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"What is a mockingbird? How do you spell it?" he asked.
I explained to him that a mockingbird is a creature that sings beautifully for the benefit of others and never harm anyone.
Atticus said to Jem one day, "I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the backyard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit them ... but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
That was the only time I ever heard Atticus say it was a sin to do something. And I asked Miss Maudie about it. "Your father's right," she said. "Mockingbirds don't do one thing except make music for us to enjoy.
"They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corn cribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.
"That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
These lines from Chapter 10 are the source of the novel's title; the idea of "mockingbirds" as innocent people who are frequently misunderstood, discriminated and bullied out of jealousy, prejudice, racism, bigotry, arrogant assumptions and ignorance.
Anyone who tries to hurt "mockingbirds" is actually committing a sin because these kind-hearted souls have done no harm but make the world a better place for those around them.
This novel is set out in the 1930s at a small southern state of USA, when the main form of prejudice was racism. The author lays down the moral of her story with the main characters, Atticus Finch and his young daughter Scout and teenage son, Jem.
The first is Tom Robinson, a black man who did nothing to deserve trouble except try to help a young girl who seemed desperately lonely and seemed in need of his help. In an ironic exchange for that innocent act of kindness, he was wrongly accused of rape.
The entire premise of false allegations against Tom and Atticus's decision to defend him is about this theme of killing mockingbirds. It is a lawyer's job to defend his client no matter what; it is even more important when that client is unequivocally innocent but being prosecuted simply because he is black.
A recluse who rarely sets foot outside his house, Boo was a haunting mystery to Jem, Scout, and Dill. They imagined Boo as a very tall monster who ate squirrels and cats. They also conjured up visions of him having rotting teeth and an ugly scar across his face.
An unlikely symbol of goodness shrouded in initial creepiness, Boo secretly left little gifts for them in a knot-hole of a tree trunk. He was actually trying to befriend Scout and Jem.
A painfully shy man, Boo's innocence and kind-hearted acts were constantly overwhelmed by prejudiced half-truths inculcated by ignorant folks.
Scout finally understood humanity when she asked her father that in making fun of reclusive Boo Radley, just because he is different from others, would be "sort of like shooting at a mockingbird."
In spite of being the subject of ridicule among townsfolk, Boo was quietly watching over Scout and Jem, like a guardian angel.
He mended Jem's torn trousers and placed a warm blanket over Scout. Boo proved to be a loyal friend when he courageously saved them from being murdered by the vengeful Bob Ewell.
When Scout realised Boo had rescued her and her brother from being killed, that was when she saw him as a real person.
As Scout learnt how easy it is for many to misunderstand the reclusive Boo, she repaid his kindness by protecting him from prejudice.
I nodded. He blinked despairingly. An air of solemnity descend upon us. We drank our green tea in silence.


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This article takes a very simplistic and common sense approach to code quality. The intent is to demystify code quality and help project teams pick process and tool that makes sense to them.
Just to contain the scope of the article, I have restricted the rest of the discussion, to a Java / J2EE based technology project in an enterprise scenario. The basic definition of quality and ways to ensure that, should be similar in technology projects using other technology stacks and operating in non corporate world e.g. in open source arena.
Who should care about code quality?
Let's start with a quick questionnaire:
- Do you deliver and / or review code written in Java?
- Do you manage / update / configure any 3rd party product written in Java?
- Do you contribute code in any java project which has legacy code?
- Do you contribute code in any java project which has sizeable number of classes (say more than 100) and you want to have a grasp on interdependence of those classes?
- Are you interested in assessing if there are structural issues in a given java project?
If the answer is yes to any / many of these questions, you should care about code quality.
The truth of the matter is that you might not have realized it yet and code quality (measuring, ensuring, delivering) might not show up as a distinct item in your role and responsibilities. But it is only a matter of time that it will catch up and cause grief if left unaddressed. It is much better approach to handle this monster proactively.
What is a high quality code anyway?
If you google it up or discuss this, you generally get two types of answers.
First type is generic *ity stuff (Flexibility, Reusability, Portability, Maintainability, Reliability, Testability etc.). While they are important, it is not always clear as to how exactly to measure them and how exactly to improve them.
Second type is highly specific technical parameters e.g. cyclometic complexity, Afferent coupling, Efferent coupling etc. There are well documented mathematical formulae to calculate these parameters, software that will calculate them for you, and relatively easy to get to a concrete actionable that will improve these numbers. However, converting the improvement in numbers to improvement in code quality remains a specialized skill.
So, net net, there is no easy answer. Let's try to change that. Let's put a series of questions that – from common sense – anyone in a team that writes / maintains high quality code base should be able to answer in affirmative.
Question 1: Are you confident that as you add new code, none of the existing, working functionality will break?
Do you / your team check in code? I think it is safe to assume, yes. Does an average developer of your team check in code more than once a day? Let's assume, yes. Is it possible for an average developer of your team, on an average day, to know at the top of his head, what all other developers have checked in and how those code snippets are supposed to work? No. Even if you have all Newton and Einstein in your team, it is an emphatic no. So, how do you ensure that as the coders are frantically churning out code, they are not actually breaking more than they are creating?
The answer should be unit testing. Cover as much code as you can cover by unit test. ( If your answer is something else could you comment about it in the article, please? I would love to hear about your suggestion.)
Have an automated way of reporting to everyone in the team on the success of all unit tests every morning. If unit tests are broken, fixing them gets the highest priority for the day.
Also have an automated report to everyone in the team every morning reporting on the code coverage percentage. Ideally the code coverage percentage should increase in every report. At the very least it should remain same. If it goes down on any report, halt everything and investigate.
My common sense says that this has to be the most important code quality measure and process. ( Again, if you have a different opinion, please leave a comment.) Fortunately, sorting out this bit, is comparatively easy. Just use these toolset:
- Unit testing framework: JUnit, TestNG
- Unit test coverage tool: EclEmma, Cobertura
- A build tool: Maven, Ant
- A continuous integration tool: Jenkins, TeamCity
- A web dashboard for the report: Sonar
I am not saying this is the single / best answer. All I am saying, if you don't have a better answer, this answer is easy, free and it works.
One note of caution. Many times, when teams start with this, someone or other googles around and finds out that good quality products are supposed to have 80% unit test coverage. In comparison the product turns out to be in a much worse state. This has many implications including morale and political issues. It is important to emphasize here that 80% code coverage in isolation does not guarantee anything. What is really important is to get a working process in place and continuously improve the test coverage.
Question 2: As you add new code, are you sure you are not committing the same silly mistakes that generally coders do? E.g. did you free up all resources in final block?
Anyone who codes commits mistakes. You are lucky if the compiler catches them for you and spits out a stack trace. But what about those that compiler does not catch but coding community knows from experience to be bad code. If you have worked on banking software a decade ago, the only way to catch the silly mistakes was by having someone senior from the team to review your code. Things have not changed much. You should still have an extra pair of eyes look at your code and design. But luckily there is some help as well. You could use this toolset:
- Any source code analyzer: PMD, Checkstyle, Findbugs, Crap4j
- A build tool: Maven, Ant
- A continuous integration tool: Jenkins, TeamCity
- A web dashboard for the report: Sonar
Again, I am not saying this is the single / best answer. All I am saying, if you don't have a better answer, this answer is easy, free and it works.
One note of caution. Most of the projects which start with these are inundated with hundreds (if not thousands) of items flagged by these source code analyzers. It is very important to spend some time upfront with these tools and throttle the reporting. Fortunately it is very easy to add / delete rules to these source code analyzers effectively configuring these to report only what you / your team thinks is worthy of flagging. The trick is to ensure that the rules are relevant to your team and the reports are treated with utmost respect. It is no good if the tools keep reporting a bunch of issues and nobody in the team is either convinced that they are relevant or nobody is sure who is expected to fix them.
I will draw part 1 of this article to a close here. The first couple of questions that we have discussed in this article, I believe, are the most important. They should be taken up first by any technology project which sees value in having a handle on the quality of code. The next part will touch on advanced topics like structural analysis, mutation testing etc.
Structural Analysis
In this article about 'code quality' I am going to talk about 'quality of the software structure' in particular.
The theme of the sequence of these article takes a very simplistic and common sense approach to code quality. The intent is to demystify code quality and help project teams pick process and tool that makes sense to them.
I am going to try and keep the article as simple as I can. However, the audience be aware that this topic i.e. 'structural analysis of software code' has been and continues to be a fairly involved subject. Mathematicians and computer scientists have published seminal work on this subject as early as 1970s.
Fortunately, some excellent material is available on this subject in the public domain. I would particularly like to call out the following works that I have relied on heavily for data used in this article.
1. 'A Complexity Measure' published in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, VOL. SE-2, NO.46, DECEMBER 1976 by Thomas J. McCabe.
2. 'A Metrics Suite for Object Oriented Design' published in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, VOL. 20, NO. 6, JUNE 1994, by Shyam R. Chidamber and Chris F. Kemerer.
3. ' OO Design Quality Metrics, An Analysis of Dependencies' in 1994 by Robert Martin.
4. ' Design Principles and Design Patterns' published by Robert Martin.
Let me try and present the gist of my interpretation of these works, in the following sections.
Patterns Let's start by enlisting the basic fundamental patterns of bad code structure. These are intuitive in nature and do not have a mathematical or scientific definition.
|Patterns of Structural Flaws
|Definition and Explanation
|The software is difficult to change.
|Making changes in one part of the software causes breakage in conceptually unrelated part of the software.
|It is difficult to move around components of the code as code is not sufficiently modular.
|Wrong practices are so deep rooted in the software that it is easier to keep continuing with the wrong practices, rather than introducing the right practices.
|The system is difficult to understand.
Matrices The matrices are concrete, measurable items, with scientific and mathematical definition. Standard tools are available, that will measure them for your code base. Of course the list of matrices or tools supplied here are not exhaustive.
|Definition and Explanation
|Number of Classes
|If a comparison is made between projects with identical functionality, those projects with more classes are better abstracted. You would want to keep this number down. Following OOPs concepts efficiently should help.
|Sonar (free, open source)
|Lines of Code (LOC)
|If a comparison is made between projects with identical functionality, those projects with fewer lines of code has superior design and requires less maintenance.
|Sonar (free, open source)
|Number of Children (NOC)
|It is the number of immediate sub-classes of a class. Try to keep it down. Else classes become too complex.
|Response for Class (RFC)
|This the count of all methods implemented within the class plus the number of methods accessible to an object of this class due to implementation.
Try to keep it lower. Higher the RFC, higher is the effort to make changes.
|Sonar (free, open source), Stan4J
|Depth of Inheritance Tree (DIT)
|Maximum inheritance path from the class to the root class. Try to keep it under 5.
|Weighted Methods Per Class (WMC)
|Average number of methods defined in class. Try to keep it under 14.
|Coupling between Object Classes (CBO)
|Number of classes to which a class is coupled. Try to keep it under 14.
|Lack of Cohesion of Methods (LCOM4)
|It measures the number of 'connected components' in a class. A low value suggests that the code is simpler and reusable. A high value suggests that the class should be broken up into smaller classes. Try to break down the class if this matrix become higher than 2.
|Sonar (free, open source),
|Cyclomatic Complexity (CC)
|Measure of different executable paths through a module. Higher number of executable paths through the code means more effort to test completely. This is turn makes it more difficult to understand and change. Try to keep this value under 10.
|JDepend (free, open source)
|Distance (D)
|Distance from the idealized line of A + I = 1. The smaller the distance of your software from the idealized line, the better you are.
Abstractness (A) = Na/Nc.
Instability (I) = Ce / (Ce + Ca).
|JDepend (free, open source) , Stan4J
So, matrices are there and so are the thresholds and tools to report on them. If you read up the material I had quoted at the beginning of the article, you will find many more matrices. I can safely recommend the use of at least Sonar and the basic matrices that Sonar reports on. That is the very least that any enterprise grade software should have.
As I had mentioned in the first article of this sequence, start by measuring. Compare against the figures of the same project build on build and make small incremental changes. Small baby steps in the right direction taken diligently build on build will do wonders. Just don't for the big kill, measure against the so called 'industry standard' and everything should be alright.
Beyond Matrices
With all due respect to the matrices, their utility is limited to doing a health check on the existing code. Given the number of matrices and the plethora of tools to measure them (add conflicting views among technocrats about the efficacy of the tools and matrices) it soon gets confusing. It is like looking at admin panel with all dials and bulbs going berserk while you frantically try to figure out how to appease all. What you also need is a tool to analyse all these matrices and point out straightaway the complicated and vulnerable parts of your code. Of course it helps if it does so with an intuitive visual interface. There are a few software which does just this (unfortunately none of them is free). I have used and have quite liked Structure 101. It reports on 'fat' packages, classes, designs etc, which is it's way of saying that it thinks that the 'fat' artifacts are excessively complex and hence tentative candidates to refactor / restructure. These artifacts generally have tangles (cyclic dependencies) and the tool does and excellent job of showing those.
That brings me to the end of this article. In conclusion, I just want to say, creating simple code is a complex business. It is not (only) labor. It is skill. And like all skills, mastering tools of the trade is important. Knowing which tools to pick from the free opensource basket and which ones to pay for (because they are worth it) is crucial.
In the next article we will talk about creating future state architecture for the project (assuming it is a long running support and upgrade project) and how to measure increased conformance of the code base to future state architecture, build by build.
Until then, happy coding.
Reference: Common sense and Code Quality – Part 1, Common sense and Code Quality – Part 2 from our JCG partner Partho at the Tech for Enterprise blog.

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Star Gate Alien Theory
Star Gate mysteries stretch over the whole world's major wonders. They simply are gates that can take you to a different demension or time zone. Some even say as well as I beleive that they can take you to another planet. Like say if you step in the star gate you will be in another world.
Many theorys of prophet Enoch and the Angels may have came back and forth threw a stargate in the Giza pyramid. The reason thatis a theory of a Star gate being inside the pyramid of Giza because hieroglyphics of every Zodiac symbol appears in it.
Many people have been wondering is that the reason they cut off the Giza pyramid from being entered. If they did find the star gate they would be scared to go threw it. Also they would keep it a secret.
Instead of a spaceshuttle taking a couple of hours trying to get to a distant planet like the moon. Many beleive stargates can take you to inhabitable planets in our galaxy less than a few seconds. This is a mystery that questions many people.
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While she was growing up,
Macy's parents used her as their slave
and beat her to make her do what they wanted.
Her three brothers lived like kings compared to her.
When Macy became an adult, her parents wanted her to be an accountant and even though she wanted to be a nurse, she took accounting to please her parents. Even after Macy was married, she was expected to come to her parents' home and do some of their house work.
When Macy had a daughter of her own, she realized her parents had not loved her the way she loved her little girl. She couldn't treat her child like a slave. She decided to be a different kind of parent who doted on her daughter instead of using her, but whenever she went to her parents' house, she still endured their put downs. One day she had a big argument with them over how she was raising her daughter.
That was the day Macy realized if she continued seeing them, they would keep treating her daughter like they had treated her. She wanted her daughter to grow up in freedom without beltings and expectations. For the sake of her daughter, Macy felt she had no choice but to go no contact with her parents.
This would seem to give Macy's story a happy ending where she could close the book on past abuse, but Macy isn't happy. Her husband is very supportive and her little girl is having the childhood Macy never had, but Macy is deeply depressed and misses her parents.
Macy feels a nostalgia for her family that her husband and friends can't understand. Some days just an ad or mention of the word mother or father makes her cry and binge on chocolate. Sometimes she can barely get out of bed. Macy misses her abusers so much she even makes self-depreciating jokes to put herself down.
Macy has a trauma bond with her parents. A trauma bond is where a person keeps going back to be used and abused because of an emotional connection. Macy has tried for years to fix the relationship with her parents, but they have zero interest in fixing the relationship.
Can you relate to Macy's situation? If so, you might be locked into a dysfunctional cycle. Here are five clues you might be dealing with a trauma bond:
1. You Feel Emotionally Connected
to Someone Who Keeps Hurting You
Healthy relationships are always a two-way street. If you're the only one working on it or you find yourself pining away for the good ol' days when you were used as a slave, belted or given just a ration of food, you probably have a trauma bond with your abuser.
If the person who keeps hurting you makes no attempt to apologize, you might want to analyze why you keep going back. What are you getting out of this relationship besides pain? Do you like pain? What will it take for you to value yourself enough to take care of yourself?
2. You Keep Explaining Yourself
If you're in the position of proving yourself all the time, and you keep going back to argue and suggest how to fix what you believe is broken in this relationship, but the other party ignores your pain and expects you to carry on life as usual, you probably have a trauma bond.
Any time you need to grovel for love, you surely must know it's not love you will be receiving. Love cannot be earned. Real love can only grow if it is free and unconditional. If you grew up trying to fulfill unrealistic expectations, you might have a trauma bond that keeps you going back like a dog to his vomit.
3. You Spend Hours Analyzing
What You Might Have Done Wrong
Perhaps you didn't do anything wrong. Maybe you have been asked to play a game you can never win. Perhaps you are a peach trying to win someone who only likes bananas. (Or maybe the other person is totally bananas and you are the only sane one in the relationship). Go gentle on yourself. Forgive yourself for allowing yourself to be abused. Look for a true peach lover. Once you meet up with someone who loves who you for who you are, you will have a much better chance at a good relationship.
4. You Keep Forgiving Someone
Who Never Apologizes
The commandment states we should honor our parents, but this simple rule leaves room for a wide misunderstanding of the fifth commandment and allows abuse to continue. When betrayal happens–even by a parent, there's no way for the relationship to continue without an apology and a complete renegotiation. In Religious Narcia, we find abusers wielding the Bible to justify their abusive behavior.
5. You Feel Sorry For Your Abuser
If you've gone no contact with your abuser, and you feel depressed to the point you can't enjoy your own life because you miss them and worry about them regardless of what they have done, you very likely have a trauma bond.
This trauma bond allows people to use you. Unless people are wearing diapers and unable to speak, you are not responsible for them. We all sow what we reap. Do you believe God wants you to sow so another can reap? That goes against the natural order of life on this planet. Understanding this might be the first step to accepting the apology you never had so you can move on with your life.
It takes courage to let go of the trauma bonded relationship, but it's worth it. Even if this relationship is with a parent and you can't imagine your life without them. You might not realize the toll this twisted and dysfunctional bond is taking on your health and other relationships.
When someone lies about you and to you,
When someone has not apologized,
When you explain yourself all the time,
When someone doesn't respect you.
When you feel the feelings of your abuser
before you feel your own feelings,
When you have continued to be abused,
When the relationship is one-sided,
When you struggle to sleep or eat
or get out of bed in the morning
because you feel sorry for your abuser,
you most definitely have a trauma bond.
A trauma bond is a relationship fallacy.
It's NOT a real relationship,
but for some reason the bond makes it seem real.
All the judgmental Christians can leave now–
pardon my french,
but FUCK the trauma bond!
A man who views the world
the same at fifty as he did at twenty
has wasted thirty years of his life.
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4 Stars
I loved On Dublin Street, it was a six star read for me, so I was pretty excited for Down London Road. So, I was pretty shocked on how disappointed I was with Down London Road, considering how much I loved book 1. Now, it's Before Jamaica Lane and I really, had no expectations.
Before Jamaica Lane is pretty much an adorable read, from start to finish. Samantha Young is getting back to her roots and I think she's writing more romance than angst, and I'm very grateful for that. Although Jamaica Lane was not quite as good as Down London Road, I definitely like the direction Young is taking the series.
Olivia and Nate are best friends. Olivia is very reserved and doesn't have a lot of experience with sex, she's awkward, she doesn't know how to flirt and she wants to date. Nate is a major man-whore with a bunch of issues. Olivia proposes an idea to Nate. Olivia wants Nate to teach her how to flirt and land her crush. As Nate "teaches" Olivia in the art of seduction, Olivia is finding it hard to separate her growing feelings from Nate.
Cute story line right? I liked Nate and I liked Olivia. The beginning was a bit slow, but there's plenty of character development. You get a general idea of who Olivia is and yes it's kind of hard to believe a twenty-something gal that inept in the world of dating, but it's a book, so I go along with the story line. Olivia could be only as describe as SUPER CUTE. She's smart, successful and pretty much the "average looking" girl (despite the cover model).
Nate is gorgeous, flirty, charismatic man whore we all girls love. I liked Nate overall, he's no Braden, but Nate did play the sexy guy with pent-up-issues very well. Yes, the other characters from the previous books are sprinkled in throughout. I am not sure if I cared for those parts, I think at some point, there can be too many characters and it was difficult for me to keep track of who was who. Overall, the banter between Olivia and Nate was cute. Nate was a bit possessive and arrogant, which I enjoyed.
There wasn't anything completely wrong with Jamaica Lane, it just wasn't a Dublin Street homerun. If you want a sweet read with a little bit of tension in the mix, then Jamaica Lane is for you.
To be release January 7th, 2014
Series Order
On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1) - > GOODREADS
Until Fountain Bridge (On Dublin Street, #1.5) - > GOODREADS
Castle Hill (On Dublin Street, #2.5) - > GOODREADS
Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street #3) - > GOODREADS


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2: The Place
4: The Palace
6: The Pool
8: The Fiesta
12: The Wedding
13: Our wedding day has finally come...
18: In the Art of Marriage: It is standing together facing the world. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
22: I commit my heart and soul to you. Our marriage will always be my priority. Please wear this ring as a reminder of the vows we have spoken today. | From now on, your thoughts shall be for each other rather than for your individual selves. Your joys and sorrows shall be shared alike.
24: Family
26: Uncle Jim!
46: May love and laughter light your days, and warm your heart and home. May good and faithful friends be yours, wherever you may roam. May peace and plenty bless your world with joy that long endures. May all of life's passing seasons bring the best to you and yours. Irish Blessing.


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Secret Message for Animation Executives ONLY!
Don't worry... I'm typing this in special high-tech computer-ink so no non-executive type people can read it. I know how you get if civilians find out about all your secret stuff. Like for instance, the KIDSCREEN SUMMIT here in NYC. You know the one where you all come out to the big city to talk about cartoon executive perks, do secret handshakes and argue about who has the most executive hair?
BTW... I think this one's gonna be HOT this year:
Well, guess what? I'm gonna be there, too! (Don't worry-- I'll shower this time). Yup. on February 12th I'm gonna be interviewed live on stage by Mr. David Levy. No, he's not an executive, either. Unless you count being Most Royal Highfalutin President for Life of ASIFA-EAST. And I can't promise that he'll shower. But he's gonna ask me all sorts of hard hitting questions about my almost 300 years in the industry, which I'm sure will put you right to sleep. And you're totally gonna need it after being out all night partying it up. Oops... did I say partying? I meant, wheelin' and dealin' and maximizing cartoon studio cost ratio analyses. (wink wink)
So mark it on your calendar. As the date comes closer, I'll be sure to update you on the exact time, what I'll be wearing, and what kind of things you shouldn't throw at me. Like hams. Don't throw hams this time.
Mr. Warburton
PS: I hope this special computer-ink stuff works... otherwise EVERYONE will know.
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- Allie said...
Congrats, ElevendyBillion, sir! I wish I could shake you hand... yet, I bet I would be kissing your shoes over three hours in a day. And I bet your hair is great, too! It is in the picture to me. ^^
Sadly I won't be in NYC... because, well... I don't live in New York. I live in Fairfield, Southern Illinois. Hickest-town ever.
But if I were there, I would throw some stuffed animals to you! :D
Best of luck, dude!
~Allie, aka NLW
- January 5, 2009 at 8:10 PM
- kndfan12 said...
Congrats,Mr.W.Opps looks like Non-animation executives saw this...
I whish I could go,but I live in all the way in Memphis,Tennessee.Wait,a sec. I just remembered my sister is going to NYC(again)in 2 weeks!I'm gonna tell her to back the trip up to Feburary so she can see you and ask all my questions(the questions list might be long though(: )If my sister goes there on that date I'll make her through a pen and paper at you so I can get an autograph.(: Good luck,Mr.W
- January 6, 2009 at 2:28 PM
- Elliot Cowan said...
I wouldn't answer a single one of David Q. Levy's questions if I were you.
- January 9, 2009 at 6:17 PM


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Two injured in multi-vehicle crash outside Amherst Cheeburger Cheeburger
Two people were injured today in a multi-vehicle crash in the parking lot of Cheeburger Cheeburger restaurant in Amherst's Consumer Square Plaza.
The crash involving a pickup and two cars occurred at about 5:30 p.m. at the sprawling plaza in the 1500 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard. Amherst police were at the scene early this evening. The injured were taken by Twin City ambulances to area hospitals.
The restaurant was the scene of the horrific 2011 crash that claimed the lives of two people and injured two others.
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Peter Cushing was born May 26, 1913. I originally profiled the actor here, and this link will bring up all my posts relating to Mr. Cushing.
The studio photograph of Cushing dates all the way back to 1957 and his first interpretation of The Baron in The Curse of Frankenstein. The shot is from the extraordinary Life Magazine online archives.
You're invited to check my picture blog, Monster Crazy, for a really fun look at one of Mr. Cushing's signature moves.


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Teachers all over Ohio are peeking at the new Ohio Common Core Standards (CCS) to be adopted in 2014. While a few teachers stretch and yawn, thinking they have 2 years to implement these standards, most teachers are readying for change. The standards will transform the teaching strategy for Ohio teachers once again, and it could be for the best. The new standards seem to flow from grade to grade, unlike our current set of standards, and teachers are excited about the potential for the over-arching ideas to engage more students.
From kindergarten to high school, the new standards emphasize research. The smallest students will be challenged to ask questions and find answers. Students and teachers will work toward scaffolding research skills grade level after grade level. The old concept of the "big paper" isn't completely lost toward the end, but teachers will be encouraged to allow the students' self inquiry to drive the research topics rather than to impose a topic on the students. Most teachers welcome this idea, but a few old-school teachers reject the concept. The old-fashioned teachers wonder how they'll grade a paper written on a topic foreign to them, and they query whether or not the topics will be "academic enough."
Another new and exciting concept becomes apparent as we glance at the CCS charts. Students on the high school level are no longer freshman, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. They are 9-10 graders, and then they are 11-12th graders. Many experts have proposed that the linear design of our educational system inhibits many students' progress. For example, the students who are interested in math and want to take more of it shouldn't be held back simply because they haven't completed all the standards in English. Hopefully, schools will take advantage of the less linear design to invent a way to engage our Ohio students. The CCS chart shows great potential to allow our high schoolers to grow at their own rate.
Every set of standards presents a different challenge, but it is becoming more and more evident that we need to engage students. This year in the United States, the Department of Education projects one million students will drop out of high school. Teachers, parents, and administrators note that we often keep the struggling students, but the brightest students drop out. Parents tell us their children are bored in school, and administrators can no longer simply argue, "It's school, not entertainment." Education's new mantra needs to be, "It's learning, so it's not boring."
Curriculum writers need to create assignments that will inspire learning. In Ohio, school work needs to grab our students' interest. The new standards propose to engage students, and most teachers welcome the opportunity for change.
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Our quilt show is held approximately every two years. The next show will be in 2020.
UFO Challenge
UnFinished Object: those "I love that' quilted objects most of us have started that are somehow still in a bag, box or drawer for who knows how long. The UFO Challenge wants to gently help you complete 5 UFO projects over the next 12 months.
Programs & Workshops - See Events, Meetings & Workshops page
Workshops are held the Friday following the guild Thursday meeting each month. workshop fees are to be paid at the time of registration. Signups for workshops are held at the general meetings preceding the workshop. Subject to change. Unless otherwise directed, classes are held at Quilt in a Day. Non-members may sign up 60 days prior to the workshop provided space is available. Please contact the Workshops Chair.
In the newsletter there is a list of the type of fabrics that will be exchanged during each month of the year. The types of fabrics exchanged vary from year to year. Participants submit a bag of all the same fabric pieces and the next month they receive a bag of mixed fabrics from the other participants.
Friendship Groups are the key way to get connected within the guild, build new relationships and share and develop quilting skills. Contact the Friendship Circle Chairperson to find a friendship group to join.
A drawing is held four times per year for the Friendship Block recipient(s). The winner(s) selects a block pattern and provides instructions and fabric as desired. Members volunteer to construct and donate the block. Those eligible must have belonged to the guild for at least six months and have completed at least two friendship blocks during the preceding two years. The first recipient each year is the longest participating member who has never won.
The Guild holds a creative quilt challenge annually based on a guild selected theme. On the year that the guild does a quilt show the challenge quilts will be displayed at the show. During the year that we are not having a quilt show the challenge is done as a fun activity for members.
The 2018 challenge is "A Quilter's Tribute to The Beatles."
A block pattern is published each month in the newsletter. Members are encouraged to make a block (or several) to turn in at the next meeting. Members receive one chance, for each block they turn in, to win a set of blocks. One set of blocks per participant per drawing.
The 2018 blocks are Log Cabin Paper-piecing on a black background. If you make two blocks, one for guild and one for yourself, you will have a quilt top at the end of the year. For everyone who finishes and shares their finished quilt top we will enter your name for a prize. Folded paper piecing is a fun technique that ends with NO paper to be removed when finished. You can try it or use any method you prefer. If you need help, please call or email Cherie Brown or Mary Brothers, and they will step you through it.
OPPortunity Quilt
This year's quilt is "Floribunda."
The inspiration for this quilt were designs from "Jacobean Rhapsodies," by Patricia Campbell and Mimi Ayers. This is an original interpretation by Patti Rusk and Cheri McClow. The goal of this year's quilt was that it be all hand applique, that it appear to be an overall design and that it be all black and white. Thanks to Linda Pupols and Aiko Rogers for volunteering to do a block. Other than the background and the backing, the entire quilt came from donations of black and white fabrics from Cheri McClow, Patti Rusk, Peggy Ancinec and Corky Blanco.
Lauri Parazus provided another beautiful label. Special thanks to Quilt in a Day for their generosity in allowing us to use their space for the past 7 months. Final thanks to Merry Jo Rembold for quilting this beauty. We are so fortunate to be the beneficiaries of her extraordinary talent and generosity.
The quilt is available to take other guilds during 2018. If you are interested, please contact Julie Calvario or the Marketing Chairperson.
Ticket prices are: $1 each. $5 for 6. $20 for 25. Tickets may be purchased by sending a check to El Camino Quilters.
The drawing will be held the second Thursday in December. Winner need not be present to win.
El Camino Quilters has a quilt composed of blocks made by members of the guild. Every member is requested to make a block. See the document below for the instructions.
Quilts made by guild members are donated to a variety of organizations such as; The Polinski Children's Center, Alzheimer's Association and the Tri-City Oncology and Neonatal Units and many other organizations.
Other philanthropic activities are undertaken periodically to support the community.
In memory of Fern Gibbs, her pattern titled "Any Scrap A-Doo" is available here to anyone wishing to make charity quilts.
annual retreat
Each year in February the guild arranges for a retreat at Temecula at Viña de Lestonnac Retreat Center. It is lots of fun and a great way to meet others in the guild. Use this link to go to the Forms page for more information and the form to sign up.
silent auction
A silent auction is held once every two years. The silent auction alternates years with the quilt show. It is a time when members donate items to the guild and other guild members bid on them. The highest bidder pays the guild for the item and takes it home! The guild uses the money raised by these donations as one of the major fund raisers. Go to the Forms page to get the instructions for folding fabric donations and the tags to attach to items.


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Explore the picturesque tree-lined streets of the Village of Cheshire, where you'll discover a creekside walking trail, a playground, and a small collection of shops including the Artisan Gourmet Market. This vacation rental is located in Black Mountain and is approximately 19 minutes to downtown Asheville.
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Substantially Redirect a Degree/Major: Curricular Change
Protocol established January 2017
A greater than 50% curricular change requires academic approval by the faculty of the academic department or unit, the dean of the school/college, the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (graduate programs only) and the University Academic Planning Council.
After these campus approvals, UW System approval is required under SYS 102, Section 3.2.2
See also https://www.wisconsin.edu/uw-policies/uw-system-administrative-policies/policy-on-university-of-wisconsin-system-array-management-program-planning-delivery-review-and-reporting/ Section 3.2.2
For information about this requirement contact:
Jocelyn Milner
Vice Provost, Academic Planning and Institutional Research
Background Information
Changing over half of the requirements or required courses for a degree/major represents a substantial redirection of the academic program and as such requires approval beyond the school/college level and UW System approval. Approval and notification of curricular change are required whether the degree/major changes names (see Guidelines for Renaming Degrees or Academic Majors) or disciplinary focus (i.e. CIP code).
Information to Include in the Proposal
- Name and contact information for lead faculty member for the degree/major
- Primary contact person, if different, and their contact information
- Degree/major and named option (if applicable)
- Effective term for the changes and timeline for implementation
- Rationale for the change
- Potential impact on enrolled students
- Potential impact on faculty and academic staff
- A complete listing of current requirements and courses
- A complete listing of proposed requirements and courses
Approval Process
Step 1. The proposed curricular change is first approved by the program faculty.
Step 2. The proposal is approved by the dean, under the advice of the school/college academic planning council.
Step 3. The dean's office forwards the proposal to the Office of the Provost and the Graduate School (graduate programs only) with a supporting cover memo from the dean to the provost, copy to the vice provost for academic planning and institutional research.
Step 4. The proposal will be subject to faculty approval through the Graduate Faculty Executive Committee (GFEC, graduate programs only) and the University Academic Planning Council (automatic consent for changes approved at GFEC).
Step 5. After campus approval, information about the curricular change will be submitted to UW System Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
Reference: Substantially Redirect a Degree/Major: Curricular Change


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When I arrived in the park just before 12, the heavens opened and the rain came down in stair-rods, and it took me about 15 minutes to walk from the Carillon to our patch, on the grass just in front of the museum. Appropriate really, as we were there to commemorate the 1816 attack by a group of Luddites on Heathcoat and Boden's lace-making factory, which was situated where Iceland now is, a couple of streets behind where our hub was positioned.
As well as the ladies making lace, we also had an information leaflet and walking trail leaflet, which was a revised version of the one produced to accompany the exhibition in the museum in about 2007. As if that weren't enough, we had live music from the time from the Sherwood Lads, we had people in period costume, and Lord Byron delivering his maiden speech to the House of Lords, in which he argues against the death penalty for the perpetrators of frame-breaking.
In between showers, I got out and about, accosting people and trying to give them leaflets. Well, I didn't actually accost anyone, I was very polite about it, and found the reactions of people I approached to be quite interesting. I've never been in this position before, but I was amazed at how many people were interested in the Luddites, knew something about the local events, and wanted to spend time talking to me! I met some great people, renewed some acquaintances, and generally learned quite a lot!
What you might not know is that some of the visitors at the event were actually from Tiverton, and had planned to walk back to Tiverton after the event! This is going to take about 15 days!! We believe the original workers would have walked along the Fosse Way, but today's group are walking along the canal into Somerset, then across country, I believe. I also believe a number of local folk joined them on the first leg of their journey, and some people are going to join them somewhere along the route.
So, around three o'clock in the afternoon, I was honoured to be able to go to a reception to officially greet the Tiverton visitors, and wish them well on their journey. All-in-all, there were about eight of them, and we were also joined by descendants of John Heathcoat - Sir Ian Heathcoat-Amory and David Heathcoat-Amory - who each gave a short speech. This was followed by Lord Byron delivering his speech again, and an announcement from one of the descendants of one of Heathcoat's lace-makers, Tony Jarram, that a new local street would be named after John Heathcoat's partner, John Boden. Then we waved off the Tiverton visitors on the first leg of their journey!
If you didn't manage to get hold of a walking trail, pop over to my virtual walk, and follow that to see all the places with a connection to John Heathcoat and the Luddite raid on his factory in 1816, including Heathcoat's former house, complete with secret tunnels!
Although I spent time in the Ludd Hub, I did manage to get out and about a bit and see a little of the other things that were going on. Here's some pics of what I saw:
|In costume
|In costume
|Lord Byron delivering his speech in the rain
|The Sherwood Lads
|Entertainment around the Carillon
|Entertainment around the Carillon
|Band warming up
|Band from one of our twin towns
|Dancers from one of our twin towns
|Band from one of our twin towns
|Tommy - or is that Billy - Atkins Band, with Bill Brookman, Jan and Madeleine
|Local handmade company (visit their shop on Ashby Road!)
|Entertainment in the bandstand
|The official event photographer!
|The big send off!
|The Heathcoat-Amorys at the send-off!
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"The Three Phases of Post-Con Letdown" by Wesley Sun
You can't win 'em all.
Last week Brad and I attended Wizard World Chicago – the biggest comic show in the Chicagoland area. We walked in with high hopes of huge crowds, big sales figures, and the joy of counting fat stacks of cash at the end of the day. But as it turned out, it was a mediocre show for us. A ho-hum turnout with a nothing-to-write-home-about sales ledger at the end of the day. We're used to setting up and selling tons of books, but last weekend waves of potential customers simply walked on by. Few stopped to talk to us or even pick up a book to flip through. In terms of the numbers, the costs and profits to us as a business … it just didn't seem worth it.
As I stood in a mostly empty Artist Alley on the first night of Wizard World I found myself wondering whether I should bother coming back next year. For the first time, I started doubting not only our business model, but whether or not Sun Bros Studios had a ghost of a chance of making it at the big shows. Was our success at C2E2 a fluke? Was our Kickstarter just beginner's luck? Did we build this company on unrealistic hopes and false bravado? The next day brought a similar trickle of attendees, and while it did pick up a little on Saturday, I finished the show feeling pretty discouraged.
Back in grad school and throughout my days as a hospital chaplain, I spent a significant amount of time studying grief, death, and loss. Among the seminal theories is Elizabeth Kubler Ross's well-known five stages of grief — from denial all the way to acceptance. I didn't go through all of that, but I did notice three distinct phases of Post-Con Letdown. And while Post-Con Depression is characterized by feeling low after riding the high of a spectacular show, each phase of Post-Con Letdown is something else entirely.
My first response after Wizard World was to chow down on a big bowl of sour grapes. We paid a lot of money to be there, and for all our cost and trouble the con just really, really sucked. Too concerned with WWE superstars and not giving a damn about indie creators, the organizers jacked up the price of admission and forced Artist Alley into a subterranean hellhole nobody could find. In this phase, I was convinced that any self-respecting artist should swear off this show for the rest of their professional lives. And hey, if Wizard World can't appreciate its artists, then we as artists shouldn't appreciate them. Damn straight.
But after my initial bitterness began to fade, I found myself slipping into a new phase. I looked back at the feeble numbers and just shrugged my shoulders. Easy come, easy go, I said. We make art because we're artists, after all — not for the bottom line. The fact that we get to sell these books is just gravy. So if we don't make any money, no big deal. I wouldn't want to be a sellout anyway.
Honestly, I think I could've spent a long time in phase two. But in truth, both of the first two phases aren't really honest places to be. The bitterness of Phase One puts too much emphasis on the organizers, while conveniently absolving the artist of any real responsibility. Sure, Wizard World could've made it easier to find Artist Alley. And sure, it could've been a lot more organized. But ultimately it's our job to connect with our audience. If our art isn't appealing enough to turn the heads of folks heading down the aisle, then that's on us. And if after flipping through an indie book, a con-goer would rather pick up something from The Big Two, then that's on us as well. We can get resentful about it, but that won't make our work any better.
Similarly, the lackadaisical comfort of Phase Two shrugs off responsibility in its own way. It suggests the artist is either powerless or disinterested in the outcome of the convention. Selling the book becomes an incidental byproduct — a trifling activity after the real work is done. Art for art's sake is a noble ideal, but if we try to take that attitude to a convention I know we'll just be fooling ourselves. Once you make your work available for public consumption, is it really sincere to claim a disinterest in the profits? If my brother and I wanted Chinatown to be strictly a project for its own sake, we could've stopped at printing two copies. But we didn't. Printing hundreds of books was our decision, as was tabling at Wizard World — and that makes the outcome of the show our business.
After struggling with the first two phases of Post-Con Letdown for a while, I finally began to see a third. Rather than seeing cons as merely another venue to sell our books or dismissing them as incidental, I started to see them for what I believe they really are: an investment.
This new attitude — one which I'll call the professional phase — is far and away the most productive, honest, and focused. I've now come to see each show as a necessary step toward the future of our work. Yes, that includes making money, but cons provide so much more than that. They're the source of many interconnected networks of relationships and an endless supply of inspiration for future projects. They are not guaranteed successes but down payments on future success, helping us get our name out there, meet publishers and other professionals, and even direct the future of our art.
Take for example what we've learned from our time in Artist Alley. If you come by our table, in addition to our books you'll find four 11×17 poster prints for sale. Among them there is one that consistently outsells the others. It garners more attention from passers-by and fellow artists, and it even turns the heads of fans rushing past. And here's the kicker: the artwork is from a book that isn't even out yet. It's from our next project, the third book from Sun Bros Studios — and it's called Monkey Fist.
We'll be releasing images and info about the book soon, but it was our experience at conventions that confirmed which direction we should head next. It is because of Artist Alley that we know where the future of our company lies. And how can you measure the worth of that guidance?
When a con doesn't live up to the hype, it's pretty natural to fall into Post-Con Letdown. If you're like me, it's easy to become bitter or lackadaisical. I find it a lot harder to be a professional, but that is what I strive to be.


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Synopsis: One of the most versatile ways to control a router's path is with guide bushings, which surround the bit and provide a bearing surface for jigs and templates. Bushings make it easier to use the router to cut mortises, tenons, pockets for inlay, dovetails, dadoes, and sliding dovetails. Learn the basics of bushings and make some easy templates: one for mortising, one for dadoes and dovetails, and one that combines multiple joints.
Routers are among the most versatile tools in the shop once you learn to control them, and one of the most versatile ways to gain this control is with guide bushings. These surround a router bit and provide a bearing surface that works with all kinds of shopmade templates and commercial jigs, making it easy to cut mortises, tenons, pockets for inlay, dovetails, dadoes, and sliding dovetails. More complex templates can include multiple joints, so you can rout all of the mortises in a chair or bed leg at one time.
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I walked away utterly convinced that we are on the verge of a major change in how we view transportation and that we only barely understand its impact on society. This was after the keynote delivered by Dr. Lawrence Burns at the 16th annual IESF conference, hosted by Mentor Graphics in Dearborn, MI last week. Larry's talk would have been appropriate for the U.N. because it was sweeping and impactful in nature and content.
Here are a few key points that Larry made and my thoughts. If you get a chance to hear him speak, do it.
- The paradigm of owning an automobile has not really changed since its invention in 1886 by Karl Benz. Like other industries, personal transportation is ripe for change.
- Only 1% of the potential energy of the fuel put into a car goes towards moving the driver. Most is lost to heat. The rest lost to moving the car itself. That is a lot of margin to be reclaimed and good system engineering process can help.
- "A vehicle is something you wear, not drive, and something you park in your closet, not your garage". Um … mind blown here. But this is the type of daring thinking that can help kickstart new companies or remake old ones.
- Google and Apple are really good at looking at Big Data and applying Fast Insight. Their forays into Automotive is an attempt to leverage these complex skills in new markets. It just so happens that the data comes from the sensors and millions of miles of road test, and the fast insights are braking or turning the wheel.
Later in the day, during my talk ("The Disruption of Automotive Will Change How Products are Built"), I was initially unsure about how to position Jama and modern requirements in context to these bigger, revolutionary ideas. However, I think that we all have important roles to play in Big Ideas, and even Big Ideas are comprised of many smaller components. How they all come together forms the larger picture, and the role of requirements from concept to production is a vitally important "steel thread" that deserves a spot at the table. As companies re-tool for this next wave in automobile technology, they have the opportunity to re-asses how they decide what to build, track it, and test for it. These tasks will be harder with the convergence of different engineering groups and software teams. I am now more convinced that at Jama we can help foster a conversation and collaboration between these historically disparate groups to help bring about the New Mobility Age that Larry laid out for us.
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Welcome to the site of T&S Orthotics Ltd
T&S Orthotics Ltd, provides orthotic clinical services to many NHS hospitals in the South-East, also we provide a clinical facilities to see private patients and complex NHS patients at our clinic here in Croydon and at our Harley Street clinic in London, as a manufacturer we have retained the core traditional skills required to manufacture complex orthotic devices like the , Parawalker, Stance Control Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis, along with the traditional orthosis like calipers (KAFOs), custom footwear, and traditional leg irons.
T&S Orthotics Ltd, is a distributor of innovative quality stock products, our portfolio includes the likes of Duna, Bort Medical, Ambroise and Ovation medical.
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Growing number of people leaving Saskatchewan
A newly released Statistics Canada report shows that, despite the Sask. Party's claims, today's reality is that even more Saskatchewan people are being forced to move away to other provinces to find opportunities compared to the number of people that were leaving ten years ago.
"The Sask. Party's heartless cuts and unfair tax hikes are making it harder and harder on young people throughout the province to find and keep steady employment," said NDP Jobs Critic Vicki Mowat. "While other provinces are finding ways to create more jobs, the Sask. Party is letting Saskatchewan fall behind. More and more people are realising they have no choice but to move somewhere else to start their careers or support their families."Read more
Statement from the Leader of the Official Opposition on the verdict in the Gerald Stanley trial
Tonight, a trial that has gripped our entire province and attracted attention from around the world came to an end. But, it is as clear tonight as ever, our journey toward reconciliation is far from over.
Like many of you, my heart continues to break for Colten Boushie's family and community. Their pain is immeasurable and incomprehensible to most of us.Read more
Sask. Party hiding information about Boyd's 'special' land deal
Documents received recently by the Saskatchewan NDP under Freedom of Information show that the Sask. Party government gave a 'special' land lease to Bill Boyd while he was still a member of the Sask. Party caucus. The land under lease is connected to the ongoing court case where Boyd is facing charges for breaking environmental laws. However, the Sask. Party is refusing to release any details about the 'special' land lease.
"Mr. Boyd was described by Brad Wall himself as being in the DNA of the Sask. Party. He has been involved in scandal after scandal from the so-called Smart Meters to the GTH and has relentlessly tried to cover up the facts and avoid transparency," said NDP Environment Critic Cathy Sproule. "With the Sask. Party's GTH scandal, they've gone to great lengths to block witnesses from testifying and avoid questions from the NDP and media. Now we're seeing it all again, with the Sask. Party clearly refusing to release documents that should be public."Read more
Premier Moe brings back same cabinet that mismanaged the economy
By announcing a cabinet today that has a majority of the same ministers who presented the cruel and heartless cuts and unfair tax hikes in the most recent Sask. Party budget, Premier Moe made it clear that he is ignoring the Saskatchewan people who have been calling for something better.
"Meet the new bosses. Same as the old bosses," said Saskatchewan NDP Leader Nicole Sarauer. "At a time when Saskatchewan's unemployment rate is the highest it's been in two decades and, for the first time in over 40 years, is as high as the national average, Saskatchewan people can't afford more of the same."Read more
Another Sask. Party cabinet, same lack of transparency
As we wait for the cabinet to be announced, it's becoming clear it's the same old Sask. Party. When it comes to transparency, for example, whether it's releasing information about the GTH or an investigation during the election of their new leader, the Sask. Party is incapable of being open and honest with the people of Saskatchewan.
"The people of Saskatchewan want a government that is open and transparent, but it just doesn't seem to be possible with the Sask. Party," said Ethics and Democracy Critic David Forbes. "Even though they just chose a new Premier, they're clearly the same Sask. Party that says one thing but does another."Read more


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Electricity 4 Everyone is a social movement designed to empower people in developing communities through the provision of affordable electricity. Our initial focus is on Liberia, Sierra Leone and Haiti. The E4E movement is global in scope and impact, but specifically local in deployment.
E4E brings international funding, expertise and project process know-how to the aid of local host governments and interested power project developers, supplying a critical and novel block of funds to accelerate the viability of power generation projects in areas whose inhabitants do not have access to a reliable supply of electricity.
E4E brings together project developers, government and policy makers, funding bodies and communities to undertake power generation projects of manageable scope and scale. Engaging only in smaller scale regional projects permits E4E to more easily accommodate local circumstances and to overcome bureaucratic hurdles, thereby increasing the likelihood of success through each stage of every project: from design to implementation to measurement. Smaller projects also mean that project funders and government sponsors will quickly see the impact of their investment on the lives of community members.
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Blog migration
Given that I blew up my blogger tempate, I decided to check out some blogging alturnatives and have migrated my blog to a new host and address. You can now read it at http://yourcomfort.blogs.com. Sorry for any hastle this may cause, but it does come with a nice snazzy new look.


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It would be the last sermon we would ever endure as members of the Baptist Taliban.
We hadn't planned for it to be, even though by that time, we were painfully aware that our leaving was inevitable. It was just a matter of how and when. My husband already had several discussions with The Preacher about the fact. Needless to say, he wasn't accepting it with grace.
We had already survived years of raging sermons, encroaching regulations, crippling isolation, unreasonable expectations, numerous inter-church conflicts, interference of family decisions, the humiliating, soul-raping shunning of some of our young people including two of my daughters and the demise of the dreams we had for our family. There was not much more that we felt we had left to lose, so what had to follow according to the song….was freedom.
Still, we intended to stay until we knew the time was right.
The air about our two families was thick with tension and the discomfort of that reality was almost more than I could bear. I felt as if we were all anticipating an eminent death, while still having to perform as we always had. We would continue to fulfill those roles, though mechanically, until someone would step up to replace us.
We had not set any specific date for our departure. We did not have detailed plans. We only knew that we would be leaving and that we would be going to help a very small church with a discouraged pastor in a neighboring town. That was all. Every function, every activity, every church service were events to be endured and there was nothing left that could help us want to stay. But we wouldn't go until the time was right.
That night—we came to know without a doubt—the time would never be more right.
The sermon he preached that night, we would forever remember as, *The Panty Sermon*.
Everyone by then came to church expecting to be yelled at, scolded and scalped. Then there were the special remarks he frequently threw in for shock value as an added feature. This was just a given. But the *Panty Sermon*? It was in a class all by itself—the shock sermon among all shock sermons.
I was sitting with my oldest daughter, and my husband was sitting on the front row as he always did. I don't remember his text, or what the sermon was actually about since, as was my usual procedure, I found a way to tune him out. Then he started telling a story that caught my attention.
It was a short little story of how one of the ladies came to him and told him that she had overheard a couple of the older girls talking in the bathroom. One said something to the other about how difficult it was to wear skirts and keep the panty-lines from showing through (we leading ladies of the church were continually stressing the immodesty of panty lines). The other girl commented that it wasn't a problem for her……she just didn't wear any.
Already, I am wondering if I was hearing him right. Did he really just tell the whole church, combined sexes—children and all—this story of two girls having a private conversation in the girls' bathroom about their underwear???
After pausing for a moment to delight in the shocked and awed expressions, he went on telling how that someone gave him notes that the young people had been passing during the church services. In the notes there were comments made about a 'panty club'. (I believe it was referring to a promotion by a department store where one could buy so many panties and get more for free or for a discount). Of course, he would automatically assume there was perversion involved since he had a tendency to always jump to the worst possible conclusion. I don't think it ever occurred to him to give the benefit of the doubt until all the facts were in. If it looked shady to him, it had to be shady, especially if it involved teens.
Once there, on eye level with the congregation, he made the most disturbing accusation he had ever made from the pulpit. "YOU ALL ARE NOTHING BUT A BUNCH OF %#@&$+!!! (WHORES??) Well, you know what you are……." Then, he rebuked their fathers saying, "I have to do this because YOU WON'T!!!"
The whole place was frozen in silence. He got his desired effect.
Traumatized, I walked straight to the car. At least, I think that is what I did. I don't really remember much until we arrived at McDonald's. I am not even sure why we went to McDonald's of all places, but I suspect that was all that was open since we never got out of church before everything else was closed. It was there that we realized that we could never go back…..and I wept over it for the first time.
The burqa that covered my mind and my heart was coming off—one piece at a time. This was just the first piece. It would take years before I could shed the whole garment.
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Frequently Asked Questions
These frequently asked questions (FAQ) are divided into the following sections. Click on the link to go straight to the relevant section.
Flying Restrictions
Who can fly?
Most people can learn gliding if they really want to. The main requirement is to be in good health and to have normally good reflexes. If you are an alert and competent car driver, you will most probably be able to learn gliding.
How old must one be?
The minimum age for solo flight (having completed the dual instruction syllabus) is 16 years of age. There is no upper limit, as long as you are in good health.
Are there height or weight limitations?
The gliders impose some practical limitations on the build of potential pilots. Pilots over 194cm (6'4″) are unlikely to fit in the cockpit of club gliders. Weights much below 8 stone (50 kg) or greater than 16 stone (100 kg) probably can't be accomodated. Pilots at the heavier end of the range will need to fly with lighter instructors.
Learning to Glide with the Dublin Gliding Club
How do I get started?
Take a trial lesson. The cost of the trial lesson includes both the cost of your trial flight and a day membership period during which you may fly again at standard club rates. A one month trial membership may also be purchased.
Click here to learn more.
What trial options are available?
We offer various options for you to try gliding.
The Trial Membership includes trial lesson and membership for a month. Membership for the month allows you to fly again at standard club member rates.
The Aerobatic Trial Lesson + Day Membership includes an aerobatic trial lesson and membership for the day. Membership for the day allows you to fly again at standard club member rates.
Your trial month membership enables you to continue flying at club member rates and get a good feeling for whether you will take to the sport like so many before you.
How long does it take to learn?
Gliding experience is typically described by the number of launches rather than the number of hours flown. The average experience level before solo flight is between 70 and 100 launches although some pilots solo earlier and some later.
How much does it cost?
Our schedule of fees is available here. All the fees described on that page are all inclusive, i.e. there is no extra payment for insurance etc.
For a trial membership, the fee includes both the initial trial lesson/flight and one month trial membership. It is mandatory to be a club member before flying with us and the month membership covers this.
Flying costs after the first flight are at standard club rates as listed on our fees page under "Flying Costs".
What about insurance?
This is included in our fees.
How do I get a gift voucher?
We offer gift vouchers for any of our trial membership packages. The cost of a gift voucher is the same as the equivalent Trial Membership. At present a one month trial membership costs €120 including the first flight.
To order a gift voucher and for more details contact us by phone or email.
How do I book a trial lesson/flight?
To book a trial lesson contact us by phone.
When should I arrive on my first day and what should bring?
If you have booked a trial lesson, you will be told when to come down. Nevertheless whether you have booked or not the following information is relevant.
As a non-member you should call our Trial Membership /Voucher inquiries number (see here) the night before to confirm that there will be suitable flying weather.
Assuming that we will be flying we recommend arriving at the airfield by about 9.00am (or at the time specified when you booked your trial lesson).
Ensure that you know how to find us. Directions are available here.
The airfield is effectively a large field. Depending on recent weather conditions it may be more or less wet/muddy to walk around. It is also very open and tends to feel colder than in town. It's advisable to bring waterproof shoes/boots. When the weather is anything less than sunny, warm layered clothing and a windproof anorak are recommended. In sunny weather sun block and a non-peaked hat (e.g. 'beanie' hat) are advisable.
The only other thing you will need is either money or a gift voucher for the trial membership.
When you arrive at the airfield make yourself known to someone in the compound and we'll take it from there.
What if I already have a powered aircraft license?
It helps to understand the aircraft controls but gliders typically handle differently than powered aircraft and not having an engine requires a different response in various situations.
As a result a powered pilot goes through the same training as an ab-initio pilot, but could normally expect to cover the overall syllabus faster. In particular a powered pilot will use the same introductory package as an ab-initio pilot.
See the power pilot briefing for additional information.
How do I progress beyond the solo?
After solo, there are many more goals attainable to keep you interested and challenged. These include the 'Bronze', 'Silver' and 'Gold' badges, converting to new glider types, and cross-country flying.
About Gliding
What is a glider?
Also known as a sailplane a glider is a high performance aircraft with a very flat glide angle designed for unpowered flight. The glide angle, which is expressed as a ratio, of the club's training gliders is about 28:1. This means that in still air the glider will fly 28 meters forward and yet lose only 1 meter in altitude. Alternatively a 2000 ft launch will permit the glider to travel about 4.5 nautical miles before reaching landing circuit height. By contrast, an average light powered plane has a glide ratio of about 9:1 with the engine off. Modern high performance gliders can have glide angles up to 60:1.
How does a glider stay up?
Initially, the glider is towed up to 2000 ft by a power plane, called a 'tug'. When the desired height is reached the glider pilot pulls a knob, and the rope is disconnected from the nose of the glider. Now the really skilled part begins. The glider pilot must now start to search for a thermal or other form of lift. This is a rising column of air, which has been warmed by contact with the ground, heated by the sun. An instrument known as a variometer helps to show the pilot when glider is in a thermal, and he now circles within it so as to gain altitude.
The nose of a glider is always pointing slightly down, and it is always descending within the mass of air that surrounds it. However, if that mass of air is rising up away from the ground at a faster rate than the glider is going down within it, the end result will be that the glider gains altitude relative to the earth below. This gain of altitude can be as much as 1000 ft per min. or more, depending on conditions. It's great fun and challenging!
The glider gains altitude by using a thermal, then sets off in the desired direction. In doing so it will slowly lose altitude. Before too much height is lost, the pilot will seek another thermal, gain height in it, then set off on course yet again. So it is by a combination of thermalling and straight flight that long distances cross country can be covered.
Are gliders strong?
Gliders are manufactured to stringent strength standards which are verified by extensive flight testing before certification. The end result is that despite their often apparently light construction gliders can perform manoeuvres that are totally forbidden in the average powered plane, for fear that the plane would be over-stressed.
How fast do gliders fly?
Modern gliders can fly up to about 160 knots. The club trainers can fly up to between 90 and 160 knots depending on the aircraft. Generally glider performance decreases with increasing speed, substantially in the case of all club gliders. The result is that gliders are more usually flown between 40 and 60 knots depending on the aircraft, conditions and manoeuvre being undertaken.
How high can you go?
Local airspace at Gowran Grange is limited to 4000 ft above ground and all training flights will be conducted under that altitude. Where airspace and conditions permit the glider can continue climbing beyond 10000 ft, the height at which oxygen is required.
How long can gliders stay up?
This depends on the skill of the pilot and the conditions. The silver badge which many solo pilots attain requires a flight of 5 hours duration.
Visiting Pilots
Who can fly?
In general glider pilots from any country may fly. All visiting pilots are subject to at least one flight check. A suitably qualified pilot having demonstrated a satisfactory flight check will be able to fly solo.
See the here for additional briefing information.
How much does it cost?
Our schedule of fees including cost of daily membership for visiting pilots is available here. Note that members in good standing from the Ulster Gliding Club enjoy reciprocal membership and are not subject to the daily membership charge.
What should I bring?
Although not strictly necessary, it is recommended that visiting pilots bring their log book and/or license with them.


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Ice Cream Contest Entrant #2: Jeanne's Peanut Butter Cup
Entrant #2: Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
Inspiration: It was one of the first great adventures in my new IBK (itty bitty kitchen) in my new apartment.
Quote from Neighbor: "Will you be making more soon?"
(Check out Entry #1: Faith's Honey Ice Cream with Fig-Sesame Swirls.)
Click through below for the recipe.
Peanut Butter Cup Ice Cream
1/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup whole milk
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural)
3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 tsps vanilla extract
12 minature peanut putter cups, quartered
In a medium bowl, beat sugar and eggs with an electric mixer until thick, about 3 minutes. Set aside.
Pour milk into a small saucepan. Allow to simmer over low heat. Be very careful as you do not want it to boil. Temper the hot milk into the eggs by slowly drizzling the milk into the eggs while whisking quickly. Pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Again do not allow to boil.
Remove from heat, and whisk in peanut butter. Allow to cool slightly, then whisk in the sweetened condensed milk, half-and-half and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
Pour the combined mixture into an ice cream maker, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.
After the ice cream has been churning for 15 minutes, add the peanut butter cups. Transfer ice cream to a container, and freeze until solid, about two hours.


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Purchasing a concrete floor cleaner can be tricky, you will often find that some are more effective than others based on the type of formulas used. You may choose economical value over green principles, or you may simply just want the best product on the market to clean the stains you need cleaned.
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