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Outstanding employees are key component of Archer Technologies
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During a time when many companies are fighting to stay solvent, Archer Technologies LLC has experienced staggering growth.
The Overland Park-based IT security software firm's revenue increased 50 percent in 2008 to $23 million. It also surpassed the 100-customer milestone, adding such companies as Target, Visa, The New York Times and Walmart.
Handling such rapid growth requires a competent staff.
"We spend a lot of time on the hiring process," CEO Jon Darbyshire said. "We want as many A players as we can find — employees who can morph into new roles and take on additional responsibility as the company grows."
Another factor in its growth is that Archer Technologies is in an emerging market. The company is reaping the rewards of years spent educating companies on what its products can do.
However, Darbyshire attributes the lion's share of the company's success to the Archer Community, an online social network where Archer customers can share information. The community is 2,000 members strong and includes executives from Fortune 100 companies. Members can share ideas for product enhancements, and others can vote on them. The community has posted more than 1,400 ideas to improve Archer's products, and the next product release will encompass more than 200 of them, Darbyshire said.
Archer products stand out in the governance, risk and compliance arena, said Marshall Toburen, senior vice president and enterprise risk manager for UMB Financial Corp.
"Archer is a fairly new company and has grown quickly, but they have retained a nimble approach to their business in terms of being responsive to keeping the product enhanced and up to date with the trends in the marketplace," Toburen said.
Ellen Jensen | Jensen is a freelance writer in the Kansas City area.
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The rider, whose identity was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was killed when the victim became dislodged from the motorcycle at a dirt sports park in ghe 12000 block of Holly Street, was tossed through the air and onto the ground, according to a Riverside County Sheriff's Department news release.
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Can you use the CQRS (Command-Query Responsibility Segregation) architectural pattern to build a site like StackOverflow? I'm relatively new to CQRS and DDD (Domain Driven Design) and am exploring the pattern and trying to model sites that I'm familiar with to the pattern. While I can see CQRS being useful for many aspects for a site like StackOverflow, there are a few areas that I'm not sure are possible (or, at least, I can't figure out immediately). Specifically:
- Asking questions When I create a question, I see it immediately and can edit it. In CQRS, I issue a command like 'AskQuestion' and an event is created called 'QuestionAsked'. Eventually, the question gets pushed to the denormalized data store. But SO's experience is immediate. Is this possible with CQRS?
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At first I thought these people were pathetic, but then I realized I am the one staring at a picture of them on the Internet while lying alone in my PJs on the couch.
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For awhile, PlayStation has promised to rip-off the Wii's motion controller, but now, it has finally been unveiled. Dubbed the PlayStation Move, the most notable thing about it is that it has a giant light-up ball on the end of it for apparently no reason whatsoever. Sweet!
Now, PlayStation owners can enjoy the same frustrations as Wii owners that no one makes any games that properly utilize motion control. Oh, and don't forget about family-friendly mini-game shovelware where the only point is to shake the controller as fast as possible! Those will be coming to the PlayStation as well! Are you excited yet?!
Seriously, since the original Wii Sports, the only other decent motion control game I have played is Tiger Woods PGA Tour '10, and my girlfriend won't even let me play that anymore after his whole thing…
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You may have seen our montage of Wii accidents on Tosh.0 a couple weeks ago. Here's just another one to add to the long list.
Home shopping channel bloopers are some of my favorites, because they usually involve the host showing people exactly why they wouldn't want to buy the product they're trying to sell. In this case, this guy busts the television he's playing Wii on with it's own controller. Not the best sales pitch.
But don't think this is the first time this has happened… after the jump, check out my all two time favorite home shopping bloopers of all time. Then vote and let us know which one you think is funnier.
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SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - April 11, 2011 (WPVI) -- Mount Moriah Cemetery has suddenly closed in Southwest Philadelphia and that has left people with loved ones buried there asking questions that are simply not being answered.
Wanda Grant is one of those people.
Grant comes to Mount Moriah often. It is the only way she feels close to the son she lost in 2002. On Monday, what would have been her son Rasheen's 34th birthday, she was still filled with grief, but now she was also full of outrage.
"I shouldn't have to subject myself to this," Grant said.
For the last several years, Wanda has watched as Mt. Moriah fall into disrepair. Gravestones are toppled over and trees and weeds are growing out of control. The once spectacular entrance is now crumbled. As though the idea this place was neglected wasn't hard enough, now it seems it's been totally abandoned.
"Mount Moriah Cemetery is now closed for business; no further information is available at this time."
Sometime last week, that message began greeting callers to Mount Moriah's now shuttered office.
Who left the message is a mystery, because no one really knows who is responsible for running the cemetery.
Last November, in response to complaints about its condition, the City of Philadelphia began legal proceedings to determine who was in charge, but all this time later, there's still no clear answer, and now there is no one at the office to provide any clues.
Bernadine McQueen of Parkside can't even bring herself to come anymore.
"It's supposed to be their eternal resting place and it looks like something out of a horror movie," McQueen said.
Among other relatives, her son was buried at the cemetery; he was the victim of gun violence 16 years ago. Now she says, he's a victim once again.
"I'd like whoever is in charge of that place out there to come and face the music; I just want my loved ones to know that I'm sorry this happened," McQueen said.
Thousands of people including 5,000 veterans are buried at the cemetery.
Action News is told the state agency that regulates cemeteries is aware of the situations as well as the Attorney General's office.
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Ben Silverman apparently figured better late than never.
The NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio co-chairman sold his Reveille television production and distribution company for $125 million on Wednesday to Shine Ltd. -- a British production company owned by Rupert Murdoch's daughter Elisabeth, the
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Several ethics experts have questioned Silverman's situation, according to the
, claiming NBC could have avoided conflict by forcing him to divest or simply by purchasing Reveille in June before he began recommending the production company's shows --
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"[Silverman's sale of Reveille is] too little too late," Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania business ethics professor Thomas Donaldson told the
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NBC established "safeguards" after hiring Silverman to avoid a conflict of interest, the
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"We have full confidence in the way NBC Universal has handled this matter," NBC Universal parent General Electric Co. told the
Since NBC Universal's requirement that Silverman "remove" himself from Reveille's day-to-day management and not have an ownership interest in any Reveille projects seemingly failed to end outside criticism of the ethical conflict of interest, he began talks to sell the company to Shine Ltd. late last fall.
"Lis Murdoch is a dear friend," Silverman told the
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Despite Silverman's sale of Reveille, NBC Universal told the
various conflict-of-interest safeguards will remain in place, including the continual review of all Reveille projects due to Silverman's relationship with Elisabeth and the possibility he could return to the production company he founded after his contract with NBC expires in Summer 2009.
Silverman and Elisabeth have been friends for a decade, according to the
, and he also served as her agent when working for London's William Morris office prior to launching Reveille.
It was during his time as a William Morris agent that Silverman -- who eventually became the company's youngest division head -- first rose to prominence. During his six years at the agency, he started the trend of producing American adaptations of foreign programs when he helped sell
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to ABC and
Big Brother
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In early 2002, Silverman left his William Morris position to launch Reveille with the help of USA Entertainment -- which, at the time, had recently become part of Vivendi Universal Entertainment, which later became part of NBC's 2004 Vivendi Universal merger that created NBC Universal.
Michael Jackson, USA Entertainment's chairman and CEO at the time, had previously worked with Silverman when he was in charge of Channel 4, the British television network that broadcasts the U.K. edition of
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Big Brother
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Although it was Reveille's first project,
The Restaurant
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Nashville Star
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Nashville Star
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to NBC and
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to ABC, and although
ended up bombing in the ratings stateside,
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(which won the 2006 Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy Award) and
Ugly Betty
(which won last year's Best Comedy Series Golden Globe Award) have given the company a strong foothold in scripted programming.
When NBC took over Universal in May 2004, Reveille and Silverman began licensing NBC Universal's program format lineup internationally for NBC and closed more than 50 format deals in over 30 countries in only a year.
After being appointed as co-chairman last summer -- along with veteran NBC Universal executive Marc Graboff, who filled NBC's other newly created co-chairman position -- Silverman stated he was "taking a massive financial hit" by taking the position with NBC but added one of the perks of the deal was that he'd still retain ownership of Reveille.
Grant Tinker -- who sold his interest in MTM Enterprises after being hired as NBC's programming chief in 1981 -- declined to specifically comment on the Silverman situation when questioned by the
, however he did offer some general perspective.
"You can't be buying programs and selling them at the same time," Tinker told the
. "I didn't realize as much value as I could have [in the transaction]."
With its recent acquisition of Reveille, the
reported Shine is now Britain's fourth-largest independent television production company.
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My best friend Christa and I sit together in the darkness of Chapel, our 6th-grade-awkward bodies shifting in the pleated houndstooth skirts no manufacturer ever guessed would grace hips like ours. We had fast-forwarded past the cool, mean girls whose thighs and arms were straight and long, and seemed to make more sense with blue eyeliner and freshly-crimped hair. I don't know if this is what made us friends, but it was maybe the beginning of it. We pass notes, giggling as we play matchmaker listing names of classmates in the "weddings" page in the front of my plum leather NIV Bible, like a free-church version of the game MASH, stifling squeals when our crushes appeared on one of the lines.
We are not model students. The headmaster of our school ascends the stairs to the stage and takes the microphone. Without thinking, Christa and I harmonize with him for the first few phrases of his prayer language–hoku madaya madaya–and fall over in embarrassment and laughter when we realize what we have involuntarily done. It's common knowledge that Mr. Whitmire says the same few phrases into the microphone all the time, but we have called attention to it. It doesn't seem like the teacher noticed, and crumpled over, heads-to-knees, we could have been praying anyway.
What I really remember about this little private Charismatic school is that prayer languages go a little bit like Spanglish, with native and foreign tongue woven together phrase by phrase, tongue of flame flickering word by word.
"This is an A — B conversation, so you better C your way out of it," Shekinah said to me over her shoulder before whipping her head back around. She was named for glory, but delivered the worst parts of middle school like badly-written irony.
I wonder often if I had been baptized with fire, or if I was just looking for my own A — B conversation. Regardless, that is what I found.
I was eleven, twelve, thirteen.
hoku madaya madaya….
We've been praying for hours.
Now a senior in high school, I have helped to organize this 12-hour pilgrimage by car, to visit the prophets, to go where the prayer never stops, where God pours out heaven's music on whomever's at the piano.
And I have met God out here, hundreds of miles away from home.
[I have. I want to make that clear. I heard the Father in the words of the prophets, I found the suffering Christ with my face pressed into the carpet of the prayer room, Holy Ghost taught me to pray the Psalms.]
But here now, in this room, we are prayingprayingprayingpraying and no one has told us what we are praying for, and this 8-year-old kid is supposed to be a match to set you on fire, if you are poor enough to have an unlit tongue. My classmates are wincing and fumbling with the sounds coming out of their mouths and I swear the same Spirit everyone is calling on sidles up to me on the edge of the room, where my lips are parted, but unvoiced, and whispers, you can't stay here.
Which I know is right, finally. I have been standing on the edges of rooms like that for a while now.
It's time to go. And it takes me some time to be able to explain all the reasons why.
I don't feel fire again until communion wine rolls down my throat, three years later.
today, I offer you a small snapshot into (or through?) my own "on fire" days, in keeping with the release of Addie Zierman's most excellent memoir, When We Were on Fire, which comes out this week. Addie beautifully and painfully and humorously weaves her story about what it meant for her to grow up evangelical. She describes the upswing and the downswing of her faith journey, as it takes your breath away.
This small bit of story above, I will emphatically point out, is quite different from Addie's–cousin to it, instead. But When We Were on Fire is my story, too, and I keep wanting to hand it out as such. Basically, I cannot recommend this brilliant memoir enough.
Go read it. Your own story may emerge between the lines.
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Helga had just dipped her quill in ink to add Phoenix to the list when there came a knock at the big wooden door. She stood up and hurried over to the door to let in Godric and Salazar, who had planned to be there earlier but must have gotten delayed.
Hello, she said as they walked into the main room. You havent missed much. Rowenas practically in a trance with that wisdom crown on, and Ive just been listing names for the school, since we still hadnt done that yet.
Lets see, said Salazar, picking up Helgas parchment from the table, and read the list. These names are all flowers and herbs, he said, puzzled. You think we should name it after a plant?
Helga smiled. Well, itd be a bit of a mouthful if we called it The Gryffindor-Slytherin-Ravenclaw-Hufflepuff School of Magic, wouldnt it? I was listing plants because I thought the name should be something that sounds familiar to people. A name they recognise then maybe it wouldnt feel as odd for them to go far away to school. But it doesnt have to be a plant; I was just about to add Phoenix. Do you think thats better?
I think theyre all good, said Godric. Youre right about a familiar sounding name; it makes sense, people know these names from using the plants for potions or for herbal medicines. My favourites are Foxglove or Hogwort.
Foxglove School of Magic, said Helga pensively. You know, now that I think about it, Im not sure if that works. It sounds sort of pretentious.
I dont think it sounds pretentious, I actually think a plant name sounds a bit dull, said Salazar. And Muggles know these plants as well. I dont think it should be a common plant name.
Godric shrugged. But we could use the plant name as a basis, and then change it just a bit, like Hogwarts. Hogwarts School of Wizardry.
And witchcraft, said Rowena suddenly.
I thought you were off in your own world of thinking? Salazar asked.
I could still hear you, she said, turning around to face them. And yes, I was just thinking of something. What do you think about a changing floor plan for the school? Its entirely possible to do that to have staircases move, corridors switch places itd be brilliant!
Thats a wonderful idea, said Helga. As long as its not too much of an obstacle course we dont want students getting lost.
No, wed keep it manageable. But I think thats just the sort of thing that would make a school of magic so great.
How do you think of such clever things? asked Helga. Can we trade off who gets to wear that diadem? Youre intelligent enough as it is, she said with a wink.
Rowena laughed. That particular idea, actually, came from my childhood as a kid I used to love charming the staircases at home to point somewhere else and confuse my parents. I dont think they found it as funny as I did; they couldnt decide whether to be annoyed or impressed.
I dont know if I want you to be in charge of the floor plan anymore, said Salazar lightheartedly.
Oh, hush, said Rowena briskly. You two came to discuss the curriculum, didnt you? So lets get on with that.
And so a long meeting ensued, in which they planned out what magic was best to teach children of which ages. Helga interrupted the meeting every hour or so because she got restless sitting there, and would leave the room sometimes only to return with a cauldron of soup or a freshly baked loaf of bread. Thus, the meeting lasted perhaps longer than it needed to, but at least it was enjoyable and in good company.
It was nearly evening by the time Rowena, Salazar, and Godric prepared to leave. At this point, said Godric as he stood by the door, once we agree on a place to build the school, of course, all we need is people to help us build it. Wizards and witches who have some experience in construction charms.
Oh, I know scores of people that can help, said Helga. Cador worked as a stonemason when we lived in Wales, and he knew quite a few more who were always coming over for feasts. Most of them were wizards, too Im sure I could get them to help especially with the incentive of their children getting to learn magic at a proper school! There are quite a few around here as well. Ill ask around and see who I can get to help!
The four of them had decided to build in the highlands up North, where there were much fewer people and less of a chance anything would happen to their school. Helgas original idea had been that they should set the school up farther south, a more populated area and where it was more easily accessible to the children who would attend, but as Godric pointed out, it was much easier for wizards to move about the country than it was for non-magical folk. All it took was a simple twirl, determination, and a good idea of where you were going. People should have no trouble bringing their children to school by Apparition, even if the school was far away.
But they still hadnt decided on a specific place yet. Theyd brought up the topic during their meeting, but they hadnt come to any conclusion. Helga decided that tomorrow shed visit people who might be interested in helping to build, and maybe see if anyone knew a nice secluded place in the highlands.
So the next day, she went out into the town and visited people she thought could help, people she thought might be interested. The last place she stopped by that day was the manor of Lord Oswald, whom she knew because Cador had done some stonework on his house. Lord Oswald was a well-respected wizard who ran a successful farm, where several others lived on his property in exchange for working on his farm some days and giving him some of their income.
Lord Oswald showed interest in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and hoped to enroll his daughters in the school when it opened. He didnt have any building experience, but he thought some of the tenants on his land might. So Helga went to one of the small huts on the outskirts of the farm, where a craftsman named Laurence lived. Laurence waved his wand to move some freshly made ceramic bowls off a chair and allowed Helga to sit down at the small wooden table while she discussed the school.
I know the perfect place for your school, he said excitedly, his eyes glazing over as he sank back into a memory. He wasnt looking at Helga rather, he seemed to be looking through her as he thought. I went there once as a boy. Its the most beautiful place in the highlands. You should build your school there. And Id help, you know. Id bring all my brothers and they could help too. And then after I help, maybe youd let my son attend for free? Only I can barely afford to live here, I spend all my free time in the fields.
Well certainly not want things like that to get in the way of students coming to Hogwarts, Helga assured him. So how about this place you had in mind? Can you show me?
Of course, said Laurence. We can just Apparate there grab my arm, and Ill bring you along!
Helga held Laurences arm, felt the twist as he Apparated, and she opened her eyes a moment later to see green-carpeted mountains all around her, and a large lake stretching out far to the left. She gasped it was the perfect place for a school of magic. The location itself was magical enough.
There was a flat spot atop a cliff adjacent to the lake. It was easy for Helga to picture a magnificent castle there, where theyd be teaching magic to young wizards and witches. She imagined herself in a grand stone room with high arched windows (maybe like the hall in Rowenas familys castle, which Helga had always admired) the room full of students excitedly learning how to Levitate a feather a spectacular view of the mountains and the lake just outside the arched window. Now that shed found a place for their school, it was easy for Helga to see their dream becoming a reality.
Laurence, this is wonderful, she breathed. For this alone your son can attend for free. Ill make sure of it.
Laurence was overjoyed. Thank you, he cried. If theres anything else I can do
There is. You said your brothers would be interested in helping to build? Helga asked. Because well need all the help we can get. Tell them and any other witch or wizard you know! Itll take a lot of us.
Id be glad to.
They Apparated back to Lord Oswalds manor and then Helga departed, assuring Laurence that hed hear from her again soon about the building of the school. At the end of the day shed already got twenty-four people interested in helping to build, and that was without each of them asking their own friends. And she hadnt even talked to her old friends back in Wales yet either that would add at least another twenty. But now her main priority was to tell Rowena, Salazar, and Godric about the proposed location. She was sure theyd like it, but it was best to ask them, obviously.
When she got back home in the evening, she sent her three friends quick notes by falcon, requesting that they meet tomorrow so she could show them what she was sure was an ideal spot for the school.
The following day was just as busy. Helga and Cador Apparated back to Wales and visited their old friends there, easily convincing thirty people, nine house-elves, and two giants to help. It was an odd mix, but Helga was certain theyd all be able to work together. Then she and Cador went back home, where Helga awaited the arrival of Rowena, Godric, and Salazar, who all showed up within the hour. When she brought them to her proposed location for Hogwarts, it was unanimously decided that this would be the place.
Helga sent word out to everyone shed contacted that they would start building on the day after the Michaelmas harvest festival. So on that morning there was a significant number of people outside her house; because not everyone was already familiar with the spot where they were going to build Hogwarts, it had been arranged that people would meet in a central location, then go as a large group led by someone who knew where it was. So Helga greeted the many people, and then, as Rowena had advised her yesterday, Helga told everyone assembled to touch some part of the stone wall surrounding the garden. Once everyone had done so, Helga pointed her wand at the wall, cried Portus, and the entire wall disappeared, bringing the group of about forty with it North into the wild highlands.
There were over a hundred people in total. Rowena produced her floor plans and drawings of what the castle should look like, and building began. Tasks were catered to peoples skills the five giants (the two Helga had met in Wales had brought friends) carried large quantities of rocks, aided by wizards and witches who were adept at charms involving the movement of large objects. Eighteen house-elves oversaw the smaller details. Helga wasnt very confident in her construction charms, but made sure that everyone who was working was doing well, made sure they took breaks, and in general looked after the team of workers. And due to the use of magic, Helga could see the considerable amount of progress in only a few days. There was a stone foundation, then some walls, the beginnings of a tower (one of the giants accidentally knocked down a tower, but was able to replace it, and a team of witches performed some fortifying charms on the stone to ensure it didnt happen again). At this rate, it would be less than a year before they could open the school!
When the snows came after a couple of months, Rowena created a huge dome of spells around the castle; inside it, the air was balmy and comfortable, while outside it winds raged and snowdrifts accumulated as high as the castle walls. But as time passed, the castle walls grew higher, and the snowdrifts lessened. Some people left the building endeavour after a few months, but overall the team grew, as more people found out about it and wanted to get involved.
As Hogwarts began to take the shape of a castle, Salazar designed protection for it Anti-Apparition charms, to keep out unwanted visitors; disguise charms, to make it look unappealing to Muggles; everything he could think of to keep it safe from anyone whod want to destroy a wizarding school. Rowena set to work on her ingenious changing floor-plan, charming the staircases, the corridors it was finally nearing completion. Helga looked on with pride. Their work had paid off, and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was about to open.
Nearly two years had passed since the beginning of construction, and already the castle was complete. Helga couldnt imagine how long it would have taken without magic theyd probably still just be getting started! But magic made everything go faster, and even held together some parts of the castle.
After building had finished, most of the house-elves wanted to keep working, so after consulting with Rowena, Godric, and Salazar, Helga informed the house-elves that they could stay on at Hogwarts in the kitchens. She ensured that the working conditions were good in fact, better than they were in other places like even Rowenas home and she shared the secrets of her best recipes. As Helga was to be teaching when the school opened, she wouldnt have time to cook for everyone as well. It was a thought that saddened her, because she loved to cook, but maybe shed find time to come help in the kitchens every now and then. But the house-elves would run the kitchen.
Classes began the day after the harvest festival, exactly two years after building had commenced. Some students arrived by Apparating with their parents, some took a Portkey, some flew on brooms, and one even arrived on a dragon, his grand entrance making him an instant celebrity among the other students.
Because no new endeavour starts off without a hitch, the first order of business the four had to attend to was the student whod arrived on a dragon. He was covered in burns and scrapes, and his clothes were singed. Rowena set to work with her healing spells, while Helga, Salazar, and Godric tried to restore some sense of order.
Helga thought theyd gotten the word out about their school very successfully. She knew the parents of many of the students, which had helped. And now, gathered in the Hall were fifty-two pupils between the ages of eleven and seventeen, who had come from all over the vast range between southern Wessex and the northern Kingdom of Alba.
As the four friends had previously discussed in one of their many meetings during the building of the school, their primary task after everyone had arrived was to sort the students into four houses, each house supervised by one of the schools founders. Almost all of the students knew at least one of the founders, which made it easy for the four founders to separate the students into groups. At first, Helga had the largest group, because she knew the most people, but they evened out the numbers to make it fairer.
The whole process took several hours, and Helga personally thought that they should find a way to simplify the sorting ceremony for subsequent years. But in the meantime, the students seemed happy with their placement into the Houses (mainly because they personally knew their head of house), and after a wonderful feast cooked by the house-elves, Helga brought the new members of Hufflepuff House to their dormitories downstairs. After ensuring everything was in order, and the students were comfortable and happy, Helga stopped by the nearby kitchen to check in with the house-elves, praising them on the meal they had cooked, and seeing how they were settling in.
She met up with the other three in the Hall about a quarter of an hour later.
I think our first day went well, said Godric as he sat down at one of the tables, relaxing at last, as hed been running around taking care of unexpected problems all day.
It was certainly exciting, said Helga. I couldnt believe the nerve of that kid, Lord Magnuss son what was his name, Eustace? Riding in on a dragon!
Hes fine now, said Rowena. He had quite a few nasty burns, though, so I dont think he shall be trying something like that again. Let us hope not, anyway.
Good luck, Godric, said Salazar with a wry smile. Since hes in your House, youre the one who has to teach him and I have a feeling hes not finished causing trouble for you.
Probably not, said Godric. But I can deal with him. I was just like that when I was thirteen.
Salazar looked around the large, finally empty Hall. I must say, this is rather a large castle for just fifty students.
But we are just getting started there will be many more next year! said Helga optimistically. But then she thought of something. How we shall ever teach that many, I have no idea.
We can get other teachers, said Rowena. It doesnt have to be just us. This school is going to live on long past the four of us, and it will be managed by others some day.
The next day, after a well-deserved nights sleep, Helga got up early to prepare her lesson plans for the day. Hufflepuff House had sixteen students, all at different levels of prior magical training. So her first day of teaching was spent assessing the levels of ability of each of the students, separating them into three groups by age, and taking turns working with each group. The first lesson was in various Charms, which was her favourite category of magic, and for half the day she watched the youngest kids in the front of the classroom Levitating small objects like feathers and bits of cloth, while nearby the older children practised Summoning Charms. The most advanced students practised Flame-Freezing Charms in the back of the room.
This setup led to much disorder, as sometimes the older kids would Summon the feathers the young kids were trying to Levitate, or small fires would creep from the back of the room up towards the front. Helga realised that teaching was harder than shed imagined or maybe her system of teaching just might need some work.
When all the students went to the Great Hall for lunch, Helga met up with her fellow teachers at the table near the top of the Hall to see how their first lessons had gone, and found that it was much the same for the other three, except theyd managed to keep a bit more control of their classrooms. Salazar in particular seemed thrilled; he was humming to himself as he dished some food into a bowl, food that had been excellently prepared by the house-elves.
Youre very cheerful today, Salazar, said Helga. Your lesson must have gone well.
Salazar smiled. Yes, it did but mainly Im happy because Ive just heard from Maeve, and she wrote about how much she misses me. I knew it would happen eventually!
Lady Maeve was a Muggle, and Helga wondered just how much Maeve knew about Hogwarts. Does she know where you are, what youre doing up here? Helga asked.
She knows Im up in the Highlands working at a school. Thats all I told her, said Salazar pensively. I didnt really know how much I could tell her. This school is supposed to be a secret, hidden from Muggles we decided that in the beginning. I want to tell Maeve about it, but wouldnt that defeat the point?
Hmm, said Helga. We hadnt even considered that. And what about Muggle-born students? Of course well want to accept them too, and we have a few here now, but only because we know their parents, whod mentioned their children had odd abilities. But when Hogwarts gets bigger, how will we be able to get the word out? And how will they get here? They cant Apparate if their parents are Muggles, because they wont know how and they wont know about Portkeys
Well, how did the Muggle-borns get here yesterday?
Two of them, Joan and Isabel, came on horseback. Geoffrey hes in Godrics house came with Marys family, who are wizards. There was one more who was it Helga paused as she tried to remember.
How can you keep all the names straight? Salazar interrupted. I was having a dreadful time of it in class today, trying to remember who was who, and I know I mixed some people up.
Its only the first day, said Helga. Im sure they understand. Remember, they are all still trying to learn each others names, too.
Salazar passed Helga the dish of stew, and she ladled some out, her thoughts occupied by how the school compared to her expectations so far. It was more difficult than she had thought it would be, and few things yesterday and today had gone completely according to plan. But she knew what she could improve, and it would just take time and hard work to fix the problems. Even though some things hadnt gone the way shed hoped, she was satisfied in that she and her friends were doing a great service to the wizarding world, and it would certainly pay off.
A/N: Sorry this chapter wasnt particularly exciting, but it was necessary to include because I figured its a pretty important part of Hogwarts history, lol. Anyway, Id love to know what you think, your reviews mean a lot to me! Thank you for reading!!
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Chris Guglielmo and I will be giving on site lessons all summer on warped tour at the bandhappy.com tent. They provide all the equipment so all you need to bring is yourself.
check it out www.bandhappy.com/warpedtour
click "book your lesson" to see the schedule. If you dont see a day that I'm teaching- hit me up and we'll schedule something.
I will preface everything by saying I really like almost everything that mike patton has done. I REALLY like this cover of the commodores 'easy'. Been on a big mr bungle/FNM kick recently. I'm sure more links to follow….It's late and I'm nonsense. Listen and enjoy. Ewwwwww
couple more things…
I forgot to mention a couple of other pieces of info on these bandhappy lessons because I had wine with dinner (but it was a responsible adult serving, not a roman feast scene where I'm drinking it out of a vase while lying down and wearing a toga)
- The lessons are live. I dont pre record anything. That's why the descriptions are vague. It's really up to you what you want to learn. The online lessons are a 1 on 1 video chat where I can teach you whatever you want and they can be however long you want. We can discuss all the details in a conversation you can initiate through the site. Go ahead, contact me.
- I also offer in person lessons. These are only in NYC and are only available while Im at here (duh). Those are also live and not pre recorded. I can fill you in on all the details when you contact me through the site. (See previous blog entry for instructions)
That is all
Bandhappy.com lessons
I've recieved a bunch of messages from people who are interested in taking a lesson but aren't sure how the site works so I'll lay it out here for ya. Check it out…
First off. I AM aware that the video on my page is sideways, and sorry about that. It was one of the videos I found with the best sound quality so I picked it despite it's visual weirdness. If you have a video of me playing something awesome that you think would be better and you want it there let me know, because I'll use it.
1. In order to get a lesson you'll need to create an account for bandhappy.com- All of you guys have facepage and twimbler so Im pretty sure you can all handle that. Go to bandhappy.com and create an account. It's free and doesn't take long.
2. Got an account? Do a teacher search for me (or for someone else, whatever…) or click the link below.
3. Look at the lessons posted and pick one
4. If you dont see a time or type of lesson that you want (or if there arent any listed) message me through the site. I'm wicked good at responding to messages. Seriously, ask my girlfriend. I'll respond super fast. Then we can talk about what kind of lesson you want and when you can have it. Im really flexible right now as we (bayside) have time off. I'll make that shit work.
5. I'll post the lesson that we talked about on the site with your name and everything on it. You can then purchase the lesson. It's a pay in advance kind of thing, but I promise the site is legit and the quality for the video lessons is actually really good. You wont get screwed.
6. At the predetermined time you log into your account and click the take your lesson button, and Ill be there waiting to teach you some cool shit or chat or whatever you want (within reason)
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Also I want to mention that I am happy to teach anyone of any skill level whether you've played for years, played for months, or have never played at all. I send hoework in the form of customized practice sheets, and custom mp3 or garage band files for practice.
Thanks for your patience and I hope to be seeing you guys soon!
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My sister lived next door to our parents. My sister's son was off the rails, on drugs, selling his body for money for drugs, breaking into homes to steal, I'm certain he was stealing from y sister but she wouldn't tell us. He of course grew up knowing where the key was for my parent's home and found their stash of cash in the freezer (people don't realise, everyone hides money there!). My parents had hidden the cash there even in their own home, because they knew their grandson was in the area and had previously stolen from the more obvious places such as their wallets. They did not call the police when he stole from family, which taught him that family money was his for the taking, it BELONGED to him.
Nephew is now clean and straight. He served serious time in prison and now realises there is a lot wrong with him. Not antisocial personality disorder though. But while he was on drugs, he behaved as if he had antisocial personality disorder. The drugs were secondary to other learning problems not well managed by schools back then, although my sister did a great deal to help him. He now acknowledges this. He is back in my sister's life, but only from a distance. I think he feels deeply ashamed and feels he doesn't deserve to be involved with family, although we did make a point of inviting him to all three of our kids' weddings. I didn't expect him to come but would have made him welcome, because in his case, I think he really has changed.
But what it took was awful, and very upsetting. He was abusive, he told my sister he would make sure she never saw her grandchildren again, he told her she was a horrible mother (she wasn't). In other words, after stealing form her, stealing from family, turning his back on everything she had tried to do for him, seeing her try to save him from jail - he taunted her with everything he could think of that was designed to hurt her as much as he could. But that was the drug addict talking. Never trust a drug addict.
My sister finally had to stop trying to save him from jail. That hurt her a lot. But he had to reach rock bottom, and the longer she tried to save him, the longer it took for him to get his back to the wall.
You took your daughter back in, in March, saying that one more incident and she would be done. Since then she's done some pretty big things. You need to stick to your original claim. The trouble is, in her mind she did those things months ago, and only now are you getting angry? Of course she stopped stealing, you just haven't had the chance to notice yet. Then it will be, "Oh well, if you're not even going to give me a chance, if despite all my assurances you won't trust me, I might as well go on stealing form you. After all, it's what you expect, isn't it? which of course makes you feel, when she does steal, that somehow it's your fault. It is not.
Be strong, talk to the cops. Dump her in it. Chances are, she's done the rounds of the mail boxes and stolen other credit cards as they come in. Ask the neighbours. Not everyone is as vigilant as you (they don't have to be) and also, credit card companies often pay up quietly and don't report problems when someone insists, "But those purchases are not mine, check the signature."
We had something similar happen to us a couple of years ago - our cards were about to expire (DH & I share cards on the same account) but the new ones had not arrived. The PIN had been posted and arrived several weeks (a month, I think) and finally, a few days before expiry, the cards arrived. We keep extra credit on that account as a rule (to avoid incurring interest charges) but when DH first tried to use the card, the transaction was declined because it was maxed out. Dh is very good at tracking, got online to check his credit purchases and found someone had been buying opera tickets in bulk in Rome. No way was it us. We went to the police as well as the bank and have not heard anything since, apart from a letter form the bank saying, "We are giving you the benefit of the doubt for now, that you did not make these purchases. If this changes, you will be made to pay it back."
I'd love to know what happened; I suspect something happened way back at despatch, the card eventually had arrived in the bank's envelope as it should have, so whoever intercepted it was able to use the bank's envelope. And we had never rung to ask for the card to be re-sent - we did eventually get it. Just delayed. But nobody will tell us, because our part in it is done. And so these crimes can be so easy to get away with, because people do not know to be vigilant, or to complain, or to report it. We nearly didn't go to the police, Dh didn't think it was needed, he thought the bank would look into it. But the banks try to keep these things quiet. it costs money to investigate; if only a few thousand are involved, that's the cost of an investigator for a day or two and that won't tell them enough.
So ask the neighbours. Talk to the bank Talk to the police. If she has done this to neighbours, then it's not just you sending her to jail. It would be best to be obvious that it's her own actions putting her in jail, and not vindictive parents (which will be her fiction, unless there are other cases as well not involving you guys).
Be strong. You need to be. There is almost certainly a lot more going on with her than you realise - March to September is a long time for her to not commit a crime of sorts, she seems to be addicted to the adrenalin rush and the need to feel superior to the people she steals from.


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For anybody who's excited about this sort of thing, I've recently put together a self-updating page showing and comparing statistics for Humble Bundles past and present.
There's some pretty interesting stuff highlighted in there. I'm intending to write an article about it soon (though if anybody wants to write about their own interpretations, that's cool too) :)
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That's pretty cool, though I wonder to what extent the figures are skewed with high paying group contributors such as @HumbleBrony who currently have $7,000.00 for HiB4? Is the $7,000.00 counted as a Windows, OSX or Linux stat (or mix of two?) and how representative is this of the donating users?
I don't have direct access to platform choices for individual contributors and I can't say I was really paying a lot of attention, so here are my best guesses :)
According to Humblebronybundle.blogspot.com, they had over one thousand contributors to their donation, which I don't think would make much of a dent in the rest of the statistics.
The windows average jumped by several cents when Notch made his $8k donation, which vaguely suggests that he selected Windows as his platform (MacOS and Windows went up by 1c each which seems to have corresponded with 'normal' purchase increases).
I didn't see any similar jumps when the @HumbleBrony donation was made, so it's likely they didn't select any platforms.
Much of a dent compared to if those thousand people payed $16 each, that is.
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ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Winds of War, the Bishops appeal to the Pope: "Ask the leaders to work for peace"
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - "The dominant feeling in the South Korean people is not so much the fear but rather anguish and bitterness due to this agonizing situation. The war today, with lethal weapons that exist, would be a catastrophe for everyone. We turn to Pope Francis: We thank him for the prayers and we hope he continues to give attention to the Korean peninsula, asking all the leaders of nations, in Korea, Russia, the United States, China, to work seriously for peace in Korea ": is what His Exc. Mgr. Peter Kang, Bishop of Cheju and President of the Episcopal Conference of Korea, intervening on the phase of high political and military tension that is lived in the Far East.
"The South Korean people - says to Fides the Bishop - is somewhat accustomed to the provocations of the North. But this time the degree of provocation is very high and the people feel it. Some think there really is the possibility of a new war, which we implore does not happen. The two governments, of the South and the North, know that the war in our time, with the existence of weapons of mass destruction, would be a total disaster and could wipe out the Korean people in the South and the North. As Christians we hope and expect a surge of liability by political leaders and we still want to look to the future with confidence and hope."
But what are the roots of this escalation? According to the Bishop, "the attitude of North Korea depends on the severe domestic economic situation, which is unsustainable, with millions of people who suffer from hunger and oppression. The young president Kim and military leaders, in this context, need to find an external enemy and fear an imminent danger to be placed before the eyes of the exhausted population."
The Korean bishops, after the Plenary Assembly held in March, recall that 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice between the two Koreas and, therefore, "it is an opportunity to take a step forward towards a true treaty of peace," notes the Bishop. To offer their own contribution, the Korean Church has launched, from April to December, 2013, a special "prayer campaign for Reconciliation" that will touch, with a number of initiatives, all Korean dioceses. In this arduous journey, the Church asks for Pope Francis' blessings: "We thank him very much for his prayers and words on Korea," concludes Bishop Kang. "We implore his blessing and hope he can talk to the leaders of nations to strive hard together for peace in Korea." (PA) (Agenzia Fides 05/04/2013)
- 2013-11-27 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Controversy between a priest and the Korean President: the Archbishop of Seoul invites priests not to get involved in politics
- 2013-11-05 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Christians in prayer for reconciliation between North and South, in the demilitarized zone
- 2013-10-30 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Bishop of Mongolia: "Thanks for the missionary commitment of the Korean Church"
- 2013-10-03 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In mission among the poor and marginalized in the "existential suburbs" of Suwon
- 2013-10-03 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Over 45 thousand faithful attend Cardinal Filoni's Mass for the Jubilee of the Diocese of Suwon
- 2013-09-30 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "Cardinal Filoni's visit is an incentive for the Church in Korea that wants to be missionary"
- 2013-09-16 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Korean Bishops' Pilgrimage on foot to martyrs' shrines
- 2013-08-29 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Pope Francis to the Archdiocese of Seoul : "The martyrs as the way of faith and evangelization"
- 2013-08-27 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul and Cardinal Grocholewski: education as a means of evangelization in Asia
- 2013-08-19 ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - The Archbishop of Seoul: "Let us entrust to Mary the reconciliation between the Koreas"


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The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Department caught a thief red-handed Tuesday with stolen merchandise when they set up an operation for an undercover officer to purchase a crossbow from an alleged thief.
Deputies caught up with the suspected thief after they had received reports of four vehicle break-ins and a burglary within a quarter mile of the suspect's residence.
During the burglary and car break-ins, various items had been stolen, so deputies set up a sting operation to buy the stolen merchandise from 35-year old Brandon Elliott Griffin of 77 Pleasenton Lane, Rocky Mount.
After receiving tips from citizens, officers put their plan into action and set up an undercover buy. The undercover officer posed as an interested buyer who wanted to purchase a crossbow that Elliott had possession of. Elliott then made the transaction with the undercover for $50 and before Elliott could react, other law enforcement was there on the spot to arrest him.
"The operation was done by multiple law enforcement agencies," Sheriff James Knight said. "I want to thank all the officers involved that helped capture the suspect."
Officers then were given consent to search the property by Elliott. As officers were searching, they recovered stolen knives, martial arts weapons, two crossbows, a GPS system and numerous stereos.
There were numerous firearms that had been stolen in the the area, but they haven't been recovered yet.
Elliott was charged with second degree burglary, four counts of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle, three counts of misdemeanor larceny, larceny after breaking and entering and felony larceny. He was placed in the Edgecombe County Detention Center under a $225,000 secured bond.
Elliott is due back in Edgecombe County District Court court Aug. 7.
Elliott has two prior convictions of larceny in 1997 where he received probation. In 2004, Elliott was convicted in Nash County of maintaining a dwelling to store controlled substances and possession of schedule IV controlled substances where he served time for those two convictions.
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Taylor resigns from school board
Faye Taylor submitted her resignation from the Edgecombe County Board of Education at Monday evening's meeting. Her resignation is effective Dec. 31.
BOE appoves 3-year strategic plan
The Edgecombe County Board of Education (BOE) unanimously approved a three-year strategic plan for the school district and presented "Gold Key Awards" Monday.
Collards help church spread healthy message
PINETOPS — For at least eight years, the Rev. Richard Joyner has literally preached the importance of healthy eating and health care to his Conetoe Chapel Church congregation.
ECPS holds initial Global School meetings
Coming off of a week of community meetings around the county to discuss changes in the new state READY model, ECPS will now turn its attention to educating stakeholders on the proposed new "Global School."
Weather could impact weekend parades
Two Christmas parades are in store for Edgecombe County residents this weekend, but parade goers would be wise to wear a rain jacket and bring an umbrella.
Tarboro parade lineup
Tarboro's 50th Annual Christmas Parade lineup
Kettle campaign off to ringing start
The Salvation Army's kettle campaign is off to a good start.
Trio receives DREAM Beacon of Service Award
On Saturday, Nov. 16, Doris Stith, Earlene Womack and Lucy Brown received the 1st Annual DREAM Beacon of Service Award by DREAM Social and Civic Club.
Holiday classic opens TRP season
"Top-notch holiday fare" will be in the spotlight Friday when the Tar River Players raise the curtain on its 2013-14 season.
State champions
Edgecombe County 4-H'ers made a big haul at the recent N.C. State Fair Livestock shows.
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GCPD responded to a call at the on June 18. A loss prevention officer at the store reported catching a suspect who was shoplifting medication.
The loss prevention officer stated he observed the suspect as he put a box of Coricidin Allergy Medication into his pocket and proceeded to walk past the point of purchase with the item concealed in his pocket. Two store officers then confronted the suspect who made what was described as "an aggressive move" towards the officer. The suspect was placed in handcuffs for his own safety.
At the scene, the suspect admitted to a GCPD officer that he had stolen the medication and had made a mistake, however he stated he wanted to take the pills. The suspect told police he did not have identification on his person and went on to give officers false information regarding his name and date of birth.
Upon further questioning the suspect admitted to giving false information to the police and stated he had "panicked." The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to the Gwinnett County Detention Center.


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Assemblymember Manuel Pérez Invites Community to Affordable Care Act Town Hall this Friday in Holtville
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Holtville, California - This Friday, State Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez will join with the California United Homecare Workers and local health experts for a Town Hall on the Affordable Care Act. To be held in Holtville at the Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club, the purpose of the event is to inform Imperial Valley residents about the Affordable Care Act, California's healthcare exchange known as Covered California, and Medi-Cal expansion.
"I'm excited to be participating in this Friday's Town Hall, and I encourage people to attend," said Assemblymember Pérez. "With over 2.6 million Californians eligible for federal assistance and lower premiums through Covered California, it is essential that communities are informed and know how to access these new services and benefits."
The Town Hall will include a panel, followed by a question and answer session. Confirmed speakers include: V. Manuel Perez, 56th District California State Assemblymember; Peggy Price, Health and Human Services Director, Imperial County; and Robin Hodgkin, Director of Public Health, Imperial County. The event will also feature information and resource booths from local providers.
Imperial Valley residents interested in receiving more information about the Affordable Care Act and Medi-Cal expansion are encouraged to attend. Spanish translation will be provided.
- Friday, September 20, 2013 from 6:30-8:30 pm
- Barbara Worth Resort & Country Club (2050 Country Club Drive, Holtville, CA 92250)