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Swoosh was carved from yet another scrap of translucent
white Italian alabaster. It's quite a striking piece, but it's best
seen in a bay window, with a few low potted plants around it, and
the morning sun streaming through it from behind. Then it really
shines, so to speak.
As an aside, note the difference in these two pictures. They were both taken with the same camera, on the same background, one right after the other. The only difference comes from the way the camera adjusted itself for the conditions based on the bright white (and somewhat opaque) patch of stone visible in the image on the right. I fiddled with the images for a long time trying to make them look similar, and finally gave up.
Dimensions: Swoosh sold before I managed to note the dimensions. Doing my best to guess from memory, it is approximately 10 inches high (including the base) and about that wide. The stone is only 2 or 3 inches thick, but the tail of the base extends back several more inches to provide stability.


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Object #1010777 from MS-Papers-0032-0481
6 pages written 23 Dec 1863 by John Davies Ormond in Wallingford to Sir Donald McLean
From: Inward letters - J D Ormond, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0481 (89 digitised items). 85 letters written from Epraima, Auckland, Wallingford & Napier, 1857-1865. Includes a few draft letters from McLean to Ormond.
A transcription/translation of this document (by ATL) appears below.
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Decr. 23rd/63
My dear McLean,
I have nothing much to write you about but just send a line to thank you for your note keeping me up in the news of the day. I am very glad to see that the Thames Natives are still ready to contest the supremacy we have not done enough yet to settle the native question, in the permanent way I shd. wish to see it settled.
I quite agree with you as to the dejected state of the Natives at their friends reverses, they seem convinced at last that they must bend their necks. I have been talking a good deal to them about the improper way in which thro' their Runungas they deal out illegal and unfair (very often) judgements among themselves. Just lately they have seized horses belonging to every Maori who has transgressed the edict of the Rununga that they should not shear. I have told them plainly that this nonsense must stop and that we intend to have but one law and one set of courts in this country for both races. I really think it would have a very, very good effect if Whitmore were to put a few lines to this purport in the Maori paper, and also assure any Native applying to him for redress from the illegal proceedings of the Rununga's that he should get it. I believe that just now such a course would be most effective in breaking at once the head of the Maori league against land selling etc. this Province which is only kept in existence by the terror the Rununga imposes. If you think this proposition a good one, speak to Whitmore of it. Get him to take action/in it - there is no danger now in doing anything of this kind. The natives to whom I have spoken on these heads have only remarked that if we intend to prevent the levying fines etc. by the Rununga's it is right before we do so that we shd. warn them they wd. be doing wrong in that case they say they should obey and I believe also they wd. be very glad to do so. We got up all right and pretty quickly too. The traces broke once and left the trap in a dip but barring this we got on well and neither Mrs. Ormond or the children were the worse for the journey. I begin shearing on Monday having secured shearers just when I wanted them. The country around here is looking beautiful. The Run is overgrown with food the grass being literally knee deep over it. My paddocks too are splendid. In fact such a year we never have had before. My overseer tells me that the whole spring has been a succession of warm showers day after day. It is quite wonderful the difference between this part of the country and Waipukerau and Te Aute there the feed was as we passed quite burnt up as we noticed it to be at Napier on arriving by the Steamer. I have nothing to write you by this Mail. I note what you say of Buchan and shall be glad to hear what you think of the country from the Military settlers after your trip there.
yours sincerely,
J. D. Ormond
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October 14
More Randomness
We have seen several examples of randomness based on calling the
random function. Either we use the number directly, or we use the numbers as offsets to create what is often called a "drunken walk" or Brownian motion. The last program example in Roger's Notes for October 9 & 12 used this method.
Let's redo this using other forms of randomness.
Perlin Noise
noise function returns a smoothly varying value as a function of 1, 2, or 3 parameters that can be interpreted as time, space, or both. We saw Perlin noise in the terrain peak assignment. Below, we use it to move eyes. Since the
noise function returns a value from 0 to 1, it's important to scale the output appropriately (also the input matters — if you step through values rapidly, the output seems more chaotic).
var left, right;
var gdf;
var noiseParam = 0;
var noiseStep = 0.1;
function Ball() {
this.ballX = 60;
this.ballY = 50;
this.draw = function() {
var offset = noise(noiseParam);
// map offset from 0-1 into -20 to +20
offset = map(offset, 0, 1, -20, 20);
fill(0, 222, 0);
ellipse(this.ballX + offset, this.ballY, 50, 50);
function setup() {
left = new Ball();
right = new Ball();
right.ballX = 140;
function draw() {
ellipse(100, 80, 200, 200);
noiseParam += noiseStep;
Notice that the eyes do the same thing, even though each calls
noise and computes its "random" location independently. This emphasizes the fact that Perlin noise is a deterministic function: You put in the same parameters and you get out the same value. You only get change by changing the parameter. Since we use a global variable,
noiseParam, and update it only in the main
draw function, each Eye
draw method passes the same parameter value to
noise and gets the same result.
Other Parameters
Almost any parameter can be controlled by randomness, including Perlin noise. Let's hook Perlin noise up to the eye color.
var left, right;
var gdf;
var noiseParam = 0;
var noiseStep = 0.1;
function Ball() {
this.ballX = 60;
this.ballY = 50;
this.draw = function() {
var offset = noise(noiseParam);
// map offset from 0-1 into -20 to +20
offset = map(offset, 0, 1, -20, 20);
fill(100, noise(noiseParam * 0.2 + 100) * 255, noise(noiseParam * 0.2 + 200) * 255);
ellipse(this.ballX + offset, this.ballY, 50, 50);
function setup() {
left = new Ball();
right = new Ball();
right.ballX = 140;
function draw() {
ellipse(100, 80, 200, 200);
noiseParam += noiseStep;
I wanted the eye color to be based on different "random" values than the eye position. Recall that I cannot simply call
noise again with the same argument or I'll get the same value back. Instead, I used a useful trick: I added a fairly big number to the argument, calling
noise(noiseParam + 100) and
noise(noiseParam + 200). Since Perlin noise changes smoothly with the parameter values, a small offset would yield similar values, but by adding a "big" number like 100 or 200, I get fairly unrelated values. Since eye position and eye color are changed by increasing
noiseParam at the same rate, the apparent rate of fluctuation of both color and position will be the same. I could, say, get eye color to change much more slowly by scaling
noiseParam. In fact, that is the version shown above. Notice that the eye color seems to change more slowly than eye position. This demonstrates that you can change the apparent rate of change by changing the step size of the parameter to
Uniform and Gaussian Noise
Uniform noise spreads values equally across a fixed range, e.g. from 0 to 1. Gaussian noise tends toward a certain average value (called the mean), with more or less random variation around the mean determined by the standard deviation. Let's put some random points onto squares using uniform random noise and Gaussian noise.
function setup() {
// draw center line
line(width/2, 0, width/2, height);
for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
// uniform random on the left
point(random(width/2), random(height));
// Gaussian noise on the right
point(randomGaussian(width * 3/4, 30), randomGaussian(height/2, 30));
function draw() {
Notice how the Gaussian case concentrates choices around the mean value (here, at the center of the right square) while uniform random spreads the points more-or-less equally everywhere. Also, there are probably some Gaussian points that are outside the bounds of the right square. You should test and reject out-of-bounds points if it matters.
Technique: "Gaussian" with Limits
Suppose you want a non-uniform distribution, but you want to restrict the range of values. You could simply replace
x by
min(x, limit), but then whenever
x is out of bounds, it gets replaced by
limit, so points could pile up on the boundary. Here's what that looks like. Notice that a number of points show up 10 pixels from the edge due to the min/max functions:
function setup() {
// draw center line
for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
// Gaussian noise for both x,y centered on canvas
var x = randomGaussian(width/2, 50);
var y = randomGaussian(height/2, 50);
// force x, y within 10 pixels inside canvas edge
x = max(10, min(width - 10, x));
y = max(10, min(height - 10, y));
point(x, y);
function draw() {
A better idea is to simply keep picking random numbers until you get something in bounds. This is a great place to use a
while loop. The essence of the approach is this: "Pick a value. While value is out of bounds, pick a new value." Notice the points piled up near the borders are gone here. We simply picked new values.
function setup() {
// draw center line
for (var i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
// Gaussian noise for both x,y centered on canvas
var x = randomGaussian(width/2, 50);
while (x < 10 || x > width - 10) {
// test was true, so run the loop body...
// x is out of bounds, try again
x = randomGaussian(width/2, 50);
// test was false, so now x must be in bounds
// compute y just like x: keep looping until value is in bounds
var y = randomGaussian(height/2, 50);
while (y < 10 || y > height - 10) {
y = randomGaussian(height/2, 50);
point(x, y);
function draw() {
Gaussian Noise with Colors
You could get a similar effect by just not drawing points that are out of bounds. This would result in drawing fewer points, which is probably OK for this application, but maybe you need a Gaussian-like distribution for color selection, so simply ignoring bad values is not an option. Here's some code that adds limited Gaussian noise to colors. Note that mouseX controls the standard deviation of the Gaussian values.
function setup() {
function draw() {
var range = 50; // random r ranges from -100 to 100
for (var x = 0; x < width; x += 5) {
for (var y = 0; y < height; y += 5) {
var r = randomGaussian(0, mouseX / 5);
while (r < -range || r > range) {
r = randomGaussian(0, 20);
fill(128, 200 + r, 180 - r); // add some random to G & B
rect(x, y, 5, 5);
Skewing with Power
Suppose you want to add an offset to some number to achieve some artistic variation. You want the offset to be small (normally) but sometimes much larger. Consider the simple expression
x * x. If
x is in the range 0 to 1,
x * x will be smaller than
x. E.g. if x = 1/2, then x*x = 1/4. However, if x=1, then x*x = 1. Thus, x*x has the same range as x, but the values are skewed toward zero. We can get an even more extreme skew toward zero by computing x*x*x, or x*x*x*x, etc. Multiplication is cheap, and the more multiplies, the less likely it is to get a large number (i.e. close to 1).
Instead of writing x*x or x*x*x, we can write
Math.pow(x, 2) or
Math.pow(x, 3). The
pow function has the advantage that we can use a parameter for the exponent. If you are not familiar with the "power" function or exponents, please review the subject and see the reference for Math.pow. E.g. instead of
Math.pow(x, 2), we can write
Math.pow(x, skew), where
skew is a variable we can easily adjust to get the effect we want.
Here is an example: The goal is to occasionally produce a bright circle. The
skew parameter can be varied with the mouse:
var skew = 4;
function setup() {
function draw() {
skew = mouseX;
skew = map(mouseX, 0, width, 0, 10);
text("move mouse to change skew", 10, 10);
text("skew = " + skew.toFixed(2), 10, 25);
fill(Math.pow(random(1), skew) * 255);
ellipse(width/2, height/2, width/2, height/2);
Playing with Random Functions
There's no "right" or "wrong" way to use random values. Uniform random is just that — random. As you add structure to randomness by shaping the distribution, applying maximum and minimum limits, and perhaps other rules, constraints, and behaviors, you progressively move from "random" to "generative" or "algorithmic" — i.e. deliberate artistic expression.
Combining functions to get complex behavior is standard fare. For example, if you raise Perlin noise values to some power using
Math.pow(), you can achieve the smoothness of Perlin noise while skewing the values to mostly near-zero values.
You can also add non-random variation using our old friends
sin() and
cos(), which produce regular oscillations.
Experimentation and progressive refinement is the key.
Smooth Motion
Perlin noise has the nice feature that it is "smooth" — small parameter changes result in small output changes. Uniform
random and
guassianRandom functions jump around when you pick a new value. If you want to use random numbers for controlling positions, whether you are drawing lines or creating animation, you probably want smooth transitions as opposed to jumps. One way to do this in drawing is to use curves and Bezier splines to do the smooth interpolation. With animation, other techniques can be used. Mainly, you can use random points to establish targets or attractors, and then move the object or control parameter (e.g. an angle) smoothly in the direction of the target/attractor. We will spend some time soon on physics, gravity, attraction, acceleration, and smooth motion.


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Oct 15, 2013
Get ready for some black cats to cross your
path because Meowster's going to demystify the folklore surrounding
black cats. We also talk about a good luck gift Rebecca got from
her Grandmother, Tim's Mom's ideas about Halloween decorations and
try to answer that age-old question: where do pirates come
Oct 1, 2013
How do animal trainers find identical cats to play TV roles? Is it just luck? Or are they looking for those genetic anomalies known as identical twins? And do identical twin cats really exist? We don't know for sure. But we do know that by the end of Rebecca's story of being fooled by some cats that are definitely...


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"You have put on Christ, in him you have been baptized. Alleluia, alleluia!"
What is Baptism?
On behalf of the St. Clement of Rome parish community, CONGRATULATIONS! We know this is an exciting time for you as you welcome a new member of your family. We rejoice with you and invite you to make your child also a member of God's family by bringing them into the Church through the Sacrament of Baptism.
Baptism is the first of three Sacraments of Intitiation whereby a person becomes a member of the Church. These three sacraments taken together "lay the foundations of every Christian life" (CCC 1212) and Baptism as the first of these initial sacraments is "the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments" (CCC 1213). In his encounter with Nicodemus, Jesus said that "no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit" (John 3:5) signifying the sacrament of Baptism which he would institute. It was in his own baptism by St. John the Baptist that Jesus purified the waters of the earth preparing them to be a vessel of God's grace. It was in his suffering, death, and resurrection that Jesus opened the fountain of Baptism to all people. And it was fully instituted as a sacrament when Jesus commisioned his apostles to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19).
The Effects of Baptism
The first effect of the Sacrament of Baptism is the washing away of original sin and the forgiveness of all personal sins if the person being baptized is old enough to have committed any personal sins. Just as we use water to wash our bodies from dirt, the waters of baptism wash our souls from spiritual dirt or sin.
The second effect of Baptism is being made a new creature by being reborn through water and the Holy Spirit. In baptism, the Holy Spirit descends upon the person and takes up residence in his soul. Thus, Baptism makes us the dwelling place of the Most Blessed Trinity and a holy temple of God. Due to original sin, we are deprived of the divine life of the Holy Spirit. But when this original stain is washed away, we are born anew and made adopted children of God.
The third effect of Baptism is being made members of the Church, the Body of Christ, and the family of God, and unites us to all the baptized throughout the world.
Finally, Baptism leaves an indelible (permanent) mark on our soul which identifies us as being configured to Christ and sealed with the sign of faith. This mark can never be removed.
Baptismal Preparation
Before having your child baptized, there are several things you will need to do.
First, you will need to meet with one of our deacons to discuss the preparation process and to gather vital information.
Second, both the parents and Godparents will need to complete a baptismal seminar. These are held on the second Tuesday of every month from 7:30pm-8:30pm in the Parish Center except during the Lenten season. Seminars are offered in both English and Spanish. If you are unable to attend a seminar here at St. Clement, you may attend a seminar in another parish so long as you bring the certificate showing that you attended the seminar. If, however, you have been to a seminar here at St. Clement within the last three (3) years, you are not required to attend another seminar.
Third, we will need a certified copy of the child's birth certificate, a signed testimonial from the Catholic parents stating that they will raise the child in the Catholic faith, and a signed testimonial from each Godparent stating that they are eligible to serve as Godparents and that they will assist the parents in raising the child in the Catholic faith.
Once this is complete, a date can be set for your child's Baptism. Our regularly scheduled Baptisms occur on the first and third weekends of the month following the 4:00pm Mass in English and following the 2:00pm Mass in Spanish. Arrangements can also be made for private baptisms if necessary based on the availablility of the church building and the minister who will be celebrating the sacrament.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a baptism, please contact Deacon Robert Pendzimaz by calling the Parish Center at 504-887-7821.
Adult Baptism
If you are an adult and are interested in being baptized, please see the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) page or contact Mickie Morris at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the Parish Center at 504-887-7821.


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Stop & Shop co-sponsors food benefit outreach program
NEW YORK — Supermarket chain Stop & Shop will work with Foodshare to sponsor events at its stores in Hartford, Conn., to help qualifying residents access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit.
About 70% of Connecticut residents who qualify for SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program, actually receive the benefit, Stop & Shop said. This is because of such issues as language barriers, lack of transportation or lack of knowledge of the program.
Foodshare works with End Hunger CT! to increase SNAP participation rates by assisting in the application process and ensuring that benefits are accessed in a timely and efficient manner. Stop & Shop is owned by Netherlands-based supermarket operator Royal Ahold, which also owns the Giant-Landover and Giant-Carlisle chains and the Peapod grocery delivery service.
Kelapo introduces new baking sticks
TAMPA, Fla. — Kelapo has expanded its lineup of extra-virgin coconut oil products.
New Kelapo pre-measured extra virgin coconut oil baking sticks can be found in the dairy aisle and are packaged to include two 4-oz. sticks. Each 4-oz. stick measures 1/2 cup, or 8 tablespoons — the same amount as a regular stick of butter.
"It's been a passion of mine over the last year to see these baking sticks come to life," Kelapo founder Erin Meagher said. "These new baking sticks will now make cooking and baking easier, and healthier, than ever before. Kelapo is proud to be on the forefront of innovative coconut oil products that cater to the consumer."
Urban stores, ExtraCare bolster front end
CVS Caremark may be highly focused on driving medication adherence, curbing rising healthcare costs and improving the health outcomes of its patients, but there's no doubt that its retail segment remains a critical part of its business, as evidenced by the innovative initiatives playing out at the front end.
CVS/pharmacy always has prided itself on convenience, but the retailer clearly is raising the bar with its Urban Cluster store concept, which is in its second year of rolling out and is helping to fuel both top and bottom lines. According to CVS, it plans to complete more than 200 stores this year, on top of the roughly 200 it completed last year.
"Our urban stores continue to post very strong results, and our test earlier this year in California yielded especially exciting results. We expect California to be a key expansion market for our urban layout later this year," Larry Merlo, president and CEO, told analysts during the second-quarter conference call in August.
The Urban Cluster store concept can include slight variations to appeal to the local area. For instance, at the CVS Urban Cluster store in New York's Union Square area, a more extensive wine selection appeals to tourists and guests staying at the W Hotel a few blocks away.
The key element of the Urban Cluster concept is a significant focus on consumables, which in the reset was expanded and moved closer to the door — a prominent location that makes the section impossible to overlook and easy to access. There's also an expansive Grab & Go prepared foods section; a greater offering of grocery items, such as cereal and pasta; household items; and baby products. The Urban Cluster format is how CVS will play in food desert markets.
As for its pharmacy dominant cluster, the retailer is focused on re-merchandising stores that are primarily shopped for pharmacy and related products. "We've seen exciting results from our first wave of test stores that we completed late last year, demonstrating that it is possible to significantly reduce SKU comp inventory while growing sales and margin," Merlo said during the first-quarter conference in May. "We are being very careful and deliberate to find the right balance. We're conducting lots of customer research, so we'll test this format longer than others. We're going to be expanding the tests to an additional group of stores in the second half of this year, and we hope to scale the model beginning in 2012."
Meanwhile, the company's highly successful ExtraCare Rewards loyalty program, which is in its 10th year and has more than 67 million active cardholders, continues to be a major focus to help drive profitable sales, as opposed to what the company refers to as "empty sales," or sales without a profit flow-through.
The company recently has bolstered the program by launching a new digital coupon option for ExtraCare and the ExtraCare Beauty Club for its beauty shoppers. With the new "Send to Card" digital savings option unveiled in August, cardholders can send select ExtraCare coupons received by email directly to their ExtraCare card for automatic, digital in-store redemption. This eliminates the need to print those coupons at home and submit paper copies at the register.
In January, CVS launched its ExtraCare Beauty Club, which provides ExtraCare cardholders who register their cards with additional rewards on beauty purchases and other beauty-specific benefits. CVS/pharmacy Beauty Club members receive a 10%-off-beauty shopping pass upon enrollment, $5 in ExtraBucks rewards with every $50 beauty purchase and $3 in ExtraBucks rewards on the member's birthday, as well as special beauty offers throughout the year. Members also receive monthly email newsletters with exclusive coupons, tips from experts and new product information.
To further enhance member benefits, CVS introduced in late June its "Beauty Board," a panel of beauty and style experts who provide interactive content and advice for the CVS Beauty Club Facebook page. As of late June, there were more than 8 million ExtraCare Beauty Club members.
Speaking of beauty, CVS continues to add to its exclusive product offerings and now has partnered with actress Salma Hayek to offer the exclusive beauty collection Nuance Salma Hayek. The collection is comprised of more than 100 products within four categories — skin care, cosmetics, hair care and body — and marks the first complete beauty line developed by an actress in partnership with a national retailer.
Then, of course, there's the Beauty360 concept, which, aside from its high-end beauty offerings, makes a major statement with its upscale decor and layout, which includes a separate entrance. As of press time, there were 25 Beauty360 stores in operation, primarily located in California. The first location was unveiled in November 2008 at a Capitol district CVS store in the center of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C.


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Keep an eye on your kids – ALWAYS!
When accidents happen to a child, it is almost always the fault of the parent(s).
See video for proof. It is not the child's fault – it is the idiotic parent (or caregiver) who is responsible.
When accidents happen to a child, it is almost always the fault of the parent(s).
See video for proof. It is not the child's fault – it is the idiotic parent (or caregiver) who is responsible.
(ARA) – Looking for a hobby that's not only fun but great for your health? How about taking up music?
According to studies conducted by NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, playing a musical instrument can increase memory, reduce stress, lower blood pressure, build confidence and result in greater academic success. So it's no surprise that a stunning 82 percent of Americans who don't currently play an instrument wish they did.
"At age 5 or 85, everyone can benefit socially, mentally and physically from playing an instrument," says Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM and a life-long drummer. "It's never too late to start, and playing an instrument is something that can last a lifetime."
NAMM is spreading the word about the benefits of music making through its national Wanna Play? campaign, designed to inspire people to get involved in making music, whether by taking lessons or purchasing an instrument they've always wanted to play. And it looks like people are getting the message. More and more Americans are dusting off their old instruments or trying one out for the first time. Garage bands are no longer exclusively teen-aged rockers. They are now made up of everyone from middle-aged moms wanting to reduce stress to the elderly aiming to improve their memory through playing a musical instrument.
Even the government is behind the benefits of making music. Recently, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 121, showing support for music education as part of a complete curriculum for all children. NAMM-funded research has found that 96 percent of public school principals believe that participating in music education encourages and motivates students to stay in school longer. Additionally, on the SAT Reasoning Test, students taking courses in music performance scored 57 points higher on critical reading, 58 points higher on writing and 43 points higher on mathematics than students with no arts and music participation, according to the 2006 College-Bound Seniors Annual Report.
Celebrities and public figures have also come forward in their support for NAMM's Wanna Play? campaign and its message. Gavin DeGraw, the talented singer/songwriter/pianist/guitarist who broke onto the music scene with his hit "I Don't Want to Be," brings his passion for making music to people of all ages as the first ambassador of the campaign.
"You can feel the excitement and sense of possibility in everyone who picks up an instrument, whether they are my age or my dad's age," says DeGraw. "To play music, I don't need any money in my pocket or anyone else around. Music has changed my life; are you ready to let it change yours?"
DeGraw is reaching out to kids and adults alike, convincing people to pursue — or perhaps revisit — their passion for playing an instrument.
You can visit www.namm.org for more information on the Wanna Play? campaign and the positive impact of music making.
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Doctors recommend safety gear for kids who wear trendy 'Heelys'.
CHICAGO – Trendy wheeled sneakers that let kids zip down sidewalks, across playgrounds and through mall crowds could also send them rolling into emergency rooms on a stretcher, say doctors who blame a rash of injuries on the international craze.
It's called "heeling," named after Heelys, the most popular brand. They're sold in 70 countries and are so hot that their Carrollton, Texas, maker, Heelys Inc., recently landed atop BusinessWeek's annual list of fastest growing companies.
But doctors from Ireland to Singapore have reported treating broken wrists, arms and ankles; dislocated elbows and even cracked skulls in children injured while wearing roller shoes.
Full story: Rolling sneakers blamed for rise in kid injuries


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This was posed with an archery forum the other day, and it got me thinking. The poster about the forum said, "why can i head to an archery range on the gun range, what is actually the difference?" I've personally shot at both therefore i know my very own particular reasons. An amount be some reasons that you should consider going to an archery range more than a gun range?- Archery Range
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Line: I can't speak for all gun ranges, because they all vary in size, but on the archery range, you should not expect a line. Most ranges may have ample open space for shooters as well as their archery bows. The range that I head to has 8 lanes. Through the week, it is possible to shoot if you want. Gun ranges tend to have reservation policies, or they're going to have lines.
Cost: According to what sort of shooting you are carrying out, gun ranges may charge between $15-20 simply to enter the doorway -- per hour. Next, you have to pay for their ammo and gun rentals. This price can also add up quickly. Most archery ranges charge between 15-25 for your archery experience. This training includes exactly what you will need hit the number. $25 is deserving of you the rental of all the equipment that you'll require as well as a 1 hour lesson with trained staff.
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KId friendly: This isn't an intimidating spot. When you shoot your archery bow of many ranges, you won't need to be concerned about recoil, ear plugs, or safety goggles. Shooters in a gun range normally have being over 18, and a few even require the shooters be over 21. Most archery ranges will permit kids to shoot as long as they have ended 8 years of age.
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originally posted by: windword
a reply to: Riffrafter
I hope President-elect Trump has a "mind" and moves things forward.
Overturning Roe V Wade and declaring a fertilized egg's rights to life is more sacred than a woman's right to autonomy, which is what Trump and the GOP have promised, is NOT moving forward, it's moving backwards.
Did you vote for that? Did you vote for back alley abortions? Did you vote for woman to lose contraceptive options? Did you vote for more teen pregnancy? If not then speak out! Donald Trump and the GOP are NOT the Second Coming of Christ.
And we are not leaving. Not now, not ever. And we VOTE.
No even the religious fundamentalist has been able to get rid of it.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: Riffrafter
Why can't you address the contents of my posts and address my questions to you?
Are you afraid to take a personal stand? Afraid to think for yourself and draw conclusions that may be outside of party lines? What are you afraid of?
Are you afraid that The People will speak up and stop the GOP from enacting these threats?
originally posted by: windword
With specter of President Trump, who vowed to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal the ACA, that now covers contraception, and with a predominately Republican Congress and House whose party platform promises to make abortion illegal by bestowing constitutional rights on the unborn, chances are that after January 21st, 2017, your access to contraception may be cut off!
originally posted by: marg6043
a reply to: windword
That is the last of my worries, no even Bush 8 years was able to abolish abortion, windword is not going to happen.
originally posted by: DrStevenBrule
a reply to: windword
And Republicans are the fear mongers LOL
originally posted by: JetBlackStare
Sorry, but this is pure, unadulterated bull#. This is the year 2016 and I am so sick of people fear-mongering on wedge issues like this. Come on, think deeper. We are not going to back-slide on social issues FFS! Trump is a NYC playboy, reformed Democrat. He has tons of gay friends and runs in a fairly sophisticated social circle.
What needs to happen is that ATS and the rest of the country need to grasp that the old political paradigms are DEAD. They died on Nov 8th. The old coalitions are broken. # is not the same anymore and propaganda like this is just not going to work.
How very dare they! Don't they know that society cannot function if people are required to pay for stuff themselves?
Expecting somebody to take any form of responsibility for their own actions is the greatest and most wicked of infringements of civil liberties. Downright unconstitutional.


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The Clerk of Court of the Shari'a Circuit Court wears two hats: first, as Clerk of Court of the Shari'a Circuit Court, and second, as Circuit Registrar within his territorial jurisdiction. Although the Constitution vests the Court with the power of administrative supervision over all courts and its personnel, this power must be taken with due regard to other prevailing laws.
While civil registrars are members of the Judiciary as Clerk of Court of the Shari'a Circuit Court, a review of the complaint reveals that the complainant seeks to hold the registrar liable for registering the divorce and issuing the Certificate of Registration of Divorce pursuant to his duties as Circuit Registrar of Muslim divorces. The test of jurisdiction is the nature of the offense and not the personality of the offender. The fact that the complaint charges Abdullah for "conduct unbecoming of a court employee" is of no moment. Well-settled is the rule that what controls is not the designation of the offense but the actual facts recited in the complaint. Unless jurisdiction has been conferred by some legislative act, no court or tribunal can act on a matter submitted to it.
Under the Local Government Code the power of administrative supervision over civil registrars was devolved to the municipal and city mayors. Under the "faithful execution clause" embodied in Section 455 (b)(1)(x) and Section 444 (b)(1)(x) of the Local Government Code, in relation to Section 479 of the same Code, the municipal and city mayors, in addition to their power to appoint city or municipal civil registrars are also given ample authority to exercise administrative supervision over civil registrars.
At this juncture, it should be remembered that the authority of the Mayor to exercise administrative supervision over C/MCRs is not exclusive. The Civil Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the government, has the power to appoint and discipline its officials and employees and to hear and decide administrative cases instituted by or brought before it directly or on appeal. Under Section 9 of the Revised Uniform Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service, the CSC is granted original concurrent jurisdiction over administrative cases.
Consequently, it behooves the Court to also forward the subject complaint to the Office of the Mayor, Marawi City and to the CSC for appropriate action.[1]


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This course is suitable for learners whose interest lies mainly in communication. The students on this course will be dealing with the English language in a natural context, which will enable them to cope with different situations in everyday life more easily. The course content is of contemporary interest, relating to real life, and is arranged flexibly to meet the needs of the whole class. Listening, reading, speaking and writing as the four important language skills will be equally practiced in the classroom. Your teacher will help you to study the language by giving you clear instructions and thus enabling you to develop and explain grammatical rules and structures independently. You will gain a solid linguistic base and make yourself more familiar with the characteristics and culture of your target language.


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Lime Online Digital were appointed to work with the Deltec Team to create a website that ensured good user experience in the Battery, Solar & Energy Services. Graphic Design was of great importance and played a key part in the design of the site. The Online Battery Finder was developed to aid users to find the correct battery timelessly. From this the Lime Online Team designed and developed a complete content managed site that is responsive for both smart phones and tablets and a Site Audit was carried out.


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Hauppauge, New York (PRWEB) February 12, 2016
GrooveCar will unveil its newly launched auto buying resource at the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC), February 21-25 in Washington. The expanded booth, with interactive displays, will allow visitors to test drive the platform in real time. "The millennial-friendly, mobile responsive site will be the main focus of the exhibit, however, the booth has been redesigned to match the sleek and advanced appearance of our new platform," explained Robert O'Hara, Vice President of Strategic Alliance, GrooveCar.
The booth was created to showcase the new resource while allowing visitors the room to inquire and learn about the program and support services offered, in a comfortable setting. GrooveCar executives will be available to discuss the auto buying industry as it pertains to credit union growth opportunities. They will also delve into supplementary services provided to each partner credit union, when joining the program. "We always enjoy our booth consultations on auto buying trends with credit unions, there is such a tremendous amount of optimism in the industry and for good reason. We want to help drive auto loan growth to their doorstep, this next generation of the program will accomplish this," stated O'Hara.
The GrooveCar auto buying resource provides credit unions with the ability to serve members with all the latest information necessary to research and purchase a new or pre-owned vehicle. There is a lot of wonderful lead generation functions built into the site for the credit union, as well. "Auto buying has changed for all parties involved. Today's consumer demands a smooth and quick process to obtain their desired vehicle and credit unions want a solid auto lead generation tool coupled with marketing support," explained O'Hara. While the GrooveCar program provides members with a single destination to review options, read reviews, calculate payments, secure a loan and drive off with a vehicle matching all their prerequisites, credit unions are provided with information as members conduct certain tasks.
The mobile responsive website was designed for everyone, but especially for the next generation of car buyer in mind, the millennial. The central communications hub for the millennial is the smartphone spending an average of 5 hours a day on it. When it comes to car buying, research has found the average millennial spends 14 hours over 4 months researching auto related information, increasingly reaching for the phone to do so. This highly connected group also represents a generation with never before seen buying power. There are 80 million millennials in the U.S. representing a fourth of the population with $200 billion in annual buying power. "When the site was designed, viewership by this demographic was a major priority. The user is a click away from obtaining the information needed to reach the desired result," added O'Hara.
All the bells and whistles are there: A search tool displaying vehicle choices from all angles; payment calculator that populates searches with monthly payment commitment the user is comfortable with, along with current vehicle articles, videos, and a loan application tool—customized to match credit union branding. These tools are responsive and interactive to meet the preferences of today's online shopper.
When members are done searching, they are prompted to apply for a loan, right from the auto resource. Want to continue at a later date? All searches are saved in the "My Cars" feature and an alert is sent to the credit union regarding the member's activity. GrooveCar has created an auto buying experience for credit union members while providing the credit union with an auto buying resource to generate loan growth.
The program was built around making the car buying user experience extremely friendly, and resourceful, without the distractions found on other car buying sites. In return, users will come back often during the car buying process, thereby driving more leads for the credit unions to capture more loans.
About GrooveCar:
Founded in 1999, GrooveCar provides automotive loan growth solutions to credit unions nationwide while providing their members, as well as the general public, with the most informative and user friendly auto search engine. With its expansive dealership network surpassing five million vehicles, GrooveCar facilitates the entire car buying process, including shopping, researching, buying, leasing, and financing. Through the national auto leasing program CU Xpress Lease, credit unions can take advantage of leasing opportunities in the new vehicle market. CU Xpress is the leading credit union lease program in the nation. Additional information on GrooveCar or CU Xpress Lease may be found at http://www.groovecarinc.com.
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GrooveCar Direct was created expressly to enable credit unions to develop a revenue generating stream and enhance their ability to secure auto loans. The custom program assists credit unions in realizing quality auto loans through direct and indirect avenues while strengthening member relationships and boosting financial stability. Additional information may be found at http://www.groovecarinc.com/GrooveCar-Direct


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We work in partnership with Premier Sport coaches and apprentices to provide opportunities for children to participate in a range of sports and other activities.
Their team works with Hillside staff at Breakfast Club and at lunchtimes, they provide cover for teachers' PPA time and run after-school activities. They also work with our children who excel in particular team sports so that they can compete against other local schools.
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If you are looking for a way to set up a quick business that is going to get you earning money in a short period of time, you might b surprised at how profitable it can be to set up your own cell phone recycling business. It's also not a very difficult business to set up either and have a very low overhead. You just need to be able to find phones that people are getting rid of. Here are a few pointers on how to get this started.
First things first, get in touch with different businesses, different offices as well as community centers in your area and let them know that you are a cell phone recycling business. Ask them if you can put drop boxes at their place of business. If they are a little skeptical about it, then consider offering them a little bit of an incentive with a flat fee for each phone you receive, so that they are getting a little something in the deal as well.
Make sure that the drop boxes you make are attractive and decorated brightly and that they clearly are marked as drop boxes for recycling cell phones. Make sure that you have a routine where you go and check the drop boxes on a regular basis and pick up all phones that have been dropped off for recycling. It's important that you keep track of where the phones came from in case one of the companies is getting a fee for letting you place the box at their business. Make sure that the boxes are always in good condition and if they are damaged make sure to replace them with new ones.
It's important that you do your best to advertise what you are doing just about everywhere you go. Make sure that you hand out fliers that give information on where they can find your drop boxes. Put an ad in the newspaper, advertise online and even put them in your local grocery stores on their community bulletin boards. Also, don't forget to include high schools and colleges.
Don't forget to offer incentives, even for the person who is recycling their phone. Set up a raffle, with a nice gift and let them know that each phone recycled is equal to one raffle ticket. People always love to get something for nothing. It's a great motivational tool. You should also go around to the different schools and ask if their students can be encouraged to participate in cell phone drives and let them know that it is helping the environment if they do. This can sometimes get students to react and join in if they think it's for a "worthy cause".
Offer the cell phone recycling as a fundraiser for churches or youth organizations. You of course are not going to want to lose money on this but still can offer them enough to make it worth their while. Set down a flat rate for each phone that you honestly know you can afford to pay and then give this offer to the church or organization. You would be surprised at how many organizations would be willing to help out if they knew that they were going to receive a fair amount of money for their efforts.


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This includes all five mountains where huge bonfires are lit during the Gozan No Okuribi Summer Festival, and part of the course will also meander through the centre of Kyoto for runners to catch a glimpse of the city's intricate alleyways and traditional architecture.
This year is the fifth year the marathon has taken place and Kyoto CVB is encouraging all those taking part in the marathon to extend their stay and make the most of the late winter season to discover Kyoto.
Tour operators including JTB Western Japan is arranging a host of sightseeing tours for international visitors in the run up to and following the marathon to various destinations along the course route, such as the Kyoto Imperial Palace and Heian Jingu Shrine. Other tours include a Japanese sake tasting tour and a kimono experience tour for those looking for a flavour of Japanese tradition.
Additionally, runners can choose to ease aching muscles with a Japanese 'Onsen.' These are hot springs, usually found in mountainous regions in Japan where the waters are heated up to 44 degrees. The hot springs are often credited for their nerve and muscle healing powers.
For those who want to toast having crossed the finish line, there is also the option to join a Japanese sake or 'rice wine' master class and sampling session. Guests will be guided through the history of the iconic alcoholic tipple before sampling five of the finest sakes. There will also be a selection of homemade snacks offered whilst the sommelier guides guests through the different variations on offer. The 80-minute experience starts from £22 per person.


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Watch: CJ Perez Play of the Day – FIBA 3×3 All Stars
One of the highlights in the Team Philippines vs NoviSad AlWahda game was the crossover move by CJ Perez. It was a close game but PH lost to NoviSad AlWahda who became champions of the 2016 FIBA 3×3 All Stars held in Doha, Qatar.
Watch: CJ Perez Play of the Day – FIBA 3×3 All Stars
Good game by Team Philippines composed of Rey Guevarra, Jaymar Perez, Sidney Onwubere and Bright Akhuetie!
Watch: Team PH vs Qatar U18 FIBA 3×3 Full Game
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Sunday, August 10, 2008
The Worst thing a Parent can go through
My friend called me to tell me about it. She has two other kids, both preschoolers. I feel for her terribly, and I know none of you know her, but I hope you can spare a thought for her today and in the days to come as this surreal impossibility becomes her reality.
How do you talk to your kids about death? How do you approach this with the kids that are still with her?
I remember when I found out that all people die. My brother told me and it was confirmed moments later by my mom. But it wasn't something I had to deal with, really, for a long time.
We're probably foreclosing on a house. Our TV broke yesterday and we won't afford a new one for a long time. I'm going to have to ask my parents for money for groceries this week.
And I feel terrible that these things bothered me a couple hours ago. I have my family sitting with me, two of them climbing all over me while I write. I've never felt luckier.
The world isn't fair. Maybe that's the place to start with kids. The world isn't fair. Any time it's nice, it's by accident. The world isn't fair.
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- Jeremy (Discovering Dad) said...
I'm sorry to hear about your friend, and I will say a prayer for them tonight. Unfortunately, I know their pain, as I lost my first daughter at around the same age. It's hard to talk about; it's hard to get over; it's very hard to understand. It took me years to get my head and heart feeling normal again, but a piece of me died that day too. I treasure the moments I have with my 3 living kids, and when I get frustrated at the crazy things they do, I have to stop and be thankful for everything about them because their older sister can only watch from above. Life isn't fair at times, but I've tried to teach my kids that it can be whatever they want it to be - they are empowered to rise above circumstances - and I try very hard to lead by example in this regard. No one deserves to go through the experience of losing a child. I hope your friends can find a way to get through this.
- August 10, 2008 at 11:54 PM
Are you saying that your house is being foreclosed?
Sol, you sound so overwhelmed in what you say. You should not feel bad for being concerned about the things affecting your family - those things are your immediate responsibility. Yes, you are lucky, if that's the right word (as am I). Tragedy befalls everyone at some point, and you should not feel guilty for looking out for your own family despite it.
That being said, I appreciate reading your thoughts about the toughest thing a parent can go through. I cannot imagine losing our little guy, especially following the miscarriage of our first. My thoughts go out to them, as feeble as that is.
- August 11, 2008 at 1:17 AM
- Sol Smith said...
I'm so sorry to hear that, Jeremy. I can't imagine having to live with something like that. Thank you for the kind words for my friend. I'll pass them on to her.
- August 11, 2008 at 6:21 AM
- Sol Smith said...
Well, not the house we're living in. We moved a year ago and have held on to our old house by the skin of our teeth. We have about a month to short sell it or it goes to foreclosure. So we're not too worried about the thing, or at least we've come to accept it.
- August 11, 2008 at 5:10 PM
- adafloyd said...
Wow - your words about your friend's baby are beautiful. Thank you for sharing... My heart aches all over again for her loss - we lost two little boys at two different times and you're right. It isn't fair.
But there are a few things out there that might help. I'm not sure where she is, but there are support groups for children dealing with grief. I have been a part of one (and am creating another) called Kid's Place. If she wants help finding something like that, she is welcome to contact me when she is able to deal with life again. It was invaluable for my surviving son.
It's very strange reading your blog today... I usually come here for some "fatherly" inspiration for a website I write for, but this hits so much closer to home for me and my passion. No one can "make sense" of a loss of this magnitude, but we have found over the last couple years that we can give meaning and honor to their short lives on this earth. I will be praying for Tracy.
And how funny, too, Sol, that my "moved out of" house in OKC just forclosed last Thursday. Yep, you just accept what you cannot control sometimes.
Thank you for the reality check. The petty is once more just that.
Thanks for inspiring and touching many lives you don't even know about. :o)
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When the inexhaustible Dick Klein finally wore down all his opposition and was awarded an NBA expansion franchise for Chicago in 1966, he got to work right away.
First, Klein needed to find the right nickname for his team, one that would evoke the stockyards and the brawny, big-shoulders character of Chicago. He almost settled on "Matadors," but he was hesitant because it had more than one syllable. "Chicago had the Bears and the Sox and the Cubs and the Hawks," he explained, "all single syllables." When he hit upon "Bulls," Klein knew instantly that he'd found the right name.
Next, he wanted to hire a coach with a strong Chicago connection. His first choice was Ray Meyer, whom he could not persuade to leave DePaul University. He then received a petition on behalf of Johnny "Red" Kerr, a Chicago native and former University of Illinois star who was just finishing up his playing career. "They had something like 1,600 names," Kerr recalled, "but I'm not sure all of them were real. It's a little like how they used to register people for voting in Cook County." Genuine or not, the petition worked. Kerr was hired.
The Bulls drafted two players from each existing club in the 1966 expansion draft. Because Kerr and his intended assistant, Al Bianchi, were technically still active players, both were acquired through the draft. They promptly retired as players and signed on as coaches.
The following players were the first to become property of the Bulls: Kerr and Jerry Sloan from Baltimore, Ron Bonham and John Thompson from the Boston Celtics, Nate Bowman and Tom Thacker from the Cincinnati Royals, John Barnhill and Don Kojis from the Detroit Pistons, Bob Boozer and Jim King from the Los Angeles Lakers, Len Chappell and Barry Clemens from the New York Knicks, Bianchi and Gerry Ward from the Philadelphia 76ers, Jeff Mullins and Jim Washington from the St. Louis Hawks, and Keith Erickson and McCoy McLemore from the San Francisco Warriors.
Of all these players, only Sloan and Boozer would make a lasting impression with the Bulls. Thompson retired to go into coaching and later led Georgetown University to the NCAA championship. King and Mullins were traded to the Warriors for point guard Guy Rodgers.
The 1966-67 Bulls had 179 season ticket holders, each of whom paid four dollars per game for a courtside seat at the International Amphitheatre. Their front office "staff" was general manager Klein, marketing director Jerry Colangelo, public-relations man Ben Bentley, and a receptionist. The Bulls organized a parade down State Street to publicize the season opener. It consisted of two trucks and a car. "The press that came to the parade might have been giggling," Klein said, "but at least they were talking about us."
Klein actually put an ad in the papers calling for players, and about 180 showed up for an open tryout. Kerr was not amused. "I told Al [Bianchi] to line them all up against a wall and have them count off by twos," he said, "then have the twos go home. We did that, and later on we sent all the ones home, too."
The Bulls played their first game on October 15 at St. Louis with a starting lineup of Sloan and Rodgers at guards, Boozer and Kojis at forwards, and Chappell at center. They won 104-97 behind Rodgers's 37 points. Three nights later they made their home debut against San Francisco. Newspapers estimated that the announced crowd of 4,200 was padded by about 1,000. In any event, the few fans on hand got their money's worth. The Bulls rallied late to overcome a 13-point deficit and won 119-116. Sloan scored 26 points and Rodgers had 20 assists.
The Bulls were young and quick, and they played an entertaining style built around the fast break. When they won four of their first five games, Chicagoans sat up and took notice. On October 23, the Bulls had their first sellout. "We could have sold 30,000 seats that night in a 7,000-seat arena," Klein asserted. "We let 9,000 in and the fire marshal came to me and said, 'Dick, you gotta close the doors.'"
"They got people who can't get into the game," said Sloan. "It's sold out. I thought, 'My goodness, we're not that good, are we?' We certainly found out that night. The Knicks waxed us pretty good, and reality started to set in."
A nine-game losing streak in November and December dropped the Bulls into last place in the West Division at 8-15. "I remember how cold it was that first winter," sportswriter Bob Logan said, "and how small the crowds were." The Great Blizzard of '67 struck in late January, dumping almost 30 inches of snow on the city. On January 29, the Bulls lost to Los Angeles by 20 points before an announced crowd of 1,077. Klein later admitted that the actual attendance, "including security guards, was something like 72 people." Since the Lakers were stranded in Chicago after the game, Klein treated them to a steak dinner.
By the end of February, the Bulls were 25-44 and still mired in last place, three games behind Detroit for the final playoff berth. On March 1, they traveled to Evansville, Indiana, to take on Philadelphia. (Sloan had played his college ball at Evansville, and the Bulls played five "home" games there to capitalize on his popularity.) The 76ers were en route to a 68-13 record and the world championship, but the Bulls upended them 129-122. The game was a turning point for the Bulls—they won eight of their last 12 to qualify for the playoffs.
The Amphitheatre's management did not consider the NBA playoffs as big an event as the boat show it had already scheduled, so the Bulls' postseason home games were relegated to the decrepit Coliseum. The Bulls were swept by St. Louis in the first round, with the lone home game drawing a mere 3,739.
Adapted from Heydays: Great Stories in Chicago Sports
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I carried a bottle of red Argentinian wine through the streets of Le Plateau district. We found Alexandre, the restaurant, and were enveloped in smells of fresh, warm garlic, lemon, butter, bread.
The menu was completely in French but I could understand most of it, asking Vincent now and then for clarification. Our waitress came over, a pleasant woman with a quick energy and a simple presence. I decoded that she wanted to know if she could open our bottle of wine. I let Vincent make this transaction even though I wanted to practice my French. I wasn't exactly sure if I could handle it.
She poured the vin rogue into our glasses and we toasted, "Sante." We always toast Sante even at home in Buffalo. Good health. Toasts were always important in my family growing up and I like that I am continuing this tradition, even if they are now in French. Actually, especially now that they are in French.
The waitress gave us some time and then she came back to take our order.
Picture how quickly a drunk sloth would talk. This is how quickly I speak French. "Je voudrais les moules s'il vous plaît." She took a quick nap while I was speaking this sentence and then woke up well in time for the end of it.
Then she said something and I heard mayonaise or ketchup and I said, "Mayonaise, s'il vous plaît."
Then she asked what kind of soup I wanted and I actually understood the choices and ordered "Creme de broccoli." The entire restaurant applauded and a young child gave me a dozen roses. Oh wait. Disregard that last part. That never happened. Only in my mind. Vincent did smile a really big smile and nodded his head approvingly. He is like the most encouraging person ever and basically keeps me thinking that I may one day speak French ("In sixty days, you will be fluent," he always says, but he never defines when those sixty days start, so I always have sixty more days. Smart fox, that one.)
Vincent ordered mussels too, but a different kind. Then the waitress left, brought us pain et beurre. It tasted very good and crispy with the wine.
We spoke in French but in America when we speak in French no one can understand us so it's like we are talking in secret code (childhood tree house fantasty coming to life: we are spies and no one knows our secret language but us. aha!), but here in Montreal, everyone else was speaking French, so that really defeated the purpose. Anyway, we practiced and then the food came.
Fresh, crisp, hot french fries: thin and delicious! A huge bowl of fresh, steaming, lemon scented mussels: warm and delicious! More wine! More water! No more bread, I'm watching my bread intake, but thank you!
We ate like royalty. We ate and we drank and we talked and I told an uncomfortable story about earwax and Vincent said, "It was going so well. Why would you tell that story? In France, we do not tell these things." Then I was thinking, "In America, we don't really either, but in my country, Havenoideahowtodate Land, we do!" I'm really glad I don't have to go on dates with strangers anymore because I am not so good at it. Not so good at all, but man do I dress well.
Anyway, back to the point. The point is we left the restaurant with half a bottle of wine inside our throats and a glass before and a Guiness before that, so we paraded home, arm in arm, singing "Les Champs Elysses" song well into the dark night. We got to our airbnb and put on that song and then danced, one foot here, one foot here, in the center of the living room well into the night.
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Nordic Nomad Productions specialises in immersive, site-specific work and new writing.
Past Productions
You & Me
Tango Walk
7 & 8 July – Watch This Space Festival, National Theatre
4 & 5 August – Stockton International Riverside Festival
What is a TangoWalk?
Audience members set off in two's to explore the pre-set route, sharing an MP3 player and headphones. While you walk, you will listen to a new play commissioned for this purpose, and there will be opportunities to dance too.
We are also holding tango taster workshops, which will teach those new to tango some basics so they too can enjoy the full experience.
Further Links
TangoWalks are available for touring, for more information, please get in touch.
Quality is a new play by Elaine Avila, set in the fiercely competitive world of high fashion and shoes. The play examines contemporary obsessions with beauty, sexiness, and consumption. It delves into the complex relationship between working women of different classes.
Witty, fun and modern, the play was performed during London Fashion week in the site-specific setting of the TN29 shoe-store on London's Marylebone Lane.
Jack the lad
Jack the Lad is a new play written by Matt Harris and directed by Phil Setren. A Freudian fairy tale without a happy ending, we hear about Jack, a male prostitute, who is pushed over the edge servicing his punters. It tells the story of Jack's brutal childhood, interwoven with the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Matt Harris spins this traditional children's fairy tale into a modern, gritty story of emotional need, greed and seedy exploitation. Jack the Lad premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has gone on to play at Soho Theatre, London and Dublin Gay Theatre Festival.
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Gabriel Gawin
Performed and Devised by Zecora Ura Theatre
Produced by Nordic Nomad and ArtsAgenda
Zecora Ura re-awaken our senses with their spicy, Latin-American take on the Bard's last play. An ensemble of artists of 9 nationalities brings to life the story of an enchanting but nightmarish island.
Don't feed the lions
Nordic Nomad's first collaboration with Zecora Ura Theatre – a theatrical experiment where actors were not allowed to leave the theatre during the week-long run at Oval House, and ate only what the audience brought them each night.
Wet – a new opera
Composer Anne LeBaron
Libretto by Terese Svoboda
Directed by Nataki Garrett
Workshop Production
10th June 2005
Barnsdall Gallery Theatre
World Premiere
1st – 3rd December 2005
REDCAT, CalArts, (Walt Disney Concert Hall) Los Angeles
Set on a great American river during a flood, Wet takes comic detours while telling the tragic story of the impending world-wide water crisis and the selling of the world's water to multinational corporations.
The production involved setting up the Mermaid Fundraising Gala and sending out additional requests for funds to cover our main production in December. We also teamed up with Public Citizen for our marketing campaign and to get the word out to water activists in the area.
In Case of Love – Break Glass
Choreographed and Devised by Heidi Duckler
Produced by Collage Dance Theatre
2nd – 5th June 2005
Emser Tile Building, Santa Monica Boulevard
A site-specific dance piece, performed on the outside of the Emser Tile building in west Hollywood, we dealt with the legalities of performing in a non-conventional venue, liaised with the owner of the site and with the city, and arranged logistics for 400 spectators each night.
The Shadow
by Evgeny Shvarts
Directed by Istelle Petra
Adapted by Stephen Oliver Price
Executive Producer Don Cesario
Assistant Producer Tina Gloss-Finnell
7th May 2005 – 12th July 2005
The art\works Theatre, Los Angeles
A satirical fairy tale for grown ups, The Shadow's deceptively innocent format takes an uncompromising stab at state power, servile obedience, bigotry, fame, and indifference. The plot charts the absurdist journey of a Scholar in a country where "fables and tales occur on a daily basis".
The production was an ensemble-driven performance, with a cast of 23, and with a Russian approach to development of the material. We arranged a fundraiser, an opening night event, recruited technical personnel, set up a press and marketing campaign, as well as the box-office and front-of-house and in general assisted with the process of bringing this piece to the stage.
Heart of a dog
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Adapted, Directed & Co-produced by Michael Franco
Co-produced by Tanja Raaste
15th October – 19th December 2004
The Lillian Theatre, Hollywood
Extended its run by a further 6 weeks!
Transcending "man bites dog," man is dog in this play based on Bulgakov's classic novella Heart of a Dog, the story of a dog turned into a man by science, with less than stellar results.
Winning several Ovation awards and extending its run by a further 6 weeks, this was a very successful production which reached out to the Los Angeles Russian community.
Ovation awards
LA Times Critics' Pick
Best Bet Award at Plays411
Goldstar Roar of the Crowd winner
Elizabeth Lopez at ReviewPlays.com
Les Spindle at Back Stage West
Good Fooling
by Elaine Avila
Directed by Jen Harvey
In Elizabethan times, people kept house fools (people with mental disabilities) for entertainment in much the same way we have TV today. This is the story of Robert Armin, who traveled the British Isles studying house fools for his book 'Nest of Ninnies'. He succeeded in becoming Shakespeare's favourite clown, playing the part of the fool in plays from King Lear to Twelfth Night.
We succeeded in realizing very high production values despite a very tight budget, basic theatre conditions and a shortfall in labour hours. The production used a very ambitious set, comprised of pieces that rolled on and off stage, concealing the actors within them.
Le Point Vierge Opera
Original Music by Nicholas Chase, Jacob Feinberg & Wes Hambright
Musical Director Lisa Sylvester
Writer/Director Team Melissa Weaver, John Duykers, Scott Graff, Douglas Kearney & Sylvia Desrochers
Executive Producer John Duykers
April 23-24 2004
Modular Theater, CalArts
The themes and story of this opera emerged from a truly collaborative process. We researched martyrdom and explored the threshold where conversion begins in the human heart. What emerged is a absurd and somewhat satiric rendering of a prison caper, exploring the nature of true power through the eyes of the powerless.
The latest in the CalArts opera class series directed by John Duykers and Melissa Weaver, Le Point Vierge was a collaborative piece between faculty, students and alumni of both the Schools of Music and Theater.
As well as facilitating and participating in the creative collaboration, we also put together a 'pre-show audience participation event' – by creating an Orwellian nightmare state check-point, through which all audience members had to pass through on entering the theatre.
King Lear
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Travis Preston
Produced by Carol Bixler
Assistant Producers Tanja Raaste & Dan Friedman
After its resounding success at The Brewery in Los Angeles, this modern, site-specific King Lear moved its all-female cast to Dijon for a 3 week run at the Frictions Festival.
The production took place at a disused military 'casserne' just outside Dijon city centre. A crew of around 20 people joined a 30-strong cast from the US for this ambitious and successful endeavour.
by Matthew Deegan
Directed by David Schweizer
Hysterex, the mythical queen for a group of priestesses, clashes with the king of a faraway land who has sent his sons out to enslave women and bring them back to his diseased kingdom. A chess-game of a tale, a tragedy of strategy and plotting, this production required careful handling due to its adult themes and edgy content.
Blood Wedding
by Federico García Lorca
Directed by Max Truax
13th – 19th March 2003
Ensemble Theater, CalArts
This was an imaginative adaptation of the classic tale of a woman torn between two lovers. Incorporating multimedia elements and a set built out of railway ties, this was a stunningly visual production. The audience were first seated in front of the raked stage, then moved and seated beneath it for the conclusion of the play.
The visit of the old lady
by Friedrich Durrenmatt
Directed by Karin Coonrod
An old lady, now a millionaire, returns to her girlhood town with promises to rescue the town from its economic slump – but at a terrible price.
With over 70 actors, 20 crew and a dog (that got axed at the last minute), this show kept us busy from beginning to end. The audience sat in custom-built, revolving steel chairs in the middle of the action during the first act, and were then moved to a high vantage point for the remainder of the play.
Heart of Darkness
Adapted from Joseph Conran's novel by Josh Moyse
Directed by Josh Moyse
Originally set in the jungles of the Congo, this visually slick production was transferred to a modern board room. Intensive rehearsals teased out superb performances from a tight cast. One of the jobs of the producer was to liaise with local businesses and request donations/loans of modern office equipment.
Trojan Women
by Charles L Mee
Directed by Matt Wilder
Choreography by Ken Roht
Charles L Mee's modern revisiting of the Greek tragedy was directed by Matt Wilder, who has directed several Mee's plays, amongst them the world premiere of The War to End War. This play was performed in two locations nightly with an ensemble of 24 actors and featured a live band, songs and choreographed dance routines for the ensemble.
Bitter Coffee
by Tanja Raaste
Directed by Pilou Chapeaud
8-27 May 2001
Diorama Studio Theatre, London
Elaine is dabbling with magic. Karl is dabbling with Elaine. Martyn Dabbles with his balalaika. The Gnome of Doom has his own agenda entirely.
A refreshing dark comedy, set against a backdrop of new age superstition, throws into relief the office environment as an intimate and at times claustrophobic setting in which to live out life's dramas. Love them or loathe them, you spend most of your waking life with your colleagues. Now how do you take your coffee?


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Beatrice Moricci
I am a dreamer. I believe that everything can be possible. I love watching. I am curious. I look for simplicity. I am seduced by beauty, emotions, good vibes, wonder: these are the four main ingredients that I watch in my life and create in my photographs.
I was born in Tuscany, in the countryside near Florence. My family had a fashion firm and I grew up inside creativity and business. After my studies in foreign languages I wanted to create and plan what my mind suggested to me so I attended the Design University and I degreed with maximum grades. Design was a wonderful field but I was too much impatient to see my works in the market so I decided to make some handcraft design and I had a good business and satisfaction in it. In this period, photography was very important to me. I liked to shoot what I was doing and represent my emotions. I used to attend a lot of photography classes, exhibits and photo clubs.
The turning moment was when I met a big wedding photojournalist, Daniele Vertelli: he saw some of my works and asked to start a collaboration with me. For two years long I have alternated my works in Design with photographing with Vertelli, but in the end photography won. This is the discovery of an art that makes fast the being of one's own life. "Photography is a fast action, the drawing of a meditation" Henri Cartier-Bresson. This is the quote that better tells about my photography. From 4 years on I am a freelance photographer and I am specialize in wedding photojournalism, creative portraits and food photography. I am curious to know what will happen in the future.
22 Awards for Documentary Wedding Photography
12 Awards from the Artistic Guild of Wedding Photojournalists
5 TOP Wedding Photographer Titles
The WPJA proudly recognizes Beatrice Moricci as a TOP International Wedding Photographer. Members holding the most contest points at the end of each year are ranked as TOP Wedding Photographers or, in some cases POY - Photographer of the Year.


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A Matlock shop has been named one of the best news and convenience stores in the UK at a leading event for independent retailers.
One Stop, in Lime Tree Road, was one of only 17 retailers countrywide to be recognised at betterRetailing LIVE for its commitment to core principles of retailing – from customer service through to retail innovation.
The store has been shortlisted in the staff development, environmental sustainability and in–store theatre categories.
With 12 categories ranging from environmental sustainability to retail innovation, the Independent Achievers Academy (IAA) shortlist was reached following a two–month judging process.
Dee Sedani, of One Stop Matlock, said: "Finding out we made the IAA shortlist at betterRetailing LIVE in not one – but three – categories is an amazing achievement.
"This reflects the great work that my staff do in providing a great local shop for our community and I can't to see how we do at the awards later in the year."
Stefan Appleby, editor of Retail Express and co–chairman of the industry judging panel at betterRetailing LIVE, said: "We have seen significant growth in sales from news and convenience stores and research suggests that customers now prefer to shop locally with people they know.
"We were impressed by One Stop, in Matlock, as they showed how they dedicated time to making sure they get their offer right for their shoppers.
"The brilliant business skills of the men and women in all our shortlist, combined with the evidence we have gathered from their shops, prove that the Independent Achievers Academy's toolkit of ideas help retailers develop new ways to grow their profits."


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The HFS Golf Club is open to golfers of all ages and abilities. The Club meets on Fridays (see dates below) at the Arroyo Seco GC in South Pasadena. Golfers should bring their own clubs and also money in order to purchase a basket of range balls. Parents of some of our younger golfers are encouraged to also attend and join in the fun.
We'll see you on the course!
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Oct 8 – CYO Golf Tournament at Arroyo Seco*
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On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Jan Lehnardt <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > On Aug 15, 2011, at 7:36 PM, Noah Slater wrote: > >> >> On 15 Aug 2011, at 18:32, Jan Lehnardt wrote: >> >>> 1. Write admin = password to local.ini >>> 2. Restart CouchDB >>> 3. Hash gets persisted to generated.ini >>> 4. Plain text password remains in local.ini >> >> Which one of these steps is the problem? 4? What would you have happen in place of that? That the plain text password be removed? Could we not simply leave that up to the admin to remove it from the config? What if it is needed again at some point? If I put my plain text password in a config file that I had edited by hand on a server, I would not expect it to be removed by the software. If I was concerned about saving the plain text password in the first place, I would hope that the software in question would come with an interactive prompt that would ask me for my password and write the hash out to the file for me. > > I would expect that a plaintext admin password would never survive a server restart. > > If you want to change the admin-addition procedure to a startup prompt thing, I'd be happy to consider this, but currently we are stuck between a rock and a hard place because all the documentation out there suggests adding an admin to local.ini will do the trick, yet distributions that add config files to local.d/ will keep plaintext passwords around, contrary to what is documented. I consider this a bad user experience as well as a security issue. > > I was supporting that local.ini should come after local.d/*.ini, but dev@ overturned me here and came up with generated.ini, which I'd be fine with, except, it doesn't solve the original problem. > > Cheers > Jan > -- Imo we shouldn't at all provide plaintext passwords. Maybe a safer option would be to let the admin create the first one via http or put the hash in the a password.ini file manually. If we are enough kind we could also provide a couchctl script allowing user management, config changes ... ? - benoît
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Hey guys! For todays post I would like to talk about how you can serve others, and some tips that have helped me. A lot of times, I find myself thinking more about myself than serving others, and I am sure that you guys have this problem sometimes also.
So one thing that I was told a while ago about serving others is that you have to ask yourself this; "Would I want someone to help me do this"? Asking myself this when I run across someone who needs help always encourages me to give them a hand.
One thing that you always need to remember also is that you are on this earth to help other people and be a witness for God. So you always need to be on the lookout for some way that you can serve someone.
You can be of help to someone in many different ways, one of these is just giving someone your time. If you see someone setting alone in a corner go and talk to them, by doing this you are helping this person. You don't even have to go out of your home to be of help to people, you can help your parents and siblings at your own house.
lastly, you want to serve people with the right mindset. Are you helping this person so that you will be noticed, or are you doing it for God? Always remember the real reason you should help people, and that is to glorify God.
I hope that you enjoyed this short post! if you have any questions or comments please leave them bellow or in the contact section at the top of the page.


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It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Chris Black, former Bedford Borough Councillor and Bedfordshire County Councillor.
Chris, a lifetime member of the Labour Party who was dedicated to local politics and helping the community in Bedford, died on Saturday 26 July aged 75 years after a four year battle with cancer.
Born in Southampton in July 1939, Chris attended Peter Symonds Grammar school in Winchester, leaving in 1957 for Birmingham University where he obtained a degree in Physics in 1960.
He moved to Bedford with his wife Judith in 1963 to work for Texas Instruments. When Texas Instruments closed in Bedford in 1995 he joined former colleagues in setting up a new Engineering company, Spicer Consulting, which has grown and expanded over recent years.
Chris was dedicated to social justice and helping others. He was a highly respected and well liked councillor serving as a Bedfordshire County Councillor from 1972-78 and Bedford Borough Councillor from 1971-74 and 1995-2009. He was leader of Bedford Borough Labour Group from 2006- 2007.
Passionate about education and housing, Chris was Chair of the Education Committee in the 1970s when the new Comprehensive Upper schools were being set up. He also served as a governor and chair of governors for Hastingsbury Upper School until 2009.
From 2002-2009 he was executive member of Bedford Borough Council with responsibility for housing & planning. He was a board member of Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association, and a trustee for both Citizen's Advice and the Re-Use recycling charity.
In recognition of his long years of service to the Labour Party, Chris received a National Merit Award from the party in March this year. He had been a member for 50 years and during that time had held nearly every office in the local party. He is thoroughly respected by his colleagues and remembered for his determination to fight for social justice plus his fairness and valuable advice.
Councillor Sue Oliver, Bedford Labour Group Leader, said:
"Chris was a highly respected and well liked councillor and member of the Labour Party. In many ways, my own political career has shadowed Chris' – first as ward Councillor in Kempston then Cauldwell, as Executive member and as Labour Group Leader. In each case I have found a legacy of the greatest respect amongst people who knew him.
Even after he retired from the Council in 2009, Chris maintained his links with the party. He was generous with time, money and sound advice.
Chris endured his illness with quiet fortitude and he died the day after his 75th birthday. He will be sadly missed."
Chris still found time pursue a wide range of interests showing his stamina and problem-solving spirit. He loved sailing and was a member of Grafham Water sailing club where he became a regular and proficient member of the Catamaran Sprint 15 Fleet. He has enjoyed hiking and camping in wild places including the Hebrides as well as developing more sedentary pursuits such as genealogy.
Chris leaves his wife, Judith, daughters Rosie and Hilary and his two grandsons, Jacob and Samuel whose achievements gave him immense pride.
A Humanist funeral ceremony to celebrate Chris' life will take place on Wednesday 13 August 1.45pm at Bedford Crematorium, Norse Road. No flowers by request. The family have asked that those attending the funeral can wear light clothes if they wish.