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April 27, 2009
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Led by fourth-round NFL draft pick David Bruton, the University of Notre Dame had six former football players either drafted or sign as free agents with NFL teams this weekend. The Fighting Irish have now had 25 players either drafted or signed as undrafted free agents in the last three years.
Bruton was selected with the 114th pick (14th selection in fourth round) by the Denver Broncos. He became the fourth Irish defensive back taken in the last three NFL drafts and joins former teammate Ryan Harris in the Mile High City. One of three team captains in 2008, Bruton started 24 of the final 25 games of his career and totaled 214 tackles, seven interceptions, nine pass breakups, seven tackles for loss, one sack, three fumble recoveries and forced three fumbles with the Irish.
Five Notre Dame players went undrafted but quickly signed with NFL teams:
Joining Bruton in Denver is wide receiver David Grimes. Another 2008 team captain, Grimes totaled 90 career catches for 900 yards with seven TDs at Notre Dame. He stared 24 games in his career and saw his receptions total increase every season.
Indianapolis-native Pat Kuntz will stay close to home as he signed with the Colts. The defensive lineman played inside for the Irish at nose tackle and defensive tackle and started all 23 games he appeared in as a junior and senior. Kuntz recorded 95 career tackles, including 11 tackles for loss and four sacks, and batted down 10 passes during his career.
Cornerback Terrail Lambert returns to California as he signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Originally from down the California coast in Oxnard, Calif., Lambert started 31 straight games from his sophomore to senior season. He totaled 115 career tackles for the Irish and added four interceptions, six pass breakups, 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack.
Fullback Asaph Schwapp and offensive lineman Mike Turkovich both agreed to terms with the Dallas Cowboys. Schwapp was the starting fullback for the Irish when the Irish utilized a fullback and 12 games in his Irish career. He rushed 44 times for 98 yards and caught eight passes for 62 yards at Notre Dame. Turkovich emerged as a starter late in his career for the Irish, starting the final 25 games. He started all 12 games as a junior at left guard and moved to left tackle as a senior where he started all 13 contests.
Two other players have tryouts this weekend with NFL teams:
Defensive lineman Justin Brown will tryout with the Washington Redskins. Despite having played organized football for only the past six seasons, Brown was a four-time monogram winner and started 15 of 39 career games played. He totaled 72 career tackles including 10.5 tackles for loss with 2.5 sacks and started 13 of the last 18 games he appeared in.
Maurice Crum Jr. was invited to a tryout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Riverview, Fla., native and product of Tampa Bay Tech High School became the 17th player in Notre Dame history to be chosen a two-time team captain. His 306 career tackles rank eighth all-time at Notre Dame and his 48 career starts is tied for most in school history. Crum added 23 career tackles for loss, six sacks, seven forced fumbles, nine pass breakups and three interceptions.


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Devon Life goes in search of wild otters
PUBLISHED: 12:07 07 December 2012 | UPDATED: 22:28 20 February 2013
Trying to find Miriam Darlington in a café in Totnes is like searching for a wild otter. She is off-grid (she doesn't have a mobile phone) and extremely elusive.
Otter Country
Miriam Darlington goes in search of wild otters
Words by Anna Turns
Trying to find Miriam Darlington in a caf in Totnes is like searching for a wild otter. She is off-grid (she doesnt have a mobile phone) and extremely elusive. Eventually, after twenty minutes of patiently waiting (in different rooms) and looking carefully around each corner but not quite spotting each other, we meet in the corridor surprised to finally bump into each other.
Before we talk about her new book, Otter Country, Miriam shows me a fresh otter spraint which she collected yesterday along the riverbank of the Dart a mile from her home in Bridgetown, Totnes. Dont take a great big sniff as it can be quite strong, she says as she brings out a clear plastic pot, but many people dont realise otter poo smells quite sweet even though they eat mainly fish. Miriam is excited about her most recent find in what she calls her secret otter valley. From her house she walks through green lanes, through fields and down to a stream. This tiny tributary of the Dart is only a metre wide so I didnt expect to find otters there, says Miriam. The first time I visited, I found otter poo on rocks every 500 metres or so along the riverbank, so I was completely thrilled and since then I have seen two otters together there at dusk.
Otter spotting in Devon:
Miriam recommends the River Torridge. Because it is quite a populated area, otters are more used to the noise and you can get quite close to the river on the Tarka Trail.
Otters are easier to see in the winter as there is less vegetation. I have been looking for otters very hard and tracking and you need so much patience and stealth, says Miriam. Otters are so good at hiding, confident that they cant be seen, Miriam explains that they see and smell people far sooner than we spot them. Running away takes more energy, so they tend to hide close by. There are an estimated 80 otters in Devon, more than anywhere else in the country, but it is still like looking for a needle in a haystack. Otter behaviour can seem mysterious because they disappear so quickly, and Miriam knows that it is a privilege to see them and exciting when you do. Most encounters are so fleeting and it is quite magical.
Miriam was influenced at an early age by her grandfather, C. D. Darlington, a famous geneticist. Visits to see big grandpa inspired Miriams own love for the natural world. His house was full of the most fascinating things, from Grecian urns to otter skulls. He gave us the most incredible introduction. And by the age of 11, she had published a scrapbook called Otter News which she circulated to her neighbours to raise awareness of otter hunting.
It is a privilege to see otters and exciting when you do. Most encounters are so fleeting and it is quite magical
Her father was a biologist and her mother was a poet and a writer with an interest in natural history, so Miriam had a mixture of input. My parents got divorced and I feel like I have been trying to put those two things, science and poetry, back together ever since. So my book is a mix of the factual and scientific questioning with lyrical poetry and imagination.
For centuries, otters have captivated people and provoked questions. Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson was a cross-over between fact and fiction, which Miriam says puts you down to that otter-nose level which brings it to life. Williamsons writing is incantatory and stems from his detailed observations, just as Miriams book does. She refers to Williamson in her book and hopes people will have another look at his writing, despite his extreme political views as a facist. It is such a shame he fell from favour because his early writing is so beautiful and often now gets overlooked.
Whilst writing this book, Miriam was lucky enough to meet Williamsons son Harry, a musician who lives in Australia, one of the few places with no native otter species. Harry wrote the Tarka Symphony, the story of Tarka and the river from source to the sea, a piece of music that Miriam is very fond of.
Otter Country is about the landscape and the environment, the wetlands of Britain, not just about otters. Whilst writing this book, she gave up her car and mobile phone because she felt they detached her from the natural world and as she sat watching and waiting for otters she began to notice and enjoy the birds and other creatures that were part of that river ecosystem. This book is Miriams attempt to awaken people to what life can be like if you do slow down. I want to open peoples hearts with my writing and inspire people to get out there. Even if they cant get into a river in their waders, they can feel through the senses that I have put in the writing, what it feels like to get close to a wild animal and to the environment that we can get detached from.
Miriam knows it is easy to feel overwhelmed by stories in the media of extinction and human damage to the environment but otters give her hope. We worked hard to clean up the polluted rivers and so otters have made a comeback, but we mustnt take them for granted. Japan is a similar country to Britain in terms of the waterways and coastline and otters were only recently declared extinct there. Miriam emphasises the importance of a joined-up approach to conservation with different agencies working together towards the same goal. Seeing signs of otters is a great indicator of a healthy river ecosystem. At Cricklepit Mill in Exeter by the HQ for the Devon Wildlife Trust, otters are adapting to more urban environs and appearing on camera in the evenings and weekends when staff go home. It is wonderful to see that otters are resilient and adaptable, explains Miriam, and perhaps, given the chance, wild nature is a little stronger than we thought.
Miriam has written a childrens fictional version of otter country set on the river dart. It is a modern Tarka, the story of an otter from birth to death tracing the landscape from the top of the moor to the mouth of the river.
Miriam is also a fourth year PhD student at Exeter University, currently writing her thesis about nature writing. It is pure pleasure to study for this, she adds but I still get distracted going out to look for otters they have this magnetic draw and fascination it is a fixation. n
See footage of the Cricklepit Mill otters in Exeter at devonwildlifetrust.org


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I admitted to my daughter just the other day, that I really wish God, Himself, would come and sit with me, face to face, and explain to me what has been happening in my life. Then, I would love for Him to explain to me what is going to happen during the rest of my life so that I make all the right decisions from this day forward.
I will soon be 50 years old. I am more unsure of myself now than I was, when I knew everything, at 25. I can only assume, at 50, I have lived at least half my life, and I can reflect over the last 25 years and clearly see what has worked, what hasn't, where I made great choices and where I lost my head, temporarily, and made some pretty rotten ones. We "live and learn" right? Well, maybe not so much, because here I am, today, wondering what is even happening right now?
There have been times in my life when I was in close relationship with God, and there have been many times (I should probably put the word many in all CAPS) in my Christian walk when, I'm pretty sure, God got so far ahead of me that he stopped at the local police department to organize a full on search and rescue. Good news though, they found me. Dont worry, I will likely give you all those sordid details another day. Since then, like a scared child who gets lost in an amusement park because he refuses to hold his parents hand and finally spots them after 10 heart pounding minutes of panic, I am stuck to Him like glue.
So, here I am at the mid-life point, and I have finally realized the importance of daily communication with God. I know He is with me, and I know He is listening. I really feel like He is still waiting for me to "get it together" so to speak. I'm pretty sure he giggles at me from time to time. Probably, He also shakes his head while planting the palm of his hand against His forehead at my many screw-ups, but every now and then, He will throw me a bone when He sees what a hot mess I've become. Anyway, He is always right on time. He is good like that, and I am uber Thankful.
So, Here is the deal. I have never had a Blog before now. I'm not, by a long shot, an English Major. I tend to write like I talk. Im a, born and raised, Georgia Peach, so there's that. (Y'all and Bless your hearts included) You will likely encounter a run-on, just sayin'. A while back, a friend of mine, who was an excellent writer, created the most addicting blog. Her blog posts were hilarious, well written and very captivating. I was envious to say the least. I have always wanted to create content that was equally as fabulous; however, my goal, right this moment is, simply, to create content. This will be an outlet for me. I'm hoping, in writing about the craziness that is my life, that an epiphany will spring forth and slap me in the face. I pray that I will, for once, be able to see the whole forrest and not just the many trees. I'm standing at some crossroads in life and have no clue which path to take. For now, I'm gonna sit down on the nearest stump and wait patiently, in hopes that God decides to throw me another bone. If anyone happens to find my blog, I welcome suggestions, encouragement, wisdom, and friendship.
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Kinematics Particle kinematics . The location of a
Kinematics is the branch of physics that studies motion or the
movement of systems of bodies without considering or analysing forces and the
causes of the motion. Kinematics is often known as the "geometry of
motion" and is often seen as a branch of mathematics and sometime as the
branch of mechanics. Using contretemps from geometry, the velocity, acceleration
and speed of any section of the system that are unknown for us can be firmly
determined by not changing it. Kinetics is the study of how bodies fall within it.
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is used in astrophysics which is the branch of astronomy that is
concerned with the celestial bodies. In biomechanics kinematics, mechanical
engineering, and robotics describes the motion of systems made of linked
components (multi-link systems) such as the human skeleton, an engine or
the robotic arm.
transformations, are also called rigid transformation (a transformation
that doesn't change its shape or its size), which are used for describing, in
a mechanical system, the movement of components, making it to obtain something
from a source of the equations of motion making it simpler or easier to
understand. Furthermore, they are central to dynamic analysis too.
analysis process the measuring of the kinematic quantities that is
used to describe motion. In engineering, for example, kinematic analysis can be
used finding the range of movement for a specified mechanism, and working
in the opposite way, using kinematic synthesis to design a mechanism
for a wanted range of motion. Furthermore, kinematics applies algebraic
geometry to the study of the mechanical advantage of a mechanism
or mechanical system.
Kinematics of a particle trajectory in a non-rotating frame of
Mass is also expressed m, position
is also expressed r, velocity is also expressed v,
acceleration is also expressed a are classical particles of kinematic quantities.
study of the trajectory of a piece of matter is called Particle kinematics .
The location of a piece is determined as the coordinate vector from the place
where the coordinate frame begins, to the particle. For instance, imagine a
building that is 60 m South from your own house, which at your house is found
the coordinate frame, in a such way East is the x-direction and North is the
y-direction, then the coordinate vector to the base of the building is r =
(0, ?50, 0). If the building is 60 m high, then the coordinate vector to
the top of the palace is r = (0, ?60, 60).
a three-dimensional coordinate system is used to determine the location of a molecule.
Anyways, if the molecule is compelled to move in a place, a two-dimensional
coordinate system is enough. All examinations in physics are not completed
without those examinations being reported with respect to a reference frame.
location of a vector of a molecule is a vector drawn from the place where it
begins of the reference frame to the molecule. It shows both, the distance of
the location from the origin and its way from the from the beginning place.
The direction cosines (any of the cosines of
the three corners between a controlled line in an area) of the location of
the vector make available for use a quantitative measure of way. It is
important to see that the location of the vector of a particle isn't special.
The position vector of a given molecule is unlikely relative to unlikely frames
of reference.
Velocity and speed
The velocity of
a molecule is a vector quantity that reports the way of the motion and the
magnitude of the motion of molecule. More mathematically, the rate of transformation
of the position vector of a point, with respect to time is the velocity of the
point. Think the ratio of the contrast of two positions of a molecule splitted by
the time interval, which is the average velocity over that time interval.
is the time rate of alteration of the location of a point, and the dot indicates
the derivative of those functions x, y, and z with respect to time. Also, the
velocity is tangent to the trajectory of the molecule at every position the
particle settles along its path. See that in a non-rotating frame of reference,
the derivatives of the coordinate ways aren't examined as their locations and
magnitudes are constants.
speed of a thing is the magnitude |V| of its velocity.
velocity vector can alter in direction and in magnitude or both at the same
tome. Thus, the acceleration is the rate of alteration of the magnitude of the
velocity vector plus the rate of alteration of way of that vector. The same
reasoning used with respect to the location of a molecule to determine
velocity, can be applied to the velocity to determine acceleration. The acceleration of
a molecule is the vector determined by the rate of alteration of the velocity
vector. The average acceleration of a molecule over a time interval is determined
as the ratio.
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion and Non-Uniform Motion
Uniform Motion:
Definition: Uniform motion is determined as the movement of a thing in
which the object travels in a straight line and its velocity is left
constant along that line as it encloses equivalent distances same intervals of
time, regardless of the length of the time.
the speed of a bus is 20m/s so the bus will do 20 meters is one second. The
speed is uniform after every second.
motion of the blades in a fan.
Definition: Non
Uniform motion is determined as the movement of a thing in which the object
travels with varied speed and it doesn't enclose same distance in equal time
intervals, irrespective of the time interval length.
1.A bus moving 16 meters in first two second and 26
meters in the next two seconds.
2.The motion of an airplane.


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Tony Allen
Tony Allen's artwork is jovial and full of character, much like Tony himself. His colourful cartoons take a humorous look at the world and his written observations suggest alternative interpretations to familiar experiences.
Tony created a moving artwork presented by ActionSpace for the Royal Academy's section of The Lord Mayor's Show in November 2014, which was documented in a film produced by filmmaker Inga Tillere. He enjoys opportunities to take his work out to meet the public and discuss ideas.
Tony Allen is a resident artist at ActionSpace's Cockpit Arts studio.


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I Drive A Lot. And A Review of Fuelly.
I took my beloved Zaphod Beeblebrox the Car in for its 45,000 km service appointment this week, so I figured it was as good a time as any to write an update about my beloved car. Also, it gives me a chance to tell all y'all about the new fun website I've been using to track my gas usage (spoiler: it makes graphs!)
Ever since I got my car, I've been tracking my mileage. To do this, I've been using a handy dandy spreadsheet1. And because of this, I can easily tell you that in the 2 years and 2 months that I've owned my car, I have:
- driven 45,609 km2 – that's an average of 57 km per day!
- used 2,839L of gas
- spent $3,656 in gas and about $1,300 in other car maintenance-related expenses3
But I was recently introduced to Fuelly 4, a website that tracks your mileage for you… and gives you pretty graphs and infographics! Being a graph-loving nerd, I naturally had to try it out. Fortunately, Fuelly lets you import data so I could just import the data I'd been tracking on my handy dandy spreadsheet and viola – graphs!
Aren't they pretty?
If you are interested in my ongoing tracking of Zaphod's mileage – and who wouldn't be, really? – you can "follow" me on Fuelly.


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I've been using an Apple Airport Express for a number of years connected to a Marantz amplifier in the top of a cupboard which is then connected to some ceiling speakers for music via iTunes and more recently Spotify. Earlier this year I bought an Amazon Echo and found it much simpler to control Spotify, so I decided to ditch the Airport Express and replace with an Amazon Echo Dot and use it for voice control of music with the ceiling speakers. I also purchased another Belkin WeMo Switch Smart Plug to turn the amp on and off and a Dot flush ceiling mount kit.
Plan was, Dot to amp and power, amp to ceiling speakers (already in place), amp into Wemo socket. After about an hour or so of cutting and wiring I ended up with the flush ceiling mount in place, the Dot mounted and all wired back to the amp.
The ceiling was really easy to fit, just a case of finding a suitable spot and then cutting a hole. It fitted tightly into the ceiling and the kit comes with a 90degree 3.5mmm jack and also a very long USB power lead. All I had to add was a 3.5mm male jack to left/right phono to plug into the back of the Marantz amp. The Dot fits well into the mount and can't fall as the wires keep it in place plus the kit comes with some stick pads for extra security, not that it really needs them.
Once all wired in and the Wemo plug setup the Marantz amp can be switched on and off with a simple "Alexa turn on Marantz" command and then Spotify played back with a simple "Alexa play", so much easier than having to find my iPhone, launch Spotify, turn the amp on, play a track and then choose Airplay.


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I came here just before the park opened for the season. If you're coming during the off season, you have to park your car in the front parking lot, or if during high season you can bring your car in to one of the spots with a picnic table for day use.
There are a variety of spots, my personal favorite are the ones by the lake. There are some that have picnic tables almost in the water!
There's also a variety of paths you can walk. It's good for moderate walkers as there's some hills.
As mentioned, I came during off season so there weren't a lot of people. It was quite peaceful.
Laurie Provincial Park is great for bird watchers, which I've recently become more interested in during my hikes.
As I was walking towards the lake there were several chirping birds along the way, that made this a memorable day!


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At least 127 people are dead and more than 150 injured after an Indian express train derailed 65 km southwest of Kanpur city and 300km southeast of New Delhi on Sunday. Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages on Monday 21/11/16.
The impact was so strong that one of the coaches landed on top of another, crushing the one below. Passengers said they heard the crash as they were flung from their beds
Authorities said they were checking the condition of the tracks but would need to look further before concluding the cause of the derailment, India's deadliest rail tragedy since more than 140 died in a 2010 collision in West Bengal.
India's creaking railway system is the world's fourth largest. It runs 11,000 trains a day, including 7000 passenger trains carrying more than 20 million people. But it has a poor safety record, with thousands of people dying in accidents every year.
According to an Indian government report in 2012, about 15,000 people are killed every year in train accidents. The worst occurred in 1981, when a passenger train fell into the Baghmati River in northern India, killing nearly 800 people.
For more information, go to www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/33753895/rescuers-finish-search-of-indian-train-wreck-127-dead
Top image courtesy of Reuters – People gather next to a derailed train in Kanpur, in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, in this still image taken from video November 20, 2016. ANI/via REUTERS TV


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Happy Friday sweet friends! I have SO much to share with you today, so I sure hope you have your coffee in hand because we've got lots to chat about! 🙂
First up, I have a brand new round of dressing room diaries for y'all! I stopped into Nordstrom, Banana Republic, and Lilly Pulitzer (duh) this weekend and found so many adorable pieces! Fall clothing may be hitting the shelves, but this girl is still ALL about summer! As always, these pics are meant to help you see pieces "in real life" – when lighting isn't perfect, my makeup is waning, and I've been trying on one too many outfits 🙂 If you have any questions I don't answer- drop 'em in the comments below and I'll be sure to help!
Felicity & Coco Halter Shift Dress (Wearing size Medium Petite)- I absolutely loved this dress! Breezy, swing dresses are so nice for this time of year, but I really liked that it wasn't too baggy (because that can add a few pounds!). I didn't even realize that I had grabbed a petite size when I tried it on, but I thought the length was perfect, so if you are under 5'4 (like me) than you may want to consider the petite sizing! PS- This piece also come in coral and white- don't think I'm not considering it too 😉
Charles Henry Cold-Shoulder Dress (wearing size Small)- The colors in this dress are seriously so beautiful in person! I loved the flattering fit, the spicy look of the cold-shoulder, and that the long sleeves would make it easy to transition to fall (I see it with booties!). I'm normally a small/medium in dresses, so I would say this one runs a little big and you are OK to size down if you're between sizes.
Adelyn Rae Print Halter Shift Dress (wearing size Small)- This dress has so many fun details in person! Right around the waist there is a fun little ruffle that is so feminine and girly- I love it! This is the kind of dress that would be a wardrobe workhorse; wear wedges for a girls night out, and throw a blazer on and add pumps for the office!
Vince Camuto Geo Print A-Line Dress (wearing size 6)- Honest review here… I loved this print on the hanger & the shape was perfect for the office, but on… I actually felt like the pattern was overwhelming on me! Y'all know I'm not scared of a bold print, but something about it was a little too much (if you know what I mean!) But, I do love the print and think that on the right person it is super cute so I still wanted to share it with y'all in case that person is you 🙂
Banana Republic Paisley Tie-Collar Blouse (wearing size Small)- I ordered this top online with some GapRewards in a Medium and it was huge, so I stopped by the store to exchange it for a small. However, it has a pretty boxy fit so I think it needs someone taller than me to rock it 🙂 But I loved the pattern so much that I scooped it up in the dress version (below). If you love than make sure to size down!
Banana Republic Paisley Print Dress (wearing Size Small)- I already knew that I loved this pattern, so once I tried on the dress I was sold! I adore the fun print (it's so bright in person) and the flattering print! I'll have a full styled post with this dress coming your way next week 🙂
Lilly Pulitzer Ophelia Dress in "Get Trunky" (wearing size Medium)- I already own the Ophelia in another print, so I knew without a doubt I would love this one. The print is a little more subtle if brights aren't for you, and the fit is beyond flattering. Fit Tip: I could wear a small in this, but due to the length and breezy fit I prefer a medium to give me a little more coverage and peace of mind.
Lilly Pulitzer Blythe Dress in "Casa Azul" (wearing size Small)- Another great swingy dress for this heat, I sized down to a small. This dress would be easy to transition with a neutral cardigan and boots later in the year!
Lilly Pulitzer Sally Dress in "Ocean Jewels" (wearing size Medium)- I was intrigued by the material of this dress and I had to try it one! It's a soft scuba material that is seriously so comfy to wear, but looks chic! I love the rich colors in this "Ocean Jewels" print too!
Lilly Pulitzer Jackie Shift in "Caught in the Coral" (wearing size Medium)- Usually shift dresses make me crazy nervous (they usually don't fit my booty!) but this dress has a bit of an a-line shape from the waist down and definitely has plenty of room! I love the colors in this dress too & think it would be perfect for a gender reveal party 🙂
Lilly Pulitzer Kassia Dress in "Going Coastal" (wearing Size 6)- I feel like it has been way too long since Lilly did a traditional fit-and-flare dress but I'm sure excited they decided to make their comeback with this beautiful one! I feel like online it looks a little "fuller" than it is in person; it's actually a very silky material and very lightweight (which I love)! Runs TTS.
Now, drumroll please…. the Lilly Pulitzer After-Party Sale is confirmed to be this Monday, August 22 at 8am!! This is one of my favorite sales of the year (it only happens twice) and where I normally stock up on most of my Lilly purchases! Y'all have really appreciated my tips and tricks in the past, so I'm sharing them again today to get you ready for the big event!
Get your account up to date: The website will be down for maintenance from 7-8 am so if you want to get your account accurate (which I recommend) you will need to do it before then! So, log in this weekend, enter you payment information/shipping address (nothing worse than having to scramble to find your credit card), and then Monday all you have to do is press "pay" & your treasures will be yours!
Make a list of your must-haves: Like the January sale, everyone will be placed in a virtual "line" to enter the sale and after you checkout you will be sent to the back of the line. So although you can still place multiple purchases (all shipping is FREE!) know that they can't be one after another like in years past! This is definitely in an attempt to make it more fair to everyone & I think it is a wonderful thing (more Lilly for everyone!) ! 🙂 **NOTE: Don't be discouraged if your wait time says something crazy like "14 hours"- it usually moves way faster than that! Last year I was in within 30 minutes!
Know when it ends: This year's sale will run two full day and will end Tuesday, August 23rd at 11:59 PM.
Sort by Size- What fun is it to fall in love with an item when it doesn't come in your size? (No fun that's what!) So make sure to sort by size when you log in so you don't waste precious time looking at things that won't fit! (Don't know what size you are? I recommend stopping at your nearest Lilly store today and trying on a few things for fit!) Also, all sale items are final sale- so make sure you're sure before checking out! UPDATE from past sales: Like January, Corporate stores can participate in the sale this year, so if your size is sold out online call your local store b/c they may have what you want!
Have Shipping Patience: As you can surely imagine, there are TONS of orders that are being processed from the sale. You'll hear fabulous stories about customers that get their orders in 1 day… but that's not the norm! Shipping can often take up to two weeks (one of mine took three earlier this year), so have some patience… and wait excitedly by the mailbox!
Keep it in perspective: This sale is a blast- no one is going to deny that! But at the end of the day, it's just that… a sale. There's a good chance the site may crash or you may miss out on an item you wanted, but the Lilly team is doing us fans a huge benefit by offering these amazing deals! So don't get angry- get shopping! 🙂
Have an amazing weekend! I'm helping to host a fashion show tonight & then have a baby shower for one of my best gals Saturday & my Fantasy Football draft on Sunday! Can't wait for all this on-the-go fun!


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Inaugural Platinum Draw Winner-Carol Sonkur
We're delighted to announce that the winner of the top prize of £500 in tonight's inaugural Platinum Club Draw was Carol Sonkur with the winning number 5.
The results were as follows:
£500-Carol Sonkur-5
£200-Craig Robertson-4
£100-Colin Archibald-7
The winners will be presented at half time during tomorrows home match against Clyde FC.
The next draw will take place on Saturday 29th September at our home game against Peterhead where the prize fund will have an added £1000 prize.
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There was the Julien Commission of 1957, the National Advisory Council interim Report of 1978, the Toby Commission Report of 1982, the Gafoor Commission of 2006. There may have been more, but I'm too lazy to track them down.
Some of these committees recommended the decentralisation of the public health system. This became a reality during the 1990's when T&T fell into the grip of the International financial Institutions. As a condition of the health sector loan (US $192 million) the government accessed from the Inter American Development Bank (IDB), the Regional Health Authorities Act was passed in 1994 (amended in 2000).
Eight IDB missions were dispatched to examine the feasibility of health sector reform as a lead- up to the disbursement of the loan. So it is fair to say that the health sector has been probed, analysed and studied to death, literally...for the sector is more comatose now than ever before.
So, we are going to be inundated with information that we have had before and we are going to hear recommendations which we have heard before. Maybe, the Welch Committee should just cut and paste previous reports and save the citizens much-needed public funds.
Any way let's go through the motions! What is the remit of the Welch committee? According to the ubiquitous Minister of Information it will review the levels of health care delivered by the regional health authorities and rationalise the system of public sector doctors in private practice.
The problem in T&T is not lack of data about the workings of the health system. It is a question of implementing the measures we know are needed if the systems under review are to fulfil their mandate. But this is precisely where the problem lies. To do the right thing by those who fund and access the public health system is to interfere with the interests of those who profit and live like parasites off the system as is and who are powerful enough to block all attempts to reform it.
The question of health sector reform, therefore, is a question of class struggle and those in a position to implement that reform are not interested in doing so, since it would hamper the class interests of those who call the tune.
The National Health Workers Union has called for certain short to medium term measures to relieve the pressure on health workers which is a prerequisite for relieving the pressure on those who access the public health system. There can be no delivery of proper health care, if those who are mandated to so deliver are themselves under pressure and are suffering stress and burn out. (If I cannot take care of myself how can I be expected to take care of others?)
To transform the health care system into one that serves the needs of the public and not that of an elite medical mafia, party hacks, suppliers of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, owners of security firm and well-connected contractors, the social arrangements must be transformed.
We live in a society where human needs are not prioritised; where contact and nepotism are the order of the day; where fairness, social justice and equity are trampled upon in the mad scramble to maximise profit and accumulate capital by any means necessary.
As workers and as members of the public whose funds which finance the public health system are often siphoned off into the pockets of medical capitalists, we have a duty to agitate and fight for a safe and affordable health system which entails an exploitation-free workplace, where workers rights have to be taken into consideration.
While the struggle for a long term solution to the woes of the health system must go on, in the short term health workers must demand:
an end to the dual track system where an elite group of doctors reap the benefits of operating in the public health system while operating private practises;
a massive programme of training, so that the appalling shortages plaguing the RHAs can be ameliorated;
an end to the super-exploitation of workers through the short term contract system;
an end to nepotism in hiring and promotion practises;
security that prioritises people over property.
The health system does not need yet another committee to go over the same ground and recommend the same things that have been recommended for years. What is needed is that the workers in the health system must organise themselves to put as much pressure as they can on their immediate bosses and on their ultimate bosses – the government – to ensure a safe and affordable health care system.
To achieve this, workers must unite and engage in collective activity so that they cannot be ignored and/or divided. The best way to unite and to engage in collective action is to seek majority union status through the National Health Workers Union and to secure workers rights and entitlements through substituting the master and servant relationship with a collective agreement. It is high time the health workers draw a line in the sand!
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police launched an operation on Wednesday to detain 235 people associated with a Muslim author and televangelist over accusations including forming a criminal gang, fraud and child abuse, the pro-government Sabah newspaper said.
Sabah and other media said police launched one raid in the early hours on Adnan Oktar's house at Cengelkoy on the Asian side of Istanbul and detained him and his guards.
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Represents: Ozark High School AJROTC
Current Record: 5 - 2
Season Average: 1081.71
Game Score: 1071
Represents: Pueblo County High School AJROTC
Current Record: 6 - 1
Season Average: 1064.14
Game Score: 1079
Pueblo County AJROTC Upsets Ozark AJROTC
Shooting their highest score of the season Pueblo County AJROTC upset Ozark AJROTC 1079 to 1071 last week in the National Air Rifle League. Pueblo County AJROTC was able to win despite averaging 28 points lower than Ozark AJROTC coming into this game.
Their third win in a row, Pueblo County AJROTC is in second place in their Division with a 3 - 0 record. Pueblo County AJROTC was led by Nathaniel Romero who shot a 279. The remaining contributing members were Hannah Brown, Vannesa Martinez, and Jennifer Knox. Pueblo County AJROTC is from Pueblo, CO, and is coached by Arnold Lewis.
Ozark AJROTC dropped to 1 - 2 on the season. They are currently in fourth place in their Division. Ozark AJROTC was led by Elizabeth Vigneaux who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Britni Campbell, Nathan Obert, and Tyme Decker. Ozark AJROTC is from Ozark, MO, and is coached by 1SG William Crawford .
Next up Pueblo County AJROTC will compete against Abraham Lincoln AJROTC from Denver, CO. Abraham Lincoln AJROTC currently has a 3 - 0 record. Ozark AJROTC will compete against South Brunswick AJROTC from Southport, NC. South Brunswick AJROTC currently has a 0 - 2 record.
These two teams are competing in the Army JROTC Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the conference. The league has two parts. An 8 week round-robin regular season going on now, where teams compete for their Division's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all divisions advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
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Provides an account of the 1973 Battle of the Sexes tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, discussing its impact on the cultural history of the 1970s and its implications for the evolution of women's sports.
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A study of the two boxing competitions between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, in 1936 and 1938, examines the global significance of the sporting events in terms of a world on the brink of war.
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Set against the backdrop of professional basketball's golden age during the 1960s, an intriguing study focuses on the sport's greatest rivalry, between Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics and Wilt Chamberlain, who played on the Warriors, the 76ers, and the Lakers, which came to an epic climax during the 1969 championship. 30,000 first printing.
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Presents commentary, facts, analysis, and informed predictions about the upcoming fall NFL season, previewing the strengths and weaknesses of the various NFL teams, players, and coaches.
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Recounts Armstrong's efforts to win his sixth Tour de France, describing his renewed training efforts after a near loss in 2003, his efforts to rebuild after a divorce, and the competitive factors that particularly challenged his 2004 season.
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Presents a history of performance-enhancing drug use in Major League Baseball, discussing such issues as the 1994 strike, the current threat of punitive legislation, and the complicity of baseball managers and coaches.
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A zany journey into the heart of football mania follows the author's odyssey by RV with the world's most obsessive sports fanatics to follow Alabama fans and their Crimson Tide team from game to game across the South, profiling the colorful individuals—including a couple who skipped their own daughter's wedding to attend a game—over the course of a full football season. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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Today marks two years before the kick-off of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ takes place. Qualification is in full swing with over a third of the 820 matches having been played already, while preparations in the Host Country are also taking shape.
FIFA.com spoke to the man in charge of Brazil 2014, Secretary-General Jerome Valcke about his feelings on this milestone.
FIFA.com: More than 80 FIFA World Cup qualifiers have been played over the past couple of days around the globe. Did you manage to follow some of the matches and feel the excitement across the respective continents? FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke:It's great to see all the action and excitement the FIFA World Cup brings to the fans and the teams in every corner of the world. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch all of the action, but I keep myself up-to-date on the stories, results and current standings on our official website, FIFA.com which gives you information about all the action as it happens. There has been quite a lot of action too! More than 950 goals have been scored in the 304 qualifiers so far, that's an average of just over three per game. It's great to talk about what's happening on the pitch, not just the preparations in the Host Country, which are moving forward as well.
*FIFA.com: What has been the biggest surprise for you over the last ten days? *Well, it has been great to see Tahiti qualify for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil next year, which means that there is a new face at the tournament. Previously it had only been New Zealand and Australia, until the latter joined the AFC, participating at the Festival of Champions from the Oceania region. This highlights the remarkable progress being made by the so-called 'smaller nations' as well as the success of the development work done by each individual member association and FIFA worldwide.
*FIFA.com: The race in South America is in full swing, with Chile currently leading the way. *Yes, Chile have played really well so far. Generally speaking the matches are promising a really interesting conclusion to South American qualifying campaign. It's a great appetiser and advertisement for what is to come in 2014. With Brazil not having to play the qualifiers, it is a good chance for another South American team to grab a place at the FIFA World Cup. You can really feel already the rising anticipation especially among the South American teams who seem almost desperate to take part in the first FIFA World Cup on their own continent for 34 years. Every single team seems to be eager to show the strength of the South American continent on the global footballing landscape.
FIFA.com: The only continent yet to start the 2014 campaign is Europe. What are you expecting there?The preliminary draw has thrown up some interesting groups in the European zone and we can expect the drama and thrills which only football can bring when they begin from September onwards. At present, UEFA EURO 2012 is taking place which will confirm Europe's second participant (after world champions Spain) for the FIFA Confederations Cup.
* What are the next steps for you personally? *In only a few days, my team and I will be back in Brazil and plan to visit Brasilia and two other cities together with the Ministry of Sports and Ronaldo and Bebeto. While the players are the key protagonists on the field of play, the Host Cities and states are the key players to ensure that the best possible infrastructure is there for the teams, the officials and the millions of fans to have an unforgettable experience in two years time.


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Balancing theoretical and historical perspectives with live performance in a well-rounded curriculum that embraces a broad spectrum of musical styles and applications, the Department emphasizes the personal development, needs, aspirations and unique potential of each individual student.
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Our friend Rith takes us home to his village, where his auntie cooks soup in a dimly lit kitchen, black from years of use. Little rays of sunlight beam through tiny pinholes in the ceiling. Her thick tamarind cutting board sits on a slat bed, where she chops scallions, basil, culantro and lime. Her pot sits atop a wood-fired stove, bubbling and steaming, as the room grows hotter. Inside the pot are fragrant sticks of lemongrass.
She's making sour fishhead soup with herbs from the plentiful garden. "We are organic," says Rith, who also runs an English-language school on the grounds (organic growing is part of the lesson plan here). Healthy chickens scamper about while a handsome black cat prowls the yard. Mango trees sag with the weight of their fruits. The air outside smells fresh and flowery.
The air inside smells rich and lemony. This soup is called sngao chrouk k'bal trei. The "chrouk" in this name sounds to my ears an awful lot like "ch'hrouk," which means pork. But it's not at all the same. This beautifully complex language of 33 consonants, 23 vowels and 60 vowel sounds (with infinite possibilities for transliteration) can lead to dangerous ear strain. Or utter confusion. (Long ago, much to the entertainment of the Khmers around us, we made the repeated mistake of asking for no farts in our rice… when we meant no egg.) Here, "chrouk" signifies the wonderful sour mix of chopped herbs that create deliciously fresh and fragrant soups. Boil the lemongrass. Add the herbs (chopped with a souring agent such as lime or green mango), the fish and salt. And you have chrouk without the pork. You'll find versions of this, with different types of herbs, all across the country.


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USB Air purifier – fake or real?
February 28, 2007 by poeloq | 1 Comment
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This little USB gadget, which looks abouth the size of a normal USB key, supposedly cleans the air in it's vicinity and purifies it from such evil things as cigarette smoke and even bacteria and viruses.
If this is true and it really works, the Ionic Air Purifier would be the perfect gadget for non-smoking cubical office workers and poor students in small rooms with no air circulation. But I somehow doubt the effectiveness.
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I have seen these lates Ionic Air Filters and must admit that I wasn't that impressed. Like with anything scaled down and in its first stage of design they are likely to be just another 'gimmick'. Although the purifier did work I'm not convinced it did a good enough job. The analogy I can use is like putting a camera and a small lens on your mobile phone. The camera will be able to take pictures but teh quality is still not as good as a 'proper' size camera with a proper size lens.
These USB filters are great as gifts but I would not spend money on one myself and I already own several Ionic filters.


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Finally finished that bracelet
Thanks to those of you who commented on my bracelet either here or over at Polymer Clay Central (which you should check out if you haven't already. I only recently discovered it thanks to Anita (again check out here blog if you haven't already seen it http://melobeau.blogspot.com/)).
I tried a zillion things this afternoon, different sized beads, different colours, different combinations. Annoyingly I had been to the bead shop this morning but forgot to take my chip beads with me to try out. I bought some lime green and brilliant blue beads but none were quite right. i tried some copper spacer beads but the chips are fairly translucent and the copper seemed very heavy next to them. I decided that the chip beads needed to be in clusters, they looked a bit weird separated I think.
Nothing said " this is right " to me so I went for quick power nap. Whilst I was napping I had a dream of a snake of seed beads wrapping round my chip beads so took that as suggestion and went with it. Here it is.
|Finished turquoise chip bracelet
|Close up of finished bracelet
I added a bit of chain on to make up the extra inch I needed (I have shortened it a lot since I took that photo) and used the spare chip bead to make a little dangly end. I quite like it. I have been wearing it this evening. My husband said he thought it was a bit boring but I don't rely on his judgement on things like these!
So much for just quickly stringing up the few trial beads I made!
PS I ought to add that I have noted how different the colours appear in my pictures – need to sort out the white balance I guess – it's a daytime, night time difference.


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April 19, 2019
The Weather Channel's normally quiet morning broadcast was suspended for a brief time on Thursday after what it said was a "malicious software attack on the network."
America's Morning Headquarters – "AMHQ" the Weather Channel's morning show, was unable to air at 6 a.m. The Weather Channel showed "Heavy Rescue: 401" until 7:39 a.m. when "AMHQ" was back on the air.
"We experienced issues with this morning's live broadcast following a malicious software attack on the network," the Weather Channel said in a statement. "We were able to restore live programming quickly through backup mechanisms. Federal law enforcement is actively investigating the issue. We apologize for any inconvenience to viewers as we work to resolve the matter."
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 18, 2019
"The Weather Channel, sadly, has been the victim of a malicious software attack today," said The Weather Channel anchor Jim Cantore. "Yes, and it has affected our ability to bring you your weather information," added anchor Stephanie Abrams. "So we just wanted to say thank you again for your patience and we want to get right to today's severe weather."
The Weather Channel tweeted "We are experiencing technical difficulties with our live broadcast. We apologize for any inconvenience while we resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience." — The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) April 18, 2019
It's too early to know if this was a targeted attack and what the vector was to upload malware to The Weather Channel. It could have been as simple as phishing the Weather Channel employees with a salacious email like "Reed Timmer and Ginger Zee vacation photos" but it was obvious The Weather Channel had learned inexpensive lessons about making regular backups and keeping copies offline to prevent future compromises like the $300 million ransomware attack on the Maersk Group.


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MDS Shop@UW roll out: Training session Feb. 26
On March 4th, MDS will be launching a new purchasing site, Shop@UW. Shop@UW will streamline the process of purchasing material and supplies by offering better ways to search for products without having to go to specific vendor sites.
Important! In order to facilitate the switch to Shop@UW, the current MDS system will be shut down on Friday, March 1. The new system will be available Monday, March 4.
Shop@UW Training Session
When: Tuesday, Feb 26 at 1:30pm
Where: 1211 Biochemical Sciences (440 Henry Mall)
Registration: Please register at http://www.cals.wisc.edu/Research/resources/training.php?0?Cp9
Registration is not required, but it is appreciated. If clicking on the link above does not work, cut and past the URL into your browser's address bar.
Mike Matschull from UW Purchasing/MDS will be facilitating this training session for CALS departments. If you cannot attend this session, UW Purchasing will offer additional sessions at other campus locations. Stay tuned for further information.


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[No. 01 in a Series]
Please Be Honest, the latest Guided By Voices record, opens with a dirge. Over spare, unsteady acoustic-guitar chords, Robert Pollard slurs an ode to the otherworld:
Orbital ghosts
attract sparks,
aftermath heavens.
The unborn called:
they miss you.
The verse ends, but despite a slight quickening of the guitar line the song, called "My Zodiac Companion," can't muster the energy to drag itself out of its minor-chord funk. No chorus arrives, no lift. The song seems fated, like so many other Guided By Voices songs before it, to collapse in on itself. Entropy echoes through the lyrics of the second verse:
The stones are dead,
the different fathers.
The vulgar souls,
equal in torture,
fly torn apart.
We're among damaged spirits, beings coming undone, a patrimony in cosmic disarray. It's as if the fate even of angels is to be ripped to pieces in time's whirlwind. "We are stardust," sang Joni Mitchell in "Woodstock," her loopy 1970 mash note to a hippie Eden, and the opening of "My Zodiac Companion" feels like Pollard's belated, despairing rebuttal. Dust is dust, whatever its origin, and to be fashioned of it is a horror.
"The stones are dead." But also: "The Stones are dead." (The submerged allusions to the Rolling Stones in the first verse — "aftermath," "miss you" — rise to the surface at the start of the second.) Pollard is often thought of as a primitivist, an avatar of lo-fi, but he's the opposite of that, really: a formalist. His formalism is not the comforting formalism of the traditionalist but the anxious formalism of the modernist. His challenge as an artist is to take classical forms (in Pollard's case, the song and album forms created by rock bands — "the different fathers" — during the second half of the 1960s), dismantle them, and remake them into new things that fulfill his own aesthetic and emotional intentions. He follows Ezra Pound's command: "Renovate, dod gast you, renovate!" The terrible question that runs through "My Zodiac Companion," and all of Please Be Honest, is whether renovation is still possible.
An electric guitar enters the mix, shimmering with distortion. There's a clatter of pots-and-pans drumming. The song swells, tentatively, toward a chorus. "Come back to me," Pollard calls out into the chaos, "my zodiac companion." There's no reply. The muse remains silent.
The chorus deflates, and the drunk returns with his loosely fingered acoustic. The clock spins backward. We're among children in a nursery, the antechamber of youth, awaiting a sign, harboring a "nebulous wish." The kids in their innocence play adult games — of war, of chance, of marriage, of faith:
Umbrella swords
with which we play-fight,
sixes and sevens,
saucers and cups —
for Magdalene.
It's clear by now that Pollard is leading us on a quest, guiding us in the direction of some clarifying origin, some source. The path we're on is similar to the one Robert Frost took in his great poem "Directive":
First there's the children's house of make believe,
Some shattered dishes underneath a pine,
The playthings in the playhouse of the children.
Weep for what little things could make them glad.
It's a quest — in search of the as yet unbroken home — that runs through much of Pollard's work. It was there, desperately so, in one of the most famous of his songs, "Game of Pricks":
I climb up on the house,
weep to water the trees,
and when you come calling me down
I put on my disease.
Among the playthings in the playhouse of the children — the saucers and cups, the guitars and drums — Pollard finds what he's after. The random stars come together into patterns, coalesce into zodiacal signs. The tentative chords turn into power chords. The song delivers its hook, becomes a swirling, sad anthem. Pollard is on stage, looking out over an acre of pumping fists. He is more than an orbital ghost. He is, as his fathers were, a star.
After two minutes and twelve seconds, "My Zodiac Companion" reaches its terminal chord. The dust is universal, and the song, as long as it lasts, is the only shield.
Image: Detail of "47 Holes Randomly Punched and 15 Replaced" by Robert Pollard.