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"Ask" by the Smiths is on constant replay in my head this morning as I sent my shy boy off to his last day of nature camp. His best buddy could not be there yesterday, so L was quite a bit apprehensive to go today, worrying that his friend might not come. I can relate all too well to that feeling, that deep anxiety of "who will I talk to?" and "who will I sit with?". As his mama I try to equip him with the tools he needs to work with these situations, and in doing so I often find myself building up my own toolbox.
I've learned to embrace my shyness as just another part of who I am. Even at 38 years old I still find my heart beating a bit too fast when it comes to "who will I talk to?" or "who will I sit with?" There is a lovely TED talk on the gift of introvertedness and plenty of amazing blogger folks out there who have recently written about their own shyness in support of one another. It is really so reassuring to me to see people viewing shyness in a more positive light.
My shy boy is actually a total extrovert. It just takes him awhile to get to that point of comfort with people. He makes friends easily, but doing so often makes him so nervous and unsure of himself. It is my job and my goal to help him to see that this is part of who he is, and that's OK. This can be part of his gift. I have seen him channel his own shyness into empathy for other children who may feel the same, and making some really great little friends.
I came across this blog post this morning and felt compelled to share. When I pick up L from camp I am excited to hear how it went today. I am grateful to have a child who teaches me so much.


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George Orwell's The Road to Wigan Pier was published by Victor Gollancz on 8 March 1937, but the journey to Wigan which produced it was made in early 1936. In addition to a great deal of research, the book was based on Orwell's diaries, which begin in Coventry on 31st January 1936 and end in Mapplewell, near Barnsley, on 25th March 1936.
The Orwell Prize is delighted to be 'post-blogging' Orwell's Wigan Pier diaries, with each entry being posted 75 years to the day since it was written. Follow Orwell's progress in real-time as he confronts the poverty and deprivation of industrial England, a critical episode in his development as a journalist, social commentator and political writer.
This project follows the success of Webby-nominated blog of Orwell's diaries from 1938 to 1942, which has also inspired our post-blog of Orwell's 1931 hop-picking diary.
The material published on this blog remains under copyright and is reproduced by kind permission of the Orwell Estate (at A. M. Heath) and Penguin Books. We are very grateful to Bill Hamilton and A. M. Heath, who hold the rights to Orwell's literary estate for their permission, and also to Penguin and Harvill Secker, who publish Orwell, for their support. Thank you to Peter Davison, Gordon Bowker and D. J. Taylor for their advice, expertise and permission to use their work, and to Richard Blair (Orwell's son) for his support.
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Press release from the issuing companyStamford, Conn., November 28, 2005 – MeadWestvaco Corporation today announced plans to indefinitely idle the No. 1 paper machine at the company's Evadale, Texas, paperboard mill. The shutdown will commence and be completed in the first quarter of 2006. This action is taken as a result of substantial increases in input costs and is consistent with MeadWestvaco's disciplined approach to eliminating excess capacity while improving efficiency across the bleached board operations. The company anticipates that 50 to 75 positions will be affected and is working on plans to reassign the employees to other parts of the mill. Evadale's No. 1 paper machine, which is the mill's oldest machine, began operation in December 1954 and has the capability to produce approximately 180,000 tons per year. The machine produces various bleached board products for food service, office products and packaging applications. The products produced on the No. 1 machine will be transitioned to other machines at the Evadale and Covington, Virginia, mills to maintain efficient production levels and to meet key customer needs.
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The consumer strikes back
The consumer is fast becoming a David to the Goliath of large companies, as the BBC's Consumer Affairs Correspondent Nicola Carslaw reports.
Consumers now feel they can change the world.
They have learned from their success with GM foods, high-cost cars and hole-in-the-wall cash machines.
Environmental campaigners now say chemicals are the next target.
Their message is: You Have The Power Over Pesticides.
They want supermarkets to "clean up" and tell suppliers to go easy on the sprays.
People Power
Companies are going to have to get used to being more open and transparent.
With electronic communication, anything people find out about a firm can be relayed around the world within seconds.
So, even though consumers may be too squeamish to want to know about, say, slaughterhouse practices, if they are not told, they will be suspicious.
And then there's the increase in ethical consumerism.
Shoppers want to know the origin of what they're buying.
They hate finding out later that a football, for example, was produced by a small child in a dark room in a faraway country.
Local food that's full of character, ethically produced and fairly traded is a new goal - no longer a niche market.
Trading Standards
On another level, consumers' big complaints tend to be about cowboy builders, rogue traders and second-hand car dealers.
Trading Standards Officers want the power to name and shame the worst offenders with nationwide lists circulated throughout local authorities.
This might act as a deterrent to many. But it will do little to stop firms which close down under one name and set up under another.
The major concern, of course, is policing the internet.
Not only is there enormous leeway for rogue companies to rip people off without reprisal, but there are also fears about buying goods without the security of a guarantee.
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Monday, April 21st — Friday, April 24th marks Earth Week/Bike2Campus Week at Roosevelt University in Chicago and Schaumburg! All week students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to get involved in many events! On the 14th floor of Wabash, all week long, there will be a box for EWaste (for any electronics, batteries, etc. that you would like to get rid of). By putting any EWaste in here, versus throwing it out as trash, students help to bring down pollution and divert that waste from landfills.
Get On Your Bikes!
Students, faculty, and staff are also encouraged to Bike2Campus all week! In order to prove that you are doing so, get onto www.bike2campus.com and fill out a sheet to show you have biked, and then, by proving it, you can earn some sweet rewards! Students and staff who Bike2Campus and show their bicycle helmets to staff in Wabash Dining Center will get ½ off some delicious fair trade coffee!
More daily events for Bike2Campus Week/Earth Week at Roosevelt
Thursday, April 17th: Water Conservation Day. This event will be in Fainman Lounge from 3-5pm. It will mark the introduction of Earth Week/Bike2Campus Week, April 21st– 24th. Students will receive ideas on how they can conserve water, as well as learn why water conservation is so important. Reusable water bottles will be handed out for FREE! Students are also encouraged to Bike2Campus and by doing so can receive free prizes throughout the week! (Check out this info from World Water Day at RU's Schaumburg Campus from 2012.)
Monday, April 21st: Alternative Transportation Day. This event will be from 2-5pm in the Wabash Lobby. It will include more information on Bike2Campus week and alternative transportation!
Tuesday, April 22nd: Rooftop Garden Planting Day. Students can help to start the rooftop garden on the 5th floor of Wabash from 2-5pm. We will be meeting up on the 5th floor by the workout facility. The weather (looking ahead) is supposed to be nice, so come join in on this and get some fresh air, get your hands dirty, and also receive some free goodies! There will also be an Earth Day Dinner in the Wabash Cafeteria this day, so be sure to go and indulge in some delicious food that is locally sourced!
Wednesday, April 23rd: EWaste donations are welcomed all week, but this day will mark the actual event to dispose of any of your electronics! You will also be able to learn more about why this is beneficial to our environment! The event will be 2-3:30pm on the 14th floor of Wabash!
Wednesday, April 23rd: Learn about the research being done by students in RU's Sustainability Studies Program at the SUST Student Symposium in WB 1016, from 4-5:45pm. FREE refreshments served! Details on the presentations by SUST undergrads MaryBeth Radeck, Colleen Dennis, and Jordan Ewbank are on the SUST blog; RSVP to Prof. Mike Bryson at email@example.com.
Wednesday, April 23rd: 2pm at 916 S. Wabash Ave., Room 150 — Get Out and Often: Safe + Fun Tips For City Biking. This event is free, open to the public, and supported by Sustain Columbia, DIVVY Bikes, the Chicago Bicycling Ambassadors, and Bike 2 Campus Week. The event is co-sponsored by The School of the Art Institute Chicago and Roosevelt University. Columbia welcomes the City of Chicago Bicycle Ambassadors to campus for a short presentation on the ins and outs of biking in Chicago. The Bicycle Ambassadors are a team of bicycle safety and education specialists who have been encouraging Chicagoans to ride their bikes more often and safely. They will cover topics such as bike rules of the road, quick bike equipment checks, biking safety tips and more. This presentation is for novices and experiences cyclists, as you can never be too careful out there.
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Thursday, April 24th: Rooftop Garden Planting Day from 2-5pm on the 5th floor of Wabash (meet by the workout facility)!


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I mean, yeah, I fell off the face of the earth again this week. But here's my Five on Friday!
Have you read Allegiant? [no spoilers please!]
Hot chocolate 15K? Sounds super fun! Can't wait to hear how it goes!
New follower from the 5 on Friday link up :)
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You are doing so great with your running! I'm impressed!!
Also, you are basically my hero for introducing me to a new book series that looks right up my alley!
You'll so great running the 15K! My friend is not a plus size girl, but she does have large calves, so she buys her boots from Lane Bryant. Every pair she has is super cute, you should check them out.ReplyDelete
That Hot Chocolate 15K is right up my alley! I wish there were more runs in my area... alas, there's your major 3-4/year. BOO!
Twin, we can get to 150s by Christmas! BOOM BABY! Let's make it happen.
Oh my goodness, Allegiant! Be prepared to cry the last 25% of the book. I literally finished it in like two days it was so dang good! Hope you loooove it!ReplyDelete
You had me at chocolate..yum...Had I known that's what you got at the finish I would have gone with you. YummmReplyDelete
The finisher's mug looks like the perfect motivation to finish your race!
I cannot wait to get my hands on Allegiant!! I need to read the first two again though since it's been so long.


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Worcester (pronounced /ˈwʊstər/ ( listen) WOOS-tər) is a city and county town of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham, 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the middle of the city, overlooked by the 12th century Worcester Cathedral.
The site of the final battle of the Civil War, Worcester was where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles I's Cavaliers, resulting in a ten-year period where England and Wales became a republic. Worcester was the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain and the birthplace of the composer Sir Edward Elgar.
Occupation of the site of Worcester can be dated back to Neolithic times, a village surrounded by defensive ramparts having been founded on the eastern bank of the River Severn here in around 400 BC. The position, which commanded a ford on the river, was in the 1st century used by the Romans to establish what may at first have been a fort on the military route from Glevum (Gloucester) to Viroconium (Wroxeter) but which soon developed—as the frontier of the empire was pushed westwards—into an industrial town with its own pottery kilns and iron-smelting plants.
Roman Worcester (which may have been the Vertis mentioned in the 7th century Ravenna Cosmography) was a thriving trading and manufacturing centre for some three hundred years, though by the time of the Roman withdrawal from Britain in 407 it had dwindled considerably in size and is not recorded again until the mid-7th century when documents mention the Anglo-Saxon settlement Weorgoran ceaster (settlement of the people by the winding river).[1] The fact that Worcester was chosen at this time—in preference to both the much larger Gloucester and the royal centre of Winchcombe—to be the Episcopal See of a new diocese covering the area suggests that there may have been a well established, and powerful, Christian community living on the site when it fell into English hands.
The town was almost destroyed in 1041 after a rebellion against the punitive taxation of Harthacanute. The town was attacked several times (in 1139, 1150 and 1151) during "The Anarchy", i.e. civil war between King Stephen and Empress Matilda, daughter of Henry I. This is the background to the well-researched historical novel The Virgin in the Ice, part of Ellis Peters' "Cadfael" series, which begins with the words:
"It was early in November of 1139 that the tide of civil war, lately so sluggish and inactive, rose suddenly to wash over the city of Worcester, wash away half of its lifestock, property and women, and send all those of its inhabitants who could get away in time scurrying for their lives northwards away from the marauders". (These are mentioned as having arrived from Gloucester, leaving a long lasting legacy of bitterness between the two cities.)
By late medieval times the population had grown to around 10,000 as the manufacture of cloth started to become a large local industry. The town was designated a county corporate, giving it autonomy from local government.
Worcester was the site of the Battle of Worcester (September 3, 1651), when Charles II's attempt to regain the crown by force was decisively defeated, in the fields a little to the west and south of the city, near the village of Powick. After being defeated, Charles returned to his headquarters in what is now known as King Charles house in the Cornmarket, before fleeing in disguise to Boscobel House in Shropshire and his eventual escape to France. Worcester was one of the cities loyal to the King in that war, for which it was given the epithet "Fidelis Civitas" ("The Faithful City"). This motto has been incorporated into the city's coat of arms.[2]
In 1670 the River Severn broke its banks and the subsequent flood was the worst ever seen by Worcester. A brass plate can be found on a wall on the path to the cathedral by the path along the river showing how high this flood went, and other flood heights of more recent times are also shown in stone bricks. The closest flood height to what is known as The Flood of 1670 was when the Severn flooded in the torrential rains of July 2007.
The Royal Worcester Porcelain Company factory was founded by Dr John Wall in 1751, although it no longer produces goods. A handful of decorators are still employed at the factory and the Museum is still open.
During the 18th century Worcester's trade languished compared to more modern towns of the West Midlands. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal opened in 1815 allowing Worcester goods to be transported to a larger conurbation.
The British Medical Association (BMA) was founded in the Board Room of the old Worcester Royal Infirmary building in Castle Street in 1832.[3] While most of the Royal Infirmary has been demolished to make way for the University of Worcester's new city campus, the original Georgian building has been preserved.[4] There are plans to reopen the building as a medical museum.[5]
During World War II, the city was chosen to be the seat of an evacuated government in case of mass German invasion. The War Cabinet, along with Winston Churchill and some 16.000 state workers, would have moved to Hindlip Hall (now part of the complex forming the Headquarters of West Mercia Police), 3 miles north of Worcester, and Parliament would have temporarily seated in Stratford-upon-Avon.
In the 1950s and 1960s large areas of the medieval centre of Worcester were demolished and rebuilt as a result of decisions by town planners. There is still a significant area of medieval Worcester remaining, but it is a small fraction of what was present before the redevelopments.
The current city boundaries date from 1974, when the Local Government Act 1972 transferred the parishes of Warndon and St. Peter the Great County into the city.
The Conservatives had a majority on the council from 2003 to 2007, when they lost a by-election to Labour meaning the council had no overall control.[6] The Conservatives remained with the most seats overall with 17 out of 35 seats after the 2008 election.[7] Worcester has one member of Parliament, Michael Foster of the Labour Party, who represents the Worcester constituency since 1997.[8]
Notable suburbs in Worcester include Claines, Northwick, St Peter the Great, Red Hill and Ronkswood. Most of Worcester is on the eastern side of the River Severn; Henwick, Lower Wick and St. John's are on the western side.
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The 2001 census[10] recorded Worcester's population at 93,353. About 96.5% of Worcester's population was white; of which 94.2% were White British,[11] greater than the national average.[12] The largest religious group are Christians, whom made up 77% of the city's population.[13] People who reported having no religion or did not state their religion made up 21% of the city's population. Other religions totaled less than 2% of the population. Ethnic minorities include people of Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Italian and Polish origin, with the largest single minority group being the British Pakistanis, whom numbered around 1,200 persons and made up around 1.3% of Worcester's population.[13] This has led to Worcester containing a small but diverse range of religious groups; as well as the commanding Worcester Cathedral (Church of England), there are also Catholic and Baptist churches, a large center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), an Islamic mosque, and a number of smaller interest groups regarding Eastern Religions such as Buddhism and the Hare Krishnas.[14]
Worcester is the seat of a Church of England bishop. His official signature is his Christian name followed by Wigorn, which is also occasionally used as an abbreviation for the name of the county.
Industry is now quite varied. In the 19th and early twentieth century, Worcester was a major centre for glove manufacture, but this has declined greatly. The late-Victorian period saw the growth of ironfounders, like Heenan & Froude, Hardy & Padmore and McKenzie & Holland.
The inter-war years saw the rapid growth of engineering, producing machine tools James Archdale, H.W. Ward, castings for the motor industry Worcester Windshields and Casements, mining machinery Mining Engineering Company (MECO) and open-top cans Williamsons.
Worcester Porcelain operated in Worcester until 2008 when the factory was closed down due to the recession. However, the site of Worcester Porcelain still houses the Worcester Porcelain Museum which is open daily to visitors.[15]
One of Worcester's most famous products, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce is made and bottled in the Midlands Road factory in Worcester, which has been the home of Lea & Perrins since 16 October 1897. Mr Lea and Mr Perrins originally met in a chemist's shop on the site of the now Debenhams store in the Crowngate Shopping Centre.
The surprising foundry heritage of the city is represented by Morganite Crucible[16] at Norton which produces graphitic shaped products and cements for use in the modern industry.
The Kays[17] mail order business was founded in Worcester in the 1880s and operated from numerous premises in the city[18] until 2007. It was then bought out by Reality, owner of the Grattan catalogue. Kay's former warehouse building was knocked down in 2008. Worcester is the home of what is claimed to be the oldest newspaper in the world, Berrow's Worcester Journal, which traces its descent from a news-sheet that started publication in 1690. The city is also a major retail centre with several covered shopping centres that has most major chains represented as well as a host of independent shops and restaurants, particularly in Friar Street and New Street.
Like many other town and cities Worcester has the traditional "High Street", though in Worcester's case that is the actual name of the main shopping thoroughfare. High Street is home to the stores of major retail chains such as Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, TK Maxx, Next, Primark and Debenhams. Part of the High Street was modernised in 2005 amid much controversy,[citation needed] many of the issues focussing on the felling of long-standing trees, the duration of the works (caused by the weather and an archaeological find) and the removal of flagstones outside the City's 18th Century Guildhall. The other main thoroughfares are The Shambles and Broad Street, while The Cross (and its immediate surrounding area) is the city's financial centre and location of the majority of Worcester's main bank branches.
The main covered shopping centres include the CrownGate Shopping Centre, Cathedral Plaza and Reindeer Court, Retail parks include the Elgar and the Blackpole Retail Parks slightly out of town in the Blackpole area of the city, and the Shrub Hill Retail Park islocated immediately outside the City Centre. There is also a Market within CrownGate
Probably the most famous landmark in Worcester is its imposing Worcester cathedral. The current building, formally named The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, was begun in 1084 while its crypt dates from the 10th Century. The chapter house is the only circular one in the country while the cathedral also has the distinction of having the tomb of King John.
There are three main parks in Worcester, these being Cripplegate Park, Gheluvelt Park and Fort Royal Park, the latter being on one of the battles sites of the English Civil War. In addition, there is a large open area known as "Pitchcroft" to the North of the city centre on the East bank of the River Severn, which, apart from those days when it is being used for horse racing is a public space.
Gheluvelt Park was opened as a memorial to commemorate the Worcestershire Regiment's 2nd Battalion after their part in the Battle of Gheluvelt, during World War I.
There are also two large woodlands in the city, those being Perry Wood, at 12 hectares, and Nunnery Wood, covering 21 hectares. Perry Wood is often said to be the place where Oliver Cromwell met and made a pact with the devil. Nunnery Wood is an integral part of the adjacent and popular Worcester Woods Country Park, itself next door to County Hall on the east side of the city.
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The M5 Motorway runs north-south to the east of the urban area, and is accessed by Junction 6 (Worcester North) and Junction 7 (Worcester South). This makes the city relatively easily accessible by car to most parts of the country, including London which is only 120 miles/2 & half hours away (via the M5, M42 and M40).
Several A roads pass through the city. The A449 road runs south-west to Malvern and north to Kidderminster. The A44 runs south-east to Evesham and west to Leominster and Aberystwyth and crosses Worcester Bridge. The A38 trunk road runs south to Tewkesbury and Gloucester and north-north-east to Droitwich and Birmingham. The A4103 goes west-south-west to Hereford. The A422 heads east to Alcester, branching from the A44 a mile east of the M5. The city is encompassed by a partial ring road (A4440) which is formed, rather inconsistently, by single and dual carriageways. The A4440 road provides a second road bridge across the Severn (Carrington Bridge) just west of the A4440-A38 junction.
The city is served by 2 stations, Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester Shrub Hill. Although featuring 2 tracks Foregate Street actually consists of 2 single working tracks, one of which forms part of the Birmingham-Malvern-Hereford line while the other is the end of the Cotswold Line, which Shrub Hill also serves. Both stations frequently serve Birmingham and nearby towns/cities. London is also served frequently by both stations via the Cotswold Line and, infrequently, via the Birmingham-Bristol/Gloucester-Swindon/Bristol-London lines. Train services to/from London are operated by First Great Western.
Although connected to an Inter City mainline only 2 miles away, in this case the Birmingham-Bristol 'Cross Country' line, Worcester is not served by the Inter City CrossCountry service. This makes Worcestershire the only county in England where 'Cross Country' services pass through but do not stop in during normal scheduled timetables. However, the proposed new station, Worcestershire Parkway will end this. Being the bigger of the 2 stations, and due to its location, Shrub Hill is often used as a stabling point and a through route for freight trains.
The main operators of bus services in and around the city is FirstGroup plc's First Midland Red Buses and Diamond Bus Comapny's Red Diamond. A handful of other smaller operators provide services in Worcester, most notably Astons (Veolia) and Bromyard Omnibus Company. The terminus/interchange for many bus services in Worcester is Crowngate Bus Station located in the City Centre.
Worcestershire County Council operates the W1 bus service with a new fleet of high specification Mercedes-Benz Citaro vehicles. The W1 service is a frequent and direct limited stop service between the Perdiswell and Six Ways Park & Ride sites and the CrownGate Bus Station. The service runs Monday to Saturday, from 7am to 7pm at a high frequency.
The buses stop at: · Six Ways Park & Ride Site · Perdiswell Park & Ride Site · St Stephen's Church · St George's Square · Little London, Royal Grammar School · Foregate Street Rail Station · Worcester (Crowngate) Bus Station
Worcester's nearest major airport is Birmingham International approximately 45 minutes by road via the M5 and M42 motorways.
Worcester is home to the University of Worcester (UW), which was awarded university status in 2005 by HM Privy Council. From 1997 to 2005 it was known as University College Worcester (UCW) and prior to 1997 it was known as Worcester College of Higher Education. The University is also home to the independent Worcester Students Union institution. The city is also home to two colleges, Worcester Sixth Form College and Worcester College of Technology.
The High schools located in the city are Bishop Perowne CofE College, Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College, Christopher Whitehead Language College, Tudor Grange Academy Worcester, Nunnery Wood High School and New College Worcester which caters for blind and partially sighted students from the ages of 11 to 18.
Worcester is also the seat of three private schools. The Royal Grammar School and Alice Ottley School merged in 2007 to be renamed RGS Worcester. The King's School, Worcester was re-founded in 1541 under King Henry VIII. Saint Mary's Convent School, now the only all-girls school in the city, is the third private school in the city. Other private schools include the Independent Christian school, the River School in Fernhill Heath.
Every three years, Worcester becomes home to the Three Choirs Festival, which dates back to the 18th century and is credited with being the oldest music festival in Europe. The location of the festival rotates each year between the Cathedral Cities of the Three Counties, Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester. Famous for its championing of English music, especially that of Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Gustav Holst, Worcester last hosted the festival in August 2008.
The Worcester Festival is a relatively new venture established in 2003. Held in late August, the festival consists of a variety of music, theatre, cinema and workshops, as well as the already established Beer Festival, which runs as an event within the Worcester Festival.
The Victorian-themed Christmas Fayre is a major source of tourism every December. Elton John came to the Worcestershire Cricket Ground, New Road on Saturday 9 June 2006.
The 8th CAMRA Worcester Beer and Cider festival took place for three days from the 17 August 2006[19] and was held as usual on Pitchcroft Race Course. On entry there is a choice between a (free) half or pint glass, with this year's having orange writing.
The Worcester Beer, Cider and Perry festival is the largest beer festival within the West Midlands with the 2009 event being attended by 11,000 people. An extensive range of beers, ciders and perries are provided as well as a range of food and soft drinks. Bands perform on the Thursday and Friday evening sessions and throughout the day on Saturday.
Famous 18th century actress Sarah Siddons made her acting debut here at the Theatre Royal in Angel Street. Her sister, the novelist Ann Julia Kemble Hatton,[20] otherwise known as Ann of Swansea, was born in the city. Matilda Alice Powles, better known as Vesta Tilley, a leading male impersonator and music hall artiste was born in Worcester.
In present-day Worcester the Swan Theatre[21] stages a mixture of professional touring and local amateur productions. The Countess of Huntingdon's Hall[22] is a historic church now used as venue for an eclectic range of musical performances, while the Marrs Bar[23] is a venue for gigs and stand-up comedy. Worcester has two multi-screen cinemas; a Vue Cinema complex located on Friar Street, and an Odeon Cinema at the heart of the city on Forgate Street - both of which were 3D-equipped by March 2010.
In the northern suburb of Northwick is the Art Deco Northwick Cinema. Built in 1938 it contains one of the only two remaining interiors in Britain designed by John Alexander (the original perspective drawings are still held by RIBA). It was a Bingo Hall from 1966 to 1982 and then empty until 1991; it was then run as a music venue until 1996, and was empty again until Autumn 2006 when it became an antiques and lifestyle centre, owned by Grey's Interiors, who were previously located in The Tything.[citation needed]
There are also a number of Arts organisations in Worcester, one of which is C&T.[24] Based at the University and also Bishop Perowne Performing Arts College is C&T [formerly Collar & TIE]. C&T is an educational theatre company that specialises in theatre for young people tackling topical issues through a unique blend of drama and new media technologies.
Worcester is home to Worcester News, Worcester Standard & Berrow's Worcester Journal newspapers and Radio Stations BBC Hereford & Worcester, Wyvern & Youthcomm Radio.
Worcester is twinned with the German city of Kleve, the Parisian commune of Le Vésinet, and its larger American namesake Worcester, Massachusetts.[25]
In February 2009, Worcester City Council's Twinning Association began deliberating an application to twin Worcester with the Palestinian city of Gaza. Councillor Alan Amos introduced the application, which was passed at its first stage by a majority of 35-6.[26] However, the proposal was later rejected by the Executive Committee of the City of Worcester Twinning Association for reasons of lack of funding due to its present commitment to existing twinning projects.[27]
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WORCESTER, an episcopal city and county of a city, municipal, parliamentary, and county borough, and county town of Worcestershire, England, on the river Severn, 1202 m. W.N.W. of London. Pop. (r901) 46,624. It is served by the Great Western railway and by the Bristol-Birmingham line of the Midland railway. Branches of the Great Western diverge to Malvern and Hereford, and to Leominster. Worcester lies mainly upon the left (E.) bank of the Severn, which is here a broad and placid river, the main part of the city lying on a ridge parallel with its banks. The city is governed by a mayor, 12 aldermen and 36 councillors. Area 3242 acres.
The cathedral church of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary is beautifully placed close to the river. The see was founded by the advice of Archbishop Theodore of Canterbury about 679 or 680, though, owing to the opposition of the bishop of Lichfield it was not finally established till 780. In its formation the tribal division was followed, and it contained the people of the Hwiccas. The bishop's church of St Peter's, with its secular canons, was absorbed by Bishop Oswald into the monastery of St Mary. The canons became monks, and in 983 Oswald finished the building of a new monastic cathedral. After the Norman Conquest the saintly bishop of Worcester, Wulfstan, was the only English prelate who was left in possession of his see, and it was he who first undertook the .building of a great church of stone according to the Norman pattern. Of the work of Wulfstan, the outer walls of the nave, aisles, a part of the walls of the transepts, some shafts and the crypt remain. The crypt (1084) is one of the four apsidal crypts in England, the others being those in Winchester, Gloucester and Canterbury cathedrals. Wulfstan's building seems to have extended no farther than the transepts, but the nave was continued, though much of it was destroyed by the fall of the central tower in 1175. The two W. bays of the nave date from about 1160. In 1203 Wulfstan, who had died in 1095, was canonized, and on the completion and dedication of the cathedral in 1218, his body was placed in a shrine, which became a place of pilgrimage, and thereby brought wealth to the monks. They devoted this to the building of a lady chapel at the E. end, extending the building by 50 ft.; and in 1224 was begun the rebuilding of the choir, in its present splendid Early English style. The nave was remodelled in the 14th century, and, excepting the W. bays, shows partly Decorated but principally early Perpendicular work. The building is cruciform, and is without aisles in the transepts, but has secondary choir-transepts. A Jesus chapel (an uncommon feature) opens from the N. nave aisle, from which it is separated by a very beautiful modern screen of stone, in the Perpendicular style. Without, the cathedral is severely plain, with the exception of the ornate tower, which dates from 1374, and is 196 ft. in height. The principal dimensions of the cathedral are - extreme length 425 ft. (nave 170 ft., choir 180 ft.), extreme width 145 ft. (choir 78 ft.), height of nave 68 ft. The monastic remains lie to the S. The cloisters are of Perpendicular work engrafted upon Norman walls, being entered from the S. through a fine Norman doorway. In them the effect of the warm red sandstone is particularly beautiful. An interesting Norman chapter house adjoins them on the E., its Perpendicular roof supported on a central column, while on the S. lies the Refectory, a fine Decorated room (1372) now devoted to the uses of the Cathedral School. There are also picturesque ruins of the Guesten Hall (1320). A very extensive restoration was begun in 1857, upwards of ioo,000 being spent. Among the monuments in the cathedral, that of King John, in the choir, is the earliest sepulchral effigy of an English king in the country. There is an altar tomb, in a very fine late Perpendicular chantry chapel, of Arthur, Prince of Wales, son of Henry VII., who died in 1502. There are also monuments of John Gauden, the bishop who wrote Icon basilike, often attributed to Charles I., of Bishop Hough by Roubillac, and of Mrs Digby by Chantrey.
Of the eleven parish churches, St Alban's has considerable Norman remains, St Peter's contains portions of all Gothic styles, St Helen's, with a fine peal of bells commemorating the victories of Marlborough, has also Gothic portions, but the majority were either rebuilt in the 18th century, or are modern. St Andrews has a beautiful spire, erected in 1751, 155 ft. 6 in. in height. Holy Trinity preserves the ancient roof of the Guesten Hall. St John's in Bedwardine was made a parish church in 1371.
There are no remains of the old castle of Worcester; it adjoined the monastery so closely that King John gave its yard to the monks, and after that time it ceased to be a stronghold. The Commandery, founded by St Wulfstan in 1085, was a hospital, and its name appears to lack authority. It was rebuilt in Tudor times, and there remains a beautiful hall, with music gallery, canopied dais, and a fine bay window, together with other parts. The wood-carving is exquisite. There are many old half-timbered houses. The guild-hall (1723) is an admirable building in the Italian style; it contains a portrait of George III., by Sir Joshua Reynolds, presented by the king to commemorate his visit to the city at the triennial musical festival in 1788. This, the Festival of the Three Choirs, is maintained here alternately with Gloucester and Hereford. The corporation possesses some interesting old charters and manuscripts, and good municipal regalia. Public buildings include the shire-hall (1835), Corn Exchange and market-house. Fairs are held thrice annually. The Victoria Institute includes a library, museum and art gallery. The cathedral school was founded by Henry VIII. in 1541, Queen Elizabeth's, in a modern building, in 1563; there are also a choir school, and municipal art, science and technical schools. In the vicinity of the city there is a large Benedictine convent, at Stanbrook Hall, with a beautiful modern chapel. The Clothiers' Company possesses a charter granted by Queen Elizabeth; but the great industries are now the manufacture of gloves and of porcelain. A company of glovers was incorporated in 1661. The manufacture of porcelain is famous. The materials employed are china clay and china stone from Cornwall, felspar from Sweden, fire-clay from Stourbridge and Broseley, marl, flint and calcined bones. The Royal Porcelain works cover 5 acres. Among Worcester's other trades are those of iron, iron goods and engineering works, carriage making, rope spinning, boat building, tanning and the production of chemical manures and of cider and perry. There is a considerable carrying trade on the Severn.
The charities are numerous, and include St Oswald's hospital, Nash's almshouses, Wyatt's almshouses, the Berkeley hospital, Goulding hospital, Shewring's hospital, Inglethorpe's almshouses, Waldgrave's almshouses, Moore's blue-coat school, Queen Elizabeth's charity, and others.
Traces of British and Roman occupation have been discovered at Worcester (Wigeran Ceaster, Wigornia), but its history begins with the foundation of the episcopal see. Being the chief city on the borders of Wales, Worcester was frequently visited by the kings of England. In 1139 it was taken by the Empress Maud and retaken and burnt by Stephen in 1149. It surrendered to Simon de Montfort in 1263. In 1642, during the Great Rebellion, a handful of cavaliers was besieged here, and in spite of an attempted relief by Prince Rupert, the city was pillaged, as it was again in 1646. In 1651 Charles II. with the Scottish army marched into Worcester, where he was welcomed by the citizens. Cromwell took up his position on the Red Hill just outside the city gates. Lambert succeeded in passing the Severn at Upton, and drove back the Royalist troops towards Worcester. Charles, seeking an advantage of this division of the enemy on opposite sides of the river, attacked Cromwell's camp. At first he was successful, but Cromwell was reinforced by Lambert's troops in time to drive back Charles's foot, who were not supported by the Scottish horse, and the rout of the King's force was complete.
In the reign of King Alfred, !Ethelred and 1Ethelflead, ealdorman and lady of the Mercians, at the request of the bishop "built a burgh at Worcester" and granted to him half of their rights and privileges there "both in market and street within the borough and without." Richard I. in 1189 granted the town to the burgesses at a fee-farm of X24, and Henry III. in 1227 granted a gild merchant and exemption from toll, and raised the farm to X30. The first incorporation charter was granted by Philip and Mary in 1554 under the title of bailiffs, aldermen, chamberlains and citizens, but James I. in 1622 made the city a separate county and granted a corporation of a mayor, 6 aldermen, and a common council consisting of one body of 24 citizens, including the mayor and aldermen, and another body of 48, who elected the mayor from among the 24. By the Municipal Reform Act of 1835 the government was again altered. The burgesses returned two members to parliament from 1295 to 1885, when the number was reduced to one. As early as 1203 the men of the town paid loos. for licence to buy and sell cloth as they had done in the time of Henry III., and in 1590 the weavers, walkers and clothiers received an incorporation charter, but the trade had already begun to decline and by 1789 had ceased to exist. Its place was taken by the manufacture of porcelain, introduced in 1751 by Dr Wall, and by the increasing manufacture of gloves, a trade in which is known to have been carried on in the 15th century.
See Victoria County History, Worcester; John Noake, Worcester in Olden Times (1849); Valentine Green, The History and Antiquities of the City and Suburbs of Worcester (1796).
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Worcester is a city in the West Midlands region of England. With an estimated population of 94,300, Worcester is the county town of Worcestershire. It is located about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Birmingham and 29 miles (47 km) north of Gloucester. The River Severn runs through the middle of the city and the cathedral overlooks the river.


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For the KHH readers, you know we don't place anybody on this site just for the heck of it. We put people who have talent, and for this rapper/producer, Elite, trust me you guys just might want to pay attention to him.
You may know Elite as a prouducer who has worked with Nas, Jadakiss, DMX, and much more, but recently, his inspirational crew involves J. Cole, up-coming rappers Omen & Voli.
This guy has that factor and has what it takes as a lyricist. Don't let the appearance play mind tricks on you. Above is a music video entitled, Gone. This track is coming off his recent mixtape, Awaken. The song is dope & so is Elite. Real Hip-Hop is what we need and he delivers.
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Ex.Indian cricketer Hyderabad crickter venkatapathi raju got rare chance. Inter national cricket council has appointed as one of the coachs for cricket America .
ICC selected coaches for "ICC Cricket Combine team" koti valsh also appointed as coach for team America.
After retirement raju worked as Indian team selector, Hyderabad Ranji team coach. And also worked as precident of HCA.


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Last week, I stayed at The Inn at Laguna Beach… I was in paradise. I'm excited to share my experience and would HIGHLY recommend this hotel for an Orange County visit or vacation!
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The hotel is centrally located to everything in Laguna Beach. The photo above shows Laguna's major intersection {PCH & Laguna Canyon Road} to the left. The resort overlooks and has direct access to Main Beach {one of Orange County's best beaches}.
A different view highlights a more secluded area of Main Beach. The views throughout the property are absolutely breathtaking!
The accommodations at The Inn at Laguna Beach are phenomenal. I stayed in an Ocean View room with balcony and didn't want to leave my room.
Here is a view from the balcony – amazing!! The ocean breeze and the sound of waves crashing on the beach was so refreshing. I really enjoyed morning coffee on this balcony.
This is a view from the rooftop terrace where guests can enjoy views throughout the day {I did some work up there and it was the best office ever}. The hotel offers a complimentary wine hour in this space each day!
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For the people who saw the National Theatre's production of Frankenstein on the Southbank in 2011, I know I'm ridiculously late to the party but bear with me here. I finally got the chance to see it last week and I thought it was absolutely fantastic.
The production was directed by Danny Boyle which, although I didn't know this prior to seeing it, was unsurprising as it was very well done. Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller alternated the roles of Victor Frankenstein and his Creature during the show's original run - I saw it with Cumberbatch as Frankenstein and Miller as the Creature. I thought they were both so outstanding in their roles that I really couldn't imagine it the other way round, although I had friends who saw it that way round on the same night and they said the exact same thing. I was expecting Cumberbatch to be amazing because he always is but I had never seen Miller in anything before and I thought he was incredible. I really liked the set as well - there were loads of exposed lightbulbs hanging over the set which turned on and off at certain points which looked really cool. I didn't know the story of Frankenstein before watching it other than the man making a monster bit, but watching the play has really made me want to read the book because it had such a clever storyline. It managed to be shocking, heartwarming and heartbreaking all in one piece of theatre.
Anyway, the reason I came to see it two years late was because of a brilliant idea which I'm sure a lot of you will have heard of called National Theatre Live. I think basically the National Theatre appreciates that not everyone can get to the theatre in London for reasons of both cost and practicality, so they quite often have their productions showing at cinemas all around the country for a fraction of the price of a theatre ticket. Of course, it's not the same as going to the theatre but it really is the next best thing. They sometimes show productions live so the performance is actually happening in London as you are watching it in the cinema, but the showing of Frankenstein that I went to was what they called an encore performance whereby it is a recording of a live performance that has already happened. This is good as it means that you don't get to miss out on shows just because their run has finished in London.
I strongly recommend that you go and see this if you can. I see a lot of theatre so it takes a lot for me to say a production was brilliant, but this truly was. I've seen a couple of National Theatre productions (albeit none of them actually at the National Theatre!) and as you would expect, they are always of a very high standard. Seriously, get on it. If you are going to spend £15 on anything, make it this - you won't regret it.
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Everyone knows the "Riviera dei Fiori", or at least have heard about; but do you know as well the Italian Riviera? Maybe not; the city of Savona is located right here, on what is also called the western Ligurian Riviera. This whole area of Liguria, the Italian Riviera and the "Riviera delle Palme", has always been appreciated by travelers from around the world, and rightly so, given the extreme beauty of the coast.
Savona is an important tourist port, and a nice city: although full of animation and fun, it is still fairly quiet. At the port daily cruise ships, ferries (click here) and luxury private yachts arrive every day. The story of Savona dates back to ancient times, and the city retains the testimonies of those time still nowadays. It is very pleasant to stroll through its streets and it is simply amazing to relax on its beautiful beaches.
Here is a small list of beauty, not to be missed, of this city:
– The Church of St. John the Baptist has been built in Baroque style and it is full of paintings and statues of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. The interior of the Church of SS. Annunziata is as well Baroque. The Church of SS. Conception is from the eighteenth century.
– The Cathedral of the XVI century and its facade is of Baroque style. Nearby is the Sistine Chapel, with its rococo interior, built by Pope Sixtus IV.
– Savona has many ancient buildings: the elegant "Palazzo della Rovere" is located in the old city; It was built in 1495 by Giuliano di Sangallo. The Gavotti Palace houses the Public Library which contains more than 85,000 volumes and many precious manuscripts. In the Bishop's Palace is a fourteenth century Cloister and Diocesan Museum.
– The Priamar Fortress is located in a strategic position overlooking the city and harbor. Its construction dates back to 1542; now the structure houses the Archaeological Museum and it is also home to cultural activities and events such as concerts and exhibitions. In front of the fort you can admire the sculpture "The Rose in the Desert."
– To access the port, dating from the twelfth century, we pass by the Tower of Leon Pancaldo. This tower facing the sea is the symbol of Savona and is called simply "The Tower". The original name was Tower of Quarda, a name later changed in honor of Leon Pancaldo, Savona famous captain who joined Magellan in his travels.
– Ca. 7 km from Savona there is the Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, which is a Basilica; the interior is sumptuously decorated. In the close museum there are vestments, gold and sculptures.
– Albissola Marina, which is located 5 km from Savona, is a tourist destination also known for the traditional art of pottery. The most beautiful collections of this crafts are preserved in the Museum of Ceramics is located in Villa Faraggiana. In the Church of Our Lady of the Concordia you can admire a Nativity of 1576 made all of ceramic tiles.
– The Spotorno resort is 13 km far from Savona; the island of Bergeggi, home to a tenth-century monastery, is located right in front of the town. The island is also a nature reserve.
– In Noli, which is 15 km from Savona, you can admire remarkable medieval remains, such as the Romanesque Church of S.Paragonio of the twelfth century. Inside there are medieval and Gothic tombs and sarcophagi.
– Following the direction to Imperia, just after the city of Noli, you will be enchanted by Malpasso; this stretch of coastline offers an extraordinary view because here the rocks take on a beautiful rosy, unique hue.


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Generally speaking, if you paint a design on glass and then try to mirror over it, the water and the caustic chemicals in the mirroring solutions will lift the paint right off the glass.
Specially formulated glass paints that have been fused or baked onto the glass will not lift off and float way when you mirror over them.
We offer a few ways to create a painted mirror without having to buy a kiln. Scroll to the bottom of this page for instructions on how to make the mirror shown here.
Yes, you can mirror over adhesive vinyl. Use enough mirroring chemicals to cover all of the exposed glass.
Unlike most paint, mirror backing paint is brittle when dry and leaves a clean line when you peel off the mask.
We have a new kit and new instructions for this process available at Fine Line Designs.
To create a precisely detailed design, you can mirror the entire piece and then screen print over it. When the printing ink is completely dry, use one of our removers to clean off the excess mirror.
Pebeo Vitrea 160 is a wonderful transparent paint that you can bake onto the glass at 320 ° F (160 ° C) using your kitchen oven. After you have baked it, you can silver over it. The silver shines through the transparent paint, giving it a luminous appearance.
Pebeo's Diluent dulls the shine of their transparent paints. If you want the silver to shine through, thin the paint with water according to their instructions.
I traced this design with Pebeo's paint markers while looking at my pattern through the glass. Pebeo's paints peel off if you apply them over a vinyl mask.
You can also use different mirror chemicals to create a multi-colored mirror. Remember to work in layers and protect each layer with backing paint as you go.
Steps I took to create this mirror:
- Silver the glass and paint it with Black Roll Coat.
- Mask the painted side and sandblast the design.
- Glue chip the leaves.
- Galena mirror the sandblasted and glue chipped areas.
- Paint the galena mirror with backing paint.
To make the mirror shown at the top of this page, follow this procedure:
- Clean the glass thoroughly with Glass Cleaner and dry it.
- Cut and apply an adhesive vinyl mask
- Remove the mask from the areas you want to silver. Leave the mask on the areas you want to paint.
- Lightly clean the glass and the mask with Glass Cleaner.
- Tin and silver the masked glass as usual.
- Dry the silvered glass and paint over the silver and the mask with Black Roll Coat
- Allow time for the paint to dry completely.
- Peel the mask and paint in the open areas with Pebeo Vitrea 160 transparent paints.
- Dry and bake the painted glass according to Pebeo's instructions.
- Lightly clean the baked glass. Tin and silver over the Pebeo Paint. The silver will not harm the Pebeo Paint or the Black Roll Coat. The silver will shine through the transparent paint.
- Paint the entire back with a second layer of Black Roll Coat.
Note: Black Roll Coat becomes more durable when you bake it. Black Mirror-Backing Paint tarnishes the silver when you bake it. Use Black Roll Coat.


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Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is one of the nation's largest and most respected health care management companies, operating through its subsidiaries acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers nationwide. Founded in 1978, UHS subsidiaries now have more than 65,000 employees. The UHS business strategy is to build or purchase health care properties in rapidly growing markets and create a strong franchise based on exceptional service and effective cost control. Our success comes from a responsive management style and a service philosophy based on integrity, competence, and compassion.


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History of Cameroon. This is an overview to the history of the African nation of Cameroon.
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The earliest inhabitants of Cameroon were probably the Bakas (Pygmies). They still inhabit the forests of the south and east provinces. Bantu speakers originating in the Cameroonian highlands were among the first groups to move out before other invaders. During the late 1770s and early 1800s, the Fulani, a pastoral Islamic people of the western Sahel, conquered most of what is now northern Cameroon, subjugating or displacing its largely non-Muslim inhabitants.
Although the Portuguese arrived on Cameroon's coast in the 1500s, malaria prevented significant European settlement and conquest of the interior until the late 1870s, when large supplies of the malaria suppressant, quinine, became available. The early European presence in Cameroon was primarily devoted to coastal trade and the acquisition of slaves. The northern part of Cameroon was an important part of the Muslim slave trade network. The slave trade was largely suppressed by the mid-l9th century. Christian missions established a presence in the late 19th century and continue to play a role in Cameroonian life.
Beginning in 1884, all of present-day Cameroon and parts of several of its neighbors became the German colony of Kamerun, with a capital first at Buea and later at Yaounde. After World War I, this colony was partitioned between Britain and France under a June 28, 1919 League of Nations mandate. France gained the larger geographical share, transferred outlying regions to neighboring French colonies, and ruled the rest from Yaounde. Britain's territory -- a strip bordering Nigeria from the sea to Lake Chad, with an equal population -- was ruled from Lagos.


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I love blogging. In fact, I am addicted. Doing alot of this
has kept me from this.
I have still been exercising, but not with intensity. I went from working out 6 days a week to about 4. And some of those days I walked my dog for 3 miles instead of running 3 miles. I just don't get the same satisfaction of accomplishment from walking, but my dog sure is happy. I kept an exercise journal for 2 years and when I started blogging I quit journaling. I hated writing none on days I didn't exercise when I had my journal. I decided I needed another way to write down my weekly exercise accomplishments. I am trying to get my 5K down to a faster time so that is what I am focusing on. I gotta have goals or I don't get anywhere. I would like to do 2 things. First, I would like to run a 5k (3.1 miles) in 26 minutes or less. Second, someday I would like to run a 10K. So here is my new motivational dry erase board. It is next to my treadmill so I can be motivated to run faster or longer when I see my previous times.
I have to have several things help me get through my miles.
A fan.
And sometimes my tv that I have tucked away and hidden, but it can be seen from my treadmill.
I am really happy with the way it turned out. I spray painted a frame with oil rubbed bronze and then used spray adhesive on the foam board that was already a part of my frame to attach the burlap.
This might be good material for Donna's Gitter Done party at Funky Junk Interiors.
I am on vacation starting Saturday. I can tell I really need one. Did you notice I wrote Monday and Tuesday instead of Sunday and Monday on my dry erase board? Tuesday hasn't even happened yet. And the dates should be June 20-June 26th. At least it is erasable, too bad the photos aren't. I am too tired to take new ones so I will just leave my mistake on here.
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What, you may ask, do I intend to do with a year's worth of code coverage data? I intend to use this data to help answer some questions I have about our code coverage. Already, I've wondered about a more general overview of code coverage data (see my last post for more details). Now, I want to pose some of the following questions:
- Whose code is not covered?
- Who is adding code right now without making sure to cover it?
- Whose tests are responsible for most improving code coverage?
- How is code coverage being impacted over time?
My answers to these questions involves taking a snapshot of the code coverage data over time. That, however, proves to be a little more difficult than you'd imagine. First of all, hg doesn't support, as far as I can tell, an "update to what the repo looked like at this time" (hg up -d goes to the revision that most matches that date, not to a snapshot at that time). So I had to write a few scripts to pull out the revisions to look at. Second, gloda ruined some of this data. Fortunately, that's easy to tell due to the <1KB log files complaining about no client.mk. Then there's the issue of my revision logs containing m-c data, not m-1.9.1, so I have to hack around the client.py for Thunderbird trying to pull a different revision.
Another source of complaints was actually building and running the things. The computers I'm doing this on are all 64-bit Linux. There are a few m-c revisions that cause 64-bit to break, and libthebes and gcov just can't seem to work together on 64-bit Linux. Plus, libpango has some breaking API changes between 2.22 and 2.24. One of the XPCOM tests seems to crash and sit there with a prompt saying "Do you want to debug me?" Finally, the test plugins seem to cause massive test failure due to assertions. Not to mention that these machines don't have lcov on them and I don't have sudo privileges (so I'm not running mozmill tests yet).
In short, it's somewhat surprising to me that this actually works. Just looking at some of the build generation shows some coarse changes: between October 2008 and June 2009, the size of the compressed test log files increase 6-fold, and the compressed lcov output has nearly doubled in the same period. Lcov also reported that the coverage increased from about 20% to around 40% as well.
Sometime later, I'll hope to get mozmill tests working, as well as improving the JS code coverage to actually work for Thunderbird (it doesn't like E4X nor some of the other files for no apparent reason). Since jscoverage works by modifying the JS code, I can run that without really needing the builds (archived nightlies plus tricking the build-system will work). When all that data is collected, or sometime before, I'll make a nice little web-app that shows all of this information so people can gawp at pretty pictures.
If you want to try this on your own, here is the shell script I used to actually collect data:
#!/bin/bash if [ -z $1 ]; then echo "Need a date to build" exit 1 fi DATE=$1 REV=$(grep $DATE comm-revs.log | cut -d' ' -f 3) MOZREV=$(grep $DATE moz-revs.log | cut -d' ' -f 3) if [ -z $REV -o -z $MOZREV ]; then echo "Illegal date" exit 2 fi echo "Updating to $REV" hg -R src update -r "$REV" hg -R src/mozilla update -r "$MOZREV" pushd src python client.py --skip-comm --skip-mozilla checkout &> ../config-$REV.log make -f client.mk configure &> ../config-$REV.log popd pushd obj/mozilla #make -C .. clean &>/dev/null for f in $(ls config/autoconf.mk nsprpub/config/autoconf.mk js/src/config/autoconf.mk); do sed -e 's/-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage//' -e 's/-lgcov//' -i $f done echo "Building mozilla..." make -j3 &> ../../build-$REV.log popd pushd src echo "Building comm-central..." make -f client.mk build &> ../build-$REV.log || exit popd LCOV=lcov-1.8/bin/lcov $LCOV -z -d obj pushd obj/ echo "Running tests..." rm -f mozilla/dist/bin/plugins/* make -k check &>../tests-$REV.log make -k xpcshell-tests 2>&1 >>../tests-$REV.log popd $LCOV -c -d obj -o $REV.info echo 'Done!'
Don't bother complaining to me if it doesn't work for you. I just did what I needed to do to get it to reliably work. And be prepared to wait for a few hours to collect any non-trivial number of builds. It took me about 12 hours to get 6 months worth of data using 6 different computers; the next 6 months is still going on right now.


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This month's member spotlight goes to… Natalie Craven! After following Fox Fitness on Facebook since its start in Knoxville (where Natalie has family), she joined Fox Fitness this past April and took part in her first challenge this August. Natalie dove right into the challenge, not only committed to seeing her own results, but also leading her team in the role of team captain.
Her dedication to the challenge, her goals and her team inspired us!
As a small animals vet, Natalie has a busy schedule, and by no means sits at a desk all day. But, she still wasn't as active as she wanted to be. She had tried large group classes like Zumba and Body Pump, but she wasn't getting the results she wanted.
Natalie took part in our challenge to get help with accountability.
Accountability is just one of the reasons that Fox Fitness is different than your big box gym. We understand that it's really easy to let life get in the way and let your goals start to slip away. During our challenges we hold our members accountable with daily food logs, weekly point sheets, check-ins, and more to ensure our members reach their goals.
"I was worried about sticking with it. But, the competition and team really helped me stay accountable throughout the entire challenge"
During the challenge, Natalie wanted to focus on eating better.
"All of my Italian went to my tongue! I love carbs loaded with cheese and tomato sauce. And, I LOVE desserts! It's really hard to keep me away from them."
Natalie's favorite part of the challenge was the team aspect.
"I wouldn't say that I was really a "Captain", because we all held each other accountable. We didn't want to let each other down! We wanted to earn the most amount of points possible and win the challenge!"
The accountability that Natalie received from the challenge and her teamed helped her reach her goals.
She lost 7.5 lbs, 2% body fat, and 2.55 inches during the six week challenge.
It's not just about the measurements though.
"I've noticed that I feel better! I feel happier and I WANT to be more active. I feel confident, and not just with my appearance, but what I can do. I feel empowered!"
Just because the challenge is over, doesn't mean that the work is all done! As a member, Natalie has continued to attend class and receive support from our coaches and Facebook group.
"This has been a great experience, I've always had trouble sticking with a routine. This is the first time that I can finally stick with it. It's been great to be held accountable for that and food as well. It's made an astronomical difference. I recommend joining if you are looking for a group to help hold you accountable and to motivate you. It's the one thing that I feel is very different- it's personalized and they want you to succeed in reaching your goal."
If you've been inspired by Natalie's transformation story to make a change in your own life, click HERE to set-up a FREE success session with owner, Becky Fox!
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Alanbrooke was CIGS – Chief of the Imperial General Staff – for the greater part of the Second World War. He acted as mentor to Montgomery and military adviser to Churchill, with whom he clashed. As chairman of the Chiefs of Staff committee he also led for the British side in the bargaining and the brokering of the Grand Alliance, notably during the great conferences with Roosevelt and Stalin and their retinue at Casablanca,Teheran, Malta and elsewhere. As CIGS Alanbrooke was indispensable to the British and the Allied war effort.
Alanbrooke on Churchill:
genius mixed with an astonishing lack of vision–he is quite the most difficult man to work with that I have ever struck but I should not have missed the chance of working with him for anything on earth!
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- 14th January 1943: Churchill and Roosevelt meet at Casablanca
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- 9th March 1943: Exercise Spartan tests D-Day forces in Britain
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Hey, I've been teleported to London!
Our office is moving and it has been a whirlwind of packing frenzy this past week. We were given the okay to wear jeans, but as you can see my outfit is just a tad bit more fancy than some of the sweatshirts and denim that's been walking around the halls. A bit overdress for the occasion maybe, but this ensemble was created while lying in bed trying to figure out an outfit that would get me to work early. Guess what!!?? Success!! I got to work about 45 minutes earlier and had time for Starbucks. Today, it was back to lateness, but we'll just blame it on the rain (and Milli Vanilli).
Have a fabu weekend!!!
Outfit Details:
Striped dress (worn as a top, worn as a dress in this post)- Forever 21
Gold ankle cords- J Crew
Black cashmere blazer- thrifted
Black ankle boots- Dolce Vita for Target (ridiculously on sale here)
Twisted necklace- J Crew
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With my apologies to Herb Caen
After a previous engagement in The City I pulled out my pano machine and got to work. Requests for extra high resolutions stock photos of the City by the Bay are common and it was a clearer than average day in the Bay Area.
Originally I planned to head over to the Golden Gate Bridge and shoot from both the Marin and San Francisco sides. But as I saw traffic building up in front of me, and coincidentally looked up to the iconic Sutro Tower I changed my mind. And off to Twin Peaks I drove.
The top of Twin Peaks wasn't the only thing that was high up top. As I did a quick site and wind survey the pot smell was as strong as I'd guess one would smell on the set of a Cheech and Chong movie. But my real problem was the wind. Gusts rip over the peak from the Pacific Ocean behind me. My pano machine is pretty sturdy, but not enough to stay still for the one second exposures I anticipated making when the winds approached hurricane speeds.
A short time after the sun set, the light got really nice. I hunkered down right below the parking area below seeking a spot that was partially sheltered from the wind. In addition to the benefits of reduction in wind, I found myself about three feet below the tourists posing with the city in the background right behind me. At one point I turned around to find myself only inches from the bum of a very attractive gal 😉 My method of protecting my rig from wind gusts did work, but must have looked quite awkweird. I opened my jacket, and stood as close as I could to the setup without obscuring the lens. I look weird enough without all my camera kit. But this must have appeared especially odd if viewed from the wrong angle, reminiscent of this poster that was pinned up in Mr Bernucci's photo class at my old high school.
But then again, Frisko is full of all sorts of strange characters. I might just fit in!


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Dicar Networks, a leading provider of VoIP business phone systems and IT Services, today announced it has been awarded a 2014 Digium Pinnacle Partner award in the category of Pinnacle Circle of Excellence. These Pinnacle Partner awards are presented annually to leading Digium partners who have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with Digium and driving customer success for either Switchvox Unified Communications (UC) or Asterisk Custom Communications solutions. Dicar Networks is one of the outstanding organizations selected based on annual sales and commitment to customer satisfaction.
"We have seen rapid growth of our Digium business and are honored to receive this award, which recognizes our fast growth status and collaboration with Digium," said Jennifer Fagan, "Our Company's VoIP expertise and UC capabilities combined with Digium's compelling product portfolio has led to our continued growth. By partnering with Digium, we believe we are able to offer customers the greatest value and advanced features for their office communications."
"Each year, it's an honor to recognize so many of our channel partners who have committed to servicing their customers and growing their businesses with Digium solutions," said Jim Butler, director of worldwide channel sales for Digium. "The Pinnacle Awards serve as appreciation for those partner organizations that have helped to expand our worldwide base of customers through the delivery of our affordable, feature-rich Switchvox phone system and custom Asterisk-based communication solutions."
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First of all I am sorry for being missing but last couple of months were not-so-good for me. I got terrible eye infections and I was told to restrict my screen-usage and you all know I work in software industry so it was very much harder for me.
My eyes are all good now and I am back on the internet wagon. There has been so much happening in my life and none of it is good but I am trying to make the situations better. I am in the process of making a version 2.0 of me and you might see some changes in my blog.
I promise to be consistent and be here and talk to you guys.
I am so much grateful to all of you for your comments and love in my previous comments.
SO I am back and you will see alot of fun stuffs here..
I hope all of you will have a wonderful week ahead.
Happy Sunday..!!
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Park Slope and Scoot BikeSunday, August 23, 2009
I've fallen for this lovely Park Slope fabric. The navy blue print simply whispered "little girl's pinafore" to me and I had to leave the shop with some. I toyed with the idea of making a quilt but in reality, the dress was all I could reliably finish at the moment.
This thrifted Tri-ang bike has recently been rechristened scoot bike. At first it was for sitting on and being pushed. Now, she can scoot to her heart's content. She has even perfected the scoot dance move. It consists of holding your hands up, like they are on the handle bars, and scooting with one leg.
The pattern is the Ollie + S pop-over dress from April's Sew Hip magazine. The pattern was superbly quick to make. I was able to cut the dress out using only half of the printed fabric requirement. This leaves me with some extra to make a quilt, but that will have to be next weeks Sunday stash.
edit: I have just found a link to the dress pattern via whip up. How cool is that?
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that is totally gorgeous fabric - perfect for a little girl's dress!ReplyDelete
the dress is lovely, the baby is gorgeous, and I am green with envy over the bike! I love vintage bikes ... and Park Slope fabric - it's one of my favourite fabric lines.ReplyDelete
I just got some of that Park Slope fabric recently too. Love it!ReplyDelete
I have that issue of Sew Hip as well for that O+S dress. I have it all ready to sew...just need to find time to hit the sewing machine.
Fabulous fabric!ReplyDelete
lovely outfit.........ReplyDelete


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As a gift, we're giving you "NEW TOY", short fiction by young writer Joseph Montecillo. The story was published in Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 5 (2010 Kestrel). It's narrated for us by copywriter and bookworm J.T. Tirona.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Anthony Montecillo is currently a 15-year-old student at the Ateneo de Manila High School. He started writing stories in third grade after reading The Silence of the Lambs. His works have been published in Philippine Graphic magazine, Short, Fast, and Deadly, and Philippine Speculative Fiction Volumes 5 and 6. When he's not writing, he can be found aggressively defending pro-wrestling, after clearing away unfinished homework on his desk.
ABOUT THE READER J.T. Tirona is a copywriter, crazy cat person, bookworm, insomniac, and fan of absurdist humor, who spends countless hours absorbing interesting pieces of useless information that come in handy during Quiz Nights.


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Hello Everyone! I want to recommend some movies I like a lot when you are not in the best mood of your life... sometimes we feel depressed because many bad things happen to us and we think we don't have any escape to that... but let me tell you everything is possible if we want and the people in this movies pass through situations they never imagine and they all have a message of how you should enjoy your life and don't get stuck in trouble! Have you seen them already?
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