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Sunday, November 19, 2006
Shut Up. Listen. Learn.
Just about everyone has that moment.
It typically comes during the formative years, and its sheer weight cannot be overstated, simply because -- upon reflection later in life -- it will always be held in the kind of esteem and spoken of with the kind of reverence typically reserved for a first kiss or a conversion to Christ. I'm speaking of course of that single, epiphanic event which inarguably determines if not the final outcome of your musical tastes, then at the very least the path that will be taken to eventually arrive at that point. It is the juncture which often decides whether you'll spend entire evenings passionately arguing the merits of the new Secret Machines album, or debating the necessity of Muse's existence were it not for the fact that Radiohead doesn't write actual songs anymore -- or think to yourself that you might pick up that new Mariah Carey record at some point; whether you'll seduce a potential lover with a mix playlist that includes Jeff Buckley, Marvin Gaye, Zero 7 and Protection-era Massive Attack, then inevitably have mind-blowing sex with that person to the Deftones' Change (in the House of Flies) -- or half-heartedly try to decide between Kenny G and Enigma should you actually convince someone of the opposite sex to spend an evening with you in a manner that doesn't involve chloroform and a tube-sock.
To put it simply, it will decide whether or not you suck.
As I sit here typing these words, I'm listening to the new Army of Anyone record. For the unfamiliar, the band features the DeLeo brothers (formerly of Stone Temple Pilots) and Richard Patrick (lead singer of Filter). It's the kind of album which will in no way align the planets, but as good, melodic rock records go, it more than serves its purpose. I owe the fact that this is currently being played in my home to one person, and one person only. His name is Robert Rivero. I haven't seen him since the sixth grade, which is coincidentally the same year I met him.
Up until the point that Robert Rivero entered my life, my music had come from the same source as my Toughskins jeans -- Sears. And as with those jeans, the authority deciding the specifics of what I would be listening to was my mother. Thankfully, my mother had pretty decent taste in music -- when it came to what she herself listened to. With the exception of the sage purchase of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours album however, the music she foisted upon me showed no such keen judgment. In fact, as I think back to a small stack of records that included Leo Sayer, Abba and a pre-ironically-hip Bee-Gees, I realize that my mother owes her current freedom only to that era's liberal child abuse laws.
When Robert Rivero stumbled into class on the first day of school in 1979 however -- eyes mere bloodshot slits, dressed in the ubiquitous stoner uniform of a Led Zeppelin t-shirt, torn jeans and suede chukka-boots -- everything changed. He and I made friends quickly and within a month or so, much to my parents' abject horror, Robert was influencing everything from the way I looked and acted to, most importantly, what I listened to. In an ultimately pathetic vision-quest to be more Rivero-like, I would put my allowance toward the purchase of vinyl and beg regularly to be chauffeured to the mall to pick up AC/DC's Highway to Hell or Sabbath's Paranoid. I had fantasies of running into Abba on the street and setting them on fire in an effort to demonstrate my unwavering allegiance to Jimmy Page, and -- by proxy -- Satan.
The irony however, is that it was through the attempt to emulate someone else that I learned to make my own decisions; it was through an influential kinship with someone my own age that I learned to develop tastes and appreciations that were independent of my parents. It also, as I mentioned before and can't stress enough, started me down the passionate musical road which I continue traveling to this day.
The titular "Highway to Hell" perhaps.
About a month ago, I voiced my considerable like for the new My Chemical Romance album The Black Parade. That opinion still stands -- in fact, after repeated listens I can honestly say that I like it even more than I did when I first wrote about it. As that post was quick and to the point -- as opposed to some which are long, rambling and take forever to make their point, like this one for instance -- I didn't expect much in the way of reaction. I was wrong. Given the responses that I received, both on the comment page and via e-mail, you would've thought that I had suggested replacing every other noun in the pledge of allegiance with the words "pee-pee pants." What surprised me most was the implication by many that the enjoyment of MCR was somehow beneath me -- that it was unexpected for someone who considers himself an independent thinker to support a band that was so obviously populist.
And that's what led me to feel the need to make my musical tastes clear.
My first job in broadcasting was as a DJ at WVUM, the radio station at the University of Miami. Before finding my place as the host of a show which was essentially talk and opinion, I made the rounds in the general DJ pool, where I played a combination of my own choices and the songs and bands which the program director had deemed worthy of broadcast. I'll probably make my first pro-mainstream statement regarding my likes and dislikes (aside from my MCR jones of course) by saying that most of what the program director picked was shit. In fact, most of what's played on college radio in general -- then and now -- is shit. Although there are many fantastic bands on tiny labels which certainly deserve to be heard, there are three times as many bands that are on tiny labels with good goddamned reason. A message for college radio kids: playing bands that are so far underground that they've never even heard of themselves doesn't make you cool, it makes you desperate to appear cool, which in turn makes you suck.
Likewise, abandoning a band simply because they evolve, get a major-label deal, or suddenly achieve some measure of success merely shows that you weren't half as interested in the band as you were in how the band made you feel about yourself. Once again, this makes you suck.
I look at music the way I look at politics: if an equal number of people from both sides of the aisle -- in this case, the pop-lovers and the indie kids -- hold you in the same disdain, you're probably doing something right.
So, without further ado -- and in appropriate stream-of-consciousness fashion -- here's the music that I love and hate...
My three "desert island" albums are, in no particular order: Radiohead's OK Computer, Jeff Buckley's Grace, and Coltrane's A Love Supreme. Buckley's Grace contains probably the most beautiful song -- and certainly best cover -- ever recorded: Hallelujah. OK Computer meanwhile is the best rock album of the 90s (yes, better than Nirvana's Nevermind). Although Nirvana are a vastly more important band than the Foo Fighters, they are not, in fact, a better band; when their bodies of work are compared side-by-side, Foo Fighters are an infinitely better band. There's a reason that pop music is pop music: it's pleasing to the ear; as such, I'd rather truly enjoy Neil Young's gorgeous Harvest Moon album than have to trudge my way through his nauseatingly self-indulgent Arc album, which consists of nothing but noise. Hip-hop right now is little more than noise -- unlistenable noise being shouted by mindless dipshits with a lot of money, and I'd probably give up the brilliant work of Mos Def, Public Enemy, Outkast, A Tribe Called Quest, Ice T, Slick Rick, the Beastie Boys and others if it meant that the cultural virus known as today's rap could be completely eradicated. If you think this is racist, you're probably a tool. Tool is one of the best and most instrumentally complex bands in the world right now, however, song-for-song I prefer A Perfect Circle. Perfect Circle is R.E.M.'s best song from Michael Stipe's pre-intelligible stage, Sweetness Follows is their best post-intelligible song. R.E.M.'s Automatic for the People is one of the 10 best albums of the 1990s. Matthew Sweet's Girlfriend is one of the top 25 albums of the 1990s, despite containing only three really great songs. Every Matthew Sweet album contains only three great songs, tops, but those songs are typically better than other artists' entire discographies. People who claim that vinyl is better than compact disc or digital music should be treated with leeches and trepanation the next time they get sick. AC/DC should've broken up after Bon Scott died from choking on his own vomit. I'll never forgive Rick Rubin for turning the Cult into a latter-day AC/DC on their worthless Electric album. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's Howl album, although brilliant, should've come from another band; their original incarnation, doing Jesus & Mary Chainian psychedelia, filled a much-needed hole in the musical landscape. BRMC -- then and now -- are one of the coolest bands on the planet; the others that come to mind are Girls Against Boys, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Dandy Warhols. I'm in love with the Dandys' Zia McCabe, and not just because she occasionally performs topless. Liz Phair's old material is great. Liz Phair's new material is average. Whether Liz Phair's material is great or average doesn't matter, because there's no one in rock n' roll that I'd more like to have sex with. Gwen Stefani used to be both adorable and the singer for a really decent band, No Doubt -- she's now a hip-hop anime character. Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl is one of the worst songs in the history of recorded music; it makes me wish I'd been born deaf. Fergalicious by Fergie is equally bad. Jennifer Lopez's disappearance from the music business is proof that there may in fact be a benevolent god. Despite the underlying Christian message of their music, Switchfoot are actually a pretty likable band. You can like a band's music but hate the band itself (Good Charlotte). You can like a band but hate their music (Happy Mondays). Oasis are music's biggest assholes who also write great songs; they also have the distinction of being the only band whose b-sides are actually better, by and large, than the material on their albums. The Red Hot Chili Peppers may be the last great rock n' roll band with any kind of longevity. U2 may very well contradict my last statement. Upon further reflection, yes, Green Day's American Idiot was that good. Billy Joel has recorded more phenomenal music than any other single artist working right now; although The Nylon Curtain is his best album, Zanzibar is his most underrated song. Cheap Trick are rock's most underrated band. The Grateful Dead are rock's most overrated band. I never get tired of hearing the Stones' Gimme Shelter, the New Pornographers' Use It, Crazy Town & Orgy's Black Cloud, Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, Fiona Apple's Sullen Girl, and Zero 7's Destiny (or the entire Simple Things album for that matter). I got tired of hearing the White Stripes midway through their debut album and actually believe that Jack White's new band, The Raconteurs, are far better. No one is better than Tom Waits. Elvis Presley has always been overrated. Elvis Costello cannot be overrated. Somehow, New Order released their best album two decades into their career; Get Ready is shockingly good. There is nothing, NOTHING, better than a playlist which includes Coltrane, Monk, Mingus, Miles, Brubeck and Jimmy Scott. The debut Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy album and, more recently, the debut N*E*R*D album contradict what I said earlier about hip-hop. Generally speaking, both blues and funk are types of music played by brilliant musicians who can't write a song for shit. Faux-punk music would probably be tolerable if it didn't try to bill itself as punk. When Avril Lavigne was labeled "punk," Joe Strummer, in a final show of defiance, died. Sid Vicious was an idiot; Johnny Rotten was anything but. The Pistols were gods regardless. Every night I thank God for Henry Rollins. I want Debussy to be the last thing I hear before I die; Clair de Lune is perfection. I want Nine Inch Nails to be the last thing I hear before I kill; The Fragile is a masterpiece. I loathe Missy Elliott. I miss Elliott Smith. I miss Husker Du. I miss the Replacements. I miss the Smashing Pumpkins while simultaneously not missing Billy Corgan. I will never, NEVER, be able to figure out why Jonatha Brooke isn't huge; stop reading this immediately and buy everything she's ever released. I will never be able to figure out why Ken Andrews isn't huge; buy the Year of the Rabbit album immediately. Abandoned Pools are the best band you've never heard of, besides possibly The Start. David Baerwald's A Secret Silken World is the best song you've never heard. Sloan rule. I believe that the Sneaker Pimps are actually better without Kelli Dayton. I believe that Brian Warner/Marilyn Manson is a fucking genius. I believe that Charlie Benante of Anthrax can drum circles around Lars Ulrich of Metallica. Buddy Rich can drum circles around both of them. Greg Dulli has never sung a bad song, whether it's a cover or an original -- whether he's fronting the Afghan Whigs, the Twilight Singers or solo. Surprisingly, Motley Crue's cover of the Tubes' White Punks on Dope isn't half bad. Unsurprisingly, Motley Crue's cover of Street Fighting Man is terrible. There has never been a good reggaeton song, and there never will be. Madonna should be killed on principle. Killing Joke's Night Time album is probably still my favorite record of the 80s. The Killing Moon from Echo & the Bunnymen is probably the best song of the 80s. The Cure was always better than the Smiths. You can tell a lot about a person by his or her preference in Cure material: my favorite Cure songs are Burn from The Crow soundtrack, The Kiss, and anything from Disintegration; I have no use for Friday I'm in Love. I loved Gang of Four the first time around, which is why I can't take two seconds of the wholly derivative crap that Franz Ferdinand churns out. Sometimes it isn't about the music, so much as where it takes you when you listen to it -- this is why I can listen to Trespassers William's Different Stars album and Thievery Corporation's The Mirror Conspiracy over and over again. Liam Howlett should've kept Prodigy intact. Big Audio Dynamite and Faith No More are both vastly underrated, and contributed more to the sound of modern music than anyone willingly gives them credit for. 1992 was the last truly great year for music. Were it not for the greatness of Pearl Jam, the death of Andrew Wood and the collapse of Mother Love Bone would have been one of the biggest losses to rock n' roll ever. Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash were too fucking cool to live. Prince, David Bowie, Trent Reznor and possibly Todd Rundgren may be the only musical geniuses still living. Perry Farrell isn't half the musical genius he thinks he is. Ritual de lo Habitual was Jane's Addiction's best album; their last album Strays was a good rock album, but not a good Jane's Addiction album. Ministry's Psalm 69 is the best non-metal metal album ever recorded. John Doe's Meet John Doe is the best non-country country album ever recorded. Everything you've heard about Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is true. Lou Barlow is indeed the King of Sadness. Steely Dan's Deacon Blues is one of the coolest songs ever recorded; Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street is as well, if for no other reason than the first note of one of the best and most understated guitar solos around. Five strings, ten fingers, countless great songs, one name: Van Halen. Earth, Wind & Fire are gods. Joni Mitchell's Blue is beautiful beyond words. Duncan Sheik has a place in my heart for covering Joni Mitchell's Court & Spark, Jeff Buckley's masterpiece, Lover, You Should've Come Over, and Radiohead's gorgeous Fake Plastic Trees. Nessun Dorma, from Turandot -- particularly when sung by Pavarotti -- always makes me cry, ALWAYS. The Beatles were, in fact, the best band in music history.
Yes, the new My Chemical Romance album is fucking great.
And no, I will never be able to repay Robert Rivero.
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Once again your spouting leaves me with mixed emotion. You hit some good ones, Manson and Trent are in fact geniuses. However, I have to support my local heroes(well sorta, they come from an hour south of me) Breaking Benjamin. yes ill conceed that some of their stuff sounds similar to itself. However, having seen them twice live and going to see them again up close and personal at a club show in December, they are one of the up and coming rockers. I am a heavy metal kinda guy, but in the last three years, I have only bought maybe one album from any one band and listened and enjoyed the entire thing. Scratch that make it 3, they were all Breaking Benjamin cd's.
OH, and as a public service announcement-SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS! then if and when they get big, you can tell everyone you knew them way back when.
I was raised on the Beatles and various "hippie" bands of the 60's. Still love them all. Was an avid Rusted Root fan in college. Now, listen to more Rob Zombie than anything. When I worked at the daycare the 1 year-old's loved Abba's "Fernando". How screwed up do you think that will make them?
P.S. It was good to meet youon Saturday even if for a couple minutes.
Thanks for clearing that up Chez- I have to admit you did lose a little cred after declaring your love of My Chemical Romances new album. I wont be holding it against you though, since its apparent that we have very similar cd collections and would be taking almost the same 3 cds to an extended stay on a remote island except for A love Supreme. Id ditch that in favour of Muse's Origin Of Symmetry.
Though I doubt my "desert island album" choices would be as credible was it not for an exceedingly cool chick taking me under her wing and beating my love of Ricky Martin out of me by taking me to a 3 day rock festival. Hence exspoing me to the likes of The Henry Rollins Band and Shihad.
May the Gods bless our musically minded friends for showing us the path to "rock n roll" enlightenment.
And just for the record, I dont dislike MCR because they got popular, I just think they suck.
- Kell.
Ps: Incase you havent heard of the band Shihad- they are from New Zealand and well worth a listen especially the almost brilliant "General Electric" album. Ive never grown out of listening to it, and My Mind's Sedate & Thin White line are great unpretentious rock songs.
- VOTAR said...
Dude, that time, that our dealer Eric came over all stoned, and gave us more of that really good Exstacy than we had actually paid for, because he couldn't add numbers, he was so stoned...you kept a few of those until tonight, didn't you?
I had no idea it was possible to type while rolling your ass off like that.
- Chez said...
Choenbone (yeah right):
Breaking Benjamin is one of those bands that I don't necessarily like -- meaning that I wouldn't ever list them as one of my favorites anyplace -- but as today's straight-forward rock bands go, they're not bad. I have We Are Not Alone, which had a couple of damn good songs on it -- although none as good as Polyamorous.
Their new album is just a little too much of the same sound though.
I have nothing against basic rock bands, if they're good at what they do. One of my absolute favorite bands is Our Lady Peace, out of Canada. There's nothing particularly special about them, but what they do, they do incredibly well.
I've been a fan of theirs for many moons.
I'm only gonna say this once (then be made fun of mercilessly). The best album of all time: "Cake" by the Trash Can Sinatras.
Love the post, very frantic!
And I have to say, I do agree with most of what you say about hip-hop, but its not all bad, for instance I HIGHLY recomend you listen to Atmosphere's Sevens Travels, Trying to find a balance is one of thoes songs that I heard, and it just spoke pure white hot truth, it rang very sincere. Check him out, and if you dont mind, hit me back with your thoughts either on the blog or feel free to email me darkshrike @ gmail.com enjoy its worth the listen!
::chuckle:: re- "I wont be holding it against you though, since its apparent that we have very similar cd collections"
well, it seems that kell and me would find you fascinating at this increasingly hypothetical party, wouldn't we, chez? =)
naw, man... just cause i think you have mostly stellar taste in music (i agree with about 85-90% of that increasingly nonlinear essay of yours) doesn't mean you are a better or cooler human being. i know this girl julie, i swear, she's gotta be the grooviest chick in detroit, and she INSISTS on listening to tAtU, and not in that ironic way.
now personally, i think they sound like they have a helium huffing disorder, and are the product of an international marketing scheme to make us buy substandard music from imaginary russian teenage lesbians, but hey. just cause julie is developmentally disordered in the musical realm does not make her, in essence, suck.
i keep telling myself.
no, i swear! she's really cool!
i guess you just have to meet her.
... but she *is* the only exception i can think of offhand, to the 'your music sucks so you, in fact, suck' rule...
maybe we're just elitists?
(maybe we have cause to be?) =)
and not ALL people on tiny independent labels deserve to be there, ya bastard! i should know! i'm one of them, and i'm brilliant!
what was that about being an elitist.... nevermind.
- micheal said...
brian wilson is still alive, although just barely. im sure it was just an oversite.. putz
pop music is truly a throwaway artform like motion pictures. when I go through my dvd's and my cd's I say to myself , "why do I pick the worst crap?"
- slouchmonkey said...
How about early Soundgarden for musicianship? Sorry, can't give up the early hip hop artists you mentioned. Especially, Do you want More. The Roots' first album.
- Chez said...
Soundgarden is a worthwhile band for no other reason than the fact that their guitarist, Kim Thayil provided concrete proof of the existence of Sasquatch.
I kid.
I loved Soundgarden. I damn sure loved them more than Audioslave, despite the presence of guitar genius Tom Morello.
The Roots are excellent, but like I intimated: for every one band like the Roots, there are twenty L'il Jons, Young Bucks and Chamillionaires -- and their cultural influence is unfortunately much further reaching than the good music that hip-hop has to offer.
- Chez said...
By the way, let me offer up one final bit of praise for My Chem which cannot be denied.
The band was formed in late 2001 and has recorded three albums since then.
It's astonishing -- mind-boggling -- when you consider how far the band's sound has come in such an incredibly short amount of time. If you compare their first album -- which was released just three years ago -- with The Black Parade, it's almost impossible to believe that it's the same band, simply because no one matures that quickly.
Actually, there's only one band I can think of that did. I'm sure I'll catch all kinds of hell for this comparison -- but I'm saying it strictly in terms of how quickly a band reached its peak...
The Beatles were active for only seven years.
- Jayne said...
You have to be grateful to chez for one thing at least: He drastically changed my musical taste to something bordering cool.
I grew up listening to Julie Andrews and Barbra Streisand.
I know. And he married me anyway.
just catching up with you, I love this kind of writing, its so much better than most of the boring crap I read online.
OK , i'll list every band I hate without listing any band I like. I will tell you I just got done watching " we jam econmo " a doc on the great band "the Minutemen"
Red Hot Chili Peppers really suck, bought mother's milk and gave it away, weak, stringy funk, amazing thye could sell this shit for so long. Prince, keep calling him a genius as long as it keeps him off my ipod. has he ever woken up from 1981? please get a new thought you ugly midget. Foo Fighters? Dave grohl stop being so nice, run for president already you twit. courtney has more talent in her litlle finger than you with your formulaic corporate rock.
Billy Joel has some sort of hold over the stupid city I live in (philly) whenever he needs to pay his mortgage, he raises his hand and we march zombie-like into the arenas, staying for as long as he commands (12 sold out shows last year?) please retire for good bill
I have only heard the radio played single from my chemical romance. this is queen, and a rip off from greendays last record. I didnt like queen back when they were queen. I don't know if they fit into this group ( i need to get me to pitchfork and look em up) but I have a message for all these mini-punk guys. back in the great hardcore days, only the posers wore that shit. Spiked hair, eyeliner, spiked collars and pins in the face were a british thing that lasted for about 2 years. all the guys that did that are now in Parliament, running that stupid country. real, american-made hardcore bands like Black Flag, Decendents, X, Dead Kennedys, Corrosion of Conformity, The Meatmen, DOA, Fear, Fang, Cirle jerks, Husker Du, and the Germs were the real thing. they jammed in t-shirts, no mall-bought crap necesary to convey the message. oops, I said I wasnt gonna do this at the beginning of my message. sorry. I'm a little to happy to be thinking negative.
happy christmas
- Chez said...
Dude, you're SO hardcore. The world definitely needs more guys like you who "keep it real."
Wake up on the wrong side of the Christmas tree this morning Mike?
Look man, seriously -- you seem like a good guy and I really do appreciate the comments so I'm hoping I don't piss you off too badly when I tell you that I've basically spent a lifetime smirking at guys with musical convictions like yours -- basically the indie martyrs who pull themselves down off the cross they've built atop their own little Sub-Pop/Epitaph Golgotha to clue us all in as to what real punk is. I hate Hot Topic as much as the next guy, but if I had to listen to nothing but the Minutemen, the Circle Jerks and Fugazi 24/7 I'd go fucking nuts.
The entire idea of calling someone a poser went the way of the Van Halen reunion tour with David Lee Roth years ago. There's nothing you can do now -- no form of rebellion other than ritual murder -- that hasn't been co-opted and mass marketed in some way. Period. Even the guys in your beloved "real" punk bands adopted "no style" as a style, and guess what? They all looked alike because of it.
I have no idea how old you are man, but if you're really still worshipping at the altar of true hardcore and nothing but, then I pray for your sake that you're still in your early 20s -- otherwise you're seriously running out of time to find a job that doesn't require you wearing a name tag and reminding people that they can get a free hot dog if they buy just one gallon more.
Once again, I truly do appreciate you reading and commenting -- but come into my home and start trashing my record collection and of course I'm gonna bitch-slap you. : )
So, I realize that this post is a couple months old, but I'm one of those "new subscribers." I've gotta say, the first thing I thought about this post was that I don't share your music taste at all...and I don't.
But I scrolled down to the bottom anyway, just to see. I actually gasped aloud, because Nessun Dorma from Turandot is my favorite aria ever. It always makes me cry. I just wasn't expecting that at the end of this post! And of course, the Beatles are the best band in music history. I'm glad we agree on some things. :)
- snogdog said...
Bon Chance, Frere!
It was shore nice talking to you.
& by 'you' I mean Diamond Dave Barewalled...
- Diallo said...
You're wrong about hip hop.
And rock is for the lazy-minded. Three guys with guitars is by its definition safe.
- Chez said...
You keep thinking that man.
- Al said...
New kid at school she had red spiked hair and introduced me to Siouxsie. Add seeing the Cure in '87 and that was that.
I KNEW at the time that Disposable Heroes would be THE next thing and said as much on the air. Instead, Arrested Development hit big.
Nessum Dorma always gives me the chills...as does Toccata and Fugue in D-Minor. Seeing Ministry in 2003 made me feel so damn old - but holy crap could they still bring it.
Bands I wish I could go back in time to see:
The Police (no, not now - THEN)
The Clash
Pearl Jam (circa 1991 - I had an exam and CHOSE to miss them....wtf was wrong with me?!?)
Depeche Mode


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you can learn and check the requireJS main site. There has sample project on how to use requireJS with JQuery and I have used that project.
I have done little experiment on requireJS which I am sharing here.
When you will open the project's app.html file you will the following code

Now this looks as how we reference jquery.js. jquery is included in require-jquery.js for optimization so you do not need to reference jquery again. Now lets call jquery ready method in html file.
This will display alert message. require() method has first argument which is saying I need jquery inside this method. requireJS will load jquery and after that $(function(){}); method will run by query. So this is very easy to use.
Now I want to encode my alert message. But I want to do in modular way. Here should have a helper class so that any function can use encoder and decoder and for that I want to create a static class "HtmlEncoder". And other class which will need encoder or decoder will load this class before calling. For that I have created another class with name "HtmlEncoder.js" inside scripts folder.
define( function (){ return { Encode: function(value) { return $("
").text(value).html(); }, Decode: function(value) { return $("
").html(value).text(); } }; });
and in the main app.html page just calling the method like that
require(["jquery"], function ($) { $(function () { require(["scripts/HtmlEncoder"], function (htmlEncoder) { $("#button1").click(function () { alert( htmlEncoder.Encode('
this is a text
')); }); }); }); });
Here only a single object of HtmlEncoder will be created. if you call another function with same dependency of "scripts/HtmlEncoder" then you will not get new object. It will work as singleton object. But do I need to create always a .js file for every dependency as I have created HtmlEnoder.js file for defining HtmlEncoder. No, you do not need to create .js file for defining a class. Youcan create definition without create a .js file for that. For that you need to give a name of definition. Let create HtmlEncoder in app.html page.
define("HtmlEncoder", { id:1, Encode: function (value) { return $("
").text(value).html() + require('HtmlEncoder').id++; }, Decode: function (value) { return $("
").html(value).text(); } });
As this is define in app.html so you can give dependency as follows:
require(["jquery"], function ($) { $(function () { require(["HtmlEncoder"], function (htmlEncoder) { $("#button1").click(function () { alert( htmlEncoder.Encode('
this is a text
')); }); }); }); });
But I want to create different object for my definition. For that you need to define a constructor function and return the constructor.
Lets create another file Employee.js and code like bellow :
define(function () { function Employee() { return { Id: 1, Name: "name", Roll: "roll", getEmployee: function () { return this.Name + this.Roll + this.Id++; } }; } return (Employee); });
Here you can see Employee constructor is defined and also returned. Now using this constructor we can create different objects of Employee class.
Now lets call the require method with Employee and create new instance of employee.
require(["jquery"], function ($) { $(function () { require(["scripts/HtmlEncoder", "scripts/Employee"], function (HtmlEncoder, Employee) { var employee1 = new Employee(); var encodedValue = HtmlEncoder.Encode("
this is value
"); alert(encodedValue); alert(HtmlEncoder.Encode(employee1.getEmployee())); }); }); });
HtmlEncoder is working as static here but as I have defined contructor for Employee so I can now create new instance for Employee object.
Here I have tried to represent RequireJS in simple way through simple example by calling jquery inside app.html page but there have Advanced feature in RequireJS which you will find in requireJS documentation. I have tried to demonstrate how we can use HtmlEnoder like helper method. and also how define can be created without without creating another .js file. Also created another definition with constructor function for creating multiple instance.

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What's with the British accent voiceover (wait, is it British?). Hope you like pulp? Cobra presents a 30 second spot on the dreamy Rickie Fowler joining Cobra Golf, having switched over his clubs from Titleist. Not a far stretch, given that Fowler's been with Puma for clothing, and Cobra/Puma is the same company. As you can see, lots of his famous Sunday orange colorway is involved. Kind of a weak slogan though, "It's Go Time." Good player, soft marketing.
Video: Cobra


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I'd resubscribe to the O...
... if they started doing stuff like this.
... if they started doing stuff like this.
I heard he was giving free shows in his hometown Minneapolis to promote the new album too. And the shows were going until 4 or 5 am...a couple had to be shut down by police because Prince wouldnt stop playing.
I hope more follow his lead. Artist behavior like this might have me buying new cds again...I usually only buy them used because I dont want my money going to the crazy labels.
I would not do it for a CD and I still don't have a bird or birdcage.
Actually, the O is quite versatile: if you have a dog, you can use the plastic covers as dog poop picker uppers.
Yeah, if .... Don't worry, your money is safe, and your mind.


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Well, hello there, our dearest readers! I'm just back from a wonderful adventure - this last weekend I has the wonderful privilege of attending, and competing in, the New Zealand Aria competition! It was held in a town called Rotorua, which just happens to be the tourist capital of the country, thanks to it's incredible geothermal features. I'm going to try and cut down my hundreds of photos to just a few of the best ones, to give you all a glimpse of my adventure! Okay, here we go...
|One of my performance outfits - I know it kinda
looks like I'm in mourning - it was better without
the cardi, but I was cold haha
The next day, Mum and I went exploring, and visited a geothermal site called Wai-o-tapu. You can read more about it here: It was just amazing! So many incredible, natural wonders! As I was walking through there, I couldn't help but sing "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come! With all creation I sing, praise to the King of Kings. You are my everything, and I will adore You." (Lyrics from Revelation Song - one of my all-time favourite worship songs!) It really felt like all of creation there was calling out to praise the Lord in that place. It was just so incredible. The raw power of the earth, the beautiful, awe-inspiring wonder of all the geothermal sites provided the venue for one of the best "worship services" I've ever had the privilege of attending!
|Boiling mud!! :O
|Steam rising above the hillside
|A boiling pool
|Beautiful, right?
|Sulphur Cave
That evening, we attended the New Zealand Aria Senior finals. It was absolutely amazing!! :D Such incredible singing, as well as we got to hear the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra, which was super cool! Wish I could find some recordings to share with you all!
|All ready to go!
The next day, we headed back home, but before we left Rotorua, we went back to Waiotapu to witness the geyser erupting.
All in all, it was a most exciting weekend, one I will definitely never forget! Can't wait for NZ Aria '14!
God bless,


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ST HELEN'S TRAINING: William Taylor, Salvation from what? (Part 2 of 5)
William Taylor continues his series in St Helen's Training, What is the Gospel?
Every Christian needs to be able to explain the Gospel clearly to his/her friends. To do this, we need to understand what it is that all people need saving from. In this video, William shows us from Romans 1 how the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who, by their unrighteousness, suppress the truth.


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In the days leading up to her first-ever athletic competition -- participating in Sunday's inaugural Gillie Girl's Sprint Triathlon -- Shirley Hartnett, 56, of Bridgeport, was busy.
She was busy training to swim 800 yards, to bike 14 miles and to run 3.2 miles, but she also worried, obsessed about and doubted her ability to finish the event by noon, the official deadline.
So persistent was she in her concerns, she convinced event director Eric Prager to change the rules to allow slower competitors to finish, with the aid of volunteers, after noon.
But Sunday, Hartnett, who has surprised herself and those close to her with her athletic progress and determination, was in for another surprise: "I finished before noon!" Hartnett said. "And Eric came up to me and said, 'You did all that, you petitioned for everybody and you finished! You didn't even need (the extra time)!' My total time was two hours, 38 minutes and 31.74 seconds and the allotted time was two hours and 45 minutes."
Hartnett's 21-year-old son, Matt, who has muscular dystrophy and inspired his mom to take on the triathlon challenge, joined his two brothers, Hartnett's parents, her friends and supporters in congratulating her at the finish line.
"When I crossed the finish line, I was just so exhilarated and so encouraged and empowered from everything. I couldn't believe that at 56, I had achieved (this)," Hartnett said.
"It was wonderful. It was like the best thing. Everyone helped everybody else. My bike pump broke and no one thought twice -- (they said) 'Oh, here's mine, I'll help you.'
"I'm not sore, not in pain. I have one little blister on my foot, and other than that, it's like I could do it again. ... I guess it wasn't as hard as I was thinking it was going to be."
She will get to do it again. Hartnett is registered to compete in the Altheta Iron Girl Syracuse on Aug. 5 at Oneida Shores Park, in Brewerton.
Top finishers
The top three finishers in the Gillie Girl's Sprint Triathlon were:
1. Kristin White, of Manlius, 1:08:47.73.
2. Julie Rosa, of LaFayette, 1:15:36.73.
3. Megan Leubner, of Skaneateles, 1:16:42.35


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Shining City
PURE Theatre
Aug. 30, Sept. 19 (pay what you can), 7:30 p.m.
Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20-22, 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 9, 2 p.m.
The Cigar Factory
701 East Bay St.
(843) 723-4444
The London Telegraph described playwright Conor McPherson as "the finest dramatist in a generation" based on the 2004 production of his ghostly tale, Shining City. Stateside on Broadway it went on to be nominated for two Tony's, including Best Play. Set entirely in the office of a beginning therapist in Dublin and told via monologues from patients, the play is a study in challenges and life. When the therapist needs therapy, who suffers more? PURE Theatre has developed a reputation for going after scripts that are different and complex and this is no exception. Our Town and Othello might never find a place on their stage, but the works they present offer every bit as much entertainment, if in a somewhat unconventional sense. Guided by PURE veteran director Dana Friedman, this is sure to be another sterling example of why great shows come in small packages over at the Cigar Factory. —William Bryan
Cage Match! at Theatre 99
Sept. 7, 28, and Oct. 19, 8 p.m.
Theatre 99
280 Meeting St.
(843) 853-6687
Stuff enough comedians, all oozing with creativity, into a confined space with finite time slots for shows and a few cage matches here and there are inevitable. Theatre 99's Cage Match! show is like Battle of the Bands on laughing gas. The payoff for the audience is razor-sharp wits actively competing for the top slot, no holds barred. Veteran improvisers like Brandy Sullivan and Greg Tavares go head to head on the slippery slope against newer company members, who get a chance to establish teams and make a play for fame. —Jason A. Zwiker
Lorna Simpson
On view Sept. 7-Dec. 2
$5-$9 (includes museum admission)
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting St.
(843) 722-2706
Some people go to a museum to admire and appreciate, others to edify their souls. Some go against their will because a teacher or parent tells them to. No one goes there expecting instant entertainment. Lorna Simpson may change that with her retrospective. Her work incorporates a stylish, impassioned brand of biography, African-American narrative tradition, and an awareness of the world's changing technology and sensibilities. Simpson uses felt, photographs, film, and video to address the role of black women in today's society. The themes resonate with men and women of all races, but don't underestimate the artist's highly personal take on intimacy, relationships, and loneliness. Simpson fans always expect the unexpected from her — she takes an art form and does something different and socially relevant with it: street photography, low-lit portraits, minimal domestic scenes, films shot with intuitive, on-the-hoof scripting; they're all reconceived in this encapsulation of the artist's 20-year career. —Nick Smith
One World, One Cloth
Opening reception and performance Sat. Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m.
On view through Oct. 20
City Gallery at Waterfront Park
34 Prioleau St.
(843) 958-6484
Somewhere in the universe, in a place where myths are as immortal as the gods they propagate, three Weird Sisters weave threads that bind the fate of the human race. Every person on earth has a thread of their own. Some are long and colorful, others short and desperately delicate. Office of Cultural Affairs Director Ellen Dressler Moryl is not a Weird Sister. But something fateful resonated within her when she learned of the
One World, One Cloth project, which weaves a multitude of disparate threads into one mighty art exhibition. The concept of one thread connecting everyone has resonated with thousands of people across the world, and at Moryl's behest the City Gallery at Waterfront Park will soon be filled with weavings made up of cloth from all kinds of sources, such as Moryl's string from a quarter-sized violin that belonged to her child and a piece of cloth from a WWII veteran's parachute sent by his grandson. There are threads from Cambodia's killing fields and a grandmother's wedding veil. All of the contributions have a personal and a collective significance.
One World, One Cloth is the brainchild of Terry Helwig, who sees the growing thread as a symbol of compassion and global unity. The international aspect will be further highlighted by a performance of The Thread Narratives: Real Threads and True Stories, a one-act play using excerpts from thousands of letters and threads received by Helwig. She hopes to promote harmony in a precarious time, suggesting that, although our world is hanging by a thread, its survival may not be left entirely up to fate. — Nick Smith
Branford Marsalis at Chazzfest
Sat. Sept. 22, 8 p.m.
Family Circle Tennis Center
161 Seven Farms Dr.
(843) 849-5300
Last year's first ever Charleston Music & Heritage Festival was a grand day for over 6,000 attendees. A diverse lineup of great music acts — Al Green, Buddy Guy, Karl Denson, Sam Bush, The Drive-By Truckers, and others — performed on four different stages at the Family Circle Tennis Center facilities on Daniel Island. This year's festival features a strong lineup as well. One act that stands out in particular is jazz/funk saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who co-headlines with veteran R&B group Kool & The Gang. Marsalis is a critically-acclaimed, Grammy award-winning New Orleans veteran. He first came to prominence playing with his trumpet-playing brother Wynton in the 1980s. Since then, he's stretched out into the pop and rock fields and dabbled in funk and classical styles. Marsalis and his versatile combo will perform at the stadium stage in the late evening. —T. Ballard Lesemann
Brian Regan
Sat. Sept. 22, 8 p.m.
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
(843) 529-5050
It's refreshing to know that smart jokes devoid of filthy language still sell well. The busy Comedy Central Live! series will bring top-selling goofball comedian Brian Regan (www.brianregan.com) to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Regan's dopey/doofus style fits his relatively clean stand-up material — much of which is as sharp and good-natured as anything Seinfeld, DeGeneres, or Cosby ever did. The spiky-hair comedian grew up in Miami, idolizing the likes of Johnny Carson, The Smothers Brothers, Steve Martin, and Jonathan Winters. He moved to New York City in the late '80s and won $10,000 in the "K-Rock/Miller Lite Funniest Person in New York" contest in 1988. Through the '90s, he landed killer gigs on MTV's Half Hour Comedy Hour, Pat Sajak's and Arsenio Hall's talk shows, and, eventually, on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Most fans remember him in those Coca-Cola-produced "Concession Stand Comedy" vignettes featured during the previews in movie theaters in the late '90s. His latest DVD is a concert film called I Walked On the Moon. —T. Ballard Lesemann
Pianist Leon Fleisher
International Piano Series
Tues. Oct 16, 7 p.m.
Sottile Theatre
44 George St.
(843) 953-5623
Leon Fleisher was hailed as the finest American keyboard virtuoso of his generation back in the 1950s and '60s, before he suffered a pianist's worst nightmare: a sudden, unexplained crippling of his right hand that nearly ruined his career. Yet he stayed active in music, excelling in the left-hand piano repertoire, and as a conductor and teacher (one of his prize pupils was our own Enrique Graf, who directs this series). But Fleisher's story is spinning out a fairy-tale ending these days. A treatment was found about a decade ago that's allowed him to return, in his 70s, to performing with both hands. It didn't take him long to regain his stature as one of his era's true greats. He'll be appearing here both as a soloist and in some duo-piano works with his wife and piano partner, Katherine Jacobsen-Fleisher. Don't miss this season's top living legend. —Lindsay Koob
Kakalak 2007
Launch Party and Reading
Sat. Sept. 22, 5 p.m.
Blue Bicycle Books and the French Hare Boutique
418 and 420 King St.
(843) 722-2666
Last year's premiere of the Kakalak Anthology of Carolina Poets (Kakalak's folksy slang for "Carolina" — an amalgamation with "Appalachia"), based out of Charlotte, was a hit. Local poetry maniacs packed the downtown library for a reading; the Charleston contingent of contributors in '06 was a who's who of local poets. This year's issue includes work by Donald Geddes, Donna Levine Gershon, Kit Loney, Jim Lundy, Susan Meyers, Jonathan Sanchez, Deborah Lawson Scott, and Denny Stiles. A wine and cheese reception will be followed by a book signing at Blue Bicycle Books and a reading next door in the French Hare boutique. —Stephanie Barna
Jerry Tachoir
Mon. Sept. 24, 8 p.m.
$5 (free for CofC Students with valid ID)
Recital Hall, Simons Center for the Arts
(843) 953.5927
The College of Charleston's vibrant Monday Night Series shines the light on acclaimed jazz vibraphonist Jerry Tachoir on Sept. 24. Tachoir (pronounced "Tash-wah") is one of the most in-demand artist/clinicians for the Ludwig/Musser division of the Conn-Selmer company, with whom he's been associated for 35 years. "I'm essentially a frustrated pianist on a three-octave instrument," he says. The virtuosic vibes player will be presenting a jazz improvisation clinic to the students at CofC and a master class for the percussion students. Tachoir earned a degree for Applied Music for Mallet Instruments at the Berklee College of Music in 1976 before going into teaching and collaborating with various symphonies and musicians. He's performed at major concert halls and jazz festivals throughout North America and Europe. He's also released numerous recordings released with his band, Group Tachoir, and is the author of A Contemporary Mallet Method: An Approach to the Vibraphone and Marimba (Riohcat Music). —T. Ballard Lesemann
Her Smile Unending: Silkscreens and Etchings of the Ubiquitous Goddess
Opening reception Thurs. Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m.
On view through Nov. 13
Plum Elements
161 1/2 King St.
(843) 727-3747
Japanese-born artist and activist Mayumi Oda makes her first visit to the Lowcountry this fall with Her Smile Unending: Silkscreens and Etchings of the Ubiquitous Goddess at Plum Elements. The nature-inspired, female-centric silkscreens and etchings are meant to reflect the universality of the goddesses, and how the feminine divine exists in all of us. The vibrant prints express a special joy and energy, and the subjects themselves transmit a sense of self-knowledge and contentment through their smiles. Now living in Hawaii, the 66-year-old Oda's works reflect the wide range of her life experiences. She graduated from the prestigious Tokyo University with a degree in fine art, then moved to the U.S. in the '60s, where she studied at the Pratt Institute. After living in New York, Princeton, and Cambridge, she moved to Muir Beach near the Zen Community Green Gulch Farm. Her work is included in the permanent collections of a number of public institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Library of Congress. Oda will be at the opening reception on Sept. 27, and the following day she'll lead a workshop on personal creativity at Mepkin Abbey. —Erica Jackson
McLean Stith
Opening reception Fri. Sept. 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
On view through Nov. 8
John M. Dunnan Gallery
131 King St.
(843) 720-7425
"I always wanted a big gallery," says local painter McLean Stith, "a big white room with white walls, a high ceiling and a clean floor. I've always thought of that as the quintessential modern gallery." So what does she do when she's offered a solo show in just such a space, with the room to hang large, glorious work? She creates over a hundred postcard-sized images, her version of snapshots of places she's been or wants to go.
Stith's last Charleston show, Lifting the Veil, was in the non-traditional gallery space of 53 Cannon, a house converted into an art venue. There, she looked at postcard-perfect foreign landscapes and gave them her own expressionist twist. "As a person, I have a tendency to revise in general," says Stith. "I usually obsess on paintings, reworking them 20 to 100 times. I like to go back and achieve satisfaction and perfection over everything." But not this time. For her exhibition at the John M. Dunnan Gallery, she's trying something different. "I paint one, put it aside and go on to the next one. The variation of technique makes it interesting — going from being obsessive to not allowing any revision of a painting." Stith will choose the best results from her whirlwind experiment, and spend more time on some larger, wider works. Pricewise and stylewise there should be something for everyone, but all of the work will reflect the artist's "positive, expansive approach to life" — a breath of fresh air for Stith's dream space. —Nick Smith
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana
Charleston Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series
Sat. Sept. 29, 7 p.m.
$15-$55/general, $5/students
Gaillard Auditorium
77 Calhoun St.
(843) 577-7400
This huge, colorful choral-orchestral masterpiece is for sure the world's favorite choral-orchestral blockbuster. It's based on lusty medieval German and Latin poems celebrating wine, women, and song. You'll know it the minute you hear it, having been used in countless TV ads and sword-and-sorcery flicks. Stahl and his orchestra will join forces with a pair of spiffy soloists and a mega-chorus made up of four local choirs: the trusty Charleston Symphony Orchestra Chorus, the CSO Gospel Choir, the College of Charleston Concert Choir, and the Charleston Children's Chorus. As a former CSO Chorus member, I sang this marvy music five times over eight seasons, and it never failed to generate a full house or a standing O. Be there — and get ready for drama, excitement, and lots of noise! —Lindsay Koob
Hairspray: The Musical
Oct. 2 and 3
7:30 p.m.
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
3420 Montague Ave.
North Charleston
Tracy Turnblad isn't your average 1960s overweight dancing sensation with dramatic hair and a gruff-sounding, mannish mother. When she gets her lucky break on Baltimore's Corny Collins Show, Tracy decides to take on the show's whites-only standard, with hilarious results. The musical is based on the cult classic John Waters film by the same name, but reimagined for the stage, receiving eight Tony awards, including Best Musical. Hairspray made it back to the big screen this summer with an adaptation of the musical starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Queen Latifah. It's likely best known for the gender-bending portrayal of Tracy's mother, Edna — originated by drag legend Devine, followed by Harvey Fierstein on Broadway, and Travolta's hilarious turn in the latest film. The show also has one of Broadway's most addictive soundtracks, with can't miss numbers like the opener, "Good Morning Baltimore," the mother/daughter romp "Welcome to the '60s," and the show-stopping "You Can't Stop the Beat." Really. You can't stop it. You'll be humming it for days. —Greg Hambrick
Everyone Can Be an Artist
Opening reception Fri. Oct. 5, 6-9 p.m.
On view through early Nov.
Redux Contemporary Art Center
136 St. Philip St.
(843) 722-0697
If you've ever been to an art show and thought, "I could do that," here's your chance. Thanks to installation and performance artist Tattfoo Tan, everyone can help instigate the art at Redux. Walk into the Contemporary Art Center come October and you won't see a regular exhibition. Instead, Tan will leave a stack of instructions on the floor for you to look at and follow, creating your own work through his cultural context. "The title 'Everyone Can Be an Artist' isn't to be taken literally," says Redux Executive Director Seth Curcio. So don't expect to be transformed into Van Gogh in one visit. "But you'll be able to achieve a certain type of result by following through with the instructions." Tan seeks to break down the overly restrictive boundaries between artist and viewer.
For a preview of Tan's show you can find a similar project on his website, www.tattfoo.com. On his Everyone Is an Artist page, a poster shows how to make ink paintings with fax paper and fillo dough, or sculptures with coffee filters. Each art project is given a difficulty, time, and budget rating.
"Tan allows viewers to tap into elements of creativity," says Curcio. "We're always willing to give artists who think out of the box the opportunity to work with our community, get people involved." This show fits the Redux remit perfectly, enabling everyone to be an artist if only for as long as their visit lasts. —Nick Smith
David Sedaris
Mon. Oct. 8, 8 p.m.
$31, $36, $41
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
(843) 554-6060
In spite of our new smoking ban, writer David Sedaris has agreed to return to the Charleston area. (Actually, the noted anti-anti-smoker has been cigarette-free all year, although he claims quitting has caused him to shout out a high-pitched phrase in Japanese.) At his last NCPAC reading he took questions from the audience and shared some of his new research-based animal fables, including one about a leech that lives in the rectum of a hippopotamus. One of the funniest memoirists in American literature, Sedaris' greatest strength is a rare combination of vulnerability and venom. He's also the greatest performer of his own work you'll ever hear. You won't want to miss him on this third trip to Charleston. —Jonathan Sanchez
Tick, Tick ... Boom
Charleston Stage Company
Oct. 10 (pay what you will), 12, 17-19, 25-26, 8 p.m.
Oct. 13, 20, 27, 6 and 9 p.m.
Oct. 14, 21, 6 p.m.
American Theater
446 King St.
(843) 577-7183
Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes. Tick Tick ... Boom is a tribute to the beauty of Jonathan Larson's Rent and its signature song "Seasons of Love," so popular that most of us now know the number of minutes in a year. Before his magnum opus, before he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama and four Tony awards, Jonathan turned a keen eye on his own life and wrote what he called a "rock monologue," an autobiographical telling of his life called Tick Tick ... Boom. The story of an aspiring composer who begins to question the validity of himself and his chosen profession, the show is a touching account written well before the success of Rent that somehow still manages to predict the fame yet to come. For diehard Rentheads and the uninitiated alike, this is a touching tale of devotion and the trials, tribulations, and joys that come from working at something you love. Don't miss the chance to experience more of the music of Jonathan Larson, who died the same day that Rent opened on Broadway and never lived to see his own success. With strong Sondheim influences (Larson's personal hero), this musical is a behind-the-scenes look at what "making it" really takes. —William Bryan
Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight
The Footlight Players
Oct. 11-13, 18-20, 9 p.m.
$10/Thurs., $15/Fri.-Sat.
Footlight Players Theatre
20 Queen St.
(843) 722-4487
Footlight joins the growing list of area companies whose recent shows seek to titillate as much as entertain with this gem from playwright Peter Ackerman. A mature show, Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight features three beds, three couples, and three unexpected moments of coitus interruptus. The sexual farce explores, during the witching hour of 3 a.m. in New York City, the fantasies and foibles that come with love and life. This might be the only chance to experience, within the confines of Charleston, a woman shout out in the middle of her orgasm, "Do me, do me, you hook-nosed Jew!" Part of Footlight's Salt and Battery Series, Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight is directed by JC Conway, whose recent credits include acting in Noises Off and directing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Moans, thrashing, and sweaty bodies aside, Midnight provides a hilarious look at laughter between the sheets of our modern lifestyles. —William Bryan
Free Theatre Night
Oct. 18
(843) 813-8578
On Oct. 18, various Charleston theatre companies will participate in the Free Night of Theatre, a nationwide event aimed at attracting new audiences to live theatre. In its third year, the event has attracted a significant number of people who fall into the non-traditional audience categories — a.k.a. not white and old. With the proliferation of an increasing number of more contemporary theatre venues in town, this event fits well with the scene's attempt to attract a younger, more diverse crowd. Tickets are available starting Oct. 4, and seating is limited, so reserve early. Participating theatres to be announced. —Erica Jackson
The Santaland Diaries
Charleston Stage Company
Dec. 6, 12-14, 20-21, 8 p.m.
Dec. 7-8, 15, 22, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The American Theatre
446 King St.
(843) 577-7183
A Christmas Story
Village Repertory Co.
Nov. 23, 24, 29, 30, Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15 at 8 p.m.
Dec. 9, 16 at 3 p.m.
$12 - $22
The Village Playhouse
730 Coleman Blvd.
(843) 856-1579
As if to prove that you can never have too much of a good thing, recent years' holiday productions have included a couple of Christmas Carols running concurrently in local theatres. Last year, Charleston Stage gave us an all-frills version, complete with effectively scary flying ghosts and ambitious, Tiny Tim-dwarfing musical numbers. Over in Mt. Pleasant, the Village Playhouse presented Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, a one-man show told from the point of view of Scrooge's ghastly partner. This year, though, both theatre companies are taking a break from Carol and trying something different. Charleston Stage will balance tea-time performances of Beauty and the Beast with later stagings of The Santaland Diaries, David Sedaris' autobiographical account of a Holiday-hating Macy's elf (Sedaris himself will be appearing at the N. Charleston Performing Arts Center this fall too. See pick, p. 40). Those expecting a saccharine tale of happy helpers will be dismayed by the lashings of harsh humor that make this show so memorable. Have Nots! star Greg Tavares will direct.
Santaland was produced here several years ago by the Village Repertory Co., which has also switched gears this year. A Christmas Story may be a cult classic on cable, but this is a recent adaptation of the Jean Shepherd story that has been produced only a few times. The family show is a deceptively simple tale of a little boy who wants a Red Ryder air rifle from Santa, with dollops of nostalgia and sly wit.
But fear not, Dickens fans — since the season wouldn't be the same without a serving of Scrooge, the North Charleston Performing Arts Center will oblige with its own flashy version of A Christmas Carol. —Nick Smith
The Company Company and Village Repertory Co.
Oct. 18-20, 25-27, Nov. 2, 3, 9, 10, 8 p.m.
Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 5 p.m.
Village Playhouse
730 Coleman Blvd.
(843) 856-1579
Best of Broadway Series
Dec. 7, 8 at 8 p.m.
North Charleston Performing Arts Center
5001 Coliseum Dr.
(843) 554-6060
Gypsy is the quintessential musical. New York Times critic Frank Rich has even gone so far as to call it American musical theatre's answer to King Lear. Loosely based on the memoirs of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, the musical features one of theatre's most memorable characters, Mama Rose, a role that can make an actress' career. Memorable performances have been turned in by the likes of Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, and Bernadette Peters. The season finds not one but two versions coming to stages in the Charleston region. The first is a co-production between the Company Company and Village Repertory Company with the same team that produced an excellent rendition of Urinetown last season. It features direction by Maida Libkin and choreography by Johanna Schlitt (see profile, p. 28). While they may not have the same budget and star power as the Best of Broadway version that plays at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in December, the Company/Playhouse is sure to present this larger-than-life musical in a way that makes the audience feel they're part of the show. See both productions and compare the talents, the heart, and the dedication, and dare yourself to not walk away whistling "Everything is Coming up Roses." —William Bryan
Charleston Ballet Theatre's 20th Anniversary Program
Nov. 16-17, 7:30 p.m.
Sottile Theatre
44 George St.
(843) 723-7334
The Charleston Ballet Theatre celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a cornucopia of live performances from years past that have been voted the best by its patrons. Program 1 includes three contemporary works by various choreographers. Seven Deadly Sins shows a woman's battle to destroy the demons in her mind. In Nine Lives, by emerging choreographer Daniel Pelzig, the dancers move to the music of Lyle Lovett. Souvenance by ballet great Eddy Toussant uses the songs of Canadian singer/pianist Diane Juster. This concert will be a good example of how the dancers handle more contemporary work with a youthful freshness, and you should make plans to attend so you can wish the CBT a happy birthday and revisit some of their best works ever. —Eliza Ingle


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Get the lunches packed. Don't forget to leave out the kids' library books to be returned tomorrow. Sweep up the remainder of dinner from under the table. Why is there rice on the wall? How is that possible? Remember to set out your purse, with the keys on top. Note to self: find keys.
We've all been there. Hectic night, no different than most others, but this one is in preparation for an even busier tomorrow. Big day at work or maybe that doctor's appointment that you had to schedule two months in advance. Either way, tomorrow's an important one, lots to do.
But we're smart, mamas, we can keep it together. We've made a plan, prepped the kiddos and we willbe good to go. Obviously, that's when IT happens, though.
From across the room, a tiny figure approaches, both pathetic and cute at the same time, "Mommy, I feel sick."
The world stops. And that little voice in your head wants to panic. You know what's about to happen, don't you?
Whether you like it or not, it's coming:
The Five Stages of Sick Children
You put on a happy face and assure your precious cherub that the phantom ailment is only in his head. You turn the volume up on PJ Masks and ask (for the 80th time) why those children are allowed to roam the streets at night unsupervised. He perks up and offers a 30-minute rant on why Owlette is the best. You pat yourself on the back as your offspring is temporarily distracted from this imaginary sickness. Clearly, he's just fine. Round 1 goes to mom.
Slipping into bed later on, next to the snoring mass that promised to love you for eternity and act as a life partner (but somehow can't remember to rinse the stainless steel pots before sliding them into the dishwasher), you hear a sound off in the distance. It's coming from the children's room. Is that…oh, no, it is…a cough. Maybe he's just clearing his throat. Yeah, that's probably it. He'll go back to sleep in no time.
But there it is again, this time raspier and prolonged. You tense up. Why hath thou forsaken me, lord?!
You instantly go through the last two weeks worth of activities to figure out which carrier monkey friend of his passed along a germ. It was probably the red head at last weekend's play date. You make a mental note to let air out of the kid's bike the next time he comes by the house.
In the morning, you get up early enough to cook a warm breakfast. A hearty bowl of Cream of Wheat can ward off any illness. You wake the kids and don't mention last night's echoing hacks. The big kid is sluggish but not visibly afflicted. Maybe you can see how this plays out. You tell him that he'll probably feel much better after he gets into Home Room. His buddies will perk him up and who knows, maybe the fresh air on that infection incubator he calls a school bus will do him some good. Stranger things have happened.
If you can just get to the 8 a.m. meeting, you can salvage at least a piece of the day. That way, when the school calls around lunch time and tells you that your child is sick, you'll be able to feign a surprised voice better than you did last time.
"Little Timmy is ill?! You don't say! He was just fine this morning, I promise."
You stick an individual Kleenex pack in the kid's backpack and attempt to usher all of them out the door with a quick kiss on the cheek (and perhaps a foot to the backside). But just when you're breathing a sigh of relief and tiptoeing toward the garage, your parasitic progeny turns and tosses his cookies right off the porch into your recently pruned begonias.
You curse aloud but then realize the bus driver is waiting…and watching, appalled. You throw a hand up to wave (resisting the one finger salute you'd prefer) and yell that you've got everything under control. That's it, you throw an arm around your little one, kick your heels off into the corner and try to mask your own disappointment. You'll make the cancellation calls, clear your schedule and keep your fingers crossed the world doesn't end in your absence. The final battle was lost, but what can you do.
A few hours later, as the patient rests up in his room and you've straightened up the house you manage to sit with a cup of coffee for the first time, realizing maybe this isn't so bad. One day off, even an unexpected one, is still some time to yourself. You'll go up and snuggle with your big boy – something he rarely lets you do anymore – perhaps play a few board games, read some stories and feed him that alphabet soup he likes.
It'll be a day of bonding that the parenting magazines are always talking about. Maybe you'll put yourself in the running for Mom of the Year after all. When you enter his room to ask whether he's up for Connect Four or Chutes & Ladders first, you find a wild-eyed troll doing back flips on the bed that your son should've been sleeping in.
No, you don't feel better yet, you assure him. That's impossible. It's not even noon. You're sick, for Pete's sake! He grins and rushes past you, eager to play with all of the toys that his siblings are missing out on today.
You stand in the empty doorway, beaten once again. Well played, Fate, well played indeed.
Your cell phone rings just as you vow to disinfect the house, lest this 2-hour bug passes on to anyone else. It's the elementary school. What's that? Your daughter is sick now.
"Of course she is," you say. Today's your lucky day.
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Friday, November 18, 2016
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism (Room 308)
219 West 40th Street (between 7th and 8th avenues)
New York, NY 10018
Instructor: Jeremy Caplan
Mobile tools make it ever easier to be more efficient and effective with social media. In this workshop, we'll explore three key ways of strengthening how you use social media:
- Improve your social media posts by creating simple, impactful social media graphics.
- Learn to make the most of new social platforms with new social sharing resources.
- Discover tips and tricks to strengthen your social media presence with your phone.
Regardless of what flavor smartphone you have, you'll discover new apps, techniques and best practices in this hands-on workshop. Bring your fully-charged phone and your curiosity.
- Adobe free suite of social creation apps: Spark Post, Page and Video
- Facebook Live and Twitter's Periscope
- Making the most of Instagram and Instagram's New Stories plus 3 bonus apps made by Instagram: Hyperlapse, Boomerang and Layout
Plus tips and tricks for mobile apps from Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook!
This training is being offered only to the members of community and ethnic media.
Click here to Register
About Jeremy Caplan:
Jeremy Caplan is Director of Education for the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He has taught courses at CUNY on digital journalism, reporting and writing, business fundamentals, and entrepreneurial journalism.
He has written for Time Magazine on business, technology and cultural trends. He's covered tech companies including Google, Yahoo, AOL and Apple.
Caplan was a Wiegers Fellow at Columbia Business School, where he completed his MBA, and a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at the Columbia Journalism School, where he earned an M.S. in Journalism. He also served as a Ford Fellow in Entrepreneurial Journalism at the Poynter Institute.
Along with a degree from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Caplan holds a certificate in violin performance. Before joining Time, Caplan worked for The Paris Review, Yahoo! Internet Life, and Newsweek. He gives talks and leads workshops regularly on digital and entrepreneurial journalism. He lives in New York City with his wife and baby daughter. He's on Twitter: @jeremycaplan
Courses for the CCEM Digital Media Toolkit were developed by CUNY J+, the professional development program of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, and are funded by the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.


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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Daddy Ariel
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I feel like I'm drowning in pictures and will never get them all posted. Because of that, I lack any post of actual significance. So here I am taking a break from the photos, which I love so much, but just breaking to actually write something more than a passing thought. So here are some insights into these last two months of motherhood...
-I love being a mom more than I thought
-I'm more tired than I thought
-I never knew how much I would need my mom
-I love this kid so much, it literally hurts my guts sometimes
-Sometimes I stay in my pajamas all day until just before Ariel gets home and I get cleaned up to pretend I've been like that all day
-There are days when nothing else gets done except napping, breastfeeding, and diaper changes
-Most of the time, I don't know what I'm doing
-I need more help than I thought I would
-It is the most overwhemling, amazing, incredible feeling in the world.
What I love about being Josiah's mom these days
-how he smiles when he looks at me
-when he touches my face while nursing
-that he knows me
-that I'm the go-to person when he's upset
-that he fusses when I come in the room after he's just woken up and sees me
-I have done all the things I said I wouldn't do:
+take the carseat into the store
+not go out because he is napping
+get home early cause he needs to nap
+let my life revolve around naps
+use a pacifier
-Sometimes I feel like a bad mom cause I don't follow what the books say, or even the law, like:
+I let Josiah sleep on my chest and sometimes I sleep too. I mean, really, sometimes we just need to do that
+I've taken him out of his carseat while the car is moving. On a freeway. And breastfed. But I wasn't driving.
+Sometimes I let him cry and walk away. Hey, after all our time together, I think we could both use a break.
+letting him nap his whole nap with the pacifier in because I know he'll stay asleep longer
+sometimes the only "tummy time" he gets in the day is when he is sleeping on it
+I left him with the sales clerk while I grabbed my purse from the car (he was in his carseat and that thing weighs too much and it was just right outside the door...always in sight)
I had to do lists because that's how my mind has become to function better. I am always checking the clock and trying to remember his last feeding/nap/diaper/burp/coo/etc. So I make lists a lot too, trying to remember things that my brain pushes out so it can instead remember these useless times, because in all reality, it doesn't matter if he ate an hour ago...I'm going to feed him again if I think that's what that cry means.
It's the best thing being a mom. I love the ups and downs and cries and smiles and coos and wiggles. There's just nothing else like it.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Visiting work
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Family time
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Friday, January 07, 2011
Back in Montellano
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Puerto Plata arrival
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At Last!
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Ft. Lauderdale
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Thursday, January 06, 2011
First stop: Long Beach
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To the Dominican Republic!!
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Christmas Day
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Christmas Eve
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Two hands
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Growing up
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Ready for Christmas
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Salem visit
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For those of you that are unfamiliar with Jewish holiday of Passover, allow me to tell you the basics and why it sucks to celebrate with an eating disorder. Passover is the story of when Moses and the Jews leave Egypt and the plagues happen. In a nutshell. Point is that for eight days, we cannot eat bread. Or anything with the five basic grains in it. This makes not losing weight (especially when exercising) nearly impossible. Usually I use this holiday as a means of easy weight loss. I mean it isn't my fault we have this tradition. But this year was different. I didn't want the weight loss. I know what it would mean to my life right now if I lost weight and the consequences were not worth it. Needless to say that after the first five days... the scale was not happy with me. So, I was then faced with an important decision: keep Passover and possibly lose gymnastics or break Passover early and gain the weight back. I will admit that this put my mind in a very weird crossroad. I felt immense guilt over the idea of breaking Passover early. It is a huge deal to not keep it. But the weight loss scared me and so did the thoughts that were coming with it. So, that night I made the decision that the idea of Pikuach Nefesh (preserving life above all else) was able to come into play here. If I lost more weight and went down the rabbit hole again, I might not make it out alive this time. And that wasn't worth it. That is what made this year's Passover so special for me. The breaking of tradition and dealing with the guilt was me proclaiming once more that I can get free from all of this. After all, Passover is about freedom and keeping the Jewish people alive. If I had kept it both of those things would have been gone for me. I know it.
Holidays and traditions are important but don't let them take away your recovery
Stay Strong
xo Aria


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- Mode of operation The globe valve is operated by an NV or AV series globe valve actuator. The actuators arecontrolled by a commercially available modulating or 3-point control system and move the valvecone, which acts as a mixing device, to the opening position dictated by the control signal.
- Flow characteristic A linear flow characteristic is produced in the direction of flow by the profile of the valve cone.The bypass exhibits a linear characteristic curve.
- Manual operation The valve stem can be manually operated by means of an Allen key (I-6-kt) on the NV.. or AV..globe valve actuator.


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Friends of the Milwaukie Center, Inc. Friends of the Milwaukie Center, Inc.
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To assist the Milwaukie Center in educating the citizens about the need for and availability of resources and sevives, especially for the aging and disabled, and to assist the Milwaukie Center financially to provide existing and needed services.
Shortly after the Milwaukei Center was built in 1980, a group of volunteers saw the need for an organization to raise money for and to inform the community about all the services and activities that are offered at the Milwaukie Center. I 1980 the 'informal' group became the Friends ofthe Milwaukie Center, Inc. a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation. Over the past 20 years the Friends have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the Miluaukie Center.
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pcorelist - a corelist wrapper with shell completion (App::Spec)
Maybe you've read my recent post about App::Spec.
As an example, I've written a wrapper around the corelist tool, which adds shell completion.
Since the options of the original tool weren't ideal for completion, I added subcommands.
Perl Versions, features and modules are completable.
The script is in part a wrapper around corelist, and partly I stole code from it.
I attached a little gif animation which shows the script in action:


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Continental Motors, Inc.
C85/0200 Kit - C85-STC-2N (Exchanged Rods)
- Availability:
This STC allows installation of a Teledyne Continental Motors O-200 crankshaft, connecting rods and pistons into a TCM C-85 engine regardless of airframe type. There is no performance change. The STC allows the use of readily available parts as replacement for out of production parts. The STC is Issued on per engine serial number basis. New data plate included.
Parts included with C85/0200 Kit - C85-STC-2
(1) 653012 1 New Continental 0200 Crankshaft
(4) STC Rods - O-200 Yellow tag Rods (overhauled, exchange)
(1) C85/O200 STC ONLY - C85-STC C85/0200 STC paperwork
This package also includes the C85/0200 cylinder kit:
(4) TISN61.1EVA – C85 ECI Titan Nickel barrel cylinder with 0200 pistons.
Each cylinder kit includes: head, barrel, valves, valve seats, valve guides, piston (0200), rings, gasket kit, seals, springs, rotocoils, and rocker shafts (they will not include piston pins or rocker arms).
Prices are subject to change without notice.
*Application information is provided for reference only. Make sure to refer to the applicable airframe/engine manufacturer's manual for exact application information.
*The core charge is temporary, pending return of your crankshaft in the "as-removed" condition. It does not have to be repairable but must be from the same series engine. Once received, we will credit the amount back to your credit card or PayPal account.


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|Morgan County Schools
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The purpose of these tests shall be to provide the County Board of Education a uniform means of determining whether school service personnel employees who do not hold a classification title in a particular category of employment can meet the definition of the classification title in another category of employment. Competency tests shall not be used to evaluate employees who hold the classification title in the category of their employment.
Each classification title defined and listed in WV Code 18A-4-8a shall be considered a separate classification category of employment for service personnel and shall have a separate competency test, except for those class titles having Roman numeral designations, which shall be considered a single classification of employment and shall have a single competency test. The cafeteria manager class title shall be included in the same classification category as cooks and shall have the same competency test. The executive secretary class title shall be included in the same classification category as secretaries and shall have the same competency test. The classification titles of chief mechanic, mechanic and assistant mechanic shall be included in one (1) classification title and shall have the same competency test.
The competency test shall consist of an objective written and/or performance test developed by the State Board of Education. Applicants shall have the opportunity of taking the written test orally if requested. Oral tests shall be recorded mechanically and kept on file. Persons administering the oral test shall not know the applicant personally.
The performance test for all classifications and categories other than bus operator shall be administered by an employee of the board of education or an employee of a multi-county vocational school that serves the county at a location designated by the Superintendent and approved by the Board.
A standard passing score shall be established by the State Department of Education for each test and shall be used by the County Board of Education. The subject matter of each competency test shall be commensurate with the requirements of the definitions of the classification titles as provided in WV Code 18A-4-8. The subject matter of each competency test shall be designed in such a manner that achieving a passing grade will not require knowledge and skill in excess of the requirements of the definition of the classification titles.
Achieving a passing score shall conclusively demonstrate the qualification of an applicant for a classification title. Once an employee passes the competency test of a classification title, the applicant is fully qualified to fill vacancies in that classification category of employment as provided in WV Code 18A-4-8b and shall not be required to take the competency test again.
An applicant who fails to achieve a passing score shall be given other opportunities to pass the competency test when making application for another vacancy within the classification category.
Competency tests shall be administered to applicants in a uniform manner under uniform testing conditions. The County Board of Education is responsible for scheduling competency tests, notifying applicants of the date and time of the one (1) day of training prior to taking the test and the date and time of the test. The County Board shall not utilize a competency test other than the test developed by the State Board of Education.
When scheduling of the competency test conflicts with the work schedule of a school employee who has applied for a vacancy, the employee shall be excused from work to take the competency test without loss of pay.
A minimum of one (1) day of appropriate in-service training shall be provided employees to assist them in preparing to take the competency tests.
Competency tests shall be utilized to determine the qualification of new applicants seeking initial employment in a particular classification title as either a regular or substitute employee. The Board reserves the right to determine minimum qualifications that exceed the definition of classification titles when the best interests of students compel the identification of additional qualifications.
Once an employee holds or has held a classification title in a category of employment, that employee shall be considered qualified for the classification title even though that employee no longer holds that classification.
Board of Education of the County of Randolph v. Scott, No. 31691
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Season and flavor your foods to perfection with this 10 ounce dredge shaker with salt and pepper lids. This 10 ounce dredge shaker has the perfect capacity for table top or food prep use and can be used for ground pepper, cheese, salt, spices, sugar and much more! Constructed of clear polycarbonate, this 10 ounce dredge shaker is resistant to dents, scratches and stains and is dishwasher safe for no-hassle clean up! The handy salt and pepper lids allow you to easily shake seasoning on your foods without confusing the items or over seasoning them! What kitchen can be without this 10 oz dredge shaker
Camwear® Shaker/Dredge, 10 oz., with salt & pepper lid, dishwasher safe, polycarbonate, clear
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ChemtrailsAreDemonic.org › Part 23 Interesting Visitors
Interesting and Cloaked Visitors
Before disbelief sets in, examine the server log for this site. In the first few weeks of being online, with no advertising or search engine rankings, several interesting "military industrial complex" companies visited it collectively several thousand times. Consider that this site didn't even show up in Google search results at the time of the following web log image (Dec 2015). If you have ever tried to get a new website off the ground you probably understand that this kind of traffic just doesn't happen without a lot of work. Why is there such an interest if this is not real? This information is provided to give more credibility to something that will to some seem like things of fantasy. The server web-log is made available for download to anyone who wants to do some detective work on the individuals and companies who have visited this site repeatedly. Recently, probably due to the publishing of IP information, certain visitors have been using link anonymizers to visit this site. Why even bother if there is no truth here? It appears that some people are concerned about being associated with this information. Please consider downloading the full backup of this site in the event that it is permanently taken off-line, so you or someone else can continue to spread the truth. Everything you need to mirror or re-post this site is in the zip file, you don't need to know any code, just upload the files to your website. Download Full site Backup
If you are interested in examining the web-log of traffic for this site, this is a Web log analyzer program - you also need to install the Geolocaiton database and the Organization database found here for the organizations to show up as in the image below. Follow the directions on the links below for installation, then run the program and load the web-log for this site, linked below for download.
Want to be a detective and learn more about people and companies interested in this site?
• Download Web-log Analyzer program, use Expert version
• Download Web-log Analyzer Organization Database
• Download Web-log Analyzer program Geolocation Database
• Download server web-log for this site
Merck and Co. is a "Pharmakia" company, manufacturing medical drugs, which in the Bible is considered witchcraft. duPont on Wikipedia , Merck and Co. on Wikipedia


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Simple Tip: Make Your Egg Slicer a Multi-Tasker, Part 2
A couple of weeks ago YumSugar pointed out that you can use an egg slicer to cut more than just a perfectly hard boiled egg. She recommended using it for slicing strawberries or mushrooms, but forgot to mention my favorite use for this wonderful multi-tasking tool: cutting fresh mozzarella for caprese salads. Fresh mozzarella is quite soft, making it difficult to slice with a knife, but with an egg slicer all you have to do is separate the cheese into pieces.
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Wycoller will appearing on TV over the next two Saturdays (19 and 26 March) during More4's walking weekends. Ten specially commissioned short films will be shown between the programmes showcasing some of the UK's most beautiful locations to go for a walk.
Viewers are invited to get lost in a landscape for one minute while a famous voice accompanies them with a reading of prose or poetry.
The warm and familiar tones of actors Michael Sheen, Phyllis Logan, Amanda Burton, Sean Bean, David Harewood and Nicola Walker are heard over gorgeous scenery offering a much needed moment to pause and take in what the natural world on our doorstep has to offer, from The Highlands of Scotland to a Pine Forest in Kent – and Wycoller.
The films will be broadcast as bookends to Walking Through History, Walking The Himalayas, Coastal Walks With My Dog and feature film Downhill across the channel's weekend of walking programming.
For the technical amongst you these short films between programmes are known as 'interstitials' – you learn something every day!
The 10 films feature the following locations and texts:
The Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye – In Praise of Walking by Thomas A. Clark – Read by Phyllis Logan
Camusdarach Beach, The Highlands – Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron – Read by Phyllis Logan
Slieve Donard via Glen River, County Down – The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S Lewis – Read by Amanda Burton
Causeway Coast Way, County Antrim – The Irish Sketchbook by William Makepeace Thackeray – Read by Amanda Burton
Dovedale, Derbyshire – The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Read by Sean Bean
Buttermere, Cumbria – The Words of Alfred Wainwright – Read by Nicola Walker
Rhaeadr-fawr (Aber Falls), Gwynedd – Leisure by W.H. Davies Read by Michael Sheen
Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey – The Moment by Kathleen Raine – Read by Michael Sheen
Wycoller Country Park, Lancashire – Stanzas by Emily Bronte – Read by Sean Bean
Bedgebury Pinetum, Kent – Leaf and Tendril by John Burroughs – Read by David Harewood


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Laradon Laradon
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to be an organization of excellence that provides superior services to children and adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs to help them realize their full potential and maximize self-sufficiency.
Laradon specializes in services to children and adults with developmental disabilities. We operate 11 programs which are designed to help each individual develop to his or her fullest potential.
Laradon is more than an organization, we are a support network made up of people who care - and are committed to helping people with developmental disabilities maximize their independence in a dynamic world.
Laradon is guided by the vision of its founders, Joseph and Elizabeth Calabrese, that people with disabilities and special needs should have the same rights, privileges and opportunities as people without disabilities. The Calabreses knew that when provided with the proper education, training and supports, people with disabilities could realize their full potential, contribute to the community in their own unique ways and become valued members of society.
That vision still exists. It is manifested in Laradon's culture and operating philosophy and it is embodied in its mission statement.
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Early Skunk (Sensi Seeds) regular
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Skunk No.1 and Early Pearl, the ancestors of Early Skunk, are both known for performing well in conditions that are not particularly ideal for cannabis cultivation. But growing Skunk in colder climates can be risky due to its high bud density, making it rather susceptible to mould. Often, harvesting early, before plants have reached their full potential, is the only way to solve this dilemma. Early Skunk by Sensi Seeds offers a better solution.
The outdoor performance of Early Skunk is unbeatable and expressed in fast growth, great hardiness, and, as the name suggests, in an early finish before the weather is likely to shift in autumn - weeks before Skunk No.1 reaches full maturity. Growers of Early Skunk have the flexibility to grow this strain anywhere they like – in gardens, on balconies or roof terraces, or at a remote outdoor location – many ways lead to success. Besides outdoor and guerilla growers, novices benefit from the resilience of Early Skunk and can expect bumper yields of fully frosted buds, feasible in 55-65 days of flowering.
Early Skunk closely resembles the original Skunk No.1 regarding effects. The genetics of both strains split up into 35% Sativa and 65% Indica, allowing a potent combination between a strong body stone and an energetic head high to amaze even the most demanding cannabis connoisseur.
Please note: You are looking at the regular, non-feminized version of Early Skunk. This strain is also available as a feminized seed that won't produce any male plants. It's your decision what particular version of Early Skunk by Sensi Seeds you choose for an outdoor grow in colder climates. Just remember one thing - when mould issues raise questions, Early Skunk gives the answers.
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