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Story Pile: You're Next
Horror movies are about expectations.
I speak in the broadest possible sense, of course. Part of what drives horror movies the first time you experience them is that you don't know what to expect, you don't have a clear vision of how this is going to go. They wouldn't show you that girl gettin' stuck on a meathook, would they? They wouldn't, would they? You need those expectations of what's not likely to happen so what does happen can shock. You don't tend to see movies about watching one person just get tortured in one spot in slow agonising detail because that rarely makes for good tension, which is crucial to the feeling of good horror.
They're also genre film, which means from the perspective of the makers, they were trying to more make a checklist of things audiences expected rather than necessarily truly surprising you. Lots of early slasher films were kinda tech demos and special effects bouquets, just sort of made because filmmakers could think of interesting shots or scenes they wanted to make, and in many cases the plot just had to be hammered around it.
Not to say that classic slashers, the ones that last, don't actually have pretty decent plots. When a good storymaker has to build a story around plot points, they can do it, and the story can be good. That's one of the ways you know it was made by a good storyteller. And that's why there's a lot of really forgettable dross that's just, you know, gone and forgotten.
This checklist design coupled with the tension-release cycle you want out of a good story tends to pull horror movies towards a list of familiar, expected tropes, and even give acquainted viewers a sort of wink-nudge-nod vision of their future. If you see a gun or a vicious looking prop or a knife or a mask somewhere in a horror movie, odds are really good you're going to see it used to kill someone later on, a harbinger of spectacle, a prime for your expectations.
You're Next is a 2011-2013 horror film with a premise you can get right off the rack. A dad and mom drive out to their summer home, isolated from the general populace, and invite their family of three kids and their partners to have a nice dinner together, celebrating their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary, a show of how much these people love one another and a celebration of their various careers and accomplishments.
Then, during dinner, a masked killer kills one of the family, and what begins is a night of being terrorised by a monster in human form, who stalks the family with tools and traps and then eventually starts stalking them through the house, one by one, killing off the family members, in a gritty, hands-on display of blades-and-bolts violence.
That standard plot brings in a bunch of other standard tropes, too! Cellphones don't work, the neighbours have also been killed in a similarly gruesome way, and the threats in the story wear masks, keeping their expressions hidden, dehumanising them, making their motivations dark and inscrutable.
It's very important that you understand that the reason this movie starts with such a basic premise and basic plot twists is because it needs you to be very, very confident in what's going to happen, then, subvert that at the start of events.
Now, playing with your expectations is how horror works, like I said. What that used to mean is that a story would set up a scenario where you're pretty sure you know what's coming, then either deliver or not deliver on that expectation at the end. The jump scare, the it-was-just-the-wind or cat-jumps-out-of-a-crate moment, those moments work because the tension has been established and is being built and then you get your release.
You're Next works in reverse. It sets up a scenario you're very likely going to feel comfortable with, and then before it can develop, it throws in a complication, a complication that defuses your ability to have expectations. It's not that it does stuff that's wildly different – you still get slasher movie moments, you still get failing cellphones and people being threatened with an axe and desperate pleading before a deadly threat with a knife, an implacable over-muscled beast surviving way too much in the face of someone scared and desperate and people showing their human failings and suffering from pain and emotional breakdowns and distress all at the worst possible times, but none of the characters you see doing that are doing it at the time you think.
You're Next is pitch-dark, extremely funny, and filled with satisfying moments you don't normally get in a slasher movie. It justifies everything, it uses everything, and it doesn't waste any of its opportunities to play with your expectations, and it does this without sacrificing its status as an exciting, dangerous, amazingly tense feeling slasher horror movie where you also get moments of exciting, heady satisfaction.
I really liked You're Next.
But then, I like people in animal masks and violence involving meat tenderisers.


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Toy Soldiers: Cold War complete guide
The following Toy Soldiers: Cold War Guide is a culmination of the efforts of Andrew Crews, John Laster, John Drawdy, Todd Schlickbernd, and Zac Lace. Special thanks goes to Signal Studios for their advice and guidance.
Toy Soldiers: Cold War was released on Xbox Live Arcade on August 17, 2011, featuring an intense mixture of tower defense and action gameplay elements. If you haven't purchased the game yet, we highly recommend checking out our Toy Soldiers: Cold War review. Make sure to bookmark this page once you have downloaded the game for your go to source for all things related to Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
1). Did you know?
A list of random facts and trivia provided by Jason from Signal Studios.
2). General tips and tricks
A list of general tips and tricks that can be useful throughout the game. Provided by the XBLAFans staff.
3). Level guides
If any particular level is giving you trouble, we have you covered. Wavelist breakdowns and strategic tactics for each level including the bosses can be found below:
Level One – Basic Training
Level Two – Jungle Heat
Level Three – Beached
Level Four – Panic at the Wall
Level Five – Mind The Gap
Level Six – Surrounded!
Level Seven – Trouble at the Canal
Level Eight – Deadly Dunes
Level Nine – Rainy City
Level Ten – Monumental Defense
Level Eleven – Capitol Crisis
4). Golden Arcade guide
A video walkthrough for each of the 11 hidden golden arcades.
5). Achievement guide
A walkthrough for each of the 20 achievements showing exactly how to earn 200 Gamerscore.
6). Mini-game guide
Tips and tricks for scoring high in each of the six mini-games.
7). Vehicle guide
Tips and advice on how to make the most of each level's controllable vehicles.
8). Weapons guide
A complete breakdown of each emplacement and how to effectively use each one.

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Did you know that one third of American consumers are following some type of diet? Or that products with a cardiovascular health claim are currently the most desired by the US consumer?
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A partnership of the University of California at San Diego, Iowa State University and the J. Craig Venter Institute will compete with other universities to try to land BP's $500 million Energy Biosciences Institute. The announcement was made October 19. The other universities in the competition include three U.S. schools and their partners as well as two universities in the United Kingdom.
In addition to the San Diego and Iowa State partnership, the other schools that have been invited to submit proposals are:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, partnering with Purdue University.
- University of California at Berkeley.
- England's Cambridge University.
- Imperial College in London.
BP, a global energy company that reported $262 billion in sales and operating revenues in 2005, invited the University of California at San Diego to submit a proposal for a biofuels research institute to be located on or adjacent to that campus. The U.C. San Diego school asked ISU and the Venter Institute—a non-profit research institute based in Rockville, Md., and dedicated to the science of genomics—to be partners in the proposed institute.
The institutions' specific roles within the partnership will be determined as their proposal for BP's institute is written. Proposals must be submitted by Nov. 20.
Research to develop, improve biofuels
BP has announced that the institute will be dedicated to developing and improving biofuels, inventing new technologies that convert crops into biofuels and developing plants that produce high yields of biofuels while growing on land that's not suitable for food production.
"BP's Energy Biosciences Institute is being formed to explore research aimed at probing the emerging secrets of bioscience and applying them to the production of new and cleaner energy," says Steven Koonin, BP chief scientist. "While there will be an initial focus on renewable fuels, BP expects the EBI to study a wide range of scientific applications in the energy sector."
BP says it plans to support the institute with $500 million over the next 10 years. BP officials have also said they will announce the location of the institute by the end of this year with the goal of launching research programs in 2007.
Location to be announced soon
"We are honored to be part of a proposal for a research institute dedicated to developing new sources of transportation fuels and cleaner energy from renewable plant materials," says ISU President Gregory Geoffroy. "This is a priority area for research and education at ISU because it is so important for the future economic prosperity of Iowa and our nation."
Geoffroy also says ISU is in a good position to help compete for BP's institute. "Using a combination of state funding, research grants and funding from private foundations, corporations and individuals, Iowa State has rapidly developed into one of the world's leading research and development institutions in the plant sciences, biorenewables and renewable fuels," he says.
The University of California at San Diego's research strengths include the basic sciences, genomics and engineering, including information technology—complementing Iowa State's strengths in agricultural sciences and engineering and the Venter Institute's strengths in microbiology and genomics.
ISU already developing biofuels
ISU researchers are already developing a variety of biofuels technologies, including finding alternative crops for fuel production, examining how existing ethanol plants can evolve into biorefineries, boosting ethanol production by using ultrasonics to release more sugars. ISU is also researching the fermenting of syngas derived from biomass into biobased products.
This research project is using mold to convert corn fiber used for animal feed into ethanol, using chemistry and nanotechnology to improve biodiesel production, and is converting corn stover into a nitrogen-rich char that enriches soil and sequesters carbon.
Robert C. Brown, director of the Office of Biorenewable Programs at ISU, says the partnership's proposal for BP's Energy Institute will feature integrated, multi-disciplinary approaches to development of large-scale bio-energy systems. Brown says the proposal will also focus on fundamental research in plant and microbial sciences.
"The world of energy needs the best minds and efforts to help create the path for the future," says BP's Koonin. "Bioscience has transformed modern medicine, and we believe that bioscience has potential to provide new and exciting energy solutions leading to a more diversified energy supply across the globe."


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Disadvantages of Not Hiring Mastic Sealant Contractor
Most people think that they can easily DIY the sealing problems in their home. Now sometimes, it successfully works, but when you're dealing with a big opening and/or fissure in your property, you might want to turn over the task to the professionals.
Below are some of the most common problems that could occur when sealing projects are not done appropriately:
#1. Incorrect joint design and improper choice of sealant
Accurate installation of the compressible foam backer rod or bond-breaker tape is essential in making sure that the sealant won't adhere to the side areas of the joint. Temperature is also highly crucial when it comes to installing mastic sealant as it shouldn't be too cool nor too hot, otherwise the width of the joint will not enable the installed amount of sealant to accommodate contraction, as well as expansion.
#2. Decrease or total loss of adhesion
When the substrate is separated from by the sealant; this might seriously be caused by existing coatings or contaminants that inhibits proper adhesion. Also, if mastic sealants are exposed to extended periods of wetting, adhesion can be a problem too. Another cause of poor adhesion might also result from incompatibility of the substrate with the sealant, poor surface preparation, and even incompatibility of old sealant with the new sealant. The compatibility of the substrate and the sealant properties is extremely essential to the efficiency of the sealant itself.
#3. The uncured sealant
Sealants that are uncured is often due to improper and/or incomplete mixing of the sealant components. Aside from that, this may also result from using sealant materials that have outlived their shelf life.
#4. Blistering and bubbling of the surface
These problems may occur by curing at high humidity or high temperatures, as well as at high temperatures, which ultimately affects both the cure, as well as the strength and durability of the sealant.
These are only some of the issues that may take place when you don't seek the help and skill of mastic sealant contractors. Contact one now and discuss the property issues that you want to resolve.


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The following procedure shows you how to remove a managed Windows Mobile device from a group by using Mobile Device Manager (MDM) Software Distribution Console. You can remove a managed device from all device groups except for the All Devicesgroup. By default, unless you completely remove the managed device from MDM software distribution server, it will remain in the All Devicesgroup. For more information, see Removing a Device from the Server.
To remove a device from a device group
In the navigation pane, expand the Deviceslist and select the group that contains the managed devices that you want to remove.
Right-click the managed device that you want to remove from a group, and then select Change Membership.
In the Set Device Group Membershipbox, clear the device groups from which you want to remove the managed device, and then choose OK.


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We're just hours away from one of the biggest music festivals in the country: the annual Maftown Heights hip hop festival, which is promising to be a real cracker.
This year's edition of the festival will be taking place in Mahikeng (we know it sounds obvious but those with long memories will recall a period of time when Maftown Heights took place in Johannesburg) and will be attracting some of the finest ambassadors of hip hop from one of the country's most prominent talent pools.
Despite the celebrations, we're expecting a few tearjerking moments too. The late HHP, who was one of the pioneers of hip hop not only in Maftown but in the country, will be honoured at this year's festival. HHP was Mahikeng's golden boy - which is particularly impressive when you consider the amount of talented rappers the North Western city has produced.
In anticipation of this year's festival, we spoke to an up-and-coming rapper from Mahikeng, Lesedi "Tswakgoddess" Thwala, who explained why this festival is so important to the people of Maftown. She began by touching on the fact that Maftown Heights has finally returned home.
"This is the second ever Maftown Heights to be held in Mahikeng. Which I think everyone from Maf can agree that it belonged there since Maftown is the mother of Motswako, who gave birth to greats like Morafe, HHP, Tuks, Cassper, Fifi Cooper, etc and is still bubbling with fresh talent. For us Motswako is a way of life, a culture, something that is definitely in our blood. Being a rapper is considered cool but being a dope rapper buys you street cred back home."
However, a Maftown Heights Festival without HHP (or indeed a summer without Jabba) is always going to be emotional and we're certain every artist on the roster will be in some way missing the legendary rapper. Tswakgoddess mentioned his impact during the rest of our conversation with her.
"I met HHP in 2013 at an event in Itsoseng. I happened to perform just before him. After the performances we took a picture and he told me to never stop writing and rapping. That was such a big deal for me coming from the legendary Jabba. He had this great energy man. It seemed like one could say he was always happy, the irony of it now is so sad. But his music is timeless!"
One person who will not be at this year's Maftown Heights Festival is Cassper Nyovest, who cleared up the rumours that he might there in a tweet. However, he will be at another festival in the city a little later in the month.
Main image credit: Instagram/@jabbaman_1
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Jurgen Klopp's former coach Eckhard Krautzun has produced another intriguing talking point before this weekend's north-west derby clash at Anfield by revealing how the current Liverpool boss previously held ambitions of managing Manchester United.
The Reds welcome Jose Mourinho's charges to Merseyside on Saturday (14 October) hoping to reduce a seven-point gap in the Premier League and deal an early blow to their free-scoring rivals' burgeoning title hopes.
Klopp will be patrolling the home dugout for the latest installment of one of the most traditionally eagerly-anticipated fixtures on the English football calendar, but it could have been a very different story had his early dreams been realised.
"It would be his dream to go to England one day and his favourite club would be [Manchester] United. That's what he said," the extremely well-travelled Krautzun, who coached Klopp at Mainz before being succeeded by his player in 2001, told The Set Pieces.
Krautzun further admitted that he discussed that very topic with long-time friend Sir Alex Ferguson, who ended his illustrious 26-year reign in charge of Manchester United in 2013.
He added: "I said, 'Jurgen Klopp, if he goes abroad, if he goes to England, his love would be Manchester United.'"
Krautzun believes that Klopp could have ended up in Manchester instead of Liverpool had the managerial post at Old Trafford been vacant when he eventually asked to be released from his Borussia Dortmund contract after seven years in 2015. However, he also thinks that his current job is a good fit for such a "passionate and very temperamental man".
United now infamously settled on David Moyes as the man to usher in a new era at the club, a decision that proved disastrous when he was relieved of his duties just 10 months later.
Although he was widely believed at the time to have been selected as the "chosen one" by his fellow Scot, Ferguson later revealed in his book 'Leading' that Klopp featured alongside the likes of Mourinho and Pep Guardiola on a list of several "very desirable candidates" that were all unavailable.
"We also knew that Jurgen Klopp was happy at Borussia Dortmund and would be signing a new contract," he said.
Klopp confirmed last year that he did indeed hold discussions with Ferguson about the possibility of taking the United job, but could not accept due to the timing of the approach and his unwavering loyalty to Dortmund. He described the talks as a "big honour".


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The aim of this briefing is to provide useful information that software developers need to be aware of - to avoid common pitfalls, to enable efficient processing of contained data, and to avoid system crashes caused by scanning previously unseen barcodes.
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Event Overview: We often hear from manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, retailers, hospitals and other end users that their software can't scan barcodes. This is often due to a poor understanding of how barcodes work, what useful data they contain and how best to 'unpack' that data.
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The briefing will also cover the different barcode types, some advice on barcode scanner configurations, use of the Function 1 character, parsing a barcode and common errors such as truncating fixed length fields, invalid check digit on GTIN, omitting function 1 character, invalid date formats and invalid weight formats.
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wazzzo posted an idea in Penultimate RequestsHi Evernote There are a couple of threads dating from 2012 and 2013 on this. I have regularly checked in to see progress or at least a word from Evernote but not a word about Penultimate on Android save for a job advert posted a while back for an Android developer. Is there ANY chance we can get some kind of word on Penultimate for Android? You may not have a release date but to know that it is at least being worked on or not would be good. If there is a particular (set of) problem(s) then what are they? Bottom line is that silence is massively frustrating. Any information you can supply would help all us Androiders know what the score is. Thanks in hope........


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I had my bilateral mastectomy before chemo and it was less than a month from my diagnosis. I was diagnosed with Stage 1 IDC on January 6 and had my surgery on Feb 3. I had my Oncotype DX testing in March and started chemo in April. Everyone's situation is different but they usually want to start sooner rather than later.
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Donald Trump is at it again, folks. Despite a rocky first six months in the White House (or so the media says), our President has shown the leadership and stamina it takes for our country to WIN AGAIN.
According to Truth Division, a fellow conservative new site, the national debt has decreased by $102 billion dating back to January 2017. To that point, the President himself said via Twitter that the national debt had decreased $12 billion in his first month. Looking back on President Obama's first month in office? A $200 billion increase.
When I think back to June 2015, I was not on the Trump Train. As a matter of fact, I heavily supported Senator Marco Rubio for President. And with that, I campaigned very hard against the now-President for months leading up to the election. What I did give Trump credit for, however, was his ability to make money flow. We all know that Trump has helped our country to win again, but now let's look into how he has done it.
- Jobs: Including a spike in female employment since becoming President in January 2017, jobs have been flowing back into our country in a way that not many people have seen in many years. Though the mainstream media is not reporting this, President Trump has been sure to let the people know through Twitter and in campaign rallies.
- Conservative Budgeting: The media is currently in a frenzy over the budget of the Secret Service, where apparently they do not have the funding to pay their officers. My response? I would much rather government departments ask for more money than spend an excess just because it's there.
- Restoring Law and Order: With illegal immigration down over 50% since taking office, President Trump is making good on his campaign promise to lower illegal immigration almost immediately after taking office. What does this mean for the taxpayer? The less illegal immigration coming to our country, the less taxpayer funding it takes to help these people (food stamps, healthcare, etc.). It is also no secret that crime rates have been on the decline since Inauguration. Even in the City of Chicago, home to one of the most condensed areas of violent crime in the nation, crime has been on the decline.
- Stopping the Flow of Money to Unnecessary Foreign Relations: Think about the illegal Iran deal, where the US spent billions of taxpayer dollars to a foreign country to pay them to back off seeking nuclear weapons with NO certainty that what we were paying them to do would work. This is just one example; pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, pulling money out of NATO until other countries pay their fair share, and doing the same to the UN have made our foreign spending substantially less, and has gone to help the President's belief of America First.
Before Senator Rubio dropped out of the race, I remember asking a few of my friends why they supported Donald Trump, and the answer was simple: the man knows how to make money flow. I didn't understand it fully at the time, but I do now. The "reality television star in the White House" has shown to be a bit more than just a television star by now. If things continue the way they are, the national debt will be gone before you know it. All thanks to President Trump.
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Northwood to move recovered residents back in; plan on long-term care home visits expected soon
HALIFAX -- As Nova Scotia's economy starts to reopen, the COVID-19 battle at Northwood continues.
"We still don't have a really great explanation of what exactly went wrong at Northwood," said Chris Parsons of the Nova Scotia Health Coalition.
To date, 53 residents have died at the long-term facility in Halifax.
More than 190 other residents have recovered from COVID-19, but one resident and one staff member are still fighting the virus.
Parsons has concerns about reopening the economy while there are still active cases in the province and at Northwood.
"People didn't think the disease could get into Northwood from the outside. My concern now is that we're going to have the exact opposite problem, which is that there's a belief that the disease can't get out of Northwood into the wider community," said Parsons.
Northwood says all residents continue to be regularly tested for COVID-19.
In a video posted to the facility's website, CEO Janet Simm said they are now looking to move some residents who were temporarily moved out, back in.
"We are in talks to start returning the recovered residents who have been staying at the offsite hotel recovery unit back to their home in Halifax," said Simm.
At the height of the pandemic, a large number of Northwood staff were off with the virus and staff from the Halifax Infirmary were brought in to help out.
The Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union says its members who were mandated to work at Northwood have finished that work and those members are in a mandatory 14-day isolation before returning to their shifts at the hospital.
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, says a team from the Department of Health and Wellness remains on site.
"The staffing challenges have been resolved, have been that way for several weeks," said Strang.
There are now six floors in the Centre building at Northwood that are considered recovered and residents on those floors are able to have scheduled, escorted visits outside.
"When it comes to hosting visitors, we are currently in the planning phase of a family visitation program. We are carefully looking at the logistics, safety and PPE [personal protective equipment] requirements. We will be ready when the medical officer of health approves this program," said Simm in the video update.
Strang says he hopes to have more details around long-term care home visits as early as next week.


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I left office early, to pick up my tailored shirt and then head home. Just as I left, my wife called to announce that she will join me and was keen to visit one of those well-known bars in Bandra Kurla Complex. My wife joined me at the tailor's shop and we then proceeded to the bar. Since it was early in the evening, it was not yet full. Bars or pubs haven't changed much since the early 90's when they first hit the market in places like Bangalore. Dark furniture, loud music, large doors appeared to be standard fixtures. This bar wasn't any different. The drinks were as usual but the names were different. There were some seats occupied by large noisy office groups. There were few couples at some tables. It was the day when the Supreme Court passed the judgment on Section 377 and I could see some couples celebrating the verdict. We ordered our drinks and as the evening progressed, the place became darker.
We were relaxed and chatting when she suddenly slipped in a question which I least expected, "Why don't you tell my brother where the market is headed? I see our neighbors asking you the same question when we go for our walks and you seem to be talking to them on this topic at least for a few minutes. You come on TV to talk about the markets. Yet, when my brother asks; you just say that - Markets are unpredictable". I said that I comment on long term trends of sectors or markets and never on "where is the market headed?" which generally refers to short term movements. My answer could have been "markets may go up or down". Since I didn't want to be rude with your brother I answer "Markets are complex and cannot be predicted". I then went on to explain that there are a few unproductive activities in work and in stock markets.
Here are the 5 productivity killers in Dalal Street that I shared with her.
• In order to impress neighbor's, predicting the stock market movement over short periods. Different people behave differently to the noise they hear. Market over a short period is a reflection of this behavior.
• Discussing the level of the ten year yields and how India is different and therefore no emerging market contagion will affect us.
• Discussing with NRI cousins about the level of the currency and why the rupee will not cross Rs 68 to the dollar because we have a strong government. Government and Currency are two different things.
• Assuring your sister-in-law that Indians will never go back to investing in Real estate as ill-gotten wealth has reduced and there is no corruption in India. Really!! Is this believable??
• Debating with colleagues on the possible outcomes in the coming general election. The undercurrents are fluid and could throw up any name as candidate to lead the next generation.
We left the bar after I raised the bar on discussion about stock markets. She had that "smile" on her face for which I do not know whether it was the wine or the discussion. Yet something in my mind said "Something is brewing in her head" and I should be ready for a sharp pincer attack. Just then my phone rang. Shucks!! It was my brother-in-law.
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Oivind Lorentzen's Nine held a mere 0.7-point advantage over Joel Ronning's Catapult heading into Saturday's final competition at the J/70 North American Championship hosted by Edgewater Yacht Club in Cleveland, OH. Light winds permitted only one race, and Nine nailed it, earning a second-place finish (to Catapult's 12th) to claim the 2019 title. Joined by Lucas Calabrese, Ian Coleman and Will Felder, Lorentzen tallied 26.3 net points in the 10-race series. 2016 J/70 World Champion Ronning captured the silver position with 31 points.
John Brim's Rimette gained a third in the day's lone contest, pumping them up to third overall with 38 points. Team Vineyard Vines led by John and Molly Baxter closed the Championship with a bullet, giving them fourth place on a tiebreaker (over Brian Keane's Savasana) at 42 points. Kevin Morgan's Wild Child with crew Mike Sheehan, Caroline Sundman, Sarah Paisley and Mark Hassett topped the 13-boat Corinthian division. Following them were Martin Johnsson's Aquaholiks and Charlie Pendleton's Bad Hombres.
"It's very exciting for me because I've been working at this now for a few years," beamed Lorentzen. "The level of competition makes it so rewarding. Having good crew makes all the difference in the world. The thanks really go to them." Although Lorentzen has sailed in the Great Lakes before, he's never done so in Cleveland. "The venue was a pleasure—the wind, the welcoming club. Hopefully we do it again."
Willem van Waay, racing on Zaguero, summarized this week's conditions in Cleveland, "15-25 knots, 72-degree fresh water, 5-8 foot waves, 80+ degrees out. San Francisco is awesome, but this place, this week, is at a different level. It's like God built a perfect playground for us!"
Overall Results: (top five)
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2. Catapult, Joel Ronning, 5 -3 -2 -3 -1 -1 -4 -6 -6 -[12]; 31pts
3. Rimette, John Brim, 2 -4 -8 -1 -6 -5 -6 -3 -[16] -3; 38pts
4. Team Vineyard Vines, John Baxter, 7 -1 -1 -5 -5 -10 -8 -4 -[36] -1; 42pts
5. Savasana, Brian Keane, 4 -9 -4 -6 -4 -2 -3 -2 -8 -[20]; 42pts
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No, seriously. Internet scammers: they don't ever change.
Imagine my surprise when I received a Facebook IM, out of the blue, from a high school acquaintance I hadn't spoken to in about 10 years. And imagine my further surprise when she told me she'd been mugged and needed me to send money to her! In London! Where she doesn't live! (Someone had tried to pull this same scam on Glark about a month or two ago, which he posted about on Twitter.)
Unfortunately I wasn't able to keep the beginning part of the whole chat transcript, but here are some nuggets from the end of our (long) conversation:
Me: it seems like i should be able to call the hotel and the car company directly
Fraudster: settle some medical and other nagging bills
We will be fine
Me: give me the name of the hospital and hte doctor
Fraudster: I need the money directly
he is being treated by the hotel service
Me: that is so weird.
and what hotel did you say that was?
Fraudster: I need you to wire the money to me directly through Western Union
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All you need to do the transfer is my name and present location
Me: i really want to help you guys but it really seems like the best way is for me to just take care of a couple of your bills for you
esp since you already have a flight back
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that's why i need you to send me the money directly
Me: ok but you need to give me the names of the htel and the doctor and the cab
no you guys have so much to worry about
just let me deal with them directly
Fraudster: how much can you afford to loan me?
No need to deal with them since we will be departing soon
How much can you loan me?
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if you'd just told me 10 minutes ago this would be over!
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let me have the money physically so i can handle it my way
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would you speak to the hotel manager?
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Wordsworth, William
Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy Wordsworth, 1771–1855, is known principally for her poems and for her journals, which have proved invaluable for later biographies and studies of the poet. These journals, the first of which was started in 1798, are written in delicate, exquisite diction, and describe the Wordsworth household, friends, and travels. For the last 20 years of her life Dorothy Wordsworth was an invalid, suffering from an obscure illness that made her prematurely senile.
See her journals, ed. by H. Darbishire (2 vol., 1958; rev. ed. 1971, ed. by M. Moorman, repr. 1991); biography by E. de Selincourt (1933); A. M. Ellis, Rebels and Conservatives: Dorothy and William Wordsworth and Their Circle (1967); E. Hardwick, Seduction and Betrayal (1974); F. Wilson, The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth (2009).
Sections in this article:
- Introduction
- Assessment
- Life and Works
- Bibliography
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An analysis by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service predicts that all colonies of two endangered bird species on the island could vanish as early as 2050.
The Newell's Shearwater and Hawaiian petrel seabirds, already on the brink of extinction, are dying by the hundreds in collisions with power lines on Kauai.
A recent study by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that as many as 1,800 of the indigenous seabirds are dying every year when they fly into power lines, a rate that is raising alarms for community members and conservationists.
Both birds were provided special protection under the federal Endangered Species Act in the 1960s and '70s as a result of numerous threats to their existence. In addition to the power line problem, invasive predator species and the degradation of the seabirds' habitat have contributed to their endangered status.
"For many years folks have known that birds have been colliding with these power lines, but we assumed it was a smaller issue," said Brett Hartl, government affairs director of the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental organization.
Newell's shearwater was protected as endangered in 1975.
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"This study is revealing that these collisions may be the biggest threat — power lines are killing huge parts of the population," Hartl said.
The USFWS study predicts that, unless measures are taken to reduce the deaths, all colonies of the two species on Kauai could vanish in about 30 years.
A study released in June by the American Ornithological Society found that between 1993 and 2013, the Newell's Shearwater population decreased by 94 percent.
In 2010, Kauai County officials decided to move Friday night high school football games to Saturday afternoons in an effort to protect Newell's Shearwaters.
The nocturnal birds would continuously revolve around the bright stadium lights until collapsing.
Earlier this year, Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho signed an agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allowing four games to be played on Friday night under stadium lights.
But power lines remain a significant threat to the seabird population and several Kauai groups as well as the Kauai utility are working on ways to save them.
One idea is installing lasers on utility poles that warn the birds away from the power lines.
The power lines run parallel to — above and below — each other instead of side by side.
Hartl says that configuration unintentionally acts as an invisible barrier for the birds.
"It's basically like we've put a giant fence around the island that they can't see, so they crash into the lines at full force," Hartl said.
The Hawaiian petrel was protected as endangered under federal law in 1967 .
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The Kauai Endangered Seabird Recovery Project is helping to install lasers on some utility poles on the island.
Theresa Geelhoed, field technician for the project, said this measure alone could reduce collisions by 50 percent if applied in all necessary areas.
The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative is also removing the top line from each utility tower in high collision areas in an effort to reduce the number of fatal encounters.
"We found that the power lines that the birds are (colliding) with most are the ones at the top," Geelhoed said.
The USFWS study says that despite the sharp decline in the Newell's Shearwater population, proper and timely mitigation strategies could help certain colonies survive past the current mid- to end- of century extinction projection.
"The good news is, since it's a man-made problem, there's something that can be done to work toward fixing it," Geelhoed said.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Ira Harold "Bearface" Dodge
In Blackpowder Cartridge News #73 Leo Remiger's article on Ira Harold "Bearface" Dodge suggests that it is a story that Ira Dodge is buried in the Kemmerer cemetery. It is a fact. His year of death is given as 1920 and Sarah E. (1867-1908) is also buried there. HOW he died I can't determine. It is known as the Kemmerer City Cemetery and is also known as the South Lincoln Cemetery, Kemmerer.
Ira Harold Dodge and Sarah Elizabeth Slate Dodge had sons Raoul E., Harold Hazelwood, and Feron and daughters Irene and Muriel. Son Raoul E Dodge is ALSO buried in the Kemmerer cemetery. The daughters were living with Ira in Pocatello in January 1920. In that same census Ira is a farmer and Irene is a Deputy Assessor employed by Bannock county. There are a number of descendants so I'm presuming that there might still be family in Wyoming or Idaho.
The one story was that Ira was killed in a blasting accident in Pocatello. Apparently the family believes that Ira did die in Lander, Wyoming 30 Mar 1920. That gives a lot of credence to Lander being the place of death. However, Lander is a long way from Pocatello, ID which the census shows as Ira Dodge's residence in 1920. I can only wonder at the journey he must have had if injured in Pocatello and moved to Lander (presumably for care by somebody) before dying in Lander. It is conceivable even with 1920 roads for him to have been moved about 300 miles (road miles not as the crow flies). They might even have traveled through Kemmerer to get to Lander. If so they would also have likely traveled through Granger where his son Harold (single) lived in 1920. So why to Lander for care? I know that in 1916 (just 4 years earlier) my great grand aunt made a "circumnavigation" of the country in a car and it was considered big news. I don't know anything about the history of the roads between Pocatello, Kemmerer and Lander. It would be believable that he died in March where he was living in January but it isn't really believable to me that in the winter in 1920 he was moved from Pocatello, ID the 300 some miles to Lander for care. I can believe that he went to Lander for some business or personal reasons and died there.
This is pretty darn fascinating.
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Ira Dodge of Cora, Wyoming, for example, reported that 20,000 elk passed his place in the fall headed for the Red Desert just north of the Green River (Commission on the Conservation of the Jackson Hole Elk 1927). From " Historical Elk Migrations Around Jackson Hole, Wyoming" by Christina M. Cromley Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative
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Each child is unique, and they learn in a variety of ways. Some learn better by listening, others by watching and observing or by touch and exploration, and so on. They each use their senses in a combination which is unique to themselves. We provide them an opportunity, to immerse their senses in our learning environment designed on the Montessori Method. These senses described below.
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|To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with so as to feel.
|The child feel and works with the learning materials, mastering each one of them at their own pace. The learning enhances as the materials get progressively complex. Our environments are designed to support child's need for movement and expression.
|The faculty of discerning what is aesthetically excellent or appropriate. To have experience or enjoyment.
|The child uses his innate sense of taste to spend more time on activities they enjoy. They materials are aesthetically arranged which invite the child. Time is given for observation and expressing themselves, helping them develop their sense of taste.
|Hearing is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations via the ear.
|Many learning activities focus on hearing to help learn better. e.g. languages use natural sound to build words and not the alphabet sounds, and then correlate them for easier grasping. Child is given time to concentrate on the activities so that he develops active listening and not only on superficial hearing.
|Thoughts and perceptions that come to the mind quickly and without much reflection. Typically, intuition is regarded as a conscious commonality between earthly knowledge and the higher spiritual knowledge and appears as flashes of illumination. It is asserted that by definition intuition cannot be judged by logical reasoning.
|The Montessori's unique materials help a child's intuition to guide it through the learning process. By observing the child, can help discover the child's natural likings and interests. The loving and supporting environment allows child's own intuition to be their guide. The educator only motivates and supports, instead of instructing and managing.
|A sense that coordinates your motor activities of different senses, provides a sense of balance to the body and thought. Makes decisions.
|The learning environment helps the child interact proactively with the materials to initiate learning. This enables them to learn in a balanced manner using a combination of various senses to get a holistic and unique learning experience. Many senses need to be coordinated to accomplish complex tasks, which enhances the child's sense of equilibrium.


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If you have wondered why I have been quiet of late, it's because I bought an old house to renovate last year. My plan was to buy a lock up and go, but when Simon Nicholson from Remax first showed Riaan and I The Mouse House, we both fell in love with it and thought it would be a fun fix up project . Whilst there have been many moments of fun, it has up until this point mostly been the most stressful, expensive and all consuming thing I have ever done – LIKE EVER! We are finally nearing the end and only now the blood, sweat and tears are starting to seem like they have been worth it! I have a giant hole in my pocket but when I look at these photos I feel darned proud of us!!
My budget was rather limited so we didn't have the luxury of a project manager or fancy builder/architect to co ordinate, which meant that we were thrown totally in the deep end. I didn't' even know what a lintel or a shadow gap was before embarking on this crazy ride!
We had a lot to do to bring The Mouse House into the two thousand and teens. We fixed much of the outside fence, replaced the front gate, put in a security system, refurbed and rebuilt the entire kitchen and bathroom, we have re-plumbed the whole house, redone most of the electrics, re-painted throughout, we have knocked down walls, put in a stacking door, sanded down all wood in the house, we have re done much of the flooring, tackled the garden and still there is so much to do!!!
There has been many a disaster, numerous let downs and a good dollop of education tax which has meant I have had to confront my dislike for confrontation. People warned me that the building industry was a nightmare to deal with but I really had no idea! They warned me to throw my budget out of the window but I had no idea. They warned me that however long I was told the build would take I should add on double the amount of time, but I had no idea! They told me I would tear my hair out with contractors, but I had no idea!!!! They didn't however tell me about how exciting it would be when I saw my Mexican tiles laid out in the kitchen. They didn't tell me about how blissful it would be to have my first bath in the bathroom we designed or how special it would be to drink my first coffee on the patio after our first night in the house. It's been tough but now that things are starting come together I am seeing the value in time and hard earned ZARs spent on making this space come together as uniquely ours.
In this blog I will show you a few pics of our kitchen renovation and some other details. The kitchen is still in progress and we haven't decorated or moved in yet, but I am sure you will also be able to see the huge changes since my first blog posts which you can have a look at here or here.
In the photos above you can see the original kitchen/living room area. We took out the wall that divided the two rooms to make for a nice big open plan space which you can see below. We also replaced the ugly vinyl kitchen floor with a grey terrazzo to keep with the theme of the lounge and dinning area. One of the reasons why I love the house is because of the original terrazzo floors. Some people said I should rip up the yellow terrazzo but being totally tile mad there was no ways that was going to happen and we have restored the terrazzo to its former glory and added a playful blue border to divide the spaces.
Riaan designed the whole kitchen before we bought the kitchen carcasses from Board Prep which he then assembled. The doors/island etc are being crafted by Tim Fish our wonderful carpenter. The counter tops are polished concrete and Riaan is making the kitchen lights but I will get onto that later.
In the pics below you can see the huge change from the original patio! It looks and feels so much better now that we have put in the stacking door. We also bricked in half of the old original door and converted it into a window to give us a bit more wall space for art indoors. You can also see the new house colour in the last pic in this series! I chose Evening Glade and Feather Ferns from Plascon for the outside of the house as I wanted to create a tranquil feel by blending the house colour with the surrounding forest. It took sooooooooo many paint samples to get this colour right!!!! I am pretty sure I tried about 50 different shades of grey/green!
Here are a few snippety Mouse House details – We are still very much unfinished but we are slowly putting our stamp on the place!
Riaan is making the kitchen lamp shades out of the old original geyser! We have tried to upcycle and use as much as we can from the original house. I think he is darned clever!!!
And while we are talking about upcycling and lights – we have also given the original outside entrance light a total over haul. This definitely beats buying a new one as this old light has way more stories to tell and we saved some cash here that is for sure!!!! Lights are not cheap!
Riaan has been such a star throughout this build and there is no ways that I would have ever been able to do this without him. He has researched, designed, hung, painted and installed, and I am very lucky to have him besides me as a partner in life and also on our current floor mattress!!! Yip we are STILL camping in the space!!!
And lastly – A glimpse into why we fell in love with the house! When you are here, you are in nature!!!! And being in nature is like being in heaven for me!!! We can hear the bush babies calling at night and there is a resident tree frog in one of the orchids in the garden!
If you want to follow more of my Mouse House updates you can find me on @thelandofjax on instagram.
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What an amazing transformation! Well done! I absolutely love it!
This looks GORGEOUS Jacki, what a mammoth undertaking, yikes! Most importantly, the two of you look to have done a sterling job! Well done!!!! can't wait to get the whole tour in person soon xx
Wow! What an achievement and how stunning it all looks. Well done to both of you – we did a massive renovation and know what it feels like! Congratulations Jacki & Riaan!
So incredible guys! Well done! It's truly one of a kind.
This is amazing! Love the space you have created! Looking forward to see it furnished too.
It is absolutely breathtaking! Well done! Live well & happy there!
I honestly felt breathless reading and looking at this post, Jacki. It's beautiful and I bet, it's only going to get more and more breathtaking as you live in it. I hope one day to be able to visit you guys in it in person. Congratulations! And thank you for sharing yourself so honestly. It's one of the many qualities I really love about you. Enough gush. Big love! ❤
Looks incredible! Love the mouse house and it's beautiful tree 🐸 well done.
Oh my goodness, it's so beautiful! Well done guys, a true labour of love and so worth all the blood, sweat and tears!! xx
Love those copper lights !!
Very well done Jax, such an achievement and with your own personal mark all over it. Love it.
Well done love the incredible transformation. The open plan kitchen is stunning. Love the colour of the outside. Looking forward to part four!!!


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Chargers vs Broncos Prop Betting Odds
How many touchdown passes will Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning throw in their playoff matchup against the Chargers on Sunday afternoon? That's the subject of just one of the NFL prop betting lines available for the game right now at the sportsbooks.
At Bovada you can find 6/1 odds that Manning will throw one touchdown pass, 11/4 odds that he'll find the end zone twice, and 2/1 odds that he'll connect on three TD strikes. Four TDs is at 3/1, 5 or more is at 9/2, and 0 is the underdog at 18/1.
Manning also has a passing yards OVER/UNDER of 325.5 at Bovada for the game, and a touchdown passes OVER/UNDER at 3. Chargers QB Philip Rivers has a passing yards OVER/UNDER of 265.5 on the NFL betting props for the game. [ Matchup report and live odds ]
San Diego +9
Denver -9
Total 55
Total Passing Yards - Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over/Under 325.5
Total TD Passes - Peyton Manning (DEN)
Over/Under 3
Total TD Passes - Peyton Manning (DEN)
0 18/1
1 6/1
2 11/4
3 2/1
4 3/1
5 or more 9/2
Total Rushing Yards - Knowshon Moreno (DEN)
Over/Under 67.5
Total Receiving Yards - DeMaryius Thomas (DEN)
Over/Under 85.5
Total Receptions - DeMaryius Thomas (DEN)
Over/Under 5.5
Total Receiving Yards - Eric Decker (DEN)
Over/Under 75.5
Total Receptions - Eric Decker (DEN)
Over/Under 5
Total Passing Yards - Philip Rivers (SD)
Over/Under 265.5
Total Rushing Yards - Ryan Mathews (SD)
Over/Under 70.5
Total Rushing & Receiving Yards - Danny Woodhead (SD)
Over/Under 60.5
Total Receiving Yards - Keenan Allen (SD)
Over/Under 67.5
Total Receptions - Keenan Allen (SD)
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A Grown-ups Night Out at The Craftsman by Two Brothers (Naperville/Chicago)Written by James Zahn
Living in the suburbs of Chicago for most of my life (and making a slingshot from far south to far north), I'm still occasionally pleasantly surprised by finding great new areas to explore. Until this month, I had no idea what a vibrant scene could be found in Downtown Naperville, a city located about 30 miles west of Chicago, and about an hour south of Rock Father HQ. After dropping the girls off at Grandma's for the evening, my wife and I set out for an adventure - one anchored by dinner at The Craftsman by Two Brothers. I'd had a long-standing invitation* to check out what Two Brothers has been doing, not only at The Craftsman, but also at their Brewery and Tap House in Warrenville, but simply hadn't had a chance until now. From what we saw in Naperville, I can tell you that there's some impressive things afoot for foodies and beer lovers alike.
Question: Does Your Phone Get Fondled More Than You Do?Written by James Zahn
A baby food company wants you to get it on. Indeed, more of that can equal more mouths to feed in the long run, so it makes good business sense to encourage said activity. This is something I know well, as I've often joked to my wife that my entire current career path is completely based on the fact that we got it on at some point back in 2008, the end result being the birth of our first daughter in 2009, and thus, my being dubbed "The Rock Father." This site... these words... they wouldn't exist had it not been for my prowess, probably on a couch or something. Turns out, that's not completely the point of Plum Organics' Do Your Part(ner) campaign. Check this out...
Life Hack: Bonding with Children and Maximizing TimeWritten by James Zahn
Presented in partnership with Life of Dad and Cheerios...
My wife and I talk about it often - time (specifically, lack thereof) being a big issue for us as parents. As kids, we heard grownups talk about "time flying," but until you're actually an adult and a parent yourself, you just don't realize it. From a scientific standpoint, time is the same - but there has to be a correlation between size and time. When you're a little kid, the days seem to go forever. When you're physically bigger, the days seem shorter. There's also a chance that I made that up, but time is most certainly an issue. We want to spend time with our kids - time that increases the bond between parent and child - and that means utilizing our superior time management skills to "get stuff done," while still being there for our kids. What I'm saying is that I'm not opposed to eating breakfast in the shower. I get to save time by watching the girls brush their teeth, while I get clean and save a step by doing it fully-clothed. Seriously, just watch the video...
What is a "Compassionate Meal?" Harley Quinn & Kevin Smith Explain...Written by James Zahn
I have always been an unapologetic meat-eater. I've heard all sides of the debate for and against, and I choose to remain carnivorous in nature. What many don't realize is that I'm the only true meat eater in our house. The Rock Daughters™ have never eaten beef, fish or pork. The exception is poultry (chicken/turkey), but the girls have never had a bite of the others, and it's because they've followed my wife. Similarly, filmmaker Kevin Smith has a daughter, Harley Quinn, who has also followed her mother's path - but to the full-blown vegan side of things. The folks at Farm Sanctuary sent over a video that features the duo discussing #CompassionateMeals, and I feel it's worth sharing. If anything, it is food for thought...
When the Steakhouse is your Home: Hail to the King… of SoupWritten by James Zahn
THE ROCK FATHER™ has partnered with Life of Dad and Idahoan® Foods for this promotion. Is he the #KingOfSoup? That's for you to decide…
I have a long-standing mission to eat better, and make more food at home. Over the past few years, I've gotten a lot better at it, learning to cook as I go, firing up the grill even in winter, and making a constant attempt to bring that restaurant flavor to the kitchen at Rock Father HQ. When my wife and I used to go out on a more frequent basis (the pre-parenting era), I was a big fan of steakhouses. Actually, I still am - but the trick was always that my wife is a non-meat-eater. She loves the potato soup, though, and until recently, I couldn't properly pull it off at home… but that just changed.
Cooking-Up Memories with Pampered Chef Kids...Written by James Zahn
This Rock Father Kitchen feature has been brought to you in partnership with Pampered Chef.
As we close the book on 2016 and enter 2017, now is the perfect time to make a renewed commitment to cooking at home. Personally, I always avoid saying that anything is a "resolution," but I do like taking stock of things and refocusing for each new year. Eating at home is important, and like so many, we do stray the path, but always come back to teaching our children the joy and importance of making their own meals (and memories). The Kids' Cooking Set by Pampered Chef is a new addition to our kitchen, and one that embraces kids' seemingly natural love of two things: pizza and cookies.
The Simplest Peppermint Mocha Recipe to Make at Home (and more)!Written by James Zahn
THE ROCK FATHER is a Folgers Preferred Partner...
When it comes to seasonal beverages, fall and winter tend to be my favorites, and coffee leads the charge. For the latter, nothing beats the warmth of a "Peppermint Mocha" during the holiday season, yet how exactly to make one is something of a debate. There's no shortage of recipes available for coffee drinks that have a dash of mint and chocolate, but most of them tend to be time-consuming, sometimes messy, and generally more complicated than they need to be. So what do I deem to be the Rock Father-approved way to bring a Christmas coffeehouse classic home for the holidays? After some trial and error in the kitchen here at Rock Father HQ, I'm going to share with you my recipe for the The Simplest Peppermint Mocha Recipe to Make at Home, and it starts with Folgers Coffeehouse Blend.
A BreakFEAST for the Ho-Ho-Holidays...Written by James Zahn
Brought to you by Hungry Jack. THE ROCK FATHER is a proud Hungry Jack Brand Ambassador.
Now that my favorite season is behind us (see ya next year, Fall!), we're past the speed bump of Thanksgiving and racing full-steam-ahead toward the checkered flag that joyously waves upon the end of the Holiday season here at Rock Father HQ - Christmas. No matter what you choose or choose not to celebrate, the cold that December brings is always a great reminder of warm times spent with family - a chance to cozy up in the comforts of home, with great times and great meals. Around these parts, it's no secret that breakfast is my favorite meal, and whether I cook for the family on a weekend morning, or break from tradition by doing mid-week breakfast-for-dinner, I try to make it a BreakFEAST by serving up Hungry Jack Pancakes and Waffles, but also letting everyone warm-up a bit with their favorite syrups.
Coffee & Rock: The Perfect Measures for Holiday Gatherings...Written by James Zahn
THE ROCK FATHER is a Folgers Preferred Partner...
It's beginning to look a lot like... well, not quite either, but sort of an odd mix between Christmas and Thanksgiving around these parts. Let's be honest here, for me, Thanksgiving is more of a speed bump between the two main events of the year - Halloween and Christmas. It's a weird space since it's technically still fall/harvest, but here we are in mid-November and I've already packed-away the scarecrow for the season, composted the pumpkins and cornstalks, and have been taking advantage of the "unseasonably warm" temperatures by doing a little early-season "Griswolding" at Rock Father HQ. Indeed, while they're not on yet, some festive lights have been installed on the grounds - my coffee-fueled antics amusing the children as I try do do as much as I can within limited daylight hours. It was dark by 4:50pm today, and by then, I'd already consumed nearly a full pot of Folgers.
Hi-C Ecto Cooler is Dead Again...Written by James Zahn
Just yesterday, I restocked my NewAir office fridge with some staple beverages from the 1990s and now. Surge, Crystal Pepsi, and Hi-C Ecto Cooler led the charge, with Diet Mountain Dew (still my favorite), some Mountain Dew Game Fuel (both Citrus Cherry and Mango Heat) along with a few bottles of Robinson's Iron Maiden Trooper 666 beer. Of all of those beverages, the first three are strangely-returned from the grave, and the Ecto Cooler has been the crown jewel since May. Notoriously hard-to-find after the Coca-Cola Company brought it back after a decade+ hiatus thanks to a new Ghostbusters movie (one I loved), it would pop-up at local grocers like Mariano's and Meijer in miniature juice boxes, with 12oz cans available exclusively though Amazon. I wrote about the delicious beverage back in July, and now comes news that it's a dead product once again.
31 Days of Halloween: Brookfield Zoo - Boo! at the ZooWritten by James Zahn
As we head into the last weekend before Halloween, families in the Chicago area that are looking for some not-so-scary, but definitely fun-filled adventure should head out to Brookfield Zoo for the return of the annual Boo! at the Zoo. Presented by Chicago's own Ferrara Candy Company, Boo! at the Zoo kicked off this past weekend, and will showcase fun events from 10am-4pm on October 29 & 30, 2016. Sharing the goodness with the local community, the folks at Ferrara have donated more than 10,000 pounds of candy, and have provided more than 300 volunteers to aid the Brookfield Zoo staff in making this spooktacular event a memorable one, with trick-or-treat stations located throughout the zoo, and plenty of fun photo opps as well! But that's not all...
Coffee & Rock: Folgers Coffeehouse BlendWritten by James Zahn
THE ROCK FATHER is a Folgers Preferred Partner...
During my adventures in rock, there have been some "coffeehouse" eras - two in particular that really stick with me. In the mid 1990s, I was in a band that was known to play indie coffeehouses on a frequent basis - this being an era where we could plug-in and go full-blown electric and have it be a non-issue - a time before the major rise of the national chains. Some years later, in the early 2000s, I once again found myself doing the occasional coffeehouse gig, but this time it was more in-line with what you might think of - a lone guy rockin' an acoustic guitar while doing the singer/songwriter thing. Through all those years and those that have come since, one common thread is that all of those places had a house blend, and I drank a lot of it. Now, in my years as an at-home parent, one of the first things I do every morning is brew a cup of Folgers, and their new Coffeehouse Blend has really taken me back... but with a lot more options.


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CUP Faculty Research
My Blue World
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Opal Jean, age twelve, is flying to Michigan to visit her dad, who is serving a life sentence in prison for murder. Opal hasn't seen her father in seven years, and while she longs for the "cold blue world" of her childhood, she is also struggling to break free of her father's dark legacy.
The trip is a disaster. Luggage is lost, her mother has to "take a seat" in the airport and rattle the benzodiazepines in her purse, her teen brother attempts to order $30 worth of Coronas from room service, and Opal's little brother is simultaneously thrilled and heartbroken to see his dad in prison.
Also, there is a tornado. And the entire story is framed as Opal's fan letter to her beloved Macklemore.
Originally published in Novella-T.
Recommended Citation
Knutsen, Kimberly, "My Blue World" (2015). CUP Faculty Research. 243.


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Lauren Pope makes her long-awaited return to The Only Way Is Essex tonight (May 3), and it looks like she's settled right back into the swing of things.
Making her entrance for the final episode of the series, Lauren surprises guests at Dan's birthday party, which, let's be honest, he looks pretty pleased about.
And now that Dan and Kate have put their differences behind them, we can't help but wonder if romance is set to blossom between Dan and Lauren – she did call him "stunningly beautiful" after all.
Related: TOWIE's Chloe Sims is refusing to film with Megan McKenna and Pete Wicks
Lauren's return to TOWIE comes after she left the show suddenly in 2015, saying that her experience had become "uncomfortable" and "stressful", particularly in relation to the other girls.
Admitting that she felt like she was being "picked on", Lauren told The Mirror at the time: "There was a small group of girls and they all followed one another by sharing one common dislike – me...
"I didn't feel bullied as such but they did make me feel really uncomfortable. It was like being back at school. I felt pushed out, particularly last series. I didn't feel part of that social circuit."
Talking about her Essex comeback last week, Lauren revealed she was "excited" to be rejoining the cast with a "fresh, clean slate".
"The people that I had the drama with last time round aren't there now," she said. "So hopefully I'll find it more enjoyable, which is why I'm more excited to go back."
The Essex gang bow out with a bang in the series finale tonight (May 3) at 10pm on ITVBe.
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Board of Directors
Katherine O'Regan - Chair
Katherine is a seasoned business leader with experience in finance, property and government in Australia and the United States. Her strategic execution skills have been applied to building brands, repositioning organisations, and managing change in the banking and finance, trade, property, and resource sectors. She has served Ministers at the Federal and State level and competed in sport at the elite level. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, Masters of Business Administration, Masters of US Studies and is a Director of the public policy think tank, The Sydney Institute. Katherine served on Woollahra Council for five years including two years as Deputy Mayor. She is President of the Eastern Sydney Regional Advisory Council, NSW Business Chamber and a board member of Foundations for National Parks and Wildlife and the Employers & Carers Network, Carers NSW.
Email Katherine: [email protected]
Greg Kelly - Director
Greg has had over 40 years business experience in a variety of enterprises. After obtaining his Bachelor of Jurisprudence and Bachelor at Law, he commenced his career as a Melbourne solicitor. He then discovered a new venture in which he could persue his passions for surfing and sailing. Greg was the co founder of the sport of windsurfing in Australia.
After specialising in marketing and management for 20 years in action sports, he joined his wife Vicki in her popular cafe, Perons in Double Bay, which she has operated for over 33 years.
Peter Tate - Director
Peter is the Licensee/General Manager of the Royal Oak Hotel on Bay St, Double Bay. Peter joined the Malouf family at the Royal Oak Hotel shortly after their purchase in late 2011. The family owned hotel is an integral part of the Double Bay tapestry, celebrating over 150 years in the same location. Peter grew up in the Eastern Suburbs and after an electronic engineering stint with Qantas moved into hospitality boasting greater than 25 years experience.
Peter is excited to be part of the revival of Double Bay, he is committed to assist in regaining the past glories making Double Bay a gateway to what life is all about, every dream realised.
Carlin Rookes - Director
Carlin Rookes is the owner of UpTech a Sydney based software development studio located in Rushcutters Bay.
He started UpTech after studying at the University of Technology Sydney and working for several years as an IT consultant.
UpTech has grown into a boutique technology firm of several people who specialise in creating web and mobile applications.
He has a passion for the community and how we can engage young people and start up's.