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ELIZABETHTOWN - 15-year old Brock Marvin has been through a lot in the past year, but last week he had the experience of a lifetime.
Marvin, who suffered a life-threatening heart attack last April, has since been undergoing treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy. The genetic disorder has caused his heart to grow four times the size of a normal heart and pump blood at a rate significantly lower than the average person.
Though he has been able to lead an otherwise normal lifestyle, the honor roll student and star athlete had to give up many activities that raise his heart rate, including the sports he loves.
One sport he was allowed to continue, however, was golf.
"I've been into golf since just after the heart attack," Marvin said. "I've really started to enjoy it."
That's why when Marvin and his family were informed by the Make-a-Wish foundation that he was eligible to participate in their program, he asked to go with his father and younger brother to the Bob Hope Classic, a pro-am celebrity golf tournament held in LaQuinta, CA.
"The Bob Hope Classic has a diverse group of celebrities and golfers," Marvin said. "Plus, the weather is always gorgeous down there."
About a week prior to the Bob Hope Classic on Jan. 10, Marvin was informed that he and his family members were invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to the tournament. Still, he was unaware of the many surprises that awaited him there.
While at the tournament from Jan 21-25, Brock, his father, Walter, and brother, Connor, got to mingle with dozens of celebrities including everyone from Alice Cooper to Dan Quayle.
The greatest surprise came that Saturday when tournament officials arranged for Brock to meet with Hall of Fame golfer Arnold Palmer.
"It was crazy," Brock said. "The guy is a legend. Just being in the same room with him was amazing."
Palmer led Brock to the driving range, drawing a crowd of spectators along the way. It was there where he imbued the young man with a bit of his trademark technique.
"Basically, he showed me the same grip his father had showed him," Brock explained. "I teed one off and hit it down the middle perfect."
The 3-wood drive went about 200 yards.
It was that moment, Brock said, that represented the culmination of the whole experience for him; an experience that's among the best he's ever had.
"Palmer was great; he just turned around and said, 'My work here is done,'" recalled Walter.
Brock said that the 79-year-old Palmer reminded him a lot of his late grandfather, who also enjoyed golf. He and Walter both described Palmer as being very down-to-earth despite the admiration he drew from both celebrities and professional golfers.
During the final round of the tournament, Brock and Connor served as standard bearers, displaying scores while they followed players through the course. Brock praised the Make-a-Wish Foundation for their excellent work coordinating the week's worth of travel and itinerary.
"They made it more than just a trip," he said; "they made it an experience. They made it a memory."
With gradual improvement in his condition and the hope in a cutting-edge treatment, the Marvins hope to make that memory last for years to come.
In October, his heart had worsened to the point where doctors considered a transplant, but a new pacemaker-defribrulator implanted in his chest allowed his heart to beat more regularly, greatly improving its ability to pump blood.
Sometime in April, Brock is scheduled to undergo a new procedure involving stem cell therapy, which should help regrow damaged tissue in his heart. A series of fundraisers throughout the latter part of 2008 helped raise the approximately $60,000 needed to pay for the procedure.
For now, however, Brock will be looking for a chance to practice his new golf swing.


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Well, here it is...my first foray into the blogging world. What will I add to the blogosphere that is unique, and will gain me millions of followers? Well...nothing, I expect. This blog is an experiment for me...a way to maybe help motivate myself to achieve some other things I want to accomplish. I hope to use this as a sounding board for various ideas that I have and maybe let off a little steam sometimes.
So...what will I be blogging about, specifically? Well, I anticipate that 90%+ of my blog posts are going to be about board games. A life long lover of games, this hobby has really become a passion in the last 5 years or so. Beyond playing games, I have an itch to tap into my creativity and delve into the realm of game design. I've been inspired by my friend Paul Owen (http://paulowengames.blogspot.com/), who had his first game, Trains, Planes & Automobiles published in 2011. Paul is also currently working on his 2nd game, East India Company...head on over to his blog to check it out! At the last few cons I've been to with Paul (WBC 2012 and Prezcon 2013), I've met several game designers and publishers...and that's an inspiration as well, to be around these creative guys and gals as they talk over their latest designs, and working out the flaws...it just seems like such a fun creative process that I'm ready to dive in.
Paul has related that one of the first pieces of advice he got as he jumped into the world of game design was to establish a social media presence. So...here I am! Beyond that, I hope that this blog will help motivate me along in the creative process. I have an idea for a game...an idea that I've had for over a year now. Recently I've read/listened to two different articles - one by Wil Wheaton, the other I can't quite remember - where the gist of the article was "at some point you have to stop thinking about doing something, and just do it". Don't worry about perfection...just start doing it! I have two sheets of paper with notes scribbled on them...time to stop taking notes and start making this game...who knows if it's actually any good? No way to find out other than to start working on it.
Now, I may have a non-game post every now and then. We'll see how the mood strikes me. Back in 1997 I fulfilled a lifelong dream by earning my pilot's license. I flew for a few years, but I gradually fell out of it...and I miss being in the cockpit! I've got a family now, and a mortgage, and all that stuff that goes along with being an "adult", but I aim to get back into flying, and hopefully sooner rather than later.
What else? Well, I'm a Virginia Tech alum, and I love getting back to Blacksburg whenever I can...there may be a post or two about VT (mostly during football season). You may see me around the web under the moniker "HokieStone". Maybe some movie or book reviews...who knows. And maybe a post or two about croquet...yeah, I said croquet (that's a game, right? Or is it a sport? Is there a difference between games and sports? Alright, too philosophical for post #1).
So, bear with me as I learn about this blogging thing. I expect the layout of the page may change around, and maybe even the title ("Ad Astra"...latin for "to the stars", nice...but probably taken by someone else).
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The adrenaline rush is a powerful aphrodisiac. At the intersection of skill and chance is the bold move that can make or break your game. In that one moment you risk it all, and that willingness to put it all on the line is a rarity among men.
It's what sets poker players apart in the eyes of women, it signals limitless confidence and the ability to withstand any challenge no matter how severe.
High rolling poker players are as tough as nails and can take any number of insults, attacks and setbacks. This tough attitude grows quickly within the soul of the poker player and is strengthened each time they play. It has implications in all areas of their life from business to relationships
While many women claim to want a gentle and kind man, it's always the tough guy that gets the girl.
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A man of high status doesn't need to chase money, luxuries or opportunities, much less women. Good things automatically come to hardcore poker players because they are favored by the arc of the universe.
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|We know that trends keep changing. For fashion, what is haute today is not so haute tomorrow! The concept of advertising also keeps changing and the same applies to web design as well!
The way a website is presented evolves with time. In recent times with Web 2.0, things surely have taken a different turn. A website that passes its message to users effectively even tends to be more popular.
Whenever one mention about website interactivity, we often wonder what it is all about. Making a website interesting and engaging, interests users and causes them to spend more time on the site. It's all about enriching user experience. Any website, that presents content in an interactive way will tend to hold a user's attention.
This is visible when we see the website designs of the recent times. If we check out the websites of the earlier times, there is surely a marked difference in the web design.
If you are wondering which are the changes that you may or may not have noticed…simply read on! Let's take a detailed look at the design structure of a Site Map. It is known that every website has a site map to help users to navigate with ease. Today, the site map does not consist only words and links but web designers have found a much more interactive and creative way to present these information.
Site Maps: Now a Creative Canvas
|This example is about an interactive boutique agency that delivers creative solutions to their clients. The website is not about a simple click and view kinds; it is complete with all the interactive features. A visit to the site will first require you to create a quick ID and a character. This character takes you through the entire website. As you move the character over the graphics created, the surprise elements are discovered. The site map is distributed through the graphics. As you move the character, the various tabs open up to show the information. A very engaging use of a basic site map! – http://www.magnivate.com
|All lovers of fiction will know the popularity of J.K. Rowling. Therefore J.K. Rowling has a very engaging and attractive website, like her books about Harry Potter! The official website contains a visually-appealing layout as seen in the example. The elements that are spread out are keys to the site map. There is the use of many interactive features which contain details about the site. The tabs such as Biography, Wizard of the Month, Tales of the Beedle and the Bard and even the contact tab are used very creatively into this layout. – http://www.jkrowling.com/
|The site has a very interesting use of interactivity and a main graphic that captures the attention of the user. The various tabs are used in a creative fashion for users to browse through. As the cursor travels over the page, the various 'doors' open up to display relevant information. This is an interactive way to present the site map in an engaging manner. – http://www.creaktif.com
|A communication group with a difference, this website has a very interesting site map. The different tabs are infused into the main image to make it engaging for the user. The main character on the webpage changes (in terms of the look) as per the mouse over on each section. The website manages to capture the attention and keeps user on the page. – http://www.madisonindia.com
|The various tabs of the site are used in a very creative way. The whole site map is presented with the use of cartoon figures that interests users to explore the website. The user can navigate easily through the site, as once the cursor is held over the different sections; the related areas are highlighted on the page. The use of creative elements and graphics makes the website very attractive to the user. – http://www.seussville.com
|These creative site maps must have surely gotten your creative juices flowing! The best thing for web designers is that such software is available to create and customize site maps. This sure takes away the time spent on the creation!
This shows how websites have changed in terms of the design and features! It also brings to light the use of website interactivity and how it can catch the attention of users. It's time you explore the world of website interactivity. So, are you ready to delve into this creative world? I am sure this trend is bound to stay!
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Great stuff no reason sitemaps cant be just as interesting as the home page!
excellent designs, you sharing some new trends with us for more design inspiration.
i like this one, http://www.creaktif.com
I loved the tips given but being a newcomer to web designing I would like to know what are the kind of software available. This would help me in the design process!
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It's pretty cool as a game. Is there a way to save your state so you don't have to do the easy levels over each time? HOW do you change the controls to left/right click?
Click menu > 'new game' and it just goes straight to the big level :) should put a skip tutorial button in...
I've lost like three times because the game registered my hold as a click :(
What's the point of the blue numbers? The instructions don't explain the idea well, though I think I'm getting a basic handle on it.
Edit: Nevermind, I figured it out. The blue number means either there are that many bombs, or zero. The yellow numbers underneath tell how many bombs are touching that space, so you have to add up the spots next to it. Interesting idea, I like the twist now that I'm figuring it out.


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Shakespeare in Canadian Art
Joseph Légaré (1795-1855)
Joseph Légaré was born in Québec in 1795. He was a self-taught painter who produced over 250 oils on canvas or paper, was the first Canadian-born painter to concentrate on landscapes, taught Antoine Plamondon, and opened Canada's first art gallery in 1833. Légaré was also a Lower Canada nationalist: he was a founding member of the St.Jean-Baptiste Society in 1834, and was arested for his part in the Rebellions of 1837. Shortly before his death he was appointed to the Legislative Council.
| "Edmund Kean Reciting Before the Hurons." c.
Oil on canvas, 53.3 x 92.4 cm
"In September 1825, after some tumultuous and unhappy love affairs, the famous English actor Edmund Kean (1787-1825) left England for a tour the United States, where he had already played with some success. Hoping to mend both his reputation and his fortune, Kean performed in New York, Boston (where his appearance caused a riot), Philadelphia, Charleston, Baltimore, and in various other cities. The American public, very much aware of his misadventures, did not give him the welcome he had hoped for. On 31 July 1826, however, Edmund Kean opened at Montreal's Theatre Royal, which belonged to John Molson and had been open for less than a year. In sharp contrast to his treatment in the United States, he received a triumphal reception in Monreal.
"In Quebec City, the arrival of "the greatest actor of the century" was impatiently awaited, and prepared for by the newspapers who published his biography. Performances of Richard III and Othello were billed at the Royal Circus. Kean arrived in Quebec on 4 September 1826 and gave his first performance of Richard III that same evening. He played very successfully in several other plays but, alleging the mediocrity of the supporting actors, refused to play Hamlet on the last night, 4 October. He merely gave extracts from Thomas Otway's Venice Preserved. After the performance, the infuriated audience caused considerable material damage.
"On 5 October, Edmund Kean met four Huron chiefs and gave to each a medal made by a goldsmith called Smillie. In return, he was received into the Huron tribe under the name of Adanieouidet (or Alanienouidet) and was apparently given the Huron costume and arms. After leaving Quebec City, Kean travelled to New York and from thence to England, in December 1826. Both in New York and London, it amused him to wear his Huron costume and he was so proud of his Indian name that he had it engraved on the back of his visiting card. In London he had his portrait painted in Huron costume and had the result engraved. [This portrait hangs in London's Garrick Club, which inspired Marianne Ackerman's Venus of Dublin. The play premiered at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal, April 2000. Ackerman adapted Measure for Measure with Theatre 1774 in 1993.]
"Joseph Légaré's painting depicts the meeting of the actor with the Hurons" (Porter The Works of Joseph Légaré 32).
Porter, John R. The Works of Joseph Légaré: 1795-1855. Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada, 1978.
Porter, John R. "Légaré, Joseph." The Canadian
Encyclopedia. 2004.
Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872)
Cornelius Krieghoff was born in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1815. In 1840, he moved to Boucherville, Quebec, the home of his francophone wife, Emilie Gauthier, and his newborn son. Krieghoff was entrepreneurial and prolific: there are an estimated 1500 to 1800 prints and paintings of rural Quebec, aboriginal peoples, portraits, landscapes and leisure sports (Gehmacher http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004378). His art was well received in the anglophone community and British military posted in the Canadas, and his obituary claimed: "There is hardly a Canadian home without some memento of him" (ibid).
"An Officer's Room in Montreal." 1846
Oil on canvas, 40.0 x 48.6 cm
Gift of Sigmund Samuel
"An Officer's Room in Montreal" depicts Dr. Andrew A. Staunton, an assistant surgeon in the British Army, in his study. At the focal point of the composition is a bust of Shakespeare, representing the heart of the British Empire.
"The Shakspeare
Club, Montreal, 1847." 1847
Musée McCord
d'histoire canadienne, Montréal / McCord Museum of Canadian
History, Montreal
"The painting represents the "Shakspeare Club" (sic), a dramatic and Literary society founded in Montreal on September 18, 1843. The club had rooms over Chalmer's bookstore on Great St. James Street and dined occasionally at Dolly's or at the Rialto near Donegana's Hotel on Notre Dame Street. As the painting shows a group of men seated and smoking, it is most likely the interior of the club rooms. The painting is signed and dated "C. Krieghoff, 47". Cornelius Krieghoff (1815-1872) joined the club by May 25, 1847 as his name appears on the list of ordinary members at this date. Six of the people in the painting are identifiable. In the upper right corner is Krieghoff himself, standing and smoking a long pipe. At the left of the table blowing smoke in the air is John Young (1811-1878) a prominent Montreal businessman and politician who at the time of the painting was a strong advocate of the St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railway to build a rail connection between Montreal and Portland. To his right F. W. Torrance was a rising young lawyer and future judge. Next, standing was Edmund Allen Meredith (1817-1899), then Principal of McGill University. To his right, Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798-1862) Speaker of the House of Assembly, which sat in Montreal at this time. In the right front foreground, lighting his pipe is John Budden of Quebec, a member of the auction firm of A. J. Maxham and Company and a man who was to become one of Krieghoff's closest companions." (Courtesy of the McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal)
Gehmacher, Arlene. "Krieghoff, Cornelius David." The
Canadian Encyclopedia. 2004.
Reid, Dennis. Krieghoff: Images of Canada. Toronto: Art Gallery of Ontario, 1999.
Norman Mills Price (1877-1951)
Norman Mills Price was born in Brampton, Ontario, and studied at the Ontario School of Art (now the Ontario College of Art and Design), before moving to London, Paris and New York. He is most famous for illustrating novels, including The Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare (1905).
"Titania Sleeps." c. 1905
Watercolour on board, 25.4 x 17.8 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
"Romeo and Juliet." c. 1905
Tempera and gouache on board, 26.4 x 19.1 cm
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston
"Cordelia, Cordelia." c. 1905
Tempera and gouache on board, 27.9 x 19.7 cm
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston
"Price, Norman Mills." Ask Art. 2004.
Stacey, Robert. "Illustration, Art." The Canadian Encyclopedia.
Grant MacDonald (1909-1987)
"Alec Guinness as Richard III." 1953
Mixed on paper, 53.3 x 40.6 cm
Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario
David Rosen (1912- )
David Rosen was born in Toronto in 1912. He studied at Cooper Union Art School in New York from 1930 to 1933, and worked for the Federal Arts Project from 1936 to 1941. During that time Rosen became friends with Jackson Pollock and experimented with diferent media and techniques before moving to Los Angeles in 1945.
Exhibition at Howell Green Fine Art Gallery, Topanga, California
August 5 - September 4, 2001.
"But that dread of something after death, the undiscover'd country from whose bourn no traveller returns, puzzles the will." (Hamlet 3.1.80-82) 1962
From the Shakespeare on Canvas series
Oil on masonite, 27.9 x 35.6 cm
"To die, to sleep, no more." (Hamlet 3.1.62-63) 1962
From the Shakespeare on Canvas series
Oil on masonite, 27.9 x 35.6 cm
Rosen, David. David Rosen's Art. 2004.
Cleeve Horne (1912- )
Canadian painter and sculptor Cleeve Horne was commissioned to sculpt "Bust of Shakespeare" in 1949.
"Bust of Shakespeare." 1949
Bronze, 54.6 cm in height
The Shakespeanian Gardens, Stratford, Ontario
Laurence Hyde (1914-1987)
Laurence Hyde was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, just outside London, England, in 1914. In 1926, the family moved to Canada, first to Windsor, Ontario, then to Toronto in 1928. Hyde began making wood engravings in the 1930s.
"Untitled." 1937
From Macbeth (2.1)
Wood Engraving, 18.0 x 11.5 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Gift from the Douglas M. Duncan Collection
"Untitled." 1937
From Macbeth (3.3)
Wood Engraving, 18.0 x 11.5 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Gift from the Douglas M. Duncan Collection
Ainslie, Patricia. The Wood Engravings of Laurence Hyde. Calgary: Glenbow Museum, 1986.
Jacques Giraldeau
"Jacques Giraldeau studied social science and philosophy. He took an early interest in cinema, founding Quebec's first film society, at the University of Montreal in 1948. He was also a founding member of the Commission étudiante du cinéma, the Association professionnelle des cinéastes and the Cinémathèque québécoise, in addition to writing for the magazine Découpage and contributing film reviews to the newspaper Le Front ouvrier.
"Giraldeau started making films in 1950. For many years, he worked as a director, director of photography, editor, producer and screenwriter, dividing his time between the National Film Board of Canada, Radio-Canada and his own production company, Studio 7. In 1963, he joined the National Film Board, where he remained as a staff director until his retirement in 1995. In a career spanning more than four decades, he made over 165 short, medium- and feature-length productions, including several animated films: Opéra zéro (1984), his acclaimed Moving Picture (Homme de papier, 1987) and The Irises/Les Iris (co-dir. Suzanne Gervais, 1991)" (http://www.nfb.ca/e/highlights/jacques_giraldeau.html).
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"Life is 'a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing' [Macbeth 5.5]. William Shakespeare, with words written four centuries ago, inspired animator Jacques Giraldeau to dwell on man's passion for life, and his propensity to destroy himself. The result, Opéra zéro, is a technically complex and fascinating animation film using cut-outs, drawings, xerography, prints, photography, etching and engraving techniques, and requiring more than 50 000 different manipulations of the material" (http://cmm.nfb.ca/E/titleinfo/index.epl?id=14957&sid=&recherche=&coll=onf).
This art film, using experimental animation techniques that the NFB
is justly renowned for having pioneered, derives from a Shakespearean
verse. As an artistic evocation of that verse in a contemporary medium
it pushes the limits of what may be considered an adaptation. Is an
evocation an adaptation? To what extent does the moment of inspiration
(linked as it is to Shakespeare) then become a translation via the work
that erupts from that moment? Giraldeau's film and the way in which
it has been contextualized pose both these questions in a fascinating
exploration of visually adaptive work related to Shakespeare in Canada.
National Film Board of Canada/Office national du film du Canada.
Ted Godwin (1933- )
Ted Godwin was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1933. He was educated at the South Alberta Institute of Technology and Art and taught for many years in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Regina. In 1961, Godwin's work was exhibited alongside work by Kenneth Lochhead, Arthur McKay, Douglas Morton, and Ronald Bloore. The show was titled "Five Painters from Regina," and the group became known as the Regina Five.
Oil on canvas
Calgary Centre for the Performing Arts
Gift of Bob Erlendson's Jazz Suite
Godwin, Ted. Ted Godwin.com. 2004.
George Steeves
George Steeves was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. He was educated at Carleton University, Ottawa, and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, and has exhibited his work in Canada, the United States, and Europe. He has taught photography at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa, and The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon. Steeves has also been a jury member for the Canada Council Arts Awards and the Canada Council Art Bank. He lives in Halifax.
"Marilyn" (1987) and "Ophelia"
Diptych from the Equations Series
National Gallery of Canada
Susan Rome is the model in both photographs.
Tony Scherman (1950- )
"Canadian artist Tony Scherman, born in Toronto in 1950, received an M.A. from the Royal College of Art in London, England, in 1974. Since then he has exhibited his works in solo and group exhibitions in North America and Europe. He has also been a visiting critic and lecturer at universities, art colleges and art galleries in North America and Europe." (www.tonyscherman.com)
Published by Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, 1996.
"Search for Banquo." 1994
Encaustic/canvas, 122 x 122 cm
"Banquo's Last Shave." 1995
Encaustic/canvas, 91 x 102 cm
Scherman, Tony. Tony Sherman. 2003.
Catalogue Essays on Banquo's Funeral by Karen Antaki and Andrew Benjamin.
David Garneau
The "Riel/Caliban" painting is is a 5' x 4', oil on canvas and is currently on tour in a solo exhibition, Cowboys and Indians (and Metis?). The show was in Winnipeg in Sept, 2003, Fort McMurray, Nov., 2003, and will be in Windsor, March, 2004 and in Brandon in the Fall (2004).
"Riel/Caliban." 2003
Oil on canvas, 5' x 4'From Cowboys and Indians (and Metis?)
The painting is a familiar portrait of Louis Riel with the addition of a cartoon 'thought balloon' leading off the canvas. The idea is that a viewer is looking at Riel and thinking 'Caliban'. It is constructed as a projected thought rather than an adopted name. I imagine someone relating to Riel as Prosporo related to Caliban. In fact, like Caliban, Riel's romantic interest in a white woman was rejected by her father. Like Caliban, Riel was 'country born' but raised within the (French Catholic) dominant culture ideology, educational and religious system: "Thou strokedst me and madest much of me...." The Metis, like Caliban, "show'd thee all the qualities o' the [prairies],The fresh springs, brine-pits, barren place and fertile...." In my fantasy, Prospero and Sycorax are Caliban's parents, making him Metis! There is a familiar inter-racial anxiety in the play. Prospero worries about a connection between Caliban and Miranda. As Caliban articulates it: "O ho, O ho! would't had been done! Thou didst prevent me; I had peopled else This isle with Calibans." In this sense, the Metis might be seen as "Calibans" within this literary imaginary. David Garneau
John Graham
Poster for "Visions from The Tempest"
Graham, John. "Artist Statement." Visions From The Tempest.
Additional Art Links:
and Uses of Shakespeare in Paintings, Sculpture, Architecture
Adaptations and Uses of Shakespeare as a Popular Icon and Commodity
Link to CASP's introduction to the work of Rolph Scarlett


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Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary at an industrial compound in Sherburn in Elmet.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said today that sometime overnight between December 5 and 6, thieves broke into Acorn Scaffolding on Sherburn Industrial estate and stole welding equipment and a crowbar.
Officers are appealing to anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area around the time of the incident to contact them with information.
Anyone who can help officers with their enquiries is urged to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101 - select option 2 - and ask for PC Lee Smith or Selby police.
Alternatively, if wishing to remain annonymous, contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Will my lovage and lemon-balm infused simple syrup last in glass jars in a cool spot until the 4th? They won't fit in my fridge!
Should be okay as simple syrup is just water and sugar. The infusion isn't going to make those ingredients spoil.
You might want to add the juice of half a lemon to each jar to discourage mold. How cool is your cool spot? I have a basement storage room with a cement floor, whose door I rarely open, and that works pretty well for me in situations like this.
Seriously, Sam1148? Mine has molded even in under refrigeration in 3-4 weeks without an acid added.
@boulandgere. Really, I'm interested. What kind of infusions did you use?
I normally make it plan..or with ginger, and sometimes mint. Which frankly doesn't last because we use it for ice tea, drinks etc. Did you sterilize the container?
I guess this is one of those 'fuzzy' area depending on infusions and storage methods.
i would find a way to freeze or refrigerate it. maybe in a neighbor's fridge? from lots of bartending experience, i can say that simpe syrups infused with lovage (or mint or other herbs) are definitely prone to mold. you might have a shot at their being okay if the jars were sterilized and the herbs came to a boil, but otherwise, i would definitely keep them cold.
add a good splash of grain alcohol to the jar -- it floats to the top and keeps the syrup from molding. just make sure to swish it around before pouring.
Hmmm....looking for consensus here. My cool spot (cellar) definitely tends to be damp, which is why I'm fearing mold. The jars were definitely clean but not sterilized, and they won't fit in my freezer. And I'm worried that adding alcohol or lemon will change the flavor. Maybe a neighbor's fridge is the way to go... Thanks, all.
You should have no problem keeping it out of the fridge until the 4th since it is only a few days away...2-3-4 weeks could be an issue. I have had some mold in the fridge and some be fine out of the fridge for months. All depends on how clean the container was to begin with or if you "contaminate" it during repeated usage. Adding alcohol or lemon juice will certainly change the flavor profile.
I added a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice (it's for a cocktail that contains lemon juice) and will keep the jars in a cool spot that is not too damp and hope for the best. Thanks again!


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In the often tangled world of politics image is everything. It is image and perception that often carries political candidates to their offices and positions. While in office it is essential for them to maintain those images for the sake of retaining their following and constituents. In the case of Rep. Gary Condit it appears that during the Chandra Levy scandal he has done everything wrong to keep his image intact. The scandal brutally attacked Rep. Gary Condits public image and his PR team did not do much to help him. Their analysis of the situation and methods of handling the scandal only made the situation worse for the congressman.
As PR counsel to the congressman I would a have steered him in a different direction and overall approach. My approach would have encompassed the simple 4-step PR process of Research, Objectives, Programming, and Evaluation. With these steps we would be able to simplify a complicated process.
Hopefully with the simplification the congressman would appear more trustworthy, compliant, and eager to sacrifice for the greater good of locating Chandra Levy.
In this case research is key, and rather easy, because in this country we need not look further back than a few years to find a similar scandal. It was our beloved Ex-President Bill Clinton who was under a barrage of scrutiny and litigation because of a torrid affair with an intern. Before we can tackle the congressman's issues we must take a page out of the Clinton scandal. We must research how the former president handled the accusations while making notes of what worked for him and what didn't. We must also look at other missing person cases to see how they were handled. And at all cost try to avoid the media frenzy that surrounds high profile cases.
In the process we must then set up objectives as PR counsel to Gary Condit. First and foremost we must outline what needs to be done and that is mainly deal with the three main accusations. One, that he had an affair with a young intern and lied about it, which lends his image to one of Bill Clinton. Two, that he did not fully cooperate with the investigation into the disappearance of Chandra Levy; and three, that he may have actually been involved in Levy's disappearance. And as a PR counsel we must realize that if the congressman is not found to forthcoming on one of these accusations then he will be held accountable for all of the accusations. With these accusations in place, as PR counsel, we already know the hoards of the media are in place to ravage and make a spectacle of the congressman, so we will urge him to be as forth coming as possible to capitalize on his redeeming qualities.
The live interview was a great idea but what was said in the interview was a shame. As PR counsel I would have instructed the congressman to be as forthcoming as possible and to initiate our objectives instead of letting the interviewer bombard him with question he was not comfortable answering. Also we would have had other mediums access the congressman to appease the masses, because if the congressman truly had nothing to hide then there should have been no reason that there wasn't an open forum for other media vehicles. And in all of these forums we would address the three main accusations in our PR counsel objective. In addressing the media we would tackle the three accusations head on repeatedly with open and honest answers full of compassion and worry for the missing intern.
In the final stage of Evaluation we would let the public speak for itself. Through the form of poll's and editorials we would then see the reaction to our campaign too clear the name and image of the congressman Rep. Gary Condit.


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The roster includes several local roots-rock, folk, and bluegrass acts, including Danielle Howle, Firework Show, Occasional Milkshake (with Doug Jones and Jenny Leigh), Red Dog Ramblers, Clay Rice, and Ed Hunnicutt. Members of the Lincoln Middle School and High Steel Bands will be on hand as well.
Proceeds benefit the SEWEE Association, which hopes to raise money to support their environmental education programs. The festival runs from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
Advance tickets are available for $35. Admission is $40 at the gate. Check out seweeassociation.org and awendawgreen.com for more info.


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Photo folders (Canva 1.0)
With time, you'll begin to accumulate quite a few photos on Canva. As a Canva for Work user, you can easily organize them into multiple folders to keep them neat and easy to access with Photo folders. This feature exclusive to Canva for Work users and is only available on the web app.
Photo folders also become handy when you're working on designs that require you to use multiple photos. Instead of having to search through all your uploaded photos, you can collect related photographs into folders and access them all in one click.
Create a photo folder
To create a new photo folder:
- Open a design.
- Click on Uploads within your object panel.
- Click on the New folder button.
- Your new folder will appear at the bottom of your Uploads section. Give your folder a descriptive name.
Upload photos to a folder
To add new photos for a photo folder:
- Open the design you'll be using custom photos for. If you're creating a new one, start a new design.
- Click on Uploads within your object panel.
- Click on the folder you wish to add photos to.
- Click on the green Upload your own images button to upload photos. Alternatively, you can drag them directly onto your folder to add them to it.
Rename photo folders
Renaming a photo folder is as simple as creating one. To change a photo folder's name, simply click on the name and enter the new name you wish to use.
Organize your photo folders
If you feel to reorganize your photos or add more to any specific one, you can do so in three simple ways.
Here's how:
- Drag and drop an image from your desktop and into the opened photo folder.
- Drag and drop an image from an opened photo folder to another.
- Select an image in your Uploads folder and click "i" on the corner of your desired photo. Select the folder destination you want to move it to.
Dragging photos from your desktop:
Moving from one folder to another:
Share your photo folder
Often, you'll want to share the contents of your photo folder with an individual or your team members.
To do so:
- Click on the folder you wish to share.
- Click on the Share button directly next to the Upload your own images button.
- From the dropdown, you can choose to share with your team.
Delete photo folders
Created a photo folder that is no longer useful?
To delete it:
- Hover over the folder you wish to delete.
- A small "i" will appear on the bottom left-hand corner of the folder. Click on it.
- Click on the Trash option displayed below the folder to delete it.
Delete uploaded photos
If you wish to delete an uploaded photo:
- Hover over the image you wish to permanently delete.
- The "i" button should appear. Click on it.
- Click on the Trash icon to delete the image.
To delete the photo you just uploaded, simply refresh the page and the "i" button should appear.


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You may recall that in a previous article*, someone prompted me to step back and examine my own pattern of behavior. Well, this time I managed to figure out something all by myself. I had been hemming and hawing about what to do about a particular situation. Last night, I woke up from a sound sleep. I sat up in bed and said to myself, "What exactly are you waiting for?"
Have you ever asked yourself the same question? Has there been something in your own life that you have repeatedly postponed. It seems to me that everyone has something they want to do in life, but it just never seems to be the "right time" to do it. It may be changing jobs, getting married, going back to school, having a baby, buying a house, or one of a million different decisions. There always seems to be a good reason to put if off. "I'll just wait until after the holidays." "I'll start just as soon as I finish that big project at work." "When I've saved a bit more money, I'll be ready to jump right in." "I'll do it when I have more time." Do you hear the open-ended nature of these responses? There is no deadline. In each of these cases, taking action may be postponed indefinitely. Actually, let's call those statements what they really are: excuses. Each of these statements emanates from reasoning that is passive. The speaker is waiting for something else to happen. Action is required only after that something else has occurred.
The problem with living your life in a passive stance is that the world around you is not going to wait for your "right time." Time does not stand still and neither does your life. A passive stance in an active world only results in someone or something else dictating the course of your life.
The notion that life should be lived passively is something that we learn as children. Anyone who has children, or works with them, will tell you that children are naturally egocentric. When a baby is born, all of his** needs seem immediate. If you do not change his diaper immediately, feed him when he is hungry, or dress him suitably for the weather, he begins to cry. He will not stop crying until his need is met. As he gets older, "no" may become his favorite word. Some might say this is simply a continuation of an infant's egocentrism. I would venture to add that "No" may also be a learned response. Why? Because that child might often be told "No" regardless of whether he is voicing a need, desire, or want. "No, you can't have that." "No, we can't do that right now" "No, we'll do it later." What message is being sent to the child? "Your need will be postponed because it is less important than mine." I have come across many parents who seemed to use "no" as a default response rather than out of necessity. Although the child in my example will benefit from understanding the importance of being patient and following rules, he also may learn the unintended lessons that authority figures make decisions haphazardly and someone else is in charge of determining when his need will be met.
When the child enters elementary school, he receives further training. His teacher tells him to follow the rules, to speak only when it is his turn, and his individual needs are less important than the need for group order. Again, these premises are good and necessary for conducting oneself in an orderly society. Yet, they are often taught with such fervor at home and at school that the child begins to wait for a signal from an authority figure that it is time for him to take action so that he can meet his own need. Consequently, a child who is a natural leader may learn to take charge of a situation only when approval is granted by an authority figure. It may take years for this child, who may potentially be a fantastic entrepreneur or dynamic corporate executive, to unlearn these lessons of postponement and conformity.
The damage done by internalization of the principles of conformity and postponement is compounded by another principle that is often taught by parents: "be safe and don't fail." Parents want their children to be happy, healthy, and safe. Additionally, children today are subjected to more pressure to succeed and excel than at any other point in history. Consequently, parents tend to teach their children to play it safe, take fewer risks, and not make mistakes. The internalization of this principle together with those of postponement and conformity may produce a child who learns to live in fear. That child also learns it is safer to allow someone else to make decisions because he cannot be held accountable for any failure that occurs as a result of the decision..
I like to the term this behavior as "passive decision making." You make passive decisions by your own inactivity, passivity, and ambivalence in a particular situation. Passive decisions are often caused by the actions of others. They result from your decision to allow life to happen to you. Do you have a history of passive decision making? Do you wait for an authority figure to tell you when it is time to take action. Unfortunately, those who taught you in your youth have all retired. Your parents have lived their lives and cannot make life-changing decisions for you. Also, they have not changed their desire for you to avoid failure. Your friends are comfortable with the predictability of your actions (or inaction). Passive decision-making is especially problematic if you are a corporate executive, small business owner, or entrepreneur. Other people, and your livelihood, depend upon your ability to make decisions. Those around you may see you as a strong person with great creativity. Yet, you may feel weak and look for a signal from someone else as to when it is time for you to step-up and take action.
It is up to you to decide to abandon the principles of passivity, conformity, and living life without risks that you internalized as a child. You are the only one who will live your life and you are completely responsible for your own actions or inaction. No one else will be sorry that you did not act decisively at any particular time. You are the only one who can take charge and live the life you desire. It is up to you to make the most of the opportunities that are presented to you each day.
My friend, today is the day to ask yourself: "What am I waiting for?" Decide that you will no longer be satisfied if life happens to you because of your passive decisions. Refuse to allow mundane tasks and your own inaction to dictate the course of your life. Set goals that will maximize your personal satisfaction and reach the new levels of success that you set in each of the five key areas of your life.*** Choose to be the captain of your own ship rather than allowing fate to seize the rudder from you and direct the course of your life!
* please refer to Prioritizing Your Life is a Continual Process
** I am using the male pronoun for the sake of simplicity.
*** For more information about the five key areas of your life, please read The Personal Pinnacle Of Success: Defining Success and Climbing the Mountain on Your Own Terms
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George S. Patton: "A genius for war"
William Jay Wiltbank
A half century after his death, the name Patton still rings with much of its old resounding force, calling up the memories of a hell on wheels commander who helped break Hitler's plan for a thousand year Reich. He lived and he died at the top of his immoderate voice, to many his behavior sometimes bordered on self parody, and when it came to the bloody business of war the enemy found nothing at all humorous at all about general George S. Patton Jr.
Although George S. Patton would live to be 60 years old he actually only lived in American's minds and heart for about 3 years (1942-1945), but what a three years they were, in the biggest and most flaming campaigns of world war II he empowered the cutting edge of American vengeance and power against the axis powers.
He broke Hitler's legions with the head long élan of western cavalry men that he indeed was, but the heart and spirit that always seemed so confident and invincibly had weakness' and despair from which even his mighty Third Army couldn't save him. The truth was that Patton the soldier was one of the most complicated men who ever dominated a battle field. He believed that god had put him on earth for a purpose, and that purpose was to lead a great army into battle. While he was never defeated in battle he often found the battles of peace unbearable hard. Little about the man or his background was expectable or as it seemed, except the size of the fight and determination in him, it ran in the family blood. #
The fighting Patton blood came to Virginia in 1770 with Robert Patton; a highly successful merchant and...


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I am excited about my DD presentations! For those of you who don't know, DD stands for Distracted Driving. This April I am presenting to Taft and Marshall high schools in San Antonio and Needville High School in Needville, Texas. As well as Champion High and Boerne High in Boerne, Texas.
The presentation is collaboration between 60forsafety.org and enddd.org whose mission is educate and inform our society about the dangers of distracted driving. This April happens to be National Distracted Driving Month and hundreds of attorneys who are passionate about promoting safety and preventing injuries will join judges, safety experts and advocates in making presentations at hundreds of schools, community groups, civic organizations and other gatherings in every state in the U.S. and every province throughout Canada. Each educational, informative and inspiring talk will present the sobering statistics of the current safety crisis related to Distracted Driving, share true stories of the costs of Distracted Driving, and offer simple steps that drivers (and passengers) of all ages can use immediately to help themselves and others around them End Distracted Driving.
The goal is large, but very possible one- to reach more than 100,000 student drivers in a single week.
This will kick off an ongoing safety and awareness campaign that will continue throughout 2012 and beyond.
The initiative was started by Joel Feldman whose daughter Casey was killed by a Distracted Driver in 2009. Casey died because a driver took his eyes off the road for just a few seconds. This completely preventable accident occurs to often by careless drivers of all ages. Unfortunately, even as an adult I too have found myself driving distracted at one point or another. However, the main group that is most vulnerable to driving distracted is our youth who are just beginning to learn the skills needed to be an efficient driver.
Please join me on the mission to truly make a difference in our communities by taking the pledge to end Distracted Driving. I will have spoken to over 2,000 students by the end of this week!


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MGM MIRAGE today released the last of CityCenter's residential offerings with the sales launch of The Harmon Hotel, Spa & Residences. Recently accepted as a distinguished member of The Leading Hotels of the World, The Harmon will be one of the most luxurious, high-quality boutique hotels across the globe with approximately 207 elite condominiums and an exceptional array of amenities.
The Harmon's dynamic curving 47-story facade will provide residents with sweeping views of the world's most dynamic boulevard when it opens in late 2009. With 400 hotel rooms and suites, and approximately 207 luxury condominiums, The Harmon will be a cocoon of comfort for stealthy chic insiders, those who are intimate with the good life, yet know better than to flaunt it. Luxury residences will range from nearly 1,000 to 3,700 square feet and be available as one- and two-bedroom flats and penthouses.
The Harmon's modern, reflective exterior will give way to a world of indefinable sophistication that delivers the precise mix of privacy and profile to make it a classified, unambiguously stylized haven. Residents will have full access to all hotel amenities including the newest creation of international cultural icon Michael Chow with his first and only MR CHOW restaurant in Las Vegas, a stunning hair salon by world-renowned hair stylist Frederic Fekkai, a private lobby lounge for residents, other dining offerings, the most elite retail offerings in Las Vegas, a luxurious spa (with in-room services available), pool deck, valet parking and much more. The hotel's pool deck will be perched 100 feet above The Strip providing full views of the world's most dynamic boulevard below.
Residents will be cared for by a professional staff of experts whose primary goal is to remain one step ahead of the needs and desires of a discerning clientele. This superior commitment to service recently earned the boutique-style property a place among the world's finest hotels and resorts as a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. To be selected for the coveted membership, The Harmon passed a meticulous inspection covering 1,500 separate criteria that define first-class service as a norm rather than an exception. In 2006 alone, more than 600 hotels applied for membership in The Leading Hotels of the World and a mere 42 were accepted.
CityCenter will feature a soaring 61-story, 4,000-room hotel/casino; two 400-room, non-gaming hotels; a 500,000-square-foot retail and entertainment district; and approximately 2,650 luxury residences.No tag for this post.


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Undercover agent Ilona Hardy of the Paranormal Investigation Division (PID) is on a mission: infiltrate a werewolf pack to gather intelligence about this elusive supernatural species. To catch the attention of Cole Tanner, the only confirmed werewolf in Los Angeles, Ilona poses as a human hunter of the werewolves' worst enemies: vampires. Ilona's cover story quickly lands her a gig as the local werewolf pack's vampire hunter, with Cole as her partner.
To her surprise, confusion and growing horror, Ilona finds herself captivated by Cole's charm. She begins to question her loyalties, something that has never happened on any other mission. Her focus unravels further when one of her vampire victims insinuates that the director of the PID may be in league with the Tsar, the infamous, unidentified vampire king.
By the time Ilona manages to sort through the confusing information and her conflicting emotions, the Tsar has set his plan to eradicate the werewolf packs in motion, using Ilona as both bait and executor. She now has to choose between the organization that has provided her with a purpose for the last ten years and the pack that might become her family – and double cross both sides in a desperate attempt to stop them from eradicating each other.
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The Surprising Ingredient I've Been Cooking With Lately
This summer, there's been a new ingredient trending in my kitchen. While it was once never to be seen, it's now popping up in every other meal. It's lean, perfect for weeknight meals, and a versatile base to layer on complex flavors. What is it?
Ground turkey, of all things.
Growing up in the Midwest, turkey only referred to two things: a big, dry bird we smothered with cranberry sauce once a year and the occasional deli sandwich packed in our cold lunch. If you'd asked what I thought about turkey a year ago, I'm sure my response would have been a resounding "meh."
Somewhere along the way, turkey burgers started cropping up on menus. Perhaps in response to many people's realization that red meat is in fact not great to eat 24/7, the turkey burger was abundant. I always looked down on turkey burgers. In my mind, they were unimpressive, a lame compromise between the veggie burger and classic burger. It was often flavorless and dry, due to paranoia about cooking it all the way through. Once while working as a server, we were actually instructed to inform guests the turkey burger would take 30 minutes to prepare, after which people would either retract their order or receive the most thoroughly cooked piece of meat known to man.
But eventually I had a great turkey burger along the way. Nowadays, I've been cooking with ground turkey all the time, as my fiancée isn't a big fan of red meat. As an alternative to my summer favorite, we've cooked up and been super impressed by Yotam Ottolenghi's turkey and zucchini burgers with spring onion and cumin from the Jerusalem cookbook. This week, we loved Smitten Kitchen's sesame meatballs with smashed chickpea salad, pictured above (from the cookbook, but here's a test run of it via Fancy Casual).
Looking forward to fall, I can't wait to incorporate turkey into other favorites – soups, stews, bolognese. What are your favorite turkey recipes?


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I took command of the centre division reeling from the explosion. I attempted to move into the crater to secure my lines but Yankee artillery and the confusion from the explosion had disordered my troops and it was not as organised as I would like. I finally had to attach my Divisional General to one brigade to lead it forward personally, where both he, and the exceptional brigade command where hit and killed by musketry. Not an auspicious start!
On my left (commanded by Steve K) and my right (commanded by Scott) far larger forces of Yankees poured forward with worrying speed and our poor musketry and lack of artillery was telling as they began to drive into our trenches. Meanwhile I was just about holding against the attack to the front of me, but as the Union had increasing success on either flank I was beginning to look exposed.
By the end of the game the Union had made it as far as our second line on both flanks despite the arrival of two reserve divisions and numbers were beginning to tell even more now we had lost out defences. I think in honesty the battle of the crater was a Northern victory despite the best efforts of the Rebs.
Despite how won sided this sounds it was actually much closer. The Union had to push hard to break through and did take losses, but ultimately we could not cause enough casualties with out fire power (lousy dice rolls all round) to thin them down enough and once they started throwing themselves at our trenches numbers began to tell. It was an excellent and enjoyable scenario and really fun to play a big multi player game again as we haven't done one of these for a while.


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The article suggests this would cost each and every American taxpayer $2,500 and would lead to even higher oil and energy prices.
Obama's Global Poverty Act offers us a global socialist destiny we do not want, one that challenges America's very sovereignty. The former "post-racial" candidate obviously intends to be a post-national president.
A statement from Obama's office says: "With billions of people living on just dollars a day around the world, global poverty remains one of the greatest challenges and tragedies the international community faces. It must be a priority of American foreign policy to commit to eliminating extreme poverty and ensuring every child has food, shelter and clean drinking water."
These are worthy goals, but note there's no mention of spreading democracy, expanding free trade, promoting entrepreneurial capitalism or ridding the world of despots who rule and ravage countries such as Zimbabwe and Sudan.
Obama would give them all a fish without teaching them how to fish. Pledging to cut global poverty in half on the backs of U.S. taxpayers is a ridiculous and impossible goal.
Obama's agenda sounds like defeated 2004 Democratic candidate John Kerry's "global test" for U.S. foreign policy decisions where "you have to do it in a way that passes the test — that passes the global test — where your countrymen, your people understand fully why you're doing what you're doing and you can prove to the world that you did it for legitimate reasons."
Obama has called on the U.S. to "lead by example" on global warming and probably would submit to a Kyoto-like agreement that would sock Americans with literally trillions of dollars in costs over the next half century for little or no benefit.
"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times . . . and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama has said. "That's not leadership. That's not going to happen."
Oh, really? Who's to say we can't load up our SUV and head out in search of bacon double cheeseburgers at the mall? China? India? Bangladesh? The U.N.?
In an Obama White House, American sovereignty will become an endangered species. The Global Poverty Act is the first toe in the water of global socialism.
With the Obamessiah at the helm. Can I get an amen?
Perhaps this will stem the global tide of all those people around the world that hate us.
Read the entire article, and plan to hold your nose and vote for Juan McCain come Nov. 4. We must avoid an Obama-nation at all costs!


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Lebanon: Jordan Warns of Israeli Strike as Internal Political Destabilization Continues
A few days ago, Jordan warned Lebanon of a potential Israeli strike. The Jordanian newspaper Assabeel "reported the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper saying that Jordan
NEO – What Comes After the US Missile Strike in Syria?
by Salman Rafi Sheikh, … with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow Syrian Special Forces are capturing jihadi leaders, while air strikes and artillery destroys troop and
U.S. and Turkey Have Long been Aware of ISIS' Chemical Weapons
Recently, Syria and Iraq have witnessed increased chemical weapon usage. In Khan Sheikhoun, a performance was staged to accuse the Syrian government while in
Bill Gates warns terrorists could weaponize smallpox
… from Russia Today, Moscow DNA test sequence for research and science [ Editor's Note: This is an interesting story in that with no
Russia: US Backed Terrorists Enticed Kids with Chocolate, then Killed Dozens of Them
VT's own investigation of the attack, these are our photographs, indicate that US backed militants led by Turkish and Qatari intelligence planned the massacre.
Busted: Idlib Gas Attack Fakers Murder 68 Kids in Bus Slaughter
Monsters and Child Killers and the sick games they play (fake photo) Abd Alkader Habak rushes a wounded boy to an ambulance after a
Trump's War on VT Continues as US Warned by Russia Over N. Korea
Editor's note: Veteran volunteers fought off the US Army's Cyber Intelligence Command at Fort Huachuca again today, the 13th straight day of attacks. We
Doomsday Clock Moves 2.5 Minutes To Midnight
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Syrian War Report – April 17, 2017: Govt Forces Reversed All Militant Gains In Northern Hama
…from SouthFront Last weekend, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the National Defense Forces (NDF), led by the SAA's Tiger Forces, recaptured the strategic town
'Kuzma's Father' and Co: Superweapons That Never Entered the Battlefield
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I'm new to JBoss and I have a series of questions that I can't find answers to.
I'm currently using JBoss 4.2.3.GA.
1. Is there anything that I have to do when I'm deploying a bean that I want to access through IIOP? Currently I'm specifying a mappedName at the Stateless annotation and a remote home class at the RemoteHome annotation. The bean deploys with no errors, the problem is when I try to access it.
2. I noticed that the standard JBoss IIOP port (3528) is not bound (Does this mean that the "service" that is supposed to take care of the requests is not running? [Sorry if these aren't the correct terms])... I'm not sure where I configure this but I checked the jacorb.properties file under the conf directory and the port section looks like this
# This are the IIOP ports officially assigned to JBoss by IANA:
So I assume the ports are correct, and the iiop-listener directives under domain.xml under my .personalDomain looks like this:
<iiop-listener id="orb-listener-1" address="0.0.0.0" port="8434" enabled="true" security-enabled="false"/>
This port is not bound either.
3. What factory class do I use to access? Currently I tested with lot of classes like:
org.jboss.iiop.naming.ORBInitialContextFactory (What jar should I use in order to use this class?)
4. How is the URL formed in order to access? If I stand correct is something like iiop://server:port - Am I right?
Thank you in advance, and I'm sorry if this information is available somewhere, but I really couldn't find it.
Best regards,
Rui Vilao


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La Casa de Don Pedro's traditional service area has been the northern reaches of the city of Newark, New Jersey. While that remains true today it should be noted that throughout its four decades of its history La Casa de Don Pedro has served the needs of many "Newarkers" and many others beyond the city limits. In addition La Casa de Don Pedro's recent asset acquisition of a non-profit that closed its doors has extended its base of operation to the southern section of Lower Broad, Lower Clinton and Lincoln Park.
A snapshot of the northern end that is definitely defined by U.S. 280 taking in all of the North Ward as well as pieces of the Central and Western Wards. At is southern end the community provides key gateways to Downtown Newark's, with the Broad, Broadway and Bloomfield arteries extending beyond the city limits. The Passaic River runs along the eastern edge and frames the New York City skyline from the street perspective with it gentle ridge moving west. In the center of the community sits Branch Brook Park a priced recreational space with one of the most beautiful cherry blossom displays. The park was the forerunner for Olmstead and Vaux who would later create Central Park. The western end continues to offer choice residential sections that blend into the earlier suburban communities of East Orange, Bloomfield and Belleville.
Newark and in particular the North End is a diverse and densely populated neighborhood with more than 75,000 residents. It was home to Newark's elite as well as a port of entry for many. Germans, Irish, Italians once inhabited major sections of these neighborhoods. In the same way African Americans have shared many pockets throughout the area since the nineteen twenties and thirties. In the 1950's and 60's these groups were followed by Puerto Ricans who established La Casa de Don Pedro in the early seventies. Today many of the new entries are immigrants from South and Central America as well as from Africa and other global points. At the same time the neighborhoods is "home" for many multiple generations of residents that pride themselves as being "Newarker. Born, raised and still here!" Today this a mosaic of peoples share their daily lives, with family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and commuters that use Newark and its communities to have a home, to work, study, and recreate. They all share the hope and dreams for a better City for themselves, their children and New Jersey.
This northern section of the City contains a variety of neighborhoods. Some are Newark's best neighborhoods, with stately mansions that today are the homes for middle and working families as can be found in the Forest Hill community. Some neighborhood offer simple single family homes that stand next to buildings that over time were converted into multiple dwellings, often these alongside worker's housing consisting of small sized wood framed townhomes. Throughout each neighborhood small apartment buildings as can be found.
Over the last fifty years earlier redevelopment has scattered a mixture of low and middle income high-rise apartment buildings. All the high-rise low income housing has been redeveloped into attractive townhomes during the last ten years. The Colonnades and Pavilion in the south end as well as several buildings on Mt. Prospect Avenue as well and in the northern reach along the Branch Brook Subway Station continue to provide modern living with exciting views of the City and beyond.
Each neighborhood contains a rich mixture of scattering of commercial and industrial properties and activities that give rise and support unique life styles and characteristic.
The "disturbances" of the late 1960's physically did not physically affect this, but it provided the "push" and flight of many whites at first and then for some Blacks and Puerto Ricans who sought relief from the blighting urban American of the 70' and 80's. During the 90's stead fast residents and community development organizations like La Casa de Don Pedro initiated the revitalization work that mushroomed in the last ten years that made Newark among NJ's leading producers of housing.
Newark is New Jersey's largest city and as such it fits the mold of a central city with a larger segment of its residents being renters and a homeownership rate of 25%. The majority of the adults work outside of Newark as part of the NY/NJ Metro Area labor market. Unemployment in the city is typically higher than the state's rate. The educational level is also grim for this area; as 40% of adults do not have a high school diploma. Crime has steadily and dramatically been reduced but the occasional riveting crime news and the continuing perception plague some residents and out-of-towners.
There are many positive signs. The number of college-educated residents is slightly higher than the city's average, due to its proximity to Newark's University Heights and a desirable ethnic mix. Market forces, strong community organizing and a handful of strong-willed merchants have made a compelling case for investing significant time, energy and money in this area. Over the last decade, new houses have sprung up on vacant sites and sold quickly, although there are concerns about the foreclosures that not only suggest predatory lending but poor lending and investment that affect local markets
This neighborhood's profile is typical of many urban communities. Residents want, wish for and work for their neighborhood to be more than just a place where they eat and sleep; they seek and environment and quality of life that meets all of life needs for all of its inhabitants.
The challenge for La Casa de Don Pedro is to help weave a community tapestry of services and actions that serves those who are here now and who will inhabit the neighborhoods in the future. This speaks to having quality schools that educate their children. A place where work is accessible and economic viability is a reality. It is about an urban community where residents feel safe. It is about a cityscape that offers an attractive and healthy environment. This means convenient access to daily household needs from milk to shoes that supports business investments. We have the ingredients and opportunities to make "viable neighborhoods" throughout this community.
La Casa de Don Pedro has been in the forefront of fostering the residents and community to be self sufficient, in empowering its citizenry and in revitalizing the community.
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Amy MacDonald lines up Edinburgh date
- The List
- 22 March 2010
OK, stats time. Macdonald's debut album This Is the Life topped the UK charts, and went platinum (oh, and multi-platinum) in a total of 12 countries. The bestselling single of the same name hit No 5 in the UK and was No 1 in various spots around Europe. Translation? The wee lassie from Bishopbriggs has her fair share of fans out there. Currently touring with new album A Curious Thing, Edinburgh is the closest thing the precocious crooner will have to a hometown gig, so head along and sing loud.
HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Mon 29 Mar


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According to the minister, the meeting will be devoted to future humanitarian cooperation in the North Caucasus, including Chechnya. "It is necessary that the aid provided by humanitarian organizations should be targeted, should not be lost during delivery or seized by militants," Ilyasov emphasized.
According to him, at the meeting with Egeland they also touched upon the problem of ensuring security of humanitarian organizations.


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Posted by Charlotte in American Studies on December 31, 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, I wanted to take some time to reflect on what I would label one of the best years of my life. This past year has really confirmed to me that I made the best decision that I could have done in deciding to come to the University of Leicester […]
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Travelling with Depression
Posted by Courtney in American Studies on October 10, 2016
As today is World Mental Health Day, I wanted to put the spotlight on what to do when you experience depression whilst travelling. I spent the past year studying in Texas and recently travelled back to the US after just starting new medication. One of the not so nice elements of sertraline is that it […]
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Posted by Jack in American Studies on March 24, 2015
Hey y'all. So over the last two nights I've watched two cracking television documentaries. One from my main man Louis Theroux and another from the old school Sir Trevor McDonald. Louis focused on mental illness in America and Trevor spent three months with some of the most notorious mafioso in American history. Both of them […]
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The Semi-Nomadic Life of University
Posted by Kathryn in American Studies on April 7, 2014
Throughout university I have lived in 5 different houses (including my original house, which I now don't know what to call – home? Home home? Parent's house?) Each one has had its merits and its definite drawbacks: 1. Pre-University house – living with my parents. I think everyone has the same feeling at 17/18 when […]
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American Invasion
Posted by Kathryn in American Studies on March 24, 2014
In honour (or should I say honor) of Spring Break, and to mark the one year anniversary of our grand roadtrip around the west coast of the US, my good friends came over to visit. I met Devon first, through my study abroad blog I had started before leaving for Arizona, and I'm very glad […]
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful
Posted by Kathryn in American Studies on January 4, 2014
T0 anyone who has travelled home within the past couple of weeks, I salute you. Far from Christmassy, the gale force winds and lashing rain has made any journey that little bit more unpleasant. However, one of the last journeys I made was HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, and therefore I didn't mind as much. Thankfully I […]
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text: It's here. Check out Lana del Rey's highly-anticipated short film "Tropico" in its entirety. The almost 30 minutes-long, Anthony Mandler-directed visual sees Albino model Shaun Ross co-starring alongside the gorgeous New York City singer. Found this at Direct Lyrics; I didn't think the video was dropping until 11 AM EST! "Tropico" is divided in four main scenes; the Garden of Eden, the strip club, the robbery, and the beautiful farewell in the dawn light. Lana del Rey pays homage to her legends (Marilyn, Elvis) in "Tropico" as well, and we get to finally understand some of her song lyrics. The music is featured in "Tropico" is: "Body Electric", "Gods & Monsters" and "Bel Air". Grab Lana del Rey's Paradise album on iTunes or Amazon. Twitter: @LanaDelRey @ShaundRoss @anthonymandler Extras Related


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Themelios 26:3
by The Gospel Coalition•
The Gospel Coalition 2001
Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the United Kingdom, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The new editorial team, led by D.A. Carson, seeks to preserve representation, in both essayists and reviewers, from both sides of the Atlantic. Each issue contains articles on important theological themes, as well as book reviews and discussion—from the most important evangelical voices of our time.
- Biblical Doctrine of the Wrath of God (Part 2), by R.V.G. Tasker
- Karl Barth and the Legitimacy of Natural Theology, by Rodney Holder
- Ancient Egypt and the Hebrew Monarchies: A Review Article, by K.A. Kitchen
- Are There Essential Differences Between the Sexes? by Sharon James
- The Last Word, by Robbie F. Castleman
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- Title: Themelios 26:3
- General Editor: D. A. Carson
- Consulting Editor: Carl R. Trueman
- Managing Editor: Charles Anderson
- Administrator: Andrew David Naselli
- Publisher: The Gospel Coalition
- Publication Date: 2001
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On Sunday, May 6th 2012 a team of Bodhtree employees joined one of our clients,Cisco, for a 10-mile cycling event – Tour de Cure in Napa Valley to support a social cause in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Tour de Cure is a series of fundraising cycling events held in 44 states across North America to benefit the American Diabetes Association. We were a team of 15-18 people including adults and kids.
Napa Valley features more than 450 vineyards that grow a variety of grapes and produce wine. Almost 4.5 million people visit Napa Valley each year, making it a very popular tourist destination in California. Smooth roads surrounded by lush meadows, grassy hills, pine and oak forests and ubiquitous vineyards make this a perfect destination to host a cycling event.
We all met at our office in Fremont at 7:00 AM, started our trip to Napa Valley in a mini bus by 7:15 AM and reached our destination by 9 AM. Since we had preregistered for the event, we collected our bikes, helmets and tags and headed for breakfast. After a quick breakfast we all assembled for the cycle ride to begin.
We finished our 10-mile ride in about an hour. On the way we took into the sights and sounds of the valley and enjoyed the beauty of the country side in perfect weather.
After the ride, we went for wine tasting and free massages, which truly was an icing on the cake, of course followed by a sumptuous lunch. We started our trip back home and reached office by 3 PM.
It was a great day combining physical fitness and team building with fundraising for an important cause!


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Murder, she wrote. Murder on parade / Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain.
Series InformationJessica Fletcher mysteries ; bk. 29.
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- Publisher: [United States] : Blackstone Audio : 2008.
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Television's beloved sleuth Jessica Fletcher is back in her twenty-ninth adventure. Cabot Cove, Maine, annually hosts an elaborate Fourth of July celebration, and this year is no exception. Between historical reenactments, parade floats, and the fireworks show, the community is abuzz with activity. No one is more enthusiastic than the town's newest resident, corporate mogul Joseph Lennon. His insistence on financing a fireworks extravaganza to rival New York City has caused a bit of a stir among many folks who feel the town is losing its identity and traditions. The July Fourth festivities begin and end in a successful, spectacular fashion. But before the night is over, joy turns to horror when Lennon's lifeless body is discovered, floating in the water outside his office complex. When the autopsy reveals he did not die from drowning, Jessica has no choice but to investigate her fellow Cabot Cove citizens to find out if one of them is capable of murder.
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Moses, the great orange hunter, is still in NC with her grandparents. Ginger will be traveling back east in May/June and will bring our little girl back to California, her home state. She turns 12 today and I would venture a guess that she might be the most well traveled cat alive.
Happy Birthday Moses!
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What led you to start creating your art/craft?
Back in 2005, I saw an amazing crocheted Katamari Damacy (http://amigurumi.deviantart.com/art/Katamari-Hat-quot-ultrablue-quot-Ebay-25595201) hat and that sparked off my initial interest in textiles, but mainly crochet. I loved making hats and scarves for friends and family but wanted to try knitting too. After a few attempts, I then caught the knitting bug in 2007 and haven't stopped either craft since. Just recently I've learned to sew, and so small sewing projects are appearing in my shops along side crocheted and hand knit items.
What aspect of creating your art/craft do you find the most enjoyable?
Its hard to choose really! I enjoy designing new items, trying out different yarns and stitches and then making up the prototypes in different colours. ButI love making current items to order, knowing that someone out there wants one of my pieces of work!
If you had to choose a fruit OR a vegetable, to describe your art/craft, what would you choose, and why?
Interesting question. I would say... a pineapple. Simply because I love texture and I try to feature this in my work.
If you had to choose one other medium in which to display your "creativity", what would that be, and why?
I'd like to have a go at spinning one day, if that counts as a medium! I would love to dye, spin and hand knit my own yarn into a neckwarmer - I'm two thirds of the way there!
What message, if any, do you want to convey with your art/craft?
I suppose its the same for any artisan trying to make a business out of what they do, they want to convey the beauty of handmade. I put a lot of thought and love into my work and I hope that comes through to the buyer.
What advice do you have for other artists/crafters?
No matter how hard things get, just keep doing what you love. Your craft is what makes you, and there are people out there who will appreciate what you do. Make your items higher than your own standards and buyers will come back again and again.
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