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Kawau Island Boats & Baches
Recently I had had enough of weekends in Auckland so with the wife out of town, I took the opportunity to escape & experience the 2nd to last stage that some of us go thru e.g. yacht > launch> motorhome > death.
An old neighbour & friend Chris Miller, owns a large motorhome, so we headed north to Sandspit – & booked into the camping ground for the weekend.
On Saturday we took the ferry to Kawau Island for what is known as the 'Royal Mail Run' – the boat mooches around the island dropping off / picking up passengers & freight for all the private jetties. While not a woody, the ferry trip is a must do, you get to visit most of the bays & can even enjoy a wine or two.
The photos above are a random gallery of the woodys I spotted on the trip & some of the waterfront holiday homes.


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Freshwater Theatre Presents World Premiere of LGBT Historical Romance MRS. CHARLES, Now thru 5/18
2013 Ivey Award recipient Freshwater Theatre Company finishes their season with the world premiere of Mrs. Charles, a brand new LGBT historical romance by playwright, historian, Freshwater Co- Artistic Director and author of 2010 Fringe hit Table 12: A Play at a Wedding Ruth Virkus*, directed by Jimmy LeDuc, theater faculty at Saint Paul College and freelance director whose recent credits include Dangerous Liaisons in Minneapolis and Grey Gardens in Atlanta, Georgia.
Starring Neil Schneider* as the titular Charles, the cast includes Nathan Tylutki, Katie Starks*, Ariel Leaf*, Rachel Flynn*, Sarah Broude, Erin Denman, Shannon Troy Jones, Matthew Cawley, Mikaela Kupierz, and Kevin McLaughlin. Stage managed by Alyssa Thompson, lights by Julia Carlis, set by Theresa Akers, props by Corinna Troth, costumes by Barb Portinga and sound by Anita Kelling. Norwegian translation and consultation by Lucas Skjaret.
As a companion piece, Freshwater Theatre will present Archival Revival, an anthology of performances based on sad, hilarious and quirky newspaper articles and local sheet music from Minnesota spanning the period of 1875- 1925. This exciting anthology show features both original and period music, spoken word, and dance to bring these almost forgotten moments of history back to life. The performers/creators featured are: Devious Mechanics (creators of the 2013 Fringe hit musical Teenage Misery), family performing group Standing Like Lloyd, Nathan Schilz (Studio Alethea Productions, creator of Nightmare Man and Kafkaesque), local performer and dancer Tinne Rosenmeier, Tangleroot Endeavors (2013 Fringe show Brittle Things) and Paper Soul Productions (Jeremy Motz, creator of 2013 Fringe solo mystery Boxcutter Harmonica and The Beacon From Belle Isle).
In 1878, Charles and Walter are in love, but the harsh reality of Philadelphia society keeps them from ever truly making a life together. When Walter is offered the chance to manage a milling concern in Minneapolis, they hatch an audacious plan: arrive there with Charles...as his wife. An extraordinary story of marriage grounded in the history of early Minneapolis and peopled with real historical figures and situations, Mrs. Charles is about what we're willing to give up, what we're willing to fight for, and what is really worth it in the end.
Mrs. Charles Archival Revival will play today, May 3, 5, 10, 12, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30pm May 4, 8, 9, 11 and 14 at 7:30 pm May 4, 11 and 18 at 3:00pm. All performances at Nimbus Theatre - 1517 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN. Tickets: $15, $13 with Fringe Button (Ages 16+ recommended. Adult language, adult situations). Reservations & info available at www.freshwatertheatre.com or call 612-816-8479.
About the Company: Founded by the husband and wife duo of Ruth Virkus and Ben Layne, Freshwater Theatre was born from a love of Twin Cities theatre and a passion to promote this brave and unique theatre community. We at Freshwater Theatre Company believe that art comes from a place. And we believe, unapologetically, that our place is one of the very best. We exist not only to create our own theater, but to facilitate and promote a vision of the Twin Cities as a major exporter of performing arts, producing and promoting quality work from the Midwest, with an eye not only on producing new work, but giving plays of merit new life beyond one world premiere. Freshwater Theatre ...come on in, the water's fine.


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Some 102 Bangladeshi meth dealers have surrendered to authorities at a pre-scheduled ceremony in a coastal town, officials said Saturday, as a Philippines-style anti-narcotics crackdown sows fear among kingpins.
Bangladesh last year launched a "war" on drugs following a proliferation of illegal substances in the South Asian nation of 165 million people, mostly of cheap methamphetamine pills known as "yaba".
Police said 24 yaba "godfathers", as well as lieutenants and peddlers, surrendered to the country's home minister in Teknaf town -- the key gateway for smuggling yaba into the country from Myanmar, where the pills are manufactured by the millions.
The dealers also surrendered 350,000 vanilla-scented, small red yaba pills -- whose name comes from a Thai word meaning "crazy medicine" -- and 30 illegal firearms.
The country's police chief Mohammad Javed Patwary said authorities would advocate for lesser prison sentences for those who had surrendered, and would "assist" them in returning to normal life.
But he promised "harsh upcoming days" for those who had stayed away.
"Those who are in hiding, don't get carried away. You'll not be spared," he told the mass gathering of several thousand locals who came to witness the event.
Teknaf is situated in Cox's Bazar district -- home to around a million Rohingya refugees -- bordering Myanmar.
Cox's Bazar is flooded with yaba, with many of the Rohingya refugees used as "mules" for carrying the pills.
The pills have become an easy source of income for the Rohingya, some 740,000 of whom have poured across the border since Myanmar launched a military crackdown in August 2017 that the UN has described as ethnic cleansing.
The mass surrender comes during a concerted crackdown against drug traffickers, which has left nearly 300 people dead, including 40 from Teknaf, and seen about 25,000 arrested since May last year.
On Friday Bangladesh security forces seized 570,000 yaba pills in separate drives in the border region next to Myanmar's northern Rakhine state.
According to the Department of Narcotics Control, some five million people in Bangladesh are drug users with yaba the most popular substance. The country seized a record 53 million yaba pills last year.
In October, authorities made yaba a class-A banned substance and parliament passed a law allowing the death penalty for dealing the drug.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's highly controversial anti-drug crackdown has killed thousands of alleged users and pushers since 2016.


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Apparently there is no escape. Everything must be politicized. Even going to the grocery store.
This week, Publix Super Markets' executives found themselves on the defensive after the Tampa Bay Times reported on the company's sizeable financial support for Adam Putnam's gubernatorial bid.
According to the Times, many current and former executives of the Lakeland-based firm as well as members of founder George Jenkins' family had over the past three years contributed a combined $670,000 to Putnam, a Republican who now serves as the state's agriculture commissioner.
Those of us in Polk County are not — or should not be — surprised. A Bartow native, Putnam, like Publix, is a homegrown product. And as the Times reported, the company has backed Putnam since 1996, when the then-cherub-faced 22-year-old first ran for the Florida House.
"As the hometown candidate," Publix spokesman Brian West explained to the Times, "Publix has had a long-standing relationship with Commissioner Putnam."
"We support pro-business candidates, and believe Commissioner Putnam will make a great governor."
None of this, again, should be a surprise. In fact, it would be really odd, and even bigger news, if Publix failed to contribute to someone who grew up on its same turf and shared much of its political vision.
Nonetheless, led by anti-gun advocates, including some survivors from the Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School massacre, many turned to social media to show their displeasure with the company that claims to make shopping a pleasure.
At issue was Putnam's support for the National Rifle Association, the irredeemable villain to many gun-control proponents.
Seven months before the Douglas High shooting, Putnam had declared himself on Twitter a "proud NRA sellout." After the shooting, which killed 17 students and faculty, critics revisited that comment and slammed Putnam for it.
That still resonated this week, as the Times' article demonstrated.
Miami filmmaker Billy Corben, for instance, tweeted for a boycott of Publix because it backed Putnam. When some customers tweeted likewise, Publix responded that it supported Putnam for a "number of factors," and had not donated to the NRA.
Voters, of course, are entitled to their views, even if one-dimensional, and since the emotions wrought by the massacre in South Florida still run raw, guns will rouse many of them more than anything else during this election cycle. If that leads some voters to look elsewhere for groceries, that certainly is their right.
Similar to individual voters, however, Publix, as a private company, is free to evaluate and support whatever candidates it wants. Since its support will be recorded in publicly disclosed campaign finance reforms, it runs the risk of generating a reaction like this.
Yet it's difficult to square the criticism with reality.
As its spokesman noted, Publix gravitates toward candidates who will promote economic growth, primarily by holding the line on taxes and myriad regulations that affect its bottom line. Putnam fits that mold. Publix likely won't find such tendencies among the Democrats in the governor's contest. As for the Republicans, the company would clearly prefer Putnam over U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Jacksonville native who didn't get into politics until 2012. The ag commissioner grew up in the shadow of its headquarters, and Publix's top leaders are intimately familiar with Putnam's personality and record over the course of his two decades in state and federal government.
Guns and the NRA likely were never part of the calculus for Publix's top brass in making that decision.
Which makes the attempt by some to slime Publix over Putnam's upholding Second Amendment rights a real shame.
Let's not forget that Florida's largest private employer is also one of its leading corporate citizens, contributing millions of dollars each year to house the homeless, feed the hungry, support the developmentally disabled as well as promote literacy, the arts and youth sports. And so those who choose to boycott would ultimately hurt some apolitical cause they care about.
We truly live in a silly season when each new dawn brings some fresh political controversy to outrage and divide us. Today, it's Publix, guns and groceries. Who knows what it will be tomorrow. But for us, the end cannot come soon enough.


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by George Brewster, President and Founder of Gimbal Systems
This blog was live-blogged from B2B Tech Sales MeetUp in Seattle, WA on July 30th, 2014. B2B Tech Sales MeetUp is for people looking for actionable strategies in tech sales who want to network and collaborate with sales leaders.
What is your biggest challenge to success in sales today? I believe that one of the biggest challenges to success for salespeople is that they're walled-off from prospective buyers and they're unsure how to communicate with leads. Given the ever-expanding number of ways that you can communicate with potential buyers, it's no wonder that prospecting for new leads feels like trying to drink from a firehose.
In contrast, buyers have never had so much power in the sales process. Potential buyers are no longer dependent upon salespeople to educate them about products or services. They have access to real-time reviews from customers, can trial your competitor's products or services, and can learn about your history as a salesperson.
While the balance of power in sales has tipped in favor of buyers (and I think that's a good thing), the negative perception of salespeople as pushy, sleazy, hucksters remains. Why is that? Why have people's mental models of sales not caught up with the changing reality of the modern sales environment?
If you work in sales, I believe that you can shift your buyer's mindset in a positive direction by shifting your own mindset. Principally, you need to work to overcome common fears or misperceptions about sales. Below are 4 negative mindsets about sales to change:
1 – I don't want to be the pushy salesperson – Your buyers don't want you to be pushy either. However, our fear of being too pushy has led salespeople to be too timid when approaching prospects. Most sales are not made during the initial contact. In fact, most sales are not made during the second, third or fourth contact. Nearly 80% of sales are made after making contact with a prospect between 5 to 12 times.
It's important to know that there is a distinct difference between being professional persistent (which is a good thing) and spamming your prospects with unwanted messages. When you're professionally persistent, you add-value at every point of contact and you always have a reason for contacting your prospects. Don't let your fear of being perceived as pushy interfere with your need to follow-up with prospects.
2 – You have to be an extrovert to be in sales – This is one of the most persistent stereotypes about salespeople. The image of the gregarious, outgoing salesperson is powerful – and probably false. In fact, most studies have shown that there is no definite link between being an extrovert and being successful in sales. The latest research suggests that the best salespeople are able to modulate between extroversion and introversion.
What does this mean for you? If you are an extrovert, your sales challenge may be to act more like an introvert and focus on your listening skills. If you're an introvert, your challenge is to assert yourself and proactively communicate with potential leads.
3 – I need to know everything in order to sell well – This line of thinking tends to block salespeople's from taking action and causes people to shy away from tough questions. In truth, salespeople do not need to know everything in order to achieve a sale. When you're faced with tough questions, attack them head on with your potential buyer and seek solutions. Your product or service may not have everything that a prospect thinks that they need. If you shy away from answering their question though, you'll almost assuredly guarantee another lost sale.
4 – It's all about business and closing the deal – this final mindset can be one of the most challenging negative mindsets to overcome in sales. In fact, it's this fear that you must close a deal at any given opportunity that can causes many salespeople to lose sales. When you're faced with a stressful situation, how you show-up under duress is critical to your success. Focus on not losing your cool and blowing your buyer out of their seat. If they're not ready to make a decision yet, think of your next contact as another opportunity to add-value.
One final thought – I think one of the most harmful misperceptions in society today is that people don't want to be sold. I couldn't disagree more. People don't want to be sold a bad deal. They're wary of the old-school "cavaet emptor" world of sales that placed all of the power in the hands of the salesperson. However, when sales is done right, people absolutely like to be sold to. As a seller, focus on offering genuine value at every step and you'll make the sales process a delight.
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Quick ways to do your hair and still look great are a life saver for when you sleep through the alarm, and need to be out the door in 20 minutes. I have been there, and it's great to have one or two ways to do my hair in a flash. But after awhile, I do need to increase my hairstyle options.
Make sure you master these 4 easy hair styles for one of those mornings that you need to leave in a rush!
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You're going to use Eva. It shows you how VBA programs run. Eva doesn't match exactly how real computers work, but it's close enough for our purposes.
Let's start by looking at the pieces of a computer.
The first is memory, or RAM. Here's an Excel VBA program, ready to run.
Whether the CPU is running a program or not. Next line
Next line of the program to be run.
You can change it. Evaluator
Where the CPU does calculations. What just happened
The program takes a piece of memory, and gives it a name:
amount is a variable.
That's what the VBA statement
Dim means: grab some memory for a variable. Well, the real word is "allocate," not "grab," but the same thing.
Click Run twice more. More variables in memory.
A variable in programming is not the same as a variable in math. In programming, a variable is a place to store data. That's all.
Variables are key to making programs useful. They let one program work, no matter what the data is.
This is why businesses use computers. They pay to write a program once, then use it again and again and again. Each time, the cost of running the program is almost zero. But the program has to work with different amounts each time.
Here's Eva again.
Run the program through entirely. You'll see that it gets the meal amount from cell B1. That happens in line 4:
amount = Cells(1, 2)
Data is copied into the variable
amount. Line 5…
tip = amount * 0.15
… uses whatever is in
amount to compute the tip.
* means multiply.
That's the key: whatever is in
amount. Put different values in the variable amount (by putting different values in B1), and program works with the new data.
Try it. Click the Reset button. Change B1 to something else, like 20. Run the program through again. BTW, if you want the skip an animation (where Eva is showing you data moving around), click Run again while the animation is running. Eva will jump you forward in time to the start of the next statement.
Reset, and try a different value.
The program could get the meal cost from anywhere. This program gets it from a worksheet. It could use a dialog box, like this:
The data could from a database, a file, the Web, a smartphone's keyboard, doesn't matter. Once the mean cost gets into the variable
amount, the program works.
To sum up:
- Put data into variables:
amount = Cells(1,2)
- Do computations on variables:
tip = amount * 0.15
- Get data out of variables:
Cells(2, 2) = tip
Here's Eva again.
Does the result make sense? Kind of. The program did what it was told. But a negative tip doesn't make sense in the real world.
Reset. Try a word for meal cost, like "dog". Run the program.
Crash. With a strange error message from the CPU.
The program tries to run, but it's told to put a word into a variable that can only hold numbers. That's what
Single means in the line:
Dim amount as Single:
amount can only hold numbers. We'll talk about data types later.
A crash is anytime a program halts unexpectedly. For most crashes you'll get in this course, Excel will tell you what the problem is, or at least give you a hint. You fix the bug, and go on.
When we get to loops, you'll crash Excel itself, so that you lose everything you haven't saved. Woohoo! What fun!
Not really fun.
Save your code often.
More on bugs and debugging later.
The CPU
Same Eva:
Your computer has a CPU, but probably not a Lego guy inside.
The CPU is the thing that runs programs. When you write a program, you're telling the CPU what to do.
The CPU has several components.
"Run status" shows you whether a program is running. It's either "running" or "halted." A program halts because it's finished, or it crashed.
Programs are a bunch of statements, or lines. "Next line" shows the next statement that the CPU will run. Usually, the CPU executes one line after another, in sequence.
If statements, subroutines, and loops let you change that. More later.
BTW, you can change the number in "Next line" while Eva is running. Make it skip statements, and redo statements. Another way to crash programs. Try starting the program at line 4. (Reset, type 4 into Next line, Run.)
The "Evaluator" is where all calculations and memory access takes place. Every calculation has to go through the evaluator.
Actually, real CPUs have more than one evaluator, maybe 16 or so. But the same principle applies.
BTW, geeks usually call evaluators "registers" or "accumulators." Evaluators is better for us, since that's what they do.
Here's the CPU again:
"What just happened" explains the program statement that ran, to help you learn. Real CPUs don't have them.
The program
The program is under the CPU. That's what you write.
Let's run through the program, one chunk at a time. Nothing you haven't seen already, but going through it again helps it stick in your head. We'll also point out a couple of extra things.
Declaring variables
Dim statements declares a variable. Here's what you see after running a
Dim amount is Single, right? Why is the next line highlighted?
Now that I think about it, every debugger I've used works the same way. It highlights the line about the be executed, not the line that was just executed.
Remember, a variable is a place in memory for storing data. Oh, and it's temporary. When the program stops running, memory is erased. If you want to keep the data in memory, you need to save it to a disk drive, or somewhere else.
Programming is all about variables. Putting the user's data into variables. Calculating with them. Moving data from variables to a place the user can see.
Use meaningful variable names, and camel case. That's part of this course's coding standards.
Here's what things look like after the first three statements:
Get the user's data
The next line is an assignment statement:
amount = Cells(1,2)
Assignment statements tell the CPU to take the data in the thing on the right of the
=, and put it into the variable on the left. The CPU does this in two parts. First, copy the data from the thing on the right into the evaluator, doing calculations along the way (if the program gives any). Second, copy the data to the destination, given on the left of the =.
Look at the statement again:
amount = Cells(1,2)
It tells the CPU to take what the user typed into a cell (row 1, column 2) of the spreadsheet, and copy it into
The user's data is in memory, ready for the CPU to do calculations on it.
The next statement is an assignment statement as well:
tip = amount * 0.15
The CPU takes what's on the right of the
=, and puts it into the variable on the left. The thing on the right is a calculation this time. Take whatever is in the variable
amount and multiply it by 0.15.
amount has the user's data, because the previous statement put it there.
* means multiply. Geeks sometimes call
* "splat," because it's easier to say than "asterisk."
The next statement:
total = amount + tip
Same thing. The CPU computes the stuff on the right of the
=, and puts it into the variable on the left. This makes sense because previous statements filled
amount and
tip with the right values.
The last two statements show the user the program's output, by copying data from two variables into the worksheet.
Again, programming is all about the variables. Put data into variables. Calculate with variables. Output variables.
Baby steps
That's what programming is. Take a task, and break it down into steps that are so small that even a machine with no smarts can do the task.
Of course, you need to understand the task first, before you can tell a computer how to do it.
A computer has a CPU. The CPU runs statements (aka instructions), doing what each statement tells it to. Many instructions mess with variables, that is, data in memory.


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My hubby and I took the kids to see a screening of Peter Pan over the weekend. My kids (particularly my Curls) are obsessed with Peter Pan and we thought we would surprise them. They had a great time but I came to a realization. Peter Pan is kind of an a-hole.
I had seen Peter Pan before but it had been a while since I sat through the whole thing. As I listened to Peter tell Wendy that girls talk too much (he's right, but STILL) and displays of other such behavior throughout the movie, I came to the conclusion that Peter is mean, immature, and a bit of a chauvinist. Then I started to think about all the Disney movies that my kids watch, the same ones I had grown up with.
Take Snow White, for example. Sure, she gets her Prince Charming in the end. But this is after the evil queen orders the huntsman to take Miss White out to the woods and CUT HER HEART OUT with a knife. Just because she's a little jealous. Or what about Pinocchio? On his adventures he encounters Honest John and Gideon, who convince that him he is sick and he needs to go to a place called Pleasure Island to be get better. This island consists of little boys that are riding carnival rides and eating all kinds of sugary treats. After a while they start to turn into donkeys. Hellooooo?? Two men lure a little boy to an island and give him candy? Stranger danger, stranger danger! Mother Gothel is Rapunzel's mother who keeps her locked away in a tree tower because she says that the outside world is evil. What she fails to mention is that she stole Rapunzel at birth from her parents, the king and queen. The horror!
Now that I had put these Disney movies in perspective, I wondered if I should not let my kids watch them anymore. But they didn't seem to be bothered by the dark material. Hell, they love The Nightmare before Christmas, a movie that still scares the bejeezus out of me (the Oogie Boogie haunts my dreams). They love going to Disneyland. And when I asked Curls why she loves Peter Pan, her response was, "I don't know, he's just special to me." So yeah, I will let them continue watching Disney movies.
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Thinking about Democracy
Power Sharing and Majority Rule in Theory and Practice
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Arend Lijphart is one of the world's leading and most influential political scientists whose work has had a profound impact on the study of democracy and comparative politics.
Thinking about Democracy draws on a lifetime's experience of research and publication in this area and collects together for the first time his most significant and influential work. The book also contains an entirely new introduction and conclusion where Professor Lijphart assesses the development of his thought and the practical impact it has had on emerging democracies.
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Sidewalk Signs – Everything you need to knowPosted by LDDA on Jul 29, 2015 in Permits | Comments Off on Sidewalk Signs – Everything you need to know
Because of the pedestrian friendly atmosphere in Downtown, sidewalk signs are allowed by permit on Downtown sidewalks 10 feet or wider.
Signs have design guidelines and require a permit. Be sure to read the sign guidelines and locations allowed before purchasing a sign. Below you will find links to all of the information you need to determine if you may have one, the size, etc., and the permit and supporting documents required.
Start with the checklist so you are sure to have everything you need before you submit. Once you have all of your required paperwork, drop off your permit packet to a permit technician at city hall. (228 S. Massachusetts Ave. – 1st floor just beyond the elevator to the right.) Be prepared to pay the permit fee.
The LDDA offer assistance for the purchase of and/or permitting of a sidewalk sign. Please visit the grants and incentives page to learn more.
Sidewalk Sign Permit Checklist (Be sure you have completed the checklist before turning in the permit)
Sidewalk Sign Regulation (Be sure to read the city regulation so that you get it right the first time. Additional reviews from the permitting office may cost you more money.)
Downtown 10 foot Sidewalks Map (Use this map to determine if your business is located on a 10 foot sidewalk)
Sidewalk Sign Permit Application
Sidewalk Sign Indemnification (This requires notarization, so be prepared.)
Site Plan (This is an example of what your site plan for your sign can look like. It can be hand drawn, but it needs to include the location of other sidewalk fixtures including any sidewalk cafe furniture.)


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Dance party? In the library?
Finals week is one of the most dreaded weeks of the semester. Papers need to be turned in (and, well, started), hours are spent studying, AND you have to slowly say goodbye to all of your friends because, of course, you're the only one that has a final on the last day of exam week. Figures.
So what does Saint Rose do to try to lighten the mood for students? The College hosts a free "study break breakfast" one evening during finals week. This is an opportunity for students to come together, relax for a little while, and enjoy some food when meal plans are wiped out and dorm snacks in low supply. The College also hosts a "stress free zone" with a wide variety of activities for students to relax- massages, therapy dogs, BUBBLES, and more.
This year Saint Rose added a new activity into the mix for finals week- a one-song dance party in the Neil Hellman Library. The College's Student Association supplied five songs for the Saint Rose Facebook page so that people could vote for the song they wanted to dance to:
As you can see, "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen was the winning song. On Monday of finals week, students took a break from studying in the library to dance to the song. In case you missed it, here is the video:
I personally would love to see this turn into a yearly tradition and see the crowd grow, it was so much fun!
THANK YOU to SA, the library staff, and all the students who came to dance.


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Collegefeed, a service for placing top talent from the pool of recent college graduates, has announced the release of Collegefeed for Employers to help U.S. businesses connect with college talent. The service currently counts more than 500 companies as members and delivers curated feeds of matches to businesses of all sizes.
"Since launching last May we've talked to hundreds of employers, from the biggest brands to scrappy startups, and they all say the same thing – we need an easier way to find and attract millennial talent," said Sanjeev Agrawal, CEO and co-founder of Collegefeed. "We know companies face different recruitment challenges based on things like size, location and rate of growth, so we've listened and worked together to create Collegefeed for Employers. Collegefeed offers specific tools and resources to best serve those diverse requirements. It's the easiest way to reach tens of thousands of new graduates and grow brand awareness within college-age communities."
As a social network, Collegefeed is dedicated to helping college students and college graduates get hired and now boasts students from over 1,200 schools and several hundred employers. Employers specify their desired candidate with Collegefeed, which then combs through the tens of thousands of users to find the most qualified applicants. The highest-quality, most relevant matches are then delivered via email.
Collegefeed is appropriate for large companies hiring en masse, venture capital firms and their startups, and small- and-medium-sized businesses. For businesses of all sizes, Collegefeed reduces the time and labor costs of the hiring process through automatically culling thousands of resumes and granting direct access to recent and soon-to-be college graduates who match a company's exact needs.


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Food shortages in Venezuela
Interview with PhD researcher Christina Schiavoni
In an interview with Italian journalist Lillo Montalto Monella, Christina talks about the politics behind shortages of basic items missing from supermarket shelves in Venezuela and how these connect to broader issues of food politics in the country, from petroleum, to food importation, to corporate concentration in the food industry.
She also shares responses to the current crisis coming from grassroots movements, such as alternative markets, direct producer-consumer links, and a major transition toward agroecology.
The interview was featured in 18 regional newspapers in Italy and spread widely on social media. It is based on a report that Christina co-authored for the US-based NGO and think tank Food First entitled 'Hunger in Venezuela: A look behind the spin'.
Christina was also interviewed about the report by the public Greek Radio Television service (article in Greek only).
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tag: nectarine tart
September 24, 2012
I know, I know. I'm late with these. I always do this: when it's the end of the season for something, I must scramble to eat and cook as many of them as possible. So, as nectarines are waving goodbye, I must seize their waving hands and pull them back in the house for one more pastry.
That was a weird metaphor.
Don't you love it when things accidentally turn out pretty? I didn't mean for these to end up looking like antique roses. I just left the skins on the nectarines because I was feeling lazy, and I sliced them thinly because this phyllo crust bakes quickly and I wanted the fruit to cook equally quickly. Then I arranged the slices in circles because it was the first arrangement I thought of, and dang if they didn't come out gorgeous. Thank you kitchen gods for serendipitous loveliness.
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I'm still getting the same, not fixed from here
I have tried again....unfortunately the site....either from Google or from the links in the Papilio IDE are still taking me to the Incorrect Pages.....also......I'm getting VIRUS warnings from my installed Virus Checker.........be careful!
I'm the same, I sent an email to them yesterday to make them aware, one minute it was there the next it wasn't
How does data get from the PC to the Spartan-6 Flash
Andrew Baldwin replied to Andrew Baldwin's topic in Papilio DUO@Magnus, as always thanks for taking the time to respond. Couple of further questions follow on, I'll apologise in advance, I am quite new to this 1) Is there an app note available on this technique? I can imagine its not a 'unique' application. 2) What's the purpose of the second serial interface from the FTDI device to the FPGA (MPSSE)? many thanks Andrew
How does data get from the PC to the Spartan-6 Flash
Andrew Baldwin replied to Andrew Baldwin's topic in Papilio DUO@johnbeetem Thanks for that....now I can see what is being done. My mistake, I thought all bitstreams where automatically loaded to the FLASH from the PC software, but, what you've pointed out makes perfect sense now. In normal use, the FTDI device becomes a JTAG programmer sending the configuration directly to the FPGA. Then, if you want to program the FLASH so the board can be stand-alone, there must be an option in the software that firstly JTAGs the FPGA to be the FLASH programmer, using the second serial bus generated by the FTDI device as the data stream... thanks again Andrew
How does data get from the PC to the Spartan-6 Flash
Andrew Baldwin posted a topic in Papilio DUOHello Forum, My first time on a Forum, hope I get the etiquette correct. Recently got my Papilio Duo and a LogicStart wingy, itching to get it all running. Intend to VHDL, not drag and drop...that's the intention anyway. Essentially, being from an electronics background, I like to know what's going on. To that end, I've been wading my way through the plethora of Xilinx datasheets associated with the Spartan-6-LX9. At the moment I have couple of quick questions for the collective forumers The LX9 FPGA is set with M0 =1 and M1 =0, this sets the device in Serial Master Mode so it will get its configuration bit stream from the Flash on power up or if PROGRAM_B is pulled low, so : 1) How does data from the PC get programmed to the Flash? 2) I see other questions relating to the PC software configuring the FPGA directly through the USB port,, am I missing something in the circuit diagram, I cant see how this is possible? Unless there is something pre-configured, pre-programmed that we are shielded from....... hope they're not too stupid questions. Thanks Andrew


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A lot of people tell me that they just cannot visualize, but everyone can visualize. In fact, you probably visualize things many times a day, without even realizing it. Some people are more predominantly visual that others, it has to be said; but everyone can visualize and as you practice you get better at it, just like most other things in life. And it is well worth the effort involved in learning to visualize as it is one of the most empowering mental skills that you could possibly develop.
Think for a moment about a wine glass and then think about a beer glass…What's the difference? If you can answer this question you can visualize. You see, without being able to visualize you couldn't explain this difference. This is why I said before that you probably visualize many times a day without realizing that this is what is happening automatically in your mind. What color is your front door and what style is it? Once again, you simply have to visualize to be able to answer these questions.
Often you will find that you instinctively visualize things in a way that you perhaps did not intend. If, for instance, I ask you to NOT think about a giraffe, what happened? When you try not to do something you inadvertently put your will power at odds with your imagination. In order to comprehend what you are not meant to do, your mind instinctively creates a picture of whatever it is and your imagination wins the battle. A picture really is worth a thousand words – the picture which you inadvertently visualized holds more power than your will power which is telling you not to think about that thing – in this case, a giraffe.
Thus everyone has the ability to visualize, although because we are all unique and individual we will visualize in our own individual way and some of us will be better at it or more practiced than others. We all have a primary sense, be it seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling. As you visualize one or all of your senses may be utilized. You will visualize in your own way and as you practice visualization you will get better and better at it and will be able to involve and animate more of your senses.
Once you realize the magnetic power of visualizing, you can start to intentionally picture the things which you do want to picture as opposed to those that you do not. For instance, in golf many people think "don't go in the bunker" or "don't go in the water" or "don't go into the trees". These thoughts immediately trigger visualizations of those very things, and your ball will end up in the place that you are picturing – exactly where you do not want to be. A golfer who realizes how powerful visual images are will on the other hand stand on the tee, and intentionally picture the ball landing on the fairway, sitting up in a great position for your next shot onto the green…and this is where the ball will go. Whatever you imagine, whatever you visualize, you create.
Visualization has in fact been proven to have more powerful effect that physical practice. This has been proven time and again in many sports, not just in golf. Your brain does not know the difference between something which is vividly imagined and something which is real, and so as you imagine your ball going into the net in basketball, for instance, your brain is recording this as if it were a real event. The reason why it is more powerful than physical practice is that with mental rehearsal EVERY ball goes in, whilst in practice one or two inevitably miss.
I have mentioned here just a couple of applications of visualization in sport. But this mental skill, this instinctive talent we have of visualizing can be put to good use in a far wider sense as well. Imagine the power of visualization in preparing to take your driving test, or in a job interview, or anything at all which matters to you.
You can make your visualizations even more powerfully effective with the help of hypnosis. Hypnosis is a state of both relaxation and focus and your creative mind comes to the fore. Hypnosis therefore allows a greater intensity of focus and therapeutic effect. Your images and visualizations become more magnetic when in hypnosis. Not only that, with hypnosis you access your subconscious mind, the part which acts instinctively and automatically and so you can embed your visualizations deep within your psyche, creating a firm and powerful expectancy that what you are visualizing will indeed become your reality.
This is why golf hypnosis, and sport hypnosis in general is so widely used in this day and age. If you want a real edge in sport or life in general then you can empower yourself by learning to visualize effectively and deliberately, with the help of hypnosis downloads. Simply by listening to a hypnosis download you will learn to use hypnosis and discover how easy it is for you to visualize.
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I love reading the Sacred Bond series by Lee. She does such a wonderful job of bringing two characters together that don't seem like the right fit, but by the end fit like a perfect puzzle. I enjoyed reading the newest installment just as much as the others.
My heart went out to Dani. Here is a mother who is trying to make it on her own with four children, a not so great paying job, and a huge heart for helping strays. She always sees the good in people and tends to give them a chance before getting all the facts. I think that's why she easily allowed Shane to stay in the garage apartment.
Reading about Shane was like reading about that handsome, mysterious man that you just know there's something about him, but you can't quite put your finger on it. I loved that he was a man who wanted to make it on his own instead of falling prey to his family fortune. His heart seemed genuine, a true sacred bond member.
If you are looking for a short and sweet story about hope and love, this novella is for you! I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a honest review which I have given.
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I have some digital signage software that can send out a network message (0x02PON0x03) to switch on a TV. I want to be able to control the display without the signage software.
I have tried using netcat to no avail. Is there a method I can use wireshark to monitor and analyze the message sent form the signage software so I can duplicate it?
Any help will be gratefully received.
Cheers dan
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Sure, you need to find a way to capture the packet containing the message when it is sent from the original software. This can be done by using a switch with a SPAN port feature or with a hub if you have one. Connect TV and the system with the original software to it, and (if you're not using a hub) configure the switch to copy the data of the software to another port where you connect a PC running Wireshark. Capture wile the software sends the code.
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Social Expertise Resource Web page
It is so essential for all of us to know and recognize social cues, gestures, voice tone and pitch. The teens, who are right here by selection, don't play simply any recreation; the group emphasizes these games that require teamwork, dialogue and an understanding of hidden emotions, as an alternative of video games or individual pursuits. Here are six methods you possibly can assist kids observe social awareness and relationship skills during recess.
Be taught trivia, work on social studies vocabulary , unscramble, match, and do word searches and jigsaw puzzles all associated to historical figures. Play free on-line Social Research games on-line with our large collection of learning games. However, the periods supply even more value, she says, as a result of the games themselves promote social skills.
A few years later, If You Can, the startup founded by former Digital Arts founder Journey Hakwins, attracted US$6.5 million in funding in 2014 for its child-pleasant video games based round promoting empathy and compassion. Higher to know the kids are taking part in non-offensive laptop games in the lounge than x-rated video games at their friends homes.
Much like independent films, social affect gaming has a group of fanatics who acknowledge achievements with awards and recognition. We overview video games for Xbox One, Sony PS4, Nintendo Wii U, 3DS, COMPUTER and other video game platforms that youngsters and teens use most.
These video games train kids quite a lot of social emotional abilities such as making and holding buddies, communicating with others, displaying empathy, and more. The recipient then takes his turn, naming one other child and rolling the ball, and so forth. The classic Follow the Chief sport teaches kids about taking turns and practising persistence.


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These black birds seem to go hand-in-hand with evil whenever they are brought up. Finding one is unsettling, but they become truly worrisome when they are attacking your crops. Ravens are very intelligent birds, so pushing them from your crops will not be easy. That's why we broke down a list of tactics to help you defend your crops.
Build A Raven Barrier
Ravens are smart, but they can be stopped with a good barrier. If you are crafty, there are plenty of raven or crow traps you can DIY. They also learn from experience, so you may only have one chance to trap them, so good luck.
Scare Them Away With Noises
When it comes to scaring ravens with noise, windchimes won't cut it. You'll have to run a speaker and a CD player from your home to your crops. Your choice from this point is what recording to utilize. Your options include, but are not limited to:
- Raven Predator Noises: Playing the sounds of their predators, such as a cat. This will scare them away from the area.
- Distress Signals: You can buy recordings of raven distress signals. This will be unwelcoming to any near-by ravens.
- Loud Noises: Ravens will stay away from any form of scary/loud noise, but only for a short period of time, and more.
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Set Up A Motion Detecting Sprinkler
These sprinklers will monitor its surrounding area and spray at whatever moves. This is great for startling ravens and keeping them off your crops. However, many of these sprinklers can't tell between a raven and a human, so make sure you warn visitors that go near it.
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Over the last few years, data-packed CD-ROMs have hit the genealogy market at a brisk pace. For $20 or $30 a pop, you can buy CDs containing marriage and census indexes, compiled genealogies, military and land records or pioneer biographies.
With luck — and a couple of hundred bucks — you'll find an ancestor or two, or a clue to an earlier generation. But most genealogists can't afford to buy every CD that sounds promising. Fortunately, you have an alternative.
On the Internet, you can find many genealogists who already own the CD-ROMs or reference books you'd like to search. And they'll do lookups for you for free — all you have to do is ask. Of course, you may have to wait a few weeks for a reply, but it beats plunking down your hard-earned dollars for a CD you may use only once.
Here are eight of our favorite free lookup sites:
1. USGenWeb
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|1. Lookup volunteers have real lives. Expect to wait a few weeks for a response.
|2. When a volunteer answers your request, remember to thank him or her.
|3. Don't request a lookup for "everything on my family."
|4. Do request a lookup for a specific piece of information.
|5. Send only one request per e-mail, unless otherwise specified.
The USGenWeb is one of the premier sites for US researchers. Here you'll find Web pages for every US state and county. On many of the county pages, you'll find a list of lookup volunteers and the reference books or CD-ROMs they own.
Volunteers often own rare or out-of-print books that would be difficult for you to access — books such as History of Kentucky, written in 1847, or the 1883 History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Other typical offerings are county histories and biographies, books recounting the lives of early pioneer families, newspaper obituaries and compiled genealogies.
Each USGenWeb lookup page clearly lists any instructions and request limitations, as well as the e-mail address of the volunteer.
2. Genealogy Helplist
Genealogy Helplist is a group of volunteers, all of whom are willing to look up specific information at research facilities near them, or in personally owned reference material. Volunteers live all over the world, so if you're stumped with foreign research, this site may get you over the brick wall. In addition to volunteers here in the United States, you'll find help from the UK, Brazil, Australia, Sweden, Germany, Iceland, Argentina, Belgium, Papua New Guinea, Ireland and more.
Detailed instructions are posted on the site, including how to fashion your e-mail request and the number of free requests you can make. You're also strongly encouraged to become a volunteer yourself, as the ratio of requests to researchers is high. If the information you need is in a book, the volunteer is allowed to charge you for copy and postage costs; otherwise, the lookups are free.
To find a US volunteer, click first on the state, then the county. There you'll find a complete list of available resources. In Lincoln County, Kan., for example, a volunteer will do lookups in the death register, the cemetery index and Lincoln County history books. If your ancestor lived in 1850 Durham County, NC, a volunteer will check the census. Having trouble with UK research? Ask a volunteer to look in the British Vital Record Index, 1538-1888.
3. Books We Own
Wouldn't it be great to search the index of an out-of-print genealogy book in the hope that your ancestor is mentioned? Now you can, thanks to the volunteers at Books We Own. The site was launched in 1996 as a way for Roots-L mailing-list members to share information. Today, the 1,500-person volunteer site has drawn close to a quarter-million visitors.
To request a lookup, you can use either the library or on-site search engine to locate the reference work you'd like searched. The library resources are organized by section: General Genealogy, Resources by Country, States and Family Histories. Within each category is a list of the resources and a link to request a lookup.
For example, if you think you have a Revolutionary War ancestor, you might request a lookup in the Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications. A link will appear next to the name of the reference work. Click the link to go to an e-mail request form. Read the guidelines, then fill in the form and click Send. The form will automatically be sent to the book or CD-ROM owner. Some volunteers receive more than 300 e-mail requests daily, so you're asked not to overuse their services.
4. AncestralFindings
AncestralFindings may not own every database you're interested in, but its collection is impressive. Holdings include CD-ROM records of births, deaths, marriages, census indexes, land records, passenger lists, immigrations and Genealogy.com's entire World Family Tree collection.
This Web site makes it easy to request a lookup, as long as you follow the posted guidelines. For example, you must select the database you want the staff to search and limit your lookup requests to one per day. Don't bother asking AncestralFindings to check for every occurrence of a surname — those requests are automatically deleted.
5. GenSwap
GenSwap lists people who are willing to search their personal copies of CD-ROMs or books. Under each record type (census, directories, cemeteries and so on) is the volunteers' contact information as well as the sources they're willing to search.
For example, under Passenger Lists, you'll find offers such as "Will do lookups in Passenger & Immigration Lists: Boston, 1821-1850" or "CD 238 — Genealogical Records: New York, 1675-1920." To request a lookup, just click on the e-mail address of the volunteer, then write the information you're seeking and the resource material you'd like the volunteer to check.
GenSwap asks that you not swamp volunteers with requests or ask for "everything" on your surname.
6. Free Arkansas Lookups
If your ancestor settled in the land of Razor-backs, trot immediately to this Web site to request a lookup. The volunteer asks that you give as much information as possible, including date ranges.
Among the searchable databases are an early Arkansas census index, mortality schedules, a pensioner's book, a 1911 census of Confederate veterans, passenger lists and land-record indexes.
7. My Genealogical Library
"Genie Angel" Kathleen Burnett established this Web site to help other family tree enthusiasts. Burnett, who is employed full-time, a grandmother of nine and the "list mom" of 195 mailing lists, still makes time to do lookups in her extensive personal library.
Her collection encompasses books and CD-ROMs on several US states, as well as categories for surnames, Native Americans and Slave History. To request a search, send an e-mail with the word Lookup in the subject line and the name of the reference book or CD-ROM and the name or subject you're researching in the body.
8. Obituary Lookups
Obituaries can contain a wealth of genealogical information — children and their spouses, a place of birth, even a church group.
Obituary Lookups is manned by volunteers who have offered to search obituaries in their area. The volunteers are listed by county, with the name of the newspapers they'll search and any special instructions, such as putting Obit in the subject line of your e-mail.
On your first visit, be sure to read the section called Making An Obituary Lookup Request. Besides specific instructions on what to include in your e-mail request, you'll find site guidelines and helpful tips on the Social Security Death Index and the search capabilities of the LDS Web site <www.familysearch.org>.
Now that you've discovered the benefits of lookups, what do you do with the stash of CDs that's been collecting dust on your shelves — the ones you've gleaned for every last family fact or those you bought and only used once? Surf back to your favorite lookup sites and sign on as a volunteer. Not only will you be putting those CDs to use, you'll be helping other genealogists access a wealth of data without spending a fortune.
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I can't believe I didn't visit the University of Leicester Botanic Garden sooner! It is free entry and really beautiful. There are 6 or 7 greenhouses but you can only visit three of them: the desert house – which is my favourite of all! – the tropical house, and the alpine house. The greenhouses are a tad small, not that I am complaining, but the botanic garden itself is pretty big with some water features and sculptures. It took me about two hours to really take in everything they have got to offer.
The desert house is my favourite to visit because once you go in it's like you are in a totally different place, and the colours in there are stunning – think green, blue, peach, and ochre together! I think it gave me the push I needed to start painting greenhouses. If you have read my previous post about finding my inspiration in greenhouses, you will know that I had been thinking about adding some kind of greenhouse collection to my shop! The cacti and succulents in the desert house were also lovely and well looked after.
Naturally it was very warm in the tropical house, and the alpine house was a little bare in comparison to the others but it was still a lovely place to look around and write down some names of potential plants for my garden.


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Superior to inefficient under bonnet coolers, due to under bonnet intercoolers soaking heat from their surroundings.
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This year, your ticket allows you to DEW it ALL. The farm opens September 29 for the Fall season, with a corn maze that's celebrating Houston kicking Hurricane Harvey's patootie in 2017! Our Pumpkin Patch will be ready for pictures and picking — but pumpkins are only ONE thing to DEW at the farm! We've got 49 more (take a look at a few of the attractions photos). When you're hungry, a dozen or so concessions will be ready to serve up food galore.
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Misty May-Treanor is currently focused on bringing home a gold medal from the London Olympic Games, but after that, the star volleyball player is hoping to get another chance on "Dancing With the Stars."
May-Treanor was on the show in 2008 but was forced to quit after she tore her Achilles tendon in rehearsals. Now, she's lobbying for another chance to win the Mirror Ball trophy.
May-Treanor asked her Facebook followers to vote for her, saying:
"I would love to finish what I wasn't able to when I was on the show the last time."
There's a good chance that May-Treanor will be back on the show. According to the Associated Press, the next season of DWTS will be comprised of all-star contestants from past years.
May-Treanor will also be riding some Olympic fame around the time the next season of "Dancing With the Stars" begins.
But before May-Treanor teams up with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Mark Ballas, or Derek Hough, the Olympian will be teaming up with Kerri Walsh at the 2012 Olympic Games. Walsh and May-Treanor won gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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A new version of the Pearl app is now available!
A new version of the Pearl app is available! Make sure to update your app and please share it with your friends.
Reviews are reset with each new version. So it would be super helpful if you would review us in the App Store. It only takes a few seconds. Thanks!
- You can now reorder your photos to create your Pearl video with the photos in any sequence you want!
- You can also zoom and adjust the focus of each photo, which is really helpful if you select a landscape or portrait photo.
- If you preview your Pearl movie and decide you want to add or remove a photo, now you can!
- Occasionally YouTube or Facebook misbehave and don't finish uploading and processing your video, so we have added a notification to inform you so that you can try again later.
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9 years, 9 months ago mi amigos, photography, the arts 0
Last weekend, I went to see one of my favorite families for some headshots (as well as schmoozing). Thank you to the photo gods who sent me a beautifully overcast day and kept the bitter cold away long enough for us to work outside.
Debbie Grossman: stage and musical director.
Rowyn Peel: actress/singer for stage and commercial work.
If you're looking for great talent in the Maryland / DC / Virginia area, they're top notch. Let me know if you want to get in touch with either one of them.
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So Santa has been and gone for another year. We are still full of toys and boxes everywhere, I'm not totally sure where everything is gonna go. The kids got too much as always.
We have three Christmases in our household, which is great for scattering the presents over three days. On Christmas eve I spend it with my nan, mom and sister. Where we have something light to eat and spend the day together.
Christmas Day I spend with the OH mom, OH & the kids. We open our presents at home have some breakfast then pop over about 1, have a full cooked dinner, pudding then tea.
Boxing Day we spend at my dads, with my sister, the OH and the kids, we have Christmas dinner round 2. More presents and pudding.
I love how we celebrate Christmas and its great to see all the family, after all that's what it's all about.


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Of course young director Charlie McDowell could get his first feature-length film made. He's got mega-connections as the son of veteran actors Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen, and his stepdad is Ted Danson. Nepotism-fueled mediocrity is rampant in the movie biz, which is why it's such a pleasant surprise when the result is instead a rewarding, odd little film like "The One I Love," distinguished by an original premise, quiet chutzpah, realistic dialogue and masterful mood-setting.
Ethan (Mark Duplass) and Sophie (Elisabeth Moss) go to couples therapy in an attempt to repair a broken trust and get back to where they used to be — jokey, affectionate, having sex. Their therapist (Danson, in a cameo) suggests an isolated nearby retreat where, he says, clients learn to "reset the reset button."
Upon arriving at the artsy, idyllic abode, where they're the only people around for miles (or are they?) Ethan thumbs through glowing reports of renewed amour in the guest book. The pair have a romantic dinner, and all systems are go for a rousing makeup session in bed, until Sophie decides to check out the adjacent guesthouse, where she discovers that maybe they're not alone after all. Well, not exactly.
Here's where it gets challenging to avoid giving too much away. A huge part of this movie's magic is hitching a ride on this troubled couple's seriously disconcerting mind trip rather than knowing in advance what they're about to go through. And it's not something you'd see coming. Let's just say, in Ethan's words, that they're smack in the middle of "a cosmic aberration," or as Sophie speculates, "another dimension, a different plane of existence."
No one can accuse screenwriter Justin Lader, also making his feature-film debut, of being derivative. And original music by Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans envelops the viewer in moods by turns eerie and quirkily comforting. But much of the credit for making this gamble work goes to its two stars and the shifting dynamic between them.
Moss, best known as copywriting ladder climber Peggy Olson on "Mad Men" and a tough but vulnerable police detective in Jane Campion's miniseries "Top of the Lake," further stretches her range here, bringing subtle layers to Sophie's emotions without speaking a word. Duplass, mostly known as an affable boyfriend and/or lovable jerk ("Safety Not Guaranteed," "The Mindy Project") shoulders a lot more pressure to carry a story than he has before, and pulls it off.
Is it better to be happy with a perfect, but falsely so, vision of the man or woman we married, or to face truths that will sometimes make us miserable? With one more tiny twist in the end for emphasis, "The One I Love" is a weird but gutsy exploration of what happens when we alternately idealize and find fault with our romantic partners.


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YOU slowly composes itself from an ensemble movement practice that mediates human connection and togetherness for everyone in the room. In a forward-moving progression of strutting and skipping, the dancers lock-in-stride, and, together, overcome not knowing the audience. Their overture progresses to reveal personality, group practice, the nature of one-on-one conversations and cross-talk, while drawing upon private information, the ensemble instinct, counting, the systems in the room, and the presence of the audience. Recognition from viewers and dancers is the ultimate form togetherness. It looks good on everyone and so back and forth it goes.
"The work takes us through the thorny, exhilarating, devastating process of acquaintance and familiarity with tremendous subtlety and nuance. And it begins with a sexy bang". MNartists. Org
"They dance with determination and a high level of physical propulsion while looking like outcasts from a very peculiar marching band. It's an excellent visual". Star Tribune, Claude Peck
Morgan Thorson, based in Minneapolis, has been making public dance performances as an independent artist since 2000. Her work has been presented by Walker Art Center, PS 122 and On The Boards among others, and will be presented by the Weisman Art Museum in 2015. Morgan is a Guggenheim (2010) and USA Artist (2011) Fellow and has received many other awards for her work. She is currently a Creative Campus Fellow at Wesleyan University, a certified Skinner Releasing Technique practitioner, a Community Advocate for the Tubman Center and affiliate faculty at the University of Minnesota. As a performer, Morgan has collaborated with Ann Carlson, Jennifer Monson, Tino Sehgal, HIJACK and Karen Sherman. As DJ Vinylite, she mixes deep house and club music.


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As many of you know, I have long been seeking a name for our amazing Jewish education program, that has grown in excess of 200% per year over the last 5 years. Our curriculum has focused on 5 core areas: Torah, Mitzvot/Ethics, Food/Culture, Prayer/Tefillah, Judaica/Holidays and Traditions. In our program, we cook and experience the fun of being Jewish, we sing and learn through music, learn how to build a relationship with G-d, and overall – celebrate Judaism in a fun environment together.
Five years ago, I began teaching a group of five 5th and 6th graders, in their homes, bi-weekly. We now have reached almost 100 students, and anticipate a possible enrollment next year of 130-150! The growth has been phenomenal, however, it has taken us out of family's homes and clubhouses, and led us to several Dunkin Donuts locations, with (thankfully) private conference rooms. But even the blessing of private conference rooms has its drawbacks… It's kind of hard to whip out my guitar and have 13 3rd graders belt out a whopping rendition of Jonah and the Whale!
So, given the challenge of needing a classroom that serves multiple locations in any given week (Weston, Davie, Plantation, Miramar, and Parkland) I kept searching for a solution to a demand that required mobility.
And – that's where edJEWcation Station™ comes in!
For our first step, we are rebranding our current Jewish education program as edJEWcation Station™! But "further down the road"…
Imagine – a coach bus – that has been converted into a clean, comfortable, and above all, functional mobile classroom – with 10 workstations, a teacher station, air conditioning, generator, and satellite! Yes, that's right – a mobile classroom Jewish education solution to serving hundreds of students throughout South Florida, WITHOUT the need for real estate and exorbitant building funds! Your future edJEWcation Station™ mobile solution will be pulling into a location near you in the coming year!
Now hang on! There's still lots of work to do! And while I am in current negotiations on an already converted bus – it's not quite ready to go yet…
So we have a name, and we will (hopefully soon), have a bus, and what we have most of is lots of ideas! The main goal is that edJEWcation Station™ will continue to serve the unaffiliated Jewish population of South Florida with quality Jewish education programs, observance, and fun/engaging celebrations within our community – without the need for high membership costs. I am hoping that this idea can not only serve the needs of my current population, but that we can also use it for adult education within our community, serving retirement villages with options for adult ed/Torah Study and more.
For this to come to fruition, I would love YOUR ideas: How else can we use the bus? What would you like to see? How can I use this concept to serve you, my community?
Please share, ask questions, (help me write a grant or two), and join me in celebrating the naming of our project at our upcoming Shabbat Service, on February 22nd. We will all say a Shehecheyanu together!
For more information on edJEWcation Station™, contact Lauren DelGandio at 954-646-1326 or me at email@example.com!
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Elsa Montagnon is a Spacecraft Operations Manager for the BepiColombo project. Still in the development phase, BepiColombo should be launched in 2015 and hopes to provide more information about Mercury than ever before. In this video Elsa discusses her involvement in the mission, her studies and hobbies, as well as the passion people have at ESA for their projects.


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