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Slavery across North Carolina
In this lesson, students read excerpts from slave narratives to gain an understanding of how slavery developed in each region of North Carolina and how regional differences created a variety of slave experiences.
A lesson plan for grade 8 Social Studies
Provided by UNC Libraries / Documenting the American South
Often our impression of slavery is one of slaves toiling in the fields of a large plantation, but slaves in North Carolina had diverse experiences. Although some North Carolina slaves did work on large plantations, many more worked on small farms. Others labored as skilled artisans, performed domestic work, worked in the shipping industry near the coast, or were able to "hire out" their time and work for themselves. In this lesson, students will read excerpts from slave narratives written by North Carolinians from different parts of the state. Taking what they've learned from the narratives, students will then create a map illustrating the differing types of labor associated with each region.
Learning outcomes
- Students will recognize the variety of slave experiences.
- Students will understand how slavery developed in each region of North Carolina.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
Two to three hours
Materials needed
- North Carolina state map for each student
- North Carolina atlas or online map
- Art supplies to illustrate map (pencils, pens, markers, magazines, scissors and glue for collage, etc.)
- Print and online sources for research (see Supplemental Information below)
- A computer with internet access for each student to read narratives, or printed copies of the narratives for each student
- Slave narrative excerpts:
- Coastal area
- Excerpt from Experience and Personal Narrative of Uncle Tom Jones (1850s) by Thomas H. Jones, Wilmington, N.C.
- Excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy (1843) by Moses Grandy, Camden County, N.C.
- Excerpt from Recollections of My Slavery Days (1922) by William Henry Singleton, New Bern, N.C.
- Urban areas
- Excerpt from The Narrative of Lunsford Lane (1842) by Lunsford Lane, Raleigh, N.C.
- Piedmont
- Excerpts from Narrative of James Curry, a Fugitive Slave (1840) by James Curry, Person County, N.C.
- Western North Carolina
- Coastal area
- Students should have basic background knowledge of slavery in North Carolina.
- Teachers should read through the slave narrative excerpts in preparation for the lesson.
Note: The slave narrative excerpts used in this lesson have been selected for grade-level appropriateness and avoid the most shocking themes of the slave narratives, such as extreme violence and sexual abuse. Links to the full-length narratives, available on the Documenting the American South website, are provided in the sidebar. If students choose to read further in the online slave narratives, teachers may wish to lead an additional discussion on some of the difficult themes they may encounter, such as violence, sexual abuse, and use of racist language, before students read the narratives.
- As a class, brainstorm images that come to mind when you think of slavery. Record these ideas in a place where you can refer to them again later. If the class comes up with images such as cotton fields, plantations, etc., ask where they have seen or heard of these images.
- Explain that while many slaves did work on large plantations, slaves in North Carolina did a variety of jobs. Depending on where they lived, slaves may have worked on small farms, performed domestic labor, been skilled artisans, worked in the boating and sailing industry, or even become entrepreneurs.
- Tell students that they will be reading parts of slave narratives, or autobiographies written by slaves to share their experiences, from slaves who lived in North Carolina.
- Have students read the excerpts from the slave narratives, taking notes as they read. Then ask students to plot the hometown or home county of each narrative's author on their maps.
- Have students illustrate the different types of labor described by the slave narrative authors in the area of the map where slaves may have performed that type of labor. Students may need to do additional research about slavery in different regions of the state to complete their maps; possible sources are identified below in the Supplemental Information section.
- As a class, look back at the list created in step one. How do students' initial impressions of slavery compare to those recorded on their maps?
Students should have correctly plotted the locations of the slave narratives (Raleigh, Wilmington, Person County, New Bern, Franklin, Camden County) as well as correctly illustrated the different types of slave labor, demonstrating an understanding of the diversity of slaves' experiences in North Carolina.
Alternative assessment
Rather than creating a map, students may choose a region of the state and write a brief slave narrative as a slave living in that area. Students should demonstrate understanding of the regional differences of slavery by writing about the type of labor a slave may have performed in that region.
Supplemental information
These texts can be used by teachers or students to further research slavery across the state.
- Cecelski, D. (2001). The Waterman's Song : Slavery and Freedom in Maritime North Carolina. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press.
- Crow, J. (1992). A History of African Americans in North Carolina. Raleigh: NC Department of Cultural Resources.
- Inscoe, J. (1989). Mountain Masters, Slavery and the Sectional Crisis in Western North Carolina. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.
- North Carolina Essential Standards
- Social Studies (2010)
Grade 8
- 8.H.1 Apply historical thinking to understand the creation and development of North Carolina and the United States. 8.H.1.1 Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues. 8.H.1.2 Summarize the literal meaning of...
- 8.H.2 Understand the ways in which conflict, compromise and negotiation have shaped North Carolina and the United States. 8.H.2.1 Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states' rights and citizenship...
- Social Studies (2010)
North Carolina curriculum alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 8
- Goal 3: The learner will identify key events and evaluate the impact of reform and expansion in North Carolina during the first half of the 19th century.
- Objective 3.04: Describe the development of the institution of slavery in the State and nation, and assess its impact on the economic, social, and political conditions.


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Diecast Special: BioShock Infinite
on Apr 6, 2013
I sat down with Josh, Chris, and Jarenth and we discussed BioShock Infinite at length. It should go without saying, but just in case you're intuition-impaired: This podcast will feature complete and total spoilers for all aspects of the game.
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No timestamps for this one. The discussion is mostly freeform.
As promised, here is the screenshot I mentioned in the discussion:

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The Ethics of International Business
Oxford University Press, 1991 - Business & Economics - 196 pages
When standards for pollution, discrimination, and salary schedules are lower in an offshore host country than they are in the home country, should multinational corporations insist on home country standards? Would using home standards imply a failure to respect cultural diversity and national integrity? What obligations, if any, do multinationals have to the people they affect indirectly? In this study, business ethicist Thomas Donaldson offers three concepts for interpreting international business ethics: a social contract between productive organizations and society, the notion of a fundamental international right, promulgated by ten specific international rights, and a moral "algorithm" to help multinational managers make tradeoffs between conflicting norms in home and host countries. He then employs these concepts in the analysis of specific problems such as the distribution of hazardous technology and South African divestment. A timely and important text for courses in international business or business ethics.
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Shoddy romantic behavior seems like a running theme in today's Booth lineup. Parable vs. Mac Soto's Soul (also featured on our homepage) found the NYC rhymesayer and Southern singer/songwriter/producer copping to their callous treatment of women who loved them, and on Knowledge Medina's latest feature— a world premiere—the South Floridian emcee does… pretty much the same thing. On newly-leaked EP cut You Don't Really Care, project collaborator Numonics' chopped soul samples set a rueful mood as Medina looks back on the pain and suffering he caused his girl. Even so, she held him down through it all. Pleading for the woman in question to let bygones by bygones and take him back one more time, he nonetheless admits, "If you're a woman, I probably don't deserve too many chances I didn't earn." Will the emcee succeed in rebuilding those burnt bridges? We can only speculate. Either way, though, those digging this poignant jam won't want to miss the rest of the fresh tunes to be found on Medina and Numonics' Never Enough EP, scheduled to drop February 7.


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The nephew of an EgyptAir co-pilot, accused of deliberately crashing a Boeing 767 into the Atlantic last October, dismissed Friday fresh allegations of sexual impropriety against his uncle.
"They've run out of logical reasons (to pin the crash on my uncle)," Walid al-Battuti told AFP in Cairo. "And now they want to get us involved in responding to this kind of allegation."
FBI reports due to be released later Friday by investigators into the crash allege that Gamil al-Battuti made a series of sexually suggestive acts in public, some of them in the days before the crash, USA Today reported Friday.
But the paper said investigators were unable to determine whether behavior such as allegedly exposing himself from a hotel window was connected with the October 31st crash.
"The name of my uncle is Gamil al-Battuti, it is not Bill Clinton," Walid said, in apparent reference to Clinton's admitted extra-marital sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
The information, gathered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of a background investigation of the plane's crew members, will be included in the public files of the crash that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will release Friday, USA Today reported.
The allegations of sexual impropriety came from interviews with employees at the Hotel Pennsylvania, where EgyptAir flight crews stayed during stopovers in New York.
Co-pilot Gamil al-Battuti's character has been at the center of the debate over the crash, after suggestions by US investigators, angrily denied by Egypt, that he deliberately downed the plane in an act of suicide.
Egyptian officials have dismissed the suicide theory as a smokescreen to hide a possible mechanical failure in the Boeing 767.
On unveiling its public files, the NTSB will not announce a cause for the crash. However, they will include a complete transcript from the cockpit after the plane took off from New York until it crashed killing all 217 people on board, USA Today said -- CAIRO (AFP)
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The T2 module is a base for the refactoring of the now quite stable
Tangram Object-Relational mapper.
In a nutshell, it lets you store objects - which have to be described to a
similar level that you would describe a database to store them - into any
SQL store. Currently, this is tested on PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle and
Sybase a lot, though in general database-specific extensions to SQL, such
as triggers, stored procedures, etc are avoided. So, if DBI installs and
tests successfully with your database, there is a good chance that T2 will
work with it too.
The only current requirement is that objects that have tables associated
with them are implemented via hashes. You also have to be able to describe
all of the fields for those root objects. Individual fields of stored
objects may be arbitrarily complex.
If you are familiar with DBI, it is somewhat similar to bless'ing the
structures returned by $dbh->fetchrow_hashref, except that references and
collections to other objects in the store are loaded `on demand' (aka
WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/T2/
make generate-plist
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/databases/p5-T2/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install p5-T2
cd /usr/ports/databases/p5-T2/ && make install clean
pkg install p5-T2
PKGNAME: p5-T2
SHA256 (T2-0.10.tar.gz) = 3bda019a89c586dfffe1ffe4119082b072f2625f2b5c9ac036b8692b7887f3e0
SIZE (T2-0.10.tar.gz) = 38426
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only information on required and default dependencies. Optional dependencies are not covered.
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 24
Remove ${PORTSDIR}/ from dependencies, categories d, e, f, and g.
With hat: portmgr
Sponsored by: Absolight
Reassign databases/ perl modules to perl@.
- Sort plists
- Sort DEPENDS
- Add TEST_DEPENDS where necessary
- p5-Class-DBI-DDL: switch to USE_PERL5=configure
- Remove unnecessary or unusual stuff from pkg-descr's
- Regenerate patches using makepatch where necessary
- Based on the description from p5-DBIx-Password (most of which I've
excised), it isn't clear whether this module even works when it's
built non-interactive
- p5-DBIx-Simple: Make all the OPTIONS dependencies BUILD_DEPENDS
as well
- p5-T2: Fails 'make test' (as it did before). The module isn't even
present on CPAN or Meta::CPAN, and should probably be considered
for deletion
Change the way Perl modules are installed, update the default Perl to 5.18.
Before, we had:
site_perl : lib/perl5/site_perl/5.18
site_perl/perl_arch : lib/perl5/site_perl/5.18/mach
perl_man3 : lib/perl5/5.18/man/man3
Now we have:
site_perl : lib/perl5/site_perl
site_arch : lib/perl5/site_perl/mach/5.18
perl_man3 : lib/perl5/site_perl/man/man3
Modules without any .so will be installed at the same place regardless of the
Cleanup plist
Support STAGEDIR.
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat:
- Convert to new perl framework
- Update MASTER_SITES
- Add Licence
- Trim header
Submitted by: Ports Fury
- Remove SITE_PERL from *_DEPENDS
At the moment 1385 ports use BUILD_DEPENDS= ${RUN_DEPENDS} and 450
ports use BUILD_DEPENDS:= ${RUN_DEPENDS}. This patch fixes ports that are
currently broken. This is a temporary measure until we organically stop using
:= or someone(s) spend a lot of time changing all the ports over.
Explicit duplication > := > = and this just moves ports one step to the left
Approved by: portmgr
- Get Rid MD5 support
- Remove test-only and included-in-perl-5.8 dependencies.
Utilize %%SITE_PERL%% and %%PERL_ARCH%% in pkg-plists
PR: ports/136771
Exp Run by: pav
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Update download locations
restore CPAN subdir
Reported by: -fetch-original pointyhat run
- Fix plist with perl 5.8.9
- Take advantage of CPAN macro from bsd.sites.mk, change
${MASTER_SITE_PERL_CPAN} to CPAN.
PR: ports/122674
Submitted by: Philip M. Gollucci <email@example.com>
Reworked by: araujo (myself)
Approved by: portmgr (pav)
- Remove old Perl support from unmaintained ports in categories starting
with letter b-f
- Update to 0.10
- Rephrase IGNORE
- Add SHA256
Reset bouncing maintainer addresses.
Hat: portmgr
Source: Edwin's updated distfile tracker
Unbreak by using %%SITE_PERL%% and not hardcoding it.
BROKEN: Broken pkg-plist
Mark IGNORE for perl < 5.6. Informed maintainer.
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We use 8.5 where I work
It works completely fine on Win 7 64 bit machines.
We did have some issues initially with SQL server 2008 (I think that was the version) but then a service pack for the server fixed it I think.
I have had ADO fail because SQL connectivity wasn't installed. You could try that.
We use SQL 2000 PE and then just choose to install connectivity to get it working.
I don't know if this helps you at all, but I can say it does work on modern OS's.


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Bisons continue losing ways
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Raul Valdes didn't make many mistakes in his start against Pawtucket on Saturday, but the ones he did cost the Bisons dearly.
Valdes (3-3) earned the loss, going five innings and allowing two earned runs – both solo home runs – as the Bisons fell, 3-1, to the Red Sox.
Carlos Rivero and Will Middlebrooks were the culprits in taking Valdes yard with home runs in the fourth and fifth innings, respectively.
Buffalo closer Bobby Korecky worked one inning of scoreless relief to lower his season earned-run average to 0.56.
Pawtucket starter Brandon Workman (5-1) had little trouble, allowing just three hits in five innings as the Bisons' offense put forth another punchless effort.
The team got its lone run in the seventh inning when Ryan Goins doubled Ryan Schimpf home.
The Herd has put up three or fewer runs in seven of its last eight games and has dropped six in a row. Since sweeping a doubleheader against Scranton July 2, the Bisons have dropped 11 of their 14 contests.
The team will look to avoid a four-game sweep today when they close out the series at Pawtucket (1:05 p.m., Radio 1520 AM).


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Gender: Male
Species: lion
Character Description
KIMONI is Sarabi's twin brother. He's also SAFARI's brother. They all have for parents KOSA and SHANIRA. Unlike his sister and his mother, he didn't grew up in Ahadi's pride.
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CHICAGO, April 10 (UPI) -- Nate Berkus' publicist says the Chicago interior designer, author and TV personality is engaged to Jeremiah Brent, his boyfriend of about a year.
Berkus proposed to Brant Monday and the couple celebrated with friends at the ancient Incan historic site of Machu Picchu in Peru, People.com reported Wednesday.
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Is it possible to be hooked on junk food? A few months ago, this report suggested junk food could be as addictive as drugs. Now another one finds the same. The research in rats says high-fat, high-calorie foods affect the brain in a similar way as cocaine and heroin do. The study found when rats ate a lot of these foods, they had compulsive eating habits that resemble drug addiction.
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Round-Up: Windows Phone 7 Reviews
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October 21, 2010 3:11 PM
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Gizmodo declares, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have ourselves a race" in smartphones.
(Source: Gizmodo.com)
Apps are rough and no multi-tasking blows, but not a bad start from the new OS
With the U.S. launch of Windows Phone 7 devices just around the corner (November 8), early reviews of the new mobile OS from Microsoft (and the hardware it runs on) are starting to emerge. So far, it appears that the product has a real chance to carve out a nice little niche in the budding smartphone market, though there are a few early hiccups.
didn't see a reason to completely re-write their mid-summer review of a developer device running Windows Phone 7. At the time, they said it felt incomplete -- which it was -- but there haven't been any major overhauls since then. Instead, they went back and annotated their original review
with some nice additions
. The following are a few take-aways:
- The software's touch-responsiveness and speed are to be celebrated, though the way applications appear in long, alphabetized lists can become tedious -- no improvement over iOS and Android's grids.
- The lack of copy-and-paste is unforgivable, though a software fix is coming "early 2011".
- No support for third-party multitasking of apps is "practically inexcusable".
- The WP7 touchscreen keyboard is very good. Almost as good as Apple's, and definitely better than stock Android.
- Facebook is deeply integrated into the OS, and is unavoidable, which could irk some. Lack of Twitter integration is puzzling.
- Web browsing is "a really pleasant experience," despite the fact that many websites that detect iPhone and Android devices to show tailored versions don't have the same functionality for WP7, and instead load unsightly WAP versions.
- One troubling area was third-party apps. "In almost every application we used besides some of the Xbox Live titles, there were major problems with either loading, rendering, navigation, or stability,"
writes. "Even from respected app-makers like Seesmic, the results seemed second rate in comparison to same applications on other platforms."
- Their closing comments complimented the effort, but said that the OS is at least a year behind market leaders.
also conducted
its own (very) in-depth review
of Windows Phone 7. Some highlights:
- "The underlying architecture is well engineered, high performing and extremely efficient."
had a difference of opinion about the listed apps, praising the format's simplicity and ease of finding items over a grid.
- The UI is very clean, attractive, and smooth, thanks to a minimalist approach.
- Facebook integration is the best out of any other device.
- XBox Live integration and Windows Phone cloud access are nice touches.
- Internet Explorer mobile is much slower at loading webpages than on other OS's because of lower Javascript performance.
- The lack of quality apps and conventional task switching "are the two biggest issues facing Windows Phone 7 today."
- Windows Phone is more like an iPhone than an Android.
If the
review is too exhaustive, and you want a simple, straight-to-the-point overview, the folks over at
have provided one
does a particularly good job of breaking down the OS's interface to three core concepts: Hubs, which are panoramic apps that span multiple screens; Live Tiles, which are home screen icons that update with new info (though not quite as in-depth as Android widgets); and the App Bar, "a semi-persistent menu/taskbar that hides deeper actions—like starting a new email or switching tabs in Internet Explorer."
also applauds WP7 for striking the "best balance of any smartphone between web-oriented and local storage, using the cloud for info like contacts and apps, tying itself to a PC (or Mac, with a basic client) only for big updates, music and video syncing."
Overall, they like the polished feel of the OS, with its beautiful, minimalist appeal. What they don't like is the fact that the home screen can only hold eight tiles, requiring a lot of side-swiping. Other drawbacks include the lack of a singular e-mail app (each account takes its own tile), lack of multi-tasking, and the cumbersome nature of searching for apps. Again, apps and multi-tasking.
The verdict? "Windows Phone 7 is really great. A solid foundation, it's elegant and joyful." It may not be an instant iPhone or Android killer, but it certainly is an option to consider. Once the bugs are worked out and the developer ecosystem is filled out, we'll have a clearer picture.
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Viral Website Teasing Resident Evil 6?
No Hope Left
January 17, 2012
A mysterious viral website may be hinting at the next game in the Resident Evil series. A blog containing several photos and videos appears at
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, featuring graffiti scrawled on various dilapidated walls and billboards.
Most notably, a biohazard symbol can be seen in several photos, and one of the site's blog posts bears the title "biohazard sign." In Japan, Biohazard is the name of the Resident Evil franchise.
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The site's Whois registration data yields no direct link to Capcom, but sleuths on the NeoGAF forums have dug up an interesting connection. Searching for the site's Whois data on GoDaddy reveals that it's registered by "Identity Protection Service" in Surrey, United Kingdom.
Looking up the Whois data for viral site Inserted Evil (which contains logos for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City and is confirmed to be connected to the game) yields the same Identity Protection Service Whois data, also tied to Surrey. Both sites also appear under the registrar "WEBFUSION LTD."
Still, there's no clear indication that the site has any relation to the Resident Evil franchise or Resident Evil 6, which has never been announced or even hinted at by Capcom. We reached out to Capcom, and the company told us they do not comment on rumors or speculation, which is a fairly standard response in situations like this.
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One of the videos seen on the site hints at a threat outside. Could it be zombies?
While the evidence does seem to suggest Resident Evil, the site can't be taken as anything official, and any connection to Resident Evil is simply a rumor. This could easily be a viral campaign for any number of other post-apocalyptic properties, including movies and comic books.
It's worth noting that last year, a fake teaser trailer circulating during the Tokyo Game Show fooled many sites, so any news about RE6 should be taken with a grain of salt.
Many of the photos and videos on the site feature the date January 19, 2012, so we expect more details to trickle out in the coming days.
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Although there's nothing more rewarding then creating a delicious meal to share with friends and family, most of the time, I'm cooking for myself. The first step to cooking for one is to get over any fears of eating alone. Just because you are dining by yourself doesn't mean that you should eat cereal or ramen! Instead, treat yourself to a healthy and flavorful meal. Here's how I suggest you cook for one:
- Stock your pantry with staples like pasta, beans, and rice. These items don't go bad and can be used to cook multiple meals.
- Know what your personal portion size is. The first time you cook rice or pasta, make a note of how much you are cooking. For instance, I make 1/2 cup of rice and a quarter-size handful of spaghetti. Going forward, always cook that amount.
- If you like to follow recipes, look for recipes that have a smaller serving size. Recipes that serve four are easy to halve.
Keep reading for the rest of my helpful tips!
- Don't be afraid of leftovers. When halving a recipe that serves four, there's still a chance that some food will be leftover. Also, be creative with leftovers: toss protein with greens for a lunch salad or use cooked vegetables in a frittata.
- Think outside the box. Craving roast chicken? A whole chicken is too much for one person, but a bone-in, skin-on chicken breast is ideal for just you. Roast it the way you normally roast a whole chicken, rubbed with herb butter and with lemons stuffed under the skin.
- Purchase single-serving quantities. When you want to make burgers, head to the meat counter and pick up four to six ounces of ground beef. Rather than buying a bag of buns, pick up one from the deli. Same goes for seafood: get five shrimp, eight to 10 clams or mussels, or a six-ounce fillet of fish. It may cost a little more than purchasing the food in larger quantity, but that way you'll reduce food waste.
- Keep one or two favorite frozen foods on hand. There are going to be nights when you're too tired to cook. For these occasions, make sure you have a good back-up in the freezer. I have a weakness for Stouffer's French Bread Pizza and keep one in my freezer for days when I don't want to cook or am simply out of food.
- Consider ordering a community shared agriculture produce box. Fresh, in-season fruit and vegetables will always be at your finger tips.
- Make each meal special. Set a TV tray out and catch up on your shows, bring a book or magazine to the table, or simply set the table with a place mat, candles, and flowers. You'll be more likely to enjoy the food!
Lastly, remember that while you may be eating alone, you're not the only one in the world who is dining alone. There's a chance I am, too!
Do you cook for yourself? Please share your suggestions below!


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PARK HILLS, Mo. – The Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Basketball team remains undefeated Region 16 today after defeating the Mineral Area College (MAC) Cardinals 74-63 Wednesday evening, Feb. 1, in Park Hills, Mo.
The Grizzlies are now 18-5 overall and 4-0 in the region.
"Mineral Area is hard to prepare for because they do so many things off the cuff," Grizzly Basketball Head Coach Yancey Walker said. "We knew that guarding the ball and rebounding would be important. Our help defense was much cleaner than the first time we played them."
The Grizzlies played much better offensively in the first half than they did during the teams' earlier meeting on Jan. 14 at the West Plains Civic Center. By the end of the period, the Grizzlies were up 35-23.
"We spent the last several practices focusing on doing a better job rebounding, both offensively and defensively, and starting the game off with better offensive execution," Walker explained. "We collected 12 offensive rebounds and, while our execution wasn't perfect, it was still efficient enough to build a 12-point lead a halftime."
Although the Cardinals outscored the Grizzlies 40-39 in the second half, thanks in large part to sophomores Darrien Hooker and Jerome Davis who combined for 38 eight of those points, the Grizzlies were able to keep the Cardinals in check.
"Our goal coming out of halftime was to start the half with three defensive stops in a row. To our team's credit, we were able to get five in a row to start the half," Walker said. "Our defensive intensity got increasingly better as the game went along. We forced them to make challenged shots most of the game."
Walker said the Cardinals did their best to keep the Grizzlies off balance by running two different zones and switching to a man-to-man defense throughout the game. "For the most part, we were patient and got the shots we wanted, but we did rush on a few possessions," he added.
Offensively, the Grizzlies were led in scoring by sophomore Gage Wooten with 24 points, followed by sophomore Nathane Simniok and freshman Kervin Rameau, who each had 10. Wooten also grabbed 10 rebounds for the night.
Hooker and Davis paced the Cardinals on the scoreboard with 29 and 22 points, respectively. Twenty-three of Hooker's points came in the second half.
"Again, our bench gave us a nice lift," Walker said. "We were able to go with several different lineup combinations that allowed us to have an extra ball handler on the floor with all those traps they were setting." The Grizzlies' bench outscored the Cardinals' 27-2.
The Grizzlies hit the road again later this week to take on Region 16 rival Moberly Area Community College at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, in Moberly, Mo. The return home Tuesday, Feb., for a non-region match against Arkansas Baptist College of Little Rock at 7 p.m. in the West Plains Civic Center arena.
For more information about the Grizzly Basketball program, including complete game statistics, visit the team's website at http://www.wp.missouristate.edu/grizzly/bb.htm or call the Grizzly Basketball office at 417-255-7993.


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TITLE Preventative Maintenance Coordinator
CLASSIFICATION Nonexempt
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR Facilities Manager
MAJOR ADMINISTRATOR Assistant Director of Facilities Management - Maintenance
The Preventative Maintenance Coordinator supervises, coordinates, and documents preventative maintenance of all facility and utility systems, including, but not limited to, refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), steam, condensate, plumbing, and electrical systems using the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). The Preventative Maintenance Coordinator is responsible for collecting equipment data and assisting the Facilities Manager in developing, implementing, and monitoring preventive maintenance programs for mechanical, electrical and facility systems. The Preventative Maintenance Coordinator directly supervises student and part-time staff that perform semi-skilled preventative maintenance, supervises the performance of emergency and routine maintenance on campus facilities and systems as performed by full-time employees, and, within Facilities Maintenance and in coordination with policies established by the Director of Environmental Management, enforces federal regulations governing environmental protection, hazardous waste disposal and the use of chemical substances and materials.
Education: A high school diploma or the equivalent and an Associate's degree, completion of a technical training program in a maintenance trade equivalent to a minimum of sixty hours of college credit, or completion of a recognized apprenticeship program in a maintenance trade, or a combination of the three, is required.
Experience: At least six years of progressively responsible experience in the repair and maintenance of industrial or commercial facilities is required. Experience in mechanical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), electrical, plumbing, and refrigeration systems is preferred.
Skills: Skills in the proper use of test equipment, hand and power tools, diagnosing and trouble-shooting equipment malfunctions and systems failures are required. Must be able to read and interpret blueprints, schematics, and wiring diagrams. Supervisory skills, ability to motivate others to effective action, and administrative ability are required. Computer literacy is required. Experience with a CMMS system, including data entry and scheduling, is preferred. The ability to develop knowledge of, respect for, and skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds is required.
Effort: The ability to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis is required. The ability to tolerate prolonged standing and frequent bending, stooping, and reaching on a daily basis is required. The ability to work in confined spaces is required. A full range of physical motion is required in order to operate manual and electrically-powered tools and electrical test equipment, to move throughout campus, including climbing stairs in all University buildings, and to work at heights. Work is performed indoors and out-of-doors, occasionally in environments that are dusty, noisy, or which could have work hazards. Some positions in this job classification (job title) are designated as essential employees who must report to work as scheduled when University offices are closed due to severe weather; the supervisor will communicate whether the particular position is considered essential and under what situations.
Other: The scope of the position requires exposure to and use of chemicals, solvents, and cleaners common to most maintenance trades that may be hazardous and/or cause injury if specific instructions regarding their mixture, use, and disposal/storage are not properly followed. A valid Missouri driver's license is required.
1. Assists the Facilities Manager with ensuring that all facilities are structurally sound, mechanically operational, electrically efficient, and safe by planning and scheduling daily and weekly preventative maintenance activities in coordination with the Work Management Center.
2. Supervises the student and part-time worker maintenance crew in the performance of routine preventative maintenance on facilities and systems and makes work assignments based upon an evaluation of job requirements and individual expertise.
3. Assures completion of assigned maintenance and repair tasks by monitoring work progress performed by student and part-time staff as well as full-time employees, inspecting work performance and providing corrections of any deficiencies as necessary, redirecting work efforts to meet critical and/or necessary work requirements, and recommending the use of additional departmental personnel or contract personnel (as appropriate) to meet assigned completion targets.
4. Assists with the development of a competent and efficient student and part-time worker maintenance crew by training personnel (as necessary) in the proper use of test equipment, hand and power tools, and shop safety, and demonstrating appropriate work methods.
5. Develops CMMS PM tasks for the preventative maintenance of mechanical, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, plumbing and refrigeration control systems.
6. Assists with documenting the cost of maintenance repairs and services by keeping records of time and materials to be charged to each job and providing periodic status reports to the Facilities Manager.
7. Assures that preventative maintenance personnel have the equipment and supplies necessary to perform mechanical services by monitoring the use of supplies and materials, estimating future material usage, requisitioning those supplies and equipment, distributing supplies/materials and equipment as required, and advising the Facilities Manager regarding potential shortages, recommended replacement items, or related equipment needs.
8. Supports preventive maintenance as a strategy in maintaining University electrical, mechanical, control, and plumbing systems by assisting in the development and monitoring of preventive maintenance programs, keeping accurate records in the work management system on all equipment indicating all repairs/breakdowns, replacements, required and performed maintenance, performing spot checks of equipment to determine their working condition, and performing and/or directing periodic cleaning and servicing of tools and test equipment.
9. Assists the Facilities Manager with ensuring that contract mechanical maintenance services meet specified results and/or work orders thus minimizing future operational problems by observing (spot checking) the work performed and advising the Facilities Manager when contracted services fail to meet specifications or endanger University property or lives.
10. Reduces the likelihood for liability regarding the University's compliance with federal regulations by complying with and enforcing policies, laws, and regulations governing environmental protection, hazardous waste disposal and the use of chemical substances and materials.
11. Contributes to the operation of safe University pools and fountains by supervising the testing and treatment of their water chemical systems.
12. Enforces University and departmental rules and policies regarding employee conduct for assigned student and part-time workers by advising them of the rules and policies on employee conduct, issuing verbal warnings and written reprimands for violations, and recommending progressive disciplinary action to the Facilities Manager as necessary.
13. Reduces the likelihood of a significant disruption of mechanical services (i.e., heating, cooling, plumbing, electricity) to the University and assures around-the-clock responsiveness to mechanical failures or emergency situations.
14. Contributes to a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds.
15. Contributes to the overall success of Facilities Maintenance by performing other essential duties and responsibilities as assigned.
The Preventative Maintenance Coordinator is supervised by the Facilities Manager and supervises student staff and temporary staff.
Factor 1: Educational Requirements of the Job
Level 3 - 160 Points: The job requires a high school diploma or equivalent and up to one year (30 credit hours) of technical training, certification, and/or vocational classes or course work in a specialized area.
Factor 2: Skill Requirements - Craft and Trade Skills
Level 5 - 1100 Points: This level represents journeyman-level skill in building trades or related areas requiring extended training and/or experience and considerable practical knowledge in a trade or technical area, or other skills requiring similar levels of training. Skill at this level normally requires six years of experience within the trade.
Factor 3: Managerial Responsibility
Level 3 - 150 Points: Some supervision and training of student and part-time workers may be required where the nature of supervision is largely confined to scheduling work and assigning tasks. Supervision at this level may also involve directing the work assignments of one or more permanent, full-time employees, but supervision typically does not include a full range of supervisory responsibilities, and supervisory duties typically do not consume a large portion of the work day. Characteristic of this level would be employees who direct student workers, or work team leaders who act as working supervisors. Responsibilities at this level may include tracking budgeted spending, limited purchasing authority, and tracking inventory.
Factor 4: Guidelines
Level 2 - 50 Points: Specific guidelines and established routines exist, but some judgment in applying guidelines and deviating from standards must be exercised. The number and similarity of guidelines and work situations requires the employee to use judgment in locating and selecting the most appropriate guidelines, references, and procedures for application and in making minor deviations to adapt guidelines in specific cases. At this level, the employee may also determine which of several alternatives to use. Situations to which the existing guidelines cannot be applied or significant proposed deviations from the guidelines are referred to a supervisor.
Factor 5: Contacts
Level 3 - 100 Points: The purpose is to advise or counsel students, coworkers, or the general public, or to plan or coordinate work efforts with other employees who are working toward common goals and where relationships are generally cooperative. Contacts are moderately structured and routine.
Factor 6: Work Environment
Level 2 - 40 Points: The work area involves moderate discomfort and/or risk such as that from moving machinery, occasional work with hazardous substances, or moderate levels of noise. The work may require wearing of protective gear. The work area is generally adequately lighted and ventilated, but may involve uncomfortable temperatures at times.
Factor 7: Physical Demands
Level 3 - 100 Points: Work requires continuous moderate with some strenuous physical exertion including standing, climbing, crawling, and regular lifting of objects over 50 pounds.
Factor 8: Responsibility for Facilities and Resources
Level 2 - 40 Points: Jobs at this level might require frequent but routine responsibility for facility security, public safety, equipment, or money.
Factor 9: Complexity
Level 3 - 450 Points: The work includes various duties involving different and unrelated processes and methods. Decisions regarding what needs to be done depend upon knowledge of the duties, priorities, commitments, policies, and program goals of the supervisor and the department and involve the analysis of the subject, phase, or issues involved in each project or assignment, and the course of action may have to be selected from many alternatives. The work involves elements that must be identified and analyzed to discern interrelationships.


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Other than the jazz-superstar accompaniment he receives, pianist/composer and educator Darrell Grant injects a personalized spin, rooted with a distinct musical aura that pervades throughout this 2-disc set. Even on the up-tempo numbers, Grant instills a macrobiotic sense of being into these clear-sighted progressive jazz works. In effect, his music is derived upon the human condition, where understanding, compassion and astute morals trigger his musical aspirations.
On the opener titled "Reconciliation," the pianist projects a bouncy groove, teeming with gently rolling vistas by way of multi-directional flows and cheery choruses. And one of the many surprises includes his sprawling and airy rendition of the standard "The Way You Look Tonight," featuring vibist Joe Locke's delicately enacted fabrics of sound. In other areas, Grant lays down spunky grooves, sparked by harmonious group-based interplay.
When viewed upon as a whole, the leader's compositions shine forth as interleaving works that intimate a cohesive and intimate storyline. On disc-two he fuses gospel and provides an instrumental backdrop for excerpted speeches by Nelson Mandela. Grant performs pop-diva Sheryl Crow's "I Shall Believe," augmented by John F. Kennedy's inaugural address and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream," speech.
Saxophonist Steve Wilson abets the burner titled "Blues for the Masters." Then Grant jabs and spars with the rhythm section via an Afro-Cuban spin on Dizzy Gillespie's "Algo Bueno." Overall, he effectively uses music as a vehicle for expressionism and positive intentions, consummating his pronouncements of well-being to all.


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Forum: Ballet / Guys in Ballet
Guys in BalletMen wearing ballet flats in public
By WillSouthMcr Comments: 93, member since Sun Dec 18, 2005
On Thu Mar 05, 2009 02:34 PM
I love dancing and love wearing my black flats - Q How do other guys feel about wearing their flats around town ?
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By guyintights Comments: 242, member since Wed Aug 29, 2007
On Thu Mar 05, 2009 04:08 PM
I wear them at work sometimes but never outside cause it wrecks them in no time at all.
People know you are a dancer because of the way that you move and the way that you hold yourself. They may not say but they know. Best thing of all is that YOU know that YOU are a ballet dancer.
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By LittleButFierce Comments: 882, member since Sat May 05, 2007
On Thu Mar 05, 2009 04:43 PM
Why would you do that? It will bring dirt into the studio and your teacher and director will get mad and so will other dancers because it will mess up the floors and can make people fall from the dirt and it will make their shoes or feet dirty. Plus slippers are not exactly shoes for outside because they don't even have a rubber sole and have no support for your foot. I think it would be really uncomfortable. Plus it looks pretty weird for a guy to be running around outside a dance class in ballet slippers. Not really a men's style of shoe even if they were meant for wearing around town. So ya I think it's a dumb idea for many reasons.
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By guyclone Comments: 253, member since Wed Dec 28, 2005
On Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:18 PM
Do you mean ballet flats like those shoes that women wear with dresses and stuff, or proper ballet slippers that are meant for class???
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By rmdanceguy1 Comments: 903, member since Sat Nov 19, 2005
On Sun Mar 08, 2009 11:10 AM
I would not wear them out and about town. It is hard to find a pair that I can get used to for class and is comfortable for me. I recently changed from leather to canvas and wow what a difference! Why would you ruin them for class by wearing them out in public? Then, again technically wearing them in class and performing in them IS wearing them in public.
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By PerfectFeet Comments: 342, member since Mon Feb 11, 2008
On Mon Mar 09, 2009 08:38 AM
No. For all the reasons already stated.
I could see wearing them at home, if you're actually practicing, or even just in the type of mood where you might want to bust out a few pirouettes in the kitchen or something.
My latest obsession: (and might I suggest...)
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By NickfromDvalda Comments: 759, member since Fri May 30, 2008
On Mon Mar 09, 2009 02:24 PM
PerfectFeet wrote:
Those look very comfortable.
On topic: No. I don't think it's a good idea for two reasons. First, you'll ruin your flats in no time flat (ho ho ho... that was awful). Even if you can afford to replace them every other day, you'll drag dirt and dust and all manner of grossness into your ballet studio. That's not fair to the other dancers, now is it?
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By mohabee Comments: 767, member since Sun Dec 08, 2002
On Wed Mar 11, 2009 09:58 PM
Hi WillSouthMcr!
I think you'll wind up with badly-impared shoes, and it might harm your knees, legs, and lower back.
Ballet shoes aren't made to be worn outside the class or the performance--they wear out quickly. Worn ballet shoes can lead to bad posture, whether in the studio, or while walking down the street!
So don the sneakers, after class, and wear ballet shoes only while in the class.
Keep On Dancing!
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By guyclone Comments: 253, member since Wed Dec 28, 2005
On Sat Mar 14, 2009 12:25 AM
If you are going to, then have a pair of ballet shoes that you wear out, and seperate pairs for the studio. Like the others have said, you don't want to risk damaging the studio floor because of dirt and stuff.
I don't wear mine outside, the don't hold up to the elements. But after your shoes have seen their best days in the studio, they make excellent house shoes, just to hang out in! Besides, old worn shoes will remind you of the hard work you've put in.
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By balletkml Comments: 193, member since Wed Oct 06, 2004
On Thu Mar 19, 2009 07:45 PM
As said above, if you want to wear ballet slippers in public, which I do, change them out and into a clean pair in class so as not to mess up the floor.
I love to wear my dead pointes, which is going to trash anyways, I just cut and save the ribbons for new ones to be broken in. I sometimes wear them as - is, with the elastics sewed from the ankle at the back, or if I am adventurous, I might cut off the back elastics and use them as a single strap, sewing them at the point by folding the heel over from the back, or even use double ribbons to criss-cross.
As for soft slippers, which I like to wear even more (as although the blocks are soft, they are not nearly as comfortable wearing them for hours on end as "Soft-Shoes") For soft slippers in wearing them when the weather is dry, I just use SUPER GLUE on all the stitches judiciously. (And not like U.S; where a pair of soft slippers will cost you $10 or more, I get mine from the Far East - Leather full or split sole ones for about $2.5 a pair, and canvas ones even cheaper - which I wear mostly on the beaches - as I can dye them to whatever colour I want!). My experience is that a pair will last me 2 weeks of constant wearing until the heel wears out first, then I use duct tape with the sticky side facing outwards, cuting the patch into a size slightly bigger than the worn out hole and another into smaller bitty size to tape and to cover the hole with the sticky side facing inside and Super Glue the "cut" circumferences again. Trust me, they last as long as a month for your "street" use as long as you don't do pirouettes on concrete surfaces!
As an aside, there are Chinese canvas MJs, American Eagle, Sugar and other ballerina flats you can choose from to wear as a boy/guy, they are nearly as comfy as soft ballet slippers and can be worn even when it's raining. But if your size is bigger than US womens' 9 or 10, then you have limited choice, and have to stick to ballet slippers.
I really don't find it wrong wearing what you want, whether you are in dance or not, I have worn half slip gymnastics ones with ankle socks in the street with just the front pad covering my toes, I don't care what others think about me walking like I am in dance or strutting in feminine balletic poisture.... Do it if you like it and don't judge into others like others judge you.
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By balletbear Comments: 169, member since Sat Dec 14, 2002
On Fri Mar 20, 2009 09:15 AM
I agree with all the don't do it comments, wearing them indoors is fine but they are just not designed for outdoor wear. But if u like to feel the road beneath your feet and barefoot isn't an option then I agree with PerfectFeet Vibrams fivefingers are fantastic, best footwear I own, would wear them all the time if I could.
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By lynn_dancer3201 Comments: 21, member since Wed Mar 25, 2009
On Wed Mar 25, 2009 09:07 AM
I agree with KML. I wear ballet flats (NOT ballet slippers, but flats meant for street wear. They are so cute, and comfortable.
|re: Men wearing ballet flats in public
By new_dancer27 Comments: 19, member since Mon Apr 06, 2009
On Tue Apr 14, 2009 09:50 PM
So I was wondering myself. I know girls wear the hard ballet flats everywere like to school, work, or for going out but I was wondering are they only for woment? I never really liked seeing them at first and actually hated the sight of them but now they kinda grew on me.
Are there ballet flats for men that we can wear or do we have to just purchase the womens ballet flats? Other guys here or ladies what are your opinions on guys that would like to wear girls ballet flats?
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By dancesmith Comments: 30, member since Tue Oct 28, 2008
On Wed Apr 15, 2009 07:09 AM
This whole issue had little or nothing to do with ballet. It belongs on a fashion or gender identification forum. Wearing ballet slippers outside of the studio is a little like wearing swimming goggles out of the water. You can do it, you can justify it to yourself, but youre still going to look very out of place.
If a guy wants to wear clothes designed for women, if thats what he feels comfortable in and as long as he is prepared for the reactions and possible repercussions, by all means I think he should go for it. But understand that its a statement about personal style and most likely gender identification. Just dont think it has anything to do with ballet.
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By JoshuaSullivan Comments: 40, member since Thu Apr 23, 2009
On Sat Apr 25, 2009 01:19 AM
I agree with all of the don't comments. It'll destroy your shoes. I noticed something was missing in the don't arguments. you feet. walk around one day and just look at the ground. all of the glass and rocks and pointy objects laying around are like a mine field. you could really hurt yourself.
sometimes if i don't have time to change my shoes i'll slide my foot (flats and everything) into my street shoe and it works just fine.
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By guyclone Comments: 253, member since Wed Dec 28, 2005
On Mon Apr 27, 2009 11:33 PM
Joshua, I agree. Ballet shoes aren't made for outdoor support. I do wear mine around the house, but more for comfort and warmth than support. I have worn mine outside or home from the studio now and then, but out of pure laziness. I usually do the same thing you do. After class I keep my ballet shoes on, and just slip into my street shoes. They are big bulky skate shoes anyways, so theres room!
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By Shramie Comments: 25, member since Sun Apr 12, 2009
On Tue Apr 28, 2009 04:55 AM
I think epople can do what they want to.
The only thing is, why WOULD you wear your ballet flats in public? I wouldn't they'd get dirty and it wopuld shorten the life of them, for $40 a pair im not going to just let them get ruined, I need to buy them regularly and dont want to make it more so!
I've been doing ballet for a year now (the actual grading syllabus for 3-4 months) and have gone through 2 pairs! but I DO use them also for modern alot
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By guyclone Comments: 253, member since Wed Dec 28, 2005
On Tue May 05, 2009 12:20 PM
Shramie, the ones I wear around the house are old, worn out ballet shoes, not ones I currently use in the studio.
But yes, I don't get the point of wearing them out in public, unless you are looking for weird reactions.
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By balletisawesome Comments: 74, member since Sat May 02, 2009
On Fri May 08, 2009 02:16 PM
um to me that would look weird, and plus it would really kill em. i have these red ballet slippers and they're really nice but the left one is starting to break a lil so i dont want to totally kill my ballet shoes
and it would be weird to see a guy wearing his ballet shoes around town
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By balletguy7 Comments: 1060, member since Thu Jul 06, 2006
On Sun May 17, 2009 08:43 PM
Hii Will,
are you talking about ballet slipers? if so be careful cause they dont have any arch support and you can hurt your knees and back in a bad way...even as a home slippers they are not so comfy ..but if you are talking about ballet flats(ballerina shoes)...that many girls are wearing on the street now with leggings or jeans, and if you are lucky and can wear ladies sizes such as 9 or 10..go ahead !! I saw some guys at Montreal wearing this kind of girls shoes and nobody minds there, by the way this shoes are comfy ..I tried once at one friends home lol
But not on the street cause I am not really cute or good looking and I am short


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PriMatch: Fairness-aware Secure Friend Discovery Protocol in Mobile Social Network
Mobile social networks are expected to substantially enrich interaction with ubiquitous computing environments by integrating social context information into local interactions. However, in mobile social networks, the mobile users may face the risk of leaking their personal information and their location privacy. In this paper, the authors first model the secure friend discovery process as a generalized privacy-preserving interest/profile matching problem. Then, they identify a new security threat arising from existing secure friend discovery protocols, coined as runaway attack, which is expected to introduce serious fairness issue. To address this new threat, they introduce a novel blind vector transformation technique, which could hide the correlation between the original vector and the transformed result.


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Fenom Modern Absinthe
Absinthe has a reputation for many things. Some of them are accurate and justified, others are bogus. Fenom certainly hopes to capitalize one way or the other on the allure of this infamous mind altering substance with their so-called "Modern Absinthe". Brought to our attention by Liqurious, it's described by the company as the first absinthe that's refined enough to satisfy, if not surpass, the refined palettes and expectations of today's modern lush. Crafted by French absinthe experts from traditional herbs including grand wormwood, it's certainly something worth investigating if a wild mood strikes you. We suspect its mirror metal bottle and modern shaping also looks great sitting on the top shelf of your home bar, and will undoubtedly attract curious party goers inspecting your offerings. Sadly details on pricing and availability of this glowing concoction are spare as the company only lists locations in South Beach as sales locations. Keep an eye on the company's website though to stay up to date on when you might call on your own. Maybe a representative will even be kind enough to give us the scoop on where to find it in the comments below.
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Timing Is Everything
He has made everything beautiful in its time. (Ecclesiastes 3:11)
When I look back on my life, at the things God has allowed me to do and the opportunities He has opened up, I can see the wisdom of His perfect timing.
Our tendency is to rush things, but just because something has not yet happened in your life doesn't necessarily mean it won't happen tomorrow. And that doesn't mean it won't happen a month or a year from now.
Perhaps one phase of your life is ending and another is beginning. Maybe everything that has happened to you up to this point in your life has been preparation for what is still ahead.
Late bloomers
Moses' ministry didn't get going until he was 80 years old. Wandering out there in the desert of Midian with his little flock of sheep, he probably thought his life was pretty much over. In reality, it was just about to begin.
Then there was Caleb, another Israelite who left Egypt in the Exodus. Along with Joshua, Caleb came back full of optimism and belief when they were sent to spy out the Promised Land. But when the Israelites believed the pessimistic report of the 10 other spies, God was so displeased that He refused to allow them to enter the land.
Wait on the Lord
Years later, when Joshua led a new generation of Israelites into the Promised Land, Caleb was among them. And at 80 years old, he told Joshua:
I'm asking you to give me the hill country that the LORD promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the Anakites living there in great, walled cities. But if the LORD is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the LORD said. (Joshua 14:12 NLT)
Joshua gave him his little segment of land, as promised, and Caleb drove out all of its inhabitants. Caleb believed God's promises, and God was faithful. We need to do the same.
David offered the same advice with these words: "Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD! (Psalm 27:14 NIV)
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AN Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report into a fatal light plane crash near Mildura Airport in November last year has been delayed by "competing priorities".
Boeill Creek horticulturist Tony Mangan was the sole occupant in a Cessna 310 flying from Moorabbin Airport to Mildura when the plane
made contact with powerlines and crashed in a vineyard about 2km from the runway.
The ATSB said the release of the draft investigation report to directly involved parties (DIP) for comment was now expected to take place in January next year.
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For the deployment and verification test, SoftBank Telecom established a connection between its data centers in Tokyo and Osaka (approximately 500 kilometers apart) via Infiniband, and configured wide-area virtual systems through the virtualization of servers, storage, and I/O. In doing so, it successfully transferred the virtual server and virtual storage environments on the Tokyo side to its counterparts on the Osaka side automatically and at high speed. DataCore SANmelody provided the critical storage virtualization and storage mirroring software functionality needed to do remote site replication.
SANmelody provided the wide-area virtual volume duplication, data synchronization using iSCSI, and wide-area automatic failover and fail-back functions by enabling the virtual storage and VMware ESX virtual machines to work together across the entire infrastructure.
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"SUPREME ENTERTAIMENT ENJOYABLE JOURNEY" The TrakteQ iGPS is stylish and reliable GPS Navigation Device on the market today. TrakteQ iGPS - is a premium high resolution personal travel assistant comes with many popular features, perfect for everyday navigation. Features a 5" screen display for improved map viewing. It includes 7 M of Points of Interest database all 50 states and Puerto Rico. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. Multi language See the big, wide world with the large high resolution screen TrakteQ iGPS Multi-Media and Navigation device. It offers: multiple-point routing, Text-To-Speech, lane assist with junction view to guide you through busy highway interchanges, approaching cross-street display, instant recalculations when off-route, detour options. See Even More It's easy to see where you're going on TrakteQ iGP 5-inch high resolution touch screen display. View map detail, driving directions, photos and more in bright, brilliant color. With its big, bold display, you won't miss a thing. One of the features of TrakteQ is tap the screen to get the nearest address and intersection, and the closest hospitals, police stations and fuel stations. As well as your exact latitude and longitude coordinates or users who are uncomfortable using computers. Know the Lane Before It's Too Late No more guessing which lane you need to be in to make an upcoming turn. Lane assist with junction view guides you to the correct lane for an approaching turn or exit, making unfamiliar intersections and exits easy to navigate. It realistically displays road signs and junctions on your route along with arrows that indicate the proper lane for navigation. Take It With You TrakteQ iGPS device is one of the slimmest GPS navigation device in the market today. It easily fits in your pocket or purse, and its rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car. Get Turn-by-Turn Directions Touch the color screen to easily look up addresses and services and get voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to your destination. It comes preloaded NAVTEQ® maps, 7 million points of interest (POIs), 2-D or 3-D maps. With the TrakteQ iGPS enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens. You can also upload custom points of interest (POIs). And with SiRF IV and 533MHz processor, TrakteQ calculates your position faster to get you there quicker. Go Beyond Navigation Navigation is just the beginning. The TrakteQ iGPS includes many travel tools including: Audio Player, Video Player, Picture Viewer, EBook Reader, Calendar, Calculator, Notes and many more. With iTEQCast you play your favorite music throughout speakers in your car, without any extra accessories support. Navigation is just the beginning, device includes entertainment and travel tools including: Audio Player, Video Player, Photo Viewer, EBook Reader, Calculator, Calendar, Notes, FM Transmission and many more. Specifications:
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asalamu alaikum yes heres another holiday you should stay far away from subhan'Allah
I knew it was wrong to celebrate it but didnt know why, you have to read this history on st; patricks
This is a form of shirk if you read into the article many Seen Him as a Salvation Astagfulah please make sure u read it is a form of shirk if you look at the history
Only Allah is your salvation
I hope this is beneficial and if anyone does celebrate it just please dont be angry at me i am for the sake of Allah only posting this because i too use to celebrate astagfullah until i found out the harm in it
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| Who Was St. Patrick?
Although it's not a national holiday in the United States, many communities across the country celebrate St. Patrick's Day with parades, festivals, and "wearing of the green." In fact, St. Patrick's Day parades are an American invention. The first parade honoring the day occurred in Boston in 1762. Over the years, parades and other celebrations on St. Patrick's Day became a way for Irish immigrants to remember their roots. Who was St. Patrick, and what is the meaning behind some well-known St. Patrick's Day legends?
While much of St. Patrick's life is clouded by legend, there are some generally agreed-upon facts. Most historians agree that he was born in Scotland or Wales around 370 A.D. and that his given name was Maewyn Succat. His parents, Calpurnius and Conchessa, were Romans living in Britain.
As a teenager, Maewyn was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland, where he worked as a shepherd. It was during that time he began to have religious visions and dreams. In one dream, he was shown a way to escape from Ireland - by going to the coast and getting on a ship. After a perilous journey of hundreds of miles, he arrived at the coast and discovered a ship bound to Britain.
Back in Britain, Maewyn's dreams continued. In his spiritual autobiography, the Confessio, he told of a dream about a man named Victoricus, who came to him with letters from Ireland. In this vision, Maewyn writes:
Although these visions moved him, Maewyn didn't feel himself worthy of returning to Ireland in his non-believer state. So, he journeyed to France where he entered a monastery and began studying for the priesthood. At this time he changed his name to Patrick (meaning "father of his people" in Latin).
It was only after finding his true spiritual self that Patrick felt he could answer the call to return to Ireland to "care and labour for the salvation of others." He returned as a bishop around 432 A.D., traveled throughout Ireland spreading the word of God, and built churches and schools.
Patrick's humility, engaging personality, and knowledge of the social structure in Ireland helped his mission succeed. Eventually he made his headquarters at Armagh (in present-day Northern Ireland). By the time of his death on March 17 between 461 A.D. and 490 A.D., Ireland was almost entirely Christian. St. Patrick is Ireland's patron saint.
|Celebrating in Ireland
In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is both a national and religious holiday. Stores and offices are closed, but restaurants remain open. Many people attend church and offer special prayers. The holiday falls during Lent, a period when eating meat is forbidden, but the ban is lifted on St. Patrick's Day and families enjoy special meals with traditional Irish food.
Since 1995 the Irish government sanctioned festivals and other events on St. Patrick's Day as a way to increase tourism and show off Ireland to the rest of the world.
The official St. Patrick's Festival site has live video footage of the festival from Dublin Castle, as well as a complete guide to the events, parades, and fairs occurring in and around Dublin over the four-day celebration. The highlight will be a fireworks display on Saturday March 16, which typically attracts 500,000 people to Dublin city center.
|The Legendary St. Patrick
There are numerous legends surrounding the life of St. Patrick. Here are some of the more familiar ones:
It is believed that in 441 A.D., St. Patrick fasted and prayed for 40 days at the summit of Croagh Patrick ("the Reek") in County Mayo. During this time, as blackbirds assaulted him, St. Patrick continued to pray and ring a bell as a proclamation of his faith. In answer to his prayers, an angel appeared to tell him that the Irish people would retain their Christian faith for all time. Today, more than 100,000 pilgrims visit the Reek annually to follow in St. Patrick's footsteps. Traditionally, pilgrims ascend the rocky trail barefoot.
It was while atop the mountain that St. Patrick drove all the snakes in Ireland to the sea. Historians generally agree that this myth serves as a metaphor for St. Patrick's good works. Since snakes are a common pagan symbol - and are not found in Ireland - this tale symbolizes St. Patrick's driving paganism out of Ireland.
Some believed that St. Patrick explained the concept of the Trinity in Christianity using a shamrock he found growing at his feet. More likely, the three-part leaf was worn by the people of Ireland as a symbol of the cross. It is assumed, however, that St. Patrick knew about the significance of the shamrock in other religious and pagan traditions, and may have incorporated it into his explanations and teachings.
|The Shamrock
The green shamrock (trefoil or seamair Óg) is the national symbol of Ireland, but this member of the legume family may be white, red, or yellow. The Druids, ancestors of the modern Irish people, believed in the holiness of the trefoil because of a sacred symbol formed by its three leaves. The number three figures prominently in other religions, too. To Christians its leaves form a cross and serve to represent the Trinity. It was thought that followers of St. Patrick wore a shamrock on his feast day.
Legend also has it that snakes avoid trefoil, and that it is a remedy for snake and scorpion bites.
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Search continues for missing Gold Coast fisherman
The scaled-down search for a missing fisherman is continuing off Queensland's Gold Coast.
An extensive air, sea and ground search was mounted last week to find 39-year-old Gavin Studwell, whose boat was hit by waves and sank during a fishing trip off Surfers Paradise.
Water Police Senior Sergeant Lucas Young says there has been no sign of the boat.
"The boat I would suggest from our information is on the bottom and well offshore," he said.
"The priority is Mr Studwell at this stage so he's our primary concern and we're focussing all our efforts there."
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Complaint Review: Answer by Gateway
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Answer by Gateway I'm another victim of deceptive sales and incompetent staff Internet
I had a message about Windows & not being genuine pop up - Since that was part of the pre-installed software on my Gateway desktop machine, I thought Gateway would know how to fix it. Boy, was I wrong.
Gateway was polite, but since my machine was 3 years old, and out of warranty, they gave me the number of Answers by Gateway.
And they couldn't have been nicer - got into my machine, checked it out, told me that it could be fixed. So after almost 2 hours, I was convinced to buy their service package at 149.99. Then I was transferred to another technician, who did pretty much all the same things that had already been done for free. Well, they could not fix the error - the tech kept asking me if I had the installation disks (no) and if anyone had changed anything recently (no). As it turns out, I was given many reasons for the Windows 7 message, including that someone had stolen my product key, someone had changed the registry, there was malware, there were physical problems on the hard disk - a list of lots of things they couldn't actually find. The final offer was to restore my machine back to where it was when I bought it - thereby losing all my applications that I had paid for over the years and loaded. This was not an option, and it was not a fix. Since it couldn't be resolved, I asked to be transferred to customer service to cancel the contract - by now, it was just 10am. I was told that customer relations was not available, call back in 2 hours.
Called back at noon, and the technician I spoke to would not transfer me to customer service, and told me that he would have them call me back within 1 hour. No surprises there - there was no call back from them.
I called again at 8 pm, was told customer relations was closed, but would be open next day at 10 am. So I called at 10:45am the next day, and again was told customer relations were not open, but would be open at 11:30am.
So I called at 12:10, talked to a technician, who put me on hold while she "checked with customer relations"; after about 3 minutes she actually transferred me.
And then I met Rao (you've seen his name in other complaints). According to him, I'm the problem, that they could fix the machine but I wouldn't let them reload the operating system. Again, that's not a fix, and I made it clear that I wanted my money back. He said maybe they could look into some sort of pro-rated refund, but since absolutely nothing was done by them to fix my machine, I said I wanted it all back. He said that the minute they spoke to me, I was using their service and I couldn't get my 149.99 back. I told him that I would be contacting my bank and he then said he would be flagging my account and when the bank called, he would be the one to talk to them, and he would deny the refund.
As soon as the charge is posted on my account, I will be opening up a dispute. Paying for a service that I haven't received is just not going to happen. I wish I had looked at these other complaints before I called Gateway. And, by the way, I have contacted Microsoft, and they are in the process of FIXING the problem without removing any of my own software or reloading the operating system.
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How to Watch Today's Lunar Eclipse from Your Computer
There's going to be a 120-minute long, total lunar eclipse today at 2:20 PM EDT and that, of course, is awesome. But what's not so awesome is that it won't be visible to people in North America. Selfish Moon! Good thing we have Google to live stream the whole shebang.


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Injuries to Mladen Petrić, Ivan Strinić and Niko Kranjčar have forced Croatia coach Slaven Bilić to reshuffle his 24-man squad ahead of the UEFA EURO 2012 play-off against Turkey.
Bilić has opted to leave out GNK Dinamo Zagreb captain Milan Badelj and Bolton Wanderers FC forward Ivan Klasnić while FC Bayern München's Danijel Pranjić and Ivica Olić are welcomed back into the fold. Defender Manuel Pamić and Hamburger SV's Ivo Iličević are the other changes to the squad which lost 2-0 in Greece, before defeating Latvia by the same scoreline in their final Group F game to gain the play-off spot.
"Strinić's injury is a big problem for us but we have several solutions for his position," said Bilić. "I have plenty of information about Turkey and we have our people there watching them. We are scouting their players and we have the strength and character to win this tie and reach the finals. We will go into the match in Istanbul like it is the only match of the tie."
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (FC Rostov), Danijel Subašić (GNK Hajduk Split), Ivan Kelava (GNK Dinamo Zagreb).
Defenders: Vedran Ćorluka (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Josip Šimunić (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyonnais), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Darijo Srna (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Šime Vrsaljko (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Domagoj Vida (GNK Dinamo Zagreb), Manuel Pamić (AC Sparta Praha).
Midfielders: Luka Modrić (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Ognjen Vukojević (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Tomislav Dujmović (FC Dinamo Moskva), Ivan Perišić (Borussia Dortmund), Ivan Rakitić (Sevilla FC), Mato Jajalo (1. FC Köln), Danijel Pranjić (FC Bayern München), Ivo Iličević (Hamburger SV).
Forwards: Eduardo (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Mandžukić (VfL Wolfsburg), Nikola Kalinić (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Nikica Jelavić (Rangers FC), Ivica Olić (FC Bayern München).
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by Elizabeth Patton, MS, RD, LD, CDE
What is the best option for refueling during exercise? It's a good question; especially since there are many options available. Endurance athletes especially need carbohydrates (sugars) to fuel muscles in order to perform. Fruit, sports drinks and other supplements supply carbohydrates and are all potential energy for athletes.
In search of the best performance "fuel," researchers at Appalachian State University compared the effects of a typical sports drink versus a banana on cycling performance. They found that during intense cycling, both sports drinks and bananas yielded comparable athletic performance, but that the bananas have some additional benefits that sports drinks don't. Bananas provide a nutritional boost due to their naturally occurring fiber, potassium and vitamin B6 in addition to what the researchers call a "healthier blend of sugars."
For the study, cyclists consumed either 8 ounces of a 6% carbohydrate drink (Gatorade) or half a banana every 15 minutes during a road race lasting 2.5 to 3 hours. Blood samples taken from the cyclists before and after the exercise were analyzed for more than 100 molecules associated with metabolism, which were not significantly different after exercise in both groups. Cyclists who consumed the bananas reported feeling more bloated and full after their race, likely due to the 15 g fiber contained in the amount of bananas they consumed (at least half the recommended daily recommendation). Both fruit and 6% carbohydrate sports drinks are options recommended by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Natural foods are a great fuel for our bodies. Bananas are cheap and easy to carry, peel and eat during exercise. Depending upon the type, intensity and duration of exercise you are performing, different commercial products or beverages may be more appropriate than whole foods. But whenever possible, fuel your body with food! It's a more complete nutritional package. Compare nutrients between foods and supplement options to make sure you select the best fuel for your particular type of exercise.
One medium banana contains about 27 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 105 calories, and is a good source of potassium (422 mg) and vitamin B6 (0.43 mg). The sugars in a medium banana are a mixture of glucose (5.9 g), fructose (5.7 g), and sucrose (2.8 g).
Sixteen ounces of Gatorade contains 28 g carbohydrate coming from a sucrose-dextrose-fructose blend (11 g glucose, 9.1 g fructose, and 4.6 g sucrose), 100 calories, 220 mg sodium, and 60 mg potassium.
Gatorade's G2 line is an option for those looking to replenish electrolytes while sparing carbohydrates and calories.
If you are training for a race and plan to use fruit, sports drinks or other supplements to refuel, make sure you "practice" with the type of fuel you plan to use before the real race so that there are no surprises. Talk with your trainer and dietitian about your exercise, nutrition and refueling plans for optimal performance.
What's your go-to fuel choice?
Elizabeth Patton MS, RD, LD, CDE is the chief blogger behind Good Food Tastes Good, a blog where Liz shares her passion for healthy eating and expertise on the matter regularly. Follow Good Food Tastes Good on Facebook.