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Back for a moan.
The first is that the comments section on my last set of posts are being used as a chat room (I think). I'm not really sure because its either foreign or in code. When i i contacted blogger about it they said "That's easily solved, enable the section making the commenter use an identity before posting" well as a lot of you know i have always been against that sort of thing and i wont comment on blogs that ask you to do this.
My own Current PET hate is the use of Blasted Mobile Phones every where.The younger generation are probably most guilty of this but it certainly isn't exclusive to that age bracket.They are used in just about every place in today's society, i have seen/heard them used in Buses,Trains,Taxi's,Pubs, Restaurants,on Beaches, in Public parks, and the Doctors Surgeries and Hospitals, even though there are signs up asking you to "Turn them off".while in these.The pub on New Years Eve was awful with them going off every minute. When you looked around the place people every where were peering into there laps with Thumbs going like fiddlers elbows.I think probably the final straw for me was after consuming 4 pints of Diet Coke and 1 pint of Lager i needed to get rid of some of it. On entering the Gents i headed toward the urinals,i stopped dead,Lo and behold someone sitting in one of the cubicles was laughing and holding a real conversation while about there ablutions, i just couldn't believe it.As far as i'm concerned the best place for them is in the little room, flushed away.I just can't understand why no one can say "I will call you back later"
Personally i have one that i have owned for 8 years, i bring it in the house to charge to or three times a year. It is for use in Emergencies ONLY, ie i take it fishing, just in case (my heart complaint etc) As far as i know hasn't got aps? or anything else,its 51/2" long and fat so i can hold it and dial too!!!! perfect.
OK probably enough (My grand kids would certainly say it is)
Here then are a few pictures from our new years eve outing (i hope)


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How Many Different Beer Steins Markings Are There?
When looking for how many different beer steins markings are there, most are amazed that there exists 694 different manufacturers of beer steins over the centuries, with a majority of them being made in Germany. Many of them had multiple markings that would change over the years.
Some of the ones still producing German beer steins include Thewalt, Zoller and Born, Merkelbach, SKS Pewter, Gerz, King-Werk, and Von Poschinger.
The Albert Jac Thewalt Stoneware German beer steins factory is located in the Westerwald region of Germany, in the city of Hohr-Grenzhasuen. This factory started producing German beer steins in 1893 but can draw its roots back to 1781. The founder, Albert, learned his trade from his father and grandfather who were the original stein makers in the family. Today, they employ 15 craftsmen that produce 75,000 steins a year.
The Zoller and Born is one of the newer manufacturers of German beer steins. They have great pride in their high-quality handmade steins that feature traditional designs and themes. This factory is also located in the Westerwald region, so access to the superior clay of the area is readily available to them. This company was founded in 1956 by Alois Zoller and Werner Born. They specialize in Relief steins that are handpainted and have a pewter lid. They are currently exporting their steins to 30 different countries around the world.
The Reinhold Merkelbach beer steins have been made since 1872. In 1921, the name was changed to Merkelbach & Wick. This company has had such a good reputation for their quality that they have been asked to make German beer steins for other manufacturers. In some cases, it was just the lid, and in others the entire stein. A few of the clients that sold Merkelbach & Wick under their brand names were J. Reinemann, Martin Pauson, Theodor Wiesler, and Josef Mayer.
The Merkelbach & Wick German beer steins can be either blue-gray or cream-colored stoneware. The lids were made of pewter of various sizes in height. The sizes of the steins were either ½ liter or 1 liter. The handles of this producer is also unique, but copied by others. They use a stepladder or split stepladder style of handle. It has horizontal rungs between two vertical posts. The markings for their steins have changed over the years so this is a great way to determine the age of one of their steins.
The SKS Pewter Company was founded in 1920. All of their German beer steins are all-pewter, with no stone work. They are located near the Transtein Mountains in Germany. Their pewter steins are made of 95% pure pewter.
The Gerz Stein Company was founded in 1857. They are also located in the Westerwald region of Germany. Their steins are handcrafted stoneware in traditional German steins. They have had financial problems in the past, but have maintained their traditional high quality steins and are again manufacturing steins for the world market.
The King-Werks Stein Company is owned by the Wuerfel & Mueller GmbH and Company. They are located in the Westerwald region and also produce stoneware German beer steins. Their steins follow the examples of antiques steins. The name KING stands for Keramik Internationaler Geltung or "ceramic of worldwide reputation".
The Von Poschinger is a high-quality glass German beer stein. Their glass stein production started in 1568. They have the oldest glass factory in the Bavarian Forest and is still in use today.
To know just how many different beer steins markings are there will never be known. The Merkelbach stein company alone has 8 of their own, so you see the problem with how to count all of them.
by Douglas Gray
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Professors gear up for Raft Debate
Three William and Mary professors are getting ready to duke it out in a battle of words, wits and cheap tricks all to prove the value of their respective disciplines and earn a one-way ticket off of a deserted island.
The professors will face off during the College's annual Raft Debate, scheduled for Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Sadler Center. The event is free and open to the public, and a reception will follow.
The debate is set on a desert island, where a scientist, a social scientist and a humanist are shipwrecked along with a devil's advocate and a judge. With only one raft on the island, the three scholars each try to prove the worth of their respective disciplines in order to win their way off of the island. Meanwhile, the devil's advocate argues that all three disciplines are equally useless. In years past, participants have used props, costumes and free candy to win the audience's approval. The judge picks a winner based on audience reaction.
This year's Raft Debate participants are: Danielle Dallaire, assistant professor of psychology; Mark Forsyth, associate professor of biology; and Steve Holliday, associate professor of theatre, speech, and dance. The devil's advocate will be played by Laura A. Heymann, assistant professor of law. The judge will be played by Laurie Sanderson, dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Arts & Sciences.
Joe Gilley, a graphic design manager in the College's Publication Office, designed this year's raft debate poster, using cartoon figures to portray each of the participants and their research interests. This is the fifth year that Gilley has designed the poster for the debate.
"It's always fun to create this poster," said Gilley. "These cartoon critters are just my style."
The debate participants will each receive a framed copy of the poster to remember the day they were stuck on a desert island together.
The Raft Debate is sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, the Graduate Center, and the A&S Graduate Student Association.


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Here's a classy credit card that can save regular folks like us some big bucks.
The Ritz-Carlton sounds like the kind of hotel that you might stay in if you owned a Rolls-Royce and managed your portfolio with Morgan-Stanley. I don't do either of those things, but I'm strongly considering getting the Ritz-Carlton Rewards card from Chase. Here's why.
Benefits that aren't just about hotels
The offer you see at Chase.com provides a complimentary night stay at any "tier 1-4" Ritz-Carlton hotel after you spend $2,000 in the first three months. So basically, you get a free night at a luxury hotel that's not in the most expensive part of a major city.
Instead, I'd apply for this card from this link, which offers 140,000 points in the Ritz-Carlton Rewards program after spending $3,000 in purchases within the first three months. Not only is that enough for at least two nights at one of these properties; but these points can also be used for even more free night awards at Marriott properties as well.
The most important benefit (to me) is a $300 airline travel credit that can be used for a non-ticket purchase, including:
- airline lounge day passes
- seat upgrades
- baggage fees
- in-flight Internet/entertainment
- in-flight meals
You also receive unlimited access to the airport lounges operated by the Priority Pass Select network.
Other benefits include three annual upgrades to the Ritz-Carlton Club level on paid stays. A $100 hotel credit on paid stays of two nights or longer. A 10 percent annual points premium on card purchases.
There's a $395 annual fee for this card, but no foreign transaction fees.
When this card makes sense
I travel regularly, so I know it'l be really easy for me to use the $300 annual airline fee credit.
I also studied the fine print and learned that the annual fee credit can be used each calendar year; which means I can receive it once in the year I apply, and again the following year, $600 total; all for a single $395 annual fee.
Finally, I know that airline gift cards also count as "non-ticket purchases," so I can use these gift cards to buy airfare as well, since I generally don't spend own my money on seat upgrades, in-flight entertainment, and other airline fees.
So here I am being offered 140,000 points I can use for two free nights at the Ritz, or several free nights at Marriott properties, free lounge access around the world, and another $600 in airline tickets or expenses (the first year), all for a $395 annual fee.
Granted, I'm really more of a Marriott type traveler than a Ritz-Carlton kind of guy, but let's just say that they twisted my arm.
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Protect your interests by ensuring your gas and electrical systems are compliant. As a landlord, you have a legal obligation to make sure the gas systems in your rental properties are prime working condition.
Your Legal Duties
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One of your primary obligations is to inform your tenants about what to do in the event of a gas emergency including where to switch the gas off, so be sure to let them know where the tap is located. By Scottish law, anyone involved in working with your gas appliances must be on the Gas Safe Register to carry out gas work.
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The needs of private customers differ from that of landlords and if you rent out furnished or unfurnished accommodation to tenants then you should invest in Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). Devine Energy Ltd carries out PAT checks to ensure that the electrical appliances supplied for your tenants are safe and don't pose any risk to their health.
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We make sure that all the electrical appliances in your rented accommodation are fit for purpose to give you and your tenants complete peace of mind.
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Six major oil companies have purchased rights to billions of gallons of water in the West, potentially jeopardizing water supplies throughout the region, a new report by Western Resources Advocates, an environmental group, indicates.
Relying upon public records, the report examines more than 200 water-rights pacts reached by six energy companies, including Shell and ExxonMobil, which, it is estimated, are collectively entitled to at least 6.5 billion gallons of water from rivers in western Colorado, as well as almost 2 million acre-feet of water from the state's reservoirs.
That's akin to the entire supply of water the Denver metro area for six years.
They're getting ready for a return to high oil prices, triggered by a declining U.S. dollar. The trillions the Federal Reserve has put into circulation to bail out the global economy nearly guarantees raging inflation. As the dollar drops, oil prices will rise quickly.
That would make shale — oil trapped in rocks — suddenly viable again. The United States controls an estimated 1.5 trillion barrels of shale oil, five times the stated reserves of Saudi Arabia, but it's only economically feasible if oil is at least $95 a barrel, according to a Rand study.
Oil is now around $53 a barrel, but it touched $147 a barrel last year (and gasoline went to $4 a gallon) on Chinese demand, speculation, and a weak dollar, a scenario that could easily repeat before long.
Thus the scramble for water now. Shale oil production is a water-intensive process: up to five barrels of water are consumed for every barrel of oil produced. This means that projects producing 1.55 million barrels of oil per day would require 378,000 acre-feet of water each year.
According to a report in the Colorado Independent, if oil shale production hits full capacity in the next 15 to 20 years, there could be a significant political battle over water rights. Extracting oil from shale is an experimental procedure, which still faces regulatory and technological hurdles, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Nevertheless, China, among other countries, already processes shale oil in its own territory.
The report has kindled a public debate over what the impacts of oil shale mining will be on nearby communities and the environment. Last September, the mayors of 11 mountain communities in Colorado wrote a joint letter to publicly express worries about possible impacts on the environment and quality of life.
Some activists worry that if the companies put their rights to use, water will be steered away from agriculture and community use.
The White House could help resolve America's energy crisis if it embraced the development of domestic energy sources, according to a white paper by the Heritage Foundation, a think tank in Washington D.C.
"You must be realistic about sources of alternative energy, especially the time that it will take for economically and technologically viable alternatives to be ready to displace conventional energy sources. The process will likely take at least two decades," write Ben Lieberman and Jack Spencer of Heritage.
"This means that the age of fossil fuels — oil for transportation and coal for electricity generation — will be with us for some time, so we need to ensure that these energy sources are as plentiful and affordable as possible until such time as alternatives can carry the load."
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I hope everyone is having fun deciding on which sampler they are going to nominate for one of the SALs for 2016.
It is going to be an exciting year with three SALs to choose from. If you haven't seen the post check out the earlier post on the blog or the pinned post on Facebook
The 2016 group learning project is Ann Lawle. You can read about the original which is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam here.
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On November 13 , the 11th grade United States History classes went on a field trip to the Williams College Museum of Art. History Department Chair Jeffrey Welch organized and accompanied the students on the trip, which consisted of viewing paintings and photos from throughout the early 20th century. According to junior Cameron Hadley, the students on the trip observed the four pieces of art, analyzed them, and then were asked questions about them. The photographs were taken in the 1920s and 1930s, and reflected American life at the turn of the 20th century. The first photo featured a scene of Harlem taken by Erik Siskin. The second photo, by Dorothea Lange featured a plantation owner in the Mississippi Delta. There were also two paintings, one by Benjamin Brown created during the late 19th century, and the other by Grant-Wood, done during the 1930s. At the end of the trip, students voted on their favorite of the four art pieces as part of a Williams College Arts program to study the popularity of artwork. Welch says that the trip went "very well overall" and that the "museum staff and the Williams College students who served as guides were very impressed by our student's knowledge."


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Writing is wonderful and you enjoy it. However, managing the monetary part of freelance writing is where tons of great writers get stuck. How can you manage money when it comes as either all at once or none at all? Everything at once or nothing at all is generally the income of a freelance writer and to make your career successful this simply won't do.
Many writers are unable to "quit their day jobs" because they need a steady source of income that newbies to freelance writing simply don't have. Feast or famine is characteristically how your writing income plays itself out. This is a wonderful article outlining how to control an uncontrollable factor, your income as a freelance writer.


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When we got this box of goodies in the mail Brandon was over the moon and we spend the whole day playing with them. We got a box chock full of HEXBUG's and both of the kids have been playing with them non stop since. They are a great stocking stuffer, the bugs are a lot of fun and you can get the big tracks for them to run around in and they can jump at each other and flip over.
They are even a lot of fun for me and I am not a big play on the floor kind of Mama, not all day at least. We played on the floor all day, setting up the tracks, playing with the bugs, redoing the tracks so they were cooler and doing it all over again. When Kristina got home from school she was over the moon, "I always wanted these" she loves them and I love that they can play them together even though they are 5 years apart.
HEXBUG's are available in many stores for the Holidays and I am sure you can pick them up after the Holidays as well for some great Birthday gifts to have stashed away! I know that both of my kids would like even more :) Personally I just love the bugs, lots of fun!


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Product Spotlight: BindWise Amazon Alert Tool
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If you're a private label seller then BindWise is a hidden gem that I just have to share with you.
Outside of SellerHub.TV, I have a close network of clients and many of them have become my friends. One of the main issues, especially for those who are private label sellers (have their own brand of products) was other online sellers hijacking/piggy backing their listings on Amazon with products that simply were not the same (though in some instances you could argue similar).
The problem is that to find out who has hijacked your listings is a very manual and time-consuming task. So about 12 months ago my search for a solution started and after about 3 months into I simply stopped as I could not find a solution. I had even made the assumption that if there was not already a solution out there then perhaps Amazon just didn't have those fields in their API? (Schoolboy error).
After being mentioned in AppEagle's Top 7 Ecommerce Experts & Influencers To Follow article, by a stroke of luck I was reached out to by one of the co-founders of BindWise, and it was the exact solution I was looking for.
What is BindWise
BindWise was described to me as an Amazon alert tool and offered a solution which would email online sellers when another seller had hijacked/piggybacked onto one of their listings, giving them a link to take action.
After trialling it for 30 days, it actually showed a lot more information including listing changes and account health changes. Even in the small space of 30 days, we had seen an array of new features and it seems like there are more coming.
The most amazing part of BindWise is the price, starting from $19 a month! BindWise has a video that explains more about how their app works.
How did BindWise start
I have had the pleasure to be in contact with Alex, one of the co-founders of BindWise. I asked him how it all began.
"We started BindWise as a side-projects for a few online sellers, and shortly we realized that they shared same common issues. 2 years ago my co-founder, Vlad, and myself started Bindwise – the tech startup which, in a long-run, is an automation platform that allows you to offload tedious e-commerce related tasks.
We love to think about our core values as the very best qualities of our team. It's part who we are and part who we aspire to be. We look for the long-term. We try to do only those actions which actually deliver value to sellers. Whether we're empowering them with software or educating them with content. In a world crowded with software, we look to keep things simple. "
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I am really impressed with BindWise's feature, expansion on its app, service provided and price. BindWise offers a free trial, so you should check out their website today: https://www.bindwise.com/


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All the exciting social media activity I talked about in last week's blog and the business of setting down to write the next book (it will be about James Burke and feature the Peninsular War, thank you for asking) – all this seems to be taking any time left after skating and dancing and renewing the house insurance and… Anyway, you don't want to know.
This seems to have left a gap where writing this blog should have gone, so this week I'm catching up on all those silly little things I've meant to mention but that haven't seemed to justify blog posts of their own. Think of these as parish notices, if you will. Anyway, it gives me an excuse to produce a blog in the form of a numbered list and apparently this is exactly what people like to click on, so I'm hoping to be overwhelmed by the scale of your response and enthusiasm.
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1. Libraries are great, especially if they have my books in them
Please try to get your local library to stock my books – and books by any other independent authors you enjoy, for that matter. It's that time of year when all my friends boast about the size of their Public Lending Rights cheques and I'm feeling left out. People can't borrow my books if they're not in the library and they won't be in the library unless you ask librarians to put them there. (I blogged about it recently but I think I underplayed the whole getting paid when people borrow my books bit.)
|OK, strictly speaking, this is a bookshop. But when it's as beautiful as this, who cares?
2. You don't need a Kindle to read Kindle books
Don't want to pay for paperbacks but don't have a Kindle? Not a problem. There is a free Kindle app (download it here) that lets you read Kindle books on your tablet or even your phone. I know a lot of you know this already, but a lot of people don't, so it's worth mentioning.
I prefer reading on a tablet to reading on a Kindle. I like the slightly larger page size, the colour illustrations and the ease of making notes, but that may just be me. The main thing is, for a lot of people, that you don't have to pay for a second bit of kit to carry around with you.
I also sometimes read on my phone. I never thought I would, but it's surprisingly easy to cope with and I can pull out a book and read one handed standing on the Tube or wherever. (Subway to my US readers.) All your various Kindles and Kindle apps can sync together, so whichever you pick up it should open at the page you're on.
3. Book groups are wonderful
I love book groups. If any of you are members of a book group and want me to come along and talk about any of my books, I'm more than happy. Unfortunately, it has to be somewhere I can get to reasonably easily and that usually means London or mid-Wales. But I'm open to suggestions if you live somewhere really pretty.
4. I do author talks
I'm also available to talk about the history behind the books. If your local history group wants to know more about the first White Rajah of Borneo or the siege of Cawnpore or any of the campaigns that James Burke fought in, I'm happy to come and chat. I can also offer a talk on some of the weapons featured in The White Rajah. That's an illustrated talk: may contain sharp objects. Contact me through the Comments section or email firstname.lastname@example.com
|If you don't like the talk, there could be consequences ...
Philip Pullman is completely right to complain that writers are expected to talk for free. When I'm a best-selling author, I'll charge you staggering amounts of money. Not yet, though.
All these click-bait lists say things like: "#5 will blow your mind." They lie. In my case there isn't even a #5. I've run out of things to say. I'll be reduced to writing my book next.
I'll be back soon, hopefully with lots of exciting things to talk about. Until then, have fun. I know it's cold (unless you're one of my Southern hemisphere readers) but that's a great excuse to cuddle up with a good book.
If you have been, thank you for reading.
5. The one you saw in the click bait
All these click-bait lists say things like: "#5 will blow your mind." They lie. In my case there isn't even a #5. I've run out of things to say. I'll be reduced to writing my book next.
I'll be back soon, hopefully with lots of exciting things to talk about. Until then, have fun. I know it's cold (unless you're one of my Southern hemisphere readers) but that's a great excuse to cuddle up with a good book.
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So, this is actually a project that I have my 8th graders complete in class, but it's so freaking cool, I have to share it with you all here! You can use FREE Google Drawings web software to create your own illustrator-esque portraits, which are awesome for blog design, cards and stationery, art prints, digital avatars... and lots of other awesome things that are not immediately coming to mind. Give it time.
And the best part is that this is actually quite simple to do! And it doesn't need to be perfect in order to come out realistically. It's up to you how detailed you want to go with it.
I use this YouTube video in class to show students how it's done:
I love that you can take a picture right on the spot, but you can also upload existing photos, which lends itself to creating portraits of friends and family for gifts or other surprise things!
The magic is the line drawing tool called "curve," which smoothes out any shapes that you make. It gives your shapes a cool cutout style for that all-around freehand-ish drawn look.
The only downside of Google Draw that I've discovered so far is that there isn't an iOS app for it. But I like to use it on Chrome (via Chromebook, Macbook, or PC laptop) using a mouse to help with the fine motor skills required if you wanna get the details looking good.
The other thing to keep in mind is that shapes work on layers, so it's important to work from largest shapes to smallest shapes when tracing, so that you can select the tiny shapes without the larger ones blocking access. Then, when filling in the shapes, you work backwards, smallest to biggest. If you mess up, no biggie, because there's an "Arrange - Order" function that will allow you to move shapes forward or back as needed.
When you're all done, you can download your drawing as .pdf, .svg, .jpg, or .png - or you can just screen grab it, too! And from there, the possibilities are endless!
This is one of my favorite new computer tricks!
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The applicant must have experience in filmmaking and/or screenwriting, and hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. In rare instances, exceptions may be made for applicants with equivalent professional experience and strong work samples.
Ideal candidates will successfully demonstrate to the Admissions Committee a willingness to prioritize their work as filmmakers during the study period at VCFA and advance their professional commitment to their craft.
Application & Portfolio Requirements
Admission to the MFA in Film is based primarily on the quality of original work submitted. In order to be considered for admission to the program, all applicants must complete the following process:
Part 1
Official college transcripts sent from each previously attended institution directly to: MFA in Film, Office of Admissions, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 36 College Street, Montpelier, VT 05602 or by email to [email protected].
Part 2
Submit the following materials via the VCFA Online Application service. Please note that it is important to sign up for the service early in the process to identify and contact those providing letters of reference for your application.
The applicant should submit the following:
- Two letters of recommendation that address the applicant's qualifications for graduate-level study in film. At least one letter should address your aptitude for independent learning.
- A CV including educational and relevant professional experiences; a list of finished films and/or screenplays; screenings and any prizes, honors, and/or grants related to your work; a concise list of relevant skills in which applicant has some competency (such as camera operation, lighting, editing); a list of any software related to the craft of which applicant has a working knowledge.
- A Filmography listing all film projects including title, year, medium, your role(s) in the work's creation.
- Two to three (2-3) work samples that best reflect the applicant's artistic vision. All samples must be the original work of the applicant.
For applicants seeking to focus on filmmaking:
Sample 1: A video for which the applicant played a major creative role, cued to a sample of up to 10 minutes. The entire work should be submitted. If it is longer than 10 minutes, it will be viewed at the committee's discretion.
Sample 2: May follow the same parameters, or else be up to 20 pages from a completed short or feature screenplay. If longer than 20 pages, the entire screenplay should be submitted and may be read at the committee's discretion.
For applicants seeking to focus on screenwriting:
Sample 1: Up to 20 pages of a completed screenplay. If longer than 20 pages, the entire screenplay should be submitted and may be read at the committee's discretion.
Sample 2: Sample may follow the same parameters or else be a treatment of up to 10 pages, or a video sample as set forth above.
Applying as a screenwriter or a filmmaker will not exclude a student from studying all aspects of filmmaking.
All screenwriting samples should be in standard screenplay format.
Optional (for all samples): A synopsis of up to 100 words.
Optional (for all samples): A description of up to 100 words of the action leading up to the sample, if it is not from the beginning of the piece.
- A list of the work samples submitted. Include title, year, medium, your role(s) in the work's creation (e.g., writer, director, cinematographer, editor, actor, etc.), and the excerpt that should be viewed or read, if not from the beginning.
- Introductory Narrative Statement.
Describe interest and activities leading to your decision to pursue a MFA in Film. Note your educational, professional, and technical background, and the form(s) of filmmaking you intend to explore at VCFA. (200-300 words)
- Essay 1
Define an element, or multiple elements, of your "voice" as a filmmaker/film writer. Discuss your approach to storytelling, and your interests in exploring form and/or structure in innovative or personally compelling ways. You may mention the films that inspire you, or other influences, and your thoughts on the effect(s) your films are intended to have on audiences. (200-300 words)
- Essay 2
Provide a critical analysis of one of your own films or scripts by discussing your creative intentions, the ways in which you achieved (or not) those intentions, any aesthetic or technical aspects you wish to call attention to, and any influences or references that helped inform your film. (500 – 700 words)
VCFA does not require GRE scores.
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- Priority due date for scholarship consideration: February 4, 2019
- Final application due date: March 4, 2019
- Priority due date for scholoarship consideration: August 1, 2019
- Final application due date: September 1, 2019
The Admissions Committee reviews applications on a rolling basis so applicants may submit applications at any time before the deadline. It may take three to four weeks to review an application.
Once accepted, a student's program officially begins on the first day of one of the following MFA in Film residencies.
Residency Dates
- Spring 2019: April 20–27, 2019
- Fall 2019: October 19-26, 2019
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All-Star point guard John Wall may be the man in DC, but he knows that he needs a co-star. Wall admits that he's been coyly recruiting Kevin Durant (who becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2016). Per the WaPo and Oklahoman:
Wall and Durant both share the same trainer, Rob McClanaghan, and worked out together a few times last summer in Los Angeles. Wall didn't deny that has already started planting seeds about Durant playing in Washington.
"I throw a little slick shots here and there," Wall said on Friday with a laugh. "Try something."
Durant was first asked about the possibility by filmmaker and actor Spike Lee during an appearance on his Sirius XM radio show on Thursday night. Durant told Lee it's not something that interested him.
"I love playing there (in Oklahoma City)," Durant said. "The city fits me. I'm one of those guys that just likes to chill. That's exactly how the town is. The people are supportive. The fans are there all the time at the games. Every game feels like it's a sellout. They just support us so much."
"I had to buy 100 tickets tonight. I spent a lot of money on tickets tonight. Imagine if I played here," Durant said when asked if he's given it any thought (prior to Oklahoma City's game at Washington on Saturday.) "I don't even want to think about that. But I haven't given it any thought. Growing up here and, like I said, taking the train down to Gallery Place-Chinatown to come watch these games as a kid, I never really thought about coming home to play. I love Oklahoma City. I love coming here and visiting. Hopefully, we can change (our losing trend at Washington) and get a win tonight. That's all I'm thinking about."


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Before you can work as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) in North Dakota, you must obtain a license. To get a license you will first need to earn your LPN degree and pass the NCLEX-PN exam. To qualify for a license you must also be CPR certified.
The application process in this state is managed by the North Dakota Board of Nursing. There is an $85 fee associated with the license and you will be asked to provide a copy of your LPN school transcript to the board.
To continue working as an LPN here you must renew your license every two years. To qualify for license renewal you will be required to participate in 12 credit hours of continuing education classes every two years and 400 credit hours every four years. These classes may be available online.
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This morning I was reviewing the Sunday papers on Julia Booth's show on BBC Radio York.
I arrive to a pile of papers and colour supplements and have to select things to mention. This morning one of the things that caught my eye was a feature in the Observer supplement about Graham Norton.
Graham was stabbed in the chest during a mugging in 1989. In the article he described the old couple who came to his aid, and the elderly lady wearing her dressing-gown. Thinking he was about to die, he asked the old lady to hold his hand as he did not want to die alone.
I have not heard of anyone, facing their looming death to ask for their new possession to be brought in.
"Please bring my new flat-screen TV near to me that I may have my hand upon it as I die!"
No, we want people near us, preferably our treasured family and friends. In Graham Norton's case even an unlikely stranger was better than any of his possessions or material riches.
Two days ago my daughter and new husband were burgled in their new home. They lost few possessions. The intruders had obviously been searching for cash, and they had none. They did however lose a computer on which they had their music collection and lots of photographs. Among the photographs was their complete, and only, set of honeymoon pics.
On their wedding day they had not managed to get to taste a bit of their own wedding cake, but they did have the top layer, beautifully decorated, which they were saving for when they had guests round. The burglars stole the wedding cake too.
They were obviously upset. But it all made me think, are greatest and lasting treasures cannot be stolen because they are of Jesus and of love.
I think of the words of Jesus:
Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal." (Matthew 6:19-20)


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Old-World Education: German Language Influences Hutterite Schooling
Aksamit, Nichole. "Old-World Education: German Language Influences Hutterite Schooling." Forum, 18 November 1999, sec. A1 & A7.
The modest women of Spring Prairie Colony share a quiet moment in the early morning sun on a trailer behind a tractor headed for a cucumber field northwest of Hawley, Minnesota.
Spring Prairie Colony, Minn.
It's a Friday afternoon and, like students everywhere, those in Cornelius "Corny" Wipf's classroom are eager for the school week to end.
Ten children in grades 4 through 9 are paired at their desks, scratching their heads at the daily puzzle while Wipf works one-on-one with an older boy learning algebra at the front of the room.
"They're panicking," Wipf says with a grin. "They've got a problem of the day, it's due in five minutes, and they don't know how to do it."
The few who've figured it out quietly peruse library books like Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" while Wipf and the algebra student compare answers: "B to the third, n to the second, x to the third."
In the only other classroom in this Hutterite schoolhouse on the prairie northwest of Hawley, a dozen students in kindergarten through grade 3 are cleaning up their work spaces and finishing the day's projects.
While a paraprofessional supervises the other children, Hawley teacher Cheryl Gottenborg gathers the kindergartners and first-graders for a lesson about money. She passes around a dime and asks the children to compare its ridged edge to the smooth edge of a penny.
"Do you know why this one is rough?" she asks. "It's so that people who can't see can tell the difference between a dime and a penny. Does anyone know what we call a person who cannot see?"
"Blind," the students reply, pronouncing the word with a short "i" sound, as in German.
"That's close," Gottenborg says. "It's bl-eye-nd. Can you say that?" "Bl-eye-nd."
Three languages by age 6
Hutterite schools have some of the oldest language immersion programs around.
By the age of 6, Hutterite children speak three languages: English, high German and Huttrisch, an evolved version of a nearly extinct German dialect know as Tyrolean.
They grow up speaking Huttrisch and begin learning high German in simple religious songs and Bible stories from the German teacher in preschool, when they are as young as 2 and ½ years old. They learn English when they attend state-required kindergarten through ninth grade.
Teaching students who are just learning English can be a challenge, says Gottenborg, especially when you don't know their first language.
"I understand a little German," she says. "Sei stille' is probably the first phrase I learned. It means 'sit quietly.'"
Gottenborg says learning a new language can be difficult for students, too. But Hutterite kindergartners come to school all day ever day, as opposed to the half day required by the state. "And that certainly helps them learn quicker."
The German school
In addition to the regular 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. school day, Hutterites attend German school for one hour before and one hour after their English studies.
Here, under the guidance of the colony's elected German teacher, students from kindergarten to age 15 learn how to read and write high German with a curriculum based on the Bible and Hutterite history.
They also learn basic prayers and ceremonies of their religion.
On this particular Friday in the English school classroom that doubles as the German school, students are playing a German grammar game and finishing some German-English translations.
"First God created light," an 8-year-old boy writes.
The German teacher, Martin Waldner, walks the aisles, monitoring their work and speaking to them softly in German.
What the state requires
Hutterites at Spring Prairie have a somewhat skeptical view of state-required education. They consider some aspects of it - like sex education, politics and the theory of evolution - contradictory to Bible teachings. And they feel using television or Internet in the classroom is exposing students to "worldly" ideas.
"English school is state-controlled and required through age 16," says John Waldner Sr., the colony preacher. "So far, we've lent ourselves to state schools. But I don't know how long that'll continue."
For the same reasons - worldiness and contradiction to Bible teachings - Hutterites have not encouraged higher education.
Although Hutterites continue attending Sunday school until they request Baptism, they are done with German school at age 15, and with English school at age 16. age the age of 15, young Hutterites begin to assume adult responsibilities in the colony. They eat in the adult dining hall and apprentice under one or more of the adults.
Although some boys get their GEDs and go on to get specialized training in certain trades, only on Hutterite at Spring Prairie has a four-year college degree.
"It's harder for an educated man to humble himself in the colony," explains Waldner. "If you're educated as a lawyer and elected as a herdsman in the colony, you'll have to vent that education somehow. It's a heavy load to bear."
Waldner says Hutterites are not against the new findings in horticulture, mechanics or electronics, or any fields that have relevance to the Hutterian way of life.
But if a Hutterite is to get higher education, it happens only at the colony's bidding.
For example, Corny Wipf was elected by the men of this colony to teach their children in the public school.
Because the state requires teachers to be certified, he was sent to Moorhead State University to get his teaching degree and certification. He didn't go to college because he wanted to, but because it was the will of the colony.
In the future, Waldner says, Hutterites may have to attend school past the ninth grade to keep up with technology.
"If we don't learn it, we only become reliant on other to do it for us," he says. "And we can't afford to hire specialist for everything."
A paraprofessional helps Mathilda Waldner, right, finish an art project during English school at Spring Prairie Colony.
Hutterite teacher Martin Waldner carefully monitors students in the German School.
Cornelius Wipf, right, works with a student learning algebra.
Hawley teacher Cheryl Gottenborg, right, leads a lesson during English school at Spring Prairie Colony.
Parents and grandparents help ensure the children at Spring Prairie Colony carry on the traditions and the "true faith" of their Hutterite ancestors.
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LAWTON, Oklahoma – Four soldiers from Fort Sill in Oklahoma were charged in a home invasion in which four people were shot and wounded.
Three of the Fort Sill soldiers in Oklahoma broke into the home in Lawton on Sept. 20, and the fourth served as the getaway driver, prosecutors contend in charging documents filed Tuesday. Prosecutors did not immediately respond to phone messages Wednesday seeking comment and further details about the attack.
The three who allegedly entered the home -- Pvt. Richard Daley, 24; Pfc. Claude Byrd II, 27; and Pfc. Kevon McLaren, 22 -- were each charged Tuesday with one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, three counts of first-degree robbery, and five counts of kidnapping.
These men are a disgrace, and I hope they'll never be allowed to forget it.


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The rise of information technology, data integration and tighter regulation and enforcement are among the game changers in trucking highlighted March 10 at the annual Heavy Duty Dialogue presented in Nashville by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Assn. Some developments, such as the move toward electronic logging devices (ELDs), represent a convergence of several major trends, presenters said.
Vehicle electronics, cameras and navigation systems are among the game changers on the truck itself, but the biggest game changer of all today is what's happening with the people driving those trucks, said Tom Kretsinger, president of Liberty, Mo.-based American Central Transport.
"We are seeing a capacity meltdown at our company the likes of which I have never seen," said Kretsinger, who moderated a session on changing technology. The driver shortage recently led ACT to drop a shipper that it previously considered to be a great customer because of unfavorable scheduling from the perspective of drivers, he said. "If a customer is unfriendly to a driver it is coming under the microscope."
The legal climate is another huge issue, Kretsinger said. "I have never seen it more challenging for a carrier to make a decision without incurring liability."
Concern over liability and safety is driving adoption of in-cab cameras, said trucking executives participating in a panel discussion.
"I am a big believer in camera technology," said Aaron Tennant, chief executive officer of Colona, Ill.-based Tennant Truck Lines. Tennant said he wants all the information he can get on a crash. If the truck driver is not at fault, that's great, but even if he is, it's important to know that immediately and proceed accordingly. "I believe it makes the driver stronger if he knows he is being monitored."
The other carriers represented on the panel – Crete Carrier Corp., Southeastern Freight Lines and TCW – either used camera technology or were testing it.
In addition to litigation, the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program represents a major game-changer in the area of safety and compliance technology and practices, fleet executives said. That's unfortunately, some said, because the program is flawed.
"I don't believe CSA is fully ready yet," Tennant said. "Our CSA scores may bounce up and down 20 or 30 points from month to month based solely on what our peer group is doing.
"The measure does not predict which carriers are safe and which aren't," said Dave Manning, president of TCW. "It needs to be taken out of the public view until it is right."
One of the biggest CSA-related issues Southeastern faces are shippers' bracketing and bracing inside trailers, "which we have no control over," said Lee Long, director of fleet services.
Right or not, CSA is one of the major reasons carriers are adopting ELDs in advance of the upcoming mandate. The program affects costs and practices throughout the operation. Southeastern adopted an outbound check lane. Crete began using inbound inspection lanes, said Kirk Altrichter, vice president of maintenance. "It's tires, lights and brakes – the three big CSA issues," he said.
Driving efficiency and safety
Several Dialogue presenters focused on the reality and promises of information technology to fine-tune the safety and efficiency of trucking operations. For example, integrating engine and transmission electronics allows for precise gear shifting to save fuel and reduce driver fatigue, noted Rich Ferguson, senior vice president, aftermarket and soft products for the Volvo Group.
Technologies already on the truck also can be applied in new ways to squeeze out greater efficiency, Ferguson said. For example, the engine and transmission electronics can interact with the navigation system to optimize performance based on not just current terrain but terrain on the road ahead.
Given tight capacity, uptime and utilization are critical, and the ability of the truck to "talk" with other parties, including maintenance networks, can help not only diagnose problems but automatically arrange for service, Ferguson noted.
In safety, the big game-changer is automation, said Jon Morrison, president and general manager of Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems. The integration of collision mitigation systems with braking and other vehicle control systems allows the truck to step in situations where the driver might not have even identified a problem.
While the industry might be close to exhausting the potential for integration within a vehicle, the next frontier will be interacting with other vehicles, Morrison said. Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications eventually could allow for driverless vehicles, but there are some challenges. Ensuring the security of communications is vital, but in the absence of a regulatory mandate, the issue of payback is huge because the early adopters won't have many vehicles to interact with, Morrison says. So V2V is a bit of a leap of faith.
Given that trucking is a mobile industry, it's understandable that carriers have adopted telematics to deal with increasingly complex regulations and to obtain returns on investment in fuel costs, productivity and customer service, said Brian McLaughlin, president of PeopleNet. What began as a simple desire for locating and messaging has led to widespread integration with other systems, he says, noting that 95% of PeopleNet installations are integrated with at least one other application.
McLaughlin identified 10 game changers in telematics in back-office and mobile enviroments:
- Analytics
- Scorecards/alerts
- Extreme integration
- Mobile applications
- Portability
- Safety systems
- Navigation
- Remote diagnostics
- Driver coaching
- ELDs/EOBRs
Other speakers at HDMA Dialogue addressed the legislative and economic environment for trucking and commercial vehicle suppliers.


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|May Tusal
Sadly, I only completed one of my April goals which was to finish the secret stitch. This will be the end of the goals at least for the next couple of months anyway, after that who knows? If there were any goals then it would be to get at least some stitching done. I still have two exchanges this month, after those I will take a break from exchanges to concentrate on WIPs. Although they have been fun :)
|L*K's Welcome Baby stitched by myself.
I do have a finish, it was Welcome Baby by Lizzie Kate. This was stitched within 2 days, it would have been 1 had I a bit more time. This was given as a Congratulations/Christening present, the recipients really liked it.
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SleepPod – model of a mini-hotel in the center of Noi Bai International Airport
SleepPod set in the center of 3rd Floor, Entry of Terminal 1, Noi Bai International Airport
SleepPod with the area of 4sq.m and the height of 3m each was carefully designed and manufactured to ensure all the needs for relaxation or entertainment.
SleepPod is designed beautifully from inside to outside and equipped with full of essential facilities
Each SleepPod is equipped with entertainment appliances and basic items that a mini-hotel could afford such as the bed, wardrobe, blanket, sheet, pillow, clothes hanger, phone, wifi, alarm clock, manual book… In addition, customers will get the free drink and snack while enjoying SleepPod.
Twin Pod with 2 beds with blanket, pillow; 2 Work Desks and Others for Daily Life
Single Pod with 1 bed with blanket, pillow; 1 Work Desk and Others for Daily Life
Alarm Clock, Reading Lamp, Snack and Drinks, Tissue-paper, TV Remote, Socket, Window Drape, Manual Book,…
The space inside SleepPod is clear and cool. Guest can close up the drape so as to keep you private and quiet
Especially, SleepPod has a guide book, mentioning on well-known places in Vietnam such as Hanoi, Da Nang, Quang Ninh, Sapa,... This helps tourists, especially foreigners, understand more about Vietnam
Phone for communication
Nice, Useful Work Desk and Bed
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2nd Floor Interior: Bed, Blanket, Bed Cover, Pillow, Mattress, Bedside Lamp, Window Drape, Fan,...
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Research in Motion Whiffs Earnings, Stock Drops
Wow, quite a miss.
Research in Motion reported second-quarter adjusted earnings of 80 cents a share, on $4.17 billion in revenue. Analysts expected earnings of 90 cents a share on revenue of $4.5 billion. So, not good.
Guidance for the third quarter was awful, too. They're looking for a range of $1.20 to $1.40 a share, way at the low end of estimates. The consensus forecast for the fiscal third quarter is for earnings of $1.37 a share on revenue of $5.3 billion.
RIM stock, down 57% from its high in February, is face-planting after the bell, down 11% to $26.27 at last check. It ended the day down 0.6% at 29.54. Update: It's now down 16%.


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I moved from South Florida to Overland Park, Kansas over six months ago. Boy do I miss good diversity! Recommendations would be highly appreciated! Places I've tried so far and my thoughts:
(the quality of fish is definately not as good as where I am from, then again, there doesn't seem to be as many sushi places here, in Florida we actually have better quality fish at our sushi buffets :/ )
Sakura: They have this train that goes around and there are pieces of rolls and sushi on plates that you take off and they charge you according to the color of the plate. The fish quality is so/so, but doable,not much variety in rolls though. I have to say it satisfies a sushi craving, but not a place i'd rave about.
Sushi Gin: Better roll selection, and they have these $1 sushi specials, better than Sakura, but the food comes out pretty slow paced. The fish quality is pretty decent.
Sushi House: is one of the better sushi places i've been to so far. The fish quality better than the other 2 places I've gone to so far and have some different appetizers.
Someone recommended Jun's, went there on Sunday and they were closed, will try it next. Any other suggestions?