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2014 Book Reviews
Author -- Title -- Date of posting -- Library Limelights No.
Carolyn Abraham. The Juggler's Children. 20 Feb LL50
Jussi Adler-Olsen. The Absent One. 19 May LL56
Al Aswany, Alaa. The Yacoubian Building. 27 Feb LL51
David Baldacci. Simple Genius. 7 Feb LL49
David Baldacci. The Hit. 7 May LL55
Linwood Barclay. The Accident. 21 April LL54
Mark Billingham. Rush of Blood. 8 July LL60
Mark Billingham. From the Dead. 17 Aug LL64
Joseph Boyden. The Orenda. 6 March LL52
James Lee Burke. Feast Day of Fools. 5 Aug LL63
Claire Cameron. The Bear. 9 Sept LL66
Eleanor Catton. The Luminaries. 20 October LL70
Lee Child. Never Go Back. 28 Aug LL65
Michael Connolly. The Black Box. 21 April LL54
Michael Connolly. The Gods of Guilt. 23 Sep LL67
Deborah Crombie. A Finer End. 10 April LL53
Gillian Flynn. Sharp Objects. 9 Jan LL46
Robert Galbraith. The Cuckoo's Calling. 15 June LL58
Robert Galbraith. The Silkworm. 23 Sep LL67
Nathan Dylan Goodwin. The Lost Ancestor. 13 December LL72
Mo Hayder. Poppet. 22 Jan LL47
Mo Hayder. Wolf. 5 Aug LL63
Greg Iles. Black Cross. 7 Feb LL49
Jonas Jonasson. The One Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. 27 Jan LL48
Jonas Jonasson. The Girl Who Saved the Swedish King. 13 December LL72
Mons Kallentoft. Autumn Killing. 7 Feb LL49
Lars Kepler. The Hypnotist. 9 Jan LL46
Lars Kepler. The Nightmare. 20 Feb LL50
Lars Kepler. The Fire Witness. 7 May LL55
Lars Kepler. The Sandman. 14 October LL69
Herman Koch. Summer House With Swimming Pool. 9 Sep LL66
Clive Leatherdale. Tiananmen, Travels and Traumas ... 27 Feb LL 51
Elmore Leonard. Djibouti. 22 Jan LL47
John Lescroart. The Ophelia Cut. 23 July LL62
Malcolm Mackay. The Necessary Death of Lewis Winter. 29 December LL73
Naguib Mahfouz. Sugar Street. 6 March LL52
Peter McGarvey. Dark Sunset. 29 December LL73
Denise Mina. Still Midnight. 18 July LL61
Denise Mina. The End of the Wasp Season. 3 Oct LL68
Nicole Mones. The Last Chinese Chef. 26 November LL71
Jo Nesbo. Police. 27 Jan LL48
Jo Nesbo. Cockroaches. 18 July LL61
Ridley Pearson. Killer Summer. 3 Oct LL68
Annie Proulx. That Old Ace in the Hole. 26 November LL71
Andrew Pyper. The Guardians. 17 Aug LL64
Ian Rankin. Saints of the Shadow Bible. 27 May LL57
Peter Robinson. Children of the Revolution. 10 April LL53
Craig Russell. Eternal. 19 May LL56
Sean Slater. The Survivor. 28 June LL59
Sean Slater. Snakes and Ladders. 23 July LL62
Karen Slaughter. Unseen. 27 May LL57
Martin Cruz Smith. December 6. 28 Aug LL65
Martin Cruz Smith. Tatiana. 23 Sep LL67
Tom Rob Smith. The Farm. 14 October LL69
Miriam Toews. All My Puny Sorrows. 8 July LL60
John Verdon. Think of a Numb3r. 15 June LL58
Mingmei Yip. Song of the Silk Road. 28 June LL59


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My new flat is ridiculously stuffy and I'm meant to be tidying up tonight but instead im lounging around reading blogs and drinking apple tango - which I never thought I liked until today.
My first free weekend in Northampton has been quite pleasant, a stroll into town passing lots of lovely four storey houses that I can only dream of moving into, a very garlic mayo-ey burger in an american diner named Buddies, and a gift in the shape of a cheshire cat for the back of my car.
It occured to me whilst walking around that I looked a bit stepford esque today complete with high necklane and longer than usual length, a bit of a clash against studded gladiator sandles I suppose but its so stufy comfort is always going to rule over matching. Also apologies for the terrible attempt at a camera that my blackberry has, I haven't unpacked everything yet and can't find my camera charger.
I bought this dress to wear for work but dunno if it's a bit too casual slash summery for the office?
Ah I suppose I best go clean, as I want to fit in a nap and Big Brother (please British public wont you see that Shabby is horrific?) before picking up the boyfriend at 2am from his bar job. I'll leave you with some pictures of my company for the night.

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South Florida babe Cherele is way more than your average artist. From blessing us with her late project "Paradise Lost" & constantly delivering mesmerizing visuals such as "Vi$ions" & "Yetti,". Cherele is making sure to claim her spot in hip-hop. With her new look & sound, we were more than happy to sit down and give you guys a little insight of whats going on with Cherele today.
Photographs by @KangieToThe
A creator
Give me a day in the life of Cherele.
I wake up, thank God, and proceed to put energy towards my purposes.
Besides music, do you have any another passion that keeps you motivated?
Hard to say, but sources of motivation for me stem from love, nature, architecture, visual art, film. Things like that.
What drove you to start creating music?
I feel like it was just engrained in me. Since a child, I had a natural ability to make melodies and write lyrics.
What is your opinion about the uprising Florida underground music scene?
I think it's beautiful. the scene has definitely evolved, and it
excites me to see all of the talent that's coming out right now.
From moving to Florida to Atlanta, has the transition evolved your sound?
During the transition, I really evolved as a human and more importantly as a woman, so my sound reflects that.
"I wake up, thank God, and proceed to put energy towards my purposes."
If you had to work with anyone (alive/deceased/local/mainstream/legends) who would it be and why?
I'd hit that Ye button real fast. And Missy Elliott as well. Maybe get Amy Winehouse on a hook. All different energies and creative minds I'd love to collide with.
After not releasing music for almost a year, do you think it leads you into a clear direction with your upcoming project?
I believe so. it allowed me to take a step back, grow, and find new inspiration. It was almost like I hit a refresh button.
What was the original concept behind your latest video "Yetti"?
The power of women and nature and how they both intertwine. We purposely cast 2 powerful creative women (love to Kangie and Dash Romero) to represent the different types of feminine energy.
What can we expect from your upcoming EP?
Expect a new experience, expect amazing production. LeMieuX and I always make magic together.
What message do you want to send out to any new coming artists who are searching for their own sound?
Don't be too hard on yourself. be patient and allow the growth to happen naturally. Always remain in tune with your true self; that's most important.


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BP and ODDS are the boom bap novelists... raw, dopeness out of Los Angeles... the perfect blend of a classically cultivated beatsmith with neck-snapping beats and a hungry, conscious lyricist with an exciting flow: whose crowd-pleasing live shows implement MPC instrumentation and precise rhymes delivered with intensity.
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BP and ODDS create a classic-futuristic-sound with high production quality; bringing back the boom bap to Hiphop from Los Angeles... just the way we like it.
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For the Peace of Jerusalem Ministry
Dear family and friends in Christ,
Blessings to you from Jerusalem, the city of the Great King. Jerusalem, by many Jews and Christians alike,
is believed to be the naval of the earth and the center of the universe. Jerusalem is certainly the city that will
bring about the finale of history as we know it. I, being led by the Holy Spirit, have been so blessed to serve
in a World Missions ministry as a prophetic intercessor.
A prophetic intercessor is, in part, a man or a woman that God has shown and confirmed things about a specific
need, and at times, even to be in a strategic location, which He will use them to make up the hedge and
stand in the gap. In Ezekiel 22:30 God sought for such a man, none was found and judgment came to Israel. As
a prophetic intercessor, God has strategically placed me in the city of Jerusalem to accomplish a spiritual warfare
in praying for the peace of Jerusalem.
Over the years God has moved me to different locations to pray, from the
Mount of Olives to Mevaseret, from the Old City to the New City in the heart of Jerusalem, from Rechavia to
French Hill.
While in Jerusalem in August of 2013, I was given a word concerning His people in France and the entire House
of David in Nice, France. The word concerning France you can read about on the Prayer Directive Page under
the Content Menu. While I continue to pray for the peace of Jerusalem I have also been standing in the gap
for the Jewish Community in France and specifically for a portal to be established over Nice, France. While
having made at least 38 trips to Jerusalem over the last 32 years, I am presently in Nice France having arrived on September 29, 2015 from Jerusalem. I am finishing a small intercessory prayer mandate from October 6, 2015 to December 7, 2015. making my 8th trip to France to intercede for the large Jewish community. Regardless of which country I am in, all of the prayer directives are lifted up in intercessory prayer.
When the Lord releases me I will return to Jerusalem. Since the end of 2009 I have been able to completed more than 10,000 hours of intercessory prayer aside from my own personal prayer and intercession.
Now to the crux of the message, which also provides the opportunity for an eternal blessing to all who
participate with this important prayer mandate.
First, you can help by praying for this mission, as well, for the peace of Jerusalem. Pray also for the Jewish
people in France that want to make Aliyah, to the land of their fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Secondly, I am not Jewish and can not legally work in Israel nor am I a resident of France. This is where I am
trusting the Lord to provide through His people. Both countries are very expensive to live in, not to mention
transportation costs which fluctuates almost daily. Little is multiplied when it is given to the Lord's service.
Donations may be made through Pay Pal or check
"The River Church of God-For the peace of Jerusalem"
Send to:
The River Church of God
626 Palm Street
West Palm Beach, Fl. 33401
Concerning the donation of air miles with Delta, there is a toll free number below. The account is listed under Rev. Greg Stevenson.
Thank you and blessings from Jerusalem.
1 561 372-4400 Magic Jack
1 561 603 3141 U.S.A. Cell#
011 972 54 289-9259 Israeli Cell#
God bless you.
Bishop Greg Stevenson
Bishop Greg Stevenson
97 Jaffa Road
Jerusalem, Israel
Ordained Bishop
Intercessor for the Peace of Jerusalem
The present mandate: Intercede 5 hours a day, Sunday – Saturday.
Personal prayer and intercession on Sunday - Saturday.
Fasting with supplication and thanksgiving often.
12/10/2009 - 12/19/2009 Mount of Olives Prayer mandate - 70hrs
12/19/2009 - 02/07/2010 Rehavia, Jerusalem Prayer mandate - 245hrs
05/01/2010 - 05/21/2011 Rehavia, Jerusalem Prayer mandate - 1925hrs
07/01/2011 - 09/25/2012 Jerusalem City Prayer mandate - 2584hrs
10/10/2012 - 09/25/2014 Jerusalem City Prayer mandate - 4088hrs
12/16/2014 - 09/13/2015 Nice, France & Jerusalem Prayer mandate -1358hrs
10/06/2015 - 12/07/2015 Nice, France Prayer mandate - 315hrs
No regional or international restriction while interceding.
Goal: To intercede for the peace of Jerusalem and establish a portal over the city of Jerusalem, to allow God to pour out the Spirit of Supplication and Grace upon His people, while also giving free access to God's ministering angel's to descend and ascend and go throughout every neighborhood in Jerusalem, even to the outskirts.
To cause God's people to earnestly ask and humbly pray, to know God's will and to obey His voice. Furthermore, to encourage intercessor's, worldwide, to beseech God Almighty to enlarge the circumference of this portal.
After completing 55 weeks of intercessory prayer at the residence in Rechavia, Jerusalem, close to the Israeli Knesset, I was instructed to move to a strategic location in the center of the city of Jerusalem on Jaffa Street, where there was a need for a man to make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Him for the land.
After 448 hours of intercessory prayer, the Lord confirmed by more than two immutable things that the portal had been established.
I have at this time, completed 2,584 hours of prayer which concludes the present prayer mandate.
I am to start a new intercessory prayer mandate on October 10, 2012 which will go through until September 25, 2014, which is also Rosh Hashanah.
I will continue in prayer for Israel, pressing toward the mark until October 10, 2012, which will begin on the evening of October 9, 2012, in Jerusalem.
The newest prayer mandate is 4,088 hours of intercessory prayer.
This prayer mandate which started in Jerusalem was completed on 09/25/2014 in Nice, France.
For more details on the new prayer mandate you can check the Prayer Directives page. 12/16/2014 - 09/13/2015 Nice, France & Jerusalem Prayer mandate -1358hrs. This mandate was completed on September 13, 2015 in the city of Jerusalem.
The present prayer mandate began on October 06 2015 and will be completed on December 12/07/2015 in Nice, France.
Because the burden of the Lord is upon me for Jerusalem, the city of the Great King and knowing that the Lord will not relent, I am compelled to ask others that love Jerusalem, God's people and the land that was promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to share the burden of making up the hedge and standing in the gap for Jerusalem.
I am asking for your prayers as I war against the principalities and against the rulers of the darkness of this world. I am asking that you will make a commitment to pray for the peace of Jerusalem as well as for the Jewish Community in France.
I am asking that you would pray for the land of Israel and for the Jewish people that God chose, to bring forth the Messiah, Jesus Christ. I am also asking for others to participate with me in fulfilling this intercessory prayer mandate by helping me to carry the weight of the the expenses that are involved in making this mission successful.
In Christ
Bishop Greg Stevenson
Please use the following account for donations of air miles to For the Peace of Jerusalem
Delta - 1 800 221-1212
Delta Skymiles 2618559112 Account - Rev. Gregory Stevenson


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My Joomla has been hacked
If you suspect that your Joomla has been hacked, the first thing to check are the raw weblogs. Try searching them for suspicious client requests such as:
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Unfortunately, it is not always that easy to find traces of a web attack and to decode it. Such a task may require an advanced developer to devote quite a lot of time. That's why you should know the most common reasons for a Joomla to be compromised:
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You can check your Joomla version by logging in your admin panel. There your current Joomla version will be specified.
In this case, you will need to upgrade your Joomla installation to the lastest Stable version.
2. Additionally installed components / modules are outdated.
This is a very common but, unfortunately, neglected problem. It is essential to keep track of all extra components / modules and make sure they are up to date. Check the addon's homepage for information about recent security issues and upgrade instructions.
3. Common misconfigurations which are known to open security holes:
– register_globals turned on in PHP's configuration – if turned on this directive allows easy variable poisoning; make sure to turn it off;
– allow_url_include turned on in PHP's configuration – if turned on it allows remote code to be included in your scripts; make sure to turn it off;
– using the default table prefix _jos. This opens the door for all MySQL injections; make sure you change your table prefix to something harder to guess using this component;
– RG_EMULATION turned on in Joomla 1.0.* – this directive emulates register_globals locally, a dangerous option; if enabled, you will see a warning right after you log in to your Joomla admin panel; you can switch it off by adding somewhere in the middle of the configuration.php file:
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The Way It Is/ Ryan Hunter-Reay on his championship yearby Gordon Kirby
Ryan Hunter-Reay did himself proud this year. Hunter-Reay won IndyCar's championship with style, building momentum as the season wore on and chasing down Will Power and Team Penske in the year's closing races. Ryan won four races this year--Milwaukee, Iowa, Toronto and Baltimore--and wrapped up the championship with a clean drive through the field to fourth place at the California Speedway while Power hit the fence.
"I think the basis for where our season started was being able to test along with Penske and Ilmor developing not only the DW12 but the Chevrolet engine," Hunter-Reay observed. "I was one of the test drivers for Chevy and I think during the season it really started coming together. Milwaukee is where we got our first win but the speed was there in the season-opener at St. Pete and we finished second in Brazil. The only big thing that was different for me this year than every other year was Indianapolis."
Indeed, the month May at Indianapolis has been a struggle for Hunter-Reay. He finished sixth in his first start at Indianapolis with Rahal Letterman in 2008 but crashed in both 2009 with Vision Racing and '10 with A.J. Foyt. Last year with Andretti Autosport he barely scraped into the field for the 500. But this year Ryan was a front runner throughout practice and qualified on the outside of the front row only to suffer an engine failure early in the race.
"I've certainly gathered a lot of respect for the Speedway over the years from the hard times that I've had there. But to qualify on the front row I think was the beginning to our championship run."
Ryan enjoyed testing and coming to grips with the Dallara DW12 and Chevrolet's new turbo V6.
"From my first day in the car I knew it was going to be quite a long development road and I knew I was going to have to adapt to it. It wasn't going to be a case of tailoring this car exactly to my driving style and to continue doing what I've been doing the past five or six years. I was going to have to adapt to the car and I really enjoyed that. I enjoyed changing my driving style and learning how to get the most out of the new car.
"It was a clean sheet of paper for every driver. With the different handling characteristics and the carbon brakes it was a new challenge. To make the car the way I needed it--and most every other driver will tell you that was the key--was to make the front of the car work further into the corner. As it was, it would turn in rather loose on entry and then go to what I call a snap understeer, or a massive push. So minimizing that and making the entry a little bit friendly while making the front grip longer through the corner--which is always on the Christmas list of any driver--was key. I think over the entire season, even to the last race, we were still honing in on that."
Hunter-Reay sees plenty of room for development in both car and engine.
Ryan was delighted to do some engine development work for the first time in his career.
"It was my first opportunity to be able to do some engine development. It's a completely different tack than what I've been used to, which is to make the car balanced for a particular goal you're pursuing whether it be qualifying or whatever. But with engine development you're working on driveability and turbo and boost ramp-up. It was a completely new area for me to work on. I had to hone in on that in testing. I had to really focus on this different area that I'd never done before and I really enjoyed it. I think we got a lot out of that."
Hunter-Reay has repeatedly made the point this year that he enjoys a healthy, open and productive relationship with teammates Marco Andretti and James Hinchcliffe.
"I think the thing that's critical is chemistry. If the drivers are not working in harmony you may as well have three, single-car teams rather than one, three-car team. We definitely made the most of that this year. James, Marco and I get along really well outside the car and away from the racetrack. That really helps our communication. There are really no egos standing in the way. Everybody on this team knows that if you help your teammate you're going to benefit from it.
"We really made a lot of that this year. It was certainly enjoyable and I think the teammate side of it is only the tip of the iceberg. The atmosphere within the entire team--the engineering, the crew--all that has gone really well in addition to the driver line-up. It's been a very nice thing to see, a development I've really enjoyed being a part of over the last few years."
Ryan says he's been fortunate this year to enjoy many first-rate races.
"I've never had so many good races in one season. This was definitely a breakthrough in my career. I think Iowa was big because when we started the last stint we were seventh or eighth and we ended up winning it. Then we had Baltimore which was a do or die race. Will (Power) had sat on pole and won the race the year before and that was the race where I felt like I really came through and I felt like the team came through too. But a lot was in my hands that I really had to deliver on in that one.
Of course, before the season-closer in California, Hunter-Reay turned down an offer from Roger Penske and signed a new contract with Andretti Autosport for the next two years.
"I have a lot of deep-rooted, long-standing relationships with the team and sponsors," Ryan commented. "We've achieved a lot together and there was a whole lot riding on that. When you have a group of people, especially on the #28 car, that are working that well together where it's just seamless on every front you want to continue that. Yes, we could be faster at some tracks. We need to pick up the pace at some mile and half superspeedways. For sure we have some weaknesses. But every day on the job with this group is exactly the way you would want it. It's ideal.
"Racing is a team sport. It's about people and when you've got such a great group like we have at Andretti Autosport tossing that aside just doesn't make any sense. I just couldn't leave that group. It felt wrong in so many ways."
Over the last ten years Hunter-Reay has endured a long climb to the top of American open-wheel racing. He won two races in his first two years in Champ Car but struggled to find a regular, competitive ride in the IRL until settling with Andretti Autosport in 2010.
"It's certainly been a long road. I came up through karting where I emulated the guys in the CART Indy Car series. When I was in karting Indy car was the biggest racing series in the world, but just when I got to cars with Skip Barber the bottom fell out of the whole thing, and there were certainly some tough times ahead because of the split."
In 2002 Ryan won three races and took three poles in the Atlantic series. He graduated to Champ Car in '03 with Stefan Johnson's short-lived American Spirit team and won at Surfers Paradise at the end of the year. He moved to Keith Wiggins HVM team in '04 and scored a dominant win from the pole at Milwaukee but had to move to Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports team in '05.
"Through the Skip Barber series I was able to win quite a few races and scholarships but once you get to Atlantic it's a whole new level of funding and to find the support for that was very difficult. Then, moving into Champ Car, every year was year by year. I felt like every race was another test to prove that I should have a ride and that's how it went for the next five or six years. Every time I was in the car it was somewhat of a make or break feeling."
Hunter-Reay was unable to find an open-wheel ride for '06 so he raced instead in the Grand-Am series. But he got a break in the second half of 2007, landing a ride with Rahal Letterman and scoring an excellent win at Watkins Glen.
"I enjoyed my time with Bobby's team and I was able to show that I was worthy of the seat the next year. But then our sponsor ethanol left the sport entirely for a few years and Rahal closed its doors. Once again a team I had driven for closed its doors. I had the opportunity to drive for Vision and Foyt in '09. I learned a lot from A.J. and I'm certainly very thankful to Tony George for keeping me afloat that year."
Ryan's big break finally came when he got a part-time ride with Michael Andretti's team for 2010.
"So we went out and finished second at Brazil in the first race. Then we went to Long Beach and won and, lo and behold, the rest of the season came. It's always been like that for me, but I think that makes me hungrier. I know what it feels like watching IndyCar races, the sport that I love, from the couch for a year and a half. For sure, it's made me hungrier. I know what the lows feel like and I never want to get back there again. So I drive like hell to stay on top."
Ryan will also do some sports car racing during IndyCar's off-season. He will race one of the new SRT Viper GT cars at Petit Le Mans next month and will drive either the Viper or a Level 5 Motorsports' LMP2 car at Sebring next March. He also plans to do the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona in an as yet undetermined, Chevy-powered Grand-Am car.
"I'm testing an LMP2 car for Level 5 Motorsports at Road Atlanta all this week and I'll be doing Petit Le Mans, the Daytona 24 hours and Sebring. The number one race I want to add to my list is the 24 hours of Le Mans, depending on scheduling conflicts."
Of course, Hunter-Reay is the first American to win the IndyCar title since Sam Hornish in 2006 and he's delighted to have the responsibility and opportunity to help the series regain its lost place in the sports market.
"I think it's a great responsibility to have. I don't feel like it's a burden at all. I'm really looking forward to that. As a kid growing up I was just a fan of Indy car racing. I always watched Indy car races on Sundays. I went to the races and I looked up to the American heroes--Mario, Michael, Bobby Rahal, Rick Mears, Al Unser Jr., and Jimmy Vasser too. I looked up to those guys.
"I was just a kid. I didn't think about whether they were Americans or from any other country. I always naturally looked up to the Americans and now to be on the other side of that with the young kids looking up to us, it's neat to see that come full circle. I'm very proud to represent the United States in a series that is very diverse with drivers from around the world. Those things are what makes the series so great.
"Certainly being the first American champion since Hornish and since Al Unser Jr. in a unified series back in 1994 is a great thing for me. Al Jr's #31 from '94 was my go-kart number all the way up through karting. So to be in this position is really a dream come true. This is what I've always wanted and it's going to be a lot of fun representing the United States. It's great pressure to have."
Hunter-Reay has proved himself to be an excellent racing driver as well as a gentleman on and off the track. In today's difficult times IndyCar could not have a better champion.
Auto Racing ~ Gordon Kirby
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Newspaper article The Florida Times Union
Prisons Aren't Working, So Let's Expand Drug Court
Article excerpt
Byline: TONYAA WEATHERSBEE
State Attorney Angela Corey has a point.
Some of the offenders who were recommended for post-conviction drug court might have been more likely to use their freedom to wreak mayhem than seriously work on curing their drug habit.
She's also right about it being the state's duty to protect the public.
Yet, it's disturbing that politics and personalities reverberating between Corey, Court Administrator Joe Stelma and Chief Circuit Judge Donald Moran may have conspired to deny drug offenders a chance to clean up their act through a post-conviction drug court - a dispute that led to it being shut down after court officials lost a $1.4 million grant to fund it.
More disturbing is the fact that some prosecutors in Corey's office cling to the notion that Florida ought to build more prisons instead of rehabilitating drug offenders.
Florida is facing a $3 billion shortfall.
Prisons consume 11 percent of the general fund.
Already, more than 100,000 people are locked up at the cost of more than $20,000 per person per year.
This makes no sense - especially when drug courts are showing signs of promise in stopping drug abusers from offending again.
And the prison experiment has been going on for more than 25 years.
According to e-mails obtained by The Times-Union under Florida's public records law, when drug court coordinator Kelly Zarle wrote in January that it is more costly to incarcerate drug offenders "only for them to come out and re-offend," Sandra Rosendale, an assistant state attorney, replied: "I disagree with you, all due respect, but I think they should just build more prisons ... at least if they are incarcerated, people's lives will be saved ..."
Rosendale's answer - more prisons to lock up more people - is one reason why Corey's office can't find many drug offenders suitable for post-conviction drug court.
That's probably because many of those offenders, who are known as "mature drug users," received jail or prison time instead of rehabilitation a long time ago. …


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Wintter vacation is about to come, and Heartseed housing will be busy recently. Please, anyone who is interested to stay in Heartseed housing for few days, look through this notifications first!
1. 徐伯伯正在興建「茶亭」、「新的廚房」、「房間」,所以希望有空去的人可以多留個幾天幫忙一下噢!
Heartseed housing is constructing a tea pavilion, a new kitchen and a new room. Hope someone who will come could stay for more days to help these constructions!
2. 如果有要開車去的人,或是會開車經過的人,家裡如果有堪用的電鍋或其他家居用品(例如毯子等),可以帶過去;如果是要買新的就免囉!伯伯不希望大家破費!而且要買新的還不如贊助,就可以直接在鹿野購買需要的用品!
If someone who would drive to Heartseed Housing, you may bring some available household stuff here. No need to buy new. You may sponsor instead to buy any stuff which is needed.
3. 寒暑假是旅遊旺季,希望要去的人一定要事先通知伯伯,好讓他掌握人數。
It's very busy in Winter & Summer Vacation. Therefore, please notify Uncle Hsu first and he could control the quality of housing.
4. 一般平日的話,伯伯很歡迎大家去,尤其是家裡有老人家的話,若是在家無聊,也可以到倒地鈴去走走看看住住。
For other workdays, Uncle Hsu welcome everyone to visit! If there's some elder who feels bored home, he'she could come and stay for a period!
5. 有沒有人家裡有二手的貨車要賣呢?要貨車不要廂型車噢!因為伯伯說貨車可以載人、腳踏車、水泥…希望有消息的人可以直接跟伯伯連絡,希望可以便宜出售!:)
Is there anyone who has secondhand truck? Not a sedan! We could carry goods, bicycles and visitors by the former. If you have some info, please transfer it ti Uncle Hsu, and a cheaper price is needed!
6. 倒地鈴民宿經車友建議後新設置了一個「傻瓜英雄榜」!如果捐助超過1000 元或是提供勞務一天以上者,就能上榜。英雄榜設於廚房餐桌後!有資格上榜的人請寄照片給伯伯,他會幫忙放上公佈欄!
Suggested by Heartseed friends, we Heartseed Housing established a "Fool hero board" recently! If someone who donates more than $1000NTD or supports to the construction more than 1 day, they could name themself on the board...! This board is put behind the table in the kitchen! Our friends who is qualified could send your personal pic to Uncle Hsu, and he will put it on the board!
Finally, please enjoy the free atmosphere and beautiful scenery!


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Well here it is, the newest upgrade to my brewery,
a detachable control panel.
Before my control panel was in a metal breaker box mounted on the front in btween the HLT and MT.
Now it is in a waterproof (except through the front panel) plastic sprinkler system box.
The control box stand was built from conduit and galvanived pipe, mostly leftover from wiring the rest of my stand. The control box slides on to two pipes.
I used a 20' heavy duty extension cord that I cut down to what I needed, the black is power and ground.
The colored plugs came from Walmart, $6.50ish for three 6' adapters to plug in several DC adapters into a power strip.
Spliced up and wraped with heat shrink.
All color coded MT asco, HLT asco, pump, and power.
The aluminum control panel is epoxied to the box. Some of the wiring is hot glued down cause I'm a little OCD.
The back of the box, two 3/4" pipes slide over the two 1/2" pipes on the stand.
The whole thing swivels 360* for storage or transport.
I also added a gfi outlet.
Next will plumbing and maybe a second pump.


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You should know that when we are married, I shall on occasion beat you. With my hand... A light whip... When I do so you must not think you have offended me. I do it because it gives me sexual pleasure. So remember that and don't be upset.
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JDA Software Group, which sells enterprise supply chain solutions, and Oliver Wight, a global supply chain consulting firm, are jointly releasing a sales and operations planning solution that can be used by retailers.
The companies announced their strategic partnership June 30.
"Traditionally, S&OP technology is aimed at manufacturers who want to balance supply capacity with demand," said David Johnston, senior vice president of supply chain for JDA. "For retailers, merchandise planning is the closest thing they do to S&OP. There is a big disconnect between how planning gets executed and the operational plan."
Rather than just providing a way of balancing capacity with fulfillment and demand, Johnston said the new S&OP solution ensures a retailer's operational plan aligns with DC (distribution center) capacity, available carrier lanes, expected revenue and margin targets, and the overall strategic plan.
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Dennis Groves, chairman of Oliver Wight Americas, said the scope of S&OP has expanded from supply and demand execution to integrated business management over the past 30 years.
"It includes product portfolio management, client demand management, financial management, and executive management, driven from a company's strategic plan," he said. "S&OP is designed to get a company one set of plans from which everyone can execute."
Johnston said the solution can help retailers manage the flow of products around seasonal peaks and high promotion periods.
"It gives you the right visibility and planning data," he said. "You can secure external and internal carrier capacity, as well as the right labor in the DC and the right shelf space in the store, during times in the year when you just can't follow a -just in time' methodology."
Tim Payne, an analyst with Gartner, said S&OP is often not even called S&OP in the retail industry, reflecting that it is less established with retailers than with manufacturers.
"However, as a business process, it makes great sense for any organization that has to balance supply and demand," Payne said. "Any initiative that helps to make this more doable is a good thing for companies."
Payne said S&OP is evolving into a methodology he calls IBP (integrated business planning).
"This brings in more strategic alignment and adds more capability in the area of financial impact analysis," he said. "JDA and Oliver Wight would need to figure out how the solutions need to develop in order to deliver more IBP capabilities in the future."
As part of the agreement, JDA will incorporate Oliver Wight's methodology and consulting processes into its software solution offering to increase the overall performance of its S&OP solutions. Oliver Wight will also participate in and provide counsel to JDA's Business Requirements Group for S&OP and will collaborate directly with JDA's Product Management and Development Groups.
Dan Berthiaume covers the retail space for eWEEK. For more industry news, check out eWEEK.com's Retail Site.


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Dennis Doud was born in the same hospital as John Wayne, living his entire childhood in Iowa until leaving for higher education. After graduating from LeTourneau College, (now a university), in Longview, Texas, he returned home to the Hawkeye State. He left Iowa again to chase down his almost-a-wife who had taken a job in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. It's a place called "God's Country" and it has been truly that to Dennis, his bride of 35 years, and their now-grown-up kids.
Dennis has enjoyed reading and writing since elementary school and, to this day, still barely tolerates arithmetic. He has written various stories and articles and is now writing faith-based screenplays, 'Tweener home-school adventure books, and sporadically scribbling an online blog.
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AMBRIDGE - About 200 teachers in Ambridge Area School District are prepared to go on strike Monday morning if a contract settlement cannot be reached by then.
Mary Catherine Knafelc, president of the Ambridge Education Association, hand-delivered strike notices to the superintendent Wednesday night after the regular school board meeting.
Teachers have been working without a contract for almost a year, since their four-year contract expired June 30. And while there has been some progress since negotiations started in March 2006, Knafelc, a sixth-grade teacher at Economy Elementary, said progress has been "very minimal."
Health care and salaries are among the main sticking points, Knafelc said.
Butch Santicola, director of organizing and spokesman for the western portion of the Pennsylvania State Education Association, said Ambridge Area's Educational Support Professionals, which represents about 57 secretarial and support staff, have also been working without a contract, but are still bargaining at this point.
Santicola said Ambridge Area teachers were meeting Thursday after school to discuss their options.
"There is still hope of a settlement," he said.
Knafelc said another meeting is scheduled this morning, and teachers are hoping to have negotiations this weekend.
"If nothing is resolved this weekend, we'll strike Monday morning," Knafelc said.
Superintendent Kenneth Voss wouldn't discuss negotiations, but said if there is a work stoppage Monday, classes will be canceled for all 2,920 students.
Under state law, the 180-day school year must be completed on or before June 30. Each day of the looming strike, Voss said, would postpone the close of the school year, and may affect graduation. Graduation ceremonies are now planned for the last day of school, June 8.
Voss has notified the state Department of Education and sent notification letters home to parents. Some parents said they worried about a late graduation or exams for Advanced Placement classes, which are currently under way. Successful completion of AP classes allows high school students to skip lower-level college courses.
Others worried about end-of-the-year athletics.
"I think it's ridiculous. There are only eight days left," said Ambridge resident Marie Panutsos, whose daughter is a senior.
Voss said he has talked to several parents and at least one senior, and advised that the district and the teachers union are engaged in talks.
"I certainly don't want to see the children's education interrupted. Hopefully we'll be able to work this out," Voss said.


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Verizon Penetration Testing Consultant in Miami, Florida
What you'll be doing...
As a Penetration Testing Consultant you should have a basic knowledge of vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and professionally relaying technical vulnerabilities and their impact to technical and non-technical customers.
You will perform various penetration testing assessments for Verizon's enterprise customers as an individual contributor or as part of a team delivering the assessment. The assessments that would be delivered would either be remote or onsite at a customer location.
In this role you'll be responsible for:
For the remote assessments you will telecommute from your home office connecting into Verizon's attack lab to perform assessments or for internal assessments travel to the designated customer locations.
Identifying vulnerabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities as well as learning from Verizon's Penetration Test team on how to perform post-exploitation activities and explaining the path to compromise to external and internal stakeholders.
Basic knowledge of how to perform these activities manually and also leveraging automated tools.
What we're looking for...
You'll need to have:
Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
Four or more years of relevant work experience.
Experience in Information Technology.
Experience in vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
Two or more years of experience performing one or more of the following:
Mobile application
Wireless penetration testing
Even better if you have:
A degree.
Experience with network, application, and wireless security testing to include using tools, manual testing, and various testing techniques.
Certifications: OSCP/CEH/OSWP/OSCE/OSEE/OSWE/CISSP).
When you join Verizon...
You'll be doing work that matters alongside other talented people, transforming the way people, businesses and things connect with each other. Beyond powering America's fastest and most reliable network, we're leading the way in broadband, cloud and security solutions, Internet of Things and innovating in areas such as, video entertainment. Of course, we will offer you great pay and benefits, but we're about more than that. Verizon is a place where you can craft your own path to greatness. Whether you think in code, words, pictures or numbers, find your future at Verizon.
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Eating meals as a family provides limitless benefits. Not only does it help boost your children's grades but also helps encourage healthy eating habits in your kids. Furthermore, it provides an effective means of relieving stress in parents because you won't need to worry that your kid is eating junk food or is still out with other people when they should be home already and enjoying a nice meal with the family.
When everyone's got a schedule of their own, it can be difficult to sit down to a family meal with everyone on the table. There will also be the matter of making sure the food is packed with flavor and the much-needed nutrients while keeping everyone happy. How can you ensure that only healthy dishes are enjoyed by the family during meal times?
Just make small changes at the start
You won't need to make a major overhaul of your cooking all at once to make meals really enjoyable for everyone. Start with just small ones. This may come in the form of adding one or two healthy recipes added to your weekly rotation.
For family members who are not quite into the healthy-eating bug, it can help if you refrain from tagging new dishes as being part of healthy eating. At the end of the day, what really matters is good taste more than anything else. There are limitless ways to cook healthy and delicious dishes.
A healthy side dish during every meal could be an effective start. You could serve up grilled asparagus or some fresh strawberries with the usual cheeseburger. All it takes is a little planning on what would taste good with which. This brings us to the second thing you could also do.
Get everyone involved in the meal planning process
When doing your weekly meal planning, get everyone involved, whether in the shopping or cooking. Ask your children what they want from the supermarket if you can't take them along when shopping. This enables you to discuss what goes on the shopping list to satisfy everyone.
Do the same during the cooking. It can get tedious to be slaving away in the kitchen alone during meal preparation times so let your kids help out with the process. You can have your children wash the ingredients before you chop the items up. Or you can also have them pick fresh herbs from their stems. It pays to cook as a family.
Getting your children involved in the shopping and cooking will help them realize that their input matters so they can become eager participants in the entire meal preparation process.
Try out new recipes whenever you can
A bit of online search can yield some fun recipes you can try out in the kitchen. You might even remake old recipes using healthier alternatives. You could try having cuisine nights dedicated to a specific theme, such as Mexican, Italian, or Caribbean recipes.
This can give limitless opportunities for experimentation and exploration. You might even test out your own recipes that you have created on your own and see if they merit repetition.
Take note of which recipes are a hit with your children and then cook them on a rotating basis.


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Saturday, 23 March 2013
POP, January 1978: Glorious premiere of ABBA film 'The Movie': this is the music film of the year!
Sweden's capital Stockholm presents itself to its visitors in sparkling radiance. A sugary white layer of snow that covers houses and streets, and a wonderful Christmas illumination make for a perfect scenery. Candlelight and cosy sofas make sure that there's a celebratory setting inside the cinema. Everyone who is important in the Swedish entertainment industry came to this venue, among them ABBA film director Lasse Hallström and ABBA's manager Stig Anderson. But the centre of attention are obviously Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and above all Agnetha Fältskog who has just become a mother again. Together world famous as ABBA and with more than 50 million record sales in the past few years the most successful group in the world. Visibly excited for the big moment, the four Swedes are talking to the invited guests while sipping their champagne. In the cinema hall the tension is rising to boiling point. All of a sudden there's a stroke of the gong and the lights of the fluttery chandeliers are dimmed. There's a deadly silence, people can hear their own heart beating. A white, vivid flash of lightning, that reveals one of the sides of the stage. In the centre of the light beam there's Stig Anderson in front of a microphone. The ABBA mastermind greets the invited guests in a festive manner and explains the background of the movie. And then 'ABBA - The Movie' takes off!
Breathtaking scenes of the Australian landscape and kangaroos hopping around are the starting point of the movie on the big screen. What follows are 90 minutes of complete ABBA. Hunted by an interview-hungry reporter, Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Benny and Björn are playing and singing their way around the world, meanwhile performing all their big hits blow upon blow.
The lights have barely been turned on when a thunderous applause arises that makes the walls of the vintage theatre tremble. Moved and visibly relieved, the four headliners are taking in the standing ovations. Beaming Agnetha happily reveals to POP afterwards: "I am so happy that I was here tonight. At first, I didn't even want to come, because I was so nervous that I would rather have stayed at home. Now I would actually love to travel to Cannes to the International music fair Midem where 'The Movie' will be presented to the international music world. But the wellbeing of our little son takes precedence. That's why I'm staying at home and that's why there won't be any ABBA concert activities for the time being. By the way, our film will be released in your country in February. I'm curious if our fans in Germany and Switzerland will be just as impressed by 'The Movie' as the guests this evening."
Well, that should be beyond question.
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- Monica said...
Thanks for the article Michel.
- 23 March 2013 at 17:21
Thank you so much, Michel, for this great article. I love The Movie!
- 18 April 2013 at 20:40
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The United States lost jobs in July, but the pace of firings and layoffs is moderating, according to a private employment report.
Overall, the US private nonfarm sector lost 371,000 jobs last month, according to the ADP National Employment Report (.pdf) released Wednesday. That estimate, intended to anticipate the official government estimate to be released Friday, was slightly higher than many economists had forecast. Nevertheless, it represents the smallest number of job losses reported by ADP since October 2008 – and roughly half the peak job loss of 736,000 in March.
"Despite recent indications that overall economic activity is stabilizing, employment, which usually trails overall economic activity, is likely to decline for at least several more months, albeit at a diminishing rate," Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic Advisers, said in a release. The company puts out the monthly report, based on payroll data, in partnership with Automatic Data Processing.
Job losses have slowed the most at small- and medium-sized businesses, where the monthly rate of decline now is half what it was in January, according to the ADP report. Large companies (those with 500 or more employees) have seen their job losses slow by slightly more than a third in the same period.


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USA Today is reporting on a number of false polices sites that have been posted on MySpace in an effort to mock and defame law enforcement agencies.
From the article —
A new police tool on the Internet has prompted hoax sites on MySpace.com, and the popular networking site is shutting them down.
At least 16 police or sheriffs' departments appeared to have profile pages on MySpace to seek investigative tips or deter predators, but USA TODAY found that at least six were fakes.
A page that claimed to represent the New York Police Department had racy photos. Another that said it was the Fairfax County Police in Virginia said officers loved donuts and coffee. Officials in both departments said they did not set up the pages and did not know who did.
Asked about those profiles last week, MySpace.com closed them. It also closed pages claiming to represent New Jersey State Police and the Coral Gables Police Department in Florida. Hemanshu Nigam, MySpace's chief security officer, says the site is investigating six more profiles that look like police department pages.
"We want law enforcement present on our site, but we don't want people violating our members' trust," says Nigam. He says in the physical world, people recognize police by their uniforms. On its site, however, MySpace needs to verify which are legitimate, Nigam says.


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Discussion in 'Rugby League Forum' started by Matabele, Jun 30, 2005.
The telecast kicks off at 7:30pm. The massacre - LIVE!!!!
Channel # 9 are obviously doing this to allow "LIVE" coverage of the Wimbledon semi final ( Hewitt vs Federer ). Nevertheless , with the weather expected to be fine , I'll still be heading out to Leichhardt Oval with litle confidence .
How much rain was there overnight?
It was heavy overnight at may place but clear skys in morning - not sure how much though
50 at penriff, 45 at homebush and 45 in sydney so sh1tloads accross sydney, the question is how good is the drainage?
would have to be good drainage, thos figures have been consistant all week! Live coverage is cool, i usually get home about 7 to 730, i hate that hours wait, especially knowing the game has started!
looking at the local playing fields here, it will be wet but not too bad probably a little loose under foot
No chance of me going now, watch it in the Wheel Stand me thinks.
ill be out - otherwise would have gone will tape it and hope for a good hangover cure tomrrow morning
yup I may drag my arcade machine into the living room to finish installing all the software I need on it whilst watching and packing
Parking is impossible at Leichardt anyway isn't it?
parking isnt too bad, driving out of there is a nightmare!
Driving anywhere in Sydney is a nightmare. The streets aren't wide enough for my team of oxen.
Remember what i said daniel. Hire you body board in Fiji! DO NOT TAKE ONE WITH YOU!
If you here the snap of a rubber glove as you go through Customs I would be blaming Sherlock.
Or even better. I dont know anything about it officer, Shapel must have put it there!
Or, I come from a country where the balance of power resides in just one man and where the armed forces are looking for new opportunities to exert their influence. In fact we are very similiar and you should fete me as a citizen.
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BRUNSWICK — A new elementary school could be in the town's future if School Board discussions on Wednesday catch any traction.
But that could mean delaying renovation work at the junior high school.
The School Board also approved renovation of space below the Brunswick High School stage, at the request of the Fire Department.
Board members at Wednesday's facilities meeting agreed that a $38 million project to renovate Coffin Elementary School and Brunswick Junior High School would be too costly for the town to do all at once.
While no action was taken, board members agreed they would like to explore building a new elementary school at the site of the shuttered Jordan Acres Elementary School and delay renovation work on the junior high for a few years.
They also agreed that any work on a new bus garage should wait.
Board member Rich Ellis said a capacity issue currently being faced by kindergarten through fifth-grade classrooms makes construction of a new elementary school all the more urgent. It would also help move the town toward a future with no mobile classrooms, which have been used for the past few decades.
"We're seeing growth within our school district," Ellis said. "In our K-5 classrooms, we added 3-5 kids in every grade level."
Board Chairman Jim Grant agreed.
"I think that needs to be dealt with," he said. "For me that's a priority and a crisis that needs to be addressed."
Ellis said constructing a new school at the Jordan Acres site would mean that students wouldn't have to move out of Coffin Elementary while construction happens. It would also give the junior high school an additional 10 acres of land.
Grant said the board will also consider any other potential sites for a new elementary school.
If the School Board takes formal action to go into this direction, it could prevent a large tax hike from occurring in one year. One bond scenario for the $38 million combined renovations project showed a possible 10 percent tax hike for the first year alone.
However, construction of a new elementary school and bus garage and major renovations on the junior high could cost the town over time, even if they're not bonded in the same year.
A preliminary estimate on building an elementary school at the Jordan Acres site is about $24 million, according to the board's architects.
Major renovations for Coffin Elementary would have cost the town about $18 million, while construction of a new school in its place would cost about $22 million.
Despite the larger cost, Ellis said construction of a new elementary school would benefit the town in the long run.
"To me, it would be foolish to spend $18 million on a 20-year renovation when you could spend a few more million dollars to get (a building with a longer lifespan)," he said.
Lyndon Keck of PDT Architects agreed.
"I want to stress that the operational savings would be huge if you built a new school instead of renovating at Coffin," he said, though he added that his firm will have to develop a site plan for a new school at the Jordan Acres site.
Board member Janet Connors expressed concern over delaying work on the junior high.
"It's been in extremely needy condition for a long time and I don't think it's fair or right that the students that go there have such a hurting facility and may have one that may not be meeting their needs," she said.
Grant said he understands the situation, but added that it's not urgent enough that the town should rush on plans now.
Renovations of the junior high school are estimated to cost about $13 million and would likely happen within three to five years of construction of the new elementary school, if the board decides to take this direction.
The board agreed that it will make a commitment to renovating the junior high and will not let it fall to the wayside.
Ellis said the delay could also allow the board to see if the Maine Department of Education would be able to help with a lower-interest-rate bond, as it did with Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School.
In the coming months, the board's facilities committee will develop a plan for how to move forward.
At the beginning of the meeting, the board authorized more than $18,000 of renovation work on the space below the Brunswick High School stage that includes changing rooms and storage space.
Facilities Director Paul Caron said the renovations come at the insistence of the Fire Department, which said if the school doesn't separate storage space from the gathering space below the stage, it would not be allowed to operate this fall because of fire code violations.
Caron said the School Department was told in early May it needed to act on renovations by July because of the large volume of set pieces and props being stored.
The project will be funded by $7,200 generated from theater rentals and $12,000 from energy cost savings throughout the district.
The board will decide at a later date where to create a new storage space for the high school's theater program.


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Liverpool have dipped into the market very early. Already, Brendan Rodgers has snapped up Manchester City veteran Kolo Toure, Spanish starlets Luis Alberto and Iago Aspas and finally ex-Sunderland shot-stopper Simon Mignolet.
These new purchases have confirmed the fact that the corporate heads are serious about ensuring Liverpool's place in the top four next season.
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In all earnestness the fear of having another transitional season is genuine.
We should also not forget the importance of winning the early fixtures of the season.
Last August we were expecting the new stars to shine but something nearly opposite happened.
he fans have not forgotten the meek performances of Joe Allen, Sebastian Coates and Fabio Borini, just to name a few.
One thing that the Reds have struggled with, for quite some time, is consistency. What they need right now is a match winner, someone who can inspire a comeback from two goals down.
Yes, Steven Gerrard still has some years left in him but over-dependence on him is one of the reasons why Liverpool have ended up in mid table positions for the past four years.
David Villa is looking for a club that can provide him with regular playing time and Liverpool should pursue him.
Yes, he comes with a hefty price tag but that can be balanced with the money Luis Suarez's sale might bring whose departure is not a question of an 'if' but 'when'. The Spanish international has played with top sides that have different styles and has proven himself on every occasion.
Amongst the new arrivals, it is fair to say that the best days of Kolo Toure are behind him. Aspas has been quoted as the less famous version of Suarez, because he posses both the qualities of the Uruguayan - creativity and involvement in controversy.
Alberto is yet to be tested on the big stage while many believe Mignolet is overhyped. Brendan Rodgers needs to rethink his strategy before making any hasty decisions.
Nevertheless he does have a point when he claims the new signings will improve competition for a place in the playing eleven.
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Multiple sclerosis is stupid. It's frustrating and aggravating and irritating and inconvenient – especially for the person who actually has it.
OK, maybe living with an MSer brings some added challenges.
We can be energetic and active and fully engaged and productive at times – and pretty much spent at others.
We get it.
The unpredictability of MS might be difficult for others to understand.
We may need others to pitch in occasionally, especially on our tougher days. And we are certainly grateful for those who are willing to pick up the slack at such times.
On our better days, we hope to return the favor.
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O Christmas Structure: Belgium's Controversial Ultramodern "Tree"
Ah, the town Christmas tree — a towering vision of evergreen boughs, twinkling lights, tinsel and ornaments proudly erected in a public square for all to enjoy. Many people look forward to the day it's installed, gathering to watch as it's hauled into place and topped with a star. So what happens when a city decides they're going to move in a new direction with such a beloved symbol of the holiday season? If Belgium's attempt at a modern interpretation is any indication, the answer to that question is "controversy."
The city commissioned French firm 1024 Architecture to envision a different kind of holiday spectacle for Grand Place, the main public square in Brussels. They asked the designers to come up with something that visualized that year's theme of "light," and to find an environmentally-friendly alternative to chopping down one of the tallest trees in the forest for just a month or so of public enjoyment.
The 82-foot-tall ABIES-Electronicus structure does just that. An architectural sculpture made of scaffolding and fabric, the abstract interpretation of a holiday tree suggests the shape of a conifer with rectilinear "branch" elements that protrude from a vertical trunk-like core. The installation is augmented by video projections and an interactive soundtrack of electronic music. The public is even invited to climb inside to enjoy unprecedented views of the square.
The modern design is illuminated from within after dark, changing color from blue to green to yellow to red as the music plays. In the video above, you can see how the tree lights up in response to sound, with various "branches" glowing and then going dark. LED lights built into the framework twinkle, and projections bring the structure to life.
"We are originally from Strasbourg, THE Christmas capital, which boasts of having the record for the highest natural tree," says 1024 Architecture. "Our metal shaft can be assembled and disassembled as a toy. It is made up of standard elements that are easily found nearby, without having to travel from distant countries… and contrary to what has been said, it is cheap, compared to the price of exceptional convoys, cranes and staff mobilized by these giant pines. And it's more fun!"
Perhaps unsurprisingly, many of Belgium's residents disagree. In fact, they hate it so much, they organized a protest and gathered 25,000 signatures calling for a real Christmas tree to be installed in the structure's place. Not only are they arguing that the tree is ugly and too modern, they're calling it an affront to their values and traditions, ascribing the abstract interpretation to the ongoing "war on Christmas."
City officials, for their part, insist that the structure still radiates plenty of Christmas cheer, and note that there's a manger display placed just a few yards away from the installation. Brussels is a multicultural city, and the annual Winter Fun festival aims to be inclusive to all residents, not just those who celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday.
The "tree," which was first built in 2010 and previously installed in France, definitely makes no attempts to hew to tradition, but is that a bad thing? What would you think if your city replaced its conifer with a creation like this one?


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Brick red is one of my favorite colors lately, is so earthy. This sweater really is one gorgeous sweater! I just love how soft it is and the fact that it is oversize, i personally love really long sleeves like this that can cover up my hands and hat allow me to war my watches over them. This knit is so soft and i think that the big scooped neck makes the sweater more feminine and cute.
The sweater is from SheIn and you can find it here.
Of course i had to wear my tortoise heeled boots from Shuzee and they totally match the color of the sweater, find the boots here.
Don't you just like to have big and beautiful sweaters to keep you comfy and cozy during the winter? It's my fave thing! I could live in sweaters like this!


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There are lots of TV guides on iPads, including a pretty good one from TV Guide itself. But the TV Guide one isn't personalized like Next Guide is. It's also not as beautiful. Here I meet with Jeremy Toeman, CEO of Dijit, which today is launching this new personalized TV guide.
This hooks up to Facebook and Twitter to bring a beautiful, customized TV guide to you. It's yet another example of contextual software - one that brings you better experiences the more you tell the Internet about you.
Why is this so cool? Because over the past few years I've been telling Facebook more about what my favorite TV shows are. On my Facebook likes page you can see the 129 shows that I like. Next Guide uses this page to customize the layout and choices of TV shows it shows you.
But it goes further. It looks at other social behavior and even other content you liked to suggest new shows to you.
This shows another step toward what's going to happen across the industry: that nearly everything we touch will get personalized thanks to data that Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and other systems have been collecting on us.
It is scary when you see our data collection demonstrated in such a way, but it definitely makes for better services and experiences and NextGuide is a very clear example of the benefits of this new, contextual, age that's coming at us very clearly.
I can't wait until every app, website, and even our cars and hotels are personalized this way.
Some problems:
1. Facebook limits you to 5,200 likes. I've already started deleting likes that aren't as important to me to make room for new likes since I already have about 5,000. I hope Facebook does away with that limitation.
2. Likes aren't a very strong signal. For instance, I'm watching Breaking Bad right now in "catch up mode." Over the past week I've watched dozens of shows. I'm hyper interested in Breaking Bad. To the exclusion of all other TV. But Facebook doesn't know that and NextGuide doesn't either. That will improve as I use NextGuide and signal to it what I actually am watching.
3. Most of you haven't put enough likes into Facebook to really provide a hyper customized experience that matches your own experience. I have 5,000 likes with about 130 TV shows in there. You probably only have 25 to 50, and some of you aren't even on Facebook yet. So your experience will be more generic than mine will, at least at first, until you start using the app and it starts customizing to your tastes.
But this is an impressive step, even given these limitations. I can't wait to see what's next.
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