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But they did not actually have jobs at Apple. It was freelance work that came with nothing in the way of a regular income,
They sold one of their cars, gave some possessions to relatives and sold others in a yard sale, rented out their six-bedroom house and stayed with family for a while. They even cashed in Mr. Grimes's
"We didn't lose any sleep over it," said Mr. Grimes, 32. "I'll retire when I die."
The couple's chosen field is so new it did not even exist a few years ago: writing software applications for mobile devices like the
Much as the Web set off the dot-com boom 15 years ago, apps have inspired a new class of entrepreneurs. These innovators have turned cellphones and tablets into tools for discovering, organizing and controlling the world, spawning a multibillion-dollar industry virtually overnight. The iPhone and iPad have about 700,000 apps, from
Yet with the American economy yielding few good opportunities in recent years, there is debate about how real, and lasting, the rise in app employment might be.
Despite the rumors of hordes of hip programmers starting million-dollar businesses from their kitchen tables, only a small minority of developers actually make a living by creating their own apps, according to surveys and experts. The Grimeses began their venture with high hopes, but their apps, most of them for toddlers, did not come quickly enough or sell fast enough.
And programming is not a skill that just anyone can learn. While people already employed in tech jobs have added app writing to their résumés, the profession offers few options to most unemployed, underemployed and discouraged workers.
One success story is Ethan Nicholas, who earned more than $1 million in 2009 after writing a game for the iPhone. But he says the app writing world has experienced tectonic shifts since then.
"Can someone drop everything and start writing apps? Sure," said Mr. Nicholas, 34, who quit his job to write apps after iShoot, an artillery game, became a sensation. "Can they start writing good apps? Not often, no. I got lucky with iShoot, because back then a decent app could still be successful. But competition is fierce nowadays, and decent isn't good enough."
The boom in apps comes as economists are debating the changing nature of work, which technology is reshaping at an accelerating speed. The upheaval, in some ways echoing the mechanization of agriculture a century ago, began its latest turbulent phase with the migration of tech manufacturing to places like
"Technology is always destroying jobs and always creating jobs, but in recent years the destruction has been happening faster than the creation," said Erik Brynjolfsson, an economist and director of the
Still, the digital transition is creating enormous wealth and opportunity. Four of the most valuable American companies — Apple,
Last year, federal statisticians changed the title and the exact composition of a jobs subcategory to reflect the new prominence of apps. And the tech industry has begun making claims about how apps are contributing to the broader economy.
A study commissioned by the tech advocacy group TechNet found that the "app economy" — including Apple,
Using the same methodology, Apple said this month that its app business had generated 291,250 jobs for the American economy, as varied as developers and
Apple has become increasingly assertive in promoting the economic benefits of apps as its own wealth and prominence have grown and its employment and other business practices have come under scrutiny. The company issued a statement for this article saying it was "incredibly proud of the opportunities the App Store gives developers of all sizes," but declined to answer questions.
At the company's annual meeting this spring, the chief executive,
Michael Mandel, the economist who conducted the TechNet study, said it was problematic to slice the jobs data as Apple had done. "The guy who writes an Apple app one day will write an Android app the next day," he said. "You can't add up all the numbers from every study to get the total number of jobs."
For many of the developers not working at traditional companies, moreover, "job" is a misnomer. Streaming Color Studios, a game developer, did a survey of game makers late last year. The 252 respondents, while not a scientifically valid sample and restricted to one segment of the app market, indicated what many people had suspected: the app world is an ecology weighted heavily toward a few winners.
A quarter of the respondents said they had made less than $200 in lifetime revenue from Apple. A quarter had made more than $30,000, and 4 percent had made over $1 million.
A few apps have made it extremely big, including Instagram, the photo-sharing app that was bought by Facebook in April for $1 billion. When app developers dream, they dream of triumphs like that.
Most developers, however, make their money when someone buys or upgrades their app from Apple's online store, the only place consumers can buy an iPhone or iPad app.
Apple keeps 30 percent of each app sale. While its job creation report trumpets the $6.5 billion the company has paid out in royalties, it does not note that as much as half of that money goes to developers outside the United States. The
"My guess is that very few developers make a living off their own apps," said Jeff Scott, who runs the Apple app review site
The Struggling Entrepreneur
Like many computer experts, Shawn Grimes started experimenting with apps almost as soon as Apple opened its doors for the iPhone. He wrote an Internet security program as well as a tool for studio photographers to manage portrait sessions. Those amateur apps pulled in more than $5,000 from Apple.
Late last year, Mr. Grimes was laid off as a computer security specialist by
The layoff, a result of Legg Mason's decision to eliminate the jobs of 300 tech support workers, had been in the works for more than a year, which gave Mr. Grimes and his wife, Stephanie, plenty of time to contemplate their future. They have strong family roots in the Baltimore area but would have moved for a position with a Silicon Valley giant.
Google, which receives two million applications a year, interviewed Mr. Grimes, but he did not make it past the preliminary stages.
With direct employment out of reach, he decided to work independently by writing apps. He had no illusion that he was likely to become rich. Mostly, he hoped to find satisfying work that paid enough to provide a middle-class living and some shelter from a shifting economy.
But with hundreds of new apps introduced every day in Apple's store, the field is overcrowded — something the Grimeses learned quickly and painfully.
Ms. Grimes, 32, quit her job teaching kindergartners to join the couple's new venture, Campfire Apps. They downsized to a two-bedroom apartment. "We either succeed and it's awesome, or we fail and it was awesome while it lasted," she said.
They worked steadily on apps that revolved around children. Henry's Smart Headlamp was a learning game for preschoolers, a hunt for hidden objects that the Grimeses hoped iPhone-wielding parents would think was worth $2 for a moment of distraction. A free version called Henry's Spooky Headlamp got 5,409 downloads during
The couple aimed for one new app a month, but progress was slow and sales were slower. In March, with the apps bringing in only about $20 a day, they cashed in Mr. Grimes's 401(k), which yielded $30,000 after
One thing they never scrimped on was technology, especially Apple technology. At one point they owned a 24-inch iMac, a Mac Mini, a 24-inch cinema display screen, two 13-inch MacBook Airs, a 15-inch MacBook Pro, two iPad 2s, two Apple TVs, two iPhone 4s and an iPhone 3GS. "We justify buying new models by saying we need them to test out the apps," Mr. Grimes said.
Soon, though, it got to the point where Mr. Grimes needed to take on freelance work, which brought in crucial income but took time away from Campfire Apps. By the beginning of summer, troubled by several persistent health care issues, he surrendered to the need for a full-time job.
Mr. Grimes now works as an app developer for ELC Technologies, an
While Mr. Grimes was angry at Legg Mason for laying him off, Apple delivered little — but it also made no promises. "People used to expect companies to take care of them," he said. "Now you're in charge of your own destiny, for better or worse."
The Grimeses' quest cost them more than $200,000 in lost income and savings. So far this year, their eight apps have earned $4,964. When the newest iPhone came out at the end of September, the couple immediately bought two.
Success Beyond Dreams
Ethan Nicholas was a
Mr. Nicholas wrote iShoot in six weeks, in his spare time. It sold 17,000 copies at $2.99 each on a single day, Jan. 11, 2009. That was a Sunday. On Monday, he quit his job. By March, he had earned more than $1 million. "Sheer dumb luck and being in the right place at the right time," he said.
Mr. Nicholas and a friend, Brent Miller, were inspired to form a company. "We were going to make another million or two," said Mr. Miller, 38. But when none of their new games sold like iShoot, the pair moved in an entirely new direction. They founded echoBase, a start-up with 14 employees that is developing apps to allow doctors and nurses to view and update medical records across different computer systems. They brought in Mr. Miller's father, Rod, a former I.B.M. sales manager, as chief executive.
EchoBase has raised about $4 million. Most of that has come from dozens of small investors, but Mr. Nicholas and the Millers have contributed about $1 million. "All of my savings and retirement account are gone," Brent Miller said. His father took out a second
Mr. Nicholas has cautioned his new colleagues about easy money. "The time for that has passed," he said.
EchoBase markets its service to medical records software providers and hospitals, whose doctors download the app free. Apple makes no money here, but it gets a long-term benefit: start-ups that succeed will embed the iPad and the iPhone more thoroughly into society.
The company is, in a sense, another arm of Apple's research and development program. "The applications are what sells the hardware," Rod Miller said. "Without us, and thousands of others like us, Apple has limited appeal."
On one level, it was a strange move for Apple to open its devices to people like Mr. Grimes, Mr. Nicholas and the Millers. Imagine a violinist's horror at letting a toddler play with his Stradivarius and you would have some idea of Apple's reluctance to let anyone outside of its walls fool with any of its technology. This is a company that sealed batteries into its devices so people could not replace them.
Apple's brilliant but mercurial chief executive,
The App Store opened in July 2008 with 500 apps. In an interview, Mr. Jobs laid bare the company's goal: "Sell more iPhones."
And so, thanks in large part to the multitude of apps, it came to pass. More iPhones — nearly seven million — were sold in the next three months than in the entire previous year, and that was just the beginning of the ascent.
"Apps changed the iPhone from a simple phone into a mobile computer," said Mr. Scott of
Apple's financial documents show just how crucial app inventors are. If the developers stop developing, the company warned again last month, "customers may choose not to buy the company's products."
So far, there has not been much risk of revolt. Developers have expressed flickers of grumpiness at Apple's 30 percent cut of each app sale. A shadowy group calling itself the App Developer Union briefly posted a petition online this summer asking for "something more equitable." Apple declined to comment about the union, which disappeared from the Web as mysteriously as it had arrived.
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Last night my partner, David, and I caught Dan Savage's new MTV advice show Savage U. In the series he is touring college campuses and brings some "Savage Love" Q&As to college students and some one-on-one advice sessions. He starts with nearby UMD in College Park.
David and I have been a fan of Dan's column and podcast for years - along with a large portion of my friends. On a return car-ride from the beach two summers ago, our soundtrack was a backlog of his shows on my friend's iPod.
While it is great to hear, I really loved seeing the face to face interactions. First, it takes a lot more bravery to put your face with the questions - the anonymity of emails and phone calls removed. But like most college students, it doesn't seem very hard to get them talking about sex.


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Matt Pryor recently performed an acoustic set for Paste Magazine. The whole set was great, but man-oh-man, was I pumped to hear him bust out the classic Better Half. Twenty-two year old song that holds up as one of my favorites.
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I had very little photography knowledge at the beginning of the course but was eager to learn more. I wanted to be criticized and really come out of the class with a new found perspective on how to approach photography.
I quickly learned photography has a lot to do with feeling. Embracing the emotional side of photography was taught in this course which I believe often gets looked over on the surface. Investing your emotions and aiming to capture the emotion of the subject in your photos was what lead me to succeed in this class and as a photographer. Every week I would push myself to shoot with the advice Professor Hawk gave us, shoot a lot and spend more time searching and experimenting with angles.
By the end of the semester I knew what settings to shoot in, what to look for and what to avoid or eliminate when shooting. I also had a collection of strong photos that were all shot with emotion and told the story of the subject.
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Candlestick the likely weapon of choice for London mayor in new Cluedo game
BORIS JOHNSON has been accused of bashing to death a political rival with a candlestick in the House of Commons.
The London Mayor is one of the suspects in a new London version of classic box-game Cluedo, launched at lunch time today outside parliament by a Boris lookalike on a bike.
"The public has been asking us for some time to do regionalised Cluedo," said Tom Liddell chairman of Winning Moves, the company licensed to sell the Cluedo's London edition.
"And with the 2012 buzz around London, we are now delighted to oblige. We have very exciting plans to roll out other regional Cluedos across the UK and Ireland too."
For today's launch, actor-detectives were sent around central London to hand out clues to the House of Commons murder and commuters were greeted with the words "Was it the Mayor?" outside major railway stations.
London's Cluedo fans face a dilemma when it comes to Christmas presents, though, as last week a Sherlock Holmes edition of the game was released, based on the recent BBC TV series.


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One of my life/career goals has been to live and work in another country. To have that experience of working day in and day out in another culture. To live in a different city with different foods and ways of living. I have always enjoyed the roles in global companies where I have had the opportunity to travel and work with people with completely different life experiences but have never had the opportunity, until now, to pack up my life and leave Australia.
This week I signed my offer to move to Singapore with the company I currently work for. Squeal. I have been trying not to get too excited because I have been offered a similar move before. Arran and I had done lots of research, bought books, researched housing but the move didn't come off. We had moved our life in our head to another country and it was disappointing when it didn't happen. I wasn't making the same mistake this time.
It's real this time. Arran, Aiden, Charlie and I are packing up our life and heading to hot and humid Singapore. What an adventure.
It's a fantastic opportunity and I'm really excited. And it's certainly not just about moving to another country. I will have the opportunity to work with a new leader on a whole new business strategy. I will get to apply my HR expertise to situations and countries that I have never done before, and I don't know how to do it. I will get to work more closely with leaders from across Asia and the Middle East. And I will learn about how business is conducted in these countries.
When I think back to other times I reached a goal or career milestone, there has never been a feeling of "I've made it", more the feeling of "OMG, how am I going to do this job?". I clearly remember feeling this when I was promoted to Assistant Store Manager, when I worked in retail. While I was excited to be recognized that I was up for this role, my main thoughts were about "what do I do when the Store Manager is away?" "How will I deal with upset customers?" "How will I know how to manage employees?" I don't remember feeling how good I was. I remember all the things I didn't know how to do yet!
My thoughts on the Singapore move have been:
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I will still be travelling a lot, so "how will I ensure my family is OK when I have moved them to another country?"
I got the opportunity because I have worked hard and performed well so "how do I continue to perform at a high level when coping with a new country, new culture and new challenges?"
For me the feeling of satisfaction of reaching a goal is fleeting. There is initial excitement but that soon turns to focus on how to deliver now that I have reached that goal and that's my recommendation. Take a little time to celebrate your achievement but get focused on what you need to do next! What's the next goal? What's the next thing to strive for?


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I love this and I really love flying geese. Are you going to set half square triangles around the edges or square it up???? Inquiring minds love to be nosey. LOL!!!ReplyDelete
You win! Your colors are fab! I'm hoping to get mine up on the design wall this weekend. Since I accidentally made 247 instead of 212 (higher math!) I should have enough to make color choices. But I need a lesson in oversizing when cutting. I tried on these and got all discombobulated. Probably the meds .... thanks for "urging" me to join your sew-along!ReplyDelete
I love your Due South quilt!ReplyDelete
I'm part of an exchange group and this is the quilt we'll be making over the next 5 months. We're using Deb Tucker's Wing Clipper ruler for the flying geese to be sure everybody's come out perfect.ReplyDelete
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The New York Philharmonic has been in the news (if only briefly) about their noticeable lack of inclusion of anything other than dead, white, men in their 2011-2012 concert season. But as I mentioned then, the NY Phil is just continuing a long-standing and unfortunate precedent. This year Sofia Gubaidulina has the honor of being the only woman to have her work performed by the ensemble.
This past weekend saw the New York premiere of Gubaidulina's In Tempus Praesens, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter. Alex Ross, critic for The New Yorker, shared through his blog a video of the composer and soloist discussing the work and the creative process:
But more is yet to come. Gubaidulina's Two Paths will be heard in New York the week of April 13th, featuring Cynthia Phelps and Rebecca young on viola. Below is a short interview with Kurt Masur and Cynthia Phelps about performing the work:
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Gus Poyet now believes in miracles. And after he led his Sunderland side to mathematical Premier League safety, with one game remaining, they have become just the second side in the history of the league to survive relegation after being rock bottom on Christmas.
Seeing the jubilant celebrations of the Sunderland fans – starkly contrasted to the disconsolate fans of Cardiff City, Fulham, and Norwich City – leaves behind a genuine sense of justice. The football gods have acted, and they are shining favourably on those clubs who made the right decisions, at the right times.
The fortunes of a club like Sunderland – West Ham and Crystal Palace too – demonstrate that when big decisions are made correctly by the men at the top of the tree, it can have huge ramifications for the clubs at the bottom.
Everybody is a genius with hindsight. And it's easy for me to sit here and say that certain clubs got it wrong and others got it right when the table is staring me in the face. But few would have argued at the time against Sunderland's removal of Paolo Di Canio, Crystal Palace's recruitment of Tony Pulis, or West Ham sticking by Sam Allardyce. Homogeneously, Cardiff City's treatment of Malky Mackay, and Norwich's panic sacking of Chris Hughton could probably have been filed under the 'bad decisions' category, prior to their subsequent relegations.
There was a general consensus that, despite gaining promotion for Palace, that Ian Holloway was out of his depth. Three points from just eight games left Palace rooted firmly to the foot of the table, with few giving them any hope of survival. Holloway had done what he could, but he tried too hard to change a winning formula in order to adapt to the rigours of Premier League life. Six months later and, with Tony Pulis in charge, the Eagles are comfortably placed as a mid-table side. Even in the most optimistic Palace fan's wildest dreams, they could not have predicted that.
Similarly, few would have argued when Di Canio was shown the exit by Sunderland. Having picked up just one point from five games by late September, the Italian had won few fans during his short spell in the north-east. His 'management by hand grenade' approach wasn't liked by a number of the Sunderland players – many of whom found themselves marginalised by Di Canio – whilst his self-proclaimed fascist ideals isolated him from many supporters offended by his political leanings.
West Ham, despite finding themselves in 19th position at the turn of the year, recognised the quality they possessed in-house. Who would most teams struggling at the foot of the table wish to have to turn their fortunes around? Big Sam would be right near the top of that list. He may not be the most popular man in East London right now – with his style of football proving divisive amongst West Ham fans – but when avoiding relegation is the game, Sam Allardyce is the name.
Contrast these decisions – and subsequent fortunes – to those of Cardiff, Fulham, and Norwich exhibits the necessities of a level-headed and rational owner. Each of these three clubs fell victim to the 'hire and fire' culture in football management – with ill-thought out, rash decision-making – and are now paying the penalty.
When Cardiff sacked Malky Mackay, they were in 16th place, having accrued 18 points from 19 games. Now, sitting afoot the table, they have accumulated just 12 more points from the last 18 games. In ridding themselves of the extremely popular Mackay, Cardiff instated a man with zero English football management experience in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Fulham's new owner, Shahid Khan, claimed Martin Jol would be given the time to overcome their poor form, only to dismiss him after a 3-0 defeat to West Ham in December. Ex-Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen was elected to solve their problems, only to fire him after two months of work.
Chris Hughton was given the boot with just five games of the season remaining. Sitting five points above the relegation zone, and heading into a crucial run of fixtures, Norwich destabilised the situation by intervening during a vital period. The board bent to the fans' calls for Hughton to be axed, and they've collected just one point since.
The firing of managers in the Premier League this season has reached new levels. Since the first match of the season, 10 managers have been fired. If Alan Pardew and Big Sam are to face the same fate come the summer, then Brendan Rodgers would be the second-longest serving manager in the league behind Arsene Wenger.
Obviously, this is all with a measure of hindsight. From a very peripheral position – from the outside, looking in – it feels as though justice has been served. The cream always rises to the top. And the same applies to football club owners. The bad have been punished, whilst the good have been rewarded.


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"Whereas by an Act of the General Assembly approved March 1st 1869, all right & title of the state of Kentucky in and to the property in Smithland known as Cumberland Hospital was released to the corporate authorities of the town of Smithland to be held and used for the sole and exclusive purpose of carrying on a High School in sd. Town. And whereas by another act approved Feb. 3rd 1870 incorporating Shelton High School it is enacted that upon the presentation to the corporate authorities of the Town of Smithland of a petition signed by a majority of the voters of sd. Town it shall be their duty to convey to the Trustees of Shelton High School the building in Smithland known as Cumberland Hospital together with all the lands, assets and other property belonging thereto. And whereas a petition praying the conveyance be made ... Now in consideration of the premises and $1 we W. Beverly, Police Judge, and T.C. Leech, W.M. Gray and J.S. Leffler, Trustees of the Town of Smithland, do convey unto R.A. Clopton, James M. Cade, A.A. Grayott, W.M. Gray, S.H. Piles, T.C. Leech and I.T. Handlin, Trustees of Shelton High School and their successors, a piece of ground in Smithland containing 1 acre and is part of out lot #3."
I do not know if Shelton High School ever opened and if it did, how long it was open. Sometime previous to 1836, out lot #3 was divided into three portions, with one portion being where Cumberland Hospital was located. This was the portion upon which Shelton High School was to be situated. Today Smith Funeral Home is located on part of out lot #3.
Published 10 October 2013, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/


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Stansberry's 'Ancient Rain' reimagines SLA
Domenic Stansberry's latest novel, The Ancient Rain (St. Martin's Minotaur; 304 pages; $24.95), is set in San Francisco and takes its title from a 1965 poem by North Beach jazz-poet Bob Kaufman, who becomes, in absentia, a peripheral character in the mystery. In fact, the soul of the book is revealed in an apocryphal Kaufman performance allegedly videotaped at the Caffe Trieste. The renegade poet, long since dead, re-emerges from the ether to give voice to the dread and anger that Stansberry's contemporary cast of characters can't quite express. It's the great frisson moment in another fine book by the Edgar Award winner.
Stansberry won that prize for "The Confession," a densely layered (and cleverly manipulative) narrative of psychosis and delusion. Since then he's immersed himself in a series of books ("The Big Boom" and "Chasing the Dragon" precede this) featuring North Beach private investigator Dante Mancuso, a.k.a the Pelican. A forlorn former cop and onetime operative for the CIA, Mancuso is one of the most tight-lipped and tightly wound protagonists in contemporary crime fiction. In rendering these tales, Stansberry has honed his prose style to an almost elliptical spareness, increasingly reminiscent of French noir maestro Jean Patrick Manchette, who wrote thrillingly complex, unpredictable narratives ("The Prone Gunman") in a brutally clipped, adjective-free style.
Not to say that the Pelican novels lack the depth of "The Confession." Quite the contrary. This time out, the author's goal is nothing short of building a bridge of sighs that stretches from the Beat Generation, through the crazed saga of '70s domestic terrorists the Symbionese Liberation Army, right up to our current post-9/11 era of fear and retribution.
He does this by spinning a fictionalized version of the story of William Harris, one of the SLA members responsible for the death of innocent bystander Myrna Opsahl in the gang's ill-fated 1975 bank robbery in Carmichael, near Sacramento. Many, including Stansberry, believe that Harris' 2002 conviction for a 27-year-old crime was a case of Homeland Security fervor being used, justly or not, to settle old and bitter scores. But Stansberry's not interested in the facts of that case, or even in questions of right and wrong. Taking his cue from Kaufman's poem, he writes eloquently about how little we seem to learn from recent history, and how we're doomed to repeat it endlessly in cycles of violence.
Most crime writers emphasize either plot or character in their narratives. Stansberry is mining a unique terrain, creating a series of books that have more to do with private and communal memories and how the inexorable passage of time slowly - or brutally - alters a place and its people. His depiction of North Beach and its proud but guarded denizens calls to mind another Kaufman poem, one that could serve as a subtitle for this series: "Solitudes Crowded With Loneliness."
In the early 1950s, the sleaziest, most corrupt place in America wasn't Washington, D.C., but a little pustule in Alabama called Phenix City. It catered mainly to soldiers from nearby Fort Benning, Ga., who streamed into the town's capacious red-light district every night for a free-for-all of booze, gambling and illicit sex, all of it controlled by a cadre of gangsters known as the Machine. Depending on the degree of larceny in your heart, Phenix City was either heaven or hell on earth.
In Wicked City (Putnam; 352 pages; $24.95) journalist-turned-novelist Ace Atkins tells the tale of how the Machine was busted through the efforts of several local crusaders. (Fans of Phil Karlson's 1955 docudrama "The Phenix City Story," know the story well.)
Having been born in Alabama, Atkins avidly tears into this sordid pseudo-Western with particular relish, and his chops as a crack researcher shine through the story's muck. It helps that Atkins is a reporter in the Samuel Fuller tradition; nuance and ambiguity get kicked to the curb early. This is a brawlin', sprawlin', caterwaulin' tale, and Atkins steers it along like a big gas-guzzling '54 Cadillac, in which with the good guys - future 'Bama governor John Patterson and boxer-sheriff Lamar Murphy - steamroll the villains into the dirt. (Although I doubt there'll be an equally true sequel, in which Patterson, having ascended to the state capitol as a law-and-order hero, stonewalls every civil rights bid in his state.)
"Wicked City" isn't an undisputed crime classic like Atkin's precious book, "White Shadow," which might be the best Florida crime novel ever written. But it's a hot read that's got adroit reportage in the right places - and juicy pulp in the better places.
Let's hear it for Eureka's little crime-fiction publisher, Stark House, which has done a brilliant service by reprinting two stories by the late Mercedes Lambert in one volume, Dogtown/Soultown (364 pages; $14.95 paperback). With all the fuss lately over the rising stock of female crime writers, it's great to see Lambert getting more recognition.
Born Douglas Anne Munson, the Tennessee native had a knockabout youth that culminated in a UCLA law degree, which she put to use working with damaged kids as a dependency court attorney in Los Angeles. Diagnosed with cancer, she turned to writing memoir-fiction as a way of leaving her testimony. She beat the cancer, quit law and moved to the Czech Republic in the late '90s, only to have the disease return. She died in 2003, leaving "El Nino" (1990), "Dogtown" (1991), "Soultown" (1996) and "Ghosttown" (2007) as her legacy, the latter three featuring her avatar, attorney Whitney Logan, and her sidekick, hooker Lupe Ramos.
These novels are stellar examples of a writer fusing experience with the conventions of crime fiction to create vital social studies of a time and place - in Lambert's case, a Los Angeles that Raymond Chandler surely would recognize, and run screaming from in terror. {sbox}


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NXNW Student Housing is a student housing development on a fully fenced, access controlled 15.25 acre site near Western Washington University's campus. The $32 million project features 13 four-story wood framed apartment buildings, totaling 249 units, and a clubhouse with amenities. Each of the 649 bedrooms has its own private bathroom.
Surrounding the site is a wetland and creek buffer, requiring all work to be completed within the Department of Fisheries fish buffer.
Using value engineering, Dawson was able to save $4 million, which was reinvested into the project. The project was completed and opened to students an entire school season earlier than expected.
client: CAV-CORE Bellingham, LLC
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June 30, 2016 – Pictures: 73-Year-Old Australian Grandmother Sentenced To Death In Vietnam For Heroine Drug Trafficking
A Vietnamese court today sentenced an elderly Vietnamese-Australian woman to death for heroin trafficking.
The officials said that Nguyen Thi Huong, 73, left Ho Chi Minh City airport in December 2014 for Australia.
They also found 1.6 kilogrammes of heroin in her luggage disguised as 36 bars of soap.
Huong said at her trial that she accepted the bars in good faith from a woman named Helen while holidaying at the beachside city of Vung Tau in southern Vietnam.
The court did not find any evidence of Helen or the incident described, meanwhile, Huong was sentenced to death.


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Ceramic tile has long been a leader in the design of certain functional areas. And so, almost no one has any doubts in respect to what wall covering to choose for a bathroom or a shower room. You can highlight several major trends by looking at the design of the tile: imitation of a variety of materials — wood, marble, stone, metal; imitation leather, oriental patterns and patchwork. We will discuss them and other trends in more detail.
- Imitation wood
This year tile that looks like a floorboard or other wooden cover is still very popular. It is sometimes really difficult to distinguish it from natural wood just by looking at it from the outside. And the possibility of installation of underfloor heating and large impact resistance tiles often makes them the leader in competition against wood. You don't have to be afraid to lay this tile on the kitchen floor, in the living room and even the bedroom — the main thing to remember is that is has to have an electric heater. After all, ceramic is not the warmest material.
- Imitation marble
Marble is a material that will most likely never lose its relevance. But technology does not stand still, and technologies for production of ceramics can offer excellent imitations. The latitude of colors is a huge plus. And its price is much more affordable.
Tip: If you choose ceramic tiles that imitate natural marble – lay them uniformly without decoration throughout the wall. And the larger the tiles and the fewer the seams – the better of you are. Marble looks great in bulk; do not forget about it.
- Resembling the natural stone
If the marble seems too deliberate, but you have a very strong desire for naturalness – we recommend that you choose the tiles with the imitation stone pattern. They often look a bit rough, although under certain conditions they will be a benefit to you. Such surfaces look great with white plumbing, crystal clear chrome-plated surfaces of faucets and mirrors.
Also, don't forget about the remarkable quality of ceramics that imitate stone: they are almost always matte and have a pronounced relief, meaning they are virtually non-slip. It can be an indispensable property in those premises where there is contact with water and risk of slipping in the bathroom or in the kitchen.
Tip: ceramic tile resembling stone is good for flooring the porch, hallway or other area that is in close proximity to the yard or garden. The stone looks even more natural there.
- "Leather" tile
If we are talking about ceramic tile, we must mention that here you can find different patterns that repeat the wonderful texture of the skin of different animals. Often these surfaces have a pronounced relief. It looks elegant, often even luxurious. If you prefer styles such as art deco, glamour, neoclassicism — this tile design is exactly what you need. In addition, you can compare ceramic tiles and tiles made from genuine leather. They will be significantly different in price and have different tactile sensations. Its cost and breadth of use of the spectrum can be attributed to the favor of the foremost- it can be used for floors and walls, as well as for kitchens and bathrooms. Genuine leather tile is not as functional, and is much more expensive. It is recommended for use on the walls in the living room or office.
- Floral sketches
This year, the flower patterns are not very popular. We can distinguish unobtrusive ornamental floral patterns and large panels depicting flora out of those that have achieved leading positions. In any case, don't overuse floral motifs. Let them be one wall, or remain just a decorative item in a conspicuous place in the room.
- Graphic patterns
Tiles with a graphic ornament became one of hits of this year. They are complex and memorable. You can stare at these patterns for a long time. They do not bore and are not always immediately apparent to the eye. But the fact is that this has a certain charm and sophistication — and it's for certain. If you are not afraid of innovations and experiments, then use of this kind of geometric motifs in the ceramic tile design.
- 3D effect
Pieces with 3d effect persistently win approval of buyers for several years already. As much as we love the traditional style, we cannot escape from modernity. The 3d effect in ceramics, whatever the pattern or ornament it passes on, always looks modern and relevant. You can use it with fashionable interior in order to emphasize the adherence to fashion trends. On the contrary, in a classic design you will create a bright contrast against which traditional things will look more canonical.
Tip: Tile with a pronounced 3d-effect should not be put on backsplash, because it can create additional difficulties when cleaning.
- Metallic tile
Ceramic tile with a metallic coating is perfect for small bathrooms. Its light reflective effect will help to visually enlarge the space. If you are not too happy with the size of the bathroom or just love the metallic luster — this design will suit you perfectly.
- Background mosaic
Several years earlier, mosaic wizards proved its phenomenal potential to the world. You can create color gradients, themed murals and other masterpieces from the mosaic. However, this year it is not as popular. The restraint of color combinations is in fashion. If you like a mosaic, then choose a calm color scheme, where a single sheet is combined from no more than 2-3 similar shades.
- Oriental motifs
Tiles, in which many colors, lines, patterns, and images are combined in geometrical order, also became a hit of the season. Sometimes, their design resembles a patchwork or the so-called "patchwork" creativity. Also, sometimes it resembles the motives of other countries, most of all – Oriental. If you like such patterns, use this tile for the design of backsplash, steps, floor. It is very colorful and requires a more calming environment. Thus, make sure not to overdo it with color.
It is possible to highlight the main trends by the method of laying the tiles: the use of tiles of different sizes of the same pattern, laying tile in brick style or in a French herringbone. Let's look at each trend in more detail.
12. Use different-sized tiles
If different tile sizes with the same design are present in the collection of wallpapers that you like — feel free to invent the layout and mix the sizes. It is a trend to combine the different design in tiles of equal size. It looks very interesting and original. In addition, you can choose the putty seams in contrasting color and further emphasize the features of this layout.
13. Make ceramics a part of the décor
Think about the tile not only as a wall coating, but also as a decoration. You do not have to lay it on the walls from the floor to the ceiling. Choose a cozy spot in the room and décor it with several ceramic tiles that are of relevant color palette. This is a very unconventional and memorable. In addition, you can choose the part of the room which is especially dirty – tiles, as we know, are very well cleaned and completely easy to care for.
Time does not stand still, and soon we will have new trends and fashions in ceramic tile. But you absolutely should not worry about it. The main thing is that your home has its own unique style. Be proud of it and don't be afraid to realize your fantasies and make changes. The more, the better.


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We've done it again! One of our favourite projects has a wonderful three page spread in the May edition of Good Homes. Our Design Team begun this project in early 2015 and our sister company, Build Team completed this beautiful extension in the summer of 2015. The design completely transformed the property and enabled the homeowners to have the kitchen they always dreamed of for their growing family.
This project features some popular favourites including bi-fold doors, a glass roof and an enormous kitchen. For more pics, check out our gallery.


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DVD Review: LOCKOUT
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release Date: July 17th, 2012
In LOCKOUT, ex-CIA agent Snow (Guy Pearce) must infiltrate a maximum security prison and save the president's daughter, Emilie (Maggie Grace), from a hostage situation during mass break-out in order to clear his name after he is wrongly accused of murder. To add to the mayhem, the prison is on a space station and part of a new initiate that keeps inmates in a cryogenically frozen stasis that can cause dementia and madness. Snow only has so much time to save Emilie from a group of inmates led by a cold-blooded criminal (Vincent Regan) and his deranged, psychotic brother (Joseph Gilgun) before they figure out that she is more than just a simple hostage, but a powerful bargaining chip.
The film is at its best when it isn't focusing on questions of morality in the new prison structure–for example the brushed off, although recurring question of whether they are using the inmates to test the effects of deep space exploration. The prison itself is awful in the best way possible as it is poorly planned with little security in place, despite being maximum security, even if it is because all the inmates are supposed to be kept in stasis the entire time. This is only compounded by some of the amazingly bad decisions made by many of the characters, like the Secret Service man that sneaks his gun into the criminal holding area where they are waking up inmates to interview them. While the scenarios can get a bit outlandish, there is always something worse about to happen that will keep viewers entertained, despite the formulaic and predictable script. It helps that the special effects and fights are pretty good, with the exception of one chase scene in the beginning that looks like it was pulled from a mediocre video game.
While the gruff, joke-cracking, chain-smoking hero Snow isn't really a dynamic character, Pearce is great as he rattles off rapid fire one-liners as the typical self-serving badass who develops a heart. Pearce's character is still a bit flat because the constant jokes and the fact that he takes nothing at all serious makes it hard to believe that there is a single cause for concern throughout the film, but it is still funny. Director Luc Besson repeatedly tries for some emotional heart, but let's be honest: it's all about blowing stuff up and action-packed scenes. There are better action films out there and this may not offer anything particularly new, but its fast-pace and the relish Pearce takes in his wise-cracking badass make it a fun hour and a half nonetheless.
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Thinkers' Corner features theoretical essays on everything from politics to the paranormal, science to religion, crime to love, offering a different way of thinking best described as Rational Holism.
It began in 1947 when newspapers reported a sighting of 'Flying Saucers'. Except it didn't. Before that people saw ghost rockets, and before that foo fighters, and before that mysterious air ships, and before that flying sailing ships, going right back to Classical gods flying through the air.
A week after that inaugural sighting, Roswell – home to the only nuclear bomb wing on the planet – 'experienced' a saucer crash, complete with little aliens. It set a pattern for repeating saucer retrievals, intermingled with conspiracy theory concerning MJ-12, a secret committee involved in handling the 'alien' problem. And soon Area 51 was allegedly back-engineering alien technology for our benefit.
Studies – inc: Saucer Crashes UFO Sightings Alien Abduction Poltergeist – to supplement the essays on this site: from conspiracies to true crime; religions to disasters – dozens of cases:
In the Unexplained section find UFOs to Atlantis, and all elements of the Paranormal.
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Of course, most UFOs end up as IFOs, or 'identified'. Everything from cloud formations, to insect swarms, to laser light shows can cause air scares, but about 5% of sightings remain unexplained. Does this mean the phenomenon is real – true visitations from ET? Well, if you see something that doesn't exist, yet it still has an affect on your mind, don't your actions give it a level of reality nonetheless?
One form of such partial reality is the poltergeist. To me such events are psychodramas. A family is, for whatever reason, in fear. It breeds and an alternative reality is experienced within the sum total of the minds involved. Now go back to Roswell, its importance regarding its cutting edge, and a media storm of reality changing headlines. A poltergeist breaks out, aping the existent culture. Is there any wonder there was a conspiracy? Government wouldn't want it be known that a cutting edge unit could go 'mad'.
Another scenario. A person alone, tired. A blinding light is seen and little creatures appear. Transportation occurs and you find yourself in a fantastic place, prodded and poked, before being returned. Is this the alien abduction, where the person can be impregnated with an alien foetus – a hybrid? No, it's a Medieval fairy abduction, where often a changeling is involved. Do you see the connection?
Many researchers see the UFO phenomenon in terms of 'cultural tracking', where the same phenomenon has always been experienced, but in different cultural clothes. Such ideas suggest that we're dealing with a form of psycho-sociology rather than alien visitation. Indeed, there are psychological prompters for the alien abduction, be they more mundane.
Many abductions happen to drivers. After the event, they have continued to travel and time has elapsed. Now, have you ever been reading a book when the mind wanders? Afterwards you have to go back to where it began as you've continued to mechanically read. Could this be the answer to the time and distance distortion in alien abduction? You have continued to drive as the cultural scenario played out.
A Mini Site to attempt explanation of unexplained mysteries. And if you like horror, try The Dark Zone.
Theories & studies from the non-existent Weird Observations Organisation
Why experience an alien abduction? Why see the UFOs in the sky? We live in material, atheistic times and we're told spirituality is dying. I disagree. If you follow how the UFO epoch is playing out, it holds within itself the seeds of spirituality and the birth of religion. UFO cults are already well established, and once culture grabs an idea, it tansfers to ready minds as if a virus. Spirituality will out even if involuntary.
This is often seen in the development of a particular UFO case. A researcher will investigate and soon, just like the focus in the poltergeist, he will become the centre of its culture. Could it be that the researcher involuntarily confirms, expands and sensationalizes the incident, giving it a reality of its own? Has he become the flying saucerers apprentice?
As we saw in the beginning, strange events have always occurred, what is seen being dependent on the existant cultural clothes. This includes Medieval witchcraft, werewolves and vampires, the 19th century prevalence of ghosts and Spiritualism, and now the alien and flying saucers. As I see it, we could well be dealing with 'psychic waves' forever directing our psychology – quite literally global poltergeist infestations.
There is also an allied possibility to the present infestation. It is now known that electromagnetic pulses can affect brain chemistry, thus causing mystical experiences and hallucinations. We also know that changes in weather patterns cause changes in electromagnetism. Is there, thus, a connection between climate change through global warming and increases in alien activity? After all, many abductees end up spiritual, ecologically minded people. Maybe the planet is now fighting back, changing our psychology through slow Rapture.
I'm attempting a graded theory here, so is there any way we can fit actual alien visitation into the mix? Possibly. In Pt 12 of my Paranormal Series (see UNEXPLAINED inset above) I argue for the existence of a universal consciousness. It can be seen as similar to ecosystems, which can exist from the very small to the very large, all inter-related and having an effect on each other. An element of one can invade another by jumping through a higher system. Applying this to universal consciousness, distant lifeforms become connected to the entire universe, including us, so could information of them infiltrate into our level of consciousness? Of course, it would be affected by our own fantasies, but the theory doesn't rule out such visitations.
Information does, of course, lie at the root of reality, and the universe seems to work by manipulating this information into the reality we experience. Hence, if this process were to be achieved technologically by an advanced alien species, then 'real' visitations could be achieveable. And as information seems to react spontaneously at the information level of the universe, 'transportation' from one to the other could also be immediate.
This is, of course, highly speculative, but would such possible aliens be benevolent? I'm of the opinion that an advanced planetary species faces an important test. Once their technology reaches the point of approaching interstellar travel, they also have the technology to destroy themselves. Hence, they face doing so, or becoming benevolent. As such, I think a star travelling species would be benevolent – providing, of course, they class those they meet as sentient. If not, we could be lunch.
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Watched 2015
Type: TV
Episodes: 12/12
Aired: Oct 8, 2013 to Dec 24, 2013
Producers: TV Tokyo, Lantis, Media Factory, Kadokawa Shoten, AT-X, Silver Link, Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Silver Link
Non Non Biyori is a manga adaptation written by Atto.
There is a growing problem in Japan, in that with more and more people living in the cities, the schools in rural areas are more and more stretched for resources due to the small number of students attending them. Non Non Biyori is set in one such area. Hotaru transfers to the countryside because of her father's job. Hotaru who lived in Tokyo and now has to get used to living in the sticks. Her new school has 5 students ranging from 1st grade to 9th grade. Three of them are siblings. The boy rarely saying a word, if any. And the youngest child's sister is the one teacher *cough cough* babysitter of the children. Which she fails at.
Non Non Biyori doesn't really have much going on other than daily life. The problems and joys of living in the middle of nowhere which little to do other than waste the day away. It is quite simply another anime, as charming as it is, which is about girls living. The comedy is light at best, nothing major. It's fine.
That's all I can really say. It's fine. Which is why it gets a bronze. Chances are, in a year I won't remember what happened in this anime. It was sweet and charming in its own way I guess.
If you liked this, I'd recommend Barakumon. It has more plot but the same issues of someone moving from a city to the countryside.


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Often I see some boxmates (typically guys, but chicks too) loading a lot of weight up. They want to show, others, that they can move weight during the strength training. Everybody wants a chance to show off, including myself…but at this stage of the game (and age), I would rather take my time and build up, over time, to heavy weights, than rush it.
I spotted a boxmate today that was squatting heavy..which is fine. What wasn't fine was how poor her form was…she could have got the bar up if she followed the.mechanics. She didn't have it down, she didnt know how to drop the bar safely, the bar fell and it dinged my forearm. I have a slight bruise that will go away with some ice..no biggie. But it could have been.
The weights, bars, bad form…they can hurt you or someone else (ME!) so please be careful. Don't be in such a hurry to look good, but not be good.
Remember the Tortoise and the Hare (yeah, yeah, I know, old school, but on point)…that half-shell might have gone slow, but he still won.
Btw: New PR Today 200# Back Squats
I started this past October having to swallow my ego at being told I was doing them incorrectly; facing the bar/rack the wrong way and not engaging my lats, abs or butt. #slow&steady


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About the Book:
In the year 2069, the Apocalypse came and went, but Jesus didn't show up, as some expected. Instead, a cataclysmic war, natural disasters, and pandemics eradicated 90 percent of earth's population. Now, in 2131, a totalitarian government rules the world from the majestic, opulent capital of Carthage, Tunisia. Blamed for igniting the war, religion, and religious books are banned. Citizens who will not renounce their religion are sent to work camps. Grant Cochrin, imprisoned in a bleak petroleum camp in what was once North Dakota, leads his family and friends to escape and embark on a long, dangerous quest for a Christian community. Their resource in this journey? A cherished page was torn from the now banished Bible—a remnant of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount handed down from Grant's grandparents. What if there were an Apocalypse and Jesus didn't return? What if the survivors found themselves living in a world ruled by a totalitarian government, where religion is forbidden and all religious texts have been destroyed? In The Remnant, award-winning author Monte Wolverton tells the tale of a band of concentration camp escapees who trek through the lawless American wilderness on a quest for authentic Christianity, only to come face to face with an unthinkable dilemma. The Remnant is a fast-paced story punctuated with dry satire, memorable characters and hard questions about religious institutions.
*My Review*
I don't usually real dystopian books, but the signup email for this book peaked my interest. When the book arrived, I was excited and started reading it that night. Sadly I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. There was overuse of backstory did nothing more than stall the plot. The characters were very well developed, but I had such a hard time feeling connected to them. The ending leaves me to believe there may be a possible sequel.
Just because I didn't enjoy the book, doesn't mean my readers won't.
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About the Author:
Monte Wolverton is an award-winning author and syndicated editorial cartoonist. He is associate editor of CWR magazine. He is an ordained minister and holds an MA from Goddard College in Vermont. Along with his wife, Kaye, he makes his home in southwest Washington State.


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I think it's great that Brendan played the whole game.
I think FBE is going to kick ass.
I think so much of it is mental. Too much. And it pisses me off.
I think it's frustrating.
I think it's possible.
I think he'll stay.
I think (no, I know) it's my favorite place in the world.
I think my friends are the best.
I think having a best friend would make this whole housing thing so much easier.
I think homework doesn't always mean much.
I think live/write/spring/sing/want/laugh.
I think sometimes I crave importance, significance, appreciation.
I think sometimes I feel very melodramatic and I don't need to be.
I think home for spring break (fellowship hall, pink trees, dogs, Meltons) is necessary.
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I think the song at the end of "10 things I hate about you" really applies right now.
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Available March 3, the New DVD Features 23 Catchy Tunes, Including "I Do What I Can" and "We're The Pentagirls!"
Emmy Award-Winning PBS KIDS Series PEG + CAT Helps Kids Build Math and Problem-Solving Skills
PBS Distribution announced that it is releasing seven stories from PBS KIDS' popular PEG + CAT series on the new DVD "PEG + CAT: PEG ROCKS," available starting March 3. Solving problems is even more AWESOME when music is involved! This new toe-tapping DVD features fun-filled musical escapades, including "The Girl Group Problem," in which Peg's girl group, the Pentagirls, has its biggest show ever, and "The Mega Mall Problem," which features Peg and Cat searching the mall for the teens, so they can all enter the Zebra Guy dance contest!
Each PEG + CAT adventure features a story in which Peg and Cat encounter an unexpected challenge that requires them to use math and problem-solving skills in order to save the day. While it teaches specific math lessons, the series also emphasizes resilience and perseverance.
PEG + CAT was created by Billy Aronson ("Rent," "Postcards from Buster") and Jennifer Oxley ("Little Bill," "The Wonder Pets!") and is a production of The Fred Rogers Company. PEG + CAT, which made its broadcast debut in October 2013, airs daily on PBS KIDS (check local listings). I had a chance to meet Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley back in April 2013 and absolutely love these two creative geniuses! What a great concept – a cute little redhead with her sidekick "Cat" who teaches kids that math can be fun and useful in everyday life.
The "PEG + CAT: PEG ROCKS" DVD (SRP $12.99) has a run time of approximately 85 minutes. In addition to featuring seven rockin' stories (below), the DVD includes printable activities – pirates + peaches board game, four fantastic flip-books, Cat sock-beanie instructions, and PEG + CAT stick puppets.
"The Big Gig Problem"
Peg and Cat need to round up the missing members of their touring band, the Electric Eleven, in time for their big gig for 100 chickens.
Primary Content: Counting backwards from 11
Secondary Content: Deductive reasoning, the 20s
"The Mega Mall Problem"
Peg and Cat search the enormous Mega Mall for the teens, so they can all enter the Zebra Guy dance contest.
Primary Content: Attributes of objects
Secondary Content: Maps
"I Do What I Can: The Musical!"
Peg and Cat present a Broadway musical about the amazing Ramone, who became a hero by doing 30 great things, five at a time.
Primary Content: Counting to 30 by fives
Secondary Content: Counting to 30 by ones
"The Girl Group Problem"
Peg's girl group, the Pentagirls, has its biggest show ever, featuring a new hit song about flips, slides and turns.
Primary Content: Flips, slides and turns
Secondary Content: 2D shapes
"The Groovy Sixties Problem"
Peg and Cat help Peg's hippy Grandmom create a groovy birthday present for Granddad based on his favorite numbers: the sixties.
Primary Content: Counting in the 60s
Secondary Content: Using simple shapes to make complex shapes, counting by tens
"The Magic Uke"
Peg must trek through the Kingdom of Night to reach Cat. To cross the star-shaped steps, Peg needs to find lines of symmetry with the help of a magic ukulele.
Primary Content: Understanding day and night
Secondary Content: Finding lines of symmetry
"The Rocking Out Problem"
When Baby Fox makes a spectacular musical instrument out of junk, Peg and Cat get stuck in it! To get out they must use up, down, around and 3/4 time.
Primary Content: Up, down, over and around
Secondary Content: Musical patterns
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Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
I am honored to share with you daily devotions, but I will do this only six days a week…So let me encourage you to enter the house of God, on His day, the Lord's Day, and receive your message from one of His many dedicated servants. May God bless you as your enter His house to receive His message and His guidance


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In this era of hyper-specialization, there must be a satellite Back radio station somewhere playing only pop songs released in 1988 whose titles include four vowels and two consonants, but not "a'' or "r," and were composed in April under a waxing gibbous moon. Umphrey's McGee offers a much more varied and gratifying trip across the dial.
Incorporating funk metal, electronic rock, light blues, some jazz, an acoustic ballad, plain old rock and more, "It's Not Us" has it all within the confines of 11 songs and 53 minutes while retaining the jam band's prog rock origins.
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"Half Delayed" arrives fully formed, a calming, Alan Parsons-like power ballad up until the crushing guitar solo, while Joshua Redman adds his sax to "Speak Up," which also includes some gorgeous vocal harmonies.
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6 July 2012, 9.30am to 5.00pm
Centre of Theology and Philosophy, University of Nottingham
'The Primacy of the Social and Ethical – how does Blue Labour speak to the social, political and economic situation in the UK in 2012?'
The aim of this seminar is to gather Blue Labour thinkers, supporters and activists to explore and discuss substantive Blue Labour themes.
Professor John Milbank will give the opening address and Lord Glasman will close the conference. Our panel discussions will cover a broad and critical range of concerns such as political economy, regional and national identity and post-liberal politics.
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