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Wealth gives the facade of power and control, but often does not deliver. It can be lost instantly through uncontrollable factors and those who seek it obsessively never find the happiness they think it promises.
We often want more than we have and then lose sleep over the fear of losing it. Ultimately, you leave it behind when it's time to depart this earthly world. Regardless of how much you earn, if you try to create happiness through the accumulation of wealth, you will never have enough.
Money is not wrong and in reality, a necessity in our society. However, loving money too much leads to all sorts of problems including the attraction of freeloaders and thieves. Whatever financial situation you are in, don't depend on money to make you happy. Instead, learn how to use what you have wisely and constructively.


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Paid search spend on Product Listing Ads rises 98% delivering 200% more clicks
London (April 20, 2016) – Spend on social advertising jumped 86% year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2016, boosted by a 122% rise in mobile ad spend, according to the latest quarterly global data from Kenshoo (www.Kenshoo.com), the global leader in agile marketing. Growing spend on Instagram ads and Facebook Dynamic Product Ads helped drive total social spend in the first quarter higher than in Q4 2015, going against the normal seasonal ad buying pattern.
In paid search advertising, much of the 13% YoY growth in spend during the quarter came from marketers investing 77% more on smartphone ads. They also spent 98% more on Product Listing Ads (PLAs) than in Q1 2015, generating three times more clicks than a year ago.
Overall, the data shows that mobile and product-focused advertising were central to driving Q1 growth in both paid search and social, with phones and tablets generating the majority of clicks through both channels.
The findings of the study are presented in a new infographic, Kenshoo Digital Marketing Snapshot: Q1 2016, highlighting key quarterly global metrics and benchmarks for social advertising and paid search based on five quarters of performance, analysing more than 500 billion impressions, 10 billion clicks and $5.5 billion (USD) in advertiser spend through the Kenshoo Infinity Suite.
Rob Coyne, Kenshoo's Managing Director for EMEA, said: "There's a real opportunity for advertisers to drive significant performance gains in both paid search and social advertising through harnessing new ad types such as Instagram. Marketers are showing an increasing appetite for more direct response product-focused advertising, with PLAs and Dynamic Product Ads now a key part of a strong digital marketing strategy, along with app promotion."
Clicks from paid social ads in the first quarter increased by 54% compared to a year ago, with clicks from mobile (phones + tablets) jumping 92%. Mobile ads now account for 71% of all social clicks, 63% of spend and 46% of impressions.
Mobile App Install ads are becoming increasingly important in social, accounting for 25% of all spend (up from 20% a year ago) and 17% of clicks. For mobile app advertisers, Instagram generated 14% of total impressions and 17% of clicks in Q1 2016.
In paid search, total clicks were up 36% YoY, with impressions up 31%. Here, 29% of all spend and 40% of clicks are coming from smartphones. Mobile (phones + tablet) accounts for 52% of all clicks and 42% of spend. Desktop keywords, which are often overlooked amid the focus on mobile and product ads, grew 5% YoY in terms of both clicks and spend.
The Kenshoo Digital Marketing Snapshot: Q1 2016 infographic can be viewed at https://kenshoo.com/digital-marketing-snapshot/
Search and social results are based on five quarters of performance data managed on the Kenshoo platform from over 3,000 advertiser and agency accounts across 20 vertical industries and over 60 countries, spanning Google, Bing, Baidu, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Japan and the Facebook® Audience Network. Some outliers have been excluded. The resulting sample includes more than 500 billion impressions, 10 billion clicks and $5.5 billion (USD) in advertiser spend.
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Smithland Elementary School
Smithland Elementary serves Kindergarten through 4th grade students. Under the direction of Principal Mr. Painter and Assistant Principal Mr. Miller, the school faculty is comprised of talented and dedicated educators. These teachers act as excellent models for ROTE members.
With a large variety of after-school enrichment programs provided to students, the education provided at Smithland extends much further than traditional classroom experiences. After school events and activities help to foster a community within the school.
One unique feature of Smithland Elementary is their Dual Language program. Students have the opportunity to learn content in both Spanish and English every day Kindergarten through 4th grade. The program is made up of native English and native Spanish speakers. As future teachers, having experience with Spanish curriculum is invaluable to ROTE members.
Smithland Elementary has been welcoming and supportive of ROTE members interacting and participating in the classroom and at after school activities.
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Skyline Middle School
Led by Principal Mr. Glick and Assistant Principal Ms. Long, Skyline Middle serves 5th grade through 8th grade students. ROTE works with Ms. Long to coordinate placements and events.
Skyline Middle School is a great place for JMU ROTE members to gain hands on experiences working with content specific teachers. Different content areas necessitate more specialized teaching strategies and instructional methods. Placements in this school help Education students to recognize and practice a variety of teaching strategies.
Skyline Middle also has various after-school sports for students to partake in. ROTE members are encouraged to attend games and practices to become more involved with students.
With a variety of class options and many different teachers, members of ROTE have gained experience and knowledge through placements at Skyline Middle.
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Beloved on the Earth
150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude
November 2009 Indie Next List
— Linda Grana, Lafayette Book Store, Lafayette, CA
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"A lovely book... This is a collection of poems that help give meaning to our grief and remind us that we are not alone."--Minneapolis Star Tribune
"This anthology is sure to find its way to bookshelves in churches and funeral homes. It's a perfect collection from which to pick a reading for a loved one's memorial service."--St Paul Pioneer Press
"An anthology filled with healing and hope."--Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
"Beloved on the Earth is a timeless anthology, a meditation on 'our capacity for wonder and for grief.'...The book itself...is the best book of poems I have reviewed so far this year."--Vince Corvaia"This would be an excellent resource for families and staff offering a way to be open to healing and grace."--Michele Fedderly, Executive Director, Hospice Minnesota
This engaging anthology of 150 poems brings together a range of responses to the experiences of death, mourning, and gratitude for lost loved ones, composed by a variety of poets, both emerging and well-known. These poems can provide insight, solace, and understanding.
"Late Fragment" by Raymond Carver
And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.
Jim Perlman is founding editor and publisher of Holy Cow Press. He has edited two previous anthologies: Brother Songs: A Male Anthology of Poetry (1979) and, with Ed Folsom and Dan Campion, Walt Whitman: The Measure of His Song (1981; revised edition, 1998).
Deborah Cooper is the author of four poetry chapbooks, most recently Between the Ceiling & the Moon from Finishing Line Press. She has used poetry extensively in her work as a hospice chaplain and conducts writing classes for individuals grieving the loss of loved ones.
Mara Hart writes memoir in prose and poetry. She has been an editor of several literary periodicals. Her book, Lovecraft's New York Circle, was published in 2007 by Hippocampus Press (New York City).
Pamela Mittlefehldt is a poet and a mystery writer. She is working on a collection of essays about the meaning of place, and she is exploring the power of story to transform our lives as individuals and as a community.
Holy Cow Press, 9780977945894, 255pp.
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As the summer days gradually wind down and autumn is about to begin, it becomes necessary to prepare your swimming pool for the winter. One of the major reasons for this is to prevent frost damage. Hence, pool winterization is an important task that needs to be done before the onset of the winter season.
Overview of why pool winterization is important to the health and lifespan of your pool
The cold weather characterized by the winter months can be rather dangerous for your pool. For one thing, the water pipes could get frozen and these frozen water pipes could explode thereby causing damage to your pump and filters. Needless to say, that damage will cause quite a pretty penny to fix.
In severe weather, your pool may experience frost cracks which can lead to leakage. With appropriate winterization procedures, this outcome can prevented.
The winter season could potentially cause damage to your swimming pool equipment and not carrying out winterization techniques could bring about a buildup of lime and algae in the pool.
If you do not prepare your pool for the winter, you could end up having problems that are expensive and difficult to repair. Take the time to close your pool properly before the onset of winter and you will find it much easier to re-open it for use in spring time.
If you have a saltwater pool, you might wonder if there are any special steps that you should take, besides the conditioning techniques for the winter. The steps for preparing a saltwater pool are not so different from those of the traditional chlorine pools. The main difference lies in balancing the water levels before closing for the winter.
The prevailing weather conditions will, to a large extent, play a role in determining the amount of winterization your pool needs.
If you live in one of the sunnier climes of the world, say Florida, you pretty much have the luxury of being able to use your swimming pool all year round (unless, of course, winter temperatures reach freezing levels).
If on the other hand, you often experience long cold winters in your locality, you must follow through on the basic winterization steps.
Now, as to the question of what winterization procedures to actually implement, you need to know that each pool is different, as there are different sizes, shapes and types of winterization chemicals/tools available, but the fundamental steps for the preparation of swimming pools for the winter are the same.
However, they can be summed up thus;
1) Balancing the pool's pH/chemistry – Test the pool water using suitable equipment and follow the instructions for measuring the water's pH.
Typically, it should be between 7.2 and 7.6, alkalinity of 80 to 120 parts per million (ppm), calcium hardness of 175 to 250 ppm and the chlorine between 1 and 3 ppm.
Make sure all the necessary chemicals are balanced in your pool by using the appropriate conditioning equipment
2) Cleaning the pool – Clean the pool using brushes, nets, vacuum etc to remove leaves and insects from the water surface. Use a skimmer net to remove leaves, rocks and other debris from the bottom of the pool.
Get as much dirt as possible out of the pool. Add algaecide to the water in the recommended quantity taking your pool size into consideration.
3) Lowering the water level/draining the equipment – Dry and store all pool toys, chemicals, ladders and pool cleaning accessories in a garage, tool shed or basement.
Leaving these items under a deck or outside near the pool throughout the winter makes them susceptible to damage from moisture, freezing and thawing.
4) Closing the pool for the winter – The last step in pool winterization is covering the pool. Do this preferably with a winter cover. A good winter cover protects the pool from algae and protects your pool from matter carried by the wind during storms or hurricanes.
One way to go about this is to use a chemical winterizing kit that has everything you need to successfully complete this process.
The pool winterizing kits often come in measured kits for various pool sizes. A typical winterizing pool chemical kit usually includes chlorine shock, chemical float and oxidizer, an algaecide, stain prevention chemicals etc.
Whatever type of pool you own (inground pool, semi-inground pool or a roof-top pool), the fundamentals are generally the same. This service can be easily performed by trained professionals who will oversee the entire process for you and elongate the longevity of your pool.
Performing winterization on your pool will also safeguard against any breakages or leaks and prevent any damage to the filtration system.


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A Doctor in the Making
Sumayya, a College Possible senior from Mather High School, was born in Warangal, India, and lived there until she was 10. There, she had a passion for learning and received high marks in school, and developed a love for science, which grew into a dream of one day becoming a doctor.
"I remember my father sitting down with me and explaining the importance of a quality education. He believed that moving to a new country would provide me and my sisters more opportunities," she recalls.
In the fifth grade, Sumayya's family made the decision to move from Warangal to Chicago. Once in the states, Sumayya worked hard to advance her English skills in order to keep up with her fellow classmates. She remembers the transition fondly, as she appreciated having access to a large variety of classes, inspiring teachers, and new friends.
In high school, Sumayya continued reaching for new experiences and joined the student council, art club, National Honor Society and, ultimately, College Possible. Smiling, she recalls walking through the cafeteria one afternoon when someone caught her eye — an enthusiastic young woman sporting a green t-shirt that said, "Ask me about college!" This woman would lead her to join College Possible, in which she gained crucial knowledge about the college-going process.
"I was always interested in going to college, but I didn't know how to get there," explained Sumayya. This is where College Possible could help, with everything from SAT preparation to scholarship applications and financial aid. Her parents were thrilled that Sumayya was joining a program that would help her pursue her dream of becoming a doctor.
Despite being involved in numerous extracurricular activities, Sumayya prioritized her commitment to College Possible. Her coach, Carolyn, assisted her with time management, math tutoring and whatever else she needed to secure a solid score on her SAT test. During her senior year Sumayya applied to ten schools, and received acceptances to most. From the universities she received admission to, she was offered a total of $480,000 in scholarship aid.
While Sumayya's successes are bountiful, it took a great deal of perseverance and diligence to achieve her goals. Whenever she felt discouraged, Sumayya would turn to her parents and College Possible coaches for support. They all gave her the same message: "It may be challenging and it will be a lot of work, but in the end, it will all be worth it."
Through College Possible, Sumayya's confidence in herself grew after each improved test score, and she received the assistance she needed when it came to choosing a college that would best help propel her medical career.
This fall, Sumayya will attend the University of Illinois at Chicago and plans to major in biology and biomedical sciences. She hopes to one-day provide healthcare where it is least accessible. "My coaches have offered me support every single step of the way. They have helped by making my end goal a real possibility." She takes comfort in knowing College Possible will be there for every step of her path to earning her degree.


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Movoto, for those of you who don't get their unsolicited press releases in your inbox, is an online real estate brokerage that specializes, best we can tell, in mass producing generic listicles.
As a general rule, it's best to ignore these things and hope they go away, but we had to make an exception for the site's "21 Things You Need To Know About Irving Before You Move There" opus, if only because it was clearly written by someone who spent somewhere between 12 and 18 minutes Googling "Las Colinas."
We won't tackle all 21 items, though all are dumb in their own unique way, but allow us to correct some of Movoto's more pernicious misconceptions about Irving.
1. Irving Is Full Of Big Shots
The Irving area is home to quite the handful of Fortune 500 companies: Exxon Mobile, Nokia America, and the American headquarters of BlackBerry are just a few. Although this business side culminates in the high-rise center of Las Colinas, the fast-paced, big-city feel influences all the areas of Irving around it.
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson lives outside Denton. Most Nokia and Blackberry executives probably do as well, though they might be hard to find given those two struggling companies' shrinking Irving workforce.
The "fast-paced, big-city feel" must be what explains all of Irving's fabled urban sophisticates. See also: The Morning News Says the Best Neighborhood for "Urban Sophisticates" is Valley Ranch
3. Everyone in Irving Would Rather Paddle to Work
Thanks to the good people at places like SUP NTX (Stand Up Paddle, North Texas), and the copious amount of lakes and rivers snaking in and around the city, this niche hobby is quickly growing into a citywide obsession. Who needs four wheels when you have one paddle?
To answer the last question, basically everyone. According to the U.S. Census, 91.5 percent of Irving residents drive to work. Fewer than 2 percent walk or bike. Paddlers make up such a minuscule percentage of commuters that it doesn't even register.
Also, can you cite any evidence -- any at all -- that paddling is "quickly growing into a citywide obsession" or that there is a "copious amount of lakes and rivers snaking in and around the city"?
6. Irving Is Into Really Big Metaphors
The world famous Mustangs of Las Colinas sculpture, located in the center of Las Colinas in Irving -- besides being the largest equestrian sculpture in the world -- represents the very distinct Texan way of life.
OK, yeah it's also just a friggin' huge horse sculpture, if you're not into epic metaphors like the people of Irving.
You've probably never thought of those stampeding horses in Las Colinas as a metaphor for something bigger. That's because you're smart.
8. And That Means You Have An In To The Best Farmer's Market In The Country
It may not be in Irving, but it sure is a perk to living there: the Dallas Farmer's Market is any fresh produce fanatic's dream. Huge selections of various fruit, vegetables, meat, floral arrangements, and specialty foods, all separated into four huge sheds. Your grocery run can now officially double as your workout time.
All life has been strangled out of the Dallas Farmer's Market by years of misguided policy. The only "huge selections" of anything come from the produce dealers, who truck their factory farmed fruits and vegetables from not Texas. Also, why use the farmer's market trip as a workout when (until recently at least) you could drive down the middle of the sheds.
See also: Dallas' New Trinity Forest Golf Course Has Officially Stolen the Byron Nelson from Irving
11. You Might Spot Some Golf Superstars...
Specifically the HP Byron Nelson Championship, held each May at the Four Seasons Resort in Las Colinas. Silently cheering on the golfers may get you within close distance of past winners like Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, and Jason Dufner.
Tiger Woods hasn't played the Byron Nelson in years. To the extent that any other "golf superstars" can be said to exist, they tend to steer well clear of the tourney. Also, Dallas just snatched it away.
12. ... But The Real Showdown Is Between The Teenagers
Irving loves its high school sports, from football to baseball to hockey. Attend a game and be prepared to get your ears blown off by fervent fans screaming bloody murder. It's pretty awesome.
Has the author ever really attended a high school sporting event in Irving, or did he just watch Friday Night Lights?
20. A Drumming Legend Got Schooled Right Here
The decades old group ZZ Top are still going strong today, with concerts, new albums, and guest appearances in film and TV. Their drummer, Frank Beard (the one without a beard), grew up in nearby Frankston and attended high school at Irving High.
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Why anyone, Irving-bound or no, would want this occupying space in their brain is a mystery. Also, citing ZZ Top as evidence of anything counts as an automatic disqualification of any argument ever.
The prosecution rests.
(h/t Avi Selk)
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Information for 10042IIED
Pastoralism: the custodian of China's grasslands
IIED Briefing, 4 pages
Scientific evidence is mounting that rangeland degradation is intensifying and expanding in China's rangelands, as a consequence of 30 years of inappropriate policies, as well as climate change. Such policies have simultaneously brought negative impacts to herder livelihoods and to the development of pastoral society. Policies have included grasslands property rights reform, an enforcement of ecological protection project, and the settlement of herders into more intensive sedentary livestock production systems.
This policy brief explores the effectiveness of the policies based on an analysis of academic papers. It highlights the unique value of traditional pastoralism, particularly in maintaining efficient and sustainable livelihoods, avoiding degradation of the environment, responding to extreme events, and preserving culture and traditional knowledge. The brief recommends the redirection of policy to reflect these values.
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- IIED code: 10042IIED
- Published: Apr 2013 - IIED and the Department of Environmental Management, Peking University
- Area: China
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From 2012 to 2016, IIED worked with partners to show that, with supportive policies, drylands can be sustainable and highly productive ecosystems where pastoralists manage uncertainty and maximise productivity.
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I have letters of introduction and a ticket of admission to the British Museum. About the Grecian marbles, the original Italian drawings, about the National Gallery, the Hampton Court galleries, the pictures at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, and the private collections, I shall say nothing. Still, what marvels and what historical tokens are all these things, five or six specimens of high civilization manifested in a perfect art, all differing greatly from that which I now examine, and so well adapted for bringing into relief the good and the evil. To do that would fill a volume by itself.
The Museum library contains six hundred thousand volumes; the reading-room is vast, circular in form, and covered with a cupola, so that no one is far from the central office, and no one has the light in his eyes. All the lower stage of shelves is filled with works of reference--dictionaries, collections of biographies, classics of all sorts--which can be consulted on the spot, and are excellently arranged. Moreover, a small plan placed on each table indicates where they are placed and the order in which they stand.
Each seat is isolated; there is nothing in front but the woodwork of the desk, so that no one is annoyed by the presence of his neighbor. The seats and the tables are covered with leather, and are very clean; there are two pens to each desk, the one being steel, the other a quill pen; there is also a small stand at the side, upon which a second volume, or the volume from which the extracts are being copied may be placed. To procure a book, the title is written on a form, which is handed to the central office. The attendant brings the book to you himself, and does so without delay. I have made trial of this, even in the case of works seldom asked for. The holder of the book is responsible till he has received back the form filled up when he applied for it. For ladies a place is reserved, which is a delicate piece of attention.
What a contrast if we compare this with our great library at the Louvre, with its long room, with half of the readers dazzled by the light in their eyes, the readers being packed together at a common table, the titles of the books being called out in loud tones, the long time spent in waiting at the central office. The French Library has been reformed according to the English model, yet without being rendered as convenient. Nevertheless, ours is the more liberally conducted; its doors are opened to all comers. Here one must be a "respecable" person; no one is admitted unless vouched for by two householders. This is said to be enough; as it is, those gain admission who are worse than shabby--men in working clothes, and some without shoes--they have been introduced by clergymen. The grant for buying new books is seven or eight times larger than ours. When shall we learn to spend our money in a sensible way?
In other matters they are not so successful, such as the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, for instance, which formed the building for the Great Exhibition, and which is now a sort of museum of curiosities. It is gigantic, like London itself, and like so many things in London, but how can I portray the gigantic? All the ordinary sensations produced by size are intensified several times here. It is two miles in circumference and has three stories of prodigious height; it would easily hold five or six buildings like our Palace of Industry, and it is of glass; it consists, first, of an immense rectangular structure rising toward the center in a semicircle like a hothouse, and flanked by two Chinese towers; then, on either side, long buildings descend at right angles, enclosing the garden with its fountains, statues, summer houses, strips of turf, groups of large trees, exotic plants, and beds of flowers. The acres of glass sparkle in the sunlight; at the horizon an undulating line of green eminences is bathed in the luminous vapor which softens all colors and spreads an expression of tender beauty over an entire landscape.
Always the same English method of decoration--on the one side a park and natural embellishments, which it must be granted, are beautiful and adapted to the climate; on the other, the building, which is a monstrous jumble, wanting in style, and bearing witness not to taste, but to English power. The interior consists of a museum of antiquities, composed of plaster facsimiles of all the Grecian and Roman statues scattered over Europe; of a museum of the Middle Ages; of a Revival museum; of an Egyptian museum; of a Nineveh museum; of an Indian museum; of a reproduction of a Pompeiian house; of a reproduction of the Alhambra. The ornaments of the Alhambra have been molded, and these molds are preserved in an adjoining room as proofs of authenticity. In order to omit nothing, copies have been made of the most notable Italian paintings, and these are daubs worthy of a country fair.
There is a huge tropical hothouse, wherein are fountains, swimming turtles, large aquatic plants in flower, the Sphinx and Egyptian statues sixty feet high, specimens of colossal or rare trees, among others the bark of a Sequoia California 450 feet in height and measuring 116 feet in circumference. The bark is arranged and fastened to an inner framework in such a manner as to give an idea of the tree itself. There is a circular concert room, with tiers of benches as in a Colosseum. Lastly, in the gardens are to be seen life-size reproductions of antediluvian monsters, megatheriums, dinotheriums, and others. In these gardens Blondin does his tricks at the height of a hundred feet.
I pass over half the things; but does not this conglomeration of odds and ends carry back one's thoughts to the Rome of Caesar and the Antonines? At that period also pleasure-palaces were erected for the sovereign people; circuses, theaters, baths wherein were collected statues, paintings, animals, musicians, acrobats, all the treasures and all the oddities of the world; pantheons of opulence and curiosity; genuine bazaars where the liking for what was novel, heterogeneous, and fantastic ousted the feeling of appreciation for simple beauty.
In truth, Rome enriched herself with these things by conquest, England by industry. Thus it is that at Rome the paintings, the statues, were stolen originals, and the monsters, whether rhinoceroses or lions, were perfectly alive and tore human beings to pieces; whereas here the statues are made of plaster and the monsters of goldbeater's skin. The spectacle is one of second class, but of the same kind. A Greek would not have regarded it with satisfaction; he would have considered it appropriate to powerful barbarians, who, trying to become refined, had utterly failed.
[6] From "Notes on England." By arrangement with the publishers, Henry Holt & Co.


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Carrickmacross Arts Festival…. Ireland's biggest small festival.
Renowned for its ability to intrigue and entertain people from the age of 8 to 80, Carrickmacross Arts Festival returns this year with another stellar line-up of Art, Music, Comedy, Drama, Poetry, Film, Crafts and Artisan trade stalls.
This reasonably priced family friendly event spans four days and takes place on the grounds and gardens of Callan's of the Bridge venue in the bustling market town Carrickmacross, which is situated in the rolling south Monaghan drumlins…. just 45 minutes from Dublin and 1 hour from Belfast.
Carrickmacross Arts Festival was established in 2014 with the aim of showcasing the best original creative talents from the Monaghan, Cavan, Louth and Meath areas. Every year the festival strives to shine a spot light on the finest artists from this region, whilst pairing them with well known established acts from further afield.
The festival maintains an ethos of "making Art accessible to everyone". In short this means showcasing a mix of high end art and artists with big name popular acts. We always strive to give new artists a chance when they demonstrate a high level of quality and originality.
Carrickmacross Arts Festival is perfect for families and individuals who want the "festival experience" without the muddy camping and sleepless nights.
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The supplement I am most passionate about, especially for young female runners is iron. While in high school, I had a devastating experience my last two years of high school cross country. I would start out the season strong, even winning a couple large invitationals. But by the time the state meet rolled around I would be seeing black spots and could barely muster the strength to crawl across the finish line. My senior year was the worst season, I went into the cross country state meet with the fastest time and barely finished the race in 159th place. It would not be until my freshman year at the University of Washington that I learned what "blood ferritin levels" meant and discovered I was severely anemic. Ferritin is a protein in the body that binds to iron, and so the amount of ferratin present in your blood shows how much iron is stored in your body. Oxygen binds to iron for transportation throughout the body. Anemia develops when the red blood cells in your blood lack the ability to bind oxygen (low iron), and consequently organs throughout the body are not getting the oxygen they need to function optimally. According to WebMD, "Anemia is the most common blood condition in the U.S. It affects about 3.5 million Americans. Women and people with chronic diseases are at increased risk of anemia." I personally have seen teammates and running friends affected by anemia over the years, with similar heartbreaking races at the end of the season and general symptoms. This is why iron is the #1 supplement I recommend- especially for high school and college female athletes!!
I take Garden of Life's RAW Iron, because it is made up of raw food-created nutrients and comes with a probiotic/enzyme blend, organic fruit/vegetable blend, and Vitamins B12, C and folic acid to enhance absorption:
"In nature, individual vitamins and minerals rarely work alone to accomplish their tasks. Instead they rely on the help of other vitamins, minerals and co-factors. Our Vitamin Code RAW Iron is formulated to include these additional nutrients to more efficiently perform its vital functions in the body. Vitamin B12 and folic acid work together in the production of red blood cells and complement iron's function in the formation of hemoglobin, all of which support healthy blood and a healthy heart. Taking vitamin C along with iron enhances iron absorption. Additionally, vitamin C is integral to building and maintaining collagen, a protein that holds the body's cells in place, including blood vessels, supporting healthy blood and a healthy heart."


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Writer: Julio DePietro, Jason Selvig, Davram Stiefler
Stars: Jason Selvig, Davram Stiefler, Aasif Mandvi, Jena Friedman, Tucker Carlson
Countries: United States
The 2016 Presidential campaign just got even crazier. In this unprecedented comedy, a camera crew follows two "undecided" voters along the actual campaign trail, and no Presidential candidate – on either side of the aisle – is spared. But when the producers of their show conspire to drive the undecideds apart, they have to band together or risk becoming pawns in a sinister plot that could change the course of the election. Using actual footage from real-world interactions with all the major Presidential candidates – including Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush (and many more!) – "Undecided" gives the 2016 election the unforgettable comedy it so richly deserves.


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Wenger wants goals from Oezil
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged Mesut Oezil to build on his scoring start to the season after admitting the one element the midfielder's game has lacked is goals.
Oezil (above), Santi Cazorla and Alexis Sanchez were on target in the Gunners' 3-1 Premier League win at Watford on Saturday, their first victory of the campaign.
It was only the Germany international's 21st goal for the club since joining them from Real Madrid in 2013 - and Wenger admitted that for a player widely regarded as world-class, it is an area he can still improve.
Asked if Oezil's presence had made a difference for the Gunners, Wenger replied: "Especially in the first half. In the second half he dropped physically. But of course we need him.
"I think what we have seen from him today is what we want from him. To give assists but as well to score goals.
"So I'm very happy that he scored today because that's what he has to add to his game.
"We paid a heavy price in our first game (the 4-3 defeat by Liverpool) because we were not ready.
"Now Mesut is nearly there, not completely, but he just goes again. For us, the break is not welcome."
The pressure had been on Wenger and his side heading into the weekend after perfect starts from both Manchester clubs had left them playing catch-up.
This, then, was just the performance and outcome required heading into the international break.
"I believe we shot ourselves in the foot in first game and were under huge pressure. We had two difficult away games (against Leicester City and Watford) but today I believe we had a good solid performance," Wenger said.
"We had a good cushion at half-time. At the moment we are not completely there physically and you could see that in the second half."
The imminent arrivals of defender Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia and striker Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna, both of whom Wenger confirmed had passed medicals, should go a step towards placating fans left frustrated by their sluggish start.
"I think they should go through, both of them," he said.
"They've had medicals and we have to finish the paperwork. I don't know exactly when we'll announce it, but I think we'll announce it in the middle of the week." - AFP.
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As I've said before I often use the Taste of Home recipe magazines to create my weekly menu plans. I really am addicted to these magazines which means my collection has grown over time. Keeping track of recipes I want to try and "keeper" recipes can be a challenge. A couple of weeks ago my friend Annie over at Reflections of a Godly Girl shared how she keeps track of her favorite recipes. So this week I'd like to share how I keep track of my favorite "magazine" recipes. I use a recipe journal.
First here is a picture of my magazine recipe collection. I have these sorted by magazine type (ie: Quick Cooking, Light and Tasty, etc) and date:
Here is the recipe journal I use:
I have a section I can keep track of recipes I want to try but more importantly at the back (as pictured above) is where I record the "favorite" recipes. Recipes that the family approves of and that I would definitely make again. I just jot down the name of the recipe, the magazine it came from, the date and month of the magazine and of course the page number. Saves me so much time and frustration. Works wonderfully!
For more great tips head on over to Rocks in My Dryer to see the list of links!
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Why Do Decision Makers Love RFPs?
There are many factors that go into the decison-making process when large companies are looking into the possibility of changing ESPs. Nobody goes into this lightly. These companies know how important email and cross-channel messaging is to the health of their business, so they approach the process with the intention of coming out the other side with the best possible solution.
A big part of doing that, in many cases, is the RFP. When done well, it can be extremely effective in helping to focus the process, and in getting the vendors competing for the coveted win to discuss the job on the company's terms.
But are there flaws in this approach? In our latest research, we wanted to dig deep into how Marketing teams are handling RFPs, and find out how well they're doing the job they're set up to do. In many cases, what we found was interesting and somewhat surprising, no areas more so than in how different these RFPs are viewed as you climb the decision-making chain.


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Zac Brown Band's "Colder Weather" blows in from No. 4 to No. 1 this week on Billboard's country songs charts. But the weather's holding steady on the albums list, where Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party holds the top spot for the second consecutive week.
There's only one new album to acknowledge. Singer-songwriter Josh T. Pearson's Last of the Country Gentlemen comes aboard at No. 74.
Five albums return to the chart: Josh Thompson's Way Out Here (No. 60), Tim McGraw's Southern Voice (No. 64), the Josh Abbott Band's She's Like Texas (No. 65), Michael Wasoell's Bone Collector's The Brotherhood Album featuring Rhett Akins and Dallas Davidson (No. 73) and Joey & Rory's Album Number Two (No. 75).
Heidi Newfield boasts the week's only new song, "Stay Up Late," which checks in at No. 57. The Josh Abbott Band's "Oh, Tonight," featuring Kacey Musgraves, re-enters the competition at No. 60.
Rounding out the Top 5 albums, in descending order, are the Zac Brown Band's You Get What You Give, Rascal Flatts' Nothing Like This, Taylor Swift's Speak Now and Lady Antebellum's Need You Now.
The No. 2 through No. 5 songs include Thompson Square's "Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not" (last week's No. 1), Aldean and Kelly Clarkson's "Don't You Wanna Stay," Darius Rucker's "This" and Billy Currington's "Let Me Down Easy."
Those of you who've been playing the Title Tales game — that is, stitching two or more song titles together into a coherent sentence or phrase — don't have much new to work with this week, what with only one new and one re-entering title.
Even so, we muddle on, knowing we can always play the game with album titles if times get really hard. So here goes:
Combining Josh Abbott Band and Heidi Newfield titles gives us "Oh, Tonight Stay Up Late."
Then there's the Kip Moore and Edens Edge fusion, "Mary Was the Marrying Kind Amen."
Cement the Aldean-Clarkson title with the Eli Young Band and you emerge with "Don't You Wanna Stay Crazy Girl."
Dierks Bentley and Trace Adkins yield "Am I the Only One Just Fishin'."
And let's wrap it up with the lyrical threesome of Little Big Town, Carrie Underwood and Billy Currington to arrive at "The Reason Why Songs Like This Let Me Down Easy."
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Royals activate LHP Collins, send down RHP Brooks
BY foxsports • May 4, 2014
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals have activated left-hander Tim Collins from the 15-day disabled list and optioned righty Aaron Brooks to Triple-A Omaha.
Collins had been out since April 7 due to a strained left elbow flexor.
Collins struck out 10 in four innings in three rehab appearances with Triple-A Omaha.
Brooks made his major league debut Saturday and gave up six runs on seven hits in two innings against Detroit.
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We are millers at the Barony Mill in Birsay, Orkney. We sell stoneground oatmeal but, most especially, our locally-grown bere, an ancient form of barley, going back to Neolithic times, is offered as our own "beremeal", barley flour, once a staple of the Scottish diet now largely "forgotten" outside Orkney, though it is "probably the flour your grannie used to bake with"!
We have beremeal biscuits specially baked for us by Stewart and Margaret McConnach at Caithness Biscuits, Forss (Stewart was born and bred in Orkney, just three miles from the Mill!) and these will be on sale to allow customers to remember the unique taste of Beremeal, and learn about its nutritional goodness giving numerous health benefits. There are two sweet and two savoury biscuits.


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A recent survey by research firm Raymond James on which smartphone consumers are least likely to purchase has brought to light some very interesting results. Blackberry has topped the list of unwanted smartphones, with 83 percent stating they'd rather not buy a Blackberry smartphone anytime soon. This is in spite of the good reviews the company's new Z10 smartphone has received so far, though what is most intriguing is that a whopping 83 percent aren't even aware Blackberry has launched the new BB10 operating system that has been well received in the tech world.
The survey was conducted between March 14th and 26th, and involved about 250 respondents. Maybe this will be a message for Blackberry to embark on an advertising campaign to market the company's new developments more effectively.
Sovan Mandal is the senior tablet and tech corespondent for goodereader.com. He brings a international approach to news that is not just applicable to the North American market, but also Asia, India, Europe and others. Sovy brings his own writing flavor to the website and is interested in Science Fiction, Technology and Writing. Any questions, send an email


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STORE: Before refrigerating, separate the beets from the leaves (which leach moisture from the roots), leaving an inch or two of stem at the top. Store the beets and the leaves, unwashed, in separate bags in the refrigerator's vegetable compartment. The greens will last for only a few days, but the roots stay fresh for up to 3 weeks.
PREP: Beet juice can stain, so protect your countertop when cutting. Keeping the skin on while cooking (it comes off easily afterward) preserves flavor and color.
USE: Small, young beets are tasty grated raw in salads. All types are delicious steamed or boiled, but to best bring out the flavor, roast them at 400º F for 45 minutes, then slip off the skins, slice, and top with goat cheese, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar.
STORE: Store whole cucumbers, in a plastic bag in the refrigerator up to 10 days.
PREP: Wash thoroughly before using, peel (if desired) or cut into half moons, rounds or spears.
USE: Eat cucumbers raw, add them to salads, sandwiches, make a Greek tzatziki or pickle them. For a light lunch, make cucumber sandwiches:http://thepauperedchef.com/2006/02/cucumber_sandwi.html! Don't forget to brew a pot of tea in true English fashion.
STORE: Keep pears in a cool, dark place until ripe. To test for ripeness, gently push on the stem. If it gives a little, your pear is ready to eat. Once ripe, pears may be stored in the refrigerator.
PREP: Wash pears in cold water and keep them whole, slice them or chop them.
USE: Bartlett pears are delicious eaten out of hand, but are also great choices for canning or baking.
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text: The Coolest Married Couple You Know: Tennis Anastasia Antonova October 8, 2014 Concert Reviews, Featured, Reviews 9/29/14 – The Sinclair I first discovered Tennis on a Songza playlist called something like "Indie Apartment Party," which was exactly the setting in which I could picture them playing. In fact, the band's show at the Sinclair felt like just that—a Williamsburg soiree, complete with an audience of youngsters in thick-framed glasses and dyed hair. The band's sound, indie-pop by Internet terminology, is clean and romantic, reminiscent of the Danish duo Quadron. Both have sultry vocals, jazzy undertones, and soft percussion. Their sound—although it can also be serious like on the song "Bad Girls"—fits right in with the soundtrack of (500) Days of Summer. Their songs are jolly, not in a radio-pop way, but in a way that makes you want to silly dance with your siblings or road-trip down the coast with a caravan of friends. Consisting of husband Patrick Riley and wife Alaina Moore, Tennis had an effortless image on stage. Moore was a perfect wax doll, wearing her sunshine blonde hair in perfect ringlets and a lacy floor-length dress that emphasized the fragility of her figure. Riley, on the other hand, was like a musically inclined version of Shaggy from Scooby Doo. At times, Moore picked up a guitar or strolled over to the keyboard to add something extra to her vocals. The best songs of the set were those when Moore took to the keys, like in "Mean Streets," off their EP Small Sound. The addition of keyboard elevated Tennis' indie pop to a dash of 80s funk, getting the audience swaying with the melodies. Sometimes when I go to a show, I'll feel the need to put on my best RBF and edgiest clothes to fit in to the too-cool scene. Maybe that's just me, but I didn't feel that way with Tennis. They played a relaxed show, joking around and smiling. In between songs, Moore asked what day of the week it was. Monday? Tuesday? The yellow light illuminated her hair like sun through a pitcher of lemonade. She described how the tour made the band feel caught in a "pigtail" of weekend nights. Sounds good to me. The Coolest Married Couple You Know: TennisProsClean, jazzy soundLovely vocalsConsLittle imagery in lyricsAt times repetitive9Bottle of PinotShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


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Lucan Ahmad Way
Professor of Political Science
Co-Director of the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Room 109N, 1 Devonshire Place
Lucan Ahmad Way received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley and is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. He has held fellowships at Harvard University (Harvard Academy and Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies) and the University of Notre Dame (Kellogg Fellowship).
Way's research focuses on democratization and authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union and the developing world. His most recent book, Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics (Johns Hopkins, 2015), examines the sources political competition in the former Soviet Union. His book, Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War (with Steven Levitsky), was published in 2010 by Cambridge University Press. Way's book and articles on competitive authoritarianism have been cited thousands of times and helped stimulate new and wide-ranging research into the dynamics of hybrid democratic-authoritarian rule.
Way has also published articles in Comparative Politics, Journal of Democracy, Perspectives on Politics, Politics & Society, Slavic Review, Studies in Comparative and International Development, World Politics, as well as in a number of area studies journals and edited volumes. His article in World Politics was awarded the Best Article Award in the "Comparative Democratization" section of the American Political Science Association in 2006. Together with Steven Levitsky, Professor Way is currently writing a book, under contract with Princeton University Press, on the durability of authoritarian regimes founded in violent revolutionary struggle. He is Co-Director of the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine and is Co-Chair of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Democracy.
Research Interests
Post communist politics
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (2001)
M.A. University of California, Berkeley (1995)
B.A. Harvard College. Cambridge, MA (1991)
Awards and distinctions
Winner of the Best Article Award from the American Political Science Association's Comparative Democratization Section, 2006
Selected Publications
Pluralism by Default: Weak Autocrats and the Rise of Competitive Politics (Johns Hopkins, 2015)
Competitive Authoritarianism: Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010) (520 pages); with Steven Levitsky
"The Myth of the Democratic Recession," (with Steven Levitsky) Journal of Democracy forthcoming.
"The Durability of Revolutionary Regimes," (with Steven Levitsky) Journal of Democracy 24, No. 3 (July 2013): 5-17.
"Deer in Headlights: Incompetence and Weak Authoritarianism after the Cold War." Slavic Review, 71, No. 3 (2012): 619-646
"Beyond Patronage: Violent Struggle, Ruling Party Cohesion and Authoritarian Durability." (with Steven Levitsky) Perspectives on Politics 10, No. 4 (2012): 869-889
"Authoritarian State Building and the Sources of Political Competition in the Fourth Wave: The Cases of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine" World Politics, 57 (4) (January 2005) 231-261.
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The Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, yesterday endorsed Adams Oshiomhole for a second term in office ahead of the July 14 governorship election. Oba's endorsement came when the governor led leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to the Palace to seek his blessings and support. According to the Oba who spoke through his top chiefs 'One good term deserves another.'
The Oba in a prayer said through Chief Sam Igbe, the Iyase of Benin Kingdom told Oshiomhole to start celebrating.
'We will not reward good with evil. God will give you strength. The only way to thank you for what you have done is through our votes. Whoever wants to contest this election should come and say what he has done.'
Also praying on behalf of the Benin Monarch, Chief David Edebiri, the Esogban of Benin Kingdom, said he refused to be at the palace when the PDP candidate, Major General Charles Airhiavbere visited the palace because he did not want to pray for him.
Describing Oshiomhole as 'Benin Candidate,' Chief Edebiri said it did not matter whether they were accused of being partisan.
'What is it about that we are involved in politics? The Oba of Benin is the embodiment of politics. We want to appreciate Oshiomhole by voting for him. I pronounce him our candidate. The oracle has spoken. Anybody who wants to go against the decision of the oracle should wait for the battle,' the Esogban said.
In his remark, the Oba said: 'My chiefs have spoken through prayers. We are waiting to see what happens. Goodluck to you.'
Oshiomhole had earlier told the Oba that the World Bank has approved $100m grant for the Benin Storm Water project, adding that the World Bank representatives were happy with the level of work done.
'We will discreetly restructure Benin City so that during your reign, you will see a beautiful city. With your support, I will take Edo State to the next level' 'We believe we will do better in our second term because we have a House of Assembly that is supportive. Even the international community has recognised out efforts,' he said.


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The bitch is back and she is sexy as fuck. The bitch knows what she wants. She can feel it, it is visceral. She knows truth instantaneously. And guess what folks, it's not all roses out there.
The bitch is going to call shit like it is. If it smells like shit: She is going to say something.
There are a few good men out there, backing up this bitch.
I would say, in this day and age, that men of color are more likely to "get it" when it comes to knowing how to support a woman who is knowing her own strength, knowing herself as a bitch. Not "somebody's" bitch, her own Bitch – y'all hear what I'm saying, right?
But, you know, it's just a potential – and I'm partial to where I grew up and live now: the West Coast of the USA. In so many ways, I speak to my own narrow perspective when I call out men of color as leaders of what might be known as "The Men's Movement" in this country. But listen, anyone reading…it's gotta start somewhere. It's gotta start. The male gender as a whole needs a big Heart Resuscitation.
Lately, I've been saddened and shaken by the numbness among men – I see it so starkly in men my own age, late thirties early forties…. Like I can't even relate to their cynicism. But, you know, age is just a number, and I've seen it revealed in men much older as well. So clueless!
But – we must ask ourselves – where are the role models for men?
Like Hitler?
Like Freud?
Like Charles Manson?
Christopher Columbus?
Saddam Hussein?
So and so's father who did this and that?
So and so's husband who beat her?
And men, so many men all over the globe,
They feel so unloved, and so isolated
And so completely unsure of themselves
Unwilling to humble themselves
Before the true self
Unwilling to let their frozen hearts
Their minds
Their impulses
Hold back
And listen
. . .
Will you stop
And listen
. . .
I'm going to tell you
To give everything you can
To this Earth
Ma Gaea
And the women
And the children
Of it
Of this land
La Tierra
And the water
La Vida
. . .
I tell you
Men of the Earth
Now is the time
To become the most chivalrous
You have ever imagined a Man to be
. . .
Rise up Men
The Women of the Earth
Are calling you
To stand for what is right
. . .
. . .
And another thing,
If you have "mommy" issues
Or "daddy" issues
Call on the Great Mother
Call on the Earth and her Water
Call on all the Love buried inside you,
Aching to be alive in the world.
Call on the Great Father
All of Space and Time
Call on the Light within,
Your suffering will become your very Guru
In the light of Illumination
In the light of Love.
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Emily Lessard
For an exhibition titled "The Seventh Side of the Die," Emily Lessard designed an anthology of artists' writings printed in a newspaper format. Each headline in the paper is surrounded by a combination of formal elements, such as lines, x's, and s's, that appear to have an expressive significance beyond their visual function. And they actually do: Though the casual observer wouldn't notice it, each combination represents the number 7.
Her technique of creating graphic systems and aesthetic experiments that have their own internal logic is typical of Lessard: "I like figuring out all the rules, and then figuring out where I can interject myself into those rules." She uses her panoply of design skills to create a rigorously thought-out yet playful visual language. Thus, for Socrates Sculpture Park, a catalog showcasing the artwork in an outdoor exhibition space, her subtle design scheme relates the atmospheric colors in the photographs to those of the pages themselves.
Lessard designed the catalog in collaboration with Barbara Glauber, founder and creative director of the New York–based studio Heavy Meta, where Lessard has worked since June 2005. A measure of her indefatigable work ethic is that she started there just three weeks after graduating from Yale's MFA program in graphic design. Glauber taught her during the first year of the three-year curriculum, and Lessard observes that working post-academy with her former instructor is "really continuing school in the best possible way—having a one-on-one with someone who can teach you every day."
At the studio, Lessard has contributed to the design of 10 books—including several art monographs and The Dog Dialed 911, an anthology of outrageous content (obtained from The Smoking Gun website) and witty iconography (designed by Heavy Meta). She co-designed with Glauber the exhibition "New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War," which debuted in late November at the New-York Historical Society. The design engages the featured material within a respectful and vibrant framework that contains, as one might expect, an underlying system. The custom-made typefaces for the exhibition, for instance, are inspired by 19th-century newspaper typography and vernacular material, including stencils on shipping crates.
Lessard has no qualms about tackling controversial issues: She is a firm believer in design's ability to affect political consciousness. While a student at Yale, she created and posted silk-screened broadsheets critiquing the Bush presidency. Lessard didn't include an authorial attribution on these posters, because she felt that the message itself was the essential content. "It's not important that it's my voice," she says. "There's something about anonymous expression that I gravitate toward." Of designing projects that have a political message, she notes, "I will keep reminding myself that this is an important part of how I want to spend my time working."


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Editorial: Law and odor
By BDN Staff Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - Bangor Daily News The early weeks of spring arrive with their cherished events: Crocuses lift through the thawing earth on the sunny sides of buildings, children begin searching for the baseball gloves they left somewhere (under the bed, maybe) and the Bangor Daily News appeals to scofflaws of Bangor's pooper-scooper ordinance to make a clean break from their habit.
A whiff of spring has brought city residents to their local parks, where a whiff of the parks may send them home. The winter litter boxes for the canine have thawed again, and the word should go forth, again, to remind dog owners that other residents don't want and shouldn't have to encounter their pets' excrement.
This is a safety and sanitation issue, and a losing one if it is merely seen as an enforcement question. Few people want police to spend their time waiting to hand a ticket to a scofflaw dog owner caught in the act of not cleaning up. But unless the city — its officials and its residents — acts as if the habits of some owners are unacceptable, the spring mess will be a permanent feature of the city's parks and sidewalks and on its increasingly popular city forest trails.
During the past 20 years, Bangor's parks have undergone a transformation, often at the insistence of parents who recalled what these recreational areas once looked like and could look like again. City officials have gone from merely listening to complaints to becoming leaders in turning parks such as Chapin and Broadway, Fairmount and Newbury Street into attractive family spots, places where children can find plenty to do and parents can feel their kids are safe. Except for the poop.
Bangor passed a pooper-scooper ordinance in 1984, and it has helped; it's now common to see responsible pet owners cleaning up after their dogs, a very encouraging sign and evidence that this problem can be solved. But there are also those who did not care about much but the relief of their darling Fifi. The result: workers removing hundreds of piles of poop from Merchant's Plaza and vendors at Bangor's artisan market wielding shovels before they can set up their wares.
Perhaps all that can be done is to appeal to the better natures of dog owners, to ask them to consider, of all the uses of the city's parks, how their action — or inaction — fits into kids playing ball, families having picnics or folks enjoying an evening stroll.
A demand for owners to clean up is not anti-dog. It is a sincere effort to deal with an aesthetic problem that has serious potential health consequences. The parks around the city these days are evidence that too many dog owners still don't care.


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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Garner-grown Scotty McCreery to front Bojangles' new ad campaign
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How come there's no BO in CA? I would love to have some of those chicken & biscuits.ReplyDelete
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Peter the Great had a famously bizarre one. Robert Edmund Grant opted to live in a slum rather than sell his. A letter of reference was required to see the one belonging to Athanasius Kircher – a rule which even applied to the pope himself. The objects which inspired such universal fascination were Cabinets of Curiosity, the means used first by royalty and academics and later by the middle classes to exhibit their most unusual and often strange collections.
Cabinets of Curiosity (also known as "Wunderkammer," "Cabinets of Wonder" and "Wonder-Rooms") developed during the 17th and 18th centuries, and were essentially the precursors to the modern museum. At first, amateur and professional scientists kept their most prized specimens hidden away, until royalty and other members of elite society began to seek out the glitziest and rarest objects (or even entire collections) and proudly placed them in ornate display cases for all to see. Inquiry, scholarship and the organization of visually-pleasing arrangements were all necessary to a successful display, some of which filled entire rooms.
During the Victorian era, this tradition of maintaining personal collections reached the newly burgeoning middle class, and the singular "curio cabinets" filled with prized collections became an important status symbol. Springfield resident George Walter Vincent Smith began accumulating an array of unusual items and art objects during the 1850s, and the bulk of his treasures later provided the foundation for the museum which now bears his name. His collection of Asian art and weaponry, Islamic carpets, and American paintings provides a window into the world of aesthetic appreciation during the 19th century.
This exhibition features rarely seen, odd and curious objects is drawn from the vast centuries-old collections of the Museums. Themes include mounted animals, ancient glass and Greek vases, ornithology, Japanese Tansu (cabinetry), Chinese cloisonné and snuff bottles, and Japanese bronzes, as well as a display of more recent curiosities that will be familiar to contemporary audiences. Egypt held a particular fascination for Victorian collectors, which is represented here by the inclusion of the outer coffin of Padihershef (664-525 BC), a stone-cutter from Thebes. A children's activity area exploring some of these disparate themes will also be included as part of the exhibition.


text: No, seriously. Even the goths are likely to look at me funny. But it's so much FUN! Zoned out? No, just staring over the camera But, no matter how I smile, it all looks evil. This is a face that says it thinks it knows things. Things it thinks you don't want it to know.


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Imagine: It's the end of the World
Your windows are boarded, your pantry is filled with canned goods and you've built a rainwater gathering system on the roof of your house in case the plumbing gets shut off. You've got your shotgun loaded and ready, sitting in your lap as you watch over your home. You've been preparing for this moment all your life, or at least ever since you saw your first zombie flick way back when.
Alright, maybe it's not the end of the world. In fact, maybe zombies will never actually rise from the depths of their graves to feast on the brains of humans, but that doesn't mean you still shouldn't be prepared, right?
Lesson One: Stick Together but Trust Nobody
We've all seen it - the one idiot of the group of survivors who decides he can take on the world and goes out by himself on what is obviously a suicide mission. It's important to note that this has been featured in pretty much every zombie film out there, and it's never worked out the way the would-be hero thinks it will. It's important to always stick together, but that doesn't mean you should place your trust in someone else's hands! When it comes down to brass tacks, your team mates might not hesitate to throw you under the bus, or in this case, throw you to the zombies if it means they'll live.
Lesson Two: Location, Location, Location
Sometimes living out in the middle of nowhere can have its benefits. Being located smack dab in the middle of a large city adds to the threat of you becoming a zombie snack at least ten times over. If you can, it's smart to invest in a small house out in the country or on high grounds that you can upgrade over time and stock it with supplies to become the ultimate zombie defense fortress.
Now if you're one of the lucky ones who has so much money that you don't know what to do with it, you can't go wrong with building a custom state-of-the-art zombie fortress. Be sure to install fifteen foot tall and three foot thick titanium walls, moats of acid, and flamethrowers mounted on the outside of your walls along with a few sniper rifles atop of those walls of yours so that you can sit up there and pick off zombies for fun. If that doesn't keep you safe, nothing will.
Lesson Three: Learn to Garden and Raise Livestock
If and when Z day comes around, there's a slim chance that you'll ever have another steak from Outback or a double cheese burger from McDonalds ever agin. It's a wise idea to learn the gardening skill early, because you're gonna need it when you run out of that supply of canned goods you have stocked up in your pantry. Not only would learning to grow your own fruits and vegetables be a good idea, but also raising livestock such as chickens and pigs. It might sound tedious, but you'll regret it when KFC is closed forever.
Lesson Four: Get in Shape, and Get lots of Weapons
I know that box of donuts looks mighty delicious right about now, but it's going to be a pain when they've found permanent residency on your gut and you're trying to outrun a malicious hoarde of the undead. Learn to eat right and get in shape now, and it'll pay off in the long run. On top of this, visit your local gun range and get acquainted with the various types of firearms. When you've got a good handle of them and your gun license, stock up... no, seriously. Stock up.
Other Tips and Info
The lessons listed above barely scratch the surface when it comes to surviving the zombie apocalypse, but it's vital information and it's a start. If you're serious about keeping alive when Z day comes, it'd be wise to brush up on your zombie knowledge. Watch zombie flicks, always keep an eye on the news, watch out for new medical advances and outbreaks, and pick up a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide. It might be listed under humour, but it's not going to be very funny when your undead neighbor's kneeling over your body as he stuffs his mouth full of your brain from your cracked-open skull.


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Directive 2009/142/EC - appliances burning gaseous fuels
The aim of the Directive is to ensure a single Community market for appliances burning gaseous fuels by laying down the essential safety requirements and type-approval rules. Member States must ensure that the appliances specified are only placed on the market or brought into service on condition that they do not represent a risk for the safety of persons, domestic animals or property.
The Directive will be repealed by 21 April 2018 and replaced by Regulation (EU) 2016/428.
Definitions are provided for 'gaseous fuel', 'fittings' and 'appliances'.
The Directive establishes requirements that any gas appliance or a fitting must meet when being placed on the EU market. This includes appliances for cooking, heating, hot water production, refrigeration, lighting, washing, forced draught burners and heating bodies to be equipped with such burners. Fittings are safety devices, controlling devices or regulating devices and sub-assemblies. The essential safety requirements which must be respected are described in Annex I.
The Directive also regulates the certification procedure. The manufacturer must ensure that appliances and fittings meet the requirements in design and manufacturing standards. Harmonised standards set out by the CEN provide a presumption of conformity and help manufacturers to meet requirements. Their use is voluntary.
The Member States must approve a national notified body that carries out the appropriate examinations and tests in order to check the conformity of the appliances and fittings. Only products that meet requirements shall carry the CE marking. The CE marking is specified in Annex III.
Member State are obliged to protect persons, animals and the property. They must ensure that products placed on the market meet the requirements and they must take appropriate measures to withdraw unsafe products from the market or to prohibit or restrict their being placed on the market. In Annex V, the Directive sets out minimum criteria for the approval of national bodies.
Annex I: Essential requirements
Annex II: Procedure for certification of conformity
Annex III: CE marking and inscriptions
Annex IV: Design documentation
Annex V: Minimum criteria for assessment of notified bodies
Annex VI: Repealed Directive (90/396/EEC) with its amendment
Annex VII: Correlation table (to Dir 90/396/EEC)
Read the full text of this Directive
National measures implementating this Directive
Further information on this topic
Information on pressure equipments and gas appliances at the European Commission's website - DG Growth:


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Law Day was conceived by the late Hicks Epton, a Wewoka attorney and past president of the Oklahoma Bar Association. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day nationally by presidential proclamation in 1958. On this occasion, he said, "It is fitting that the American people should remember with pride and vigilantly guard the great heritage of liberty, justice and quality under law. It is our moral and civil obligation as free men and as Americans to preserve and strengthen that great heritage."
The first of May was set aside in 1961 by a Joint Resolution of Congress as a "special day of celebration by the American people in appreciation of their liberties and the reaffirmation of their loyalty to the United States of America" and as an occasion for "re-dedication to the ideals of equality and justice under laws."
Since the first observance, the American Bar Association, the national voluntary organization of the legal profession, has acted as the national sponsor of Law Day. State, county and local bar associations organize individual projects throughout the country. Many national organizations also recognize Law Day, including the National Education Association, National Governors' Association, United States Conference of Mayors, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America and civic and services clubs such as Rotary International and Kiwanis International.
In 2005, the American Bar Association honored the OBA with the Outstanding Law Day Activity Award. The theme for that year was "The American Jury: We the People in Action." A record number of Oklahoma students — more than 2,000 — participated in various art and writing contests. Local and state government organizations encouraged citizens to recognize Law Day through various community events.
Oklahoma is keeping its tradition in celebrating Law Day in a big way. The Oklahoma Bar Association and the Tulsa County Bar Foundation have continued our annual art and writing contests for students. The 2020 theme is "Your Vote, Your Voice, Our Democracy. The 19th Amendment at 100". The U.S. Constitution sets out a system of government with distinct and independent branches—Congress, the Presidency, and a Supreme Court. It also defines legislative, executive, and judicial powers and outlines how they interact. These three separate branches share power, and each branch serves as a check on the power of the others. "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition," James Madison explained in Federalist 51. Why? Madison believed that the Constitution's principles of separation of powers and checks and balances preserve political liberty. They provide a framework for freedom. Yet, this framework is not self-executing. We the people must continually act to ensure that our constitutional democracy endures, preserving our liberties and advancing our rights. The Law Day 2018 theme enables us to reflect on the separation of powers as fundamental to our constitutional purpose and to consider how our governmental system is working for ourselves and our posterity
For Downloadable Contest Forms please select from options below.
2020 Ruberic for Elementary Students
2020 Ruberic for Middle School Students
2020 Ruberic for High School Students
Deadline for Submissions: April 10, 2020
Deliver or Mail Entries to: Tulsa County Bar Association, 1446 S Boston Ave, Tulsa, OK 74119
*source: OBA Public Outreach. For more information please click HERE.


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So, let's say you're Microsoft. You've got this brand new smartphone platform — one that, thanks to the timing and that of the competition, is a bit of an underdog. To be at all competitive, you need to convince developers to not only make applications for your platform, but to make lots of applications for your platform. Now, what's the one thing you definitely, absolutely, should not do? Limit those that are actually interested in your platform — say, by setting some arbitrarily low limit on the number of apps they can submit.
Alas, that's exactly what Microsoft did. Up until this morning, Microsoft had limited developers to a maximum of 5 free applications. If they wanted to throw any more on the market, they'd either have to charge for the app or cough up $20 bucks for the submission. (Really? Charging the developer for submitting a free app, on top of the $99 yearly fee? Really?!) This cap is now set at a considerably more reasonable level of 100 apps.
I understand why they did this. They didn't want a mountain of crapware filling their store — a totally reasonable desire. But this was probably the silliest possible way they could have gone about it. Deal with crapware developers individually, don't just throw a wet blanket on everyone.
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WoW Addiction Intro
When does a casual WOW player become addicted?
A causal player tips towards addiction when the feeling of control that the player attains in their game environment and relationships starts to surpass the amount of control that they have in real life. At this point, WOW players begin to lose control of their WOW habit much the same way an alcohol drinker loses control of his drinking habit. He or she begins to lose control of how much time they spend playing and even the times the choose to play.
Here's a short assessment will help you determine if you might have a problem with WoW Addiction.
Let's begin the assessment. Answer the following yes and no questions:
* Have you ever felt you should cut down on your WoW playing?
* Have people annoyed you by criticizing your WoW playing?
* Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your WoW playing?
* Have you ever played WoW first thing in the morning (as an "eye opener") to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover?
Count up your yes answers. A WoW Addiction Test Score (WATS) greater than 2 may indicate that you have a WoW Addiction. If you have a score of 1 or 0, then you are less likely to be addicted WoW.


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Elsevier and the International Solar Energy Society are proud to announce the launch of the Renewable Transformation Challenge.
27 February, 2017
An insight into the renewable energy industry in the Netherlands and key developments currently taking place.
07 February, 2017
Could biomethane be a viable alternative to natural gas?
06 February, 2017
A look at the ties between academia and industry in the renewable energy field.
06 February, 2017


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Welcome to another hacks and mods article, in this one we look at a critical issue which many of use face once in a while, though the issue is trivial and seldom happens we have written a worthwhile tip to backup your database from the command prompt so do check it out.
If you are looking to repair corrupted MySQL tables, Techblissonline has a mod which we will be featuring today.
To repair a MySQL table follow the following steps:
- Login to phpMyAdmin
- Select the affected MySQL database.
- In the options available from the check the tables you want to repair.
- Navigate to the bottom of the page and select Repair Table from the menu.
This should run a rescue on the tables you selected for repair.


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Installing Java Administrator Console for NetBackup
S.J.'s Adventures
The NetBackup Java Console can be installed and run on any Windows Desktops with Network connectivity to the NetBackup Master Server. This will allow for managing NetBackup without needing to login to any other systems.
Access is primarily determined based on if you are an Administrator or an Operator. No other access is granted, and there is no Read Only access available.
To request access create a ticket and submit it to the NetBackup team.
Be sure to specify that you need it for use with the NetBackup Java Console, why you need this access, and specifically what sections of NetBackup you need to access.
You will also need an account on the Unix server that is running NetBackup as this account ties into you're Java Console login. You can request this access for the UNIX team via a separate (but related) ticket.
NetBackup Administrators have full access to all of the features and functions of the NetBackup Java Administrator console.
Power Users[edit]
Some additional levels of access may be granted on an as needed basis that will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Usually this is just the ability to access the Activity Monitor and Reports sections.
Operators only have access to:
- Backup, Archive and Restore - See NetBackup Restore Console for more information.
- Activity Monitor - See NetBackup Activity Monitor for more information.
- Media and Device Management - see NetBackup Tapes for more information.
- Reports
Other items may appear, but will likely provide little to no access
Your ability to access this console or any part of it, does not authorize you to take actions or make modifications unless you have specifically been granted permission to do so.
Before installing, first check to see if it's already installed by looking under one of these two locations:
Start -> All Programs - > VERITAS NetBackup -> NetBackup - Java Version 6.5
Start -> All Programs -> Symantec NetBackup -> NetBackup - Java Version 7.1
If version 7.1 is installed skip to the Password Section
If version 6.5 is installed you will first need to remove the 6.5 version using the "Programs and Features" utility found in the "Control Panel". It will show up as "VERITAS NetBackup - Java 6.5", and "Veritas NetBackup Java 6.5.6 (6.5 Release Update 6)".
NOTE: The 7.1 version is not backwards compatible with 6.5 environments.
You may have to install both versions on your computer. Each will have to have it's own installation directory, which requires doing a custom install.
NOTE: on Windows 7 you may need to run the NetBackup installs with Administrative Privileges..
UAC-enabled environments require you to log on as the official administrator. Users that are assigned to the Administrators Group and are not the official administrator cannot install NetBackup in UAC-enabled environments. To allow users in the Administrators Group to install NetBackup, disable UAC.
Installs Location[edit]
The Windows install binaries can be found here:
This zip file is 2gigs in size, and must be copied to a local temporary directory on the system it is to be installed on.
After copying this file locally unzip it; this will require an additional 2-3 gigs of free space on the local hard drive.
Base Install[edit]
Browse to the local temporary directory were you previously un-zipped the install package to. Click on the "Browser.exe" executable.
On Windows 2007, be sure to right click on "Launch" and select "Run as Administrator"
For older OS versions, make sure you are logged in as an administrator, and then confirm you want to run the program by clicking on the "Run" button.
This will bring up the CD Browser program.
Click on the "Preinstallation" then "Run the preinstallation Environment Checker" and validate that your system passes all tests.
This will open a new window. In this window do the following:
- Click Next
- Select Local Environment Check
- Click Next
- View Results
- Click Finish - this will close the window.
Click on "Installation" then on the "Java Windows Administration Console Installation" link.
This will launch the Java install window.
Click "Next" then accept the software agreement and click "Next" again.
A "Typical" install will be fine for most situations, unless you want it installed to a non-standard location.
The Next screen will allow you to verify our selections. Click on the "Install" Icon at the bottom to start the installation.
Be sure to note any errors you get during the install, in case they are needed for troubleshooting. Once the install is finished, click "Finish"
Finally, don't forget to exit from the CD Browser window.
Before you can use the Java console, you must first obtain a loggin, and know how to manage your password.
If you need a loggin, see the Access Section
Once you have an account setup, you will need to change your password.
To change your password will require the use of SSH.
Your login (the same one used for the Java login window that is explained bellow) should be provided to you by a Unix Administrator.
Your default password will be given to you when your account on the NetBackup Master Server is setup.
Once logged in, type in the command "passwd". It will prompt you for your current password, then ask you for a new password. Finally it asks you to confirm your new password as illustrated bellow:
When done, type "exit" to log-out.
Now that you have your new user name and password, you can use it to log in to the NetBackup Java console.
Logging in[edit]
Logging into NetBackup's Java Administration Console
Back to NetBackup


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In my early years of quilting, I made lots of quick sewing projects. They were fun and it gave me joy to make them for gifts and for my own use. Over the years, I moved away from those quick, piecing projects and started to enjoy making more challenging projects. When I started to make quilts for competitions, I would often make a quick piecing project in between each big competition quilt. Then, I just started to work on competition quilts and quilts for teaching projects. I was not doing any kind of basic straight line sewing. This past year, I decided it was time to get back into using some of my old plaid fabric collection, or as some people in my area call it, "the homespuns" and to sew some "straight lines". I have made 5 of these quilts this year after having not made one in probably 15 years.
This might sound crazy, but I took a class with Roberta Horton in the 80's to learn how to cut plaids. I know it sounds kind of funny.
I come from an era where we were taught to cut on the lines. Roberta made us layer the fabric, so we could see nothing but the top fabric. And then we had to cut shapes….squares, triangles, etc. Yikes. After I made one quilt like this I thought….now that was kind of freeing.
This fall, while at the Fall Paducah AQS Quiltweek, I purchased a lovely featherweight from one of the vendors. He had it all cleaned and purring smoothly for sewing.
I wanted to take this sweet machine for a test drive right after I got it but my teaching schedule this fall was so busy and my spare time was spent at the hospital with my mom. I recently had time to get into my studio and take this sweet machine for a test drive. (And yes, for those of you who have attended my lectures, HGTV is on in the background. LOL)
One of my favorite accessories for this machine is the 1/4″ foot.
I have a few other featherweight machines…..not telling how many. But, honestly, not that many. I decided to purchase an extension arm based on my experience using my other featherweight machines. And, I love it.
It's called the "Sew Steady". It fits perfectly. It was easier sewing the long rows together with this bigger work space.
So, this is the fifth quilt like this I made this year. I have donated all of them to my guild's (the Letort Quilters) charity quilt project.
As I have traveled this country, teaching and lecturing for guilds, I have seen so much charity work being done by every single guild. It makes me happy to be part of such a giving group. My part is small but there are so many quilters and if all of us have a small part it becomes a very big thing. What I know for sure……there are many happy recipients of these quilts. Recently, this really came to the forefront as I read Cindy Needhman's Facebook posts about all the quilts that were donated to those who lost their homes to the fires in California. To see so many happy faces………
So, thanks Roberta Horton for teaching me something fun, freeing and creative that still brings me such joy these many years later. And, thanks to all of you who are part of giving to help those in need. A special thanks to Cindy Needham for all her work with the recent California fires.
May you have a very blessed and Happy New Year.
Oh yes, another long car ride. So, I listened to C. J. Box's first book, Open Season. I read a more recent book by this author and liked it so I decided to go back and listen to the first one in the series. Joe Pickett is a new game warden in Wyoming. He finds a local hunter dead in his wood pile. Two more bodies are found in the area. Joe decides to investigate which does not make him popular. He's putting his family and himself at risk.
I like this author and I also like the reader. I plan to read all the books in this series.