Yami Gautam and Kunal Roy Kapur
Director: Sajid Khan
Producer: Foxstar Studios and Pooja Entertainment
Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Esha Gupta
and Tamannaah
The Villain
Director: Mohit Suri
Ekta Kapoor
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh,
Amrita Puri
Humari Adhoori Kahani
Director: Mohit Suri
Producer: Fox Star Studios and
Vishesh Films
Cast: Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan
Vikramjit Singh
Producer: Bhushan Kumar, Divya Kumar, Krishan Kumar
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Jacqueline Fernandez
Arjun Rampal
Tere Bin Laden 2
Abhishek Sharma
Producer: Walkwaters
Cast: Ali Zafar, Pradhuman Singh
DIRECTOR: Sabbir Khan
PRODUCER: Sajid Nadiadwala
CAST: Tiger Shroff,
Kriti Sanon
Finding Fanny Fernandes
DIRECTOR: Homi Adajania
PRODUCER: Yash Raj Films
CAST: Arjun Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia
Miss Lovely
DIRECTOR: Ashim Ahluwalia
PRODUCER: Shumona Goel, Sanjay Shah, Pinaki Chatterjee
CAST: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh, Anil George, Zeena Bhatia,
Menaka Lalwani
Pradeep Sarkar
Yash Raj Films
Cast: Rani Mukerji
Kabir Sadanand
PRODUCER: Grazing Goat Pictures
CAST: Vijender Singh


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Safeguard Security Holdings's subsidiary, SYSTEMSgroup Global (Safeguard's marketing group for its Latin America operations), has reached an agreement with a government agency in Mexico to take delivery on 40 units (Level 6+) armoured vehicles, from Safeguard's 21st Century Armour division.
Sean Finegan, Vice President, Business Development, Safeguard Products & Services Group, stated, "This is our second major order for armored vehicles into Latin America in a deal worth over $US5 million. Once this order is fulfilled and shipped, an additional 50 units are being discussed for shipment to the same agency." Finegan added, "We are not able to disclose any further specifics or details on the transaction for security reasons."
Michael Lagow, CEO for Safeguard, stated, "We see a tremendous growth opportunity to serve several government agencies in Mexico as we build our relationships there. We are working with several different types of agencies in an effort to expand into mining, sea ports, state and federal operations. Obviously, we are discovering a very target rich environment for our armored products and security surveillance services, providing various types of security solutions for our clients."


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Did another round of bacon..... for some reason one bacon half got missing.... hmmmm , cant be my 20yr old....... this time I let the bacon stand in the fridge for a few days instead of slicing it the next day. It dried a little and got that deep red color..... its like candy bacon... I am going to try this recipe with some cure # 1 next time instead of the TQ and do the 10 to 15 day cure. I really think i am on to something here with jeffs rub.......it is good..... its like eating good ribs but its bacon.....
here is the recipe
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A 2-year-old child was among the three injured Thursday when a Davenport CitiBus collided with a car and crashed into a house.
The 2-year-old was secured in a forward-facing safety seat in the backseat of a Ford Fusion. The car was going eastbound on East Locust Street when it collided with the bus as it turned left from the westbound lanes of Locust onto Grand Avenue, Davenport Police Capt. Paul Sikorski said Friday.
The bus then struck a house at 1825 Grand about 3:53 p.m.
The child and the driver of the car as well as the driver of the bus were all transported to Genesis Medical Center-East Rusholme Street, Davenport, for treatment of minor injuries, Sikorski said.
The crash is being investigated by the Davenport Police Department's Crash Unit. Sikorski said evidence still is being reviewed and charges are pending.


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Build your vocabulary with Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day! Each day a Merriam-Webster editor offers insight into a fascinating new word -- explaining its meaning, current use, and little-known details about its origin.
August 30th, 2015
Episode 304 of 923 episodes
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 30, 2015 is: moot \MOOT\ adjective 1 a : open to question : debatable b : subjected to discussion : disputed 2 : deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely academic Examples: Since the team would have lost anyway, it's a moot point whether the umpire's call was right or not. " all such discussions are moot until both parties are willing to discuss the issue realistically and compromise." John Melton, letter in The Springfield (Missouri) News-Leader, 1 Aug. 2015 Did you know? Moot derives from gemōt, an Old English name for a judicial court. Originally, moot named either the court itself or an argument that might be debated by one. By the 16th century, the legal role of judicial moots had diminished, and the only remnant of them were "moot courts," academic mock courts in which law students could try hypothetical cases for practice. Back then, moot was also used as a synonym of debatable, but because the cases students tried in moot courts were simply academic exercises, the adjective gained another sense, "deprived of practical significance." Some commentators still frown on the use of moot to mean "purely academic," but most editors now accept it as standard.
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Lemon French Toast With Strawberry Sauce
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Recipe by stephanie
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 12 slices Italian bread (don't use ends) or 12 slices French bread (don't use ends)
- 1 (16 ounce) jar lemon spread
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 (1 lb) packagethawed frozen sliced strawberries in syrup
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Directions See How It's Made
- Spread 6 bread slices with lemon spread.
- Cover with remaining bread.
- In a shallow bowl, mix eggs and milk.
- Dip each sandwich in egg mixture.
- Fry in melted butter until golden.
- Meanwhile, heat strawberries and syrup in a small saucepan.
- Mix cold water and cornstarch in a cup.
- Add to strawberries, stirring constantly until sauce is thickened.
- To serve, slice each french toast sandwich in half diagonally and spoon some sauce over.


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Our Leadership Team
Meet the EnergySavvy Leadership, Board of Directors & Advisors
EnergySavvy's leadership team brings experience from both software and energy including Microsoft, Amazon, EnerNOC, and PG&E. Collectively, we have many decades of technology development expertise delivering large-scale software to more than half a billion users.
Aaron Goldfeder
CEO and co-founder
Aaron Goldfeder
Aaron is responsible for the overall strategy, leadership and growth of EnergySavvy. Under his management EnergySavvy has emerged as an industry leader in utility cloud software with a world-class team and investors.
Prior to EnergySavvy, Aaron was a Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft, where he was a key leader on Windows XP, the Dot Net Framework, and Microsoft Cloud Services. Aaron is an inventor on eleven patents, was recognized in Puget Sound Business Journal's 40 under 40, has traveled to nearly 60 countries and loves to snowboard. He earned a MS and BS in mathematics from the University of Washington and Florida, respectively.
Scott Case
Chief Operating Officer
Scott Case
Scott leads EnergySavvy's product strategy and ensures that we blend innovation and customer needs to achieve breakthrough solutions. He has authored numerous industry articles on consumer engagement with home energy efficiency and is frequently sought as a speaker on the topic. Scott's expertise in online marketing and software product management stems from his five years at aQuantive (acquired by Microsoft), where he managed the development of aQuantive's ad serving tools. Scott holds an MBA from MIT and a BA degree in political science and economics from Williams College.
Michael Rigney
SVP Client Solutions, Marketing & Regulatory
Michael Rigney
Michael leads the commercial teams at EnergySavvy, including client solutions, marketing, regulatory affairs and sales operations. Driven by a belief that business could help address energy and environmental challenges, Michael entered the energy field in 2003 with GE Wind Energy; he brings over 10 years of sales, marketing and business development leadership to EnergySavvy. Previously, Michael was VP of Business Development at Gridco Systems, a leader in active grid infrastructure solutions. From 2005 to 2010, he held sales and marketing leadership positions at EnerNOC during its growth from $1M to $300M in revenue and from 25 to 500 employees. Outside of work, Michael enjoys hiking, sea kayaking, and spending time with family. Michael earned an undergraduate engineering degree from Dartmouth College and received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Kalpana Narayanaswamy
VP of Engineering
Kalpana Narayanaswamy
Kalpana leads EnergySavvy's engineering team and is responsible for all development initiatives. Kalpana brings over 15 years of software development experience and holds several patents. She is passionate about startups and delivering new, innovative software products to market. She was recently director of engineering and product management at Doyenz responsible for the CloudDR platform and partner relationships. Prior to Doyenz, she cofounded and led the product strategy and development efforts for SynerG, federated data visualization and operational intelligence platform for large-scale enterprises. Kalpana also spent eight years at Attachmate as an engineer, manager and Director of Product Development managing SOA and user organized enterprise product initiatives. Kalpana loves to travel around the world and cares deeply about the welfare of animals. Kalpana holds an MS in computer science from the University of Texas.
David Wolpa
VP of Client Solutions
David Wolpa
David leads the client solutions team at EnergySavvy. He honed his enthusiasm for solving big problems through technology while working at NASA on the robotics systems for the International Space Station. At Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) he drove performance improvements in the electric operations business including spearheading the successful upgrade of the company's operational data management platform. After observing the unmet potential of energy efficiency in solving long-term energy needs, he joined EnergySavvy to make energy efficiency more accessible for energy consumers and dependable for utility resource planners. David has an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas.
Michael Albrecht
VP Client Engagement
Michael Albrecht
Michael leads EnergySavvy's client engagement team and is responsible for helping our customers design and implement effective solutions utilizing our products and industry best practices. Prior to joining EnergySavvy, Michael led national service teams for Microsoft, Rapt and Macrovision and Synopsys and has developed solutions and strategic services for online advertising, software licensing and electronic design automation. Michael holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan.
Dan Helfman
Platform Architect
Dan Helfman
Dan leads the technical architecture design of EnergySavvy's software platform. He brings to EnergySavvy deep experience in full-stack software development with a single-minded focus on quality. Previously, Dan developed undersea oil plume modeling software during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, constructed mesh networking applications for emergency communications, and implemented animatronics control software for Hollywood films. Dan holds a BA in philosophy from the University of California Los Angeles.
Board of Directors
Aaron Goldfeder
CEO and co-founder
Aaron Goldfeder
Aaron is responsible for the overall strategy, leadership and growth of EnergySavvy. Under his management EnergySavvy has emerged as an industry leader in utility cloud software with a world-class team and investors.
Prior to EnergySavvy, Aaron was a Principal Group Program Manager at Microsoft, where he was a key leader on Windows XP, the Dot Net Framework, and Microsoft Cloud Services. Aaron is an inventor on eleven patents, was recognized in Puget Sound Business Journal's 40 under 40, has traveled to nearly 60 countries and loves to snowboard. He earned a MS and BS in mathematics from the University of Washington and Florida, respectively.
Karl Siebrecht
Chairman and co-founder
Karl Siebrecht
Karl is a founding board member of EnergySavvy and currently serves as CEO and founder of FLEXE.com. Prior to founding EnergySavvy and FLEXE, Karl served as CEO of ad technology company AdReady and before that, he was president of Atlas at aQuantive before its $6B acquisition by Microsoft. Prior to aQuantive, Karl was a manager at Bain & Company, and spent four years in the United States Navy as a Diving Officer. Karl earned an MBA with honors from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and a BA in economics from Duke University.
Thomas B. King
Former CEO National Grid and PG&E
Thomas B. King
Tom King has lead two of the largest utilities in the United States and is a recognized leader in the nation on energy efficiency. He is putting his passion and experience to work helping EnergySavvy scale its products and solutions across the industry.
Tom recently served as Board member of National Grid PLC, and as CEO of National Grid's US business, from July 2007 to April 2015. He served in a series of senior operating positions at PG&E Corporation from 1998-2007, including President of PG&E Corporation and Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, and prior to that as President of PG&E National Energy Group.
Prior to PG&E, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners. He served eight years with Enron in a series of senior operating positions with its affiliates.
Tom has served as the Chairman for the Alliance to Save Energy, Edison Electric Institute and American Gas Association.
Tom was awarded a bachelor's degree in business administration from Louisiana State University and is a graduate of the University of Michigan's executive management program. He also successfully completed the Nuclear Reactor Technology Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dean Sciorillo
Managing Director at EnerTech Capital
Dean Sciorillo
Dean has been investing in energy technology companies and projects for 14 years. He joined EnerTech in 2004 and focuses primarily on the firm's power and utility related investments. Dean currently sits on the board of OwnEnergy and is a board observer on Tangent Energy Solutions and N-Dimension Solutions. He was a board observer of CoaLogix and key team member of its successful sale. Prior to EnerTech, Dean spent 15 years with Exelon Corporation in the corporate venture capital, strategy, several corporate start-ups and power generation groups. Dean received a BS in Finance from LaSalle University and an MBA from the Fox School of Temple University.
Tim Woodward
Managing Director of Prelude Ventures
Tim Woodward
As Managing Director of Prelude Ventures, Tim builds on 25 years of venture capital investing experience working with talented entrepreneurs who want to change the world. Previously, Tim was a Managing Director for 15 years with Nth Power where he led investments in companies involved in renewable energy, demand response, advanced materials and outsourced utility customer management. He was the lead investment partner for that firm's successful investments in Evergreen Solar (ESLR), Comverge (COMV) and Proton Energy Systems (DESC). Prior to entering the venture capital business, Tim was involved in the launch of First Source, a company providing industrial solvent recycling services. Tim currently serves on the board of directors for AllConnect and Allotrope, and has oversight for Prelude Ventures' investments in Aquion and QuantumScape.
Bradley Zenger
Managing Director of Pivotal Investments
Bradley Zenger
Brad Zenger is co-founder and a Managing Director of Pivotal Investments where he focuses on resource efficiency. Prior to Pivotal, Brad was an entrepreneurial sales and marketing executive with over 20 years of experience in identifying new markets, building businesses and driving global growth. In 1997, he co-founded Pixelworks Inc., a fabless semiconductor company in the advanced display market listed on the NASDAQ in 2000. Prior to Pixelworks, Brad led marketing and new business development teams for In Focus Systems, the market leader in the digital projection market. He was part of the team that grew revenues from $50M to nearly $250M over five years. Brad started his career in the US Navy as a Nuclear Submarine Officer. Brad has a BSME from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Santa Clara University.
Dennis Odell
Senior Director at GXP Investments
Dennis Odell
Dennis Odell is Senior Director at GXP Investments, where he is responsible for leading the strategic capital investing, portfolio management, and non-regulated business development of Great Plains Energy. Dennis has over 23 years of energy industry experience, including strategic planning, risk management, business development and regulatory. In addition to EnergySavvy, he currently sits on the boards of Go Electric and Spear Power Systems. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a BS – Business Administration degree in Finance and an MBA.
Rebecca Norlander
CEO at Samepage Health
Rebecca Norlander
Rebecca Norlander is a lifelong technologist who has worked in large companies (Microsoft), in the Venture world, and in the startup world. She is currently CEO of Samepage Health. Her goal is to change the world for the better through technology solutions. She enjoys outdoor activities, her friends, and ridiculous challenges. She often plays the resident heretic, driving herself and others to "think differently." She's got a B.S. in Computer Science from Boston University, and a couple of Distinguished Alumna Awards. She serves on the Board of AAUW, the Board of Overseers for Boston University, the Board of Samepage Health, and is delighted to join the EnergySavvy Board.
Michael Blasnik
Technical Advisor
Michael Blasnik
Michael is an expert in statistical analysis of utility billing and energy usage data, assessment and refinement of engineering algorithms for predicting energy usage and savings, and the mathematical modeling of building performance. In addition, he is a noted national expert with 25 years of experience working with utilities, private industry and government agencies.
Jim Madej
Chief Customer Officer Advisor
Jim Madej
Jim Madej is is an experienced C-level executive with extensive experience in re-engineering programs, products, and services that improve customer experience and satisfaction.
Jim was Chief Customer Officer for National Grid USA for 6 years where he overhauled all customer facing functions including restructuring the sales force, analyzing and revamping customer service, developing a reputation tracking scorecard, and creating a new supplier strategy.
EnergySavvy is backed by a group of private investors including Prelude Ventures, Pivotal Investments, Summit Capital, GXP Investments, EnerTech Capital, El Dorado Investment, and leading independent investors such as the Northwest Energy Angels.


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Some days and nights, more than others, I miss California. It was something I had wanted for six or more years, and worked towards. I had it fleetingly for two weeks and now – it is gone. I feel like I saw so much, and yet nothing at all. We spent a lot of time in LA – Venice, Universal, Mulholland Drive, Griffith, Santa Monica, Hollywood. I loved LA in the same way I love Brighton – it was so bright and beautiful but simultaneously so trashy and filthy. I have a soft spot for LA. We saw filming locations, studios, famous views. Our trip had a weird and rocky start and although we did cool things in those first few days, we were grateful to be rescued by the sweetest girls in the world. Brianna and Felicia took us in despite meeting us two days previously and showed us the best possible time. We stayed with them in Orange and had a BBQ with Kelly, getting a little tipsy and hiking. I saw all of Orange County and it was beautiful.
The girls took us to Palm Springs for two days of drinking, swimming, and the desert. It was far too hot and the pool boys were weird but it was magical. Running around at night in the dead heat, wearing white robes and carrying a cane. Desperately searching for ice chips. Running into another guy who also needed ice. Seeing the pool, a fireplace, an outdoor sofa. The hippest hotel in the world. People must have died from overdosing in our room. I hope so. That instant clicking, a feeling of friendship outside with Felicia and Kelly. Laughter. Since I moved to Brighton I have been a little lonely, but I felt this instantaneous connection to these amazing girls. Sitting in a hot tub at night and laughing and swimming dangerously tipsily. Surrounded by mountains. The day was too hot so we bought slushies and went home. Not before stopping off at the side of the road to see the dinosaurs in the desert.
San Diego. Seals, the bay, the rain. Almost driving to Mexico. Running to catch an ice cream truck and sitting on a low wall, reminded of how it wasn't actually that different to holidays in Wales or Devon. Just a little drizzle. A night much like the one in Palm Springs, swimming in the middle of the mountains. Playing with the floats and taking photographs and running in the road. Saying goodbye outside Kelly's mom's, goodbye hugs and 'I am so glad I met you'. I miss you.
My favourite moments were those that were entirely spontaneous and unexpected. Mostly drives – the canyons, Brianna sharing with us her childhood. Modjeska. The small, mismatched homes hanging off the edge of cliff faces. The sunset from the hills. The lights of the city from above. Anaheim, Santa Ana, Orange. Top of the world – despite protests, we drove to the top and explored a little. We tried to get into a cave but it was illegal.
I have so many memories and I don't know what to do with them. I get so sad when I realise that my friends are thousands of miles away and California is two months away. I miss it so dearly and I want to see so much more – perhaps the North, next time. I want to drive myself around the desert and the hills and see the lights. For myself.


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