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Project Runway Season 11, Episode 9: "He Said, She Said"
This week, things were back to "normal" on Project Runway. The models were models, the clothes stayed on, and the designs were made with cloth.
It was the Lord & Taylor challenge, and the remaining seven designers competed to create pretty, wearable spring clothes for women. The winning design was put into production and is available now at Lord & Taylor stores and at LordandTaylor.com.
Before the sewing began, Nina Garcia, Zac Posen, and Heidi Klum put the challengers into three new teams. I think they had fun deliberately mixing things up for maximum drama. For example, they kept Layana Aguilar and Richard Hallmarq on the same team, even though they had strong words on the runway in the last episode.
The new teams were:
Michelle Franklin and Daniel Esquivel.
Stanley Hudson and Patricia Michaels.
Samantha Black, Richard Hallmarq, and Layana Aguilar.
The guest judges were fashion designer Rachel Roy and Bonnie Brooks, President of Lord & Taylor.
On to the spring designs...
The winning look and team
The challenge winner was Michelle Franklin. Michelle has been doing pretty well the entire run of the show, but this is her first win. She created a little shift dress in chartreuse silk and taupe leather.
Daniel Esquivel, Michelle's teammate, created a very pink dress. It wasn't very youthful or innovative. Poor Daniel seemed to snap during this challenge. He took a comment from Michelle the wrong way and was very affronted, even though Michelle tried to explain that she hadn't exactly said what he claimed to have heard. They were big enough to make up before the runway show, and Michelle's help did improve Daniel's design. He just looked really tired. I've heard that they don't get a lot of sleep.
The OK team
Stanley Hudson's look:
Patricia Michaels' look:
Stanley and Patricia had some friction, too. Patricia was very defensive when Stanley "interfered" with her designs, and thought he was too aggressive and controlling. Stanley didn't back off, however, and his intentions were good. I think before the runway presentation he had won her over and they both learned from their collaboration.
The loser and the losing team
Samantha Black went home for her pieced dress with a layered pleated skirt and a heart cut-out on the back. A heart cut-out! For the Lord & Taylor challenge! Oh, Samantha. She meant to do something youthful, but it was too much, and the execution wasn't good.
Richard Hallmarq created another pieced jersey dress. It was very much like the dress he created for the very first challenge. It's a easy-to-wear design, but it seemed unfair that he got to play it safe and stay on, while Samantha took risks and was sent home for an ambitious design.
Layana Aguilar's look was a pretty and shapely maxi dress in a chiffon print with leather waistband and straps. The biggest strike against it seemed to be the print. Nina and Heidi reacted very negatively to the print Layana chose. Prints are so difficult and she selected it to try and mimic the colors of the Lord & Taylor rose emblem. Too bad it backfired.
What did you think?
Did you agree with the decision to send Samantha Black home, instead of Richard Hallmarq?
I think I was far more interested to see what Samantha would come up with next, but based on this episode's garments alone, Samantha did deserve to get auf'd.
What do you want to make for spring? And in what color?
Would you wear hot pink? (Daniel says yes, Michelle says no.)
Do you think Richard will make it past the next challenge?
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I sometimes like Patricia but she gets bogged down in her arts and crafts creations. Although she is creative, doing her thing with a 24-hour turn around, is unfair because she cannot help her partners.
I usually don't wear pink because of my age. But if I did make a deep pink dress, it would have to have some black trim somewhere.
I don't think Samantha would have gone with the heart had Tim not responded favorably to it when she told him about it.
I think they'll keep Richard because he's catty and a drama queen and a troublemaker. They all like that.
Posted: 4:46 pm on March 26th
I loved the winning look---the green is one of my favorite colors to wear. Most everyone went some shade of pink--not a Mothr's Day challnge. I think the rose gave most of the designers the wrong idea.
Richard has no ideas, so he should be going home soon.
I liked Patricia's and Stanley's designs. Their pinks were not so vivid. I did not like Daniel's pink ad his dress looked like the hem needed to be pressed!
I didn't think Layana's fabric was allthat bad. I don't know why the judges gave her such a hard time about the floral.
Posted: 7:03 pm on March 25th
I know this is television and it has to have some "drama" but I just hate the team challenge concept this year, I feel that good designers have been sent home and now, what is left is designers that are average, Michelle excluded. Why do I get the feeling that Layana and Richard will be paired up again? It seems like this show does it's very best to take any energy and creativity out of these designers and forces them into confrontation. Was it a "coincidence" that every sigle one of them were at odds with each other this last challenge? I think they were hoping for drama with Michelle and Patricia and when it didn't happen, they just gave up and began pairing them with other people. The fact that they give them so little time and even less rest is just disgusting. The only designer I have seen that can produce like that was Michael from previous seasons.
Patricia suprised me this time, I expected another arts and crafts project and she actually put out something wearable. I wonder how many truly talented designers ( who actually have something to show the world ) are passed up in favor of larger than life personalities who have very little talent and even fewer sewing skills. Just think what a huge hit a "reality" show would be if it were actually about the designs and not the drama.
Posted: 11:01 am on March 25th
I thought the team format would be an excellent idea because collaboration is the key to success in ANY field. The most successful people in life are those who spend their time creating partnerships and networks. I would assume that the fashion industry is no different.
Is there a lesson to be learned?
Posted: 4:27 pm on March 24th
As for me, what am I sewing for spring? Not sure. I'm thinking of recycling fabric from some old garments that are out of style. I have a dusty rose velvet big shirt that I'm planning on turning into a gypsy bag, and I have some rayon from an ooooooollllld jumper that might make a cute mini sundress. I have to think about it. I may just look at the online catalogs for Anthropologie and Sundance before I decide what to draft for the rayon. We're going to a ball in early June, so I may need to make a new Regency ballgown, but I'm not sure if I want to spend the money on more silk...
Posted: 7:18 pm on March 22nd
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Hello from the Bahamas
Just thought I'd pop in to introduce myself and give a brief history on why I am here and my goals.
First off, I'm from the Bahamas and 34 years old. I got married in 2002 to my high school sweetheart who I've been together with now for 18 years. YIKES!! We have two beautiful children one 5 years old and one will be 2 in January. SHOP IS NOW CLOSED!!!!!!!!! :D
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So here I am roughly 4 months in. I have seen good improvements in strength and my body shaping, but from researching a lot, it seems I have my workout routines all wrong and possibly could have improved even more had I adopted a proper workout routine from the get go. You live and learn. I was pounding the weights 5-6 days a week and I think the only good I was doing for myself was not hitting the same muscle twice within 48 hours, but that's about it. Oh, and I changed my diet completely. Here is where I started out with and where I am at now. Nothing great, but an improvement nonetheless despite the odds stacked against me.
Before - I never ate breakfast, ate fast food for lunch and dinner and drank tons of sodas maybe getting 2 cups of water a day. Hardly any fruits or veggies entered my mouth and no vitamins. Also, I was famous for late night bowls of ice cream.
After - By the middle of October my diet changed. I eat breakfast now, no fast foods at all, no sodas, only drink water and occasionally juice and gatoraide. I eat fruits and veggies everyday, started a multi vitamin, get in about 5-6 meals a day (3 big ones and two snacks in between the major meals) and then I supplement a Gold Standard Whey shake directly after workouts along with some fast digesting carbs during that 30 min anabolic window I was told about which usually consists of jelly on plain old white bread and a banana.
As for progression with exercises
- Started out fighting to do just 10 push-ups. Now I can do 25 without any problems in perfect form (I am a form freak!)
Due to my back and how bad I was in shape, I started out only benching 20lbs per arm using dumbells. Today, I've maxed out all of the plates I have benching 50lbs per arm using dumbells at 10 reps per set for 3 sets. I just found out today more plates finally came in so I will be getting some more plates by the weekend to start raising the weight again. It's not a lot of weight I'm pushing, but I'm not concerned about large numbers just progression. I honestly could care less what I lift, but rather more concerned with my back's progression so I'm taking my time.
- Found out I should be doing dips and pull-ups so I started out last month not being able to do 1 pull-up. Today I can do 3 sets of 9. Dips I started 3 weeks ago or so and could only do 3 sets of 5-6 reps and now I am up to 3 sets of 9 reps. If I go for a single set, I can knock out about 11 reps.
- I've tried to avoid squats and deadlifts due to my back as my bad discs are L4,L5 and L5,S1 which is bascially the lowest two discs in your back, but realize they are something I need to try and incorporate in my routine and so I started out light today doing only 50lbs ad will work my way up slowly from there. I'm sure I can do way more because 3 sets of 8 reps weren't a problem, but taking it slow for now.
Anyways, that's a general idea of it all. I had planned on trying to get to about 170lbs or so ripped, but still contemplating that. I'm a small guy (only 5ft 6in and 160lbs) and so I'm still contemplating that. My main plan is to work all of my muscles and see where I want to go as time progresses. I've noticed that lately though that I'm starting to cut already which leaves me to believe I need more calories per day. Only issue with that is I have IBS which prevents me from over eating and buying a weight gainer to supplement here isn't logical. In the US, I see 12lb bags of Serious Mass for $30-40. Here a 6lb container (not even the 12lb bag) sells for $159.99! That's insane for just 8 servings so that's out of the window. For right now, I want to adopt a solid workout routine and stick with it and see how it goes. I see a lot of talk about 3-4 day workouts which I'm willing to try. If the 4 day reaps more benefits then I can do it as I have the drive to workout 4 days a week without a problem. Like I said, I was doing 5-6 since August and haven't lost the drive yet so I'll be looking for some feedback on that soon. I realize my body needs time to rest and repair and so I'm willing to cut back the number of days I workout with whatever advice I'm given.
Anyways, thanks for reading and sorry for the long post. I figured it was best to get it all out there one time to give people an idea of what I am working with. I'll try and post a picture of myself in my next post to give you guys a visual of my progression so far. :)
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Let's see if this works. Here is a before and after shot of me. The before was when staring out this August and the after is a month old which is the 3 month mark, but still an idea of the progression up to that point. I'll try an updated picture when I finish the 4th month. As mentioned, this is coming from someone with major back injuries and has done no physical activities in about 10 years.
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Hmmm...That didn't work. Let me try one more time. If it doesn't work, I guess when I hit the 10 post mark I will upload the image directly here. :)
Bummer...Neither worked. Aw well. When I hit the required post count I'll try it then. :)
Welcome to the board :biggthumpup:
I can relate with the disc problems, I also herniated my L4,L5 discs and have had to modify my workouts. Just take it slow and listen to your body, you'll be surprised at what exercises you can still do but again the trick is paying attention to form and listening to your body. Building up your core and activating it during your exercises will help with the lower back as well.
Thanks again. :)
Welcome to the forum!!!
Thanks for the welcome! Glad to be here. :)
Guess we can't edit. I have a thread in teh training section with a workout routine I want to try. I will post some pictures in there once I hit the 10 post mark. :)
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Viasna, one of the main human rights NGOs in Belarus, has been forcibly evicted from their premises in Minsk. On Monday, representatives of the Ministry of Justice and the police closed Viasna's office space and sealed off the premises. This is another result of the case against prisoner of conscience Ales Bialiatski, whose trial was universally declared […]
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UCSJ Condemns Sentence of Ales Belyatsky
Join us in protesting against the unfair and politically motivated sentence of leading Belarussian activist Ales Belyatsky. Ales Belyatsky, president of NGO Viasna (Spring) is a well-known, honest patriot and champion of democratic reform in Belarus.


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Citizen have posted a live performance of "The Summer" from their set at the Holmdel, New Jersey stop of Warped Tour.
"The Summer" is from the band's most recent album, Youth, which dropped June 11 via Run For Cover Records.
Citizen posted an official video for the track last month, but the live video can be seen below.


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One of the problems with the media is their enormous expectations and their intense love of label-slapping. Particularly, look at the British media and what they've done to the likes of Oasis, Gomez, and countless other who have followed in the "Second Coming" status that the folks at NME and Melody Maker seems so eager to bestow. But you can't fault the media—it's their job. And you can't fault the bands when they fail to live up to their hype—no one's perfect. So, forget about fault or accountability, and take the music for what it's worth.
Ahh, but how can you honestly? Melody Maker has already labeled Billy Mahonie "the best band in Britain," a title as loosely tossed around as CEO is in the States. Factor into this NME's comment that they're "blistering," and that The Big Dig is their debut, and you've got yourself quite a little media hype to bust through. This being said, who am I, a Yankee, of all things, to gauge whether or not these prophets are accurate or not? I'll hardly attempt, but will weasel out of all distractions by saying that The Big Dig is a worthy enough record, at worst.
Billy Mahonie
The Big Dig
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Only problem I have is that Billy Mahonie omits the critic's or fan's the one big crutch for reviewing a British rock album—they don't sing. How can you attack stingy, scrawly vocal patterns when there are none? No bother. The Mahonie foursome's (guitarist Gavin Baker, bassist/guitarist Hywell Dinsdale, bassist Kevin Penney, and drummer Howard Monk) assault on instrumental rock convention is startling and captivating. It's hard to sell wordless rock these days unless your name is Medeski, Martin or Wood, or you're a dead and established jazz great. Sucks, but it's mostly true. What Billy Mahonie has largely done, is taken the feel of an instrumental Zeppelin or Radiohead interlude, and made it the meat of the album. And whereas the appearance of such tactics in your everyday verse-chorus-verse song may seem overbearing or unnecessary, when it's the whole of the album, it's strictly recreational and beneficial. The songs don't drag, the words don't (and can't) confine, and it just feels right. Tunes like "Drago" and "William Derbyshire" are suggestive and playful, not making you long for lyrical melody, but instead creating your own. The Big Dig is as much about what is there as what isn't. It's like Pavement if they forgot to sing.
Billy Mahonie is no messiah, at least as I see it. Nonetheless, The Big Dig, with its concise, kinetic energy and raw attack on all things pop and blueprinted, is at least deserving of Movie of the Week or fledgling cult rock status. I'm not really sure what that means, either.
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Two new FBOs opened this month in Spain. On January 10, TAG Aviation Espana was officially inaugurated at Madrid Torrejon Airport. Then on Sunday, Swissport Executive Aviation opened a facility at Malaga International Airport. The TAG facility, which is located in a new building at Torrejon, offers full business aircraft handling services, as well as flight planning and aircraft charter and management. Torrejon is a military base outside Madrid and has been increasingly used by business aviation traffic because of congestion at the Spanish capital's main gateway, Barajas International Airport. The new Swissport operation in Malaga is also a full-service FBO. It serves the growing number of business aircraft flying to the south coast of Spain.
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A $10 million donation to Penn State is believed to be the largest such gift to the university since child sex abuse charges were filed last month against a former assistant football coach. The money will be used to bridge research projects in engineering with those in other disciplines.
The university said Wednesday the gift will be used in part to recruit and retain top students and faculty and enhance research facilities and equipment.
The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
Former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged Nov. 5 with sex abuse. He has pleaded not guilty.
Senior Vice President Rodney Kirsch says the resulting scandal didn't faze the donor since the school first got word of a possible gift in early November. He says donations from that point have been "running pretty much even" with last year.


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This may be my last thread since I'm getting little to no feedback from members.
Still, I am willing to share my post-treatment pics since I appreciate it when others do the same.
I used the QOD Max Organiq a couple of days ago. I touched up only the roots (about 5 fingers down from my scalp). I did 15+ passes of the flat iron because my hair is so naturally resistant.
The last 2 pics are my BEFORE pics. You can see my roots had a lot more volume and curl. There was more frizz.
I really like the way this product worked. It left me with shiny, smooth waves that are soft and manageable. It has evened out the multiple textures that I had in my hair due to a botched keratin treatment. I would definitely use it again. Not sure how many shampoos it will last.
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Smile, Dudley Moore, you were on top of the world
It's hard to remember now, but for much of the time in the '80s, Hollywood belonged to Dudley Moore.
The winning streak began in 1979 with Moore starring alongside Bo Derek in 10. During the '80s, he made a movie every year, except 1989. Sure, there was an occasional stinker (Santa Claus, Best Defense, Arthur 2), but for the most part, Dudley was money in the band. I even will watch 1987's Like Father Like Son.
(Not to mention the comedy records he did with BFF Peter Cook under the names "Derek and Clive" in the early '80s.)
Even Rolling Stone gave its cover over to Moore in 1983, though would it have hurt to smile a little more, Dudley?
Alas, today would have been Dudley Moore's 75th birthday. Sadly, the beloved Brit left us in 2002, finally giving in to complications from progressive supranuclear palsy.
Still, as long as your DVD player works, you can still enjoy some of the finest work in his career.
TOP 5 DUDLEY MOORE MOVIES OF THE '80s:
5. MICKI + MAUDE (1984): Only Dudley could get away with filming a movie about leaving one woman for a more fertile one and still call it a comedy.
4. LOVESICK (1983): Always loved Sir Alec Guinness playing the imaginary Sigmund Freud.
3. UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (1984): Albert Brooks makes any movie better. So does Nastassja Kinski.
2. WHOLLY MOSES (1980): The story of a Hershel, the brother of Moses, who mistakenly believes it's his mission to free the slaves of Egypt. This underrated flick came out a year before Mel Brooks' History of the World Part 1.
1. ARTHUR (1981): If this movie is successfully remade into another hit, starring Russell Brand, Hollywood can again thank the genius of Dudley Moore.


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One of Warren's most unusual structures sits at a jaunty angle on Mountain Boulevard across from the township's athletic field, a bit worse for wear because of its age and unsteady foundation but still holding its own in the face of progress. The Egg-O-Mat, an egg-vending apparatus in a wooden shed, last fall received a much needed coat of white paint from three history-minded young men then renting the former Epstein property.
Camillo Epstein and his wife purchased their 50-acre farm at 41 Mountain Blvd. from Leo Wang in l946. One of a number of Jewish egg producers in postwar Warren, the Epsteins sold eggs from a stand in front of their house, then installed the Egg-O-Mat in the early l950s to accommodate their many customers who needed eggs on weekends and evenings when the stand was closed and no stores were open.
Other Jewish egg producers active in Warren during the same period included the Rosenbergs on Mt. Bethel Rd. opposite Central School, the Penns on Harmony Rd. and the Magid, Regenberg and Margolis families on Mt. Horeb Rd. opposite Harmony Rd.
Made by the Heinz Manufacturing Co. of Bristol, Conn., the Egg-O-Mat [technically, a coin-operated refrigerated revolving carousel] dispensed "eggs of distinction 24 hours" a day. Bothered by youngsters who viewed the machine as an amusement device, Epstein rigged up an intercom system that alerted him to trouble. The Egg-O-Mat has stood lonely and forlorn since the early 80s when the Epsteins agreed to sell their farm to Ferruggia Associates and moved to Florida. Title passed to the developers only last April.
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A Clojure interface to SQL databases via JDBC clojure.java.jdbc provides a simple abstraction for CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations on a SQL database, along with basic transaction support. Basic DDL operations are also supported (create table, drop table, access to table metadata). Maps are used to represent records, making it easy to store and retrieve data. Results can be processed using any standard sequence operations. For most operations, Java's PreparedStatement is used so your SQL and parameters can be represented as simple vectors where the first element is the SQL string, with ? for each parameter, and the remaining elements are the parameter values to be substituted. In general, operations return the number of rows affected, except for a single record insert where any generated keys are returned (as a map). For more documentation, see: http://clojure-doc.org/articles/ecosystem/java_jdbc/home.html
Protocol for reading objects from the java.sql.ResultSet. Default implementations (for Object and nil) return the argument, and the Boolean implementation ensures a canonicalized true/false value, but it can be extended to provide custom behavior for special types.Known implementations: java.lang.Boolean, nil, Object
Usage: (result-set-read-column val rsmeta idx)
Function for transforming values after reading them from the database
Protocol for setting SQL parameters in statement objects, which can convert from Clojure values. The default implementation just delegates the conversion to ISQLValue's sql-value conversion and uses .setObject on the parameter. It can be extended to use other methods of PreparedStatement to convert and set parameter values.Known implementations: nil, Object
Usage: (set-parameter val stmt ix)
Convert a Clojure value into a SQL value and store it as the ix'th parameter in the given SQL statement object.
Protocol for creating SQL values from Clojure values. Default implementations (for Object and nil) just return the argument, but it can be extended to provide custom behavior to support exotic types supported by different databases.Known implementations: nil, Object
Usage: (sql-value val)
Convert a Clojure value into a SQL value.
Usage: (as-sql-name f x)
Given a naming strategy function and a keyword or string, return a string per that naming strategy. A name of the form x.y is treated as multiple names, x, y, etc, and each are turned into strings via the naming strategy and then joined back together so x.y might become `x`.`y` if the naming strategy quotes identifiers with `.Source
Usage: (create-table-ddl table specs) (create-table-ddl table specs opts)
Given a table name and a vector of column specs, return the DDL string for creating that table. Each column spec is, in turn, a vector of keywords or strings that is converted to strings and concatenated with spaces to form a single column description in DDL, e.g., [:cost :int "not null"] [:name "varchar(32)"] The first element of a column spec is treated as a SQL entity (so if you provide the :entities option, that will be used to transform it). The remaining elements are left as-is when converting them to strings. An options map may be provided that can contain: :table-spec -- a string that is appended to the DDL -- and/or :entities -- a function to specify how column names are transformed.Source
Usage: (db-connection db)
Returns the current database connection (or throws if there is none)Source
Usage: (db-do-commands db sql-commands) (db-do-commands db transaction? sql-commands)
Executes SQL commands on the specified database connection. Wraps the commands in a transaction if transaction? is true. transaction? can be ommitted and it defaults to true. Accepts a single SQL command (string) or a vector of them. Uses executeBatch. This may affect what SQL you can run via db-do-commands.Source
Usage: (db-do-prepared db sql-params) (db-do-prepared db transaction? sql-params) (db-do-prepared db transaction? sql-params opts)
Executes an (optionally parameterized) SQL prepared statement on the open database connection. Each param-group is a seq of values for all of the parameters. transaction? can be omitted and defaults to true. The sql parameter can either be a SQL string or a PreparedStatement. Return a seq of update counts (one count for each param-group).Source
Usage: (db-do-prepared-return-keys db sql-params) (db-do-prepared-return-keys db transaction? sql-params) (db-do-prepared-return-keys db transaction? sql-params opts)
Executes an (optionally parameterized) SQL prepared statement on the open database connection. The param-group is a seq of values for all of the parameters. transaction? can be ommitted and will default to true. Return the generated keys for the (single) update/insert. A PreparedStatement may be passed in, instead of a SQL string, in which case :return-keys MUST BE SET on that PreparedStatement!Source
Usage: (db-find-connection db)
Returns the current database connection (or nil if there is none)Source
Usage: (db-is-rollback-only db)
Returns true if the outermost transaction will rollback rather than commit when completeSource
Usage: (db-query-with-resultset db sql-params func) (db-query-with-resultset db sql-params func opts)
Executes a query, then evaluates func passing in the raw ResultSet as an argument. The second argument is a vector containing either: [sql & params] - a SQL query, followed by any parameters it needs [stmt & params] - a PreparedStatement, followed by any parameters it needs (the PreparedStatement already contains the SQL query) The opts map is passed to prepare-statement. Uses executeQuery. This may affect what SQL you can run via query.Source
Usage: (db-set-rollback-only! db)
Marks the outermost transaction such that it will rollback rather than commit when completeSource
Usage: (db-transaction* db func) (db-transaction* db func opts)
Evaluates func as a transaction on the open database connection. Any nested transactions are absorbed into the outermost transaction. By default, all database updates are committed together as a group after evaluating the outermost body, or rolled back on any uncaught exception. If rollback is set within scope of the outermost transaction, the entire transaction will be rolled back rather than committed when complete. The isolation option may be :none, :read-committed, :read-uncommitted, :repeatable-read, or :serializable. Note that not all databases support all of those isolation levels, and may either throw an exception or substitute another isolation level. The read-only? option puts the transaction in readonly mode (if supported).Source
Usage: (db-unset-rollback-only! db)
Marks the outermost transaction such that it will not rollback when completeSource
Usage: (delete! db table where-clause) (delete! db table where-clause opts)
Given a database connection, a table name and a where clause of columns to match, perform a delete. The options may specify how to transform column names in the map (default 'as-is') and whether to run the delete in a transaction (default true). Example: (delete! db :person ["zip = ?" 94546]) is equivalent to: (execute! db ["DELETE FROM person WHERE zip = ?" 94546])Source
Usage: (drop-table-ddl name) (drop-table-ddl name {:keys [entities], :or {entities identity}})
Given a table name, return the DDL string for dropping that table.Source
Usage: (execute! db sql-params) (execute! db sql-params opts)
Given a database connection and a vector containing SQL (or PreparedStatement) followed by optional parameters, perform a general (non-select) SQL operation. The :transaction? option specifies whether to run the operation in a transaction or not (default true). If the :multi? option is false (the default), the SQL statement should be followed by the parameters for that statement. If the :multi? option is true, the SQL statement should be followed by one or more vectors of parameters, one for each application of the SQL statement. If there are no parameters specified, executeUpdate will be used, otherwise executeBatch will be used. This may affect what SQL you can run via execute!Source
Usage: (find-by-keys db table columns) (find-by-keys db table columns opts)
Given a database connection, a table name, a map of column name/value pairs, and an optional options map, return any matching rows. An :order-by option may be supplied to sort the rows by a sequence of columns, e.g,. {:order-by [:name {:age :desc]}Source
Usage: (get-by-id db table pk-value) (get-by-id db table pk-value pk-name-or-opts) (get-by-id db table pk-value pk-name opts)
Given a database connection, a table name, a primary key value, an optional primary key column name, and an optional options map, return a single matching row, or nil. The primary key column name defaults to :id.Source
Usage: (get-connection {:keys [connection factory connection-uri classname subprotocol subname dbtype dbname host port datasource username password user name environment], :as db-spec})
Creates a connection to a database. db-spec is usually a map containing connection parameters but can also be a URI or a String. The various possibilities are described below: DriverManager (preferred): :dbtype (required) a String, the type of the database (the jdbc subprotocol) :dbname (required) a String, the name of the database :host (optional) a String, the host name/IP of the database (defaults to 127.0.0.1) :port (optional) a Long, the port of the database (defaults to 3306 for mysql, 1433 for mssql/jtds, else nil) (others) (optional) passed to the driver as properties. Raw: :connection-uri (required) a String Passed directly to DriverManager/getConnection Other formats accepted: Existing Connection: :connection (required) an existing open connection that can be used but cannot be closed (only the parent connection can be closed) DriverManager (alternative / legacy style): :subprotocol (required) a String, the jdbc subprotocol :subname (required) a String, the jdbc subname :classname (optional) a String, the jdbc driver class name (others) (optional) passed to the driver as properties. Factory: :factory (required) a function of one argument, a map of params (others) (optional) passed to the factory function in a map DataSource: :datasource (required) a javax.sql.DataSource :username (optional) a String :user (optional) a String - an alternate alias for :username (added after 0.3.0-beta2 for consistency JDBC-74) :password (optional) a String, required if :username is supplied JNDI: :name (required) a String or javax.naming.Name :environment (optional) a java.util.Map java.net.URI: Parsed JDBC connection string (see java.lang.String format next) java.lang.String: subprotocol://user:password@host:post/subname An optional prefix of jdbc: is allowed.Source
Usage: (get-isolation-level db)
Given a db-spec (with an optional connection), return the current transaction isolation level, if known. Return nil if there is no active connection in the db-spec. Return :unknown if we do not recognize the isolation level.Source
Usage: (insert! db table row) (insert! db table cols-or-row values-or-opts) (insert! db table cols values opts)
Given a database connection, a table name and either a map representing a rows, or a list of column names followed by a list of column values also representing a single row, perform an insert. When inserting a row as a map, the result is the database-specific form of the generated keys, if available (note: PostgreSQL returns the whole row). When inserting a row as a list of column values, the result is the count of rows affected (1), if available (from getUpdateCount after executeBatch). The row map or column value vector may be followed by a map of options: The :transaction? option specifies whether to run in a transaction or not. The default is true (use a transaction). The :entities option specifies how to convert the table name and column names to SQL entities.Source
Usage: (insert-multi! db table rows) (insert-multi! db table cols-or-rows values-or-opts) (insert-multi! db table cols values opts)
Given a database connection, a table name and either a sequence of maps (for rows) or a sequence of column names, followed by a sequence of vectors (for the values in each row), and possibly a map of options, insert that data into the database. When inserting rows as a sequence of maps, the result is a sequence of the generated keys, if available (note: PostgreSQL returns the whole rows). When inserting rows as a sequence of lists of column values, the result is a sequence of the counts of rows affected (a sequence of 1's), if available. Yes, that is singularly unhelpful. Thank you getUpdateCount and executeBatch! The :transaction? option specifies whether to run in a transaction or not. The default is true (use a transaction). The :entities option specifies how to convert the table name and column names to SQL entities.Source
Usage: (metadata-query meta-query & opt-args)
Given a Java expression that extracts metadata (in the context of with-db-metadata), and a map of options like metadata-result, manage the connection for a single metadata-based query. Example usage: (with-db-metadata [meta db-spec] (metadata-query (.getTables meta nil nil nil (into-array String ["TABLE"])) {:row-fn ... :result-set-fn ...}))Source
Usage: (metadata-result rs-or-value) (metadata-result rs-or-value {:keys [as-arrays? identifiers qualifier read-columns result-set-fn row-fn], :or {identifiers lower-case, read-columns dft-read-columns, row-fn identity}})
If the argument is a java.sql.ResultSet, turn it into a result-set-seq, else return it as-is. This makes working with metadata easier. Also accepts an option map containing :identifiers, :qualifier, :as-arrays?, :row-fn,and :result-set-fn to control how the ResultSet is transformed and returned. See query for more details.Source
Usage: (prepare-statement con sql) (prepare-statement con sql {:keys [return-keys result-type concurrency cursors fetch-size max-rows timeout]})
Create a prepared statement from a connection, a SQL string and a map of options: :return-keys truthy | nil - default nil for some drivers, this may be a vector of column names to identify the generated keys to return, otherwise it should just be true :result-type :forward-only | :scroll-insensitive | :scroll-sensitive :concurrency :read-only | :updatable :cursors :fetch-size n :max-rows n :timeout nSource
Usage: (print-sql-exception exception)
Prints the contents of an SQLException to *out*Source
Usage: (print-sql-exception-chain exception)
Prints a chain of SQLExceptions to *out*Source
Usage: (print-update-counts exception)
Prints the update counts from a BatchUpdateException to *out*Source
Usage: (query db sql-params) (query db sql-params opts)
Given a database connection and a vector containing SQL and optional parameters, perform a simple database query. The options specify how to construct the result set (and are also passed to prepare-statement as needed): :as-arrays? - return the results as a set of arrays, default false. :identifiers - applied to each column name in the result set, default lower-case :qualifier - optionally provides the namespace qualifier for identifiers :result-set-fn - applied to the entire result set, default doall / vec if :as-arrays? true, :result-set-fn will default to vec if :as-arrays? false, :result-set-fn will default to doall :row-fn - applied to each row as the result set is constructed, default identity The second argument is a vector containing a SQL string or PreparedStatement, followed by any parameters it needs. See also prepare-statement for additional options.Source
Usage: (quoted q)
Given a (vector) pair of delimiters (characters or strings), return a naming strategy function that will quote SQL entities with them. Given a single delimiter, treat it as a (vector) pair of that delimiter. ((quoted [\[ \]]) "foo") will return "[foo]" -- for MS SQL Server ((quoted \`') "foo") will return "`foo`" -- for MySQL Intended to be used with :entities to provide a quoting (naming) strategy that is appropriate for your database.Source
Usage: (result-set-seq rs) (result-set-seq rs {:keys [as-arrays? identifiers qualifier read-columns], :or {identifiers lower-case, read-columns dft-read-columns}})
Creates and returns a lazy sequence of maps corresponding to the rows in the java.sql.ResultSet rs. Loosely based on clojure.core/resultset-seq but it respects the specified naming strategy. Duplicate column names are made unique by appending _N before applying the naming strategy (where N is a unique integer), unless the :as-arrays? option is :cols-as-is, in which case the column names are untouched (the result set maintains column name/value order). The :identifiers option specifies how SQL column names are converted to Clojure keywords. The default is to convert them to lower case. The :qualifier option specifies the namespace qualifier for those identifiers.Source
Usage: (update! db table set-map where-clause) (update! db table set-map where-clause opts)
Given a database connection, a table name, a map of column values to set and a where clause of columns to match, perform an update. The options may specify how column names (in the set / match maps) should be transformed (default 'as-is') and whether to run the update in a transaction (default true). Example: (update! db :person {:zip 94540} ["zip = ?" 94546]) is equivalent to: (execute! db ["UPDATE person SET zip = ? WHERE zip = ?" 94540 94546])Source
Usage: (with-db-connection binding & body)
Evaluates body in the context of an active connection to the database. (with-db-connection [con-db db-spec] ... con-db ...)Source
Usage: (with-db-metadata binding & body)
Evaluates body in the context of an active connection with metadata bound to the specified name. See also metadata-result for dealing with the results of operations that retrieve information from the metadata. (with-db-metadata [md db-spec] ... md ...)Source
Usage: (with-db-transaction binding & body)
Evaluates body in the context of a transaction on the specified database connection. The binding provides the database connection for the transaction and the name to which that is bound for evaluation of the body. The binding may also specify the isolation level for the transaction, via the :isolation option and/or set the transaction to readonly via the :read-only? option. (with-db-transaction [t-con db-spec {:isolation level :read-only? true}] ... t-con ...) See db-transaction* for more details.Source
Optional specifications for use with Clojure 1.9 or later.
(instance? java.sql.Connection %)
(instance? java.net.URI %)
(instance? javax.sql.DataSource %)
(or :connection ::db-spec-connection :friendly ::db-spec-friendly :raw ::db-spec-raw :driver-mgr ::db-spec-driver-manager :factory ::db-spec-factory :datasource ::db-spec-data-source :jndi ::db-spec-jndi :uri ::db-spec-string)
(keys :req-un [::connection])
(keys :req-un [::datasource] :opt-un [::username ::user ::password])
(keys :req-un [::subprotocol ::subname] :opt-un [::classname])
(keys :req-un [::factory])
(keys :req-un [::dbtype ::dbname] :opt-un [::host ::port])
(keys :req-un [::name] :opt-un [::environment])
(keys :req-un [::connection-uri])
(or :alias ::subprotocol-alias :name ::subprotocol-base)
(and (or :clojure.spec/nil nil? :clojure.spec/pred map?) (conformer second #(if (nil? %) [:clojure.spec/nil nil] [:clojure.spec/pred %])))
(fspec :args (cat :db-spec ::db-spec) :ret ::connection :fn nil)
(or :kw keyword? :s string?)
(or :port pos-int? :s string?)
(instance? java.sql.PreparedStatement %)
(instance? java.sql.ResultSet %)
(instance? java.sql.ResultSetMetaData %)
(or :sql string? :stmt ::prepared-statement)
#{"mssql" "oracle" "postgres" "jtds" "hsql"}
#{"mysql" "oracle:thin" "oracle:oci" "postgresql" "sqlite" "h2" "jtds:sqlserver" "hsqldb" "derby" "sqlserver"}


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Godsmack – Aspen's Crush of the Night
I always loved Godsmack's music. I also always had a crush on Sully the singer. Their new music definitely rocks so tonight it's time for Godsmack to be my crush.
Godsmack started out in 1995. They are from Lawrence, Massachusetts. They are best known for their self titled cd Godsmack which came out in 1998 and they just got better from there. The band members are Sully Erna (vocals), Shannon Larkin (drums), Tony Rambola (guitar) and the bass Robbie Merrill. Here's a song that I love from their 2010 cd The oracle.


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Mardi Gras Macaroni And Cheese
The front of this bright yellow card has a color photograph of the Mardi Gras Macaroni and Cheese "How to Give Exciting New Flavor to an Old Favorite" and the title in red and black on a white background in the upper right corner. Below the photograph is "Advertised in LIFE" in red and white to the left of "Secret is Lightning Quick Cheese Sauce made with Carnation Evaporated Milk." Below the recipe is a red, white and black can of Carnation Evaporated Milk and the Good Housekeeping Seal. The back is white and pink with "So Many Uses for Carnation Lightning Quick Cheese Sauce" in black and red above a black-and-white photograph of a gravy boat of sauce being poured over asparagus. on a plate beside meat and potatoes. Inset is the Good Housekeeping Seal with the recipe below on the pink background. In the lower right corner is a can of Carnation Evaporated Milk.
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Carnation Milk
Publisher: Carnation Co. (Los Angeles, Calif.)
1945 (ca.)
12.7 x 7.6 cm
Language: English
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Copyright: This item is under copyright.
Citation: Mardi Gras Macaroni And Cheese. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=857


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Evening all. I'm Janet, and I write all kinds of stuff. Mostly sci-fi and horror/suspense. Weird combo, I know. But I do have a few short stories out in the worlds. Not many because I'm so long winded when it comes to writing. Always impresses me when someone can enter a contest where the limit on the word count is 5000 words...and they stay under it with a complete story.
My first book is called After. It's about a virus created by the government that gets inadvertantly released and wipes out three quarters of the population on the planet before anyone knows what hit them. Because of this, technology disappears. The world has reverted to medieval like times where the sword rules and transportation is by horse.
Here's a blurb:
After a virus is accidentally released on an unsuspecting world,
After the death of their parents and a large percentage of the planet's population,
After the twinsShyanne and Draycosurvive, only to watch all technological For the other, it is a living nightmare.
The Boss wants Shyanne badly. Why...they don't know. But they're going to find out. With their animal companion, a genetically altered mountain lion named Drizzle, the twins embark on a cross-country journey.
They encounter many obstacles along the way. The worst is a mercenary named Ruben. He will stop at nothing to accomplish what he is paid to do, even if it involves killing his own men.
Unfortunately, he succeeds in capturing Shyanne.
Now Drayco must survive his biggest challenge, a challenge filled with pain and suffering, if he is to help his sister survive the Boss.


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Government of Canada provides financial support for renovations to Aberdeen Cultural Centre
MONCTON, NB, Jan. 16, 2014 /CNW/ - Department of Canadian Heritage
The Government of Canada has provided funding through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund to help the Aberdeen Cultural Centre with renovations that will enable the Centre to offer a variety of cultural programming to Moncton audiences.
Robert Goguen, Member of Parliament for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, today announced $214,040 on behalf of Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages Shelly Glover.
Funding will allow the Aberdeen Cultural Centre to carry out major renovations that will include new sound and lighting systems, 200 new seats, an upgraded electrical system, a large retractable screen and movable set, and repairs or replacement of walls, floors, windows, and public entrances.
Renovations are expected to be completed in spring 2014.
Quick Facts
"I am pleased that our Government has made this investment in the
Aberdeen Cultural Centre, an important institution in New Brunswick's
cultural life. The Centre will continue to promote and celebrate the
best of this province's culture, with a special focus on the work of
our Acadian artists."
-Robert Goguen, Member of Parliament (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe)
"Our Government understands how important arts and culture are to the
wellbeing of communities, which is why we are pleased to support
organizations like the Aberdeen Cultural Centre. With these
renovations, the Centre will continue to benefit Moncton, both
culturally and economically."
-Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
"Government of Canada funding will help provide the Centre with a
first-class professional venue for artistic creation and presentation,
while responding to the increasing need of a multitude of artists and
creators from this area and throughout the province for such a space.
Thanks to Canadian Heritage and other funding partners involved in this
project, we will be able to finally realize our dream of presenting an
annual multidisciplinary program that satisfies our various audiences
at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre.
-René Légère, Director General of the Aberdeen Cultural Centre
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Unique to its genre, CRUSH flips traditional gameplay on its head and creates a valuable new gaming experience that is wholly suited to the PSP. Set within a complex, hypnotic 3D world, players can crush to form simple 2D platforms, unlock secrets and then back again, to solve otherwise impossible challenges.
Objects and their importance:
Whilst Danny is undergoing Dr. Reubens' C.R.U.S.H therapy he has the ability to navigate between 2D and 3D to help unlock the secret to his long suffering insomnia. However, there are certain rules that he must adhere to whilst in this hypnotic state and certain objects that he can use:
Block Types:
- Solid Blocks: Can be stood on, but not walked through. Danny cannot crush against solid blocks.
- Hollow Blocks: Can be stood on and walked through. These are the only blocks Danny can cross in a top-down crush.
- Ghost Blocks: Can't be stood on but can be walked and fallen through. Ghost blocks will appear as holes through the ground in a top-down crush.
- Moving Blocks: Very useful for helping to get to otherwise inaccessible parts of levels. Sometimes hidden switches will activate moving blocks, so Danny must keep an eye out for them.
- Fragile Blocks: Will appear to be a cracked and pitted solid block, but will crumble away quickly if Danny puts any weight on it.
Danny has the power to push these around levels and there are a variety of them: Balls, Rollers, Octaballs and Octorollers. Interestingly, the Rollers and Octorollers have ghost variations and can be crushed to create 2D tunnels through solid objects.


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The choice of Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as the new pope could mean a strong connection between Hispanics and youth within the Nashville community, according to Nashville Diocese members.
Bergoglio, 76, was elected pope Wednesday and chose the name Francis, becoming the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.
Looking stunned, Francis shyly waved to the crowd of tens of thousands of people who gathered in St. Peter's Square, marveling that the cardinals needed to look to "the end of the earth" to find a bishop of Rome.
Leaders of Nashville's Diocese quickly had a positive reaction to the election.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville Bishop David Choby was traveling on business when the election took place.
He quickly returned to Nashville to lead a special mass for the election of the new pope.
"We have invited Catholics who are able to be here to come for a mass of thanksgiving," he said. "It is an occasion for us to express our gratitude."
Bishop Choby said he was surprised the cardinals elected a pope from outside of Europe.
He said he thought the cardinals would choose an Italian to be pope.
But, he said the choice of Pope Francis is an exciting one for many reasons.
"I have thought the Hispanic culture contributes so much to the life of the Catholic Church and has for centuries," Choby added. "Some of our greatest saints were Hispanic so I am delighted that the Hispanic community can look to Pope Francis."
Sister Mary Sarah, President of Aquinas College, shared the Bishop's excitement.
"This will be a huge message for them that their pope is one of them, that he looks like them and he comes from their part of the world," she said. "I think it will be a resounding call to all Latin Americans to come to their church and to stand forth for their church."
Around 40 percent of Catholics come from Latin countries, according to Sister Mary Sarah.
David De Jesus Bonilla is from El Salvador, but lives in the United States Now.
"I think it's very significant to know that he is a very humble person," he said through a translator. "He is recognized in Argentina as being loving without pretense and without ulterior motives."
His lack of pretense and reputation for living a simple life of poverty may also endear the new pope to young Catholics, according to Father John Sims Baker.
Father Baker is pastor of St. Mary's of Seven Sorrows Church.
He is also the Chaplain for University Catholic, formerly known as Vanderbilt Catholic.
"One of the things that young people particularly respond to, and are looking for, is authenticity," Father Baker said. "A person who really lives the message and I certainly think Pope Francis has a track record in that regard."
At the Dominican Campus in Nashville students of Aquinas College and St. Cecilia Academy, both private catholic schools, held a rally for the new pope.
"We have been wondering what is the next thing and with the opening of the conclave yesterday our students have been watching the news Principal of St. Cecilia Sister Anne Catherine,OP said. "We have been talking about it in class."
Junior student at St. Cecilia Savannah Crow said the entire school was excited to watch the naming of the new pope.
"Oh my goodness it was the best thing ever," she said. "It was wonderful."
The Vatican has not said when Pope Francis will be installed, but Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said it was a "good hypothesis" that the pope would be installed next Tuesday, on the feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of the universal church.
*The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Glaucoma: A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Opthalmological Society, November 17, 1913
Nance, Willis O.; Wesley Hamilton Peck
Publisher: Chicago Medical Book Company
Date Published: 1914
Edition: Original edition
Binding: Hardcover
Book Id: 24879
151pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. Good. The edges of the covers are gently rubbed and bumped. The front hinge is weak and there is a 2 and 3/4 inch crack in the front endsheet along the hinge. The rear endsheet is split along the hinge, and the rear free endsheet is creased. The fore edge of the rear flyleaf is darkened. There are small ink stamps on the front endsheet and title page. The pages are browned.
This is not a new print on demand title. Subjects include Concerning Non-Surgical Measures for the Reduction of Increased Intraocular Tension and Pathology of Glaucoma.


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Just months after acquiring Amsterdam-based independent digital agency LBi for $540 million, Publicis is merging it with its flagship digital agency network, Digitas, to create DigitasLBi, a new global network with 5,700 employees in more than 25 countries. LBi chief Luke Taylor has been named global CEO of the consolidated group, filling a void that has been vacant since Laura Lang left Digitas to become CEO of Time Inc. more than a year ago. Colin Kinsella remains CEO of Digitas USA.
Taylor will report directly to Bob Lord, CEO of Publicis Groupe's Digital Technology Division. A team of senior LBi, Digitas and Publicis Groupe executives will oversee the merger process under the leadership of Stephan Beringer, CEO, Digitas and Razorfish International.
"Digitas and LBi share strong grounding in digital, including data, direct, social, search and platform delivery," Publicis said in a statement released early this morning that made no reference to VivaKi, the digital and media management entity within Publicis that had previously overseen Digitas.
"Pooling these cutting-edge skillsets," the statement continued, "DigitasLBi's outstanding service offering will provide clients with unique depth and breadth of expertise across the widest range of digital disciplines, including strategy & analytics, performance marketing, service design, e-commerce, brand strategy, content development, mobile, market research, CRM, search and social media."


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After both the state and federal courts rejected the attempts of Yoko Ono Lennon and EMI Records to enjoin the showing of Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed on the ground it used a 15-second fragment of John Lennon's Imagine, all of the plaintiffs in both cases have now withdrawn their claims and dismissed their cases.
Bad for evolution, but probably good for the fair use doctrine. Here's some details.


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BALDWIN - Baldwin Police Chief Jesse Varner and Sgt. David Moulder have resigned.
Moulder is speaking out on his departure from the department.
"I feel that I was wrongly let go from Baldwin Police Department and coerced into signing a pre-typed resignation letter over a legal traffic stop, legal citation and legal arrest," Moulder said by telephone Tuesday morning. "I feel like I was pushed out of my position for political reasons."
Moulder's resignation was effective Thursday, Sept. 12, while Varner's resignation was effective Friday, Sept. 13.
Reached by telephone, Varner confirmed he resigned "for personal and professional reasons."


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Second floor B&B Inn room looking westerly toward the front of the property, with stenciled pineapple wallpaper, the symbol of hospitality! A welcoming 4 poster queen bed with down comforter and feather pillows, antique armoire as closet, slipper chairs for comfy reading, HDTV/cable, DVD, A/C, iPod docking station with radio, wireless, sink in room, attached bath with shower and custom soaps. Early morning, fresh ground Door County Coffee, lovely full breakfast served garden-side in summer and Homemade Afternoon Treats!
Rates: May 18 - October 22 $176.00 October 23 - May 18 $126.00
Full Gourmet Breakfast Served May - October
Winter Weekends: Full Breakfast Winter Weekdays: Continental Plus Breakfast