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1. Turn off your air conditioning. Seriously, what kind of camp memories do you have? Turn it off.
3. Make your "bed" on the floor on top of an old crib mattress.
4. While in bed, play an audio loop of a bear snorting, just loud enough to keep you from really getting to sleep. Open a window, you can have a small fan.
5. Work in the yard from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Your yard needs it and it will help make up to him/her for you having being gone for a week.
6. Take a break from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. This is your time, spend it as you like, as long as no air conditioning is involved. Eat, nap, take a walk.
7. From 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, do physical activity. Do the taiso, ride a bike, do 50/100 several times, shadow practice the basic 50, work on the bokken katas. Take a 5 minute break every hour and guzzle as much water as you like. One hour can be spent studying history and vocabulary, as long as it is done in at least 100 degree heat.
8. At 10:00 PM, get ready to take a shower. Get all your things, go and stand at the bathroom door for 35 minutes, then take a 2 minute shower.
9. At 11:00 PM, get ready for dinner. Stand and look at the food for 15 minutes. Then take half of what you want and a mug of kool-aid.
10. It is okay to invite your friends from the dojo to participate. Make sure you have them sign a waiver.


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Date Posted: 2010-04-29
In Japan, May 5 is Childrens Day, the national holiday every Japanese kid waits for with enthusiasm.
During the Golden Week, a series of Japanese national holidays in early May, Kids Festival Adventure World is held in Chatan Dome in Mihama, Chatan from 9:00 to 18:00, from May 2 to 5. The festival is full of exciting events: museum of insects of the world, exhibition of specimens and information panels for the worlds biggest beetles "Hercules Beetle and Giraffe Stag Beetle, and rare butterflies. Also scheduled are battle matches of giant insects, sales and auctions of insects, and the operation of cat and dog-friendly park.
Visitors can take photos with 26-inch tall Cape Penguins from the southern coastline of Africa, or play with cool robots like chatting If-Bots, Hello-Kitty robot, adorable mini-dinosaur robots and pet robots (doggy, kitty, and hamster).
Chatan Dome is located in the southern corner of Chatan Park next to Sunset Beach and JUSCO Department Store. Tickets are required for entrance. Advance purchase is available at all locations of Family Mart (P-code: 986-872), Lawson (L-code: 89496), and Cocostore. Tickets cost ¥1,800 for adults (13 and older) and ¥1,000 for under 13. The purchase on the day of the event requires¥2,000 for adults and $1,800 for under 13. Kids under 4 get free entry.
The insect battle matches and auctions are scheduled everyday between 10:00-11:30, 13:00-14:30, 16:00-17:30 during the festival.

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Lacklustre retail and industrial production data for June indicate that the hoped-for recovery in Bulgaria is not yet in sight, ING analysts said in a note on August 10.
New data published by Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute (NSI) on August 10 show that retail turnover has remained relatively flat, while there was only a modest month-on-month improvement in industrial production.
Preliminary data on retail trade showed that turnover at constant prices inched up by just 0.9% in June compared to the previous month, while it was down by 18.1% compared to the same month of 2019.
Retail turnover increased by a similar amount month on month in May, after deep declines in March and April.
"No matter how we look at it, sales dynamics resemble an L. We'd love to see the 7.2% monthly advance in fuel sales in June as a sign of recovery, but we said the same last month after the 9.5% advance," commented ING analysts. "Now, with the number of [coronavirus] COVID-19 infections on the rise again and anti-corruption protests still ongoing, the chances for a rebound in consumer morale are rather bleak."
Source: ING
Bulgaria has been racked by nightly mass protests for just over a month now, with protesters demanding the resignations of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's government and chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev. In recent days anti-government protesters stepped up their actions, setting up a protest camp in central Sofia and blocking roads. There is no immediate end to the standoff in sight.
Meanwhile, the number of new coronavirus cases has been increasing by around 300 a day for the last few days, having accelerated since the start of the month.
Bulgaria's consumer sentiment improved during the three months to July, yet remained deep in negative territory at -38.5, albeit up from -41.8 in April, statistics office data showed.
Industrial production data, also released by the NSI on August 10, is more positive, with the seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index rising by 5.8% m/m in June, and declining by only 7.7% year on year.
Source: NSI
"This might not look impressive compared to the numbers we've seen around Europe but bear in mind that, at its low point in April, industry's monthly contraction was "only" 11.7%," ING's note read.
"On the year, total output is still 7.5% below the first six months of 2019, which, by the way, was not a great year for industry. Again, we find some comfort in the stabilising manufacturing sector (+6.0% vs May), which should act as a backstop given its large share in the overall index."
Overall, however, ING analysts consider the latest retail and industrial data "paints a rather weak picture" in advance of the release of second-quarter GDP figures on August 14. "We have pencilled a 11% contraction compared to the previous quarter, which looks slightly on the optimistic side now," ING analysts said.
"For the full year, unless 2Q GDP is truly shocking, we believe that the 5.0% contraction forecast still looks realistic given the weak activity data but also the government's fiscal expansion planned for the second half of 2020. If it wants to achieve its 3.0% of GDP budget deficit target, the government needs to spend the equivalent of around 4.5% of GDP in the last five months of 2020, which will be growth supportive."


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The Sports Xchange
Raiders trying to plug holes quickly
With the Raiders staggering into a home date with the resurgent New Orleans Saints, and having given up more points in the last two games than at any point since the first two games of the 1961 season, rookie head coach Dennis Allen isn't planning any dramatic shakeups.
He is sticking with the coaching staff he personally selected -- a first for the Raiders since Al Davis had a hand in picking the staff since 1963 -- and is concentrating on getting more out of what he has than looking elsewhere for help.
"I'm not going to stand up here and say we're making wholesale changes," Allen said of his 3-6 team. "We're going to look at every aspect of what we do, offensively, defensively and the kicking game, and if we feel changes need to be made, we'll make those changes."
As far as the coaching staff, Allen said, "No one is on the bubble. I don't think that's even appropriate to comment on, anyway."
Through nine games, the Raiders' personality is of a team that can be productive in the passing game, doesn't run the ball well and is all over the map defensively -- and mostly not in a good way.
Quarteback Carson Palmer is on pace to be the most prolific passer in terms of passing yardage in franchise history, although that was never the plan. The stated goal of Allen and offensive coordinator was to have a stout running game featuring Darren McFadden which would set up Palmer for bootlegs and strikes down field.
McFadden, now potentially out for the second straight game with a high right ankle sprain along with backup Mike Goodson, never got on track, leaving Palmer as the primary offensive threat.
Considering the next opponent is the New Orleans Saints, the Raiders are faced with having to keep up in a shootout. New Orleans quarterback Brees is only one of two quarterbacks (Matt Ryan is the other) with more than Palmer's 2,723 yards.
New Orleans knocked off the undefeated Falcons, is back in the playoff hunt at 4-5, and is going against an Oakland defense that has been shredded by Denver's Peyton Manning and most recently by Baltimore's Joe Flacco.
Flacco completed 21 of 33 passes for 341 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, exposing fast holes in the middle of the Oakland defense.
The previous week, the Raiders gave up 251 yards rushing to Tampa Bay's Doug Martin, proving they can struggle both ways.
"It's like a dam right now," defensive tackle Tommy Kelly said. "You put your finger in a hole and three or four more pop up."
A defense that defines "explosive plays" as passes of 16 or more yards and runs of 12 or more has given up 21 such plays in the last two weeks.
Allen remains convinced the Raiders have enough talent to be a solid defense. Indeed, in a three-game stretch against then-undefeated Atlanta and struggling Kansas City and Jacksonville, the Raiders played well.
"We have enough talent," Allen said. "We have to play at a high level on every single snap in every single game. Just like anybody else in the NFL, if you don't play consistently, you're going to have the ups and downs like we've had.
"I don't look at it as a talent issue. We have who we have. Our job is to go out there and win football game."
Allen termed the Raiders' defensive play against Baltimore "unacceptable" and got no argument from defensive end Andre Carter.
"There's no doubt in our minds that we are a talented team, but being talented and going out on the field and having a high level of productivity for 60 minutes is another thing, and that's the level we're trying to be on.
"There's signs of progress and there's signs of, 'Ahh, it's looking ugly,'" Carter said. "It's a new scheme. Sometimes it takes time for things to mesh, but you have to get it right and get it right now."
While the front seven was the biggest issue against Tampa Bay, the defensive secondary faltered against New Orleans.
After being run over by Martin, the Raiders held Baltimore's Ray Rice to 35 yards on 12 carries.
Kelly didn't think it was because the Raiders had gone so heavy trying to stop one thing they couldn't prevent the other.
"The big plays over the top weren't on a blitz or stacked front," Kelly said. "It was in base defense. Just got to cover your man."
The 55 points scored by the Ravens was tied for the most the Raiders have given up in a game, having lost 55-21 to the San Diego Chargers in 1981.
With the Saints coming to town, Kelly said the Raiders need to see improvement fast.
"Man, if Baltimore can put up 55, you don't even what to see what New Orleans can do," Kelly said.


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Little Free Library inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. The organization helps people around the world start and maintain free "take a book, share a book" book exchanges called Little Free Libraries. Most Little Free Libraries are placed in front yards, parks, gardens and easily accessible locations. The Libraries are built to withstand weather of all kinds and hold 20-100 books. Some Libraries are located in coffee shops, in or near restaurants and community centers.


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Fitting curves to data
Many systems can be usefully modelling by fitting curves to historical data. This well established scientific method can be very useful when used well.
Figure 9.3(a) shows the UK deaths data from 1st March to 17th April. As can be seen, after the exponential part of the curve the pink line becomes quite straight. This part of the data can be fitted by the equation estimated deaths = (number of days) x 820 - 24700 (the mathematical details of how these number are calculated from the data are not important here).
This suggests that our model can be changed to a composite with the exponential function modelling the data to 4th April and a linear function modelling the data from 5th to 17th April:
1st March - 4th April: estimated deaths = 10 (number of days - 1) x 0.104
5th April - 17th April: estimated deaths = (number of days) x 820 - 24700
Figure 9.3. The composite model fits the data very well
As can be seen in Figure 9.3(b), this model fits the data remarkably well. The errors for the linear part of the curve are given in Table 9.3 which confirms that the model fits the data well.
Table 9.2. Composite model errors 5th April - 17th April
To test the composite model, today is 20th April 2020 so data will be available for the last two days. Before looking at the new figure let us make a forecast. The composite model forecasts 15,480 deaths for 18th April and 16,300 for 19th April.
By checking the www.worldometers.info website the actual numbers or deaths are 15,464 for 18th April and 16060 for 19th April. Thus the composite model forecasts were within 0.1% and 1.5% of the actual figure.
Although the composite model has done very well forecasting one and two days ahead, it is important to understand the assumptions that have been made and to avoid the very real danger of being over-confident that it is giving reliable forecasts. Before reading on, make a note of any criticisms might you have of the way the model was built and used to make forecasts.
Update 21st April 2020
The linear formula above effectively models the death rate as plateauing at 820 deaths per day. Of course that can't go on forever and sooner or later the death rate must decrease. As Table 4.4 shows, in this case it was sooner. On 19st April the UK death rate dropped to 596 and on 20st April it was 449.
Figure 9.4. UK death rates to 20th April 2020
What do you think?
If you never worked with models before did this and the previous step enable you to understand them better? Do you agree that models and modelling are essential for making policy? Do you think that in the current crisis we have heard too much from modellers and too little from other experts? Do you have your own ideas on how the COVID-19 epidemic could be modelled.
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Like so many around the world, I was saddened by the sudden loss of Robin Williams yesterday. His presence in my life as an entertainer, magnetic personality and model of creative openness—albeit from an admirer's distance—is undeniable. His characters and films that were most formative for me were his dramatic roles: The World According to Garp, What Dreams May Come, Being Human, Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Patch Adams, Good Will Hunting and even The Birdcage.
I always felt what he offered us onlookers transcended the bounds of "actor and comedian," and the enormous reaction to his death confirms it wasn't just me. He was a compassionate, connected, supremely human being whose desire to bring joy and comfort hid to many his own sadness. His influence as an artist, but also as a loving soul, will continue to ripple for a long time, both on this earth and beyond.
Many are wondering how someone who could bring both peels of uncontrollable laughter and tears of genuine compassion to multiple generations could feel so alone in this world. None of us can understand anyone else's journey. We can empathize, love and appreciate him. We can be grateful for what he offered during his precious 63 years. But we can't know the unique and long journey that brought him to the moment where he decided releasing himself from the anguish of his mind and his body was his best option. But I'm glad that as a society we're starting to ask the questions.
With all the dear souls like Robin suffering and leaving this earth right now—and there are many—I have to believe that through their pain and sacrifice they are contributing to a larger healing and evolution. He was a great spirit dealing with a human condition that is both astonishingly prevalent and astonishingly misunderstood. The shock of his death by the means it occurred will bring our awareness to those suffering within and without our own spheres—an understanding perhaps unattainable by other means.
The ripples don't stop there. The soul we knew as Robin Williams is only just starting. He had no idea the positive effect he had on the world while he was here, but he does now and he's having a fantastic time. Look at all he can do from where he is? Quantum joy. Astral silliness. Compassionate hilarity. We need cosmic comics right now more than ever. We need help maintaining perspective and lightness. As a species, we so desperately need to be reminded our lives are, above all, an opportunity to play and learn and give of ourselves fully. And who better to offer a celestial master class in that?
Thank you, Robin, for all you so generously gave us while you were here. I wish you were able to stay a bit longer, but I look forward to what you're going to offer next.


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DENVER -- It's hot outside and a great time to turn off the oven and fire up the grill instead.
Chef Michael Wurm from Growler USA joined us on Channel 2 News at 4 p.m. Wednesday to show us how to make a shrimp summer salad.
Shrimp Summer Salad recipe
This is made with fresh kale mix, Tangerine Express (craft beer) grilled shrimp, tangerine slices, candied walnuts and Parmesan cheese tossed in balsamic vinaigrette.
Shrimp marinade:
1 tbs paprika
¼ cup olive oil
2 cups Stone Tangerine Express IPA
1 tsp Kosher salt
½ tbs Italian seasoning
½ tbs onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
¼ Cup Fresh garlic, minced
16 each medium sized shrimp, peeled, raw
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
- Cover bowl and place in refrigerator. Allow to marinate for at least two hours.
- Place shrimp on the grill. Allow each side to cook for three minutes, for a total of six minutes (or until cooked through). Set aside and build salad.
Shrimp Salad Assembly:
3 cups fresh kale
5 cups organic spring mix
½ cup Mandarin oranges
¼ cup candied walnuts
¼ cup Parmesan-Romano cheese, shaved
1 cup Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
- Place kale and spring mix into chilled salad bowl.
- Top greens with tangerine slices, walnuts, and grilled shrimp.
- Garnish with Parmesan-Romano cheese and dressing to taste.
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Wind at Bulls' Backs
"A gentle breeze blowing in the right direction is better than a pair of strong oars."
-- Spanish proverb
The bulls have the wind at their backs, but after the biggest positive day in six months we will need to digest gains before the market is likely to work higher. The combination of a high level of negativity, some decent earnings reports, a short squeeze and good feelings about the new Fed head propelled the market strongly, but the bulls have had it rough in recent weeks are many are likely to take gains into this strength.
The key is that the market now consolidate gains, hold support levels and not give too much back. The Nasdaq 100 (QQQQ:Nasdaq) has delivered a V-shaped bounce and has some tough resistance to overcome. The best way to do that will be to pull back and base out for a while. If the bulls can hold us fairly steady for a few days, they will be in excellent shape to then attack overhead resistance.
Texas Instruments (TXN:NYSE) failed to deliver a strong enough report to continue the momentum in technology stocks that seemed to be building. Unfortunately expectations jumped as the usual suspects encouraged investors to gamble on the report. I've written about it many times and will continue to warn about the dangers in front of earnings. It is tough enough for professional traders to make money that way, but it is downright irresponsible for the average investor to be encouraged to approach the market in that way, regardless of how many disclaimers are posted.
The action today will give us some insight into whether the recent bullish action is for real or just a blip on the screen in a very negative environment. I continue to be optimistic about this market, but as a realist I know that it is not going to be an easy climb higher. The bulls can afford to rest here, but they better not get lazy or the bears will certainly be quick to take advantage.
We have a weak start this morning. Overseas markets were generally positive, oil is weak again and gold is continuing its rally that started yesterday.
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This picture is not the full story. Some yards to the left of this large pond of a pot-hole the land slopes, tufts of stiff dead grass stand up to patches of thick ice that is thawing in the sunny but still frigid, windy day. Smoothed to slipperiness the melting ice sends you on a precarious, heart-throbbing slide onto a quarter mile long spread of matte silver-blue pebbles, some jaggedly shaped, some, once you've caught your breath, tempting the game of tic tac toe. In just about every one you can find etched the curl and tread mark of an ancient life form. There is then slanting to the water ahead, a slip of gray-brown wet sand in which is reflected the blue of the sky and the range of whites and greys of the fast moving clouds, more vibrant than the real thing. On the dense sand sit stray pebbles that cast long elliptical shadows behind them. Here and there large slabs of flat stone lie, thrust high above the water, inviting forays onto them. Boulders of varying sizes and shapes, precursors to future pebbles, wear hoods of thick ice that in melting creates a fringe of icicles. All the while the sound of waves running to shore, some breaking on the water, some making it to shore, breaking on the sand, competes with the sound of the wind out on the water. Farther out the undulating lake water, is today in shades of green. Chunks of unmelted ice on the unbroken crests of heaving water bob, a a line of sludge of it crinkles, catching the low light, glinting like surface sparklers, shards of glass tinkling like a wind chime. The waves break, smaller splashes and larger crashings, lake water washes up, scampers, in places it makes large sweeping arcs, and swirls around any attempts at obstruction. It slows to a crawl, it creeps, it turns and slides back and becomes one again with its larger embracing body. If you turn away from that and begin your walk back up to the car, the picture above is what you'll see. The entrance to the park became a treacherous skating rink yesterday, then the heavy rain of last night and the sudden rise in temperature today melted it all to create this pond of now dirt-coloured water. It will dry eventually, but it won't necessarily allow easier entrance to the...
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How to Be a Realtor That People Adore
That is because when choosing a product or service (or hiring a real estate agent), people would rather buy than be sold, and there is a big difference between the two. They would rather develop a conscious choice to buy something than have that same product be sold to them by getting suckered in against their free will.
If you are pushy, people will reject you. Humans have developed a very sensitive nose to sniff out a salesman from a mile away.
It may seem logical to try and pull complicated and never-before-seen sales tactics to gain more sales. Some may work occasionally, but it surely won't make people like you.
People Buy Through Emotion
People are much more likely to buy something that they have an emotional connection with. Nobody buys something that they don't like.
Just look at sports fans. We all know someone that buys anything with their favorite sports team logo slapped on it for ridiculous prices. They do it because they like their team more than the competition, and they support them by buying their merchandise.
The same concept can be applied to celebrities, musicians, politicians, etc. The person that people like will get the support of their fans.
How does all of this translate into real estate?
If you want to have your own "fans", or people that follow you, people that give you their business and send their friends to you for their real estate needs, you need to be likable.
Most people know by the time they reach adulthood what it takes to be likable. They have to be nice, polite, kind, etc. Which is true in a general sense.
So why are salesmen (including realtors) so often rejected despite doing all these things?
Because they all do the same thing. You can't be liked amongst your competition if you're doing the exact same thing as them.
But there is one simple concept that gets people to like you…
The Secret
It's not something crazy. It's not a magic product. It's not a supplement.
Here it is:
In order for people to like you, you have to show genuine interest in them.
In other words, take the effort to get to know your customers. Find out about their lives. Be personable with them.
People care the most about themselves. Want proof? If you see a group photograph for the first time that you are in, who do you look at first? Exactly.
Most other realtors only call their sphere of influence when they need something. Even when they just "check-in" with past clients, they ask for referrals. How genuine do you think those calls sound?
This simple social relations technique only works if you are sincere. If you aren't sincere, you become like all other salesmen.
If you develop a genuine interest in others, you will be adored. People will become your fans. You will get referrals without even asking for them.
It's a win-win situation. Once people realize that you are interested in them, they will become interested in you. If you have their interest, you will stand out and be favored amongst your competitors, and referrals will find their way to you. Besides, it's a great way to network and make life-long connections with people.
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Mourning the Passing of NASTAR Founder John Fry
01.28.2020 | Tom Horrocks
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Mourns Passing of NASTAR Founder John Fry
The ski industry lost one of its most treasured pioneers and founder of NASTAR with the passing of John Fry over the weekend. A longtime supporter of the U.S. Ski Team and ski racing, he is also credited with starting the Nations Cup to recognize the top country each season in the sport.
Fry was inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in 1995.
Fry devoted much of his life to ski journalism, serving on the staffs of SKI LIFE, SKI, Snow Country, Skiing Heritage (now Skiing History), and Ski Area Management (SAM) Magazine. His in-depth knowledge and unparalleled passion for skiing brought the sport to life through the thousands of pages he created over his lengthy career.
However, John's passion for the sport of skiing also ran far beyond the written word as evidenced by his creation of NASTAR (National Standard Racing) in 1969 when he was editor-in-chief of SKI Magazine. He was driven by the idea of creating in skiing the equivalent of par in golf. He adapted the French percentage-of-time system to a program he called the "National Standard Race," using the acronym NASTAR that we all know today.
The nationwide recreational alpine racing series has engaged thousands of resort visitors for decades, and continues to embrace the passion for alpine ski racing under the management of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. Fry also developed the Nations Cup of alpine skiing, ranking the worlds' national ski teams based on World Cup points.
"John's legacy and passion for ski racing will live on through NASTAR, where many U.S. ski racers first enjoyed their taste of the sport," said U.S. Ski & Snowboard President and CEO Tiger Shaw. "He set the bar for commitment to skiing and ski racing as both a journalist, and visionary."
Born Jan. 22, 1930, in Montreal, Canada, John took up skiing at age six. He attended high school at Lower Canada College (class of 1947) and was a member of its championship ski team. At McGill University he raced for the Red Birds Ski Club and earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1951.
In1972, he served as editorial director of Outdoor Life, SKI and GOLF. In 1965 he married Marlies Strillinger. In the summer of 1987, The New York Times Co. retained Fry to create a new magazine, Snow Country. When the magazine debuted in January 1988, he became the full-time editor-in-chief. Snow Country attained a circulation of 450,000.
He retired from The New York Times Co. in 1999 and returned to SKI as a contributing editor. He remained an active contributor at Skiing History magazine until his untimely death on Jan. 24, 2020, two days after celebrating his 90th birthday with his wife Marlies in Puerto Rico.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marlies; their daughter, Nicole Fry; his children by Ann Lyons, the sculptor Leslie Fry and William Fry; and grandchildren Sarah and Emily Fry.
A memorial will be set for a later date.


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It is not often, however, even yet, that we find a writer wholly unembarrassed
by and in revolt against the old theory of the necessity of perfection in some
one at least of the characters of his story. "Neither Luther nor John Bunyan,"
says the author of this book, "would have satisfied the modern demand for an
ideal hero, who believes nothing but what is true, feels nothing but what is
excellent, and does nothing but what is graceful."
Sometimes, indeed, a daring romance-writer ventures, during the earlier
chapters of his story, to represent a heroine without beauty and without
wealth, or a hero with some mortal blemish. But after a time his resolution
fails;--each new chapter gives a new charm to the ordinary face; the eyes grow
"liquid" and "lustrous," always having been "large"; the nose, "naturally
delicate," exhibits its "fine-cut lines"; the mouth acquires an indescribable
expression of loveliness; and the reader's hoped-for Fright is transformed by
Folly or Miss Pickering into a commonplace, tiresome, novelesque Beauty. Even
Miss Bronte relented toward Jane Eyre; and weaker novelists are continually
repeating, but with the ommision of the moral, the story of the "Ugly Duck."
Unquestionably, there is the excuse to be made for this great error, that it
betrays the seeking after an Ideal. Dangerous word! The ideal standard of
excellence is, to be sure, fortunately changing, and the unreal ideal will soon
be confined to the second-rate writers for second-rate readers. But all the
great novelists of the two last generations indulged themselves and their
readers in these unrealities. It is vastly easier to invent a consistent
character than to represent an inconsistent one;--a hero is easier to make (so
all historians have found) than a man.
Suppose, however, novelists could be placed in a society made up of their
favorite characters,--forced into real, lifelike intercourse with
them;--Richardson, for instance, with his Harriet Byron or Clarissa, attended
by Sir Charles; Miss Burney with Lord Orville and Evelina; Miss Edgeworth with
Caroline Percy, and that marvellous hero, Count Altenburg; Scott with the
automatons that he called Waverly and Flora McIvor. Suppose they were brought
together to share the comforts (cold comforts they would be) of life, to pass
days together, to meet every morning at breakfast; with what a ludicrous sense
of relief, at the close of this purgatorial period, would not the unhappy
novelists have fled from these deserted heroes and heroines, and the precious
proprieties of their romance, to the very driest and mustiest of human
bores,--gratefully rejoicing that the world was not filled with such creatures
as they themselves had set before it as ideals!
To copy Nature faithfully and heartily is certainly not less needful when
stories are presented in words than when they are told on canvas or in marble.
In the Scenes from Clerical Life we have a happy example of such
copying. The three stories embraced under this title are written vigorously,
with a just appreciation of the romance of reality, and with honest adherence
to truth of representation in the sombre as well as the brighter portions of
life. It demands not only a large intellect, but a large heart, to gain such a
candid and inclusive appreciation of life and character as they display. The
greater part of each story reads like a reminiscence of real life, and the
personages introduced show little sign of being "rubbed down" or "touched up
and varnished" for effect. The narrative is easy and direct, full of humor and
pathos; and the descriptions of simple life in a country village are often
charming from their freshness, vivacity, and sweetness. More than this, these
stories give proof of that wide range of experience which does not so much
depend on an extended or varied acquaintance with the world, as upon an
intelligent and comprehensive sympathy, which makes each new person with whom
one is connected a new illustration of the unsolved problems of life and a new
link in the unending chain of human development.
The book is one that deserves a more elegant form than that which the Messrs.
Harper have given it in their reprint.


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The OHRP Exploratory Workshop is a new initiative to provide a forum for intellectual exchange within the research community on issues important for human subject protections. The workshop will bring together experts from diverse perspectives to discuss challenges for informed consent and innovative ways to address them. The meeting will be videocast and free to the public, so mark your calendar for September 7, 2018! A full agenda will be available soon.


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Writing is my full time job, but my writing has a hobby…
That hobby comes with a bit of a confession. I LARP. And not only that, but I write fiction about those LARPS after the fact.
Hold for applause, hold for booing, hold for confused noises…
LARP, for those of you who have blessedly not seen *this* is Live Action Role Play. Think like Dungeons And Dragons, but instead of using dice and a table, you dress up in a costume, and use an entire field.
You'll never see these fics on this blog, they're not really up to my usual standard, and without the context of the setting, they can fall very flat.
So why do I write them? What is there to be gained?
Well, it all starts as a hobby…
Getting On the Same Page
While this article is mostly aimed at people who already LARP who are maybe looking to dip their toes into writing about it, I do want this blog to be actually legible to those who don't. With that in mind, here are some quick fire explanations:
- Festival LARPS (Festlarp for the terminally lazy) are big events that occur at predetermined dates throughout the year, usually over the course of a weekend. They're like big music festivals, only everyone's in costume…and horrible tents…and there's usually a lot of drinking and…actually hold that thought.
- At festlarps, you play a character, whose status is continuous from event to event. If your character dies, you can make a new one.
- LARPers are people who play in LARPS. Simple enough.
- Yes, it is as dorky as it looks. Yes we know this. Yes, we've heard literally every joke. No one cares, Sandra.
- Fic/fanfic/fan fiction/larp fic are all shortened terms for the same thing. For the purposes of this blog, this is referring specifically to people writing about what happened at events after the fact, but people also write fanfic about things that could have occurred between events. It can also refer to people writing stories about other people's fiction (say, a short story about Kirk and Spock going on a date, or Holmes and Watson only it's the modern day ohwaitthathappenedandmademillions).
With me so far? Right, now let's look at what sets fanfiction apart from … literally everything else.
Fanfic Teaches Bad Habits…
On a purely technical level, fanfic is an entirely different beast to original content, for reasons that get more obvious the more you think about it.
In a fanfic, the reader has an assumed level of understanding about the setting and the characters, so you can jump right into juicy bits.
Sometimes those juicy bits are exactly what you think they are, (how many synonyms do you think there are for 'turgid' because I can assure you I have seen a lot) but sometimes it's two characters who've never canonically met going off to solve mysteries…and then they get to the bit you're thinking about.
One alternative to turgid is tumescent. Just…one for the notebook.
Sometimes those juicy bits are people sitting in a modern coffee shop talking. This is always bizarrely compelling.
You can often tell, when workshopping other people's fiction, if they've come from a fan fiction background. There's a certain cadence to the language, and certain rushed sense of moving pieces where they need to be to get to those juicy bits.
Often they've inhabited the world they're writing in for so long, they'll forget to catch you up to it.
Don't think of fanfic as baby's first foray into writing a big proper grown up book. It's a different form, with a different skill set, and has a totally different appeal.
I don't tend to write regular fanfic much anymore, partly because I don't have time, but I still write LARP fanfic. Why is that, do you think?
LARP has two noted psychological phenomena among its player base.
- Bleed
- Post Event Blues
Bleed is when IC feelings and OC feelings start to blur together and affect each other. When your character dies, for instance, you feel sad. When your character's friend dies, you feel sad. When you win a fight, you feel happy. Pretty simple stuff, despite having a spooky name. It's not that people can't differentiate between the game and reality, it's just that no one has such a stoney heart that they're not emotionally affected by these things. It's like reading a book, only you're directly involved.
Tied into this are the post event blues. LRP events tend to ride on some pretty big emotional highs and lows, not to mention the physical strain of running around a muddy field for a weekend, and the occasional intellectual rigours that pretending to be someone else throws up. It's a pretty common feeling to be a bit down for a few days after an event.
Both these facts sound a bit spooky out of context, and it's definitely true that dealing with them constructively can be a challenge.
(Consult your doctor if you're affected by Post Larp Blues for more than a week…)
We don't give actors shit for being sad after a show ends, and while not everyone on a LARP field is a TRAINED THESPIAN these feelings absolutely are rooted in the same sort of thinking.
Writing up what you did that event is a good way of getting those feelings compartmentalised. Fanfic is powerful in that way, I'm not having to worry about the nitty gritty of setting, you can cut right to the emotions.
I write my LARP fics in the first week after the event. If it takes longer than that, I tend to stop, because by then the vividness of the events tend to fade. I don't share everything I write if it's not up to standard, but I write after every event. It's not really for an audience, it's more for me, and I choose to share it.
Get those bleedy feelings out on paper, pop them in a box, and don't think about them until your next event. It makes everything a lot easier.
But still. It's nice to be good at things, and it's good form to make sure I'm putting out the best stuff I can. It's all good practice.
I know of a lot of LARPers who want to write fic, but for a myriad of reasons don't. One of the big ones is that they worry they won't be 'good enough.'
So, with that in mind, I've got a few tips for writing LARP fic that people want to read.
Centre Of Mass
A friend of mine expressed concern about writing fic because 'I'd never be able to remember all the dialogue- all the things I say and all the things that happened.' She was so concerned with getting things one-to-one, capital A Accurate, that she forgot the key joy of fic.
Allow me a wild diversion.
There is a tendency amongst larpers to meet up after events and discuss things that happened. These are usually a right lark (technical term) but there is one moment everyone dreads.
The Anecdote.
Someone starts telling a story, about a Cool thing they did. And it goes on, and on, and they diverge briefly to contextualise, they flashback to an obscure thing that happened two years ago, they've forgotten the original point, and there's no real ending beyond 'and then I hit them with my sword.' Usually, they talk over someone quieter trying to share their own story, which is very obnoxious. It's not chatting, it's a monologue.
We fear The Anecdote. We Dread the Anecdote. The art of conversation is Dead and LARPers personally killed it.
The thing that makes The Anecdote so feared, I think, is not just the fact that it usually involves grabbing the spotlight from the gantry and dragging it onto you so no one else gets a look in. It's also that the person gets so focused on the minutiae of the details that they can't just get to the bloody point.
LARP fic can stray perilously close to being The Anecdote if you're not careful, which is where my advice to my friend came in:
LARP fic should never be a 1-1 recreation of Events As They Happened like you're a slavish scribe, getting things down as a matter of historical record. Instead, you want to capture the feeling of a scene.
The ebbs and flows of mood in a scene are infinitely more powerful that getting every play by play exactly right. Don't worry about dialogue. Worry about AESTHETIC.
Especially because it means you can use words like AESTHETIC. That way lies swirling wine glasses with your pinky finger out.
All these Other Players
When writing original fiction, I find that the best way to describe a character is to focus on one key part of their appearance, plus a distinct item of clothing. Rarely is this flattering, even if the character is nominally Hot Stuff.
"John Smith walked with a slouch no matter where he was going, and his lips were so thin they vanished when he smiled."
"Jane Doe was a woman who bounced, with a broad smile on her face that reached her ears. Her blouse wasn't buttoned up quite right, and her tights had a ladder in them, but she barely seemed to regard this as she chattered away."
Nobody wants to read a long paragraph about all the designer gear Jane Doe owns, or how her medium-sized breasts are especially voluptuous when she examines herself in the mirror (as female characters in badly written novels are often want to do). A character is more charming and memorable for the little details.
Now in LARP Fic, this gets a bit trickier, because the other characters are all real people, people your readers will directly interact with…or in fact are.
It's a bit awkward if you've drawn attention to the fact that Wulfric has small hands and an uncomfortable comb-over if Wulfric is in fact John Smith and he's sensitive about these things, and he doesn't really see his character that way. Likewise, Jane Doe absolutely does not want to hear what you think about her Medium Sized Breasts, even if you're trying to convey that her character is attractive.
But that doesn't mean you can ignore description entirely, it's an important way to make the world more vibrant. You have maybe a paragraph to get across a great sense of character. Use it.
…darn this LARP business would be so much easier if it wasn't for all the OTHER PEOPLE.
Here's some rough rules I go by:
-If a character is playing a fantastical race- an elf, an undead, an orc- odds are they're wearing a trapping to draw attention to this, and odds are they've put a fair amount of work into the look. Ariana's golden skin that seems to light up the night (face paint), Inez' vibrant scales that catch the sun and dazzle you if you look at them for too long (a very nice face prosthetic), and Draken's cruel filthy claws that look like they'd infect any food he handles (hand paint and stick on claws) are all fair game.
– same goes for costume and kit. Did they have anything that stands out? Perhaps a nice weapon, or accessory. What colours drew your focus? What does the costume say about them?
– Otherwise, ignore physical descriptions entirely. Go with more abstract things, the energy the character puts out. Are they charming? Aggressive? Sly and sleazy? There are ways to convey this without being able to see anything.
– Most characters in the field have a role, whether this is a traditional class (like a bard or cleric) or something more abstract (a group leader, or a trader). What parts of their job can you glean from their actions, their look?
– If in doubt, ask. Which leads me nicely to…
Getting Consent
LARP relies on a lot of subtle social cues which often surprises people, given how it's the nerdiest of nerdcore things.
(Which genius decided that all the best nerd hobbies required social interaction and can they stop taking all my money?)
Most people I've written about have, in my experience, been very flattered, even when the exchange between the two characters isn't a pleasant one.
(LARPers being as thirsty for drama as they are, they're often especially flattered if it's an unpleasant exchange.)
But there's no way of guaranteeing that's the case, and you know what they say about assumptions and their propensity for asses.
If I'm writing about someone else's character extensively, I tend to send the extract to them directly if I can, so they can check it over and make sure they're ok with it. If they have any objections or amendments, those are added immediately, no questions asked. This isn't always possible, but it's good form.
This doesn't really gel with my usual rules for feedback (listen to everything, consider carefully, writer gets final call), but the circumstances are pretty unusual.
You're playing a game with other people, and other people's feelings are important. You are not the only person in the world who matters.
Having Something To Say
There are two problems, in my experience, that writers often run into, not just in LARP fic. The first is that they, after years of not having an outlet for the many thoughts they have, naturally tend to vomit forth every philosophical musing they've ever had onto the page.
The second, more common, is that in getting caught up in plot details and such, the story just ends up being a glorified checklist of Events As They Occurred.
This first can be fixed with an editor and a second draft. (…oh so many problems can be fixed with an editor and a second draft, people. Please.)
The second requires you to look at your work and ask three questions:
- What is happening?
- Why is it happening?
- What's the subtext?
This is often mistaken to mean that I think everything written should be about THIS, THE SUFFERING OF MAN, THE STRUGGLE OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, TRULY WHAT IS MORTALITY- or that everything needs to be chock-a-block with symbolism that the narrative then helpfully spells out.
But text needs subtext to be compelling, else it's just a bunch of stuff that happened, which is one step above the Long Boring Larp Anecdote.
Nobody wants that.
If your character is going on a date, and is starting to get flutters about their love interest, what does this mean, in the greater scope of their life? How are they changing?
If your character is in a battle, what are the stakes, both on a personal and a broader one?
When picking and choosing what parts of an event to write about, try and get a cohesive theme going. One event, I wrote a lot about grief, another was about parenthood, and a third was about heroism.
Because LARP is improvisational, involves other people, and rarely goes the way one expects (rather like real life), it can be difficult to draw these things out. But stick with it.
You'll often find there's more connectivity than you realised.
Summing Up
Perhaps the keyword for all this is 'catharsis.' If you were moved enough by something that you want to write it down, there's usually something in it deeper that you're trying to draw out. Find it, and show us, your readers.
Anyone can write, anyone can put pen to paper and express something new. Oh there's skills and nuances that can be taught and learned, grammar and structures and ways to sound better, but your voice is your own. Use it.
I'm of the firm belief that writing things down makes the game that little bit better. When we see the worlds we inhabit and the characters we play through a broader lens, they can touch you in a deeper way that you thought.
What do you think? When you write or read fic, what do you like to see?
If you don't, what's stopping you?


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Does your child get a stream of projects from school? This is so true in our home. The kids and I have to think on our feet, research the internet to reach 'Mission accomplished!' status. Only recently, The little one who is in grade 2 had to make an Abacus and a Geoboard as part of Math project. Unfortunately, I'm not at all craft oriented and projects like these give me anxiety attacks. Thoughts of my daughter carrying some horribly misshapen monstrosity have robbed me of my sleep, many a night. If a craft-challenged person like myself can get it done, so can you!
For starters, I had no clue what a geoboard is. Turns out it is a board with evenly spaced out nails on which children can explore shapes and other plane geometry concepts. My second grader was asked to use drawing pins for her geoboard on shapes. I was worried my daughter would hurt her fingers, so using a cardboard as many people suggested was not tried. Instead, I looked around for a box. A doughnut box was flipped and the sides taped. I used a graph sheet to space out the drawing pins. The children chipped in, though it was not very easy for them to drive the pins in. Once we were done we removed the graph paper, which turned out to be quite cumbersome. We removed the pins, the graph sheet and repinned the pins. It turned out to be easier.
We used a Mad About DoughnutS takeaway box
Next, we took loom band rubber bands to make the shapes. We had fun for a while making all kinds of shapes. The pins seemed to be getting uprooted with the pull of the rubber bands. So we switched over to wool. Roll the wool over one pin, using it as an anchor. Then craft it into a shape of your choice, and make a few rounds again over the last pin to close it. You can knot it, to make it more secure. Our geoboard was looking good!
Our doughnut box magically becomes a geoboard
Pocket Abacus
Next, we set out to make the abacus. We used the pbskids.org abacus video to make our pocket abacus.Again, we hunted down a box to start with. An old mobile phone box came in handy. We used the bottom to get started. Then we got out 3 bamboo skewers since her abacus needed to count till 999; you can add more rows if you'd like to go higher up the place values. Dad chipped in to mark the skewers point of entry evenly on the side panel and pierce it through.
We pierce the bamboo skewers and start beading...
The children put in 10 counting beads through each stick. The beads were notoriously tough to get. We did try straw beads (not very appealing) and quilling beads (too cumbersome to make); Ask for counting beads and you might get lucky, though you need to buy the entire string. The skewers were pierced through the other end. The skewers were cut from both sides and we applied glue either side of the sick to secure the beads. We used Feviquick; Superglue or any adhesive can be used. Ta-dah, the pocket abacus was ready to be used.
The abacus gets its finishing touches
Our daughter quickly learned how to represent numbers and add. She played with it for a long time and was unhappy to submit it.
Oddly, we had great fun too. We scouted the neighborhood stores together for some of the things. We each did what we were good at; scouting for how-to; collecting the resources; sitting to do the work and so on. Though we started out with trepidation, the results were quite wonderful.


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Posted on Thu, May 4, 2017
Pastor Bob Norton
Children matter to God and one could build a good case for why children should be the church's #1 priority. Jesus himself made a good case for children. Look to Matthew 18:1-6. At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" He called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said, "I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me. But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea." Jesus always was a straight shooter. He tells it like it is. Then, why don't we listen to him?
A kingdom of children. Even before Walt Disney. And the little children came. And they still do if we are responsive to their needs and lead them to Jesus who meets the deepest needs of all of our lives.
Children matter to God and the Scriptures are clear about their significance. Children are a gift from God (Dt. 7:13; Ps. 127:3). Adults receive special blessings through their children (Num. 5:28; Dt. 28:4, 11; Lam. 4:2). Children are desirable (Gen. 9:7; Dt. 6:3; Lk. 1:24-25). Children need to be taught how to think and act in relation to God and His ways (Ex. 12:26, 37; Dt. 4:9-10; 6:1-7; 31:12-13; Ps. 78:4-6; Prov. 22:6). To have a fruitful relationship with God, children must be taught to obey Him (Prov. 8:32; 19:26; Jer. 2:30; 3:22; Eph. 6:1; Col. 3:20). Children are so valuable to God that He commands us to protect them (1 Sam. 20:42; Ezra 8:21). God wants to have a genuine relationship with His children (Ps. 8:2; 34:11; 103:13; Mal. 2:15; Mt. 21:15; Mk. 10:13-16). God loves children enough to ensure that they receive discipline (Prov. 3:11-12; 13:24; 19:18; 23:13; 29:15-17; Eph. 6:4). God enjoys the nature and personality of children (Mt. 18:3; 19:14; Phil. 2:15).
The role of the church is to spiritually mentor parents; the role of parents is to spiritually mentor their children; and the legacy of faith continues from generation to generation. Our hope for the future lies in our ability to help young people experience spiritual transformation. Most people who trust Jesus as their Savior do so before the age of 15. The Risen Lord invites us into the greatest harvest field of all time – children. We need to boldly and faithfully seize the opportunity to impact our community – starting with the children.
In this issue of our COR newsletter and in our Sunday morning messages in May you will learn about how to bless the children the way Jesus did in His earthly ministry (Lk. 18:15-17) and how He wants to bless them today through you! Sunday School. Pioneer Clubs. Sponsoring a Compassion child "releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name". Youth and Family. Youth mission trip to Mexico. Vacation Bible School. Future educational opportunities for children and youth at COR. There is an urgency about the Church's need to strategically focus our energies on children and youth. Jesus' message for today flies straight to the heart of every parent, grandparent, teacher and pastor. Invest early. Get them while they're young, or they may miss knowing Jesus altogether – and thus, so may our world.
This message is ancient with the wisdom of the ages. It's also as fresh and urgent as today's newspaper. Let's join together in transforming children into spiritual champions!
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The first teaser trailer for the final 10 episodes of Pretty Little Liars is here, and there's a lot to unpack.
First off, we think it's pretty safe to assume that Spencer (Troian Bellisario) is going to survive her gunshot wound from A.D. — but she's super pissed in the aftermath. "You have ruined everything I ever had," she rages to an unknown person (her biological mom probably deserves the tongue lashing though).
The final round of A.D.'s deadly games don't only have complicating effects for Spencer though. It seems that Aria (Lucy Hale) and Ezra (Ian Harding) are also still on the rocks when the show returns in April. "There are things that have been done that can't be forgiven," Ezra tells his fiancee in an ominous tone. Considering the last time we saw Ezra he was kissing his ex (who turned out not to be dead after all) in a moment of excited passion, this conversation could have a lot of "Ezria" fans worried about whether their ship is going to make it to the end or be one of the couples walking down the aisle in the final episodes.
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Of course there's also the usual Pretty Little Liars trailer topping — mysterious packages, car trunks being ominously closed, people in black hoodies sneaking out of dark corners and some great Hanna (Ashley Benson) humor. "You can't spell anonymous without A.D." Oh, sweet Hanna, never change.
Check out the trailer below.
Pretty Little Liars returns April 18, 2017 on Freeform.


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Pacquiao camp eyes Philippines for next fight
Manny Pacquiao is the pride of the Philippines, but the sitting senator and eight-division world champion has not fought in his home country since 2006.
That was when Pacquiao was a junior lightweight -- four divisions ago -- and coming off a 10th-round knockout victory over Erik Morales in their rematch.
On that day in the outskirts of Manila, Pacquiao won a wide decision over Oscar Larios. Since then, Pacquiao has fought 20 times, 18 times in the United States in some of the biggest fights in boxing history, and twice in Macau, China.
On Saturday night, live on ESPN and ESPN Deportes beginning at 9 ET -- Sunday morning in Australia -- Pacquiao will defend the welterweight world title he took from Jessie Vargas in November for the first time when he meets Jeff Horn before an expected crowd of some 55,000 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Horn's hometown.
Pacquiao (59-6-2, 38 KOs) is a massive favorite to beat Horn (16-0-1, 11 KOs), 29, who was a 2012 Australian Olympian but has a thin résumé, counting wins against over-the-hill former contenders Randall Bailey and Ali Funeka as his only notable victories.
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WINTER PARK, Fla. – A man accused of robbing a Winter Park doctor at gunpoint was arrested by police Thursday.
Andrake Deon Bryant Jr. faces charges of burglary with a battery therein, robbery with a firearm, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm, grand theft, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and fleeing with disregard of human life.
Police said around 2:50 p.m. on April 9 officers responded to a report of a robbery on the 1300 block of South Orlando Avenue in Winter Park.
Dr. Chris Turner, a chiropractor at Pain Free Chiropractic, said a man wearing a yellow mask walked into his clinic on Orlando Avenue and threatened him.
"The very first thought that I had was it caught me by complete surprise. Obviously, (being robbed is) one of the last things I can ever imagine," Turner said. "He just persisted, saying, 'Give me the money. If you don't give me the money in two seconds, I will kill you.'"
Turner, who was not injured in the robbery, said he didn't recognize the gunman.
"I think whoever it was either knew me or knew of me," he said.
Investigators said officers found the suspect's vehicle as it was leaving the area and officers tried to conduct a traffic stop.
Officers said the car he was driving was stolen the day before in Seminole County.
Authorities said suspect did not stop and crashed into two bystanders.
After the crash, the suspect ran from the scene, according to police.
During the investigation officers established probable cause Bryant committed multiple offenses during the armed robbery, according to investigators.
Police said the suspect was out on bond for felony charges out of Seminole County and he was also on felony probation in Seminole County.
Investigators said a warrant was issued for Bryant on April 17; he was arrested on April 25.
Bryant was taken to the Seminole County Jail.
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Cannot install 12.04LTS from CD
I received the CD last week and tried to install it on my Toshiba Satellite M35x that is running Ubuntu 10.10.
The screen goes black with the following message:
this kernel requires the following feature not present on this CPU
unable to boot- please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU
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|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
pea should read pae
|José Antonio Rey (jose) said :
I think you're using a x64 bits (amd64) CD, you should use a x32 bits (i386) CD, which you can download at www.ubuntu.
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
Hi ,
Error : "this kernel requires the following feature not present on this CPU pae"
Means that your CPU in not PAE extension capable.
Ubuntu CD/DVD not includes a non-PAE kernel , so you cannot boot and install from there.
Use this method to install Ubuntu 12.04 to a non-pae CPU
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
I tried to copy the files to a stick but this did not work.
I do not have CD burning capabilities, so I will have to wait until a friend can
burn a Mini .ISO on a CD for me.
Thanks for the help,I'll let ya know how turns out
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
I think mini.iso cannot be installed on USB , but you can try the dd method and see..
sudo dd if=/the path/to iso of=/dev/sdX
Where X should be the letter of USB . BE CAREFUL with that , one mistake and you will corrupt your entirely Hard drive.
First give
sudo fdisk -l <= this is low L (not i)
and from the results you will see the correct USB letter. It should be something like /dev/sdb or /dev/sdc ..
Of course the safest method is to wait your friend to burn the mini.iso for you , but tell him/her to burn it to the lowest speed.
Data should always burned to the lowest speed.
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
Well,,, we burned the mini.iso to a CD,
i tried to restart the computer from that CD,
and it failed, the computer continues on to start up from the hard drive,
when the hard drive is disabled the computer just sits there and does nothing.
So frustrating !!
Not sure what to do next .
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
Burned in slowest speed ? This is important !! it is data .. not some movie or song.. slowest speed required .
maybe the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM device has some problem ? are you completely sure that functions OK ?
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
Yes ,,it was burned at the slowest speed, and, no I am not sure about burner having a problem.
going to try burning another disc with a different device to see what happens.
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
It was burned at the slowest setting which was 6X.
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
If everything else failed (even the mini.iso) then try to install Lubuntu . I think Lubuntu supports non-pae kernel
or Xubuntu .. but the 12.04 version not 12.10.
When installation finish , you can install Unity if you want.. or / and upgrade to 12.10 (if you want)
What I suggest is Xubuntu 12.04 LTS (Lubuntu 12.04 is not an LTS) .
Xubuntu 12.04.1 LTS can be found here: http://
Lubuntu 12.04 can be found here: http://
So grab an .iso image and begin..
Now if you like so much Unity , you can install all the packages .. etc.. with a simple command
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
Thanks for your patience,
I downloaded the xubuntu 12.04.1 alternate i386.iso,
now do have to burn this to a disk to use as a startup CD?
or should of I download the torrent file? which I know nothing about.
Thanks Ron
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
Yes , you have to burn it to a disk and boot from that disk and install.
Torrent file contains the .iso file too , no difference.
If you downloaded the .iso from the location I gave , you are OK.
Remember , to the slowest speed.
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
will do, i,, burn one tomorrow.
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
We burned a CD from this site that you suggested http://
PXE-no boot filename received
PXE-M0F existing PXE Rom
The computer keeps trying to start up with the same message appear at the end.
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
Man.. this is frustrating .. really .
Don't know what else we can do.. maybe eventually is a hardware problem ? RAM , or something else ?
I don't know what else to suggest. Sorry.
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
It has also been suggested to me that formatting the hard drive may be the way to go.
This would supposedly get rid of anything that is hampering current efforts.
However if I should do that and it doesn't work, then I have no way to get any help.
Is this a viable solution?
|N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said :
No no , do not format the hard drive.
When you boot from a CD or USB the Hard Drive has nothing to do with that. Hard Drive is not involved at all. And without Hard Drive connected at all you should be able to boot from a CD or USB.
All the procedures carried out by RAM memory.
Maybe the problem detected somewhere between motherboard and RAM. IF is a hardware problem.. we are not sure !
I don't know what else you can do.. a strange way could be to detach the HDD , attach it to another computer install Ubuntu there.. (install non-pae kernel also) and then attach the HDD again to your PC.. hah.. really I don't know if this works , just came to me right know.
|Ronald Betz (ronaldrbetz) said :
I know I am sure at a loss for what to do, I suppose just keep using the 10.10 system for now.
anyway,, thanks alot for your help.
Can you help with this problem?
Provide an answer of your own, or ask Ronald Betz for more information if necessary.


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Hurley appointed president/CEO of Parkson
Florida-based Parkson Corporation announced the appointment on 24 April 2012 of Shamus M Hurley as its new president and CEO. Hurley, who served for the last five years as CEO of Kinetico - a leading manufacturer of residential and commercial water treatment systems - replaces Zain Mahmood.Mahmood steps down as Parkson's CEO after five years. Under his leadership, Parkson has expanded its advanced water and wastewater treatment operations into new regions of the world, such as Korea, Israel, Australia, and the Middle East. He was also responsible for renewing and relaunching a series of products such as Parkson's best selling screen Aqua Guard®, its inclined plate settler Lamella® EcoFlow, and its continuous backwashing filter DynaSand® EcoWash.
Both Kinetico and Parkson are members of Axel Johnson Inc's AxWater Group, which was formed in 2006 to bring clean, safe water to individuals and communities worldwide.
Michael D Milligan, president and CEO of Axel Johnson Inc noted, "Shamus brings to the company a wealth of experience in managing the sale and delivery of complex engineered systems, and we are confident that Parkson will maintain its strong growth trajectory under his leadership."
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Local dancers in Sleeping Beauty ballet
Local students from New Canaan High School and Lauralton Hall are among 60 dancers who will perform in Ballet Etudes Company's 30th Anniversary production of Sleeping Beauty on April 28 at the Westport Country Playhouse. The performances on Saturday are at 1 and 4 p.m.
All participants are in The Studio Ballet School and will be performing alongside guest artists Paulina Waski and Aran Bell from American Ballet Theater.
The Ballet Etudes Company in Norwalk is a non-profit organization.
For more information, visit www.balletetudescompany.com or call 203-354-9414.


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Pete Buttigieg's plan to avoid student loan debt may threaten this company
The latest consumer debt data from The Federal Reserve shows the amount of outstanding student loan debt in the United States is approaching $1.6 trillion with an average balance of $35,359.
And presidential candidates like Pete Buttigieg (D-Ind.) have unveiled plans they say will help future students avoid the student loan debt burden altogether. Buttigieg announced a plan that would provide free public college tuition to families with a total income of up to $100,000. He promises tuition subsidies for families that have a total income up to $150,000 if he's elected president.
But plans like Buttigieg's could threaten businesses like CommonBond, David Klein, CEO and co-founder of CommonBond, a private lender that helps students finance their college tuition and refinance their outstanding student loan debt (private or federally-backed) told Yahoo Finance's On the Move when he was asked about the plan.
Klein said the Democratic party candidates are proposing two kinds of college plans. One is what Klein calls "the free ride" in which everyone gets a free college education. The other according to Klein is what he calls a fair ride. "The fair ride camp essentially says, you know, free college for some. Wipe out debt for some."
Klein suspects a free ride "would create a lot more problems than I think it's trying to solve." But he acknowledges a lot of people in the U.S. suffer from student debt in ways that they shouldn't, "and we should help those people."
Klein started CommonBond "because, in order to go back to school, grad school in my case, I needed to pay my way 100% with student loans." Klein, who is one of the 43 million Americans who are still paying off their student loans, says CommonBond has helped ease the burden and funded more than $2.5 billion in student loans. "I refinanced with CommonBond so I saved a lot of money," he said.
How it works
The CommonBond web page guides loan applicants through the application process promising lower rates than an applicant would get on their own at traditional banks. It also shows potential savings over a borrower's current payment plan.
CommonBond says the benefits for borrowers include consolidating several loans into one with a single payment. Borrowers also have the option to pause payments for up to 24 months in case they suffer a financial hardship like losing a job.
"This is the first financial product that so many people in the country have ever really had to deal with." Klein said. "A lot people are calling it the new mortgage. And so it's a way to get in front of, win the attention of a relatively young consumer at the beginning of their customer lifecycle to provide a broader financial relationship over time."
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IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri took charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Hassan district on Tuesday, following orders from the government.
Speaking to reporters, Rohini said she would continue to serve the people of the district with the same dedication as before.
"Coalition government in the state is a political issue, I am the deputy commissioner of Hassan. It will not have any impact on my work," she said.
As per the norms, the deputy commissioner has to serve a district for a minimum of two years. It requires at least six months to know about the district. If the DC is transferred before that, it affects the welfare of the district, she said.


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Need help? Check out Spotify Answers for solutions to a wide range of topics.
I would to know why Spotify doesn't make, in the Browse section, a genre for brazilian music. It's an universe of 220 millions people, a potencial, that is not explored by Spotify, because brazilian don't have much choise.
I talk brazilians but chinese and japonese nusic also.
For the other side, Spotify have French Pop, Country, Arab, Gaming.
How could gaming genre be more important than the heritage and culture of decades from brazilian music?
Spotify should be more impartial, more multicultural, more independent, more global.
Should not be an app from developed countries, or from great cities.
I would like to see more openmind.
Hey there @fz6motor!
If you put "Brazil" or "Brazilian" into the search field, you'll be presented with a wide variety of playlists with Brazilian music. Both Spotify playlists and playlists from other users, varying in a wide range of music styles as well.
Hope this helps! Have a nice day 🙂


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The Department of Marketing, Faculty of Business Administration organized an event entitled 'Practicing International Trade" for the students of Global Trade at Lawn between Annex 4 and Annex 5, Permanent Campus of the university on November 11, 2019. The purpose of the event was to provide an opportunity to the students to acquire knowledge and skills to promote and sell local products in different international marketplaces. 14 teams from different sections of Global Trade course attended the event with high sincerity and very positive attitude. Each team represented a district of our country. They brought some unique items from that representing districts and tried to promote and sell those unique items in the event with a hypothetical international marketplace.
The event was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Charles C. Villanueva, Vice President Academics and Dean, Faculty of Business Administration. Dr. Tajul Islam, Dean Faculty of Arts and Social Science; Ms. Farheen Hassan, Associate Professor & Director, BBA Program; Dr. Khondaker Sazzadul Karim, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Marketing were also present during the inauguration program. They visited all stalls and shared their valuable ideas and guidelines to all teams. A good number of faculty members from different departments, campus officials and thousands of students were also visited the event.
This event entitled 'Practicing International Trade" is a unique concept that aims to help young BBA student enthusiasts to become the future business leaders in Bangladesh. The event was highly appreciated by all participants, visitors (both students and faculties), and other officials of the university. Dr. Partha Prasad Chowdhury, Senior Associate Professor, Course Coordinator and Convener, Department of Marketing; Dr. Sahin Akter Sarker, Associate Professor and Convener, Department of Marketing; Mr. A.K.M. Kamrul Haque, Sr. Assistant Professor; and Mr. Mahir Abrar, Faculty from the Department of Marketing organized this event. TV24 covered the event and conducted some interviews to the guests and students. The whole event was also shown on television as a result of the coverage. This has added value, significance and promotion about the FBA and the university as a whole.


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