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TORY leader Ian Duncan Smith yesterday joined young offenders in praising a Reading prison unit
that has radically reduced re-offending rates.
Mr Duncan Smith visited The Kennet Wing at Reading Young Offenders' Institution, where he met with young prisoners enlisted in a unique scheme to break their cycle of offending.
The wing is similar to an open prison and its 20 inmates work or go to college rather than being locked up.
Mr Duncan Smith was in Reading to launch his party's new approach to youth crime, which could see children as young as five targeted in a bid to stop youngsters joining the 'conveyor belt to crime'.
The policy also sets out to cut re-offending rates among offenders and Mr Duncan Smith says he chose to visit Reading because only seven per cent of prisoners leaving the wing return to prison.
Nationally the reconviction rate is 76 per cent.
He described the unit as "special" and said it had given him a "gem of an idea" in seeing through his commitment to ensuring young offenders are offered help in finding accommodation when their sentence ends.
Young men living in the Kennet Wing are given the opportunity to earn up to £100 a week, which is saved to stop them from floundering on release.
Mr Duncan Smith said he was "extremely impressed" with the young men he met and the commitment they demonstrated to the scheme.
He said: "It was a real eye opener. All the young men seem very committed to getting out of crime.
"I don't think this is a soft option. It is a tough option but a fair option.
"They have been given some freedom, which could be tempting, but they stay within the strict boundaries, which include being drug- free, because they want to succeed and they know they cannot do that on their own."
Twenty-year-old Tom, who was jailed for supplying
prescription drugs to a teenager who died as a result, said the opportunity to live on the wing had dissuaded him from a life of crime.
He said: "I started on drugs when I was about 12 or 13. I was a heroin addict before I came in here when I was 17.
"I would never touch drugs again because of what
happened - I still have nightmares about it. But I know I would have been in and out of prison for the rest of my life if it wasn't for this."
He is currently working in a charity shop and awaiting a place on the Lattice Foundation course, which will gain him a qualification as a fork-lift truck driver.
The scheme, which is run in partnership with the Lattice Group - formerly part of British Gas - guarantees students a job and a salary of more than £20,000 on completion of the course.


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This Groovin' Production of "Or," Will Light Your Fire (Review) February 20, 2018Posted by ronannarbor in Theatre.
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Reviewed by Wendy Wright
I'm embarrassed to admit that it's taken me this long to make it to the Kickshaw Theatre and boy have I been missing out. Founder Lynn Lammers and her associates are creating the next big thing in the Southeastern Michigan theater scene and you really need to check it out. Their latest production of Liz Duffy Adams's titillating Or, directed by Suzi Regan is a joy, as are her trio of actors.
Loosely based on real historical figures, Aphra Behn is England's first female professional playwright…and a spy. She's just quit the espionage business to write her first play, and she's on deadline when her former lover blazes in with enemies on his heels. To complicate things, the city's hottest actress, Nell Gwynne, is getting awfully friendly, and, for that matter, so is the king—as in Charles II. Set in Restoration England, this playful farce is a rush of mad-cap antics, gender bending, and rollicking intrigue. Against a background of a long drawn out war and a counter-culture of free love, cross dressing, and pastoral lyricism, the 1660s look a lot like the 1960s in this neo-Restoration comedy.
I'm surprised the play is not produced more as It has the look and feel of a Restoration comedy without the huge cast and elaborate sets and costumes. The themes are timeless, and it's wild and sexy and just plain fun. Additionally, it provides a tour de force for three actors, two of whom take on multiple roles.
The success of the piece depends primarily on the actress playing Aphra and in Vanessa Swanson, Regan has hit the jackpot. It's virtually impossible to take your eyes off her. The strength and earthiness she brings to the role is intoxicating. Mary Dillworth and Daniel A. Helmer play multiple roles with varying degrees of success. Helmer transforms from King Charles to William Scot and back again seamlessly in mere seconds like he is born to it. Dillworth's rendition of the notorious Nell Gwynne seems a little too naïve, but her Lady Davenant brings down the house (thanks in no small part to costumer Em Rossi).
Director Regan keeps the pacing swift (clocking in at 80 minutes with no intermission) but takes too tame an approach for my taste. Rossi's costumes are beautiful and intertwine the 1660's with touches of the 1960's in an understated way (love the puka shell necklace!), Lammer's props are clever (the purple lens glasses are groovy!), Quintessa Gallinat's century jumping preshow songs fun, and the intricate requirements of the set and lights handled deftly by Aaron Delnay and Heather Brown respectively.
My advice is to run down to the Kickshaw to see a wonderful version of a show that you probably don't know but should!
Highly Recommended.
Or, is recommended for ages 14+ and continues at 8pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and at 4pm on Sundays, February 15 – March 4 at the Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth, 704 Airport Blvd, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Tickets at http://www.kickshawtheatre.org.
A Chorus Line National Tour 2018 (brief review, Fox Theatre Detroit) February 18, 2018Posted by ronannarbor in Broadway Musicals, Broadway Tour, musical theater, Musicals.
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I only have time for a short review of A CHORUS LINE national tour 2018. Seen at yesterday's matinee at the Fox Theatre, Detroit — the show is a faithful recreation of the staging and original choreography of the 1975 original Broadway production. It looks good. Sound was bad at the Fox. Dancing was terrific though not all the singers are strong. This is my favorite musical, but it is showing its age. Stagecraft has come a long way since that time, but the first time the mirrors revolve you know this is lovingly recreated. Don't hesitate to see it – it's a time capsule back to 1975 Broadway.
The show is doing short runs and one-offs nationwide. Yesterday's two performances at the Fox were your only chance to see it here locally.
Great Armstong, Johnson, and Kaminski in "Merrily We Roll Along" – Ringwald (review) February 17, 2018Posted by ronannarbor in musical theater, Musicals.
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There's a terrific cast romping its way across the (nearly bare) Ringwald stage in their current production of George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along (based on the play by Kaufman and Hart). I write this review from the viewpoint of having previously directed a production of this musical myself.
There's not much to the problematic book: Charlie, Frank, and Mary are friends who meet on a rooftop in NY, become bosom buddies and watch each others mistakes in love, marriage, work, business, and ultimately part ways as bitter adults (all the way in their 40's!). The catch is, the show runs backwards – starting in the 70's and ending in the 50's. It was so confusing for original Broadway audiences that they added sweatshirts with their character names on them and spiffy things like "Past Wife", "Boss", "Next wife". It ran one week. The rewritten show was presented by the York Theatre Company in the early 90's and that version has become somewhat of a success. The recent London revival of the show was a smash success and was telecast in the USA by Fathom.
The time period here is very well defined by some great projection work by Dyan Bailey, and some wonderful costumes by Vince Kelley. I think we can all agree that we want a pair of Frank's pants. It all plays out on a nearly bare stage with some accents, though I have to admit I'm getting a bit tired of the "no set" approach for the last few musicals at Ringwald. Painted grey, everything looks eerie, the exact effect you dont want in the background for this already bitter material.
The one thing everyone agrees on is that Sondheim has crafted his best score for this show. It was an instant smash recording when released in the late 70's and most theatre folks of a certain age grew up having memorized every single one of these remarkable songs — the revisal adds many additional "explanatory sequences" which are neither here nor there.
It is very well musically directed by CT Hollis and the vocal work here is impressive across the entire cast. Directing falls pretty flat with a lot of standing around and basic moves; and choreography doesn't impress though the cast performs their steps well, with the exception of "Hey Old Friend" which finally brings some life to the proceedings.
But what does make a solid impression is how good the performances here are. Kevin Kaminski is great as Charley, Kyle Johnson is a very strong Frank, and Ashlee Armstrong is outstanding as Mary (even if the requisite audience tears don't fall in the otherwise heartbreaking marriage sequence because of the lack of isolation of characters, too much distance between them on stage, and too much movement in the background from the ensemble). Still, they are very fine performances and the show comes to life when the three are together. An artistic decision was made to leave the three of them on the rooftop by themselves at the end of the show without the ensemble – it underlines the central triad, but I miss seeing the youthful enthusiasm of the entire cast on stage at the end as written.
A few other liberties have been taken with the show, some for the better (goodbye Frankie Jr) and some just head-scratching odd.
Other great performances are created by Liz Schultz who is a wonderful sharp-as-a-tack-comic-timing Gussie and Jordan Gagnon as Beth. The ensemble as a whole is very good, and my favorite stage moment was probably Matthew Wallace's spot-on lounge piano player.
I know this book inside and out, so my experience was probably different from most. If you don't know the show at all, its a great introduction to this work – one of Sondheim's rare failures that has taken on a life of its own. Just don't expect a revelatory experience, and there isn't much of a payoff when its all said and done. But revel in these remarkable performances as they roll along in a show itself that occasionally demonstrates sputters, fits, and starts.
Merrily We Roll Along continues at the Ringwald Theatre through March 19th. 22742 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI tickets and more information at: ringwald.com
SNOW CANCELLATIONS SE Michigan Fri 02/18 February 9, 2018Posted by ronannarbor in Uncategorized.
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SNOWMAGEDDON THEATER UPDATE for FRI 2/9
Dark Tonight:
Williamston Theatre – Our Lady of Poison
Purple Rose – Flint
Penny Seats – Edges
Hillberry Theatre – The Colored Museum
Puzzle Piece Theatre – Crimes of the Heart
Dexter Community Players – Alice in Wonderland
Tipping Point – Every Brilliant Thing
Horizon Performing Arts – Disaster the Musical
Performing Tonight:
The Dio – Murder at the Howard Johnsons
Encore Musical Theatre – Million Dollar Quartet
Theater Nova – Constellations
Fisher Theater – Finding Neverland
Stranahan – Beautiful
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Odd, Funny, 70's comedy "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" at the Dio (Review) February 5, 2018Posted by ronannarbor in Plays, The Dio, Theatre.
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Molly Cunningham, Joshua Brown, and Dale Dobson. Photo Credit Michele Ankiker.
The Dio's current offering "Murder at the Howard Johnson's" by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick is far and away the oddest local theater offering of the young season – and it is a hoot. You might be in mind of a mystery, maybe about a murder at a Howard Johnson's? Well, that is not the case here. Instead, think of this more as an episode of the 70's "Love Boat" stretched out into a full length comedy. And think of the writing and jokes about the same as those on that little ditty of a tv series (and its not a surprise given the authors backgrounds in writing comedy). It is a bit like a Neil Simon show before rewriting the jokes to makes sure they land right. Or a Benny Hill episode in which the actors need to deliver lines instead of running around the neighborhood.
Take three great actors (outstandingly deadpan Molly Cunningham, spritely and funny Joshua Brown, and the exceptional Dale Dobson as comic foil) and mix in a hilarious set by Matthew Tomic and solid comic-timing direction by Steve Debruyne and you have a very fun way to spend a few hours of dinner and theater. The evening's menu is inspired — Howard Johnson's fare!! Its comfort food for cold Michigan evenings.
I don't want to get into the plot much, except to say that the intermission-less three-scene comedy takes place in the late 70's at a Howard Johnson Hotel around three holidays — as time passes, you get some insight into the dysfunctional relationships at play between husband and wife, wife and lover, and husband and dentist. Don't ask. Important to the plot are a bottle of blue nun, a hotel window ledge, a gun, pills, and a surprise for the third scene. None of it is too offensive (though keep in mind these jokes were written in the 70's so there is a touch of that Love Boat-ness I told you about). But these are equal opportunity jokes. Cunningham gets as many quips and double entendres as the guys, and its all in good fun.
It took a few minutes for the audience to catch on that they were watching a satire comedy, but once they did the show took off and the audience did too. I found myself laughing frequently, not because the lines are particularly that funny, but because the exceptional cast brings them to life in a way that begged me to have as much fun as they were, and it worked.
The show is an oddity that ran for 10 previews and 4 performances in NYC in 1979. I am happy to say that the residency at the Dio will include more performances than their Broadway days — and may it be a happy run! While the show isn't a masterpiece, neither is it a bomb. I am not sure why it didn't catch on in NYC, though the plotline about running off with your dentist and leaving your husband probably wasn't a good idea in post-sexual revolution NYC in 1979.
Forget the silly title, and go spend a few hours with these lunatics.
Murder at the Howard Johnson's continues at the Dio Dining and Entertainment through March 4th. 177 E Main St, Pinckney, MI 48169 — diotheatre.com or (517) 672-6009 for tickets which sell fast at this venue. Includes dinner.
Great Balls of Fire! "Million Dollar Quartet" rocks the Encore (Review) February 4, 2018Posted by ronannarbor in Million Dollar Quartet, musical theater, Musicals, The Encore Musical Theatre Company.
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Million Dollar Quartet – Photo credit: Michele Anliker
Based on an actual jam session at Sun Records in December of 1956 (the real recording is currently called The Complete Million Dollar Quartet, though it has had other names), this musical chronicles the impromptu session where Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley all wind up in Sam Phillips studio at the same time. Along for the ride is Presley's singer-girlfriend Dyanne (in real life Marilyn Evans, who was not a singer, so Dyanne is made up here). In the actual jam session they sang Christmas carols and popular songs at the time. Here, they are replaced by some of their most famous songs. It all works well, though the book spends more time explaining the story than telling it.
What follows at the Encore Musical Theatre Company is a whiz-bang evening of 50's Rock and Roll with the performers playing their own instruments. In this intimate venue, you feel like you are in the studio itself, and it is exciting musical theater. There isn't much of a story. Phillips tries to re-sign Cash not knowing he's already signed with Columbia, youthful Presley has already left Sun and signed with RCA Victor, Carl Perkins can't find that second hit (though we all know he eventually does) and Jerry Lee Lewis's career is about to take off. This show is about the music, and that arrives in spades. From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" its all here.
Encore has assembled a remarkable cast. Alex Canty is great as Carl Perkins, as is Stephen Shore as Johnny Cash. Josh White is terrific as Elvis, and Marek Sapieyevski simply brings down the house as Jerry Lee Lewis. Kaitlyn Weickel gets her own moments to shine, and Jim Walke plays a genuine and natural Sam Phillips. Orchestra members R MacKenize Lewis (who also did the fine musical direction) on bass, and Billy Harrington on drums fill out the remainder of the ensemble. I'll go out on a limb to say that this is far and away the most professional production that Encore has presented to date and I loved it.
The beautiful recording studio set is designed by Thalia Schramm and Greg Brand — oh my gosh that recording booth! There is excellent and colorful Lighting by Dustin Miller. Properties by Anne Donevan are exceptional. Excellent costumes are designed by Sharon Larkey Urick. Sound design is good, if a bit subdued, by Dustin Miller, Tera Woolley and Chris Goosman. (If you are worried that the band is going to be too loud, it's not — in fact, it needs cranking up — and at my performance, Sapieyevski's body mic was not turned up enough). It's all nicely directed by Tobin Hissong who keeps the action moving at a steady pace and comfortable tone. Overall great work here by all.
It should be noted that the four leads are an assembled cast of professionals who have all played these parts in Million Dollar Quartet before at other theaters nationwide. That's a real boon for The Encore — these are fine performers that local audiences would otherwise not see. It is also a remarkably difficult musical to present, since the four not only need to (somewhat) resemble their characters, they also need to be able to play their own instruments, and they are all outstanding at doing both.
The reaction to the show was ecstatic – and it hits the target market well. These are songs that we've grown up with, that we sing at karaoke bars, that we turn up when they come on the radio, and some of which we haven't heard in decades. It is a nostalgic and rock and roll filled trip down memory lane when lyrics had meaning and songs had tunes and catchy riffs…and this show catches them in their younger years: before Elvis sold out completely, Lewis built up his stardom, Perkins became the king of rockabilly, and Cash became an international superstar.
Very Highest Recommendation.
Million Dollar Quartet runs through February 25th at The Encore Musical Theatre Company, tickets at theencoretheatre.org, 734-268-6200, and at the Box Office, 3126 Broad Street, Dexter, MI


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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Eight Shoreline schools express interest in joining SCC for football
SCC commissioner Al Carbone said the eight Shoreline Conference football schools expressed interest at Monday's Shoreline athletic directors meeting in joining the SCC for football only.
The SCC will draw up a proposal pending league approval.
"We've gone after individual schools and now we have eight schools interested," Carbone said. "It gives us the opportunity to at least talk about it and move forward as a league. It's up to us to make a proposal."
Carbone added there is no timetable or scheduled meeting, and nothing could go into effect until 2015 because the SCC is locked into a schedule for the next two seasons.
The eight Shoreline football programs -- North Branford, Hyde, Cromwell, Valley Regional-Old Lyme, Haddam-Killingworth, Old Saybrook-Westbrook, Morgan and Coginchaug -- are all currently a part of the Pequot Conference. Their addition to the SCC would potentially give the SCC three nine-team divisions.
"Today's initial meeting was informative," Coginchaug athletic director Ted Lombardo said. "But if someone asked me to predict in what's going to happen in three years, I couldn't do it."
The Pequot is in a state of flux. Teams have been shuffling in and out, and the league recently moved to a three-division format.
"It's viable and strong, but it's changed a bit," said Morgan athletic director Kevin Rayel about the Pequot. "It was more of an exploratory meeting to see what the future of Shoreline football is going to be. If other leagues come to speak with us, we'd welcome them too."
The SCC Division II schools -- the smaller programs of the bunch -- seem to be in favor of the expansion.
"I think it'd be great, I really do," Foran coach Jeff Bevino said. "We're always looking to get more competitive teams for the smaller schools in our league. They're all good teams, competitive teams."
Sheehan coach John Ferrazzi said it would level the SCC playing field.
"It would keep the schedule competitive against similar-sized schools," he said. "We don't have a huge crop to pull from like other schools do. It would be nice to compete against schools like your own. If that's what the proposal will be, I'm in high favor."


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Why Did Donald Trump just Change His Tune on Space?
Does Donald Trump know anything about UFOs and Aliens, or is he just 'not a fan' as he has said before of outer space?
This week is shaping up to be absolutely incredible in terms of all the activity going on about the UFO topic.
Grant Cameron posted this on Facebook today:
Trump announces big space dream of going to the moon and Mars. He stated, "So we are the leader and we're going to stay the leader and we're going to increase it many fold." This coming from a country without a NASA director after one year, and a country that hitch hikes to the space station with the Russians on their rockets. Saddest part is most people will take the bait and cheer.
Looking back, when asked about Hillary Clinton talking UFOs, Trump told Maureen Dowd, "they are talking about outer space I assume. I am not a big fan."
So, we've got Trump doing a 180-degree turn on the subject of space… now he's apparently a fan. WHY NOW? Trump has said NOTHING before this about space. Now, in this very busy week for space news – he's talking about it.
Tomorrow, Yuri Milner – the investor from Russia who put 100 million USD into an organization to study alien worlds – is going to point a radio telescope toward the interstellar asteroid ('Oumuamua) that showed up in our solar system recently.
'Oumuamua is weird for several reasons:
- It is the first object we've ever seen in our solar system from deep space.
- It is shaped completely different from anything we've seen floating around our solar system.
- Estimates of speed varied greatly. One said it was moving around 16 miles per second.
- Oumuamua came in at right angles to the rotational plane of the rest of the objects in our solar system.
- If the video graphics of the object coming around the sun and then toward earth is accurate, it passed damn close to earth – as if it was planned to be that close. It looks to be within 10° of earth. There's a 1 in 36 chance of that. A circle is 360° – right? Weird.
- There was no tail at all. The object must be solid. It could be rock, or metal.
- The shape of 'Oumuamua is ideal for interstellar space travel. It is around 400 meters long and 40 meters wide. This is the shape Avi Joeb, Harvard Uni's chair of the astronomer's school – would have chosen to avoid space debris, dust, and other hazards.
NASA is having a press conference Thursday to announce something important
Yeah, no kidding. Google's AI tech has analyzed some data from the Keppler probe, and apparently found something that was missed in earlier analysis.
Tom Delonge's Group is said to be announcing the "BIGGEST" thing yet
They've already announced that the UFO phenomenon is real – what could be bigger than that??


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Right now the video game industry is fighting back against being seen as needlessly violent and misogynistic. Hoping to be part of the solution, the marketing team behind Dead Island Riptide have decided to include a limbless, decapitated female bust with the special edition of that particular game. Wait a second, did I say part of the solution? What I meant was ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME?
I was actually a fan of Dead Island and wasn't as insulted as others were at its trailer's completely inaccurate representation of the actual game. You gotta stand out somehow right, especially when you're a zombie FPS?
The bloody torso, however, just proves that what we may have interpreted as an outside-the-box style of marketing is actually an awkward clamor for attention that's clearly gone wrong. Sure, a bloody torso with big boobs is going to turn heads, just like a slow motion video featuring a zombie child being thrown out of a window did. What the torso is missing, however, is context, and frankly, tact. I understand that Deep Silver has since apologized, but the fact that it took an outcry from fans for the team to rethink the torso is beyond me (and its yet to be determined whether any rethinking will actually be done).
Aside from the fact that the piece is just senseless gore, there is a metaphor staring at us right in the face with this bust, and it's the way in which people view women as being nothing but a pair of breasts. Why not a man's chest with an exaggerated bulge covered in blood? Whoops sorry, I forgot how sacred the wiener is. To go a bit further, the idea that the torso is seen as bait is parallel to the way in which women are seen as less important than men and thus acceptable to use and abuse in order for their "superior" counterparts to succeed. I'm sure that's not the intent (or at least I hope not), but for the person in charge of this marketing effort to miss such a comparison is beyond me. I'm a freaking immature man child and that was the first thing I thought when I saw it!
If video games weren't being so misrepresented by the media and frankly, gamers themselves, then perhaps this might possibly have been seen as an interesting maneuver. Unfortunately, as I mentioned above, there's a two front war going on right now and this little "art piece" does little but to exacerbate the situation, regardless of apologies. Does it represent all of video games as a whole? No, but rarely do the opponents of the industry look at the big picture and I guarantee no one outside the video game industry will see the apologetic tweet from Deep Silver.
I'm sure people will defend the bloody torso and within that defense concepts like freedom of speech and anti-censorship will pop up. The thing is, I'm not asking for an outside entity to come on scene and take the bloody torso away because that's the responsibility of the publisher, developer and everyone involved with the process of promoting this game. What disturbs me is that the bust isn't fan art created in the basement of a troubled individual and paraded around the internet for shock value, it was part of a marketing campaign that was dreamed up and implemented by a group of professionals who should be somewhat aware of the impact such a move could have. Do they know what's going on in the real world? If they don't, they'll find out here very soon.


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One of the most common post-purchase modifications done in automobiles is window tinting. Although there are several options when it comes to modification plans, none are carried out as often as auto window tinting. Listed below are a few reasons for this:
- Cooling Properties: While the tinting of car windows does render a certain sleek and aesthetic appeal to the vehicle, this is not the primary reason for many car owners opting for window tinting. The primary reason that individuals indulge in this modification is that the interiors of the car are shielded from the heat of the sun especially during the hottest times of the day. As a result of lesser sunlight entering the car because of the tints, the interior remains cool even if the car is parked in the sun.
- Better Mileage: When the interiors of the car are maintained in a cool temperature, less air conditioning is required to cool off especially during summer months. This results in the car running more efficiently as the air conditioner starts to draw on the gas tank of the car after a while.
- Sunglasses for Your Vehicle: One of the biggest of car window tinting film is that the film blocks out excessive UV rays and ensures these rays are kept outside the car. This reduces the strain that the rays can have on the eyes as well as decreases the risk of skin cancer, premature aging, and other dangers of being exposed to too much sunlight.
- Reduced Visible Glare: Tinting film reduces the glare on car windows and makes it safer for the driver and passengers to commute securely through brightly lit areas, rainy conditions, stormy weather, and other weather disturbances.
The advantages to using tinting film are endless. Not only does it add to the style and chic of the car, but also ensures that car owners enjoy a comfortable, cool ride with extra mileage.
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Here I'll show you how to put all the stuff you learnt so far, to create a simple solo on a backing track in G Major, with chords from the G major harmonized scale. This is the progression:
| G | C maj7 | Em | D | Am |
As you can see even if there are 5 chords, it's all in the same key, and I would use phrases from these scales:
G major
G major pentatonic
G minor pentatonic/ blues scale (when you want to add that 'bluesy' sound)
Check out the solo at the end of the video for inspiration in case you are stuck for ideas, in this case I'd say just download the track and experiment.
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Rupert Murdoch was the guest of honour at a small private lunch held at The Garrick club in London in memory of the late Arthur Brittenden.
Murdoch joined a group of about 30 old friends who came together to remember 'Britt'.
The former editor of the Daily Mail and deputy editor of The Sun died in April, aged 90 leaving strict instructions that he did not want a memorial service or even a proper funeral – his cremation was unattended.
"But he didn't say anything about having a lunch in his memory," said one old friend.
Colleagues and friends from the Mail group, News UK and Bell Pottinger who toasted his memory included Kelvin MacKenzie, Charlie Wilson, Charles Garside, Jane Reed, Robin Esser, Brian MacArthur, Trevor Kavanagh, James McManus, Eve Pollard, Sir Nicholas Lloyd and Lord Bell.
Christopher Ward spoke about the man who became his mentor and friend from an early age.
Philippa Kennedy, who organsed the event, read out messages from people who couldn't be there, including Les Hinton, Stuart Kuttner and Celia Haddon.
Several guests got to their feet to share anecdotes about 'Britt', who was described in his Times obituary as "a towering figure in Fleet Steet".
Murdoch said: "Arthur was a tremendously talented Sun executive who I am proud to have called a friend. As part of a brilliant journalistic team he took and kept the Sun at the top of its game. I know I speak for you all when I say I will miss him."
Others who attended included Glenn Goodey, Tom Petrie, John Kay, Bill Newman, Monty Court, Ann Leslie, Bill Lear, Joyce Hopkirk, Keith McDowall, Ian Hepburn, Monty Meth, Colin Dunne, Bill Greaves, John Winnington-Ingram, Tony Rocca, Hilary Bonner and Jack Crossley


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Noosa Triathlon course preview
Unrivalled atmosphere, a brilliant course and pristine surrounds. It is no wonder Noosa Triathlon is the biggest event of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Launched in 1982, Noosa Triathlon has gained momentum over the past 30 years. Yet the sport's rapid popularity rise over the past five years has seen the individual and teams spots become nearly as valuable as the canal-front property athletes cruise past in the swim leg - and it now sells out within hours.
One of the most appealing aspects of Noosa is the variety of competitors. From professionals to those tackling triathlon for the first time, it's a kaleidoscope of characters and colour.
Organised by USM Events, the festival is a well-oiled machine. The 2013 event will be staged on November 3 and is the 31st anniversary.
Triathlon registration can be done on the Friday afternoon or Saturday, with bikes to be racked on the Saturday.
Registration is at the festival village in Noosa Woods at the end of Hastings Street and it's a short walk to transition in Lions Park.
The swim
While not quite as appealing as Noosa Main Beach, the canal system provides a protected course for the 1.5km journey.
Depending on tidal flows it can be a quick swim, and in recent years it has been a no wetsuit affair with the water temperature above 24 degrees.
Starting in front of the transition zone, where competitors assemble in an area where water and Endura is available, swimmers take off for a buoy before turning left and winding their way past some of Noosa most prestigious homes.
After the hard left at the beginning, competitors swim beneath the bridge where spectators have a great vantage point. From there it's a sweeping left hand turn and then a right, before heading straight to the turning buoy for about 300m.
Then it's a virtual straight line back to transition and as the athletes look up they can catch sight of the large crowd and signage assembled to provide some extra incentive to complete the first leg.
When finishing the swim competitors have a short run to the bikes.
The ride
The crowd is packed two or three deep at the start of the bike leg, and spectators line both sides of the course as the triathletes head out of transition.
It's important to get comfortable and take on fluids along Noosa Parade before turning right at the roundabout for Gympie Terrace.
At Noosaville there are a series of large speed humps. They don't require riders to slow down, just be prepared. After getting through Noosaville things begin to get serious and some tight turns around Hilton Terrace at Tewantin also need close attention.
At the 10km mark the tough stuff begins as athletes tackle Gyndier Drive, a climb of about 10% which lasts just under 3km. Used for the annual motorsport Hill Climb, corners feature concrete barriers featuring turns numbers, and when you reach 16 it indicates you are nearing the top.
Last year's event saw Garmin sponsor the climb, and spectators could download an app to keep track of their athletes for each leg's time, and to see how fast they conquered the hill.
From there riders travel down the other side of the hill toward Cooroy for another 8km before reaching the 21km mark and turn marker. The course is undulating and winds in recent years have varied, from side breezes to a head wind on the way back to town.
What goes up must come down, and the return journey has some riders reaching speeds of 80kmh-plus as they head down the hill into Tewantin.
Riders need to take care again when negotiating the sharp roundabouts and corners through Tewantin on the way back to Noosaville, especially if there has been any rain.
Spectators line nearly the whole of Noosa Parade as competitors return to transition and, depending on wave start time, they can see a steady flow of runners on the course.
The run
Stepping off the bike and into the running shoes can be an interesting experience for rookies, but competitors quickly have test the feeling in their calves and head up a foot bridge before getting onto the run course.
Essentially flat with only minor undulations it can be a quick run that many of the elites will complete in just over 30 minutes.
At the beginning of the run leg the course can be tight and it's important to advise slower competitors of the intention to pass.
Once through the main spectator area there is far more real estate along Noosa Parade. Drink stations offer water as well as Endura, and there is also a hose spray to help athletes keep their cool.
The course can be hot as competitors pound the bitumen along the Weyba Road loop. The turn is just short of the Leslie Rd roundabout, and it's just after that point the runners reach the halfway mark.
Heading back along the footpath can provide some much-needed shade.
Yet it's not until runners reach the grass in the turn off Noosa Parade to Dolphin Crescent that it feels like the end is nigh.
Passing one beautiful home after the next, it's almost like a figure eight loop to Wyuna Drive where there is the odd resident providing a water spray before reaching the final water stop at 8km.
When rejoining Noosa Parade runners can feel the carnival atmosphere build. At the 9km mark the spectators line the route in a constant stream and the regularly encouragement and high-fives from children provide great incentive over what can be a challenging final kilometre.
Once the blue carpet is in sight it's a signal that the job is done and a chance to soak up the support from an enthusiastic crowd.
Before handing over the timing chip competitors can cool down in a makeshift shower, and then head for the recovery area for fruit, water and Endura.


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Neuse River Interim Pump Station Expansion
CCI was awarded the contract from the City of Raleigh to handle several upgrades to one of the largest sewer pump stations in its system. The bulk of the new 24" piping, electrical and SCADA improvements were associated with the addition of a 4th 150 HP dry pit vertical solids handling pump to the existing triplex station. In order to complete this work, we were responsible for installing a permanent bypass assembly on the 36" discharge force main and completely bypassing the station which was designed to handle flows up to 21 MGD. In addition to the pump-related work, HVAC modifications, roof repairs, door replacement, structural repairs to the aluminum stairwell and cleaning of the wet well were also included. Key subcontractors on this project were Bitting Electric and Shumate Mechanical.


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The demolition of the former Granite Run has been completed and BET Investments is beginning construction on a new state-of-the-art Mixed-use Development consisting of ±830,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, and entertainment and ±400 residential apartment units. BET Investments is pleased to be breathing new life into an incredible community and will continue to update our website with the progress of this exciting project.
Former Granite Run Mall Site Demolition Completed
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Arunimaa Shanker Deb
"The joy of life is not to do what u like,but to like what you do."
Straight forward,headstrong,independent women who gets emotional when it comes to her family,friends and dogs.A dreamer,loves nature and passionate about art and music.
After Completing degree in arts & 3D animation had a chance to work for my dream company UtvToons and Trine Animations as a 3D character modeler. Later on had an opportunity to work with IDSPL, one of the leading companies, where they are acclaimed for their audio guides and Sound and light show all over India.
Then in 2012 life took a wired turn, lost my dad ,then with a yr lost my younger brother then 2014 my pet. Family of five members is now left with two .
My brother and his friends were planning to start a webstore and i was helping them with the designing.But after this episode his friends didn't have that courage or strength to start that project again without him.
After lots of brain storming and discussions i planed to step-in what he planned for.Then suddenly one day i left my amazing job and planned to open a webstore.i have used initials of my brother's name (aaditya) and termed the company as aadiityadi.
Entrepreneurship is new to me,i am learning everyday.Best is i am not scared i am enjoying it.


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|90's vs. 2000's All-Stars: Epic Battle
|Midway Games
|PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows/Steam, Pacifico, Zeta Nebula, V²
|Fighting, crossover
|Release Date(s)
|Januray 30th, 2016
|Single player, multiplayer, online
|Age Rating(s)
|Media Included
|DVD, CD, Blu-Ray, Download
|Available Input
|Keyboard, Mouse
The gameplay as a similar to Marvel vs. Capcom series, 90's vs. 2000's All-Stars: Epic Battle is a 2D fighting game in which players control various characters to engage in one-on-one combat, attempting to knock out the opponent by depleting their health. It is features dual-character selection and tag team battles. Instead of the typical best-of-three round format, matches consist of a single round. Players select two characters at the beginning of a match, each sporting their own life gauge. Players control one character at a time, while the other awaits off-screen. The starting character can tag in the off-screen character at any time during the fight. The dormant character will also slowly recover a portion of their vitality while the current character is fighting. If one character loses all of their vitality, then the tag partner will automatically come into play. The match continues until both characters on either team are defeated. If the timer runs out before either team is knocked out, then the player with the most remaining health is declared the winner.
The game such as the "Super Jump", the ability to jump higher than normal, and "Aerial Rave", the ability to perform combos on the opponent while in the air. 90's vs. 2000's All-Stars: Epic Battle also includes a meter system similar to the two aforementioned games called the "Hyper Combo Gauge". As characters perform moves and receive damage, the players' Hyper Combo Gauges will gradually fill. Players can expend their meter to perform various special techniques, such as the "Hyper Combo", which unleashes high amounts of damage; "Variable Combination", where both characters use their Hyper Combos simultaneously; and "Variable Counter", which transforms a defensive block into an offensive counterattack by tagging in the off-screen character.
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6 Reasons Sanders Actually Won the Debate Despite What Pundits Claim
Read this full story at U.S. Uncut: http://usuncut.com/politics/6-reasons-bernie-sanders-actually-owned-the-...
By C. Robert Gibson | October 14, 2015
Bernie Sanders crushed the debates by every measurable indicator except one: pundits' opinion.
1. Facebook
According to US News and World Report, Bernie Sanders was the most talked-about candidate on Facebook, with Clinton in a distant second. A US News liveblog poll, conducted on Facebook, asked viewers to select the candidate they think won the debate. Sanders was the overwhelming favorite, with 82 percent of the vote.
2. Twitter
Bernie Sanders was mentioned 407,000 times on Twitter — more than any candidate combined. He also picked up an astonishing 42,730 new followers during and after the debate, compared to Hillary Clinton's 25,475 new followers. In an analysis of tweets, 69 percent of those mentioning Bernie Sanders were positive. Only 56 percent of tweets mentioning Hillary Clinton were positive. When comparing the frequency of mentions, Bernie Sanders' name or handle was mentioned 12,000 times per minute, while Clinton's name or handle was mentioned 8,300 times per minute.
3. Fundraising
In Bernie Sanders' closing statement, the Vermont senator mentioned how he recently set fundraising records by raising $26 million in the last quarter with over 650,000 contributors giving an average donation of $30. Sanders even threw in a last-minute fundraising ask, and it worked: the candidate gained a whopping $1.4 million in new contributions after the debate.
4. Focus Groups
When the mainstream media polled focus groups to ask who won the debate, group participants overwhelmingly chose Bernie Sanders. CNN selected a group of undecided voters in Nevada; conservative messaging guru Frank Lutz picked a focus group of Democratic voters in Florida; Fusion picked out a focus group of millennial voters from Miami. And in each instance, focus groups thought Bernie Sanders won the debate. Luntz' participants described Sanders as "strong," "smart," and "for the people," with nearly all participants picking him as their favorite. Fusion's focus group picked Sanders 8-3.
5. Online Polling
Out of every mainstream media organization conducting an online poll asking participants who won, Bernie Sanders destroyed the competition. It wasn't even close. Even Fox News and Drudge participants said Sanders won by a huge margin.
6. Google Searches
Bernie Sanders was by far the most-googled candidate of the night, surpassing all of his competitors before the debate, during the debate, and afterward. No other candidate came close.
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The electric motor, compact and lightweight, always provide the right power in any road condition, urban and gravel.
Seven Days Metro is also available in the "EASY" version for simply get in and off from the bike, without sacrificing all the features of the Metro.


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text: I found this 2000 follow-up to Waiting for Guffman funnier than its predecessor, in part because the characters are regarded with more affection and less snobbery, even if most are still yokels. The putative plot turns on the 125th annual Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show in Philadelphia, where the various comic grotesques converge. Christopher Guest, who directed from a script he wrote with costar Eugene Levy, expertly plays one of the less funny characters, a southern fishing and hunting expert with a hound; Levy is funnier as a yahoo suburbanite salesman accompanied by his once promiscuous wife (Catherine O'Hara). Funniest of all is Fred Willard, as an inane TV commentator who speaks exclusively in non sequiturs. Parker Posey and Michael Hitchcock play a hysterical young couple who treat their pet like a neurotic child, and even more overdone are the gay and lesbian contestants. PG-13, 90 min. (JR)


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Happy Gilmore: You like THAT old man? You want a piece of ME?
Bob Barker: I don't want a PIECE of you, I want the whole THING!
Shooter: Don't turn your back on me. Let's get one thing straight, this is Shooter's tour. I've worked hard my whole life, paid my dues, and now it's Shooter's turn. And Shooter's not about to let his reign at the top be spoiled by some freak, sideshow, clown.
Happy: Did you just call me a freak? I was on this tour for one reason: money. But, now I got a new reason: kickin' your ass!
Shooter: Well, I'd like to see you try.
Happy: Let's do it then!
(bottle breaks)
Shooter: My G-. I meant on a golf course.
Virginia: Hey! Hey, what is going on here, huh?
Happy: Oh, I was just, um… lookin' for the other half of this bottle. An' uh, oh there's some of it right, there's some right there, too.
Virginia: Why don't you just put it down.
Happy: Yeah, I know.
Shooter: You better stay away, or you're gonna pay. Listen to what I say.
Happy: Why don't we go down to the bay, we could eat some hay, make things out of clay, what do you say? I just may!
Happy: So you wanna go grab something to eat?
Virginia: Sorry, I don't date golfers.
Happy: Well, that's good cause I'm a hockey player.
Happy: Golfing requires goofy pants and a fat ass. You should talk to my neighbor, the accountant – huge ass.
Happy: If I saw myself in clothes like that…I'd have to kick my own ass.
Chubs: I was supposed to be on that tour.
Happy: Well, what happened?
Chubs: They wouldn't let me play!
Happy: Aw, I'm sorry man…cause you're black?
Chubs: Hell no. Damn alligator bit my hand off.
Grandma: Could I trouble you for a glass of warm milk? It helps me get to sleep.
Nursing Home Attendant: You could trouble me for a warm glass of shut the hell up!
Happy: Step up, ladies and gentlemen, come see if you can out drive the golf ball…uhh…whacker guy.
Gary Potter: You gotta rise above it, you gotta harvest the good energy and block out the bad. Harvest energy, block bad. Feel the flow, feel it, it's circular. Its like a carousel. You pay the quarter, you get on the horse, and you go up and down and around…in a circular circle with the music, the flow, all good things.
Happy: Yeah, yeah. Well, nice to meet you, but I gotta go golf…psycho.
Virginia: Do you always carry a puck around?
Happy: …Yes.
Happy: Are you too good for your home? Answer me!
Happy: You're gonna die clown!
Happy Gilmore: During high school, I played junior hockey and still hold two league records: most time spent in the penalty box; and I was the only guy to ever take off his skate and try to stab somebody.
Happy: Where you goin with those clubs, punk?
Virginia: I thought we were just going to be friends.
Happy Gilmore: What? Friends listen to Endless Love in the dark.


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The Brown Pony is a mobile English tack store traveling to horse events and farms in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
We specialize in English tack and attire, with a blend of price points to complement any budget, from pony clubber to pro.
We enjoy what we do, the places we go and the people we meet along the way. We strive to bring our customers great value for their shopping dollar.
The Brown Pony Online is an extension of our store, offering a few of our favorite things and some special purchase deals to our customers. Not all of our mobile store merchandise is offered on-line.


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Sacramento's McKinley Park is a step closer to having an underground, concrete sewage tank the size of a football field.
The tank would catch stormwater runoff that the city's sewer and drainage system can't handle. Brett Grant, a senior engineer for the city, says the current, old sewer system sometimes sends sewer water into the streets.
"It's an old system. It was the initial sewer system that Sacramento had," he said.
Grant explained that the old system "combines both the rainwater runoff with sewer flow from the buildings," and that, "when we get bigger storms, it causes the pipes to fill up rapidly."
Some people who live near the park are opposed the project, arguing that the dust and noise from construction would be a nuisance. They also complain of the impact it would have on use of the park and possibly the trees.
Grant says ratepayers would pick up the estimated $30 million cost of the new tank.
Diane Edwards lives in the area and spoke at city council on Tuesday night in opposition. She proposed two systems: One for sewage, one for stormwater.
"Sacramento needs updated split-sewer systems throughout the city. The building of the vault is a huge disruption and not really necessary. It's a patch," Edwards said.
The city says splitting the system would be more expensive, $2 billion, and would take up to 25 years to complete.
Richard VanGuren, who also lives near the park, was in the minority when he said the project should go forward as planned to keep sewage out of the streets.
"It's a liveable cost to ameliorate what is now a health risk in East Sacramento," he said.
Council voted to approve the environmental impact report for the project by a 5-0 vote.
Grant says the McKinley Park has been prone to flooding in years past. A city staff report says that, after several flood incidents, the Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a cease and desist order in June 1990 to stop allowing untreated water from flowing into the streets or into the Sacramento River.
The new tank would measure 300-by-240 feet, and would be 20-feet deep.
There are other similar tanks in place under a UC Davis Medical Center parking lot, an Oak Park soccer field and at 42nd and R streets, which total about 8 million gallons in storage.
The project includes the cost of returning the baseball field to its previous condition, as well as repairs to bathrooms, jogging trails, shade structures, park benches and barbecues. Grant says a few small trees might be removed to allow access to equipment.
The plan is expected to go before the city council for a vote in a month.
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Burton Constable Hall, Hull, East Yorkshire
Burton Constable Foundation
A striking Elizabethan mansion, Burton Constable was built by Sir John Constable in the late 16th century to replace an earlier manor house on the site.
The historic collections accumulated by successive generations of the family, are displayed in more than 30 rooms, and include fine furniture, paintings and sculpture as well as sporting guns, a library of over 5,000 books and William Constable's famous 'Cabinet of Curiosities'.
Burton Constable, Skirlaugh, East Yorkshire, HU11 4LN
10 miles north east of Hull and 15 miles east of Beverley
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Fisher Middle School Digital Learning Initiative
Our schools strive to provide students with daily access to technology. Daily access to technology supports anywhere, anytime learning and strengthens our focus on college and career readiness. Classrooms will look different in coming years.
The Fisher Digital Learning Initiative is a parent-funded initiative. It was launched in the fall of 2016 when Fisher Middle School students began using Chromebooks for learning at school and at home. Any purchase by a parent is entirely voluntary, and not required. We have made plans for assisting families for which the purchase of this educational tool may pose a hardship.
Student computers are a powerful tool that directly contribute to student achievement and digital literacy. This website is meant to be a resource for both parents and students and details how this initiative is helping students succeed academically as they prepare for high school, college and beyond.


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College kids call it a "party foul" when you spill a drink on yourself or anyone else. Australian beer brand Hahn may just have a solution for the problem, though.
Okay, they actually don't. But they may have the next best thing: a genuinely funny ad dedicated to this particular annoyance.
The commercial begins with a title card presenting Hahn Academy's Beer Predicament #3. You see, this ad is only the latest in an ongoing series created by Australian agency Publicis Mojo, which is focused on the theme of Pioneering Beering. The next title card shows a question: "Dear Hahn, I am often jostled in busy bars, spilling my beer everywhere. Can you help?"
Apparently, Hahn's scientists have an entire laboratory called the Hahn Academy devoted to solving such problems, and they have their best people on the case. Visitors to the Hahn Academy site can submit their own beer predicaments to be solved by the brewer's team, or watch videos of other drinking issues being addressed. Watch an experiment in Non-stick Beer Mat creation below.
See an earlier example of Publicis Mojo's work for Hahn below.


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NEW YORK (Forex News Now) – Switzerland's statistics bureau is due on Tuesday to release a key report on the country's trade balance in July, in one of the day's major realtime forex news events.
The Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the bureau, is expected to say that Switzerland's trade surplus shrank to CHF 1.97 billion in August, according to two currency market trading news outlets.
The bureau is scheduled to publish the data at 6:15 A.M. GMT; as such, the report is likely to dominate European early online FX trading.
According to indicator analysis, if the surplus shrinks less than forecast, or even widens, the report could push USD/CHF toward support around the low of Sept. 14, 0.9932.
But should the data show a greater-than-expected decline, or a swing to deficit, the currency pair could be could be lifted toward resistance around Friday's high, 1.0183.


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Monday, June 28, 2010
Argentine Tango Dancer, Decision Portrait Series
(Above: Argentine Tango Dancer, Decision Portrait Series. Stitched words: I took up TANGO at age 60. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. 25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" framed. Click on image to enlarge.)
It didn't surprise me at all when my friend Melissa Bush, a professional family and marriage counselor, took up Argentine Tango dancing four years ago. Melissa knows exactly how to enjoy life, indulge herself while balancing a career, and dabbles in all sorts of artistic pursuits. Melissa and I have collaborated. I turned several of her poems into visual arts expressions. She frequently attends art openings, makes art purchases, and supports local non-profits.
Several weeks ago Melissa was in my studio. I was showing my Decision Portraits to another couple when Melissa said, "You should stitch me.....for deciding to be a tango dancer!" Of course I agreed, enthusiastically! There was a "milonga" the next night at Vista Ballroom. (From Wikipedia.... Milonga is a term for a place or an event where tango is danced.) Melissa stopped by my studio.....dressed "to kill"...before attending the milonga. We had a blast snapping sexy photos while talking about her decision.
Melissa took up Argentine Tango dancing BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO DANCE! For her, it was a very, very simple decision. But, she knows there are a lot of people in this world who would allow their age to interfere with such a choice. She hopes that people seeing her portrait might reflect on their own decisions, excuses, and "artistic blocks" that prevent happiness and fulfillment. My "photo session" with Melissa was very brief.....after all, she had on her dancing shoes and the counterclockwise motion to counterpoint 2x4 music beckoned. Hopefully, others will follow their denied, hidden passions!
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"We found that the more glacier there is in the watershed, the more carbon is bioavailable. And the higher the percentage of glacier coverage, the older the organic material is - up to 4,000 years old," said Scott."Organic matter," huh? 4,000 years old, you say?
Hood and Scott hypothesize that forests that lived along the Gulf of Alaska between 2,500 to 7,000 years ago were covered by glaciers, and this organic matter is now coming out.
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Garry Morgan
Garry Morgan, University Programs Associate, received a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy at the State University of New York: University at Buffalo, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and African American Studies at the State University of New York: College at Cortland. Garry joins us from North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC where he was a Community Director.
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, he lives in Elon, NC with his wife, Dawn. In his spare time he likes to travel, spend time with his famil,y and experimentally cook. Garry also has great passion for leadership and motivation as he enjoys presenting to students and listening to motivational speakers like Eric Thomas.
We welcome Garry to OIED!
Chancellor's First Year Student Leadership Program is now accepting applications!
As participants in the CFYSLP, students will have the opportunity to engage in discussion and actions
learning about gender-based leadership and develop skills as a student leader. As a program,
we hope to (a) identify and nurture a cohort of emerging leaders; (b) improve participants' self-
efficacy, self-knowledge, and leadership abilities through information sharing and relationship
building; (c) equip and maximize both individual and group leadership competencies through
service-based learning opportunities on campus and in the Raleigh and greater community!
Who is it for?
The CFYSLP is geared towards (but not limited or exclusive to):
1. Historically under-represented groups
2. First-generation college students
3. Students who may not otherwise self-identify as leaders!
Components and leadership modules:
Topics in weekly meetings will include gender based leadership issues. These topics include (a) The
Hillary Clinton effect; (b) negotiation 101; (c) strength based leadership and other leadership theories;
(d) networking; (e) work, life, balance, and many more!
1. A two semester commitment for a full year of spring-fall
2. A commitment to Sunday January 27, Sunday February 17, Sunday April 14 from 5-7 to meet
with the Chancellor and Mrs. Woodson
3. A commitment to meeting weekly each semester on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00PM
4. A commitment to fulfilling the volunteer/service learning component
Application process:
If students are interested, they are to email Dr. Heidi Grappendorf, program director,
with a contact reference and/or nomination from a faculty or advisor by Wednesday November 7 at 5:00PM. Faculty/advisors must agree in advance to be a contact reference OR write a letter of recommendation. Additionally, students must include a ONE page typed response to
answering (a) what leadership means to them; and (b) how they feel they could benefit from the program.
If selected, students will be asked to come to a brief interview.
Information session for students:
Thursday November 1, 6:30, Harrelson Hall 330.
The award for distinguished achievement in the profession recognizes and honors individuals whose work has attained preeminence in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender services and programs in higher education. This work includes areas related to practice and policy, research and theory, as well as programs and service. The work exemplifies the profession, and is represented by a broad scope of activities and accomplishments.
The nominator should submit the following materials in support of this nomination: a cover sheet/email indicating the below basic information; a copy of the Nominee's Curricula Vitae and/or resume; a nomination letter, written by the nominator (no longer than 2 single-spaced pages); no more than two letters of support (no longer than 2 single-spaced pages); nominator information: preferred fname/lname, contact email, contact phone,
institution and role/title; nominee information: preferred fname/lname, contact email, contact phone, institution and role/title.
Completed applications should be emailed to support@lgbtcampus. org by Friday, November 16, 2012. Award notifications will occur on or around December 1.
The brainchild of Dr. Frances Graham, former director of the Women's Center, the Chocolate
Festival will be held for the ninth time on November 9, 2012 in the Talley Student Center. The first
Chocolate Festival was held in October 2003 in the Sankofa Room of the African American Cultural
Center. There were approximately 250 people who attended the first event and it was an instant hit – but
then again, most people enjoy a program where they can eat chocolate!
As wonderful as spending a couple hours tasting chocolate sounds, the Chocolate Festival is about much more than eating chocolate. It's also about breast cancer. Proceeds from the event are divided among several breast cancer organizations with a small percentage returning to the Women's Center to help fund future events. Coach Kay Yow was a wonderful supporter of the Chocolate Festival. She attended whenever she was able and always contributed merchandise to the event for the silent auction. She was a wonderful role model for young people on campus and the Women's Center is
fortunate to have a way to honor her. For the past several years, the majority of the proceeds from the
Chocolate Festival have been contributed to the WBCA/Kay Yow Cancer Fund ®. A donation is also
made to some local organizations that directly help women with obtaining treatment such as the Pretty In
Pink Foundation.
The Chocolate Festival was chosen by students as one of the 54 things to do at NC State and continues to be very popular, getting bigger every year with over 1000 people attending last year and at least that many expected this year. Each year we attempt to add something new – more activities, additional ways to honor breast cancer survivors, etc. With next year being the 10th year of the Festival, we are planning an even bigger, more exciting event.
The Chocolate Festival is part of Parents' and Families' Weekend. See the Chocolate Festival website for more information. Be sure to buy your tickets now as they are selling out fast! We still need volunteers and donations to the silent auction. Please see the website for more information about how YOU can get involved.
The North Carolina Diversity and Partners (NC DIP) invite you to register for the Fall Conference, "Diversity in Higher Educations: Strategy, Structure, and Change" on November 29, 2012. This conference will be hosted by NC State's own Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity at McKimmon Center.
The keynote speaker will be Dr. Damon A. Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate, University of Wisconsin-Madison. The morning will also include concurrent sessions on Title IX, campus diversity planning, and Fisher v. University of Texas.
In the afternoon, there will be a panel discussion, "The Role of Senior Leaders in Promoting Diversity and Inclusive Practices in Fiscally Challenged Academic Environments" as well as additional concurrent sessions on GLBT issues, diversity education and cultural competency, and veterans' issues.
To learn more and register, please see the NC DIP website.
Join Dr. Christine Grant of NC State University's College of Engineering and Dr. David Leonard, from Washington State University's Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies, in a live webinar presentation and dialogue on building cross-racial alliances and advancing women of color (WOC) faculty members on November 1, 2012 from 3:30PM - 4:30PM.
Webinar topics to be addressed are:
The webinar will be moderated by Dr. Ming Trammel, NC State University and Dr. Gretal Leibnitz , Washington State University.
To learn more about this webinar, please visit WEPAN: Women in Engineering ProActive Network.
For diversity-related announcements, events, opportunities, and articles from NC State and beyond, please see the new OIED Announcements website. Also included are OIED links and resources.
We hope you enjoy this resource! Please bookmark it in your browser.
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One of my family's favorite Christmas traditions is Christmastime Devotions. This is something the entire family looks forward to as we focus on the true meaning of this busy season. Every night after dinner our family gathers in the living room and reads together from the Advent Book. This beautiful book features 25 pages of intricately-painted doors and breaks up the Christmas story from Luke chapter 1 across 25 pages.
We start with the first door on December 1st, and then each night we take turns opening a new door. Sometimes we pick who gets to read the first door by age, sometimes by birthdays, sometimes by random choice. Every night ends up being a time of sweet fellowship and devotion. As soon as our youngest child at the time learns to talk, the first page is "their day", and they read (or say from memory) "His name shall be called Immanuel, which means God with us." The wonder continues as we open a new door each day until Christmas. Everyday we read each of the previous days' doors and then open the new door for that day with awe and surprise. The repetition helps our children learn the Christmas story and store it in their hearts. We also worship with Christmas carols and read about Christmas traditions and their roots in our Savior and the celebration of His birth.
This Fall when our daughter turned 16, we did a special rite of passage for her birthday celebration. It is called "A Library for a Lifetime" (I got this idea from the book Raising a Modern-Day Princess). This called for everyone who gave her a birthday gift to give a book that they would never want to live without. As I prayed about what book had been special to our family over the years and that I would want to be a keepsake for her family someday in the future, I decided to bless her with the Advent Book. We have used this special book for our Christmas family devotions since she was a baby. This is not an easy book to find, and is often out of print. I was lucky that I had tucked one away to give to someone special years before.
This year we have found the Advent Book and are excited to announce the publisher has let us purchase a few to place on our website. Quantities are limited. We are blessed at Generations of Virtue to pass on one of our favorite family Christmas traditions so that you can spend time this Christmas season connecting with your family in a meaningful way.
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Photograph Policy
We are always looking for great smiles to appear on all sorts of North Berwyn Park District publications. Participation in district events and programs implies consent for the district to use photos for promotional purposes. If you do not want a picture taken, please tell the photographer. If the picture was already taken, please call the park district office at (708) 749-4900, and let us know it should not be used.
Residential Courtesy — Respect The Residents
The residential and business neighbors who surround the community center, facilities and parks are very supportive and patient with the activities of the park district. Please acknowledge this tolerance by respecting their privacy and property. Also, dispose of trash in appropriate containers, not on the street. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please be aware of the following general park use guidelines.
• All areas close at dusk.
• No glass or metal containers allowed.
• No alcoholic beverages.
• No pets or animals of any kind allowed on Park District property.
• Exception: Pets are allowed on a leash at the Berwyn Gardens.Owners are responsible for cleaning up after their pets.
• Rollerblades and skateboards are prohibited in the Berwyn Gardens Gazebo and Pyrce Park.
• Playground equipment is designed for youth under eleven years of age.
• Parents are responsible for the supervision and conduct of their children at all times.
• Inspect play areas before starting play.
• No loitering.
• Play at your own risk. You are responsible for determining if you or your child are physically fit and properly skilled for any activity.Please respect all North Berwyn Park District property and immediately report any hazards, unsafe conditions or suspicious acts to the North Berwyn Park District at (708) 749-4900.
Persons violating rules will be prohibited from using facilities and may be subject to fine and/or arrest.
Participation Guidelines
Our goal at the North Berwyn Park District is to provide a positive leisure experience for all participants. To ensure this, certain rules and procedures are required to provide a safe and enjoyable environment for participation.
1. Respect must be given to staff, fellow participants, facilities, and equipment at all times.
2. Aggressive behavior, which endangers the safety of fellow participants, will not be tolerated.
3. Inappropriate behavior, which is deemed to be offensive, will not be tolerated.
4. Smoking is prohibited in all park district and school district facilities, as well as 15 feet from any entrance.
5. Consumption of alcohol is prohibited in all park district facilities and parks.
Park District officials and staff reserve the right to dismiss persons from a program or facility that are not in compliance with set rules and regulations.
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The North Berwyn Park District will pursue prosecution to the fullest extent of the law against all persons who vandalize or commit other acts of criminal damage to North Berwyn Park District property, and require restitution for the amount of damage and for any reward paid pursuant to this policy.
Persons who provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of such offenders, or to full restitution by the offender, may receive a reward of up to $100, based on the amount of damage. Persons eligible for a reward are expected to cooperate with all law enforcement authorities responsible for the arrest and prosecution of an alleged offender. A review committee made up of park district personnel will decide rewards.
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Fast & Festive Meals
For The Jewish Holidays
Complete Menus, Rituals, and Party-Planning
Ideas for Every Holiday of the Year
By Marlene Sorosky
"This good-natured volume from a veteran cookbook writer delivers just what its title promises: traditional Jewish dishes prepared for special occasions but created with a minimum of fuss."...Publishers Weekly
If you think that the only way to prepare for the holidays and still be able to smile at your family and guests is to order in take-out, let Marlene Sorosky change your mind with her wonderful book Fast & Festive Meals for the Jewish Holidays. Hers is a revolutionary collection of time-saving, delectable recipes for thirteen Jewish celebrations from Rosh Hashanah to Israel Independence Day. What!? Revolutionary? Yes, Sorosky has overthrown the traditional, heavy, tedious recipes of our past. In their place is great-tasting, easy-to-prepare Jewish holiday fare, like Bread Machine Challah and Crisp Potato Kugel.
For Hanukkah serve Brisket with Burgundy-Orange Sauce, it takes only ten minutes of preparation before you slip. it into the oven. Delight your mother-in-law with three different kinds of latkes. Traditional Potato Pancakes include a vitamin C tablet to keep the potatoes from turning brown. Sweet Potato Latkes are infused with ginger for a fresh twist, and Marlene assures you that "Once you taste them, you may begin a sweet new tradition." The Giant Potato-Carrot Pancake takes a lot less work than making many smaller latkes. It's finished in the oven and served in wedges.
The subtitle, "Complete Menus, Rituals, and Party-Planning Ideas for Every Holiday of the Year," tells you this is not your usual Jewish holiday cookbook. Heading up each chapter are the prayers said at the holiday table and explanations of Jewish laws and customs, plus the origins of many food traditions. Marlene answers many common questions about Jewish holidays. Do you know why challah dough is mixed with raisins and baked in a round for the New Year (Rosh Hashanah). Why eggs are eaten at Passover? Why dairy is eaten on Shavuot? Why fish is eaten as a typical first course?
Detailed game plans for holiday meals are Marlene's specialty, so included Fast & Festive Meals For The Jewish Holidays is a timetable for preparation and shopping, including what can be done ahead of time, what can be frozen, and when to defrost it. She suggests invitations, table settings, and meaningful but fun activities for children. For a Havdalah party (the ritual that ends Shabbat), children have a great time making spice boxes, which are passed around the table to be sniffed; the sweet smell is to help people get over their disappointment that the Sabbath has ended.
Sorosky's Fast & Festive Meals For The Jewish Holidays is a must-have for anyone who is looking to be converted from holiday-meal take-out, or who craves delicious menu ideas that fit into an active lifestyle. This book will quickly take its place as the Jewish holiday entertaining book and give the gift of time to spare.
Fast & Festive Meals For The Jewish Holidays
By Marlene Sorosky
William Morrow & Company
Publication date: September 1997
Hardback, $27.00
Information provided by the publisher.
Fast & Festive Meals For The Jewish Holidays
- Baked Asparagus with Toasted Walnuts
- Crisp Potato Kugel
- Prime Rib Roast
- Strawberry, Raspberry, and Rhubarb Crisp
- Tournedos of Salmon
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What is Super Low Fat Food?
There are many different types of super low fat foods available both as commercial products or natural products. Low-fat and fat-free dressings, condiments, and dairy products are readily available at most grocery stores. Additionally, fruits and vegetables tend to be extremely low in fat. While many types of meats have high fat contents, meats such as chicken breast, pork tenderloin, and canned seafood may be an integral part of a super low fat diet. Such a low fat diet, while beneficial for weight loss and heart health, may not necessarily be low in calories, sugar, or sodium.
Most commercial products have fat contents listed on the nutritional facts labels. A super low fat food may even have this information listed on the front label, used to the manufacturer's marketing advantage. This is often the case regarding low-fat or fat-free dressings, condiments, yogurts, cheeses, and spreads.
Dairy is not generally considered a super low fat food. Some dairy products, however, are low in fat or completely fat free. Nonfat ice creams and yogurts are available on the market. Additionally, nonfat milk is recommended over reduced fat milk when practicing a low fat diet.
Certain types of meat may be listed in the super low fat food category. In general, red meats tend to be high in fat, although often the fat content is listed on the labels of steaks and ground meats. A ground beef package labeled as "95/5," which refers to the percentage of lean meat to fat, is actually very low in fat.
Usually, skinned chicken breast is the staple meat for people seeking to eat a diet rich in super low fat food. Pork tenderloin, however, has been found to be equally low in fat, though other pork products are often quite high in fat. Canned seafood products, such as tuna, crab, or sardines, may also be very low in fat. Such products will most likely be packed in water or some sort of acidic liquid. The canned seafood products packed in oil, while often considered more flavorful, are likely to be higher in fat.
Fruits and vegetables are often super low fat foods, often even fat free. Some vegetables, such as avocados, are high in polyunsaturated fats, which are considered health, but they are fats nonetheless. Canned fruits and vegetables are often equally low in fat when compared to fresh ones, as are pickles. Some canned fruits and vegetables may be packed in oil, which adds a bit to the fat content. This is often the case with jarred vegetables, such as artichokes, roasted red peppers, and marinaded mushrooms.
There is a difference between super low fat food and low calorie food. Often, foods higher in fat are higher in calories, but this is not always the case. Some commercial low fat products may have a high sugar content, which adds extra calories. Condiments such as salsa, ketchup, mustard, light margarine, and jams may also be low in fat or fat free, yet may contain high levels of sodium or sugar.


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Wednesday, December 07, 2016
First Wednesday Book Review Club: MISS JANE, Brad Watson
MISS JANE is the gorgeously written but often painful story of a girl born with defective genitals at a time when such a thing could not be surgically corrected. Because of Jane's incontinence, she is kept at home and deprived of an education, friends, the world at large. Her doctor becomes one of her few friends and his enjoyment of her intelligence and her, of his, allows her some sense of the community. As she matures she takes some stabs at friendship and romance but retreats as she understands the issues. Jane grows up in a rural community and Watson is especially adept at describing the sights, sounds and ambience of such a place. Although she is somewhat able to overcome her situation, Watson never makes her into a larger than life character. She is human and you feel her pain.
Apparently the book is based on the life of his great aunt.
The elegance of the writing and the vivid characters make this an excellent read.
For more reviews, consult the wonderful Barrie Summy right here.
Posted by pattinase (abbott) at 6:51 AM
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Those intensely personal stories can really be powerful, Patti. Glad you enjoyed this.
- Sarah Laurence said...
That sounds like a moving and original story, especially since it was based on a family history.
- Barrie said...
This book sounds really interesting. I just googled it and saw it was long-listed for the National Book Award. Whew. I'd also like to read this author's book of short stories (Last Days of the Dog-Men) and may start with it. It's been a while since I've read a bk of short stories, and that'll often fit the bill over the busy holidays. Thanks for reviewing!
- Jenn Jilks said...
What a difficult book it must have been to write. He does honour his aunt. Good job.
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May Gardening Tips
What a spring it has been so far! Some glorious gardening weather and then a cold snap towards the end of April to prove to us that we are in Britain after all. The wise will have been protecting tender plants with fleece or cloches against the night time chill. But we are approaching 10 May which is the magic date, in our area, where the last danger of frost should be over.
Then a sense of liberty can take over and we can launch into planting summer baskets and containers with a cornucopia of colourful bedding plants – soft and pastel or vibrant and wild- just as you wish.
Of course some shrubs have flowered already. So now is the time to prune early flowering shrubs such as Kerria japonica and Forsythia and Ribes.
In the vegetable patch we are free to sow Marrows and Courgettes, Runner Beans and Sweet Corn and plant tender vegetables such as Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Aubergines, Peppers and Melons in grow bags. Take cuttings of Sage, Thyme and Rosemary. Turning to fruit place straw around Strawberry plants, de-shoot Peaches and Nectarines and feed Figs and mulch.
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